Zhu Cihong will not accept Li Zicheng's courtier!

It was not easy to throw out the pot in the northern market, which had been losing money year after year, and let Lao Li be a minister Isn't it equivalent to picking up a black pot and carrying it back? There is no benefit at all, and the responsibility of defending the land and protecting the people is greater than the sky. If he can't hold the north, Zhu Cihong will have to bear the responsibility of losing his land, and he will be labeled as a prince for not resisting by later generations.

And Lao Li can "be light without a pot", recuperate under the wings of the Ming Dynasty, and put the responsibility of resisting the Qing army on Zhu Cihong, and he can also justifiably ask Zhu Cihong for money and food, and by the way, find another opportunity to plot half of the world in the south of the Ming River.

If it is Chongzhen, the son of heaven who is in power now, he may fall into Li Zicheng's trap. But Zhu Cihong is the kind of master who only needs to save face?

Therefore, the matter of recruiting An Li Zicheng has already been yellow before it has even begun.

What can be discussed here in Zhu Cihong is whether the Ming Dynasty and Dashun should be brothers and resist the Qing Dynasty together.

"Gu Junen, the military advisor of the Shun Kingdom, respectfully invites Jin An, the prince of the Ming Dynasty."

"Wang Chengen respectfully invites His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Jin An."

Gu Junen and Wang Chengen met Zhu Cihong in the largest hall in the Dagongfang, the Dagongtang.

The mansion left by Xu Da is the Guogong Mansion, and the buildings in it are not over-controlled, but the Wei Mansion has been prosperous for two hundred years, and it has not weakened at all until the "Nanjing Eunuch Rebellion". Therefore, most of the buildings in the mansion have been renovated several times, and each time they are renovated, they become more and more magnificent. Dagongtang is no exception, although it cannot be compared with the size and grandeur of the palace in Beijing, but it is also more exquisite and luxurious.

"Throne!"

Zhu Cihong raised his hand with a smile and pointed to the chairs placed on both sides of the Great Gong Hall, so that Wang Chengen and Gu Junen could sit down.

"Wang Companion," and then he said to Wang Chengen, "It's really hard for you...... Now that I'm in Nanjing this time, I don't have to go back. ”

Wang Chengen smiled bitterly: "If you don't go back, what will King Yong and the five princes do?" What should Yuan Guifei do? ”

Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "If the tie is successful, they can naturally be released...... Gu Junshi, what do you say? ”

"Of course." Gu Junen nodded.

Zhu Cihong said again: "I don't know how Shunguo is going to get along with my Daming?" ”

"The two countries ......" Gu Junen thought for a while, "How about the two countries being called brothers?" ”

"Yes," Zhu Cihong nodded with a smile, "Da Ming Da Shun will be a good brother in the future." ”

"Can the two countries join forces to resist the Qing Dynasty?" Gu Junen asked again.

"This ......" Zhu Cihong thought for a while and said, "I want to resist the Qing Dynasty!" Because the Qing Kingdom is a state of Yidi, killing is a nature, and it will destroy my famous religion, abolish my etiquette, dig up the tombs of Confucius and Mencius, and all those who read and learn calligraphy will resist the Qing to the end! ”

Of course, Gu Junen knew the content of "Seeking the East and the Emperor", but he did not believe that the Qing Dynasty would fall into Confucius's fight.

Zhu Cihong continued: "If Shunguo wants to join forces with our country to resist the Qing Dynasty, then we must recognize the content of the "Seeking the Eastern Capture", and fight to protect Confucius and protect the name and religion...... Although Shun and Ming are two countries, they are Zhuxia and not Yidi after all, right? ”

"That's nature!" Gu Junen nodded heavily.

Zhu Cihong said again: "In addition, the two younger brothers of the palace and the concubine Yuan are okay now?" ”

"It's fine," Gu Junen said, "My emperor is also a benevolent and righteous king, of course he won't embarrass his sons and women." ”

Zhu Cihong nodded, "So when will your country release them?" Now that the two countries are already fraternal states, it is not in harmony with them to detain them anymore? ”

Gu Junen said with a smile: "Master Chitose must be familiar with the history of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and he should always know that at that time, countries often sent hostages to each other during diplomacy. Since the Chitose Lord recognizes Shunming as a state of brothers, then the two little princes will be guests in Chang'an. ”

Zhu Cihong frowned slightly, this Gu Junen is still a little cunning!

"No one would take the wife of a friendly monarch hostage during the Warring States period, right?" He paused, "And you have taken the two princes of our country as hostages, is it too much?" There are only three brothers in this palace!

Otherwise, how about King Yong stay in Chang'an as a hostage and release Yuan Guifei and the five princes to Jinling? ”

"This ......" Gu Junen thought for a while and said with a smile, "The envoy can't call the shots, so he has to go back and ask for a decree." ”

Zhu Cihong nodded, and said: "Wang Chengen had to stay in your country in order to take care of his two younger brothers and concubine mother in the palace, and his loyalty and righteousness are comparable to Guan Yu in the Three Kingdoms. ”

Guan yu? Wang Chengen smiled bitterly, his own Guan Yu pitted Uncle Liu Huang, and helped Liu Adou take away his father's power.......

Zhu Cihong continued: "It's better to let Wang Chengen escort Yuan Guifei and the fifth brother of the palace back together." As for the king, your kingdom should also treat him with courtesy. ”

"Our country is a country of etiquette, and it is certain that the king will be courteous." Gu Junen said, "As for whether the prince can escort Yuan Guifei and the five princes back, it is up to my emperor to decide." ”

"That's fine," Zhu Cihong nodded, "Let's talk about this today." As for how to divide the border between the two countries, how to join hands to resist the Qing Dynasty, how to set up embassies, how to trade and so on, let's talk about it slowly. ”

He said to Wang Chengen again, "My father is now living in Xipu, and I will arrange for you to go to the audience later, and tell him about the situation of Yuan Guifei, King Yong, and Fifth Brother." ”

......

Just seven days after Wang Chengen and Gu Junen met with Zhu Cihong, the envoys of the Ming Dynasty arrived at Taiyuan Mansion with a swagger.

Of course, it was not the envoys sent from Nanjing who arrived in Taiyuan. There were no trains in these years, and the Central Plains was in chaos, so it was not so fast for an embassy to get from Nanjing to Taiyuan.

Now it is Luo Xiushen, a messenger from Datong Mansion, who has come to deceive Li Zicheng!

Although he opposed Lianqing Pit Li, what he said didn't have much weight in Datong, and Wang Yongji, Jiang Jiu, and Gao Di didn't like to listen to it, so there was nothing he could do.

Taiyuan Mansion now looks very bleak, even worse than Datong!

When Luo Xiushen and his party entered the city, it was around noon, the most lively day of the day, but the city of Taiyuan was still cold and cold, and the market was extremely depressed.

Most of the shops on both sides of the street have closed down, even barely open, and there are few customers.

"This market is too bad, isn't it?" Luo Xiushen frowned, and asked a question to an official of Dashun who accompanied him into the city.

This official is also a second minister from Beijing, surnamed Wang, named Baizhou, who is a Jinshi in Chongzhen's 16th year, and Luo Xiushen was originally recognized. Because he is a native of Henan, and his hometown is still ruled by Dashun, he has not betrayed Li Zicheng now, and he is still an official of Dashun.

Hearing Luo Xiu's question, he just smiled bitterly: "It's another military disaster, it's a salary, and the most terrible thing is that the farmers in the countryside don't pay rent." Therefore, the gentry in Taiyuan are all poor, the gentry have no money, it is difficult to do business, can the market not be depressed? ”

"I see," Luo Xiushen nodded, "Finally, the poor peasant households have food and clothing." ”

"That's true." The official replied, "In the summer, it rained for several days, and the drought was finally alleviated, and this year, the small people in Taiyuan Province have made it easier for them to live."

In addition, Caoyun was blocked by military disasters, and the silk cotton in the south of the Yangtze River could not reach Shanxi. Shanxi's homespun cloth can also be bought by some people...... If the emperor can manage it well, the life of the common people will always be better. ”

Small-scale farming is a man's farmer and a woman's weaver. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, because the silk and cotton in the south of the Yangtze River were too prosperous, and the commercial flow was not restricted, the "female weaving" in the north received a great impact. The "women's weaving" has always been an important means for small farmers to obtain cash income, and after the "women's weaving" loses the market, it is difficult for the farmers to get money. After Zhang Juzheng's whip law reform, the imperial court had to collect more money and less in kind.

For the southeast, which was launched by industry and commerce, it was actually a good thing to collect more money, but the situation in the Central Plains and the northwest was the opposite, and the peasants' handicraft industry lost its market because of the impact of silk and cotton in the south of the Yangtze River, and it was not easy to get money, so they could only sell grain at a low price in exchange for silver and pay taxes.

And now King Chuang is not only "exempt from taxation for three years", but also does not protect the interests of the landlords and gentry, and cuts off the transportation of handicrafts in Jiangnan. For the poor middle peasants, life is indeed improving.

But the gentry of Taiyuan hated Li Zicheng's rule!