Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

As a prince, Jirgalang would not care about this little military achievement. He originally wanted to help this group of Liao soldiers again, but Wu Sangui and his subordinates blocked them, so he had to give up the pursuit.

He glanced at the open gate of Jinzhou City and saw Zu Dashou personally leading his troops out of the city. He was already convinced that Zu Dashou had surrendered.

He had known for a long time that his royal brother had been in contact with Zu Dashou, and he knew that the Ming court did not trust Zu Dashou.

As for the great marshal of the Ming Dynasty, he was just over 20 years old. The Ming court could tolerate Zu Dashou's disloyalty, and the 20-year-old Zhang Shikang was young and energetic and could not tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes. He could fully understand it.

Before, he was still complaining about his royal brother in his heart, thinking that his royal brother was too pedantic. Now it seems that his royal brother has been waiting for the situation to change!

Jirgalang suddenly felt a little grateful to the young marshal of the Ming Dynasty. He was shocked that the young marshal could defeat Dorgon.

But twenty years old is still too young, and it is too easy for him to be complacent. This is his opportunity for the Qing Dynasty!

Seeing that Zu Dashou was getting closer and closer to him, and that neither Zu Dashou himself nor his followers were carrying any weapons, Jirgalang, in order to express his importance, immediately dismounted and went forward with a dozen personal guards.

"Your humble servant Zu Dashou pays homage to His Royal Highness Prince Zheng!" Zu Dashou knelt on the ground very respectfully.

Behind him, Zu Zeyuan, Zu Dabi and other close confidants also knelt down one after another with extremely respectful expressions.

Since Zu Dashou did not tell the truth to anyone, Zu Zeyuan, Zu Dabi and others really believed that they were surrendering to the Qing Dynasty until this time.

Since they had already decided to surrender, for the sake of their future prospects, no one did anything that could arouse suspicion, and they all acted in their true colors.

"General Zu, please stand up. His Majesty was very pleased to learn that General Zu had come to the right path and has specially ordered me to come and inquire about your situation." Jirgalang spoke the Ming language fluently with a gentle smile on his face.

He felt that in this situation, there was no need to take out the letter at all. Jinzhou City was right in front of him, and all of Zu's close associates were also in front of him.

Wu Sangui was still fighting with the Ming army, and the gates of Jinzhou City were open, so he could take over the city defense at any time.

There is no point in asking Zu Dashou to make another trip like this, and it might even make these surrendered generals feel uneasy.

If he took over Jinzhou City directly, he would probably be able to get some credit. Thinking of this, the usually steady Jirgalang could not contain his excitement.

Jinzhou City, it has been ten years, and there has been no progress despite many attacks.

Now it is so close at hand, without having to spend any more soldiers. I wouldn’t even dare to dream about it!

"Your Highness, I really have no way out. This time I sincerely submit to the Emperor of the Great Qing.

The traitor Zhang Shikang will certainly not give up after this defeat, and he might even return with his army in a few days.

Although the traitor was arrogant and domineering, he did have some strength.

Please, Your Highness, please send our Qing Dynasty's soldiers into the city immediately to take over the city defense to prevent any accidents!" Zu Dashou bowed and advised.

"Brother, I think the traitor is nothing but a drunkard, and the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is also a good-for-nothing. Fortunately, you woke up in time, otherwise we would have died without a burial place!" Zu Dabi took over the conversation.

He had always followed Zu Dashou's orders, and now that he had surrendered to the Qing Empire, he was acting like himself and even cursed the Ming Emperor.

Jirgalang also laughed when he heard this. The Han people attached great importance to etiquette and morality, and no matter what the situation was, they would not dare to insult their king and father at will. Now that Zu Dashou's brothers were like this, they were indeed extremely disappointed with the Ming Dynasty.

"I have disliked that guy for a long time. The dog emperor of the Ming Dynasty was also a blind man. He appointed people based on personal connections. The Ming Dynasty deserved its demise!" Zu Zeyuan also said.

The other members of the Zu family all spoke one after another, either directly scolding Zhang Shikang or cursing Emperor Chongzhen. In short, no one showed any mercy.

After everyone exchanged greetings outside the city for a while, Jirgalang finally couldn't resist the temptation of retaking Jinzhou City and immediately waved to his subordinates.

Jirgalang was still cautious and did not enter the city first.

Zu Dashou has been fighting for many years and is as steady as an old dog. His face shows no flaws except for flattery, while the other members of the Zu family are completely unaware and act in their true colors.

Jirgalang had been paying attention to the micro-expressions of these people until most of the 10,000 soldiers had entered. Only then did Jirgalang finally enter Jinzhou City with his personal guards.

Zu Dashou followed Jirgalang into the city, but calmly ordered Zu Zeyuan to welcome the heavenly soldiers at the city gate, and asked him to welcome them respectfully.

Jirgalang didn't care. He excitedly went to the top of Jinzhou City and stood on the high gate tower overlooking the entire Jinzhou City.

It really is effortless!

He even wanted to thank the young marshal named Zhang Shikang.

As he climbed to the top of the city wall, he was also observing the Liao soldiers around him. Most of them were kneeling on the open space in the city, and there were almost no guards on the city wall.

Jirgalang knew that this was Zu Dashou's way of showing him his sincerity in surrendering. Since he was asked to take over the city defense, it would always be unsafe if the city walls were still full of soldiers.

Jirgalang was very satisfied with Zu Dashou's performance, and decided that when he returned to report to his brother, he would say a fair word for Zu Dashou.

He knew that there were actually quite a few people in the court who despised Zu Dashou and believed that his previous behavior was a betrayal of the Qing Dynasty.

But this is a different time. How could those Han civil officials who surrendered understand the importance of Guan Ningjin? They were just jealous and worried that there were too many Han civil and military officials who surrendered and they would steal their limelight.

Now that Jinzhou has been captured, as long as they act quickly and before the Ming court can react, it is very likely that they will be able to capture Shanhaiguan, but it is not certain about the surrounding Songshan, Xingshan and even Ningyuan City.

By then, the Ming Dynasty will not have an inch of land outside the Great Wall and can only survive in Shanhaiguan.

"Your Highness, since you have taken over the city's defense, I have a humble request. I hope Your Highness can agree to it." Zu Dashou said respectfully.

Jirgalang's thoughts were interrupted, but he was not angry. He immediately said gently:

“Although you have made some mistakes before, you have kept your promise now. I will speak for you and make up for your mistakes. You don’t have to call yourself a guilty subject.

If you have anything to say, just tell me. "

Upon hearing this, Zu Dashou kowtowed to Jirgalang again to express his gratitude. Jirgalang was very satisfied with his respectful behavior.

"Your Highness, it is like this. You should understand that most of my soldiers are from Liao, and they have more or less some misunderstandings about the Celestial Empire.

Although they dared not disobey me under my suppression, I thought that as the Prince, I could personally comfort them.

If I teach them that His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty is a benevolent monarch, I think they will be more obedient and I will have fewer worries.

To be honest with you, Your Highness, I am afraid that those blind people will make Your Highness unhappy. I... I have been forced into a dead end by that bastard."

When Zu Dashou said this, Jirgalang burst into laughter.

"This is a trivial matter. I know General Zu's sincerity. General Zu, there is no need to do this. Lead the way."

For Prince Zheng Jirgalang, demonstrating the power of the emperor to those dogs and slaves from Liaodong was nothing.

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