Abahai returned to Hetuala, and in the afternoon news came that Gu Yuanwei's master and apprentice were allowed to enter the city. The small boat carried Gu Yuanwei's master and apprentice across the Suzi River, and across the river was the city gate northwest of Hetuala. Gu Yuanwei's complexion was much better than the previous two days, but it was too far from his peak, less than thirty percent. After all, he had suddenly aged a full twenty years.

Zhou Qingfeng sat on the edge of the boat gang and began to be in a daze again, looking at a pontoon bridge under construction not far away. The pontoon bridge was washed away not long ago, and it was slowly repaired due to lack of manpower - the Jurchens were a fisherman and hunter, and were not good at farming and construction.

Most of the craftsmen who built the bridge were Han Chinese slaves, and Mao Adaa also worked hard in them. He was originally a craftsman, so it was appropriate for him to do this. His wife stood in the river to help carry materials, and the work was tiring and heavy, and she did not complain, and she was beaten and scolded for the slightest mistake.

Zhou Qingfeng no longer cared about Mao Ada, and if he did, he was going to get angry again, and he looked in the direction of Hetuala. It was a city built on a hillside, with two entrances and exits, divided into three gates.

The first heavy gate city in the interior is the place where the wild boar skin exercises power and lives, and there are Han palaces, shrines, buildings, yamen and other buildings. The second is the inner city, with a wood-and-stone wall, inhabited by close relatives of the Nurhachi family. The third is the outer city, with a circumference of ten kilometers, the walls are tall and strong, and the city gate is equipped with enemy towers, which is the place where officials, soldiers, and people live.

As a result of the annual wars, Hetuará was militarized.

Nurhachi has conquered many Jurchen tribes' cities over the years, including the walled city that could be captured with fifty people in the early days, and the mountain city that needed tens of thousands of people to besiege. In the past thirty years, Nurhachi has sharpened his soldiers, and no one in the Jurchens is his opponent.

In contrast, the Ming Dynasty has been peaceful for more than 200 years. Except for the unfortunate wars such as the Tumu Fort, the interior of the country has long been silent from the smoke of gunpowder. Although border troubles come and go, they often have been quiet for decades when it comes to a specific location. Because there is no war, the army that needs to be maintained at a huge cost has long been an ornament. The status of both the army and the officers and soldiers is low.

In the entire history of China, such a long period of peace is extremely rare, and this is almost a miracle. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the West was moving towards the 'Age of Discovery', and the Ming Dynasty also saw the germination of many capital forces. As long as the communication is decent, it is only natural that the Han people can keep up with the pace of seafaring expansion.

It's just that the peace of the Ming Dynasty is a bit too much, it's like 'boiling a frog in warm water', and when you find something wrong in the end, you can't change it if you want to.

When Gu Yuanwei set foot on the south bank of the Suzi River, the land of Hetuara City. He actually created history, he became the first high-ranking official of the Ming Dynasty who attached himself to the Jurchen Ministry of Jianzhou. His official position, his fame, and his connections are much higher than Li Yongfang, who should have stood in this position.

In order to welcome Gu Yuanwei, Nurhachi sent himself as the Khan's guard of honor. When Zhou Qingfeng got off the boat, hundreds of people knelt down. Nurhachi's important ministers, who were in charge of the 'canonical documents', were greeted by Erdeni, who was given the name 'Bakshi'. Gu Yuanwei chatted with him happily, and walked hand in hand to the city gate.

Zhou Qingfeng followed all the way, and behind him there were twenty sturdy servants rewarded by Nurhachi who knelt down to ask for peace. Erdeni pointed to these minions and said, "When the Great Khan heard that Mr. Gu was coming, he tasted the 'elixir and jade liquid' offered by Mr. Gu, and praised it loudly in front of our courtiers.

The Great Khan ordered a reward of 10,000 taels of silver, a mansion in the outer city, ten guards, and twenty slaves. There are also two granges outside the city, and there are only 2,000 clothed slaves who farm. The dignity of the gentleman is analogous to the uncle and nephew of the Great Khan. The Great Khan has already set up a banquet in the palace of the Han Dynasty at this moment to prepare for hospitality, Mr. Gu, please come with me. ”

"The Great Khan values it so much, Gu Mouming feels five guilty, dare not serve his life?" Gu Yuanwei is a long and good man, and his posture is very good. Since you want to defect, don't care about your face.

"Hahaha...... Mr. Gu is still pleased. Unless there is a sacrifice to the heavens and a great ceremony, my Jurchen does not perform the ritual of kneeling. Erdeni helped Gu Yuanwei up, explained the rules to him, and led the way forward again.

Zhou Qingfeng followed boredly, all the way through the outer city, the inner city, until the front of the Han Palace. But when he was about to go in, Yang Jian stopped him and said, "Don't you go in?" ”

"Why?" Zhou Qingfeng is still waiting to see what Nurhachi looks like.

"Master is worried that you will cause trouble, so you are not allowed to enter the banquet." Yang Jian said.

How important was it to meet Nurhachi for the first time? Gu Yuanwei was really afraid that Zhou Qingfeng, a guy with no wind and three feet of waves, would make an accident. Zhou Qingfeng asked unhappily: "Hey......, you guys are crossing the river and demolishing the bridge." I still gave the 'elixir and jade liquid'. You let me stand at the gate of the Han Palace, and drink the northwest wind? ”

"You don't want to stand at the gate of the Han Palace, the Great Khan has already rewarded us with a mansion to settle down, so you can go and move in first. Anyway, the servants who serve are ready-made, and you will not be missing food and drink. Yang Jian waved his hand to summon the slave's head, and then pushed Zhou Qingfeng outward.

"Cut ......, if you don't enter the banquet, you won't enter the banquet, who is rare?" Zhou Qingfeng saw that Yang Jian had a resolute attitude, so he could only glance at the Han Palace with his feet, and turned his head away with disdain. Yang Jian watched Zhou Qingfeng leave, and then he breathed a sigh of relief and entered the Han Palace.

The Han Palace's palace was surrounded by Beile Mansion and Beizi Mansion, and there were slave leaders leading Zhou Qingfeng all the way out. The mansion given by Nurhachi was farther away. But as I walked along a road, I suddenly heard the terrible cry of a ghost crying wolf from behind a high wall on the side of the road.

It sounded like someone was roaring, but it felt like a mad beast pounding the cage inside the walls. This sound was continuous, full of energy, and mixed with a huge spiritual power vibration, making Zhou Qingfeng and the slaves passing by like a heavy blow, all of them were dizzy, unsteady under their feet, and almost fainted.

The roar lasted for more than a minute, and by the time Qingfeng woke up again this week, he had already been carried away from the distance. As he ran, his heart was beating wildly, and he grabbed the servant who carried him and asked, "How can there be such a ghost in the city of Hetuala?" Who's that? Who can be so powerful? ”

The captured slave shouted a few times, apparently unable to understand Chinese. Zhou Qingfeng shouted again: "Stop, stop for me." Can anyone understand me? You brainless guys, I'm going to kill you if you don't stop. ”

Zhou Qingfeng struggled to jump off the slave who carried him, and the servants who fled for their lives had to stop. He shouted again and asked, "Who is the man inside the high wall by the side of the road just now?" I ask you...... no one understands me? What's the use of that? It's better to cut it. ”

The head of the slave stepped forward, this guy can finally understand Chinese. He pleaded in a low voice: "Little master, go home first, you can't talk about this on the way." This was the family affair of the Great Khan, and it was a taboo for Hetuala. ”

"Big taboo?" Zhou Qingfeng realized something, looked left and right, waved his hand and shouted: "Lead the way, where is home?" ”

The city of Hetuara is small and has a limited internal area. The palace of the Han Dynasty is not very large, and the mansion given to Gu Yuanwei's master and apprentice is also very ordinary. The two-entry courtyard house, all kinds of rooms together, but only a dozen rooms. After entering the house, a group of slaves felt a little relieved. Zhou Qingfeng dragged the slave's head to his private room and asked, "Tell me, what happened just now?" ”

The head of the slave was very embarrassed and said, "Little master, you still don't know about this, okay?" ”

"Damn, that guy yelling at the ghost is roaring so loudly, you say I don't know, I don't know. Lao Tzu still has to mix in Hetuala, how can I not understand this kind of strange thing. You either don't say it and wait for me to clean you up. Either hurry up, I still have a reward, sir. ”

Zhou Qingfeng has always believed that information wins, and buying news is the most willing to pay. He also carried some silver taels with him, took out a few pieces of silver and stuffed them into the hand of the slave head, and asked, "Don't be bored, you don't say that there are others who say it." ”

Silver is always a good thing, the slave head subconsciously looked left and right, lowered his voice and said: "So that the little master knows that the person imprisoned within the high wall is amazing, he is the eldest son of the Great Khan of the Jianzhou Department, Chu Ying." ”

Who is Chu Ying?

If you want to talk about Huang Taiji, Mang Gurtai, Zhou Qingfeng can still know. But the name Chu Ying is unfamiliar. It doesn't seem to be famous in history, it's not as good as Dolgon, Ao Bai and the like.

Seeing Zhou Qingfeng's puzzled face, the servant head continued: "Chu Ying is Guangluo Baylor, the eldest son of the Great Khan. When the Great Khan raised his army, his strength was limited, and he had to fight day and night. When Chu Ying was young, he went into battle first in every war, and he was the most courageous of the sons of the Great Khan.

A few years ago, the Great Khan conquered the Ula Ministry, and Chu Ying entered the enemy as the vanguard, roaring and shaking the sky, unstoppable. The Ula tribe was defeated and fled, saying that Chu Ying's killing was like the sky falling apart.

The people of the entire northern land know that Chu Ying is the number one master of the Jurchens, and it is said that he has practiced martial arts to the ninth layer of the highest 'muscles and bones', the fifth layer of 'divine soul', and the third layer of 'qi and blood'. In the entire Jianzhou Department, no one is his opponent when he fights alone.

A few years ago, because of his outstanding military achievements and the eldest son, the Great Khan appointed him to assist in the affairs of the state. If the Great Khan is unable to handle government affairs when he goes out, he has the right to take over the management of the Ministry of Jianzhou.

However, Chu Ying has been fighting all year round, has a short temper, and is fierce by nature. The white flag he commanded in his hand was huge, with nearly sixty Niu Lu, and he could not take anyone seriously. Especially after assisting the national government, he regarded other important ministers of the Jianzhou Department as slaves. The 'five ministers' around the Great Khan were all enemies of him, and the other sons and nephews of the Great Khan were also oppressed by him and could not hold their heads up.

Chu Yingbeiler was brave and unscrupulous, and he was even more dizzy after assisting the national government. Two years ago, when the Great Khan led his troops into battle, he cursed the Great Khan's defeat in Hetuala, and openly said that if the Great Khan suffered defeat, he would not let the Great Khan and his brothers return to Hetuala.

How could the Great Khan not know about such a flamboyant thing? Coupled with the 'Five Ministers' and several other Baylor sued, Chu Ying was deprived of Baylor's position and confined to his home. But he was still unrepentant in solitary confinement, and roared every day, and the Great Khan drove him out of the palace, and he was imprisoned in the prison behind the high wall. ”

Hearing this, Zhou Qingfeng knew that the origin of the guy who yelled just now was so extraordinary.

Nurhachi's eldest son.

The great Baylor, who had distinguished himself in battle.

Heir to the Ministry of Founding of the State.

The first master of the Jurchens.

Now he is a defeated dog who dies and puts himself in prison.

No wonder that guy was screaming like a beast, he was a madman.

The slave head hesitated a little at the end, and then lowered his voice again and said, "Little master, there is news recently, and I don't tell him about ordinary people. ”

"Say it quickly." Zhou Qingfeng gave a few more pieces of broken silver.

If you have the silver, the head of the slave will not treat Zhou Qingfeng as an 'ordinary person'. He lowered his voice even more and said: "After two years of imprisonment, Chu Yingbeiler will not admit his mistakes. The minister and the other Baylors could no longer tolerate Chu Ying, and the Great Khan ran out of patience and seemed to intend to have Chu Ying Baylor put to death. ”

Ah......, my son cursed my father to die quickly, and my father is going to kill my own son now!

It's not a family, it's not a family, it's really biological.

But this matter is quite interesting, Zhou Qingfeng pondered in his heart.