A few days later, after receiving the military report from Liaodong, Chongzhen only felt that the sky was turning, and hurriedly summoned all the ministers to the main hall to discuss matters. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The ministers were dumbfounded when they heard this, and now the court made a big joke, but it was a trap for the prince and King Yongming to go to negotiate peace. When the ministers condemned Huang Taiji's wolf ambition and despicable shamelessness, they asked the prince Zhu Cihong and Zhou Renyuan about their safety.

Chongzhen sat on the dragon chair, touched his forehead and said, "The prince is already on his way back to Beijing, but the king of Yongming insists on staying in Jinzhou to deal with the Tartars, so as to buy time for my Ming to prepare reinforcements." ”

Originally, several ministers who wanted to impeach Zhou Renyuan heard that Zhou Renyuan was alone in Jinzhou to mediate with the enemy, so they had to keep silent.

Lu Daqi said, "The prince of Yongming is loyal and courageous, not afraid of danger, and asks the emperor and the ministers to set reinforcements as soon as possible to rescue Jinzhou." ”

Huang Daozhou also played: "What Lord Lu said is extremely true, first of all, we must decide which person to send as the commander and which troops to send to the rescue. ”

Chongzhen nodded and said, "I also know that the situation is urgent, do you have good candidates and strategies?" Master Lu, you can tell me about it. ”

Lu Daqi thought for a moment and said: "Now only Hong Chengchou, the governor of Xuanda, can command the generals of Liaodong, and the army can mobilize the border army of Xuanda, Wu Sangui's Guanning iron cavalry of Shanhaiguan, plus the cavalry of Zu Kuan, the general soldier of Songshan in Liaodong, can fight with that Tartar." ”

At this time, a minister recommended Sun Chuanting, the governor of Ganshan, to go to Liaodong to command the generals.

Chongzhen shook his head and said, "Sun Chuanting wants to deal with Li Zicheng in HN, and I am afraid that I will not be able to leave for a while." Hong Chengchou is quite strategic, and I think he can be the governor of Liaodong and rush to the aid of Jinzhou. ”

Huang Dao Zhou said: "Didn't King Yongming still stay in the capital and have two thousand iron horsemen?" They are quite powerful, and besides, King Yongming is trapped in Jinzhou, so it's time for them to contribute! ”

Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "But King Yongming is now in Jinzhou, who can lead this guard of King Gui's Mansion?" ”

Huang Daozhou said: "Xuanda General Wu Xiang and Yongming King have an old relationship, and they have fought in the northwest together, there should be no big problem with Wu Xiang General Soldier leading this army." ”

Chongzhen nodded and said, "What Lord Huang said is reasonable, but it depends on Wu Xiang's ability." ”

At this time, Wang Dehua quietly came to Wang Chengen's ear and muttered a few words, and Wang Chengen hurriedly whispered to Chongzhen, "The prince is back!" ”

"What? Has the prince returned to Beijing safely? Chongzhen was very happy and said, "Quick! Call him in and take matters into account! ”

Zhu Cihong walked into the main hall in a hurry, kowtowed to Chongzhen and said, "Son, Cihong, visit your father!" ”

Chongzhen got up and went down to help Zhu Cihong up, only to see Zhu Cihong's face pale and messy hair, knowing that he was very tired these days, his heart was sour, and he said dumbly, "The prince has worked hard, and the ancestors bless you to return safely!" ”

All the ministers hurriedly saluted together and said, "Meet the prince!" The prince is safe and sound, and it is my blessing to be clear! ”

Zhu Cihong hurriedly returned the salute and said, "This prince is not hard, it is my fourth uncle Yongming King who is hard, this time the Tartar is powerful, and I also ask my father and all the adults to hurry up and think of rescuing the prince." ”

"Prince, tell me quickly, what is the situation in Liaodong?" Chongzhen urged.

"Father, before I left Jinzhou, Tanma had learned that the Tartars had 20,000 cavalry approaching Jinzhou, the King of Yongming had been far away, and the army of Jinzhou was ready to defend, in order to confuse the Tartars, he stayed alone in Jinzhou to buy time for the arrival of reinforcements. Before I left, King Yongming also specially instructed me to ask the imperial court to send the Tianxiong Army and the Hengzhou Army to Jinzhou to rescue, he said that the only soldiers who could fight with the Tartars in the field were the Tianxiong Army and the Hengzhou Army, and also asked my father to agree, and at the same time he also implored my father to let him serve as the supervisor of the army again. Zhu Cihong said in detail.

"To fight the Tartars?" Huang Daozhou was panicked for a while and said, "This—it's against the combat strength of our Ming army!" The minister is afraid that this Governor Hong will not fight with the Tartars! ”

Lu Daqi said in a deep voice: "If you want to rush to Jinzhou, you can't avoid a field battle with the Tartars." Could it be that the Tartars can let my Ming army enter Jinzhou City, and then attack the city? ”

Zhu Cihong hurriedly said, "Father, before leaving this time, Erchen has never seen the fourth uncle so heavy, the fourth uncle has always been wise and calm. But before I left, the fourth uncle had the smell of entrusting his last words. Speaking of this, Zhu Cihong cried bitterly.

"Ah--?h Chongzhen and the ministers were shocked, they all knew that Zhou Renyuan's strategy was far-reaching, and Mount Tai collapsed in front of him without changing his face, but he didn't expect that Zhou Renyuan would be so uneasy in the upcoming battle of Jinzhou. Could it be that the Tartars are going to make up their minds to fight a decisive battle with the Ming Dynasty?

Chongzhen calmed down and said slowly, "This matter is very important, the military department and the household department will come up with a strategy within five days, and I want you to be able to send troops to rescue Jinzhou in seven days." ”

Chongzhen returned to the imperial study, his head hurt for a while, and he sat down on the chair. Zhu Cihong hurriedly poured a cup of tea and handed it to Chongzhen, Chongzhen looked at Zhu Cihong lovingly, handed the tea in his hand to Zhu Cihong and said, "Sit down, how did your fourth uncle explain to you?" ”

Zhu Cihong drank a cup of tea, sat down and said, "The fourth uncle told his son, in case of an accident to him, I hope that my father can move the capital to Nanjing to continue my Ming dynasty." Even if the father doesn't agree--" Zhu Cihong hesitated a little in the latter words.

"What if I don't agree?" Chongzhen then asked.

Zhu Cihong whispered nervously, "If my father doesn't agree, the fourth uncle told his sons to take a group of brothers and sisters to King Gui's Mansion in Hengzhou no matter what." ”

Chongzhen's face was cloudy when he heard this, and after a while, he suddenly laughed and said, "What a loyal and courageous King Yongming, what a fourth emperor uncle who thinks about the prince for the country and the people, you are really a good uncle of the prince!" ”

Zhu Cihong was so frightened that he trembled, he didn't know whether Chongzhen was telling the truth or the opposite.

Chongzhen relieved his mind, saw Zhu Cihong's frightened appearance, and hurriedly helped him, and said warmly, "Don't be afraid, the prince, I just felt a lot of emotion for a while." Prince, today our father and son talk about their hearts, the speaker is not guilty, you tell me what you think in your heart if your fourth uncle guarantees you to ascend to this ninety-five honor in the future? ”

Zhu Cihong snorted: "The ministers there will be much more steady." ”

"Then what if you don't have your fourth uncle by your side? I said what if, what if your fourth uncle can't come back in Jinzhou? Chongzhen then asked.

"The ministers there will feel very lonely, and the ministers will raise the whole country to avenge the fourth uncle!" Zhu Cihong said firmly.

Chongzhen nodded, sighed in his heart, they all said that the royal family has no family affection, from his son and Zhou Renyuan's body, Chongzhen saw the family affection that blood is thicker than water, which made Chongzhen a little moved. There is still a trace of jealousy towards Zhou Renyuan in his heart, regardless of his son Zhu Cihong, even the other sons and daughters admire their fourth brother.

At this time, Queen Zhou came to the imperial study in a panic, and when she saw Zhu Cihong, she hugged him and cried, "Prince, you can return safely, and the queen mother will be relieved." By the way, what about your fourth uncle, why didn't he come back? Where is he? ”

Chongzhen couldn't help but smile bitterly, his queen really regarded Zhou Renyuan as his own brother. Zhu Cihong hurriedly told Empress Zhou the news that Zhou Renyuan was staying in Jinzhou.

After hearing this, Queen Zhou said urgently: "These four brothers really don't know the danger? How could he stay in Jinzhou alone, in case something went wrong, how could we face the old prince and the old princess of King Gui's mansion? It shouldn't be, the concubine shouldn't suggest to the emperor that the fourth brother should be the deputy envoy! ”

Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "It's not the queen's fault!" Don't take it to heart, don't worry, things aren't that bad! I have ordered the ministers to discuss a countermeasure within five days, and I will definitely send a large army to Jinzhou to rescue the fourth brother! ”

Queen Zhou was slightly relieved when she heard this, and said in a loud voice, "Yes!" Right! Send troops right away! Send troops to rescue the fourth brother back immediately! ”

After Empress Zhou and Zhu Cihong left, Chongzhen thought alone, and slowly made up his mind a plan, fourth brother, this rescue of Jinzhou is for the prince, for the queen, I have never wanted to send so many soldiers! In the future, don't let me down and let down the people who care about you!

Five days later, the Ministry of War planned to issue a Chen, Hong Chengchou as the governor of Liaodong, Wu Xiang, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, Yang Guozhu and Yang Tinglin, the chief soldier of Datong, He Renlong, the deputy chief soldier Wang Pu and Hu Dawei, the chief soldier of Songshan Zu Kuan, the deputy chief soldier Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan Wu Sangui, and the deputy chief soldier You Shilu led 100,000 horses to Jinzhou, and the supervising army was served by Zhou Renyuan, the king of Yongming, who stayed in Jinzhou.

Two days after Zhu Cihong and his entourage left Jinzhou, Zhou Renyuan took Shen Tieshan and Mozhu 300 personal guards to Linghe Town, and this time he put gold silk armor on his official uniform.

Dolgon and Hauge saw that only Zhou Renyuan was coming, and asked hypocritically, "Why don't you see His Royal Highness the Prince of Daming?" ”

Zhou Renyuan replied, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has had a tiring journey, and when he first arrived in this cold place in the north, he contracted the wind and cold, and stayed in Jinzhou to recuperate, sorry for the two highnesses." ”

Dolgon and Hauge were actually waiting for Huang Taiji's final order, Linghe Town was far away from Shengjing, and there was no such thing as Huang Taiji's will that could not be transmitted to Linghe.

Zhou Renyuan looked at Haoge and said, "What? If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't come, this peace negotiation can't go on? Or did the Manchus have no intention of negotiating peace at all? ”

Haoge avoided Zhou Renyuan's eyes in a panic, and hurriedly said, "Where is this, Lord Wang?" The fourteenth uncle, he still didn't show the prince the conditions of his father's peace agreement. ”

Dolgon hurriedly took out a scroll of peace and handed it to Zhou Renyuan. Zhou Renyuan opened it and browsed it, and suddenly laughed and said, "Is this a peace?" In the eyes of the king, this is an unequal treaty at all. ”

Dolgon said slowly, "This is already the minimum requirement of my Great Qing Dynasty, so King Yongming should consider it!" ”

Zhou Renyuan pondered for a long time, and suddenly said, "This is to recognize the conditions for the establishment of the Manchu Qing Dynasty by the Ming Dynasty, and this king can still call the shots, but are these last few articles?" This king needs to go back and think about it. ”

Dorgon and Hauge looked excited and said, "What? Can the Ming Dynasty recognize me as a country? "In fact, the people of Huang Taiji have been troubled because they have not been recognized by the Ming Dynasty, which involves a problem of status, the Jianzhou Jurchen has always been a vassal of the Ming Dynasty since the grandfather of the Emperor Taiji, and attacking the Ming Dynasty by himself is as unpopular as the family beating the master, even the Mongolian tribes were unwilling to attack the Ming Dynasty with the Jurchens at the beginning, if it were not for Nurhachi's bloody suppression of the Mongolian tribes and the subjugation of the Mongols, many Mongolian tribes had to tie themselves to the chariot of the Manchu Dynasty.

And like Korea, the former vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, although it was also beaten down by the Manchu Qing and surrendered to itself, the anti-Qing forces in Korea are still very strong.

If today's Ming Dynasty can recognize the Manchu Qing Dynasty, then the Manchu Qing Dynasty can openly declare the world, and the war with the Ming State in the future will be a war between countries, and there is no need to consider the mouth of the world.

Zhou Renyuan saw their urgency, and said slowly, "This is just the personal opinion of this king, but I think there is a great chance that the imperial court can agree!" ”

Dolgon put away his frenzy and said respectfully, "I know that the prince is quite trusted by the Ming Emperor, and I hope that the prince can facilitate this matter." ”

Zhou Renyuan smiled and said, "If you can form a brotherly state with my Ming Dynasty, it will also be a good thing." However, what is the matter with your military camp fifty miles away from Linghe? Could it be that you can't train in the spring? ”

"Yes, yes! What the prince said is that after the winter, the war horses have slacked off, so don't take advantage of this spring to let the war horses recover their strength. Dorgon quickly explained.

Zhou Renyuan sneered and said, "This king still thinks you want to fight Jinzhou!" ”

Dolgon and Hauge's faces changed, and they hurriedly said, "How can this be? I want to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty, how can I have the idea of attacking the Ming Dynasty? Don't get me wrong. ”

Zhou Renyuan nodded and said, "That's great!" Don't let the world laugh at you for not believing in your words! ”

Dolgon and Hauge's faces were slightly ashamed, and they said, "Don't worry, prince! We in the Qing Kingdom would not do such a thing. ”

After Zhou Renyuan and his entourage left, Dolgon was annoyed and said angrily, "This King Yongming knows that I am attentive, and I can't delay any longer, and when he leaves Jinzhou, this matter will be difficult to do." ”

"What? Fourteenth uncle, he already knows that we are going to use troops against Jinzhou? Hauge asked.

"Didn't you listen to him hiding his wit and beating us every word?" Dolgon said angrily.

"But he said that he can recognize me as a country, and it seems that he will continue to negotiate with us, what is going on?" Hauge wondered.

Dolgon shook his head and said, "I don't know, this Ming King is really unpredictable, since he has already understood our intentions, why should he continue to negotiate peace?" Is he really going to talk about it or is he planning something else? It is necessary to report this matter to the emperor to know. ”

Zhou Renyuan returned to Jinzhou, and Zu Dashou hurriedly asked, "How is it?" What's the takeaway? ”

Zhou Renyuan said with a smile: "If this king does not expect, it can be delayed for another three or five days." ”

"Uh--? Tartar hasn't torn his face with the prince yet? Zu Da Shou Qi said.

"If the Tartars want to tear their faces, this king won't let them tear them, and he wants to teach them to feel like they have been spared by a cat, and they can't go up or down!" Zhou Renyuan laughed.

Zu Dashou admired and said, "It seems that the prince has the style of the Three Kingdoms Kong Ming with this eloquence, haha, the last general will admire!" ”

Zhou Renyuan smiled slightly, and then said, "Governor Zuo, how is the defense in Jinzhou City?" All arranged? ”

Zu Dashou replied: "Don't worry, the prince can rest assured, this Jinzhou City has been laid out by the last general like an iron wall, and the Tartar will not be able to attack it!" ”

"How's going on at the court? Any news? Zhou Renyuan then asked.

"There is news from the imperial court, telling me to hold on for ten days and a half months, and the imperial court will send troops to help." Zu Dashou said.

Zhou Renyuan said "um", and suddenly asked, "I heard that the Zuo Dudu's family has lived in Liaodong for generations, but if Jinzhou can't hold it one day, is the Zuo Dudu willing to leave Liaodong?" ”

Zu Dashou was silent for a while, and then said, "Don't hide it from the prince, my ancestral family is a big family in Liaodong, and I have lived in this Liaodong for generations, and I don't know what else to do when I leave this Liaodong?" The last general also knew that this Jinzhou was a chicken rib for the Ming Dynasty, surrounded by Tartar territory, and every time there was a big war, reinforcements must be dispatched from the Guannei. But now this Daming Pass is also prone to war, and this Jinzhou can also be saved once, but in any case, this Jinzhou is the land of the Ming Dynasty, and the duty of guarding the land is the duty of the last general, and the last general will not think about it. ”

Zhou Renyuan was also silent for a long time, nodded and said, "Zuo Dudu is dedicated to the country, Xiao Wang admires!" Zuo Du Du listened to me, no matter what the situation of the Ming Dynasty is in the future, please remember today's words in your heart, I will not treat those who are loyal to the country! ”

Zu Dashou hugged his fists and said, "The prince is straightforward, and the last general will definitely not be that traitor!" ”

After Huang Taiji received a report from Dolgon and Hauge about the Ming Dynasty's intention to recognize the Qing Dynasty, the court ministers were locked in another debate. The Manchu ministers were overjoyed and willing to continue peace talks with the Ming Dynasty, and even Huang Taiji was eager to withdraw the order to use troops.

Fan Wencheng looked at them with disdain, and said slowly, "Your Majesty, don't fall for the Ming Dynasty!" It seems that this King Yongming of the Ming Kingdom is also a person who is familiar with the art of war. ”

Huang Taiji was stunned and said, "What does Scholar Fan mean by this? ”

"In the conditions of my Qing Dynasty's peace talks, this is the most important thing for the Ming State to recognize my Qing Dynasty, maybe this is very important to the emperor and the ministers, but you think about it, do I still need the Ming Kingdom to recognize it now? The strength of my Great Qing Dynasty has long surpassed the strength of a vassal and even surpassed the strength of the Ming Kingdom. This Yongming King also admitted that he was a person who knew the times, unlike those pedantic ministers in the Ming court, and thought that he was the Heavenly Dynasty. It is because this Yongming King knows the current affairs and sees the reality clearly, so he agrees that he can admit the Qing Dynasty, but what about the latter ones? Why did he not respond? Have you ever thought about it? ”

Huang Taiji and the ministers lowered their heads and thought for a long time, and asked, "Could it be that Master Fan means that this King Yongming is deliberately delaying time?" Okay to prepare for war with me? ”

Fan Wencheng shook his head and said, "Although it is not hit, it is not far away!" ”

Huang Taiji said hatefully, "What a cunning Mingren, I have decided to start a war immediately and attack Jinzhou!" ”

The clouds of war have spread over Jinzhou!