Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

Chongzhen was not kind to Cao Huayu, although in order to avoid suspicion, he only allowed him to hold the real power position of director of Jinyiwei Nantang.

However, the grace given was not small at all.

The honorary title he held was Doctor Ronglu, and he even took the position of the Left Governor of the Rear Army Governor's Mansion.

Although in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies no longer had real power.

To be precise, since the nobles around Yingzong were all wiped out in the "Tumubao Incident", the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion has gone downhill.

However, Chongzhen was able to give him the position of left governor...

From this alone, we can see Cao Huayu's ability.

"Brother!"

Cao Huachun squinted his eyes, a cold light flashing in his narrow Danfeng eyes.

"Have you investigated the mission that the Emperor gave me?"

Cao Huachun, the great eunuch in the occupied area, had far more tasks than Fang Zhenghua.

Not only did he provide intelligence to help local resistance rebels avoid the edge of the Qing army, he also wanted to help the imperial army and provide all possible support.

As for assassinating traitors and infiltrating the enemy's interior, these are the most important tasks.

Forget it, after the battle of Yierdusi, Prosecutor Zhu You realized something was wrong.

So, another task was assigned to Cao Huachun——

Investigate the mystery of the disappearance of the Ming army that surrendered to the Qing court!

From Nurhachi's rebellion to the present, Zhu Youjian's memory shows that more than 30 people have surrendered to the Qing army.

According to "artificial computer" Wu Ganlai, according to the records of the Ministry of War, the exact number of surrenders was more than 50.

however……

So many people have mysteriously disappeared!

During the Jiashen Incident, all women and children over 10 years old were recruited by the Qing army.

The number of troops staying in Liaodong to protect Shengjing was even less than 8000.

However, despite such a cruel sign, Dorgon only had 14 troops.

You know, he brought Qiding, Mongolian, Han military flags, Aha...all with him!

It can be said that these 14 people are all the people in the entire Qing Dynasty who can wield a knife!

its not right!

Not counting the 100 million men and women who were kidnapped by Qing troops during previous raids.

According to previous battle records, the number of Ming troops who surrendered alone was as high as 50!

You must know that the truth behind the 100 million people who were kidnapped is that more than 1000 million old and weak people were directly killed.

In other words, these 100 million people should all be among the signs!

Besides, even if only 100 of these 30 million people are women, how many boys can be produced?

This does not include the birth population of the original personnel within the Qing court.

Zhu Youjian specifically asked Wu Ganlai and others about this question, and even asked the court officials.

However, no one can explain such a strange scene!

Forget it, there is another even weirder thing.

According to Wu Ganlai's account, from 1642 to 1643 alone, in these two years alone, 55 and 37 Qing generals with more than generals and subordinates were killed respectively.

Obviously, even if the plague is rampant, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army has been reduced too much...

The Qing army did not have the strength to enter the pass!

According to such a bloody conscription, only 14 people could be gathered, which exactly supports this statement.

The Qing army entered the pass - Zhu Youjian had already judged clearly that this was brought in by the gentry group kneeling on the ground.

but!

Where have the prime-age labor force of at least 150 million gone?

The Qing army carried out such a cruel conscription process, so it shouldn't be possible to have only such a small number of people!

Cao Huachun is old.

Although his personal martial arts skills are as good as Fang Zhenghua's.

However, it is different from Fang Zhenghua, who entered the palace since childhood.

Fang Zhenghua is a castrated boy, and his physical fitness is much better than Cao Huachun.

Cao Huachun did not enter the palace until he was castrated in adolescence, when he was twelve or thirteen years old.

After all, he is a 56-year-old eunuch.

Due to castration during puberty, hormone secretion was insufficient, and his physical functions declined severely.

He left most of the emperor's tasks to his elder brother.

……

Cao Huayu smiled bitterly:

"Where can I still find out clearly?

I just raised a eyebrow here. These surrendered soldiers should all be dead...

I already have definite evidence. Most of the guest troops transferred to Liaodong to fight were massacred. "

"All the guest troops are dead!"

Cao Huachun's expression changed drastically.

Cao Huayu sighed.

The plague was rampant in the north, and a group of his people died when he sent them there.

Back and forth, he sent hundreds of good soldiers, but only eight of them returned...

It’s not easy to check!

"What is the specific situation?

It’s really hard to check nowadays!

Even if the men risk their lives to investigate, it's all in vain if they can't bring back the information. "

Cao Huayu shook his head.

The unprecedented frustration... made him almost doubt his ability!

"That's it!"

Cao Huachun sighed:

"Your Majesty has not set a date for us. Let's check this matter slowly first."

He raised his head, stared at Cao Huayu and said:

"Your Majesty just sent a signal - use all your strength to eradicate the traitors!"

Cao Huayu stood up and said:

"Then I'll arrange it."

Cao Huachun squinted his eyes:

“Tell your brothers that the Emperor is coming back!

They have done this well, how can the emperor miss their benefits? "

Cao Huayu was overjoyed:

"Don't worry, I know what's going on.

Besides, those who are still following us wholeheartedly at this time are all heroes who don’t care about personal honor or disgrace! "

Cao Huachun said yes and narrowed his eyes.

When Cao Huayu saw that his brother was no longer there, he said nothing and strode away.

After his brother left, Cao Huachun opened his eyes.

He took out a strange-looking pistol from his arms.

A smile bloomed on his face:

"Your Majesty, this old slave is not old enough to kill people yet..."

He played with the twelve-barrelled Glory No. [-] pistol for a while, then put it in his arms again.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, this old slave's life is yours.

I won't let any of those beasts go! "

……

That night, Cao Huayu personally led the team and sneaked into the Wuqing County government office.

The man in gray moved quickly, using the shadow of the eaves to quickly approach Ding Zhuang, who was keeping watch at night.

Knife light flickered.

The sound of blood spurting suddenly sounded.

"go!"

Cao Huayu raised his right hand, waved it forward three times, and silently issued an order to move forward.

Behind him, the magistrate's servant fell to the ground.

Soon, Cao Huayu brought the man in gray to the main hall of the back office.

A man in gray took out a dagger and inserted it into the crack of the door. After a while of prying, he pushed slowly.

The closed door opened.

Cao Huayu was the first to walk in, holding a dagger.

He was familiar with the road and headed towards the master bedroom on the left first.

The men in gray divided themselves into several groups and attacked everywhere.

The inner room was dimly lit, and only the hazy moonlight through the window paper could vaguely see the interior layout.

Cao Huayu glanced briefly and rushed towards the bedside.

"Who!"