Wu Zhi looked at Chun Hua's graceful back and said with some amazement: "Looking at Chun Hua's behavior, she should be somewhat authentic to Madam. She will serve Li Guozhen. I think it won't be long before Li Guozhen tells the truth."
Wu Sangui heard this and sneered: "It didn't take that long. Li Guozhen told everything after he was drunk two days ago."
"Just as I expected, Chongzhen was still worried about me, so he asked him to come to investigate in the name of rewarding the troops. Liu Wenbing's stationing in Funing and other places was not to train troops, but to guard against me."
Wu Zhi said with disdain: "This Li Guozhen is such a fool. I don't know what Chongzhen valued about him, but he actually made him a marquis..."
Wu Sangui didn't wait for him to finish his words, shook his head and interrupted: "No, this is what Chongzhen is so powerful about."
"When Li Zicheng besieged the capital, I felt that Chongzhen had no good generals and no reinforcements from outside. I thought he would be captured, but I didn't expect that he defeated Li Zicheng and single-handedly brought out Liu Wenbing, Gong Yonggu and other famous generals."
"Even Li Guozhen relied on his words and repeated military exploits to win the title of Marquis!"
Wu Zhi nodded in agreement, and then pretended to be angrily: "Young Master is right, it's just that Chongzhen is so wary of you, it's really chilling!"
Wu Sangui shook his head and said: "It's not that I am disappointed. You must know that there are ongoing conflicts in the Guan. Zuo Liangyu and others are self-reliant, and I am the most powerful force in the Guan. If Chongzhen is not careful, I will be a little worried. .”
"The fact that he is so open about it now shows that he values me, so as long as I regain Jinzhou and other places, I will be able to be promoted to a noble rank just around the corner!"
Wu Zhi heard the words, hesitated for a while, and whispered: "Young master, before I came here, I repeatedly warned that although the Wu family has many properties outside the customs, except for the clansmen who were captured by the Jurchens in the past two years, Most of the other relatives are already in the pass."
"And in recent years, I have not only redeemed my ancestral property in Huizhou, but also purchased a lot of land through my friends. Even if there are changes in the north, my family can still gain a foothold by moving south."
"Unlike my uncle and others, my family and property are outside the customs, so I have to keep an eye on the young master and not act out of anger, lest it bring disaster to the Wu family!"
It turns out that the ancestral home of the Wu family was originally in Huizhou, but due to life constraints, they moved to Gaoyou, Jiangsu.
Shortly after Wu Sangui was born, his grandfather led his people to migrate to Liaodong and settled in Zhonghousuo.
Because Liaodong borders the Jurchens and Mongolia, and the Wu family had special skills in horse training, they started a horse business.
As the Wu family's business grew bigger and bigger, and their money became more and more, they turned their attention to the officialdom.
When Wu Sangui was ten years old, his father Wu Xiang passed the martial arts examination.
Although the martial arts examination was not as good as the literary examination, it opened up a new world for the Wu family.
After Wu Xiang entered the official career, he was appreciated by Li Chengliang with his skills in camp hunting and horse-drawing, and was named Qian Zongzong.
After Li Chengliang died of illness, Liaodong was in chaos, and the Battle of Saarhu occurred soon after.
Although the Ming army was defeated in this battle, Wu Xiang was praised by the court for collecting more than 300 horses on the battlefield and was promoted to deputy general.
Later, Wu Xiang got married to a wealthy ancestral family in western Liaoning through a business operation. Through the relationship between his ancestral family, he purchased land on a large scale and monopolized the economy, thus becoming a super prominent family in western Liaoning.
Although the Wu family has achieved a magnificent transformation, Wu Xiang fully understands that it is difficult to start a business and even more difficult to maintain a business, so he has always attached great importance to the education of his three sons.
He originally hoped that his descendants would give up martial arts and embrace literature and improve their family status.
It's a pity that the eldest brother Wu Sanfeng and the third child Wu Sanfu have mediocre qualifications and are unable to hold the big positions.
Although Wu Sangui, the second eldest son, was highly intelligent and magnificent in appearance, he worshiped Guangwu and admired Wu Gou. He once said, "It is enough for me to fulfill my wish."
Although Wu Xiang had regrets in his heart, he tried his best to cultivate him. In addition, Wu Sangui was really talented and passed the martial arts examination at the age of sixteen.
Later, with the support of the Zu and Wu families, he was given the post of commander-in-chief at a young age, and the Wu family in western Liaoning became even more prosperous.
It's just that the Ming Dynasty suffered successive defeats in recent years, and the Wu family suffered a lot of losses as a result.
Especially first
The Wu family lost almost everything outside the customs when they were ordered to enter the customs.
Fortunately, the ancestral family has surrendered Jurchens and has been secretly helping them.
Dorgon also wanted to recruit him and did not let anyone touch their Wu family's property.
It's just that Wu Sangui knew that this kind of thing would not last long, so he kept thinking about regaining Ningyuan and other places.
At this moment, after listening to Wu Zhi's words, he knew that Wu Xiang was suspicious of bringing Chen Yuanyuan to Shanhaiguan privately.
He was silent for a while and said, "What else did the master say?"
Wu Zhidao: "The master said that he is already old, and the Wu family can rely on you from now on, the young master, so I ask this slave to serve the young master well..."
Wu Sangui had been secretly wary of Wu Zhi because Wu Zhi was not a son of his own family and had joined Wu Xiang's army halfway. In addition, the other party was deep-minded and not very close to him.
Now that he saw Wu Zhi telling everything frankly, his vigilance could not help but weaken a bit, and he said in a deep voice: "Get up. If you have anything to do in the future, just tell me directly. There is no need to use roundabout ways to pass the message through people."
Wu Zhi was overjoyed when he saw that Wu Sangui not only changed his identity, but also directly pointed out Chen Yuanyuan's incident.
After he respectfully agreed, he stood up slowly. Just as he was thinking about how to further close the relationship, he heard Wu Sangui's voice again: "From now on, you will be in charge of Dark Feather Camp!"
"Dark Feather Camp?"
When Wu Zhi heard this, he was a little surprised and said: "Young Master, do you want me to be in charge of Dark Feather Camp?"
Wu Sangui nodded and said, "Since my father has even told you such secret things, it's perfect for you to take control of Dark Feather Camp."
"It's just that you have to pay attention. Dark Feather Camp was originally jointly established by the Wu and Zu families. Although we are in charge of it now, many of them have old ties with the Zu family, so you still have to avoid them for some things."
"In addition, Wu Guogui and others are unaware of the existence of Dark Feather Camp. You must not leak this information to avoid making them suspicious..."
After Wu Zhi wrote down Wu Sangui's instructions one by one, he also admitted that Li Guozhen might not have been deceived by Chunhua. He said those words to inspire Wu Sangui to come out and conquer Ningyuan and other places.
As for Liu Wenbing and Chen Bing, in addition to monitoring Wu Sangui, he should also be wary of Zheng Hongkui and others.
Wu Sangui also had this idea. Seeing that Wu Zhi was speaking outright, he discussed with him the details and how to deal with it.
The two of them kept talking until it got dark, but Wu Guogui and others did not come back. Wu Sangui had a few more wrinkles on his forehead.
Upon seeing this, Wu Zhi comforted him thoughtfully, and then volunteered to stay and wait, letting Wu Sangui go back home to rest first in order to cope with the unexpected changes.
Seeing that what he said was reasonable and sincere, Wu Sangui did not refuse and left on horseback.
When he returned to the mansion, Chen Yuanyuan immediately served him steaming dishes with all the colors and aromas, and then played the flute and played the harp with all his tenderness.
It must be said that Chen Yuanyuan did have some abilities. Under her service, Wu Sangui temporarily forgot all his worries and became so intoxicated that he didn't even know where he was.
At this moment, a personal guard came in to report that Wu Guogui had arrived at the city.
When Wu Sangui heard the news, he immediately woke up. When he was about to call someone to change clothes, Chen Yuanyuan had already brought the soft armor in time.
After Chen Yuanyuan's service, he put on his soft armor and put on a regular uniform, and hurried towards the city gate.
