"I wonder where Chu Ying is now? Is he still in the Han army? "
He Heli asked.
He Heli knew that after Nurhachi returned from the battle of Datong in Shanxi, he did not bring Chu Ying back with him. He learned that Chu Ying was taken by the Daming General Xiao Ruxun to be trained by his side. It was said that the General thought very highly of Chu Ying.
But now that this general had become the Emperor, the difference in status was like heaven and earth. And for Chu Ying, his current situation was also a very important matter. Xiao Ruxun's attitude towards the Jurchens could be seen from Xiao Ruxun's attitude towards Chu Ying.
"The last time Chu Ying sent a letter was a year ago. He said that he was a Brigade Commander in the Han army and had hundreds of cavalrymen under his command. Xiao Ruxun treated him very well. As for the rest, I don't know. He didn't send a letter, so I can't send someone to look for him. He Heli, is it necessary for me to send someone to contact him?"
He Heli thought for a moment.
"This matter concerns our safety and future development plans. We must find out the Han's attitude. I suggest we take the initiative to contact Chu Ying."
The other four subordinates had no objection to He Heli's opinion and nodded.
Nurhachi then made up his mind to take the initiative to contact Chu Ying and ask him to find out what the Daqin Empire thought of Jianzhou. Otherwise, he would not have the confidence to fight against the Haixi Jurchens and Donghai Jurchens.
Because of the intervention of the Daqin Empire, Nurhachi dared not act rashly. Neither did the Haixi and Donghai Jurchens. The two sides were in a strange state of balance, but both sides were preparing for a big battle.
Against this background, Nurhachi arranged for his second son, Dai Shan, to go to Beijing to find his elder brother, Chu Ying, for information.
Dai Shan happily accepted the task. Under the banner of going to the capital to pay tribute, he set out on the road to the capital of the Daqin Empire to find his elder brother, Chu Ying, whom he had not seen for a long time.
While Dai Shan was on his way, Xiao Ruxun had already arranged a marriage for Chu Ying.
It wasn't that Xiao Ruxun had forced him to marry her, but that Chu Ying had taken a liking to her. According to Chu Ying, he had met a peasant girl by chance when he was out on patrol duty. He had fallen in love with her at first sight, so when he heard that Xiao Ruxun wanted to marry him, he had nervously asked Xiao Ruxun to recommend the peasant girl to him.
Xiao Ruxun didn't agree at first, saying that he was his godson. How could the godson of the Daqin Emperor marry a peasant girl?
This was simply too embarrassing.
Their statuses were not equal. No, absolutely not.
In the end, Chu Ying requested to see him every other day and even knelt at the entrance of his palace for three days, expressing his determination to marry that woman.
Xiao Ruxun had no choice but to ask Liu Huangshang for advice. Liu Huangshang stepped forward and adopted the peasant girl as his godson. Thus, it could be considered a marriage between the godson of the Emperor and the godson of the Minister of General Staff.
Chu Ying was satisfied. He arranged a complicated wedding ceremony according to the wedding etiquette of the Han people. In the military camp, his comrades decorated the camp with lanterns and ribbons, making the camp very lively. Finally, the bride was received into the camp.
Then, it was a night of revelry. Chu Ying was drunk until he was thrown into the wedding barracks prepared for him. Then, a large group of people surrounded the barracks and eavesdropped on them.
Chu Ying got married and had a family. Xiao Ruxun bestowed him with a courtyard in the capital as a residence and bestowed him with many expenses. Chu Ying's life became even better. In the past, he was a wild child in the army camp, but now he was a man with a family. Every day, he would strive to return home at night and rush to the army camp early in the morning for training. His days were very fulfilling.
Just like that, the days passed. In the middle of July, Chu Ying's younger brother, Dai Shan, who had specially come to the capital to pay tribute, arrived.
On that day, Chu Ying wore his military uniform and led a few attendants to greet Dai Shan outside the city. He planned to let Dai Shan see how well his elder brother was doing. The result made him very happy. Dai Shan was stunned when he saw his elder brother wearing a very powerful military uniform.
We are all from the same tribe. Why did elder brother become so outstanding?
Of course, Dai Shan soon found out that Chu Ying's excellence was not limited to this.
Dai Shan was brought by Chu Ying to the residence that Xiao Ruxun had given him. During this period of time, Dai Shan had also seen Great Qin's Imperial Capital. He had seen the sea of people and how prosperous the Central Empire was, and he had seen how powerful the Central Empire was. He was completely dumbfounded, and he even felt a bit fearful. He looked like a granny who had just seen the Great View Garden for the first time.
Although he was the son of the chief in the tribe and had a very high status, compared to this huge city, he felt that he was as small as an ant.
Then he was brought to Chu Ying's residence. Chu Ying proudly pointed at the mansion and said, "This is the mansion that the Emperor of the Daqin, who is also my godfather, gave to me. I am living here now. How is it? Does it look good?"
Dai Shan stared blankly at the spacious mansion, the beautiful buildings, and the servants in the mansion. It reminded Dai Shan of his own small and cramped "mansion" in the tribe.
Poverty limited Dai Shan's imagination.
"Is this our younger brother?"
Chu Ying's wife, Madam Ma, walked out from the inner room and saw Dai Shan. Dai Shan looked at his sister-in-law in a daze. It was obvious that he had not recovered from the shock.
Madam Ma's skin was not as white and smooth as that of the noble ladies of the Han family. However, her facial features were very pleasing to the eye and her figure was not bad. It was impossible to find a woman like her in the Jurchen tribe. Therefore, Dai Shan was stunned.
Chu Ying proudly hugged Madam Ma and introduced her to Dai Shan, "This is my wife. My godfather also arranged this marriage for me. What do you think? She is much better looking than the women in our tribe, right? Hahahaha! "
"Do you want to die?"
Madam Ma bashfully patted Chu Ying, causing him to burst into laughter.
In the evening, Chu Ying asked the cook in the palace that Xiao Ruxun had given him to make a sumptuous dinner for Dai Shan. Dai Shan was stunned.
The poor little guy had never seen such a sumptuous dish. He didn't even know how to use chopsticks. A piece of meat was stuffed directly into his nose. Chu Ying found it funny and taught his younger brother how to use chopsticks. Then, he watched his younger brother eat clumsily with food. He felt it was very funny.
As he used chopsticks, Dai Shan became familiar with them. He tasted the delicacies that he had never tasted before. He stuffed more than half of the dishes on the table into Dai Shan's stomach. Chu Ying and Madam Ma just watched Dai Shan's performance from the side and felt it was very interesting.
In the evening, Chu Ying arranged a room for Dai Shan so that he could experience the feeling of sleeping in a room and on a bed.
Smelling the faint smell of incense and lying on the soft bed, Dai Shan suddenly felt that he had lived for more than ten years in vain.
The next morning, breakfast was also very sumptuous. Dai Shan once again stuffed himself with food and tasted the taste of the Han people's breakfast. After eating eight steamed buns and two bowls of porridge, Dai Shan finally felt full.
"Are you full?"
Chu Ying asked his younger brother with a smile.
"Yes, I'm full. It's very delicious. I have never eaten so … Big Brother, your hair …"
Dai Shan was a little surprised to see Chu Ying's black hair that had been tied up.
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