Wu Sangui walked out of his camp with a heart full of trepidation and vaulted onto his horse, galloping toward Jiefan Mountain. Navigating the mountain path, he arrived outside the Jiefan fortress. He had once been ordered to attack this place, only to find it impossible to take. Returning to this old site now, he felt a wave of melancholy wash over him.
Just as he was lost in his reflections, Prince Rui personally came out to meet him. "Regional Commander Wu, your decision to defect from the darkness to the... your decision to join the Great Qing is truly a blessing for the Qing, and a blessing for me!"
Prince Rui had intended to say "from darkness to light," but the name of the Great Ming made him feel that the phrase was inappropriate here, so he simply changed his wording.
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