In the tenth year of Chongzhen (1637), the Manchu Qing Dynasty sent troops to attack Korea in order to cut off the back road of the Ming Dynasty, and the Korean defeated ministers were taken captive and 500,000 people were taken as prisoners as slaves, and took Zhaoxian's son Li Wei, Fenglin army Li Hao and Linping King Li Jun as hostages.

The brother was detained in Shenyang for several years, and he was not idle, but whenever the Qing army marched south, he must accompany the army, the reason is very simple, because there were many Korean soldiers in the Qing army, for example, during the Jinzhou War, tens of thousands of Korean soldiers participated in the war, most of them were artillerymen.

At first, these Korean soldiers were grateful to the Ming Dynasty, and they did not work hard when they fought, and even loaded shells or empty cannons with soil and sand, and then they were discovered by the Qing army and coerced the Korean soldiers to understand the true character with the son of Zhaoxian as a hostage.

As a result, in the war against Ming, there were two devils in North Korea, from the reluctance at the beginning to the later charge into frenzy.

A few months ago, Dolgon led an army of more than 100,000 people to take advantage of the Ming Court and the thief army to fight fiercely to enter the Central Plains, and the three brothers of the Li family also followed the army as usual, but later Dolgon was almost buried by the little eunuch who dug a pit in Ningyuan, although it was lucky that the whole army was not wiped out, but it was also broken, and the three brothers of the Li family fled into the mountains and forests in a hurry in the war and were obtained by Wu Sangui's exploration of horses, and were secretly sent to the capital, and even Chang Yu was concealed, and he was used as a chess piece at a critical moment.

There are three courtyards behind the big world, and there are several other courtyards that were originally used to entertain distinguished guests, and now there are two places that have been used by Chang Yu, such as Li Yan, Zhou Yuji and other military bigwigs have been arranged among them.

At this time, Chang Yu was in another courtyard.

Although the yard is small, the scenery is good, there is a small bamboo forest inside, Chang Yu wanders in it, raising his eyebrows and speechless, as if waiting for someone.

He was indeed waiting for someone, and it was very soon.

It was the third son of the Joseon king, Yi Jun, who came.

The three of them stood at the gate of the courtyard, looking at the young man in front of him with a puzzled face, before Dongchang Fanzi went to the hall to say only a word, there were big people who wanted to see them, the three of them were happy to think that it was Emperor Chongzhen, but they didn't go to the palace, they were a little apprehensive in their hearts, and they were even more puzzled when they saw Chang Yu at this time, and they looked left and right and there was no one else.

"Dare to ask, but His Royal Highness the Prince of Daming?" Li Wei bowed and bowed and was the first to speak.

Chang Yu smiled, the prince in front of him was a little vicissitudes, which was not in line with the actual age of thirty-two years old, and it was also true that who could live well as a hostage for a few years, after all, it was not who could have Liu Chan's protective color of the great wisdom and foolishness.

Li Hao is very miserable, in history in the Manchu Qing Dynasty as a hostage for several years, when the Qing army entered the Central Plains, he was a hostage in Beijing, the second and third children can take turns as hostages, and they were only allowed to return to North Korea in the second year, how do you know that he was poisoned by his father within a few days of returning home, the reason is different, in fact, this product was brainwashed during the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and belongs to the pro-Qing faction, and although his father has been loyal to the Ming Dynasty on the surface, he has always been loyal to the Ming Dynasty in his bones, so it is reasonable to kill him.

Chang Yu did not answer Li Hao, but looked at another young man: "Li Hao? ”

Li Hao glanced sideways at Li Wei next to him, and arched his hand to Chang Yu with a little hesitation: "It's under you, dare to ask you who ......"

"I am Chang Yu, the commander of the East Factory of the Ming Dynasty!"

Yes! The three of them were shocked, they followed Dolgon to the south to fight and naturally knew Chang Yu's name, Ning Yuan was almost wiped out by the Qing army in the first battle, and the name that they heard the most after being captured by Wu Sangui was Chang Yu, and in the past two days, they heard a lot of rumors about the little eunuch in the hall, and they were naturally shocked when they saw the real person at this time.

It's a young eunuch!

The three of them hurriedly knelt down and bowed, yes, it was a kneeling salute!

"This governor is a minister, you don't need to give this big gift" Chang Yu kept staring at Li Hao in the middle as he spoke, which made Li Wei very puzzled, he was the prince of the king, it was not that he recognized the wrong person, but it was impossible, the age and appearance were so far apart.

How could Chang Yu recognize the wrong person, the eldest thirty or forty, the second one is only twenty-five, and the third one is only eighteen or nineteen years old, and the three of them are clear at a glance when they go to that station, and the reason why he is indifferent to Li Wei is also very simple, this goods are pro-Qing.

The second Li Hao is a die-hard fan of the Ming Dynasty, the historical boss Li Wei was poisoned not long after returning to North Korea, the second son ascended the throne is the filial piety of North Korea, and during his reign has been plotting against the Qing Dynasty and the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, it is a pity that the emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty at that time only cared about the infighting and did not succeed, and the joint efforts were unsuccessful, otherwise history would really have to be rewritten.

As for the third Li Jun was only seven or eight years old when he was captured as a hostage, and he was a little stupid husband who was coaxed and scared by the Qing court in the past few years, Chang Yu had no interest in him, and the only thing he found interesting was that he had the same name as the ancestor of the first generation of Xiangcheng Bo, that is, Li Guojiao.

Although Chang Yu is a minister, the three of them still dare not underestimate him, as a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, they know what Dongchang does, and they know how powerful the great eunuch of Dongchang is, in other words, Ru I am here, so the three of them are extremely humble and obedient, and even have a trace of fear.

No matter who it is, as long as he is approached by Dongchang, there is no one who is not afraid to be frightened, not to mention that Li Wei, the son of Zhaoxian, is a thief.

As long as Chang Yu asked, why didn't he hurry to find the Ming army after Ningyuan escaped from the control of the Tartars in the war, but hid in the mountains?

Even if he has all kinds of words, he can't hide the weakness hidden in his heart.

That is, Li Wei doesn't want to defect to the Ming Court, he is pro-Qing! He felt that the Ming Dynasty was terminally ill, but the Qing Dynasty was in full swing, and it was more promising to follow the Qing Dynasty.

But Chang Yu was ordered to interrogate today, although Emperor Chongzhen didn't know that this Korean prince was in Qing, and he just asked Chang Yu to ask something about Wu Sangui.

There are some things, it is better to abide by the original historical trajectory, Chang Yu already had a plan in his heart, invited the three of them into the hall, and made people serve tea: "This governor came over to talk on the emperor's order, the three of them don't have to be nervous."

Chang Yu's expression in the hall was relaxed, several relatives in the courtyard walked back and forth, and the sky was cloudy and rolling near and far.

At the beginning of the night, Chunxiang returned to the yamen and saw Chang Yu sitting in the lobby with his brows furrowed, and he wondered that he had never seen the little eunuch like this, so he knew that he had something difficult to solve, so he entered the hall and closed the door: "Big brother, didn't you encounter troubles?" ”

Chang Yu glanced up at him, and then let out a long sigh: "Chunxiang, is there anyone who can use henchmen at the bottom of your hand?" ”

When Chunxiang heard this, he knew that it was important, and frowned: "There are three or five people who are absolutely loyal, what is the use of the eldest brother?" ”

"Killing" Chang Yu absolutely trusts Chunxiang, so he said what he thought in his heart.

Chunxiang was shocked when he heard this, Chang Yu wanted to kill Li Jun, the prince of North Korea: "Why did the eldest brother want to kill him, but it was the emperor's will?" ”

Chang Yu shook his head: "The emperor doesn't know yet, but he won't object after he knows, Li Wei has been bewitched by the Tartars, and he has no Ming in his heart, if he is allowed to return to North Korea to succeed to the throne, it will not be good for me to be Ming in the future, so I have to get rid of it as soon as possible, but I can't do it openly."

"Then I did it secretly, it's not easy" Chunxiang hasn't figured out the key yet. Chang Yu glanced at him and shook his head and sighed: "It's been so long and I haven't learned to do things with my brain."

Chunxiang looked confused and touched his head: "Isn't what I said right?" ”

"The prince of Joseon stayed with the Tartars for seven years, and died in a few days after arriving in the Ming Dynasty.

"What does the eldest brother mean that you can't do it in the territory of Daming?" Chunxiang finally came up with the key: "That's easy to do, send someone to do it on the way back, and do it outside the pass by land, which can be said to be done by the Tartar army, and it is said that it was done by pirates when you take the waterway......"

I have to say that Chunxiang's reaction was also fast, Chang Yu nodded slightly: "I wanted to send you to do it personally, but the emperor of Tang Wangfu is staring at you tightly and can't pull away, so ......" said with a raised eyebrows, and suddenly said: "I think it's best to enter the territory of North Korea and do it, maybe we don't have to do it."

Chunxiang didn't understand again.

"If we don't do it, who will do it?"

Chang Yu smiled: "Our brothers don't have to worry about this, leave it to Wu Mengming."

Chunxiang scratched his head: "In addition to being able to make money, he did this?" ”

Chang Yu laughed: "If you listen to me and listen to you, you will know that it is the most suitable."

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(Battlefield Literature)