"My lord, the nightingale of Pingyang Mansion has already sent news, saying that Huang Yunfa and Huang Mengsi have said that Wang Dengku, Wang Dayu and Tian Shenglan have three families, and now these three families have secretly connected with the nightingale's people, and, through some of their relationships, we have slowly infiltrated most of the forces controlled by the eight major families in the entire southeastern part of Shanxi, so to speak, as long as it takes a while, we can easily annihilate the forces of all the eight major families in one fell swoop." In Taiyuan City, Shi Lei was looking at all kinds of information while listening to Tong Chenfu next to him.

"Everything goes well, you must know that now is the weakest time for us, I thought that after the first battle in Henan, we could relax somewhat, but I didn't expect that Wu Sangui actually left such a mess, and now it is only barely maintained by tens of thousands of Li Yan, it is already very difficult, and in addition, there is Zuo Liangyu, a vicious dog entrenched in the Nanyang area, who is always ready to attack us, so, this time in Shanxi, we must be quick to decide, and we must not delay for too long, if the time is too long, I'm afraid that when the time comes, it will lead to the intervention of the Manchu Tartars, if that happens, we will have more gains than we lose, so this matter would rather be slow, don't make mistakes, and the fat in hand must not be lost. Shi Lei said casually.

It's not that Shi Lei doesn't care about the war in Shanxi, but now the war in Shanxi is very clear, with the strength of the Ming Army in Shaanxi, plus the infiltration of the nightingale into the eight families, and more importantly, now Wang Dengku and the other three are all taking refuge in them, these conditions together, as long as there are no major changes, it is easy to completely take Shanxi. Therefore, now Shi Lei's mind has already run elsewhere.

"Mr. Tong, what do you say we should do with this Hong Chengchou. After thinking about it for so many days, the official still didn't think about whether to release him, imprison him, or kill him directly. After dealing with a few official documents, Shi Lei didn't know what to think. opened his mouth and asked Tong Chenfu on the side.

To be honest, Shi Lei never thought that he would catch Hong Chengchou at the beginning, his biggest wish at that time was to catch Wu Sangui, but he didn't expect that Wu Sangui didn't catch it, but he caught a bigger big fish, Hong Chengchou, it's not that Hong Chengchou is much more powerful than Wu Sangui. But fundamentally, Hong Chengchou's status in the middle of the Manchu court is much stronger than Wu Sangui, with the powerful ability of the nightingale, some private affairs of the Manchu court in Beijing, Shi Lei also knows, especially Dolgon's heart knot for Wu Sangui, he is even clearer. But he never thought that Wu Sangui would really dare to be so bold. In order to escape, Hong Chengchou was also left behind.

Therefore, after the people below came with the news that they had caught Hong Chengchou, Shi Lei thought it was a joke at first, but after seeing that it was indeed true. Shi Lei couldn't help but sigh.

For Hong Chengchou, Shi Lei is very emotional, to say that Hong Chengchou is indeed a capable person, from the end of the Ming Dynasty to the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, whether in the Ming Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty. Whether it is the self-righteous and extremely face-loving Emperor Chongzhen's subordinates, or under the extremely smart Dolgon, he can mix like a fish in water, and in the end, he can even start and finish well, and was called a model of Mingchen by the Manchu Emperor.

But on the other hand, for his actions after surrendering to the Manchu Dynasty, Shi Lei really despised and even hated it, for the sake of his own reputation, he can be said to have completely ruined a country, and, after the Qing army entered the customs, except for a limited number of big tents commanded by Manchu generals, most of the remaining battles were won under the command of Hong Chengchou, especially the battles between Pingding Huguang and Liangguang, Yunnan and other places, which was even more Hong Chengchou sat down.

It can be said that the reason why the Chinese have changed from the top of the world to a slave-filled place, and only know that Hong Chengqi is also responsible for the downcast who only know how to kowtow and ask for peace.

It is precisely because of this very contradictory person that Shi Lei is also very traumatic, according to Shi Lei's thoughts, for a traitor like Hong Chengchou, it is to kill it directly and then quickly, but many people, including Tong Chenfu, are also clearly against Shi Lei's approach, after all, for the current Shaanxi, if Hong Chengchou can be made to surrender, then it will be better than killing him directly, and even maybe, many forces who were originally afraid of the Ming army in Shaanxi saw Hong Chengchou's fate, It is also very possible to come and take refuge in that directly.

It was precisely because of the dissuasion of these people that Shi Lei thought about this matter again and again, and in the end, the more he thought about it, the more confused it became, and in desperation, he could only ask Tong Chenfu.

Hearing Shi Lei's question, Tong Chenfu thought for a while before he said, "My lord, my subordinates have also thought about this matter these days, and feel that whether it is to kill him directly, or imprison him, or even recruit him, it is both good and bad.

If you kill him directly, I am afraid that those officials and generals who have taken refuge in the Manchu Qing Dynasty will have a feeling of sadness, which will not help us in the future development of Shaanxi, and even produce a certain amount of resistance, and imprison him, although it is better than killing him, but it is not the best policy, as for recruiting him, this is with our usual policy in Shaanxi There are some places that want to refute, so, after thinking about it for so many days, my subordinates feel that if they want to play his greatest role, then there is only one way. ”

Hearing Tong Chenfu say this, Shi Lei's heart suddenly rose with curiosity, after all, Tong Chenfu is a very cautious person, and being able to get such affirmative words from his mouth proves that this method is really a good way.

"Mr. Tong, tell me quickly, what is the way to let him play the greatest role." Shi Lei asked.

"My lord, if you want Hong Chengchou to play his greatest role, there is only one way, and that is to let him go, as long as he is in the Manchu court, he can give us the greatest role." Tong Chenfu said with a smile.

Hearing Tong Chenfu's words, Shi Lei felt even more puzzled, but fortunately, Tong Chenfu soon continued.

"My lord, you should know that Hong Chengchou is a Hanchen in the Manchu court, and he is highly valued by the Tartar regent Dolgon, so Dolgon will strive for his opinion on many things, if we can successfully rebel against him, and let him obey our orders, then when the time comes, you can tell me how much initiative and convenience we will get on the other side of the Manchu Tartar."

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