"I have been in the pass for nearly two years. During this period, I have had contacts with many generals and generals. I have also had several contacts with Mr. Chen, aide under the rank of General Manager Hong. I heard that he talked about major events in the court, which was something that my son could not know outside the pass. Mr. Chen once said that he had followed the Grand Supervisor Hong to suppress the thieves for many years. He saw that the thieves were more and more suppressed, and the situation was getting worse. The officials and soldiers were unable to continue their food and wages. When he chatted with Mr. Hong in private, he was worried about the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty and was very disappointed with the important officials in the court. But since the eighth year of Chongzhen, the emperor suddenly showed his heroic spirit, worked hard to govern, and used the thunder methods to collect salt and profit, eliminated the unscrupulous businessmen, punished dissidents, and trained strong soldiers. , appointed wise ministers and rewarded hungry soldiers. Since then, the generals and soldiers of the government and soldiers were united and worked together to fight their lives. In just two years, they have strangled all the thieves who have become prairie fire. Originally, most of the imperial governments were weak, and the strongest among them was our Ningjin army, which was the ones that the imperial court relied on! Although the rest of the people held strong soldiers, they had different intentions and could not control them. But today, the Qin army in Shaanxi, Tianxiong army in Hebei, the brave guards of the capital, the Jingying, Xuanda, and Yansui border soldiers were all strong soldiers in the world. Our Ningjin soldiers were no longer the court relied on! Under such circumstances, who could bear what I Ningjin had done before or what I was now?

The calm-looking Wu Sangui talked happily, and Wu Xiang nodded slightly while stroking his beard while listening.

Wu Sangui liked to travel around. During the period when he followed Hong Chengchou to suppress the thieves in northern Shaanxi, he had contacts with Zuo Liangyu, He Renlong and other generals, and had a lot of fun talking with Shen Shiyu, aide to the Governor's Office. From Shen Shiyu, Wu Sangui heard many secret things that he didn't know outside the pass, and his vision and knowledge increased a lot. He was gradually bored with his family's contentment in a corner of Liaodong.

The timid and cowardly Wu Xiang's ancestors are from Gaoyou, Nanzhili. Although he was a martial arts Jinshi in the second year of Tianqi, he was promoted to the position of general through nepotism after marrying Zu Dashou's sister, but his love for poetry and literature is far greater than that of martial arts. Wu Sangui's name is what he took from Liu Yong of the Northern Song Dynasty "Looking at the Sea Tide: The Scenic Scenic Spot in the Southeast": The overlapping lakes are spread to Qingjia. There are three autumn osmanthus and ten miles of lotus.

Under the teachings and influence of his father Wu Xiang and his uncle Zu Dashou, Wu Sangui studied both literature and martial arts. He passed the martial arts exam at the age of 20 and made his mark in the subsequent battles of all sizes and big. He can be said to be a man of both civil and military affairs. It is precisely because Wu Sangui has a good literary foundation and is very different from other rough and reckless generals who cannot read big words, so he is very close to Shen Shiyu, who is knowledgeable.

Shen Shiyu loved Wu Sangui, who was elegant in usual and brave in wartime. In addition, Wu Sangui often gave him a lot of money and wanted to please him, and the two gradually became friends who had forgotten their ages.

After learning that the two were dating, Hong Chengchou secretly instructed Shen Shiyu, allowing him to influence Wu Sangui in a subtle way so that he could obtain enough political capital in the future.

As the bandits gradually disappeared, Hong Chengchou also made predictions about the next step in his career. The Governor of Ji Liao was one of them. At this time, dating Wu Sangui was a good thing that was beneficial but not harmful.

"My son's words are not far from what I think of my father. I have this son in my family, so I feel very comforted for my elders!"

Wu Xiang could not hide his appreciation for this son in his words: it seems that the most promising second son, who is betting on the Ming court, is the right step. According to the conclusion that Wu Sangui just came to, the decline in Jianzhou is inevitable. For the long-term interests of the family, the eldest son who served under Huang Taiji was no longer necessary to be preserved.

When the two countries compete, the big family will select family members to take sides. No matter which family wins in the end, the family's interests will be guaranteed.

Wu Xiang's eldest son Wu Sanfeng and uncle Pei Guozhen were both generals under Zu Dashou. They were ordered to station in Dalinghe River. In the fourth year of Chongzhen, they led their troops to surrender. As members of Wu and Zu's family bet on Jianzhou, they joined the Jiannu side, and Wu Xiang took the second son Wu Sangui, who was most valued, to the Ming court.

"My father, my son wants to buy a mansion in the capital. After my son takes back his mother, he will place his relatives in the capital. Ji Town is a border, which is both dangerous for border trouble and does not have the prosperity of the capital. It is not a place to stay for a long time. I wonder what my father wants?"

Wu Sangui politely said.

Since I planned to take my mother and her wife and children back from outside the pass, I might as well place them directly in the capital. Whether it is Jinzhou or Jizhen, it is not as prosperous and safe as the capital.

"Haha! My son forgot that he was the left governor of his father? Just as my son was fighting in northern Shaanxi, he had already built a large mansion in the capital! After moving to Jizhou, he wanted to move his family to the capital, but he was afraid that his uncle would be suspicious, so he has been delayed until now! My son has good ideas for this? The ancestors and the Wu families are connected by blood and are dependent on each other. If the two families have conflicts, my Wu family is afraid that they will be ungrateful!"

Wu Xiang knew in his heart that the current wealth and wealth of the Wu family were all thanks to Zu Dashou. When the court was increasingly harsh on Liaodong, the two families were united and shared the outside world, but they moved their families into the pass. This move would inevitably make the Zu family very angry, and the result was that they were not pleased inside and outside.

"My father, although my uncle's family has rewarded and promoted my Wu family, my Wu family has also paid a lot for Liaodong for many years. Although the Wu family is difficult to repay the kindness of the ancestors, the Wu family should also make more plans for their own family when the situation is subtle! Moreover, this time I just took my mother back to the pass to comfort my parents' separation, which is not a act of betrayal and destroying my relatives. My uncle and others will also understand my father's intentions. My son will apologize to my uncle in person, and I believe my uncle will not have any thoughts on him!"

Wu Sangui saw the overall situation very clearly. When the internal worries were eliminated and the strong army was held, the court would never tolerate the Liaodong generals and the long-term existence; within a few years, the court would definitely mobilize large troops to attack and destroy Jianzhou, and then the basis for the Liaodong generals to support the enemy will be gone. The court's tolerance for Liaodong over the years will definitely be a cruel act of settlement in the autumn.

It was precisely because he understood this that he insisted on persuading his father to agree to take back his relatives, which was the first step to completely break away from his ancestral family.

Although the Zu family has a strong kindness to their Wu family, it is not enough to be buried with the future of the Wu family. If Jianzhou is destroyed in the future and the Liaodong generals are suppressed and excluded by the court, what can the descendants of the Wu family use to seek wealth and prosperity for generations?

Although the Zu family's thigh is thick, another ancient giant leg is looming in the distance. Now we must take the first step to avoid being affected by the fish in the future.

Wu Xiang is not a stupid person, but hesitates to encounter problems. He is very clear about the implicit meaning of his son's words, but he can't make up his mind.

"Think about it for your father. This matter is not only important. It not only concerns the ancestors, but also the Wu family. In the eyes of those who are interested, relatives and relatives have a deep meaning. If other unpredictable things happen, affecting the inside and outside of Liaodong, being a father will have a lifelong conscience!"

After hesitating for a while, Wu Xiang still did not agree to his son's request.
Chapter completed!