After hearing Hong Chengchou's words, Zu Dashou stroked his gray beard but pondered without saying a word.

Seeing Zu Dashou's hesitation, Hong Chengchou continued, "Fuyu, in the Qing court, Huang Taiji is already like a waste and can no longer be in charge. Then, the most powerful Dorgon and Haoge will definitely have internal conflicts and fight for power and profit. For the sake of the golden dragon throne, these two people will inevitably attack each other, which is almost a foregone conclusion."

Hong Chengchou picked up the teacup and licked it lightly, and then said: "In this way, the situation of the entire Qing Dynasty will definitely be completely in chaos and disputes. How can this war be resolved suddenly when the war begins? Then, at this time, the entire Qing Dynasty will probably be full of war and souls, and there will be ruins everywhere, and the ruins are everywhere, and it will be trapped in endless civil wars. It is said that if the dangerous country does not enter or the chaos does not exist, the situation of the Qing Dynasty becomes so chaotic and dangerous. Don't say that we surrendered ministers will gain great fame and wealth, but I am afraid that even our lives will be difficult to preserve."

When Hong Chengchou said this, he sighed a long time, and Zu Dashou, who was beside him, heard this, his face was also frowning with thick eyebrows and frowning. His face was as confused and depressed as Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou continued: "I guess, maybe soon Dorgon and Haoge will return to Shengjing and start to fight each other in an internal battle. When they return to Shengjing, we will be forced to stand in a row, and we can't even leave. Then we can only bet on how long it will take for this three-pound head to hang it around our necks? How sad is this situation? When you and I die under the chaos, or can we save our lives? Who can know? Maybe it depends on the will of heaven. But in this situation, even if we regret it, what's the use!"

Zu Dashou opened his lips a few times, and was about to say something, but Hong Chengchou on the opposite side had already spoken again: "Fuyu, say a thousand words and ten thousand. Now we really have to rely on Li Xiao, and there is no other way to go. Now time is extremely urgent. If you hesitate, you may be a disaster. What's the use of intervening and regretting again! Where can we go, please make a decision!"

After hearing Hong Chengchou's words intensified tone, the muscles on Zu Dashou's face were twitching, and the expression on his face was extremely complicated. Finally, he sighed and said in a daze: "Oh, Hengjiu, your words are really heartbroken. Zu is not a person who is unreasonable, but he is just sad for a moment. For a moment, since he surrendered to the Tartars and did all such shameful things, his ministers' integrity and reputation have long become a stinky shit. If you go to Li Xiao, who was once a small soldier for me, what can't be erased? Zu did this? Then Hengjiu, tell me, when are you planning to escape from the Qingjing? Zu will go with you."

Seeing Zu Dashou finally agreed, Hong Chengchou's heart fell to the ground, a relaxed smile appeared on his face and said, "Okay, I knew Fuyu, you are a person who knows the times and understands the truth. If you agree, it would be great. However, Hong was thinking that if only you and I sneaked away from the Qing court to surrender to Li Xiao, there would be some shortcomings."

Seeing that Hong Chengchou's words were meaningful, Zu Changshou's extremely long triangular eyes blinked, and then asked: "Heng Jiu, what do you mean by this? But please tell me clearly."

Hong Chengchou smiled lightly and said, "Fuyu, you know that Li Xiao is very powerful now, and there are many capable ministers and generals under him. Just imagine, under such circumstances, if you and me are like a broken dog, and they are so desperate, even if Li Xiao can accept you and me, I am afraid that they will be too much in my heart. If you and me are successful again under Li Xiao's hands, it will be difficult for them to gain weight."

Hong Chengchou's words made Zu Dashou nodded: "Heng Jiu's words are reasonable. In the final analysis, people are still powerful in their lives. I think even if I was Li Xiao's old superior, if I could only go so hard, I would be extremely shameless, and I would be completely underestimated by him. However, you and I are both lonely and poor now, and the former tribes have long been dismissed and placed. Do you still have any forces and followers who can return with us?"

Hong Chengchou stared straight at his puzzled eyes, and then said word by word: "Fuyu, there is a truth, and the matter is done by man. As long as you are willing to find a way, of course there are forces and tribes who can return with us."

Zu Dashou looked at Hong Chengchou blankly. He pondered for a long time before he suddenly understood: "Heng Jiu, what do you mean is that I recruited my old subordinates and went with us..."

Although he deliberately said the following words, Hong Chengchou nodded with a smile.

Zu Dashou looked surprised and said, "Heng Jiu, is this really feasible..."

"How is it not feasible?" Hong Chengchou replied hurriedly: "Fuyu, aren't your many sons and nephews all held military power in the Qing Dynasty? These people are the targets you can win over now. If they can persuade them and let them rebel against the Qing Dynasty with us and surrender to Li Xiao, then I am sure that with such a magnificent army, Li Xiao will definitely look at you and me with admiration, and will be courteous and respectful to you and me. How can you not seize such an opportunity?"

After hearing Hong Chengchou's words, Zu Dashou frowned his thick eyebrows, and his face was filled with thoughtful expressions.

He pondered for a moment, stroked his beard and said to himself, "Heng Jiu, I'm not to mention it. During this period, I have also roughly understood the situation of my nephews. For example, my three biological sons, Zerun, Zepu and Zehong, served in the Qing court as early as the fifth year of Chongzhen. Over the years, they have been deeply trusted by the Qing court. All three of them have mastered a certain number of troops in the Qing Dynasty. And by chance, they are all stationed around Shenyang. It is easy to contact them. My adopted son Zeqing and nephew Zeyuan, since Jinzhou and I surrendered to the Qing court together, Huang Taiji made Zeyuan the chief general, and Zeqing as deputy general, with the three thousand soldiers surrendered in Jinzhou, stationed in the Wujingying area by the Hunhe River. It is not difficult to contact them..."

(Note: The "Draft History of Qing Dynasty" says that Zu Zerun is Zu Dashou adopted son, and Zu Zeqing is Zu Dashou's son, but Zu Zeqing is Zu Dashou's son, but Zu Zexuan also says that Zu Zerun is Zu Dashou's eldest son, and Zu Zeqing is Zu Dashou's adopted son. For such boring details, the author is too lazy to worry about, so here we take Zu's family genealogy as the basis.)

"Well, Fuyu, since the conditions are so coincidental, wouldn't it be a pity if they don't make good use of them?" Hong Chengchou patted his thighs and hurriedly interrupted Zu Dashou's words: "In my opinion, you can take advantage of the chaos in the city and send your confidants to him. So he said that he was seriously ill recently. He asked your sons and nephews to pretend to be simple and return to Shenyang to visit. Then I will persuade them with you and let them join us to join Li Xiao, and don't serve the Qing court anymore, and don't become cannon fodder for Dorgon and Haoge's internal battle. Wouldn't it be great? If they all agree, then discuss urgently and see how to lead their troops together and leave the Qing Dynasty."

"Oh, is this OK?" Zu Dashou's face appeared hesitant after hearing Hong Chengchou's words. He whispered: "You have a saying, I can't help you. What if they refuse to leave with me?"

Hong Chengchou sneered and said, "Fuyu, you're thinking too much. There is no perfect thing in this world. It's normal for your nephews to have their own ideas. We just need to do our best to persuade them. As for whether they will listen, and whether they will leave the Qing Dynasty with us and surrender to Li Xiao, they can only do their best to leave the Qing Dynasty and surrender to Li Xiao."

Zu Dashou said oh, and he opened his mouth, trying to say something, but he didn't say it out loud. He just frowned and kept stroked his beard.

Hong Chengchou's eyes flashed. He seemed to guess Zu Dashou's thoughts, and hurriedly added: "Fuyu, are you worried that if your children and nephews don't agree to follow us to surrender to Li Xiao, they will betray you to the Qing court? In my opinion, this is absolutely impossible. Look, no matter whether you are family members after all, and you are inseparable from family ties, the Qing court is now without a leader, and there is no one in charge for a while. Now almost all the powerful and powerful families in the Qing court are busy fighting for power and profit, and they don't care about these Han troops on the brink of power. To put it bluntly, your children and nephews, even if they want to offer you and me to the Qing court now, they will not find a partner to report. Therefore, as long as the Qing court does not directly discover it, we should be boldly carried out."

Hong Chengchou's words completely dispelled Zu Dashou's doubts. Zu Dashou raised his head and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"Hmph, Heng Jiu is right. Now, the arrow is on the string and I have to send it. "Zu Dashou sighed again, but a hint of ruthlessness flashed across his face. He said in a deep voice: "Since ancient times, wealth and honor are in danger, Zu did this matter! I have thought about it. Even if the agreement cannot be reached, these bastards will not have the courage to take their heads to the Qing barbarians to seek credit! Then let's do it. I immediately wrote several letters and sent my confidants out to deliver letters to my sons and nephews. I promised that they would be here tomorrow morning. After they arrived tomorrow, I would immediately send someone to contact you, Heng Jiu, come over to my place and persuade them with me."

"Okay, then that's all about this. In fact, I'll be at home tomorrow, waiting for news about Fuyu." Hong Chengchou stood up and bowed slightly to Zu Dashou and said, "Okay, it's getting late. I'm afraid that the guards who are surveillance will be suspicious. Hong said goodbye first. I'll wait at home tomorrow for you to send someone to call me."

"Okay, one word is certain." Zu Dashou stood up and bowed to Hong Chengchou for his gift.

After Hong Chengchou left, Zu Dashou immediately wrote several letters by hand, and then sent his trusted servants to his sons and nephews and left.

Looking at these servants who were dressed in casual clothes, one by one, disappeared at the end of the streets and alleys of Shenyang. Zu Dashou's face was deep and complicated. Standing in the cold wind, he was like a puppet standing blankly. Finally, he sighed again and turned back to the house.

The first person to receive Zu Dashou's letter was Zu Dashou's eldest son, Zu Zerun.

Zu Zerun was the eldest son of Zu Dashou and was the deputy general of Jinzhou in the Ming Dynasty. In the fifth year of Tiancong, together with his father Zu Dashou, his younger brothers Zu Zepu and Zu Zehong, he killed He Kegang, who refused to surrender in Dalinghe City, and surrendered to the Later Jin Dynasty (later Zu Dashou fled quietly), and was appointed as the chief Huangqi of the Han army, and was appointed as the third-class son, and served as the right-level political officer of the Ministry of War.

(Note: Historical materials say that Zu Zepu and Zu Zehong surrendered to the Qing court with Zu Dashou after the Songjin War, but "Qing Tongjian" does not support this statement. Moreover, if the three brothers surrender separately, it will be suspected that the novel will be broken. Therefore, the author here does not accept it, and will use the statement that the three brothers and their father will surrender to the Qing court after they broke into Dalinghe City.)

In the seventh year of Chongde, Zu Zerun was promoted to Gushan Ezhen, the chief Huangqi of the Han Army for many years. In real history, this person came to Shunzhi and followed Jiang Guan, who rebelled against the Qing court in Datong, and ordered the first-class son of Jin. Later, when he was in charge of the ruler Hong Chengchou, he died of illness in the army when he was stationed in Changsha. There are also historical records that he was killed by Li Dingguo's troops.

At this time, Zu Zerun was leading two thousand troops in the Fengji Fort area in the southern part of Chenyang. After hearing the news that the emperor was seriously injured by the Tang army on the front line and could not be in charge of the director, Zu Zerun, who was extremely shocked, locked himself in a secret room in the military camp alone, and had not seen anyone for two days.

Zu Zerun knew that the huge barrier that determined his destiny had finally arrived.

In the past, he didn't have to think about anything and just do things according to the requirements of the Qing court. But now the emperor suddenly became a waste, and the supreme power of the Qing Dynasty suddenly turned into a vacuum, which really made Zu Zerun unexpected.

The fact that Zu Zerun was able to form a Han army in the Qing Dynasty showed that his mind was quite good and his political sensitivity was excellent. He knew at that time that the next one was probably the two largest powerful factions in the Qing Dynasty, Dorgon and Haoge, began a bloody and cruel power struggle, and the Han generals were most likely to start taking sides immediately, which had become an inevitable thing.

But now he is in the greatest confusion.

Because now, he doesn't know who he will bet on next, and who he will surrender to, so that he can laugh to the end and truly protect his power and wealth.

However, after thinking for two days, Zu Zerun finally made a decision in his heart, intending to let himself go to serve Dorgon.

After all, Dorgon had a high prestige and outstanding wisdom in the Qing Dynasty. He was willing to obey and serve him the most military and generals, and had the greatest chance of seizing the highest power of the Qing Dynasty. Then he could just follow everyone and follow him. If he could show his achievements in future wars, perhaps, his achievements as a follower would also be rewarded.

Unexpectedly, just when Zu Zerun was about to order and lead the entire army to Liaoyang to go to Dorgon's base camp, he heard his subordinates report that his father Zushou sent someone to come and told him about an emergency.
Chapter completed!