Wang Pu in the late Ming Dynasty

"Now that things have come to this, how can I help you?" Xiaolan looked at Pu Zhen with sympathy. Any man would not tolerate such a great humiliation.

"Hmph, go and ask your daughter out to meet Wang Pu in private. I will arrange for him to catch the adulterer." Pu Zhen said fiercely.

Xiaolan immediately understood that this was a plan to drive the wolf and swallow the tiger. The so-called "he" was the master.

"This won't work. If Wang Pu gets angry, it will be bad for me and the daughter." Xiaolan pondered for a moment and shook her head repeatedly. Any man would be panicked if he was caught in bed. Wang Pu was a big official and cherished his face. How could he tolerate others calculating him?

"If you don't help me, I will die sooner or later. I have to fight hard before I die. By then, your daughter will not be able to survive anyway." Pu Zhen said coldly in a deep voice.

"You are husband and wife, and my young lady is not a bad person, so why don't you just forgive her." Xiaolan couldn't help but beg for mercy. If the master and Wang Pu were to get involved with the young lady, let alone what would happen to the two men, her young lady would definitely have no face to live in the world.

"Shut up, shut up. You are shameless, just like your master." Pu Zhen roared. He endured the humiliation and said these sad words to a maid, but he didn't expect to be pushed away. He was furious, but she advised him, saying that they were husband and wife, which was like salt on the edge of a knife. After being provoked by these words, his anger finally rushed out of his head and exploded.

Xiao Lan was startled. The roar also attracted the attention of the soldiers of the camp not far away. One of them came up and asked, "Miss Xiao Lan, does he deserve a beating? Should I beat him?"

"No, no need. This man is my relative." Xiao Lan turned around and bowed.

"Hmph." The soldier slammed the handle of the Mo Dao on the ground. The stone on the ground and the white copper handle collided with a "bang" and sparks flew. He snorted coldly, protested to Pu Zhen, and turned around and walked away. Pu Zhen was taken by the other person's evil spirit and lowered his head and dared not look directly at him, but the anger in his eyes condensed into a green ball, as ferocious as a demon face, and Xiao Lan on the side was very scared.

"Are you willing to help me? If you help me, your daughter will go with Wang Pu and she will be able to live. It will also be good for you in the future." Pu Zhen asked coldly.

Xiao Lan lowered her head and pondered for a while. If she ignored him, she was afraid that Pu Zhen would turn around and beat the drum to cry out injustice at the gate of the government office, which would be bad. For the sake of reputation, the Pu family would force her daughter to commit suicide.

"Okay, I'll listen to your arrangement." Xiao Lan gritted her teeth and nodded.

Pu Zhen's expression eased, and he explained something, then turned around and left. It can be seen that he still didn't dare to beat the drum to cry out injustice easily, because that was a way of losing one thousand of himself and killing one hundred enemies. He and his uncle were very different in strength. Even if he could sacrifice his life, his uncle could resolve it by letting Chi Yinping commit suicide. At most, his uncle would be infamous from then on and become a joke in the whole city, but his life would not be affected.

Xiao Lan turned around and went back to the camp with her worries. As soon as she stepped over the threshold, her parents called out from behind.

"Xiao Lan, I heard that you are rich, thisYou silly girl, why didn't you tell your family? Well, where's the silver? Where's the silver you got from selling your body? The general must have given you a lot of silver, do you want to take it into the coffin? Hey, hey, you unfilial bitch, how dare you run away? Ah, sir, I am her mother. "Xiaolan's mother yelled loudly behind the door, angering the soldiers, who rushed forward to drive them away.

The person Xiaolan really loved was her daughter Chi Yinping, but now her life and death were uncertain, and she didn't care about it, but her parents were like insects on the tarsal bone. She had been separated from her parents since she was a child, and she had never seen them many times, so there was no way she cared about them. What's more, the two old people were really scary. Every time they met, they asked for money and were never satisfied. How could she have money? Wang Pu didn't buy her away with money. She had no money in her hand. She didn't know how to face such parents. At this moment, she just wanted to escape, so she covered her face and ran into the house in tears.

There was no snow or wind in winter, but it was freezing cold. Jizhou City The whole place was dead silent, the streets were empty, only occasionally there was a wisp of smoke from the cooking fires of the wealthy families. This scene was like a Tang Dynasty poem, "The desert smoke rises straight up alone", which was very appropriate.

The news that the Shenjia Camp won a great victory in Tumochuan and killed Lin Danhan in battle spread to Jizhou. Local gentry came to Gu Huanchen to congratulate him, praising him for his wisdom and for having early on won over Wang Pu. Now, anyone who understands can see that the world will be in chaos in a blink of an eye, and a force like the Shenjia Camp is the capital for survival in troubled times.

The people in front of him looked wonderful, but Gu Huanchen looked wooden and worried. After sending the guests away, he finally couldn't help but say to his sister Gu Jindan: "Sister, let's go to Yanmen Pass and join Wang Pu."

"Brother, didn't you say that Wang Pu and you have different paths and can't make plans together? Why did you change your mind? "Gu Jindan asked.

Gu Huanchen smiled bitterly and said, "I do have different ideas from warriors like Wang Pu, but it is important to save your life first."

"Why? We are in Jizhou, who dares to touch us? Who dares?" Gu Jindan said in surprise.

"No one dares in Jizhou, but the world is so big, there are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers."

"Are you saying that the emperor will kill us? Not really, we are not close to Wang Pu, we just helped each other for a while out of helplessness." Gu Jindan said puzzledly, "Besides, the current emperor doesn't seem to be a meticulous person, he doesn't even know people like us."

"Well, Wang Pu belongs to the wood element, and a big tree attracts the wind. The north belongs to the metal element, and metal overcomes wood."

"Are you worried about the Later Jin? Why does Huang Taiji want to harm you? We don't hinder him in any way. ”

“You know it doesn’t matter, but Wang Pu has no counselor around him. I used to be his counselor for a while. Guess what outsiders will think. Wang Pu was originally a playboy in Qizhou. Whether he relied on luck or genius, he suddenly became famous. People will only speculate that there must be a master behind him. Then I am, hey, mud in my crotch, it’s shit or shit.” Gu Huanchen smiled bitterly.

“Then, then you can’t explain it clearly. How could this happen?”

“Who to findTo be clear, people like Huang Taiji would rather kill someone by mistake than let him go. "Gu Huanchen sighed and said, "The only way is to abandon the ancestral property of Jizhou and go to Wang Pu."

"Then what should I do? Become Wang Pu's concubine?" Gu Jindan said dissatisfiedly, "I don't want to be a concubine."

"Brother, prepare a big gift for Wang Pu, so that he will spoil you from now on. It should not be difficult to prevent you from being bullied. "Gu Huanchen said with a confident smile.

Almost at the same time, the hall in the center of Shengjing City was filled with a solemn atmosphere. Huang Taiji was playing with the Korean tribute that had just been sent from Manpu Town, a small section of his finger. This finger had just been sent to Korea with its owner the day before yesterday to serve in the vassal state of Korea. He went to Korea to read Huang Taiji's teachings and supervised a group of Koreans to pay tribute, including gold, silver, copper, iron and other items, which should have been paid years ago.

"Shima should work hard. This tribute was sent to the Imperial Ancestral Temple and displayed in the main hall. "Huang Taiji said calmly and helplessly. The owner of this finger, Shimaying, was a Jurchen who fled southwards to escape famine. Because he was tall and handsome, Huang Taiji took a fancy to him and thought that he had a decent appearance as an envoy of the Jin Kingdom. So he was appointed as the admiral of tribute stationed in Korea. This was a lucrative position, and he could make a lot of money in the position. At the beginning, Huang Taiji gave this official position to this unfamiliar white-faced outsider. Everyone in the Eight Banners was angry, and there were rumors that Shimaying was Huang Taiji's favorite rabbit. Now that the rumors have been dispelled, everyone is sighing again. The Khan knows people and appoints them well. After all, he is a wise Khan. He expected that the Koreans were unreliable. As soon as the Koreans saw that the Ming Dynasty's military preparations had improved slightly, they immediately rebelled, detained Shimaying, and maliciously chopped off his fingers and sent them to Shengjing as tribute, openly humiliating the face of our Great Jin Kingdom in front of the world.

"It's hateful. The Kingdom of Korea should have been destroyed long ago. "Mang Gurtai cursed and was furious. But he finally came to his senses and said in astonishment: "Why didn't the Khan send troops immediately? How can this thing be considered a tribute? If this thing is placed in the imperial temple, won't the Mongolian tribes laugh their heads off?"

"Mang Gurtai, what do you know? A gentleman's revenge is never too late. Besides, the Koreans are used to being arrogant at first and respectful later. If you hit them, they will admit defeat, but when you turn around, they will throw stones at you again. It's like this every time. If you can't beat them, it's useless." Dorgon leaned back and said with his hands on his waist. He was the same as Huang Taiji, indifferent and helpless.

Huang Taiji glanced at Dorgon, thinking about it, and nodded after a while: "That's right, the root cause should be treated. Korea's fickleness is just an external lesion. "Huang Taiji stood up from the throne. This chair was extraordinary. It was said to be the property of Li Chengliang, the former general of Liaodong. The chair was covered with gold and silver spots, which was rare in the world, so it was chosen to be the dragon throne. Huang Taiji paced on the steps and said, "The root of the problem, tsk, I didn't get rid of Wang Pu at the beginning, which is a great regret in this life."

"Then we will kill him to Datong and take his head. Even if we can't take his head, we will turn him upside down and snatch all the people outside the city to see how he can support his army." Manggurtai shouted loudly. He was born with a big and thick neck. Today, he was beaten by the court.The excitement of the fresh people made them roar in the hall.

Huang Taiji frowned and said nothing, but Dorgon smiled and said, "I remember that Wang Pu's military pay did not come from the local land tax. The land around Datong was all royal land. Even the gentry could not get a few acres of land. Otherwise, why would the Shanxi merchants come to us? They were really disgusted by the Zhu family's eating habits."

"So what?" Manggurtai said dissatisfiedly. He was already angry because of Dorgon's repeated interruptions.

"He did business with the Donglin Party and I heard that they set up a company called the Inner Mongolia Colonial Company. I listened to the Shanxi merchant's housekeeper explain for a long time before I could barely understand what this thing was. It was a contract signed by the Liangshan heroes to share the spoils fairly. The people in Jiangnan are rich, so they gave millions at once without blinking an eye." Dorgon smiled bitterly. He calculated carefully. In the past, Wang Pu's annual military salary was only 50,000 or 60,000 yuan. In addition, he smuggled tobacco, which was 100,000 yuan per year, and he also robbed and mined in Shanxi, which was 50,000 yuan per year. The total was at least 200,000 yuan, but at that time he had about 2,000 soldiers. Now, with one or two million silvers thrown down, starting with 10,000 elite soldiers, it should not be underestimated.

"The people of Jiangnan are getting more and more arrogant. They are colluding with the border troops to form militias. It's clear that they are plotting a rebellion." Manggurtai finally said helplessly: "Does the dog emperor of the Ming Dynasty not care about this?"

"The one I trust most is this emperor. He seems to be a king who has lost his country. His ability to ruin his family is really shocking. If you think about it carefully, the benefits we have gained from him in just two years are incredible. Xiong Tingbi's strategy of encircling us from all sides, this solid chain on us was actually cut off by the emperor himself. Tsk, he is so... People, our great benefactor. But this prodigal emperor has a bad habit. Oh, he treats all enemies equally, not just our benefactors. As long as they are his enemies, he can give them benefits and give them whatever they need. Helplessly, Wang Pu is a treacherous minister and a thief, he is not a good person, so the emperor is also his benefactor. "Thinking that Chongzhen actually promoted Wang Pu to the general of Datong, this brainless operation, even Huang Taiji couldn't help but feel pity, not for Chongzhen, but for Chongzhen's ancestors, the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty echoed in his ears and cried.

"I don't understand what the eighth brother is talking about. Should we fight or not, and who should we fight? Give me a definite answer. "Manggurtai's rudeness has not been one or two days, but Huang Taiji doesn't mind at all. He smiled and said, "Fourth brother hasn't gone out to hunt deer for a long time recently. Who do you think is smarter, deer or horse?"

"Of course it's the horse. Deer don't read people's eyes, but horses do." Manggurtai said.

"Well, what Fourth Brother said is very true. Deer are more easily frightened. Once it is frightened, it will panic and run away." Huang Taiji laughed.

"Oh, it's time to scare Chongzhen to death. Hehehe, this time we will go all out and scare the King of Korea and the Emperor of Ming into bastards."

"No, how can we lure Wang Pu out and eat him if he is scared into a bastard? We can bully Chongzhen as much as we want, which is too unfair. This time we will give him a little sweetness and spread the word that in the world, we only fear Wang Pu's Shenjiaying." Huang Taiji said with a flash of his eyes.

"Will this, boost others' ambitions and destroy my own prestige? "

"The way to choose and give up, is to relax and tighten in moderation. You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. Next, it depends on the performance of Emperor Chongzhen. If he knows what's good for him and helps me get rid of Wang Pu and achieve this great achievement, I will negotiate peace with him and ensure that he will have no worries for the rest of his life." Huang Taiji said very proudly.

"Too dark, too dark, Chongzhen is a poor child." Manggurtai muttered.

"Who is willing to be the vanguard and go to Dalinghe to meet Zu Dashou?" Huang Taiji acted nonchalant and glanced at his second brother Daishan. Manggurtai and Daishan had always been at odds. Seeing that Huang Taiji relied on Daishan, he became anxious and said hurriedly: "When my father Khan was still alive, I was the vanguard. I led my troops to fight for more than 170 miles in Sarhu. Who is Daishan? It's not his turn to be a hero. ”

This is very rude, but Daishan is happy to hear it, and said with a smile: "I am old, my teeth have all fallen out, and I am afraid that I will be delayed if I am asked to be the pioneer, hahaha."

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