Hearing this, Chen Shaozong, who was anxious just now, immediately became sad, but he still resisted the temptation to answer Lu Xiangsheng: "They knew that the general and his mother were dependent on each other, so they detained the general's mother and took my mother away. When I went to Shengjing, I promised to give me a title after completing this matter so that my mother could live in peace and happiness in her old age. That’s why I let the general go and come back!"
Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng was slightly surprised, and immediately asked: "In that case, if you didn't follow Jianlu's wishes, wouldn't your mother be in danger? Then you..."
He didn't finish what he said, but the implication was so obvious that he didn't even have to say it clearly.
When Chen Shaozong heard this, he immediately squatted down and cried bitterly: "It was me who was unfilial and killed my mother. It was me who was unfilial..."
Seeing him crying there, Lu Xiangsheng didn't bother him. At this time, he still had doubts in his heart. If Chen Shaozong can implicate his mother, saying that he understands righteousness well and ignores trivial matters for righteousness, or that loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, it is fine; but if he does not have the reputation of a filial son, Jianlu will be so stupid and feel that he is holding back If you lose his mother, can you make him listen to Jianlu?
At least in Lu Xiangsheng's opinion, Jianlu would definitely be very cautious if he relied on this relationship to control such a big matter.
Although he had doubts in his heart, Lu Xiangsheng did not ask so bluntly in person. Instead, he waited for a while and saw that Chen Shaozong had vented for a while and seemed to be feeling better. Then he said to Chen Shaozong: "Loyalty and filial piety cannot have both, your mother." If the spirits in heaven know better, they will also forgive you."
"Yeah!" Chen Shaozong nodded after hearing this, then wiped his tears and snot and said, "My father, my brother and my sister all died in the hands of Jianlu. When Chongzhen had no choice but to seek refuge with Jianlu in the fifth year, I Mom almost wanted to die. It was only because I had no relatives that I gave up the idea of seeking death after I cried and begged."
Speaking of this, he explained to Lu Xiangsheng: "Actually, I followed Vice General Geng and surrendered to the Jianqi, because I wanted my mother to no longer live in fear every day, so that my mother could have a stable life. I think my mother also Knowing this, that’s why I didn’t go to my dad.”
Lu Xiangsheng listened and nodded, suddenly feeling a little depressed.
Chen Shaozong continued to say there: "This time, Vice General Geng secretly came to me and asked me to contact the Governor, and wanted to abandon the dark side and return to the Ming Dynasty. I told my mother secretly before setting off. My mother I am very happy and told me to do this well and say that I will not make any mistakes this time. Even if I die, I will be Ming Dynasty's ghost!"
Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng was moved and admired Chen Shaozong's mother very much.
"Jianlu detained me in Geng's Mansion. Although I never saw my mother again, I knew that if I dared to agree to Jianlu and help Jianlu do things, my mother would definitely not recognize me as her son again. He didn't care whether I had a title or not, he would definitely go find my father. Therefore, when the matter was leaked that day, I knew that I must endure humiliation, deal with Jianlu, and win Jianlu's trust. Only then can we have the opportunity to come and meet the Governor, and prevent the Governor from attacking Phoenix Castle and Zhenjiang Castle again!"
At this point, he wiped his tears and nose again, stood up, clasped his hands in his fists, and reported to Lu Xiangsheng very sincerely: "My lord, the last general wanted to win the trust of Jianlu, and he also thought that he would persuade the governor not to go, so, He told Jianlu what the general had seen about the actual situation of the Dongjiang Army. Although the general did not know Jianlu’s troop deployment, he was certain that Jianlu had ambushed a large number of troops and was waiting for you to lead the Dongjiang Army. of."
After saying that, he knelt down, looked up at Lu Xiangsheng, and continued to plead: "Sir, the general knows that he has revealed the truth to Jianlu. It is the general who has done something wrong and is willing to accept the punishment. It's just that Jianlu has laid a trap. You must not do it. went."
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng had a solemn look on his face and said nothing. He stood up, strode to Chen Shaozong, leaned over to help Chen Shaozong up, looked at him, and said seriously: "Don't worry, I know what's going on." !”
Revealing the strength of the Dongjiang Army to Jianlu was actually what Lu Xiangsheng planned. However, he did not tell Chen Shaozong about this, nor did he say that he had actually known from the emperor that Huang Taiji was plotting against the Dongjiang Army.
"You have been tired these days. Don't worry about the rest. Go down and have a good rest first!" After Lu Xiangsheng finished speaking, he called the guard at the door and asked him to take Chen Shaozong to rest first.
When he was the only one left in the lobby, he walked to his seat silently, and then read the two letters on the desk again, as well as the imperial edict from Huang Taiji. After thinking about it for a long time, he suddenly said loudly: "Come on, pass on Li Laiheng, and prepare a clipper!"
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Not long after, Li Laiheng, who had always been relatively anonymous, became very serious and hurriedly left the Governor's Mansion with Chen Shaozong, went to the pier, boarded the speedboat, and left Guanglu Island.
Later, he landed in the harbor near Jinzhou, which was later known as Dalian Bay. From near Nanguan Island, he passed through a safe road that the Ming army had already opened up, and reached the other side. From here, he took the speedboat hidden here and rushed to the other side. Go to Zhongdao, which is also known as Xizhongdao in later generations.
Along the way, when Chen Shaozong was on the ship, he only stayed in the cabin; when he got out of the cabin, he was asked to blindfold his eyes.
To be honest, Chen Shaozong was puzzled by this request. However, he didn't care much. He believed that if the Governor asked him to do this, there must be a reason for doing so.
All islands along the Liaodong coast are under the control of Ming Dynasty. Although Jianlu knew that many fugitive slaves from Liaodong fled to the seaside and were rescued by the Ming Navy and hid on the islands, they had no navy, so they had no choice but to stare.
After a hurried journey and two days, Li Laiheng finally arrived at Zhongdao.
This Zhongdao is no exception. There are also people from Liaodong settled by the Ming Dynasty. But what is a little unusual is that this middle island is very large, covering 47 square kilometers, but there are not many people on the beach.
When Li Laiheng came ashore, he felt a little strange. He even wondered if the Governor had made a mistake.
It wasn't until soldiers from the Ming Army came to verify his identity, and then took him away from the coast and turned into a valley mouth, that he was stunned.
All he saw were military tents. Judging from this scale, there were at least tens of thousands of people.
This...it turns out that the Governor was not mistaken! Li Laiheng thought to himself and couldn't help but get excited. This is the first time!
At the entrance of the valley, after verifying his identity again, Li Laiheng was taken outside a large tent in the middle.
Outside this camp, unlike other places, the guards in golden uniforms were on guard. Ordinary soldiers will not come near this place.
When Li Laiheng saw it, he immediately straightened his chest and straightened his military uniform. His whole person was very serious and a little excited.
A Jinyi Guardsman came over to verify his identity again, and he was put into the military tent. At this moment, Chen Shaozong was untied from the black cloth covering his eyes, and he naturally looked at his surroundings out of curiosity.
Upon seeing this, he was suddenly shocked. The people around him were all wearing black flying fish suits, with embroidered spring knives on their waists. Isn't this the famous Jin Yiwei of the Ming Dynasty?
This...where have you arrived? He is a little confused!
When he came back to his senses, he turned around and looked around, and found that there were elite Ming troops everywhere. It was not the Dongjiang Army yet. He was stupid again and doubted whether he was dreaming! Where is this?
Besides, after Li Laiheng entered the military tent, he saw a person sitting on the main seat. He didn't dare to look more, and immediately saluted and shouted long live the mountain.
That's right, the man on the throne is none other than Emperor Chongzhen.
The reason why he appeared here was actually forced. The reason was very simple. Just like Huang Taiji, there was not enough food.
The food accumulated in the capital for the war was given priority for disaster relief due to the sudden earthquake. Of course, at that time, I didn't know that Huang Taiji was going to cause trouble.
Therefore, when Huang Taiji made trouble and wanted to destroy the Dongjiang Army, Emperor Chongzhen naturally took this opportunity to attack Xia Jianlu. As a result, there is a problem. If the most critical strategic material, food, is insufficient, the war will not be allowed to stalemate, nor will large armies be dispatched.
Under these two premises, Emperor Chongzhen had no choice but to do it himself. With the eavesdropping system in hand, he believed that if he knew himself and the enemy, and the Dongjiang Army would take advantage of the enemy's tactics and attack them unprepared, he should be able to quickly capture the target.
However, he only led more than 10,000 infantry troops drawn from the Yongwei Battalion and Panshi Battalion and came to Liaodong, which gave Lu Xiangsheng a headache and worried about him. Fortunately, the sea is dominated by the Ming Dynasty navy, so I can still have some comfort.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen had actually known Li Laiheng's purpose through the eavesdropping seeds in Lu Xiangsheng's body.
To be honest, he was also very emotional about Geng Zhongming's incident, and he also admired Chen Shaozong's mother's incident.
Originally, he didn't care about eavesdropping on some messages in the system. After knowing about Chen Shaozong's mother, he did some digging and found the corresponding information, which confirmed that Chen Shaozong was not lying. In other words, it proves that Chen Shaozong's mother is still alive.
That Xilin Jueluo was also unlucky. After being released by Emperor Chongzhen, he first encountered the war in Guihua City. The population materials sent to Liaodong were lost in his hands. Although there was Chai Shihua as the scapegoat, he still had responsible. After the Battle of Guihua City, he was left out in the cold and went to find a woman to relieve his boredom. As a result, he met Geng Jimao again and had a conflict with him.
Although he severely humiliated Geng Jimao at that time, Geng Jimao was doing important things for Huang Taiji, so Huang Taiji, who learned about the incident, dealt with Xilin Jueluo and assigned him to be a gatekeeper in Shengjing City.
Then, he met Chen Shaozong's mother's carriage. When he learned that the carriage came from the Phoenix Castle, it was also the mother of a Han Chinese. This must have something to do with the Geng family, so he muttered and cursed.
Originally, Emperor Chongzhen didn't care about the news and ignored it. However, at this time, all the news related to Phoenix Castle was revealed again, which naturally corresponded to Chen Shaozong's words.
Geng Zhongming's incident and Chen Shaozong's mother's incident are a very good example. Emperor Chongzhen immediately decided to focus on publicity. Therefore, Chen Shaozong thought that his mother was involved in him and was going to die. However, Emperor Chongzhen did not want to give up and wanted to save her and give her a royal decree so that she could enjoy happiness in the rest of her life!
However, Chen Shaozong's mother is far away in Shengjing, and there are no real Jinyiwei spies there. It's not easy to save her!
Is it possible, like later generations, to send out a special forces unit to lurk thousands of miles to rescue people? If you really have this ability, you can just kill Huang Taiji or eradicate those traitors!
On the way Li Laiheng came, Emperor Chongzhen had been thinking about this for a long time and finally had a rough countermeasure in mind.
At this time, from Li Laiheng, he received Chen Shaozong's baggage, and also read Geng Zhongming's two letters and Huang Taiji's secret edict; he had a better understanding of the ins and outs of the whole matter.
After feeling more confident, he asked Lan Tianbao to pass on the edict to Chen Shaozong, who was waiting outside the tent.
"Your Majesty has a decree to summon you to see you."
When Chen Shaozong heard this, although he also guessed whether the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was in this big tent, he still felt that it was unlikely. When he heard this, he was stunned for a moment. It was Lan Tianbao who urged him again before he came back to his senses.
He didn't expect to see the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He had never seen him before in his life. He was a little panicked. Of course, he was more excited. He quickly arranged his appearance and followed Lan Tianbao into the military tent.
After some greetings, Emperor Chongzhen kindly let Chen Shaozong die, and then said to him: "I am aware of what happened to you. I can tell you that your mother is indeed in Shengjing, and your affairs are not with Jianlu." We don’t know yet, so Qing’s mother should be fine!”
Originally, Chen Shaozong was excited that he had met the legendary Emperor of Ming Dynasty. Suddenly, when he heard this, he suddenly came back from the excitement of meeting the emperor, and immediately fell to his knees with a "pop", and repeatedly Kowtow, cry and beg: "Your Majesty, please save my mother, Your Majesty..."
Li Laiheng, who was nearby, naturally learned about Chen Shaozong's situation from Lu Xiangsheng, and felt very sympathetic: Everyone was in Shengjing, and the emperor was not really omnipotent, so how could he be saved? This is what a strong man can do!
Even though he was thinking like this, he was not angry at all. Instead, he sighed for Chen Shaozong.
However, no one expected that they heard Emperor Chongzhen say: "If we can hurry up and get it done before Jianlu reacts, I have a great possibility of rescuing your mother. However, in this case, I need you to take another risk, are you willing?"
Upon hearing this, of course Chen Shaozong didn't even think about it. His eyes immediately lit up, full of expectation, and he agreed repeatedly.
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