Wind and rain!

Approaching the end of the world, even as an emperor, Xuan Ye would have such a feeling in his heart, a feeling of despair, but most of the time, he would hide his inner thoughts, that is, only in front of a few people, his true thoughts would be revealed.

At this time, looking at Wang Xi who was kneeling on the ground, Xuan Ye had always trusted this Han Chen who had written the legacy of the first emperor, and the first emperor believed that he naturally had the reason of the first emperor. After Xuan Ye succeeded to the throne, he also trusted him very much. In his opinion, Wang Xi is one of the few Han ministers in the court who can be trusted, and even a person who can be entrusted with important tasks, he is different from Wang Huaxing, that rebel minister lives up to Jun's grace, but Wang Xi will not, of course, he does not have that opportunity now.

Now it seems that Hanchen is not unusable, the key is to see where it is used, and it is definitely not possible to let them lead troops to fight. They will still betray the Qing Dynasty in the end. As long as they have the power of soldiers in their hands. They despise the banner people in their bones, and in their opinion, all barbarians are barbarians. Let them be advisers who cannot lead the army. The wise people who think they are smart will do their best for the sake of high-ranking officials. Once they are allowed to lead the troops and let them have the power in their hands, they will rebel as soon as they see the opportunity.

It's a pity that I didn't figure it all out until now, in fact, all this is in the history books. It has been documented for a long time. Those people appear to be loyal, but if they seize the opportunity, they will always rebel, and they will always remember who they are.

O those people!

After all, I still can't forget my identity!

Thinking about the past few years, I thought that I hadn't figured out what it should be until now. Xuan Ye regretted it. It's more of an exclamation.

After a long time. He said with emotion.

"If the ministers are like gentlemen, upright and loyal, how can state affairs be so bad today!"

Wang Xi kowtowed again and said in a trembling voice.

"Your Majesty! The country has come to this point, and the old minister is not innocent! ”

Was this really his faithful word?

At least now it seems to be. As long as these people do not have military power in their hands, they must be loyal as advisers. In this case, they can still be believed.

Xuan Ye was stunned for a moment and asked:

"Why do you say that?"

"The minister is guilty of misleading the king and the country."

"Why are you misleading the country?"

"Your Majesty doesn't know about this matter, but the minister knows in his heart that now he can't regret it!"

Xuan Ye could hear that Wang Xi's words contained a deep sense of remorse, but he didn't understand it for a while, and while guessing randomly, he asked:

"What do you mean?"

Wang Xi knelt down and said.

"At the beginning of this year, the Ming army invaded the territory in a big way, the Ming army was strong, and unstoppable, Jingnan was weak in defense, and everyone who knew knew that Jingnan would not be able to hold on. The ministers suggested that the emperor take advantage of the enemy's army is still far away, quickly set off to the south, and then rely on the deep mountains and military resources in the south to reorganize the army, and when the Ming army goes deep, it will be severely damaged, and then recover the world, this is the best strategy for the country......"

"At that time, Wang Huaxing offered a plan, let me use myself as bait, lure the Ming army to gather troops in Jingnan, and then transfer troops to the north, which should be combined with the outside, so that the Ming army could be severely damaged, so the suggestion messed up my intentions. It didn't work, and I regret it now. The hateful prince was ignorant, he actually killed Zhongliang and forced the anti-king to act, so that his previous achievements were wasted, and such a rebellious son is extremely hateful! ”

When mentioning the crown prince, Xuan Ye looked like he was eager to eat his bones, and all his plans fell short because of the prince's ignorance, which made Xuan Ye not annoyed.

Although the emperor was planning for the world at that time, he did not hesitate to risk his life. Danchen was a minister of the two dynasties, and he was also worried at that time, and he failed to put on his liver and courage to perform the southern hunt, and he was also guilty of misleading the king and the country. ”

The so-called "southern hunting" is just a synonym for "running away", after all, it is taboo to flee south.

"At that time, you suggested that you choose important ministers to escort the prince to the south, which is also a good strategy."

"The minister's original intention was also to suggest that the emperor go to Nanjing, but because he saw that the emperor's holy will had been decided, the minister asked the prince to send the army to the south instead."

"Ahh

"Indeed, the ministers are also guilty of dishonoring the country."

Xuan Ye was silent for a moment, but he didn't complain to Wang Xi, shook his head and said.

"The number of gases, the number of gases, it's really a number of gases!"

After a pause, Xuan Ye asked again.

"Then according to you, if I went to the south at that time, what would be the journey?"

"At that time, the Ming army had just invaded the border, and it was impossible to intercept the Holy Driver South Hunt. If you want to catch up from behind, you are still more than a thousand miles apart. Therefore, the emperor and the Jingnan army and civilians could retreat to the south safely. ”

"But even if you retreat to the south, what is available? How can millions of soldiers and civilians eat? How to settle, besides, how could the Ming army give up the pursuit. ”

"Your Majesty, the southern mountains and roads are dangerous, even if the Ming army pursues, it has to go over the mountains and mountains, the mountains are high and the roads are so difficult, the Ming army may be able to occupy a while, and how can it occupy a lifetime, this mountain is not suitable for a large group of people and horses to assemble, a small team of people and horses, I can naturally deal with it calmly, over time, the Ming army is bound to be tired of our army, if the emperor goes to the emperor again, the Ming army will take advantage of the situation to collect troops......"

Wang Xi's words made Xuan Ye nod thoughtfully, and then said.

"It's not that I haven't thought about it this way, it's just that I had too many scruples at the time, and I feel that as long as I am here, the Ming army will definitely chase and kill all the way! Just like when the Ming court chased and killed Emperor Yuan Shun, he pursued and killed all the way until he died, and then collected his troops and returned south. ”

"Your Majesty! That's because the foundation of Meng Yuan is still there, because Emperor Yuan Shun still calls himself emperor, in the eyes of the ministers, if His Majesty hunts in the south and removes the emperor's name, even if the Ming army pursues, it will not chase endlessly, and now it ......"

Looking up at His Majesty, Wang Xi said again.

"Actually, the current situation seems to be unfavorable to the emperor, but in fact, it seems that it may be more favorable now."

"More favorable? How so? ”

Xuan Ye asked puzzled.

"Your Majesty, in fact, it seems that you are in a desperate situation now, but in fact, if you seize the opportunity, it is not a no-road."

Wang Xi, who was kneeling on the ground, looked up at the emperor and said.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a suggestion to summon a thousand people who dare to die from the inner guards to escort the emperor to break through and leave Nanjing. The ministers did not dare to speak openly in the secret, for fear of violating the emperor's taboo. Today's matter has come to this, and the minister cannot but say it. The minister thought that this would definitely help the emperor to hunt in the south! ”

"The roads are troubled, even if a thousand dead soldiers are recruited, what can it help? Moreover, the Ming army was fortified layer by layer outside the city, even if there were dead soldiers and nurses, how could they be killed with only a thousand people? ”

Xuan Ye, who was very clear about the situation outside the city, certainly didn't think that there was anything useful for this method.

"If the emperor hunts in the south, of course the minister must calculate everything. In the opinion of the ministers, if the emperor intends to kill out of the encirclement, he may wish to order the important ministers to lead the troops and kill the enemy formation, regardless of the cost, break through the enemy formation, and take advantage of the chaos in front of him, and then lead a thousand people by a loyal and loyal soldier henchman, not before and after the holy car, if it is a last resort, it can be killed by these thousand dead soldiers, and the emperor can be killed with the close to the encirclement. Leaving Jingnan to the south, it is only a few hundred miles, and there is no one along the way, which is still quite stable. The emperor is light and simple, and he can go straight to the south, and he can arrive in only two or three days. As soon as His Majesty arrives in the south, he can summon the southern garrison on the spot, and then he can slowly withdraw into the mountain. ”

Xuan Ye pondered for a moment, then asked again.

"How's the palace family?"

"If the Ming army has not yet besieged the city, the emperor at that time decided to plan the southern caracal, so he can naturally go along...... But now, the only way to do this is to ask him to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty. ”

"What if the Ming army hears the news, they fall into the mountains, do not find me, and vow not to quit?"

"If you have to, you can go west hunting on the sea route."

"Kaido Sai Hunting?"

Xuan Ye looked at Wang Xi puzzled, his eyes full of doubts.

"Yes, the emperor, as far as the minister knows, the world is big, far more than we imagine, in recent years, the minister learned from the Ming Dynasty geography books that in addition to Shenzhou, there are America, Africa, Europe and other places, and although the Ming Dynasty is feudal, but its feudals are not outside the South Seas, Xinxia and North America. There are other places in the world besides these places......"

"You mean Tianzhu?"

Xuan Ye naturally thought of the Mughal Tianzhu and thought of Babur.

"Definitely!"

Facing the emperor's gaze, Wang Xi said.

"If the Ming people chase after them, then even if the holy driver retreats to Tianzhu, even if it is safe in the short term, it is difficult to guarantee the future, so the minister thinks that he can hunt in the west...... Africa! ”

"Africa?"

Xuan Ye looked at Wang Xi in surprise, as the emperor, he had also read a lot of geography books, so he naturally knew where Africa was.

Nishikari ...... Africa!

This, what does this mean?

Even as an emperor, he is used to seeing too many reliable and unreliable things, but now Xuan Ye is still taken aback by Wang Xi's suggestion, or rather, because of his whimsical ideas, he is shocked.

Africa?

What is the place there?

According to the geography books, there was nothing else in that place except for the black skin everywhere, and even many explorers of the Ming Dynasty directly said that it was not suitable for human life at that time, at least not for the establishment of colonies.

…… Suddenly, another thought popped up in Xuan Ye's heart, if Da Ming felt that it was not suitable to establish a colony there, and only to establish some navigation stations along the coast, wouldn't it mean that Da Ming would never get involved in Africa, and if he withdrew there, maybe ...... There will be a thought!

"Yes, Your Majesty, there are only wild people in Africa at present, there is no country yet, even if it is the Ming Kingdom, there is only one place in Africa as a colony, and most of the other places remain in a primitive state, and the local wild people are dull and lazy. You can directly enter the inland hinterland, its inland hinterland, has not been attacked by outsiders, the emperor can rebuild the Qing Dynasty in the inland, so, in the eyes of the outside world, the Qing Dynasty is dead, but in fact, it is in the hidden dragon in the abyss, only to wait for decades after life, I Qing Dynasty, naturally can rise again. I think that in this way, I have the hope of Zhongxing in the Qing Dynasty! ”

Anxious about the future of the Great Qing Kingdom, Wang Xi, who was in tears, knelt on the ground and trembled uncontrollably.

"Your Majesty, please invite the Emperor to hunt in the south!"

Facing the current situation of losing the country, Xuan Ye was very moved by this Wang Xi's loyalty, and couldn't help but burst into tears and choked up.

"Wang Xi, at this time, what you think is still the future of my Qing Dynasty, counting, you are a Ming person, but you, a Ming person, are more loyal to the Qing Dynasty than many imperial relatives, if the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty are the same as you, I am the Qing Dynasty, why is it today!"

Maybe such words sounded sarcastic to others, but in Wang Xi's ears, it made him grateful.

"Your Majesty, the minister can be so praised by the emperor and die without regrets, but as a courtier, I still have to ask the emperor to take the future of the Qing Kingdom as a consideration, and invite the emperor to hunt in the south ......"

At this time, Wang Xi was completely loyal. You just look at his expression, and no one will doubt his loyalty to the Great Qing Kingdom.

It's just that he doesn't know. For his loyal master, he is half-convinced of his loyalty.

Hearing this, Xuan Ye sighed.

"Hey, it's like this now, it's too late to say it!"

Xuan Ye is only in the mood to survive at the moment, but he also knows that the current situation is difficult to find!

is that he is suspicious of Wang Xi. It doesn't hinder him at this time. Choose to believe in Him. After all. At least on the surface, her suggestion does have some hope.

"I can't get out, everything is in vain!"

Because Wang Xi mentioned the words of Yukaido Xijiao, he suddenly had a glimmer of fantasy and asked in a low voice.

"Haidao West Hunting, West Hunting Africa, can this plan really be successful?"

If nothing else, such a proposal does have a certain chance of success. At least it looks a little more reliable than escaping to India. When people are desperate, they are always full of longing for hope, even if it seems extremely slim.

"It's going to work."

"How do you say it's going to work?"

Xuan Ye pressed the wild beat in his heart, and the original glimmer of vitality was magnified at this time.

Is there really a chance?

"Back to the emperor, after the sea ship goes to sea, the land has no news of it, as long as it is kept secret, the emperor can only leave the mainland by boat, and there is no country in Africa, no city-states, after the emperor arrives in Africa, he can burn the ship and go inland, and even if the Ming army knows that the emperor left by sea ship, as long as they mention it from the news from all over the country, they have not found the emperor's whereabouts, and in the end, they will mistakenly think that the emperor's ship encountered a storm and disappeared into the sea, so the whereabouts are unknown, and the Ming army naturally has no target for crusade, within a year or two, They may still look for one or two, once in time, they will naturally give up, and in another twenty or thirty years, I am afraid that the world has already forgotten, and I, the Qing Dynasty, can naturally strive to prosper in this kind ......of forgetting."

Wang Xi's suggestion made Xuan Ye nod his head thoughtfully, the most important thing is to let them not find themselves, as long as there is no goal, the Ming army will naturally stop pursuing, even if they want to chase to the ends of the world, they must first find the ends of the world, if they can't find it, even if they can't get the Qing Dynasty there, they can always pass on the incense of the Great Qing Kingdom.

I thought so to myself. Xuan Ye also calmed down and listened to Wang Xi continue.

Seeing that the emperor listened carefully, Wang Xi continued.

"The emperor must have considered, where does this sea ship come from, in fact, it is very simple to get a sea ship, now the Ming Dynasty is trading on the sea, there are more than tens of thousands of sea ships, just in the ports of Persia, there are no less than hundreds of Ming ships, when the time comes, you can ask reliable people to hire sea ships, only wait on the ship, and then control the seafarers, so that they will send the emperor to Africa, and then kill them after they reach Africa, or burn the ship, or sink the ship at sea! Moreover, the ship's artillery can also be used by the emperor to enter the interior. ”

Listening to Wang Xi's suggestion, Xuan Ye, who was originally just a little excited, suddenly realized. This may be the most beneficial choice for the Qing Dynasty, and even the most realistic choice for so many years. After all, there was only one option that the Ming Dynasty could give up. Give up the relentless pursuit of the Great Qing Kingdom.

As long as he can get rid of the Ming Dynasty, Xuan Ye himself will definitely be able to revive the Qing Dynasty. I will definitely be able to revive the momentum of the Great Qing Kingdom, after figuring this out. He couldn't help but pause in annoyance.

"Hey, it's too late to regret it now, hateful! Hateful! If I could have listened to your advice earlier, why would this be so! ”

For a long time, although Xuan Ye had fantasized more than once about whether he could prosper the Ming Dynasty in a foreign land like Babur, the Ming Dynasty, who followed him like a shadow, was always like a nightmare and difficult to get rid of, but now, Wang Xi's suggestion made Xuan Ye see hope and hope for the Ming army to give up the pursuit.

But it was too late!

Suddenly, right here, the chief eunuch didn't care that the emperor was talking to Wang Xi, and came in with a hasty look on his face, knelt down in front of the emperor, and played;

"Your Majesty! The slave has an urgent military situation! ”

Xuan Ye, who was originally annoyed that he had missed the opportunity, suddenly turned pale, his heart jumped sharply, and he asked timidly.

"What's the matter? What's going on? …… Say it! ”

Wang Xi also looked at the eunuch who broke in in surprise, could it be that something happened in the city?

Looking at the panicked eunuch, Xuan Ye suddenly stood up from the throne, trembling all over, and asked in a panic:

"Say it! Is there a change in the city? ”

"Return, go back to the emperor, the city, there is news in the city, saying that the imperial court opened the city gate and let the women and children out of the city, and now there are women and children who want to go out of the city everywhere inside and outside the city, and the city gate can't be guarded, and the young and strong people mixed among the women and children want to open the city gate and get out of the city in chaos......"

Hearing this, Xuan Ye only felt dizzy, the chaotic people wanted to open the city gate! Isn't this equivalent to opening the city gates and inviting the Ming army to attack the city?

"Quick, quick, immediately tell the infantry yamen, so that they will crush the chaotic people, and they must not let anyone out of the city......"

Without waiting for Xuan Ye to finish speaking, Wang Xi, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly lit up in front of him, and he was a little hesitant at first. Thinking of the emperor's previous performance, he suddenly figured out that for the current emperor, the important thing is to live by himself, and the rest is not important. He said loudly.

"Your Majesty, the minister has an idea, I don't know if I should say it......