golden scales

The most painful thing for Hong Chengchou was that he was not pleasing both sides on the front line.Although Duo ErGun wanted to recruit him back to Beijing to resume his post, the officials in Beijing and China persuaded Duo ErGun to keep him on the front line.Because it is a taboo for military strategists to change generals before the battle, it is difficult to see a person's position with this kind of advice.

What made Hong Chengchou even more headache was that his mother arrived in Baoding at this time, not coming early or late.If it had been a year earlier, this would undoubtedly have been great news, allowing him to concentrate on attacking Remnant, establish the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, and wash away the stigma of surrender and apostasy.

However, now Manqing is suspicious of Han officials, and the arrival of his mother will undoubtedly become a trump card for Dorgon to threaten him.Hong Chengchou knew that he was disloyal to his former master, if he ended up being an unfilial son again, how would he behave?Compared with the Manchus who frequently killed people, Hong Chengchou believed more in the integrity of the Ming Dynasty—the fact that no members of the Hong clan had been stabbed for so many years showed the court's measure.

Mother Hong got off the carriage and looked at her son coldly.She remembered that her family was poor back then, and this sensible son made dried tofu for herself at home, and went to Yingxupu to sell in the streets every morning... Later, her son was weak in Chinese style, and Lian Jie was admitted to the imperial examination, but he had never returned for decades home.

Seeing each other at this time, Hong's mother could only vaguely see her son's shadow from the eyebrows and eyes. If they met by chance on the street, she might not even recognize him.

Hong Chengchou himself had already passed the year of his destiny, and seeing his mother, who was more than seventy years old, knelt down on the ground, weeping uncontrollably.He said: "My son is not filial..."

"You really are not filial!" When Hong's mother heard her son speak, she still did not change her local accent.A surge of hot blood rushed straight to his forehead, and he swung his cane to hit Hong Chengchou.

"Your mother is 70 years old. You actually asked me to come all the way to be an old mother! Why do you want you to be an unfilial son!" Hong's mother scolded and beat Hong Chengchou.Bannermen ordered their wives to enter the palace in shifts to serve the Queen Mother, so Hong's mother was said to be an "old lady".

The surrounding guards all knew that this was the beating of the mother, and no one dared to step forward to stop it.Hong Chengchou could only hang his head and bear it, and was actually beaten several times by his mother.He knew that his mother was also working in the fields when she was young, and that she was not beaten to death showed that her mother was merciful, if she dodged again, it would probably annoy her even more.

Mother Hong beat herself until she was out of breath.Finally stopped his hands, looked at Hong Chengchou dressed as a banner man, tears could not help but flow down, and cried: "My Wengshan Hong family has been a scholar for generations, how did you become an unfaithful and unfilial thing!"

Hong Chengchou bowed his head and dared not speak, so he could only let his mother scold him.He knew that the Qing court was short-tempered and his mother had a strong temper.It is bound to cause trouble by speaking out, so I can only dismiss the people around me, and I am not allowed to watch and listen. At the same time, I persuade my mother to take care of her health and go to the city to rest first.The accompanying maids also advised the old lady to take care of herself, and finally arrived at the temporary mansion arranged by Hong Chengchou under the weeping of the old man.

After all, the old man is over seventy years old.Exhausted from such tossing, he soon fell asleep.

Hong Chengchou called the old lady's personal maid and asked, "Is the old lady safe this journey?"

The maid said: "When I was in Nanjing, a master Ruan gave me a four-wheeled carriage. After passing through Xuzhou, the road has become much smoother. The ancestor's journey was relatively safe."

"Master Ruan?" Hong Chengchou frowned.

"It's that old master Ruan who was abducted by Dacheng. According to him, he is the same year as your master." The maid said.

Hong Chengchou knew that Ruan Dacheng was the only one whose surname was Ruan in his own year.He asked again, "What about the carriage?"

"The road was bumpy after passing through. I still found someone to replace the old car. The ancestor said that since the car was no longer usable, he would give it back to someone. It was a loan."

Hong Chengchou nodded slightly.He knew that Ruan Dacheng's family was rich, but he didn't expect him to have a relationship with him.Haven't all the ministers in the Southern Capital listed themselves as a disgrace to scholars?Or is Donggong trying to recruit me?

Hong Chengchou's heart trembled, as if he saw another world.If Donggong intends to recruit and pardon his previous crimes, although he will not be able to escape the comment of "repetitive villain", but he will be able to return from the wrong way, so that he will not implicate the clan.Thinking about it this way, it can explain why he is not on the list of traitors.

However, is Ruan Dacheng from the East Palace?

Hong Chengchou hesitated, because he asked: "After passing through Xuzhou, do the local prefectures respect the old lady?"

The maid said angrily: "Master, come here from my hometown, there is no magistrate who is polite to the old lady!"

Hong Chengchou choked.If the crown prince intends to surrender, then the prefectural and county officials will definitely receive orders to receive his mother.

If the crown prince didn't intend to surrender, then it was only a way of alienation.

Falling back to the result he least wanted to see in his heart, Hong Chengchou's complexion suddenly darkened, and he let out a breath of exhaustion.

- wait!It's not just a distance meter!It's even a borrowed knife to kill someone!

Hong Chengchou's heart tightened, and a thunderbolt flashed in his mind.

The Ming Dynasty let Hong's mother go so easily, just telling Dorgon that Hong Chengchou was not a real traitor.Otherwise, with the humiliation he brought to the Ming court, how could they allow their mother and son to meet each other?If he protects his mother by his side, it will undoubtedly arouse Dorgon's greater suspicion.If he sent his mother to Beijing... Hong Chengchou broke out in a cold sweat instantly.

Isn't this pushing his mother into the fire pit!

But now that so many people know that their mother has come to Baoding, it is too late even if they want to send her back to their hometown.

Hong Chengchou felt a raging fire in his chest, his mouth was parched, and he asked after a long time, "Where are the old master and the third master?"

The maid did not dare to speak directly.

Hong Chengchou's father, Hong Qixi, had a reputation as a scholar, married his wife Fu, and had three sons: the eldest son Chengchou, the second son Chengwan died young, and the third son Chengwan.When Hong Qixi learned that his eldest son had betrayed and surrendered to the Qing government, Hong Qixi was so ashamed and indignant that he couldn't afford to get sick.

His younger brother, Hong Chenggan, had no interest in imperial examinations and was obsessed with calligraphy. He was already a generation of calligraphers.After learning that his elder brother had not only rebelled, but was now a high-ranking official who built slaves and led troops to fight against the imperial court, he built a "Shuangzhong Temple" in the village to enshrine the two heroes who were loyal and courageous during the Anshi Rebellion: Xu Yuan and Zhang Xun.

Xu Yuan's appearance was that of pinching his sword fingers and staring angrily.Xu Yuan in this Shuangzhong Temple pointed at the gate of the Hong family with two fingers.

Hong Chengjuan also built a boat and lived in flood waters, precisely because as Hong Chengchou's younger brother, he was ashamed of the heaven and the earth and dared not wear the sky and walk on the earth.

In contrast, Fu's willingness to come all the way to beat him up is already a mother's love without bounds.

Hong Chengchou asked several family members who came from his hometown, and finally knew the truth of the matter, and he was very sad.Could it be that he is sincerely optimistic about Huangtai Ji Nai, the master of life?Well, although that is indeed what he said... But the actual situation at that time was that he could no longer return to Daming, and it was not so easy to be a loyal minister...

After this burst of sadness, Hong Chengchou thought of the current situation again.Explosions have occurred frequently in Beijing, and there is obviously an undercurrent surging in the capital.Neither the Ministry of Punishment nor the Ministry of Internal Affairs can solve the case. It is not so much that they are incompetent, but that the gangsters are like a fish in water among the people.With the order to shave their hair, the people mourn and cherish the old dynasty, and it must be more difficult to gain a foothold in the pass.

Looking at Dorgon again, he is arrogant and arrogant in his bones.He made the strategy of attacking west and defending south at the beginning. Even if he finds out that he has made a mistake now, he is definitely unwilling to change course.If you can't gather more than 20 troops, it's just wishful thinking to get through the canal.

The guns and artillery of the Han army were not as good as those of the Ming army, and the gunpowder could not keep up.The firecrackers of the Ming army can break through armor within fifty steps, and their own firecrackers are already very good if they can hit fifty steps.The small artillery used by the Ming army weighs only three to five hundred catties, and ten people are enough to take care of it.My own red-clothed general cannon weighs a thousand catties, not to mention it is difficult to carry, once fired, more than ten shells have already been fired from the opposite side.

As for the Manchurian soldiers, it is even more difficult to count on.Although they were proficient in bows and horses and unparalleled in bravery, they had to make a detour in front of the tortoise shell-like phalanx.Once they made a detour, the firecrackers of the Ming army fired so hard that even Ba Yala, who was wearing triple armor, couldn't hold it back.Moreover, Ba Yala is not only a strong and strong generation, but more importantly, they are veterans with rich experience in the battlefield.Before the younger generation grows up, every death of Ba Yala is one less, and it is by no means cannon fodder wasted in the battle.

When Hong Chengchou thought of cannon fodder, he felt even more helpless.The young men brought in now are more slippery and tricky than the last.Even if there is a supervising team behind them, they should roll in front of the formation.As soon as the whistle from the Ming army sounded, these strong men fell to the ground, preferring to be beheaded rather than move forward.

If there were fewer Manchurian soldiers, these strong men would even dare to defect, and Suo Hai would almost be tricked by these people.

Hong Chengchou suddenly felt that God had played a cruel joke on him.When he was the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army was such a mob.He turned to the opposite side, and as a result, the Qing army became such a mob.Is this God's will?

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