Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

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Soon, the Jurchen envoys from Liaodong were invited into the lobby. There were two people in total, both of whom had money rat tails.

Li Zicheng and his men were really curious about the Liaodong Jurchens. After careful inspection, they found that the leader was younger, but had a more rugged temperament. The one half a step behind him, although also tall, was more gentle and refined. Seems more like a reader.

Then I heard the man behind him say to Li Zicheng: "I have met His Majesty the Emperor of Dashun. Our Highness the Regent of the Qing Kingdom has heard of His Majesty's reputation for a long time and admires him very much. He has specially sent us to contact you."

Li Zicheng couldn't help but be very happy when he heard him address himself as His Majesty.

Although he had established a country, he had not yet ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. He originally planned to overthrow the imperial court and then ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.However, he was happy to accept being called Your Majesty at this time.

He only heard the man introduce the man in front of him: "This is our auxiliary Duke of the Qing Dynasty, who is currently in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate; Aixinjueluo Mandahai, the grandson of the founder of the country."

After hearing this, Man Dahai bowed to Li Zicheng, and his attitude became a little less arrogant.

After Li Zicheng nodded, the man introduced himself: "I am currently a bachelor of the Secretariat Academy of the Qing Dynasty. I am a second-class Lazhang Jing. I am Fan Wencheng."

Hearing this, Li Zicheng was a little surprised and asked: "Are you Han?"

Whether it’s the way he talks or the name, he sounds like a Han Chinese.

Fan Wencheng felt a little embarrassed after hearing this, and glanced at Mandahai, because in the Qing army, the identity of Han people was now taboo.

Then, he replied to Li Zicheng: "No, I am under the banner of Xianghuang, and I am no longer a Han!"

When Li Guo heard this, he couldn't help but interjected: "Aren't they still Han people!"

Fan Wencheng listened, pretended not to hear, and ignored him.

Li Zicheng did not continue this topic, and asked with some concern: "You, the Qing Dynasty, have invaded the capital. The Ming army is not your opponent. They should attack the capital, right? I don't know why your regent sent you here." Is there something wrong?"

He is not a fool. It is impossible to believe that the Jurchens really admire him, so he specially sent someone to come over to greet him. He must have something to say.

Mandahai didn't speak from the beginning to the end, just for decoration. This was what Dorgon had told him, so he let Fan Wencheng communicate with Liu Thief.

No, just listen to Fan Wencheng's immediate reply: "A few months ago, we, the Qing Dynasty, sent a letter to His Majesty, hoping that the two countries would cooperate sincerely to fight against the Ming Dynasty and share the world together. In this way, I would like to serve His Majesty the Regent. When the will comes, it still means the same thing.”

At this point, he became more solemn and said to Li Zicheng: "Capturing the capital is equivalent to the destruction of the Ming Dynasty. How can such a grand gesture bring glory to our Qing family? Therefore, I, His Highness the Regent of the Qing Dynasty, would like to invite Dashun Together, the country will share this grand occasion and leave a mark in history!"

Hearing this, Niu Jinxing's heart moved, and he stood up and asked: "Could it be that your independent Qing Dynasty was unable to capture the capital, so you thought of our Dashun?"

Everyone else in the lobby looked gloating after hearing this.They are not stupid and cannot believe that the Jurchens are so kind.

After hearing this, Fan Wencheng looked around without hiding anything, and immediately replied calmly: "The capital is the strongest city in the world, and it is indeed difficult to defeat. But we, the Qing Dynasty, have come up with a clever plan, which can be easily taken without spending much troops. Go to the capital. If the Dashun Kingdom is interested, we, the Qing Kingdom, are willing to share it. At that time, we have captured the capital of the Ming Kingdom, and the property in the city will belong to our Qing Dynasty, which can be brought back to Liaodong. The land within the pass will belong to the Qing Dynasty. Shunguo!"

Li Zicheng was overjoyed when he heard this. These barbarians were barbarians after all. They only had money in their eyes. That would be the best. Take the property and go back to Liaodong. You can get the capital yourself! That's fine!
When he was about to speak, Song Xiance preemptively asked: "If the two countries are to cooperate, openness and honesty are the prerequisite. I dare to ask Bachelor Fan, the real reason why the Qing Dynasty can't win the capital by itself, so it wants to come to me, Dashun." What?"

When Li Zicheng heard this, he rolled his eyes and stopped talking, waiting for the next sentence.

Fan Wencheng looked at the little man in front of him who was asking the question, and felt a little awe-struck, then said, "This must be Song Xiance, the Song Military Advisor who is famous in Dashun Kingdom and is as talented as Zhuge Kongming?"

Song Xiance was happy when he heard him compare himself with Zhuge Liang, but he was still not polite. He just nodded and waited for the next step.

When Fan Wencheng saw that he just nodded, he had no choice but to say: "We, the Qing Dynasty, have cut off the supply of materials and food to the capital. If the capital is short of food, it will destroy itself..."

Upon hearing this, Li Zicheng and others couldn't help but suddenly realized, yes, why didn't they think of this clever plan at the beginning?

Therefore, they were even more curious. Since the Jurchens had come up with such a clever plan, what problems did they have?
"...It's just that our Qing army came from afar and didn't bring much food and grass, so we came to Dashun to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty's capital!"

Hearing this, Li Zicheng smiled and wanted to agree, but Song Xiance took the lead and continued to ask: "I heard that the Qing army was so powerful that entering the Ming Dynasty was like an uninhabited country. Food and grass shouldn't be a problem, right? Just divide it." A partial division can sweep across the surrounding areas to replenish the army's food and fodder!"

When Li Zicheng heard this, he thought, yes, the food and grass were not a problem, but this Jurchen still came to his door.From this point of view, this Jurchen is really cunning and dare not explain the real reason.

He was a little dissatisfied with this, but more out of curiosity, what was the problem with the Jurchens that made them ask him to cooperate?
Fan Wencheng himself is handsome and tall.To be honest, he looked down on the dwarf a little.But at this time, he had to pay attention to this little dwarf. Under this pressing question, he had no choice but to answer: "The army led by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is very strong. If he sends out a partial army, he is afraid that he will be defeated. Therefore, I just want to find your country. If the two countries cooperate sincerely, the Ming Emperor’s army will not be able to defeat them all, and will only be able to trap the capital!"

Upon hearing this, Song Xiance was immediately shocked. He had already heard the implication of what Fan Wencheng said. Didn't it mean that the Jurchens were invincible in the field and could attack the imperial officers and soldiers at will?
With this in mind, he asked: "But has the Qing Dynasty been defeated by the army led by the Ming Dynasty Emperor?"

Fan Wencheng knew that even if the Qing Dynasty did not tell them, the Ming Dynasty would definitely talk about the victory, and they would not be able to hide it in the end.

Therefore, after hesitating for a while, he answered truthfully: "Because the commander of the Qing Dynasty's partial army wanted to challenge the Ming Emperor in front of the battle, he failed. As a result, the army was without a commander and suffered a great defeat; then the Ming Emperor secretly used the surrender of soldiers. Instigated the rebellion of the Han army in another partial division, resulting in the rebellion and defeat. Although both defeats were caused by causes and did not damage the foundation of our Qing Dynasty, I, the regent of the Qing Dynasty, thought that to be safer, it would be better for the two countries to cooperate !”

After so much time, the Ming army has spread the story of the battle of Xuanfu, especially the emperor's duel in front of the battle formation. Naturally, Jianlu has also learned about it.

Upon hearing this, the civil and military officers of the Dashun Army in the lobby were all shocked.No matter how much they thought about it, they never thought that the Liaodong Jurchens would suffer consecutive defeats.You know, I have heard before that how the Liaodong Jurchens roamed the pass and were invincible.

Has the army led by the Ming Emperor become so powerful?
Seeing their expressions, Fan Wencheng hurriedly spoke again and emphasized: "It was all the Ming Emperor's conspiracy, and our Qing army only suffered a defeat. In an upright battle, the Ming Emperor would not dare to fight our Qing army." , will only hide in the capital."

After hearing this, Li Zicheng asked with concern: "How many of your Qing soldiers were killed by the Ming Emperor, and how many are left now?"

When Fan Wencheng heard this, he did not hesitate and immediately replied: "The losses are only ten or twenty thousand. There are still 15 Qing troops in the pass; there are still 20 troops in Liaodong."

Li Zicheng and others were shocked when they heard this.

When Song Xiance heard this, he directly pointed it out: "The Jurchen population in Liaodong has always been very small. How can there be so many soldiers and horses? How can I be dishonest!"

But who knows, Fan Wencheng immediately replied: "Our Qing Kingdom has conquered the grasslands and Korea. The troops in these two places are all at our disposal!"

After finishing speaking, he looked at Li Zicheng and said sincerely: "Actually, it is okay for our Qing Dynasty to mobilize troops from outside the Pass. But maybe in the eyes of people inside the Pass, Liaodong is a bitter and cold place, but in the eyes of our Qing Dynasty people, Here, Liaodong is our home, and we are actually not used to living in the Guan. Therefore, if there is a possibility of cooperation within the Guan, I, the Qing Dynasty, do not want to mobilize troops from outside the Guan. After overthrowing the rule of the Ming Dynasty, I will not stay in the Guan."

Li Zicheng heard this and immediately laughed and said: "Understood, understood!"

This kind of cooperation is the most suitable for him, and it is far better than cooperating with Zhang Xianzhong and his like.In fact, Zhang Xianzhong is now the opponent he wants to eliminate.

They are already sincere, and they speak openly and honestly to this extent.If they don't agree, they will really have to mobilize troops from outside the customs, which will not be beautiful.

With this in mind, Li Zicheng then said: "It's no problem for our Dashun army to move north, but your army still needs to find a way to supply food and grass on its own!" When Fan Wencheng heard this, he was overjoyed and his goal was achieved.However, on the surface, he still acted calmly and replied: "If the Dashun army goes north to share the pressure of cutting off the capital's food and supplies, we, the Qing Dynasty, will send troops to collect food and supplies, and we will never dare to trouble the Dashun army."

At this point, both parties finally reached an agreement.

So, after discussion, Li Zicheng led the army northward again. At this time, he only had 15 troops.

………………

On the capital's side, a group of cavalry had just entered the capital. One of them said to the generals behind him: "It's getting late today. Marshal Wu can go back to the palace to rest first. When His Majesty delivers the order to see you, our family will go back to the palace first!" "

Generally speaking, officials who enter Beijing with orders must first pay the order before they can go home.However, Emperor Chongzhen's decree to Shanhaiguan stated that the emperor was very busy. After Wu Sangui and his party arrived in the capital, they could return home first and wait for an audience.Therefore, Wang Chengen said this.

To a certain extent, it is considered a favor.

Wu Sangui hurriedly said goodbye to Wang Chengen, and then said goodbye to the deputy general Yang Kun who had come to Beijing with him, and returned to his own house.

"The young master is back, the young master is back..."

As soon as he appeared at the door of the house, the concierge saw him and quickly shouted to report the news.

Wu Xiang is still here, and Wu Sangui will always be the young master in the Wu Mansion, even if he already has a son.

When Wu Xiang heard the news, he immediately came to see his son and discussed matters alone, shutting out a beautiful woman who came after hearing the news.

As soon as Wu Sangui saw his father, he immediately asked: "Dad, are all the rumors about His Majesty true?"

No matter how convincing people outside were, he would definitely still ask his father when he got home.

Wu Xiang listened with some emotion on his face, nodded and said: "Are you trying to say that the emperor alone can kill more than a hundred white-armored soldiers?"

As someone in the military, I know best how powerful Jianlu's white-armored soldiers are.Therefore, upon seeing it, he immediately guessed that this was the case.

Wu Sangui listened, nodded and said: "Yes, although they said it vividly, I still feel that it is a bit unbelievable!"

"It's true!" Wu Xiang said with certainty, "I have verified it with many people, and it is indeed the current emperor who single-handedly killed hundreds of white-armored soldiers!"

Speaking of this, he said with emotion: "Although those white-armored soldiers have exhausted a lot of physical strength after rushing into the formation, it is still a bit incredible to be killed by the current emperor. It is indeed the great power bestowed by Emperor Taizu, as if It’s like the overlord is alive.”

Wu Sangui definitely had no doubts about his father's words.When I heard this, I was stunned for a long time. It was obvious that it still took time for the emperor to become a king-like figure.

The study room where they were talking became quiet.

After a while, Wu Sangui asked about the situation in the capital again.Wu Xiang naturally answered whatever he asked. At the end of the sentence, he said with some emotion: "My son Su Cun, you are here to meet the emperor. You must be careful when facing the emperor. Your majesty now is not the same as before." Your Majesty!"

After he finished speaking, he was afraid that his son would not realize the seriousness, so he added: "Now that your Majesty has great military support, with a decree, the [-] to [-] troops in the capital can die for your Majesty. Do you understand?"

As the leader of the army, Wu Sangui himself did not dare to say that if his orders continued, Guan Ning's army would be able to do this.Therefore, he knew very well what it meant to have [-] to [-] troops die for His Majesty!
After the two talked for a while, Wu Sangui said goodbye to his father and returned to the courtyard where he lived.

His wives and concubines are all here, including Chen Yuanyuan, whom he misses very much. Naturally, this happened after a long separation, so it is not understandable to outsiders.

Early the next morning, Wu Sangui got up early and prepared energetically, fearing that the emperor would suddenly order an audience and be delayed.What he didn't expect was that someone came from the palace early in the morning, but instead of taking him to an audience, they took him to the bank first.

Here, he also met several other generals from Guan Ning's army who came with him, such as deputy general Yang Kun and others.

Zhang Guoji, the uncle of Taikang who was in charge of the bank, met them and took them personally to show them the roster of Guan Ning's army that they had received before. There were records of who received the total amount of pay and silver. He also showed them the nearly 300 soldiers stored in the warehouse. Ten thousand taels of silver, and finally said to them: "Now that the Jianlu are in the capital, it is inconvenient to transport such a large amount of military pay to Shanhaiguan. Therefore, the Queen has instructed that it be stored separately in the bank, and anyone who embezzles it will be killed."

Having said this, he paused and then said: "After all the generals have seen it, you can rest assured that as long as the Jianlu are defeated, they will definitely be sent to Shanhaiguan; or when the soldiers from Shanhaiguan come to the capital, or their family members come to the capital At any time, you can come to the bank to collect this salary, and there will be no charge for storage fees!"

Wu Sangui and others nodded after hearing this.

I’ve seen the physical money, I’ve also seen the roster, and I’ve said this, and there’s nothing wrong with it, so what else can they do?
Later, Zhang Guoji also let them visit the bank, including the situation of other soldiers' military pay deposits, and introduced them to them. It was not until the afternoon that they were summoned by the emperor and went to Wuying Palace to have an audience.

When they arrived at Wuying Hall, they found that two generals were waiting here ahead of them.

The most special thing about these two generals is that although they are wearing helmets, it can be seen that they have bald heads.One of them also had an injury on his hand, and his arm was slinged with a bandage.

When they meet each other, they will definitely look at each other.

After looking at each other for a while, both parties recognized each other.

Wu Sangui said in surprise: "Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming?"

Kong Youde also recognized him and said, "Wu Sangui?"

Speaking of which, although the Guan Ning Army and the original Dongjiang Army were both on the front line against Jianlu, the two sides actually did not want to see each other.

Guan Ning's army despised Dongjiang's army as a group of beggars and wanted to share their money and food supplies; while Dongjiang's army resented that Guan Ning's army had so much money and food from the court, but did not dare to fight to the death with Jianlu.

Now that the Dongjiang Army has long since ceased to exist, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming are both kings on the Jianlu side. Although they heard that they surrendered, they were surprised to see them suddenly in the Wuying Palace.

Even though so much time has passed and both parties are on the same side and recognize each other now, the relationship has not improved.Both sides stood still, and no one paid attention to the other.

At the same time, they were naturally a little confused as to why the emperor summoned them at the same time and what was the purpose?
After thinking for a while, I couldn't figure it out, so I didn't think about it anymore.

Fortunately, not long after, Emperor Chongzhen arrived accompanied by Wang Chengen.

After the ceremony, Emperor Chongzhen sat on the throne, smiled and let them level up, then looked at them and said: "I summoned several ministers here today for the purpose of building a captive."

As he spoke, he looked at Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming and said: "I originally planned to rebuild the Dongjiang Army, and you two would lead it. We would provide money, food, soldiers and horses to the original Dongjiang Town to contain the Jianlu, and we would not let the Jianlu send out large-scale troops at will. When I entered the capital, I didn't expect that the Jianlu troops would now attack with an overwhelming force, so it would be meaningless to rebuild the Dongjiang Army."

After hearing this, several people in Wuying Hall became even more puzzled.I wonder what the emperor meant by summoning them?
(End of this chapter)