The indignant Wu Sangui couldn't suppress his anger and left the relationship to ask for an explanation. However, the man in the court told him that it was a troubled time and two fires broke out in the court in a short period of time. Now that the fire had just been extinguished, there should be no more
No one would be better off irritating the emperor and provoking Long Yan's anger. We will wait for an opportunity to discuss it after the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Extremely depressed, he drank wine at his house every day to soothe his sorrows. Fortunately, he had beauties around him to applaud and listen to little jokes to relieve his boredom, but even so, he still couldn't avoid losing his temper and spouting arrogant words after drinking.
"Master, please be patient. I believe that Eunuch Chang is not a treacherous person. He may have other plans." Chen Yuanyuan patiently comforted Wu Sangui. She had seen Chang Yu three or two times and had a very good impression of him, so she said it once.
"A woman's opinion." Wu Sangui snorted coldly. Although he had a married wife, he only loved Chen Yuanyuan. He would talk to her and listen to her opinions on both official and private matters. Chen Yuanyuan's answers were exactly what he wanted every time. But today
Hearing this sentence made him very dissatisfied.
"Everyone in the civil and military circles of the dynasty knows that the eunuch is very scheming. If he is not a treacherous and evil person, how can he even defeat the family's thieves to resist foreign enemies? How can he toy with the courtiers and applaud them? You think that fighting and playing power are all just in the name of the front and hard.
Did you touch him? He is not insidious and cunning. If he were not treacherous, there would be no such treacherous people in the world." Wu Sangui looked angry.
Chen Yuanyuan smiled faintly, approached Wu Sangui and pressed him on the seat: "That's all, even if he is a treacherous person, he has never done anything treacherous. After all, he has done meritorious service to the court and the people..."
"What about him..." Wu Sangui became angry again and was about to lose his temper when an old man walked in. Wu Sangui and Chen Yuanyuan quickly bowed and said: "Father."
This old man is naturally Wu Sangui's father Wu Xiang. I think he was also a good and coaxing person back then. He was promoted to the commander-in-chief of Liaodong. Later, during the Battle of Daling River in the fourth year of Chongzhen, Wu Xiang escaped on the way to support and the entire army was annihilated.
He was sentenced to prison. In the past two years, because Wu Sangui had made outstanding military achievements and was stationed in Ningyuan, an isolated city outside the customs, he was "released after serving his sentence" and went home to recuperate. He kept a low profile on weekdays.
Historically, in the 17th year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng conquered Taiyuan and then defeated Datong. After the establishment of the throne, Emperor Chongzhen appointed Wu Xiang, the admiral, to supervise the Beijing camp. The city of Beijing was destroyed and Li Zicheng captured him alive. Later, after the negotiation with Wu Sangui broke down,
The killing of Wu Xiang eventually led Wu Sangui to lead the Qing army into the Pass. It is a folk joke that anger leads to beauty, but in fact it was because Li Zicheng killed 38 members of Wu Sangui's family, old and young, and some said more than a hundred.
Of course, Wu Xiang is still alive and well now. After Li Zicheng failed in the Eastern Expedition, he was naturally not reused. He spent his free time at home planting flowers and raising birds. However, although he did not have an official position, his connections were still there, and he was related to Wu Sheng, the second minister of the dynasty.
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"My son, have you ever thought about why he is targeting you like this?" Wu Xiang sat down with a dull expression. Chen Yuanyuan quickly served tea. Wu Sangui stood with his hands tied and lowered his head in silence. Wu Xiang touched the tea bowl and stared at Wu Sangui and said: "Zhou Yuji, Huang Degong,
Tang Tong and even Gao Jie all benefited from the eunuch of Dongchang. My son is not inferior to anyone in terms of merits and achievements in Ningyuan and his great victory. He works hard and bears no complaints, has merit and hard work, but why is he being left out in the cold?"
"This is what the child can't figure out and what makes him most unconvinced." Wu Sangui looked indignant.
"You really can't figure it out at all?" Wu Xiang snorted, Wu Sangui took a long breath and gritted his teeth and said: "Maybe it was because of King Qin's slowness last year."
In the 17th year of Chongzhen, which was just after the Chinese New Year last year, Li Zicheng launched an army to the east, claiming that millions of lions were crossing the Yellow River unimpeded to kill them. Emperor Chongzhen was shocked and quickly summoned all the generals to the capital. Unexpectedly, some of the warlords pretended to be sick, and some of them were pretending to be sick.
The road was far away, and everyone had their own excuses. Only Tang Tong, who was nearby, came unexpectedly, and Wu Sangui, who was outside the pass, despite the imperial court issuing several imperial edicts to urge him, still kept on complaining, and the reason was also very
It is sufficient. Abandoning the city and entering the customs is not as simple as just leaving. In addition to soldiers, horses, food and grass, there are also tens of thousands of people and assets in the city. It cannot be packed up and left in a day or two.
But no matter how good the reason is, it is not a reason. After all, if Chang Yu hadn't come out of nowhere to go to Taiyuan and teamed up with Zhou Yuji to stop Li Zicheng, the day lilies would have been cold by the time Wu Sangui arrived.
And just because of this incident, the imperial court was extremely dissatisfied with Wu Sangui, became suspicious and wary, and naturally had to settle accounts afterwards. As a result, even for such a great contribution to Ningyuan's victory, there was no decent reward in the end. Everyone knew this in their hearts.
He paid for his sins with his merits, and from now on no benefits would befall him. He could only let the donkey pull the mill but not eat the food.
The imperial court is doing things. When you are weak, I can tolerate you, but when you are straight, I will retaliate.
Wu Xiang sighed: "You know the reason, but why are you complaining so much? At that time, the imperial court ordered King Qin's group of troops to arrive at only one Tangtong, and Huang Degong was on the way. At this time, both of them were knighted and became a prince.
Zhu Guo, Liu Zeqing, who made excuses for not coming, at this time the grass on the grave is as tall as a man, and Liu Zeqing, the flower horse, although still alive, is cautious and restless, and has given more money and food this year to show his loyalty, compared to the fate of the two of them,
Do you still feel full of resentment now?"
Wu Sangui lowered his head and said nothing. Wu Xiang knew that he was still dissatisfied, so he asked again: "And do you think there is no one other than King Qin?"
Wu Sangui was startled: "Please ask father to clarify my doubts."
"You have become famous at a young age, but you are too sharp and too arrogant." Wu Xiang looked at the son he had always been proud of, and his face was full of joy: "The Wu family is proud of you, but it is appropriate for outsiders to be jealous and jealous."
It has to be said that Wu Sangui was indeed outstanding in history. He became famous at a young age and was brave and resourceful. He was already one of the most influential generals in the Ming Dynasty in his early thirties. Every move he made while stationed at the North Gate of the Ming Dynasty was related to the fate of the country.
In fact, the national fate of the Ming Dynasty is indeed tied to him. Many people are wondering if the Ming Dynasty would have perished if he had not let the Qing army enter the pass.
History has no assumptions, and the situation at that time was too complex, with too many factors to consider, and it was impossible for any one person to have a perfect solution.
At that time, Li Zicheng's million-strong army had occupied the capital. The emperor committed suicide and took the prince as a hostage. He could not defeat Li Zicheng with his own strength. What's more, Dorgon had led his army to wait outside the pass and was ready to take advantage, and Wu Sangui also did the same.
He couldn't beat Dorgon. After all, in that situation, combat power was no longer the most important thing. The most important thing was military morale. But at that time, the capital was in ruins and the emperor was dead. There were wolves inside and tigers outside, and he was caught in the middle. How could military morale be enough?
Is it as stable as a rock? Who is not trembling and has fighting spirit? Who can win a fight with him, not to mention that the opponent's troops are far superior to his own.
So at this moment, Wu Sangui's troops and horses are much weaker than anyone they fight.
After the negotiation with Li Zicheng failed, he could only go to Dorgon to borrow troops. He would first kill the family traitors and save the Ming Dynasty, and then promised to cede the land outside the customs. But how could Dorgon let go of this once-in-a-century opportunity? The lion was eager to covet it.
Wu Sangui wanted to surrender thousands of miles of land in the pass for his use. In order to destroy Li Zicheng, Wu Sangui had to endure the humiliation and bear the burden and obeyed. However, the situation later developed beyond his expectation and was beyond his control, thus earning him eternal infamy.
But decades later he still rebelled because he never really wanted to surrender to the Manchus!
Of course, these are all trajectories in real history. The current Wu Sangui has not been surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, but has been ignored.
"The outsider my father is talking about is..." Wu Sangui was startled and frowned: "The eunuch?" Then he added: "Although the eunuch is sinister, he is also magnanimous. He is not a narrow-minded and jealous person, and if he becomes famous at a young age,
His sharp edge is so obvious that no one in the world can compare with him."
Wu Xiang sighed: "Although his sharp edge is strong, he is even better at hiding it. I have never seen anyone in the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty who could catch him, and who has ever seen him quarrel with the courtiers face to face?" Then he said something meaningful.
: "Since my son said he is not a jealous person, why don't you think of who it could be?"
Wu Sangui was suddenly shocked, like five thunders hitting his head, and remained silent for a while.
Seeing this, Wu Xiang stood up and patted his shoulder: "With your uncle's past experience, how could that person not be on guard, let alone a suspicious person?"
"If this is the case, our Wu family will no longer be able to succeed!" Wu Sangui looked defeated and unwilling: "And I am even more sure that the eunuch is playing tricks on me!"
Wu Xiang smiled dullly: "That's not necessarily the case." Looking at Wu Sangui, he was a little stunned and said: "Now everyone in the court says that the eunuch is dictatorial, what do I think?"
"My child thinks so!" Wu Sangui blurted out: "The eunuch is involved in everything that concerns the government, whether it is people's livelihood or military affairs. Although he does not come forward, he is always there behind the scenes, especially in the military field. He almost ignores the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army.
Now, even the cabinet has been sidelined..."
Wu Xiang interrupted him: "Whether it is right or wrong, this eunuch does have military talents that are difficult for others to match. However, these are not important. What is important is that he can influence the situation."
Wu Sangui understood instantly that to influence the situation is to influence certain people, or someone!
Looking at Wu Sangui's look, Wu Xiang knew that he understood: "Regardless of whether Huang Degong or Gao Jie is clean, just because your uncle was demoted twice, it is a definite crime of confiscating the family and annihilating the clan. But now, the official has been reinstated.
He is responsible for guarding the country! Do you think that man doesn’t want to kill your uncle? Do you think he doesn’t want to kill Wang Tizhong?”
Wu Sangui's eyes brightened, and Wu Xiang continued: "Although our father and son have made mistakes, they are already innocent compared to them. He has no reason to deliberately suppress him. In terms of the background, your uncle is related to Ning Tieqi, and in terms of ability, I
My son is not inferior to anyone, they can all be reused, so why worry about my son not being able to get ahead in the future."
The words have been made very clear. The imperial court can reuse Zu Dashou who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty twice, and even the great thief Kou Wang Ti Zhong who surrendered can be given a title. Therefore, Wu Sangui Qin Wang will not be thrown into the cold palace just because he is a bit naughty. After all,
He did not surrender to the Qing Dynasty, nor did he stand on his own, and even if they had this idea in their minds, the reality was that they could not compromise, because there was no one available in the current situation, not to mention Wu Sangui was a rare general.
More importantly, those people who are used and those who are not are all under the control of the great eunuch Chang Yu.
But if that's the case, why does Chang Yu keep drawing big cakes?
In addition to punishing Wu Sangui for his previous mistakes, he was too sharp and too arrogant. Chang Yu wanted to kill his sharpness and sharpen his edges!
Be patient and don’t be in a hurry! Wu Xiang patted Wu Sangui’s arrow, smiled and turned around to leave.