Chapter 158: The Royal Story
"Are you willing to surrender to my Xiliang?"
Li Siqi heard this low voice, looked at the cold light of the long sword in front of him, the beads of sweat on his forehead, and before he could think for a moment, he said in a trembling voice: "I am willing to surrender." β
Qi Yufeng said: "Previously, I Xiliang repeatedly persuaded me to surrender, and you also agreed many times, but I have repeatedly backtracked, but now how can I believe you?" β
Li Siqi said: "Today's Yuan Emperor has no way, although Jia Lu and Totok have governed the Yellow River, but they have also caused ten rooms and nine emptiness, and the people are not happy, and this Tartar will not have a hundred years of luck." Besides, the country is light on the Han people, and I raised volunteers to recover Luoshan in the past, and I made great meritorious contributions, so I was awarded the post of county yin. β
"But although I admire the heroes of Xiliang, but in the past, Xiliang had no owner, although I wanted to surrender, but I don't know whether to vote for the Mingjiao or the Duan family, I really can't make up my mind, now that King Wuwei is here, I will naturally open the city and surrender, hand over the military power, and from then on there will be no two hearts, and every day can be learned."
Qi Yufeng thought for a while, and said secretly in his heart, could it be that the rift between my Xiliang and Mingjiao that has not yet erupted can even be seen clearly by outsiders?
Qi Yufeng originally only relied on his enthusiasm to unite everyone and raise the banner of rebellion to counterattack Dayuan, but now that he is a little older, he understands why he chose himself as the emperor at that time.
If Zhang Wuji has not yet gone into hiding; Or maybe Duan Bao of the Duan family is a little older; Or maybe these people are not grateful for their saving grace; After Wusanren looked at his swordsmanship, he mistakenly thought that he was Zhang Sanfeng's spokesperson, and everything would not have happened.
And now that the Central Plains has become a deer, the new emperor is about to win the title, whether it is the Duan family. It's still Mingjiao, or it's some other faction. They must all have the intention of becoming a relative of the emperor in the future, and Mingjiao has the lightest mind. But it is also the most resolute, they praise Han Yuniang as the queen's heart, which must be more resolute than Qi Yufeng imagined, because only the people of Mingjiao cannot participate in politics, and only Han Yuniang becomes the queen, can it be proved that Mingjiao is not busy in vain in this vigorous uprising.
Thinking of this, Qi Yufeng paused, and continued: "My Xiliang soldiers have enough food. There is no rescue outside Jindi, there is no dangerous place inside, Taiyuan and Datong can be broken with one hand, but what do you surrender? β
Li Siqi said: "Among the generals of the Yuan Court, there is no one who is familiar with Wang Baobao and Xu Da and often meets spring, and there is no one more than me; Moreover, my army of 200,000 is like a private soldier, and it is one with me, if I surrender. There will be no dissent. β
When Qi Yufeng heard this, he pondered for a moment, nodded slightly, and put away his long sword. Suddenly, the light in the room flickered, and Li Siqi sat down and gasped for a long time before he lit the candle. I saw the appearance of the "little devil" in front of me.
The two sat at the table and were silent for a long time. After a long time, Li Siqi sighed and said: "In the past, Wang Baobao attacked Zhang Liangbi. Zhang Liangbi escorted his son to my house as a hostage, and joined forces with me to resist the enemy, but even if my two families joined forces, they were not his opponents...... The Tartar Emperor reconciled, and the siege was lifted. β
"Later, I gathered an alliance with Zhang Liangbi, Tuoliebo, and Kong Xing in Chang'an, and set me up as the leader of the alliance to fight against Wang Baobao, when the king of Ruyang was there, his father was still very respectful to me, and Wang Baobao was still stinking and not dry, so he insulted me......"
When he said this, he suddenly thought of the young man in front of him, but he was more than ten years younger than Wang Baobao, so he immediately stopped talking.
Qi Yufeng had long known that these warlords of the Yuan Dynasty had been mobilizing their troops and fighting hard for several years, attacking and fighting one by one, consuming most of the strength of the Yuan Dynasty and giving the righteous armies from all walks of life an opportunity to take advantage of, otherwise with the strength of the Mongolian elite soldiers, how could there be a vigorous uprising today.
Immediately, he asked in a deep voice: "What is the connection between you and Zhu Yuanzhang?" β
Li Siqi thought for a while and said: "He has repeatedly written to me, saying that it is the will of heaven that Yuan lost the dynasty and was replaced, and asked me to submit to him. β
Although he remembered the dead man outside the door, Qi Yufeng's amazing light swordsmanship, and his heart trembled, but when he saw that his life was saved, he finally settled down, and continued: "As far as I know, a few years ago, he kept writing similar letters of persuasion to Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng, and he never tired of it, and Wang Baobao and others have also received it. β
Qi Yufeng sneered: "His power was very small at that time, don't say that it is Chen Youliang, even Zhang Shicheng looks down on him, this is to beg for friendship, buy a back road, I hope that if he is defeated, people can deal with him in this way." β
Although Li Siqi felt disappreciative in his heart, he still nodded.
Qi Yufeng paused, thought for a while, and then asked, "What is the movement of Emperor Yuan?" β
Li Siqi shook his head and said: "Emperor Yuan is bent on having fun, every time the righteous army goes down to the city, he drinks and has fun more and more, how many ministers are dead, but he doesn't listen to a word, a few days ago, Ouyang Xuan admonished, asked Emperor Yuan to send soldiers, horses, grain and grass to me, in order to block the Xiliang army, who knew that Ouyang Xuan kowtowed and kowtowed to the head and bleed, and his skull was cracked to death, but Emperor Yuan did not agree. β
Qi Yufeng was slightly stunned and asked, "This Ouyang Xuan, isn't this Ouyang Xiu's direct descendant?" β
Li Siqi nodded and said, "Exactly." β
A sneer appeared at the corner of Qi Yufeng's mouth: "Good backbone, good style, having such a great Confucian, who has read the articles of the sages and has a deep understanding of Huayi's reasoning, is really a blessing of the Great Yuan Dynasty." β
This Huayi distinction and orthodoxy have a Yuan generation and are extremely popular among Confucianism. They believe that the concepts of race and country are far less than cultural identity. As long as Meng Yuan was willing to rule the country with China, they would support the regime. They believe that the culture of Huayi is actually the same, and Hua can degenerate into Yi, and Yi can evolve into Hua.
That is to say, even if a group of blacks, aliens, orcs, and apes are hybrids, thinking that they are Chinese and have conquered the country, they will kneel down and shout long live, recognize this four as the supreme ruler, and bow down for it, and die.
As for how many compatriots were slaughtered and ravaged, and how many souls and bones were hidden under the iron hooves of Mongolia, it was all a matter of martial artists, and it had nothing to do with him and other great Confucians who ruled the country and were honored.
Li Siqi was silent, he was born as a martial artist, in fact, he framed the faΓ§ade of such things, and he was quite dismissive of the things that boasted of being high, but he originally relied on the Yuan Court to start his business, and he was forced to surrender at this time, in fact, he was only half a pound or two with these people.
Qi Yufeng paused, digested the news in his mind, and then asked, "What about the others, what else does Emperor Yuan Shun have?" β
Li Siqi was slightly surprised: "Emperor Yuan Shun? Uh......" He was slightly stunned, and then stopped asking, and continued: "Emperor Yuan favored Qi Chengniang, the daughter of the Korean Qizi Ao, at this time, this Qi Chengniang brought a Goryeo eunuch, named Pu Buhua, Emperor Yuan has been tired of government affairs in recent years, and he has a lot of trust in this Pu Buhua. At present, nine-tenths of the hundreds of officials inside and outside the country have taken refuge in Pu Buhua. β
Qi Yufeng was surprised: "So, the dignified Yuan Dynasty, now in power, are actually two Goryeo?" β
When Li Siqi heard this, he smiled bitterly and shook his head helplessly: "Pu Buhua originally offended Polo Timur, he had already lost his power and was ready to be beheaded, but Qi Chengniang and him are in the same township, the two have known each other since childhood, and their affection is very solid, how can Emperor Yuan really kill him?" β
He was already close to the age of sixteen at this time, but he still did not lose the heart of gossip, and when he said this, he suddenly became mysterious, lowered his voice and said: "It is said that this Pu Buhua was for Qi Chengniang, and took the initiative to castrate, cleaned himself by himself, and then recommended himself to come to China as a eunuch." β
When Qi Yufeng heard this, he sneered: "It seems that this Yuan Dynasty must die. β
He continued: "What are Zhu Yuanzhang's plans now? β
Li Siqi said: "The secret agents in our army have recently learned that Zhu Yuanzhang ordered his subordinates to take Shandong first and remove its shield; Rotate Henan, break its wings; Batong Pass and guarded it, according to the strategy of its household threshold, ordered Xu Da and Chang Yuchun to lead an army of 250,000 troops to the north. Tang He marched into Fuzhou from Haidao and attacked Chen Youding, the governor of Pingzhang, Fujian Province. β
When Qi Yufeng heard this, he nodded slightly, this news is the same as that provided by the Wusan people, but whether it is Li Siqi or Zhu Yuanzhang, they don't know that this Chen Youding is now an empty shell under the military power of Qi Yufeng, and Fujian alone, except for a few sporadic bandit armies of Yi Si Baxi, has fallen into the hands of King Yin Ye.
If Tang He wants to obtain Quanzhou, the land of great wealth in the southeast, he still has to pass the Mingjiao level.
When Li Siqi said this, he hesitated slightly, and immediately said: "Recently, there is a strange thing in the capital, but I don't know ......."
Qi Yufeng said: "Speak." β
Li Siqi said: "In Qi Chengniang's mansion, there has been a VIP in recent years, who behaves very strangely, it is said that this person's name is Zhao Zhichun, and he is a descendant of Zhao Song back then. β
Qi Yufeng said strangely: "After this Zhao Song, why did he get in touch with Meng Yuan's people?" β
Li Siqi said: "This is not the strangest, the strangest thing is that this Zhao Zhichun actually often goes in and out of Nanjing, and has a close relationship with Tang He, Huayun and others under Zhu Yuanzhang......"
When Qi Yufeng heard this, Huo Ran was shocked: "They really joined forces?" β
Li Siqi thought for a long time, and finally nodded helplessly.
Qi Yufeng said with a smile: "Since the Yuan Court and Zhu Yuanzhang have joined forces, our Xiliang Army will definitely not be an opponent under his attack from the north and south, why didn't you vote for Zhu Yuanzhang earlier, and still guard it here?" β
Li Siqi sighed and said: "Zhu Yuanzhang is a person who is not suspicious of employing people, not suspicious people, deep in strategy, good at governing the army, and is indeed a hero in the world, but this person is not virtuous, the killing is too heavy, I am old, if I put it into his hands, I will definitely not die well in the future." (To be continued......)