Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 278

It's not convenient to ask outsiders.

After there were no outsiders in the back hall, Fang Yizao hurriedly asked before Zu Dashou asked, "What military order did the Governor send?"

"Let the last general and Jin Guofeng exchange places for half a year!" Zu Dashou replied quickly, and then he was a little puzzled, "However, the military order did not mention the matter of garrisoning the fields!"

Fang Yizao was a little surprised when he heard this.He didn't know that Jianlu had sent troops, so he didn't care. After all, the change of defense was not a big deal.

What he cared about at this time was something else, so he said to Zu Dashou solemnly: "The matter of the farming, he asked me to pass it on directly."

Having said that, he paused, and said with an ugly face: "He wants you to sort out the farming account books and hand them over, otherwise, if he does it, he will have to pay back the food that has been corrupted over the years."

Hearing this, Zu Dacheng couldn't help being furious and said, "Could it be that he really doesn't take us seriously?"

After Fang Yizao heard this, he turned his head and glanced at him, knowing what he was relying on in his heart!
Except for Zu Dashou himself who was the commander-in-chief of Jinzhou, Zu Dashou's second younger brother Dabi and younger brother Dale were also in the commander-in-chief.In addition, his third brother Dacheng and his cousin Daming Guan worshiped the guerrilla general, and his cousin Dacheng was on guard;

In addition, the heirs Zerun, the eldest son Zepu, the second son Zechun, the third son Zeqing, the adopted son Kefa, the cousin Zehong, the cousin Zepei, the cousin Zeyuan, and the congzi Zeyuan. , Cong Zizesheng, etc., served as deputy generals and generals;
Among the nephews and nephews who are younger or sidelined, such as Cong Zi Shixiang, Bangwu, Yunlong, Keyong, Bangjie, etc., they are guerrillas or other low-level military officers.The three generations of grandparents, grandparents, nephews, and Biezhi descendants make up a total of [-] officers from the commander-in-chief to the deputy generals, generals, and guerrillas. The Guanning Army can actually be called the Ancestral Army.

Of course, many of them are now on the Jianlu side, having surrendered in the Battle of Daling River.But even so, the power of the ancestral army is very huge.

However, Fang Yizao didn't have much confidence. Instead of following Zu Dacheng's words, he just pointed at the packages placed on the ground and said: "These are the family letters from the nephew of Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of the Suppression and Suppression. They were brought by the emperor upon his triumphant return. You guys Let’s take a look first!”

On the way to Laide, he had already opened some of them and looked at them, so he was even more shocked and even less confident.

Zu Dashou was overjoyed when he heard that Wu Sangui had been promoted to be the commander-in-chief of aid and suppression as he wished, that is to say, there was another commander-in-chief in the ancestor's army.

But soon, he heard that something was wrong, and asked: "The emperor returned victoriously? Then why didn't he return to Guan Ning?"

In order for Wu Sangui to make credit without accident, it was actually given to Wu Sangui's elite servants as capital.Zu Dashou didn't have many cavalry troops of [-], so he cared about this army very much.

Fang Yizao still didn't answer, but pointed to the package on the ground and said, "You can read it yourself first! He also has a letter, it's on the top of the first package."

After finishing speaking, he served tea and drank it himself first.

He rushed over so fast that he was tired.

Zu Dashou knew something was wrong, so he stopped talking and quickly stepped over to get the first package. When he opened it, he found that it was full of letters.Apparently, almost [-] soldiers had written or had someone write letters home, and they were all included in these packages.

He didn't care about anything else, and saw Wu Sangui's letter at a glance.

Zu Dashou naturally recognized Wu Sangui's notes, and also knew that Wu Sangui wrote them himself, so he immediately started to read them.

The other people present went to read other people's family letters and read them one by one.

As expected by Fang Yizao, when Zu Dashou and others looked at these family letters, their expressions became very ugly.

Seeing this, he sighed in his heart, which is not surprising!
Including Wu Sangui, those soldiers of the Guanning Army described their experiences in their letters, and they all revealed their admiration for the emperor's brilliance and martial arts!

The letters written by ghosts may have less content. They mostly say that they are safe and sound, and that they have made contributions and received some rewards.

And those who can write by themselves, including Wu Sangui, have a lot to say in their letters.

Especially for Wu Sangui, although he doesn't know how things will develop in the future for Guan Ning, he can somewhat predict.Therefore, he took the trouble even more, and described everything the emperor did along the way, including what he said and did.

At the end of the letter, Wu Sangui concluded: "The emperor is wise and powerful and loves the people like a son. He is extremely loved by the soldiers and the people. With such an emperor, the rebellion in Ming Dynasty will be put down by the emperor sooner or later. The nephew is now arrested by order. The traitor general Chai Shihua has already assured the emperor that anyone who betrays Ming Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away..."

When Zu Dashou saw this, his expression was already very ugly.

Unexpectedly, at the end, Wu Sangui even vaguely reminded his cousins ​​on the Jianlu side that they had better escape back as soon as possible, or that Zu Dashou should explain to the emperor that they had no choice but to stay on the Jianlu side. .

After reading it, Zu Dashou slapped the letter on the table and looked at the other letters in the package.As a result, Wu Sangui's letters were read by others in turn.

Anyway, these few of them, watching and watching, finally got impatient, stopped watching, and each of them looked very ugly, as if their parents were dead.

"Brother, these letters must not be sent!" Zu Dacheng suddenly said, and suggested to Zu Dashou, "Otherwise, the morale of the army will be shaken!"

The so-called shaking the morale of the army is actually shaking the morale of the ancestral army.

Zu Dashou naturally understood this point. Just as he was about to nod his head, he saw Fang Yizao put down the teacup and made a "snap" sound, apparently in a hurry, so he immediately said: "No, these letters are all In front of the angels, hand it over to the official to send it out. If it is not sent out, or the letters sent out will be replaced, they will know when they come back in the future. With so many people, it is hard to guarantee that no one will tell this matter. Speak out. In this way, you will become an official with ulterior motives, making it difficult for this official to do!"

When Zu Dashou heard this, he couldn't help but give up, he couldn't say in front of Fang Yizao, fuck you!
Fang Yizao was the governor of Liaodong at any rate, he could be regarded as a high-ranking official among the civil servants, and he was the highest official civil servant he had tried to win over.In any case, he cannot be offended.

However, if he puts down these letters, he can imagine what kind of impact the emperor's prestige will have on the ancestral army!
This emperor is really, is it not as good as before?What kind of imperial conquest is it that you did so well!
In the minds of the people of this era, the emperor is deeply ingrained as the supreme being.If the emperor is hated, it will reduce the emperor's influence on the people of this era.But the question is, what if the emperor is a good emperor?That will naturally have a huge advantage, which can affect all soldiers and common people!
Just as he was thinking, Zu Dale suddenly said: "Lord Zhongcheng, why don't you hand over these parcels to us in a crowded place outside. Then these parcels accidentally caught fire and disappeared, so there should be no Lord Zhongcheng. What's the matter! Is this good?"

When Zu Dashou heard this, he immediately felt that this was a good idea.Even if someone asks later, it is not difficult to just push someone to take the blame.After all, it was just a letter from home, how many people would care?
However, Fang Yizao sighed and said: "It's not a question of whether to burn the package! It's the emperor's wisdom and martial arts. So many people say that there can be no fake. In this way, according to my opinion , it's better not to have any other thoughts!"

"Lord Zhongcheng, the general is just protecting himself!" Upon hearing this, Zu Dashou quickly explained, "It is Sun Chuanting who is arrogant and wants to bully us. If...if someone in the court can say something and transfer Sun Chuanting back, or……"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Fang Yizao, who shook his head and said decisively: "Impossible! Along the way, I have figured it out. Sun Chuanting has received the Holy Favor, and there is no way he can touch it. . It’s best to keep your thoughts in mind in this regard. Otherwise, once the factory guards follow the clues and find out that you are trying to do something behind your back, the emperor may be furious. Is that okay?”

Hearing this question, Zu Dashou fell silent, and so did his brothers.

The back hall became very quiet, and the quietness made the Zu brothers panic.In fact, Fang Yizao also panicked.

After a while, Fang Yizao suddenly sighed and said: "In Liaodong, it is impossible to be like Li Chengliang. The current emperor is far more sage than the Wanli Emperor, and it is absolutely impossible to be fooled again..."

What he said was that Li Chengliang was the dominant family in Liaodong, held the military power in Liaodong, supported the bandits, and was almost the king of Liaodong.

When he was talking, he saw Zu Dashou looking up at him, as if he wanted to say yes, so he shook his hand and said, "Let's just listen to what I have to say. If we talk about the defeat of Jianlu before, most of the three governors contributed. Then this time, the emperor's personal conquest, so easily pacified the Hetao Tartars and the thieves in the Guannei. May I ask, if you send your ancestors to go, can you pacify it so easily? The emperors of the Ming Dynasty, which emperor can have this Ability? Do you think that if Taizu Chengzu is in power, Li Chengliang, or your ancestor's family, can be accommodated?"

What he meant by this was to say that the ability of the current emperor is comparable to that of Taizu Chengzu.Zu Dashou heard this point.In fact, he triumphed over the emperor so easily, and even made the Guan Ning army sent out, including his own nephew, admire the emperor very much. He knew that he was no longer qualified to fight against the imperial court.

The rise of Zu Dashou and "Zujiajiang" can actually be traced back to the era of Zu Chengxun, Zu Dashou's father.Zu Chengxun participated in Li Chengliang's "Liao Army", and experienced being promoted from a small banner to a military attache in the guard who commanded Tongzhi in Shudu, and later promoted to deputy commander-in-chief, which also opened up the future of the Zu family.

Zu Dashou inherited his father's military status and appointed Ningyuan to command Qianshi.After the wild boar Pinurhaci rebelled, Zu Dashou was highly regarded because of his identity as a "Liao man". Under the policy of "defending the Liao land with Liao people", the role of the Zu family and its generals who had lived in Ningyuan for generations was greatly affected by the previous few years. He is expected to be the governor or supervisor of Liaodong, and is known as the "ancestral general" whose clan party is very strong.

And this ancestral general is the supreme commander of Zu Dashou, the commander of the senior military officer of the Daming Guard; the generals in western Liaoning formed a kinship network, and the ancestral surnames formed a pseudo-blood relationship such as "adopted son" and "family member". A military interest group formed.

For example, Zu Dashou married his own sister to Wu Xiang of the Zhonghou Institute; while Zu Dashou's nephews Pei Guozhen, Hu Hongxian, and Xia Guoxiang married Wu Sangui's family.It must be emphasized that both Pei Guozhen and Hu Hongxian were senior hereditary military attachés from Ningyuanwei.

It is through various relationships that the Ancestral Army, the actual nickname of Guan Ning Army, was formed.

Although Zu Dashou could recognize the reality, how could he let go of his many years of hard work and want to give up and become a well-behaved military general of the Ming Dynasty?

Seeing Zu Dashou struggling, Fang Yizao suddenly raised his voice and said firmly, "If you insist on going your own way, I would rather surrender to the emperor, even if there is no hope of further official career, I will not accompany you guys." One way to the dark!"

The reason why he said this was because he was dragged into the water by Zu Dashou.Not only did he receive a lot of benefits from Zu Dashou, but his son and Wu Sangui also became brothers with different surnames, and Zu Dashou tied him to his ancestral army.

However, the first is that Wu Sangui is obviously on the side of the emperor, and more importantly, since the emperor allowed the officials and eunuchs to surrender themselves, there are things that can avoid their crimes, such as Gao Qiqian; If you surrender yourself, you should be able to do the same!

The combination of these two reasons made him feel that this road might still be alive.Of course, it would be the best if Zu Dashou could listen to his persuasion.

As soon as he said these words, the Zu brothers who were present were shocked.Some people were surprised, some people were furious, anyway, they all stared at him.

Zu Dashou was no exception, he didn't expect Fang Yizao to be so afraid, it was a bit beyond his expectation.

Before he could speak, Fang Yizao said earnestly: "Actually, for the imperial court, the worst step is that you defect to Jianlu. But the question is, can you take Shanhaiguan? If you can't take Shanhaiguan , the three battalions under the Yumajian will definitely come to attack you, can you stop it?"

"Even if you take a step back, even if you take Shanhaiguan, with three battalions of strong troops, there will only be more Hongyi artillery in the pass than here. When the time comes, the imperial court attacks Shanhaiguan, do you think you can hold it?"

"Furthermore, if you surrendered to Jianlu, you would still be under the control of the slave chief. Do you think that the slave chief really allowed your ancestral family's power not to be controlled by him? If this is the case, why do you go to the barbarians? How about embarrassing the ancestors?"

Fang Yizao said so much in one breath, he had already finished what should be said, he stood up and was about to leave: "These packages, I will take them away, you should think about this next step, what should I do?" Let's go, I believe it is very important to you! I will only wait for three days, if you don't get an answer after three days, or if you still insist on going your own way, then I will go back to Shanhaiguan."

The meaning is very clear, he wants to go back and surrender himself, and stop cooperating with Zu Dashou and the others.

After finishing speaking, without hesitation, he strode to the door, ready to call out his personal guards.

Some of the ancestors in the lobby showed decadence, and some stared at Fang Yizao's back with a fierce look. Obviously, they had different thoughts, and finally, they turned their eyes to Zu Dashou , let him make up his mind quickly.

(End of this chapter)