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Chapter 264 Capriciousness
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For their own personal interests and the overall interests of the entire Shanzong, the leaders of the Shanzong and the members of the Shanzong did not hesitate to sell their motherland and souls. Not only did they provide Jiannu with a series of key information, but they also took the risk of providing Jiannu with a super long-range Western Red Barbarian cannons, a large number of seagoing ships and skilled sailors helped Jiannu successfully attack Ming warships, and also helped Jiannu elite successfully implement the plan behind the sneak attack on Shanhaiguan.But what the head of the Shanzong and the members of the Shanzong didn't expect in their dreams was that the army of founding slaves, who seemed invincible to them, suffered consecutive defeats at the Shanhaiguan Pass, and was tortured by Xiong Tingbi and the young master Zhang Weng. He was beaten to the point of crying like ghosts and howling like wolves, his head was bleeding!Even the Zhengbai Banner, one of the founding slaves, was almost uprooted by Young Master Zhang, and faced the danger of having its title revoked—the false Dragon Banner of the Zhengbai Banner was captured by the Ming army. It is always the punishment of canceling the account number!This has been the case in ancient and modern China and abroad—of course, except for Nan Bangzi, who has a thick skin comparable to the height of Mount Everest.

What made the members of the Shanzong even more inconceivable was that it was still behind. After Jiannu was forced to withdraw, Xiong Tingbi and Master Zhang, the sons-in-law who were in collusion, were so bold that they dared to lead weak troops to pursue them, and once again smashed Jiannu in Liuzhou River. Annihilate more than half of the main force of slave building!Shocked, the not-too-stupid leader of the Shanzong suddenly discovered that his disaster and a god-sent opportunity were placed in front of him at the same time!If you help build slaves yourself, the Ming army will be defeated!If you help the Ming army yourself, the slaves will perish!No matter which side I choose, it will undoubtedly be a fatal blow to the other side, but if my choice is a little careless, it is very likely to bring disaster to myself and make me unable to stand up!Between the choice of life and death, rise and fall, the leader of the Shanzong and every member of the Shanzong are caught in a dilemma.

Under hesitation, on the third night of the Battle of Liuzhouhe, which was also the night of the sixth day of November in the eighth year of Ming Dynasty, when the remaining main force of Jiannu had arrived at Caozhuang Station and was less than [-] miles away from Ningyuan, The leader of the Shanzong secretly summoned the brothers Zu Dashou, Xie Shangzheng, Sun Zhongshou, Zhu Anguo and other absolute confidants to hold a core meeting of the members of the Shanzong.At the meeting, the leader of Shanzong first said: "Brothers, the Dajin army has withdrawn to Caozhuang Station, and the pursuers of Xiong Laohu and Zhang Xiaomaidou have also chased to Shahousuo. At noon, the Dajin army is about to pass under our Ningyuan city! Tell me, should we send troops to stop and help Xiong Lao foolishly wipe out the Dajin army? Or should we help the Dajin army at this critical moment?"

"Futai, how about the bids from both sides?" Sun Zhongshou said impatiently: "Whoever bids over there is high, we will help. By the way, Master Futai, what price did the Dajin army offer us this time?"

"Old Sun, don't think too much, this time it's not a matter of bargaining between the two sides." Xie Shangzheng said darkly: "We and the Dajin army are dependent on each other. When Dajin prospers, we thrive; ;Daijin is dead, and we have to die without a place to die! In my opinion, we can only protect the Dajin army and the main force of the Dajin, so that the court will not dare to attack us casually, and we will have a chance to survive. Otherwise, with the virtues of Old Eunuch Wei and Little Mad Dog Zhang, as soon as Da Jin dies, the next step is definitely to kill the donkey and find us to settle the old score!"

"Don't be so pessimistic, I think this is a great opportunity." Zu Dashou said in a deep voice: "From the current situation, as long as we make a move, the Dajin army will undoubtedly be defeated. Join forces to wipe out! If we do this, then we can make up for our mistakes and become one of the heroes who wiped out Jiannu and liberated Liaodong. We will be admired by all, and our achievements will be recorded in the annals of history and will last forever! And if we do this, we can stop worrying After being settled by the imperial court, he can't even sleep in peace, and there is great hope to keep his current glory and wealth, and even get promoted and make a fortune."

"Brother is right, this is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us." Da Le, the third patriarch of the ancestral family, nodded, echoing his opinion.Da Bi, the second ancestor of the ancestral family, said worriedly: "Is it really that easy? The old eunuch Wei is not a magnanimous person. He dare not touch us now because he is afraid that we will suddenly fall to Da Jin. If Da Jin is bullied After the old muddled and Zhang Haogu's little mad dog is wiped out, the old eunuch Wei will be able to attack us unscrupulously. Maybe at that time, the old eunuch Wei will directly send the mad dog army to the city of Ningyuan and arrest us one by one. Go and chop all over the house!"

"The second lunatic Zu is right, and that's exactly what I'm worried about." The head of the Shanzong nodded, took out another letter from his pocket, and said in a deep voice: "Just an hour ago, Dajin Sibeile Mr. Gao Hongzhong, a confidant of the Huangtaiji faction, sent me a letter in his own handwriting—in the letter, Sibeile solemnly reminded me not to forget the lesson of destroying the country by false means, not to play with fire and self-immolation, and bring about self-destruction! He also promised me that as long as I Send troops to restrain Xiong Lao's confused pursuers, then no matter what time the Dajin army will be the strong backing of our Shanzong!"

"It makes sense, Sibeile's credit is pretty good." Sun Zhongshou interjected, and then hurriedly asked: "Then what about Old Bear? What did he promise us?"

"So far, I haven't received any letters or orders from Mr. Xiong." The head of the Shanzong shook his head with a heavy heart.The members of the Shanzong present were all stunned, and said in surprise: "Is it impossible? Xiong Lao is really a fool, dare to ignore our existence?" Sun Zhongshou jumped three feet high and cursed: "The old man Old thing, you want us to work for you without giving you any benefits? Go ahead and dream!"

"I'm wondering about this too. Logically speaking, Mr. Xiong has been foolish and battle-tested, so it's impossible for him to ignore our existence?" The head of Shanzong frowned and said, "At the very least, I'm still his subordinate in honor. You have to listen to his command, how could he not send a messenger to inform me about such an important battle, telling me to stick to Ningyuan or send troops to stop it?"

"Maybe Xiong Lao thinks that his army alone can annihilate the main force of Dajin." Xie Shangzheng said with a sneer: "Plus, Xiong Lao thinks that we dare not openly attack his army, so Xiong Lao just ignores it." We, let us fend for ourselves."

"If that's the case, then I won't stop his army." The leader of Shanzong also sneered: "But as long as his army passes through Ningyuan, there is no need for a single ration to pass under the city of Ningyuan and send it to the front line." His Shanhaiguan army!"

"Report!" At this moment, a confidant of the head of the Shanzong suddenly reported outside the door: "Reporting to Futai, a sea boat arrived at the pier outside the city. Someone on board claimed to be the messenger of Master Xiong. I want to meet Master Futai, may I ask Master Futai to meet you?"

"It's finally here." The leader of the Shanzong snorted coldly and ordered: "Take him into the lobby. I will meet him in the lobby. Remember, you must only let him enter the hall alone. Also, by the way, take Sibei Le Send me that soft rhinoceros leather armor." The soldiers led away, and the head of Shanzong put on the soft rhinoceros armor sent by Huang Taiji. The head of Shanzong is not stupid, if the messenger is Xiong Tingbi or Zhang Da The dead soldiers sent by the young master suddenly attacked and died together with him. Then the Shanzong group has no leader, and the threat of the Ningyuan army to the main force of the Ming army is no longer a threat, so the leader of the Shanzong dare not rule out this possibility.At the end, the head of the Shanzong ordered to his confidantes who were eager to try: "Come with me to meet the envoy of Old Xiong, and see what tricks old Xiong is playing."

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When Yuan Chonghuan led the three Zu Dashou brothers, Sun Zhongshou and others to the governor's hall of Liaodong, the messenger sent by Xiong Tingbi had already been waiting in the hall for a while. To the surprise of Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou and others, the messenger sent by Xiong Tingbi was not A shrewd and capable person like Mao Yuanyi is not like a cunning old ghost like Song Xiance, the aide of Young Master Zhang, but a young scholar in his 20s, with piercing eyes, fair skin and a curvy face. Incomparably, with righteousness all over his face, he looks like the kind of pedantic scholar who has been brainwashed by the silly and heresy of being loyal to the emperor, loving the people, and defending the country.Seeing Yuan Chonghuan in the governor's uniform entering the hall, the scholar immediately knelt down on one knee, cupped his fists and said, "Xiaosheng Shi Kefa, I have seen Yuan Futai in Liaodong!"

"Shi Kefa?" Yuan Chonghuan was startled, and then asked in shock: "Could it be that you are Shi Kefa, one of the four sons of Donglin, the protégé of Zuo Guangdougong, the descendant of No. 40, the ninth descendant of Liyang Hou Shichong in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the disciple of Shi Xianzhi?" ?”

"A humble name is degrading to the ear, Xiaosheng is Shi Kefa, and Zuo Guangdougong is Xiaosheng's mentor." Shi Kefa's answer is neither humble nor overbearing, full of righteousness.Yuan Chonghuan breathed a sigh of relief—a bookworm with an elm head as stubborn as a rock like Shi Kefa would never be able to play tricks.At the same time, Yuan Chonghuan did not dare to be negligent, and hurriedly helped Shi Kefa himself, and introduced to his confidants: "Brothers, let me introduce to you, this Shi Kefa Shi Gongzi is a famous person. He was born in a family of scholars for generations. His Grandfather Shi Yingyuan is Jiangnan Xieyuan! His enlightenment mentor is Mi Wanzhongmi Master of Nanmi Beidong! And his mentor in Donglin Academy is my mentor Hou Xun Dazheng. Friends - Zuo Guangdou Zuo Yi Zhigong! Poetry, prose, poetry, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, all of them are mastered, and all of them are advanced. Together with the three princes Wen Zhenmeng, Zhang Dai and Fan Jingwen, they are also known as the four princes of Jiangnan. Top of the list!"

Seeing that Yuan Chonghuan praised Shi Kefa so much, Zu Dashou and others did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly saluted Shi Kefa.Shi Kefa returned the courtesy modestly: "Futai won the prize, how can Xiaosheng be the first of the four princes in the south of the Yangtze River? That's just a false praise by the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River.".

"It's worth it, it's worth it." Yuan Chonghuan laughed loudly, patted Shi Kefa on the shoulder and said with a smile: "In the fifth year of Tianqi, Xianzhi's virtuous brother strongly reprimanded the imperial envoy Zhang Haogu at the Donglin Conference, and refuted him to silence Speechless, ashamed, leaving with shame on his face—my mentor Hou Xun couldn’t help giving a thumbs up every time he mentioned this matter, praising Xianzhi’s virtuous brother as the number one young man in the world, and lamenting that Donglin has successors!”

"I refuted Zhang Xiantai speechlessly, and hid my face and left?" Shi Kefa almost suspected that he had heard wrongly, and replied with a wry smile: "Yuan Futai, I'm afraid this is a misunderstanding by Hou Xungong. The person who was so ashamed to refute was Xiaosheng, and Xiaosheng was moved by Zhang Xiantai's awe-inspiring righteousness, so he gave up the Jiangnan Examination, so he recommended himself to be a small secretary under Zhang Xiantai's command. This time Xiaosheng went to Ningyuan as an envoy, and he was also ordered by Zhang Xiantai and Governor Xiong to contact Yuan Futai."

"What?" Yuan Chonghuan was a little dumbfounded, but Yuan Chonghuan immediately realized that it must have been deliberately fabricated by the nerdy nerds of the Donglin Party. coaxed.Over there, Zu Dashou and Yuan Chonghuan's confidantes watched each other, and secretly raised their guards - since it was the envoy sent by Young Master Zhang, no matter how good the envoy's reputation was, they couldn't be trusted!Yuan Chonghuan coughed, concealing his embarrassment, and asked again: "Brother Xianzhi, this time Master Xiong and Zhang Xiantai sent you here, are you sending an order to send troops to stop Jiannu?"

Yuan Chonghuan secretly made up his mind that if Xiong Tingbi directly ordered him to attack as the governor of Liaodong, then he would use the excuse that the Ningyuan army had suffered heavy casualties in the early "battle" and that self-protection was insufficient, so he was really unable to dispatch.If Xiong Tingbi offered some high-ranking officials and generous salary conditions, then Yuan Chonghuan had to carefully distinguish between the true and the false, absolutely not agreeing immediately, and then make a decision after discussing with his confidants.But to Yuan Chonghuan's surprise, Shi Kefa saluted him again, and said with a smile on his face, "Xiaosheng congratulates Yuan Futai, congratulations to Yuan Futai."

"Where does the joy come from?" Yuan Chonghuan was taken aback.Shi Kefa said with a smile: "To be honest, Xiaosheng came to Ningyuan this time because he was entrusted by Master Xiong to propose marriage to Yuan Futai."

"Propose marriage? What kind of marriage?" Yuan Chonghuan was dumbfounded.Shi Kefa replied with a smile: "Master Xiong heard that Yuan Futai took a new concubine at the beginning of the year and gave birth to a son named Wenbi. It is now the full moon, and Master Xiong's eldest son, Xiong Zhaolian, also recently had a new daughter named An Lu. She is about the same age as the son of Futai, and the difference is only a few days, so Master Xiong intends to marry his granddaughter to the son of Futai, the two families will get married and share weal and woe, and I hope that Master Futai will definitely agree to this good thing." As he said that, Shi Kefa took out an envelope from his arms, and said with a smile: "Please look at Yuan Futai, Xiaosheng has already brought the birth date of Master Xiong Du's granddaughter."

Yuan Chonghuan was dumbfounded, and Xie Shangzheng and Yuan Chonghuan's absolute confidantes were also dumbfounded. After a long while, Zu Dashou was the first to react, and exclaimed, "Master Xiong's granddaughter? Isn't that Zhang Haogu's niece? It's Zhang Haogu's niece, no Is that the granddaughter of nine thousand years old?" As soon as Jingzu Dashou reminded, Yuan Chonghuan and others present all came to their senses - Xiong Tingbi told Yuan Chonghuan in a different way, don't worry about Dajin's demise, even if Dajin is dead, and Yuan Chonghuan The Xiong Tingbi family, which has formed a family of sons and daughters, must also protect Yuan Chonghuan to the death—nonsense, if Yuan Chonghuan is exterminated by the nine clans, neither Xiong Tingbi nor Master Zhang will be able to escape!
"By the way, Yuan Futai, do you have a general named Zu Dashou under your command?" Shi Kefa asked again.Zu Dashou hurriedly stood up, cupped his hands and replied: "Mr. Shi, the last general is Zu Dashou. What can you teach me?"

"General Zu, the thing is like this." Shi Kefa smiled and said: "Master Xiong proposed to let the students be matchmakers, and wanted to betroth his granddaughter to the son of Yuan Futai—Zhang Xiantai also remembered that his eldest son Zhang Hongyan had not yet engaged, and heard that Zu General, you have a daughter who is about the same age as his eldest son, so you let the students take the liberty to ask General Zu, can you give the general's daughter to Zhang Xiantai's eldest son as his wife? Congratulations on happiness?"

"Zhang Haogu also wants to form a family with me?" Zu Dashou was stunned at first, and then beamed with joy. After all, the great reputation and bright future of Young Master Zhang are placed there, and Wei Zhongxian, the backer of Young Master Zhang, is also the strongest in the world. Zu Dashou If he becomes in-laws with Young Master Zhang, it will be hard not to be honored!Shi Kefa nodded with a smile, and confirmed: "That's right, Zhang Xiantai's eldest son is only three years old this year, and General Zu and your daughter Zu Mei, who is only two years old, are a perfect match. .”

Things have come to this point, except for Yumu-headed Shi Kefa, Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou and others are already very clear about the intentions of Xiong Tingbi and Young Master Zhang—Xiong Tingbi and Young Master Zhang have changed their ways to tell Liaoxi generals, as long as you are obedient and cooperate We get rid of the remaining main force of Jianshou, and you absolutely don't have to worry about being unloaded and killed. We will risk our heads to protect you!And after Jianslavery is eliminated, your glory, wealth and high officials and generous salary will be greatly increased. After all, we are all sons and daughters in-laws. If you take stupid medicine, you will not be supported!Thinking of this, Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou and others couldn't help but be moved. It's a great opportunity. They don't need to take the risk of supporting the establishment of slaves and bear the eternal infamy of treason and glory, but they can also ensure a safe life and a bright future!
"Let me consider this matter." Although Yuan Chonghuan did not dare to believe the notoriously treacherous Young Master Zhang easily, he slowed down and said to Shi Kefa with a smile: "Brother Xian, the military situation is urgent right now. Let’s talk about big things, Master Xiong sent you here, but asked you to convey the constitution?”

Shi Kefa stopped talking, honestly took out Xiong Tingbi's autograph letter and a memorial from his arms, and handed them to Yuan Chonghuan with both hands.Yuan Chonghuan took it, and quickly opened the letter. When he looked carefully, Yuan Chonghuan couldn't help being excited again. In this letter, Xiong Tingbi changed his previous preaching style and directly offered Yuan Chonghuan a condition-as long as Yuan Chonghuan sent troops to stop Jiannu and help The Shanhaiguan army annihilated the remaining main forces of slavery, so Xiong Tingbi asked the imperial court for Yuan Chonghuan's credit, recommended Yuan Chonghuan as the governor of Jianshen, and was fully responsible for cleaning up the remnants of slavery in Jianzhou and Shenyang, and appease the people in Liaodong who had been tortured by slavery for many years. Rebuild the prosperity of Liaodong!When he opened the memorial again, Yuan Chonghuan was so excited that his whole body trembled. This memorial was impressively the memorial that Xiong Tingbi and Young Master Zhang jointly signed and used their seals well, pleading for credit for Yuan Chonghuan and asking the court to seal Yuan Chonghuan as governor of Jianshen!
"It seems that this time Xiong Laozhu and Zhang Xiaomaidou are going all out. As long as I help them kill the main force of Jiannu and make atonement, they will never pursue my past." Yuan Chonghuan analyzed in his heart, "As long as Jiannu is eliminated The main force, they can also ensure that my high-ranking officials are generous, prosperous and rich, so that I can continue to make a fortune in Liaodong, and they can also let me kill people with peace of mind, and eliminate all relevant people in the slave army who know my secrets, so that I will never lose my life. Worry about the future! As for the marriage between Xiong Laohutu and me, the marriage between Zhang Xiaomaigou and my confidant Zu Dashou is the proof of their hearts! As long as I establish an in-law relationship with them, my future will be guaranteed!"

"Futai, I think Xiong Tingbi and Zhang Haogu are very sincere this time." Zu Dashou whispered in Yuan Chonghuan's ear: "The opportunity is rare, and it is better to make up for the mistakes than to bear the infamy." Other Yuan Chonghuan's confidantes also burst out Heartbroken, Sun Zhongshou simply said next to Yuan Chonghuan's other ear: "Futai, what a great opportunity, rebuilding the entire city of Liaodong is much more lucrative than repairing these small cities in Liaoxi."

Yuan Chonghuan pursed his lips, looked at Shi Kefa, who was full of sincerity and honesty, and finally made up his mind, and said to Shi Kefa: "My dear brother Xianzhi, please report back to the supervisor, and it is Chonghuan's duty to serve the court." Chong Huan will immediately dispatch troops to intercept Jian Nu's way to the north, and join forces with the Shanhaiguan army to wipe out Jian Nu! Also, since Master Xiong intends to marry his granddaughter to a dog, Chong Huan dare not refuse to do so. It's a matter of marriage, it's settled!"

"There is also the marriage proposed by Zhang Xiantai, the last general will definitely agree." Zu Dashou was overjoyed, and hurriedly said to Shi Kefa: "By the way, Mr. Shi, I heard that Zhang Xiantai also has a second son, and it happens that my brother Zu Dale also has a daughter ……….”

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Having made up his mind, Yuan Chonghuan immediately dispatched troops and generals overnight, and personally led [-] Ningyuan troops out of the city overnight, set up a position on the only way for the main force of slavery to go north, and built blocking fortifications overnight.After the Ming army scouts and Jiannu scouts reported back to Xiong Tingbi, Dai Shan and others, Xiong Tingbi and Young Master Zhang couldn't help but be overjoyed. They both said that the eradication of the main force of Jiannu was hopeful, and the recovery of the whole territory of Liaodong was just around the corner!When the Daishan brothers heard the news, Daishan collapsed on the spot in fright, screaming, "It's over! We're over this time!" Nuerhachi's sons, except for Huang Taiji, all had pale faces. , everyone knows that this time there is no escape, even with wings, it is difficult to fly out of this dead place in western Liaoning!

"What's the rush?" Unlike Nurhachi's other Jiannu sons, Huang Taiji shouted with confidence: "There is still a turning point, we still have a chance, and we may not be dead yet!"

"What chance do we have?" Daishan screamed with a pale face: "Yuan Chonghuan, an ungrateful barbarian, sent troops to block, and Xiong Laomanzi and Zhang Xiaomaidou attacked back and forth. Even if we rushed through Ningyuan's blocking position, [-] remnants There will definitely be heavy losses! If the main force of the Manzi Navy in the north intercepts it again, what chance do we have to retreat to Liaodong?"

"Don't worry, I understand the character of Yuan Chonghuan, a barbarian. He is capricious and selfish to the extreme! If there is no benefit, he will never take action!" Huang Taiji said with a sneer: "Although I still can't guess why Yuan Chonghuan sent troops to intercept us, but he There are a lot of my eyeliner in the personal army, as long as I figure out what method Zhang Haogu and the little mad dog used to persuade him to send troops, I will have the confidence to pull him back from the barbarian!"

"Then did your eyeliner send the news back?" Daishan asked nervously.Just as Huang Taiji was about to answer, a personal soldier who was responsible for confidential information for Huang Taiji rushed in from outside the tent covered in snowflakes. Huang Taiji couldn't help smiling, and replied: "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here, the news is here .”

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At twilight, the blocking position of the Ningyuan army had begun to take shape. At this time, Yuan Chonghuan's absolute confidant, Sun Zhongshou, suddenly ran to Yuan Chonghuan, who was personally commanding the army to build the blocking fortifications, and whispered in Yuan Chonghuan's ear: "Come on! Taiwan, Si Baylor is here, he said he has a confidential matter and wants to see you immediately."

"Sure enough." Yuan Chonghuan sneered, and ordered in a low voice: "Go and tell him, just say that Chonghuan is responsible for the important affairs of the military and court, and it is inconvenient to meet each other. Please go back."

"Yes." Sun Zhongshou took the order and left.But not long after he left, Sun Zhongshou ran back again and whispered in Yuan Chonghuan's ear: "Futai, Sibeile he refused to leave, he said he wanted me to bring you a sentence, if you finish listening to this sentence, you still If you refuse to see him, he will leave immediately, and will never bother you again."

"What?" Yuan Chonghuan asked in a low voice.Sun Zhongshou lowered his voice and said in an extremely serious tone: "Si Bei Le asked you, do you still remember Xu Jie killing Yan Song? In order to gain Yan Song's trust, Xu Jie married his granddaughter to Yan Song's grandson as a concubine!"

"What?!" Yuan Chonghuan was taken aback, and his face immediately turned pale. After pondering for a long time, Yuan Chonghuan got on his horse and told Sun Zhongshou, "Go, take me to see Sibeile."

(End of this chapter)