Nanming Engineer

Chapter 488 Macros
"Marriage?" Wang Huan repeated like a parrot: "Clan Princess?"

Did the royal families on both sides of the Ming and Qing have no other tricks?They all want to use being relatives to win them over. Although they are close relatives, when it comes to royal power struggles, their own sons will kill their relatives. Even if sending a hundred princesses to serve them, is it really useful?

Li Dingguo nodded, twitching the corners of his mouth and said: "My lord, the envoy sent by the Tartars did not go to Guangdong, but came directly to our place. In order to prevent leaks, we will arrange for him to live in another courtyard at the end of the day. Idlers are not allowed to enter. Be on guard." Strictly, tell him to wait for his summons."

Wang Huan rubbed his face vigorously, swallowed the pickles in his mouth, squinted his eyes and asked, "I didn't go to Guangdong, but came here directly. Do you want to drive a wedge between me and the court?"

He stood up and walked back and forth: "The Ming Dynasty and I are inseparable from each other. This rift was destined to never heal from the moment Li Chengdong's son assassinated me. Everyone who knows this understands that Tatar I have countless spies here, so I can’t help but understand that it is very possible for me to make such a scheme.”

Li Dingguo was also thinking, his attention was diverted, and his mind was no longer on the matter of Princess Tartar, and the expression on his face became more natural, at least he stopped twitching, listening to Wang Huan talking to himself, thinking about it and speaking out Said: "My lord, from the point of view of the general, the Tartars must know the disharmony between your lord and the court, and they are frightened by the powerful fighting power of the Kuizhou army. In order to ensure the stability of the northern Zhili, there will be a deeper gap between your lord and the court. , Suspicious of each other, thus slowing down or even stagnating the pace of the Northern Expedition, and laying the foundation for them to buy time to change the situation, so they came up with the idea of ​​getting married.

Wang Huan stood still, looked at Li Dingguo and nodded: "Using an insignificant woman can not only break up the relationship between me and Daming, but also win over me, who is independent of the Ming Dynasty's official army system, and delay time, what do you think?" It’s all worth it.”

"However, literati have always been ashamed to make marriages. The Ming Dynasty has never used women to make marriages for hundreds of years. The Tartars are happy with it. They have given birth to countless cubs with the Mongols. It is also a strange thing." Li Ding Guo said: "Should we inform the court of this matter?"

"No, I'll go meet the envoy." Wang Huan sat down at the table again, drinking the unfinished porridge: "Who is the envoy?"

Li Dingguo replied: "It's a Tartar named Hedu, the eldest son of the chieftain Azig."

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Datong was besieged for more than half a year. The flames of war raged, and the city was full of barbarians. The iron bullets of the red cannons that were erected higher than the city wall flew over the city wall from time to time, beating everywhere, and many places in the city were destroyed by artillery fire. The taller and more magnificent buildings , the easier it is to be hit, the bell tower and drum tower in the city will be beaten to only a footing.As a government-run post house, although it is only composed of a few large courtyards, it was also affected because it was close to the city wall. Several spacious and beautiful large houses were burned down, leaving only one other courtyard alone.

Azig's eldest son, Hedu, was temporarily arranged to live here. His guards were only more than 120 people, and he was not allowed to carry any weapons except short knives. It can be said that he went to the enemy camp alone.

This kind of courage is not lacking in Hedu. He followed his father, Prince Ying, across the border and ravaged the customs. The 26-year-old Hedu was extremely brave, worthy of the name of Dorobel, and he was very popular among the younger generation of the Qing royal family. outstanding.

Different from the reckless Azig, Hedu has a maturity and stability that is not commensurate with his father and age. He is not panic-stricken, capable and shrewd. Supported by harmony.

But at this moment, He Du couldn't hold his breath anymore, he couldn't help secretly looking at the young man sitting on the grand master's chair from the corner of his eyes.

This man was younger than him, wearing an ordinary brocade robe, with a beamed crown on his head, although his exposed skin was dark, but his facial features were delicate, his sturdy body exuded a unique temperament of a literati, his eyes were sharp and deep like torches, Sitting in front of him, being stared at by him, was like being stared at by a leopard, feeling uncomfortable all over, making He Du feel like sitting on pins and needles.

Wang Huan didn't know Hedu's feeling, but since he came into this room and sat down, before he opened his mouth, he has been observing, observing Hedu's expression, trying to figure out his psychology.

Negotiations at the price of a marriage, the person who sent Azig's eldest son was abnormal in itself, logically, a Hanchen should come first, preferably a surrender who Wang Huan recognizes, to check his tone, and then if there is hope It is the right way to send high-level ministers here, and it is very unreasonable to send a heavyweight person as soon as they come up.

So Wang Huan is willing to take the time to meet with Hedu, not because of the matter of getting married, but to find out whether there is any accident in the pawns laid out some time ago, except for the cleansing of a group of Han people in the Qing court. joy.

After the two parties met, they talked with Dubalabala, nothing more than expressing the Qing court's appreciation for Wang Huan. He put his figure down very low, and he didn't have the contempt for Ming Dynasty officials who looked at people with squinting eyes. Talk about the attitude of the superior.

"The emperor of the Qing Dynasty sent his ministers here just to hope that both sides would stop fighting, and take a break from fighting for the sake of the well-being of the people in the world." He Du sat at the bottom, peeking at Wang Huan, while lowering his head and said: "The Qing Dynasty wishes Marrying Lord Wang as a princess of the clan is considered sincerity."

Wang Huan listened carefully to He Du's words, and with a smile on his lips, he nodded and said, "It's a matter of time before we strike, but you occupy our land, so why don't you hear it wrong?"

He Du hurriedly said: "Master Wang misunderstood, the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, not for the sake of land and population, if the Emperor Taizong had not been invited by King Pingxi to avenge Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty and crusade against the traitor Li Zicheng, the Qing Dynasty would not have Entering the customs. Later, after the rebellion was suppressed, there was no one in the world, people were dying, and bandits rose together. In order to keep the country from falling into the hands of Zhang Xianzhong and his like, the regent decided to set his capital in Beijing and enter the main pass. His original intention was to In order to avenge the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, your lord must be aware of this."

There was a glimmer of gloom in Wang Huan's eyes, and he couldn't help but look at Hedu with admiration. It's a talent to be able to speak of aggression so freshly and refinedly.

He flicked his sleeves, wiped off the non-existing dust on his legs, and said: "Baile is very eloquent, but since Li Zicheng is dead, Zhang Xianzhong is also dead, and the master in the pass has returned, if you Qing Dynasty occupies our land again, you will No, if you want to stop the army and return to your original place, that is the premise and the best sincerity. Compared to this, the matter of the princess getting married is better than nothing."

After hearing this, Hedu didn't panic, Wang Huan's reaction was reasonable, if Wang Huan agreed to marry the princess and go back to hold the child, then he would have seen the devil. He sat on the chair and leaned forward, using a kind of He said in a flattering posture: "My lord is saying that the success or failure of a marriage is a decoration, and a strike is the right way. However, Mr. Wang, this land of the Ming Kingdom should belong to the strong. I occupied some of it in the Qing Dynasty. Even if it is to be returned, it should be returned to those who can possess the land, otherwise if it is given to the Ming Dynasty, if a second Li Zicheng comes out, wouldn't it be a waste of work?"

Wang Huan narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean by that?"

"There is no owner in the four seas, and those who can take possession of them." He Du said: "The Ming Dynasty was founded for hundreds of years, and its vitality has been exhausted. Now it is corrupt and has fallen to the point where even if you have the ability to recover, you Han people There is a saying that mud cannot support a wall, He Du dared to use this sentence to send to the Ming Kingdom."

Wang Huan said nothing, lowered his head and drank tea.

He Du was overjoyed, and hurriedly said again: "Master Wang is both civil and military, and has all virtues. He used recklessness to fight against the east and west, and made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty. To be fair to He Du, if it weren't for Mr. Wang As powerful as a pillar of the sky, supporting the beam of the Ming Dynasty, can the emperor of the Ming Dynasty safely hide in Guangdong? I'm afraid not!"

"Based on Lord Wang's merits, as in our Qing Dynasty, the king has long been enshrined and worshiped, and one person is under ten thousand people, how can he still be a state prince?" The more he talked, the more vigorous he was, he simply stood up: " There are many cronies in the Ming Dynasty, and the situation is the same as that of each other. Mr. Wang is a gentleman, he is a gentleman, and he does not like to be a crony. Upside-down, corruption, and framing of heroes, He Du couldn't help but wonder, is this Ming court the court of Lord Wang, or my court of the Qing Dynasty?"

"My lord, as the saying goes, good birds live in broken trees, and virtuous ministers choose their masters. The Ming Dynasty is unrighteous, and it is a pity to waste the whole heart of your lord. And your lord's subordinates are all tigers and wolves, monopolizing the vast land in the southwest and northwest, and ruling the people under his command. Millions of people, rich in taxes, abundant in food and grass, surpassing the court of the Ming Dynasty. In this chaotic world and in the struggle for hegemony, why don’t Lord Wang set up a flag and build a country with the existing territory as the foundation, and make a great cause of changing the dynasty!"

He Du stood in the center of the room, facing Wang Huan, with his hands spread out, as if unfolding a grand plan slowly emerging, looking excitedly at Wang Huan on the high chair, and said in a seductive tone full of hope: " If Lord Wang has such ambitions, Daqing would like to marry the princess of the royal family to the Lord, and form a country of brothers, reconciled for generations, and go south together, lay down great mountains and rivers, and share the prosperity of the prosperous age!"

(End of this chapter)