Han ride

Chapter 368
"Hmph!" Gao Qiqian gave Lu Xiangsheng a hard look, and since then, he and Lu Xiangsheng have had a grudge.The so-called eunuchs are greedy by nature, because of their physical defects, most of them are people with twisted and perverted minds. Many of these people are people who must take revenge.Lu Xiangsheng ridiculed him this time, so Gao Qiqian decided to find a chance to make Lu Xiangsheng look good in the future.

"The lower officials are worried about those people in the imperial court. With Li Xin here, Jiannu can live in peace for a while. If Li Xin is gone, Jiannu will keep his promise, but losing the grassland suppressed by Li Xin is really so good. Is it under control? Also, can Jianu really keep his promise?" Lu Xiangsheng was still very rational.Li Xin is certainly ambitious, but he hasn't rebelled yet.If you do something to Li Xin, it is good to be able to kill the opponent in one fell swoop, but if you don't die after beating the snake, you will be bitten by the snake instead.This is the greatest stupidity.

"Li Xin is a great threat. This is true. As for the future, let's wait for the imperial court to issue an imperial edict! This matter is of great importance, and we must report it!" Hong Chengchou rolled his eyes, and he could only show it He waved his hand and said.He was also making up his mind that Li Xin's power was expanding too fast, and his power had already crossed the Shaanxi area, which would also have an impact on his three sides. If Li Xin was really wiped out, he would also be able to take advantage of it. of.

"That's the only way it can be." Although Lu Xiangsheng felt a little regretful, this matter was of great importance, and he really couldn't make the decision, so he could only nod his head.But he was extremely annoyed by what Gao Qiqian said about Yuan Chonghuan. Others don't know what happened to Yuan Chonghuan, so don't Lu Xiangsheng and others know?Now I just hope that Li Xin is not the second Yuan Chonghuan, but seriously, maybe Li Xin is really not Yuan Chonghuan.When Lu Xiangsheng thought of this, he couldn't help but secretly regretted it. It would be better if the court handled this matter properly, but if it didn't work out, it might cause big trouble.

Gao Qiqian saw Lu Xiangsheng's expression in his eyes, but he sneered in his heart: "If Li Xin can be destroyed, it is not because of these troops. At that time, he can also take advantage of it. No matter what, as long as he can destroy Li Xin The most important thing is to get rid of Li Xin and get rid of this threat." Immediately, Gao Qiqian made up his mind to get this matter done.After all, Li Xin's threat is too great.

Let's say that after Fan Wencheng returned to Zunhua, he reported the matter to Huang Taiji. Huang Taiji was silent for a while, and Fang asked: "How likely do you think this matter will be successful?"

"Maybe Lu Xiangsheng is still a little hesitant, but whether it's Gao Qiqian or Hong Chengchou, they will agree with this." Fan Wencheng thought for a while and said.It turned out that Fan Wencheng had already found out the identities of the three of them, but he didn't say anything.

"Gao Qiqian, I know that this person has enmity with Li Xin, but this Hong Chengchou shouldn't be so stupid!" Huang Taiji still said with some uncertainty.

"Benefits touch people's hearts, and Hong Chengchou also wants to make military exploits!" Fan Wencheng's mouth revealed a mysterious look, and said: "If the minister's guess is right, the three of them will definitely report this matter to Emperor Chongzhen. If the emperor can It's unknown if you can learn from Yuan Chonghuan's appearance and spread rumors in Beijing, and maybe achieve certain results."

"In that case, let's try!" Huang Taiji nodded.

For a while, a piece of order from Zunhua City was directly transmitted to Beijing City, and Hong Chengchou and others outside the city also ordered the news of the establishment of slaves to negotiate peace to be sent to Chongzhen quickly.What is even more surprising is that, as if they had made an appointment, there was a rare trace of calm in Zunhua City.

At Xifengkou, Li Xin, who returned to the gate, didn't pay much attention at first. Dorgon came here a few times every now and then, arguing with Shi Yuanzhi. This was originally a very normal thing. Jiannu gained a lot this time There is little food and grass, so there is no need to worry about it.It is understandable that Huang Taiji wanted to pay a small price in exchange for himself.

But after a long time, Li Xin also felt that something was wrong, so he recruited Shi Yuanzhi and said: "According to reason, Huang Taiji is very worried about his safety, but I see that every time Dorgon comes, he discusses with you. It's all trivial things, doesn't he want to pass the test?"

"It's impossible not to pass the test. Even if they have a lot of food and grass, it's impossible to stay in Zunhua like this?" Shi Yuanzhi frowned and said.

"What's Hong Chengchou's reaction?" Li Xin asked again: "Isn't he the most anxious? Could it be that because I blocked both ends of Huang Taiji, he was not in a hurry, so he sat under the city of Zunhua like this, It doesn't matter whether Jian Nu lives or dies."

"That's not true. What Hong Chengchou wants is military merit. The hundreds of thousands of troops gathered under the city of Zunhua will consume a huge amount of food and grass every day. Hong Chengchou will not be unaware." Shi Yuanzhi also shook his head and said.

"Then what war happened in Zunhua City recently? Both sides have already torn their faces, Hong Chengchou must show something!" Li Xin said a little suspiciously.

"My lord, this is strange to say. It seems that I haven't heard the sound of Zunhua's cannons in the past few days." Shi Yuanzhi suddenly thought of something, stood up abruptly, and said, "My lord, they couldn't be the ones who wanted to Make peace, leave us alone!"

"The one with the highest price wins, Huang Taiji really has this possibility, but what kind of price did this Huang Taiji pay, or what kind of plan is he planning? And what benefits can the court get by taking advantage of this opportunity?" What about it?" Li Xin also stood up, walked up and down in the hall, and said, "The cat actually paid New Year's greetings to the mouse. If there is nothing wrong with it, do you believe it?" There is no room for Li Xin to be careless. The relationship between North Korea and North Korea is fixed there. Both sides have been fighting for decades, and both sides have lost countless troops. Now that the two sides meet each other, they should fight each other. But now, luckily, the city of Zunhua is actually peaceful.This phenomenon is too abnormal.

"Jianu is trapped to death in Zunhua now. I really can't find anything to impress the court?" Shi Yuan thought for a while, but shook his head, and said, "Could it be that Hong Chengchou saw that Zunhua was difficult to beat, and just wanted to Trapped Huang Taiji to death? And Huang Taiji also wanted to consume Hong Chengchou?"

"Huang Taiji is not that kind of person. Giving his life to other people is not what a tyrant does. I think there must be something among them." Li Xin shook his head with a serious expression on his face. He didn't believe that a cat would really give a New Year greeting to a mouse. , Unless there is any common interest between the two, the two sides will be brought together.

"Yuanzhi, tell me, what common purpose do Jiannu and the imperial court have in common? Or, what common interests do they have?" Li Xin questioned.

"There are some subordinates in the imperial court who don't know, but Jiannu knows. Huang Taiji wants to go south, but the first opponent he will meet when he goes south is the lord, so what Huang Taiji wants to do most is that." Shi Yuan said straight to this point, The boss opened his mouth suddenly.

"Get rid of me." Li Xin said with a gloomy face, "Jiannu's heart is to kill me, so he wants to get rid of me, and the court, hey, now I have 10,000+ soldiers and horses under my command. There are as many as one million, and the power is so powerful. Even the former Lin Dan Khan was no match for me, and Jiannu dared not fight me. The court is afraid of me, and the emperor will worry that I will rebel, but the officials are I can't stand me, I wish I would die immediately, and they can take over my strength. So the cat can give the mouse New Year's greetings, but the mouse accepts it?"

"This shouldn't be so stupid!" Shi Yuanzhi, the boss with his mouth open, murmured, "Even if Jianu promised something to the court, Jianu is a barbarian, and Huang Taiji is a hero." Zi, will you keep your promise?"

"Hmph, it's okay to deceive the people in the court." Li Xin said disdainfully: "Since ancient times, has this kind of thing been rare? Don't forget that it was like this in the Song Dynasty. Song and Jin cooperated to destroy the Liao Kingdom together." , and after the Liao Kingdom was destroyed, the Kingdom of Jin saw the weakness of the Song Dynasty and went southward to destroy the Northern Song Dynasty. Isn’t it the same now? The imperial court and Jiannu joined hands to destroy me together. It’s just that I am not the Liao Kingdom, and the imperial court and the Northern Song Dynasty Not much more."

"It shouldn't be that exaggerated! There are still many smart people in the imperial court. If this is true, the imperial court will face Jiannu's soldiers head-on. With just a few soldiers from the imperial court, are they Jiannu's opponents?" Shi Yuanzhi still didn't believe that the court would do such a thing.

"Quickly, order all the spies in the capital to immediately find out the latest movement of the court." Li Xin thought for a while and quickly ordered.He really wasn't sure if this kind of thing would happen in the imperial court, but it wasn't the first time this kind of thing happened in history. At least, it happened twice in the Song Dynasty, and in the Ming Dynasty. No one knows.After all, he doesn't have many allies in the imperial court.

"If this is the case, we must inform Mr. Song to be careful of the Xuanfu. After all, the Xuanfu has tens of thousands of troops. Although Chen Xinjia is good to us, once the imperial decree is issued, he has nothing to do. You know, the current court The mighty general Cao Wenzhao is in the Datong Army." Hearing what Li Xin said, Shi Yuan felt a little nervous in his heart.

"Naturally." Li Xin nodded, and said with a cold snort, "This Huang Taiji is really insidious and cunning, not to mention the sellers, but he still wants to plot against me. Hmph, if that's the case, I'll let you do it too. "

"I don't know what my lord is going to do?" Shi Yuanzhi asked in surprise.

"Hmph, come to think of it, it's time for Dorgon to come today!" Li Xin had just finished speaking when he heard Gao Meng loudly reporting the news of Dorgon's arrival.

"Sir, you talked with Dorgon these days, did you find out if this person has ambitions?" Li Xin asked Shi Yuanzhi in a blink of an eye.

"Dorgon is good at forbearance. Although he doesn't show it on weekdays, as long as his subordinates can see that he has ambitions, but as long as Huang Taiji is around, his ambitions will not explode." Shi Yuan shook his head. .Huang Taiji has a great status in Jiannu's heart, and it may be difficult for Dorgon to rebel.

"That will create the illusion that Huang Taiji is dead. I believe Dorgon will agree." Li Xin said darkly: "To be honest, I am not afraid of Dorgon. Although Dorgon has some prestige in establishing slaves, But it is not high, but Huang Taiji is different. Although he used the Han people arbitrarily and offended some Manchu nobles, but the same, these Manchus got a lot of advantages by following Huang Taiji. This is also a fact, and more importantly What's more, I'm more worried that he will use Han people again. Fan Wencheng, Ning Wan and others are all outstanding talents. These Han people can be fully utilized in the hands of Huang Taiji. It won’t be so good. I’m not afraid of Dorgon’s ambition, but I’m afraid he doesn’t.”

"My lord is going to let him go?" Shi Yuanzhi asked tentatively.

"Order someone to prepare dry food for the horses, and we will personally send Dorgon away." Li Xin's eyes sparkled, and he decided to let Dorgon go. It's better to be a little messy.

"Chuan, let Dorgon close the door." Li Xin said to the soldiers around him.He and Shi Yuanzhi came galloping towards the enemy building at Xifengkou on horseback.

After the gate, Dorgon was leading a few servants to the government office under the leadership of Gao Meng, but he never thought that Li Xin's order would come from halfway to let Dorgon meet in the enemy building.Although Dorgon was very surprised, he still followed Gao Meng to the enemy building.

Downstairs, Shi Yuanzhi greeted him personally, and his attitude was good. Dorgon had doubts in his heart, but it was hard to say it out. He knew that even if he asked it himself, Shi Yuanzhi, an old fox, would not say it. Yes, I can only go to the enemy building with my stomach full of questions.When they got to the enemy building, they found that Li Xin was facing north, and the grassland was lush and green, stretching as far as the eye could see.Although the vision was good, Dorgon really didn't find anything worth seeing.

"Dorgon, although the country is huge, there is only one person who owns it." Li Xin heard the footsteps behind him, but did not turn his head. He just looked into the distance and said, "Although the grassland is a corner of the country, it is too small. How many people can't be accommodated, are you right?"

"The country has been home to virtuous people since ancient times." Dorgon didn't understand the meaning of Li Xin's words, but he said it anyway.

"It's just that I don't know who is the real virtuous person? Emperor Chongzhen who is far away in Beijing, or Huang Taiji who is sitting in the troubled city of Zunhua? Or Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng who are fighting everywhere, burning and looting? Or is it How about me, Li Xin, who faces the grassland with high spirits, or Dorgon who is good at forbearance?" Li Xin turned around and looked at Dorgon calmly.

It's just that Dorgon was taken aback by Li Xin's words. It's true that he was ambitious, and he had ambition since he knew about it.It's just that his ambition is well hidden. No one has ever known it, even Duoduo, who doesn't know it. How did Li Xin in front of him know?
"Hou Ye was joking, not everyone has the qualifications to point out the country." Dorgon laughed forcefully: "Emperor Chongzhen is rich all over the world, and he has countless elite soldiers and generals, not to mention, this country belongs to him in the first place; Lord Hou has a strong army and looks like a dragon and a phoenix, so he is naturally qualified to aspire to the top of the world; and my fourth brother is ambitious, he is a generation of heroes, and he may be able to win the world. As for others such as Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, and Zhang Xianzhong from the Central Plains I'm just someone like a grass bandit, so what qualifications do I have to take over the world? As for me, Dorgon, the Hou Ye really thinks highly of me. The Emperor Meng looked up to me, and as the owner of the Zhengbai Banner, I was already trembling with fear. If there is even the slightest slack, how can you still think about other things?"

"Haha! Dorgon, Dorgon, you are telling lies in front of me, Li Xin, and nothing is more dangerous than you." Li Xin laughed loudly, patted Dorgon on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, you are I said something in front of me, and I will not tell others, let alone kill you, on the contrary, I will let you go."

"Let me go?" Dorgon opened his mouth wide open. He certainly didn't think that Li Xin just let him go back to Zunhua.He must be released back to Shengjing Shenyang.

"Yes, I will let you go to Liaodong and return to Shengjing Shenyang." Li Xin nodded.

"Let me go to Shengjing? Why?" Dorgon looked at Li Xin with unbelievable eyes. Although he was as happy as being hit by a piece of pie, his heart was full of doubts. Why did this Li Xin let him go.If an insidious master like Li Xin didn't say why he came, Dorgon really didn't want to leave!
"Because I've decided to leave all of your [-] troops here." Li Xin sneered, "As for you, letting you go back is not because you are pleasing to the eye, but because I want you to go back and preside over the overall situation. If Taiji's life is lost here, you Manchus will lose a leader, and the court will let Zu Dashou attack Shengjing. Can the Manchus who lost their leader survive Zu Dashou? As for me, even if I conquer Zunhua, killing Huang Taiji will also cause heavy casualties. It is impossible to capture Liaodong immediately. In this case, it is better to let you go back, at least it can delay for a while, and when I recover, I will annex you in one fell swoop. "Li Xin had a smug look on his face, and he didn't hide his intentions.

"You?" Dorgon never expected Li Xin to say it so bluntly, but it also made him believe that Li Xin really wanted him to return to Shengjing, and only in this way could it be in his interest.A gleam of joy suddenly appeared in his heart, this is Li Xin's opportunity, and it is also Dorgon's opportunity.If Huang Taiji is really allowed to die here, Dorgon is very likely to ascend the throne.But he still wondered: "Didn't Lord Hou put the people first, and planned to exchange the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Zunhua City for the survival of our army? Why has it changed now?"

"If you don't attack Zunhua and wipe you out completely, I'm afraid you will unite with the imperial court to deal with me, Li Xin? Dorgon, am I right?" Li Xin sneered, "Instead of this, it is better to destroy the I will be much safer if I get rid of you and then deal with the imperial court."

"You, how do you know?" Dorgon was in a mess in an instant.

(End of this chapter)