Li Mou handed the wine gourd to Li Yan and said, "Brother, take a few sips to warm yourself up."
Li Yan was not polite and took a few sips. It was still extremely cold in the Chahar Grassland in March, and he had just soaked in the cold river water. He couldn't bear it without taking a few sips of strong liquor.
Li Mou said again: "Brother, are you really not worried that Chongzhen will run away with Guan Ningjun?"
"Worried?" Li Yan smiled and said, "In the second year of Chongzhen, one hundred thousand slaves joined the invaders. Do you know what happened?"
"I think I heard someone say it," Li Mou said, "Jiannu made Hebei miserable and frightened old Chongzhen and the civil servants and military generals in Beijing."
After a pause, he added: "It seems that a supervisor died."
"The supervisor's name is Yuan Chonghuan." Li Yan said, "Do you know why he died?"
"It seems to be because he is not diligent enough to serve the king." Li Nian said on the side, "It is also said that he colluded with the establishment of slaves and raised bandits to respect himself."
Li Yan said: "No one can say whether Yuan Chonghuan colluded with the slave builders to raise the bandits to respect themselves, but one thing is certain, that is, Guan Ningjun really had the idea of raising the bandits to respect themselves, and never thought of fighting with the slave builders outside the pass.
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"So the conflict between Guan Ningjun and the Ming court is very deep."
"That year, Guan Ning's army entered the Pass and fought continuously against Jiannu. They were exhausted to the extreme."
"Yuan Chonghuan requested that Guan Ning's army enter Beijing to rest and recuperate, but the Ming court refused to allow it."
"Not only did they not allow Guan Ning's army to enter the city to rest, the Beijing soldiers on the city even hit Guan Ning's army with bricks. Dozens of Guan Ning's soldiers were killed on the spot while they were sleeping."
Li Mou was stunned and said: "Is there such a thing?"
Li Nian said: "Why is this? Why did the soldiers from the Beijing camp attack Guan Ning's army?"
"Yes, why did the soldiers of the Beijing camp attack Guan Ning's army?" Li Yan said, "Of course there is a reason, but it's a long story to say, and it has to be traced back to the dispute between the northern and southern soldiers."
"You just need to know that Guan Ning's military discipline has always been very poor."
"The reason why our Dashun Army was able to quickly create a situation in Henan was because Guan Ning's army had poor military discipline. Not only did they rob the people of their food rations, they even killed them and exchanged their heads for rewards."
"The people in Henan hate Guan Ningjun to the core."
"This is why the Beijing camp soldiers attacked Guan Ning's army."
"The Ming court did not allow Guan Ning's army to enter Beijing for the same reason."
After a pause, Li Yan continued: "So you are saying, even if these thousand cavalry were really sent by Wu Sangui, would Emperor Chongzhen dare to follow them? Aren't you afraid?"
Li Nian said: "If it were me, I definitely wouldn't dare."
Li Yan smiled slightly and said: "To put it at a step back, it doesn't matter even if Chongzhen really leaves with Guan Ning's army. As long as General Gu Kecheng and General Li You can arrive in time, we can still snatch Chongzhen back."
As long as Chongzhen doesn't fall into the hands of the Mongols, it will be easy.
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A thousand Yiding from Guan Ning's army have already set up camp.
Hu Xinshui actually brought a square-top tent made of felt cloth.
Hu Guozhu handed a jar of freshly boiled mare's milk to Hu Xinshui and said, "Abba, will Chongzhen really come?"
"It's just talk, do you really believe it?" Hu Xinshui took the mare's milk and took a big sip, then said, "Let's see, I will definitely send a eunuch over to reward the army later. I have made up the reasons for him, and suddenly I feel
Feeling unwell."
Hu Guozhu said again: "Abba, why do I feel that the imperial court does not trust our Guan Ningjun?"
"This is natural." Hu Xinshui said, "Since Marshal Li died, the court no longer believes in us."
"At first, when Commander-in-Chief Zu suddenly left two camps of Yiding, there were three thousand people. Later, they were divided into three by the imperial court. One thousand people followed Zu Kuan. Zu Dalue was killed by bandits in the pass, and one thousand people were built for construction.
The slaves and commander-in-chief Zu worked together to deceive Ningyuan City into traps and kill us, and now we are the only ones left. To be honest, all of this is thanks to the imperial court."
Speaking of the three thousand Yiding cavalry in the past, Hu Xinshui couldn't help but feel emotional.
"Then why do we have to work hard for the imperial court?" Hu Guozhu said with a dark face, "The imperial court is guarding us like this!"
"Silly boy, if you don't work hard for the imperial court, how will you get the money to support your wife, children, and children?" Hu Xinshui waved his hand and said, "The bitter cold land of western Liaoning cannot support so many Liao people, not to mention the slaves who come to rob them every day."
While the father and son were talking, a barbarian came in and reported: "General, the holy cavalry has crossed the river!"
"Huh?" Hu Xinshui sucked a big mouthful of mare's milk into his lungs and almost choked himself to death.
This is really unexpected. Chongzhen actually crossed the river? Chongzhen actually dared to come over? He actually dared?
Hu Guozhu patted his back and relaxed his chest and worked hard for a while. Hu Xinshui finally recovered and wiped his tears and said, "What did you say, Wu Ba Tan? Did the Holy Driver cross the river?"
"Yes." The Yiding named Wu Ba Tan responded.
"The holy driver has already crossed the river and is coming this way. He also brought a lot of beef and mutton with him."
"Quick, follow me out to greet you." Hu Xinshui jumped to his feet, but the next second he said to Hu Guozhu, "Wait a minute, we have to be more careful. The person coming may not be the real emperor."
It's not impossible to find a substitute.
Hu Guozhu was a little dumbfounded and said: "But I haven't seen the emperor either."
"Fortunately, uncle has thought of it a long time ago." Hu Xinshui said, "Go and ask Eunuch Gao to come."
"Oh, yes." Hu Guozhu woke up from a dream, "I almost forgot that Eunuch Gao was here."
Hu Guozhu took the order and left, and soon brought over an old eunuch with a white face and no beard.
Hu Xinshui didn't say much, and directly took the old eunuch's hand and walked out: "Eunuch Gao, come with me to welcome the holy driver."
Not far after the two people left the tent, they saw a group of barbarians escorting the two people. Both of them were wearing cotton armor and looked a little bloated. Hu Xinshui didn't think much about it.
One of them was very impressive and walked in front with his head held high.
Another man, with a white face and no beard, followed behind with something in his hands.
He stood up and fell to his knees: "Old slave, long live the Lord."
Then he knelt forward and hugged the thigh of the person in front of him, crying loudly.
"Long live my lord, old slave, I thought I would never see you again, so alas."
Is he really Emperor Chongzhen? Seeing Gao Qiqian kneeling down and crying, Hu Xinshui no longer had any doubts.
Because Gao Qiqian is the godfather of Ping Xibo, he can't deceive Xibo Ping even if he deceives anyone.
At that moment, Hu Xinshui and his son Hu Guozhu knelt down on their knees and sang: "Your Majesty Hu Xinshui/Hu Guozhu kowtows to the Holy One."
"Pingsheng." Zhu Gaoyuan ignored Gao Qiqian in front of him and only said to the Hu family and his son, "Hu Qing, this is not the place to talk. We, the monarchs and ministers, should go into the tent and talk."
"Your Majesty, please come quickly." Hu Xinshui quickly turned over and got up.
He quickly led Zhu Gaoyuan from the front, feeling very happy in his heart.
I didn't expect, I really didn't expect, that this mission would go so smoothly.
When I just arrived here last night, I saw people from the Liuthief and Gongtu Tribes here. I paused in my heart, thinking that this time the numb claws were gone. If I wanted to get rid of the Liuthief and Gongtu Tribe,
It was quite difficult to tie Chongzhen back, but it turned out to be so easy. Thinking of this, Hu Xinshui almost laughed out loud.
"Long live my Lord, you have suffered along the way."
As soon as he entered the big tent, Gao Qiqian started crying again.
Zhu Gaoyuan felt a little bored, he was not Zhu Youjian.
These few drops of crocodile tears from Gao Qiqian can't deceive him Zhu Gaoyuan.
"Get out of here, I have something to tell Hu Aiqing." Zhu Gaoyuan said with a frown.
Gao Qiqian quickly stood up and silently retreated to the corner of the tent, thinking to himself, why did Long Live Lord suddenly look like a different person? Become such a stranger? He was not like this before.
Wang Chengen cast a meaningful glance at Gao Qiqian.
Zhu Gaoyuan then said to Wang Chengen who was accompanying him: "Wang Daban, where is the brocade robe you prepared?"
"Long live the Lord, here it is." Wang Chengen quickly handed over the brocade robe he was holding.
"This is the brocade robe I brought from the palace." Zhu Gaoyuan lied without batting an eye. In fact, this brocade robe and the two brocade robes he and Wang Chengen wore were owned by several nobles.
Peeled off.
"When we were crossing the river just now, I specifically asked Wang Daban to wrap it in oilcloth and keep it from getting wet."
Zhu Gaoyuan took the brocade robe and handed it to Hu Xinshui, smiling and saying: "Hu Aiqing, please take off your wet robe quickly and put on this dry brocade robe to avoid freezing your body."
"Your Majesty, I have no problem with it."
Hu Xinshui felt a little flattered.
"Change on." Zhu Gaoyuan said, "You are not allowed to resist the order."
Wang Chengen also smiled and said: "General Hu has not accepted the order to thank you."
"Your Majesty, Hu Xinshui, thanks Lord Long for his kindness." Hu Xinshui quickly thanked him and stood up to put on his brocade robe.
After putting on the brocade robe, Hu Xinshui felt a little bloated, but it was really warm.
Seeing Hu Xinshui put on the brocade robe, Zhu Gaoyuan finally showed a smile on his face.
Then he grabbed Hu Xinshui and said, "Hu Aiqing, I still have many things I want to tell you in detail. Why don't you come back to the West Bank with me tonight, and we, the king and the ministers, will talk about it all night long."
After Zhu Gaoyuan finished speaking, there was a moment of silence in the big tent.
Gao Qiqian and Hu Xinshui and his son both looked at Zhu Gaoyuan with strange eyes.
Zhu Gaoyuan said blankly: "Hu Aiqing, what's the problem? Is it inconvenient?"
Hu Xinshui smiled and then said: "Your Majesty, it's really inconvenient."
After a pause, he added: "Furthermore, I feel that Your Majesty should not go back. He should stay in my camp tonight. As for the soldiers from the Beijing camp on the west bank, let them cross the river to meet us early tomorrow morning."
Just let Guan Ning’s army rendezvous.”
"Ah this?" Zhu Gaoyuan said with a dark face, "Have I been kidnapped by you?"
Hu Xinshui smiled and said: "The Holy Spirit said so, and it's not impossible."
