Seeing how arrogant this man was, Zhu Dadian did not pay much attention to him at first. He always regarded Li Zicheng as a bandit in his heart, and a bandit's envoy could not be regarded as an envoy. Therefore, he directly ordered his men to arrest him.
Then he was bundled up and brought to Jinan Prefecture.
As soon as he entered the lobby, facing these bandits, Zhu Dadian was not polite and asked them to kneel down in public. When Li Yan saw that the Ming army general was so rude, he was very angry and pointed at him immediately and said: "
Rude! I am the son of Dashun, and treating me so rudely is rude to our Dashun! Are you really not afraid of causing a war?"
Hearing this, Zhu Dadian looked disdainful and immediately responded: "Aren't we at war now? It's ridiculous. Moreover, the land you occupy belongs to our Ming Dynasty. At best, you are just a group of thieves. How can you be called an envoy?
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Hearing what Zhu Dadian said, Li Yan also held back his anger. If that was really what he said, it would not be wrong to pursue the case, but at this time they were not thinking of bandits. They were thinking of another person who was on an equal footing with Ming Ting.
One force.
"If the general is so rude, then my trip today will definitely end in failure. For us, even if this mission does not succeed, it is harmless, but if your Majesty finds out, he will definitely blame you! You yourself
Think about it!" After saying that, he turned angrily and wanted to leave, but was stopped by the soldiers at the door.
Seeing the intruder talking like this, Zhu Dadian couldn't help but hesitate. If he really delayed something important, your majesty would definitely blame me in the end. It would be better to let him explain what it was first, and then inform him.
Your Majesty, let Your Majesty decide.
"In that case, tell me what is the purpose of your coming here? I can also report it to Your Majesty."
Seeing that the Ming army general finally compromised, Li Yan also took a long breath. He said it was okay just to scare him, but he really didn't care at all. So he turned around and said seriously: "I am here on behalf of Dashunte.
, as an envoy, convey the words of my Dashun monarch and ministers, if the Ming Dynasty is willing, we are willing to negotiate peace with you."
"What?"
Zhu Dadian couldn't help but be shocked by Li Yan's words. This intruder actually planned to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty! They took the initiative to express their opinions on peace, but they had forced the court to negotiate peace before. This is really unbelievable. After all, this has been the case for the past few years.
The intruder was unstoppable along the way, winning almost every battle.
Now that he suddenly tells you that he wants to negotiate a peace, it's hard to believe it.
"You bandits... no, Dashun, do you really want to negotiate peace with our Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Dadian still felt a little strange, how could the bandits who had been winning successive victories suddenly want to negotiate peace? Could it be that they encountered some difficulties?
Only then did they want to relieve the pressure. Or perhaps the pressure placed on them by the slaves was so great that they were unable to cope with it.
"Of course."
Li Yan was a little surprised to know that this news was true, but it was the fact. And the fact was that what Dashun wanted most at the moment was what they wanted, and of course there was nothing they could do about it.
Looking at the envoy's expression, Zhu Dadian also knew that this must be true. This matter immediately became very important. He did not dare to make his own decision. He must pass the news to Yanzhou Mansion as soon as possible for His Majesty to make a decision. Moreover
If we can really reach peace terms with Li Zicheng, it will be a good thing for the court.
On the one hand, Ma Shiying's rebellion can be put down immediately, and on the other hand, it can be freed up to rectify the internal situation and divide the troops to annihilate Zhang Xianzhong. In this way, negotiating peace is a very good choice. Anyway, he, Zhu Dadian, will definitely agree.
"This decision is not something I can make alone. I must report it to His Majesty and then give you a reply." Zhu Dadian also said immediately in a solemn voice.
As expected, Li Yan immediately responded: "That's natural. Such important matters must be decided by the monarch. Can you tell me where your Majesty is? I will go and see him personally."
"you go?"
"Exactly."
"I'll send someone to take you there."
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Yingtianfu, Nanjing
It was already night, the sky was dark, and the breeze had swept the dark clouds gradually approaching the sky here.
Chongzhen's two sons were sleeping in the palace. Because they were too young, they did not know what had happened recently. Perhaps even if they were told, they would not understand. After all, at their age, a happy childhood was the most important thing.
"Both Your Highnesses are inside at the moment. When should we take action?"
Outside the hall, a hunchbacked eunuch looked inside from time to time, looking a little panicked. And the person standing in front of him, although it was covered by the night, he could be roughly recognized by his figure. It was the person who appeared that day.
The young eunuch in front of Queen Zhou and Lu Zhenfei.
The purpose of appearing here today must be to rescue the two His Highnesses. But in recent days, there have been more and more guards, perhaps to protect the Crown Prince, or perhaps so that as soon as the Crown Prince dies, they can immediately coerce the two His Highnesses to ascend the throne.
In short, the risk level today is definitely high.
And Lu Zhenfei knew that he couldn't wait any longer. His Highness the Crown Prince couldn't keep doing this. Sooner or later something would go wrong. Even if the number of guards increased in the past few days, he had to be rescued. In order to save people, Lu Zhenfei also spent a lot of money and almost hid himself in the house.
All the people in Yingtian Mansion were awakened and ordered to cover the two highnesses as they left.
Therefore, those people had been hiding in various key points of the secret passage out of Yingtian Mansion. Everyone was dressed in black and holding daggers. Some of them were lying on the roof with bows and arrows on their backs. They were concentrating and did not dare to be distracted.
"It has to be today, we can't delay it any longer!"
The young eunuchs also know the importance of time. If they are late, not only will His Majesty's plan fail, but they themselves will also die. It is better to work hard to rescue the two His Highnesses today.
"Okay." The hunchbacked eunuch who spoke in a low voice also compromised: "Then I will go in and wake up your two highnesses."
"good."
Just when the hunchbacked eunuch was about to go in, he suddenly ran in, closed the palace door immediately, and shouted inside: "Someone, come quickly! Someone wants to snatch your two highnesses! Someone, come quickly!"
The sudden appearance of this scene caught the little eunuch off guard. He never expected that the person he carefully selected would betray him in the end!
However, there was not much time to react at this time. His cry for help would immediately wake up the guards outside. He made a prompt decision, pulled out the dagger hidden in his sleeve, and rushed forward. Then he used all his strength and exerted all his strength.
He knocked open the palace door, then rushed in and stabbed the hunchbacked eunuch to death.
Then he immediately picked up the two highnesses who had just woken up. He did not have time to tell them what happened. He just said to them: "The queen asked the servant to take you out. The father of the two highnesses is waiting for you at Yanzhou Mansion.
Come with me, slave!"
Seeing him mentioning their father and mother, the two young highnesses followed him without hesitation.
The guards outside also heard the cry for help inside, and a dozen people immediately ran over following the sound. They happened to see the little eunuch running out with the two highnesses, and immediately shouted to him: "Stop!"
Naturally, the little eunuch grabbed the two highnesses and ran away. He ignored the pursuit of the guards behind him and turned directly, relying on his familiarity with the palace to detour back and forth.
The guards behind didn't know the road at all, and they couldn't see anyone in the dark. They could only separate and continue the pursuit, but they also caught people in the dark, and they were just trying their luck.