Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 868
Fan Wencheng is not considered the oldest Han official in Houjin, Tong Yangxing is older than him, but this man is deep in the city, resourceful and decisive, so he soon became Huang Taiji's right-hand man. If you want to discuss with him, you will give him more and more power.Especially now, Daming's encirclement of Houjin is getting tighter and tighter, and Houjin's situation is getting more and more difficult, so Fan Wencheng is becoming more and more important. After all, he has made plans to resolve many crises, and his contribution is there. It is absolutely impossible to ignore him.It was precisely because he knew the importance of this person that Zu Dashou was shocked when he saw him appear in Jinzhou. He stood up, stared at him, and asked, "You...why are you here!"

Fan Wencheng smiled calmly and said, "Zu Shuai, you and I are close friends. I haven't seen you for a while, and I really miss you. Come to see you. You don't need such a big reaction, do you?"

Zu Dashou looked at the person next to Fan Wencheng: "Who are you?"

That one took off his bamboo hat without saying a word, and this time, not only Zu Dashou, but Wu also jumped up, calling tremblingly, "Run'er!?"

This man with a handsome appearance, a majestic look, and a heroic look between his brows is Zu Zerun, Zu Dashou's precious son!Zu Zerun surrendered gold with Zu Dashou in Dalinghe City. Later, Zu Dashou falsely claimed that he wanted to help Houjin take Jinzhou City, and fled back with a dozen confidants, while Zu Zerun stayed in Houjin. On the other hand, Huang Taiji did not harm him because Zu Dashou let him go, on the contrary, he used him more.This is also one of the reasons why the Yanguan attacked Zu Dashou. You kept saying that you would guard the country for Daming, but left your precious son as a high-ranking official in Houjin. What do you really want? In fact, Zu Dashou also thought It is not difficult to figure out that at that time, Hou Jin was in full swing, and the Eight Banners were invincible. Maybe there was a possibility of sweeping Liuhe and unifying the world. Zu Zerun was left there. If Hou Jin really won the world in the future, he would be the founding hero. The ancestral family is rich and honorable for 200 years, and he continues to guard Jinzhou. In case the later gold loses power in the future, Zu Zerun can also act as an internal response and gain a large share of military exploits in the battle to destroy gold. This is called a two-way bet, no matter which side Whoever loses wins, the ancestors are winners.There is nothing wrong with such an arrangement. For more than 2000 years, in troubled times, didn't those aristocratic families always do this? But he never expected that after the Dalinghe War, the power of the Houjin Kingdom would decline so quickly. This kind of hedging His practice has also become a stinky game, which made him suffer from attacks.

The Wu family understands Zu Dashou's arrangement. This is the way of survival of the aristocratic family. Everything is based on the interests of the entire family, and family affection must make way for the interests of the family.But is it so easy to let go of the relationship between mother and child? Seeing her son come back, she burst into tears on the spot.

Zu Zerun knelt down on the ground and called out with tears in his eyes, "Dad, mother, the baby is back!"

Mrs. Wu rushed over to hug her son, and said repeatedly: "It's good to be back, it's good to be back! Did you suffer over there?"

Zu Dashou grumbled: "A loving mother is a failure!" His eyes shot at Fan Wencheng like a knife, and he said in a deep voice, "Mr. Fan, what do you mean?"

Fan Wencheng returned him with an impeccable smile: "I am here this time because I have a great fortune to give to General Zu."

Zu Dashou was stunned for a moment, and said mockingly: "Give me a huge fortune? Mr. Fan, before you give me this huge wealth, can you first pay off the money you owe to buy grain?" "

————In the past few months, although Huang Taiji tried every means to plunder property, the price of grain was really scary. No matter how much he searched, the money he raised was still not enough to buy grain, and he inevitably owed Guan Ningjun a large sum of money.This is an astronomical figure. Unless Hou Jin can break through the border and plunder the capital as he did a few years ago, and obtain a large amount of property and population, it will not be easy to pay off this debt.So when Fan Wencheng said that he was going to give himself a fortune, Zu Dashou's heart was not fluctuating, and he even wanted to laugh a little.

Fan Wencheng said calmly: "This old man wants to give it to General Zu, but it's from the dragon!"

Zu Dashou frowned, and Wu's face was terrified: "What do you mean?"

Fan Wencheng smiled triumphantly, and said: "I believe you two have heard about the astronomical signs that happened in Shenyang these days? I, the Great Jinhan King, is a great talent, resourceful, brave and good at fighting, and has the qualifications of the emperor. Now the Ming court is dark , the treacherous ministers are in power, the king is fatuous and incompetent, natural disasters occur frequently, and the people are in dire straits. It can be seen that God's will is no longer clear! But our Dajin Dynasty has a clean government, strong soldiers and strong horses, fierce generals like clouds, counselors like rain, and the country is booming. It has been completed, and the whole country is waiting eagerly, looking forward to King Khan ascending the throne and obeying the destiny to raise troops against Ming!"

Zu Dashou sneered: "Who are you trying to fool with this trick?"

Fan Wencheng said solemnly: "General Zu's words are wrong! The omen of my Dajin's destiny has already appeared. In the battle of Daling River, there was a blue light penetrating through the thick fog to illuminate the Ming army barracks. A big victory was achieved without any effort; this year's Battle of Hetao, when Morgan Daiqingbeiler was unable to support, there was a sudden wind and sand, which made the Ming army unable to see things and made our army retreat. This is not God's will. What is it? Now there is a jade seal with the title of a golden carp, and the divine stone manifests spirits. All these things, one by one, all show that the destiny is in my Dajin and not in the Ming Dynasty! Now the King Khan is going to obey the destiny, ascend the throne and destroy the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming court is weak. Can you resist my 10,000+ Eight Banners? Sweeping Liuhe, unifying China, nothing to worry about! King Khan cherishes the general's talent, and hopes that the general will follow the destiny and help me Dajin complete the great cause of conquering the Ming Dynasty. Treat each other with courtesy!"

Zu Dashou sneered: "Unify China? What a big tone! You just suffered a big defeat in Lushun the year before last, and you forgot it so quickly? Daming has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, how could it be you guys who are foreigners?" Can the barbarians swallow it?"

Fan Wencheng waved his hand and said: "The general is familiar with military books and historical records. You should know that soldiers are more expensive than elite soldiers! The Ming court claims to have millions of soldiers, but in fact, only Heluo and Tianxiong were able to enter the eyes of King Khan. A new army, only 6 to 7000 people, once these two new armies go, the rest are nothing but native chickens and dogs. King Xiang Ba has only 10,000 children from Jiangdong, and Sun Ce has only 30 troops. According to Jiangdong, three parts of the world! My Dajin has [-]+ Eight Banners strong troops, countless Mongolian tribes attached to it, mobilizing [-] troops, etc., dimming the Ming court, in front of my army, it is just a pile of rotten wood. Down! King Khan’s fear is nothing but the Shanhaixiong Pass guarded by Guan Ning’s army. Once the Shanhaixiong Pass is opened, I will be able to ride across the world with gold and iron, and I will have no resistance! God’s will, I believe that the general is so smart, he should not be against the sky Is it a stupid thing to do?"

Zu Dashou's heart trembled slightly, and the experience of fighting Hou Jin in the past came back to his mind.It’s unorthodox to say it, but Hou Jin’s luck was surprisingly good. For example, when Nurhachi hit Ningyuan, his head was broken and he couldn’t take it down, so he had to try his luck on Juehua Island, but the sea surface of Juehua Island was frozen. On the thick ice, the Hou Jin army easily went to the island with strong soldiers, killed thousands of defenders, and looted all the food, fodder and military equipment stored there; The Zhan Ming army reinforced Dalinghe City for the second time and came to Jiming Station. At that time, there was heavy fog and it was impossible to see things. In the camp, the position of the Ming army was exposed, and the Houjin iron cavalry roared in, and the Ming army was defeated; It was about to be defeated, but the wind direction suddenly changed, and it blew towards the Ming army. Thick smoke and fire poured in, causing chaos to the Ming army.This year, Dorgon led two white flags on an expedition to Hetao, fought against the Ming army, was defeated by the Ming army, and was about to be encircled and wiped out, but suddenly there was a strong wind, billowing sand and dust rolled towards the Ming army, making it difficult for the Ming army Looking at things, Hou Jin took the opportunity to retreat and escape from Shengtian... This time and twice can be called a coincidence, but it happens every time, which makes people have to wonder whether Hou Jin is really destined to return.

Zu Dashou was speechless for a while, and Wu said coldly: "My husband has received the favor of the emperor, and he should be loyal to Ming Dynasty. How could he become a jackal for a tiger and help a tyrant to abuse him? Mr. Fan, you should give up on this idea." !"

Fan Wencheng was not angry, but just smiled sullenly and said, "Madam, at this point, do your ancestors still want to be the loyal ministers of Ming Dynasty?"

Madam Wu's complexion changed slightly: "What do you mean?"

Fan Wencheng said leisurely: "King Khan is a person with clear accounts. Every time he trades with the Guanning Army, the amount of silver, grain and fodder traded, and the name of the person who handled it will be recorded in detail. Fortifications must also be recorded clearly. Over the years, a large book has been accumulated. Madam, general, you say, if King Khan gives this account book to Zhu Youjian, let him know that he has worked hard. At least [-]% of the military rations collected by many local officials went to Shenyang's grain depot, what will he think of you?"

Wu Shi, Zu Dashou, and Zu Dacheng all changed their colors in shock!In recent years, the Liaoxi generals have done too many shameful things, such as rejecting dissidents, being greedy for ink, investing in enemies, eating nothing, falsely reporting military exploits... All of these are capital crimes!Especially when there is a great hunger in the Northwest and people cannibalize each other, it is an unforgivable crime to sell military rations to Houjin. Once these scandals are made public, let alone what Chongzhen thinks of them, the people all over the world will drool first. Drown them!Not to mention that Chongzhen is notoriously mean, ungrateful, irritable and eager. With this excuse, how could he tolerate Guan Ningjun!

Fan Wencheng's voice was not high, but every word was like a thunderbolt, shaking Zu Dashou and Zu Dacheng tremblingly: "General Zu, you have no way out! If the new armies of Heluo and Tianxiong haven't risen, Even if Zhu Youjian knew these things, he could only pretend to be deaf and dumb, and turn a blind eye. However, now that these two new armies have become the pillars of the Daming Town, it is better to take them out. The Ning army is a hundred times stronger! With these two strong armies in hand, Zhu Youjian will not tolerate you anymore! Even if he won’t move you now, once Dajin is defeated, he will settle accounts later, hehe, I’m afraid the general will Even if you want to let go of your power, you can retire and return home to become a rich man!"

Zu Dashou's hands trembled slightly, he barely managed to stabilize his mind, stared at Fan Wencheng, and asked word by word: "Are you not afraid that I will kill you?"

Fan Wencheng said: "Kill me, you will die faster and worse! To tell you the truth, general, there is Jinyiwei in your house, and Buna Jinyiwei just happens to be interested in this Conglonggong. If I die Yes, he will immediately send the news of our meeting back to the capital, and at the same time report everything he knows, and maybe some things he didn't know before, General, are you really ready to lose your reputation? "

Zu Dashou's hands trembled even more... He didn't. Everything he did was for his own glory and wealth, and for the glory of Zu's family!Once the news leaks out, among other things, if he just publishes it in the newspaper, he will be ruined immediately, and the whole family will be ruined, and he will never be able to stand up again!
If you bet on both sides, sometimes you will only lose money on both sides!
If you don’t have a choice, if you don’t want to be ruined, and if you don’t want to be punished by that mean and ungrateful emperor, you can only cooperate with Hou Jin... and in the future, the terrifying combat power of the Jin Eight Banners, plus 10,000+ Guan Ning Army, may be true. Can they capture Beijing and sweep North China? What if it doesn’t work out? If it doesn’t work, return to Liaodong. With the Ningyang defense line in place, the Ming army can’t do anything about it. It’s not that easy for them. No matter what, the ancestral home can be preserved...

This dangerous idea was like a tube, and as soon as it appeared, the entire psychological defense line collapsed, and it was no longer out of control.

(End of this chapter)