Chapter 46: Gambling
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"Mr. Li, although my medical skills are not very good, I still have some ways to hurt myself, so let's go and see Ling Gongzi as much as possible."
Li Jibo smiled bitterly: "The child has been injured for several months, and the old man has been begging for famous doctors, but it has no effect, to be honest, the old man can't believe the medical skills of Lord Gu." ”
"Mr. Li, since you can't believe it, why are you still coming to me?"
Gu Zhenhua was displeased, and begged himself, how could he still be so polite, this old man couldn't help but know how to lift.
"Hehe, Lord Gu, the old man is just here to do his duty, you shouldn't come to Shanhaiguan, the sky is high and the sea is wide, where is not a place to stay, why bother to go to this nest of right and wrong!"
Gu Zhenhua's brows suddenly furrowed, what did this old man see, how could he say that, who asked him to come......
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed in his heart, Gu Zhenhua reluctantly suppressed it, and said with a smile: "Mr. Li, Shanhaiguan is a strong pass in the world, an elite general, and Ping Xibo is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, just ask who else can fight against Li Zicheng besides him, if I don't come here, where else can I go?" ”
Li Jibo shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Lord Gu, if this is your sincere words, the old man will no longer look down on you." Shanhaiguan is narrow and the people are tired, and they can't fight Li Chuang at all, and Wu Sangui's only way out is to unite with the Manchus, don't you see this? ”
Li Jibo, a thin old man, gave Gu Zhenhua a strange feeling from the moment they met, although he was tired, but his eyes were full of wisdom. Especially after he said that the Manchu Qing Dynasty made Gu Zhenhua dumbfounded and didn't know how to deal with it.
Li Jibo stood up, put his hands behind his back, walked two steps, and then said: "Lord Gu, you don't have to doubt that the old man came here this time just to do a little bit of his duty as a Ming man, and he didn't want to watch the loyal generals jump into the fire pit." More than 20 years ago, the old man followed the king of Liaodong Jinglu to Shanhaiguan in Jin, and at that time he also wanted to reorganize the mountains and rivers and restore Liaodong one day. How do you know that more than 20 years have passed, not only have the mountains and rivers not recovered, but even the Ming Dynasty will fall into the hands of the Tartars, which is really ashamed of the world and conscience! ”
The old man said, tears rolling down his eyes, and he was sad.
Gu Zhenhua listened on the sidelines, and was also startled, he was not unfamiliar with the name Wang Zaijin at all. In the political arena of the late Ming Dynasty, Wang Zaijin served as a senior official in the Ministry of War, the Criminal Department, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Officials, and also served as the economic strategy of Liaodong. After four dynasties, the scope of his tenure is so wide that it is rare, and he has left quite a lot of writings, all of which have become first-hand materials for the study of the Ming Dynasty.
is just such a character, in the orthodox historiography, but has always been synonymous with cowardice and incompetence, and has become the green leaf of Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan. However, after the rise of the Internet, some grassroots people turned to the pile of old papers and came to subversive conclusions.
Maybe someone can save the Ming Dynasty, but that person must not be Yuan Chonghuan, let alone Sun Chengzong, but Wang Zaijin!
Gu Zhenhua also looked through some historical materials, especially the dispute over the Balipu city wall, when the Ming Dynasty suffered a crushing defeat in Guangning, 140,000 troops were wiped out, and the land of western Liaoning was lost. Wang was appointed as the economic strategy of Liaodong in Jin, he advocated strategic contraction, temporarily abandoned Liaodong, and made every effort to operate Shanhaiguan and build the Balipu city wall. At the same time, it united with Monan Mongolia to jointly contain the Jurchens.
There is no doubt that Wang's strategy was the best choice to spend the least, allowing the Ming Dynasty to recuperate and concentrate on solving internal problems. But the emperor Sun Chengzong, who was praised to the sky, jumped out, Wang Zaijin paved the city wall for 930,000 taels of Bali, and made careful calculations, but the dignified emperor spent more than five million taels of silver a year, and he didn't even build a mile of side walls.
The huge financial burden made the Ming Dynasty have to send more "three salaries" to loot the people, which resulted in the uprising of Li Zicheng and others, and fought on two fronts, so that the Ming Dynasty was completely consumed.
Thinking of this, Gu Zhenhua was also in awe of Li Jibo, it was not easy for this little old man to be able to serve as a staff member for a big man like Wang Zaijin!
"Mr. Li, I also admire Lord Wang's foresight very much, if Mr. has any advice, I will listen to it."
"Hey, it's in vain to think about it and don't use it. Don't talk about this, the old man came this time just to remind Lord Gu that if you are really loyal to the Ming Dynasty, you should immediately go south and flee to Nanjing, maybe there is still a chance, Shanhaiguan can't stay. ”
"Mr. Li, even if Ping Xibo wants to unite with the Manchu Qing, it is nothing more than cooperation between the two sides, and it will not be out of control!"
"Confused!" Li Jibo said unceremoniously: "Those who have this kind of thinking are brainless and stupid pigs!" ”
was scolded by the old headache, Gu Zhenhua was also discouraged, so he had to lower his head.
Li Jibo looked at Gu Zhenhua, and then smiled again: "Lord Gu, I know that you are not stupid, so saying this is nothing more than not trusting the old man." But the old man said that this time I came here to do my duty as a Ming man. Wu Sangui has long been in contact with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and most of them have now sent people to bring in rescuers. The Manchu Qing Dynasty plundered the Central Plains many times, and has seen through the details of the Ming Dynasty, and this time the Manchu Qing Dynasty will inevitably take the opportunity to enter the customs. The old man heard that the regent of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Dolgon, was treacherous and insidious, they intended to be a Ming dynasty, how could they tolerate the prince of the Ming Dynasty, from the old man's point of view, Wu Sangui would most likely surrender to the Manchu Dynasty, just like his uncle Zu Dashou, acting as a traitor lackey! ”
When Li Jibo said this, he let out a long breath: "That's all for it, where to go, Lord Gu decides for himself!" ”
After the old man finished speaking, he walked outside, Gu Zhenhua gritted his teeth, and said with a heart: "Sir, slow down!" ”
In fact, when he heard Li Jibo's opinion, Gu Zhenhua was shocked, his speculation was exactly the same as history, as long as there were two possibilities, either this old man only skipped people and had insight into world affairs, or Wu Sangui intended to send this old man to test himself......
Do you dare to bet, if you win the bet, you may get a strong internal response, if you lose the bet, I am afraid that Wu Sangui will cut himself immediately!
Gu Zhenhua tossed in his heart thousands of times, his brain was about to burst, and the moment Li Jibo went out, he made up his mind to gamble, so he opened his mouth and shouted to the old man. The two of them looked at each other, and they both showed a knowing smile.
"Mr. Li, I don't hide it, I also expected that Wu Sangui would defect to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but I can't get Shanhaiguan."
Li Jibo frowned, sat opposite Gu Zhenhua again, and couldn't help but say: "Lord Gu, I heard that you snatched the crown prince and the edict from the capital, can't you keep the prince to Nanjing, that's the sea and the sky!" ”
Gu Zhenhua smiled bitterly: "Mr. Li, Chongzhen is still up and can't save Daming, what can his son do?" If you don't solve the root cause of the disease, you will be struggling to survive when you arrive in Nanjing. ”
"Then it's useful for you to stay?"
"Hahaha, to tell you the truth, I brought out hundreds of brothers from the capital, and I have a large amount of weapons and funds. I'm waiting for Li Zicheng and Wu Sangui to fight, once there is chaos and fishing in troubled waters, these things can be transported to the south. With strength, I can challenge the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty, otherwise I went to the south alone, most of them would be given an official position by others, hung high, and would not be able to gain real power at all! ”
Li Jibo stared at Gu Zhenhua for a long time before laughing and said, "Lord Gu, the old man still underestimates you, I didn't expect you to think so far." However, it is easier said than done, the king, the Guanning army, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, these three are like three elephants. You, Lord Gu, are just an ant, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will be crushed to death by others. In particular, once Wu Sangui confirms cooperation with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he will inevitably offer his name. If you don't know that your head will be gone, all your ambitions will be dreams at that time! ”
Gu Zhenhua spread his hands and said with a smile: "Mr. Li, I'm also worried, since you took the initiative to find it, you should help me." ”
"No way." Li Jibo said unceremoniously: "The old man said, just do his duty, and the old man doesn't care about other things." ”
When Gu Zhenhua heard this, he was immediately anxious: "Mr. Li, you followed Lord Wang Zaijin, didn't you learn some loyalty?" Besides, you are also a disciple of a saint and a descendant of Huaxia. What the Manchu Qing did outside the customs, you know it clearly, shaved and easy to wear, a good person with a pig's tail. The old slaves even killed the rich and the poor, and millions of Liao people died completely. If his children and grandchildren enter the Central Plains Flower World, how many families will be ruined, and when the time comes, everyone will be a slave with a pig's tail and a closed mouth, can you stand it? ”
"I can't stand it!" Li Jibo said with a smile: "If there is really such a day, the old man will hang himself by hanging himself." ”
"Coward, it's been a waste of knowledge, the Ming Dynasty is because there are too many people like you, so you lost the country!" finally had a helper who could fight for it, but he didn't get the oil and salt, so angry that Gu Zhenhua spoke sharply and scolded loudly.
"Good scolding!" Li Jibo laughed, but there were tears rolling in the corners of his eyes: "The old man has passed the age of the sixtieth year, he has only one son, and his life and death are uncertain, he is already boring, what do you care about!" ”
"Old Li Tou, how about we make a bet, if I can save your son, you can help me, if not, you can hang yourself!"