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Su Tiancheng's life is very leisurely, from September to the Spring Festival, for more than four months, he can stay in the capital, that is, his own home, accompanied by many wives, but this does not mean that he has nothing to do, after Hong Chengchou arrived in Ningyuan, the big things related to the deployment of defenses are all sent to ask for instructions, Su Tiancheng is not very familiar with the specific terrain of Liaodong, but according to the map, he made the corresponding arrangements, and arranged the 70,000 troops in two places, Among them, the most cutting-edge Jinzhou garrisoned 40,000 Jiangning battalion soldiers, Ningyuan garrisoned 30,000 Jiangning battalion soldiers, as for Shanhaiguan, there are no soldiers for the time being, which is also Su Tiancheng's special consideration, stationed in Shanhaiguan, it is Wu Xiang and Wu Sangui father and son.

Let's just say that the chief soldier stationed in Jinzhou is also a legendary figure, and this person is Zu Dashou. The relationship between Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang and Wu Sangui is also very special, Wu Xiang is Zu Dashou's brother-in-law, and Wu Sangui is Zu Dashou's nephew.

After the defeat of the Dalinghe army, Zu Dashou was forced to surrender to Houjin, and then returned to Daming, resumed his previous position, and continued to garrison Jinzhou.

Zu Dashou, Wu Xiang and Wu Sangui are all legendary figures in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, and they are all negative characters, according to the development of previous history, except for Wu Xiang was killed by Li Zicheng, Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui both surrendered to Houjin, among which after Zu Dashou surrendered to Houjin, all living beings did not serve Houjin, and were ridiculed by later generations as carrying two masters.

Zu Dashou's positions at this time were all general soldiers, and Wu Sangui served as the deputy general of the right battalion of the forward, which was equivalent to the deputy general soldier. But the general leader of the defense of Shanhaiguan.

Because of the rise of the Jiangning Battalion, and because Su Tiancheng led the Jiangning Battalion to exterminate the Liukou and served as the Governor of Jiliao, at this time, the attention of the imperial court was all focused on Liaodong.

Su Tiancheng is the Jiliao Governor. Commanding all matters in Liaodong, it can be said that all the officials in Liaodong, including the officials of Jizhou, Tianjin, Dengzhou, and Laizhou, are under his jurisdiction, and his words can remove the officials from their posts, and there is a sentence in the middle of the holy decree that is very clear, Su Tiancheng is the superintendent of Jiliao instead of the emperor. You can act cheaply, the meaning of this sentence is that even if a general soldier like Zu Dashou does something badly, Su Tiancheng can use Shang Fang's sword to kill them, and then report it.

Su Tiancheng attaches great importance to power, but what he cares more about is how to exterminate the Houjin Tartars. How to completely wipe out the Qing Dynasty.

This is very different from the extermination of the Liukou, who is in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. There is no fixed base area, and for more than ten years of rebellion, they have been erratic, changing places with one shot, and the understanding of the rogues has great limitations, and most of the leaders want to be able to live a luxurious life. What you see in your eyes is money and beautiful women, and there is no clear political goal, so in such a situation, of course, it will not become much of a climate.

The situation of Houjin is different, Huang Taiji is a hero. With extraordinary foresight, after decades of construction, the Houjin has enough strength, and if you want to completely destroy the Houjin regime, it is not a matter of a while, and you should not think that you can destroy the Houjin regime by relying entirely on conquest.

Therefore, Su Tiancheng is not in a hurry, things must be done slowly.

Su Tiancheng also wanted to go to Ningyuan as soon as possible to see the situation of the Guanningjin defense line, no matter how the map was drawn, and no matter how Hong Chengchou and others reported, it was not as detailed as seeing it in person.

It's a pity that Zhu Xianxin and others just don't agree.

Jiliao Governor's Mansion is in Ningyuan City, which can be regarded as the front line, and it is impossible for Su Tiancheng to take his family there, that is to say, when he goes to Ningyuan, he still has to live the life of a bachelor, and the many wives in the family also have to live the life of widows, in this case, Zhu Xianxin and others of course thought that Su Tiancheng would spend more time at home.

Su Tiancheng also wanted to accompany his family in the capital, since the palace exam, in his feeling, seven years, he doesn't seem to have a holiday, he is always busy, even every time he adjusts his official position, he is also in a hurry, and he has not been able to rest at all, besides, the emperor seems to have this meaning, asking himself to rest at home for a while.

"Master, someone outside claims to be Wu Xiang, the chief soldier of Qianshan Customs, and came to visit."

When the housekeeper came to report, Su Tiancheng was reading Hong Chengchou's letter.

Hearing the housekeeper's report, Su Tiancheng was a little curious, Wu Xiang is now idle at home, nothing on the surface, in fact, he is in charge of the military affairs of Shanhaiguan with Wu Sangui, when the battle of the Daling River, when Wu Xiang led the troops to help, because he was afraid of the strength of the Houjin Tartars, he led the troops to flee, disrupting the deployment of Zu Dashou, resulting in the annihilation of the Ming army guarding the Daling River, Zu Dashou was forced to surrender, and Sun Chengzong, the then Jiliao Governor at that time, was deposed, and he was also thrown into prison, a year later, Because of the activities of Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui and others, he returned to his hometown in Shanhaiguan and stayed at home.

Such a person who has no position actually wants to come to visit him, the Jiliao Governor.

Su Tiancheng thought of Wu Sangui.

The relationship between himself and Wu Sangui is still good, the few times they met, and they also gave gifts to each other, I am afraid that Wu Xiang only thought of coming to visit because of this relationship.

Putting down the letter in his hand, Su Tiancheng asked the housekeeper to take Wu Xiang to the lobby and go over in a while.

The housekeeper was a little hesitant, and it took a long time before he spoke.

"Master, Wu Xiang brought a gift list, and the little one didn't dare to call the shots, and I don't know what to do with it."

"In this matter, you can go directly to Madame, you don't have to ask me."

Most of the officials who come to visit their homes bring gifts, these aspects have always been Zhu Xianxin's responsibility, Su Tiancheng has his own principles, visit each other, bring some gifts, this is not a big deal, just remember to bring more gifts when you visit back, this is a normal courtesy exchange, eat people's soft mouth, take people's soft hands, Su Tiancheng is not short of money, plus Zhu Xianxin's identity is different, and he doesn't attach much importance to money.

The butler bowed his head and agreed.

Su Tiancheng didn't have any expression on his face, and in his heart, he felt that this housekeeper was still a little wooden, although he said that he had gone home, but it was Zhu Xianxin who managed the affairs of the family, and he would not ask about specific things.

When I came to the lobby, a man with gray hair and a beard was carefully looking at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall.

Su Tiancheng coughed.

The man hurriedly turned around and saluted with his fists clenched.

"In Xia Wuxiang, I came to meet my lord."

"Lord Wu doesn't need to be so polite, this official and Brother Sangui have some origins, from this level of relationship, Lord Wu is still the elder of this official."

"Don't dare, don't dare, dogs have always admired adults, although there are not many opportunities to meet, but when I'm at home, I'm always talking about adults."

"Sit down and talk."

In a few words, Su Tiancheng had a general impression in his heart, this Wu Xiang is somewhat proficient in relational studies, and it is no wonder that he can still be safe and sound after the catastrophe.

Wu Xiang was a martial artist during the Apocalypse, and his knowledge was still good.

"Today to visit the adult, one is to hear the prestige of the adult in the next long time, to see today, I feel very honored, the second is that the dog has always wanted to visit the adult, but the garrison in Shanhaiguan, no military order, dare not leave at will, so entrusted in the next special trip to visit."

"This official knows that the Guanning Jin defense line is an important defense line of my Ming Dynasty in Liaodong, and there can be no negligence, the Shanhaiguan army led by Lord Wu and Brother Sangui is called the Guanning Army, which also shows that the combat effectiveness is very good, the Jiangning battalion is stationed in the Guanning Jin defense line, and has not been stationed in Shanhaiguan, which is also the meaning of this officer, with Lord Wu and Brother Sangui guarding here, the official is also very relieved."

Wu Xiang's face showed a friendly smile.

"After I go back next time, I must urge the dog not to live up to the trust of the adults."

Soon, the banquet was arranged.

This is Su Tiancheng's special order, not that Wu Xiang must be entertained, there are many people who come to visit the mansion, if everyone wants to entertain, the mansion can have a flowing banquet from morning to night, which needs to be entertained, which does not need to be entertained, this is Zhu Xianxin's decision, but sometimes, Su Tiancheng will also emphasize it.

In any case, Wu Xiang is stationed in Shanhaiguan, and he can also represent Wu Sangui, and he is now the Jiliao Governor, responsible for everything in Liaodong, this kind of hospitality is necessary, at least to be able to get closer, rather than relying entirely on official positions to suppress the other party.

Wu Xiang was flattered and showed a grateful expression. His reputation is indeed not good, the battle of the Daling River that year, because of the desertion, to a certain extent, led to the annihilation of the Ming army, received a lot of criticism, over the years, has been staying in Shanhaiguan, rarely to the capital, and is afraid of seeing other people's strange eyes, this time to visit Su Tiancheng, although there is a certain relationship between Wu Sangui and Su Tiancheng, but Su Tiancheng is like the sun, where is Wu Sangui can compare, if Su Tiancheng comes out of the shelf, he is helpless.

Unexpectedly, Su Tiancheng's attitude was so easy-going, and he didn't have any arrogance at all.

At this moment, Wu Xiang suddenly felt that it was really a wise choice for Wu Sangui to befriend Su Tiancheng.

When drinking, Su Tiancheng's posture moved Wu Xiang even more.

There were wine glasses and big bowls on the table, Su Tiancheng put the wine glasses aside, picked up the wine bowl, and said that when the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion drank, they all drank with bowls, which was the demeanor of a soldier. The implication is that Wu Xiang is still a general soldier, and he is still a soldier, so he naturally uses a wine bowl to drink.

This made Wu Xiang ecstatic, if he was appreciated by Su Tiancheng, the official reinstatement would be a matter of capture. (To be continued......)