Things in the world have always been unfair. Some people are turning wine into songs in Wenrou Township, while others are busy putting out fires in various parts of the city. But the worst offenders are the three people drinking the wind outside the city.
Gao Jie, Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo.
The three of them were ordered to rush from the dusty Puzhou, thousands of miles away, to the capital city without stopping, breaking their legs, to help in the battle. Unexpectedly, they did not send a single soldier, only watched the excitement for a while, and then were ignored outside Tongzhou City.
Fortunately, the three of them also knew what the little eunuch was thinking, so they kept their tails curled up and listened to the order. Until yesterday, they were ordered to lead their troops back to the capital and camped on the bank of the Tonghui River ten miles outside Dongzhimen to wait for the order.
The three of them were armed with heavy troops, and they were all big men in the army. They had their own channels to know some things in the city and even in the court. When they heard that the court was going to have a military parade in the near future, they would discuss their merits and reward the soldiers and horses. They were happy at first. After all, they had successfully suppressed the thieves.
They can get a share of the pie, otherwise they wouldn't be allowed to wait outside the city, and they would obviously have to participate in the military parade.
But it soon became less happy. Three thousand soldiers from the camp in the north of the city took turns entering the city every day, but no one came to tell them. They were also killing enemies and bandits, so why did they favor one over the other? What was more annoying was that they came from thousands of miles away.
The rations for the light-packed emergency trip to Puzhou have been exhausted. What we have on hand is what Wu Weiying left before returning to Beijing the day before yesterday. We are about to see the bottom, but there is still no supply in the city.
"It seems that not only are we not welcome by the little eunuchs, but also the imperial court and even the emperor are not welcome to see us." It was dark at night, by the Tonghui River, Liu Zeqing hummed.
"It doesn't hurt that my mother doesn't love me and my uncle doesn't love me. It's really frustrating. Damn it, I shouldn't have thought of something good in the first place." Liu Liangzuo cursed, but Gao Jie, who had always been irritable, looked relaxed: "No.
, let’s just cry, don’t we say that only babies who can cry can be fed, let’s just cry hard.”
After saying that, he did not go to comfort the two people: "Two brothers, a little impatience will mess up a big plan. At this time, we are under the roof of others and have to bow our heads. When we should be soft, we should be soft. When we should act well, we should be well-behaved. I don't want to think about why.
The little eunuch and the court treated us like this just to see if we could lose our temper so we could seize the opportunity. You have to know how many people are jealous of what we gained from suppressing thieves. Not only the little eunuch is jealous, but the court is also jealous!"
Liu Zeqing couldn't help stroking his hands: "I can't tell that you are still such a careful person on weekdays. In order to boost the morale of the army and let us contribute, the young eunuch casually agreed to keep the income privately. Now it is obvious that both he and the court regret it, so he pretended to be like this.
, If you want to bring bad luck to us, you should be careful, just like General Gao said, be a good and obedient person and wait until you pass this level."
"I think so," Liu Liangzuo said with a frown, "If someone is sincerely looking for trouble, he can always find a reason for it. It would be better to spend money to eliminate the trouble and smooth things over, and maybe the other party will get along and let it go."
"What do you mean?" Liu Zeqing and Gao Jie both understood the meaning.
Liu Liangzuo was straightforward: "We have gained a lot of money, so we can show some filial piety to the little eunuch. Blocking his mouth is equivalent to blocking the court's mouth."
"That's true. After all, he was the one who gave me the fat job at that time. It would be shameful not to show some filial piety." Gao Jie said and looked at Liu Zeqing: "Old Liu, what do you say?"
Liu Zeqing was also considered a bachelor and spread his hands: "It should be so. Now we don't blame him for stumbling upon us. It was because we didn't think carefully before and forgot about him as a well digger. We should discuss this matter carefully."
At the same time, hundreds of miles away in Shanhaiguan, a man couldn't sleep, went up to the city and walked towards the seaside along the old dragon's head.
This person is not Shanhaiguan Commander-in-Chief Gao Di, but Ningyuan Commander-in-Chief Wu Sangui!
Why did Wu Sangui appear in Shanhaiguan?
I was ordered to stay here on my way back to Beijing.
The day before yesterday, a quick message from the capital summoned him back to Beijing to participate in the military parade.
Wu Sangui was overjoyed that the imperial court was going to reward people based on their merits. However, a secret report came with him that the Qing army in the pass had been defeated and was retreating north in embarrassment. It should be closely monitored.
Wu Sangui was shocked that the young eunuch was so tough. He had worked with Chang Yu and had seen his methods and knew how powerful he was. But he could go from being chased to the south and beaten back in just over a month. This kind of perseverance
His courage and courage are truly admirable, and in front of the elite Qing army, who are all cavalry, he can actually make them surrender and sue for peace with their tails between their legs, and even compensate a large amount of losses. It is simply outrageous! It is unimaginable.
Dorgon's 30,000 cavalry entered the pass, but were chased, intercepted, dug and buried alive by the eunuchs. Only half of them escaped from the pass. The men and horses were exhausted, morale was low, not to mention that they had run out of food and grass. There was nothing to be afraid of. So after Wu Sangui made some arrangements,
He led hundreds of soldiers into the customs and returned to Beijing to participate in the military parade, because it was related to his future.
When I arrived at Shanhaiguan, I met with Gao Di and listened to a lot of information about the customs, so I couldn't sleep.
If he had not been responsible for neglecting the Qing army's surprise attack on the pass, Wu Sangui would have been fully confident that he would be able to join the Zhuguo Kingdom and shine on the lintel of the Wu family. However, it was disturbed by Dorgon's bad move.
After Dorgon led his troops into the pass, Wu Sangui sent people to inquire about the news. If the Qing army killed a few people, it would not have much impact on his career, but if the Qing army was ruthless, his future would be ruined.
It's a shame that Dorgon not only turned the capital upside down, but also led his cavalry southward deep into the hinterland to persecute thousands of miles. This made everyone in the government and the public hate it with hatred. Wu Sangui also shouted, "Destroy!"
The Qing army entered the Pass and wreaked havoc for thousands of miles. The imperial court was furious and would hold him accountable for his oversight. Now let alone the Zhu Kingdom, he was afraid that his Ningyuan troops would not be able to be saved, and he might even be asked to withdraw his troops and enter the Pass.
Of course, in normal times, the imperial court would not dare to touch him rashly, but now that the imperial court has a young eunuch who is good at fighting and invincible, many people originally thought that Ningyuan was an isolated city outside the pass and had no strategic significance, so they asked to withdraw their troops and go to the pass to guard elsewhere. Now it is really possible to take advantage of the opportunity.
Another moth arose.
Thirty thousand Guan Ning cavalry guard the isolated city outside the pass alone. This is Wu Sangui's strength and bargaining chip, but once they are withdrawn into the pass, they will gradually disintegrate.
Nowadays, it’s better to have soldiers in hand, but Wu Sangui doesn’t want to!
The little eunuch succeeds and the little eunuch fails. Wu Sangui has mixed feelings about Chang Yu. The little eunuch turned the tide and defeated the Tatars and escaped, which exempted him from heavy responsibility. However, because this kid was too powerful, the court had no confidence.
If you act based on his expression, you might even touch him.
It is no wonder that Wu Sangui suffered from insomnia and was suspicious of ghosts and ghosts.
Because the court's attitude is unclear.
As a family of generals, Wu Sangui had people in the court. His father, Wu Xiang, had good relations with his second assistant, Wu Di, and Taichang Shaoqing, Wu Linzheng. He also had a personal relationship with Li Yutian, the former governor of Liaodong. He would quickly know what was going on in the court.
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However, the strange thing is that during the nearly two months from the time the Tatar entered the customs to the time he left the customs, almost no one in the court mentioned him!
But now the emperor has summoned him to Beijing to participate in the military parade with an imperial edict. Is it a reward or...
Wu Sangui couldn't guess, but he was sure that the court would never touch him now. Looking at the dark sea, with the sound of waves hitting the shore, Wu Sangui firmly grasped the sword at his waist. This was when the Qing army entered the customs last year, and he went to Qin Wang
Emperor Chongzhen gave him the Shangfang Sword in Wuying Hall.
Fortunately, Jinzhou City was not touched. Wu Sangui sighed secretly. Only if there is injustice outside the border and the mountains and rivers have not been restored, Wu Sangui will be useful, and the court will not touch him!
A rabbit will die when a dog is cooked, this principle remains unchanged through the ages.
Therefore, there is no need to worry about entering Beijing this time!
"Sir, it's raining," the attendant behind him said softly. Wu Sangui was startled, raised his hand and opened his palm, and sure enough, it was raining: "It's raining, it's nice, it's cool." He laughed and returned.