After Hua Mo, an outsider, left, the atmosphere in the study became even more weird and depressing.
The father and son looked at each other in silence for a long time, and then Zeng Sheng said, "Father... is this man telling the truth? Are you... we are all Jurchens?" He still finds it difficult to accept this fact.
Zeng Nong sighed softly and smiled bitterly: "As a father, I had no intention of hiding this matter from you. It was just because I knew it would be difficult for you to accept this fact, so I never said it. Yes, my Zeng family is indeed Coming from the present Jin Kingdom, your father is a Jurchen, and so is the biological mother of your two brothers. As for you three brothers, you are the children of my wife after I settled down here, but in terms of blood, you are also all I am a member of the Jurchen tribe.”
These words made Zeng Sheng's expression change again, and his body began to tremble a little. Zeng Suo, on the other hand, had a calm expression on his face at this time. After looking at his brother, he said slowly: "What on earth is going on? Father, are you from the Song Dynasty on orders?"
"Well... it happened thirty years ago..." When asked by his son, Zeng Nong unconsciously recalled everything that happened at the time, and a look of nostalgia appeared on his face: "As a father, I was indeed ordered to come here." The Song Dynasty took root, but it is not what you think, it really has any conspiracy against the Song Dynasty. In fact, the Jurchen tribe 30 years ago had not yet established a country and was still under the rule of the Liao people. It was impossible to imagine that it would be today.
"At that time, the people of the tribe lived in poverty, but they were exploited by the Khitan people. It was extremely difficult to even have enough food and clothing. So, the chief of the tribe at that time thought of a country that would have the Song Dynasty within it and reopen our Jurchen homeland in the Song Dynasty. idea. And I am one of the executors, and the only one who finally succeeded in settling in the Song Dynasty. It is precisely because of the strength of the Jurchen clan supporting me that I can conquer the world here in Lingzhou. As Hua Mo said just now, I really owe a lot to my clansmen in this matter. Even if I give half of my business income to the north every year, it is still not enough to repay the debt I owed. What's more, I am a Jurchen myself, and I should serve my country.
"This year, due to the snowstorm, the Jin Kingdom was short of food, and even the army could no longer feed it, so they set their sights on the capital city of the Song Dynasty. In fact, you and I both know very well that with the Song Dynasty, It is so rich that the money and food of a state capital alone is enough to support the Jurchen clan through this winter. In this case, I will naturally do my best to help them, and as my sons and Jurchen descendants, this matter Of course it’s also our responsibility!”
After saying this, the two sons fell silent again. After a moment, Zeng Suocai looked at his father and said: "Father, just because of this, are you disregarding the life and death of thousands of people in Zengtou City, and are you going to cooperate with the Jurchens and invade the Song Dynasty regardless of the consequences?"
"As long as things are done carefully enough, nothing major will happen. Especially now, because Sun Tu of Qingzhou intends to send troops to Liangshan and has demobilized all the soldiers and horses from the various prefectures in Shandong, it gives us an opportunity to break the city. Suo'er, I know you are the most thoughtful and have the longest view, but there is no way to change this matter! In fact, your two brothers knew everything a long time ago, and they agreed to take this risk."
Speaking of this, Zeng Suo had nothing to say anymore.
He could only sigh softly: "Since my father has made up his mind, I dare not say anything more. I just hope that we will not do anything that we will regret in the end."
Hearing what he said, Zeng Nong was naturally happy. Among the five sons, Zeng Suo was the most decisive. He was really afraid that this son would cause some trouble. Zeng Sheng's expression changed slightly, and he wanted to say something more, but after seeing Zeng Suo wink at him, he finally shut up and didn't say anything more.
Zeng Nong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. He actually knew very well why Zeng Suo had such a violent reaction. It was just because he was the most promising among the sons of the Zeng family and the most likely to get rid of his current identity. Once a person can get married to Magistrate Weng, he will definitely be able to enter the officialdom and make great achievements based on his ability. But now, his future is destined to be completely cut off.
With a hint of guilt, the only thing Zeng Nong could say was: "Suo'er, my father knows that you cannot accept this kind of behavior. If you really don't want to, you can stay out of this matter."
"Since this is a decision made by my father and his two brothers together, my son dare not disobey it. Just give me some time." Zeng Suo stood up as he spoke, saluted his father, and then withdrew somewhat desolately. Go out the door. Zeng Ning didn't have much thought about this. Instead, he watched the two sons go out one after another with some relief.
It wasn't until he left the study and walked for a while, making sure that no one else was watching, that Zeng Sheng said with a horrified look on his face: "I can't believe that... this is what happened... Third brother, what should I do?" Apparently it made him like this. What made him lose his composure was not just the fact that he suddenly found out that he was actually a Jurchen.
Zeng Suo was much calmer, and immediately stopped him from shouting with stern eyes, and said in a low voice: "What are you yelling about here? Are you afraid that no one will know about it? If you say anything, when you go back, you I’ll say it again before it’s too late!”
Zeng Sheng then silenced his voice and followed his brother hurriedly towards the courtyard of his home. After entering the courtyard and asking their followers to guard the area and not allowing anyone to approach, Zeng Sheng nervously returned to his past. Ti: "Third brother, what should we do? The same goes for my father. He should have told us the truth earlier. It's better now. Everything has been leaked... If he had known that we were Jurchens, he would not have told us the truth. He secretly communicated with Lin Chong. Now, I'm afraid the news has spread back to Qingzhou, and Sun Tu may have already made corresponding preparations..." As he said that, he thought about what to do several times, and his heart was really Completely panicked.
As the saying goes, it is difficult to guard against domestic thieves day and night. Zeng Nong would never have imagined that his plan would have been leaked by his son early in the morning, and even leaked to Sun Tu in Qingzhou. The reason why Zeng Sheng did this in the first place was entirely under the instruction of Zeng Suo. The reason was also very simple. They really didn't think highly of those Jurchens, and they were not willing to kill their own compatriots like this.
But it turned out today that things were much more complicated than he thought. This made Zeng Sheng feel confused, regretful, and completely unsure of what to do.
"Don't panic. Things have come to this point. What's the point of being anxious?" Zeng Suo stopped him with a low voice.
"But..." Zeng Sheng wanted to say something else, but was interrupted again by Zeng Suo: "No.
What the hell, all you have to do now is listen to what I have to say. Even if what my father said is true, I still can't agree with this approach, not because it will hurt innocent people, but because this matter is a huge disaster for us. Once the Jurchens are really allowed to invade the state capital, no matter what happens in the end, What the outcome is, my Zeng family will be completely destroyed. "
Seeing his fifth brother blinking at him with some confusion, Zeng Suo explained patiently: "If the incident fails, our identity will be exposed. By then, my Zeng family will no longer have a foothold in the Song Dynasty, and there are thousands of us." It is even more impossible to leave the Song Dynasty, and it will inevitably lead to the destruction of one's family."
"Then what if the siege succeeds? What if no one knows that this is all related to us?"
"Even so, we won't get any benefits. Instead, a big handle will fall into the hands of that Hua Mo. It will be even harder to draw a clear line with them in the future." A glint flashed in Zeng Suo's eyes. Lai said: "And do you really think that my father agreed to take such a risk of ruining our family because he was grateful for the help that the Jurchens gave us decades ago? No, he should be forced to have no choice. If I expected it to be true, the other party It should be that our Zeng family’s status as Jurchens was used as a threat to force my father to agree to cooperate with them!”
"Actually... is this actually the case?" Zeng Sheng asked a little doubtfully.
"Otherwise, why would Hua Mo stare at my father? When he found out that you and I wanted to object to this matter, he suddenly appeared and revealed everything. He was obviously explaining everything to us, but in fact he was bringing up old things again. , blackmailing his father to prevent him from changing his mind." Zeng Suo was very thoughtful, and he had already seen through the deep meaning of the scene just now.
"I'm going to kill this bastard sooner or later!" Upon hearing this, Zeng Sheng suddenly became angry and cursed in a low voice. But then he became a little confused: "Third brother, what should we do? We can't report my father..."
"Originally, we had other choices, but since we have made a wrong step before, we can only make mistakes and become common people of the Song Dynasty who serve the country and the people!" Zeng Suo said, with a trace of light flashing in his eyes. Murderous intention: "As long as we seize the opportunity, not only can we save the people in the city, but we can also kill all the Jurchens along the way! By then, no matter who says that our Zeng family is a Jurchen, no one will believe it. "
"Is this... is this really feasible? Just you and me?" Zeng Sheng asked with some uncertainty.
"Of course it's not enough for you and me, but there are many people in Zengtou City who don't want to join the Jurchens, especially the two teachers. They are genuine people of the Song Dynasty. How could they accept such a thing?" Zeng Suo I already had a plan in mind, and I didn't see any difficulty at this time.
After Zeng Sheng was stunned for a moment, he couldn't help but sincerely praised: "Third brother is really thoughtful. Indeed, as long as Teacher Shi and Teacher Su can stand on our side, even if the eldest brother and the second brother have been persuaded by them, we will still have a fight." Power."
"I never said I would fight them head-on. Some things are better done in secret if you want them to come true." Zeng Suo suddenly laughed.
Since the Jurchens did the first grade of junior high school first, don't blame them for doing the fifteenth grade of junior high school. Let them reap the consequences!