If it weren't for Su Tiancheng's intervention in Liaodong, I'm afraid that this kind of solid interest group would not be easily broken, for example, the relationship between Wu Xiang, Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou, Wu Xiang is Wu Sangui's father, Wu Xiang's sister is Zu Dashou's original wife, Zu Dashou's sister is Wu Xiang's house-filling, and it is also in charge of family affairs, and it is precisely because of this marriage that the Liaodong Border Army is almost a faction of its own.

But Su Tiancheng came to Liaodong and completely disrupted this alliance, Wu Xiang and Wu Sangui's garrison in Shanhaiguan were almost all transferred, Wu Sangui, Zu Dashou and Zu Dale and others were also transferred one after another, and then Chen Xinjia came to Liaodong and mobilized 100,000 border troops to conquer Houjin Tartar, and these 100,000 border troops, the focus was the Liaodong border army led by Zu Dashou, Wu Sangui and others, and most of the losses were lost, and then the Liaodong border army was re-formed.

Today's Liaodong Border Army, combat effectiveness is still good, after all, it has participated in several battles against the Houjin Tartars, and it is also necessary to be on guard against the sneak attacks of the Houjin Tartars all the time on weekdays, but this Liaodong Border Army is controlled by the imperial court to a greater extent, speaking of which, this is also where Su Tiancheng worries and regrets. Especially in key border places such as Liaodong and Datong, it is not easy to break this pattern, and I can't imagine that if I establish the Great Jin Dynasty, I may have to face the situation that the imperial court will mobilize the border army of Liaodong at any time and abandon Liaodong.

However, Zu Dashou and Zu Dale still have a lot of prestige in the Liaodong Border Army, after all, today's Liaodong Border Army is formed with the original remaining sergeants as the backbone, Zu Dashou and Zu Dale's bravery, especially Zu Dabi's heroic sacrifice. The sergeants still remember it vividly, and they were all very obedient to the command.

It is also because of this situation that Su Tiancheng repeatedly instructed Yan Yingyuan that after arriving in Liaodong, he must first find Zu Dashou and explain everything clearly. Zu Dashou can not surrender or return to obedience for the time being, but he must hold Liaodong, and he must not let the Houjin Tartars occupy the entire Liaodong, so Su Tiancheng will never forgive his Zu Dashou.

Yan Yingyuan, who was thinking about these things in his mind, saw the housekeeper coming over in a hurry, with a rather embarrassed smile on his face.

"This gentleman, my lord has already rested, if there is anything, how about tomorrow."

took Yan Yingyuan's gold leaf. The housekeeper was reluctant to return it, but fortunately, he remembered Yan Yingyuan's appearance, and Yan Yingyuan would come tomorrow, so he could make arrangements, and now the master is having something, I don't know how long it will take to do it.

Yan Yingyuan had already expected this hand, if it was so easy to see Zu Dashou, I don't know how busy Lu Daozu Dashou was every day. It is estimated that there is no time to drink water and eat, as the chief soldier who assists Shi Kefa in charge of the overall affairs of the Liaodong Border Army. There is great authority in the hand, and there must be many people who ask to see him.

Yan Yingyuan still maintained a lofty appearance, took out a letter from his arms, and spoke in a serious tone.

"Please forward this letter to Master Zu, and wait here for it, if Lord Zu sees this letter. I still don't want to see you, so I won't waste time and come back tomorrow. ”

The housekeeper hurriedly took the letter.

"Sir wait here, and the little one will come when he goes."

Yan Yingyuan paced in place with his hands behind his back. This letter is Su Tiancheng's handwritten letter, there is no special content in it, it is nothing more than some words of greeting, but when Zu Dashou saw this letter, he must have felt different, and he also understood who was waiting outside.

A few minutes later, Yan Yingyuan saw a middle-aged man in a cotton robe hurrying over, the middle-aged man had a heroic aura on his body, needless to say that this person was Zu Dashou.

"When a distinguished guest came to visit, Zu was negligent, and I asked Mr. for forgiveness."

The housekeeper who was trotting all the way behind Zu Dashou was stunned, it had been so long, and it was the first time he had met his master in person, so it could be seen that the gentleman in front of him was really a distinguished guest.

Yan Yingyuan hurriedly returned the salute with his fists.

"In Xia Yan Yingyuan, the adults came out to greet him in person, and I didn't dare to be ashamed."

Zu Dashou was born as a soldier, and he was very bold, holding Yan Yingyuan's hand.

"Lord Yan is polite, please come into the house and talk, butler, open the study, and I will go to the study with Yan to talk."

The stunned look on the butler's face has not completely disappeared, and he was immediately shocked, you need to know that his master is a soldier, and he will never go to the study, in this place of Liaodong, unless the governor comes, after the others come, they are all talking in the wing, and I can't imagine that the master and this Lord Yan will talk in the study.

The housekeeper was busy to prepare, the weather was cold, and the study must also prepare a charcoal fire, such an important guest came, if it was frozen, the housekeeper could not afford to be responsible.

When entering the study, Yan Yingyuan's heart had settled down, from the gatehouse to the study, there was still a certain distance, Zu Dashou's attitude seemed very respectful, such a situation is very rare, it can be seen how huge Su Tiancheng has in Liaodong, it can also be imagined that even if the Liaodong border army is transferred to the capital, it is unlikely that it will be able to fight with the Jiangning battalion in a solid manner, and Yan Yingyuan has great confidence in completing his own tasks.

There was wine and food on the table, and the butler rubbed his hands and said with a smile.

"The lord's distinguished guest is here, the weather is cold, get some wine and food to warm up."

Zu Dashou grinned.

"Okay, good, the arrangement is good, you go down and tell everyone in the mansion that I have important matters to discuss with Lord Yan, and you are not allowed to disturb, otherwise Lao Tzu will not be polite."

The housekeeper hurriedly agreed to quit, with a smile on his face, he rarely saw his master so happy, it seems that everything he has today is very appropriate.

After the housekeeper left, Zu Dashou couldn't wait to speak.

"Everything is okay with my lord, I haven't seen you for so long, I really miss it, Zu Dale has asked me many times, when will I be able to see my lord again."

Yan Yingyuan did it unhurriedly, picked up the wine jug, and poured wine into Zu Dashou's cup, at this time, he seemed to have become the master.

"Master Zu doesn't need to be in a hurry, since he has come here, he has to explain everything clearly."

Zu Dashou nodded and sat down.

Yan Yingyuan first did not talk about the matter of returning to Shun, but gave a detailed introduction to the Jiangning battalion's expedition to Zhejiang, Fujian, South Zhili and North Zhili.

Yan Yingyuan spoke for half an hour, and drank half of the pot of wine.

After listening to the story for a long time, Zu Dashou finally took the initiative to get down to business.

"Lord Yan came to Liaodong, for what, Zu is a man who knows the way, Zu received a letter from the adult, deeply worried about the situation in Liaodong, Houjin Tartar eyeing the tiger, Daishan and Jierharang led the army, has crossed the Liao River, stationed in Guangning Mansion City is only a few dozen miles, in case of an accident, Houjin Tartar tens of thousands of troops suddenly attacked, Ningyuan City is not able to keep, the most important thing is that recently, Zu heard about it, Houjin Tartar also sent a messenger, mixed into Guangning City, Jinzhou City and even Ning Yuan are also trying to find a way to contact the officials of the governor's yamen, it seems that Huang Taiji's mind is not small. ”

Yan Yingyuan was also very surprised when he heard the news, he had to sigh that Huang Taiji was bold and could seize the opportunity to ask the Liaodong border army to surrender, which was unlikely, but he could always use some extraordinary means to reduce the resistance of the Liaodong border army, such as gold and silver treasures, which could play such a role.

"The emperor is very worried about the situation in Liaodong, before leaving, the emperor repeatedly told him to ask to find the ancestor directly, Liaodong must not let the Houjin Tartars get involved, otherwise the people here will encounter a brutal slaughter, the emperor does not require the ancestor to return immediately, but the requirements are also very clear, under the current situation, Liaodong may have some losses, for example, Guangning and Xipingbao and other places, it may not be able to hold, but the Guanning Jin defense line must definitely be held, The bottom line that the emperor can tolerate is that the Houjin Tartars occupy Guangning, Xipingbao and even Yizhou, and even the Black Mountain City is lost, the problem is not too big, and Dalinghe City must not be lost......"

Zu Dashou nodded frequently, in fact, what he thought of was also such a bottom line, although Liaodong has an army of nearly 300,000, but because of the problems of military salaries and grain and grass, the combat effectiveness has begun to decline greatly, the sergeants generally have no fighting spirit, the main places where the army is stationed are in Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan and Dalinghe City, as for Yizhou, Guangning and Xipingbao and other places, the garrison is not too much, especially after the imperial court and the Houjin Tatars jointly operated, in order to show sincerity, Shi Kefa withdrew many border troops stationed in Guangning and Xipingbao, Now that the situation in the direction of the capital has changed dramatically, Shi Kefa has not had time to transfer the sergeants, and it is estimated that the focus is still on whether to prepare for the deployment of border troops to protect the capital.

From beginning to end, Zu Dashou did not talk about direct submission, but his attitude was already very clear, and there was no need for Yan Yingyuan to talk too much in this regard, Yan Yingyuan was originally a smart person.

When he was approaching the time of the child, Zu Dashou stood up.

"Lord Yan is staying in the mansion for the time being, it is not safe outside, so as not to have an accident, Zu Mou will inform Zu Dale tomorrow, come back to Ningyuan, and meet with the adult, what arrangements does the adult have in the back, what do you need Zu to do, just ask." (To be continued......)