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Suizhou, Henan General Military Office.

Xu Dingguo, the chief military officer of Henan, put his hands behind his back and paced anxiously.

It has been ten days since the messenger was dispatched, and it is said that he should have arrived in Beijing a long time ago, so why has there been no news?

Now, except for the Dashun army in western Henan in the hands of Li Zicheng, most of Henan is controlled by the Qing court, and only a few prefectures and counties are still under the rule of the Ming court.

Among them is the Guide House.

And Xu Dingguo, the chief soldier sitting in Suizhou, was the general who commanded the most troops in Henan in the Ming court.

To say that Xu Dingguo's experience can be described as rich. In his early years, he served in the army under Yuan Keli in Dengzhou, and was later promoted to the chief military officer of Shanxi. When Li Zicheng besieged Kaifeng, Xu Dingguo was ordered to lead the army to the rescue. When the army was stationed in Qinshui, it broke up overnight for some reason, and he was arrested and imprisoned, and was once sentenced to death. But at this time, the Ming Dynasty was already in turmoil, and Emperor Chongzhen was really unavailable, so he finally decided to let Xu Dingguo make meritorious contributions.

It was Xu Dingguo who was also named the chief military officer of Henan to aid and suppress Henan, presiding over the affairs of Henan's suppression of thieves.

Soon after, Li Zicheng conquered Beijing, and Emperor Chongzhen hanged the coal mountain. Xu Dingguo, who was good at seeing the wind and steering, was ready to submit to Li Zicheng, but then Li Zicheng was defeated by the Manchu Eight Banners at Shanhaiguan.

Dolgon took advantage of the situation and occupied the Gyeonggi region.

Now Xu Dingguo is a little embarrassed.

He was nominally the commander-in-chief of Henan under the title of the Great Ming Emperor, and he was still under the rule of the Ming court when he returned to the Defu.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is now Li Zicheng's Dashun Army and the Manchu Eight Banners Army competing for Henan.

Xu Dingguo decided to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. When two tigers fight, one will be injured. But whoever wins, no matter who wins, will not allow the existence of warlords in Henan.

After a few months of observation, the Shun army has been defeated repeatedly, and the entire territory has shrunk to a corner of western Henan. No matter how you look at it, it is very likely that the Manchus will unify Henan.

Yes, Xu Dingguo made a decision, he decided to shave his hair and reduce his hair!

In these years, there are soldiers in their hands, and they are hard to speak.

Xu Dingguo, as the chief soldier of Henan, still has 10,000 soldiers in his hands.

As long as he surrenders with this army of 10,000 people, he will definitely be treated preferentially.

He originally had no loyalty to the Ming court, and the reason why he was so vacillating before was nothing more than choosing a master between Li Zicheng and the Manchu Qing.

Now that the decision had been made, Xu Dingguo would not hesitate any longer, and immediately sent a messenger to Beijing to inform the regent of the Qing court of the idea of surrendering to the Qing court.

However, to Xu Dingguo's great disappointment, the messenger went for ten days, and there was no news of him like a mud cow in the sea.

If it drags on, wait until Wei Hui's chief soldier Zu Kefa and Huaiqing's chief soldier Jin Yuhe lead the troops to call, and then the effect of surrendering to Cheng will be completely different.

Just when Xu Dingguo was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, his eldest son Xu Er'an ran all the way to the Yamen of the General Army, and walked through the courtyard to the study where Xu Dingguo was.

"Father, a good thing, a great good thing!"

Xu Er'an people arrived before they came, which attracted Xu Dingguo's sideways looks.

"Oh? But there's news from Beijing? ”

Xu Er'an walked in front of Xu Dingguo in three steps and two steps, and bowed his hand respectfully: "Father, the Qing court sent someone." ”

"Ahh

Xu Dingguo was stunned.

He thought that at most, the news would come from Beijing, but who would have thought that the Qing court had sent someone here.

"Where are you now?"

It is related to the glory and wealth of his family, and Xu Dingguo naturally attaches great importance to it.

"It's all placed in the flower hall, and my son is waiting for someone to have good tea and water."

Xu Er'an was very proud and said: "Just wait for my father to decide everything in one fell swoop." ”

"Yes."

Xu Dingguo was very satisfied with his son's flattery. He gradually regained his composure, and said while rubbing his short chin and hair: "This matter is very important, and it must not be known to outsiders. ”

"My son knows that if anyone dares to chew his tongue, he will cut it off and drink it!"

Xu Er'an said viciously.

Xu Dingguo calmed down a little, and ordered Xu Er'an: "You send someone to guard outside the flower hall, and no one is allowed to enter without my orders!" ”

"My son obeys!"

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In the flower hall of the General Soldier's Mansion, there were more than a dozen sturdy men.

These people are all dressed in military uniforms and look very capable. However, their heads were bare, and only a thin braid was left at the back of their heads, which looked somewhat funny.

They came all the way on horseback, and finally they were able to rest, so naturally the whale sucked the cow and drank it, and the tea prepared by the servants of the general army was drunk as soon as it was full.

"Your envoy is coming, and you are not welcome. It's really Xu's fault! ”

Xu Dingguo Shi Ran paced in, with a smile on his face.

"This is Chief Xu?"

The first messenger stood up and looked at the commander-in-chief of Henan's army with his eyes narrowed.

"It is in the next place, dare to ask what your envoy is called?"

"I'm just a rough guy, the name doesn't matter. It's that Xu Zongbing is in a hurry to receive the regent's order, right? ”

The messenger raised an eyebrow and said very contemptuously.

Xu Dingguo didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said: "What your envoy said is that Xu will accept the order." ”

After saying that, he knelt on the ground and received the order with the courtier's courtesy.

"The decree of the regent of the Qing Dynasty: Xu Dingguo, the commander-in-chief of Henan, if he can abandon the darkness and turn to the light, choose the main thing, and allow him to keep his headquarters stationed in Suizhou and still hold his original post."

After he read Dorgon's order, he smiled and said, "Is General Xu willing to abandon the darkness and become a courtier of the Qing Dynasty?" ”

Xu Dingguo was faintly disappointed in his heart.

He originally thought that he would lead his troops to surrender, at least he would be able to get some rewards, who would have thought that he would just stay in his original position.

But now that it has been decided, it is natural that it can no longer be reversed at will. Otherwise, the Qing court was angry and sent troops to fight, and he was afraid that he would die without a place to be buried.

"The minister is willing to be the regent and serve the dogs and horses of the Qing Dynasty!"

Xu Dingguo bowed three times and bowed nine times in the direction of Beijing, and said in a hurry.

Hmph, another rushing to be a minion!

The messenger glanced at Xu Dingguo with disdain, cleared his throat and said, "In this case, General Xu will wait for the order of the imperial court." I believe that the prince will make arrangements soon. ”

"Your envoy has worked hard all the way, and please stay in the house for a few more days to rest and rest, so that Xu can do his best as a landlord."

Xu Dingguo completely ignored his posture this time, almost flattering.

"Then you don't have to. I also asked the general soldiers to prepare some horses for us, and we will rest for the night, and we will leave early tomorrow morning. ”

"Ahh

Xu Dingguo's jaw almost dropped in shock.

These people are crazy, and it's not like this to sell their lives.

"The noble envoy is in a hurry to return to the imperial court, and Xu should naturally not be retained. But..."

"I'm afraid Mr. Xu is mistaken. We are not going back to Beijing to resume our lives, but we are going to continue south. ”

Continue south?

At this time, Xu Dingguo was completely confused.

Could it be that these people not only came to Suizhou to preach the decree, but also had other tasks on them?

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