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Now the 160,000 border army Chen Bing is ten miles outside the city of Beijing, and surrounds the capital from the east and north directions. Martial law had been declared in the capital, and twelve of the thirteen gates had been closed, leaving only the Quang Ninh Gate in the southwesternmost corner open during the day for the people of the capital to transport essential daily goods into the city.

The situation in the capital is already very tense.

The people in the capital didn't know what was going on, and they didn't understand why the triumphant Wang Shi suddenly surrounded the capital. The people had just celebrated the victory in the Battle of Jinzhou, and they were about to crowd to see the grand occasion when the Duke of Jinguo and the general soldiers entered Beijing to receive rewards, but they waited for the soldiers to besiege the city.

The people living outside the city took refuge in the city in panic and hid in the city. Dozens of miles to the east and north of the capital suddenly became a no-man's land.

Of course, the 160,000 border troops came to ask for their lives. Li Zhi ordered the military discipline to be strictly enforced, and the 160,000 border troops were restrained from destroying the houses that the people had temporarily abandoned. The army camped in the outskirts of the city, far away from the towns and villages, and did not commit any offences in autumn.

Wang Chengen walked in the continuous camp tent, and the momentum of the 160,000 border army joint camp for dozens of miles made him a little nervous. He did not bring many people, only two attendant eunuchs, and entered Li Zhi's Chinese army from the big tent gate of the 160,000 allied army.

As soon as he saw Li Zhi, Wang Chengen bowed his hands and sang: "Wang Chengen has seen the Duke of Jinguo!" ”

Wang Chengen is the number one confidant of the Son of Heaven, and all the generals know it. Seeing Wang Chengen, the nine general soldiers did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly bowed and saluted.

Li Zhi stepped forward to help Wang Chengen and said with a smile: "The angel prince has arrived, Li Zhi has missed the distance, please take a seat." ”

Wang Chengen shook his head, smiled bitterly, and sat down in a tie with Li Zhi.

As soon as he took his seat, Wang Chengen went straight to the point and asked directly: "When will the Duke of Jinguo retire?" ”

Li Zhi's face sank, and he replied: "As long as the Son of Heaven kills thirty-seven traitorous ministers, the 160,000 army will naturally return to his own troops." ”

Wang Chengen looked at the nine general soldiers with a respectful attitude, slapped the table and said loudly: "I have never heard of a minister leading a large army to surround the capital and force the king to kill the courtiers. Li Zhi, are you going to rebel? ”

Hearing Wang Chengen's words, several general soldiers looked at each other, and secretly said that Wang Chengen came up and reprimanded Li Zhi, the Son of Heaven is so tough? Wu Sangui was suddenly frightened and sweaty, and his face turned pale. Wang Pu opened his mouth wide in surprise and looked at Zu Dashou. Seeing that Zu Dashou's face did not change color, Wang Pucai calmed down a little and closed his mouth.

Li Zhi didn't speak, just looked at Wang Chengen indifferently.

After a long time, Li Zhicai said slowly: "The 160,000 soldiers are indignant, and Master Chen is begging for his life, how can it be a rebellion?" The prince has said it! ”

Wang Chengen asked sharply: "What if the Son of Heaven does not agree to you, what will happen to you?" ”

Li Zhi said lightly: "Li Zhi is a husband, he only drinks two liters of water a day, and he only eats four bowls, what can he do?" The key is how to think about the 160,000 soldiers who were murdered. If the Son of Heaven defends the traitorous ministers regardless of right and wrong, it will depend on how the indignant 160,000 border troops react. ”

Wang Chengen's body shook and asked in a different voice: "Li Zhi, are you going to attack the capital?" ”

Li Zhi took a sip of tea from his teacup and did not answer the question.

Wang Chengen looked at Li Zhi and said miserably: "Li Zhi, you are holding soldiers to self-respect!" ”

Li Zhi put down the teacup and said lightly: "160,000 soldiers and Tartars fought bloodily, aren't they loyal to the country?" If Li Zhi hadn't complied with righteousness and crusaded against traitorous ministers, 160,000 soldiers would have killed Li Zhi with knives long ago. ”

Wang Chengen looked at Li Zhi, and suddenly said coldly: "Li Zhi, if you attack the capital, you won't be able to please it in the future!" ”

Li Zhi said lightly: "That's for later." ”

When Wang Chengen heard this, his face turned red with anger. He stared at Li Zhi, and the expression on his face changed from anger to anger, and from anger to sadness. In the end, Wang Chengen sighed helplessly, completely softened, and there was no trace of reprimanding on his face.

Seeing that Wang Chengen's face softened, Wang Pu breathed a long sigh of relief. He looked at the general soldier next to him with some joy, wanting to share his joy, but found that no one paid attention to him. Wang Pu thought about it and glanced at Zu Dashou with some admiration.

Wu Sangui wiped the fine sweat on his head and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Wang Chengen took out a blank piece of paper from his arms, looked at it carefully, and then handed it to Li Zhi and said: "The saint said that although the Jinzhou War was a great victory, but these four people deceived the king, and the saint was originally going to kill. Previously, hundreds of officials were aggressive and forced into the palace, and the Son of Heaven had no idea where to start for a while, so they let them live until now. Now that the soldiers of Jinguo Gong are pressing the border, public opinion is different, and the saint just killed these four people. ”

Li Zhi looked at the piece of paper and saw that the names of the four masterminds were Wu Fu, He Shishou, Li Zhiwen and Chen Jishan written on it.

Li Zhi shook his head and said lightly: "Too little!" ”

Wang Chengen looked at the piece of paper, pursed his mouth, and waved his hand and shouted, "Bring the pen!" ”

A eunuch hurriedly opened a package and took out a pen inkstone from it. Wang Chengen took the brush, groaned slightly, and added the names of Shaoqing of Taifu Temple and a household servant on the paper.

Pushing the piece of paper in front of Li Zhi, Wang Chengen said, "How? ”

Li Zhi shook his head and said, "Too little! ”

Wang Chengen glanced up at the nine general soldiers who were watching the excitement next to him, and saw that the military attachés were looking forward to him, and he couldn't help gritting his teeth. He rolled up his sleeves to write, and added another Shaoqing of the Taifu Temple, and the names of the two household servants went up, and said loudly: "Kill three more people!" How is it? ”

Li Zhi still shook his head.

Wang Chengen's face was angry, and he said loudly: "The other officials don't even have the qualifications to go to the court, and they don't even have the opportunity to deceive the Son of Heaven, so do you want to kill the Duke of Jinguo?" ”

Li Zhi replied lightly: "The officials of the household department and the Taifu Temple don't report it, and there is a nest of snakes and rats, what is the difference between not going to the court?" ”

Wang Chengen said angrily: "According to the statement of the Duke of Jinguo, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty in this dynasty are all a nest of snakes and rats, and they can all be killed?" ”

Li Zhi said: "Thirty-seven people have been listed on the chapter, how can the prince talk about the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty?" ”

Wang Chengen took a breath, and the hand holding the pen trembled a little. He thought about it again and again, and finally put down his pen and added the word "full door" next to Wu Fu, Chen Jishan and Li Beiwen. After writing these words, Wang Chengen gritted his teeth and wrote the word "Manmen" next to He Shishou.

After writing these eight words, Wang Chengen was already sweating.

"Jin Guogong, such a big killing is already the bottom line of the Son of Heaven, and it can't be more. No matter how much they kill, the civil officials will definitely not let go of the Son of Heaven who compromised with the Duke of Jinguo! ”

Wu Sangui suddenly walked up, half-knelt on the ground and arched his hand towards Li Zhi and said, "Jin Guogong, I see that the Son of Heaven has reached the limit, and I can't wait to persecute it anymore!" ”

Li Zhi glanced at Wu Sangui, closed his eyes and said: "Wu Zhi is extremely evil and wants to destroy the nine clans, Chen Jishan and Li Zhiwen are going to destroy the three clans, and it is impossible to let them go!" And none of the thirty-seven people on the recital should be missing. ”

Wang Chengen looked at Li Zhi angrily and angrily knocked the brush on the table. Looking at the other eight general soldiers who were sitting still, Wang Chengen shook his hand and strode out of Li Zhi's camp.

Li Zhi looked at Wang Chengen who was up with his sleeves and shook his head.

Wang Pu swallowed his saliva and asked suspiciously, "Jin Guogong, how are you doing now?" ”

Li Zhi took a sip of tea, raised his head and said, "Since the Son of Heaven can't kill more because of public opinion, let's influence public opinion in the capital." ”