Chapter 245 The Royal Guard Arrives

These murderous words did not surprise Wang Chengen much.

Because ever since Chongzhen and Wang An met, Wang Chengen discovered that this young emperor, with whom he had played since childhood, was becoming more determined and more murderous day by day.

Those famous ministers and great scholars who were once extremely respected are now no different from pigs and dogs in the eyes of this emperor.

Not daring to say anything more, Wang Chengen immediately nodded in agreement.

That night, Wang An immediately drafted the edict, and after having it reviewed by Chongzhen, he immediately sent it to Jinzhou at an express speed of 800 miles.

Three days later, Shanhaiguan.

On top of the city wall, there is a gate tower.

Looking at the Jinyiwei cavalry galloping away, Yuan Chonghuan said to himself: "Recently, His Majesty seems to have often sent handwritten instructions to Zu Dashou..."

"Rujiao, what do you think His Majesty said to Zu Dashou?"

Behind Yuan Chonghuan, a thin middle-aged man in his forties lowered his head and said silently: "I dare not speculate."

"Haha, you also feel something is strange, right?"

"Although Zu Dashou is quite talented, Your Majesty has spared me from sending him handwritten instructions frequently. Does that mean you want to make use of him?"

Zhao Lujiao saw that his boss had some bad intentions, so he quickly said, "Maybe it's because of the Dorot tribe?"

"Some time ago, Your Majesty predicted that the Duoluotu tribe would be attacked by the Jiannu, and ordered Zu Dashou, who is the closest, to send troops to rescue them, didn't he?"

"Since then, the Dorot tribe has been extremely grateful to the Ming Dynasty."

"The pasture land was originally not far from Jinzhou, so we just moved directly outside Jinzhou city to live and pasture."

"And judging from His Majesty's attitude, it seems that he attaches great importance to the Dorlot tribe. Now, in the entire grassland, apart from Lin Danhan, only the Dorlot tribe has a market reward."

"I see that His Majesty often gives handwritten instructions to Zu Dashou. Perhaps he is asking about the situation of the Duoluo Te tribe, or making some other arrangements."

However, Yuan Chonghuan snorted coldly and said, "Maybe. If that's the case, then your majesty is overestimating the Dorot tribe. It's just a small tribe of more than 10,000 people. How can it be worthy of such high regard?"

"In short, since the Jiannu uprising, our Ming Dynasty has been in a state of panic!"

"Whether it's Xiong Tingbi or Sun Chengzong, who can kill Nurhaci with one shot? It's not me!"

Zhao Lujiao was immediately covered in cold sweat and echoed, "That's right, there are only so many heroes in the world, and the one who can kill the slave chieftain is our commander-in-chief!"

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The Jinyiwei cavalry did not stop all the way and finally arrived at Jingzhou City, where they had just rested, on the morning of the fourth day.

Zu Dashou, who came to be questioned, was personally welcomed into the general's office.

After reading the handwritten letter from Chongzhen, Zu Dashou was suddenly surprised. He looked at the Jinyiwei captain who came forward and said, "Captain Wu, is your majesty serious?"

The captain of the Imperial Guard laughed and said, "What are you talking about, Marshal Zu? This is the imperial edict from His Majesty. How could it be false?"

Zu Dashou came back to his senses immediately and said apologetically: "Forgive me, forgive me, but the content of this handwritten edict is so shocking, so..."

Captain Wu smiled and nodded, "Don't say that Marshal Zu was surprised. Even I thought I had heard it wrong when I received this task from Eunuch Wang!"

"But this is absolutely true!"

"Please don't waste time, Marshal Zu. I will accompany you there!"

Zu Dashou was silent for a moment, then said: "Okay, Captain Wu, please wait for a moment, let me change my clothes and arrange the carriage immediately!" Captain Wu nodded and said no more.

Not long after, a small group of people set out from Jinzhou and headed for Dalingh River.

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"My eyelids have been twitching this morning. It turns out that a distinguished guest has arrived!" Gulu took Dorjihatan and Seleng out of the tent to greet him personally.

From a distance, he smiled at Zu Dashou.

Ever since Zu Dashou was ordered by Chongzhen to lead troops to relieve Dorgon's siege of Dorgon, the contacts between Zu Dashou and Dorgon have been very close.

Either Zu Dashou would often escort border trade caravans over, or Gulu would send people to deliver gifts from time to time.

Although it is not very valuable, it shows the thoughtfulness.

"Gulu Taiji, didn't you often say that you hoped to personally meet the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to express your gratitude?"

Zu Dashou dismounted from his horse and said with a smile.

Gu Lu was stunned when he heard this, and then he said in ecstasy: "From what the Marshal said, could it be that His Majesty agrees?"

Zu Dashou felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. In fact, after rescuing the Dorlot tribe, Gulu had expressed to Zu Dashou many times his wish to go to Beijing and meet Chongzhen.

However, Zu Dashou felt that Gulu was just a small leader on the grassland, and the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty had no time to meet him, so he agreed to convey the message on the surface, but in fact he never mentioned this matter to Chongzhen at all.

But things are unpredictable. Who could have known that not only did Gulu want to meet Chongzhen, but Chongzhen also wanted to meet Gulu.

But this matter couldn't be said directly, so he went with the flow and said, "Isn't it?"

"Look who this is?"

Then he turned and pointed at Captain Wu and several Jinyiwei, saying: "These are the Jinyiwei of our Ming Dynasty, the emperor's personal army!"

"I came to the grassland in person to inform you just for this matter!"

Wu Qianhu and his companions did not wear the official uniform of the Jinyiwei along the way. They only took out the Jinyiwei badges when passing through checkpoints. This was in accordance with Wang Chengen's instructions not to mobilize a large force and leak the news.

However, in order to demonstrate the majesty of the royal family, when they were approaching the grazing area of ​​the Dorote tribe, they had all changed into flying fish uniforms and embroidered spring swords.

However, Gulu was unfamiliar with the place and did not recognize it. It was only after Zu Dashou introduced it to him that he realized that this was the famous Ming Dynasty Jinyiwei. At first glance, they looked very majestic.

As we all know, the official uniforms of the Jinyiwei have never pursued combat capabilities, but have always pursued gorgeousness and majesty, so this frightened Gulu.

After all, these people who lived in the open air on the grassland had never seen such gorgeous official robes, and they were immediately stunned.

Those Dorot women hiding in the tents or in the corners had been staring at this Jinyiwei until their eyes were dazzled.

Captain Wu immediately showed the courage of the emperor's personal army, stepped forward and saluted, "I am Captain Wu He of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and I am honored to meet Guru Taiji!"

"I've heard a lot about you!" Gulu immediately returned the greeting and then led everyone into his tent.

At this time, wine and meat had already been placed in the big tent, and carefully selected beautiful maids were walking around, serving food and pouring wine for everyone.

Everyone first drank a few glasses of wine and ate a few bites of food.

Before Zu Dashou could open his mouth, Gulu couldn't help but speak first.

(End of this chapter)