The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 804 Make a Wish
Liu Guozheng said: "Your Highness is merciful. You must have sent me to rescue the emperor for more than ten years. However, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty is still alive. How should my lord deal with it? Your Highness cannot bear the responsibility of killing the emperor. How can we save the Emperor?" Aren't you causing trouble for His Highness?"

Li Xihan was at a loss for words for a while, and said: "This..., Lord Marquis, I don't think too much anyway, I will do whatever Your Highness asks me to do."

Qian Meng said: "I don't agree with what Li Jue said about the lowly position. I don't want to kill the Emperor of Ming Dynasty for His Highness, and let His Highness ascend to Dabao early. It is the best of benevolence and justice. Why save his life? Isn't the death of the Emperor of Ming hit us? Pregnant?"

Liu Guozheng said: "What General Qian means is that we are still actively making arrangements, but at a critical moment, we will do nothing to help?"

Qian Meng said: "That's exactly the case. I think that we will not only ignore death, but also make trouble if there is an accident. We must ensure that the person's life will go to hell."

Li Xihan became anxious when he heard the words, he stood up and said: "Impossible, I have followed His Highness for nearly 20 years, and I have always followed His Highness's orders. It is absolutely impossible to do such a thing of betraying the Lord."

Liu Guozheng also hesitated and said: "Your Highness sent us here to perform the mission impeccably. If we bring back a corpse in the end, how can we have the face to go back?"

Li Xihan said: "Yes! We are all soldiers. Your Highness has always taught us to obey orders and obey orders. Anyway, I will do my best to save that person. I will definitely not do anything that would harm someone instead of saving him!"

Li Xihan's words were categorical, and Liu Guozheng's hesitation was immediately dispelled, and he said with a final word: "Rescuing that man is an unchangeable plan, we are all pure soldiers, don't have politicians' fancy, we should be simpler and more practical. I order that, starting with me, the rescue plan be strictly implemented. Whoever neglects their duty and causes the death of the target will be court-martialed."

Seeing that the two lords were resolute in implementing the established plan, Qian Meng could no longer raise any objections, but he still didn't give up, so he stepped back and said:
"Hizhi will try his best to help save that person, but when meeting that person, he will contact some civil and military personnel to persuade him to abdicate the throne and my Nanwang. If he refuses, he will be killed even if he goes to a military court. .”

Qian Meng was a bit ruthless, he was going to contact some Ming and "Nanming" civil and military forces to force the palace, if Chongzhen refused to submit, he was going to take bloody measures.

Liu Guozheng said seriously: "That man has no other way out and chooses to commit suicide. After we rescue him, we can raise some conditions. It should be possible for him to succeed. General Qian Meng can try to persuade him to Zen, but no matter whether he succeeds or not, he cannot use force to force him." , Trying to kill that person will never be mentioned again.”

As long as Li Xihan doesn't allow him to violate the Southern King's military order, everything else can be discussed and discussed. He also joined in spirit and said, "My lord, His Royal Highness Southern King, has received a lot of help. The Emperor of Ming betrayed his relatives, so it is only natural to abdicate the throne to His Royal Highness. At that time, he can't let him go."

Qian Meng saw that Liu Guozheng and Li Xihan didn't allow him to end Chongzhen under such circumstances, and said depressedly: "Don't take it for granted, you two lords. I have been in the capital for 20 years in humble positions. The nature of the current emperor can be seen clearly. As far as I know That man is a good man with strong bones, he would rather be broken than crumbled, we might be useless to coerce him into submission, I think persuading him to no avail is better to let the humble end him."

Liu Guozheng said: "Whether we save him or not, we must protect him well, otherwise we will cause trouble for His Highness, and that person died at our hands. Wouldn't it make His Highness bear the infamy of killing the lord?"

Li Xihan said: "Yes, His Highness cherishes reputation, we are all confidantes, how can we discredit His Highness?"

Qian Meng was speechless, saying that one thousand and ten thousand is the bottom line to ensure that the person is alive, and this is difficult.

Qian Meng had a headache. He really didn't know why the prince gave such an order that was not good for him. The emperor of Ming Dynasty was really forced by the intruders to commit suicide and die for his country. What a wonderful thing.

Now that the entire Ming Dynasty has made good friends with "Nanming", the prince took this opportunity to raise the banner of avenging the Emperor of Ming Dynasty and lead the soldiers of the "God of War" to wipe out the bandits and take advantage of the situation, how logical it is!
After Qian Meng thought about it, he gritted his teeth and said, "My lords, don't look forward and backward. Thanks to Your Highness's kindness, you voluntarily bear the consequences. If that person refuses to submit at that time, you must not let him see Your Highness."

Seeing that Qian Meng still did not let go, Liu Guozheng persuaded: "General Qian, don't go to extremes. This matter needs to be discussed in the long run. Anyway, there is enough time after saving the man. Let's not act too hastily. The most urgent thing is to deploy carefully, and we must not fall short at the critical moment." .”

Qian Meng said: "My lord, don't worry, that person's daily behavior can be grasped in time, including how many bowls of rice he ate and which concubine he met. It will definitely be no problem to rescue him in time when he is desperate. "

Li Xihan said: "The thieves haven't surrounded the capital yet. I guess we still have about a month to inspect the terrain. General Qian's retreat plan is fine. Anyway, there is enough time. I suggest a few drills, and let us The Special Forces team has run-in with the agents of the Military Intelligence Department several times."

Qian Meng said: "It's not a problem at all. With the commander of the Five Armies in charge of the British government, it doesn't matter even if there is a lot of movement. It will be carried out in the name of Beijing camp drills."

Although there were differences, an agreement was reached on the important matter of rescuing Chongzhen first. Qian Meng used all the agents to closely monitor the palace, and the hidden agents in the palace were also paying attention to the emperor's whereabouts at all times.

In order to be prepared, Qian Meng has found several people to lock up in the inner courtyard of a bank that has closed down. He has made several sets of the emperor's casual clothes, regular clothes, and the eunuch's uniform.

Qian Meng's skills in the capital are as good as the sky, and it's just a matter of lifting a few people to take the place of the dead ghost, but he is careful, not daring to arrest good people casually. suitable person.

At the beginning of March in the 17th year of Chongzhen, the battered emperor was completely confused. He had no money in hand, so he could only adopt the method of sealing officials and making a wish, hoping that the generals from all walks of life would kill thieves for the country.

Chongzhen canonized Fenglu Commander-in-Chief Zuo Dudu Huang Degong Jing Nanbo, Left Commander-in-Chief Li Qifeng Ping Zebo, Commander-in-Chief Ma Daining Nanbo who aided in the suppression of Jiang Chuying and Anhui Province, Commander-in-Chief of Jizhen Right Commander Wang Chengyin Ding Xibo, and Commander-in-Chief Gao Jie who assisted in the suppression of the vanguard Jing Xibo, etc., etc., each gave an imperial seal.

How stingy the Ming Dynasty was with titles, and at this time, in order to serve the court for the various military leaders, Chongzhen didn't care about any ancestral system that was difficult to violate, and regardless of the opposition of many civil officials, he conferred the title of more than a dozen earls all at once, but the result was the same. The army of thieves was advancing triumphantly, while the leaders of the Ming army waited and watched.

(End of this chapter)