Wu Sangui said unhurriedly, but the faces of the generals began to become ugly.

Zu Dashou's cousin, Zu Dale, scolded hatefully: "Is the court unaware of the need to cross the river and tear down the bridge?" ”

"That is, the ministers of the imperial court who are on a vegetarian diet will reduce our food and salary when they see that the situation at the border has eased a little, isn't this going to cut off the life of the brothers?" Zu Dashou's eldest son, Zu Zerun, also shouted.

"Big brother, didn't we send an official document to the imperial court a few days ago, saying that the border is tight? Why didn't the imperial court even make a move, but wanted to reduce our food and salary? The name of the person who said this was Zu Da Congee, who was the younger brother of Zu Dashou, who had always been known for his bravery and good fighting, and at this time the official worshiped the deputy general.

Zu Dashou did not answer his younger brother's words, but turned his eyes to Wu Sangui on the side. Today's Liaodong has experienced decades of war, the ancestral family occupies Jinzhou, and the Wu family occupies Shanhaiguan, and the two families jointly control Liaodong. After continuous confrontation, running-in and marriage, the Wu family and the ancestral family have firmly controlled the situation in Liaodong, and it has reached the point where water cannot be poured into the needle. Even if the imperial court wants to meddle in the affairs of Liaodong, it is powerless, which is also where Zu Dashou has the courage to occupy Jinzhou and not even the orders of the imperial court. And the most outstanding person in the second generation of the Wu family and the ancestral family should belong to Wu Sangui, this son is not only thoughtful and brave in battle, and is recognized as a young and handsome man in Liaodong.

Seeing Zu Dashou set his eyes on himself, Wu Sangui said: "Uncle, now that the Tartar Emperor has just died, it is definitely not possible for us to use words like a border pass to coax the imperial court, after all, those ministers of the imperial court are not fools, and at present, those rogues in the Central Plains are raging so badly, the imperial court must want to solve the internal troubles first, otherwise it will not give priority to such a large amount of silver to the army of bandits in the pass." ”

Zu Dale scolded disdainfully: "Those wastes in the Guan, it is so difficult to exterminate a few thieves, if we had changed our Guan Ning Tie to ride, he would have been exterminated a long time ago." ”

Zu Da Congee also shook his head: "Even so. But why should we give the money that was originally allocated to us to others? As the saying goes, there are two of them, and our days will be sad after this end opens! ”

"Yes, if you have the silver, you don't give it to us first, but you give it to those wastes in the gate, and the court is unfair!" A group of generals also shouted on the side, and for a while the crowd was quite angry, and a few people who were anxious even shouted that if the court did not pay food, they would mobilize the soldiers to make trouble.

Zu Dashou closed his eyes, his face was also cloudy, and he was obviously struggling in his heart. Wu Sangui saw this and added a fire at the right time, "Uncle." If you don't make a decision early, I'm afraid you won't regret it in the future! ”

Wu Sangui's words were like the last straw that overwhelmed the camel, Zu Dashou finally stopped his inner struggle, he reopened his eyes and said resolutely: "This case must not be opened, otherwise the imperial court will slowly reduce the salary in the future, will our army of tens of thousands of people fight the northwest wind?" Second Brother ......"

"Big brother!"

Zu Da Congee was stunned for a moment, and then immediately stood up and hugged his fists and said, "Big brother has something to do, just tell me!" ”

Zu Dashou glanced at Zu Da Congee deeply and said softly: "Huang Taiji is dead, and the new successor emperor is Dolgon, the original owner of the White Banner. Later, you will immediately send someone to Shengjing to inform the new emperor of Sù Tartar, and next month I will withdraw the defenders of Xifengkou and Dushikou. He'll understand what it means! ”

"Boom ......"

Zu Dashou's words hit everyone's hearts like a thunderbolt, and everyone's faces immediately changed, although everyone was always clamoring to give the court a good look, but it was another thing to really do it. In recent years, it is nothing new for the Liaodong Army to hook up with the Manchus. But on weekdays, at most, they resold some grain or military supplies to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the act of opening the pass like this to let the Qing army directly pass through Guò can no longer be said to be a capital enemy, which is simply treasonous with treason, if the news spreads, even if the imperial court cares about the Liaodong Army, I am afraid that they will have to immediately declare these people traitorous.

Although Zuda porridge has always been known for its bravery. At this time, his face was also a little pale, and he said in a trembling voice: "Big brother, this ...... That's appropriate. If we do this, if we let the court know, I'm afraid we won't be able to eat and walk around! ”

"Second uncle...... What are you going to hesitate about? Different from Zu Da Porridge's hesitation, Wu Sangui was very supportive of Zu Dashou's approach, and he said ruthlessly: "Originally, when the Tartars were strong, who in the court didn't treat us as treasures to coax us, and a little food and salary were rushed to us, but since the death of Huang Taiji and the Manchu Qing Dynasty were hit hard, those people immediately changed their faces, and now even the salary is in arrears, if you don't give them some color, see if there is a way for our Liaodong Army to live in the future?" ”

Wu Sangui talked about it, and the generals also understood. The reason why the Liaodong Army is valued by the imperial court is not because there is a powerful Manchu Qing outside, the more powerful the Manchu Qing is, the more prominent the importance of the Liaodong Army, if the Manchu Qing perishes, I am afraid that the Liaodong Army will not have the need to save zài, today the imperial court dares to default on Liaodong salaries, tomorrow the imperial court will dare to reduce the number of Liaodong troops, and the good days of the generals who have been begging for a living in the land of Liaodong for generations may come to an end. I'm afraid that the imperial court will transfer all these worthless generals to the capital to live idlely, and that will be fatal.

After thinking about this clearly, the eyes of these generals also turned red one by one, although Liaodong is not a rich place, but over the years, the Ming Dynasty has used the power of the whole country to support them, here they are the emperor of the soil, as long as they want to say anything to the court, the court will not dare to say half a word, if they go to the capital to live that kind of life of relying on people's nose, I am afraid that it will be more uncomfortable for them than death.

"Big brother, fuck it! We have worked hard for the court for most of our lives, and now we want to throw us away like rags, how can we do that? ”

People always find excuses for their greed and ambition, and as soon as these people, who have been accustomed to being emperors for many years, find themselves abandoned by the imperial court, these generals who are supposed to defend their homeland immediately go to extremes.

After years of development, all the generals who led the troops were either from the Wu family or from the ancestral family, or they were inextricably linked......

In October of the tenth year of Chongzhen, after a dragon fight. The Manchu throne finally fell to the young Dolgon, who ascended the throne on October 15. The first thing Dolgon did when he first ascended the throne was to raise his white flag and Duoduo's inlaid white flag to the positive yellow flag and the inlaid yellow flag, and the original yellow and yellow flags were lowered to the white and white flags, and swore in front of the Manchu civil and military ministers that he was only temporarily acting on the throne, and that he would return the throne to the descendants of Huang Taiji after a hundred years in the future, and finally took over the jade seal symbolizing the imperial power from the hands of the former Empress Zhezhe under the witness of everyone, and became the third emperor of the Manchu Dynasty.

When Dorgon ascended the throne, in order to show his benevolence, he announced that the harem concubines and children of the former Emperor Taiji could still live in the palace, and he would protect their safety. But it is clear that not too many people believe Dorgon's words, and many of the harem concubines and the children of the former emperor Taiji have moved out of the palace with their mothers, the most typical example is that the former queen Zhezhe took Concubine Zhuang and the concubines who married from Mongolia out of the palace and embarked on the journey home......

October is the most beautiful season in the grasslands, and during this season, the animals of the grasslands are preparing for winter. The small animals are actively storing food, and those carnivores are trying hard to catch their prey and desperately eat, trying to make themselves grow more fat when the harsh winter comes, so that they can survive the unbearable winter.

While the animals were busy preparing for the coming winter, a long convoy was approaching from east to west. The convoy was very long, with more than 20 cars in the convoy alone, and even more large trucks carrying goods, and it was impossible to see the end at a glance.

In one of the lavishly decorated cars. A middle-aged beautiful woman in her forties was poking her head out of the car window, looking greedily at the surrounding scenery, and there was a faint sparkle of crystal in her eyes, before she turned her head and said to a beautiful young woman next to her, "Bumu Butai." The Horqin grassland is so beautiful, I haven't been home for more than 20 years, and I don't know what happened to my brother. I remember when I was a kid, my brother used to take him out for horseback riding. Next to it, Uncle Bagen, Uncle Narisong, and Aunt Gaowa's mare's milk wine is also my favorite drink. ”

The two people in the carriage were Zhezhe and Da Yu'er, who returned to Horqin from Shengjing, and after listening to Zhezhe's words, Da Yu'er's face also showed a trace of sadness, and she said softly: "Auntie, Uncle Bagen and Uncle Narisong died a few years ago, and the god of Gaowa is still there, but she is already old, I'm afraid she won't be able to milk the mare!" ”

"yes, the sweat is gone in the blink of an eye, and we're all old!" Zhezhe said as the tears contained in his eyes finally fell.

Looking at Zhezhe who was falling straight down tears, Da Yu'er did not say anything to comfort, but reached out and stroked her belly that had become slightly bulging, and her thoughts slowly drifted to the clouds, suddenly, she faintly heard someone calling herself on the side, and turned her head to see that Zhezhe was looking at herself with disgust.

"Bumu Butai, I'm talking to you, what are you thinking...... So fascinating? ”

Looking at Zhezhe's concerned gaze, Da Yu'er smiled lightly and said lightly: "Auntie, I'm thinking about how to get back what originally belonged to him if the child in my womb is really a boy after birth." ”

"Alas......"

Zhezhe sighed lightly, took Da Yu'er's hand and persuaded: "Bumu Butai, it's not my aunt who said you." Although Dorgon swore in front of everyone that he would return the throne to the descendants of the Great Khan after a hundred years, you can listen to this kind of thing, when have you ever seen a hungry wolf return its prey to someone else? Now that he has not yet sat on the throne for the first time, he is just saying this to appease people's hearts, and after the throne is stable in a few years, I am afraid that it will be time for him to settle old accounts. That's why I agreed to return to Korqin with you, and I'm afraid that if I stay in the palace any longer, I'm afraid it won't be long before something bad happens to me. ”

Da Yu'er snorted coldly, "Auntie, I know very well what kind of person Dolgon is. His mother was given death by the Great Khan himself, can he and Duoduo not hold a grudge against the Great Khan, and I think that the death of the Great Khan has nothing to do with him, and this revenge must be avenged. It's just that now we are just two weak women, with no soldiers and no power in our hands, and it is not easy to take revenge, and the only way to do this is to rely on Abu's power. ”

"Alas......"

Zhezhe sighed, now on the surface, she and Da Yu'er are backed by the powerful Horqin tribe, and her nephew Wu Keshan is the commander of the Han army's banner and red flag, it can be said that the waist pole can not be harder, but her family knows her own affairs, and it is good to rely on the thousands of soldiers and horses in Wu Keshan's hands to protect themselves. And although his elder brother Zhaisang is the leader of Horqin, it is impossible for him and Da Yuer to fight with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, otherwise he and Da Yuer will also participate in Dolgon's enthronement ceremony and return to the Horqin tribe non-stop, in the final analysis, they are still afraid that Dolgon will attack them.

"That's it...... I don't care about these things, I grew up in the Horqin tribe, and I will be satisfied to be buried in the Horqin tribe after I die in the future. Zhezhe thought to himself.

"Auntie, look...... Abu sent for us. Suddenly, Da Yu'er pointed out the window and shouted.

With Da Yu'er's voice, there was a melodious horn sound in the distance, and listening to this melodious and familiar horn sound, Zhezhe's tears couldn't help but flow down again. For many years, she had dreamed of this kind of horn sound in her dreams, it was the sound of the horn when the warriors of the Horqin tribe greeted their distinguished guests.

When Zhezhe lifted the curtain and looked out, a team of people and horses gradually appeared in front of her, the figure of the knight led by him was strange and familiar, when Zhezhe saw the other party, he couldn't help but rush out of the cart without waiting for the carriage to stop, because he was too impatient, Zhezhe stumbled and almost fell to the ground. It's just that at this time, she can't care about anything else. He raised his hands and shouted, "Brother Wudamu...... Big Brother Udamu ......"

Half an hour later, Zhezhe and Da Yu'er had already entered the Horqin tribe on their horses under the escort of the Mongolian cavalry who came to greet them. And Da Yu'er on the side, although she had made a trip to the Horqin tribe a few years ago. But she found that after a few years, she also felt that the changes in the tribe had exceeded her expectations.

Da Yu'er couldn't help it, turned her head and asked, "Uncle Wudamu, I remember that when I came to the tribe a few years ago, there didn't seem to be so many people in the tribe, why do you feel that there are so many people in the tribe now?" ”

Udamu grinned. "Bumu Butai, there are still many things you don't know, our tribe has changed a lot over the years. Originally, you knew the situation of our tribe. It is the gift of immortality that the babies born every year can live five out of ten, but over the years, since the eldest lady sent a lot of doctors to our tribe, the ten dolls of our tribe can survive at least seven or eight, do you say that the tribe population is not much? ”

In the sanitary and backward feudal era, infant survival has always been a major factor limiting population growth. Even Chongzhen had two children who died halfway, and the emperor was still like this, not to mention the nomads with more backward medical conditions. In Mongolian tribes, the survival rate is generally only about three or four percent, and having children is a ghost gate for both adults and children.

Zhezhe, who was on the side, also asked curiously after hearing this: "Brother Wudamu, these doctors sent by Hai Lanzhu are so capable?" ”

"Of course!" Wu Damu said proudly: "The eldest lady has taken care of our tribe all these years, and every autumn she and the Marquis of Yue will send a caravan to the tribe with a large number of grain and cloth and many strange things to exchange war horses, cattle and sheep, cowhides and wool and other things with us, the herdsmen do not have to worry about starving in winter just by relying on these things, and our tribe has hardly heard of anyone being starved to death in winter over the years." ”

"And this?" Zhezhe's face was shocked, while Da Yu'er had a contemplative look on her face after being shocked.

"Okay, don't say that, these things will gradually understand after you stay for a long time." Uganda pointed ahead and said with a smile: "Look, the leader of Zhaisang has also come out to greet you." ”

With Udamu's voice, an obese figure appeared in front of them......

Needless to say, this fat figure is naturally Zhai Sang, and after everyone was excited to see each other, Zhai Sang took them into his big tent, but when Zhezhe and Da Yu'er entered this big tent, the whole person was stunned.

They were stunned not to say that there was anything wrong with this big tent, in fact, this big tent was not much different from the tents of ordinary Mongolians as a whole, but it had changed too much in some details.

Generally speaking, people who have stayed on the grassland know that due to the strong wind on the grassland, the general tent has no windows, and even if there are windows, they are very small, one is to prevent the wind, and the winter on the grassland is very cold, you have to open a large window on the tent that is purely to find death, so the light in the general tent is relatively dim, sometimes even during the day to light oil lamps or candles.

But today's tent in Zhaisang subverted Zhezhe and Da Yuer's views, when they entered the tent covering an area of nearly 100 square meters, a bright atmosphere immediately came to their faces, and Zhezhe and Da Yuer were calmed.

"Brother, why did you let people open so many windows, you are not afraid that the cold wind in winter will freeze you to death!" Zhezhe was the first to cry out in surprise. (To be continued......)