Anti Qing

Chapter 128
Because of Li Zijing's victory in Yunyang, the whole of Huguang was almost completely controlled by Dashun. Due to Dashun's pressure, Zuo Liangyu chose to continue to escape.

Five days later, the left army withdrew from Wuchang.

Before leaving, Zuo Liangyu set fire to Wuchang city.

Even in daytime, the flames can still be seen clearly from miles away.

On the top of the mountain, Zuo Liangyu, who had white beard and hair, rode his horse and stood, with silver threads fluttering left and right with the wind, and his cloudy eyes were full of complexity.

Zuo Liangyu couldn't bear to leave this base camp that had been in business for a long time.

But Huguang's momentum is beyond his control, and he has nothing to do.

Instead of going head-to-head with the Dashun army and getting beaten to death, it would be better to use the pretext of the prince coming from the north to go to the side of the Qing emperor in order to keep his current position.

If you can enter Nanjing smoothly, maybe you can reproduce the old story of Cao Cao holding the emperor to order the princes.

Seeing the people fleeing with their families in the city, Zuo Menggeng sighed.

"Father commander, most of the troops have already reached the riverside, so we should go there too."

"Once the Shun army in Xiangyang gets the news and chases after them, things will be difficult."

The regret in Zuo Liangyu's eyes was beyond words, and he turned around on his horse.

"Now that I am old and sick, if I am 20 years younger, I will definitely fight that Li thief and use my blood for the shame of the old Zhuxian Town!"

Zuo Menggeng took a deep breath when he recalled the defeat of Zhuxian Town two years ago and the situation where the Shun army spread all over the mountains and plains.

"Gao Jie died in Suizhou, and the rest of the three Jiangbei towns are no match for my army, let's just let the Li thief and the Qing captives fight each other."

"When my father arrives in Nanjing, he will help the prince ascend the throne. The north has been corrupted for many years, but it is not as prosperous as the south of the Yangtze River."

Zuo Liangyu looked back at Zuo Menggeng, but there was no expectation in his eyes.

He hesitated to speak, but finally gave a loud shout, waved his whip and flew away in the dust.

As soon as he boarded the boat, Zuo Liangyu's body plummeted. ,

The continuous bumps on the boat made Zuo Liangyu inexplicably irritable. After all, going south to Qingjun's side was a major event, and a lifetime of reputation could be ruined forever.

Although Zuo Liangyu's reputation is not very good, it is mostly just a reputation for raising soldiers to respect themselves, listening to the tune and not listening to the propaganda.

But this time going south to the Qing Dynasty is different. If the prince is fake, he will become a rebellious traitor.

This Huang Degong was loyal to Daming, Zuo Liangyu thought he was welcoming him and went to Nanjing Qingjun side together, but he didn't expect that as soon as Huang Degong met, he directly called him a rebellious minister and traitor, trying to make trouble.

Zuo Liangyu has always regarded himself as a loyal minister. Although he didn't do anything good in Wuchang, one thing is for sure, he never thought about surrendering to the Qing Dynasty.

He thought that Huang Degong was the same kind of person as him, but he didn't expect to be denounced as a traitor and traitor.

Zuo Liangyu was at the end of his battle on the river these few days, and when Huang Degong scolded him severely, his face turned pale immediately, he spit out a mouthful of blood, and fainted on the deck.

Although Zuo Menggeng dealt with Zuo Liangyu's illness very quickly, it had already spread among the Zuo army in a short period of time.

Zuo Jun temporarily stayed on the river, followed by Shun Jun and Huang Degong in front, plus Zuo Liangyu vomited blood and fainted in public, soon the army's morale became unstable, and the situation was extremely critical.

In the bedroom of Zuo Liangyu's boat, there was a copper basin under the bed, and the basin was full of blood.

"cough cough"

All of a sudden, Zuo Liangyu coughed again and again, and the female relatives at the side were in a hurry.

I don't know how long it took before Zuo Liangyu got better.

"The prince from the north is really the prince of His Majesty Chongzhen, His Highness Zhu Cihong?"

Hearing Zuo Liangyu's question, Huang Peng, the censor of the supervising army, did not change his expression, and said with a smile.

"Why does the commander-in-chief ask such a question?"

"The crown prince managed to escape to Nanjing, but was detained by the treacherous official Ma Shiying, who was in control of power, and the subordinate officials also managed to escape."

"In the whole world, apart from the commander-in-chief, I am afraid that there is no one else who can save the prince."

Zuo Liangyu had a suspicious expression on his face. Although Huang Peng didn't look flustered at all, he felt more and more that something was wrong.

This Huang Peng was the censor of the supervising army sent by Nanjing. He claimed to have escaped from the treacherous ministers Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng. As soon as he arrived in Wuchang, he urged Zuo Liangyu to come to the prince from the north, and even took a bloody edict.

It's not just him, Zuo Menggeng, Zuo Liangyu's own son, is also pushing this matter all day long.

At that time, Zuo Liangyu didn't think much about it, but now that his physical condition was deteriorating, Zuo Liangyu had to think about the future, and began to think about Huang Peng and his son's motives for getting together.

Of course, he also knew that for a typical Donglin party like Huang Peng, he would not be able to ask him anything.

If it weren't for Huang Degong's performance today, Zuo Liangyu would not have suspected that he was being used by the Donglin Party.

So, Zuo Liangyu slowly turned his head and looked at his beloved son.

"Meng Geng, come here."

Zuo Menggeng was always afraid of his father, he trembled when he saw this, and stepped forward step by step.

"Father, you are weak. You should take good care of yourself. We will discuss this matter later."

"I want to ask you for my father, is the prince from the north really His Royal Highness the Prince Chongzhen?"

Zuo Menggeng didn't dare to look Zuo Liangyu directly in the eyes.

"right."

Zuo Liangyu was slightly taken aback, and his tone increased.

"Is it or isn't it?!"

Zuo Menggeng was so frightened that he fell to his knees with a plop.

"Father, it's all him!"

"It's all Huang Peng who said he could control the government in the name of the Qing emperor!"

"The son also thinks about his father. The father fought for Daming for decades, but he was scolded to pieces. A son is not worth being his father!"

Zuo Liangyu's eyes widened, he didn't expect that the son he brought up with one hand would be so stupid.

"puff--!"

With a scream, Zuo Liangyu vomited blood and fainted again.

"Father handsome!"

Zuo Menggeng yelled and hurried forward.

After an unknown amount of time, Zuo Liangyu woke up leisurely, looked around, and then his eyes changed.

"Catch this Huang Peng and throw him into the river to feed the fish!"

"Why is the father like this?"

Zuo Menggeng turned pale with shock.

Zuo Liangyu beckoned him to come to him, and held his hand tightly.

"Son, you are still too young to know the darkness of this world!"

"Once I die, you can't control the whole army."

"As my father, I have fought for the imperial court for decades. I have done all kinds of bad things to survive, but the only thing I can't do is committing chaos!"

"This time on the side of the Qing emperor, my reputation as a father has been completely ruined. I am afraid that I will become a traitor that everyone shouts and beats."

"You should go to Huang Degong and entrust the military power to him, so that you can stay innocent!"

Zuo Menggeng was taken aback.

"What does Commander-in-law mean to tell your son to hand over the military power?"

Zuo Liangyu's eyes changed, and he said angrily.

"Why, don't you want to?"

Zuo Menggeng seemed to have made great determination, pondered for a long time, and slowly broke away from Zuo Liangyu's hand.

He stood up, his eyes became indifferent.

"Do not."

"I do not want to."

"Father, you have fought for the military power you have accumulated all your life, why do you want to give it up?"

"Since he has become a rebellious minister and traitor of the court, why not go north to surrender to the Qing Dynasty and use these military powers to change his future!"

Zuo Liangyu really didn't expect to raise such a son.

"you!"

"You bastard!"

"What's so good about being the dog of the Qing Dynasty?"

"For the father, we must eradicate the traitors for the country!"

Zuo Liangyu forced himself to stand up, and staggered to touch the saber that had accompanied him in battle all his life.

Before he could touch the saber, he yelled, his liver and gallbladder burst, and he died of anger.

Zuo Menggeng's eyes were terribly cold, his father was so mad that he didn't even show any sadness.

He slowly pulled out Zuo Liangyu's saber, looked at the blade, and murmured.

"Father, you have been like this all your life, but mine has just begun."

"What's the use of clearing the name?"

(End of this chapter)