Me, Yuan Fang?

Chapter 602 I hit it off with His Majesty

Yu Qian quietly picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and leaned on the back of the chair. Many ministers beside him sighed in their hearts when they saw this.
Emperor captured?

If it was another emperor, Yu Qian might ask why he didn't commit suicide, but it was very logical to switch to Zhu Qizhen. I don't know why, anyway, it's not surprising at all. There is a kind of psychological construction for this worst result.

"Has the envoy been sent out?" Yu Qian asked.

If you lose, you have to admit it, and you have to bear the consequences. What else can you do?Send envoys to negotiate, exchange people back, use compensation, materials, everything that can be discussed, and even people, what else?

However, when these words came out of Yu Qian's mouth, in fact, a trace of expectation flashed in his heart suddenly. The Qing Dynasty had great ambitions. It would be great if they continued to fight, so that he could...

He might not be able to say this. The ministers who came over to urgently discuss the countermeasures have already started arguing, not about the price to be paid, but who should be the messenger.

Yu Qian suddenly had another idea in his mind, if he sent a city gate guard to be an envoy, would Dorgon feel that they were insincere, so he would directly send Zhu Qizhen to... Hiss, really, why is his mind jumping so much recently? take off.

Yu Qian shook his head, "Let the old lady appoint a candidate."

Once this statement is meaningless, no matter who they send, no matter who they send, they will be accused by someone with a heart. At this time, only the queen mother can avoid suspicion. Whether it is political or family considerations, only the queen mother Talent is the purest, with only one purpose, which is to save Zhu Qizhen.

"My lord is back! My lord is back!"

There are many people shouting outside, and all the ministers look at each other. There are many royal princes in the Ming Dynasty, but there are very few direct descendants. There are various reasons. I understand everything.

But at this time, there is probably only one prince who can make outsiders so excited, and the iron and brave God Hou Zhu ignores it!
The title of 'Iron Brave God' is very powerful. Which Jiang Hu person can't feel popular after hearing it?But...he is Zhu Qizhen's uncle, he is the royal blood of Zhengbajing'er, and the other direct descendants have already been crowned kings, but he is a "hous". There are no fiefs.

Do you say this is a gift?
Anyway, the courtiers didn't think so, but Zhu Wushi's contributions to the royal family and the Ming Dynasty were real, so over time, I don't know when, everyone began to call him "Prince".

Zhu ignored what he didn't say, neither admitted nor refused, and Zhu Qizhen didn't say anything, it was very strange, like a little tacit understanding between the monarch and his ministers.

Before the news came from the front that Zhu Wushi was under house arrest, everyone was still wondering if Zhu Wushi had lost his favor?But until now, everyone finally remembered one thing, this 'Prince' and 'Hou Tiedan Shenhou' is still a strong man!
It's no wonder for them, after all, this person is usually too humble, and what happened to Zhao Zheng before, made these courtiers more or less have an illusion that the masters of the local list are also afraid of imperial power, that's all.

It wasn't until the emperor was captured by others, but Zhu Wushi came back intact, that they realized that there is an existence that cannot be surrounded by the army!

Zhu ignored without doing any washing, and hurriedly met the ministers. The broken sleeves and wounds looked quite dazzling.

"My lord, is there any news from the front line?"

The rush of questions is nothing more than wanting to know the news about Zhu Qizhen. Zhu Wushi has nothing to hide at this time. The news of Zhu Qizhen's arrest is not a secret, but he has to remind everyone, "Qing The army has great ambitions, and they will not be satisfied with just capturing His Majesty or getting a lot of cities and indemnities."

Everyone was silent immediately, "What is the prince referring to?"

In fact, everyone knows what Zhu Wushi means, but if you don't piss on their faces hard, you won't be able to wake up those pretending to be asleep.

"The top priority is that we can hold the position. As for the matter of rescuing His Majesty, His Majesty has value only if the Ming Kingdom continues to exist."

"Then your next sentence is 'A country cannot live without a king'?" A bearded minister sneered, looking at Zhu Wushi's expression of "I can see through you".

Zhu ignored it but didn't care, hum, there are many people who can see through me, who are you?

"When your Majesty left, it was said that all the affairs of the court should be handled by the Lord Shoufu. Now we naturally have to be the Lord Shoufu." Zhu Wushi did not stand up and say, "I am going to be the emperor", but elected him first. Yu Qian.

And Yu Qian just stared at him indifferently, both of them were old foxes, and they both knew it.

It was not unexpected that Zhu ignored him to push him to the front desk. To put it bluntly, why should Zhu ignore him?In the entire Ming royal family, although there are many members, is there anyone who can compare with Zhu Wushi in terms of connections, strength, and strategy?

No!

Even if those royal families have the ambition, they don't have the strength.

Of course, it is not ruled out that if there is evil, he will stick his neck to make another prince emperor, but if that is the case, Zhu Wushi can guarantee that the new one may die young.

It is precisely because of this that Yu Qian has no choice. When the situation is here, as long as you are a smart person and you still have reason, then your choice can only be him.

"My lord is right. The top priority is to defend the country. As for the envoys to negotiate, let the Queen Mother make the decision as I said before."

All the courtiers looked at each other, keenly aware that the situation was a little delicate, and the palace quickly sent candidates after the incident.

The emissary chosen by the Empress Dowager was an eunuch named Wang Zhen. This man was once a down-and-out scholar, but later he was lucky enough to serve the emperor after being eunuched into the palace.In the past, he looked cautious and modest, but after receiving the grace, he showed his true colors and was quite rampant.However, in the harem, the queen mother has the final say, and Wang Zhen is restrained to a certain extent. In addition, Zhu Qizhen likes a person regardless of whether you have done anything wrong, as long as he likes it, Wang Zhen is quite The kind that suits him.

In fact, the queen mother didn't have much fancy for Wang Zhen at first, but now things have come out, if she wants to exchange Zhu Qizhen back, she must send the person who most wants His Majesty to come back, undoubtedly, it is Wang Zhen.

He usually offends many people by relying on his favor. If Zhu Qizhen can't come back, his end will be miserable.

And Wang Zhen was also very nervous and anxious, so he left Beijing before dawn the next day, and headed for the Qing army camp with three cars of greetings.

Also acting at the same time as Wang Zhen was Yu Qian, who had already begun to mobilize combat forces in Beijing, and at the same time issued an order to mobilize soldiers from the surrounding areas of Xuanfu to gather in Xuanfu for resistance.

Before Zhu Qizhen led the main force of the Ming Dynasty to chase for a long distance, but he pulled out enough strategic depth for Yu Qian to arrange.

However, it is definitely unrealistic to rely on the strength gathered temporarily to block the large-scale attack of the Qing army, so the strategy Yu Qian and Zhu ignored was to block the attack in layers, slow down the speed of the Qing army's advance, and then ensure the vitality.

And they sit in the capital and use the fastest speed to build this place into an iron barrel, so that the defense and the offense will use a protracted battle to determine the outcome with the Qing army.

This strategy is very cowardly and stupid, but it is the only way that Zhu Wushi and Yu Qian can think of.

There is no way, the situation does not allow, they also want to make several surrounding cities stick to form horns, plagiarism and so on.But the problem is that in the entire Ming country, the only top player available today is Zhu Wushi.Apart from sitting in the capital, Zhu Wushi had no other place to go.

And without the masters of the local rankings, the defense of other cities will become a joke.

……

Another two days passed, and in the camp of the Qing army, Zuo Zhou and Li Yuzhu were chewing dry food and drinking broth. The supply of the Qing army was obviously stronger than that of the Ming army.

In the past few days, the two of them watched Zhu Qizhen turn from trembling to domineering, which made them both quite surprised for a while.

How do you say it?

Dorgon's intention was to extract Zhu Qizhen's luck, so he didn't mean to abuse Zhu Qizhen at all, on the contrary, he gave him preferential treatment. In the entire Qing army, Dorgon ate at the same time as the soldiers. Qi Zhen usually has melons, fruits and cakes to sneak around, except that there are no beautiful women to serve him at any time, so it can be said to be quite comfortable.

However, Zhu Qizhen obviously misunderstood something. He probably thought that the Qing army just wanted to take the opportunity to extort some cities or money, so they didn't do anything to him.He also became more and more aggressive in his actions, often wandering around with two Qing soldiers, looking down on here and there, only feeling that the Qing army camp is full of shortcomings, and sighing from time to time that he would lose to this kind of team?He must have been deceived by the false information from Hulong Villa.

Several times, Zhu Qizhen passed by Zuo Zhou and Li Yuzhu, seeing question marks on their heads.

At night, Zuo Zhou entered the camp, which was a small tent that slept almost 50 people, but these 50 people were all exiles, and all of them belonged to Li Yuzhu.

This is the confidence for the two to sneak into the Qing army camp. It is easy to do things with so many people covering them.

"Are you saying that the army has shrunk its strength and prepared for the defense of the capital?"

"Yes, young and strong people in the entire Ming Kingdom have been summoned, but there are not many responders. The previous battle seems to have had too much impact."

A Qing soldier reported to Li Yuzhu in a low voice, the latter nodded upon hearing the words, thought for a moment and commented: "There are a lot of people in the capital, the guards in the palace and the yamen servants, plus the local young and strong, it is not a big deal to gather a hundred thousand troops. It is too difficult, and coupled with the terrain advantage of defending the city, it should be able to hold for a period of time. However, it is naive to want to drag down the Qing army by relying on defending the city, there should be other arrangements."

Just as he was talking, a letter arrow suddenly flew in from outside the tent, and Zuo Zhou easily caught it with a wave of his hand, "Don't be nervous, it's my people who sent the news."

He opened the letter, glanced at it, and rubbed it into fly ash, "You are right, Yu Qian secretly sent a message to Yuan Guo, hoping that they can influence the supply of the Qing army's rear."

Li Yuzhu was not surprised, "If the Qing army really destroys the Ming Kingdom, then the Yuan Kingdom will definitely be next, and it is not surprising that they will agree. Huh? Your news is only from the Yuan Kingdom? You also have news from the Yuan Kingdom people!"

Zuo Zhou smiled deeply, "Walking in the rivers and lakes depends on having many brothers and showing loyalty. What's so special about Yuan Guo's people?"

Li Yuzhu was happy, and said again: "I guess Yu Qian not only contacted Yuan Guo, but also someone from Daqin to communicate."

Although Zuo Zhou didn't get any information from Daqin, he was right to think about it, "If you ask for help, you will definitely ask for it. No matter how stupid Hu Hai is, he won't be indifferent."

"Yes, it is impossible for Daqin to watch Qing annex Ming so easily."

Zuo Zhou shook his head and denied, "That's not the case. The situation in this world is different from the ancient times on the earth next door. The Qing Dynasty is not a nomadic people, and they also have their own territory. If the battle line is stretched for too long, it will definitely suffer. Even if Daqin and Yuanguo are not holding back, Tangguo will not be able to keep watching. So if Zhu Qizhen doesn't come up and take the initiative to give away the head, after the Qing army takes down a few key cities, they themselves should stop the conquest footsteps."

Li Yuzhu nodded upon hearing the words, "However, the mode of war seems to have changed. It is not just about defeating the army or occupying the city. The key is to compete for luck!"

Zuo Zhou trend waved his hand and said, "No, it's still the original model, because the so-called luck will be tilted when you lose the army and the city, and there will not be many things like the Qing Dynasty to forcibly gather luck .”

Li Yuzhu smiled and said: "That's true, after all, not all wars can capture the opponent's emperor."

"It's just that Yu Qian and other countries don't know the Qing Dynasty's calculations now."

"Then shall we remind them?"

"Of course, we need to remind not only the capital of the Ming Dynasty, but also other countries."

"Okay, I guess the anti-thief alliances in the original Song Dynasty are also ready to move. You are in charge of that side, and I will notify Daqin." Zuo Zhou said and began to draw out a pen and paper from one side.

Li Yuzhu frowned again, "Then... what about Tang State? It seems that they haven't taken any large-scale actions for a long time, I don't understand."

Zuo Zhou paused, continued to write, and replied at the same time: "Tang Kingdom is now facing a special reform. It will either become a model for ordinary countries, or become a kingdom of God."

"The Kingdom of God?" Li Yuzhu's eyes widened in shock, "The Kingdom of God... What kind of Kingdom of God is it? Relying on religious belief to control the people?"

Zuo Zhou put down his pen and finished what he needed to write, "It's still a bit different from the kingdom of God you imagined, they will recreate a special myth system, similar to the myth system of Heaven or Mount Olympus. "

Li Yuzhu understood, "You mean, this god will contain all kinds of gods, no matter what they believe in, and they will perform their duties and be responsible for all aspects? This is not the same as an ordinary country. But those in power and officials have all been replaced by gods.”

"That's what it means. If that's the case, who will be the 'Emperor of Heaven'?"

Zuo Zhou smiled playfully, "That's not necessarily the case. It might still be the Li family. How should I say it? Take Li Zhi, the current emperor of the Tang Kingdom, as far as I know, he doesn't mind what is in his country. Religion that serves as a determinant of faith."

Li Yuzhu understood as soon as he heard it, "Well, there have never been any emperors who used religious beliefs to control the people's thoughts in history, but they didn't end well in the end. I don't like Li Zhi."

"It doesn't matter whether you see it or not, the key is what Li Zhi thinks. Now a group of people in Tang State are fighting against these gods. As for whether they win or not, we'll just wait and see."

Zuo Zhou ended this topic very wisely. I am a 'Buddha', so I want to tell you?
……

Two days later, Tang Ruowang's preparations seemed to be almost done, and at this time, Wang Zhen finally arrived outside the Qing army's camp, and Dorgon's expression on Sanxiang's meeting was much more benign.

Zuo Zhou and Li Yuzhu watched as Wang Zhen followed Dorgon into the tent with a smile on his face, and it didn't take long for Zhu Qizhen to enter the tent under the protection of two Qing soldiers.

Then they heard a burst of crying, "Do you think this old eunuch is acting or is he really sad?"

"I can't tell... I can only say that this old eunuch is really good at acting."

The unscrupulous chatter between the two obviously caught the attention of the Qing soldier next to him, who actually laughed and said, "I think it must be fake."

Zuo Zhou became interested, "What do you say?"

"Look at the meeting gifts that are sent over. Usually this kind of meeting gifts are a mixture of rare items and silver taels, but now they are all talking about pearls, agates and silver taels. There are no rare items. It is estimated that this old eunuch gave it to him secretly." down."

Li Yuzhu looked surprised, "Brother Menqing, how do you know?"

The soldier proudly said: "This is how the Yuan Kingdom paid protection fees in the past. This is an unwritten rule. When the Yuan Kingdom went to the Tao, they not only paid protection fees and rare treasures, but also hosted banquets for the envoys. I have been with a mission before, and even sent a woman over to warm the bed at night, hahaha!"

Zuo Zhou immediately made an envious expression, "Okay bro, well, I heard that Zhu Qizhen's harem beauties are very moist, I don't know if we will have a chance to taste it when we break the capital."

Sometimes men are so simple, Zuo Zhou quickly got along with a few prostitutes.

But Zhu Qizhen in the tent was angry, "Why are you here alone? Where is Yu Qian? I let him supervise the country, what is he doing?"

Wang Zhen replied in panic: "Your Majesty... Lord Shoufu is stepping up the construction of fortifications." He said and glanced at Dorgon, who was sitting upright and not speaking.

"Hmph, without Zhen, what plan can they make?" Zhu Qizhen's mood eased a little, he is not stupid, the enemy may still attack after being redeemed this time, it is not surprising that Yu Qian can think of consolidating the defense It is useless.

Immediately afterwards, he remembered something again, and Zhu Qizhen's face turned ugly, "What is Zhu Wushi doing?"

"Uh, I'm assisting Lord Chief Assistant."

"Huh, this traitor actually left me on the battlefield, his heart can be punished! Also, the guard who guarded him escaped before the battle, and he deserves to be punished. Go back and tell Yu Qian to ignore Zhu... All the imperial guards who flinched will be imprisoned and executed immediately." He originally wanted to put Zhu Wushi under house arrest, but suddenly he thought that he was a local leader, and if I wasn't here, no one would be able to hold him back.

A drop of sweat dripped from Wang Zhen's forehead, and he agreed with a smirk. Afterwards, Zhu Qizhen looked at Dorgon, "We can negotiate terms."

Seeing this, Dorgon held back the urge to burst out laughing, and said solemnly: "Actually, this general is not good at negotiating. I originally wanted to wait for the imperial court to send an envoy. But these days, this general gets along well with His Majesty, and I deeply admire it." Your majesty's bravery and bravery, so don't wait, let's make a price first, and see how much your majesty is worth in your hearts."

Wang Zhen has been in the palace for many years, so he doesn't know what the other party means, it's just dishonesty!

"The general is joking. The villain is also a villain. How can he be qualified to negotiate? He is just a messenger. Why don't the general say the number, and the villain will report the truth to the court."

"Just say what you want, even if you are not qualified, I still have it. Yu Qian should have a bottom line, right? If you say it, I also want to know how much I am worth in the hearts of you loyal ministers?"

Wang Zhen was a little confused, Your Majesty, why are you joining in the fun?

Did you tell him that Shoufu didn't set any bottom line at all?
In fact, Wang Zhenlai had thought of the worst outcome before, that is, the enemy did not intend to let him redeem His Majesty.

Before setting off, Yu Qian didn't give him any instructions, which actually made Wang Zhen's heart cold. Now seeing Dorgon's attitude, he became even more pessimistic.

"Uh, Mr. Shoufu didn't say any bottom line. Your Majesty is priceless! So let's listen to the conditions proposed by the general."

Wang Zhen's answer obviously did not satisfy Zhu Qi, but he was still able to hold back his anger and look at Dorgon.

Dorgon thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty and I hit it off. If you ask for too much, you will not be loyal enough. How about you stay here first, and I will discuss it with the soldiers, and I will reply you tomorrow morning."

Zhu Qizhen seemed to be very satisfied with Dorgon's solemnity, chatted casually and took Wang Zhen back to the tent.

When passing by, Zuo Zhou stared at them strangely, and at the same time whispered to Li Yuzhu next to him: "Dorgon kept this Wang Zhen, and he probably wanted to kill this guy together. It seems that they are the ones tonight Time to act!"

"Let's get ready too."

"Don't worry, let's see how Tang Ruowang forcibly gathers luck, maybe we can gain more."

……

At night, Mingjian Villa

More than a dozen war horses approached, Huang Chang looked up at Di Renjie who was wearing a hooded cloak, a little strange, "Why are you here?"

Di Renjie took a long breath, and seemed a little nervous, "I received information from Yuan Fang before, saying that the Qing Dynasty captured Zhu Qizhen and wanted to forcibly extract luck, but His Majesty is still hesitant. So I plan to temporarily transfer The troops stationed here rushed to the border to destroy the conspiracy of the Qing army."

Huang Chang looked at him meaningfully, nodded without saying anything, and soon began to gather troops and set off.

And less than half an hour after they left, a group of men in black came to the ruins of Mingjian Villa again.

　I used to work as a high-voltage electrician all year round, and then I didn’t have a holiday when I was writing a book. I suddenly found that I never enjoyed Labor Day...

　　
　
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