Chapter 545 Each has his own thoughts (the original chapter was sealed, so as not to affect the reading experience, let's put it here first)

Zu Zerun put away the letter, his eyes were as sharp as a knife, he looked directly at the servant who was dodging, and said in a deep voice: "My father has always been in good health, how could he suddenly be seriously ill and unable to be a director, what this letter says, but the truth?" ”

Seeing his aggressive gaze, the servant didn't dare to look at him, but just said, "Grandmaster is really unwell, so he sent his subordinates to come urgently." It's just that the grandfather wants to say something to the son, but I don't know below, and I ask the son to forgive me. ”

Zu Zerun stared at the servant's uneasy face, looked carefully for a while, his eyebrows were tightly locked, and his face was very sharp, but in the end he didn't say anything.

And when this servant saw Zu Zerun's serious appearance, he was suddenly very restrained, and he stood awkwardly, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in Zu Zerun's gourd.

In the end, Zu Zerun sighed lightly, waved his hand lightly with a helpless face, and said to the servant: "Okay, Ben will know, you go back first, tell my father, tomorrow morning, I will go into the city to see him." ”

The servant answered, and hurried back.

Zu Zerun stared at his figure in a hurry, but his face was very tense, and his eyes were full of infinite worry and confusion. Then, with a long sigh, he slumped into his chair.

He waved his hand irritably, and retreated from everyone, and in the huge inner room, only Zu Zerun himself sat like a puppet.

From this servant's insincere expression, Zu Zerun could already guess that this servant was telling a lie, and Zu Dashou probably just wanted to summon himself to his side, and he was afraid that he would not come, so he deliberately made up such a lie.

So, why did Zu Dashou do this?

Zu Zerun intuitively guessed that it was his father, Zu Dashou, who also heard the news that the emperor was now seriously injured and could not serve the council, and was afraid that he would not be able to make a good choice in the future, so he was so eager to summon himself to go and discuss with himself in detail?

That's how it should be.

Since his father Zu Dashou surrendered to the Qing court, in order to show Huang Taiji that he is loyal to the Qing Dynasty without selfish feelings, Zu Zerun has always adopted an attitude of indifference and deliberate avoidance towards Zu Dashou who lives idly in Shengjing City. It had been several months since Zu Dashou surrendered to the Qing court, and Zu Zerun, who was stationed outside Shengjing City, had only been to Zu Dashou twice.

Thinking of now, Zu Dashou saw that the situation was not right, and he was not afraid of the Qing court's investigation, and he bothered to make up the reason for his serious illness, so he summoned himself to see him to discuss countermeasures, and the love of licking calves can be seen. And thinking about himself, in the past few months, Zu Zerun's heart was quite guilty for a while with such a cold attitude towards his father.

"Father's ......"

Zu Zerun muttered in his mouth, and there was some sparkling in his eyes. After thinking about it for a while, he stood up, called his men, and went to buy some pastries and gifts to bring to his father to-morrow.

And Zu Dashou's letter was also delivered to Zu Zepu, Zu Zehong, Zu Zeqing, and Zu Zeyuan in a short time.

After receiving Zu Dashou's letter, Zu Zepu and Zu Zehong were both very shocked and worried, and they wanted to come immediately, but considering that Zu Dashou had asked them to arrive early tomorrow morning in the letter, the two finally decided to set off into the city early tomorrow morning to see how serious their father's illness was.

And such a letter was sent to the 3,000 soldiers and horses who led Jinzhou to surrender, stationed in the area of Wujing Camp on the bank of the Hunhe River in the west of Shenyang, when the main general Zu Zeyuan and the deputy general Zu Zeqing were in the hands of the two people, the two were very surprised at first, but then, the two who had followed Zu Dashou for a long time also quickly understood Zu Dashou's true intentions.

After sending away the servant who delivered the letter and telling him that early tomorrow morning, the two of them would enter the city to see Zu Dashou, Zu Zeqing and Zu Zeyuan discussed secretly in the military tent.

Zu Zeyuan squinted his eyes, with a strange and inexplicable expression, he first said: "Zeqing, look, your uncle summoned the two of us to go, but is it really because of physical illness?" “

When Zu Zeqing heard this, he sighed lightly and replied in a deep voice: "In my opinion, my father's illness is not a physical disease, but a heart disease." “

Zu Zeyuan grinned, and said: "Oh, do you mean that when the Qing Emperor is like a waste and the Qing Dynasty is about to have civil strife, my uncle is worried about the current situation, so he specially summoned us to see him on the grounds of illness to discuss countermeasures?" “

Zu Zeqing nodded, sighed and said, "That's right." My father has good intentions, although he is idle and has nothing to do every day, but for the current situation, I am afraid that he cares more than us. What's more, we still have 3,000 Jinzhou troops in our hands, for this old army soaked in my father's hard work for many years, although he made a blind attitude on the surface, but in his heart, I am afraid that he is still worried. “

Zu Zeyuan looked at Zu Zeqing directly, didn't speak for a long time, and finally said faintly: "Zeqing, you say, will my uncle take advantage of the civil strife in the Qing Dynasty and take us back to the Ming Kingdom?" “

Zu Zeyuan's words made Zu Zeqing tremble, but after thinking about it for a while, he still nodded again and again: "Well, cousin, you are reasonable. On that day, my father surrendered to the Qing court, but he was unwilling. If it weren't for the fact that the food and salary in Jinzhou City had been exhausted, the 130,000 Ming troops that Hong Chengchou had come to aid would have been completely defeated and wiped out by the Qing army, and his father would have said that he would not have surrendered. Therefore, it is not surprising to me at all if he now has the intention of leading his troops to rejoin the Ming Dynasty. I am thinking that now there is a power vacuum in the Qing Dynasty, and the management of all kinds of military and political affairs is in a state of laxity and chaos. I think my father must have seen this and thought that it was very possible to take this opportunity to return to the Ming Dynasty with our group of Jinzhou troops. “

Zu Zeyuan also nodded; "Yes, Zeqing, your opinion is the same as mine, and I am also thinking that my uncle may really have taken advantage of the civil unrest in the Qing Dynasty to lead his troops to surrender again. Speaking of which, the domestic and foreign difficulties of the day were forced to surrender, what a grievance! Now that I think about it, there are no words to express the contrition in my heart. If I can really return to the Ming Dynasty, my ancestor Zeyuan should have no second words, and it will all depend on my uncle's judgment. “

Zu Zeqing laughed, and said hurriedly: "Cousin, if you think like this, the foolish brother also thinks the same." Rather than stay here and be forced to become cannon fodder in the struggle for power and profit within the Qing court, it is better to return to the Ming Dynasty and give yourself a new way to live. If my father did make such a point tomorrow, I would be the first to agree. “

Zu Zeyuan nodded again, and said in a concluding manner: "Okay, early tomorrow morning, let's enter the city together and go to see my uncle." In such a turbulent moment, we should really make a decision as soon as possible. “

The time of the day passed quickly.

After dawn the next day, Zu Dashou's sons and nephews all entered the city one after another, bringing all kinds of gifts and condolences in their hands, and came to Zu Dashou's residence as promised.

What they didn't expect was that Zu Dashou lived alone in the inner room, and just ordered them to wait in the outer room, saying that after everyone arrived, he would talk to them in a unified manner. At the same time, Zu Dashou sent a servant and hurriedly invited Hong Chengchou to come over.

Zu Dashou's statement was also estimated by his sons and nephews. Like Zu Zerun, Zu Zeyuan, and Zu Zeqing, they all smiled slightly, and after handing over the gifts to the servants, they waited quietly outside.

And after Zu Zepu and Zu Zehong, who didn't know what was going on, they wanted to see how sick their father was, but they were stopped by Zu Zerun, and after complaining, they also understood Zu Dashou's true intentions, so they went to the outhouse to wait with peace of mind.

Not long after, Hong Chengchou rushed to Zu Dashou's residence. Hearing the news of Hong Chengchou's arrival, Zu Dashou, who was neatly dressed, opened the door and walked out of the door.

Seeing Zu Dashou come out, Zu Zerun was the first to react, he pretended to be surprised and said: "Oh, it turns out that my father is so Kangtai, but for some reason he sent someone to send a letter to the child, saying that it was ......"

When Zu Zerun deliberately didn't say anything, Zu Dashou also waved his hand, interrupting him, and he said aloud; "Yes, my father is lying, but this is also something that cannot be helped, because I am afraid that you will not be able to excuse something, so I pretend to say this. Fortunately, you have all arrived, so that the Father can tell you what he is going to say next. “

Zu Zerun said hurriedly: "What does my father say, but please make it clear that as long as the children can do it, they will do their best." “

After Zu Zerun finished speaking, Zu Zepu, Zu Zehong, Zu Zeqing, Zu Zeyuan and others also expressed their positions, saying that no matter what Zu Dashou said, he would follow it completely and would not violate it slightly.

And Hong Chengchou, who was watching coldly from the side, saw that everyone was saying this, a faint smile appeared on his face, but a cold light flashed in his eyes.

Hong Chengchou, who has been in politics for a long time, knows that their current statements, before hearing Zu Dashou's true opinions, are just empty words to deal with, and they can't be true at all. Next, after Zu Dashou himself said that he led his troops to vote for Li Xiao, he could really see everyone's true attitude.

At this time, Zu Dashou, after looking around at everyone, his cold gaze stared straight at the flickering eyes of his eldest son.

He had already guessed in his heart that although this Zu Zerun said such a thing, in his heart, he would definitely be full of vigilance and doubts about what he thought of saying next, and he would never really say anything.

Zu Dashou sighed lightly, but did not immediately express his opinion as Zu Zerun imagined, and kicked the ball to him first, he asked lightly: "Zerun, for the sake of my father, I ask you, what do you think of the current situation in the Qing Kingdom?" “

Zu Zerun was stunned for a moment, and said secretly in his heart, what does my father mean by this, is he testing my attitude?

However, although he thought so in his heart, he replied hurriedly: "Father, since you ask such a question, the boy will dare to analyze it." If there is anything shallow and ridiculous, please correct your father. “

"You just say that you can't bear it, and it is true that you are a father, and I want to hear your true thoughts." Zu Dashou said calmly.

Seeing his father say this, Zu Zerun coughed lightly and said aloud to everyone: "Father, Master Hong, brothers, in my opinion, the current situation in the Qing Kingdom can be described as treacherous, dangerous and abnormal. Since the emperor's expedition to Vladivostok Fort and was seriously injured by the Tang army, there was naturally an unfillable vacuum in the power at the top of the Qing Dynasty. Then, from the child's point of view, next, the Aixin Jueluo clan will definitely start to fight for the supreme power of the Qing Dynasty. And among these Aixin Jueluo clans, the most powerful and status are undoubtedly Dolgon and Hauge, so the next struggle for supreme power is bound to start between these two. “

When Zu Zerun said this, he paused, he quickly glanced at the crowd, and found that everyone was still listening to himself, so he continued: "And if the two of them want to fight, then the generals of the Han army, such as me, can naturally only stand in line and serve their respective masters. So I think that next, we must judge clearly who has the best chance of winning, and then take refuge in the camera, so that we can win in the final battle, and at the same time, with the merit of supporting the dragon, our own power and wealth can also be preserved. “

When Zu Zerun said this, Hong Chengchou on the side interjected faintly: "Then Zu Gushan thinks, who should he vote for, is it appropriate?" “

Zu Zerun was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Master Hong, you are an important minister of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and you are a resourceful person, don't you understand?" Now among the Qing Kingdom, the most powerful is Dolgon. This person far surpassed the emperor's eldest son, Hauge, in terms of prestige, resourcefulness, and the support of his subordinates, as well as the number of soldiers and horses in his hands, so I think that if we can lead the people to Liaoyang in time to join Dolgon, then we will definitely be able to stand in a correct position in the next civil war. If Dorgon wins, we can also rise to the top, but there is no doubt about it. “

After Zu Zerun finished speaking, he threw himself at Zu Dashou with an expectant eye. Unexpectedly, Zu Dashou listened to him, and did not immediately express his position, but kept holding his beard, and his brows were even more furrowed.

Zu Zerun didn't have time to speak, but Hong Chengchou on the side sighed lightly, he shook his head and said; "Zugushan, you think that Dolgon will win and Haug will lose, but you are taking it for granted."

"Taken for granted? What are you talking about? Being robbed of Hong Chengchou like this, Zu Zerun suddenly felt that his face was a little unbearable, and he hurriedly said: "Master Hong, what do you mean by this?" Now Dolgon's power is far stronger than Hauge, this is a well-known thing, we Han army, naturally follow the trend, hugging the thickest thigh, thinking that the future will be a good future, what is wrong with this, how can it be taken for granted? ”

Hong Chengchou sneered and said lightly: "Okay, since Zugushan you insist so much that it is the wisest move to take refuge in Dolgon, then let me ask you, if in the future, when Dolgon and Haoge are fighting each other, but someone takes advantage of the situation and takes advantage of the domestic turmoil in the Qing Dynasty to attack the Qing Dynasty in order to obtain the benefits of the fisherman, then do you still think that Dolgon will still win?" ”

Hong Chengchou's faint words made Zu Zerun's face change greatly.

"Master Hong, who are the external forces you are talking about?"

"King Pingliao, Li Xiao."