In the howling cold wind, Ning Wanwo trembled and washed himself, then put on a set of shabby Ming army clothes.
The cold well water washed away not only the filthy smells he had contracted in the dark room, but also the last bit of his reserve as a scholar.
He devoured a bowl of coarse grain porridge and rice that seemed to be mixed with a lot of sediment, and he finally regained some energy.
When he was brought in front of those people again, he finally had the opportunity to look at them carefully.
"Won't you kill me?" He crossed his arms, looked at the person in front of him, and spoke in an extremely calm tone.
"Do you want me to kill you?" The young general in the leader's uniform smiled and said: "As long as you say it, I will satisfy your request immediately. For you, whether I kill you or not is just a matter of concern.
I’m just in a good or bad mood!”
The people next to him retreated, and only the young general and another middle-aged man were left in the room. Ning Wanme looked at the two of them and shook his head slightly: "Why do you want to die if you can live? Of course I hope to live!"
"Then it depends on whether you are of any use!" said the young general: "Introduce yourself, my father, Jinzhou Commander-in-Chief Wu Xiang, and I, General Wu Sangui, am the Commander-in-Chief of the Nanhai Camp of Dongjiang Town!"
"Nanhai Camp!" Ning Wanwo's eyes flickered, and when he looked at Wu Sangui, a solemn look finally appeared on his face: "General Jiang's guard in the capital?"
"You know a lot about our commander-in-chief. It seems like your spies don't get paid for nothing!"
Wu Sangui nodded: "Since you know this information, I don't need to waste any more words. I saved your head from the commander-in-chief. You have to do something for me to make it worth my trouble!"
"General Wu, please tell me!" Ning Wanwu said, "Ning is deeply grateful for General Wu's helping hand, and will naturally reciprocate!"
"Actually, it's not a big deal. Killing you won't do much good, but by letting you go, you can save some favors and bring me some news!" Wu Sangui said, "Leave a thread in everything, and we'll get along well in the future.
See, the fight between our Ming Dynasty and you is a national war. Those of us who receive salary from the imperial court cannot help ourselves. However, putting aside these words, in fact, we don’t have to make it so life-and-death.
Do you think so?"
"General Wu has indeed declared his righteousness. If you, General Jiang, think like General Wu, the people of Liaodong will be lucky!"
"Don't even think about it!" Wu Sangui smiled coldly: "Our Lord, Mr. Jiang, was born in His Majesty's current residence, and we are also His Majesty's trusted ministers. If he has such small thoughts like me, how can our Majesty tolerate him?
, his wife, children, and children in the capital, as well as his own wealth and future, will all be ruined. How can you, the Great Khan, just send a few lobbyists and handwritten letters to persuade you to surrender in such a matter?"
"You guys underestimate our Marshal Jiang too much!"
"Then General Wu rescues me, what news do you want me to bring back?" Ning Wan, I didn't quite understand.
"Go back and tell your commander, at least your trip was not in vain, and the people you brought did not die in vain. You can't say anything to our commander, but you also got to know me!" Wu Sangui said: "Our Wu family
I am not the kind of person who is stubborn. Now under the command of Marshal Jiang, when I face your troops, I will naturally fight as I want without any mercy. But if, I mean if, when the time comes
As a last resort, I hope I can see you again at that time, and you will also have your personal letter on your body at that time!"
It turned out that I wanted to hedge my bets. Doesn’t this mean I want to be a bitch and want to build a memorial arch at the same time?
Ning Wan and I looked at the serious look on the other side and suddenly laughed in my heart. Of course, on his face, he still had a very solemn look.
"I will definitely bring all General Wu's words to the ears of the Great Khan!"
"Of course, with these words from me, your future will probably not be affected by this incident when you return to Shengjing. How are you going to thank me? Now your life and future are all due to me."
of!"
Wu Sangui said carelessly: "You can't be someone who can't even do this, right?"
After Ning Wan, I pondered seriously: "When I came here, I heard from the people around me that we have more than thirty spies sneaking in here at Zhenjiang Fort. I will definitely not know all of these people, but from now on,
I did remember a few names from what they said!"
He looked at Wu Sangui: "I will give General Wu the names of these people, and then follow the clues to find all these spies. It should not be difficult. General Wu is satisfied with such a thank you!"
Wu Sangui glanced at Gao Xingsheng beside him, and Gao Xingsheng nodded slightly.
After Ning finished saying these names and Gao Sheng wrote them down, Wu Sangui pointed at Gao Sheng again: "Remember, this matter can only be known between you and me. What we said here today,
You know what the consequences will be after it is leaked. Moreover, if you and I want to contact each other, apart from you and me, the Gao Shenjun next to me is the only person who can represent me. If you see anyone else saying that I sent
Come and kill me on the spot!"
"Understood!" Ning Wanwo nodded.
"In the same way, if someone else comes to persuade me to surrender, I will handle it in the same way. I will recognize you in this matter. Therefore, after you go back, you must live a good life and get promoted and make a fortune. Don't
He died inexplicably!"
A few people chatted in the room for a while, and after agreeing on a secret word for contact, Ning Wan and I were taken down. This time, he finally had a clean place to sleep.
A few days later, there were many operations to capture spies around Zhenjiang Fort. Soon, dozens of heads were hung at the gates of the major auxiliary forts where spies were hanging out.
At the same time, Wu Sangui personally led people out of Zhenjiang Fort, while Ning Wanwo, who was dressed in Ming army uniform, mingled among his guards and was completely unnoticed. After more than ten miles out of the city, Ning Wanwo rode away alone.
They joined the brigade and headed towards Shengjing without stopping.
In Zhenjiang Fort, Jiang Wan looked at Gao Sheng who had returned: "Is the matter done?"
"You have already left. How he can keep his words straight after he returns is his business!" Gao Sheng nodded: "However, Huang Taiji may not believe the news he brought back!"
"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not, just bury this nail!" Jiang Wan spread his hands and said, "Learning from Zu Dashu's mistakes, Huang Taiji is confident now. I am a smelly and hard stone, but my men
It doesn’t seem to be a strange thing to be tempted. If you make good use of this thing, it will be much more useful in the critical period than if we kill Ning Wan and I!"
"That's right, how can a mere literati like a lost dog understand the commander's strategy?"
"Also, I pushed you out by the way. Your past affairs will definitely be uncovered by the other party. If you two collude together, anything is possible!"
Jiang Wan burst out laughing: "After all, you are the one who took the money over there and stopped working. We are all old acquaintances, so your credibility is even higher!"
Gao Sheng smiled helplessly: "It seems that I can defraud people over there again!"