Hearing Zu Dashou's Zhuang words, Li Zhi looked at Zu Dashou and laughed.
"Zong Bing, I heard that you are a warlord in Jinzhou. The emperor has repeatedly called you to Beijing to meet the emperor, but you dare not go for fear of being ambushed by the emperor and killed by swordsmen. Now I want to lead an army to the capital, armed and asking for orders, you Do you dare to go to the capital?"
Zu Dashou's face turned red when Li Zhi said it, and he cupped his hands and said: "The Duke of Jin is a hero in this world, and his righteousness is so great. With the Duke of Jin here, where can Zu Dashou not dare to go?" After a pause, Zu Dashou said: "Being Zu Dashou cannot bear the bad breath of traitorous ministers plotting against others! He must kill these traitorous ministers together with the Duke of Jin!"
Li Zhi smiled and nodded, and said: "How many soldiers and horses will General Zu bring to accompany me to Beijing?"
Zu Dashou said seriously: "The eight thousand cavalry of Mr. Zu are coming to Lulong, and they will be able to join the army of Duke Jin in the future!"
Li Zhi said: "Then our army of 150,000 will become 160,000. With the addition of Zu Zongbing, our army will be even more powerful."
When Zu Dashou heard this, he knew that Li Zhi had accepted him as a member of the gang, so he pulled the sleeves of Li Zhi's official robe and laughed.
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In the study room of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youjian sat in front of the imperial desk and looked at Hong Chengchou's memorial, his face full of gloom.
Hong Chengchou's memorial clearly stated that Li Zhi led the 9th Army with 160,000 soldiers and horses and was approaching the capital. The army was so aggressive that they wanted to be armed and ask for orders, forcing the emperor to kill the thirty-seven civil servants who had concealed their food and wages. The situation was no longer under Hong Chengchou's control. Yes.
As he watched, Zhu Youjian shook his hand and dropped the memorial to the ground.
Wang Chengen, who was standing aside, had quick eyesight and quick hands. He quickly climbed to the ground and quickly helped the emperor pick up the memorial. He knelt on the ground, held the memorial in both hands and returned it to the emperor.
Zhu Youjian did not accept the memorial. He closed his eyes and sat on the chair without speaking.
Wang Chengen knew that the emperor was in a difficult situation and did not dare to say anything. He just knelt on the ground holding the memorial and lay motionless.
After a long time, Zhu Youjian sighed and said helplessly: "Wang Chengen, now that the bandits have been suppressed and the Eastern slaves have retreated, it is a time of peace for the world. Although I am not a wise king, I can still be considered a difficult situation. How to defend the country of Ming Dynasty?"
Zhu Youjian said halfway, shook his head, as if he couldn't figure it out anyway, and said with a sigh: "Why are there civil servants inside collectively forcing the palace, and Li Zhi's army outside, I can't find the dignity of the emperor at all? ?”
Wang Chengen knelt on the ground and did not dare to speak.
Zhu Youjian thought for a while and suddenly said: "Li Zhi is a loyal minister. He must have difficulties in leading his troops to the capital. Pass on my imperial decree and let him quickly disband the army and go to the capital to receive the reward! The ceremony for me to make him the Duke of Jin has not yet been completed. !”
Wang Chengen kowtowed vigorously and said: "The Holy Spirit has clearly shown that now Li Zhi led the 9th General Army and 160,000 people to attack the capital, raised troops to punish the guilty, and the public sentiment was fierce. Those 160,000 soldiers were fighting hard against the Eastern Nu in Western Liaoning, but they found that they were fighting hard. He was murdered by civil servants, and the whole army was almost wiped out. Now I am afraid that even if the Duke of Jin wakes up and wants to withdraw his troops, others will not let him leave, and they will drag him to the feet of the capital!"
Zhu Youjian looked at Wang Chengen on the ground, sighed helplessly, and said quietly: "There is no way now to stop Li Zhi from sieging the city with 160,000 soldiers?"
Wang Chengen said: "Your Majesty, the only one who can stop Li Zhi now is probably the 80,000 soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp."
Zhu Youjian slapped the armrest of the throne and scolded: "Absurd! Wang Chengen, why are you so ridiculous!"
"If the Beijing camp sends troops to fight Li Zhi, Li Zhi will really be forced to rebel. When 160,000 people defeat the Beijing camp and attack the capital, what can we do to resist?"
Wang Chengen's face turned pale, he slapped himself in the face, and said loudly: "I am ignorant! Please punish me!"
Zhu Youjian shook his head, took the memorial from Wang Chengen, and said slowly: "Wang Chengen, if I kill people according to Li Zhi's memorial, what will happen to the civil servants?"
When Wang Chengen heard this, his face turned pale with fright. He looked around in panic, as if there were Donglin Party's eyes and ears outside the wall. Wang Chengen crawled forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty, it can't be done. It's absolutely impossible."
It can’t be done!”
If I can't advance or retreat, am I still the emperor? Zhu Youjian became a little angry, and with a bang, he threw Hong Chengchou's memorial on the imperial case.
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In Tonggu Alley in the west of the capital, in the third hall of Wu Zong's mansion, the doors were closed tightly and all the servants were sent out. He Shishou, Chen Jishan and Li Daiwen were sitting on chairs, all with sad faces.
Wu Di, the Second Assistant to the Cabinet, sat on the main seat and snorted coldly and said: "I didn't expect that Thief Li was so bold that he led 160,000 people to kill the capital."
Chen Jishan, the minister of Taipusi who had just been dismissed, was the main culprit for hiding Ma Zheng's money this time. As he thought about it, his face became paler and whiter, and finally he knelt on the ground with a plop and said in a trembling voice: "Old Ge, Mr. Ge,
Li Zhi led the Ninth General Soldier to the capital this time. He is afraid that there will be no good end, and he will always kill my whole family. Mr. Ge must save me!"
"Mr. Ge, I am acting according to your plan, you must save me!"
Li Daiwen, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, who had become an official, looked at Chen Jishan on the ground and suddenly burst into tears. He knelt down beside Chen Jishan tremblingly, kowtowed deeply to Wu Zong, and said quietly: "Li Thief must have
Don’t let my whole family go, at this moment, only Mr. Ge can save my family!”
Wu Di looked at the two old men on the ground, his face gloomy, and he took a deep breath.
The three of them were anxious there, but He Shishou, the Minister of Rites next to them, laughed and said, "Why are you so panicked?"
The three of them were stunned and looked at He Shishou.
He Shishou stroked his beard and said: "Although I have no sworn relationship with Thief Li, I have been in contact with him for several years. I know that although this man is full of vigor, he has no ambition to become a king. Unless it is absolutely necessary, this thief will
I will definitely not raise a flag to rebel!"
The three of them looked at He Shishou blankly, wondering what he meant.
Wu Di asked humbly: "What does Shangshu mean?"
He Shishou said: "Although Li Zhi is coming menacingly, he must only have the ambition to besiege the city and never have the intention to rebel. If Ge Lao dispatches a Beijing army to intercept Li Zhi's army outside the city, he will be rebelling if he does not fight.
If he cannot go to Beijing, he will be unable to advance or retreat. The food and fodder in his army is only enough to last half a month. As long as he is delayed for a few days, the so-called remonstrance of 160,000 soldiers will disappear!"
When the three of them heard this, their eyes lit up.
Wu Di asked anxiously: "Is this true?"
He Shishou stroked his beard and said, "Every sentence is true!"
Wu Di was overjoyed, pondered for a moment, and immediately said: "This matter is not difficult. I will privately dispatch a group of soldiers and horses from the Beijing camp to stop Li Zhi. Let me see if Li Zhi comes with a fierce momentum and dares to really rebel!"
