Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Chapter 126 Good at giving rewards

Lu Mou returned to the army. Zu Dashou looked at Lu Mou's troops in the distance and turned around with satisfaction. With the joy of victory, he continued to fight in parallel.

When passing Ningyuan, I went into the city to rest.

As a result, Lu Mou's army stopped motionless ten miles outside the city.

Zu Dashou officially breathed a sigh of relief, and then wrote a letter to Dorgon firmly: "In this battle, my slaves led the troops to intercept and kill Guan Ning, beheading three thousand people, and captured nothing."

The so-called capture is useless, it is the Spring and Autumn style of writing. No calculation? It can be there, but it can also be without it.

"Although the fake King Ding escaped, my slave is leading his army to continue the pursuit. Please wait for the good news from my slave, Prince Regent."

Then, they left the city again, and then Lu Mou's army continued to retreat. The two of them walked and sang all the way. Finally, Lu Mou's entire army withdrew into Shanhaiguan.

Zu Dashou reported victory. He fought several battles with Guan Ning in this battle and suffered heavy losses to the enemy. The central, front and rear guard of Guangning were recaptured, and the military peak reached Shanhaiguan. The old slave will station troops in front of Shanhaiguan to prevent Guan Ning from continuing to plunder, and so on.

Because the Qing Dynasty failed to invade for the sixth time and the entire army was annihilated, this greatly dealt a blow to the Manchu Qing Dynasty's desire to take over the Central Plains. The Manchu Qing ministers wanted to wait and see again, and Dorgon began to waver and hesitate. .

At this time, Zu Dashou's sudden "victory" was like a sharp sword piercing the dark clouds, allowing Dorgon to once again see the opportunity to boost the confidence of the Qing Dynasty.

Therefore, he did not hesitate to declare in the name of the little emperor of Shunzhi: "Zu Dashou has made great contributions to the expansion of the territory. His family is a viscount and he will be stationed in Ningyuan. He will always be the chief military officer of western Liaoning. He will lead the Han army under the yellow banner and guard western Liaoning forever."

This is to be a king without being a king.

While his descendants were celebrating that Zu Dashou had regained the trust of the Qing Dynasty and regained real power, Zu Dashou suddenly wrote to the regent: "I am an old servant. I can be a watchdog, but I am not qualified to control the entire western Liaoning and the Qing Dynasty. Therefore. The Han army is requested to raise the yellow flag and remain under the control of Zu Dalue, who is loyal to the Qing Dynasty. I am willing to be a front-line pawn."

In fact, this reward was Dorgon testing Zu Dashou again.

Seeing that Zu Dashou still handed the Zhenghuang flag to his real lackey Zu Dalue, Dorgon was completely relieved.

Once again, he issued an edict in the name of the emperor: "Zu Dashou is loyal to the Qing Dynasty, loyal to the public, and loyal to the country. He is the governor of Xibo. He is hereditary and has no replacement. He admires the flowers, feathers and python robes."

With this honor and favor, everyone admired Zu Dashou's choice.

But in a forest between Ning Qianwei and Shanhaiguan, Zu Dashou disdained the python robe Hualing, but was extremely respectful to a child.

"I really didn't know that King Ding would personally take risks and show favor to me. I feel so ashamed. After saying that, I really cried so hard that I couldn't even kneel down.

Lu Mou stood up and smiled and supported him: "Welcome the old general to return. I am afraid that no one sent here can make the old general believe in my sincerity, so I have to come in person. But I am not afraid that the old general will tie me up and sacrifice me to him." Manchu Qing, I still believe that the old general has some conscience."

Saying this, Zu Dashou shed tears even more.

"The old minister betrayed the Ming Dynasty twice. Even if he wants to return, he is afraid that the Ming Dynasty will no longer accept him."

"No, no, no, I looked up the reasons why the old general surrendered to the Qing Dynasty several times, and I even investigated what the old general did after he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. So, when you suddenly led two Mongolian battalions and settled in Ningyuan, I had a feeling intuition."

"My lord, what is your intuition?"

"I think the old general is sending me a signal to return to the Ming Dynasty."

Zu Dashou suddenly had a feeling of empathy with King Xiao Ding: "Old minister, this is exactly what I mean."

"However, I am not sure. Therefore, I used various blackmail methods against my prince brother. I must enter western Liaoning and truly understand the sincerity of the old general."

Zu Dashou also smiled: "The cooperation of the old minister is also to express his feelings to the prince, but it is also a kind of test for the old minister to return to the Ming Dynasty." Lu Mou clapped his hands: "Isn't this a coincidence? Isn't this a coincidence? . If one of the two of us at that time was not sincere, or simply dishonest, then this matter would have been messed up."

Zu Dashou also smiled happily: "Yes, yes, I didn't expect that the prince would be so calm at such a young age. I'm really lucky."

After speaking his mind, Lu Mou asked: "Old General Guiming, what do you want?"

Zu Dashou became serious again this time and said solemnly: "I have memorized it twice, and I have memorized it again. Someone outside has written a poem to mock me, 'A famous general of a generation, who controls the outside of the pass and closes the inside, can be said to be loyal to the two dynasties; This second minister has disobeyed his former master and betrayed his latter master. He is really not a human being inside and out.'

I no longer have the face to make any conditions. I just beg the prince not to hate my family and allow them to return to the pass and no longer be slaves of slaves. Even if the old minister is now being punished, I am willing to do so. "

This is a request from the bottom of my heart.

Lu Mou shook his head: "I think that guarding the isolated city alone twice, to the point where everyone can eat each other, is forced to have no choice. For a minister to achieve this point, it is really commendable.

Well, the boss has returned to the Ming Dynasty again, can you listen to my conditions? "

Zu Dashou bowed again: "Old ministers all obey the prince's conditions and arrangements."

"Move all the ancestors to the pass, so that the boss no longer has to worry about the safety of the clan."

Zu Dashou's eyes lit up. In fact, his two surrenders to the Qing Dynasty had a lot to do with worries about the safety of the descendants of the clan. This time, Lu Mou hit the vital point of his life.

"Second, I still have 10 million acres of idle land in Zhili. I will allocate 1 million acres to your family for farming and passing it on to future generations."

Such a reward was so generous that Zu Dashou bowed after receiving it.

Lu Mou quickly pulled him up: "Don't be in a hurry to thank me, I still have conditions."

"Please tell me, Your Majesty."

"The land rent is two yuan per mu, and the labor service fee is two yuan, which still needs to be paid. I can't break the rules on this."

Zu Dashou nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "You should pay the royal grain tax, you should."

"Third point, I don't have a high official to show you my title, but I will grant you a title of loyalty and righteousness."

"what?"

"In addition, there is a third-grade staff officer of the Ministry of War Staff Department. I wonder if the old general is satisfied?"

Zu Dashou knelt down sincerely again: "Thank you for your love, Your Majesty. I will repay Your kindness with death, and I will never rebel against the Ming Dynasty again in this life."

"But, old general, don't rush to announce to me. Anyway, I need to mobilize the first division of the Fourth Army to cover your family and bring your family property into the customs."

Zu Dashou immediately suggested: "With the current situation, we have no need and no ability to occupy Ningyuan outside the pass. I don't want jars and pots, and I will only bring my tribe into the pass. The old minister is eager to return home, and he is also afraid of long nights and dreams."

Lu Mou took the old man's hand and said: "It's rare for an old general to understand the righteousness deeply, so it's decided. Starting tomorrow, we will implement the Guiming plan."

The next day, the city gates of Shanhaiguan were opened wide. Prince Zhu Cixiang really didn’t expect that his younger brother would wipe his neck and hang himself. He threatened to go to Jinzhou to grab apples. In the end, he snatched Guan Ningsu’s ancestor Dashou, his entire clan, relatives and friends 30,000 yuan. , these apples really can’t fit in one basket.

(End of this chapter)