Chapter 362: Bend first and then stretch
readx;
Chengdong Village was the blessed land of the Ming Dynasty, but that was only in the past. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
As soon as the sky was bright, Zhu Qing, who knew all the situation, knocked on Li Zicheng's door, Li Zicheng didn't sleep all night, accompanied by Liu Zongmin and Huzi. The other generals and guards estimated that they would go back to their rooms in the middle of the night to squint.
"The weather is good today, we should enter the palace early." Zhu Qing said to Li Zicheng, who opened the door, he was not equal for a moment, and Damon's actions had already told him that Dolgon would not give him more time.
Just when Chongzhen and Li Zicheng were negotiating, outside Shanhaiguan, a negotiation was also going on in secret, and Dolgon once again launched a new round of inducement to Wu Sangui, the conditions were more tempting than what Chongzhen gave him, because Liaodong's military salary had not been supplied for a long time, and even if there were, it would be sent to Ningyuan, and Wu Sangui, the loyal and filial piety king of Shanhaiguan, had only one name, if it weren't for the tariffs of Shanhaiguan and the disgraceful deeds of the people under him, Wu Sangui would be poorer than Li Zicheng. Can such a general help Chongzhen defend the country with peace of mind? But it's not so easy to surrender, on the one hand, the foundation is there, on the other hand, Jinyiwei has to supervise it tightly, and the most important thing is that Wu Sangui has not yet reached the point where he has to rebel. So, Dorgon sent Nadamon. He didn't expect that Zhu Qing would once again defeat his infiltration and assassination plan! Therefore, Dolgon got Wu Sangui's reply that it was still early. An ambiguous answer that upsets Dolgon, and he must be ruthless!
In the Jinluan Palace, Chongzhen sat on the dragon chair, and Queen Zhou did not come to the dynasty today, but Suzaku and Killing Wind were still divided into Chongzhen's left and right.
Ministers such as Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren were also more energetic than the day before, and there was a desire to conquer in the court.
Outside the door was guarded by Yan Shi Niang and Dongfang Bai, and Li Zicheng and the others automatically handed over the weapons in their hands without being reminded when they entered the door.
"Li Zicheng see the emperor." Obviously, after these three days, Li Zicheng and the others have become more haggard and have weakened their momentum a lot.
"King Chuang and the generals are exempt. Throne! Chongzhen is high, and Zhu Qing's appearance gives him enough confidence.
After Li Zicheng and others took their seats, Zhu Qing presented the situation of the past few days to Chongzhen. Chongzhen looked at it and smiled slightly. There are indeed many things that can be described as thrilling, otherwise Li Zicheng would not be so honest today.
"King Chuang, I have given you three days, I wonder what King Chuang has thought about?" Chongzhen was the first to ask.
"Back to the emperor, after discussion, the ministers have no objection to the court's recruitment conditions." In only three days, Li Zicheng already claimed to be a minister, which cannot but be said to be a major advantage of the imperial court.
As soon as Li Zicheng's words came out, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all nodded happily, they didn't expect that in only three days, Li Zicheng compromised.
"Good! King Chuang can figure it out, and I am very happy. Chongzhen said loudly.
"But ......," Liu Zongmin was about to speak.
Zhu Qing said with a smile, "Is Vice General Liu still worried about the matter of Baihualou?" "The speaker has a heart, and it sounds more intentional.
Even people who don't know the situation will know what is going on as soon as they hear Baihualou, not to mention that the matter of the army going to prostitution almost collectively has caused a stir in the capital.
Give people a handle, so that the intruding army can't raise its head. At this time, Huzi stood up, the last time he failed to enter the palace to face the saint, this time he came in, although the army was quite poorly prepared, but Huzi's temperament was very upright.
He hugged his fists and said, "Your Majesty, Huzi thinks that above the court, a group of big men are entangled in the matter of fireworks and willow lane, which is really ungraceful to a big country, and it is not the work of a big husband." Huzi said, and glanced at Zhu Qing.
When Zhu Qing heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and the ministers also looked at each other, although the topic of Baihualou was a little indecent, but if it was done and people didn't say it, wouldn't it be even more popular? So they all laughed and didn't say anything.
Although Huzi's righteousness moved Liu Zongmin very much, this stunned young man made him shake his head and sigh.
"Oh? So what does General Huzi think we should talk about? King Chuang has already agreed to the conditions of recruitment, if you have no objections, I will sign a contract, what do you think? Chongzhen smiled, how could a group that couldn't even control their own bodies dare to reprimand them for their offense?
Zhu Qing smiled respectfully, "Your Majesty, since King Chuang and the generals still have something to say, and let them say it one by one, as long as they are reasonable, the court should not embarrass them, right?" ā
Zhu Qing, this kid is also treacherous enough, first he came up and drank Liu Zongmin as a stick, and then gave him a piece of candy. Think about how much it hurts just now, who is still in the mood to eat sugar?
"Okay, it's up to Qinglong. Ladies and gentlemen, as long as the conditions of recruitment are allowed, I can agree to your conditions. Chongzhen Chrysostom said.
Li Zicheng saluted again, "Thank you, Emperor." In addition to the conditions in the original peace agreement, the minister only added one article. ā
"King Chuang, please speak."
"There are really a lot of rewards awarded by the imperial court, and it is close from the capital to Kaifeng, how to send our rewards to Kaifeng safely at this distance, this is a problem that I am worried about." Li Zicheng didn't spare any bends, their advantages had been wiped out by the Jinyi Guard, and now they could keep those rich rewards.
This was not a surprise to the Ming court, these peasant army uprisings were originally aimed at these things, and of course they were eager to protect their immediate interests.
But Zhu Qing knew that this was just Li Zicheng's expedient measure, as long as so many bounties were sent to Kaifeng, there would be no doubt that Li Zicheng's wings would be added, not to mention that Li Zicheng would regret it, that is, if he didn't regret it, the million army had guys in his hands, clothes on his body, and food in his mouth, he was more like an uncle, and it was difficult to say whether he could be mobilized.
"Don't worry, King Chuang, I let Jinyiwei personally escort you, what do you think?" Chongzhen asked.
Li Zicheng had already seen the methods of Jinyiwei, and he was escorted by them, so Li Zicheng was of course relieved.
But Li Zicheng was extremely cautious, he nodded, "Of course Jinyiwei can rest assured." It's just that the minister has a reluctant request. ā
When everyone heard this, didn't they say that there was only one additional condition? Why did you pop up with a reluctant invitation again?
Chongzhen glanced at Zhu Qing, Zhu Qing nodded, Chongzhen raised his hand and signaled, "Speak!" ā
"Your Majesty, Emperor. It is said that if you sign and draw a pledge, you will have to hand over the military talisman, but it will take two days from Beijing to Kaifeng, and for the sake of safety, I am afraid that I can only hand over the military power if I have a reward to break into the camp. Li Zicheng finally got to the sensitive issue.
Sure enough, when he said this, the pot exploded in the court. There are many discussions, but they are divided into two factions, one faction thinks it can't be done, in case Li Zicheng takes the reward and regrets it, then what can I do? The other faction felt that it didn't matter, anyway, there were brocade guards escorting, so he didn't dare to move.
The two sides argued for a moment, Wang Chengen coughed lightly, although he no longer has the power of the past, but after all, he is still the person next to Chongzhen, and his Royal Highness gradually quieted down when he coughed.
"Since King Chuang thinks that the court can't trust it, then King Chuang also said, how to make me believe your words?" Chongzhen also-for-tat, after all, this is a transaction.
"If the imperial court agrees to the conditions of recruitment, I will send a brocade guard to escort Feng Shen and my lieutenants back to the camp first, and I will stay in the capital for a few days, and when Feng Feng and my people arrive at the camp, I will hand over the military talisman. How is it? "Fighting for interests is very important for Li Zicheng. Even if he really sincerely submits to the imperial court, as long as the deal goes smoothly, at least his own interests are guaranteed to the maximum.
Chongzhen glanced at Zhu Qing, and Zhu Qing said, "If the imperial court agrees to your conditions, dare to ask King Chuang, when does the army plan to send troops to Liaodong?" ā
Zhu Qing also got straight to the point, everyone knew that these recruits were going to fight the Qing army sooner or later!
When Huzi heard this, although his mind was straight, he also knew Zhu Qing's intentions, so he said unhappily, "If the imperial court wants to recruit An Chuang to be cannon fodder, it is really wrong, and no matter what the generalissimo and general are false, just send troops to Liaodong, I'm afraid the soldiers don't want to, right?" We don't seem to be there with the Tartars yet! Although Huzi was reckless, just by integrating Li Zicheng at this time, even Liu Zongmin nodded and smiled coldly.
"Bold, that is, if you submit to the court, how can you not listen to the orders of the court?" Zhou Yanru dared to say a good word.
"It's not that you don't listen to orders, dare to ask Xiangye, if I let you be cannon fodder, are you willing?" Liu Zongmin seems to see the situation turned.
Bend first and then stretch, it turns out that this is the countermeasure that the army has been discussing for several days!