Gou was a member of the imperial family in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 876: Infiltrating under an alias
How could the furious Huang Taiji let Duoduo go? He had to stand up for Fan Wencheng and teach his brother a lesson. At the same time, he also wanted to let the Han officials and people in Liaodong know that their so-called Manchu-Han unity was not just talk but the reality.

In this way, Duoduo was in trouble. Not only was he scolded by Huang Taiji, but he was also ordered to send Fan Wencheng's wife back immediately and apologize to Fan Wencheng. That was not all. Huang Taiji, who was rectifying the Eight Banners, took this opportunity to deprive Duoduo of his fifteen Niulu, which not only made Duoduo lose face but also made him lose more than he gained. Fifteen Niulu! These were not ordinary Han army flags or Mongolian Eight Banners, but the real elite of the Bordered White Banner. Without these fifteen Niulu, the strength of the Bordered White Banner suddenly fell from the upper reaches of the Eight Banners to the lower reaches.

Although Duoduo was dissatisfied with the heavy losses, he had no choice. Dorgon privately advised him to bow his head. At this time, he must not continue to be stubborn and quarrel with Huang Taiji. Don't they know who Huang Taiji is and how difficult it is for them to be brothers? How did their mother Abahai die? Now Huang Taiji only took away Duoduo's fifteen Niulu, and asked him to apologize to Fan Wencheng. If he really offended Huang Taiji, it is possible that Huang Taiji would kill Duoduo with his cruelty.

In the end, the incident ended like this. Although Fan Wencheng was humiliated by Duoduo at the beginning, he became the winner in the end. The other nobles of the Eight Banners saw the whole process of this incident. With Duoduo's previous experience, they dared not ignore Fan Wencheng anymore. Fan Wencheng's power as a minister of state was greatly increased.

This incident happened not long ago. Now that Fan Wencheng is in favor, the nobles of the Eight Banners are trying not to offend him if possible. Even Duoduo has become much quieter.

Don't forget that Duoduo is the Prince of Yu, a powerful figure in the Eight Banners. Even he ended up in disgrace, let alone others?
Who is Yuan Chongyu? He is just the younger brother of Yuan Chonghuan, the former governor of Ji and Liao in the Ming Dynasty. Although he has changed his name to Yuan Jia Chongyu, he is actually a Han official of the Qing Dynasty like Fan Wencheng. Moreover, his status as a Han official is far inferior to Fan Wencheng, who is Huang Taiji's confidant. Who is Yuan Chongyu? There is no way to compare the two.

Even if Yuan Chongyu married Tara, what would happen? His father-in-law was only a Niulu Zhangjing of the Eight Banners, while Duoduo was a banner master and a prince, the younger brother of Huang Taiji. No matter how big Tara's face was, could it be bigger than Duoduo's? Don't joke.

"What should we do? You can't really go to the Ming Dynasty, right? If something happens to you and you can't come back, how can we live as orphans and widows?" Hetala was so anxious that she cried. Although she had been married to Yuan Chongyu for a short time, and Yuan Chongyu was not a real Eight Banners, but a Ming person who came to seek refuge. But to be honest, she and Yuan Chongyu had a good relationship. Yuan Chongyu was a man who understood romance, spoke sweetly, and obeyed her in everything. After marrying Yuan Chongyu, her family lived a good life. In addition, Yuan Chongyu was rich, and the family had abundant assets, so there was no need to worry about money. In comparison, such a man was rare in Shengjing.

"Why are you crying? Don't say such discouraging words in the future. Can't you just think of my good points?" Yuan Chongyu replied unhappily. After hearing this, Tara not only did not stop her tears, but cried even harder.

"Okay, okay, don't cry. Your crying makes me upset. I'm still alive. If you keep crying like this, people outside will think I did something to you." Seeing his wife crying miserably, Yuan Chongyu sighed helplessly, reached out to hug his wife in his arms and comforted her.

"You are upset, and I am upset too. How long have these good days lasted? What if... what if... wuwu, what should I do?" Hetala wiped her tears, her eyes red.

"It's okay, it's okay. Let me think about this carefully. As long as the arrangements are made, it's not impossible for me to go to Ming Dynasty. Besides, Ming Dynasty is not a dangerous place. Didn't I escape from Ming Dynasty back then? Fan Wencheng's letter doesn't ask me to die. Your man is not stupid. Just be careful and don't show off. Go once you have done it, and come back as soon as you are done. Maybe the emperor will give me a formal official position."

"When I become an official, our family will have hope. In the future, my son will not only have you, my father, to take care of him, but also me, his father, to support him. When he grows up, at least he will be able to keep the family rich, which is also a good thing."

Yuan Chongyu took some effort to appease Tara, and at the same time he was thinking about what to do next.

He knew that since Fan Wencheng had sent him a letter and had received Huang Taiji's tacit approval, he had to do it even if he didn't want to. Unless Yuan Chongyu didn't want to stay in the Qing Dynasty anymore and betrayed it. But what would be his way out? Don't forget how he came to Shengjing and how he surrendered to Huang Taiji. Although the world is big now, Yuan Chongyu has nowhere else to go. He knows there are risks but he can only bite the bullet and do it.

Yuan Chongyu was no fool. Don't forget that his brother was the famous Yuan Chonghuan. When he followed Yuan Chonghuan in Liaodong, he saw the world and made his "business" flourish, becoming a wealthy man.

Moreover, when Yuan Chonghuan was in trouble, Yuan Chongyu ran away without hesitation, which shows his sharpness and decisiveness. If he had not run away at that time, Yuan Chongyu would have ended up with the same fate as Yuan Chonghuan. Even if he did not die, he would have been exiled to a cold and bitter land as a slave, and he would never have a chance to turn over.

Since he could only accept the task given to him by Fan Wencheng, Yuan Chongyu had no other choice. He spent a few days to settle his family, and then visited his father-in-law, entrusted his wife and children to his father-in-law, and also talked with his father-in-law privately, and got three reliable and clever bondservants from his father-in-law. These three people would go to the Ming Dynasty with him. With these people to help cover up, and Yuan Chongyu was already very familiar with the Ming Dynasty, the risk of going to the Ming Dynasty could be reduced a lot. A few days later, Yuan Chongyu disguised himself, said goodbye to his wife and children and left Shengjing with his people. For safety reasons, he did not go to Liaodong, because there were too many people who knew him in Liaodong. Once he met the Ming army in the Liaoxi Corridor, his identity would be easily exposed. Yuan Chongyu felt that it was also unsafe to take a detour from Mongolia, so he thought about it and decided to go to Korea first. Now Korea is still under the control of the Qing Dynasty, and it is still very safe to go all the way from Shengjing to Korea.

Half a month later, Yuan Chongyu arrived in Korea and went straight to Seoul. After arriving in Seoul, he used the Qing Dynasty's connections in Seoul and spent some money to obtain Korean household registration. In this way, Yuan Chongyu had the identity of a Korean businessman and a new name, Park Sangyin. The three bondservants who followed him as his servants were named Park Dejiu, Park Dehuan and Park Dehao.

With the new identity, Yuan Chongyu knew some Korean from his business in Liaodong in his early years. Although he could only talk to Koreans normally, he had no problem fooling the Ming Dynasty. With this identity, Yuan Chongyu and his party went to Tieshan, which is located in the southwest of Korea. Further south is the sea, and not far across the sea is the former Dongjiang Town Pi Island. Of course, Dongjiang Town has long disappeared and is now directly under the jurisdiction of the Shandong Navy of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty not only re-stationed troops on Pi Island after it recovered it, but also used Pi Island as a base for trade and material transfer. At present, Pi Island is an important port for Ming Dynasty's foreign trade. Every day, many ships travel between Ming Dynasty, Korea, Japan and other places. Due to the maritime trade, Tieshan has also gathered many Korean merchants, making it much more lively than before.

After arriving at Tieshan, Yuan Chongyu used his money to find a connection with a Ming Dynasty merchant and found a reason to take the ship to Ming Dynasty. He also fabricated the origin of his ancestors, saying that his ancestors were originally from Ming Dynasty, but became Koreans because they had been away from their homeland for too long. He made some money from business over the years and planned to visit his hometown, perhaps to find relatives of the same lineage and continue the family tree, which could be regarded as fulfilling his father's wish.

With the money to pave the way, and Yuan Chongyu's eloquence, he soon got the other party to agree to take a merchant ship to the Ming Dynasty. In this way, Yuan Chongyu and others boarded the ship at Tieshan, then took a boat to Pi Island, and then took a merchant ship back to Shandong from Pi Island, and arrived in Laizhou, Shandong a few days later.

When he arrived in Laizhou, he did not land in Shandong, but continued to change ships and boarded a ship from Shandong to Fujian. Because of Zheng Hongkui, there were now many ships traveling between Shandong and Fujian. Relying on the advantage of the Zheng family's fleet, he extended his tentacles southward. Yuan Chongyu continued to sail south on the Zheng family's ship. He did not go directly to Quanzhou, but landed in Ningbo Prefecture halfway and went ashore in Ningbo.

The journey took nearly a month in total and everything went very smoothly.

After landing in Ningbo, Yuan Chongyu and his companions went to Ningbo Prefecture to find a place to stay temporarily. He had been to Ningbo Prefecture before and was quite familiar with this place. Moreover, he came to Ming Dynasty in a disguised manner this time to conceal his identity. Not only did he have to be careful, but he also had to take a look at the situation in Ming Dynasty first. In case something went wrong, it would be much more convenient to run to the sea from Ningbo Prefecture. In any case, he would stay there for a few days and make plans after confirming that everything was fine.

Yuan Chongyu booked the backyard of an inn and moved in directly.

He lived in the main house, and his three subordinates lived in the side rooms. For safety reasons, Yuan Chongyu basically did not go out, but asked his three subordinates to go out and inquire about the news separately. A few days passed in a flash. One day, Yuan Chongyu was concentrating on thinking about something in the house, when suddenly footsteps were heard outside, and then the door was knocked.

"Come in!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the door creaked open and Park Dehao walked in.

"Master... Master..." Pu Dehao almost called out the wrong word, but luckily he was quick to correct his words.

Yuan Chongyu's face was very displeased and he glared at this guy coldly. It had been so many days and this guy still habitually called him "master" from time to time. It would be fine if it was in Liaodong, but this was already the territory of the Ming Dynasty. If someone heard this, it would cause a lot of trouble.

(End of this chapter)