Lu Xuan walked up to the prison. Oboi had his back to him, as if he was thinking about something.
"Ao Bai, how was your rest? Today, I'm taking you to a place. You'd better behave yourself. Come, change your clothes first."
A jailer handed him a set of clean official robes. Oboi took a deep breath and slowly put them on.
"Men, bring Oboi out! Tie him up first. Be careful."
"Yes, sir!"
A few wardens stepped forward, and dozens of wardens stood outside, ready with spears and bows, in case Oboi made any rash moves.
The jailer didn't tie him up. He just took Oboi's hand and tied his wrists and forearms with a tough hemp rope.
In addition, he also put shackles on his feet to prevent him from escaping.
Throughout the whole process, Oboi was like a severely injured tiger, allowing the jailer to manipulate him.
Finally, Oboi was stuffed into the carriage.
The carriage did not travel for long before it arrived at a magnificent hall with red walls and yellow tiles.
"Is this the palace? You actually let me, a prisoner, into your palace?”
Ao Bai frowned and asked Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan replied,"This is not the palace."”
"Isn't it the palace?" Ao Bai asked," If it wasn't the palace, why would there be such a standard?”
Although Ao Bai had never seen the Forbidden City before, the grandeur of this palace building was definitely awe-inspiring.
Lu Xuan did not answer him. He brought him through the door and walked towards the main hall.
Seeing that Lu Xuan didn't answer him, Ao Bai didn't say anything more. He lowered his head and followed Lu Xuan in.
After passing through two courtyards, they arrived at the third courtyard. A large hall stood in front of Oboi.
In front of the hall, a middle-aged man dressed in bright yellow sat on a stool in front of the steps.
On both sides, dozens of guards with sabers pressed their hands on the hilts of their sabers, as if they were facing a great enemy, and were on guard against Oboi.
Ao Bai looked at this person and narrowed his eyes. A cold light shone from his eyes.
You're the dog emperor of the Ming Dynasty?"
"Pa!"
As soon as Ao Bai finished speaking, Lu Xuan slapped him in the face.
"Oboi! If you continue to be rude to His Majesty, I'll definitely punish you for being disrespectful and cut you into pieces!”Lu Xuan shouted.
"I'm not a citizen of your Ming Dynasty! What's the crime of disrespecting a dog emperor like you?”
" Hahahaha!" Zhu Youjian laughed coldly." Ao Bai, you said that you are not a citizen of the Ming Dynasty. More than ten years ago, your master Nurhachi listened to Li Chengliang's orders.
Since when were you not citizens of Ming Dynasty?
In addition, in the letter of repentance you wrote in prison, you considered yourself a citizen of Great Ming, didn't you?”
Ao Bai gritted his teeth in hatred when he heard Zhu Youjian say this, but he couldn't say anything.
He had indeed read the letter of repentance and signed it, so he could not deny it.
"The man in black who came to the prison that night was also you, right?”
Hearing Zhu Youjian's voice, Ao Bai reacted." You asked them not to let me sleep, right?”
"That's right. Haha, I don't know if you like to raise gyrfalcons, Ao Bai, but I'm doing this.
I was inspired by your Houjin. Haha, don't blame me, Lieutenant.”
Zhu Youjian laughed loudly after he finished speaking.
"A warrior can be killed but not humiliated!"
With that, Oboi began to exert strength. His face instantly turned red, and he tried his best to break the rope on his body.
Lu Xuan stepped forward to stop him, but he was stopped by Zhu Youjian.
"Lu Qing, don't worry about him. Let him do it. Even if you break it, it won't hurt me.”
Zhu Youjian turned around and shouted to the side,""Where is little brother Yu?"
Guan Shou, who was wearing a green robe and golden armor, strode out from the side door.
Ao Bai immediately recognized Guan Shou as one of the generals he had fought on the battlefield.
This person was much stronger than him, and Oboi was immediately deflated and no longer resisted.
The reason why Guan Shou came here was also Zhu Youjian's order.
After the great victory of Datong, Guan Shou's stay in Shanxi was meaningless, and the plan to pursue Li Zicheng in the south was on the agenda.
After receiving the news that Tudor and Oboi were being escorted to Beijing, Zhu Youjian ordered Guan Shou to be transferred back to the capital to prepare for further arrangements.
"Ao Bai, I believe you know General Guan. The two of you can be considered half acquaintances.”
Zhu Youjian teased him. Oboi's face turned red when he heard this. He lowered his head and stole a glance at Guan Shou.
Guan Shou's eyes were slightly closed and he was calm.
Seeing that Ao Bai had finally become obedient, Zhu Youjian said,"I asked you to come here today to talk to you about the major events of the Qing Dynasty.”
Ao Bai didn't say anything, his head still lowered.
"Ever since Huang Taiji died, your Qing Dynasty has not stopped either.
Dorgon became the regent, but Haug was very unconvinced.
Logically speaking, regardless of whether the father died and the son inherited, or the brother died and the younger brother inherited, anyone could inherit the throne. However, he did not expect that the uncle and nephew would fight over the ancestral property. Haha, there was a good show.”
"Although you and Soni recommended Little Fulin to succeed him, it was still Dorgon and Haug who were arguing.
The so-called strong enemy, Great Ming, was still there. In order to protect the entire Great Qing and defend against Great Ming, both sides made concessions.
But let me ask you, Ao Bai, if you were to die and rely on a civil servant, how much power would this Fulin have left to sit on that throne?”
"In my opinion, if you die now, Dorgon will definitely use his identity as the regent to suppress Haug through the Hand of Fortune.
After Hauge lost his power, Little Fulin became Dorgon's puppet.
Oh, right, I heard that you guys like to watch Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Cao Cao seems to have this skill too. What is it called?”
Zhu Youjian pretended to be deep in thought, but he looked at Ao Bai from the corner of his eye.
Ao Bai's heart was already in a mess. He didn't expect the Ming Emperor to be so familiar with the political struggles of the Qing Dynasty.
In a trance, Oboi said softly,"He holds the Son of Heaven to command the princes."”
"Haha! The lieutenant was indeed knowledgeable! This was how the emperor was held hostage to order the vassals.
Perhaps, at that time, according to the custom of accepting stepwives in Houjin, Duo Ergun would take advantage of the situation and marry Consort Zhuang.
If Fulin called him Emperor Ma, then Huang Taiji would die in the netherworld.”
Although Zhu Youjian's words were speculation, they were also very precise, and Oboi could not help but question them.
Fulin was able to ascend to the throne because Oboi had held the hilt of his sword and vowed to wash the Golden Palace with blood.
If he didn't protect Fulin, no one would be able to suppress Dorgon.
Then this Dorgon would definitely be able to threaten the emperor to order the princes around.
Thinking of this, Ao Bai started to sweat.
He was starting to fear death. However, he was not afraid of his own death, but what would happen to Fulin after he died.
Ao Bai was a person who wielded power, but that was after he entered the pass.
Ao Bai's grandfather had followed Nurhachi to war, and his uncle was also a hero of the Later Jin Dynasty. After his death, he was worthy of being worshipped in the ancestral temple with Nurhachi.
He had fought alongside Huang Taiji, like brothers who had lived and died together.
It was also because of his loyalty to Huang Taiji that he protected Fulin.
Seeing that Ao Bai was clearing his mind, Zhu Youjian said,"It's about time. Let's start the sacrifice.”
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