Gou was a member of the imperial family in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 1025 Falling out
Ajige never expected that his boat would capsize due to his carelessness. He was captured by Jingwuer and his men before he even saw Haoge's men. Ajige and his subordinates entered the Prince's Mansion. Except for Ajige who was intact, the others were either shot to death on the spot by Jingwuer's musket or dying.

At the same time as great changes were taking place in the mansion, Hauge's men, who had been lying in ambush outside the mansion, also launched their attack at the same time. Ajige and his men guarding outside the mansion had never thought that there would be such a change, and by the time they reacted it was too late.

Without any preparation, Ajige's men were captured by Hauge and had no choice but to surrender when they saw the situation was not right.

The situation changed in an instant. Hauge, who was almost on the chopping block, attacked and captured Ajige, and the thousand men Ajige brought back were dealt with in a blink of an eye. If it was a real battlefield, Ajige's Eight Banners soldiers might fight to the death, but after all, it was Hauge who took action, and the people who surrounded Ajige's men were also Eight Banners.

Although Hauge did not get the throne in the end, as the eldest son of Huang Taiji and Prince Su of the Qing Dynasty, his identity was extremely honorable. In addition, the current emperor of the Qing Dynasty was still Hauge's younger brother. Even though the people who came with Ajige were the elite of the Bordered White Banner, except for Ajige's die-hard confidants, these Eight Banners soldiers did not dare to take the initiative to attack Hauge without orders from above.

After Ajige was controlled and his confidants were captured, Hauge's troops surrounding the palace also eliminated several of Ajige's diehard supporters in the army. These soldiers of the Bordered White Banner and the Eight Banners also lost the idea of ​​resistance, laid down their weapons and surrendered to Hauge.

Moreover, there is another reason, which is the origin of the Bordered White Banner itself. The Eight Banners have undergone many adjustments since Nurhaci established them. Especially after Huang Taiji became the Khan, in order to better control the Eight Banners, he also changed the Eight Banners. At that time, the two yellow flags were mainly changed. At that time, the two yellow flags were controlled by the three brothers of Dorgon. Huang Taiji exchanged his two white flags with the two yellow flags of the three brothers of Dorgon. From then on, the two yellow flags in the hands of the three brothers of Dorgon became the elite controlled by Huang Taiji.

From this point of view, the Bordered White Banner that Ajige is leading now was actually the Bordered Yellow Banner under Huang Taiji's hands. Although the Niulu Zhangjing and others who led the army were replaced by Ajige's men, the flag soldiers under them were still the original ones. These people were considered old subordinates of Huang Taiji, and some of them had even followed Hauge. So when Ajige's cronies were dealt with, they naturally had no need to fight to the death. Seeing their old master facing reality again, they laid down their weapons on their own initiative.

After Ajige was dealt with, Hauge, who had not shown up for a long time, finally showed up. Seeing Ajige who was tied up tightly, Hauge couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Haoge! You...you are so bold! You actually colluded with the rebels and still won't let me go! Are you planning to rebel?" Ajige's eyes were filled with anger and he cursed loudly.

"Rebel? Haha, I will rebel! But I am rebelling against you, these traitors!" Haoge sneered rudely, "Ajige, you and Dorgon conspired to murder the Queen Mother, intending to harm the son of the late emperor, committing adultery in the inner palace, confusing right and wrong. Do you really think I don't know? You have committed such a heinous crime. As the son of the late emperor and a prince of the Qing Dynasty, how can I let you clowns mess up the Qing Dynasty? I will set things right and bring peace to the world!"

"Nonsense! How can this happen? You are slandering me!" Ajige cursed, but Haoge didn't care at all and continued to sneer: "Whether I am talking nonsense or not, your words don't count, and neither do mine. The fact is that the Empress Dowager died suddenly, and Dorgon took over the regent and monopolized the government. Isn't there anything strange? People in the court are afraid of Dorgon and pretend to be deaf and dumb in order to protect themselves, but I am not afraid. Who is Bumbutai? She flirted with Dorgon back then, so what qualification does she have to sit on the throne of the Empress Dowager? I know this very well."

"In addition, the Empress Dowager just passed away, and Dorgon, as regent, ordered me to hand over my military power and return to Shengjing. Don't you, Ajige, know the intention? Do you brothers really think that I, Haoge, am a fool? If I just sit there and let you guys manipulate me, how can I survive when I get to Shengjing? If Dorgon kills me, you brothers will have the final say in the Qing Dynasty, and the emperor will be treated as a puppet. Will this Qing Dynasty still be the same as before?"

Ajige's eyes rolled around, and he continued to curse. Although he was reckless, he was not ignorant. He knew something about Dorgon and Bumbutai. Although he had been staying in Korea, he kept in touch with Dorgon in Shengjing. It can be said that he knew more about the news in Shengjing than Hauge.

Otherwise, why did Ajige rush to Seoul to take over Hauge's army right after Dorgon gave him the order? The two brothers had already discussed that if they took away Hauge's military power, Hauge would become a toothless tiger, and the eldest son of the late emperor would be at their mercy.

When Hauge returned to Shengjing, Dorgon could easily use the Korean incident to accuse Hauge and put him under house arrest. Once under house arrest and losing his freedom, Hauge would no longer have the power to resist. The fate of Amin and Manggurtai was a lesson for Hauge. Following Huang Taiji's example, Hauge's final fate was an unclear death. Once Hauge died, no one in the Qing Dynasty could restrain Dorgon. Moreover, Dorgon, who had become the regent prince, still had the support of Bumbutai. In this way, the entire Qing Dynasty was in Dorgon's hands. By that time, Dorgon actually became the real master of the Qing Dynasty. As for whether he was an emperor or not, it was only a name.

Ajige must have known all this, but he couldn't say it out loud. Facing Hauge's words, Ajige could only continue to curse him, and at the same time he regretted his carelessness. If he had been more cautious, or had been thicker-skinned at the time, and had forced more people into the mansion, he wouldn't have ended up like this.

"What about Jing Wuer? What about Jing Wuer? He is a rebel! A rebel who has long since surrendered to the Ming Dynasty!"

"Where are these rebels?" Haoge said with a smile, "Jingwu'er has never been a rebel. He is a Niulu Zhangjing of the Zhenglan Banner. Now that the Zhenglan Banner is under my control, Jingwu'er is naturally my slave. What's wrong with him working for me? As for the Ming Dynasty, the late emperor never said anything bad about the Ming Dynasty when he was in power. He even negotiated with the Ming Dynasty. At that time, all the civil and military officials of the Qing Dynasty agreed. My alliance with the Ming Dynasty is just following the strategy of the late emperor. What's the problem?"

"You..." Ajige never expected that Haoge would be so eloquent. For a moment, he didn't know how to refute. Without waiting for him to come to his senses, Haoge was too lazy to argue with him. He winked at the person next to him, and someone came forward and stuffed a sesame seed into Ajige's mouth, and then took Ajige away.

Only after Ajige was taken away did Hauge breathe a sigh of relief. Finally, Ajige's matter was dealt with. Although this matter was done in a swift and decisive manner and only a short time was taken from the start to the end, Hauge had been secretly sweating since the beginning of the arrangement, because if there was any mistake, not only would Ajige not be caught, but the entire plan would also fail.

How could Ajige be so easy to capture? Hauge thought he was brave, but Ajige was no worse. In fact, Ajige was even more fierce than Hauge on the battlefield. Moreover, the Bordered White Banner led by Ajige was the elite among the Eight Banners, while Hauge only had a part of the Bordered Yellow Banner in addition to his own Plain Blue Banner.

And because of the previous flag change, Haoge did not trust the soldiers of the Bordered Yellow Banner, just like he did with Ajige's Bordered White Banner. After all, before the flag change, the Bordered Yellow Banner belonged to Dorgon's brothers. So the only ones who could really be used and could be considered reliable were the Plain Blue Banner. But you have to know that because of the rebellion of the Plain Blue Banner, the Plain Blue Banner was seriously damaged in Huang Taiji's purge. Although it was later promoted to one of the upper three banners and partially supplemented, it was still not as good as Ajige's Bordered White Banner in terms of actual combat power.

If they fail to capture Ajige in the first place, it will be a big trouble when Ajige reacts. If Ajige escapes with the military force in hand, all the plans will fail. Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty also considered this problem and specially sent Jingwuer and a part of the Bordered Blue Banner that had previously defected to the Ming Dynasty to quietly land in Korea from Jeju Island, and then changed clothes and came to Seoul to become Hauge's "subordinates".

Jing Wuer and his subordinates were originally from the Zhenglan Banner. There was nothing wrong with their dress and behavior. If you didn't meet someone who knew Jing Wuer, you would never know their true identity. But in fact, Jing Wuer was now a general of the Ming Dynasty. After he defected to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty court not only treated Tuntaxi's youngest son generously, granted him a mansion and a title, but also treated Jing Wuer and Guan Bao, who led the rebellion against Huang Taiji and raised the banner of anti-Qing and pro-Ming, generously.

Jing Wuer and Guan Bao are currently both guerrilla generals of the Ming Dynasty, and have been granted the title of General Guarding the Country. Although they do not have a title, this military rank is considered to be at the level of a general in the Ming army, which is no worse than their previous status in the Qing Dynasty. In addition, the court has also given them many other rewards.

Jingwuer and Guanbao were loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and there was no falsehood about this. Although they were nobles of the Eight Banners before, after they rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, they became more loyal to the Ming Dynasty. Because they knew very well that since they had done such a thing, they could only have a future by following the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty was good, they would be good. If the Ming Dynasty was over, their lives and even their wealth would no longer be guaranteed. Although this principle was simple, it was also plain. From this point of view, they were worthy of being reused.

Jing Wuer brought people to Korea and quietly became Hauge's "subordinates". With the help of these people and the sophisticated firearms, Hauge had full confidence to deal with Ajige. And this was indeed the case. Hauge grasped Ajige's arrogant and conceited temperament, first showed weakness to lure Ajige into the mansion, and then took Ajige down with a thunderbolt, and the big thing was settled!
(End of this chapter)