Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 241 Persuasion
"My son has been in the customs for nearly two years. During this period, I have had contacts with many generals in the army. I have also met with Shen Gong, a staff member under Hong Shuai's tent several times. I heard that he narrated the important affairs of the court, which is unknown to my son outside the customs. Shen Gong It has been said that he has been suppressing thieves with Grand Governor Hong Gong for many years, seeing more and more thieves, the situation has become increasingly corrupt, the officers and soldiers have no food and soldiers, and the soldiers have become war-weary; Daming Jiangshan Sheji is worried day by day, and is very disappointed with the important officials of the imperial court; who knows that since the eighth year of Chongzhen, the emperor has suddenly shown his majesty, made great efforts to govern, and adopted thunderbolt methods to collect salt and profit, eliminate profiteers, punish dissidents, train strong soldiers, and appoint virtuous officials , Rewarding the hungry soldiers, since then the officers and soldiers have been united and united, and in just two years, they have strangled all the thieves who have become a prairie fire. Originally, most of the officers and soldiers of the imperial court were weak, but the strongest No one is better than our Ningjin army, which is the one that the court relies on! Although the rest are strong soldiers, they have different intentions, and the court cannot control them; but looking at today, the Shaanxi Qin Army, Hebei Tianxiong Army, and Jingshi Yong The Weiying, Jingying, Xuanda, and Yansui frontier soldiers are all powerful armies in the world, and my soldiers in Ning Jin are no longer relied upon by the imperial court! Under such circumstances, what I, Ning Jin, has done before, can be compared with the important ministers now Endure it?"

Wu Sangui with a calm demeanor talked eloquently, Wu Xiang stroked his beard while listening and nodded slightly in agreement.

Wu Sangui likes to make friends. During the time he followed Hong Chengchou to suppress bandits in northern Shaanxi, he had contacts with Zuo Liangyu, He Renlong and other generals.From Shen Shiyu, Wu Sangui heard a lot of secrets that he didn't know outside the pass, and his vision and knowledge have grown a lot, and he has gradually become bored with his family's partiality in a corner of Liaodong.

Cowardly and cowardly, Wu Xiang's ancestral home was from the Gaoyou family in Nanzhili. Although he was born as a Wu Jinshi in the second year of Tianqi, after marrying Zu Dashou's sister, he was promoted to the position of chief soldier through nepotism, but his love for poetry and literature is far away. Victory in martial arts; Wu Sangui's name was taken from the Northern Song Dynasty Liu Yong's "Wang Haichao·Southeast Xingsheng": Chonghu stacked Qingjia.There are Sanqiu osmanthus and ten-mile lotus.

Under the teaching and influence of his father Wu Xiang and his uncle Zu Dashou, Wu Sangui studied both literature and martial arts. Before he was 20 years old, he passed the martial arts exam and made his mark in subsequent battles. It is precisely because Wu Sangui has a good literary foundation, which is very different from other rude and reckless generals who don't know the big characters, so he can have a close relationship with the knowledgeable Shen Shiyu.

Shen Shiyu is very fond of Wu Sangui, who behaves elegantly in peacetime and is extremely brave in wartime. In addition, Wu Sangui often bestows a lot of money to please him, and the two gradually become friends who forget their age.

After learning of the relationship between the two, the scheming Hong Chengchou secretly instigated Shen Shiyu to exert influence on Wu Sangui in a subtle way, so as to gain enough political capital in the future.

When the thieves were gradually disappearing, Hong Chengchou also made a prediction about his next step in his official career. Governor Ji Liao was one of them. At this time, associating with Wu Sangui was a good thing with all benefits and no harm.

"My son's words are not far from what my father thinks. My family has this Liner, and I feel very comforted for my father and elders!"

Wu Xiang couldn't hide his admiration for this son in words: It seems that leaving the most promising second son to bet on the Ming court is the right step. According to the conclusion Wu Sangui just drew, the decline of Jianzhou The situation is inevitable, and for the sake of the family's long-term interests, there is no need to save the eldest son who served under Huang Taiji's command.

When the two countries compete, the big family will select family members to stand on both sides. In the end, no matter which one wins, the interests of the family will be guaranteed.

Wu Xiang's eldest son, Wu Sanfeng, and uncle Pei Guozhen were both generals under Zu Dashou. They were ordered to garrison the Daling River. On the slave side, Wu Xiang escorted his most valued second son, Wu Sangui, to the Ming court.

"Father, my son wants to buy a mansion in the capital, and after my son takes his mother back, he will place his relatives in the capital; Ji Town is a border gate, which is in danger of border troubles and does not enjoy the prosperity of the capital, so it is not a long-term stay. I don't know what father wants?"

Wu Sangui saluted.

Since he planned to take his mother and his wife and children back from outside the customs, it might as well be resettled directly in the capital. No matter it is Jinzhou or Jizhen, it can't compare to the prosperity and safety of the capital.

"Hehe! My son forgot that my father is the Zuo Dudu? Just when my son was fighting in northern Shaanxi, my father bought a mansion in the middle of Beijing! Since I moved to Jizhou, my father has I have the idea of ​​moving my family to the capital, but I am afraid that your uncle will be suspicious, so I have delayed it until now! Can my son have a good plan for this? The ancestors and Wu are connected by blood and depend on each other. If there is a quarrel between the two families, my Wu family I'm afraid I feel ungrateful!"

Wu Xiang knew in her heart that the current prosperity and wealth of the Wu family was all thanks to the birthday of their ancestors.When the imperial court became more and more strict with Liaodong, when the two families were united and united to the outside world, he moved his family members into the pass. This move will definitely make the ancestors angry, and the result may be unfavorable inside and outside. .

"Father, although my uncle's family has been kind to my Wu family, my Wu family has also paid a lot for Liaodong over the years; although it is difficult for the Wu family to repay the kindness of my ancestors, but in this delicate situation At the same time, the Wu family should also make more plans for their own family! Besides, this time it is only to bring my mother back to the pass to comfort my parents for the pain of parting. .I will plead guilty to my uncle face to face, and I believe my uncle will not have other thoughts!"

Wu Sangui sees the overall situation very clearly. When the internal worries are eliminated and the army is in hand, the imperial court will never tolerate the existence of Liaodong generals for a long time; The foundation of self-respect for the generals to support the bandits will be gone. The imperial court's forbearance towards Liaodong for many years will definitely be a cruel act of settling accounts.

It was precisely because he understood this point that he insisted on persuading his father to agree to take back his relatives. This was the first step towards leaving his ancestral home completely.

Although the ancestral family's kindness to their Wu family is heavy, it is not enough to bury the future of the Wu family with them; if Jianzhou is destroyed in the future, and the Liaodong generals are suppressed and rejected by the imperial court, what will the descendants of the Wu family do for generations? Prosperity and wealth?
Although the ancestor's thigh is thick, another ancient giant leg is looming in the distance. Now it is necessary to take the first step to avoid disaster in the future.

Wu Xiang is not stupid, but timid and timid, hesitant when things happen; he is very clear about the hidden meaning of his son's words, but he still can't make up his mind.

"Think about it for the father. This matter is not trivial. It is not only about the ancestors and the Wu family. In the eyes of caring people, the entry of relatives into the customs is very meaningful. If other unpredictable things happen because of this, it will affect Liaodong inside and outside. Being a father is a lifelong conscience. Difficult!"

After hesitating again and again, Wu Xiang still did not agree to his son's request.

Just when Wu Sangui was about to persuade him again, the soldiers from outside Yamen came to report that Hong Chengchou, the new governor of Jiliao, had arrived [-] miles outside the city, and sent people to pass the news, so that the commander-in-chief of Jizhen went out of the city to welcome him.

(End of this chapter)