The stocky middle-aged scribe spoke with confidence, and was in a cheerful mood, not at all affected by the cold weather. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The iron cavalry of the Qing Dynasty is about to set foot on this land, the Ming Dynasty is about to fall, and the civil and military officials in the city of Wuzhou Mansion, the royal relatives, and the people of Guizhou have long been too busy to take care of themselves.

Moreover, the person he came to visit this time was not an ordinary gentry and businessman, but the first minister of the Ming Dynasty, and the first assistant of the cabinet, Ding Kui Chu's family.

What's more, I heard from a general under the Ding Mansion that the current leader of the Jinyi Guard in the Ming Dynasty is still all the way with their master, and he is his own person, so he doesn't have to worry about it.

Behind them, in the shadows of the shops along the street, three young men were huddled together at this time, they were dressed in gray robes and felt hats, dressed neatly, and the person in the middle was the leader, tall, with a thin waist and arms, and a very strong appearance, black face, moist and translucent, big eyes, shining brightly, and at first glance he was a mature and steady person.

On the left and right, there are young men in their twenties, with agile posture and attentive eyes, looking clever and sophisticated.

"Wang Baihu, are you sure that middle-aged scribe is the spy sent by Dongyu to contact Ding Laothief?" The young man on the right asked in a whisper as he moved his steps slightly.

The surname Wang is a brocade guard hundred households, full name Wang Kang, he glanced at the man coldly, and said: "It's him, the brothers who watched him in Dayun Pass watched him enter the country, and at that time he was accompanied by a few Dingfu family members dressed as generals." ”

The young man on the left seemed to be more accommodating, he chuckled and said to the young man on the right: "Wang Baihu is from the Jinyi Wei family, and his ancestors went to Korea with the army to fight with the Japanese slaves during the Wanli period, and the north was broken by Li Chuang, Wang Baihu went all the way south and served the three dynasties. ”

After saying these beautiful words, no matter how calm Wang Baihu behaved on weekdays, he still couldn't help but smile, and praised him a few words at the moment: "Wei Guangchuan, you kid is not bad, you can speak more than 20 dialects in four or five southern provinces, the characters and customs of various places, the mountains and rivers can be felt clearly, and it is not easy to go from a military surplus to the general banner of Jinyi Wei at a young age!" ”

"Where, where." The one named Wei Guangchuan touched his head after hearing this, looking embarrassed.

"I'm the most useless." The young man on the right said with a depressed face when he saw them praising each other.

"Hehe......" Wang Kang and Wei Guangchuan couldn't help but laugh when they heard this.

After chuckling, Wang Kang recovered his original indifferent look, and whispered: "Since the target is locked, we have to ask Guo Dudu to take action, the emperor seems to attach great importance to this matter, we must keep an eye on it, and we must not let that dog thief get away." ”

"Okay, this is a big fish, keep an eye on this guy, and then the emperor and Guo Dudu will definitely be indispensable to our benefits."

The short and fat middle-aged scribe in front of the three of them walked unhurriedly, so Wang Baihu and the others also pretended to be idlers who came out to drink together, walking and stopping, only decorating from a distance, not daring to follow too closely.

"This is it, Lord Zhang, please come in."

As soon as he arrived at the door of the Ding Mansion, Steward Liu introduced the short and fat middle-aged scribe into the corner gate on the side of the gate, while greeting him, he quickly led, although this Ding Mansion was temporarily bought by Ding Kuichu, but it was also quite grandiose, entering from the corner gate, entering the courtyard and entering the courtyard, it was not Steward Liu leading the way in front, and the middle-aged scribes were about to get lost.

Passing by the Dingfu Flower Hall, there were more than 20 officials dressed in green standing or standing, talking to each other while waiting for Ding Kuichu to summon him.

"Although my lord has been in Wuzhou for many days, the number of adults who have come to visit has not decreased." Looking at the situation in the hall, Steward Liu smiled softly, and his words were full of pride.

"Hehe, Prime Minister Ding is the first assistant of the cabinet, under one person, above ten thousand, he deserves to be loved by this."

When the Qing army came to Guangdong, he took the gentry in the city, took the initiative to open the door and surrender, and voluntarily recognized the thief as his father. Because he and Ding Kuichu are fellow countrymen, and they have been officials under Ding Kuichu. Therefore, after getting in touch with Ding Kuichu's people, Tong Yangjia and Li Chengdong asked him to come over to appease Ding Kuichu.

While the two were talking, they had already arrived at the door of the study in Ding's mansion, and as soon as the door opened, they saw an old man with white hair and a majestic expression sitting on the Taishi chair behind the bookcase.

Ding Kuichu was wearing a purple four-lined scarf and a purple placket, and he had been waiting here for a long time.

Seeing that the Qing court envoy who had been looking forward to piercing earlier was now in front of him, he calmed down instead.

"Stand down." Glancing at Steward Liu, he casually ordered.

"Yes!"

Butler Liu retreated in response and slowly closed the door before leaving.

Before the short and fat middle-aged scribe could speak, Ding Kuichu had already stepped forward and gave up

"Your envoy is coming, the old man is not welcome, and he hopes to forgive his sins."

Seeing this, the middle-aged scribe hurriedly returned the salute: "Where is it, student Zhang Yuanbin, I have seen Ding Xiang." ”

"Someone, tea."

"I don't know if Ding Xiangke still remembers the students?"

Of course, the old man remembers, back then......

After the ceremony, the two exchanged pleasantries.

With Ding Kuichu's behavior of taking the initiative to contact the Qing court, as well as his understanding of Ding Kuichu, Zhang Yuanbin was ninety percent sure that he could persuade him to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, but it was somewhat dangerous to discuss the Qing surrender within Nanming's line, and he was also afraid that Ding Kuichu would temporarily change his mind and turn his face and deny people, which would lead to death, so he didn't dare to make his intentions clear easily.

He planned that it would be best for Ding Kuichu to reveal a little bit of the Qingqing tone to him first, and then he would push the boat down the river, give the conditions offered by the Qing court, and then persuade Ding Kuichu to surrender to the Qing with his three-inch incorruptible tongue, so that his task could be successfully completed, and after he went back, it was inevitable to lift up the official product with this merit. If it weren't for that, why would he take such a big risk and cross thousands of miles to persuade him to surrender.

Ding Kuichu is so shrewd, he has already guessed Zhang Yuanbin's thoughts, he is an old officialdom who doesn't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles, as the first assistant of the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty, even if this dynasty is declining, the authority is no longer what it used to be, and his power has also shrunk significantly, but he doesn't want to sell himself too cheaply, so he doesn't speak easily.

The two of them had their own ghosts, greeted each other, and talked warmly, but neither of them wanted to mention the matter of descending the Qing first. Time passed quickly in the small talk between the two, seeing the sun going down and the night falling, Ding Kuichu was still only playing haha, and his mouth did not show the slightest intention of surrendering, Zhang Yuanbin had to admit that his qi cultivation kung fu was not as good as others, and he couldn't fight him, so he had no choice but to cough dryly and lead the topic to the matter of lowering the Qing.

"Ahem, over the years, all rely on Ding Xiang's grace to take care of the grace, students can have today's status, the grace of dripping water, when the spring reciprocates, students because they have not been able to repay Ding Xiang's great kindness, often haunted by this, and their hearts are uneasy. This time I came to visit Wuzhou, I really couldn't bear to see Ding Xiang trapped in prison and put himself in danger. ”

Seeing that Zhang Yuanbin finally couldn't help but speak, Ding Kuichu was proud in his heart, but his face was kind: "Hehe, the old man brought you back then, but it was just because you had outstanding talent and ability, and I couldn't bear to bury your talents, so don't mention the word Ende, Zikun doesn't have to be like this, if you have anything to say, just say it, the old man listens." ”

"I can't hide it, the students were ordered by Tong Yangjia, Tong Futai, the governor of Guangdong in the Qing Dynasty, and Li Chengdong, Li Junmen, the governor of Guangdong, to persuade Ding Xiang to join the Qing Dynasty."

"Oh, that's right." Now that the words have been clarified, Ding Kuichu can no longer care about hypocrisy and wrongdoing, pretending to be benevolent and righteous, and asking: "I don't know what Tong Zhongcheng and General Li say?" ”

As soon as Ding Kuichu's words came out, Zhang Yuanbin was very settled, picked up the tea bowl, gently took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "Since Wanli, the eunuch dictatorship and party strife are raging, and finally the pseudo-Ming has lost the hearts of the people, so Li broke into Beijing and Chongzhen hanged the coal mountain!"

I have the Qing Dynasty to respond to the people, hold the iron to ride into the customs, pacify the Xiaoxiao, now according to most of the Central Plains, the stability of the south is just around the corner, the pseudo-Ming Qi has been exhausted, I have sat firmly in the Dragon Court, the Ming Dynasty is the will of heaven.

However, the war was ruthless, although the students were in eastern Guangdong, they were always thinking about Ding Xiang, for fear that Ding Xiang would have an accident, and the students were not afraid of life and death, and dared to persuade Ding Xiang to abandon his weapons and surrender to Qing. ”

Since Zikun is so honest, the old man doesn't want to hide it anymore.

Alas, the old man didn't want to join the Qing Dynasty as soon as possible, but his identity was despicable, and he was afraid that Tong Zhongcheng and Li Junmen would not be welcome, so he didn't dare to take the initiative to open the door to meet Wang Shi. ”

"Ah, Ding Xiang is too worried, the two adults are thirsty for talent, and they have long admired Ding Xiang's fame, and they are looking forward to Ding Xiang coming to join him day and night, how can they not wait to see him?

"So good, so good."

"The two adults know that Ding Xiang is unparalleled in talent and virtue, and he is a strong ruler of the country, especially afraid of the war together, and the jade will be burned, so they sent students to invite Ding Xiang to join the Qing Dynasty, and the two adults have already been ordered by the regent to cast the big seal of the 'Governor of Liangguang' for Ding Xiang to go and receive."

Ding Kuichu was quite satisfied with the conditions set by the Qing court, and although his status was far inferior to that of the current cabinet chief, the real power was greater than that of the ****** who could only control one province in Guangxi.

He stroked his beard with his hand and said with a smile: "The old man knows the intentions of Tong Zhongcheng and General Li, but it is useless, I don't know what the old man can do for them?" ”

Seeing Ding Kuichu like this, Zhang Yuanbin couldn't help but smile and said, "Without him, the two adults only need Ding Xiang to bring a human head by the way when they go to meet!" ”

"Who's the head?"

"Puppet Emperor Zhu Youlang!"

"Is it a matter of a minister to kill a king?" As soon as he heard this, Ding Kuichu didn't think about it, so he refused: "This matter must not be done, forgive the old man and can't obey his fate." ”