Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.
The Qing Emperor actually summoned this slave? And the wording seems to have a hint of respect. What does this mean?
Even Wu Zhong himself was confused. He had been living in Liaodong for more than half a year, and he had never seen Huang Taiji in this imperial village. How could the Tatar emperor suddenly want to summon him? See you yourself?
what's the situation?
Some people here even didn't know Wu Zhong's original identity, but the steward knew. When he saw Wu Zhong was still stunned, he immediately pointed at Wu Zhong and shouted: "Why are you still standing there? The emperor has summoned you, have you heard?" "
At this time, everyone's eyes couldn't help but turn to him. Only then did they realize that the emperor wanted to summon this person. It turned out that he was from the Ming Dynasty's Jinyiwei General Banner?
The man in the yellow mantle couldn't help but frown when he saw that Wu Zhong was in tatters and had whip marks on his body. He immediately pointed at the steward and said, "Quickly, change clothes with him. His Majesty has summoned him. There is no need to delay!"
Huang Taiji is like a god in Liaodong, and no one dares to violate it.
When the steward heard this, he suddenly looked embarrassed. Seeing that the clothes Wu Zhong was wearing were torn and torn, and definitely smelled very bad. How could he wear such tattered clothes when he was a dignified steward?
However, the man in the yellow mantle stared at him, representing the emperor. Besides, if you are going to see the emperor, you can't let this dog slave wear such shabby clothes, right?
Just as he was thinking about it, Wu Zhong looked horrified. When he got in front of him, he quickly took off his clothes and said, "Please hurry up, the emperor has summoned you, so there is no need to delay!"
When he finished speaking, the tattered clothes were handed to him. Suddenly, a smell hit his nostrils, almost killing him.
The bitch princess didn't interfere with them changing clothes, but asked the yellow mantle curiously: "Why did my father summon this bitch slave?"
"Your Highness, it seems that you are returning to the princess for military and national affairs." The man in the yellow mantle was respectful to the princess and immediately replied, "Many princes and Belle are here."
Upon hearing such a huge battle, the steward had no choice but to bear it, and he couldn't afford to delay. He immediately took off his clothes and handed them over. However, Wu Zhong, who didn't accept Wu Zhong, apologized to the princess, and hurriedly wore only thin underwear. He ran to Zhuangzi.
Wu Zhong put on these clothes and couldn't help but praise the steward loudly before leaving: "It's so warm!"
"You little slave, get out of here if you are summoned by the emperor." Upon hearing this, this bullshit princess said a little annoyed, "When you come back, you can get the whip yourself. Fifty lashes, you need discipline!"
When Wu Zhong heard this, he stared at her, and just when she was about to get angry again, he immediately put a smile on her face, and then hurried away with the yellow mantle.
At this time, no one thinks that this dog slave can stand up. Even Wu Zhong doesn't think he can change his destiny. At most, he reminds himself secretly in his heart that he must seize this opportunity to see if he can change the situation in front of him!
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In the Chongzheng Hall, Huang Taiji sat high on the throne, and underneath, as the yellow mantle said, Daishan, Dorgon, Azige, Qilhalang, Duoduo, Hauge and other top leaders of Jianlu, and even Traitors like Fan Wencheng are also there.
They all had serious expressions, and it was obvious that they were definitely in big trouble.
This kind of formation was much bigger even when Dorgon came back from the pass and reported his defeat to Huang Taiji.
When Wu Zhong entered the palace, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.
After he saw the ceremony, Dorgon reported to Huang Taiji: "Your Majesty, he is the General Banner of the Imperial Guard whom I mentioned."
Upon hearing this, Wu Zhong realized that it was Dorgon who mentioned it to Huang Taiji, but he didn't know what happened. After more than half a year, he thought of himself?
Just as he was wondering, he heard Huang Taiji say in a very kind tone, "Pingsheng!"
After seeing Wu Zhong stand up, he asked again: "What did you do when you were serving as the banner of the Imperial Guard in the Ming Dynasty?"
"Your Majesty, my servant will be responsible for spying on officials and interrogating prisoners." Wu Zhong answered respectfully with doubts.
"How much do you do these things? Or do you just collect money and let your subordinates do it?"
After Huang Taiji asked this question, Dorgon looked at Wu Zhong and reminded him in a stern tone: "Answer the truth. If you dare to lie even a little, you will not be able to bear the consequences!"
Is this asking about the internal affairs of Jinyiwei? Wu Zhong was a little puzzled. He felt that the Tatar emperor could not have the time to investigate whether there was any corruption during his tenure as the general banner of the Imperial Guard, right?
There is nothing to hide about these things. Therefore, he answered truthfully: "To answer your Majesty's question, this servant is under the command of Jinyiwei Commander Li Ruolian, and is not usually treated by the commander of Jinyiwei. Therefore, the matter of collecting money is all done over there. The one who really does the work is Mr. Li, the servant is just a toiler, he has to do it himself, but he gets no credit!"
After hearing this, Huang Taiji did not ask again immediately, but after thinking for a moment, he asked Wu Zhong about the spying information and the specific details of the interrogation of the prisoner.
This is what Wu Zhong is good at, and there is nothing he can't say. Therefore, Wu Zhong is honest and honest, saying one thing and two things.
Speaking of which, the most professional in this field in this world is naturally Jin Yiwei. His professionalism in this area, just after speaking for a moment, made these Liaodong Tatars feel refreshed, it turns out that this can still be like this!
After Huang Taiji heard this, he asked Wu Zhong to go outside the palace to wait for the order.
Then, he looked at the Jianlu leaders in the palace and asked, "How is this person?"
"Your Majesty, my younger brother thought that he could be trained as a craftsman, get the news in the pass as soon as possible, and re-contact the merchants in the pass. Otherwise, it is bitterly cold in Liaodong, and if we cannot win Shanhaiguan, the situation will be very serious in the future!" Dorgon Looking around, seeing that others were silent, he had no choice but to stand up and suggest something.
It turned out that Duduo and Haoge returned in a hurry and reported to Huang Taiji the news about the Shanxi merchants and the Ming emperor in Guan, which surprised Huang Taiji.
Huang Taiji knew best how important Shanxi merchants were to the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
In the past, it was abnormal for Shanxi merchants to delay delivering supplies for trading. And for such a major event as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally conducting an expedition, Shanxi merchants did not send any letters to Liaodong. This is again abnormal. There are various signs that there is a problem with the Shanxi merchants.
Now after hearing the report from Duduo and others, Huang Taiji realized that it was not that the Shanxi merchants were not making money, but that they had already died for the money!
What are the details like? Huang Taiji knew nothing. Hearing that the situation within the customs had improved, this was even more bad news for him. The most critical thing was the destruction of Shanxi merchants, which dealt a huge blow to the Qing Dynasty.
Just this year, without the transportation of supplies from Shanxi merchants, Liaodong had an additional 200,000 livestock, and the food problem had already begun to arise. Without the Shanxi merchants, the looted gold, silver and jewelry would have become like scrap copper and iron. If they cannot be exchanged for supplies, they are all in vain.
As for Liaodong, if people other than Han people are sent to the pass, it will definitely not work. But if there are Han people who are loyal to the Qing Dynasty, they are all Liaodong Han people, with Liaodong accents, and their goals will be obvious. This is very disadvantageous for those who want to do big things when entering the customs.
From this, Dorgon recommended Wu Zhong, the general banner of Jinyiwei, hoping that he could solve this very troublesome matter for the Qing Dynasty.
"This person seems to be really capable of spying on information." Daishan rarely spoke, but at this time, it was related to the future of the Qing Dynasty, and he also expressed his opinion.
Obviously, Wu Zhong's professionalism should have convinced these Liaodong barbarians.
Several other people also spoke one after another, indicating that this person could be used. Let him train and work carefully for the Qing Dynasty, and then send him back to the customs as soon as possible.
Huang Taiji kept nodding slightly as he heard this. Just when he was about to make a decision, Duduo seemed to have remembered something, and he also spoke: "Your Majesty, the Ming soldiers captured during the interrogation, like the current Commander of the Jinyi Guards, are what he said. That’s Li Ruolian!”
Originally, this matter had little to do with them. But now, when Wu Zhong mentioned it, Duduo remembered it and said it in passing.
"Oh?" Huang Taiji couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard this. He had heard clearly just now that this Jinyiwei Commander was from Li Ruolian.
After this "Oh", Huang Taiji fell into deep thought. It was obvious that he was very concerned about what Duduo said.
When other people in the palace saw him like this, they knew what he was planning, so they all waited silently, not daring to disturb him.
After a while, he suddenly raised his head, looked at the people below and asked, "You think, if I send him back to work for our Qing Dynasty, will it be possible?"
Obviously, Li Ruolian is already the commander of the Jinyi Guards. If Wu Zhong can go back, he will definitely be reused. For spying on information about the Ming Dynasty, doing other things is far more valuable than ordinary detailed operations.
However, as soon as he said these words, he immediately aroused opposition from others.
"Your Majesty, no, if he goes back, he will definitely not work for our Qing Dynasty!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, he has returned to the prosperous Central Plains and is protected by the commander of the Imperial Guards. How can he still work hard for our Qing Dynasty!"
"..."
Among these objections, Dorgon thought more and said: "Even if I let him kill King De and let him go back, I guess it won't be of much use? It can be said that he was forced by our Qing Dynasty Yes, if the commander of the Jinyi Guards speaks for him, maybe everything will be fine. All in all, this matter is not appropriate!"
Huang Taiji listened to their opinions and obviously agreed in his heart. In this case, he can only let Wu Zhong train carefully for him, which can still be done.
However, such a good opportunity, which could possibly break into the secret work of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, could not be used, which made him really unwilling!
While he was struggling, someone suddenly said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I have a plan, but I guarantee that he will not dare to rebel against our Qing Dynasty!"
Hearing this, Huang Taiji felt happy and couldn't help but turn his head to look. He was even more happy to see that it was Fan Wencheng who spoke. Because he knew that Fan Wencheng would not boast casually. If he said that, he must be confident.
So, he couldn't help but asked happily: "If you have any ideas, tell me quickly!"
Everyone else in the hall was very surprised when they heard this, and they turned to look at this slave. They wondered what kind of trick he had up his sleeve, so that he could prevent the Imperial Guard Commander from being forced to Qing Dynasty?
Fan Wencheng seemed confident, and immediately replied to Huang Taiji: "Your Majesty, I know the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty relatively well, so we can arrange it this way..."
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Wu Zhong, who was standing outside the palace door, didn't feel the cold wind blowing on his face at all. He was just thinking about what he had experienced in the palace just now.
One thing he was sure of. I should no longer have to suffer in vain, and I will soon be put to good use by Jianlu. If not, just keep doing the same thing. He was not opposed to this, and was even slightly excited about it.
Therefore, in this way, he was exposed to more information, and this time he paid a huge price to lurk. Next, I followed the emperor's will and recited the news in a low voice. I just didn't know what method the emperor used to get this information?
While he was thinking about these things, he suddenly saw the palace door open, and then, the leaders of the Jianlu people filed out, apparently dispersed.
But one thing that surprised him was that when these Jianlu leaders passed by, everyone was looking at him, as if there was something special about him.
After all these people left, another person came out of the palace. He looked like a Han man. He walked towards him and said with a smile: "General Wu Qi, your Majesty will hand you over to me. Follow me back!"
As soon as he opened his mouth, Wu Zhong could tell that this person was definitely Han, and he could tell from the accent. However, those who can discuss matters in the palace are definitely the Tatar emperor’s confidants. Who is this Han Chinese? He was a little curious.
At this time, Wu Zhong had no choice, so he could only follow him obediently.
"I am a bachelor of the Academy of Secretaries during my tenure. My surname is Fan. I am the seventeenth generation grandson of Duke Fan Wenzheng of the former Song Dynasty."
Wu Zhong, who was walking behind, couldn't help being shocked when he heard the news. He lost his voice and said, "Is this the one who worries about the world first and rejoices after the world's happiness?"
It was really hard for him to accept that the descendants of Duke Fan Wenzheng had actually taken refuge with the Tatars and worked for the Tatars. I wonder if Duke Fan Wenzheng would have died in peace if he had known about it underground?
Fan Wencheng obviously guessed what Wu Zhong was thinking. He didn't make any fuss and just said calmly: "The emperor of the Ming Dynasty is fatuous, traitorous ministers are in power, thieves are everywhere, and the people are in dire straits. I am adhering to the aspirations of my ancestors and choosing a good leader. Worry first when the world is worried, then rejoice when the world is happy."
"..." Wu Zhong was speechless after hearing this, and he wanted to spit it out immediately. They were all excuses. But after he opened his mouth, it turned into: "The adults are wise and far-sighted, and the villains admire them!"
I wonder if Wu Zhong would kill him and not say this if he knew that the emperor could know what he said.
Fan Wencheng's attitude was very good, and he seemed to be very affectionate towards Wu Zhong. The two of them had their own purposes, and for just a while, they seemed to be good friends who had known each other for a long time.
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