The Ming Dynasty began from Sarhu

Chapter 781: Lieutenant General Ding has great potential

Tieling Lieutenant General's Mansion.

A legal advisor with a goatee, holding a letter in his hand, read to a burly officer beside him:

"...If you can judge the situation, open the city and accept surrender, unite the troops, overthrow the Ming and restore the Han, you will be promoted to a higher position, have your wife and children ennobled, and leave your name in history..."

The officer interrupted with a wave of his hand, impatiently saying:
"You idiot! Just because your last name is Liu, you think Liu Bang is your ancestor. Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? You failed to fool Yang Hao, and now you want to trick me? You want me to surrender just by writing a letter?"

The goateed lawyer put down the letter, twirled his beard, and pondered indecision: "Master, when things are out of the ordinary, there must be something fishy. Even though the old thief was defeated, he is still a descendant of a general and has the support of the court. He gave up his good position as a general and rebelled without caring about the lives of his family. This is a heinous crime that will lead to the extermination of all nine generations of his family. Has this idiot gone mad?"

The officer chuckled, "Crazy? I thought Du Song was crazy, but I didn't expect Liu Jing to be crazy too."

"I didn't expect that."

He sighed deeply and said with emotion: "Even Liu Dadao, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, is going to rebel! Is he afraid of punishment from the court after his defeat? Or perhaps, Liu Dadao, like me, is also wearing..."

Ding Bi wanted to say something but stopped mid-sentence.

Ding Bi also participated in the Battle of Sarhu. He set out from Tieling, but before he arrived at the battlefield, Dusong Malin had already been destroyed.

Upon learning that the four armies had suffered a crushing defeat, Brigadier General Ding did not retreat to Shenyang as originally done in history, but instead continued to stay in Tieling, at the forefront of the fight against the Jianzhou Jurchens.

It was not because Brigadier General Ding was brave and strong and wanted to compete with Nurhaci, the Khan of the Later Jin Dynasty, but because it would be easier to surrender in Tieling when the Later Jin army attacked.

All signs indicate that Lieutenant General Ding, like Liu Jing who suddenly went insane, is not normal.

The abnormal Lieutenant General Ding remembered something, grabbed the letter and looked through it carefully.

The goat-bearded lawyer held a teacup and saw the lieutenant general's nervous expression and asked hurriedly:
"Master, why are you so loud? What's the matter?"

"Is Liu Jing's adopted son dead?"

"Yoshiko?"

The lawyer stroked his goatee again. "That old fellow has more than a dozen adopted sons. Which one are you talking about?"

Ding Bi said impatiently, "The one called Liu Zhaosun."

The lawyer immediately shook his head, a little ashamed: "Master, I really don't know this little guy, but the one who delivered the letter is also an adopted son, his name is, what is his name Liu Tianxing."

Ding Bi's bright eyes suddenly dimmed.

"I'm asking about Liu Zhaosun! Liu Zhaosun, ranked thirteenth!"

The master quickly said, "I don't know about that. The Eastern Route Army encountered the Later Jin soldiers in Kuandian, and I estimate that many people died... Master, why are you asking about this Liu Zhaosun? Do you know him?"

Ding Bi murmured to herself: "It's more than just knowing each other..."
The person who possessed Ding Bi is also a frequent visitor to the Eastern World.

But this guy doesn't have the same good luck or bug as Qi Meng. Every time he travels through time in this world, he either becomes Ding Bi, Li Yongfang, or Zuo Liangyu, in short, he is always a villain.

Like other players, Ding Bi's original mission was to get rid of Liu Zhaosun and prevent the establishment of the Great Qi Empire.

As for whether the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty would march into the pass, or the Ming army would sweep through Liaodong, or whether Li Zicheng and Zhang Zicheng would change the dynasty, these were not issues that Ding Bi cared about.

There are usually two ways to get rid of Liu Zhaosun. One is to rely on the court itself, and the other is to rely on the Later Jin.

In short, it's all about killing with a borrowed knife.

In the Eastern World, most players prefer the former, relying on the power of the court itself, through party struggles or an imperial edict, to execute Liu Zhaosun, rather than relying on the Qing Dynasty. After all, if you travel to the Ming Dynasty but do not oppose the Qing Dynasty, you will be defeated.

However, Ding Bi's personality and past experiences made him different from everyone else. He had always been thinking about welcoming his master into the pass, and as time went on, this traverser and the original body became highly integrated and indistinguishable from each other. Later, Lieutenant General Ding had forgotten his mission in the Eastern World and focused on being a real villain.

After the Battle of Sarhu broke out, Ding Bi was ordered to assist Du Song. However, after receiving the order, he stayed in Tieling and did not move despite the urging of the civil officials in Shenyang.

Lieutenant General Ding was waiting anxiously in Tieling, of course not to prepare for the fight against the invasion of the Later Jin, but to eliminate the forces in the city that refused to surrender to the Later Jin and pave the way for surrendering to Nurhaci. However, in the end, he did not wait for the Later Jin army he had been longing for, but waited for Liu Jing's rebel army.

Liu Jing's rebellion was completely an accident.

Not only Yang Hao, but even Ding Bi, who was also a time traveler like Liu Dadao, was puzzled.

He vaguely remembered that according to the original course of history, Liu Jing would have died in the battlefield of Sarhu, with his body shot like a hedgehog. Why did he suddenly turn back at this time and want to challenge the court?

Unless, as the advisor said, Liu Dadao had gone insane. "Master, this idiot just got defeated at the gates of Shenyang. I heard that over a hundred people died in the siege. It seems Yang Jinglie had been prepared for him for a long time."

Ding Bi said casually, "You don't know this. Back in North Korea, these two guys didn't get along."

"Master is indeed very knowledgeable!"

After the master finished flattering the emperor, his eyes rolled and he suddenly came up with a plan: "Master, since Liu Jing and Yang Hao are sworn enemies, Yang Hao will be a hindrance if he stays in Liaodong. Why don't we help Liu Jing and let him continue to attack Shenyang?"

Ding Bi asked in return: "What if they conquer it?"

"It would be even better if we could capture them. He's a foreign force, without the support of the local Liao soldiers. If he were to advance alone deep into the enemy territory, he wouldn't be able to sustain it. By then, he'd be exhausted. Liaodong is in ruins, and this is your chance to establish a reputation and serve the court. In the name of suppressing the rebellion, we could capture Liaoshen. Then, wouldn't the position of Commander-in-Chief of Liaodong belong to you?"

Ding Bi's eyes kept changing. He slapped his thigh and said happily, "Your strategy of driving the tiger to devour the wolf is quite interesting, but I'm afraid Liu Jing doesn't have the ability to do it."

The lawyer stroked his beard and narrowed his eyes. "So, we still have to rely on you, Master. Don't we have spies in Shenyang? Let's talk to Liu Jing first. When they attack the city from outside, you can just say a word and it will be a matter of setting fire to it."

Ding Bi frowned and began to pace back and forth in the living room, seriously thinking about the suggestions made by the goatee-bearded lawyer.

Although the master's plan is crazy, it is feasible to a certain extent.

Sending insiders to set fire to the city in advance to create chaos and thus capture the city - this was a well-used tactic in Liaodong in the late Ming Dynasty.

Although it's old-fashioned, it has been proven to be effective.

The people in Shenyang are in a panic now. If Liu Jing is really willing to make a desperate attack, as long as there is internal support, taking Shenyang should not be a problem.

However, as a time traveler, especially one with ideals and ambitions, Ding Bi's ambitions are certainly not limited to Liaodong. If he really follows this plan, the next thing he will have to face is the Later Jin.

As a time traveler, Ding Bi had already made a complete career plan for herself. In simple terms, it was just copying...
The lawyer kept stroking his delicate goatee, waiting for the master's reply.

Ding Bi paced back and forth. Suddenly, he stopped beside the coffee table, slammed the table, and made the teacups clink.

"I'm still young and can't become an enemy of Jianzhou too early... Damn it! Liaodong had the Wanli Emperor, and later there were many Later Jin Khans. Now Liu Jing also wants to be the emperor. Although I'm not talented, I recognized Nurhaci. Now this old villain wants me to recognize him again. Do I look like a slave of three surnames? Tell Liu Jing that if he wants to attack Liaoshen, I don't care. If he dares to set his sights on Tieling, I will catch him and skin him alive!"

The lawyer was shocked. He didn't expect that Lieutenant General Ding would refuse to drive the tiger to devour the wolf, and he didn't expect that he would say such words.

"Master, so you want to be a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty? Do you want to save the Ming Dynasty?"

Ding Bi gave her master a blank look.

"I'm not as stupid as Liu Jing. Let me ask you, who is the most powerful person in Liaodong right now?"

The master thought for a moment and asked, "Nurhaci, the Great Khan of the Jin Dynasty?"

Ding Bi shook her head slightly.

"Yang Hao, the governor of Liaodong?"

Lieutenant General Ding smiled and said, "Think about it again?"

The master asked again: "Li Rubai?"

Ding Bi clapped his hands and laughed.

The master looked puzzled: "Could this person be you, Master?"

Ding Bi patted the master's shoulder and said, "Master Liang, you are really good at joking."

"That man is not me, nor is he Yang Hao, nor is he some Li Rubai, but rather Huang Taiji, the Eighth Prince, my eighth son."

"Huang Taiji?"

The lawyer looked confused, obviously he had never heard of Huang Taiji.

"Kidnap Liu Tianxing and send him to Fushun as a gift to the Eighth Prince. The Eighth Prince should be very interested in capturing Shenyang."

"In short, if you want to join Jianzhou, you have to follow the right people."

Ding Bi said thoughtfully, "Following Huang Taiji is a sure thing. You'll be able to achieve great things in the future, even if you're granted a title of nobility."

(End of this chapter)