Han ride

Chapter 448

Lu Xiangsheng's complexion changed, and when he was about to persuade him again, Wang Chengen at the side said coldly, "Master Lu, the emperor has already shown a special kindness, you should pass the decree!"

"Yes. I obey the order." Lu Xiangsheng finally bowed his head and retreated, and went to deliver the order without mentioning it.

Outside the big tent, Lu Xiangsheng's face was pale, and his eyes showed disappointment. After all, he was the emperor. He was in the palace all day long and didn't know what was going on outside. Although Lu Xiangsheng was also a gentleman, he was not an idiot. At this time, the court What is most needed is the Guan Ning Army. Emperor Chongzhen should try to win over him, at least he has to wait for Li Xin to come.But Emperor Chongzhen was impatient with waiting, or he just wanted to wait for Li Xin to come.Although there are many soldiers and horses at the moment, Lu Xiangsheng still doesn't feel safe at all.

What he didn't know was that at this moment, in a tent in the rear army, Wu Xiang, the general soldier who followed Chongzhen on the expedition, was also feeling resentful at this moment, because he received the news from the Jianslaves that they sent him All the evidence of Nian's collusion with Jiannu was handed over to him, and at the same time came Gui Ninghou's edict.He also promised that if he could instigate against Zu Dashou, help defeat the Ming army, and be canonized as the Duke of the State, this made him worried and afraid, but also a little bit happy.In front of his eyes, there seemed to be a bright road appearing in front of him.But the same also means a crisis, which makes it difficult for Wu Xiang to make a choice.

The opportunity is good, but at the same time, if the matter is leaked or unsuccessful, whether it is Wu Xiang, or Wu Sangui in Shanhaiguan, he will be in danger of having his family ransacked and exterminated.If it was said that he was somewhat sure before, but now that the court's King Qin's army is slowly approaching, he feels that such opportunities are even less.

"Hey, this matter is too difficult." Wu Xiang looked at the imperial decree in front of him, his complexion was not good-looking, he held the golden imperial decree tightly, wishing to put this imperial decree under his feet and step on it fiercely.Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps, and Wu Xiang hurriedly put away the imperial decree in his hand, his eyes wandered away, and there was still a trace of panic.He quickly picked up the teacup that was set aside, and drank it pretendingly, but his heart was trembling with fear.

"Master!" The big tent was rolled up, and a family barged in. Wu Xiang saw it clearly, and the panic in his heart disappeared without a trace.

He glanced at the visitor coldly, and angrily said: "Why are you so flustered, what's the matter?"

"Master, Young Master Biao was beaten, and now he is lying on the couch unable to move!" the general said hurriedly.

"Nonsense, this is the big camp, whoever dares to beat him will die?" Wu Xiang said disdainfully.It is very reasonable for him to say this. This is the camp of the Ming army. Who doesn't know that in the camp, Guan Ning's iron cavalry has won the trust and reliance of the emperor. Zu Zerun is the son of Zu Dashou, who dares to provoke him? Don't say who dares to beat him.

"My lord, it's true. The emperor personally ordered it. It is said that the young master Biao robbed the women and was discovered by the emperor. I heard that the emperor was furious. If it were not for the persuasion of Mr. Lu Xiangsheng, the young master Biao would have been beheaded by the emperor long ago." .” Jia Jiang explained the whole story on the sidelines.

Wu Xiang was walking back and forth in the big tent, his face was cloudy and uncertain.Countless thoughts passed through his mind. He didn't care about the fate of the woman who was robbed, nor was he worried about Zu Zerun's injury. He found an opportunity, one that could help him solve the predicament in front of him.What kind of guy Zu Zerun is, he naturally knows. To put it thoroughly, he just has no skills. He just thinks that he is the best in the world. He has spoken ill of the court more than once in front of him. This person is in Jinzhou. Bullying men and women is often done. Because of Zu Dashou's relationship, no one dares to do anything to him. This time he suffered a big loss here and was taught a lesson by Chongzhen. I am afraid that this guy will not only admit his mistakes, but also resent Chongzhen. , Even Zu Dashou followed behind with resentment.

The current Guan Ning Army is the pillar of the imperial court. If the Guan Ning Army is persuaded to surrender, the imperial court's 20 army will have no effect at all. Isn't this the fulfillment of the entrustment of the slavery?When Wu Xiang thought of this, excitement suddenly appeared on his face.Immediately, he said to the family general beside him: "Go, bring my old wild ginseng, I'll go see Young Master Biao." A mysterious smile appeared on his face.At the moment, he led several generals and walked towards the Guanning Army camp.

Before he entered Zu Zerun's big tent, he heard screams and curses coming from inside, and his heart was even more disdainful. After all, he is a dude who has been taught a lesson and still doesn't know how to repent.However, isn't this just in his favor?Immediately opened the large tent, and walked in.

"Zerun, how is it? Does it still hurt?" Wu Xiang walked into the big tent, but saw Zu Zerun was lying there, and a servant was kneeling on the ground, and Zu Zerun was cursing non-stop.He hurriedly pretended to be concerned and asked.

"Oh, uncle, why are you here?" Zu Zerun cried out when he saw Wu Xiang coming.

"Hey, it's not my uncle who said you, you can have a woman whenever you want, why is it at this time? You must know that the emperor hates to rob civilian women the most. If it weren't for Lord Lu, I'm afraid even your life would be saved." No way." Wu Xiang sighed.

"Dare he? Does he really dare to kill me?" Zu Zerun exclaimed in surprise.

"Why is he afraid? He has long wanted to get rid of us Liaodong generals." Wu Xiang said disdainfully.

"But we are not related to Ning Tieqi, the emperor can really do it?" Zu Zerun asked suspiciously.

"If it was in the past, of course it would not be, but now it might be." Wu Xiang sneered and said, "In the past, the imperial court had no soldiers to use and needed your Guan Ning iron cavalry, but now? Li Xin has defeated Jiang Guan, what's the next step?" Hundreds of thousands of troops will come to serve the king. With the Northern Army, do you still need Guan Ning’s cavalry? Zerun! You don’t understand our emperor, when you want to employ people, even if you have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, He won't say anything, but if you are useless, even if you make a small mistake, you will surely die in the end. Remember Governor Yuan? Will he really collude with Jiannu? If he colludes with Jiannu, The city of Beijing has been brought down a long time ago. The reason why the emperor wanted to kill him was because his prestige in the Guanning Army was too high, so he had to be killed. Just like your father, in the Guanning Army, the soldiers You only know about the army but not about the emperor. So your father also knows the truth, so he never came to Beijing. Although Emperor Chongzhen is using you, as soon as Li Xin arrives, it will be your death. The emperor will definitely kill you."

really?So what should we do? "Zu Zerun asked loudly.

"Don't look at me, I'm the same. I offended Li Xin at the beginning, and I'm afraid I'm going to be in trouble this time." Wu Xiang pretended to smile bitterly and said, "In order to appease Li Xin, the emperor will definitely punish Li Xin's enemies. I Wu Xiang probably won't be able to escape this time."

After Zu Zerun heard this, his complexion turned pale, and he remembered that he had also been at odds with Li Xin in the past, and even designed to harm him.If Li Xin came here, I am afraid that he will not have good fruit to eat, and if Chongzhen is afraid of his ancestors, the unlucky days may not be far away.

"Uncle, you are very knowledgeable, you must have a strategy, please teach me." Zu Zerun looked at Wu Xiang and said hastily.

"Hey! It's hard for me too!" Wu Xiang shook her head and smiled wryly, "Li Xin is treacherous, if he wants to deal with me, it's very easy, don't forget, we have a good relationship with Jiannu these years, really If it is investigated, I am afraid that I cannot escape the crime of colluding with slavery, and I will definitely die."

After Zu Zerun heard this, his complexion became even worse. He colluded with Jian slaves to do business, and Zu Zerun was one of them.If we really want to pursue it, I'm afraid it's not as simple as beating dozens of army sticks, and the nine clans will definitely be exterminated.

"Uncle, what should I do? My nephew is still young and I don't want to die!" Zu Zerun said in a low voice.

"The world is so big, could it be that the king's land, we can only accept our fate." Seeing that Zu Zerun had taken the bait, Wu Xiang quickly shook his head and sighed: "What else can we do now? We can only wait for the imperial decree to come down." .”

"No, absolutely not." Hearing the words, Zu Zerun couldn't help but propped himself up, with a grim expression on his face, and snorted coldly: "I, Zu Zerun, can't die absolutely. Daming can't do it, so I'll go and seek refuge with Gao Yingxiang. I also want to take refuge in Jiannu. I must not lose my life."

"Nephew, you are crazy, you can say these words?" Wu Xiang pretended to be panic-stricken, and said: "You dare to talk nonsense about such things, and you will be beheaded."

"You're going to die anyway, so it's better to find a way out. What? Uncle, are you willing to be killed by Emperor Chongzhen just like that? Are you willing to be beheaded with dozens of lives in your family?" Zu Zerun sneered road.

""Hey!You are right, but with the strength of the two of you and me, we can only escape with our lives. I am afraid that people will not pay attention to Jianu's place! . "Wu Xiang shook his head and said.

"Hey, how could it be you and me? There is also my father, Guanning cavalry, and Shanhaiguan. With these promoted ranks, how can slaves not be rewarded with high officials?" Zu Zerun sneered. .His face was gloomy, his eyes were shining, but he showed a look of madness.

"The Zujun Sect won't listen to you." A cold light flashed across Wu Xiang's eyes, and finally he shook his head and said.

"Don't worry, my father will definitely agree to me." Zu Zerun said proudly: "As long as my father agrees, there will be no problem with Guan Ning's iron cavalry. Hehe, in fact, these days my father is also living in the heat of the water. The child has no ability at all, it is really a joke to command the army randomly, and let the army go out together, cross the Sanggan River in a small boat, and don't even think about it, are the enemy's cannons, bows and arrows free? At that time, the army will still attack By the time they reached the middle of the river, they had already lost everything, so how can we fight this battle? Although Lu Xiangsheng said good things in the middle, it can be seen that Chongzhen's son can't wait to find someone to replace his father now. So now persuade He, nephew is still very sure."

"What are you sure about? Hmph, can't dozens of military sticks stop your mouth?" A thick voice came, and then the big tent was rolled up, and Zu Dashou walked in with a gloomy expression.

"Junmen." Wu Xiang's complexion changed, he stood up quickly, and said with cupped hands.Although he and Zu Dashou are relatives by marriage, in the army, they are superior and subordinate, and this Wu Xiang has a ghost in his heart, so naturally he dare not address each other, but meet each other with military etiquette.

"Forget it, it's all from my own family, so there's no need to be too polite. Hey, you bastard, your uncle came to see you even after you were beaten. It's a joke. Hmph, let's see if you dare to rob women of the people in the future?" Zu Dashou glared at Zu Zerun, and said coldly.

"Father, can you really think that Emperor Chongzhen beat his child because of this trivial incident?" Zu Zerun said loudly, "He is Xiangzhuang Wujian, and he intends to seek Peigong. It seems that he is looking for me, but in fact he is It's you I'm looking for." Zu Zerun said through gritted teeth.

"Nonsense, how did you find me for your misconduct, you evil beast, you have learned a lesson and don't know how to repent, you really should be beaten to death." Zu Dashou said angrily.

"Hmph, the emperor has wanted Guan Ning's military power for a long time. You offended him several times back then, do you think he forgot? Hmph, it's just that I can use you now, so I pretended to forget it. You need your Guan Ning army to win over you, but soon you will die." Zu Zerun retorted loudly.

"You, you are presumptuous." Zu Dashou turned around and was about to draw out the guard's sword and hack Zu Zerun to death.

Zu Zerun saw clearly the fear in Zu Dashou's heart, and said, "Li Xin is coming soon, and he has already called King Qin. Once he comes, is there any value for you to use?"

"Junmen, what the young general said is absolutely true!" Wu Xiang hurried forward and said.

"Hmph, my Zu Dashou sits firmly and stands up straight. How could the emperor make trouble for me?" Zu Dashou took the sword and said coldly.

"I'm afraid this time it's justified and I can't explain it clearly, what's more, hey!" Wu Xiang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, I will definitely kill you and my two families."

"What's going on?" Zu Dashou felt that something was wrong, he glanced at the two of them, but he put down the sword, and finally looked out, and asked people to retreat ten feet away to stand and guard carefully.He could tell that something was wrong, otherwise Wu Xiang would not have said these words.

"Guan Ningjun's son is only a year old, and the major general often does some business for the brothers of Guan Ningjun." Wu Xiang thought for a while, and said what Zu Zerun did in a grander way.

"You, you guys. This is trying to piss me off!" Zu Dashou is very smart, he naturally knows what his son is made of, and he also knows what the "buying and selling" Wu Xiang is talking about, and his face pales with anger , panic flashed in his eyes, and the sword in his hand fell to the ground completely.

"Father, the matter has already happened, and the child is willing to be punished." Zu Zerun cried bitterly: "But my Guan Ning Army is the result of my ancestors' hard work and painstaking management, so I have what I am today. May I ask how much the court has contributed to such a thing? It's fine if the court doesn't reward you, but father, look at how the court has dealt with you and my ancestors over the years. Now I just made a small mistake, and I was beaten severely and almost lost my life. If we wait for Li Xin to come, is there any way for you and my father and son to survive?"

"Junmen, the last general is also involved in this matter. Now, the last general is worried that the emperor already knows what's going on here. It's just because the military gate is related to Ning Tieqi, so he won't move for the time being, but it won't last for a long time! This It has never been like before, the military gate can escape from the pass calmly, the imperial court has nothing to do with Liaodong, but it is different now, we have lost Liaodong, how will we go back to Liaodong in the future?" Wu Xiang's voice was low, but it was like the same Like huge thunders, they struck Zu Dashou's heart in awe.

What Wu Xiang said was right, in the past he was in the hands of Guan Ningjun, and when he returned to the outside of the customs, the court could do nothing about him, but now?The outside of the pass has been lost, and the Guan Ning army has lost its soil, which means it has lost hope of survival. The future of the Guan Ning army depends on Chongzhen's words.His grandfather's father and son are in charge of the Guanning Army because they are big men outside the pass. The supervisors of all generations have nothing to do with the ancestors, they can only rely on them.It's different now, will the imperial court still use the ancestral home?
"Father, our catastrophe is imminent." Zu Zerun showed panic on his face. On the one hand, although he was pretending, on the other hand, it was true. To take refuge in Jiannu is a lack of confidence in itself.

"I didn't expect my Zu Dashou to fight bloody battles for the imperial court, and I don't know how many meritorious service he has made, but he ended up like this in the end. It's really sad!" Zu Dashou didn't have the energy to kill Zu Zerun at this time.Things have come to this point, Zu Dashou is also helpless.

"Father, the child is unwilling!" Zu Zerun's eyes showed a hint of madness.

"What can you do if you are not willing?" Zu Dashou said in a daze, "Could it be that you want to rebel?"

"Hmph, rebellion is impossible. I want to ask my father to join Jiannu." Zu Zerun said coldly, "Only in this way can we have a chance. Moreover, I know that Jiannu Huang Taiji is looking forward to his father's return." It's been a long time, if father surrenders, Huang Taiji will definitely treat us well."

"You, you want me to be someone who betrays my ancestors?" Zu Dashou exclaimed in surprise.

"It's better than ransacking the whole family's house and beheading it." Zu Zerun said frantically: "Father, sooner or later the emperor will deal with you like Governor Yuan. Do you still remember how Governor Yuan died? I will always remember , the meat was cut one by one, Yuan Dushi was tortured to death alive, but it is like this, Yuan Dushi has not been rehabilitated until now, in fact, you and I are the remnants of Yuan Dushi. It is because With Guan Ning's iron cavalry in hand, Chongzhen has nothing to do, but if this time after repelling Jiannu, it will be the time to settle accounts after autumn, father, at that time, even if you have made great contributions, you will not escape death, not only you, And all the generals of the Guan Ning Army will also be unlucky. Father, if you don’t think about yourself, you should also think about those generals, and those brothers.”

"Don't talk about it." Zu Dashou stopped Zu Zerun, and he seemed to be ten years older in an instant. He waved his hand wearily and said, "Do as you said!"

"Thank you father." Zu Zerun said in surprise.

(End of this chapter)