Chapter 182 East out of Shanhaiguan
Although the climate of the small glaciers has caused the temperature to get colder every year.
But in May and June, the entire Shanhaiguan has begun to dye some green color, and people have also started to run out of their own kangs and start a year of production.
With Zhu Youxiao's clear order to allow trade between inside and outside the pass and reaching peace with the Tartars, there are more caravans leaving the pass this year than in previous years.
At this time, the Liaodong General Wang Zaijin also came to Shanhaiguan outside and set up a banquet at the ten-mile long pavilion.
What Wang Zaijin wanted to send is that he wanted to send a mission to the Tartars and stayed in the Imperial Superintendent and the Qing Zheng Envoy Liu Zongzhou, who was appointed as the deputy envoy of the Tartars.
Although these two people are not liked by Zhu Youxiao, they are very prestigious in the minds of many officials. In the eyes of these officials, these two people are examples of the Ming Dynasty's officials.
It is precisely because of this that Wang Zaijin, one of the five major officials in the world, had to come and entertain him.
"I advise you to have a glass of wine. There is no friend when you go west to Yangguan. Although my Ming Dynasty and the Tartars have reached a reconciliation, everyone in the world knows that this is just a delaying strategy. I am afraid that it will be a disaster for you to go here."
After Wang chanted a sentence from Wang Wei to send Yuan Er to Anxi, he personally poured wine for Liu Zongzhou and Shi Kefa.
However, Liu Zongzhou and Shi Kefa also had bitter expressions and did not say a word. Because the king's official position in Jin was higher than that of them, he bowed to Wang Zaijin, then raised his glass and swallowed a glass of strong wine into his mouth.
Liu Zongzhou sighed directly: "Oh, I dare not hide anything from Wang Jingliu. The lower officials naturally knew that it would be difficult to return to their hometown after leaving the seclusion this time. They only hate to be subjected to a villain's plot. This tone has always been difficult to get rid of."
After hearing what Liu Zongzhou said, Shi Kefa looked at Liu Zongzhou with tears in his eyes. If Liu Zongzhou was plotted against by a villain, then he had no idea what was going on and was appointed as deputy envoy by His Majesty.
Seeing that the two of them were depressed, Wang Zaijin couldn't say anything more. Moreover, there was a accompanying Jinyiwei standing next to him, and no one could say that His Majesty is not right now.
Therefore, Wang Zaijin had no choice but to persuade him: "You don't have to be so pessimistic. As the saying goes, thunder, rain and dew are both kindness of the king. Whether it is a villain's plot or your Majesty's intention, you should be loyal and responsible for the Ming Dynasty. Now more and more merchants from the Ming Dynasty are coming out of the pass. Some illegal people take the opportunity to seize or do other things that are not conducive to the Ming Dynasty. It depends entirely on the two people to deal with each other. If the two countries start another battle in the future, Wang believes that Your Majesty will not ignore the two."
Since Wang Zaijin persuaded him like this, Liu Zongzhou and Shi Kefa had to say some bold words and reluctantly kowtowed to the direction of the Forbidden City in the north before leaving the gate with a relaxed mood.
As soon as he left Shanhaiguan, he entered Wu Xiang, which is now the territory of King Liao.
Now Wu Xiang did not dare to provoke the Ming Dynasty. After all, his Guanning army was no better than the Tartars. In the past, he had to rely on the food and salary of the Ming Dynasty court to have some combat effectiveness. Now that he is independent, life is naturally hard. Many soldiers have returned to the role of peasants again, and other soldiers who are still in the army are not as brave as before, because now even if they kill a few Tartars, they will not be rewarded again.
They did not dare to enter the pass and rob, just like the Tartars. They were responsible for guarding Shanhaiguan, and were almost placed in Mangui by Wu Xiang's troops.
As a result, Wu Xiang's troops could only bow to the Ming Dynasty, and even wanted to return to the days when he was the general in the Ming Dynasty. Although he did not sound good as the current Liao king, at least he still had money to be greedy every month. Now it was his turn to be the leader, and he could only drink the Northwest Wind.
Therefore, when Liu Zongzhou and Shi Kefa entered the territory of Wu Xiang, the Guanning army of Wu Xiang's troops did not dare to make things difficult. Even his son Wu Sangui personally went to Jinzhou City to hold a banquet to pay for Liu Zongzhou and Shi Kefa.
"The two gentlemen came from afar, and Xiao Wang treated each other with a little wine. Please don't dislike you." Wu Sangui made a gesture of respect for the virtuous and ruthless salute to the two.
Although Liu Zongzhou and Shi Kefa were stubborn, they were not stupid. They knew where the prince of Liao, who was named by His Majesty, came from, and also understood His Majesty's attitude towards the person in front of him.
So the two of them were not very enthusiastic, and they bowed to Wu Sangui with a cold expression, and then left.
Wu Sangui and his two men were so angry that they gritted their teeth, they had to run up immediately and stop Liu Zongzong and Shi Kefa: "Two gentlemen, please stay. My nephew knows that he is a martial artist who cannot go to the high platform plate and is not worthy of pouring wine in front of the two gentlemen. But my nephew does have a big event to ask the two gentlemen. I hope that the two gentlemen will help me for the sake of our own ministers of the Ming Dynasty."
As Wu Sangui said this, he winked at the left and right, and suddenly two rows of people appeared in front and behind the road.
Liu Zongzhou and Shi Kefa were both shocked when they saw this. Liu Zongzhou did not call Prince Wu Sangui, but called him his name and asked: "Wu Sangui, what do you mean? Could it be that you want to kidnap us? In addition, I would like to remind you that Your Majesty has already made an order. You are no longer my ministers of the Ming Dynasty, you are just foreign vassals. So if you dare to have disrespect to my ministers in court, don't blame me for being rude in the future!"
Wu Sangui did not immediately answer Liu Zongzhou's words, and shouted loudly: "Come on!" Then two boxes of silver with flashing silver were lifted up.
"My nephew did not mean to hijack the two gentlemen. Now the Tartars attacked me in the Daling River area. My nephew just wanted to ask the two gentlemen to go to the Tatars' troops to plead for us. My father could offer the land of the Daling River, but the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty could also reach a peace agreement with us. In addition, I also asked the two gentlemen to write a letter to the Liaodong General Wang, hoping that the King of the King could reopen trade with us. After all, we are closer than the Tartars, and these two boxes of silver are a thank-you gift to the two gentlemen."
Liu Zongzhou understood what Wu Sangui meant. He thought he wanted to make himself and Shi Kefa a middleman and persuade the Tatars to be his subordinates and Wu Xiang's troops.
"Yes", Liu Zongzhou agreed to Wu Sangui's request and successfully left Jinzhou City.
As soon as he left Jinzhou City, Shi Kefa couldn't help but hold Liu Zongzhou and asked: "Liu Zheng Envoy, please dare to ask why you should accept the money from this traitor, and promised him to go and talk to the Tartars. If His Majesty knew about this, he would not have to cut off your and my head. I am afraid that these Jinyiwei have begun to prepare to pass the message to His Majesty and ask His Majesty to snatch it."
Liu Zongzhou couldn't help but smile and said, "If I don't agree, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave Jinzhou City. The countless unjust souls in Yongping were still there. His Wu Xiang tribe shouldn't think that we have forgotten this matter."
As Liu Zongzhou said, he saw cavalry running in front of him. When he saw the rat tail of money behind his head, he knew that it was the Tartars, but the leader was Boro, the son of the Tartars Bele Abatai.
Although the executioner who later created the Jiangyin City Massacre looked only fifteen or sixteen years old, he already had a bit of arrogance. When he came to Liu Zongzhou and others, he did not dismount. He shook his whip and pointed at Liu Zongzhou and asked, "Are you Mingdogs who came to my Qing Dynasty as an envoy?"
"No, I'm here to discipline my disobedient son for my Emperor Ming Dynasty, and of course, his slaves who don't understand the rules."
Chapter completed!