Chapter 42: An Accidental Discovery
Duan Hongyu pondered for a moment and said, "Zuo Gongzi's words are also reasonable!"
Tang Ma said: "Tenth brother, do you also agree with Lianming?"
Duan Hongyu said: "Now our biggest opponent has indeed changed from the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, if we continue to fight with the Ming Dynasty, both sides can only be wiped out by the Qing army one by one." Now that the Qing Dynasty is strong and the Ming is weak, the righteous army is even weaker, and only by joint operations can it be possible to avoid the fate of the country. In the past, the Ming Dynasty perished in the attack of Dashun and the Qing Dynasty, and now the Dashun is caught in the attack of the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty. In fact, with the rapid advance of the Qing army, the union of the Ming army and the righteous army has become the general trend of the world, but it is a pity that the commanders of both sides do not have the minds of Liu Bei and Sun Quan during the Three Kingdoms, and they are still entangled in the grievances of the past.
Although Zhan Tianlun and Tang Ma were still hostile to the United Ming Dynasty, they didn't insist on opposing the current situation anymore!
Duan Hongyu pondered for a moment and said, "I suddenly want to see Ma Shiying and Xia Qianxun!"
Zhan Tianlun said: "Tenth brother, what are you talking about? Do you want to see Ma Shiying and Xia Qianxun?"
Duan Hongyu said: "Exactly!"
Tang Ma said: "These two people are scum in the court, what do you see them doing?"
Duan Hongyu said: "Although these two people are traitors, they have real power after all. Ma Shiying is now the number one minister of the small court in Nanjing, after Xia Qianxun fled from Beijing to Nanjing, he has become a military general that Ma Shiying relies on very much through heavy bribes, and there are many masters such as the Three Kings of the World and the Eight Monsters of Heaven and Heaven, we really want to be able to negotiate peace with them, but we have done a great thing for the world!"
Zhan Tianlun said: "No, these two people are greedy for profit, and they have always regarded my Wanjian Mountain as a thorn in the flesh, they will never agree to cooperate with us!"
Duan Hongyu said: "If you haven't tried it, how will you know? The situation is changing too quickly, and for the rapid advance of the Qing army, not only us, but also the small court in Nanjing must have been in a panic all day." If the Qing army marched south, the remnants of Ma Shiying and Xia Qianxun alone would not be able to resist at all. Ma Shiying and Xia Qianxun are not so confused that they can realize the current crisis, stop killing Dashun and Wanjian Mountain, and agree to fight against the Qing Dynasty with us, it would be great!"
Zhan Tianlun said: "Tenth brother, you are so naïve! You don't know what those people in the court think, for them, it is 'better to die in the Qing than to die in the thief'." Shangguan Jinpeng and the Qing army slaughtered my Wanjian Mountain is a living example, for them, our righteous army is a more terrible enemy than the Qing army!"
Duan Hongyu said: "Then we can't give up hope, as long as there is a one percent chance, we must also work hard to fight for it." ”
Zuo Hanbing said: "Judging from the current situation, it is possible for the Ming Dynasty to agree to stop the extermination of Wanjian Mountain and other rebel armies! But it is only difficult to stop the attack on Dashun and Daxi!"
Zhan Tianlun said: "Why?"
Zuo Hanbing said: "Because Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong have already proclaimed emperors, this is something that the Ming Dynasty can't agree to no matter what." If you want the Ming Dynasty to unite with Dashun and Daxi, unless you can say that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong can abdicate and declare themselves ministers to the Ming, and this is something that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong can't agree to!"
Duan Hongyu also frowned: "That's right! It's too difficult to break into the king and give up the throne!"
Tang Ma said: "Tenth brother, don't think about anything, now that the matter is over, let's fight! Kill it! Kill it! Kill it if it comes, and kill it if you like it! If you die in battle one day, you will be at ease!"
Duan Hongyu said: "How can you kill indiscriminately? I have to see Ma Shiying and Xia Qianxun to find out what they say, and then cook them! If we can get Dashun, Daming, and Daxi to end the civil war and join forces to form a powerful armed force to resist the Qing army, it will be much better than us killing everywhere aimlessly!"
Zhan Tianlun's eyes lit up and said: "That's right! The tenth brother is right! If Daming, Dashun, and Daxi form an alliance, it will be enough to fight with the Qing army." ”
Tang Ma said: "Ma Shiying and Xia Qianxun have long been wary of our rebels, is he willing to see us?"
Duan Hongyu took a long breath and said, "We can only try our luck!"
Zuo Hanbing said: "If my brother wants to see Ma Shiying and Xia Qianxun, it is better to go to Nanjing now." In the prosperous land of Jinling, Ma Shiying, Xia Qianxun, and Ruan Dacheng all like to have fun, and we can always find a chance to meet!"
Duan Hongyu said: "Okay! Then let's go to Nanjing!"
The group has decided to discuss and set off immediately.
When they arrived in Nanjing on this day, they were about to enter the city, when suddenly a large group of cavalry galloped through the front and ran straight to the southeast. Tang Ma's eyes were sharp, and he said softly: "It's not good, it's the Moth Army!"
Duan Hongyu looked up, and sure enough, it was Shangguan Jinpeng and the leaders of the Moth Army, and Tie Bingxin was also in the team.
Zhan Tian Lunqi said: "Why did the old thief Shangguan come to Nanjing?"
Tang Ma said: "He won't surrender to Daming!"
Zhan Tianlun said: "Impossible! Shangguan Jinpeng and Xia Qianxun are mortal enemies, as long as Xia Qianxun is here, how can he surrender to the Ming Dynasty? Xia Qianxun can't tolerate him at all!"
Duan Hongyu said: "Now the situation is chaotic, everything is possible, what is it, wait for us to go and investigate!"
The four of them secretly followed behind the leaders of the Moth Army. Not far away, Shangguan Jinpeng led his troops to stop in front of a high mountain. There were Ming Dynasty officials waiting in front of the mountain, and the two sides exchanged a few words of greeting, and then walked all the way to the mountain. Duan Hongyu looked at the official who was at least a second-rank high-ranking official, and said, "It's not good! It seems that it must be Emperor Hongguang who is going to meet Shangguan Jinpeng!"
Zhan Tianlun said: "Emperor Hongguang is a fool, what did he do when he saw Shangguan Jinpeng?"
Duan Hongyu said: "I can't figure out if Emperor Hongguang wants to collect and surrender the Moth Army!"
Tang Ma said: "Why did the Ming Court want to collect and surrender the Moth Army, why did it drag on until today?"
Duan Hongyu said: "How arrogant was the Ming Dynasty in the past? Now there is only a corner of the south of the Yangtze River left, where can you dare to hold it up?"
Zhan Tianlun said: "Shangguan Jinpeng is ambitious, if the Ming Dynasty accepts him, it will be a huge threat to our righteous army!"
Tang Ma said: "It's up to them to love what they like, anyway, they are all our enemies, they are together, we want to kill them and have to run back and forth!"
Zuo Hanbing said: "In my younger brother's opinion, I'm afraid that things are not so simple, and this is a huge conspiracy in itself!"
Zhan Tianlun said: "Brother, what are you talking about? Is there another secret in this?"
Zuo Hanbing said: "I'm just guessing, Shangguan Jinpeng has now pulled the Moth Army to Jiangbei, which has posed a huge threat to the Ming Court." I think Ma Shiying and Xia Qianxun may want to attack and suppress Shangguan Jinpeng, so they are afraid and can't fight Shangguan Jinpeng, so they design to eliminate them!"
Zhan Tianlun said: "In this way, it is terrible!"