Building Industry In Old Times Chapter 7

Connor Li, who was standing by, sneered: "Father, don't be so polite to him!"

"Fei'er, this time your father brought you here to apologize to Master Lu, please don't be rude again!"

Marshall Li shook his head and spoke with some dignity.

"apologize?"

Roman Lu asked doubtfully.

"Yes, one of the main things I came here for today is to apologize to you, young master!"

Marshall Li said with a serious face: "I just heard about what happened in the past few days. During these few days, I was not at the manor, and Connor Li did many things that were beyond his control without authorization. I feel guilty, but..."

"Just what?"

Roman Lu raised his eyebrows. After all, he had scolded the son of another man half a day ago.

Marshall Li paused, suppressed his unhappiness, and continued, "However, my nephew has already asked the servants to punish my son today. Why don't we stop here and call it a day for both families? What do you think?"

You're here to negotiate peace?

Roman Lu didn't expect

But it seems that what Owen Wu said before, that the relationship between the two families is unusual, is not without reason now.

I don’t know what the relationship between the Li family and my father is.

Roman Lu looked at Connor Li, whose face was swollen like a pig's head, and couldn't help wanting to laugh. He nodded:

"It's fine so far, after all, there is no actual loss to either party.

Just like what Uncle Li said just now, I'm afraid this is just one of your reasons for coming here? There are other things, what are they?"

Roman Lu didn't believe that the Li family came here just to negotiate peace. Moreover, Marshall Li was not only kind to him, but also seemed to have some other intentions.

This is very unclear.

Besides, there were two Hu soldiers following behind Marshall Li,   why did they want to protect him?

"My dear nephew, you are really smart, just like your father."

Marshall Li smiled and shook his head, then straightened his face and said, "Actually, I came here today for another more important matter, but it's hidden and it's not convenient to talk about it here."

"We can also go into the tent and talk!"

Roman Lu nodded and brought Marshall Li into the tent, while Connor Li and the two Hu soldiers were stopped outside.

Marshall Li didn't say anything. As soon as he entered the tent, he took out a letter:

"Mr. Lu, it's a long story, but before your father left, he handed me a letter. You will know the answer after you take a look at it."

Roman Lu's expression changed as he took the envelope and saw: "Written by Lu Junchen, Captain of the Imperial Guard, from my son."

After a long while, just after finishing reading the letter, Roman Lu breathed a sigh of relief.

According to the letter, his father, Lu Junchen, was a captain of the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty, and his generations had served the royal family!

Since Roman Lu's ancestors, they were sent to Liaodong to carry out missions. When it came to his father, after many twists and turns, they finally arrived in this bitter and cold land in the far north.

The purpose is to come here to collect intelligence and try to contact various departments to see if there is anyone willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty!

Roman Lu digested it and said he understood it.

In fact, it is not uncommon for the Jinyiwei to come to such a cold and harsh area to collect intelligence.

During the Wanli Korean War, the Jinyiwei of Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty played a huge role abroad, collecting a large amount of intelligence on the Japanese army and successfully instigating enemy generals to defect.

Now let’s take a look at the early years of Chongzhen, when the Siberian Khanate was about to collapse and the various tribes were fighting against each other.

If it really succeeds, it will be a great achievement to unify the tribes in the Far North and make them submit to the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time attack the Later Jin Tartars who are making trouble in the middle.

But that was only the early years of Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen was at the age of youth and vigor at that time. In addition to dealing with some matters outside the Great Wall, he also had a little ambition to covet distant lands.

Throughout global history, emperors with a little ambition have always been keen on expanding borders.

But ideals are full and reality is skinny.

Less than two years after he ascended the throne, the Ming Dynasty began to suffer from natural disasters and large-scale civil unrest, and the bureaucracy in the late Ming Dynasty was corrupt to the core.

He was taking things from one place to make ends meet and was unable to take care of himself.

And his father was not living well in faraway Siberia, his life was extremely miserable.

If it weren't for the occasional help from the Ming and Ming sentries in the early days, I would have starved to death in this wilderness.

Looking at the work in Siberia, there seems to be no progress, and it is not mentioned in the letter. Otherwise, even if we contact a force willing to join the Ming Dynasty, we don’t have to stay here any longer.

He was a captain of the Imperial Guard, but he suffered a lot in this desolate place all his life.

"It's really a big loss."

In ancient times, Zhang Qian was sent on a diplomatic mission to the Western Regions, and today, Lu Junchen is herding cattle in Siberia.

Both of them once herded livestock, but the former managed to survive and opened up the Silk Road, while the latter died in the cold land, and there is no record of him in history.

Although Roman Lu had no feelings for Lu Junchen, he was still moved in his heart. However, this ending seemed to be doomed.

After all, the Ming Dynasty is no longer the Ming Dynasty of the past. It is decaying and facing internal and external troubles.

With the northern defenses collapsing, it was already good enough for Lu Qianhu in the distance to occasionally receive help from a secret sentry.

Marshall Li saw that Roman Lu had probably finished reading the letter, so he continued, "In fact, according to my position, I was fortunate enough to be appointed as a general flag officer under the protection of Lord Lu, and I am also Lord Lu's closest subordinate!"

Roman Lu suddenly realized that it was his father's personal guard.

No wonder they were so polite to him. This made sense. With no one around, the two families lived next to each other.

Moreover, the position of captain of the Lu family is hereditary. If Roman Lu follows in his father's footsteps, he will at least be the superior of the general flag.

However, Roman Lu was afraid that he would not be able to become a captain of the Imperial Guard for the time being.

As Lu Junchen said in the letter, the Lu family seemed to have seen through everything by this generation, and did not enroll Roman Lu in the military when he was born.

They just raised him as an illegitimate child and kept everything they did a secret from Roman Lu, hoping that he could be a free man in the future and suffer less.

Roman Lu didn't know if this was considered a betrayal by his father. The main problem was that even if he wasn't a thousand households, he still had to endure the cold and hardship.

"Then Master Li, according to what was said in the letter, my father went to carry out a very important mission, but later died unexpectedly. Do you know what he was talking about?"

Roman Lu really wanted to know how this so-called father died.

"I think you must have read in the letter that we were arranged by the emperor to come here to win over the various tribes.

But this year's strange snowfall has made this area even more chaotic.

And your father finally contacted the legendary Yuezhi Shatuo at this time.

"Yuezhi Shatuo? Isn't that a tribe from the late Tang Dynasty?"

Roman Lu was a little surprised.

I have heard of this famous tribe. Historically, they had a very close relationship with the Han people.

Especially in the late Tang Dynasty, the army was at its peak. It was once the golden mercenary of the Tang Dynasty and the vanguard of the big brother. It helped the Tang Dynasty to wipe out the Huang Chao army and fight against Tubo, Dangxiang and Uighur.

Logically speaking, it should have been translated into Chinese long ago.

"As you said, it is that clan. So when Lord Lu told me about it, I was also very shocked. At a time of national crisis, getting this news is indeed a good omen.

But Lord Lu was careless after all."

"On his way back, he was ambushed by the Yi people who were hit by the disaster. When I arrived, he was already dead!"

When Li said this, there was indeed some sadness on his face, which did not look like he was pretending. The news of Lu's father's death was indeed brought back by Li's family, which was consistent with the above.

However, Roman Lu had not let down his guard at all, as the two Hu soldiers were still standing outside the tent!

It is unknown whether the Yuezhi Shatuo existed until the Ming Dynasty or when they migrated here, because this nomadic people migrated over a wide area, from deserts to grasslands, and they had no habit of recording historical materials.

Therefore, there are many different names for people outside the Great Wall in history, from Huns, Turks, to Oirat. This is also the reason.

As a result, there is little research on this in later generations.

It is not impossible that a part of the tribe can continue.

So Roman Lu subconsciously asked again: "Then did you win over the Hu people behind you and make them loyal to the Ming Dynasty?"

When Marshall Li heard this, his face turned red with embarrassment:

"Ahem, that's not the case, they are not here to pledge allegiance to the Ming Dynasty.

It's Li, the new master.

A strange snowstorm this year killed most of the livestock.

He could no longer stay in Jijiao Gala, and the situation in Ming Dynasty was not optimistic either. Natural disasters and civil riots occurred one after another. Even the nearest secret sentry of the imperial court in Kucheng lost contact three months ago.

Therefore, according to Li's investigation during this period, it was the Jurchens in the east that were becoming increasingly powerful, establishing the Later Jin Dynasty, and even setting foot in the southern part of the desert.

Now that the new rules have been issued, Huang Taiji treats Han officials well. I went there to test the waters a while ago and was fortunate enough to get a position as a deputy commander."

When Marshall Li said this, his face was full of yearning. He continued: "So I came here this time to invite you to go with me!"