As night falls, there are still crowds of people outside the General Military Mansion. Countless Ningyuan soldiers are gathered around. Some of them are watching the fun, but most of them want to see their old master, the commander-in-chief of the Guan Ning Cavalry!
The welcome banquet in the lobby of the General Military Mansion has been set up, with the best wine and the best dishes in the city to entertain the most ruthless guests of the Ming Dynasty.
It's just that this reception banquet is a bit special, as there are no accompanying guests.
Chang Yu and eleven members of his family were present. The door was closed and there was no one in the yard.
The guests of honor took their seats one by one. After a few words of greetings, Chang Yu went straight to the topic: "We know that you have many questions in your hearts. Today we close the door and say something from the bottom of our hearts. No one can come close within ten feet. What do you want to say?
But it doesn’t matter!”
Everyone looked at Zu Dashou, and Chang Yu admired in his heart, he really was the head of the family, no one dared to speak casually unless he opened his mouth.
"General Zu, it doesn't matter if you say it!" Chang Yu smiled slightly
Zu Dashou coughed lightly: "Since the governor is so straightforward and honest, let me ask two things first. First, is what the governor said to Dorgon earlier true? Is it really necessary for the guilty ministers to guard the border and three of them?
Recover Jinzhou City in Yue?"
Chang Yu laughed and said: "Half truth and half lie. It is true that General Zu was guarding the outside of the pass. It is also true that he wanted you to regain Jinzhou. But the March period was just to put psychological pressure on Dorgon and make him ignore his troubles."
"This... the imperial court can trust me so much. I... I am a criminal who has been surrendered to the Qing Dynasty!" Zu Dashou frowned and his body began to tremble.
"Everyone in the government and the public knows that General Zu surrendered to the Qing Dynasty because he had no choice but to surrender, and he was indeed guilty, so the court gave you a chance to atone for your sins. You can get back Jinzhou City if you lost it, and this matter has been written off."
Chang Yu spread his hands and said, "It's that simple."
"The sinner... I'm so ashamed!" Zu Dashou covered his face with his hands and sobbed. This great devil who kills without blinking and cannibalizes people actually cried.
"General Ancestor used his own strength to hold on to the isolated city of Jinzhou for several years. He was isolated and without help and ran out of ammunition and food, so he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty as a last resort. Even if he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty for several years, it was because he had done a little bit for the Tatars. You don't have to be ashamed. It's not you who should be ashamed."
As Chang Yu spoke, his eyes glanced at Zu Zehong and others intentionally or unintentionally, and Zu Zehong immediately lowered his head.
"But as the Lord Governor said, I have surrendered to the Qing Dynasty after all, and I am guilty after all." Zu Dashou calmed down his emotions slightly: "The imperial court can ignore the past grudges and be so merciful, and the guilty minister will shed tears of gratitude!"
"General Zu knows how to be grateful, but he also hopes to continue to serve the imperial court," Chang Yu said seriously, and Zu Dashou quickly raised his hands and said, "I will die after exhausting myself, but..." He looked a little hesitant.
"But it doesn't matter!" Chang Yu made a gesture of invitation.
"It's just that the Holy Emperor asked the guilty minister to guard the place. There is only Ningyuan Gucheng left outside the pass. What's more, the guilty minister doesn't have any soldiers in his hands." Zu Dashou looked at Chang Yu expectantly.
Chang Yu's next words did not disappoint him, and even surprised him: "Sit in Ningyuan City and command the Ningyuan Army."
"Well, isn't Ningyuan stationed in Sangui?" Zu Dashou and others were surprised. Although Wu Sangui was his nephew, it was unreasonable for him to occupy his territory and seize his troops when he first arrived. However, he seemed to understand something vaguely.
, that is, the imperial court wants to use itself to contain Wu Sangui. It seems that Wu Sangui now has no tigers in the mountain, and he is the monkey king.
"Wu Sangui has other uses. The bandits going south are making a lot of noise. He has been idle outside the customs for more than two years. It's time to go out and stretch his arms and legs. This is just a normal defense adjustment. General Zu doesn't need to think too much."
Normal deployment of defense? Zu Dashou didn’t believe it. How could he have left all his soldiers and horses behind if he had normal deployment of defense? It was obvious that he was here to seize power.
However, the backbone of Ningyuan's army is still his original Guan Ning cavalry, which is easy to drive and familiar with. Only such fierce soldiers have the possibility of regaining Jinzhou.
Besides, even if he was used as a swordsman by the imperial court to deal with Wu Sangui, what right did he have to complain? For the imperial court to let things go is the greatest favor.
But the imperial court did not hesitate to exchange Azig for himself, just to contain Wu Sangui? Is it possible that the Ming Dynasty has no capable people now? Maybe it is, the good ministers and generals have died in the past two years, and the Ming Dynasty has become an empty shell.
, Zu Dashou has been thinking about the reason for this since he learned that he was going to be exchanged back to the Ming Dynasty.
The more I think about it, the more confused I become, especially when the little eunuch said a few hours ago that he had to use his head as a guarantee to let him back and resume his duties. So, why on earth did the court want to change him back? He and the little eunuch have no relationship and no reason for him.
Why should you risk your head to protect yourself?
This was the second question he wanted to ask Chang Yu.
Chang Yu had just vowed to quit drinking a few days ago, but he broke the habit in the blink of an eye. He picked up the wine glass and stood up and walked to Zu Dashou. Zu Dashou did not dare to neglect and quickly stood up and bowed.
"When our family was young, we heard about the heroic deeds of General Zu who defended Jinzhou City with blood. Later, during the Songjin War, the city ran out of food and killed people and refused to give in. It was not until the foreign aid was wiped out that the entire army was unable to save the day, and they had no choice but to surrender.
, you are the hero that our family respects the most in this life, so at that time our family swore that if one day our family had the right to speak, we would definitely come back and fight alongside you!"
"Now my original wish has come true!"
The words were spoken in a casual manner, but they were sincere. Zu Dashou was dumbfounded and couldn't believe that he was such a big fan of the eunuch, and that he was rescued by this eunuch.
"So, the imperial court used Azig to exchange the guilty minister. It was not the emperor's original intention. In fact, it was only possible for the governor to use his head as a guarantee, right?" Zu Dashou sighed, cupped his fists and bowed to Chang Yu.
Chang Yu stopped him with his hand: "If the emperor doesn't want to give you another chance, how can he agree to it? General Zu, even if the court doesn't believe you and the emperor doesn't believe you, it's enough for our family to believe in you. We hope you will."
I want to save our head for our family’s hard work!”
"Don't dare to betray the governor's kindness of rebuilding!" Zu Dashou said quickly.
"After all, the court still can't trust us!" Zu Dabi muttered. He was a bit crazy by nature, and he said whatever he wanted without hesitation.
"Shut up!" Zu Dashou shouted angrily, turned around and said to Chang Yu: "My brother is rude and rude, so please..."
"It doesn't matter." Chang Yu smiled slightly, looked at Zu Dabi and said, "Put yourself in his shoes, would you completely trust a surrendered general who surrendered to the enemy and stayed with the enemy for several years?"
"This... shouldn't be possible." Zu Dabi scratched his head, and Chang Yu smiled: "That's right, it is human nature for the court to retain doubts. Besides, these are not important. I just trust you."
"Why do you just trust us?" Zu Dabi asked everyone's doubts.
"Because the emperor believes in me, and the court also believes in me!" Chang Yu pointed to his heart: "And I believe in you." But Zu Dabi insisted on breaking the casserole and asked: "But why do the court and the emperor believe you?"
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Chang Yu laughed loudly: "Because I have always done things with no regrets, not only my heart, but also the Ming Dynasty. Of course, the reason why the emperor and the court believe me is because I am very capable and powerful!"
"Are you very powerful?" Among the dozen or so people present, only Zu Dabi, no matter how old or young, dared to keep asking: "How powerful are you? I think you are just a stupid kid..."
"Don't be rude." Zu Dashou yelled at Zu Dabi, but Chang Yu laughed even more: "In terms of age, I am not older than you, but don't you think about why I can do this at such a young age?"
Could it be that the person in charge of Dongchang got his position by flattering others?"
"This doesn't quite look like it." Zu Dabi shook his head and said, "Then tell me how awesome you are."
"At the beginning of the year, the intruders personally led an army of 200,000 to besiege Taiyuan. The governor and Zhou Yuji defended the city side by side and defeated them. After Qianli, he joined forces with Wu Sangui to defeat more than 100,000 Tatars in Ningyuan. Twenty days later, he led his troops south to Baoding Prefecture.
He forced dozens of thieves back to Xi'an, and then Dorgon's 30,000 cavalry entered the pass, besieged the capital and marched south to plunder. The governor led his troops to pursue the enemy for thousands of miles, losing more than half of their troops, and captured Azig alive, but was seriously injured.
Ao Bai, and ordered him to compensate for 10,000 war horses... Do you think this governor is very powerful? "Chang Yu looked at Zu Dabi with a proud look on his face.
This is also a pride that comes from the bottom of my heart.
Anyone with such an impressive record would be proud of himself, and Chang Yu is no exception.
The whole place was silent!
Zu Dashou and others looked at the young eunuch with particularly complicated expressions.
"You, you're not trying to trick me..." Zu Dabi shut up halfway through his words. Even he could see that the little eunuch's smug look couldn't be faked. Only those who have really done this kind of thing can't be faked.
Only those who are forced to do something will have this kind of pride, otherwise you won't be able to perform well.
Besides, there is no need for the little eunuch to tell lies. If they are lies, they will be easily exposed.
In fact, any ordinary citizen in the capital would know about Chang Yu's achievements. Why did Zu Dashou and others react so strongly, as if it was the first time they heard about it.
Although this was not the first time they had heard of the Little Eunuch, it was the first time they knew how powerful the Little Eunuch was!
After all, they were thousands of miles apart, and the news was very limited. In addition, Zu Dashou had actually retired from his post since he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. He did not participate in substantive government and military affairs. He only heard that the Qing army suffered a defeat in Ningyuan a few months ago.
, was fought by the eunuch Wu Sangui in a dongchang jointly.
At that time, he was still wondering when the Ming Dynasty would have a eunuch who could fight. It was most likely that the eunuchs who were in charge of the army were just attacking in name.
As for Chang Yu's other achievements, they haven't even reached Shenyang yet.