Chapter 1087: The Heart Is Like a Mirror
The thicker the night, the heavier the alcohol of everyone in the hall, even Chang Yu was already drunk, but he was still talking to Zu Dashou and others about some major events that had happened in the past few months, so that he could understand the current situation.
The Manchu Qing Dynasty was hit hard for a short period of time, and it was unintentional and powerless to invade the Ming Dynasty, but even so, the Ming Dynasty was still in dire straits, drought, locust plagues, earthquakes, plagues, and the people of the five northern provinces were not able to live thousands of miles away, and although the south said that the wind and rain were smoother, the war was raging, and Baiwang and Yuan Zong's land were entrenched in the Yangtze River basin and made a lot of trouble, Zhang Xianzhong had already pulled the banner in Sichuan to be the emperor, not to mention that there were countless small groups of thieves around the country who shouted and responded.
All in all, the situation at the border is much better, and there is time to recover, but the border is not optimistic at all!
Chang Yu kept talking, the eleven members of the ancestral family listened very seriously, and almost no one spoke, most of them were Zu Dashou asking, and the second madman of Zu occasionally interrupted.
After a long time, Zu Dashou sighed and drank the glass of wine, looked at Chang Yu and said: "I have been in the army for decades, and to be honest, there are only two kinds of people that I hate the most, civil officials and eunuchs!" But at the moment, the last general is really disgusted with the governor, because the kind of person that the last general admires the most, has something to say, does not hide it, and it is even more rare to be able to say something heart-wrenching! ”
Chang Yu laughed, stared at Zu Dashou and said: "Actually, our family is the kind you hate the most on weekdays, and rarely says anything from the heart, but in front of General Zu, our family is really hypocritical, how to say it, maybe it's our two fathers who fell in love."
A sentence of the two of them, suddenly brought the relationship a lot closer, Zu Dashou laughed loudly, got up to pour wine for Chang Yu, and drank three glasses in a row, Chang Yu's eyes moistened, although the old man's back in front of him was a little rickety, but he seemed to see the horizontal knife immediately Jinzhou City, God came to kill gods and ghosts, and when he killed crazy demons, he even killed his own people!
This old man, who had bled desperately for Daming but finally withdrew from the stage of history with a sad face, was finally dragged back by himself.
The other children of the ancestral family also came to toast repeatedly, but Chang Yu's amount of alcohol was really too much to drink, but fortunately, the important words were said at this time, and he could call the accompanying guests to appear.
So Wu Zhong, the wine jar, Li Muxian, the Taoist priest of Youfang, Shen Jianghu, Wu Sangui's cronies, and others came to take over the plate, only drinking and chatting about the old days and not involving military affairs, and the scene was much more lively than just now.
Chang Yu's footsteps were weak, he walked to Zu Zehong's side, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and whispered, "The yard is breathable?" ”
Zu Zehong hurriedly helped Chang Yu out of the lobby, Zu Dashou's eyes looked at the door as if he didn't say anything, and then blew up with Li Muxian, Li Muxian may not be as good as Wu Zhong, his eloquence throws him ten, anyone can talk, talk about anything, and he is addicted to talking.
Because this product is too good at fooling.
In the pavilion in the courtyard, Chang Yu was holding on to the pillar and wanted to vomit, and Zu Zehong was a little busy behind him, not knowing what to do.
"Are you married in Shenyang?" Chang Yu suddenly turned around and asked, Zu Zehong was startled and hurriedly said, "Lord Huidu, I have married."
"And a son?" Chang Yu then asked.
"Not yet" (his son Zu Liangdong has not yet been born)
Chang Yu snorted: "This governor knows that you are an official over there, and you have become a relative and have a wife, so you have a bond, this governor is a dignified person, and just now I told your father to open the window and say bright words, what do you say, this is already the case at this time, this governor only asks you one word, do you want to go or stay, if you want to stay, you will be dedicated to the Ming Dynasty, you can't go to Qin Duchu, if you want to go, this governor will send you back immediately, never break his word, never add guilt, and do not implicate others."
"Humble from my father, swear allegiance to the Ming Dynasty!" Zu Zehong bowed down without hesitation and said, because he is a smart person, no matter what the little eunuch said is sincere or false, and whether he really wants to stay or want to leave, but there can be no hesitation at the moment, because as long as there is a slight hesitation, it means that the heart is not so pure, so sincere, hesitant, it is entangled.
This is not allowed, what is this person doing in front of him, the head of the East Factory! The Emperor's henchman, the Emperor's sword!
Although Zu Zehong is young, he is not stupid at all.
Regardless of whether the little eunuch is sincere or not, he must not hesitate to express his loyalty to Daming.
But Chang Yu was not stupid, he looked at Hehe and sneered: "This governor has given you a chance, since you said that you want to stay loyal to Daming, this governor hopes that you will do what you say, otherwise...... You know that Ben Governor is not intimidating you."
"What the lowly officials say is the big truth from the heart, if the overseer doesn't believe me, kill me now," Zu Zehong said. Chang Yu laughed and patted her on the shoulder: "Although the governor loves to kill, he doesn't kill indiscriminately, and he will see the hearts of the people over time, let's see if it's true or false in the future" Saying that, he waved his hand to signal him to go back to the lobby, Zu Zehong bowed down and exited the pavilion, and suddenly turned around and asked: "Why does the overseer only ask one person, my eldest brother and second brother ......?"
"Because Bendu doesn't look down on them" Chang Yu smiled: "Except for your father and your second uncle, everyone in the hall can enter the eyes of Bendu's law only you."
Zu Zehong's breathing became rapid in an instant, and he hurriedly kowtowed: "Lord Overseer......"
Chang Yu waved his hand to interrupt him, and the corners of his mouth said with a hint of disdain: "How can the official name of the Tartars be justified and majestic in our Ming Dynasty, don't forget that we are Han, of course we must be the officials of the Han people, and besides, what is the official of the sesame grains of the Tartars, your father will be knighted within two years, at that time...... Hey, hey, hey".
"Thank you for your support, ...... the lowly position" Zu Zehong was excited for a while and didn't know what to say.
See, sometimes it's as simple as winning people's hearts.
In the dead of night, the noise was gone, the candles in the inner hall of the General Soldier's Mansion were flickering, Zu Dashou used strong tea to relieve hangover, and his eyebrows swept Zu Dale, Zu Dacheng and several people: "A meal of ecstasy wine is poured down, but are you dizzy?" ”
"I think this little eunuch is sincere, he will exchange us for official reinstatement, just take Jinzhou, the matter of surrendering to the Qing Dynasty will be written off, this matter is reliable, after all, we were forced to surrender back then, after all, we are still Han people, and it is justified to serve the Ming Dynasty, and if you die, you will have the face to see the ancestors and the ancestors" Zu Dacheng said lightly, Zu Dale nodded slightly beside him.
Zu Dashou smiled: "I've been idle on the Tartar side for two years, and my brain is rusty, write it off?" What do you think, have you heard the story just now, Wu Sangui resisted the decree at the beginning of the year, and the imperial court gave him the account after the autumn in just a few months, and wanted to divide his military power and transfer him to the customs to sell his life, he is just resisting the decree, we are descending to the Qing! ”
"What does the eldest brother mean is that the little eunuch just wants to use us to recover Jinzhou, and he will unload the mill and kill the donkey afterwards?" Zu Dale frowned, and was about to swear, Zu Dashou shook his head and said: "If you want to recover Jinzhou, Wu Sangui is a ready-made candidate, he has that ability and that strength, there is no need to spend so much effort to exchange us back to Jinzhou in one fell swoop."
"That'...... Big brother, what the hell do you want to say! Zu Dacheng was anxious, and Zu Zehong next to him couldn't help but interject at this time: "Dad, that little eunuch told me that you will be knighted in two years!" ”
Oh! Zu Dashou was taken aback, and then they all couldn't help but stand up and paced back and forth in the hall, they could see that they were very excited, in fact, there were only four of them in the hall, and the rest were already drunk.
"Could he be deliberately throwing bait?" Zu Dale asked.
Zu Dashou sat down slowly, picked up the teacup and took a sip: "Whether it is a bait or not, as long as he throws it, we will eat" said with a slight smile, and looked up at everyone: "What kind of person do you think this little eunuch is."
"It looks harmless to humans and animals, but in fact, the city government is very deep" Zu Dacheng said.
"He is a ruthless man, as he himself says, warlike and murderous, and maybe really good at war," Zu Dale said.
Zu Dashou looked at Zu Zehong again.
"The son feels that he seems to really admire his father, not like he did it, but from the bottom of his heart."
Zu Dashou smiled: "When it comes to the point, this is also one of the reasons why he is willing to use his head to guarantee that he will exchange us with Azig, because he is the same person as me, warlike and thirsty for killing!" And another reason is to let us divide Wu Sangui's military power, in case he becomes big and uncontrollable."
"Then isn't he afraid that we will become bigger?" Zu Zehong asked.
"He's afraid, but he has already made a pre-move" Zu Dashou smiled: "Believe it or not, once we take Jinzhou City, Wu Sangui will come back immediately and continue to sit in Ningyuan." Wu Sangui is what he used to contain us."
"But Sangui is your nephew, he is not afraid of our family......" Zu Dacheng raised his eyebrows.
Zu Dashou smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I once wrote a letter to persuade Wu Sangui to surrender, there is an estrangement, and now the dove occupies the magpie's nest and divides his military power, and this beam is over" said with a long sigh: "Dacheng is right, this little eunuch is very deep in the city, he uses us to divide Wu Sangui, and he uses him to contain us again."
"This little eunuch is really treacherous" Zu Dale couldn't help but scold, Zu Dashou smiled faintly: "This kind of thing is usual, isn't it like this in the court, the little eunuch's method is not new, no matter what, he is also honest, and he has a heart for me, credible!" “
"Then Dad will really be knighted in two years." Zu Zehong is overjoyed,
Zu Dashou laughed: "This is just fate, no matter what, now that I am back, my back can be straightened, and I no longer have to bow my head and waist to be a slave, even if I die in battle, I am innocent and worthy of my ancestors."
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