He was reluctant to hand over the scriptures, which embarrassed me.

I thought about it for a while, and my top priority now is to get the taxes from Yunnan and send troops to Fujian to support.

As for his desire to be emperor, I'm not too worried, after all, with his current strength, I can completely abolish him.

But for now, I really can't provoke him, after all, Yunnan's finances and military power now have to be counted by him. If he is provoked, it is estimated that the things that were discussed before will be in vain.

In view of this, I smiled and said, "Since you have said so, brother Huang, then I am not reluctant." The scriptures were originally from my Zhu family, and staying with you is the same as keeping them by my side. ”

As I spoke, I raised my glass and beckoned, "Come, come, have a drink, don't hurt your peace because of this." ”

He pursed his lips and took a small sip, then said, "There cannot be two suns in a sky, and there cannot be two monarchs in a country. Brother Huang, I hope that after the taxes from Yunnan are sent to Fuzhou, you can settle down with me, okay? ”

Damn, the originally relaxed atmosphere was suddenly solemnized by him.

Without waiting for me to speak, Mu Xia's little girl said: "My emperor's brother is not dead yet, why should he give way to you." Besides, what qualifications do you have to be the emperor, huh! ”

As she spoke, Mu Xia looked at me, beaming.

I thought about it for a while and said, "Brother Huang, it's not that I won't agree to you about the Zen throne, but there must be a condition, if you can do it, I will never break my word!" ”

"On what terms?"

"Now that the thieves occupy half of my Ming Dynasty, you and I are everywhere in the southern corner, and we also command our own soldiers and horses, and we all want to restore our ancestors. I think if you can slash Li Zicheng, I promise to give you the throne, what do you think? ”

I'm completely fooling him, he is a scholar, he has no power to tie the chicken, and he can't lead the troops to fight, so it's impossible to defeat Li Zicheng.

But if I don't say that, his little family will definitely make trouble with me.

"Okay, since the imperial brother has said so, then we might as well agree on the three chapters of the law. Whoever kills the thief Li Zicheng first will be the Son of Heaven! ”

"No problem!"

After speaking, the group raised their glasses and drank, and the atmosphere finally became harmonious.

After eating, I was afraid that the night would be long and dreamy, so I guarded Zhu Youlang, asked him to load the taxes from Yunnan into the official car, and set off for Fuzhou overnight that night.

……

That night, the group traveled to Shaoguan, Guangdong, and because they were in a hurry, they slept directly in the wild.

Zhang Zhao and the others guarded the taxes, and I walked into the camp and fell into a state of sorrow.

The main reason why he fell into sorrow is about Zhang Xianzhong's siege of Yunnan.

Although I told Zhu Youlang very easily at the time, he felt that Lao Tzu would be able to send troops to relieve the siege as soon as he got the money.

In fact, Gao Xiaosong said in "The Tragedy of the Southern Ming Dynasty" that although Zhang Xianzhong was born as a peasant, his fierce generals were like clouds, among which Li Dingguo and Sun Kewang were among the best in military talent, and even Wu Sangui couldn't do anything about them at that time. At the most glorious time, these two people also forced the two Manchu princes to commit suicide in defeat.

Thinking of this, my heart is not steady, if Yunnan is breached, Lao Tzu will lose the southwest barrier, even if Wu Sangui withdraws his troops, it will be a trouble for me.

So, how do I deal with Zhang Xianzhong, the earth overlord?

Just as I was thinking, suddenly a stone flew in from outside the tent and smashed directly on my head.

As soon as I got up, I went to the door of the tent to see if I had encountered robbers who had come to rob the tax.

As a result, as soon as he walked to the door of the tent, he tripped and fell to the ground, gritting his teeth in pain.

Seeing this, I shouted loudly, "There are assassins, there are assassins!" ”

"Don't shout, I'll tease you!" Suddenly, a brutal voice spoke.

Before she could finish speaking, Xia Wanchun rushed over and knocked her to the ground in one fell swoop.

"Brother Emperor, don't kill me, I'm Mu Xia!"

I'm grass, hearing this, I'm speechless, this rude little county lord is too much of a headache.

After saying that, she tore off the black veil covering her face and smiled mischievously at me.

"Little county lord, why don't you stay here in Yunnan and make trouble?" I said it seriously.

"Brother Emperor, I am scolded by my eldest brother every day in Yunnan, it's not fun at all, I want to go to Fuzhou with you to play, hehe!"

As he spoke, the unruly little lord suddenly took out a book from his clothes, and then said to me: "Lalalala! Brother Emperor, don't talk yet, I know you won't let me go to Fuzhou, but I brought you this treasure, so you can't drive me away! ”

When I saw it, she was actually holding a purple copy of "Xuanhua Sutra" in her hand, which surprised and delighted me.

"Where did you get this book?" I asked eagerly.

"I know that the emperor's brother wants this scripture, and the big idiot of lard boy doesn't want to give it to you. So I stole it out of the lard boy's study on the night you left Kunming. Hey, I'm not amazing! ”

Nima, this unruly little county lord is really loving and angry, and he actually stole the scriptures and gave them to me.

"You are making such a fuss, Zhu Youlang will find out sooner or later, what will your eldest brother Mu Tianbo do then?"

I said it with some anger, and I wanted her to take the scriptures back, but I was reluctant.

"Big brother is not afraid of that lard boy, the whole of Yunnan belongs to our Muwang Mansion, and we let him stay in Kunming, which has already given him face."

He said that, but I was still a little angry and ignored her.

Seeing this, she said: "Brother Emperor, don't worry, before I left Kunming, I had already found someone to make a fake book and put it in the lard boy's study, he is such a stupid person, he will not find out!" ”

As she spoke, this little girl took my hand and shook it, and coquettishly played with me.

I thought about it, and what she said was right, Zhu Youlang really couldn't help Mu Tianbo, so he accepted the scriptures.

"Okay, for your sake, I will take you to Fuzhou with me. But you have to be obedient, or I'll send you back to Yunnan then!" ”

"Brother Emperor, don't worry, I will definitely be obedient!"

In this way, I harvested another copy of "Xuanhua Sutra", and at the same time rushed to Fuzhou with Mu Xia.

……

After arriving in Fuzhou, I didn't have a moment of rest, and I did three important things in one day.

The first thing: sorted out all the taxes and silver taels, selected the most elite sailors of the Zheng family, and sent them to Shengjing, the capital of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

The second thing: Let Wang Chengen send people to investigate the descendants of the four princes and the four loyal ministers, and be sure to ask them to hand over the scriptures.

The third thing: due to the request for help from the Manchu court to hand over a large amount of taxes, this directly led to the originally stretched treasury becoming even more empty. And now the imperial court still has to deal with one war after another, and it can't do without money. So I specially sent someone to North Korea to borrow money, after all, the history books record that North Korea has always been loyal to the Ming Dynasty.

After dealing with these three things, I immediately sent the soldiers and horses seconded from Yunnan directly to the front line to support Zheng Chenggong.

However, far water can not solve the near fire, Wu Sangui became more and more courageous, and the army broke through Quzhou and Jinhua and Lishui, and then Wenzhou was also taken.

As for the other half, the personnel who went north to Shengjing did not reply to me for a long time, and I don't know whether Dolgon sent troops or not. For a moment, the whole situation fell into a passive state.

After Wu Sangui broke through Jinhua, he immediately went south to storm Ningde, an important town in northern Fujian.

Ningde is only two hundred miles away from Fuzhou, once it is taken, the door of Fuzhou will be opened, and even if Dolgon sends troops to Shanhaiguan, I am afraid it will be too late.

In view of this, for the first time, I really put on a military uniform and went to Ningde City in person.

The reason why I want to go to Ningde in person is, on the one hand, to understand how the ancient wars were fought; On the other hand, it is to stabilize the morale of the military.

Seeing that the emperor personally came to supervise the battle, Ningde's soldiers were full of passion and quickly fought back against Wu Sangui.

However, after all, Jiangnan has been peaceful for too long, and the soldiers have been absent from the battle formation for a long time, although they have all fought with chicken blood, but they are still not the opponent of Wu Sangui's old fox.

Wu Sangui relied on a large number of soldiers and a wide range of generals, and soon surrounded Ningde.

And in the col outside the city, a tent was set up for dozens of miles.

Immediately, Wu Sangui came to the city single-handedly and shouted, telling me that if I open the city gate and surrender, I can spare me from dying. If he does not surrender, he will fight a war of attrition with me until the food in the city is exhausted, and then slowly slaughter the city.

In view of this situation, the generals in the city were panicked and in a commotion.

Wu Sangui is not wrong, if I keep spending time with him like this, even if he doesn't attack, the people under my command will rebel. After all, now Ningde has become a lonely city in northern Fujian, and the only one who can break the siege is by relying on the Manchus, but the Manchus have no news for a long time, so there is only a dead end if they wait.

Looking at such a situation, not only the generals defending the city panicked, but even Zheng Chenggong, who had always been calm, didn't know what to do.

Zheng Chenggong didn't know what to do, but I knew very well in my heart that if Ningde was breached, then Fujian would open the door, and then not only would I have to die, but the entire Ming Dynasty would also have to die.

Therefore, keeping Ningde is not only about my name, but more importantly, about the entire war situation in Daming.

And now, the Manchus have been slow to send troops, and the only way is to rely on myself.

That night, for the first time in my life, I picked up a strategic map and spent the night in my study thinking about how to repel Wu Sangui.

Suddenly, the door slammed, and when I opened the door, I saw that it was the three lieutenants under Zheng Chenggong.

The three of them knelt on the ground with a plop, and arched their hands and said, "Your Majesty, let's surrender!" ”

Hearing this, Lao Tzu slapped the table angrily and shouted: "Surrender now, Wu Sangui will definitely kill you, don't listen to Wu Sangui's rumors!" ”

"Then what do you say the emperor should do? We are also dead when we wait! ”

Yes, waiting is indeed death, but Lao Tzu has already figured out how to repel Wu Sangui, although I am not completely sure, but the arrow is on the string, and I have to send it.

I immediately summoned Zheng Chenggong and a few other guards, and then said, "Now we can't rely on the Manchus, we can only rely on ourselves. To repel Wu Sangui, I have already figured out a way! ”

Immediately, I spread the map on the table, then pointed to the map and said: "Wu Sangui has camped for dozens of miles, and the camp tent is full of mountains on both sides, and there is actually only one way for him to advance and retreat......

I was not blindly commanding, but judging based on the ancient battle columns, but everyone looked at each other after hearing this.

"Your Majesty, your strategy is indeed very good, but Wu Sangui has an army of 100,000, while Ningde only has a total of 20,000 horses. The minister is worried about ......"

Zheng Chenggong muttered, and he had no bottom in his heart.

Don't say he has no bottom, even I don't have a bottom, but I want to gamble. At the same time, I also want to test whether I have read so many military books recently, whether it really works.

So I took the case and said: "Since ancient times, there have been many battles where fewer wins more, and the so-called narrow road meets the brave wins!" I've never fought a war and I'm not afraid, so what are you afraid of? I tell you, even if there is only a 10% chance of winning, I will fight with Wu Sangui. For so long, I have been beaten by him, and now that the Manchus have not sent troops, are you willing to wait for death? ”

After saying this, everyone's blood boiled, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.

"There are only soldiers killed in battle, no generals who surrender!"

"The emperor is right, fight with Wu Sangui!"

"The eldest husband was martyred for the country, and the horse leather shrouded in the body, even if he died, it was worth it!"

Everyone said indignantly, buddy, I changed my usual calmness, and immediately asked the man to bring the wine, and then went into the barracks and toasted with each soldier. Prepare to fight to the death.

After the toast, I slammed the bowl on the ground and shouted, "I'm with you in this battle!" Those who killed Wu Sangui were sealed as the marquis of a thousand households; Those who capture Wu Sangui alive will be sealed as the Marquis of Ten Thousand Households! ”