The past is unbearable, and now Shang Keyi, as a traitor who betrayed the Ming Dynasty, asked the "Southern Ming" to send a warship to receive the Qing delegation to negotiate with him, which is simply a face to others.

finally met Zhang Youlu, the person in charge of Huangjiawan Island, Shang Keyi knew him and knew that he was a disciple of Nanwang and one of Nanwang's confidants.

Shang Keyi didn't know what etiquette to use to see Zhang Youlu, his head was short-circuited, and he was stunned in place.

Zhang Youlu disagreed and said straight to the point: "General Shang Keyi, the reason why Benjue received you in Wanghailou instead of at the official office is because 'Nanming' will not contact the Jiannu official."

I came to see you just because you are an old man, and I will send you back immediately after I am entertained, and I will not come back in the future, if I appear again, it will not be entertained but immediately arrested and escorted to the imperial court for disposal. ”

Shang Keyi's face was flushed, embarrassed to argue, Zhang Youlu looked at his words and looked at his face after getting off the horse, and saw that Shang Keyi was ashamed and was already planning against him.

Shang Keyi said: "Lord Zhang, I know that I have no shame to see Jiangdong's father, but I am not willing to be humble, and I want to fight for a chance to be a new person when I come to death today."

I want to follow Kong Youde back then and rebel against Daming, but it was also forced by the situation, how did Daming treat Dongjiang Town? The lord should be insightful. Today's humble position is to defect to the king of the south, and from now on to serve the 'Nanming' faithfully. ”

Zhang Youlu was a little surprised, is it a fraud for someone to take the initiative to surrender without taking the initiative?

He said: "General Shang is not in a hurry, the old people always have to reminisce about the old when they reunite, you and I have a few drinks and talk while eating." ”

The two came to the private room to drink, Shang Keyi's personal soldiers had already eaten a mouthful of oil outside, no wonder, the life of being a traitor was too hard, and it was reluctant to eat a full stomach, where had I seen so much meat.

Zhang Youlu inquired in detail about the situation of Shang Keyi and others since the surrender of Jin in the sixth year of Chongzhen's surrender, and Shang Keyi knew that there was no end to what he said, and Zhang Youlu had been in charge of the Military Intelligence Department for more than ten years, and the analysis of confessions had formed an instinct.

Seeing that Shang Keyi answered his own questions without looking ahead or backward, he always answered all questions and blurted out without slurring, and he already had some confidence in his determination to surrender.

Zhang Youlu asked: "General Shang, as you said, now that the former Dongjiang Town has surrendered to the army, as long as there is a leader, it is possible to fight back?" ”

Shang Kexi didn't even think about it and affirmed: "The lord's analysis is right, the two lowly brothers are ready to become the leader, the lowly position should be ashamed of the blood of Jiannu, if you succeed in coming back alive to follow the king of the south, it is best to do so, if you die, please tell the world in the future, I am Shang Keyi is not a traitor." ”

"The defection must be carefully planned, and you can't rush it, but how can you make Benjue trust you?"

"This ......, there is only one son who is eleven years old this year, how about the humble job secretly sending him to Huangjiawan Island as a hostage?"

Shang Keyi is really determined to return to the Ming Dynasty, he is especially looking forward to gaining the trust of the "God of War", and even has the idea of using his only son as a hostage.

In fact, in the Wuqiao Mutiny in the fourth year of Chongzhen, Shang Keyi did not participate in it at all, and later in the fifth year of Chongzhen, many old generals in Dongjiang Town proposed to surrender to Jiannu, and he raised objections.

It's just that the situation was complicated at that time, and Shang Keyi was squeezed out by Huang Long, the chief military officer of Dongjiang Town, and was at odds with the deputy general Shen Shikui and the guerrilla Li Weiluan, and he really couldn't gain a foothold.

Zhang Youlu has served as the chief officer of the Military Intelligence Department for a long time, and he knows the supervision system very well, how can the general of Dongjiang Town not be supervised by Jiannu, and how can Shang Keyi's only son be ignored when he suddenly disappears.

He refused: "No, no, where can the general's only son suddenly disappear from Lushun, Jiannu is not a fool, they are always on guard against the Han army, and there will be no lack of dark lines around you." ”

"That's true, Jiannu has never trusted the soldiers of Dongjiang Town, and there are Jiannu spies in the lowly army, but these people know who they are, and they always want to hide from the world."

Even so, it is not permissible to give a child as a hostage. Benjue thinks that the defection should be delayed, and it is always necessary to wait until the army of the 'God of War' lands in Liaodong, and at a critical juncture, he will give Jiannu a backyard fire to be happy. ”

Shang Keyi's eyes lit up and asked, "Are you sure that the Southern King will go north to Liaodong, and the 'Southern Ming' will not accept the Qing State as a tribute?" ”

"Hehe, the enemies of the country hate me, and the soldiers and civilians of 'Nanming' keep it in mind, no one will tolerate the bloody and debt-ridden Jiannu, the tribute will be collected, and the troops will be sent as well."

Shang Keyi knelt down when he heard this: "Sir, the lowly position is sincerely abandoning the dark and turning to the light, and after going back, he will secretly join the people in the same path to defect together, and he cannot be trusted without empty words, but the lowly position will be proved by winning on the battlefield." ”

"Benjue can create opportunities for the general to travel to and from Huangjiawan Island, and only recognize the general to speak. You can go back and tell Kong Youde and the others to contact the 'Nanming' general, this general is ready to trade with you in order to make profits, you can bring Korean ginseng, mink, Dongzhu and so on to Huangjiawan Island to exchange food and supplies. ”

Shang Keyi thought that this arrangement was very reasonable, and said: "Now that the sea is blocked by the 'Huaxia Navy', Liaodong's specialties can't be sold at all, and it is indeed a good deal to be able to exchange for grain. ”

In recent years, the trafficking of Korean ginseng, Dongzhu and other special products in Liaodong by sea has been completely blocked by the "Chinese Navy", and the merchants have to make a detour to Mongolia and take the steppe, the cost has increased by an unknown amount, and the risk of being robbed on the road is several times more.

Moreover, the way of smuggling is controlled by the Eight Banners nobles, and several traitor kings stationed in Lushunkou by the Liaohai Sea are not even as good as dogs in the eyes of the Manchu military aristocracy, and Kong Youde certainly cannot get a share of smuggling.

If sea smuggling can be reopened, Lushunkou will immediately change from grandmother not caring for uncle to even the children of Eight Banners.

Zhang Youlu said: "Don't be too happy, you can't get too much profit by opening up this trade route, and it's a little better than going to the prairie, because in order to weaken Jiannu, the price at which we sell goods is very high, and the bid price for buying goods is extremely low." ”

"It doesn't matter, even if the profit is lower than the profit from transit trafficking through Mongolia, Kong Youde can accept it, because the shipments on that side are limited, and it is not the turn of the old department of Dongjiang Town."

"With trade exchanges, the contact between us will be convenient, you will get the instructions of Benjue in time in the future, when you will defect, you will not be blind, the possibility of success will increase, remember not to die in vain."

"I obey orders, and I will obey the arrangement in the future. How do I talk back to the mission? Please let me know. ”

Zhang Youlu said with a smile: "Haha, Jiannu sent a big gift to the door, if you don't accept it, I'm sorry for the red gangsters It's a piece of filial piety, it's best to let more traitors go to sea, they can't go back when they come." ”