On the evening of June 7th, the bones dug out from the mass grave by Xie Sanbin were sent to the Liaodong front.
Wang Yongji pointed to a skull in the bag and asked the soldier in charge of transporting it, "Is this Ebilun's skull?"
"yes."
"Yeah?"
"yes!"
"This skull is so small, it's obviously a child's skull. How could it be Ebilun's skull?" Wang Yongji said gritting his teeth.
"Thank you, sir..." The soldier hesitated to speak.
"What did he say?" Wang Yongji asked.
"Sir Xie said that this is the skull of Ebilun when he was a child..." The soldier suppressed the smile in his heart and said with a red face.
"Bullshit!" The usually calm Wang Yongji cursed, "Xie Sanbin is the Minister of Finance of the Ming Dynasty, but he is actually doing bad things to me at this time. I must report this to His Majesty and punish him severely!"
"Sir, please calm down!" The generals beside him advised.
Why did Xie Sanbin do such bad things?
Because he wanted to deal with the cabinet chief Fan Jingwen.
Wang Yongji was recommended by Fan Jingwen.
If something goes wrong on Wang Yongji's side, Fan Jingwen will be implicated.
The final beneficiary will be Xie Sanbin.
What Wang Yongji didn't know was.
Even if he reported it to Chongzhen.
Chongzhen would not do anything to Xie Sanbin after finding out.
Because Xie Sanbin committed the fraud with his instructions.
It just wasn't done very well.
Swearing won't solve the problem.
As the exchange was imminent, Wang Yongji had no choice but to send people to a nearby mass grave to find suitable bones.
After repeated observations to make sure there were no obvious flaws, Wang Yongji brought the skull to the bank of the Liao River.
At this time, the Ming army had established a firm foothold on the west bank of the Liaohe River.
Wu Sangui, as before, was still the vanguard of the army to pacify Liao.
Wang Yongji, Huang Degong and Gao Yigong were the central army.
Liu Zhaoji and other generals guarded the right wing.
On the left wing are Gao Di and Tang Tong.
The rest of the people all followed Li Dingguo north to the grassland to prepare to attack the Mongols.
The Jiannu also stabilized the morale of their troops on the east bank of the Liaohe River.
The two sides faced off across the river.
After Wang Yongji arrived, he immediately sent someone to contact the Jiannu.
At this time, Dorgon also arrived at the front line in person with Prince Lu's family and Zu Dashou himself.
He came in person for two purposes.
One was to stabilize the military morale, and the other was to say something to Zu Dashou before handing him over.
After receiving the news from Wang Yongji, Dorgon began to delay time.
He had to buy enough time for the smuggled supplies.
The Jiannu lacked supplies, but not currency.
This is also one of the important reasons why Dorgon was able to continue smuggling.
During the reign of Nurhaci, the Jiannu accumulated a large amount of money by killing the poor and the rich.
Later, he invaded the pass six times to plunder, and each time he looted millions of gold and silver.
After returning to Liaodong, the currency skyrocketed and grain production decreased due to severe natural disasters.
As a result, the price of grain in Liaodong once rose to eight taels of silver per stone.
Of course.
These currencies were only circulated symbolically and would eventually return to the hands of the Eight Banners.
After all, if anyone dares to privately store a large amount of silver, he will face a catastrophic disaster.
After two days of delay, Wang Yongji lost his patience.
He sent someone to deliver a letter to Dorgon.
He warned him that if he delayed any further, the Ming army would immediately cross the Liao River and attack the east bank.
Dorgon had no choice but to set noon on the tenth day as the day for the exchange.
On the morning of the tenth day, the Ming army lined up two miles away from the west bank of the Liao River.
The Eight Banners soldiers lined up two miles away from the east bank of the Liao River.
Both sides were afraid that the other side would launch a surprise attack with artillery, so they did not dare to line up on the shore.
At noon, the Ming army sent three boats, three soldiers and six boatmen to the east bank of the Liaohe River.
The Eight Banners Army also sent three ships to the west bank of the Liaohe River.
Among the two soldiers sent by the Ming army, one knew Prince Lu and the other knew Zu Dashou.
The last person is responsible for delivering the message.
After they arrived at the east bank, they soon met Prince Lu and Zu Dashou.
Prince Lu was so excited that he almost cried: "Finally I've been waiting for you to come."
Zu Dashou was extremely worried...
While confirming their identities, the Eight Banners soldiers who came to the west bank of the Liaohe River also saw the bodies of Ajige and Ebilun.
Although Xie Sanbin intended to make things difficult for Wang Yongji, he did a good job on the surface.
Except for the bones.
A series of items that could prove the identities of Ajige and Ebilun were also prepared, including the armor they were wearing, the weapons in their hands, and seals.
"No problem!" An Eight Banners soldier returned to the east bank of the Liao River by boat and told Dorgon the news.
"It's Prince Lu himself and Zu Dashou himself!" A Ming army soldier returned to the west bank of the Liaohe River by boat to report to Wang Yongji.
"Let's start!" Wang Yongji and Dorgon gave the order at the same time.
According to the agreement, the Ming army first loaded Ebilun's body onto a Jiannu ship.
The other side of the river also sent Prince Lu's entire family to a ship sent by the Ming army.
Both sides waved their flags at the same time, and the ships shot towards the other side like arrows.
Amid everyone's anticipation, the ship docked.
"Your Highness the Prince of Lu is here to pay his respects to you, my Lord!" Wang Yongji took the lead in saluting.
Prince Lu's eyes suddenly filled with tears: "This...Is this not a dream?"
"This is true, Your Highness is not dreaming." Wang Yongji comforted.
With a thud, Prince Lu fell to the ground.
His tense nerves finally relaxed at this moment.
Because he was too nervous before, he lost the strength to stand after he relaxed.
"Help His Royal Highness Prince Lu go to the tent to rest."
"yes."
Prince Lu was carried back directly and his family was also settled.
Next it was Zu Dashou’s turn.
Looking at the Ming army ships not far away, Zu Dashou's mood became more and more complicated.
He raised his right foot with difficulty and prepared to walk towards the shore.
"Wait." Dorgon said softly.
Zu Dashou didn't turn around and asked directly, "Does the prince have any other instructions?"
Dorgon said in a serious tone: "There is no order, but there is a request."
"Your Majesty, please speak."
"After you are exchanged back this time, you must go to Beijing to meet Chongzhen. After that, you can go anywhere, but you cannot return to Liaodong."
"Why?"
"No reason."
"What if the Ming court allows me to return to Liaodong?" Zu Dashou asked back.
"Then just wait for the old to send the young off!" Dorgon threatened.
"Your Highness, are you willing to kill them?" Zu Dashou did not show any fear, but was extremely calm.
“You can try it.”
"Ah!" Zu Dashou sighed, "I will try my best to do as you say. If the Ming court forces me to come to Liaodong, I will claim illness and postpone it."
"That's the best!" Dorgon waved his hand, indicating that Zu Dashou could leave.
Zu Dashou carried the folded armor on his back and held the sword that had not been unsheathed for a long time.
He walked to the boat with heavy steps.
"Master Zu, please get on board!" The Ming army on the boat greeted him with a smile.
"Okay." Zu Dashou first put the armor and weapons on the boat, and then stepped onto the boat.
Whoosh!
Flags waved and ships left shore.
Zu Dashou sat on the boat, sailing towards the unknown.
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