The musketeers guarding the walls lit their matches one after another.
"Everyone stop it!" Zhu Gaoyuan shouted, "Don't fire the gun."
No matter what, there is no harm in making contact with the bandits first. Maybe we can fool the bandits into fighting the Mongolian cavalry first?
Regarding my IQ and eloquence,
Zhu Gaoyuan has always been very confident.
The musketeers extinguished their match ropes and lowered their blunderbuss.
Seeing this scene, the bandit on horseback immediately sped up and came to the trench.
However, they stopped when there were about thirty steps left.
Obviously, this cavalry thief is also very familiar with the accuracy of Ming army firearms, and safety is still guaranteed thirty steps away.
"I am Li Yan, the right-hand commander of the Dashun Army and the pro-military general of the Central Powers." The bandit shouted loudly, "I have something from the bottom of my heart that I would like to hear from the heavens, and I would like to ask the emperor to show up to meet him."
"Are you Li Yan?" Zhu Gaoyuan stepped forward and said.
The person who came was actually Li Yan, which surprised Zhu Gaoyuan. He was a fierce man with all-round talents in both civil and military affairs.
Before being assisted by Li Yan, Li Zicheng was just a bandit. He only knew how to run around and rob houses all day long. However, since Li Yan came to join him, he not only formulated a political program, but also determined the most timely propaganda methods.
In just a few months, a separatist regime was established in Henan Province.
When meeting such a person, Zhu Gaoyuan would of course have to get to know him for a while.
Wang Chengen and Jin Xuan were worried about Zhu Gaoyuan's safety and hurriedly protected him.
"That's right." Li Yan bowed his hands on horseback and said, "Li Yan pays homage to the Holy One."
"No need." Zhu Gaoyuan stretched out his hand to give a weak support, and then said, "Li Yan, I heard that you are also a scholar and have practiced Chinese style. Is this true?"
"It's true." Li Yan nodded.
He added: "Now I might as well tell you the truth. My original name is Li Xin. I am a native of Hanoi. I was a scholar at the age of fifteen. I was elected at the age of seventeen. I followed my master at the age of nineteen. Only then did I become what I am today."
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Zhu Gaoyuan nodded and said: "Since you are also a scholar, you should read moral articles and the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period, but you are willing to degenerate yourself and become a thief?"
Li Yan said: "The Holy One talked about the great righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period, so let's talk about the Spring and Autumn Period. Lu's Spring and Autumn Period said that the world is not owned by one person, only the virtuous live in it. The Ming Dynasty has enjoyed the country for more than two hundred years, and the blessings of our ancestors have been exhausted. Now, now
The sea is boiling and the world is in turmoil. Our Lord, in accordance with God's will, responds to the people's hearts. It is God's will to establish this for the Ming Dynasty."
"I assist my lord in accomplishing great things. This is an act of obedience to heaven and the people."
"Why do you think you are willing to fall down and serve as a thief? I cannot agree with the words of the Holy One."
Zhu Gaoyuan almost applauded, thinking that Li Yan's eloquence was just a little bit better than me.
Jin Xuan said angrily: "Confucius said Chengren, Mencius said Qiyi, you read the book in my Ming Dynasty, and the style in it was taught by my master in Ming Dynasty, and the one who took you was the official of Ming Dynasty, give it to you
The one who provided the opportunity for enlightenment and education was the Ming Dynasty. You can be regarded as a benefactor of the country. You have received the favor but betrayed it. Isn't it unkind and unjust? Such a villain's behavior is worthy of the Spring and Autumn Period? "
Li Yan smiled and said: "Since this gentleman talked about Confucius and Mencius, let's talk about Confucius and Mencius. Mencius said that the leader of a gentleman has been killed for five generations. The Ming Dynasty has been passed down for twelve years since Emperor Taizu Gao.
In this world, the blessings have long been exhausted. Since you claim to be disciples of Confucius and Mencius, why are you unwilling to accept the saint's sincere teachings?"
"Misinterpretation!" Jin Xuan said, "You are misinterpreting, misinterpreting the words of the saint!"
"You are the ones who misunderstood." Li Yan said, "Qin lost its deer, and the whole world chased it away. If we, the scholars, only know how to stick to the words of the saints and don't know how to adapt, then the Liu Han Dynasty will be the Qin Dynasty, the Zhao Song Dynasty will be the Zhou Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty will be.
Replacing the Yuan Dynasty should also be boycotted by scholars all over the world. How dare you think of yourself as a Han, Song or Ming minister?"
Wang Jiayan said sadly: "After the Qin Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty, all were immoral, and the Meng Yuan Dynasty did all kinds of perverse things in the Central Plains. To be replaced by the Liu Han, Zhao Song, and the Ming Dynasty was a righteous act in accordance with God's will and in response to the people's will!"
"Well said!" Li Yan applauded, "Then today there is no justice, the clan's honors are useless to the country but they are spending money every day, officials at all levels are incompetent in governing the country but are greedy, and the generals in border towns are afraid of slaves but treat them like tigers.
The people have committed unbridled harm, so the replacement of such a cruel and decadent court by a new one is not a righteous act in accordance with God's will and in response to the people's support?"
"Ah? This!" Wang Jiayan was immediately refuted and speechless.
After hearing this, Zhu Gaoyuan decisively gave up the idea of arguing with Li Yan.
Li Yan is obviously a bully, and arguing with him is a waste of time. It's better to be direct with this kind of person, without having to play around with him.
Zhu Gaoyuan said: "So what do you want to tell me?"
Li Yan said: "I want to tell the Holy One that the power of the Ming Dynasty has been exhausted. It is the general trend that I, Dashun, will replace the Ming Dynasty. The Holy One's attachment will only bring disasters of weapons to the people and genocide to the Zhu family. There will never be another disaster."
There are other gains, so I advise the Holy One to follow me back to the capital immediately and abdicate the throne of emperor to my lord."
"shut up!"
"presumptuous!"
"Stop talking nonsense!"
"That's unreasonable!"
"How dare Huangkou Ruzi do this!"
Before Li Yan finished speaking, officials such as Meng Zhaoxiang, Wu Linzheng, and Gong Yonggu were already furious, and Jin Xuan couldn't help but want to shoot Li Yan to death with an arrow.
The Lord is worried about the humiliation of his subjects, and the Lord is worried about the humiliation of his subjects!
It is a disgrace to these ministers that the Holy One was so humiliated by the thieves!
Li Yan turned a blind eye to this, and said: "If the Holy One can meditate, hundreds of millions of people in the world will be very lucky, the Zhu family can be preserved, and the Holy One can also be a wealthy and leisure king. Wouldn't it be better than worrying about it all night long now?"
, you have tried so hard but still can only watch the bleak days of the country declining a thousand times?"
I have to say that what Li Yan said still makes some sense.
Putting aside the Zhu family's position, from the standpoint of the country and the nation, giving the Zen position to Li Zicheng is indeed the best choice.
It's a pity that Zhu Gaoyuan is a time traveler. He knows what kind of person Li Zicheng is. In fact, he is also an Adou who cannot be supported. He has only been the emperor for 42 days in total.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Giving up the throne to Li Zicheng is giving it to Jian Nu in vain.
Therefore, it is impossible to abdicate the throne. In the future, after the bandits are eliminated, Li Zicheng can be considered as the director of the General Post Office. Well, that's it.
At that moment, Zhu Gaoyuan asked with a smile: "Li Yan, do you really believe that Li Chuang can succeed?"
Li Yan smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this is not something I believe or not, but my family has already accomplished it. Our Dashun Dynasty has occupied half of China and has millions of soldiers! Although Can Ming still has the power
There is half of the south of the Yangtze River, but the civil servants only know how to fight among themselves, and the military generals only know how to eat empty pay and drink the blood of soldiers, so it cannot last for more than a few years."
Zhu Gaoyuan nodded and said: "It seems that it is impossible for you to desert Li Zi and become my servant now."
Li Yan seemed to have heard the funniest joke, shook his head and said: "The Lord is joking, not only now, but also in the future and never. I will never betray the Lord."
Zhu Gaoyuan said: "Then you go back. You will not betray your master, and I will never admit defeat. Let history and time prove whether my Ming Dynasty is really exhausted, and whether your Dashun's replacement of Daming is really Shun."
God obeys."
Li Yan said: "I still hope that the Holy One will consider it carefully, because this is the last chance. Just now, the Mongols have sent a large number of flying cavalry to the northwest, due north and northeast. If nothing happens,
It should be to move reinforcements from other troops."
"Once the Mongolian army arrives, our army can only temporarily avoid its front."
After speaking, he glanced at the Ming army arrayed inside the protective wall, and then said: "The more than a thousand cavalry under His Majesty's command are really not to be underestimated. I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on for even half a day. So, if Your Majesty,
If you go with me at this time, not only will your life be safe, but you will also be able to protect the wealth of the Zhu family. Please ask your Majesty to see which one is more important."
"I still say what I said." Zhu Gaoyuan said suddenly, "I will not admit defeat."
"I'll take my leave." Li Yan bowed his hands, reined in his horse and walked away.
Watching Li Yan walk away, Wang Jiayan suddenly whispered: "Your Majesty, can you lend me a moment to speak?"
Although what Li Yan said just now made people angry, there was one thing that Wang Jiayan heard: the Mongols had already sent fast horses to move reinforcements. If it could be two to three days at the earliest, or three to five days at the earliest, there would definitely be a large number of Mongolians.
When the cavalry arrives, the king and his ministers will really be dead, so if they want to survive, they must find a way as soon as possible.
Zhu Gaoyuan said to Wang Jiayan: "The royal family is selfless, and there is nothing about me that cannot be said in front of others."
Wang Jiayan then said with a dark face: "Now that I have the courage to speak out, my Majesty made a mistake in judgment, which resulted in you and me being trapped in this military base. With rogues and no less than 4,000 Mongolian cavalry watching, it is impossible to break out!"
Zhu Gaoyuan's expression became a little embarrassed. "Wang, you are so direct in your speech."
Wang Jiayan turned a blind eye and said: "For the current plan, I can only lead the main force to break out to the west or north at night, and act as suspects to attract bandits and Mongolian cavalry to pursue them. Then a brave general will lead a number of cavalry to protect the holy emperor and go south at night to cross over.
If Yanshan returns to Shuntian, and if we dress up and travel day and night straight to the south of the Yangtze River, then our Ming Dynasty may still have a glimmer of hope."
In fact, Wang Jiayan has wanted to say this for a long time, but he has never been able to find the opportunity.
It's all nonsense to go north to Changping and then cross the Yanshan Mountains to reach the Chahar Grassland out of the blue.
If he had gone straight south after the defeat of Chaoyang Gate, he might have reached South Zhili by now. Why would there be any need to walk on thin ice like this now and face a precarious situation?
