Chapter 69: The Camel and the Straw (2)
The top flowers were piled up like a hill, and of course Tong Guoqi understood what this meant. But Rao is like this, Chen Kai's "honesty" that he was not interested in persuasion with one mouth was indeed a stab in his heart, and the stinging feeling made his anger blurt out even more.
"Chen Kai, it fell into your hands today, I think I am inferior to others, why humiliate me so much!"
The halberd pointed to the current, Heng Mei was cold, and Tong Guoqi was still standing there. Perhaps, if it weren't for Chen Kai's fame over the years, he would have pounced a long time ago.
"Hey, Tong Fujun, with the current situation, do you think it's necessary for this official to come here to humiliate you?"
Chen Kai was as calm as ever, just like a basin of cold water, he directly poured Tong Guoqi with a heart-piercing cold. Yes, from the overall situation, the Ming army is already in danger in the southwest, and in the southeast, Chen Kai has already gained the initiative after a wave of operation. At this time, it should be a race against time to expand the results of the battle in order to further change the situation of the battle, and there is no time to waste. What's more, they don't have a common hatred, it's the first time they've even met in these years, and it really doesn't make sense for Tete to come to humiliate them.
This remark really calmed down Tong Guoqi a lot, thinking carefully about Chen Kai's words just now, Chen Kai's meaning is very clear, that is, not to persuade him to surrender, but Tong Guoqi has something he thinks has use value. And this use value allows him to squeeze out time to run with him in the race against time. However, the problem is that even he himself can't figure out what use he has other than being a governor.
"Chen Kai, you don't want to extract court secrets from my mouth, it's impossible to say a word."
After thinking about it, Tong Guoqi only felt that since Chen Kai did not persuade him to surrender, he must have wanted to get some information. After all, he was born in the most powerful Tong Jia clan in the officialdom of the early Qing Dynasty, and theoretically he should know some of the secrets within the Qing court. Perhaps, Chen Kai is planning to use these secrets to make a big fuss.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it must be so. With a word, self-confidence seems to have returned to the body. It's a pity that this confidence didn't last a few breaths, and it was dissipated by Chen Kai again.
"Hehe, if you need to pry a few words out of your mouth, it is enough for the official to send a cool official over, and you need to go out in person?" Shaking his head with a smile, Chen Kai then said even more unbelievable words to Tong Guoqi: "This official is here to do business with Tong Fujun. As a matter of sincerity, the officer can release you unconditionally, and even give you a copy of your military merits. ”
Hearing this, Tong Guoqi couldn't help but be stunned. Looking closely, Chen Kai's expression was sincere, but it deepened his suspicions. After all, since ancient times, the great traitors and evildoers must be wise and courageous. Recalling the Qing court's investigation of Chen Kaiqi over the years, it can be seen that he can be described as a great traitor, a great evil, a great wisdom, and a great courage.
However, without waiting for Tong Guoqi to make a sarcastic remark, Chen Kai seemed to have seen what he was thinking: "Don't worry, this official will not leave any handle on you, after all, cooperating with the Tartars, no matter what the reason is, no matter what you get because of it, the impact on your reputation will outweigh the losses." As for doing business, there are always some risks. If you don't want to take risks and try to make a lot of money, it's no different from waiting for pie to fall from the sky. Let you go and give you a military merit, it's all an investment for me. You can not keep your promises, but this official believes that Tong Fujun is a smart person and can distinguish the pros and cons, because this will be the best chance for you to soar in this life. ”
Feihuang Tengda, this word is not very attractive to Tong Guoqi. He was born in Tong Jia's clan, although they all know that Tong Jia's is a Jurchen, but they have long been sinicized, even in the system of the Eight Banners, they are also in the Han Army Banner, not the Eight Banners of Manchuria. Now that he has become a governor, there is really not much room for improvement. After all, there are also the banner lords of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, the princes, the clan, the Gushan Ezhen, and the important ministers such as Sony, Suppilon, and Aobai. Even if it is known as "Tong Banchao", the ceiling is at most the governor and Shangshu. Could it be that Chen Kai could still make him the regent of the imperial father, that would be a frustration!
However, after hearing these words, Tong Guoqi did not make any sneering expressions at the first time, but hesitated for a moment before regaining that kind of horizontal eyebrows. It's just that the momentum is not as good as before.
"You don't want me to do anything disloyal to the court!"
Hearing this, the corners of Chen Kai's mouth raised, and he asked with a sneer: "Although Nurhachi was a son-in-law for your Tong family back then, but now your masters still have people to admit this matter?" In the final analysis, after all, this captive court is surnamed Aixin Jueluo, not surnamed Tong, so desperate, why bother. ”
Nurhachi's early years as the son-in-law of the Tong family are recorded in the late Ming Dynasty, and many records directly call Nurhachi Tong Nurhachi, rather than Aixinjue Luo Nurhachi. But in the "Qing History Manuscript", even the younger brother Shuerhaqi, who was executed by Nurhachi, has half a page of text, but the poor woman only has a short line - "Concubine Yuan, Tong Jia's family, is the earliest to return to Taizu." The second son, Chu Ying, Dai Shan. Female one, what is the next marriage ceremony", that's all. Regarding her life experience, life, personality traits, cause of death, and place of burial, these things must be written in the "Qing Historical Manuscript * Biography of the Concubine" and other records about the concubine.
Chen Kai remembers that when he saw this almost negligible account, he couldn't help but think of an old incident. In his later years, Nurhachi once threw the first general, Li Yongfang, into prison, and while beating him with his own hands, he also cried and scolded Li Yongfang, "I know you just look down on me." His inferiority complex has reached a point where people can't laugh or cry. In this way, it is logical to let the record that once served as a son-in-law disappear without a trace. Even, if it weren't for the existence of Chu Ying and Dai Shan, if it weren't for the fact that these two sons were once his heirs and generals, and they would have been passed down to future generations, there are too many historical materials involved, I'm afraid that even these pitiful twenty-three words will be deleted cleanly.
This old matter, since it involves Nurha's unbearable past, now, the Aixin Jueluo family is reluctant to mention it, and the Tong family naturally does not dare to mention it, but Chen Kai can blatantly take it out and stab people. It's not that I'm complaining about the woman who is not human, but I just want to remind Tong Guoqi that your Tong Jia clan is fundamentally different from other Manchu nobles.
At this moment, his ridicule fell into Tong Guoqi's ears, and he was inevitably annoyed and angry. In the next second, he retorted almost without thinking: "That pseudo-dynasty is not surnamed Chen, what are you Chen Kai working so hard for!" ”
Glory and wealth, loyalty and patriotism, Huayi defense, Tong Guoqi blurted out, and he guessed that Chen Kai's answer was nothing more than to choose one or more of these several. However, hearing such a rhetorical ridicule, Chen Kai snorted coldly, sat up straight again, and the momentum of the whole person also rose suddenly.
"Unlike Nurhachi, the official never shy away from the downfall of the year. However, from the first year of Yongli when the official landed on Nanao Island to serve the country, starting from a small workshop in charge of more than a dozen craftsmen, to this day, only 11 years, I am already one of the few feudal officials in the world. Even the Imperial Court, which still has most of the world, would never dare to underestimate me, let alone the Emperor. In the coming day, the Ming Dynasty will prosper, and it is not necessary to mention the cabinet to worship the prime minister. Further afield, even if I have no hope in this life, my children and grandchildren can stand on my shoulders and continue to struggle. Who can guarantee that this world has nothing to do with my Chen family?! ”