Going down the river, Zhou Huchen's boat was very fast, but unfortunately the foot soldiers couldn't keep up, and the boats traveling in the canal could only control the speed all the time.

There was no enemy on the road, in fact, no enemy dared to touch this army, when Zhou Huchen's army appeared in Jining again, it was already September of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen.

Jining is now an undefended city, there is no Jiannu chasing soldiers behind, long battles and marches, the soldiers are very tired, Zhou Huchen just borrowed Jining for a short rest.

When Zhou Huchen had just settled his army, a scout came to report: "General Bao, more than a dozen ships heading north have been found in the canal, including official ships and cao boats. ”

Zhou Huchen didn't understand a little, how could there be official ships and cao boats going north in this situation?

"Intercept it!" If you don't understand, you can stop and ask, Zhou Huchen is not too troublesome.

The scout left quickly, but Zhou Huchen still decided to go and see for himself, this time period was very chaotic everywhere, if it was an official who went to join Jiannu, Zhou Huchen would not be polite.

Before he reached the canal, in the distance, Zhou Huchen had already heard a noise.

The war horse sped up, and Zhou Huchen came to the river. These official boats are actually Dafang boats, which belong to flat-bottomed boats, and they are very stable in the inland rivers, and those boats are no different from Zhou Huchen's boats.

Several officials in official uniforms stood on the deck of an official ship, apparently arguing with Zhou Huchen's soldiers.

"Who are you? Why head north in the canal? Zhou Huchen turned over and dismounted, judging from the official uniform, these people had a very high official position, but Zhou Huchen's tone was not friendly.

The leading official looked at Zhou Huchen, he frowned and said: "This official is the right attendant of the military department and the right servant of the imperial history Zuo Maodi, this is the young secretary of the Taifu Temple, Ma Shaoyuma, this is the prince and the prince Chen Hongfan Chen, you are Zhou Xiaohu, the son of Zhou Cui'an, right?" ”

Zuo Maodi, Zhou Huchen remembered, this seems to be the Qincha of the Northern Mission.

The name Zuo Maodi reminded Zhou Huchen of this incident, but he didn't expect to meet it, Zuo Maodi was very lucky, he decided, let Zuo Maodi continue to live.

"Come on, requisition these ships for me as troop carriers, General Ben wants to continue to exterminate Jiannu, and there is just a shortage of ships!" Zhou Huchen did not answer Zuo Maodi, but controlled it first.

"You are Zhou Xiaohu, you are so bold, so domineering! The old man is the envoy of the northern mission of the imperial court, you "Zuo Maodi once served in the household department of the Beijing Division, he knew Zhou Yuji, Zhou Huchen's face was too similar to Zhou Yuji, how could he not see it.

Looking at Zuo Maodi, who was blowing his beard angrily and glaring, Zhou Huchen did not show weakness: "What's wrong with me being Zhou Huchen?" What's wrong with Bahu? I'm used to being domineering in Beidu, and I'm also used to being domineering in Shanxi, who did anything to me? ”

"You" Zuo Maodi was almost out of breath, and he pointed at Zhou Huchen and didn't know what to say.

"Can the Chin Cha be more important than resisting the Jiannu? Can the North Mission be more important than the country? Boss, are you an official of the Ming Dynasty or an official of Jiannu? ”

The big hat was given, and with a plop, Zuo Maodi finally turned his back on this time.

The so-called cause and effect of the Northern Mission is still a traitor, and this traitor is one of the people on the ship, the crown prince Chen Hongfan.

In June, Chen Hongfan, the governor of the same prefecture, volunteered to invite the northern envoy and went to Beijing to meet His Majesty. In fact, this Chen Hongfan has always had a friendship with the big traitor Wu Sangui, which is completely an act of harboring evil intentions, Chen Hongfan is not optimistic about this new dynasty, he is tantamount to standing in line to find a way out for himself.

And Zuo Maodi's invitation to the northern envoy and Chen Hongfan are not the same thing at all, his mother died in the northern capital, and he used the excuse to go to practice filial piety. And another purpose is that he knows that Shandong, which Jiannu controls, is unstable, and he is ready to do the same thing with Zhou Huchen in Shandong. The difference is that he has no soldiers, but he wants to rebel against those generals in Shandong, as well as the local gentry and heroes, and let these people serve the new dynasty that has just been established.

This Northern Mission was completely an act of cowardice on the part of the imperial court, and it was also the general direction of this new dynasty; "Lianyu Pingkou". The name is also used in a high-sounding manner to avenge the first emperor. The bigwigs in the court hoped to use the Liliang of the Qing army to first exterminate Li Zicheng Shili, and then seek follow-up plans.

Don't Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying know that Chen Hongfan and the big traitor Wu Sangui have a relationship?

Of course I know, but unfortunately, these people who are in charge of the court and the world are completely with the purpose of being content in Jiangnan, and they are ready to divide the world with Jiannu. Ma Shiying means that the Ming and Qing dynasties are divided and ruled, considering the age of the emperors of the two countries, Hongguang is the uncle, and the Qing emperor Fulin is the nephew, which is more or less decent for the Ming court.

What did the Northern Mission bring with it this time?

The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty sent a letter to the Emperor of the Northern Khan, issuing an edict to his subjects, as well as Wu Sangui's coupons. Give the big traitor Wu Sangui "Ji Guogong", and give Wu Sangui and others a decree. In addition, 100,000 taels of silver, 1,000 taels of gold, and 10,000 horses of silk, and 100,000 stones of rice were also ordered to be transported to Wu Sangui.

What is even more incomprehensible is that this time the Northern Mission also brought the son of Zu Dashou, the chief soldier of the Qing Dynasty in Songshan, Jinyiwei commanded Zu Zefu.

This is to send Zu Zefu back and send him back to Zu Dashou.

The task given by the imperial court to Zuo Maodi is not clear, there is the intention of the northern envoy, and there is also the intention of letting him clean up Shandong. Maodi's own meaning was clear, and his request to go north was to clean up Shandong, and he did not want to play the role of begging for mercy from the Qing court. However, he couldn't stop Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying and other important officials of the imperial court from "joining forces".

Zuo Maodi can't stop it, someone can stop it.

This is tantamount to recognizing the legitimacy of the Qing court, and Zhou Huchen quit.

I know, I will never let go, this is Zhou Huchen's truth. It was too simple to control these people, and Zhou Huchen's soldiers did it very simply, directly taking over these ships, and as for the people, it seemed that no one dared to resist under the threat of firearms.

"Zu Zefu, is it? It seems to be Zu Dashou's son, or Wu Sangui's relative! ”

Zhou Huchen squinted, looking at this Zu Zefu, who was not bad-looking, and it could be said that he was a little dignified, he was smiling.

Looking at Zhou Huchen, Zu Zefu was a little dazed, he had heard of this Zhou Huchen, he was more rude, and he seemed to be very capable of fighting, but he didn't know what this expression meant.

Zhou Huchen stretched out his hand, and the soldiers on the side handed over a fire gun, a short fire gun.

Zu Zefu is not at a loss, he knows what Zhou Huchen is going to do, this Jingzhong Tiger is killing people like hemp in Shanxi, and now, he is about to become a victim.

Zuo Maodi was actually not unconscious, he was just a little dizzy, and when he saw Zhou Huchen pointing at Zu Zefu with a firecracker, Zuo Maodi opened his mouth.

Opening your mouth doesn't mean you have to speak, sometimes it can be a yawn, a sign of surprise, or a pretending to be unconscious, like Zuo Maodi.

"Bang." With a bang, the red and white things bloomed.

Zu Zefu didn't understand until he died, this firearm weishenme didn't need to light the firerope.

Since it has to be done thoroughly, Zhou Huchen is already a little angry about this matter. He didn't understand whether Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa, and those high-ranking officials of the imperial court were stupid in reading and reading, and they actually wishfully believed in such a brainless thing as dividing and ruling with Jiannu. What is the difference between these slaves and the historical invasions? Will they be willing not to take over the whole world? Li Zicheng was killed, who is next?

There is another one, whether he is a traitor now or not, but he is definitely a traitor in history, and now he is on the road to a traitor. Zhou Huchen didn't mind continuing his domineering, he turned around: "The title of Prince and Taifu seems to be inferior to my father!" ”

Zhou Huchen was a little embarrassed for this reason, and he bared his teeth.

The soldier on the side understood quickly, and he quickly handed over the short fire gun again.

Chen Hongfan was already stupid, he was stupid when Zhou Huchen shot Zu Zefu in the head, he couldn't imagine that Zhou Huchen dared to deal with these imperial court officials, and

There was a muffled sound again, and Zuo Maodi finally knew what Bahu was, this was the ancestor of the Bahu people, and he dared to directly kill the imperial court.

Ma Shaoyu, the young secretary of Taifu Temple, was pale, he looked at Zhou Huchen, is this a rebellion? Is this next?

Zhou Huchen looked very unhappy Ma Shaoyu, he continued to laugh, this smile was simply a devil in Ma Shaoyu's eyes.

Ma Shaoyu still had some guts, although his face was a little miserable, but this bloody scene did not make him retreat, Ma Shaoyu stretched out his hand and pointed at Zhou Huchen: "Zhou Xiaohu, you dare to do this!" ”

This doesn't seem to be a traitor, Zhou Huchen doesn't care about him: "Is Master Ma feeling sorry for the son of the great traitor Zu Dashou?" Don't you know what the relationship between this Chen Hongfan and the big traitor Wu Sangui is? The damned man must let him die, the sky is watching, people are doing it! It's called retribution! What do you think, sir? ”

Ma Shaoyu didn't answer, but he was relieved, it didn't seem to be aimed at himself, but this was too domineering, too direct, could he be softer!

At this time, Zuo Maodi sat up. His heart suddenly felt unusually relaxed, this may be a good thing, and Jiannu negotiated peace, sooner or later the news will get out, and he will definitely be infamous on his back. Even death can't get rid of this Qianfu's finger, and it's not bad now, although this Zhou Huchen is arrogant, he has also unloaded this burden for him.

"The kid has already taken a turn under the northern capital, and he has cleaned up along the road, and there are a lot of slaves killed and traitors killed. Now the kid is going back to Jiangnan to resume his life, and the two adults will also go back to Jiangnan with the kid, there is no need to carry out this mission, going is equivalent to death! ”

Zhou Huchen doesn't mind other people's opinions, he just wants to cut off the heart of the imperial court, since he has encountered it, he wants to stir up the matter, and he knows very well what Jiannu is like. As for the consequences, who else is he afraid of?