In the combat command room, the fire was blazing and it was as warm as spring. Chang Yu, who had just come in, was shaking all over, his teeth were chattering, and he couldn't even take off his armor on his own. Everyone helped him take off his armor, put on his big cloak and huddled up by the stove to bake for a while. Then he finally regained his strength and took the hand from Li Muchian. Coming
I drank the twice as hot tea in one gulp, my body felt hot, and I couldn't help but curse, "It's so damn cold!" Although it has been two years since he traveled back in time, he has become accustomed to many things, but there are some things that he still cannot adapt to, such as the climate of this era. To be precise, the cold resistance is far less than that of people of this era, like Tu Yuan and the others.
He is also afraid of the cold, but he seems to have developed antibodies and is not as intolerant to cold as he is!
"Du Gong" Tu Yuan walked over with a bowl of mutton soup and said with a smile: "Fill a bowl and fill it with gods."
Chang Yu was hungry and cold for a long time, so he immediately called everyone to join him. Everyone gathered around the table and feasted, making endless noises...
After several bowls of mutton soup, Chang Yu suddenly felt hot all over and felt extremely comfortable. He burped back with satisfaction and glanced at Li Muxian: "How is Zu Dabi's injury?"
"He is seriously injured and unconscious, but there is no fear for his life." Li Muchian put down the bowl and chopsticks: "Let's see if Pindao wakes up." After saying that, he got up and walked out, but was stopped by Chang Yu, let's go and have a look too.
Marco and others stood up and followed.
In Zu Dabi's barracks, the lights were flickering. Zu Kefa, Zu Zerun and the others were buried in front of the case, with gloomy expressions and lowered eyebrows. They looked back from time to time to glance at the people lying on the collapse.
The lights at the door suddenly dimmed. Several people looked up and then quickly stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty the Governor..."
Chang Yu waved his hand, walked to the couch and took a look. He saw Zu Dabi's face was pale, and he stretched out two fingers to feel his breathing. He felt that his breathing was even, so he turned around and asked in a low voice: "You haven't woken up yet?"
"Reply to the governor, I haven't woken up yet," Zu Zerun said quickly. Chang Yu opened the quilt and saw faint blood oozing out from his underwear. He untied it and took a breath of air. Between his ribs, shoulders, and left chest, there were... The lower abdomen was injured.
"The best wound medicine was used." Li Muxian came over and whispered, and put his hand on Zu Dabi's pulse: "It was just excessive blood loss, and there is no danger to his life." "There is too much blood loss. Just applying external wound medicine is not enough. You have to replenish the blood and so on." Chang Yu sighed, glanced at Zu Dabi, and was touched in his heart. The hero is in his twilight years. No matter what, he is still an old man. , was chopped
With so many knives, even the young man lost half of his life. It was a fluke that the old man didn't die on the spot.
"Pindao has already prescribed a prescription for replenishing blood..." Before Li Muchian could finish his words, he saw a man limping to the nearby stove, picking up the medicine jar and pouring a bowl of medicine soup. Chang Yu fixed his eyes. At first glance, hey, isn’t this Mr. Gongzijun?
"You didn't go to Xingshan today?" Chang Yu asked curiously.
Mr. Gongzijun sighed: "My feet slipped and sprained when I was riding this morning, so I didn't follow him." As he spoke, Zu Kefa quickly took the medicine bowl from his hand and carried it over to Zu Dabi to feed him.
Chang Yu raised his eyebrows: "A person as skilled in martial arts as you can still tilt your feet?"
"When a horse stumbles, let alone a person shouting." Gongzijun smiled bitterly and shook his head. Chang Yu nodded slightly after hearing this, which made some sense, and then sighed again: "I sprained my foot, but I'm lucky to have escaped." ".
The implication is that with the fierce battle in Xingshan today, almost all of Zu Dabi's entourage and the first wave of Ming troops who went to rescue were killed. Even though Gongzijun was highly skilled in martial arts, the odds were against him.
Unexpectedly, Gongzijun's expression was indifferent: "If you die for your confidant, there is no need to fear death. If I had fought to my death, perhaps my lord would not have been so seriously injured."
Chang Yu was in awe and gave him a thumbs up. Gongzijun bowed.
"Have a good life and take care of General Zu." Chang Yu told Zu Kefa and Zu Zerun again, then turned and left. "This brother from the ancestor family is very filial. Ever since Zu Dabi came back, he has never left the couch." Returning to the headquarters, Li Muxian couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "You are so filial to a madman and your second uncle, but you are so filial to Zu Dashou." Needless to say
, it is no wonder that the ancestral family is powerful in the border areas, the clan members are united, and the children are filial."
"Do you want the Taoist priest to praise their ancestors for their kindness and filial piety, their brothers, friends, and brothers?" Chang Yu chuckled, with a hint of disdain on his lips.
Li Muxian was startled: "Isn't it?"
"Really?" Chang Yu said and looked at Marco with a faint smile: "Maybe it was before, but now..."
Ma Ke also smiled, but his smile was very amusing, which immediately aroused Li Muchian's curiosity about gossip. He glanced around the room, and when he saw people from no ancestral family, he asked: "The Governor is just talking to a poor man?"
Chang Yu waved his hand: "We don't know much, otherwise let Mr. Ma do it."
Everyone looked at Marco.
Ma Ke smiled bitterly: "The Governor has named the general to be a long-tongued woman."
"Ahem, what kind of talkative woman are you? Let's just chat after dinner. If General Ma knows, come and listen." Li Muchian said quickly. Tu Yuan, Ji Jike and others also liked to listen to the excitement and started making noises.
Marco smiled and sighed: "Everyone likes to hear it so much, so I'll just chat a few words, but don't tell anyone else."
"Of course, let's just listen to the fun and make sure we don't say anything outside. Even if we do, we won't mention that it was you, Mr. Ma, who said it," Tu Yuan said hehey.
Ma Ke looked at Chang Yu and saw him lying down holding a tea cup with a half-smiling smile. He cleared his throat and said, "Everyone should know that Zuk Fa is Zu Dashou's adopted son."
"It's well known to all." Li Muchian raised his eyebrows: "That ancestor Zerun is also an adopted son."
"Although they are adopted sons, they are different, don't you know, Taoist Priest?" Ma Ke asked with a chuckle. Li Muchian thought for a moment and nodded slightly: "There are indeed differences. Zu Kefa is an adopted son, and Zu Zerun is a follower."
"Aren't they both adopted sons and adopted sons?" Tu Yuan wondered: "What's the difference?" "The big difference is that adopted sons can be related by blood or not, but most sons are nephews of the clan. After adoption, to put it bluntly, Zu Kefa is just a non-blood relative of Zu Dabi, but Zu Zerun is
He is the nephew of the ancestral family, you understand." Li Muxian explained for a moment, and Tu Yuan and others were stunned, and then looked at Ma Ke: "This son is closer than the adopted son, right?" "That's not necessarily true, he is the adopted son. Whether to be a parent or to be a parent, it all comes down to who is the most capable, who is the most capable, and who can be trusted the most." Marco smiled slightly: "Of course, those who can be adopted sons are both capable and trustworthy.
Right, Lord Governor?"
Chang Yu smiled slightly, nodded, and then sighed: "If our family were not afraid of being criticized, we would really like to have a few adopted sons." "Hey, how come you are criticized for having an adopted son? Not to mention how many adopted sons the emperor Taizu of this dynasty has adopted, but even some of the current officials and generals have few adopted sons. Lord Du Gong is so stupid. What's wrong with a talented man who recognizes a few adopted children, but not thousands like Wei Zhongxian..." Tu Yuan blurted out, Ji Jike tugged on his sleeve from the side, and the guy quickly stopped, He looked at Chang Yu with a confused look on his face: "Duke, did I say
Wrong words."
Chang Yu smiled wryly and waved his hand: "Nowadays, we are often scolded for holding military power and controlling government affairs. They wish they could label us as rebels. If we adopt a few adopted sons, then we will really be labeled as those with evil intentions." Adopted children were a common method used by emperors or generals in ancient times to win over and kidnap trusted generals or servants through family ties. Those who could be bound to trust would be prosperous, so these adopted children and grandchildren became theirs.
Private soldiers allow the other party to directly change their allegiance to the imperial monarch to their allegiance to the family head. Not to mention, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, had dozens of adopted sons, most of whom were founding generals. Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang also had a large number of their contemporaries. Moreover, since the reduction of vassals and the seizure of military power, those vassal kings and generals
The leader prefers to recognize his sons, mainly from his private army, that is, the servants.
It can almost be said that no one of the leading generals in the world does not raise adopted sons. Let alone Zu Dashou, look at the bandit leaders like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, who also raised a large brood of powerful generals. Theoretically, Chang Yu also has a godson, that is, an adopted son. For example, the children of Wuzhong, Song Luoshu and others, as well as Gao Jie's son, are all his adopted sons. However, very few people know about it, and they are all young sons. Courtiers and Generals
. "General Ma suddenly mentioned his adopted son, Congzi. Could it be that there is some kind of estrangement between Zu Kefa and Zu Zerun that outsiders don't know about?" Li Muchian brought the topic back in time, and Ma Ke smiled slightly: "There is a gap between the two of them. Is there me
I don’t know, but…”
Li Muxian's heart suddenly tightened: "Could it be General Hezu?"
"Taoist Master is so attentive," Ma Ke praised, "Why don't you, Taoist Priest, guess why Zu Dashou sent so many adopted sons to Tashan Fort?"
"The adopted sons are all trusted people, so General Zu values them both..." Li Muxian said with a guilty conscience: "Mr. Ma, is there something wrong here?"
"Daodao is exactly the opposite of what you think. Maybe Zu Dashou doesn't believe them." Chang Yu couldn't help but interject. Everyone looked confused. How could he act as a vanguard and appoint important frontline positions if he didn't trust someone.
But then he realized that this was a test. No wonder the two brothers from the ancestral family did not have command authority in Tashan Fort. The real military power was in the hands of Lu Dacheng.
Then why did Zu Dashou not trust these two brothers? Everyone looked at Ma Ke.
Ma Ke stopped showing off, glanced at Chang Yu and coughed lightly: "You all know that General Zu faked surrender twice."
Everyone nodded. The first time was when he was besieged at the Daling River. After several failed attempts to break out of the siege, and after running out of ammunition and food and eating all the civilians, he discussed surrender with Huang Taiji. After the conversation broke out, Huang Taiji felt that his words were unfounded. You have to Send a hostage over,
Zu Dashou couldn't figure out Huang Taiji's true intention at that time. He didn't know whether it was revenge or blackmail. He didn't dare to send his own son, so he sent his adopted son Zu Kefa there. Zukefa went to such a dangerous job without hesitation, and he also did the job very well. He told Huang Taiji that the reason why we stood firm was because we were worried about your surrender. If you dare to make an oath, we will do it if we no longer have any worries. immediately
surrender.
Huang Taiji also accepted it and made an oath to Zhang Cunren and Zukefa, who represented Zu Dashou.
Then……
Zu Kefa fled to Jinzhou City after leaving the city.
At this time, Zukefa and some of the old generals were confused.
At that moment, the adopted son became an abandoned son
At that moment, the seeds of hatred broke through. The initial surrender was to save his life, but it evolved into a desire for revenge. He wanted to make Hou Jin stronger, he wanted to take revenge on the Ming Dynasty, and he wanted to take revenge on Zu Dashou. And it was not only Zu Kefa who had this idea, but also Dalinghe. part
They surrendered because they felt Zu Dashou betrayed them!
But if you want to take revenge, you have to have a chance. Hey, the gears of fate began to turn. It happened that Huang Taiji had just taken over, but his prestige was far less than that of his father Nurhachi, and he did not hold the power alone, because they belonged to the tribal equal rights system, that is,
It was the joint power of the princes and beile. At that time, Huang Taiji and the three beile, Daishan, Amin and Manggultai, shared their rights on a monthly basis. Huang Taiji was ambitious. He didn't want to share power, so he wanted to introduce new forces to help him dismantle the tribe's equal rights system. So he imitated the Ming Dynasty and established six departments and three divisions. The initial team was basically Dalinghe's surrendered generals, such as Zu Zehong was in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, Han Daxun was in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Jiang Xin was in charge of the Ministry of Rites, Zu Zerun was in charge of the Ministry of War, Li Yun was in charge of the Ministry of Punishment, and Pei Guozhen was in charge of the Ministry of Industry. The administration was similar to that in the Ming Dynasty. The minister of imperial court, and these people are all
They were the lieutenants of Zu Dashou. Among them, Zu Zehong was Zu Dashou's cousin, and Zu Zerun was his son... Zu Kefa and Zhang Cunren served in the most important department, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, as the ministers and ministers. The minister is the most important tool for Huang Taiji to centralize power. He uses them to impeach officials, hear about things, attack and suppress them.
Hengwang Palace Baylor.
Later, during the Battle of Songjin, Zu Dashou surrendered. It is said that Zuk Kefa was often seen wearing small shoes over there... I thought this was a satisfying revenge story that got what he wanted, but...
The wheel of history is always so wonderful. It was originally an adoptive father-son relationship, but he was betrayed and wanted revenge. Many years later, he finally captured Jinzhou City and forced Zu Dashou to surrender. Just when he was about to take revenge for the betrayal, he was suddenly exchanged back to the Ming Dynasty and became the Ming Dynasty again.
The minister of Ming Dynasty became the adopted son of the ancestral family...
No one knows how Zukefa's state of mind changed during this period, and how he adjusted himself, but everyone knows that it is difficult to mend a broken mirror, and it is difficult to return to the past.
Some people may ask, since Zukfa was reused there, why was he brought back?
The answer is simple. First, no matter how important he is, he is not as important as Azig to Dorgon. Secondly, it was Huang Taiji who reused him, and now it is Dorgon who is in power. When Huang Taiji was alive, Zu Kefa, as the governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, made many suggestions and offended those princes, Baylor. Once Huang Taiji died, he Beside
It’s fate.
In history, after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, he was only appointed as the commander-in-chief of a party despite his high achievements, which was only one level higher than before he surrendered. This shows how much Dorgon didn't want to see him.
Being exchanged and meeting again is an extremely embarrassing scene. Outsiders don't know how embarrassing it is, and no one knows whether they will openly and honestly resolve the grudges or misunderstandings they have had for many years after they come back.
Maybe they are all trying hard to resolve this grudge, or trying hard to let go, or trying hard to make amends, but it is unknown whether they can finally do so.
This requires a long process.
In this process, barriers still exist.
For example, Zu Dashou just let two of his adopted sons, who had been in the enemy camp for the longest time and were once the most important, thrown to the front line. Do you trust them or don't trust them.
Is the thoughtful care Zukefa and Zu Dabi were showing, or was it sincere? No one knows, as Marco said, it is just a conversation piece after dinner.
