Chapter 54: Li Zicheng's Scheme
The previous Cao Huachun and the three were like this, obviously Zhu Changwu could solve the problem on the Xuanwu Gate like killing Zhu Chunchen, but he didn't do that, but arrested the people first, and only after the interrogation did he get the evidence.
This is not to say that Zhu Changwu respects Chongzhen very much, but he doesn't want these little things to affect his relationship with the emperor.
This is not to say that Zhu Changwu is afraid of anything, but he thinks it is unnecessary.
If one day, he thinks that he should kill the person, but Chongzhen wants to protect this person, then you can see who has the final say.
"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, it's getting late, so rest early. After I catch the castrations of other East Factory, I will report it when the time comes. Zhu Changwu saw that everything that should have been said had been finished, so he was ready to leave.
"Wait, Zhu Qing, that... Regarding the matter of castration, as long as they are really guilty, you can just watch and deal with it, and there is no need to report it. Also, you haven't had a good rest in the past two days, so go back early today and get some good sleep. Chongzhen said as if he had made up his mind.
After experiencing this incident, who is the loyal minister and who is for the good of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen can't say that he can see it completely, but at least the Zhu Changwu he sees is dedicated to the Ming Dynasty.
For the sake of Da Ming, it seems that he has not had a good rest since he appeared yesterday, so he must not be tired, otherwise, the next Da Ming, he really doesn't know who to point to.
"Can you really deal with them without reporting?" Chongzhen was concerned about Zhu Changwu, but apparently the latter didn't care about these, he was more concerned about Chongzhen's attitude.
"Yes, yes, you don't need to report it first after dealing with the internal thief, just give a result after it is completely handled. But remember, you can't kill indiscriminately, you have to have enough evidence. Chongzhen saw that Zhu Changwu wanted power, and he could give it, but he couldn't give too much power.
Otherwise, I'm afraid that with this kid's temperament, if he doesn't get it right, he will kill all the ministers.
Although the two have not been in contact for a long time, they have only known each other for two days, but he can feel that this Zhu Changwu is very murderous.
"Derre!" Zhu Changwu got a satisfactory answer and was very happy. Do you think he likes to do that? If you do something, you have to report it, even if Chongzhen is not annoying, he is still annoying. But there is no way, who makes the family the emperor, and he himself does not have the heart to choose to be the emperor immediately.
Zhu Changwu left happily, and Empress Zhou looked at the back of his departure, and said with some worry, "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that he will kill people indiscriminately with power?" ”
"Afraid, why not afraid? But now Da Ming is like a terminally ill person, if you want to save it, you need to use a ruthless knife. This kid has a decisive style of doing things, and it is easiest to be this sharp knife at this time, and leave things to him to do, at least for now. Chongzhen sighed and said meaningfully.
The Da Ming in front of him can be described as extremely dangerous, and if you want to change this state of accumulation and hard to return, you have to bleed yourself, release the good and bad first, and then look for fresh blood to replenish, maybe there will be salvation, in this case, what is it to give Zhu Changwu some power?
Even Chongzhen himself once expressed the feeling that the Manchu Dynasty could kill both civil and military, which shows that he was disappointed with most of his existing courtiers at this time.
"Well, according to the concubines, Young Master Zhu still has a sense of the overall situation, if he is not a reckless person, His Majesty actually doesn't have to worry so much." Queen Zhou saw that Chongzhen was still worried in his eyes, and began to comfort the other party again at this time.
"Haha, what the queen said is that this kid is actually very reliable in doing things, okay, this meeting has enough rest, should we do something of our own? I also want the queen to give birth to several princes and princesses for my Ming Dynasty. ”
"Your Majesty." Queen Zhou's face quickly turned red when she heard this, and she followed the husband and wife to the side room where they were resting.
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The Lugou Bridge Dashun army garrison outside the Beijing Division.
The news of He Jin's death had already come back, and his dying shouts had also come back.
Li Zicheng, who was furious, urgently convened this military meeting to discuss what to do next.
This time, since Li Zicheng raised his army, it was unexpectedly smooth, and most of the Daming cities and Ming troops he encountered were vulnerable, which made him see the hope of victory, but it was at this time that a man named Zhu Changwu suddenly appeared in the sky, disrupting all his plans.
Seeing that Beijing City was in front of him, but the Dashun army did kill Li Mou, Ma Chongxu and He Jin three generals successively, but Li Zicheng was distressed enough, and at the same time made him angry, he swore that he would never let go of this person named Zhu Changwu, and called everyone to discuss how to deal with this person.
"King Dashun, if you want me to say, don't talk so much nonsense, the number of Ming troops in Beijing is far inferior to ours, tomorrow we only need to divide our troops and attack, keep the self-care of the man named Zhu Changwu, and the army will inevitably be defeated." The first to speak was Liu Zongmin, as a general of Quan and the governor of the left capital of the Dashun army, his favorite tactic was to fight hard.
"No, in this way, we may be able to capture Beijing City, but this person named Zhu Changwu will definitely take advantage of the chaos to escape, and if it is not good, even the old man Chongzhen will escape, in this way, we just have an empty city, this is not what we want, let alone what King Dashun wants." Li Yan stood up and denied Liu Zongmin's proposal.
"Yes, if you fight a snake, you won't die, but you will be bitten by a snake, and we can't do such a thing. If you want to fight, you must win with one blow, annihilate all the enemies, and completely destroy their hope of recovery, and only in this way can it be regarded as a great victory. Another strategist, Song Xiance, also spoke.
As a strategist who has always been neutral, although Song Xiance is very short, his words are indeed very weighty, because most of the time, he does things on the side of fairness, and often he expresses his opinion on something, and usually there are not many people who oppose it.
As Song Xiance spoke, Liu Zongmin originally wanted to signal Niu Jinxing to say something, but at this time, neither of them had the idea of fighting with Li Yan. I'm afraid they also know that in this battle, the biggest gain is not to take Beijing City, but to take Chongzhen's life and cut off the roots of the Ming Dynasty.
If they can't achieve this goal, a Beijing city, they don't have much meaning.
"Everyone is right, this time Chongzhen must die, and this person named Zhu Changwu must also die. Come, if you have any good opinions on this issue, tell me all about it. Li Zicheng also thought so, first affirmed Li Yan and Song Xiance's ideas, and then continued to ask.
"The minister thinks that he should send someone to enter Beijing City first, control the palace, and cut off Chongzhen Lao'er's retreat." This time, in order to better express himself, Niu Jinxing opened his mouth first.
"Yes, is there a suitable candidate?" Li Zicheng nodded, for him, capturing Beijing City is not the most important thing, once Chongzhen is released, where does the other party go, where may a new Ming court be formed to continue to fight against them, this is definitely not what he wants to see.
"Yes." Niu Jinxing obviously came prepared and said: "Bai Bangzheng, the deputy general of Liugou who has surrendered to us, is himself the leader of the Ming army, and his surrender is now unknown, if he enters Beijing City, it will definitely not arouse the suspicion of others." ”
"Well, good, good." After hearing this, Li Zicheng couldn't help but agree.
Niu Jinxing's opinion was adopted, and Li Yan was not to be outdone: "The minister thinks that it is necessary to send a partial division into Beijing City to cooperate with Bai Bangzheng's actions, this team does not need to be too large, but it must be elite, once there is any accident, they can check and fill in the gaps, if there is a chance, they can directly take action to solve the goals we identified." ”
"Well, it's good to have both ways." The smile on Li Zicheng's face was even bigger, obviously he was very satisfied with the performance of his strategists.
"The minister added, the number of partial divisions we sent should not be too many, but the strength should be sufficient, and it is recommended that General Li You lead the team, after all, he is bold and careful, and few people can reach him in this regard. There is also that Bai Bangzheng, the soldiers he brings, it is better for our people not to get mixed in, all of them are soldiers of the Ming army, we only need to detain their families as hostages, and we are not afraid of what tricks they dare to play. ”
This time the person who spoke was Song Xiance, as one of the three major strategists, even if the two of them opened their mouths, he categorically had no possibility of not offering a plan.
"Okay, very good, then the matter is settled, come on, please General Li You and the one named Bai Bangzheng come over." Li Zicheng was overjoyed, and immediately decided to act according to the opinions of the three people, he wanted to see where Chongzhen was running this time, and the one named Zhu Changwu, who dared to kill his three major generals in a row, he wanted to cut this person with a thousand knives, crush bones and scatter ashes.
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Daming Jingshi Beijing City.
After Zhu Changwu came back from the palace, he went to the wing room of the commander of the Jinyi Guard and slept well.
Three hours later, the sky had begun to brighten, and Sun Chuang, who was a little red-eyed, came outside the small courtyard. Just when he was still hesitating whether to go in and report it, Zhu Changwu, who had been "woken up" inside, had already made a voice, "Is it Sun Baihu?" Come on in? ”
With the help of the strength of his spiritual power, the current Zhu Changwu can clearly perceive the changes in the surrounding environment, unless someone comes to hide himself intentionally, and he is a real master, otherwise if he wants to avoid his six senses, it is almost impossible.
Hearing Zhu Changwu call himself, Sun Chuang hurriedly agreed, then trotted to the outside of the wing, half-kneeling on the ground and said: "Commander, the small one has been ascertained, and Wang Zhixin has entered the mansion of Yang Guanguan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites." ”