Hearing this terrible news, Du Erhu, as the eldest brother, although he did not cry as bitterly as his younger brothers, he also had a shocked look on his face and an expression of disbelief.

However, when he caught a glimpse of Li Xiao's sympathetic and calm eyes, he immediately knew that what Li Xiao said was the truth, and even if he didn't believe it, it would be useless.

Of course, when he left, he thought in his heart that this time, it would be a parting with his parents, but he didn't expect that such bad news would come so soon. I didn't expect that my own Eniang would say goodbye to the world in such a tragic way and follow her own Amma.

Du Erhu thought of his parents' faces, remembered the old days, his heart was like a knife, his eyes were red, and tears kept rolling in his eyes.

But as the eldest son, of course, he can't let out the same grief as his wife and two minor brothers, but he just endures himself and doesn't let his true state of mind be revealed. Of course, everyone knows this kind of taste, and the more forbearance you have, the more inexplicable the pain becomes.

Li Xiao quietly looked at the grief-stricken family, allowing them to express their grief at this moment, until a long time, when their cries became quieter and the room returned to calm, he asked Du Erhu lightly: "Du Erhu, since the matter of your parents is in the past, I hope you will mourn and change." Presumably, as the eldest brother, you can tell this king what you think about the future of your family. ”

Listening to Li Xiao's concerned words, Du Erhu, who had been lowering his head, raised his head, and his face was already full of determination.

He arched his hand to Li Xiao and said, "Lord Li, I hope to serve in the Tang Army, fight for fame, and revitalize the lintel." However, because the younger brothers are young and the children are still young, it will take a few more years for them to join the army below, but I don't know, can Master Li be allowed? ”

Looking at Du Erhu's inquiring gaze, Li Xiao smiled and said, "Du Erhu, since you have this heart, this king will meet your needs." In this way, the king will allow your whole family to move to Luzon Province in the Philippines to settle down, buy land and settle down there, and in a few years, your two younger brothers will be adults, and your children will grow up, and it will not be too late for you to enlist in the army again. ”

Hearing Li Xiao's arrangement, Du Erhu looked grateful, and thanked him: "Thank you Lord Li for such an arrangement, Du Erhu is grateful." ”

Li Xiao smiled slightly, and then made another arrangement that made Du Erhu a little embarrassed, but had to agree.

That is, from then on, the Du Erhu family, like Deke, all changed their Han surnames, took Han names, wore Han clothes, and completely drew a line from the previous Qing court clan from Han customs, and transformed into a complete Han ordinary people. Among them, Du Erhu changed his surname to Du, Mu Erhu changed his surname to Mu, and Telhu changed his surname to Te, completely erasing the traces of the ancestral surname of Aixin Jueluo.

Li Xiao's hand is equivalent to dividing the three brothers into three different families in the years to come, so as to reduce the influence of their family power as much as possible.

After all, before Amadudu died, the greatest expectation and exhortation of the Eniang Uma Lama to himself was that he could live smoothly and continue the entire family smoothly, which was their greatest expectation and their greatest responsibility.

Besides, he has completely betrayed the Qing Dynasty, betrayed his ancestors, and become a complete Han Chinese, so what is the surname called, and what does it matter?

In this troubled world, nothing is more important than living well.

Moreover, the land of Luzon has now been developed to be more prosperous and stable than it was under Spanish rule, and it is really an ideal place to settle down.

If you go there, you will have a large amount of money brought from Anping Baylor Province as a guarantee, and the family will recuperate and live in peace, but it will not be a problem. And if the business is done well, with such a strong start-up capital, it is not difficult to become a wealthy family in the local area. When the family business is stable, the brothers are adults, and the children are more grown, they will join the army to develop in order to gain fame and future, so as to succeed in both future and wealth, which is their ultimate dream.

Seeing that Du Erhu's family was happy to accept the order, Li Xiao was also very happy. Subsequently, Li Xiao ordered to set up a banquet for them to receive the wind and wash the dust, and Chen Zilong accompanied him on his behalf, and he left first. After all, tomorrow's expedition is imminent, and Li Xiao still has too many things to deal with.

Of course, Li Xiao explained to Chen Zilong again, that is, the matter of the two families of Dekesik and Du Erhu coming to surrender to themselves must be widely publicized to the Qing Dynasty, preferably to the point that every Qing Dynasty people know.

Li Xiao believed that once the news of such a defection of the clan and then being treated with tolerance by himself would be transmitted back to the Qing court and become known, it would definitely make the Qing Dynasty more and more turbulent, and everyone from the ruling class to the common people would become more and more uneasy and overwhelmed, and such a result was what Li Xiao wanted to achieve.

Subsequently, he was busy in various places in Dengzhou City until late at night, and after making sure that everything was correct when he set off early tomorrow morning, Li Xiao rushed back to his palace.

As soon as he passed through the second door, Li Xiao found that in this cold weather, there was a lonely female figure, leaning on the door, as if waiting for him to come back.

Of course, Li Xiao knew who this reclining woman was. This woman is the last concubine he took Makata.

At this time, she was nearly three months pregnant, and her body was obviously pregnant, standing in the cold wind, she was cowering, looking pitiful.

"Makata, what's wrong, in this cold weather, you don't go back to your room to rest, how can you stand on this tuyere, in case you get sick, but how can you get it." Li Xiao whispered in his mouth with disgust, and walked towards her quickly.

Recently, Li Xiao was surprised to find that the Makata who was standing here had tear stains on his face, and his two eyes were obviously swollen, obviously he had just cried bitterly.

Seeing her like this, Li Xiao was shocked, hugged her waist in distress, and whispered in his mouth; "What's wrong today, so decent, how can you cry like this. You are also a pregnant person now, how can you not give birth to take care of yourself, in case you have fetal gas and hurt the child, but it is not good. ”

A miserable smile appeared on Makata's face, she took out a towel from her cuffs, briefly wiped the tears on her face, but said to Li Xiao in a low voice: "Husband, the slave family has been waiting for you here for so long, in fact, I just want to have something to say, I want to talk to my husband, after all, husband, you will personally lead the army tomorrow...... but I don't know, is your husband free?" ”

Li Xiao looked directly at her forcibly happy face, and had already guessed what she wanted to talk to herself, but he didn't say anything, and finally nodded.

Li Xiao then returned to his room with Makata, who told all the maids to leave, and then immediately closed the door tightly. However, as soon as the door was closed, Makata couldn't help but sobbed softly again.

Li Xiao watched her cry again after closing the door expressionlessly, but he couldn't help but sigh.

"Husband, you told the slave family, isn't it, is it my Khan Amatha, he ......"

Makata leaned against the door and kept sobbing, but he couldn't speak, just stared at a pair of eyes like crying peaches, and looked at Li Xiao opposite in a daze.

Li Xiao was stunned and sighed secretly, but he didn't expect that this self had been hiding her news until now because of her physical condition, and finally she knew about it, alas, this may be, it should come, it will always come......

Li Xiao's face was complicated, calmly looking directly into her panicked eyes, and finally nodded lightly.

Now, Li Xiao doesn't plan to hide it from her anymore, instead of letting her live every day full of suspicion, it is better to tell her the whole thing directly, anyway, it can calm her emotions faster.

"Your Khan Ama Emperor Taiji, since he was seriously injured by our army in Vladivostok Fort that day, on the way back, he was murdered by the conspiracy of Dolgon, who was bent on usurping the throne, and now he has been buried outside Liaoyang City."

Facing Makata's frightened eyes like a rabbit, Li Xiao calmly told her the cause of Huang Taiji's death. Immediately, Makata's tears began to fall like pearls with broken threads.

The more she cried, the more sad she became, she covered her face, ran from the door to the bed, threw herself on the bed, and sobbed in a low voice, crying so much that her shoulders shrugged and looked very sad.

Li Xiao understood her mood very well.

After all, no matter how vicious this Huang Taiji is, no matter how he fails her, after all, he is her biological father, and he also has constant family affection and nurturing grace for her, and now his biological father Huang Taiji died tragically at the hands of Dolgon, how can he not let Makata cry sadly.

Li Xiao walked over lightly, sat beside her, and with a big broad hand, gently caressed her shoulder, and at the same time said softly: "Makata, you don't have to be too sad now. Huang Taiji's death, to put it mildly, is also due to fate. Don't cry and break your body, think more about the child in your belly, it's the right thing. “

Li Xiao's voice was very soft, but there was an irrefutable majesty, and when Makata heard him say this, he gradually cried much quieter.

Li Xiao kept patting his back like coaxing an ignorant child, and said a lot of comforting words in his mouth, before Makata finally stopped crying and finally straightened up and sat up. "Makata, the husband will go on the expedition tomorrow, you are at home, you have to get along with your sisters, especially to take care of the child in your belly, don't let your husband worry too much about you on the journey."

Li Xiao smiled softly as he took advantage of the situation to take her into his arms. Like a tame kitten, Makata snuggled up in his arms, silent for a long time, only to finally nod softly.

Li Xiao thought for a while, and then said: "Makata, let's rest for your husband today, and accompany you for one night." There is only one request for a husband, don't be sad anymore, okay? ”

Makata replied, then stood up and helped Li Xiaokuan untie his clothes with his own hands. Subsequently, the husband and wife slept together under the quilt.

Makata pillowed Li Xiao's strong arms, his face was still not a little happy, still full of melancholy, Li Xiao saw her like this, he couldn't help but feel pity in his heart, he leaned his head over, and her ears and temples were tightly grinded.

"Makata, you don't have to worry. Although your Ama is dead, you still have a husband to accompany you, not to mention, in the future, you have children, and even more children can please you, this day is for the better. Li Xiao rubbed her black and soft sideburns while comforting softly.

Makata was still speechless, but she finally said quietly: "Husband, you are going to attack the Qing, but do you want to help my brother Hauge ascend to the throne, and then get rid of that Dolgon?" “

"Yes, this is exactly the goal of Weifu's troops this time, Makata, why did you remember to ask Weifu these words?"

"Oh, if that's the case, then the slave family has a reluctant request, and I ask my husband for permission."

"Oh? What a request, you say it doesn't matter. Li Xiao was stunned and said immediately.

"Husband, if you can really defeat Dolgon, if you can capture him alive, then I hope you will hand him over to me to dispose of, and the slave family hopes to skin him alive with his own hands, to pay tribute to my Khan Amma, and to relieve the hatred in my heart. Can the husband agree to the slave's request? Makata asked in a cold whisper.

"So? ……“

Listening to Makata's words, Li Xiao's heart trembled, and he was a little surprised by Makata's strong desire for revenge.

He frowned slightly, and then replied in a low voice: "If you can really capture Dorgon, then the husband promises you, if you capture him alive, you will take him back to Shandong and hand it over to you to dispose of." It's just that if Dorgon dies or commits suicide, this ......"

"Then ask the husband to cut off his head and bring it back to Shandong, and I will use his ugly head to personally pay tribute to Khan Ama who died tragically." A cold flicker flashed in Makata's eyes, and she said coldly and clearly.

Li Xiao's eyes were very complicated, he silently looked at the expectant eyes of his concubine Makata for a long time before nodding lightly again.

"Well, I promise you. As long as you catch Dorgon, whether you live or die, you will be at your disposal. Li Xiao stroked her soft and thick hair, and the words clearly agreed.

Makata threw himself into Li Xiao's arms, buried his head deep in his chest, and couldn't help but let out a loud cry of grief. Li Xiao hugged her silently and let her cry in his arms.

……

The next day, on November 16, the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, Li Xiao personally commanded nearly 50,000 troops, boarded hundreds of naval ships, sailed north all the way, and went straight to the direction of Yingkou Port in the Qing Dynasty.

At the same time, nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses in Dingbei Town, under the leadership of the town mayor Duan Shidi and the deputy mayor Liu Wenxiu, swore an oath from Jintang City. The army went out of the border wall, and then braved the bitter wind, all the way to the Mantao area of the Eastern Mertut Division.

In the two armies, every soldier of the Tang Army who went out on the expedition clearly knew in their hearts that a fierce war that was about to change the status and relationship between the Tang and Qing dynasties and the rise and fall of each other's national fortunes was about to begin.