The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 201 The Legendary Veteran
Chapter 199

Ruined and devastated,
The air smelled of burning wood mixed with blood,

Brigades of heavily armed cavalry are constantly patrolling,
Occasionally, a part of the body can be seen from under the collapsed building,
This is the latest scene of Jianlu Shengjing,
No, Huang Taiji is dead,

After handing over the jade seal, the Qing Dynasty is gone, so where is Shengjing?
It should be called Shenyang City now.

Lu Changle and Lu Changwei walked the streets of Shenyang,

Looking at this emerging city with some emotion.

There is no one on the street, the city is under military control,
All are required to wait at residence or barracks,
From time to time, a mixed team of expeditionary forces and Erbaiqi passed by,
Capture the generals and family members of prisoners who slipped through the net,

Especially those men and women,

They must not be spared lightly.

At this time, a luxuriously decorated mansion at Xiaonanmen Gate of Shenyang City,

Zhengbai Banner Zuoling Tumu came to the door with his men,

Just winking,
Two Zhengbai flag soldiers stepped up and kicked the wooden door vigorously with their feet,

"Open the door, open the door, hurry up"

With too much force, the dust on the door frame fell off.

The person who lives here is Dashou, the commander-in-chief of the Hanzheng Banner,
Zu Dashou was originally a mighty general of the Ming Dynasty, and he was very brave in battle.

caused great casualties to the Eight Banners,
Many banner people hated him, but Huang Taiji was very tolerant towards him.
Even after surrendering and rebelling, Huang Taiji did not punish him for his crime.
He was also awarded the position of the general of the Zhenghuang Banner of the Han Army, a mansion, and beautiful women.
I don't know how many bannermen are jealous.

Huang Taiji is dead, so Tu Mu doesn't have to be polite to Zu Dashou anymore.

Shortly after the savage call of the standard-bearers,

The door finally opened with a creak, and an old servant with white hair came out.
The old loyal servant waited three times and said with a smile: "I have seen you military masters. I don't know why so many military masters have come."

With a "snap", a flag soldier raised his hand and slapped Hou San,

"What are you laughing at, hurry up and let Zu Dashou come out immediately." The banner soldier said viciously.

He was slapped so hard that he almost stunned Hou San,

Not daring to get angry, he hastily said with an apologetic smile: "My master is unwell, and he really can't see guests. Please forgive me, Mr. Jun."

For his subordinates, Zu Dashou surrendered again,

Surrendering this time, Zu Dashou seemed to have exhausted all his energy.
Was named the general soldier of the Yellow Banner of Hanzheng, took sick leave and never took up his post.

Neither have a good relationship with the Jianlu nobles,
I don't look for former colleagues to reminisce about the past,
Let the servants close the door tightly every day, no one will see,

Only when Huang Taiji issued an order to invite him to participate in the military meeting, did he go out briefly,

At the meeting, if you can not speak, you will not open your mouth.
If you really want to talk, you should simply analyze a few sentences and then shut up.

The more this happened, the more Huang Taiji admired him,

Often give him rewards, there is a feeling of wealth.

Of course, in addition to appreciation, Zu Dashou has great value,
The ancestor's family is the general, and in the generation of Zu Dashou,
full of tigers,

The younger brothers Zu Dale and Zu Dachun are both fierce generals in the army.

The four sons are both civil and military, and the eldest son Zu Zerun performed the best.

Entitled Hanzheng Yellow Banner Eshan Guzhen by Huang Taiji, and also the banner owner,
Zu Zepu, Zu Zehong and Zu Zeqing also performed very well.
Adopted son Zu Kefa and nephew Wu Sangui are all outstanding young people.
These are the confidence of Zu Dashou.

Tu Mu walked up impatiently, kicked him to the ground, and shouted loudly: "Damn slave, it's not your turn to talk here, why are you still staring, go in and get someone."

When Huang Taiji was around, he had to give way,
Now, what are you afraid of.

A group of people just wanted to force their way in,
Suddenly, a group of guards with weapons rushed out of the door.

A man with a beard in the lead shouted loudly: "Who dares to break into the ancestral house without permission."

They were all private soldiers raised by the family members of their ancestors since they were young, and they only obeyed the orders of Zu Dashou alone.

Let alone a small leader, Huang Taiji is here,

They will stop in front without hesitation.

"Okay, how dare you rebel?" Tu Mu pulled out his scimitar and said with a smirk, "Let's see if it's your blunt mouth or my general's sharp knife."

"Wait!" At this moment, Zu Dashou, who was wearing casual clothes, stood up and said to Tu Mugong, "Tumu Zuoling, give this old man a face, don't care about these servants, how about?"

I didn't want to show up at first, but the two sides were about to fight, so I had to show up.

Daming sent people to harass the southern part of Jianzhou,

At first, Zu Dashou thought he was just imitating Mao Wenfeng,

Create a few riots and run away,
I didn't expect that one day soldiers would come to Shengjing,

Even Dorgon of the Zhengbai Banner and Azige of the Xiangbai Banner surrendered to the Ming army.
The more critical and caring, the more cautious Zu Dashou is,
When attacking Shengjing, I was afraid of being implicated,

Zu Dashou's servants closed the door tightly and never left the house.

I never thought that Huang Taiji would lose,

Even the little life is gone, it can be said to be a crushing defeat.

Tu Mu didn't even look at Zu Dashou, and ordered loudly: "Come here, take all these people away, and those who violate the order will be killed."

Too much time wasted here, affecting myself from earning credit.

"Who dares?" The bearded guard suddenly stopped Zu Dashou.

Whoever dares to be unfavorable to his master will fight with his life.

"Those who disobey orders will be shot to death." Tu Mu drew out his weapon and shouted loudly, "Come on, attack."

The banner owner has taken refuge in the new owner, and is anxious to show himself in front of the new owner.
Can't miss the big event of the banner owner.

The dozen or so personal guards who rushed out were all Zu Dashou's most trusted and elite private soldiers,
Seeing that the white flag soldiers are about to attack,
Without further ado, he drew out his weapon and surrounded Zu Dashou with his body.

Just in the nick of time,
Lu Changle arrived in Yishi and shouted loudly: "Stop."

This time I came out just to see Zu Dashou,

It was just in time.

"Bold, dare to disturb Mr. Zuo Ling, are you looking for death?"

A chubby squad leader pointed a knife at Lu Changle and threatened in a sharp voice.

Zhengbai Banner, formerly Shangsan Banner,

Now is also the first to seek refuge with Governor Lu, with a special status,
This team is from the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty. What are you doing here?
In the eyes of the Zhengbai Banners, the Han Eight Banners are slaves among slaves,

When is it their turn to speak.

Tu Mu was also a little upset. Seeing the person clearly, he almost lost his eyeballs.
With a stride, he kicked the chubby man to the ground: "You're blind, this is Governor Lu."

After teaching my subordinates,
Tu Mu trotted to Lu Changle and knelt down: "The little one didn't know that Governor Lu was coming, and he was far away to welcome him. That bastard who doesn't have eyes, go back and deal with him hard."

The hierarchy of the Eight Banners is very strict.
Commitment is definitely a dead end,
After all, Lu Changle is the master of the Tumu master,

If Lu Changle gets angry,

The entire Niu Lu had to be executed.

Lu Changle didn't have the same knowledge as them, he waved his hand and said, "Okay, leave this to me, you can do other things."

"Small obedience"

If Tu Mu was granted an amnesty, he quickly led people away.

Seeing the person leaving, Zu Dashou hesitated for a moment, but still bit the bullet and stepped forward
"Big birthday to the little ancestor, I pay my respects to Governor Lu."

People under the eaves have to bow their heads,
Zu Dashou, who surrendered for the second time, felt guilty when he saw Daming's army.

There is a feeling of being caught on the spot for doing something bad,

Now Lu Changle has conquered the Eight Banners,

The life and death of all people are in his thought,
Zu Dashou is not afraid of death, but his brothers, loyal old subordinates, wives and children are all here,
Especially his most valued eldest son Zu Zerun,

He was ordered to go out of the city to stop the attack, but there is still no news.

Lu Changle looked at a soldier who was over sixty years old and had a life full of legends, and said kindly, "Old general, please get up."

Calculate the age, Zu Dashou is sixty-four this year,

In ancient times, it was already considered longevity,
Although he is over sixty years old, Zu Dashou has a straight waist and piercing eyes.
He is full of air in his speech, and he has a solid foundation in martial arts at first glance,
Looking at the old man in front of him, Lu Changle began to recall the information related to him in his mind,

In 1430 (the fifth year of Xuande), Ningyuan City (now Xingcheng, Liaoning) was built,

Zu Qing, a military officer originally from Anhui, led his whole family to move here and reproduce here from generation to generation.
Inherited the military position of Ningyuan Guard in the Ming Dynasty and continued to improve, becoming a prominent family in Ningyuan.

At the most glorious time, Zu Dashou's brothers Zu Dale, Zu Dacheng, Zu Dabi, his nephews Zu Zeyuan, Zu Zepei, Zu Zesheng, Zu Zefa, Zu Zerun, Zu Kefa, etc. Soldiers, officers at all levels down to lieutenants, generals, and guerrillas,

It was stationed in Ningyuan, Dalinghe (now Linghai City, Liaoning), and Jinzhou cities.

In recognition of the ancestors' feats in towning Liao Dynasty for generations,

After Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty came to the throne, he specially ordered to build the meritorious archway of the fourth generation of the ancestors in Liao Township in Ningyuan City.

Zu Dashou fought with Jianlu many times throughout his life as a soldier.
In the battle of Daling River, Zu Dashou was ordered by Sun Chengzong to restore Daling River,

Less than half a month after construction, Huang Taiji personally led an army to surround Dalinghe City,
Zu Dashou rushed to fight, and Dalinghe City was besieged for three months.

When the food in the city ran out, the horses were killed to eat them, and when the horses ran out of food, they killed and ate each other.

The people of Dalinghe City were used as military rations and killed.
In the end, he couldn't hold on anymore, and pretended to surrender to Huang Taiji.

After surrendering, Zu Dashou found a reason to flee back to Jinzhou, and once again raised the banner of anti-Jian captives,

After being defeated in the Battle of Songjin, he was trapped in Jinzhou and stood alone for a year without help.
The tragic scene of killing and cannibalism in the city is repeated again.

Zu Dashou surrendered in Kaesong on the eighth day of March and surrendered for the second time.

In later generations, his evaluation was polarized,
Some people say that he was rebellious by nature, harmed the people, and didn't know loyalty,

Some people say that he was originally a good minister and loyal general, but he was born at the wrong time.

Some say he is a good soldier, but also a conscienceless beast,
Even Jianlu is very controversial to him,

And secretly nicknamed him a fierce tiger,
No matter what, Lu Changle still admires him very much,
As a soldier, as an old man over sixty,

He endured humiliation and tried his best,
It's Daming's decay,

Can't support his loyalty,

After all, it was Daming who failed him.

You don't have to die for your country to be a hero.

Zu Dashou didn't get up, but still knelt down on the ground, and said with a face of shame: "Zu is already a sinner of Ming Dynasty, I'm ashamed to call you an old general, Governor Lu, everything was caused by the old man, the culprit is Zu One person, I implore Governor Lu to punish me only for the sake of Xiao Lao who defended the city and shed blood for Daming, Governor, please be merciful."

After finishing speaking, he kowtowed three times to Lu Changle.

I am over 60 years old, I have already seen through it,

Whenever you die, you can face it calmly,
It's just a pity for my family, old subordinates, and the children of my own family who surrendered with me.

"The old master was forced to do so, Governor, please kill me."

"I'm wronged, I've been holding on, hoping to wait until the day when the imperial court sends reinforcements, but unfortunately I didn't, I was really forced."

"The villain is willing to die on behalf of the old master, and I hope the governor will do it."

The dozen or so guards and private soldiers, including Hou San who guarded the gate,

Quan knelt down to Lu Changle, rushing to die for his ancestor's birthday.

Lu Changle helped Zu Dashou up with his own hands and said: "Old General, please stand up, don't worry, I just came to visit the old general, and I have no intention of invoking the teacher."

Seeing that Zu Dashou couldn't believe it, Lu Changle comforted him: "The old general defended the city for Daming and shed blood for Daming. I know all of this. Don't worry, I can even let people like Dorgon go. Can't you tolerate an old general who has been in the Ming Dynasty for decades?"

When Zu Dashou heard the words, he visibly relaxed,
Standing up a little excitedly, he said with shame on his face: "Governor Lu is sympathetic to the elderly, I am grateful, I am grateful."

Lu Changle has fully controlled Shenyang City,
There is no need to lie to yourself.

After Zu Dashou stood up, Lu Changle asked his guards and private soldiers to stand up too.

Seeing Zu Dashou hesitate to speak,
Lu Changle laughed, and said to Lu Changwei: "Bring him out."

"obey"

Soon, Zu Zerun, who was wrapped in a lot of gauze, walked up to Zu Dashou,

Kneeling down with a snap: "The child is unfilial, and my father is worried."

Zu Zehong and Zu Kefa, who fought together with Zu Zerun, also knelt in front of Zu Dashou to plead guilty,
They were defeated and captured, Lu Changle asked Azig to release them,

and heal them,

Just for this moment.

Seeing the safe return of my son and adopted son,
Zu Dashou, who was used to seeing strong winds and waves, couldn't help crying,

He hugged his sons hard, for fear that they would not see each other again.

After a few brief conversations between father and son,

Zu Dashou came over, bowed his hands to Lu Changle sincerely, and said: "Governor Lu's kindness to the ancestors, the ancestors will never forget it."

Lu Changle said bluntly: "I like to go straight. The old general is still healthy. Would you like to join me and create a great cause together?"

If a legendary general like Zu Dashou can receive his subordinates,
Definitely a blessing.

As soon as the voice fell, the scene suddenly fell silent.

Everyone is waiting for Zu Dashou to speak,
Zu Zerun, Zu Zehong, Zu Kefa and others looked at their father nervously,

The mood is very complicated,
The old man is old, this age is not suitable to go to the battlefield again,
But he didn't agree, because he was afraid of angering Lu Changle.

An order from Lu Changle can make the ancestor's family rich and prosperous,
One sentence can make everyone's head fall.

Zu Dashou's expression clearly hesitated,

After a while, Zu Dashou knelt down again, and said with a vicissitudes of life: "Thanks to the love of the governor, I should be grateful and do my best for the governor."

"It's just that I'm old, I don't expect to be able to conquer the battlefield again, I just want to beg for bones, find a quiet place, and end my remaining life"

"Zu Mou was a Ming minister at the beginning, and he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty for the second time. Although he has a clear conscience, his reputation has been tarnished, and he is afraid of implicating the Governor-General's reputation."

"If you follow the general again, you will become a slave of the three surnames."

"Please have mercy, Lord Governor."

(End of this chapter)