Chapter 73
Seeing that Wu Sangui had returned to the Qing army camp, Chen Yuanyuan knelt down and begged, "Your Majesty, please let me see General Wu. I only want to see him again, and I have nothing else to do. I hope the emperor will allow me!"

Since she robbed Chen Yuanyuan, this was the first time she asked Li Cunming for help, and it was also the first time she knelt down and kowtowed on her own initiative.

Li Cunming looked at her with tears streaming down her face, with a sad expression, a little pitiful for her, but also a little angry: "I didn't stop you, just go if you want to go. Here, go out from the north gate and go all the way forward, and you will reach the Qing army. In the big camp, you will be able to meet your unrivaled heroes."

"I..." Chen Yuanyuan hesitated to speak, kowtowed his head and said, "I will be the emperor and agree!"

Then he stood up and started to walk.

Li Cunming grabbed her arm and said sternly: "There are still many landmines outside the city that have not been detonated. Aren't you afraid of being blown up? Aren't you afraid of being treated as a spy by the Tatars? That's it, that's it. I'm a good person who will do it to the end. Let me think of a comprehensive plan for you. Method."

In the Qing army camp, the bodies of Hauge and Geng Zhongming were lying on wooden boards in the open space.

Dorgon threw himself on Hauge's body and cried with tears streaming down his face: "Prince Su, you are three years older than me. We grew up together. How can you have the heart to abandon me? It's me who is competing in the Central Plains of the Qing Dynasty. , when you rule the world, how can you have the heart to leave? This king still wants to share the glory and wealth with you and build a great cause for generations to come!"

The crying was so miserable that the soldiers were so moved that they burst into tears.

Only Azig stood in the shadows in front of the tent, without tears, with a heavy heart, and the worry on his face was thicker than sadness.

When Huang Taiji died, he did not designate an heir.It stands to reason that Hauge should succeed to the throne, but the power of the Qing Dynasty was in the hands of Dorgon, and many people supported Dorgon as emperor. Later, Azige, Hauge and others strongly opposed it, so they adopted a compromise method , let the six-year-old Fulin inherit the throne, and Dorgon became the regent.

When Hauge died, Azig naturally felt a sense of sadness when the rabbit died.Although Haug's death was an accident, Azig lost an ally and felt powerless.

"Prince Su, you are our great hero, and I want to avenge you. If you don't avenge this revenge, you will never be a human being!"

Dorgon swore an oath, stopped crying, stood up, and ordered: "Prince Su is dead, and his subordinates are temporarily in charge of Prince Duduo of Yu. Upon hearing the order, Prince Azig of England will immediately take two Zhengbai flags under your command. Tens of thousands of cavalrymen rush out of the camp, this king will enter Jining City tonight and massacre the city for fifteen days!"

Azige's heart is tense, okay, Haoge's body is still cold, do you want me to die again?

He suddenly remembered the letter Chongzhen wrote to Dorgon, and he couldn't help becoming suspicious. Dorgon was using the opportunity of attacking Jining City to eradicate dissidents.If the war is won, Dorgon deserves the credit; if he fails, even if he survives by chance, his strength will be greatly damaged.

Thinking of this, Azige said sadly: "Hao Ge is the elder brother of the current emperor, he died, and this king will escort his body back to Beijing."

"What did you say?" Dorgon asked.

Azige didn't bother to answer, and ordered his soldiers to carry Haoge's body.

"Do you want to rebel? Why, didn't you even listen to the orders of the emperor's father and the regent? I see that none of you dare to act recklessly!" Duoduo drew out his knife.

In an instant, the guards on both sides drew their swords and cursed at each other.

Three Han princes, Wu Sangui, Shang Kexi, and Kong Youde, rushed to mediate.Wu Sangui said: "Jining City hasn't been captured yet, but we're fighting first, how can we fight this battle?"

Duoduo scolded: "Wu Sangui, Prince Su is dead, and he hasn't settled with you yet!"

Azig had already mounted his horse, and shouted loudly: "The soldiers and horses under my command obey orders and escort Prince Su's body back to the capital. Brothers in Zhenglan Banner, follow me back too. We Manchus always only recognize Banner owner, the banner owner is dead, and the emperor has to decide what to do!"

At this time, the Manchu Qing Dynasty still retained many slave-owner aristocratic systems, and the Eight Banners system was one of them.Azige's words are well-founded, and Dorgon, who is the regent, can't interfere with the affairs of the banners at will. Many major decisions of the country need to be discussed and decided by the owners of the banners.

Azig took away the soldiers of the Zhengbai Banner, and the soldiers of the Zhenglan Banner left after hesitating for a moment.

Duoduo was so angry that he stomped his feet and said, "Prince Regent, I ask you to lead troops to hunt down the traitor Azig!"

Dorgon's face was livid, but restraining his anger, he looked up at the sky and sighed in his heart: "People's hearts are scattered, it's hard to lead the team! It's all the tricks of the Chongzhen envoy. , he came to fan the wind and light the will-o'-the-wisp. Chongzhen, you are really resourceful!"

Thinking this way in his heart, he said: "Without 3 horses, this king will still take Jining City and capture Chongzhen alive! Let's stop here for today, Ming Jin withdraws troops, and we will fight again in the future."

As soon as he returned to the camp, before he could catch his breath, a secret report was delivered to Dorgon.A Ming army appeared in the Liaocheng and Linqing areas, and a lot of food and grass were burned, and the food transportation team suffered heavy losses.

"Ah!" Dorgon spat out a mouthful of blood, hurriedly calmed down, burned the secret report, and pretended to be nonchalant.

……

The bright moon is in the sky, the clouds are light and the wind is light.

A hot air balloon rose into the sky, and inside stood Chen Yuanyuan and Qi Dazhuang.Qi Dazhuang received the imperial edict and escorted Chen Yuanyuan out of the city to meet Wu Sangui.

Chen Yuanyuan is dressed up, she is unparalleled in beauty.There was a hot light in her eyes, and her hands were tightly clasped together, excited and apprehensive, anticipating and restless.

Li Cunming looked up and watched the hot air balloon fly away, his face sank like water, and he couldn't see any emotion.

Zhou Yuji asked: "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that Chen Yuanyuan will never come back?"

It took Li Cunming a while to say: "General Zhou, you know the reason better than anyone else why I wanted to snatch Chen Yuanyuan. She is just a pawn of mine, and now the pawn is useless. She will die or live or go or stay. Do you think I will take it to heart?"

Zhou Yuji didn't speak, but looked at the emperor's deep eyes, but thought in his heart: "Is this really the case?"

The hot air balloon fluttered and flew several miles before stopping in front of a small hill in the north of the city.There is a Guandi Temple on the hillside, which is dilapidated.

Qi Dazhuang dropped the hot air balloon and said: "If you want to go back to the city, I will take you back; if you want to leave, please tell me, I will go back and explain to the emperor."

"Okay!" Chen Yuanyuan jumped on the ground, pulled the hem of her skirt, staggered towards the temple, and called eagerly, "General Wu, are you in the temple?"

Li Cunming found a soldier the next day, and risked his life to send a letter to Wu Sangui in the camp of the Qing army, saying that it was Chen Yuanyuan who asked him to meet at Guandi Temple.

After receiving the letter, Wu Sangui hesitated, but finally decided to go to the appointment.But he was more careful. Hundreds of people were ambushed in the woods on the hillside.

"Round round!"

"General Wu!"

The two were overjoyed and ran towards each other.

There were torches burning in the temple, and the moonlight was like water.The two of them looked at each other, bursting into joy and bursting into tears. Thousands of words were in their hearts but they couldn't be said out loud. Their long thoughts flowed quietly like moonlight.

After a long time, when Wu Sangui was about to take Chen Yuanyuan into his arms, Chen Yuanyuan took a step back and said with tears: "General Wu, I miss you, it's so hard! I can still meet the general in this life, can it be Is it a dream?"

"Yuanyuan, this is not a dream. I miss you too, are you okay?" Wu Sangui said softly, and wanted to hug Chen Yuanyuan again.

Chen Yuanyuan waved her hands and asked, "Is it all true?"

"What's real or fake?"

"Ten days in Liaocheng, is it true? The Tartars massacred 40 people in Taiyuan, is it true?"

"Hey, we are reunited after a long separation. Why do you ask these things? Yuanyuan, it is not suitable to stay here for a long time. You follow me back to the camp and then back to the capital. The regent has returned the Wu Mansion to me. Do you still remember the back garden? The Tingyin Pavilion..."

"Answer me, is it true?" Chen Yuanyuan said loudly.

Wu Sangui was stunned for a moment, and smiled bitterly: "It's true, it's all true. But so what? Aren't we living a good life, haven't we reunited after a long absence? Those common people die when they die, and it has nothing to do with us. Your own happy day!"

Chen Yuanyuan suddenly felt that Wu Sangui in front of him was very strange. How could this dutiful son who once went to battle to save his father, this general who was always worried about the country and the people, be so understated and indifferent when facing the tragic death of the people?

"It's irrelevant, you are the one who attracted the Tartars!"

"Yuanyuan, you have to understand my difficulties and my difficulties. At that time, Li Zicheng's army was pressing every step of the way, and I had no choice."

"Okay, let's say you have difficulties. The banner you used to play was 'Borrowing troops to fight the bandits, welcome the emperor back to the capital', shouldn't it be time to fulfill your promise?"

Wu Sangui frowned, a little impatient: "Yuanyuan, you are a woman, why worry about the world's affairs? A beauty like you should be romantic, play music and compose poems, and live a leisurely life."

Chen Yuanyuan shook his head and said: "I thought so too when I was wandering in the south of the Yangtze River. This life is enough to meet a good man. But now I don't think so. Under the nest, there are eggs? The country is in a precarious state, how many people I can't be alone, let alone a weak woman? I don't want to be a canary in a cage anymore, and I don't want to be a useless person for the country and family!"

"You've changed!" Wu Sangui was very surprised, he didn't expect that Chen Yuanyuan, who was weak and weak, could say such impassioned words.

Chen Yuanyuan took Wu Sangui's hand, and said affectionately: "General Wu, although you made a big mistake, you can still turn around. Come on, follow me to see the emperor, and sever ties with the Tartars from now on, how about it?"

"Chongzhen will not let me go," Wu Sangui said.

"No, you are wrong. The current emperor is wise and powerful, loves the people like a son, and has a broad-minded heart. As long as General Wu sincerely repents, the emperor will not make things difficult for you in the future!"

Wu Sangui stared into Chen Yuanyuan's eyes, and said in a strange way: "Chongzhen robbed you, why did you speak good things for him?"

Chen Yuanyuan saw the deep suspicion in Wu Sangui's eyes, and she felt chills in her heart, and explained: "Although Chongzhen robbed me and was a bit arrogant, he didn't do anything to me, and I am still innocent."

"Really?" Wu Sangui looked darkly.

Chen Yuanyuan's heart was even colder, and a tear fell down.

She asked: "General Wu, are you really unwilling to turn back? You should go to Xuzhou, Ningling and other places to take a look. I am hopeful that the Ming Dynasty will rejuvenate, and Chongzhen has the power of the Holy Lord..."

Wu Sangui suddenly became furious, and said angrily: "Chongzhen, Chongzhen, if you like him, live with him for the rest of your life! I won't turn back, and I can't turn back. Can Chongzhen make me king? Hmph!"

Chen Yuanyuan couldn't help but retreated three steps, and said with a sad smile: "So you are trying to be a prince, and I paid wrongly because of my affection!"

Wu Sangui knew he had made a slip of the tongue, and hurriedly covered it up: "Yuanyuan, I didn't mean that, I still have you in my heart!"

Chen Yuanyuan still had her last fantasy left, and begged sadly: "General Wu, it's okay if you don't want to go back to see Chongzhen. If you don't give up your official position, I'm willing to accompany you to live a life of simple life, okay?"

Wu Sangui shook his head with a cold face.

The illusion was shattered, Chen Yuanyuan only felt that something was missing in her heart, it was empty.She understands that what is lost can never be found again.

"General Wu, do you dare to take off the hat on your head?"

"what?"

"Take off your hat and let me see how you look with your hair shaved!"

Wu Sangui heard Chen Yuanyuan's ridicule, and was so embarrassed that he couldn't bear the courage to take off his hat.

"Yuanyuan, what's the difference between Manchus and Han people? It's enough that I still love you!" Wu Sangui walked towards Chen Yuanyuan with the last struggle.

"Don't come here!" Chen Yuanyuan pulled out the jasper hairpin from her hair, pressed it against her throat, she couldn't help crying, but her eyes were cold and determined.

While shaking her head and sighing, she backed away from the temple gate and shouted: "Qi Dazhuang, take me away quickly! Wu Sangui, if you stop me, I will die in front of you immediately!"

Wu Sangui stopped in his tracks, and watched Chen Yuanyuan get on the hot air balloon, and watched her rise into the sky.

"Wu Sangui, I, Chen Yuanyuan, will be separated from you from now on, and we will have nothing to do with each other! The mountains are high and the waters are far away. When we meet again, you will be my enemy, Chen Yuanyuan, and the enemy of my Ming Dynasty!"

As he spoke, he threw down the jasper hairpin with all his might.The hairpin fell on a piece of bluestone in front of the temple gate and shattered, never to be put back together again.

Good things are never firm, colorful clouds are easy to disperse and glass is brittle!
Chen Yuanyuan squatted in the hot air balloon, crying sadly.Her cries floated, sadly.The moon gradually sinks to the west, and the world becomes indistinctly dim.

Back in Jining City, Chen Yuanyuan walked out of the hot air balloon in a daze, but she heard the voice that had always disgusted her: "What, your General Wu made you angry?"

Raising his eyes, he saw a smile on the corner of the emperor's mouth, he seemed a little happy, but also seemed heartless.

For some reason, Chen Yuanyuan suddenly felt that such a smile was very heart-warming. She rolled her eyes at Li Cunming and said, "I want you to take care of it!"

Li Cunming said: "I have said that, if you want to leave, you can stay as you like. You can think about it, I am a foolish king, and you will suffer a lot if you follow me."

"I'm not following you, I just like being a nurse!" Chen Yuanyuan snorted coldly, and left without looking back.

"Ding, get Chen Yuanyuan's positive emotion value of 10000"

"Hey, you're a bit of a spoiled brat!" Li Cunming rubbed his chin, and a smile gradually spread from the corner of his mouth.

(End of this chapter)

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