Under the fireworks of the founding ceremony, there was an intoxicating smell of alcohol. After Li Laiheng said goodbye to Li Guo, he and Fang Yiren and other subordinates returned to the residence given by Emperor Yongchang to rest.
But under the starry sky, amidst the layers of smoke, there are others who are actively communicating and becoming active.
One of these people who is worth noting is the newly promoted founding earl of Dashun, Fanzhibo Jiangwan.
After the banquet, Jiang Quan talked to Chen Yongfu, Bai Guangen, Zuo Guangxian and others. They all came from the ranks of the Ming Dynasty generals, but there are big differences in detail. Like Bai Guangen
He, Zuo Guangxian, and Niu Chenghu all belonged to the Qin army. Among them, Bai Guangen surrendered to the Dashun army after the rebel army surrendered to the official army.
Chen Yongfu's identity is even more special. He belongs to the army of Henan. Because the officers and soldiers of Henan are not a strong force among the Ming army, they are not like the Nine-Border Army, which has a large number of relatives and deep-rooted general families.
.So although Chen Yongfu himself repeatedly promoted his son Chen De to the throne and tried his best to get closer to the general families of the Ming Dynasty official army, as far as he was concerned, his relationship with these general families was still weak.
If calculated carefully, considering that Chu Chuangzhong and Ma Bao also came from the Henan army and are now in high positions under Li Laiheng, Chen Yongfu is probably the only one among this group of earls who has a close relationship with Li Guo and Li Laiheng.
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As for Jiang Quan himself, he came from a typical family of nine-border military generals.
However, due to the Datong Incident and the defeat of Yanmen, Jiang Yu's "ecological niche" in the Datong frontier army has been completely replaced by Liu Qian, the Datong commander-in-chief who now belongs to the Ming and Qing allied forces.
His family members and children who stayed in Datong were all massacred by the Manchus after the Battle of Yanmen. It was also because of this relationship that Jiang Yu was able to clear himself of all suspicions of collaboration with the enemy in the Datong Incident.
Jiang Quan formed a very close relationship with Zehou of the Dashun Army because of his courageous fighting in the Battle of Yanmen, especially his experience of cutting off the enemy's rear and defending Tian Jianxiu from the siege.
"Dozens of members of my family were killed by Donglu in one night... If we don't avenge this, how can we be human again!"
After these new dynasty earls got drunk, Jiang Quan didn't know whether he was speaking the truth while drunk, or whether he was deliberately using such words to show his loyalty to the new dynasty regime.
In short, Jiang Yuan looked like he was drunk and his eyes were red. He seemed to be missing his parents, wife, brothers, and clan members far away in Datong. He seemed to be thinking of the tragic news that came after the Battle of Yanmen, and his eyes were filled with tears.
It was red and red, and it became moist without realizing it.
He held the wine glass so tightly that he almost crushed it in his palm. The wine in the glass swayed, approaching the edge of the glass several times, as if it was about to pour out, but then slowly swayed back into the glass.
, and then calmed down.
The other generals sitting together include Bai Guangen, Zuo Guangxian, Niu Chenghu and others who came from the Qin army, as well as Chen Yongfu who had just arrived in Taiyuan and was thinking about when to visit Li Laiheng.
Everyone has different thoughts and many things on their minds. But Jiang Yu's tragic experience really made them feel a sense of sympathy.
Even birds and beasts hurt their own kind, let alone humans?
Everyone used to be generals of the Ming Dynasty, and now they are all earls of the New Dynasty. Their situations are basically similar. However, Zuo Guangxian's son Zuo Xing has now served as the local guard general of Dashun Army, and Chen Yongfu's son Chen
De was also a general under Li Laiheng. Only Jiang Gan and his family suffered such a disaster because of the Battle of Yanmen. Who could not sigh for the fact that things harm their own kind?
Zuo Guangxian is a particularly famous general in the Qin army, but he is older now, so his strength and record are not as good as those of newcomers like Bai Guangen. But Zuo Guangxian, like Jiang Yu, is not like Bai Guangen and Niu Chenghu, but
He was born into a family of orthodox Ming Dynasty frontier generals, and his family background was more prominent than that of Jiang Yu. He was a well-respected veteran general in the frontier army.
He persuaded Jiang Quan to drink wine and said: "The Eastern captives are all people with human faces and animal hearts. If you drink this cup, you will definitely go straight to the land of Youyan in the future and regain the capital. This will not only avenge our former national hatred, but also the family hatred of our brothers today."
The rest of the people raised their glasses one after another, sharing the same hatred and resentment. There was no need to say anything. Taking advantage of the warm atmosphere, Jiang Yan shed tears and talked to these old brothers about his various mental journeys after the Datong Incident:
"To be honest with you brothers, I have also thought about whether the Dashun New Dynasty can stand firm? Is the foundation and destiny of the Ming Dynasty really hopeless? Now that I think about it, brothers
My hesitation caused the whole family to suffer disaster!
The Ming court brought captives into the country, bringing disaster to the world. The late emperor... Emperor Chongzhen committed suicide by touching a pillar in the Forbidden City. I won't talk about him, but people like Chen Yan, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, are not wolf-hearted.
, a scum in clothes? He actually bowed his knees to the barbarians and dedicated hundreds of years of the emperor's best favor to the captive chiefs... The civil servants of the previous dynasty should have been tortured, plundered and killed, how could those Guan Ning generals be any better?
Wu Sangui first supported his troops and respected himself. When the brothers of the Qin Army were in Henan, he, Uncle Wu, was in Ningyuan and had a shoulder-to-shoulder relationship with Donglu! From my point of view, the incident of Huai Lai must have happened as early as in Ningyuan.
Humanoids pulled the strings and settled the matter long ago, otherwise how could everything go according to the Chief's wishes? General Guan Ning should be killed as well!"
The generals of the Qin Army were all Sun Chuanting's old troops. Although they had surrendered to the Dashun Army, they still had a close relationship with Sun Chuanting. They were all furious at Wu Sangui's ugly behavior at the Huailai Banquet!
When Jiang Quan mentioned this matter, Bai Guangen immediately slapped the table and gnashed his teeth and cursed: "Uncle Wu, this man with a human face and a beast's heart, when I was in Liaozuo, I was so blind that I led the troops to rescue him! I took this dirty bitch
As a brother, you killed a bunch of Qin soldiers at the Huailai banquet!"
Niu Chenghu thought that as a collateral general of the Qin Army, he had always been a father who did not care for his mother. He lagged behind in the distribution of all food, salary and military resources, and was often exploited by some civil servants. Hearing Jiang Yu angrily complain that all civil servants in the Ming Dynasty should be killed.
I feel the same way:
"Every civil servant should die!... At least those civil servants in the capital, when we follow His Majesty to regain Youyan, they will definitely kill all the capital!"
Considering that Li Zicheng had reused many old ministers of the Ming Dynasty, Niu Chenghu changed his words and narrowed the scope of his attack after he was drunk and cursed halfway.
Those civil servants who are trying to add fuel to the fire are the ones who deserve to be killed.
Chen Yongfu looked at all this and waited for the changes. He felt Jiang Yu's efforts to win over the Ming army's surrendered generals, but he couldn't help but wonder. Everyone was under the roof now. Everything had to be done carefully. No one dared to act like this.
In the past, he was so domineering and lawless in the Ming Dynasty. Does Jiang Yu want to form a small group? As a newcomer who has just joined Dashun, it is not a wise move to immediately do such taboo things.
"Yes, there are many dogs that deserve to be eliminated and killed."
Jiang Yan took advantage of everyone's mood and immediately said:
"After the two battles between Datong and Yanmen, dozens of members of my family were killed by the Tatars. In the battle of Yanmen, my old subordinate Liu Qian also ambushed me and wanted to take my head in exchange for his position as the leader of the captives.
There's a meteoric rise there!
If Zehou hadn't valued me, what would be the point of living for me after the tragedy in Datong? Why don't I die with my youngest son?
Marquis Mengze valued me so much that we broke out in the battle of Yanmen. When I was defending Taiyuan, Marquis Ze took away my clothes and gave me food and supplies. He treated me as a national soldier. How could I not return as a national soldier? The captive cavalry could not be destroyed.
The defeat of Taiyuan was all due to the deep morale of Zehou's army.
After this incident, I remembered that I must be worthy of Zehou's respect, and that of Dashun and His Majesty. No matter what from now on, I must be loyal to Dashun and to Your Majesty. Donglu occupied the territory for a while
You Yan, but I think the Lu chiefs are not as good as Emperor Yuan Shun and Wang Baobao, their good days must be numbered!"
In fact, during the Battle of Taiyuan, it was not Dorgon but Sun Chuanting who led the army to storm Taiyuan in an attempt to annihilate Tian Jianxiu's remnants of troops. But at this time, Bai Guangen, Zuo Guangxian and Niu Chenghu who were present here were all Sun Chuanting's old troops, and Jiang Quan
He only talked about the captive cavalry and the captive chiefs, but did not mention Sun Chuanting's affairs.
After hearing this, Chen Yongfu slowly came back to his senses.