Bi Ziyan didn't say much.
Zhu Youjian had only recently agreed to transfer money to their Ministry of Revenue.
He certainly wouldn't undermine the emperor now.
"Hehe, as long as His Majesty doesn't follow in the footsteps of his grandfather and great-grandfather and act recklessly, there will be no problem."
Bi Ziyan smiled slightly, then turned and returned to the Ministry of Revenue.
But he didn't notice that a guard in the distance had been watching them coldly.
After Bi Ziyan left, the guard rushed to Luo Yangxing and told him what had just happened.
This man was originally a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Upon hearing this, Luo Yangxing smiled.
"Hehe, you did a good job. I'll go and tell His Majesty the news right away."
On the other side, Zhu Youjian looked at the cannonballs that Li Zicheng had brought over, and a thought suddenly struck him.
"The most pressing problem facing the Ming Dynasty right now is indeed the Jurchens."
"But after we have pacified the Jurchens, I will still have to wage war on all sides."
"Then let's take this opportunity to make all the barbarians in the world believe that I am the chosen one of Heaven."
"When the time comes, I'll send the Ming army over there, won't they surrender? What was Master Gao saying again?"
"By the way, the Ming soldiers trembled and immediately bowed down in worship."
A flicker of fervor flashed in Zhu Youjian's eyes. He then turned and sent an imperial edict to the Ministry of Rites, instructing them to send a message to the tributary capital of the Ming Dynasty.
He ordered them to send envoys to the capital to pay homage to him.
In particular, they also needed to send an imperial edict to the Jurchens, ordering them to send people as well.
The Ministry of Rites was somewhat perplexed upon receiving this news.
"The new emperor's ascension to the throne should have been met with homage and pay by all the tributary states from all directions."
"However, this allowed the Jurchens to send people..."
The officials from the Ministry of Rites were all sweating profusely.
"His Majesty really knows how to give us a difficult problem!"
However, some people understood Zhu Youjian's meaning.
"His Majesty is still young. He has thwarted the Jurchen invasions twice since ascending the throne, and he must be very proud of himself now."
"That's why we need to get the Jurchens to send people to the capital so we can humiliate them in person."
Upon hearing this, the others turned and glanced at the man.
"Oh? You seem to know His Majesty quite well."
"How about I put you in charge of delivering the imperial decree to the Jurchens this time?"
The man was startled and quickly waved his hand, "This... I don't understand the Jurchen language, how can I deliver an imperial edict?"
"Let someone else go."
He knew very well that the more triumphant Zhu Youjian was, the angrier the Jurchens were.
If you were to deliver an imperial edict to the Jurchens at this time, you could easily lose your head.
Seeing this, the Minister of Rites smiled helplessly.
"Alright, stop fooling around."
"Didn't the imperial court capture a lot of Jurchen prisoners during its great victory in Liaodong last time?"
“Just send one of them back to Liaodong to deliver the message.”
The ministers of the Ministry of Rites breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
"It's still you, Minister, who has a solution."
Soon, the news reached Liaodong.
Daishan looked at the imperial edict in his hand, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.
"What exactly does this young emperor of the Ming Dynasty mean?"
He rubbed his chin, feeling that something was wrong.
"Could it be that he's trying to test something?"
His son, Yue Tuo, quickly said, "Father, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is definitely testing us, but we can use this opportunity to our advantage."
"A counter-strategy?" Dai Shan turned around in confusion.
Yue Tuo nodded and said, "That's exactly right!"
"Although we have kept Huang Taiji's death a secret and have not publicized it, the Ming Dynasty must have some suspicions."
"The Ming Dynasty sent us envoys this time, they must want to find out whether Huang Taiji is dead or not, or whether our Later Jin has been thrown into turmoil because of this."
"We can take this opportunity to tell the world that Huang Taiji died of illness."
"After his death, we Manchus were exceptionally united and immediately elected a new emperor."
"This will not only deter the Ming Dynasty, but also prevent them from attacking us again in the short term."
Dai Shan nodded slightly, indicating his approval of his son's analysis.
However, he was still somewhat unwilling.
"Hmph, if it weren't for the Ming Dynasty being right beside us, I really wouldn't be willing to let that brat Hauge succeed to the throne!"
It turned out that after Huang Taiji died that day, Daishan led his troops back to Shengjing in haste.
He actually followed his son's advice and proposed that Hauge be enthroned.
Because Huang Taiji died more than a decade early, Dorgon never had a chance to make his mark.
There is no chance of vying for the Khanate now.
Therefore, this suggestion received unanimous approval from the Jurchen leadership.
The problem, however, was that Hauge thought he had secured his position as the Great Khan, and actually started to imitate the Han Chinese practice, insisting on making concessions three times.
He only agreed to succeed to the throne after his uncles repeatedly begged him to become the Great Khan.
This disgusted Dai Shan.
"This kid is trying to drive me crazy!"
Yue Tuo smiled and said, "Father, doesn't this just show that kid Hauge knows his position is unstable, so he deliberately resorted to this tactic?"
After hearing this, Dai Shan's anger subsided considerably.
He shook his head and said, "You're quite the explainer, kid!"
"Forget it, whatever Hauge wants to do, I'll play along."
"Quickly select this new Khan, and then send someone to the capital of the Ming Dynasty."
Yue Tuo finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
He was afraid that his father would get angry and stop supporting Hauge.
"If that happens, our Manchuria will inevitably fall into internal strife. If the Ming Dynasty takes the opportunity to attack, our Jianzhou will be doomed."
A few days later, Daishan, along with several other Beile, went to persuade Hauge to become the Great Khan.
Having had his fill of declining the position three times, Hauge finally agreed to take on the role of Khan this time without hesitation.
Hao sat in the chair, his eyes filled with excitement.
You'd never guess that his father had just died not long ago; it's clear he's quite the joker.
Hao Ge patted the chair and asked Dai Shan, "Great Prince, who do you think we should send to the Ming Dynasty?"
"Now that I, the Great Khan, have ascended the throne, the Ming Dynasty must also know!"
As for avenging his father, Haug didn't mention it at all.
The Jurchen high-ranking officials present also tacitly avoided mentioning this matter.
After hesitating for a moment, Daishan directly recommended his good son.
"Then let Yue Tuo go."
Haug naturally wouldn't object; he smiled and said, "That's fine too."
"Then let... Yue Tuo be the chief envoy, and Ao Bai the deputy envoy, and go to the Ming Dynasty together."
Upon hearing this, Daishan gave Hauge a strange look, thinking to himself:
"Looks like this kid isn't a complete idiot after all."
“He must have been worried about my son, which is why he sent Ao Bai with him to the Ming Dynasty.”
At this time, Ao Bai had not yet made any particularly great contributions, but his reputation for bravery had already spread far and wide.
When Huang Taiji was still alive, he thought highly of him.
Furthermore, since Ao Bai was a member of the Bordered Yellow Banner, he was naturally one of Hao Ge's men.
Daishan didn't say anything on the surface, but after Hauge left, he called out to his son.
"Yue Tuo, be careful of that Ao Bai when you go to the Ming Dynasty this time."
Yue Tuo didn't seem to care much.
“Father, our trip to the Ming Dynasty was intended to demonstrate the unity of Manchuria.”
"The Great Khan has ordered Oboi to come with me; isn't that perfect?"
Dai Shan sneered, "You little brat, you've got a quick tongue. You've already changed your tune and started calling me the Great Khan!"
However, he also felt relieved.
"Yue Tuo is right."
"I hope they can return safely from their trip to the Ming Dynasty."
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