I was a conman in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 335 The Cost of Mistakes

Chapter 335 The Price of Mistakes

At this time, Kong Zhenyun admired Wang Wenzhou to the point of prostration. He was the 62nd generation descendant of Confucius. He was neither a member of the Donglin Party nor a member of the eunuch party. He only wanted to be loyal to the country and speak out for the people.

Regardless of whether Wang Wenzhou's words were true or not, the Qing Dynasty genuinely wanted to negotiate. Kong Zhenyun suppressed his excitement and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, gentlemen. I just received a letter from home. My 60-year-old wife has given birth to a son! I must hurry home to visit her. Someone will take over my duties in a while. I'm truly sorry. Someone, see them out!"

Hauge quickly said, "Lord Kong! As long as the Ming Dynasty ceases hostilities, everything is negotiable! For our Great Qing, even submission is negotiable."

"Sigh..." Fan Wencheng shook his head with a wry smile. Hauge was simply too impatient. While we can't completely disbelieve what that madman Wang Wenzhou said, we can't believe it entirely either! He dared to say it to us in public; it's hard to say how much of it is true!

Kong Zhenyun's initial opposition to peace talks wasn't directed at Wang Wenzhou; he was genuinely devoted to the country. Now that the Qing Dynasty had backed down, how could he possibly agree?

Kong Zhenyun smiled slightly, recalling His Majesty's repeated instructions before his departure: "The matter of peace talks is entirely under Wang Wenzhou's command." His Majesty is truly wise!

"I'm so sorry, gentlemen! Why don't you send someone to my Great Ming Dynasty, and we can talk there? I really have urgent business to attend to! I won't see you off!" Kong Zhenyun turned and left.

Hauge and his men were chased out by the servants like flies.

Hauge frowned and said softly, "If the Ming army attacks, my Great Qing will be unable to cope!"

Fan Wencheng nodded. As the head of the Qing Dynasty's civil officials, he was most aware of the Qing Dynasty's internal affairs at this time. Because of Wang Wenzhou's troubles, half of the prefectures and counties in the Qing Dynasty were still without magistrates, resulting in a complete breakdown of government orders and chaos.

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Inside a residence in Shengjing, Wang Wenzhou's men were packing their belongings, preparing to leave. The residence belonged to Dorgon, so no Qing soldiers came to search it.

Because the Qing troops were too strict in their checks, Wang Wenzhou had to disguise himself as a member of the Bordered White Banner and leave Shengjing City under the escort of Dorgon's men.

Wang Wenzhou should have been happy to depart early tomorrow morning, after all, he was returning to the Ming Dynasty, and he had handled things in Liaodong very well. However, Wang Wenzhou was not in a good mood at the moment. Apart from Gao Guilan, the other babies were all throwing tantrums and being difficult to appease, no matter how he tried to coax them.

Wang Wenzhou's fans, especially Wang Ying, believe that Wang Wenzhou is a traitor who colluded with the Tartars, and no matter how he explains, they don't believe him.

Helpless, Wang Wenzhou could only vent his anger on Huang Taiji's baby.

Wang Wenzhou, holding Borjigit, looked at Dayuer, who was bound hand and foot in front of him, and said with a smile, "Baby, just give in to me, or I'll have your aunt's and sisters' fingers cut off right now."

Dodo's son, Borjigit, did not leave, because Dodo feared trouble. The kidnapping of the Empress was a plot orchestrated by Dodo and his brother, along with Wang Wenzhou.

It is said that a person is alone and isolated; the emperor calls himself "I, the lonely one," and a prince calls himself "widow." Even one's own husband or wife cannot be trusted when living in an imperial family. Therefore, Dodo did not take Borjigit away, nor did he allow Wang Wenzhou to tell her the truth.

Borjigit couldn't understand why she would persuade Dayuer to submit to Wang Wenzhou.

On the grasslands, women like Dayuer, with their frail bodies, were not favored by men. Borjigit women, tall and strong, were the kind of women men preferred. But Wang Wenzhou, that madman, nursed her breast but didn't sleep with her; instead, he wanted to sleep with Dayuer, a woman no one liked.

Borjigit was furious, even though Dayuer was her own sister. Besides, she had been sexually assaulted by Wang Wenzhou, and in front of her sister, yet her sister refused to tolerate it. She felt that if her sister remained innocent, she would never be able to face anyone again.

Borjigit stretched out her left hand, missing two fingers, and said mournfully, "Sister, just give in to Wang Wenzhou. That madman Wang Wenzhou is capable of anything. Look! This is what he cut!"

Wang Wenzhou, holding Gao Guilan in his arms, took a sip of wine from her mouth and said with a smile, "Baby, your sister-in-law is right! I really can do anything! You're a woman, what difference does it make who you sleep with?"

"Shameless! You slut!" Da Yu'er not only cursed Wang Wenzhou, but also her own sister.

The main reason Wang Wenzhou wanted to sleep with Dayuer was that Dayuer looked too much like his baby Liu Rushi.

Wang Wenzhou hadn't seen Liu Rushi's baby for almost two months and missed her terribly. Now that there was a substitute in front of him, he could sleep for a while to ease his longing.

Gao Guilan pouted and said aggrievedly, "Uncle, we agreed long ago that you can sleep with her, but you can't take her as a concubine. It hasn't been that long! You've already taken four concubines. If you take another one, the older sisters will be angry. I didn't keep a close eye on you!"

"Little Lanlan, be good!" Wang Wenzhou gently stroked Gao Guilan's head and comforted her, "How could Uncle bear to lie to you? Uncle just wants to make Huang Taiji wear a green hat!"

"Mmm!" Gao Guilan pointed at Da Yu'er and cursed, "You little bitch, you're so annoying! It's a favor that Uncle is sleeping with you! Would it kill you to sleep with me for a bit?"

Da Yu'er was both amused and exasperated. How come Wang Wenzhou had so many oddballs around him? It seemed that Wang Wenzhou had the ability to cultivate oddballs. Even her own sister had become an oddball after spending a few days with him.

"Sister-in-law, come, come, have a sip of milk!" Wang Wenzhou said to Borjigit with a smile.

"Alas..." Borjigit sighed, truly regretting her actions. Some things, once done, can never be undone. The key issue was that even knowing she was wrong, she dared not admit it, for the price of admitting wrongdoing was far too high. Moreover, to cover up her mistakes, she was forced to continue down the wrong path, even at the cost of harming her own family.

Wang Wenzhou took a sip of milk, nodded, and said, "Mongolian milk is actually quite delicious. Xiao Lanlan, you should have a few sips too."

"Mmm!" Gao Guilan nodded repeatedly.

Borjigit smiled bitterly. Wang Wenzhou was a madman, and none of the people around him were normal.

"Baby, are you going to let me sleep or not? Give me a straight answer!" Wang Wenzhou asked Dayuer impatiently.

"Kill me!" Da Yu'er replied coldly.

Wang Wenzhou turned around and ordered, "Xiao Guizi, hurry up and cut off a finger from each of her aunts and sisters!"

"Wang Wenzhou!" Borjigit said, wiggling her big buttocks and acting coquettishly.

"Good girl, sister-in-law!" Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "No need to cut off her fingers, hurry up and cut off those two's!"

"Yes!" Wu Sangui replied weakly. Wang Wenzhou was a madman who wanted to sleep with any girl he saw.

A short while later, Wu Sangui returned, carrying two bloody fingers.

Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "Baby, you've saved your face and your innocence. But your family has been hurt because of your selfishness. Baby, most of the time, people don't live for themselves, but for their family and friends! For their sake, you can only suffer yourself!"

"Pfft..." Da Yu'er almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Wang Wenzhou was truly shameless! He could turn black into white! He could describe his shameless and vulgar acts as love and self-sacrifice.