Chapter 186 Sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight
On this day, Zuo Maodi came to the palace as usual to say goodbye, and then turned around to leave. As usual, Li Zicheng knew that he was here to say goodbye, so it was definitely impossible to receive him.
Li Zicheng was also an evil sect and refused to let him go.
Surprisingly, just as Zuo Maodi was about to leave, he was stopped.
When he turned around and saw that it was Li Shuangxi, he asked in surprise: "His Royal Highness?"
"Mr. Luo Shi, my father has summoned you to see me." Li Shuangxi said, "Follow me into the palace."
"Is Your Majesty finally willing to summon me?" Zuo Maodi was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately followed Li Shuangxi into the palace.
Li Zicheng's palace was the original Qin Prince's Palace. The Qin vassal was known as the first vassal of the Ming Dynasty, and Xi'an was also one of Zhu Yuanzhang's capital candidates. Therefore, the scale of the Qin Prince's Palace was far larger than that of other vassals, second only to the Forbidden City in the two capitals.
Now that the Forbidden City in Nanjing and Beijing has been destroyed, the Palace of the Prince of Qin is the largest palace building in the world.
Zuo Maodi followed Li Shuangxi through Lingxing Gate, Duanli Gate, and Chengyun Gate, and finally arrived at Cunxin Hall. However, by this time, Cunxin Hall had been changed to Jinluan Hall by Li Zicheng.
Chengyun Gate in front of Jinluan Hall was also changed to Dashun Gate, and Lingxing Gate was changed to Meridian Gate.
As soon as he entered the main hall, Zuo Maodi was about to pay homage, but he caught a glimpse of a person standing under the Danqi. This person was actually wearing a mandarin jacket, and the official hat on his head was also weird. Jiannu?
Zuo Maodi frowned slightly. Did Jiannu also send an envoy to Dashun?
What does Jiannu want? Does he want to have a truce with Dashun, or does he want to form an alliance with Dashun to deal with the Ming Dynasty together? Thinking of this, Zuo Maodi's heart immediately rose to his throat.
At the same time, I secretly made up my mind that Dashun and Jiannu must not form an alliance.
At this time, Li Zicheng, who was sitting on the throne, also saw Zuo Maodi and said with a smile: "Mr. Luo Shi, you are here just in time. Come and see who this is?"
After speaking, Li Zicheng also pointed to the slave envoys under Danqi.
Almost at the same time, the slave envoy also turned around.
When they met, both Zuo Maodi and the slave envoy said yes.
Well, this slave envoy was none other than Zuo Maotai, the left minister of the Qing Dynasty's military department. Before Li Zicheng withdrew, he briefly served as the left minister of the Dashun military government.
In addition, Zuo Maotai is also Zuo Maodi's cousin.
So after seeing Zuo Maodi, Zuo Maotai was very surprised.
However, Zuo Maodi was shocked and angry. He never expected that the envoy establishing the slaves was actually Zuo Maotai.
Zuo Maotai once surrendered to Dashun and served as Zuo Shilang of the Military Government. Zuo Maodi had learned about this from Li Zicheng, but when the Dashun army withdrew from Beijing, Zuo Maotai did not accompany him.
Zuo Maodi was quite happy at that time, thinking that his cousin must have gone to Nanjing.
But at this moment, when he saw Zuo Maotai in Xi'an, and Zuo Maotai was still wearing a mandarin jacket, Zuo Maotai understood everything at once. This bitch actually joined the Jiannu!
At that moment, Zuo Maodi turned around and walked out of Jinluan Hall.
Seeing Zuo Maodi turn around and leave, Li Zicheng was a little surprised and hurriedly shouted: "Mr. Luo Shi, wait a minute, why did you leave without saying a word? Isn't this person your cousin?"
Song Xiance, Gu Junen and others present were also a little confused.
Just when everyone was looking at each other, Zuo Maodi had already reached the entrance of the hall.
At the entrance of the hall stood two majestic Han generals, holding long-handled pumpkin hammers.
Although he saw Zuo Maodi approaching from the corner of his eye, the Han general standing on the left side of the palace entrance didn't take it seriously at all. The main reason was that Zuo Maodi often visited Jinluan Hall and the two Han generals were already familiar with him.
Moreover, Zuo Maodi was gentle and easy-going. The key was that he was highly valued by Li Zicheng.
Therefore, the two Han generals never thought that Zuo Maodi would snatch their weapons.
So when Zuo Maodi suddenly made a move to snatch the golden melon hammer, the Han general on the left was caught off guard and was snatched away by Zuo Maodi, a civil servant.
The two Han generals were stunned immediately. What is going on?
You, a civil servant, want to assassinate our Emperor Dashun?
Not only the two Han generals, but also Li Zicheng and Li Shuangxi were stunned.
Song Xiance and Gu Junen were also confused? What is going on?
In this moment, Zuo Maodi had already used the pumpkin hammer to pounce on Zuo Maotai.
"Hey, hey!" Zuo Maotai was startled, turned around and fled to the side of the hall, shouting, "Boy, are you crazy? I am Da Lai, your eldest brother, and I am your eldest brother.
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"Bah, you are not my brother, I don't have a big brother like you!"
Zuo Maodi chased after him with a golden melon hammer, while yelling: "You are a traitor who has forgotten your ancestors and is incorruptible. Stop leaving and eat a piece of melon!"
With this loud shout, Zuo Mao struck with the first hammer.
Zuo Maotai lowered his head subconsciously, and the pumpkin hammer flew past his scalp, knocking his hat off his head. The hammer hit the pillars of the hall with a loud bang, knocking off a piece of red paint.
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"Boss, are you crazy?" Zuo Maotai was so frightened that he crawled and ran to the other side of the hall, shouting in horror, "I am your eldest brother, and you are committing the crime.
Do you still see superiority and inferiority in your eyes? Om?"
"Bah, are you the only one who has the nerve to talk about your superiority and inferiority with me?" Zuo Maodi continued to chase after him, scolding angrily, "You are a traitor who regards thieves as his father. I have already written a letter back to my hometown in Laiyang to ask my third uncle to
If you are removed from the family tree, our Laiyang Zuo family no longer has a traitor like you. The traitor will take your life! Eat me!"
Looking at the furious Zuo Maodi, Zuo Maotai knew that he could not stop his cousin.
Zuo Maotai had no choice but to ask Li Zicheng for help: "Your Majesty? I am an envoy of the Qing Dynasty. You can't just face death and refuse to save me? If the two countries are at war and don't kill the envoy, it is not as bad as the envoy!"
At this time, two Han generals had actually rushed into the hall long ago.
With the skills of the two of them, it would be easy to take down Zuo Maodi.
But just when they were about to take down Zuo Maodi, they were stopped by Li Zicheng with a look.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Zicheng found it a little funny. The reason why he summoned Zuo Maodi was to let him see Zuo Maotai’s face. Both of them were Laiyang Zuo
Why are the children of the same family so different in character?
If a person is a true loyal minister, no matter how he tries to win over him, it will be of no use.
One of them is a domestic slave with three surnames. He really has no moral integrity at all.
So when he saw Zuo Maodi chasing Zuo Maotai all over the hall with a pumpkin hammer, Li Zicheng felt unprecedented pleasure. Why should he stop something that he loved to see?
Seeing this, Li Shuangxi and the two Han generals also understood.
So when Zuo Maotai was about to run out of the palace gate, he was directly blocked by the Han general.
When Zuo Maotai wanted to escape through the small door on the right, he accidentally bumped into Li Shuangxi.
Finally, Zuo Maotai was caught up by Zuo Maodi, and a hammer hit his vest. Zuo Maotai immediately fell to the ground.
However, this old pig's desire to survive was so strong that he had already smashed him down on the main hall. He still tried his best to roll left and right. Zuo Maodi hit several times in a row, but all of them failed. Instead, he knocked down the people on the main hall.
The gold bricks smashed into many pieces.
However, on the sixth blow, it finally hit Zuo Maotai's lower abdomen. Zuo Maotai immediately screamed and curled up into a shrimp.
Zuo Maodi saw this but showed no mercy at all. He hit Zuo Maotai heavily on the back with several more hammers. Zuo Maotai immediately vomited blood. He was probably seriously injured this time.
Li Zicheng then shouted: "Don't stop Mr. Luo Shi yet!"
Only then did the two Han generals step forward to hold Zuo Maodi up, and Li Shuangxi also grabbed the pumpkin hammer.
But Zuo Maodi stared and shouted: "Your Majesty, are you going to protect this thief? Don't forget the brotherly covenant between the Dashun Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, let alone the gentlemen's agreement between you and my Majesty the Ming Dynasty.
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"Mr. Luo Shi, don't worry, I haven't forgotten you." Li Zicheng waved his hand and said solemnly.
"I just don't want you to get your hands dirty and get the reputation of being a brother-killer."
After saying that, Li Zicheng pointed his finger at Zuo Maotai and shouted: "Drag this thief out of the Meridian Gate and chop him down!"
"Ah?" Zuo Maotai was scared to death. I am an envoy. We have agreed that the two countries will fight without fighting. Why do you want to come as an envoy?
Song Xiance also went out to persuade him: "Your Majesty, although this thief is hateful, he is an envoy of a country after all, so it is enough to beat him and drive him out of Xi'an. Don't kill him."
"Yes, yes, the two countries are at war without fighting."
Zuo Maotai repeatedly begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, please spare my life."
Li Zicheng also hesitated. It seemed not good to kill the envoy.
"Your Majesty, no!" Zuo Maodi shouted sternly, "This thief deserves to die, and we must not let him go!"
Speaking of this meal, Zuo Maodi shouted again: "The two countries are fighting without killing the envoys. It is between the two countries. The slaves are just a group of barbarians who betray their masters. The Ming Dynasty has never recognized it as a country!"
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Li Zicheng thought, yes, the Ming Dynasty recognized the Great Shun Dynasty, but did not recognize the establishment of slaves. Then the establishment of slaves would not be considered a country, so there was no need to argue about whether to kill the envoys.
At that moment, Li Zicheng shouted: "Drag him out and chop him!"
"Yes!" The two Han generals dragged Zuo Maotai and left.
"Your Majesty, have mercy on me, Your Majesty, please have mercy on me..." Zuo Maotai begged loudly for mercy.
But soon, Zuo Maotai's wailing sound faded away and could no longer be heard.
Li Zicheng smiled again and said to Zuo Maodi: "Mr. Luo Shi, please calm down. Don't make yourself angry because of such traitors."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." Zuo Maodi returned to the gentle scholar he was before. He bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I have been on mission to your country for more than half a year, and it is time for me to return to Nanjing."
"Hey, it's not urgent." Li Zicheng felt annoyed, why did he still leave?
Is Chongzhen that good? Is it that difficult for me to get into your eyes, Zuo Maodi?
Li Zicheng's rebellious mentality has also come up. The more you try to leave, the more I won't let you go.
Zuo Maodi wanted to say something more, but Li Zicheng got up to change his clothes and left through the small door.
Song Xiance followed him out of the small door and said: "Your Majesty, Zuo Maotai is dead, and it is no longer possible to form an alliance with Jian Nu. It is better to take advantage of the Jian Nu army to move south and divide the troops into two groups to attack Shanxi and Shanxi from northern Shaanxi and Henan.
Hebei makes it difficult for the slaves to look after each other."
"That's not appropriate." Li Zicheng waved his hand and said, "Just sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight."
