When Yang Zhen saw Zu Dashou asking him this question directly, he didn't know how to answer it for a moment. The free and uninhibited attitude just now had disappeared.

Because he knew the meaning behind Zu Dashou's words.

But how should he answer? These words made him unable to refute. How could he persuade Zu Dashou that for the sake of the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty, the Zu family could leave the small family to take care of everyone else.

Because after all, the person he called Zu Dashugu was the king of Lao Zhu's family. This made him speechless for a moment, so he could only nod his head involuntarily.

Sure enough, Yang Zhen nodded solemnly, and Zu Dashou continued to ask him: "Then do you think that the present emperor will agree to these requests of this town, and can the tens of thousands of soldiers under this town have a good death in our Ming Dynasty?

"

"This, this, why did the commander-in-chief say this? Today's Holy Emperor relies on the commander-in-chief like the Great Wall, so why did the commander-in-chief say this?"

The bad things that Zu Dashou did in the past are really too numerous to describe, and they almost offended Emperor Chongzhen.

Not only Emperor Chongzhen, but also many ministers in the court began to dislike Zu Dashou from the winter of the second year of Chongzhen.

At that time, Emperor Chongzhen summoned Yuan Chonghuan and Zu Dashou, and in the Forbidden City, in front of Zu Dashou, he listed Yuan Chonghuan's crimes and put him in prison. Not long after, he was executed in Lingchi.

From that time on, Zu Dashou began to worry that his life was in danger. He not only retreated in front of the Jurchen Tatar army surrounding the capital, but also burned Shanhaiguan. From then on, he relied on his own troops and never dared to enter the capital again.

If it weren't for the soldiers Zu Dashou had in his hands, he would have died many times over.

Regarding this, not only was Zu Dashou unable to resolve his knot, but Yang Zhen knew very well that Emperor Chongzhen would never let Zu Dashou go.

Even if you rely on him verbally or superficially now, in the future, if you have the chance, you will definitely cut him into pieces.

Yang Zhen has no doubt about this.

So that being the case, can Zu Dashou’s behavior of stepping on two boats be reasonably explained?

Regarding this point, Yang Zhen was also unclear.

Sure enough, while Yang Zhen was thinking about these things, he answered Zu Dashou's question with the above words. Then he heard Zu Dashou chuckle for a while, and then said extremely bitterly:

"It is said that the rabbit will be cooked when the dog is cooked, and the bird will be hidden by the bow. But our holy sage cooked the dog before the rabbit was dead, and destroyed the bow before the bird was shot! I heard that when Guangning city fell, you

The father and son also voted for Mao Shuai, but where is Mao Shuai now?

"It was Governor Yuan who killed Mao Shuai. At that time, Jian was in the emperor's heart, and the holy family was so solemn. Where is it now? Of course, those things are too long ago. Let's not talk about it. Let's talk about Governor Lu.

How could Yang Zhen not know?! Governor Lu is loyal and courageous, dedicated to the country, and my ancestor Dashou also admires him, but where is Governor Lu now?!"

When Yang Zhen heard Zu Dashou talking about Lu Xiangsheng's tragic death, he thought to himself: "Isn't Lu Xiangsheng's death caused by your Zu Dashou and Gao Qiqian's self-respect and neglect of saving lives?"

But at this moment, in front of Zu Dashou, he couldn't slap him in the face directly, and who knew if there was any hidden secret.

At least before Zu Dashou's trump card is revealed, he can't really anger the opponent.

Yang Zhenzheng was cursing secretly, but he heard Zu Dashou sigh and say: "With all these things, how can we not make people worry about the future! Maybe on the day when the Eastern captives of Manta are destroyed, this town or even the entire ancestral family will be executed by the Holy Clan.

time!"

Zu Dashou's words shocked Yang Zhen. He was so frightened that Yang Zhen said quickly: "The current emperor may have soft ears and a little more serious mind, but how did he get to this point? The commander-in-chief is worrying too much, worrying too much!

"

Yang Zhen originally wanted to say something nice for Emperor Chongzhen, but after much deliberation, he could not cite any appropriate examples.

At the same time, Yang Zhen also knew very well that the possibility mentioned by Zu Dashou was completely real. If the Donglu were really destroyed, Zu Dashou and his family would almost certainly be liquidated.

Therefore, at this moment, apart from repeatedly saying "no", "no" and "why is this so", Yang Zhen could not say a single word.

When Zu Dashou saw this, he did not refute. He just smiled bitterly and continued to say to Yang Zhen: "Our ancestral family is from Ningyuan, and your Yang family is from Yizhou. They are both native Liao people in this hometown. Your father Yang Guodong and your uncle Yang Guozhu and I are

, have all worked together, and can be regarded as your father-in-law. I came to you today. I really want to tell you something!"

Having said this, Zu Dashou stood up, patted the dead branches and leaves on his butt, and continued: "In the winter of the fourth year of Chongzhen, this town escaped from the siege of Daling River and returned to Jinzhou. Have you ever heard of this?

Has anyone mentioned it?"

Zu Dashou stared at Yang Zhen while speaking, and waited for his answer after he finished speaking. Yang Zhen couldn't fool him even if he wanted to, so he could only nod his head and said:

"Yes, I have indeed heard people talk about it."

"Oh, what do you think about this matter?"

Zu Dashou's questions followed one after another. Although they seemed simple, Yang Zhen's heart was filled with confusion. For a moment, he even felt a little overwhelmed.

What should he think? Don’t you know what your Zu Dashou has done yourself, and you still have the nerve to ask others what they think?

But Zu Dashou kept staring at him, waiting for his answer, making it impossible for him to delay or prevaricate.

"Well, this junior has not been in the situation at that time. It is really difficult to imagine how difficult the situation was at that time. Maybe, maybe the commander-in-chief has some last resort difficulties!"

Yang Zhen's mind changed. In order to prevent the conversation in front of him from breaking down or reaching a deadlock, he could only say this.

Unexpectedly, after he said this, he heard Zu Dashou, who had been staring at him, sigh and say: "That's good. You can put yourself in the shoes of this town and think about the difficulties of this town. It's already considered good!"

Having said this, Zu Dashou turned his head and looked at the distance under the clear sky, looked at the sun that was already somewhat westward, then turned back and said to Yang Zhen:

"Back then, there was a censor who wrote a letter to impeach the town for this matter, saying that I was greedy for life and fearful of death, so I surrendered to the Tatars, etc. The people in the court who scolded me at that time were like a crucian carp crossing a river.

"Today is the first time in this town. When I talk about this matter with others, I am satisfied if I can get a word from you, a junior, that I have no choice but to do so!"

After Zu Dashou said this, he paused briefly and continued to talk to himself: "Is it difficult to die? In fact, it is not difficult at all. There are many things in the world that are difficult to die. It depends on what you are dying for.

"I will never die for that small town in Daling River that will be lost sooner or later! But if it is for the lives of hundreds of people in my ancestral family, and for the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers and brothers under my command, this town will have no hesitation!"

At this time, Yang Zhen really wanted to ask what he meant by the word "righteousness without hesitation", whether it was national justice or brotherly loyalty.

But Yang Zhen endured it and did not ask. After all, Zu Dashou might not be able to understand what he was talking about about national justice, national justice, and world justice at this time.

Even if Zu Dashou understood, what could he do? Could he still suggest that [Unnamed Novel www.wmxs.info] should kill him at the point of his neck?!

It can be said that after Zu Dashou has reached this point, there is actually no turning back, at least under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, there is no turning back.

Moreover, Yang Zhen felt more and more that if he continued to develop according to the current momentum, Zu Dashou's fate might one day befall him.

Yang Zhen was just thinking about these words when he heard Zu Dashou say to him again: "I heard in this town that you recently got married to Qiu Zhenhai, your new surrender general. Are you going to marry his niece?"

Regarding this question, Yang Zhen didn't hesitate at all and immediately answered: "Yes, that's right! At this time, someone has already been sent to report to the younger generation's uncle!"

"There are several nieces in this town. I originally intended to match one with you, but I was delayed for a while by asking you to go behind enemy lines! Since you and Qiu's daughter have already made an appointment, then forget it!"

Yang Zhenwan did not expect that Zu Dashou would have such considerations, but what surprised him even more was that Zu Dashou said next:

"You don't have a family burden now, so you naturally think differently. When one day you have children around your knees, you will be able to empathize with the situation of this town! Maybe today's situation in this town will be your tomorrow, Yang Zhen!"

Yang Zhen didn't know how to answer Zu Dashou's statement, so he could only nodded vaguely.

At this moment, Yang Zhen saw Zu Dashou reaching into his arms and taking out something. When he looked closely, he saw that it was something like a letter.

At this time, I heard Zu Dashou say: "It's getting late! It's time for me to go back! After talking with you, I think it's time to show you this thing!"

While Zu Dashou was talking, he took the letter and handed it over. At the same time, he said: "There is a letter here, but it is written by an old friend of this town. In fact, it is also written by an old friend of your father in Guangning.

Write!

"Although this letter is written to me, the matter of inquiry is related to you. This town once owed this old friend a great kindness, and today we have no choice but to do it. And the letter contains a message for you.

The attached picture is also conveyed to you as it is!"

"Letter? There is also an attachment for me?"

Yang Zhen was a little surprised when Zu Dashou took out something like a letter from his arms. Did he bring someone to draft it when he was talking to him?

When Zu Dashou revealed that the letter had something to do with him, and that it contained an attachment specifically addressed to him, Yang Zhen was immediately confused and completely baffled.

He saw Zu Dashou handing over the letter, so half hesitantly, half curious, he reached forward and took the letter.

At this time, I heard Zu Dashou say again: "Let's take a look at it first, and then destroy it! As for where to go from now on, how to choose in the future, that is your own business! This time when this town comes to Hongluo Mountain, it is also

I’m not here to advise you to do anything, but to fulfill my old friend’s entrustment!”

Hearing Zu Dashou speak so seriously and at the same time, Yang Zhen's curiosity became even stronger. He took out the letter and saw a piece of paper falling from it.

Yang Zhen bent down and picked it up. He looked at the so-called attachment first, but he saw that the attachment was not white paper with black letters, but yellow paper with red letters.

Next, he took a closer look and saw that there were several lines of words written neatly on the attachment in small regular script. The first word shocked him, and he saw that it read:

"I live in Shengjing and have heard of your name Yang Zhen. I often lament the emergence of talented people in the Southern Dynasty, and even more regret that the Southern Dynasty cannot recognize talents and use them. If you can understand the general trend and lead your troops to come and go, you will not only forget the past, but also be a prince and a prince.
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