Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 114 Chapter 114, Zu Zerun acted as a lobbyist, Wu Sangui made up his mind
There is naturally a very lengthy list and awards to follow, but for Wu Sangui, he has no intention to listen to it.

After the award ceremony, there was a grand celebration dinner. Wu Sangui was not in the mood at all, so he dealt with it hastily and left.

Back home, Wu Xiang hurriedly greeted her, and said with a smile, "My son Sangui, this time you have made great contributions in repelling Jiannu, and I am very pleased for my father."

Wu Sangui: "..."

Sometimes Wu Sangui also admires his father very much, not only his ability to escape is first-rate, but also his ability to speak irritatingly is also first-rate.

Wu Sangui was not in the mood to pay attention to Wu Xiang at all, he only had Chen Yuanyuan in his heart at the moment, and he simply walked forward without saying a word, but was pulled back by Wu Xiang.

Wu Sangui wanted to get angry, but the next moment Wu Xiang's words stunned him: "Zerun is here, waiting for you in the study."

Wu Sangui looked at Wu Xiang in surprise: "Zu Zerun?"

Wu Xiang nodded.

Wu Sangui was taken aback, and grabbed Wu Xiang by the collar: "Father, are you crazy? If others find out that Zu Zerun came here, our whole family will be ransacked!"

Wu Xiang's complexion changed, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "But, after all, he is your uncle's heir, so it must be a big deal to take the risk to come here."

Wu Sangui sighed, and said, "Father, you sold your uncle once back then, why couldn't you sell his son again?"

Wu Xiang was speechless.

Wu Sangui walked into the study, closed the door without looking who was inside.

A man who was about the same age as Wu Sangui stood up and said happily, "My brother Sangui, we meet again."

This person is none other than Wu Sangui's heir adopted by his uncle Zu Dashou who betrayed Ming Dynasty and surrendered to Manchu Qing—Zu Zerun.

Wu Sangui looked at the other party, without any smile on his face, and without any courtesy, he just sat down on the chair and said coldly: "Did uncle send you here, or Jiannu sent you here?"

Seeing Wu Sangui being so impolite, Zu Zerun felt a little embarrassed, rubbed his hands together, and said, "It's Prince Rui's order, and my father thinks it's very feasible, so he let me come."

Wu Sangui chuckled, and said, "So it's Dorgon? No wonder, Ji Erhalang has already been beaten by me until he runs away. Isn't it time for Dorgon to step out?"

Wu Sangui is very angry today, so he just took this opportunity to vent.

Zu Zerun shook his head and said, "Why do you say that, brother? In fact, we all know that the person who really defeated the Qing Dynasty was the Crown Prince Zhu Cihong. You just happened to meet him at the right time."

Wu Sangui was poked at the sore spot, his face changed, and he sneered, "So what, it's better than your Jiannu fleeing in a hurry!"

There was a moment of silence in the study.

After a while, Zu Zerun shook his head and said: "I didn't come here to quarrel with my virtuous brother, here are two letters, one is written by Prince Rui, the other is written by my father, you can read them all Bar."

After finishing speaking, Zu Zerun took out two letters from his pocket and placed them in front of Wu Sangui.

Looking at the two letters in front of him, Wu Sangui suddenly felt an urge to burn the two letters directly, or throw them in Zu Zerun's face to make him go away.

At this moment, Wu Xiang's face flashed in Wu Sangui's mind.

Wu Sangui snorted, first picked up Zu Dashou's letter, and read it.

"My nephew Sangui personally said:
I haven't seen you for a few years, but I heard that my nephew fought bravely in the battle of Shanhaiguan and won a great victory for Ming. Even though you and I are in a foreign country, being my uncle is also very honorable.

But my uncle also got the news from Prince Rui that the Prince of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Cihong, was against the nephew everywhere, and seemed to have the intention of driving the nephew to death.

Your nephew is a courtier after all, if you continue to stay in Daming, you will have to be held accountable by Zhu Cihong in the future, and even kill your father and aunt Zu.

For the sake of Wu's wealth, the nephew may consider raising his troops to leave the customs and join the Qing Dynasty.So Prince Rui and Prince Zheng must be overjoyed, it is not a problem to be promoted to a noble, you and my uncle and nephew can also meet again, wouldn't it be beautiful? "

After reading it, Wu Sangui couldn't help but sneered, and lit the letter directly in front of Zu Zerun.

Zu Zerun was taken aback, and said, "My dear brother, you..."

Wu Sangui said coldly: "This kind of nonsense, I can write a hundred letters a day, what's the use of it!"

Although Zu Dashou is Wu Sangui's uncle, he is not Wu Sangui's biological uncle. Therefore, Wu Sangui has affection for Zu Dashou, but it is just a kind of affection. Of course, it is okay to call him "uncle" when everyone is friendly, but he won't give it to you when he is angry. How can I save face?

Zu Zerun's face was extremely ugly, and he wanted to get angry, but he was at Wu Sangui's home, so he could only endure it.

Wu Sangui thought for a while, then picked up the second letter and read it.

This letter is from Dorgon, Prince Rui of the Qing Dynasty. Although Dorgon is a Manchu, his Chinese characters are not bad.

"This king heard that Governor Wu was hated by Zhu Cihong, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty. In my opinion, Zhu Cihong is quite talented, and he is an out-and-out Mingjun.

Mr. Wu may think that he will be able to live in harmony with Zhu Cihong in the future, but as the auxiliary king, this king knows the emperor's wishes very well.

As the saying goes, one time of infidelity is useless for life, this is the way of the emperor.Governor Wu's previous rescue of Beijing has become a serious problem for Zhu Cihong, and Zhu Cihong will get rid of you in the future. "

Seeing this, Wu Sangui's expression began to change.

Zu Dashou's words didn't cause Wu Sangui's heart to stir up any waves, but Dorgon was different.

As the assistant king of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Dorgon is the de facto ruler of the Manchu Qing Dynasty today, and his mind is indeed the emperor's mind, which no one can deny.

Could it be that, from the emperor's point of view, there is no room for maneuver between Wu Sangui and Zhu Cihong?

This is absolutely bad news for Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui collected himself and continued to read.

"... For the current plan, if Governor Wu wants to continue to survive in the Ming Dynasty, the only way is to get rid of Zhu Cihong. Hong Chengchou suggested to this king that he could separate Zhu Cihong from Chongzhen and his son, so that Chongzhen felt that Zhu Cihong had Li Shimin's Xuanwu sect. With the heart, this king thinks this plan is very good, and Governor Wu is undoubtedly an excellent candidate to carry out this plan.

Governor Wu does not need to doubt the intention of the king's letter, because for the king and the Qing Dynasty, getting rid of Zhu Cihong is also a very urgent matter, and the interests of the Qing Dynasty and Governor Wu are completely consistent in this matter.Of course, if Governor Wu is willing to lead troops out of the customs and surrender to the Qing Dynasty one day, this king will also be waiting for an empty seat, and there must be high-ranking officials and generous salaries. "

This is the end of the letter.

Wu Sangui quietly looked at the final signature on the envelope and Dorgon's personal seal, and fell into deep thought.

Zu Zerun watched this scene from the sidelines, and felt a little happy in his heart. In his opinion, as long as Wu Sangui didn't directly burn the letter, it would be a great thing.

Wu Sangui said calmly: "Is there any other words for you to bring?"

Zu Zerun hurriedly said, "No more, just these two letters."

Wu Sangui said lightly: "Then you can go."

Zu Zerun was stunned for a moment, and said, "My brother, you have to give me an answer."

Wu Sangui emphasized his tone: "Get lost!"

Zu Zerun walked away in despair.

After a while, Wu Xiang poked his head in through the crack of the door: "Sangui, can dad come in?"

Wu Sangui glanced at Wu Xiang and nodded slowly.

Wu Xiang entered the room, then closed the door carefully, and sat down in front of Wu Sangui, as if a subordinate was facing an officer.

Wu Sangui suddenly said: "Father also agrees with their opinion?"

Wu Xiang paused for a moment, then smiled awkwardly and said, "Sangui, you know all of this."

Wu Sangui said: "Father, why don't you tell me your reasons?"

Wu Xiang's expression became serious, and said: "Actually, father just heard about the grievances you suffered in the palace today. His Royal Highness is now in full swing, and our Wu family has another defeated army who escaped, father." The general, and your uncle Zu Dashou's experience of surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, how could it be possible to gain the trust of the young and passionate Crown Prince?

Let me tell you, we can indeed try to reconcile with His Highness the Crown Prince, but it depends on whether he agrees or not.If he doesn't agree, then we really have only two options, either find a way to abolish the Crown Prince, or we can only go out to Manchuria to join your uncle. "

Wu Sangui quietly listened to Wu Xiang's words, and did not speak for a long time.

Wu Xiang waited for a while, then said a little nervously: "Sangui, are you talking about your opinion?"

Wu Sangui breathed a sigh of relief, and said calmly: "It is impossible for His Royal Highness to reconcile with us, give up this kind of thinking, father."

Wu Sangui is not stupid, in fact, he has always been able to feel a kind of vigilance and hostility from Zhu Cihong, and it is the kind from the heart.

Wu Sangui didn't know why Zhu Cihong was so vigilant against him, but he knew clearly that Zhu Cihong couldn't treat him as one of his own, especially after hearing the appointment of those officials of the prince's mansion today.

The Prince's Sixth Division is all members of the Ming cabinet, and only one Wu Sangui is missing. Isn't that obvious enough?

Wu Xiang said: "So Sangui, you mean..."

Wu Sangui raised his head and said, "What I mean is, either you can become Zhang Juzheng's second, or you can only be Zu Dashou's second."

Wu Xiang laughed and said seriously: "It's okay, no matter who is the second, you are the best Sangui my son in my father's heart!"

After sending Wu Xiang away, Wu Sangui fell into hesitation again facing Dorgon's letter in his hand.

He slowly extended the letter to the oil lamp, but when it was about to be lit, he suddenly took the letter back.

With a soft click, an extremely secret wall compartment was popped out, Wu Sangui put the letter into it, and then closed it.

After walking out of the study room, the sky was full of stars falling from the top of Wu Sangui's head. He stared at the night sky and muttered to himself.

"His Royal Highness, it's impossible for you to win every time, right?"

(End of this chapter)