After Zu Dashou heard the name Ning Wanme, his heart moved.
Although he has never seen it, he knows that after Huang Taiji became the Great Khan of the Jin Dynasty, he reused many ministers of Han origin, including Ning Wanwo.
"Are you being alarmist? Mr. Zu should know very well. The tiger thieves have probably not contacted Mr. Zu so far!" Ning Wanwo looked at Zu Dashou with a smile.
Zu Dashou's face sank when he heard this.
The people in Huang Taiji even knew about this kind of thing. It was obvious that someone in Ningyuan City leaked information to Huang Taiji, and the status of the person who leaked the information was not low.
Ning Wanwo noticed Zu Dashou's gloomy expression and said with a chuckle: "Since the tiger thieves occupied Shandong, the demise of the Ming Dynasty has been doomed. Once the tiger thieves take over the capital, with the tiger thieves' behavior, they will definitely not Let Mr. Zu and the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong go."
"Don't be fooling the public with your lies here. With me and the soldiers of Liaodong here, I will ensure that the Ming Dynasty is safe and your Majesty is safe." As he said this, Zu Dashou cupped his fists and raised his hands at shoulder level.
After hearing this, Ning Wan and I burst into laughter.
When his laughter stopped, he said: "What Mr. Zu said is really beyond my expectation. If I guessed correctly, the Ming Emperor's order for Mr. Zu to lead troops to the capital has been sent. It's been a while, Master Zu really wants to be as loyal to the Ming Dynasty as he said, why do he keep deliberately avoiding going to the capital."
He looked at Zu Dashou in front of him with a playful expression.
"This general is due to insufficient food and salary. When the food and salary are sufficient, he will naturally go to the capital to escort him." As he spoke, a trace of embarrassment flashed across Zu Dashou's face.
After Ning finished my words, he felt like he had been slapped in the face.
"It's okay to deceive the emperor of Ming Dynasty with the excuse of insufficient food and salary, but it can't deceive me, the Great Khan of Dajin." Ning Wanwo said, "To put it bluntly, Zu Zongbing doesn't want to go to the capital at all and wants to be here in Liaodong. Awaiting price.”
Zu Dashou's face darkened.
His little thoughts have obviously been guessed.
Ning Wan, I continued: "The tiger thief can't give Mr. Zu what he wants, but as long as Mr. Zu brings his men to surrender to Dajin, the Great Khan will never be stingy in his rewards to Mr. Zu, and I personally Coming to see Mr. Zu is enough to prove the Great Khan’s sincerity to Mr. Zu.”
"Yes, brother, Mr. Ning's words make sense." Zu Dabi helped.
After hearing this, Zu Dashou glared at Zu Dabi, and then said to Ning Wanwo: "I would like to ask, since you are sincere, you might as well talk to me about what kind of sincerity you have?"
He was also curious about what Huang Taiji could give him.
"After Mr. Zu surrendered to the Jin Dynasty, the Great Khan guaranteed that the troops and horses under Mr. Zu would still be under the command of Mr. Zu, and the Great Khan was willing to give his title to Mr. Zu. One day, the Great Khan would ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. Mr. Zu There is even a chance of being named a king with a different surname." After Ning finished speaking, his eyes fell on Zu Dashou.
Supporting Huang Taiji's ascension to the throne and proclaiming himself emperor has always been what Han officials wanted to do.
The Great Khan seems to be the leader of Dajin, but there are too many Great Khans on the grassland, and even a small tribe may bear the title of Great Khan.
Therefore, only by ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor can Dai Jin become orthodox. These Han officials who took refuge in Dai Jin not only became the founding heroes, but also could wash away the accusation that they took refuge in foreign races.
The emperors of foreign races are also emperors, and as long as they are emperors they represent orthodoxy.
After hearing my promise from Ning, Zu Dashou didn't speak for a while.
As a military general, what he ultimately valued was military power, and Huang Taiji's promise that he would continue to command the troops under his command was tantamount to ensuring that the military power in his hands would remain unchanged. As for the ennoblement and kingship mentioned later, he didn't care too much about these things. , he cares more about practical benefits.
"Brother, the conditions given by Dajin are very good. He actually promised to make you king, brother." Zu Dabi said excitedly.
Unlike Zu Dashou, he values things like title more.
Ning Wanme looked at the brothers with a smile on his face.
To Zu Dashou, Dai Jin offered both fame and profit. He didn't believe that Zu Dashou would not be tempted. Even if the tiger thief sent someone to contact Zu Dashou, he believed that the conditions offered would not be higher than those offered by Dai Jin.
"I am a minister of the Ming Dynasty. I am loyal to the Ming Dynasty. I will not betray the Ming Dynasty and join you. Zu Dabi, send him away." Zu Dashou issued an order to expel the guests.
Zu Dabi on the side was a little confused as to why Zu Dashou refused such a good offer, and couldn't help but said: "Brother, should you reconsider such a good offer?"
"Send off guests!" Zu Dashou increased his tone.
Zu Dabi saw that Zu Dashou was determined to drive people away. Even though he was reluctant, he still said to Ning Wanwo: "Mr. Ning, please!"
"There is not much time left for Mr. Zu. I will stay in Ningyuan City these days." Ning Wan did not have any dissatisfaction because of Zu Dashou's expulsion.
Because he knew that if Zu Dashou really wanted to be a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, he would not drive him away, but directly take his head and send it to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Zu Dashou looked at Ning Wanwo and said, "No need, I will not betray the Ming Dynasty."
After hearing this, Ning Wanwo smiled, turned around and walked out.
Zu Dabi left with him.
On the other side, Fan Wencheng rushed to Shanhaiguan.
When he arrived outside Shanhaiguan, he did not go directly to the city like Ning Wanwo. Instead, he wrote a letter and sent someone to deliver it to Shanhaiguan, and it was delivered to Gao Di through the hands of others.
Dai Jin has often sent spies to Shanhaiguan over the years, but his status is not high, but he can still deliver letters to Gao Di.
It was nothing more than spending some money to bribe the people around Gao Di and asking them to pass the letter to Gao Di.
At this time, Gao Di was already very worried.
He failed to fulfill the decree given by the imperial court, and there was a huge amount of money trapped in Shanhaiguan under the Tiger Character Banner.
Shanhaiguan also tried to send troops and horses to break the siege of the Tiger Banner army. Several attempts were unsuccessful, but they lost troops and generals, killing and wounding many Ming troops.
"Superintendent, someone has sent a letter, and I want you to read it personally, Superintendent." The person who came was an aide from Gao Di.
As the Governor of Jiliao, when Gao Di came to take office, he brought two staff with him, and both of his staff were from Juren background.
Historically, except for a few special circumstances, most of the staff worked for a certain official.
The official system of the Ming Dynasty has long been bloated. Many people are eyeing one position. Many Jinshi cannot get actual positions, and it is even more difficult to recruit people.
Therefore, when some candidates with a civil servant background see that they have little hope of taking the imperial examination, they will work under an official. After staying for a few years, they may be recommended by the boss behind them and become an official directly.
And there are many such situations, which are not uncommon in Ming Dynasty.
(End of chapter)
