On the tenth day of coming to Suide, Venerable Miao Cheng walked into the palace with a Buddhist scripture. Wu Yingxiong, the son of the family, asked him to wait in the small living room outside the study first, and then went in to report to his father.

Venerable Miao Cheng took a look at this small living room: this is an elegant reception room of a scholar's house, with one-color mahogany Ming-style furniture, bonsai such as dwarf pine and cloud bamboo on the coffee table, and celebrity calligraphy and paintings hanging on the four walls, and the small living room is filled with an elegant and dignified atmosphere.

After coming to Suide, Master Miaocheng has a certain understanding of this place for a long time, if there is anything special about Suide or Wu Zhou, I am afraid that it is "everywhere Han style".

The city is Han style, the palace is Han style, the architecture is also Han style, and the residence of officials is also Han style......

Perhaps, this is the only spiritual sustenance for them who are floating outside.

Only when they are far away from their homeland can they know the preciousness of their homeland, just like their unchanging native sound/

"Mage, it's been ten years, you've always been good!"

While Master Miao Cheng was looking, a loud inquiry with a strong Liaodong accent came from the door. It was Wu Sangui who came.

Master Miao Cheng and Wu Sangui are old acquaintances, when they were in Yunnan, Wu Sangui had visited Master Miao Cheng, today wearing a light robe, in Master Miao Cheng's opinion, Wu Sangui's complexion is much worse than when the two met 20 years ago, and the years are not forgiving.

Hurriedly got up and put his hands together and said:

"Miao Cheng has seen General Wu!"

This "General Wu" made Wu Sangui stunned, and then he understood that his "king" was not a king at all in the eyes of the Ming people.

"It's in my house, so you don't have to be formal."

Despite his unforgiving age, Wu Sangui's stride was still strong, and he pointed to the chair with his finger.

"You may be seated!"

Wu Yingxiong, who was following behind, echoed and said, "Master, please take a seat." ”

After the three of them were seated, a palace maid dressed in a sari came in to offer tea.

After the palace maid left, Master Miao Cheng said.

"Seventeen years ago, when the general left Yunnan, the world only thought that the general and the lower general of the Moxia would be buried in the wilderness, but they never thought that the general had created such a feat in Tianzhu, which was really amazing, and the general made great efforts to promote Buddhism here, so that Buddhism reappeared in Tianzhu, and the general had no merit."

With that, Master Miao Chung stood up again and saluted.

"There is no merit!"

Wu Sangui smiled happily.

"Seventeen years ago, when Wu left Yunnan, he never thought that there would be today, Wu left Yunnan that day, it was really a last resort, after all, the Ming Dynasty is so big, there is no place for Wu, the mage also told Wu that Wu and his generals have gone through several hardships before they have gained a foothold here. This Tianzhu is the birthplace of the Buddha, how prosperous was Buddhism back then? It's a pity that later the pagan invasion, the Buddhist temple was destroyed, the believers were either killed, or forced to convert to paganism, Tianzhu has not heard of Buddhism for a long time, and now since Wu has a foothold here, he will greatly promote Buddhism and promote Buddhism...... There is a great need for a great sage like the Venerable Master, such as the Venerable Master who lacks the ability to promote the Dharma today, and now the Venerable Master has come, and he is taking advantage of this to make a difference. ”

Wu Sangui spoke bluntly and quickly. The words are very sincere, in fact, the reason why he is so much about Buddhism is that he can rule here for a long time, and it has nothing to do with what Buddha's light reappears in Tianzhu.

"The Buddha's light reappears in Tianzhu, and the general's merits are immeasurable!"

Wu Sangui touched his mustache and asked with concern:

"Is the mage still used to living here? Has the temple taken over? ”

Master Miao Cheng replied.

"Poor monks have been home all over the world for many years, and they can get used to it anywhere, but they don't learn the language here, and there are always restrictions on how to speak."

"Don't rush, take your time."

Wu Sangui picked up the teacup and said to Master Miao Cheng.

"Drink tea, this tea is from the Celestial Empire."

Master Miao Cheng didn't say anything, and took a sip of the tea bowl. The taste of the tea is quite mellow. Master Miao Cheng put down the tea bowl and suddenly saw that Wu Sangui's expression seemed to be a little distracted. It took him a moment before he came to his senses.

"Master, I heard that you have met Your Majesty in Yuzhong?"

Wu Sangui put down the teacup and changed the topic.

"When the poor monk was in Zhongdu three years ago, he was fortunate to see Long Yan."

Master Miao Cheng replied truthfully.

"Your Majesty is the capital of heaven and man, when he lived in the people, he tasted courage for more than ten years, and only then did he prosper the Ming Dynasty, and the first emperor saw the Ming Dynasty in the spirit of the sky, and he could also see it......"

Master Miao Cheng heard Wu Sangui say this, and then said.

"Today's Ming Dynasty can flourish, all of which is the work of His Majesty, and now the Ming Dynasty is a prosperous era, and the people are living and working in peace and contentment, which is a prosperous scene that has not been seen for decades."

"Hmm."

Wu Sangui nodded slightly and said.

"Although I am in Tianzhu, but I often pay attention to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty is prosperous today, it is really fascinating, Your Majesty is the Ming Jun, and it is really a blessing for the people of the Ming Dynasty to get this Ming Jun."

Master Miao Cheng never expected that Wu Sangui would actually say the same thing.

Obviously, this is beyond his perception of Wu Sangui.

"I know that people in this world have always hated me and hated me for leading the Qing army into the customs back then, but, mage, the reason why Wu led the Qing army into the customs back then was indeed to avenge the revenge of the monarch's father, who would have thought that the Manchu Qing Dynasty would occupy the magpie's nest, so ...... I will tell you the truth today, if he is lucky enough to see Long Yan again, he can tell Your Majesty that Wu has never dared to forget the grace of the first emperor, although Wu has caused natural disasters, but he does not dare to forget that he is a Han and a Ming minister. ”

The atmosphere in the living room suddenly became solemn. When the two met for the first time, Wu Sangui would actually talk to him about such a past, which Master Miao Cheng did not expect. Regarding the matter of Wu Sangui leading the Qing army into the customs in the year of Jiashen, it has long been decided in China - he is a traitor.

This is an ironclad fact, and there is no way to reverse it. Despite some people's justifications, Wu Sangui was not willing to be a lackey of the Manchus like other traitors, and slaughtered the city for him at every turn. But if Wu Sangui had not led the Qing army into the customs, how could there have been subsequent massacres?

Wu Sangui himself did not slaughter himself, but the people who died indirectly in his hands were more than billions of trillions!

Master Miao Cheng also has his own understanding of all this, of course, he also knows that Wu Sangui may not have surrendered to the Manchu Qing in his heart, but he also knows that Wu Sangui is an extremely realistic person, and his surrender is more for personal interests, even if he rebels in the future.

"Back then, people thought that when Wu led the Qing army into the customs, he had already colluded with the Qing army. In fact, I have been greatly wronged. ”

Wu Sangui took a big sip of the teacup on the table, then put the cup down heavily and continued.

"Here's the truth. That year, the first emperor ordered Wu to enter the king of Guanqin, and the armies of all walks of life in the world obeyed the order and did not move, but I led the troops to abandon Ningyuan and led the army and people to withdraw into the king of Qinnei in Guannei, just because tens of thousands of dependents followed the army, so the action was slow...... Everyone knows what happened later, Li Thief occupied the capital, and the first emperor was martyred. What should I do then? I have received great favor from the emperor and should be loyal to the emperor. But Your Majesty has been martyred, what should I do? It happened so suddenly, I didn't know what to do for a moment. So he said, my Wu family was blessed by the Ming Dynasty, His Majesty was martyred, Wu someone must avenge the king, and the Li thief led the army for more than ten years and was about to crusade against Wu, Wu was weak, at this time Dolgon sent someone to visit, saying that he was willing to send troops to help me, at that time, Wu was like a patient who was in a hurry to go to the doctor, although he knew that it was a poison to wear intestines, but he could only take this medicine. At that time, Na Dolgon even promised that after helping me recapture the capital, when the crown prince ascended the throne, as long as he promised a peace treaty, the Ming Dynasty would make an appointment with him as a brotherly country, and there was nothing else to do...... Who would have thought that Wu would fall for his tricks...... Later, Wu discussed with his henchmen for a long time, and there was no good way, and there was only one choice at that time, either to break with Dolgon, but at that time, Wu's troops were weak, how to break with it, so he could only temporarily endure the humiliation, while pursuing Li Thief, while looking for opportunities, and later, God was pitiful, His Majesty raised troops in Jiangnan, but in a few years, he was in the Ming Dynasty and drove away the Manchurians. It's just that Wu is so guilty that he really doesn't dare to beg the world for forgiveness, so he can only flee to Tianzhu......"

Master Miao Cheng listened carefully, but he could hear in his heart that Wu Sangui was excusing himself, if he was really loyal to the Ming Dynasty, why did he go to Yunnan to attack King Jin desperately? forced Emperor Yongli to flee to Burma?

Of course, he won't say this thought, after all, for Wu Sangui, there has long been a public opinion in the world that he is a traitor, and there is no way to argue with this.

Although he knew that Wu Sangui intended to exonerate himself, since he took the initiative to talk about this matter, why not take this opportunity to verify that this is a big case that will surely go down in history, and it is very meaningful to figure it out.

Master Myo Chung says:

"I heard the general talk about that old incident just now, although the poor monk is outside the Five Elements, but this matter is also a public case of my Ming Dynasty, and future generations will definitely want to find out. According to what the lord said, at that time, the reason why the lord led the Qing army into the customs was not because you were the master, but because of the order of Wang Yongji, the governor of Jiliao? ”

"Mage, that's true."

Wu Sangui said categorically, and then sighed.

"Wang Yongji, the governor of Jiliao, sent Wu's lieutenant general to borrow troops from the Qing State, asking them to fight from the north to the south from the Xifengkou Great Wall and the Guanning Iron Cavalry from west to east to fight against the thieves, but at that time, Wu was eager to fight and wanted to avenge his father's revenge, so he sent troops from Shanhaiguan to attack jointly, so ...... but fell for Dorgon's tricks. ”

Master Miao Cheng thought that what Wu Sangui said might not be a lie, and that Wang Yongji, the governor of Jiliao, borrowed troops, which was indeed a fact, and they did not expect that Dolgon would be "treacherous" later. If they hadn't borrowed troops, maybe Li Zicheng would have ascended to the throne of Emperor Dashun and reigned over the world.

But Li Zicheng is better than the Manchu Qing Dynasty!

At least there is no shaving of hair, no alien enslavement!

"Master, if he has a fate, please tell Your Majesty that the crime committed by the minister is really a serious sin, and he never dared to beg His Majesty for forgiveness, but the Guan Ning Army led by the minister was for me to defend the border for decades, and I only asked him to let them live when His Majesty sent troops to Tianzhu!"

Wu Sangui's words, Master Miaocheng was only surprised.

Yes, everyone knows that sooner or later the Ming Dynasty will use soldiers Tianzhu!

How many years of national fortune does this Wu Zhou have?

Thirty years? Fifty years?

Or less?

"Father!"

Wu Yingxiong looked at his father in surprise, he didn't expect his father to say such a thing. But Wu Sangui didn't pay attention to him, but looked at Master Miaocheng and said.

"Master, can I speak from my heart? If it weren't for Wang Yongji's order, I would never have dared to advocate asking for help from the Qing army, but a big mistake has been made, and I am the guilty minister of the Ming Dynasty. However, tens of thousands of Guan Ningjun are not, today I am equal to the foreign land seems to be stable, but I am always concerned about the Ming Dynasty, worried about the hometown of Liaodong, this often says, the fallen leaves return to the roots, Wu is not able to return, just hope for the future...... The imperial court can let go of the Guanning army......"

Master Miao Cheng found that Wu Sangui's eyes showed a sincere gaze, and he felt that Wu Sangui's words were from the heart.

After a moment of silence, Master Miao Cheng said:

"In the future, if he is lucky enough to see Long Yan one day, the poor monk will definitely inform His Majesty of these words."

Subsequently, Wu Sangui and Master Miao Cheng chatted there for a long time, chatting about both Buddhism and Daming, and for a time it was also a pleasure for the guests and hosts.

It wasn't until after sending Master Miao Cheng away that Wu Yingxiong said.

"Father, is it true that you, what you just said?"

Hearing his son say this, Wu Sangui just said with a smile.

"Ying Xiong, do you think the Ming Dynasty will use soldiers in Tianzhu?"

"Hmmm......"

After a moment of silence, Wu Yingxiong said.

"Maybe, after all, the Straits Settlements are close at hand, plus Pingnan, Father, do you mean that if the Ming Dynasty uses troops, we will surrender the whole country?"

Wu Sangui was silent for a moment, and then said with a solemn expression on his face.

"Even if the country surrenders alone, how can the emperor of the Ming Dynasty tolerate loneliness? Can you accommodate my big week? ”

Turning his face, Wu Sangui looked at his son and said,

"Emperor Xingqian will never forget Lone, so it is impossible for Lone to surrender the whole country, but ......"

Wu Sangui was silent for a moment, and then said.

"But, now he can't pull away, the Ming can't forget the loneliness, and the same can't forget the Manchus, now the Manchus have arrived in the Western Regions, and even fought with Persia many times, the more the Manchus jump in the Western Regions, the shorter their days will be, and the Ming will definitely use troops in the Western Regions!"

"Father, do you mean that we join forces with the Manchus?"

Wu Yingxiong asked tentatively.

"Hmph, what did you get from joining forces with him last time?"

Speaking of this, Wu Sangui said with a little sadness.

"If Dorgon had not been treacherous, how would he have ended up as king? If the borrowing of troops is successful, our Wu family will be the hero of the rebuilding of the Ming Dynasty! ”

There was a brief silence in the living room, and soon Wu Sangui returned to normalcy and said to his son.

"In short, you remember one sentence, no matter what time it is, don't believe those Tartars, the Tartars are really tigers and wolves, and they have no faith at all, understand? Never trust them! ”

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