Chapter 546: Life in troubled times is not as good as a dog
"Changqing, this, this, this can't be...... We still have to show some sincerity, you are like this, this, this is simply impossible......"
After a while, Hong Chengchou came to his senses, and looked at Xu Changqing with great difficulty and embarrassment, the muscles on his old face were as if they had been carved by a knife, and they were all stiff.
He finally understood that this time was no longer the past, and if Xu Changqing didn't let go, he wouldn't have any way at all......
"Governor, I don't know what sincerity you are talking about?"
Xu Changqing smiled and helped Hong Chengchou add some tea: "It's just a Jurchen, it's just a lowly vassal of my Daming, and the old slave was the godson of my Taiyuezu back then, but after a few days, his wings are hard, so he dares to attack my Daming like this?" Although I, Xu Changqing, am dull, I also know the righteousness, and I have not forgotten the courtesy, righteousness and shame of my ancestors! The dog tartar has arrived at my doorstep, and you are still talking to me about sincerity?
Hehe. Since you think I'm insincere, Governor, let me stop here. If you want to go back now, you can go back, if you don't want to go back, then it doesn't matter if you live here first. After all, the governor has the grace of knowing me, and it is also my responsibility to support you, Xu Changqing! ”
"Hello, evergreen ......"
Watching Xu Changqing leave quickly and dashingly after speaking, Hong Chengchou's whole person suddenly seemed to be more than ten years old, and after a while, cold sweat was constantly pouring out of the back of his heart.
It was only then that he figured out that the reason why Xu Changqing saw him was a situation in itself......
It's a game that quietly pushes all the pressure on him......
This time, he went back to report to Dolgon, let alone staying here, he simply became a 'two-skinned face', not a human being inside and out......
For a long time, Hong Chengchou sighed faintly.
The former young eagle, at this time, is really imposing......
……
"He, is that really what he said?"
More than an hour later, in the heart of the Qing army's camp, in the white flag king's tent, Dolgon seemed to be calmly constantly playing with the wine glass in his hand, looking at Hong Chengchou not far away.
The charcoal in the surrounding braziers was burning, and the tent was as warm as spring, but for Hong Chengchou, this was tantamount to a bottomless ice cave.
However, after thinking about it and evaluating it in all directions, he still decided to return to the side of the Great Qing Kingdom.
Because only by returning to the Great Qing Kingdom, and he must also return to the Great Qing Kingdom, can he get back what he wants.
As for the rest......
As long as his great things are accomplished, who, in this world, who dares to talk about him Hong Chengchou?
"Regent, this, this is indeed Xu Changqing's original words, ministers, ministers don't dare to hide half a word. Regent, Xu Changqing, there is no sincerity in peace talks at all, I must be fully prepared to deal with it......"
Like a loyal old dog, Hong Chengchou was almost on his knees and kissed Dorgon's upper.
"Huh."
Dolgon suddenly smiled, "No, Xu Changqing has a lot of sincerity in peace talks!" He's ready to make peace with this king! ”
As he spoke, Dolgon stood up, paced back and forth a few steps, and then smiled and pulled Hong Chengchou up with his own hands: "Hong Du, you have worked hard today, and your loyalty, this king still knows." It's not too early, let's go down and rest early. I am in the Qing Dynasty, and there are many places that need to rely on Hongdu in the future. ”
"Hey, Regent......"
Hong Chengchou wanted to say something, but seeing that Dolgon had already turned around, he could only retreat first.
But after thinking about it in the big tent, he almost thought about it, and he still didn't understand why Dorgon made such a judgment.
Is this just a test of yourself?
And inside the tent, Dorgon's face was already dripping with water.
Xu Changqing's heart can be punished!
He did show a hint of peace talks, but it was...... I want to peel off the skin of the whole Qing Dynasty!
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"Dashuai, the news has been confirmed, the rumors spread some time ago are Hong Chengchou's plan, he has been sitting near Linzi some time ago, and he is involved with many famous literati and wealthy families......"
Not long after Hong Chengchou went back, Xu Changqing also received accurate news, and Xu Zhong, who is now in charge of the overall intelligence work of the Model Army, came to report in person.
Sending Xu Zhong away, Xu Changqing drank a glass of wine slowly, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help revealing a trace of cold playfulness.
Things are getting more and more interesting......
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In the blink of an eye, two days passed.
In the past two days, both the Qing army and the model army have maintained extremely cautious restraint.
The battle array of the Qing army besieging the southern city of Haicheng has retreated to three and a half miles away, and the entire battle array fortifications are extended, and they maintain a certain degree of openness, and they look like they are strictly guarding and besieging Haicheng in a protracted war.
At this time, Haicheng's outpost line retreated to the outermost city wall, but the overall manpower was not large, and the core and main force of the model army still converged along the third city wall.
Today's weather was not bad, but I don't know what's going on, at noon, God changed his face, the whole sky began to gray, and then ushered in today's first spring rain.
At this time, spring has begun, the weather is gradually warming, and the land that was originally frozen in the depths of winter is gradually beginning to thaw, and there is some mud everywhere.
As soon as this somewhat abrupt spring rain came, the whole world soon became muddy.
In this bleak and gloomy mud, more than twenty miles southwest of Haicheng, there was an almost endless crowd of people, and there was no end in sight, but it was like a walking corpse, slowly and heavily rushing to the direction of the temporary settlement not far away.
It was the main force of the Han slave group near Qingzhou.
In the crowd, families have long been torn apart.
Sturdy Han Chinese men were like livestock, pushing carts of all kinds, loaded with booty from various units of the Qing army.
And the women, completely reduced to items that can be traded at hand, one by one in tattered clothes, carrying simple small packages, crying and walking in the team.
In this state, except for those young and beautiful women who have been favored by the real Manchurian masters and want to be accepted as private property, the others are even prostitutes. Women are not as good, let alone the Qing army, even those livestock-like Han slaves, they can mess around with anything.
As for the old people and children, they have long been eliminated, except for those who are half old and the children are still retained, and the younger ones are almost invisible.
It was as if even God didn't dare to watch this scene anymore, so the sun hid in the clouds and cried secretly, and this rain started.
"Second sister, look, look over there, is that Haicheng?"
The chaotic and dead crowd gradually walked up a hillside, and at this time, there was a little girl who was covered in dirt, only thirteen or fourteen years old, and her body was already a little small, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she looked at the ethereal city as huge as a giant beast in the distance, and busily said to a young woman in her early twenties beside her.
Unlike the little girl, who still had a lot of anger in her eyes, the young woman's eyes were gray at this time, and there was no hope at all.
Her children, her men, her in-laws, all her hopes...... With the moment Qingzhou City was destroyed, it was like the bubbling eastward flow of water on the ground, all of which turned into a virtual shadow......
However, hearing Xiaomei's words, she couldn't help but look in the direction of Haicheng, and subconsciously bit her dry red lips.
Her mother-in-law's family runs a tavern, and her parents-in-law and her man have very good cooking skills, especially her man, who is very good at making fish.
A dish of steamed carp, almost superb.
Even Zhu Youdi, the king of Heng, often asked people to come over and take the fish back to the palace to eat.
This also makes their family's small life very nourishing, not to mention rich and expensive, but it is more than the bottom.
In the past, even if she had no education and her parents died early, she was always the envy of many of her peers.
And she is also angry, not only gave birth to a big fat boy for her man, but also knows how to take care of housework, and also learned a lot of her man's crafts, and manages the family inside and out in an orderly manner.
Even, she and his man kept discussing it a year ago, and in the future, if she saves some money, she will go to Haicheng to buy a good shop and make the business bigger and better.
After all, Haicheng has a large population, and everyone has money, so doing business there must be much more than making money in Qingzhou.
In particular, there are many good schools in Haicheng, where not only boys can read and write, but also many girls.
She had even already calculated that as long as she was operating in Haicheng, she would immediately send her little sister to school, so that she could read and write, and in the future, she would find an officer of the model army to marry, and she would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life, and she would be worthy of her parents and eldest sister who died early.
Who would have thought ......
On that day, the iron hoof struck, and everything became a flower in the mirror and a moon in the water......
At this time, the first time she saw the legendary city of Haicheng, although she was still there, her hope had already disappeared......
"Little sister, don't talk too much, save some effort. We still have a long, long way to go, wait for my sister to find a way to get you something to eat! ”
Although she didn't want to live anymore and wanted to follow her relatives away, when she saw her young sister, the woman's eyes showed a touch of firmness!
Her life is over, but the little sister is innocent, she is still as innocent as paper, she still has a good future, if she falls, what should she do?
"Second Sister ......"
The little sister's eyes instantly turned red.
Although she was still young, she already understood what her sister meant by trying to get food...... Biting her delicate lip hard, she said in a low voice: "Second sister, I'm not hungry, don't talk either, let's save some energy......"
The woman nodded heavily, but something kept flowing down her eyes, little sister, she has grown up......
I don't know how long it took, but after a few hillsides, the rain finally stopped, and the weather suddenly cooled down, and the cold wind 'swished' into the bones.
But the temporary camp in front of me seemed to be impossible to reach in a lifetime, and the sky was about to get dark, but there was still no trace.
Around, there are already people who are constantly falling behind.
But at such a time, who can take care of whom?
As long as you fall, fall into this cold mud, it means that you can never get up again......
At this time, the woman looked back for a moment, her gaze suddenly became firm again, and she gritted her silver teeth tightly.
She must not fall!
This is also her way of constantly spurring herself, when she is about to fall, see how miserable the fallen person is!
"Look, then, what's that? Something from the sky, something from the sky is flying......"
Just as the woman was doing her best, gritting her teeth, and continuing to look forward to today's end, someone in front of her suddenly exclaimed.
Immediately, many people couldn't help but look up at the eastern sky.
The woman and the little sister also subconsciously followed and looked over, and their mouths opened a little uncontrollably.
Soon, the dead crowd began to stir up, and a lot of vitality was restored.
I saw that there was a huge colorful balloon in the sky, flying over slowly, especially ...... In the small basket under the balloon, there were still people.
They looked at the ant-like crowd below, obviously saying something, and they were all very excited, but unfortunately, they were too far away to hear it at all.
"Enemy attack—"
"Enemy attack—"
"The Model Army's dog mongrel is here again!"
While the crowd was restless, many of the real Manchurians and all kinds of minions who were guarding these crowds around were even more excited, one by one, as if they were facing a great enemy, but they didn't know how to play at all.
At this time, the hot air balloon of the Model Army has been completely demonized, especially the people who escaped from Haicheng that day, and they exaggerated one by one, and this completely became Xu Changqing's demonic art.
However, just as this group of people was like wild dogs making holes, and they couldn't find a clue for a long time, several colorful hot air balloons continued to fly towards this direction.