Li Jiantai saw that Shi Kefa did not respond to him, so he changed his thinking, he asked Shi Kefa to lead the Henan Ming army to be loyal to the Chongzhen court, and said that as long as he persuaded the military leaders in various places, there would be no need for internal strife?

I have to say that Shi Kefa was really tempted by Li Jiantai's trick, and was excluded by Ma Shiying and others before, and he was unwilling, but he was forced to go out for the Ming Dynasty to survive and endure the failure of the power struggle.

There's a chance to end the internal friction at this point, so why not give it a try?

For the first time, Shi Kefa felt how important his decision was, and he and Li Jiantai said that they would not lead the troops north, and Li Jiantai was also busy telling him that His Majesty would not go south, and that they should jointly resist the attack of Jiannu at this time, rather than a brotherly dispute, and it would be cheaper for outsiders.

"Okay, brothers, the wall, outside the insult."

Shi Kefa had the world in mind and made up his mind to return to the Chongzhen court, Li Jiantai suggested that he enter the court to meet His Majesty now, Shi Kefa did not hesitate, that night, with Gao Jie and his henchmen to Shanxi, Li Jiantai rushed ahead of him, let his subordinates rush back to Yicheng, and told Zhu Youzhen the news that Shi Kefa was willing to return to obedience.

After Zhu Youzhen heard the news, he said more than ten good in one breath, he summoned hundreds of civil and military officials, as well as thousands of soldiers, and went to Zezhou with him to meet Shi Kefa, but he gave Shi Kefa face.

At this time, Shi Kefa was still on the road to Yicheng, waiting for him to rush to Pinglu County at the junction of Pingyang Mansion and Henan Prefecture.

Shi Kefa couldn't believe that looking at that person, it was really Long Live Lord, and he suddenly burst into tears.

He has a lot to say to His Majesty, Zhu Youzhen took a light step and came to him, Shi Kefa was busy giving Zhu Youzhen a gift to the monarch and minister, Zhu Youzhen helped him up, and said: "Aiqing, these days when I am not there, fortunately there are still you." ”

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Shi Kefa was so excited that he couldn't speak, and he told Zhu Youzhen that when the officials of the six departments of Yingtianfu heard that the capital was breached, they all thought that His Majesty had come by boat across the sea, and Shuntianfu was lost, and Yingtianfu, they were all ready to greet His Majesty in Yingtianfu.

But they waited left and right, but there was no news from His Majesty, and there was gossip that His Majesty died in the battle of the chaotic army, and he should be the minister of Tianfu

Even more fearful, the kingdom cannot be without a king for a day.

Most of the ministers supported King Fu, but there were also people who supported King Lu, King Fu and King Lu had disputes, and finally King Fu was the closest in blood and became the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youzhen listened to Shi Kefa's confession, and his heart was mixed, if he had pulled down his son at that time and went south to Yingtianfu, it would not be that Jiangnan would still be divided by all forces.

I don't know why, Zhu Youzhen suddenly remembered his Queen Zhou, that poor woman, who died like that, thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen was angry, but it was only an instant outburst of anger, and he quickly recovered.

He said to Shi Kefa: "It's because I have eyes but no beads, I didn't know people before, and you are the pearls in the sea." ”

Shi Kefa and Zhu Youzhen knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to shed the last drop of blood for Daming." ”

Gao Jie also learned from Shi Kefa, knelt down for Zhu Youzhen, Zhu Youzhen helped the two of them up again, and said to Gao Jie: "General Gao, I heard that Zuo Mengeng was in trouble in Henan, I don't know if it's true or not?" ”

Gao Jie mentioned Zuo Mengeng, his face was full of disdain.

"Your Majesty, that's Zuo Mengeng's madness, he went south to attack Yingtianfu, and after being beaten back, he went north and stabbed King Lu and Tang Wang's army in the ass, don't look at him in Henan to kill the Quartet, that is because we didn't attack him."

"I thought I could eat Zuomeng Gengbu and let the Central Plains recuperate."

Zhu Youzhen had something to say, Gao Jie immediately expressed his willingness to lead the troops south to Runing Mansion and destroy Zuo Menggeng's troops, Zhu Youzhen waited for his words and gave him an order.

"I asked Zhang Luofu to send troops to Runing Mansion, General Gao, and General Wu's two troops and horses, to attack Runing Mansion from the west, and beat Zuo Mengeng back to Huguang, if necessary, to take advantage of the victory to pursue and eat Zuo Liangyu in one fell swoop."

Shi Kefa, Gao Jie, Li Jiantai and others all gasped, why is Your Majesty still so conceited?

The three-way army went south to Runing Mansion, and it was possible to defeat Zuo Mengeng's troops in Runing Mansion, but if they wanted to continue to go south to Huguang, the soldiers and horses of the Hongguang Imperial Court would not sit idly by and watch Zuo Liangyu be wiped out, and He Tengjiao in the Huguang region, Plug Yinxi, Qu Shiyun in Guangxi and other feudal officials had an unclear attitude, so they rashly entered Huguang, which would only lead to a more fierce civil war.

Zhu Youzhen saw that the minister did not speak, and said: "Everyone, Aiqing, could it be that I am so happy and want to finish my work in one battle?" ”

Shi Kefa hurriedly said: "No, Your Majesty is eloquent. ”

Zhu Youzhen saw disappointment in Shi Kefa's eyes, he wanted to scold, but when he remembered the appearance of the capital after it was breached, his heart ached, and he finally endured it.

"It's my eye that is a master and a low master, after you capture Runing Mansion, don't conflict with King Fu, I will let you persuade King Fu, and then you will destroy Zuo Mengeng for me."

Shi Kefa, Gao Jie, Wu Dading and others said in unison, saying that they would do their best to destroy Zuo Mengeng.

Zhu Youzhen asked Shi Kefa to go to Yicheng with him, Shi Kefa and Zhu Youzhen suggested that the capital could be moved again, Yicheng was close to the Qing army and the Dashun army, so it was better to set the capital Kaifeng Mansion?

Zhu Youzhen was not in a hurry to express his position, he was afraid that Jiang Jiu would betray again, and he was even more afraid that Ling Jingyang, He Zhen, Jiang Jiu would go south to attack the imperial court, and moving the capital to Kaifeng Mansion might be a good way to throw Shanxi to Jiang Jiu, Ling Jingyang and the Qing army, and Li Zicheng would also launch an attack on Shanxi.

He ordered Shi Kefa's troops and horses to settle in Kaifeng, he wanted to return to Yicheng, and after the end of the war in Henan, it was not too late to move the capital to Kaifeng, Shi Kefa heard him say this, and knew that His Majesty intended to go to Kaifeng, he immediately retired with His Majesty, returned to Henan Mansion, and rushed to Kaifeng Mansion with troops.

Gao Jie and Wu Dading rushed back to the barracks, led the troops from Henan Mansion, Ruzhou to attack Runing Mansion, Gao Jie's troops combat effectiveness recovered a lot, he missed Gao Jinku, Li Chengdong and other generals, and Li Benshen instructed to go to the Qing army to contact his subordinates and persuade them to bring the troops back.

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Li Benshen also did his best, but Gao Jinku and Li Chengdong's two troops and horses had been transferred back to Beizhili and mixed with the Eight Banners, and there was no chance to return to the Ming army with the troops, and the generals could not return, which made Gao Jie's heart ache.

However, Gao Jie still led the troops to attack Runing Mansion, the three-way army of Chongzhen Imperial Court approached Runing Mansion, and Zhang Luo's auxiliary department went south from Huaiqing Mansion to Kaifeng Mansion ten days ago.

Zhang Luofu is grateful to Wang Tiedao and Lao Mantou, the two have more than 5,000 soldiers and horses, and they really have to make up their minds to stop it, Zhang Luofu wants to pass through Huaiqing Mansion, but he has to bleed.