The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 131
Wuchang.

This time Zuo Liangyu didn't pretend to be sick, but a real relapse of an old injury, but it wasn't so serious that he couldn't walk around.

I didn't hear that Hou Xun was here, so he got up from the bed immediately, making people change clothes and go to the hall.

For Hou Xun, Zuo Liangyu was still very grateful.

At the beginning Zuo Liangyu was defeated, and there were not even one out of ten soldiers. Chongzhen wanted to punish him and kill him because of Hou Xun's pleading, but in the end he was dismissed.

Later, Zuo Liangyu, who was also recommended by Hou Xun and who was at home with leisure time, was used by Chongzhen again.

However, after this incident, Zuo Liangyu also realized that military exploits are all fake, and only the soldiers and horses in his hands are the capital to save his life.

From then on, Zuo Liangyu began to preserve his strength, and he did not want to fight to the death with the bandit army. The soldiers of his opponents were also very good, and they were deeply loved by the soldiers.

Later, in order to strengthen their strength, they even began to kill good people and pretend to be meritorious, raise thieves to be self-respecting, and plunder places.

And things are just as Zuo Liangyu guessed, no matter how arrogant he is, or whether he is acting in the dark, as long as he holds a large army in his hands, Chongzhen will not dare to touch him, and those supervisors will have to rely on him.

After tasting the sweetness, he couldn't stop, and went farther and farther, so that Zhang Xianzhong deliberately allowed Zhang Xianzhong to cause chaos in Huguang, and while chasing after him to make a fortune, he recruited troops to plunder the place.

In the end, it abruptly developed to the point of supporting millions of soldiers, so that Zhang Xianzhong, who was also powerful, had to avoid his edge and turn to Sichuan.

It's just that Huguang is a good place, but it is also riddled with holes by the two people, and the people are in dire straits.

Because of this, Zuo Liangyu didn't dare to go to Nanjing, fearing that the court would settle accounts after the autumn. Of course, it had a lot to do with the fact that the new emperor didn't confer him a title.

"Liu Zhengong, why did you come in person?"

"Oh! Kunshan, you are so confused."

After the two of them sat down politely, Hou Xun spoke with a heartbroken heart.

"Liu Zhengong, is it possible that the imperial concubine is still coming to beat me?" Zuo Liangyu said indifferently.

Obviously, he was also paying attention to the situation in Nanjing all the time, knowing that Hong Niangzi only brought [-] soldiers to the south this time.

"Kunshan, now Your Majesty is holy, the north has been flattened, the south has been settled, and five generals have been canonized to take charge of the five armies. Even the intruders and thieves have to live in the northwest and southwest corners. Are you really going to do that forever? What?" Hou Xun said earnestly.

Seeing that he mentioned the matter of the five great generals, Zuo Liangyu's anger went straight to his forehead, the five great generals didn't have Zuo Liangyu's share, how could he bear it?
The relationship between the two didn't need to be pretended, so he slapped the table directly, and said through gritted teeth: "Liu Zhengong, although I, Zuo Liangyi, are a bit arrogant and domineering, in the past ten years, there is no battle to chase down the rebels." me?
Not to mention the great military exploits, but at least I, Zuo Liangyu, was called No. 1 in suppressing thieves.What qualifications do you have to be a marquis?Thanks to the general?

And Gao Jie, Liu Liangzuo, why should they be named uncles?
Didn't someone on my left just didn't go to serve the king?But can that be my fault?
At that time, the whole of Henan and even Xiangyang were occupied by intruders. How could the army go north?
The thief also left a large number of soldiers in the mountainous area west of Dongting Lake. Once I leave, I am afraid that I will enter Huguang again. At that time, the whole Huguang will be divided up by the thief and the thief. Once Huguang is lost , the entire south will be in danger.

I, Zuo Liangyi, worked diligently to guard Huguang for Daming, but His Majesty is totally inconsiderate..."

At the end of Zuo Liangyu's speech, the more he talked, the more wronged he became, and the more he talked, the more resentful he became.

"Hey! Kunshan, what's the use of talking about it now? The most urgent thing is to think about the way out. The imperial concubine is definitely not easy to get along with. When she came, she said that if you don't go to Nanjing by the end of October Debriefing will be regarded as a rebellion, and at the beginning of next year, an army will be brought to meet you..."

"Crack! You're too deceitful. Am I afraid that she won't be a matchmaker? I don't believe she dares to come here with an army of millions."

Zuo Liangyu saw that the red lady didn't leave any room for turning back, so she slapped the table angrily, and stood up abruptly.

"Kunshan, she has 8 soldiers and horses, I have also seen them, all of them are elite soldiers with hundreds of battles, and there are hundreds of thousands of such soldiers and horses in the capital, once it really angers His Majesty Longyan, let alone hundreds of thousands The army went south, but the remaining [-] people from the Chinese army came. Can Kunshan really stop it?
Are the lieutenant soldiers really willing to follow you all the way to the dark?
Kunshan, listen to my persuasion, I will not harm you, now it is not what it used to be, and going against His Majesty and that red lady will not end well.

She copied countless money and food in Nanjing, and has already sent Li Dakai to recruit troops in the west of Zhejiang. According to reports, 8 people will be recruited in one go, and each person will be given five taels of silver for settling down. If this continues, it will take another year Even if the imperial court does not send a large army to the south for half a year, I am afraid that it will be difficult for you to defeat it. "

"Zuo has never thought of rebelling, but he really can't swallow this breath. His Majesty is so ungrateful to me, Zuo Liangyu. If he goes to Nanjing, is he throwing himself into a trap? Rather than being humiliated at that time, it is better to die in Wuchang !"

Zuo Liangyu said in a deep voice, he also knew that today is no longer compared to the troubled times, there is no way out for rebellion, and not many people will follow him, but to hand over the military power to Nanjing so vaguely, and It doesn't make much difference to die, so naturally I am not reconciled.

"Kunshan, you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your nephew, right? You also have to think about those soldiers who follow you? What's more, the queen mother asked me to tell you that when she arrives in Nanjing, she can protect you from any worries and will personally play a memorial to your majesty. Please seal it for you."

"Oh? The Empress Dowager Yi'an really said that? Don't you want to lie to me?"

Zuo Liangyu's eyes lit up, and he looked at him suspiciously.

"The Empress Dowager said this in front of the officials in Fengtian Palace. How can I deceive you? You don't believe me, it's useless to say more, Hou Mou leaves, you can do it yourself!"

Hou Xun stood up angrily, and was about to walk away.

Zuo Liangyu was so frightened that he hurriedly stopped him, and apologized again and again: "Please calm down, Liu Zhengong, I made a slip of the tongue. If even Liu Zhengong can't believe it, who else can I, Zuo Liangyu, trust?"

"So, Kunshan is willing to listen to my good advice?" Seeing this, Hou Xun's expression softened.

"Forget it, the Empress Dowager Yi'an has said so, and I, Zuo Liangyu, have nothing to say, so let me explain and set off for Nanjing."

Zuo Liangyu sighed and finally nodded.

He knows the current situation better than anyone else, and he has fallen into the target of public criticism.

Although he claims that he has a million troops, but counting coachmen and horsemen and young men, the real combatable soldiers are only 10,000+.

Once the imperial court really moves the army to the south, the morale of the army will be in chaos, and the hearts of the people will be fluctuating, and it will definitely be unstoppable.

So he just wanted to negotiate terms with the court.

But the envoy sent to Beijing to make a statement didn't respond at all. His Majesty simply treated him as if he didn't exist, which really baffled him.

The red lady once again had the posture of those who follow me prosper and those who oppose me perish. Now that she has Zhang Yan's guarantee, she will not bear it any longer.

What's more, his health is getting worse day by day recently, his son is an idiot, and the future of the Zuo family really makes him have to think about it.

Over the years, he has earned enough. As long as he doesn't confiscate his family and exterminate his family, it doesn't matter if he himself is dismissed from office and imprisoned, or even beheaded, as long as he can keep the Zuo clan and his son. With those wealth, he can be rich for several generations.

(End of this chapter)