In the end, after a burst of laughter in Jiannu's tent, the envoy was driven out in an extremely embarrassed state. But the greatest luck was that Dorgon did not kill him, which allowed him to escape. In
On the way back, Guan Liangji couldn't help being frightened when he saw the shouting Jiannu soldiers.
He quickly mounted his horse with several of his followers, but at that moment, he inadvertently saw more people and horses running towards him in the distance. However, he was afraid that Jiannu would leave them here, so he immediately fled on horseback.
.
…
Returning to Baoding Prefecture, he told all about today's incident, and even described the Jian Nu as more ferocious and barbaric, and even described them as savages. Compared with what he said in the Jian Nu's big tent just now,
Guan Liangji's tone when he came back was a little more harsh.
Hearing this, Li Zicheng remained silent. He never expected that his ambition to establish slaves would be so great, and he did not shy away from it at all. Unexpectedly, it also interrupted their next step. And standing underneath
The ministers of Dashun were undoubtedly dismayed by Jiannu's arrogant reply and completely gave up any intention of negotiating peace.
In the end, Jian Nu still had a fight with them.
Li Yan, who had long known about Jiannu's wolf ambitions, immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, these Jiannu no longer hide their wolf ambitions. I believe that we should deal with them quickly. We still have the Ming court to the south. Although they have initially retreated, it is inevitable that they will
They will take advantage of the fact that we are at war with Jiannu to attack us!"
Now that he knew Jiannu's thoughts, Niu Jinxing no longer held any illusions. He thought that he could negotiate peace with one party first and then fight with the other party. This way, the pressure would be much less, but he didn't expect that Jiannu was too arrogant!
"Your Majesty, I also think this should be the case!"
I saw Niu Jinxing take a step forward, and then said coldly: "This Jiannu is too loud, and he wants to unify the world! Our Dashun alone is enough to drive them back to Liaodong! Your Majesty, send troops! While they are here
We haven't assembled a large army yet, so we need to gather superior forces to attack them! Otherwise, if we allow them to gather forces, the war will last for who knows how long!"
After hearing this, some people came out to question. Bai Guangen came out and said: "But now we have given up the entire Shandong to the Ming court. As a result, our military strength will be reduced to the North Zhili area. As long as the Ming court sends some scouts,
You must know that we are fighting a fierce battle with Jiannu, will you stab them from behind at this time?"
Li Zicheng, who had been silent all this time, was worried about this. Although he had to fight to establish the slaves, he should not forget that there was still Chongzhen's 100,000 troops in Shandong. Once these 100,000 troops moved all the way north, they would most likely be torn apart.
Secondly, the capital located in Beizhili greatly hindered their actions.
The last time they fought against Jiannu, when they moved back and forth, they all circled around the capital. This undoubtedly increased the time for the army to detour. In a war, time is undoubtedly extremely precious. Once the battle occurs to the north of the capital,
, just the detour alone would take at least half a day of effort. If the rescue is not timely, a big defeat is very likely!
"What should the capital do?"
Li Zicheng finally told everyone the question he had been holding in his mind for a long time. This question immediately made the ministers present speechless.
They knew very well that Liu Zongmin was inside and could not attack. If they were called upon to say that as long as they captured the capital, even if their confidants were killed, it would be worthwhile, and the confidant general would definitely let the army attack the city. After all, in the whole
Looking at the overall situation, sometimes you have to make compromises with your own life.
But this is the king's brother! The brother who has saved the king several times.
Maybe Liu Zongmin will say that he can die for Dashun. The king can also say that he can attack the city with confidence, even if it causes Liu Zongmin's death. But they still know what it means to do one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes. If you force Liu Zongmin
If you die in battle, you may be rewarded with military merit at the time, but what about in the future?
If you are charged with a crime that drives the general to death in the future, I am afraid that everyone in your family will be executed!
Therefore, no one dared to express an opinion easily when faced with the issue of attacking the capital.
"Don't you know what to do if you don't speak? Do you think I've raised a bunch of losers like you?" Li Zicheng immediately became furious when he saw that all the ministers seemed to be mute.
"Reporting to your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to speak, it's just that for the capital, where your Marquis Liu Zongmin is imprisoned, I dare not attack the city easily." Niu Jinxing, as the leader of hundreds of officials, naturally wanted to express his position. In the face of Li Zicheng's monstrous behavior
Angry, he still said what everyone was thinking.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Li Zicheng's face became extremely gloomy, and he immediately said: "Do you know how many people from one capital will let us die? You also heard it at that time, because there was a capital in the middle, and we were supporting him.
The detour took an extra hour, resulting in delayed assistance. If we occupy the capital, we can have a base camp and provide timely support. The capital is a must!"
Hearing this, all the ministers could only look sad. After all, no one was willing to accept such a hot potato.
"King!"
In the end, Li Yan couldn't help but stood up, and immediately said: "Otherwise, we should negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty! Last time, our army deliberately sent troops to capture Huangzhou Mansion, and then left Zhang Xianzhong's name behind. This method is indeed effective.
The people in Yanzhou Prefecture found out that Chongzhen wanted to put down Zhang Xianzhong, but we pressed too hard, so they didn't dare to divide their troops easily."
"If we negotiate a peace with the Ming court, this will allow the Ming court to divide its forces with peace of mind and attack Zhang Xianzhong. If we can make a deal to exchange the capital, it will naturally be the best."
Niu Jinxing, who had been listening in the audience, sneered a little, and immediately stood up and said: "Exchange the capital? Li Yan, you are thinking too simply! How can a dynasty give up its capital? Have you ever seen Ming Ting do this?
When the Ming Dynasty was beaten by the slaves, Chongzhen even refused to negotiate for peace. Now it would be ridiculous to talk to him about exchanging the capital."
After Niu Jinxing finished speaking, Li Zicheng also felt that Li Yan's words were somewhat reasonable at the beginning, but a little ridiculous at the end. If it were him, he would not be willing to exchange his capital, let alone the Ming court, which still owns half of the country?
"alright!"
Li Zicheng interrupted their speech at the right time and said: "Since the negotiation on establishing slaves cannot be concluded, let's talk to Chongzhen first. As a sign of sincerity, we will give them Shandong, but they will not be allowed to enter Beizhili. Both parties must have no regrets."
If the offender agrees, we can jointly draw up an edict and announce it to the people of the world. In this way, let the people of the world supervise us. This time, Li Yan, you go."
After hearing that the king still felt that the idea of exchanging capitals was unrealistic, he finally had no choice but to accept it temporarily.
…
On this day, in order to deal with Ma Shiying, Zhu Ling recalled Meng Zhangming and Fan Xianchao, and asked each of them to lead 10,000 people, ready to march to Nanjing at any time. As for why he made such a sudden move, he also got the news, Huai'an Governor Lu Zhenfei
He became the supporter of the imperial court and planned to rescue the two highnesses first.
Afterwards, His Royal Highness was given medicine to keep him in a coma.
In this way, even if Ma Shiying wants to hold the coronation ceremony, it will eventually be postponed because the prince is in coma. As for how long the delay will be, it depends on when the prince wakes up. Lu Zhenfei also mentioned in the memorial,
He will try his best to let His Royal Highness wake up at night and then fall into coma during the day without affecting his body.
Next, Ma Shiying and Liu Liangzuo will inevitably be unable to hold the enthronement ceremony because the prince has been comatose for a long time. Then they will definitely not be able to wait and find a fake prince to enthrone. This just fell into Zhu Ling's trap, and they immediately asked him for help.
People all over the world announced that the prince in Nanjing City was fake, and that the prince in Yanzhou Prefecture was the real one.
I'm afraid that Ma Shiying couldn't tell the truth at that time. He couldn't tell the people that he had imprisoned the prince and kept him in a coma, so he found a fake prince, right?
Zhu Ling also praised Lu Zhenfei so much that he secretly named him the right governor and the censor of the right capital, specifically responsible for the affairs of Yingtian Mansion.
After this good news came, another good news arrived in just one day. It was Yuan Jixian's folded book that arrived in Yanzhou. He contacted and walked for several days and entrusted many people to bring it to him. It was also clearly stated above that the original intention
To serve His Majesty, he has begun to secretly win over people's hearts and gradually control the siege of the corresponding Tianfu.
The two general soldiers who had been bribed by Ma Shiying were also imprisoned by him, and they have handed over detailed statements. And an army of 30,000 has been assembled and is moving in the direction of Yingtian Mansion. Until His Majesty's order, they can go directly.
Pounce on the sky!
Seeing this, Zhu Ling just asked him to wait, and only needed to arrange his army around Yingtian. When Ma Shiying held the coronation ceremony, he could suddenly attack. The public opinion offensive and military offensive would inevitably make Ma Shiying feel unprecedented pressure.
.
Zhu Dadian, who was far away in Jinan, wanted to inspect the city defense today, but suddenly he learned that there were several people not far outside the city, and the leader claimed to be the envoy of Dashun.
After hearing the news, Zhu Dadian immediately brought someone to meet this person. Unexpectedly, the first thing he said was:
"I want to see your Majesty. I, Dashun, have important matters to discuss with him!"