Chapter 531: The world is seeking support)(1/2)
"Qin lost its deer, and the whole world chased it away"!
When the dynasty fell, there were countless careerists who wanted to conquer the world with great ambition. For the sake of the world, they would even do anything.
The world!
These two words are full of temptations for the world. For the sake of this throne, it is no big deal to split the country and become emperors side by side.
At least for Li Zicheng, he didn't think there was anything wrong.
Li Zicheng nodded in agreement with Yu Shangyou's suggestion:
"Split the soil and divide the country. Keep talking, keep talking."
Yu Shangyou continued:
"Although the power of the Ming Dynasty has been exhausted, when it comes to the history of the world, Emperor Gao has the most upright country, and the emperors of the Ming Dynasty have always cared for the common people. Even Chongzhen is different from ordinary kings who have subjugated their country.
If the world is lost, there will still be a lot of people in the world who want the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, I am ignorant and take the liberty to suggest that I ask your majesty to write a letter to break up the country with Zhu Ciying and allow him to establish the country in Liaodong. From now on, I will be with Dashun and the Ming Dynasty.
If we are a country of brothers, then the world will naturally be peaceful."
Li Zicheng nodded with a smile and praised Yu Shangyou in his heart for what he said. In fact, even now, he doesn't have much ill feelings towards the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He even thought that if he captured the capital, he would make Chongzhen the prince and let the Ming Dynasty
The incense will never be extinguished. After all, Emperor Gao made great contributions to the Han people. Of course, the premise is that they submit to Dashun.
If he doesn't surrender, there will naturally be no need to keep him.
Now it is no big deal to split the country by splitting the soil. Liaodong is just a foreign land, so what's the harm in splitting the soil?
But he did not speak immediately, waiting for other civil servants to express their opinions.
The civil servants saw that the emperor looked happy, and Prime Minister Sun was also encouraging everyone to speak with his eyes, so they continued to focus on Yu Shangyou's speech. However, people did not have any new suggestions, they just expressed their opinions on his suggestion. The general opinion was that they agreed. After all,
, not many people had the confidence to fight with that great general.
Seeing that the emperor looked good, someone wanted to take the opportunity to cater to Li Zicheng and said:
"Your Majesty, our imperial court will be in Chang'an, and the capital will be renamed Youzhou Prefecture. Liaodong will actually be a foreign land. What's the harm if we give him Zhu Ciying? In my humble opinion, Zhu Ciying was just a minister in the Ming Dynasty, and now the emperor
If grace allows him to become emperor, he will naturally burst into tears with gratitude..."
Some people agreed, and of course some people opposed it. Prime Minister Sun, who had been silent all this time, hummed softly.
"With tears of gratitude? Split the soil of Liaodong! Liaodong is all his, so why need to split the soil? If he wants to be emperor, why should he wait until now? Don't forget that there is Shandong. Shandong is his territory. Split the soil
Liaodong, where should Shandong be located?"
After objecting, Sun Kewei turned his gaze to the emperor and said.
"Your Majesty, I believe that for the present plan, we must abandon our illusions. After we capture the capital, we will fight Zhu Ciying with all our strength. Otherwise, we cannot rule the world!"
After that, Sun Kewei said again.
"I think that in order to defeat Zhu Ciying, I, Dashun, can consider joining forces with the Qing Dynasty to fight against the enemy."
As soon as the Prime Minister spoke, the expressions of the civil servants present changed slightly. Two days ago, they received a letter from Prince Qing Guorui, in which he hoped to form an alliance with Dashun. Naturally, the civil servants strongly opposed this.
After all, they were barbarians! Many of them were demoted. If the Ming Dynasty had negotiated peace with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, how would the situation in the world be like this?
However, at that time, Sun Kewei and others did not express their attitude, and Li Zicheng did not speak. Now that the prime minister brought up the old matter again, everyone was naturally shocked.
"I think this matter is absolutely impossible. Forming an alliance with Donglu is tantamount to scheming with a tiger. Moreover, if this matter is spread, the world will surely despise..."
"At that time, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty also invited Turks to teach him, so it did not necessarily prevent him from becoming an emperor throughout the ages!"
"Besides, meeting for an alliance is not the same as inviting teachers. It's just about discussing cooperation."
Under the pushback of several important ministers, the opposition gradually faded away. Especially after everyone saw that the emperor had not expressed any opinions, they naturally stopped insisting on their objections. Seeing that the ministers had no more important opinions, Li Zicheng looked at it again.
Sun Kewei and Song Xiance asked:
"Sir, what do you suggest?"
Sun Kewei said:
"About this matter, I have discussed this matter privately with my military advisor. Qin lost its deer and the whole world chased it away. The Eastern captives may have different aspirations, but their ambition is in Liaodong. Their alliance with us is just to recapture Liaodong. If they
Sending troops to Liaodong will definitely make the Liaodong frontier army unable to go south. In this way, I can easily defeat Zhu Ciying. I think it is okay to cooperate with the Qing Dynasty. Moreover, the Qing Dynasty's firearms are also quite sharp. If I can get the Qing Dynasty red
Armed with cannons, rocks and fire blunderbuss, he will surely be even more powerful in the decisive battle with the Ming army in the future..."
The Qing Dynasty’s firearms were sharp. Two days ago, the Qing Dynasty’s envoy not only brought Dorgon’s letter, but also brought 16 red barbarian cannons, 20 mortar cannons, 2,000 stone muskets and 2,000 war horses as gifts.
Artillery and firecrackers really blinded the eyes of Dashun monarchs and ministers.
Although they also seized a lot of firearms from the government and the army, those firearms looked like tatters compared with the firearms of the Qing Dynasty. While amazed, they knew that these sharp firearms were actually just "knock-offs" of Liaodong firearms.
"The quality and performance are far inferior to those made in Liaodong.
But even so, the Dashun Army was very jealous of these firearms, and even thought about buying another batch to use them to attack the capital or other Ming military forces.
But at this moment, Li Zicheng muttered in his heart:
"Ah, it turns out you have already discussed it!"
Although he was a little dissatisfied with the fact that they were discussing such a major matter in private and that he knew nothing about it, Li Zicheng did not show it. After all, he needed them to make suggestions for him now. He looked at Military Advisor Song and asked:
"The military advisor and the prime minister have already discussed it, so this idea must be sound. Does the military advisor have any other suggestions?"
All the ministers attending the imperial meeting focused their eyes on Song Xiance's face, waiting for him to speak his mind. When the emperor asked him, Song Xiance stood up respectfully.
"Your Majesty, I think there is no harm in cooperating with the Qing Dynasty. What they want is Liaodong, and what we want is the Central Plains. Even if Liaodong is promised to them, it will not hinder us in Dashun, as long as the Central Plains is ours.
By the way, we can always regain Liaodong and unify the world in the future. When Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty used Turkic troops, it did not prevent him from attacking the Turks later. It was just based on the situation. I think that there is nothing wrong with the Qing Dynasty entrusting a false snake to the Qing Dynasty.
Proper, as the saying goes, those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters. Besides, we and the Qing Dynasty are just entrusting us with false snakes, so what's the big deal."
Song Xiance's words made Li Zicheng's heart move. It turned out that Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty also did such things. Since all his ancestors had done such things, it was not a big deal to do these things by himself.
Just join forces with the Manchus.
What's the big deal?
Besides, I still entrusted them with the virtual snake. Although it may not necessarily sound good if it is spread out, this is just a temporary measure.
"Your Majesty, when we are free in the future, we will definitely continue the Northern Expedition to destroy the Qing Dynasty. For now, it is just a temporary measure!"
Seeing that both the prime minister and the military plane said so, and also explained the reasons so considerately, Li Zicheng naturally stopped insisting.
"Since everyone thinks so, let's reply to Dorgon!"
After making this decision, Li Zicheng felt relaxed. He had even seen the day when he would ascend the throne in the capital. Of course, he also saw the future of how he would create the eternal legacy of the old Li family.
The future Dashun Dynasty will surely be like Li Shimin's Tang Dynasty, creating a lasting legacy in Chang'an.
This day is getting closer and closer.
The letter was sent to Dorgon. After the letter was sent, Sun Kewei, the prime minister of Dashun Kingdom, came to the small courtyard nearby. There was a prison car parked in the small courtyard, and two people were imprisoned in the car.
, it was Zhou Yuji and his wife Liu. Ever since Ningwuguan was captured, the couple had been imprisoned in a prison car.
"General Zhou!"
Looking at Zhou Yuji sitting in the car, Sun Keyei walked to the front of the car and said.
"Our army has arrived in the capital, and the city will be destroyed in a day or two."
Zhou Yuji, who was sitting in the car, opened his eyes when he heard the words, and then closed them again.
"I know that you want to die. Since you were captured, you have been without food and water, and you want to die. But what's the use of dying like this?"
Seeing Zhou Yuji who was weak after several days of hunger strike, Sun Kewei persuaded him,
"Even if you die on hunger strike, the Ming Dynasty will still die."
"When the country is destroyed and the family is destroyed, I should be loyal to you!"
Zhou Yuji said quietly, then he opened his eyes and stared at Sun Keweidao.
"Your Sun Kewei is obviously a scholar, but you are willing to become a thief. How will you face your ancestors in the future?"
Facing Zhou Yuji's accusation, Sun Kewei was not angry at all. He just looked at Zhou Yuji, then sat there and said.
"In the past few years, I have been advising Dashun in the camp. It seems that Dashun's success is inseparable from me. But in fact, I am just following the trend. If the imperial court can achieve this in Henan, it will be equal to
Relieving refugees and resettling refugees, how could Li Chuang rise? How could the Ming Dynasty be like this?"
As if chatting with an old friend, Sun Kewei sat there and chatted with Zhou Yuji.
"General Zhou, tell me, if we were at Ningwuguan at that time and you had 10,000 troops under your command, how could Li Chuang have been able to capture Ningwuguan? But why were there no reinforcements at Ningwuguan?"
"The imperial court has no troops to send."
"Why does the imperial court have no troops to send? There are hundreds of thousands of elite border troops in Liaodong, General Zhou, why can't they send even a few thousand troops?"
Sun Kewei's rhetorical question made Zhou Yuji sigh but said nothing.
"Some people suggested that Liao troops be mobilized, but some officials said that this would definitely make General Pinglu take the throne. At this time, what do they see in their eyes? They are still guarding their own people. General Pinglu wants to usurp the throne.
, why wait until now?”
While sneering, Sun Kewei continued.
"If the generals had been mobilized as soon as possible, why would it be like this? Even Chongzhen himself, the ministers suggested that he go south to Nanjing, but when the officials objected, he gave up. Now he wants to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the world to be loyal to the king? But is it in a hurry?
To be continued...