"Interesting, interesting!" Zhang Xianzhong stroked his palms and laughed: "Unexpectedly, I haven't done it yet, but you dogs, you are killing yourself by dog-eat-dog, which is very interesting." ”

As soon as he said this, the whole house was full of civil and military affairs, and everyone laughed, and everyone was happy, as if they had heard extremely interesting news. Only Tang Youqing, who was standing in the hall, looked ashamed and ashamed.

Zhang Xianzhong saw Tang Youqing's embarrassed and speechless appearance below, and his heart became more and more proud, he deliberately used a mocking tone to ask Tang Youqing: "Outside the Tang Yuan, then I want to know, now that you are in charge of the country, and even the Jiangnan region, which is the foundation of the country, has been occupied by the thief Li Xiao, so what else does he have to talk about cooperation and alliance with us?" ”

As soon as Zhang Xianzhong's words came out, the ministers in the court immediately focused their eyes on Tang Youqing.

Tang Youqing saw that he had become the focus of everyone at this time, and his heart was inexplicably sad. He smiled miserably, wiped a handful of cold sweat on his forehead, and replied cautiously: "Your Majesty, although my Hongguang Prison Kingdom has been defeated, the anti-thief Li Xiao has not yet grown to the point of being unshakable. Up to now, this person has only occupied Shandong, Nanzhili, Zhejiang, and northern Jiangxi. The rest of the southwestern and southern Chinese provinces are still under the control of our Hongguang Supervision State, and the Ming Dynasty still has considerable strength to compete with Li Xiao's gang. The reason why I am willing to join forces with your country is because of the current strength of our dynasty, and it is okay to defend it, but it is extremely difficult to recover the lost territory and eliminate Li Xiao. Therefore, Hongguang Jian sent a country to your country, hoping to join hands with your country and work together to eliminate and eradicate Li Xiao. ”

As soon as Tang Youqing finished speaking, there was a low movement in the Daxi court, and the ministers exchanged their heads and talked endlessly.

And Zhang Xianzhong, who listened to Tang Youqing's words, also had a yellow face, a slender beard, and a contemplative look.

Tang Youqing thought that Zhang Xianzhong had been moved by his own words, so he hit the railway while it was hot: "Your Majesty, are you worried that only I, the Ming Dynasty, have formed an alliance with your country, and my strength to deal with Li Xiao may not be enough?" Then I want to say to the emperor that the emperor is really worried. In the next place, I persuaded the emperor to form an alliance with my Ming Dynasty, but at the same time, my Hongguang Supervision State sent a number of envoys to the Qing Dynasty and the Great Shun Kingdom, and also persuaded them to form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty to fight against Li Xiao. If your country can join forces with our DPRK and use troops, coupled with the strength of the other two countries, and the four countries can jointly attack and resist Li Xiao, then Li Xiao will definitely be stumbling on the left and right, and it will be difficult to resist. At that time, Li Xiao's gang will inevitably be wiped out under the pressure of all sides, and there will be no place to bury him. ”

Hearing Song Xuexian mention the Qing Dynasty and the Great Shun Kingdom, Zhang Xianzhong's eyes widened, he stood up from the dragon chair suddenly, and shouted: "Are you saying that you want me to go to join forces with the Ta Qing and the Great Shun Kingdom of the Li thief, and join you to conquer that Li Xiao?" ”

Tang Youqing squeezed out a smile on his face and said hurriedly; That's exactly what I mean. In order to deal with Li Xiao, the common enemy of your country and our dynasty, it is not the best strategy to form an alliance with the four countries of the Great Qing Dynasty and the Great Shun State to jointly fight against the enemy? According to the humble opinion, the enemy is at present, and there must be a small gap in the past, but it doesn't hurt to let go first. I am thinking that if your country can agree to form an alliance with our dynasty, it will definitely greatly affect the other two countries, so why should the emperor worry about such a good thing? ”

Tang Youqing's series of words were a bit informative, which made Zhang Xianzhong fall into contemplation unconsciously.

Speaking of which, Zhang Xianzhong originally thought that after Li Xiao became the Tang King of the Ming Dynasty, he would have to stop for a while when the power was initially determined, and he would probably fight with the ministers of the Ming Dynasty to restrain each other, so that the Ming Dynasty would not be able to form a truly unified form for a long time.

Such a situation would of course be extremely beneficial to the Great Western Dynasty, which was at war with the Ming Dynasty.

It can be expected that Li Xiao and the Hongguang regime will fight infighting, so that it will definitely give Daxi an excellent opportunity for development, so that he can calmly deploy troops and generals to continue to attack Zeng Ying's troops and horses in southern Sichuan.

It's just that I never expected that Li Xiao's guy would react so quickly and be so decisive and ruthless. This person led the troops south, swept the south of the Yangtze River, took Nanjing, and beat the Hongguang court to the ground and quickly collapsed, and the strength of his troops was much stronger than when Zhu Di led the troops from Beiping to the south to sweep away the Jianwen court.

And Li Xiao acted so quickly, so that Zhang Xianzhong's idea of taking advantage of the civil strife in the Ming Dynasty for a long time was doomed to fail.

Of course, the most terrifying point, and what worries Zhang Xianzhong the most, is that Li Xiao is not burdened by false fame at all, and only seeks practical profits.

As long as there are interests in this guy, there is no hesitation at all, do it when it should be done, and start the army when it should be raised, for those internal forces of the Ming Dynasty who do not obey themselves, they will quickly sweep away, and will not give them time and space to breathe and develop.

Then, it is foreseeable that if this person is allowed to continue to develop, one day, Li Xiao will no longer be able to control him, and finally sweep away the heroes and dominate the world.

This is by no means the result that Zhang Xianzhong wants.

It's just that if you want to join forces with the Hongguang regime, wouldn't the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty, who were at war with themselves, have no choice but to stop the battle, so that they can only turn around and go east again to gnaw the hard bones of the soldiers and horses of the second town of the Tang Army?

Thinking of the previous 30,000 elite soldiers, who almost wiped out eastern Sichuan, this battle knocked Zhang Xianzhong out of the psychological shadow. If he wants to make such a choice now, Zhang Xianzhong has a knot in his heart that can't be crossed.

It's just that you really want to reject the proposal of the Hongguang regime on this? If you don't join forces with the other three kingdoms, do you still rely on your own strength to deal with Li Xiao, the king of Tang?

Zhang Xianzhong shook his head gently.

Because, for the Daxi regime, the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty Zeng Ying in southern Sichuan are, to be honest, only a disease of skin moss, and the biggest threat to Zhang Xianzhong is Li Xiao, who has already dominated East China.

After all, the current Li Xiao has an unimaginably large overseas territory, and occupies Shandong and the entire south of the Yangtze River, and his subordinates have enough soldiers and horses in nine towns and hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

Such a powerful Li Xiao is the greatest threat to himself, and he is also the most likely to endanger the survival of the Onishi regime.

It can be seen that Tang Youqing's proposal is of great practical significance to himself now. Because, even if the Hongguang regime of the Ming Dynasty is useless, no matter how embarrassed Li Xiao is, in front of Li Xiao, a common and powerful enemy, he has no reason to dislike them. After all, no matter how small a mosquito is, it is meat, and one more assistant means more strength, even if this assistant is unbearable, he can only pinch his nose and admit it.

Zhang Xianzhong sighed in his heart, damn it, even if this Hongguang regime really has only a glimmer of life, and even if it is about to die, he can only join forces with them to fight the enemy under such a critical situation now, this is really a rather ironic ending.

Correspondingly, although Li Zicheng had fought with himself in Hanzhong, and the two sides turned from friends to enemies, compared to Li Xiao's rapid and powerful development momentum, Li Zicheng's threat was obviously an order of magnitude smaller. Under the current situation of the great enemy, Zhang Xianzhong gave up his previous suspicions and cooperated with Li Zicheng to fight the enemy again, which is also a completely adoptable countermeasure.

It's just that if he really follows Tang Youqing's strategy and gives up the confrontation with the Ming Dynasty, and instead forms an alliance with the other three countries to fight against Li Xiao together, Zhang Xianzhong has the most realistic problem, but he can't get around.

That is, he was reluctant to completely let go of the soldiers and horses of Zeng Yingbu who were still in southern Sichuan, and he was reluctant to give up the territory in southern Sichuan and even the border of Guizhou that could be annexed in a few days.

Zhang Xianzhong's eyes were gloomy, he stared straight at Tang Youqing, and his heart was constantly calculating.

In the end, he said angrily: "Outside the soup man, if I want Daxi to form an alliance with your Hongguang Supervision State, it is not impossible, but I have one condition, I hope you can agree." ”

"What are the conditions, please ask the emperor to make it clear." Tang Youqing replied hurriedly, his eyes full of eagerness. He saw that Zhang Xianzhong was relieved, and it seemed that there was hope for the negotiation, and his eagerness and excitement could be imagined.

"Hmph, that is, the Ming Dynasty needs to quickly order Zeng Ying, the Ming general who guarded southern Sichuan, and his subordinates to surrender to my Daxi, and the land of southern Sichuan must also belong to my Daxi!" Zhang Xianzhong's eyes were grim, and he said clearly.

Hearing that Zhang Xianzhong opened his mouth like this, Tang Youqing's face suddenly turned pale.

He really didn't expect that Zhang Xianzhong was so shameless, and seeing his eagerness to reach an agreement, he would offer such conditions to blackmail him. So how should I deal with my current self?

Tang Youqing was anxious, the fat on his face was trembling, his eyes were blinking, and he didn't know how to respond for a while.

And Zhang Xianzhong, who was on the dragon chair, saw Tang Youqing's embarrassed and uneasy face, and his heart became more and more proud, he smiled coldly and said: "Tang Youqing, you have to be clear, now it is you who are asking for my Daxi, and it is definitely not me Daxi who is asking you in turn." Now it is indeed a good thing for you to propose an alliance between the four countries to fight against Li Xiao, but in this world, how can there be a reason to ask someone to do something, but there is no reason to meet him at all? The interests of our Great Western Kingdom must be guaranteed, and the territory in the southern Sichuan region must belong to our Great Western Kingdom, and the soldiers and horses of the Zeng Ying Department must also be evacuated or surrendered, and this matter is absolutely not negotiable. How about it, outside the soup man, I always open my mouth and say that my mouth is straightforward enough, right? ”

Tang Youqing's face was sweating like rain, his face was very embarrassed, and he said: "Your Majesty, your request, it is really difficult to agree to your request in the next envoy." In this way, how about asking the emperor to give some more time, and the envoy will return to Fuzhou and return to Hongguang to supervise the country, and then reply? ”

Zhang Xianzhong laughed when he heard this, but an obvious hideous look flashed on his face.

He walked down slowly from the dragon chair and stood a few steps away from Tang Youqing, staring at Tang Youqing who was trembling opposite with a cold and terrifying gaze, and a smile slowly appeared on his face.

"Outside the soup staff, but after going back, how to deal with Hongguang Jianguo, do you feel embarrassed?" Zhang Xianzhong replied with a sneer.

Tang Youqing trembled again, he raised his head tremblingly, his eyes were full of pity, but he didn't dare to say a word.

"That being the case, I have an idea, I don't know if the soup clerk is interested in listening to it." Zhang Xianzhong said with a smile.

Tang Youqing was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously replied: "What does the emperor have to say, but please say it clearly." ”

Zhang Xianzhong smiled coldly, the corners of his mouth tightened, and his face was filled with a terrifying greedy color: "My old Zhang's idea is to borrow this round and good head outside the soup man!" ”

As soon as Zhang Xianzhong's words came out, the hall was shocked. The civil and military ministers in the court, when they heard Zhang Xianzhong say such bloody and terrible words, their faces changed greatly, and they almost couldn't believe their ears.

And Tang Youqing, who was standing opposite him, heard this, and suddenly his face was like dirt, and his sweat was like a violent pulp, and he pounced and fell to the ground.

"Your Majesty, spare your life, spare your life!" Tang Youqing cried with tears on his face, and his face was sad: "I am just under the order of Hongguang to supervise the country and send an envoy to your country." There is a saying that when the two countries intersect, if they don't cut off, they will speak softly to the next person, and it is really useless for the emperor to take my head. If there is any inappropriate language in the following, please forgive the emperor! ”

After Tang Youqing finished crying, a minister next to him hurriedly came out of the queue and said loudly to Zhang Xianzhong: "The emperor can't!" ”

Hearing this, Tang Youqing was like a life-saving straw, he turned his head to look, and saw that it was Zhang Xianzhong's first son, Zhang Kewang, who was named the king of Pingdong, and was walking out of the class quickly.

"Oh, why not?" Zhang Xianzhong squinted his eyes, looking at the righteous son he valued the most, and sneered.

"Imperial Father, Tang Yuanwai is right, the two countries are fighting each other, and they will not be killed. If the imperial father beheads him, I am afraid that the friendship between the two countries will collapse even more, and I am afraid that the alliance between the four countries will be difficult to negotiate. Zhang Kewang frowned and bowed.

After Zhang Kewang finished speaking, Yan Ximing, the right prime minister of the Daxi Dynasty, also hurriedly went out of work and said loudly to Zhang Xianzhong: "King Pingdong's words are reasonable, and the ministers also seconded it. ”

Seeing that Zhang Kewang, the king of Pingdong, and Yan Ximing, the right prime minister, came out to oppose it, the rest of the courtiers also joined in.

"The right prime minister is right, the minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"Seconded!"

……

For a while, above the court, there was a loud voice of opposition. Tang Youqing, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly had a glimmer of hope in his heart, he raised his head and looked up pitifully at Zhang Xianzhong, whose face was as fierce as iron.

Zhang Xianzhong looked around at the ministers with cold eyes, but he laughed, and shouted: "Hopefully, Ximing, do you think that my old Zhang is idle and has nothing to do, and he wants to cut off his fat head to play?" Let me tell you that my Lao Zhang wants to kill him in order to reach an alliance agreement with the Ming court and the other two countries as soon as possible, and successfully seize the land of southern Sichuan, so he came up with this strategy! ”