Ming politicians

The relationship between the generals of the Liaodong Frontier Army is still a bit complicated. If Su Tiancheng hadn't intervened in Liaodong back then, I am afraid that such a strong interest group would not be easily broken. For example, the relationship between Wu Xiang, Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou , Wu Xiang is Wu Sangui's father, Wu Xiang's younger sister is Zu Dashou's original wife, Zu Dashou's younger sister is Wu Xiang's house filler, and she is also in charge of family affairs. It is precisely because of this marriage that the Liaodong Frontier Army almost It's in a class of its own.

But when Su Tiancheng came to Liaodong, this alliance was completely disrupted. Wu Xiang and Wu Sangui's garrisons in Shanhaiguan were almost all transferred, and Wu Sangui, Zu Dashou, and Zu Dale were also transferred one after another. After that, Chen Xinjia came In Liaodong, [-] frontier troops were mobilized to conquer the Golden Tartars, and the focus of these [-] frontier troops was the Liaodong Frontier Army led by Zu Dashou, Wu Sangui and others. As a result, most of them were lost, and then the Liaodong Frontier Army was reorganized.

Today's Liaodong frontier army is quite effective. After all, it has participated in several battles against the Houjin Tartars, and it needs to be on guard against the sneak attacks of the Houjin Tartars at all times, but this Liaodong frontier army is more powerful. The upper part is controlled by the imperial court. Speaking of it, this is what Su Tiancheng worried and regretted. At the beginning, the change of the Liaodong frontier army was to prevent the occurrence of local separatist regimes. The situation, especially in key border areas such as Liaodong and Datong, finally broke this pattern. Unexpectedly, when I established the Great Jin Dynasty, I might have to face the situation where the court mobilized the Liaodong frontier army at any time and abandoned Liaodong. up.

However, Zu Dashou and Zu Dale still have a lot of prestige among the Liaodong Frontier Army. After all, the current Liaodong Frontier Army is formed with the remaining sergeants as the backbone. Zu Dashou and Zu Dale's bravery , especially the heroic sacrifice of Zu Dabi.The sergeants still had a fresh memory, and they all obeyed the command very much.

It was also because of this situation that Su Tiancheng asked Yan Yingyuan repeatedly that after arriving in Liaodong, he must first find Zu Dashou and explain everything clearly.Zu Dashou could not surrender for the time being, but he had to defend Liaodong, absolutely not allow the Houjin Tartars to occupy the entire Liaodong, then Su Tiancheng would never forgive his Zu Dashou.

Yan Yingyuan, who was thinking about these things in his mind, saw the housekeeper hurried over with an embarrassing smile on his face.

"Sir, my master has already rested, if there is anything, how about tomorrow."

Take Yan Yingyuan's gold leaf.The housekeeper was reluctant to return it back, but luckily he remembered Yan Yingyuan's appearance, and when Yan Yingyuan came tomorrow, he could make arrangements, but now the master has something to do, I don't know how long it will take.

Yan Yingyuan had expected this move a long time ago, if it was so easy to see Zu Dashou, I don't know how busy Zu Dashou is every day.It is estimated that there is no time to drink water and eat, as the commander-in-chief who assists Shi Kefa in charge of the overall affairs of the Liaodong Frontier Army.The authority in your hands is great, and there must be many people who seek to see you.

Yan Yingyuan still maintained his aloof appearance, took out a letter from his arms, and spoke in a serious tone.

"Please pass this letter to Master Zu. I will wait here. If Master Zu sees this letter, I still don't want to see you. I won't waste any time. I will visit you tomorrow."

The butler quickly took the letter.

"Sir, wait here, the little one will come as soon as he goes."

Yan Yingyuan paced around with his hands behind his back.This letter was written by Su Tiancheng, and there was nothing special in it, it was just greetings, but when Zu Dashou saw this letter, he must have felt differently, and understood who was waiting outside, according to reason To analyze, Zu Dashou will not neglect.

A few minutes later, Yan Yingyuan saw a middle-aged man in a padded robe hurrying over. The middle-aged man was full of heroism. Needless to say, this man was Zu Dashou.

"A distinguished guest came to visit, Zumou neglected, please forgive me sir."

The butler who was trotting all the way behind Zu Dashou was stunned. It was the first time he had met his master personally welcoming him out after such a long time. It could be seen that the gentleman in front of him was really a distinguished guest.

Yan Yingyuan hurriedly cupped his fists in return.

"My lord, Yan Yingyuan, came out to greet him in person, I'm ashamed of myself."

Zu Dashou was born as a soldier, so he was very forthright and took Yan Yingyuan's hand.

"Your Majesty Yan is too polite, please come into the room and talk, housekeeper, open the study, Yan and I will go to the study to talk."

The look of astonishment on the housekeeper's face has not completely disappeared, and he was shocked immediately. It is necessary to know that his master is a soldier and never goes to the study. In Liaodong, unless the governor is here, other people come After reading it, they all talked in the wing room. Unexpectedly, the master and this Lord Yan went to the study to talk.

The housekeeper hurriedly went to prepare. The weather was cold, and charcoal fire had to be prepared in the study. If such an important guest came, the housekeeper would not be able to bear the responsibility if it was freezing.

When he entered the study room, Yan Yingyuan's heart had already settled down. There was still a certain distance from the doorman to the study room. Zu Dashou's attitude seemed very respectful. This kind of situation is very rare. It can be seen how great Su Tiancheng has in Liaodong. It is also conceivable that even if the Liaodong frontier army is transferred to the capital, it is unlikely to fight the Jiangning battalion wholeheartedly. Yan Yingyuan has great confidence in completing his mission.

There were food and wine on the table, the butler rubbed his hands and spoke with a smile.

"Master's distinguished guest is here. It's cold, let's get some food and drink to warm up."

Zu Dashou grinned loudly.

"Okay, okay, the arrangement is good, you go down and tell everyone in the mansion that Master Yan and I have something important to discuss, don't disturb, otherwise I will not be polite."

The butler quickly agreed to leave with a smile on his face. He rarely saw his master so happy. It seemed that everything about him today was well arranged.

After the housekeeper went out, Zu Dashou couldn't wait to speak.

"My lord is fine, I haven't seen you for so long, I really miss you, Zu Dale has asked me many times, when will I see you again."

Yan Yingyuan finished it calmly, picked up the jug, and poured wine into Zu Dashou's cup. At this moment, he seemed to be the host.

"Lord Zu, don't worry, since I'm here, I have to explain everything clearly."

Zu Dashou nodded and sat down.

First of all, Yan Yingyuan did not talk about the surrender, but introduced in detail the situation of the Jiangning camp's conquest of Zhejiang, Fujian, Nanzhili and Beizhili. Zu Dashou was fascinated by what he heard, and when he heard some strategic deployments made by Su Tiancheng, he was amazed. When Su Tiancheng was in Liaodong, he had advanced wisdom.

Yan Yingyuan talked for half an hour, and drank half of the pot of wine.

After Zu Dashou listened to the story for a long time, he finally took the initiative to talk about the serious matter.

"Master Yan came to Liaodong. Zu knew what it was for. Zu received a letter from the Lord and was deeply worried about the situation in Liaodong. The Houjin Tartars were eyeing them. Daishan and Jierhalang led the army. After crossing the Liaohe River, the place where they are stationed is only a few dozen miles away from Guangning Prefecture. In case of accidents, the tens of thousands of Houjin Tartars suddenly launched an attack, and Ningyuan City cannot be kept. The most important thing is that recently, Zu Mou I heard that the Hou Jin Tartars also sent envoys to sneak into Guangning City, Jinzhou City, and even Ningyuan, and they are also trying to find ways to get in touch with the officials in the Governor's Yamen, it seems that Huang Taiji has a lot on his mind."

Yan Yingyuan was also very surprised when he heard the news. He had to feel that Huang Taiji was so courageous that he could seize the opportunity and want to ask the Liaodong frontier army to surrender. The resistance of the Liaodong frontier army has declined, such as gold, silver and treasures, which can play such a role.

"The emperor is very worried about the situation in Liaodong. Before I left, the emperor repeatedly told me to find Lord Zu directly. Liaodong must not let the Houjin Tartars get involved, otherwise the people here will be brutally slaughtered. The emperor will not I asked Lord Zu to surrender immediately, but the request was also very clear. Under the current situation, Liaodong may suffer some losses. For example, Guangning and Xipingbao may not be able to defend, but the Guan Ningjin line of defense is absolutely necessary. Hold on, you can't let the Houjin Tatars easily attack. The bottom line that the emperor can tolerate is that the Houjin Tatars occupy Guangning, Xipingbao, and even Yizhou, and even lose the city of Heishan. The problem is not too big. Big, Daling River City must not be lost..."

Zu Dashou nodded frequently. In fact, what he thought of was the same bottom line. Although Liaodong has an army of nearly 30, its combat effectiveness has begun to decline greatly due to problems such as military pay and food. The sergeants generally have no fighting spirit. The army is mainly stationed The location is in Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan and Dalinghe City. As for Shuoyizhou, Guangning and Xipingbao, there are not too many troops stationed, especially after the imperial court and the Houjin Tartars jointly fought. In order to show sincerity, Shi Kefa also withdrew Many frontier troops stationed in Guangning and Xiping Fort, now the situation in the direction of the capital has undergone tremendous changes, and Shi Kefa has not had time to deploy defense sergeants. It is estimated that the key point is still to consider whether to make preparations for dispatching border troops to guard the capital.

From the beginning to the end, Zu Dashou did not mention the matter of direct submission, but his attitude was already very clear, and there was no need for Yan Yingyuan to talk about it, Yan Yingyuan was a smart person.

When approaching Zishi, Zu Dashou stood up.

"Master Yan is staying in the mansion for the time being. It's not safe outside, so as not to cause accidents. Zu will notify Zu Dale tomorrow to come back to Ningyuan and meet with you. If you have any arrangements from now on, and what you need Zu to do, feel free to ask." .” (To be continued..)