Liu Hui took the lead in meeting Wu Sangui, showing respect for him and reporting his name and identity. Although Wu Sangui was disdainful in his heart, he was quite polite on the surface, and he didn't show Liu Hui his face.

After a polite exchange between the two sides for a while, Wu Sangui went straight to the point: "I don't know why Gonggong Liu came this time?" ”

Liu Hui immediately took the holy decree hidden in the box from the eunuch behind him, opened it in front of Wu Sangui, took out the holy decree but did not read it, and sent it directly to Wu Sangui, and said with a smile: "Please take a look at General Wu." ”

Wu Sangui threw a look of acquaintance over to him, and then took the holy decree to look at it. After a moment, Wu Sangui put down the holy decree and fell silent.

Liu Hui had been observing Wu Sangui's reaction, and when he saw the embarrassed look on his face, he immediately felt that something was wrong. He hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Is there any difficulty in General Wu Bing?" ”

Wu Sangui put down the holy decree and said: "Gonggong Liu doesn't know that this general soldier has been guarding Shanhaiguan in Liaodong for several years. During this period, the general soldier never let Houjin step into my Ming Dynasty. With this achievement, it is natural that my subordinates exchanged their blood and lives for it. ”

Liu Hui was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Wu Sangui suddenly meant by talking about this? He hesitated for a moment, and then spoke: "General Wu has made outstanding achievements, and the emperor has always kept it in mind, but the imperial court has been in difficulty recently, and I believe that General Wu also knows the reason. This time, Huang Taiji led the army to attack again, and hoped that General Wu would focus on the overall situation. ”

Wu Sangui's face suddenly turned cold, and he snorted coldly: "This matter is powerless, the current strength of Shanhaiguan is seriously insufficient, if the troops are transferred to Jiayuguan to assist in the defense, then Shanhaiguan may be taken advantage of by Houjin at any time." ”

Unexpectedly, Wu Sangui suddenly refused so simply, Liu Hui didn't know what to say for a while. What Wu Sangui said just now is not all shirk, but there are also some real situations.

However, Liu Hui also understood in his heart that on the surface alone, what Wu Sangui just said was a bit exaggerated.

Wu Sangui has been operating in Liaodong for so many years, and his strength should not be underestimated, Liu Hui has seen all the way to the situation of strong soldiers and horses, and Liaodong and Shanhaiguan are not as unbearable as Wu Sangui said.

Liu Hui thought about it for a moment, then took out another holy decree from the eunuch behind him, and said with a smile: "General Wu might as well take a look at this holy decree again, and then make a decision." ”

Wu Sangui was slightly stunned for a moment, then quickly opened the holy decree and looked at it, after which he frowned and said, "The king of the opposite sex? ”

Liu Hui saw Wu Sangui's surprised look, and his heart suddenly settled, and he smiled: "General Wu might as well think about it, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" ”

Wu Sangui looked up at Liu Hui, then nodded and said, "That's it, give Father-in-law Liu a reply in three days, and if there is an old father-in-law Liu in the past three days, he will rest here for the time being." ”

Liu Hui immediately got up and laughed sharply: "It's okay, Mr. Wu thinks about it slowly." ”

Wu Sangui laughed twice, and then asked the housekeeper to send Liu Hui and the others down to rest. He wandered alone in the hall for a moment, then turned and headed for the backyard.

Chongzhen informed in the holy decree that as long as Wu Sangui was willing to transfer troops to Jiayuguan to assist in the defense and repel the Houjin army, he would be named the prince of the opposite sex. Liaodong will be his fief in the future, and Wu Sangui is very moved by this temptation, so he began to take it seriously.

In the study in the backyard, Wu Sangui summoned his most trusted subordinates and military advisors to discuss.

The two holy decrees were placed on the desk in the study, and Wu Sangui pointed to the holy decree that talked about the king of the opposite sex and said, "You all help me to refer to the details, do you want to agree to the matter of the imperial court to transfer troops to assist in defense this time." ”

Wang Pingfan is Wu Sangui's cronies and his most proud general, he roughly read the holy decree and said to Wu Sangui: "General soldier, now Liaodong is already ours, the court is not the king of the opposite sex for us, there is no difference at all." Therefore, the subordinates thought that there was no need to pay attention to the imperial court, it was not necessary at all. ”

Another middle-aged man, Li Ao, Wu Sangui's military advisor, shook his head and said: "It is necessary, it is right that Liaodong is in our hands now, but it is still subject to the constraints of the imperial court." If the general army seals the king of the opposite sex this time, this large territory in Liaodong will really be ours in the future. Therefore, the general soldier might as well make some sense, send a new soldier, and make a show to get this king of the opposite sex first. ”

Wu Sangui smiled and said, "I also have this idea, since the military advisor thinks it is feasible, then we might as well do it." ”

After a short discussion, Wu Sangui immediately made up his mind. The three of them were about to leave, but there was a guard outside who reported that Huang Taiji had sent a messenger again.

After Wu Sangui and the military advisor glanced at each other, both of them had smiles in their eyes, and Wu Sangui first asked Wang Pingfan to go down to prepare a new army. And he himself and the military advisor stayed in the study to receive the envoy sent by Huang Taiji.

The person who came was already an old acquaintance of Wu Sangui, a Han man, who looked like a scholar, and every time Huang Taiji wanted to win over Wu Sangui, he was in the middle. This person's name is Wang Shuo, a native of Liaodong.

"Wang Shuo, what does Huang Taiji want?" After Wu Sangui saw Wang Shuo, he asked directly.

"Mr. Wu is still so straightforward, I won't say much politely, this time the Great Khan is very sincere, I hope Mr. Wu won't hesitate." Wang Shuo said with a smile.

"What sincerity is insincere, this general soldier is a real person, if you still talk about it, don't talk about it, so as not to waste everyone's precious time." Wu Sangui unceremoniously refused.

"General Wu is a little restless, it's not too late to listen to me before making a decision!" Wang Shuo is not in a hurry, it seems that he is indeed confident this time.

"Say, I'm listening!" Wu Sangui is also very curious, what benefits can Huang Taiji give himself?

Wang Shuo hesitated for a moment, organized his language in his heart, and then spoke: "The Great Khan said that as long as General Wu is willing to assist Houjin, Liaodong and Shandong of the Ming Dynasty will be under the control of General Wu himself in the future. Houjin will not have any control over these two places, as for other things, as long as Wu Zongbing speaks, the Great Khan can consider it carefully. ”

Wu Sangui and the military advisor beside him showed a knowing smile at the same time. If the imperial court had not promised to give Wu Sangui the king of the opposite sex, Wu Sangui would be very tempted by the benefit of Huang Taiji.

As for now, he has no such interest, one is that he is not sure whether he can move to Daming in the future. The promise is only verbal, but the other is real, as long as Houjin is allowed to withdraw from the army, he can rightfully occupy Liaodong.