It seems that what the emperor guessed is indeed correct! At this moment, Obai couldn't help but admire him very much.
As a close guard around Huang Taiji, of course he knew that Huang Taiji did not receive any news, but the emperor made his own judgment.
Oboi probably knew that the emperor had attached great importance to the Dongjiang Army and Lu Xiangsheng. Therefore, I know as much as I can about the Dongjiang Army and Lu Xiangsheng, and I will even find out many details. From this, the emperor should have figured out the temperament and character of the governor of the Ming Dynasty. Based on this information and from Lu Xiangsheng's perspective, he deduced the matter and obtained the correct result.
But the only thing that needs to be clarified now is when will the Ming army take action?
Oboi thought in his mind, and said to Geng Zhongming again: "Finally, I will give you a chance to tell other details. If it turns out that you didn't speak, and it is the same as what the emperor told you, then it means that you can still be saved. The emperor said that you have a For the sake of my good son, I will spare your life!"
Geng Jimao, who was behind him, couldn't help but look happy when he heard this. The emperor said such words. Doesn't it mean that he has the holy heart in the emperor's heart?
However, when Geng Zhongming heard what he said, he suddenly realized that Huang Taiji was deceiving him!
Thinking of this, he turned to look at the unfilial son, and immediately replied with gratitude: "The Ming army is scheduled to leave in ten days, but they will not go ashore until I pick them up in person."
Let Geng Zhongming take over? Although there is this possibility. However, how could Obai feel relieved!
So, he immediately shook his head and said: "You have run a lot of errands and are tired. Just rest in the study. Your son can do this for you."
After he finished speaking, he turned to Geng Jimao and said: "Let's just say that your father fell ill after he came back, so he asked you to go and take care of him. Remember, don't expose any flaws. It will be a great achievement to lead the Ming army ashore!"
Geng Jimao was overjoyed when he heard this, and when he was about to speak, he heard Geng Zhongming sneer and said: "Go, go, if you don't mess up the emperor's affairs, let him go!"
As soon as he said this, Obai frowned. If he wants to mess up the emperor's affairs, he will definitely not be able to do it.
However, it is absolutely impossible to let Geng Zhongming go. Without knowing the details, if Geng Jimao was sent rashly, although his loyalty did not need to be worried, it would be inappropriate if it aroused Lu Xiangsheng's suspicion.
While he was thinking about it, Geng Jimao suddenly suggested to Obai: "How about sending Chen Shaozong? He has been there a few times, so Lu Xiangsheng should believe him. He is a filial son, and if he detains his mother, he will not dare to do it. bad thing!"
When Geng Zhongming heard this, he immediately glared at his rebellious son!
In fact, in the agreement with Governor Lu, the contact person was actually Chen Shaozong. After all, he, Geng Zhongming, is the commander-in-chief of Phoenix Castle, and his actions attract too much attention.
When Obai heard this, he was overjoyed and quickly asked about the situation.
Geng Zhongming ignored his father's eyes and quickly introduced to Obai: "This Chen Shaozong, his father and brothers and sisters are all gone. The only one who is still alive now is his mother. When he was young, it was also his mother. It took a lot of hard work to raise him. Therefore, he is very filial to his mother."
Ao Bai nodded after hearing this, but did not agree immediately. After a while, he said to Geng Jimao: "When you come forward, use your father's name to trick him. It's best if you can trick him out of details. If you can't trick him, it's best." Details, and then use this method. In short, what the emperor has given us must be done!"
"Cha!" Geng Jimao agreed immediately and went to get ready without even looking at his father.
Geng Zhongming looked at Nizi's back and suddenly shouted sternly: "The founding captives will perish, and the Ming Dynasty will surely regain Liaodong. Do you really want to follow this broken ship and sink into the sea?"
Only people from the former Dongjiang Army could speak in this way.
Geng Jimao heard this, turned around, looked at Geng Zhongming and sneered immediately: "The Qing Dynasty is invincible in field battles, the emperor is wise and powerful, how can the Qing Dynasty fall? Go ahead and dream of your Spring and Autumn Dream!"
After saying that, he turned around and left without hesitation.
On the other hand, when Obai heard Geng Zhongming's words, he was furious at first, and then frowned. He probably guessed what Geng Zhongming's integrity was like. That was nonsense. More importantly, he was afraid that after seeing some details about the Ming army, he felt that the Ming army was very powerful, so he was worried that the Ming country would win in the end, so he thought of rebelling against the Qing Dynasty. of.
He was a person close to Huang Taiji. He naturally understood a lot about the current predicament of the Qing Dynasty by listening to other people's reports to Huang Taiji. Although he did not think that the Qing Dynasty would be defeated, the difficulties encountered, such as being restrained by the Dongjiang Army, were real.
The Ming army obviously had some strength to let Geng Zhongming do this. From this point of view, this Dongjiang Army really must be destroyed!
With this in mind, Oboi ordered the people behind him: "Watch him, don't let him leave the study room, and don't let him see anyone!"
After finishing speaking, he turned back to stare at Geng Zhongming and shouted sternly: "If you persist, just wait until the emperor is furious!"
Then, he left too.
Geng Zhongming looked up at the sky and suddenly let out a long sigh, his whole spirit became extremely depressed. Being stabbed in the back by his only son, causing the Geng family to have no descendants, what retribution!
Under the surveillance of those Jianlu, he turned around and walked to the study step by step. Each step was taken very slowly, and his legs seemed to weigh as much as a thousand pounds.
One Jianlu got a little impatient. He stepped forward and pushed hard, and shouted: "Get in quickly!"
Geng Zhongming staggered, stood up and turned to look at the Jianlu. His action was immediately followed by angry curses.
Seeing this, Geng Zhongming showed a sad smile on his face, turned around, and walked quickly into the study.
"Ming Gou deserves a beating, every good thing!" Seeing this, Na Jianlu sneered with a sarcastic look on his face.
His accomplices all nodded in agreement. In their eyes, all Ming people are just dogs of their Qing Dynasty.
Turning around, they were ready to deal with Geng Zhongming's personal guards.
At this moment, Geng Zhongming suddenly appeared at the door of the study again. The difference from before was that he had a sword in his hand.
A Jianlu on the side saw it and immediately knew something was wrong. He exclaimed and quickly drew his sword.
But it was too late. The Jianlu who was at the end, who was scolding Geng Zhongming, was caught off guard and Geng Zhongming stabbed him in the back with a sword.
Geng Zhongming succeeded in the sneak attack. He used force in his hand to pull out the sword and kicked out the Jianlu. At the same time, he laughed loudly and said: "Your Majesty, I, Geng Er, will kill Jianlu again today!"
After he finished speaking, he didn't even wait for the Jianlu to pounce on him, and rushed over on his own initiative, shouting at the same time: "Kill the prisoners with blood and hate!"
This scene left his personal guards stunned.
Are you crazy to start a fight with Jianlu here?
But it seems that the prince has indeed gone crazy!
These personal guards, after they came to their senses, did not take action. Instead, they stepped aside, threw away their swords and guns, and just watched, watching Geng Zhongming fight with a group of captives like a mad tiger.
These Jianlu, like Obai, were all Huang Taiji's imperial guards, the most courageous and loyal group of people, while Geng Zhongming was alone. In just a few moments, they stopped being caught off guard at first. It was only because of Geng Zhongming's crazy playing style that he couldn't do anything to him for a while.
As a result, there was a lot of movement in the yard. On the other side of the courtyard gate, many people looked over. But those people were not from the Geng Mansion. It was obvious that they were people from Obai who were guarding the courtyard gate. When they saw a group of people beating up Geng Zhongming, no one came in.
Soon, Geng Zhongming was chopped down by the group of Jianluo and fell to the ground, with blood flowing all over the ground.
However, Geng Zhongming, who was dying, seemed to be in good spirits. While vomiting blood, he still tried to shout: "I, Geng Er...killed the prisoners...Mao Shuai...Mao Shuai's deputy general, today..."
Before he finished speaking, an angry Jianlu came forward and chopped off his head with a knife.
In this way, under the flapping of butterfly wings, Geng Zhongming was discovered by the Manchu Qing Dynasty and hanged himself because he allowed his subordinates to take in the fugitives; now he killed the captives and died for the country. Although they both die, there is a difference after all.
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Let's talk about it before. After Geng Jimao went out, he summoned Chen Shaozong and wanted to question him.
Unexpectedly, Chen Shaozong heard this strangely and said to Geng Jimao: "Master, since the prince has told you everything, why do you still ask me these things?"
Geng Jimao was stunned for a moment by the rhetorical question. He originally thought that because of his status and knowing the details of this conspiracy, he would just say whatever he was asked to say. Where did all the nonsense come from. At least in normal times, the people under his father treated him as their little master, so they would question him like this.
"Of course my father told me!" Geng Jimao became a little angry and said coldly, "But I want to hear what you have to say, can't I?"
If you can't talk nicely, then you have to force yourself on the strength of your status.
Chen Shaozong listened and was about to speak when he suddenly heard something. After listening carefully, his expression suddenly changed.
Geng Jimao also heard it, and his expression changed.
Although it was not very clear, he still heard it clearly. It was his father, no, it was Geng Zhongming who was stubborn and dared to betray the Qing Dynasty, shouting "Kill the prisoners and avenge them".
Faintly, you can still hear the sound of iron swords clashing.
"What's going on?" Chen Shaozong, like a frightened cat, immediately became highly vigilant and asked Geng Jimao at the same time.
Geng Jimao didn't know how to deal with it, so he pretended to be confused and said, "What's going on? It's okay!"
Oboi, who was hiding aside, took the initiative to come out at this time. Because he knew that something happened over there in the study. Maybe it was Geng Zhongming who made such a big fuss on purpose, just to remind Chen Shaozong that this matter could no longer be deceived.
Seeing Obai suddenly come out, Chen Shaozong recognized at a glance that this person was a serious Jianzhou Jurchen. Suddenly, although he did not know the identity of Obai, he also knew that the matter of abandoning darkness and returning to the Ming Dynasty must have been exposed!
Obai stared at him and said straight to the point without talking nonsense: "If you want your mother to be okay, go and contact the Ming army and lead the Ming army ashore!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Shaozong's heart tightened, and he quickly pretended to be stupid and said: "I don't understand what contact with the Ming army is..."
It was about my mother. Although Chen Shaozong knew that the matter had been leaked, he still took a chance and hoped to escape.
When Ao Bai heard this, he raised his brows and sneered immediately. Just as he was about to speak, he saw the door being pushed open and a Jianlu striding in with blood stains on his body. He reported to Ao Bai: "Geng Zhongming is stubbornly resisting. Killed one of me, injured another, and now he has been beheaded!"
Geng Jimao, who was standing next to him, was dumbfounded. When he came to his senses, he cursed angrily: "This old stubborn man really didn't regret his death and ruined the emperor's important affairs!"
Hearing this, Chen Shaozong turned to stare at him, unable to believe his ears.
Ao Bai was a little surprised. He waved his hand and told the man to step back. Then he stared at Chen Shaozong and shouted: "Want to live or die, or want your mother to be implicated to death by you. It all depends on your thoughts. If you can do what the emperor has told you, Not only will this matter lead to innocence, but it will also ensure your prosperity and wealth. Make your own choice!"
After Obai finished speaking, he didn't say that he would be given a limited time to choose.
When Chen Shaozong heard a "pop", he knelt down and begged Ao Bai: "Sir, I'm willing to recruit you, I'm willing to recruit anything. As long as my mother is safe, I can do anything you want!"
Seeing that he softened immediately, Obai was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "Okay, those who know the current affairs are heroes. You are much better than Geng Zhongming. As long as you correct your evil ways and continue to serve the Ming Dynasty Serve, you will be the guard of Phoenix Castle from now on, and the emperor will also give your mother a royal decree! Let you honor your mother properly!"
After finishing speaking, he immediately began to ask about the discussion between Geng Zhongming and Lu Xiangsheng without being verbose.
As expected, Chen Shaozong said one thing and another. Even the details of his several visits to Guanglu Island, including the strength of the Ming army, etc., were all answered in detail by Obai after hearing the news.
His confession and cooperative attitude made Obai very satisfied. Oboi was also very surprised to get the news about the Ming army from Chen Shaozong. He didn't expect that the Ming army would be so powerful. It seems that the emperor is really wise and must kill all the Dongjiang Army this time!
So, Obai immediately wrote a memorial and hurriedly delivered it back to Shengjing together with Geng Zhongming's head.
Huang Taiji was also shocked when he heard this. But at the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that he was wise and guarded against Geng Zhongming, so he didn't turn this situation into a trap.
It doesn't matter to him whether Geng Zhongming dies or not. As long as he can catch all the Dongjiang Army, then the efforts he has spent in the past few months will have been in vain. The Qing Dynasty can finally get out of its predicament.
With this in mind, Huang Taiji began to make some targeted arrangements in response to the situation that Chen Shaozong had recognized. At the same time, his decree was urgently sent back to Phoenix Castle.
