The next moment, Bumu Butai, who I am familiar with, made what was probably the most heartbreaking choice a mother needed to make.

Protecting adults or children, oh no, protecting sons or protecting daughters.

This multiple-choice question is not difficult to choose, if it is only calculated from the perspective of survival, if you can only take one child away, throw away Atul, and keep your son, it is a very reasonable choice.

Politically, taking a son means the protection of power, and there can be a slight opportunity to call for the escape of the clan members.

In terms of fate, if the son is thrown away, that is, the heir of the Jurchen family falls into the hands of the enemy, then everything is over, although the Han people have always been good in terms of discipline and reputation, but the bad is bad, the Jurchens and the Mongols themselves have never been bad, so they treat people with themselves, that is, bad people look at everyone like bad people, they do all the bad things, and they can't imagine that there are good people in the world.

In terms of the darkest thoughts, a young person, but already child-reared, and has some merits in appearance, after Atul was captured, after thinking that after being screened, after showing the difference in her identity, she may not die, but is more likely to be taken into a private house by someone who has a special love for young girls, even if it is an old and ugly old man, it is better than death, isn't it.

If it is really a choice of two or the other, Bu Mu Butai made the choice to abandon his daughter, this calculation is not surprising, but once the problem reaches the balance of adding himself to his son and comparing his daughter, then, everyone knows that at that time, our Empress Xiaozhuang, Bu Mu Butai must have calculated that even her son and daughter would abandon this option, in fact, she did think about this issue for a moment.

This is, Xiaozhuang herself knows, she also knows it, her son must think the same way, at that time, Bumu Butai's own choice, thinking.

Bumu Butai knew that he had no way to explain it, the cold war with his son, well, there was no such word at that time, in fact, it was the meaning, and it could only continue, life and death could not be saved, who cared about family affection?

For Bumu Butai, this is a big problem, a big question of life and death, these days, although it is only ignorant, but she still has some awareness, the reason why there is a way to escape from Shengjing City that day is not how good her equestrian skills are, but the Han people in the city deliberately let go of the water and let go of themselves!

It's not difficult to guess, you just need to think about the cause and effect at that time, the whole process, especially after she ran out, she never met anyone, not even a chaser, she knew that although she didn't pull off the work of riding a horse since she was a child, but it was really a long-distance horse, how could she be the opponent of the cavalry? Horses are so delicate and need a lot of supplies to keep moving.

That's the problem, Xiaozhuang now thinks back to herself, and then through the facts she has known these days, she knows that at that time, there were no pursuers in the city who came out to chase her!

This is another pain, that is, if the three children did not abandon at that time, and the four people fled on horseback at the same time, they could have left there smoothly.

If, if, everything is entangled in if, but the world is not so simple, but she is sure of one thing: these Han people may not want to kill themselves, or rather, they don't care about their own lives, and they don't feel that she is a threat to them.

Think about it, what threat can a weak woman with no soldiers, no money, and no support have to them? This is Bumu Butai's biggest reliance so far.

"Sister, Naiyan Department, Totoku Department are all tribes that have risen in recent years, when Lin Dan Khan was his sister-in-law Huang Taiji united the grassland tribes, after the joint destruction, his people were absorbed by them a lot, now the soldiers are strong and strong, you want to borrow the army to make a difference, they must be accepted, recently the patriarchs of the two clans happened to come to us, and they want to see you by name."

Bu Mu Butai seemed to have a bad eye, and said: "This kind of thing, why do you want to see me, well, it's my emperor, why don't you want to see me?" ”

"How can there be any emperor, don't take too much of it, I think the sincerity of the two of them is still full, this time they brought a lot of soldiers and horses, mighty, run like this, the cost alone will not be less."

Bumu Butai said angrily: "What, how many people did they bring, if there is any problem, once we do it, won't we die without a place to bury." ”

Wu Keshan was also a little embarrassed, and this was also a slap in the face.

"Nothing, nothing, it's all their own people, besides, they are very reasonable, they will set up the camp outside the city, if there is any wind and grass, you can close the city at any time, here are all water plants, where can you build a ladder to attack the city, I have the red-clothed cannons left by Huang Taiji here, they are all good things snatched from the pass, who dares to attack my city?"

Bumu Butai said simply: "Maybe they are waiting for the rainy day to attack the city, who knows." ”

On rainy days, old cannons are dead things, which is common knowledge that many people know.

Wu Keshan was also full of shock, as a person who married his sister, married his daughter, and married countless Jurchens to achieve the status of a Mongolian hegemon, Wu Keshan's ability has never had such an option as combat effectiveness, it is naturally impossible to be brave and good at fighting, his territory is poor and difficult to fight, naturally except for Lin Dan Khan, no one will fight his idea.

As we all know, the reason why it can survive to this day is that the role of the Jurchen reinforcements is greater than Wu Keshan's own combat effectiveness.

Bumu Butai is by no means a person who can lead troops, but she has been fighting for a long time, and she has heard a few words of military discussion from Huang Taiji and others no matter what, and Huang Taiji and others' daily dream is naturally to break the border defense of the Celestial Empire and rush into the pass to grab a special robbery, and naturally heard the question about the cannon.

Wu Keshan comforted himself: "Fortunately, these days are the dry season, and there is not much rain. ”

Bumu Butai sighed and said, "Let's invite them another day, no matter what the purpose is, they always want to meet guests." ”

"Okay, things are not easy to do, but there is always a chance, sister, you have to think about how to behave in the future, my nephew is here, it is a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh in the hearts of countless people, and now in this world, it is already good to be alive, or we will find a way to fake our death, and it is better to live incognito than to become the target of the public."

Bumu Butai lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "I know, I will have a way, they can't catch us." ”

After Wu Keshan left, Bumu Butai recalled a sentence in his mind, "Brothers may not be reliable!" ”

For Bumu Butai, who grew up in the grassland, this did not surprise her, there were all kinds of animals on the grassland, dogs, sheep, and cow cubs, all of which would scream and compete with each other for food, and would not give in to each other, competing with each other for their mother's, and sucking their mother's without stopping, even if it was painful to be sucked up, they were still willing to continue to breastfeed their children.

But the size of the mother is limited, itself, is insufficient, at least many times, is not enough for all the cubs to grow up, therefore, the competition between each other, who can grab the mother's, and then occupy it, has become an inevitable need to defeat their brothers and sisters, and the fate of the loser is naturally only death.

Of course, as a woman, Bumu Butai herself does not need to compete with other brothers like boys, not even because of the goat's milk and food necessary for survival, but because of the more scarce and high-end power, women.

Although Bu Mu Butai was a little sad in his heart, he didn't care, life in the world, betraying and being betrayed, this is an integral part of the game, if you were sentimental for such a trivial matter, it would have been eliminated a long time ago.

"Call Sister Kong Sizhen to come, and say that the mourning family misses her."

She closed her eyes and thought about it, Kong Sizhen herself was already helpless, and the Han people she brought with her could only survive if they were dependent on her, if they could be used well, it would be more effective than any army.

Kong Sizhen spent a lot of time to get to Bumu Butai's mansion, of course, the reason is that she doesn't dress up, how dare she meet the housewife at will, in fact, she herself is still weak-hearted, how old a girl is, it is impossible to be perfect.

After thinking about it again, she naturally had to go out, in order to please the other party, she deliberately did not wear Hanfu, but wore a Mongolian robe, which looked very heroic.

As soon as he entered the door, Bumu Butai cheered up and could contact Kong Sizhen, although he had not yet undressed and pushed food, but the degree of intimacy was still excessive.

"How does my sister live here, in the end, the wind and sand are big, and it can't compare to the flowers in the mainland, but it's a pity that I can't let my sister enjoy the glory and wealth."

Kong Sizhen was a little timid, not many years later, after her father was directly done, for the sake of gesture, Xiaozhuang accepted her as a righteous daughter, took her into the palace, and became the tool of Emperor Shunzhi's desire, but in terms of face, life is much more noble.

She only went through the sparse and short-term training of Li Xiangqian and others, and the so-called anti-reconnaissance ability is like this, and the construction of psychological offense and defense is completely unsatisfactory, almost just a chick.

"Thank you sister, you treat me very well, I eat well and dress warmly here, it's really a good life."

Bumu Butai sighed and said: "Have you thought about the future life, we are here, we can't go up or down, and there are hostages who are locked up in the pass, people have been calm for so long, and they have not sent a letter to our sisters, asking us to send ourselves back, otherwise we will kill my daughter, your brother." ”

Kong Sizhen's eyes also flashed with worry, her identity in the eyes of the other party was not a secret, and her younger brother was also captured, and it was not a secret.

Kong Sizhen said: "Maybe in the eyes of the world, we are just two little women, and they are immortals with great magical powers, so naturally they don't care and don't take it to heart." ”

Bumu Butai thought for a moment and said, "If there are really immortals, what will they think of us, obviously they have prayed and chanted so devoutly, but there is no response at all. ”

Kong Sizhen smiled and said, "But if you think about it carefully, how can the gods lack any sacrificial pig heads, or sacrificial beauties, people don't lack anything." ”

Bumu Butai thought for a while and said: "Busy all day long, there must be something to ask for, I heard that those elders in the imperial capital are indeed busy every day, where is the day of the gods, I just don't know, what they want." ”

"Huh."

Bu Mu Butai suddenly said: "Do you have any plans in the future, you can't go back to Guannai, they haven't let go of your father, and it's not safe to come to your brother, even if you want to go back incognito, the orphan girl who has no family to take care of, I'm afraid she won't be able to live." ”

Kong Sizhen knew that his traitor father was directly hanged, but he also became his own talisman, there must be someone around Bumu Butai who could prove that he was indeed hanged at that time, and he naturally had a blood feud with the people in the Guannei, then, that is, he could be trusted, he was a Han girl, in this city, except for Bumu Butai, who originally had the righteousness of master and servant, there was indeed no one else to rely on.

Kong Sizhen said: "Naturally, I have to obey my sister's orders." ”

Bumu Butai said: "If you want to do this, I think, how about you still looking for a family in Mongolia, there are still many good men in the family of the patriarch, maybe in the future, who can suddenly one day rise up and avenge your father." ”

Kong Sizhen remembered that the mission she had come here from the beginning was destined to be offended by both sides, and it was not the fate of people to be unpleasing to both sides.

Think about it seriously, compared to a woman from a civilian background, is her fate really like this?

Kong Sizhen didn't cry, didn't make trouble, just said: "Follow my sister's orders." ”

The days passed quickly, and within a few days, the city of Grejurgen had prepared a grand ceremony, with a large number of people, a large amount of food, and even a part of the various "new" drinks sold from the Kannai Emperor, a kind of soda, which was constantly being sold.

As for the local cattle and sheep in Mongolia, they naturally killed more, and although they did not give the Horqin tribe the wool orders scattered in Mongolia, but such a large grassland, you can always find people who carry goods, so the economy here is also growing well, after all, as the biggest beneficiary of the fall of Lin Dan Khan, the Horqin tribe has reaped the most benefits, those ignorant herdsmen, which Great Khan came to listen to whom.

Therefore, in this period, the one with the most herdsmen and the most sheep is actually Wu Keshan, of course, Wu Keshan is by no means a man of great talent, and it is impossible for a man of great talent to rely on marrying his sister in exchange for a military victory, at most as a bargaining chip, the main force still relies on and relies on himself.

This is the problem, in fact, at this time, the Junggar tribe in the far northwest has taken advantage of the situation to rise, because it can suppress the army of a moth country that has appeared in these regions, the Ming army and the Mongolian army, are pinching each other.

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