You, Wei Zhongxian, hold sway over the court and have henchmen everywhere? I won't kill you. First, I'll borrow your knife and strip the Donglin faction's parasites of everything they own, filling the imperial treasury overnight!
You, Yuan Chonghuan, boast that you'll pacify Liaodong in five years? I won't execute you. First, I'll curb your authority and put your talents to use. But if you dare execute Mao Wenlong without permission and let the Qing army through the pass, I'll take your life first!
Shaanxi has suffered drought year after year? I'll open the granaries and distribute grain three years ahead of time. The refugees will become a new army, and I'll nip the rebellion in the bud!
The Later Jin's Eight Banners claim to be invincible? I'll train a stronger army and upgrade our firearms in advance, repaying the blood debt of Sarhu many times over. Hong Taiji, get back to the Changbai Mountains and Heilongjiang and dig for ginseng!
