Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1429 Turning the Tide (Part [-])
Adding the word "you" in front of the word "surrender" is really awkward no matter how it sounds, but for the Jurchen ministries, it is actually not as much a moral burden as the Han people.

Didn't he just get beaten up by Daming? What a big deal!Regardless of Jianzhou, Haixi or the savages, who among the Jurchen ministries has never been beaten by Ming?Anyway, I can't beat it, what's wrong with surrendering?If you don't surrender, do you plan to be directly defeated like Wang Wutang, Wang Gao, and A Hai, and you will never be able to stand up again?
Surrender is not a problem, the problem is whether Daming is willing to accept it.

But right now, it was obvious that Zhu Yijun was not happy.

This is easy to understand. Originally, this war was a war of punishment. Now not only did the purpose of punishment not be achieved, but even Li Chengliang was put together by Nurhachi. The punisher and the punished exchanged their identities. Under such circumstances, Nurhachi would accept it as soon as he saw it, but of course Zhu Yijun refused.

Seeing Gao Yushi nodded slightly, affirming his doubts, Zhu Yijun snorted coldly at that time: "He wants to learn Zhang embroidery, but I have no plan to learn Cao Cao."

Gao Wushi pondered, but did not answer immediately.

Seeing this, Zhu Yijun couldn't help frowning, and asked with three points of doubt: "Why, do you think I should also accept Nurhachi's surrender like Cao Cao accepted Zhang Xiu?"

Gao Wushi shook his head slightly, and said: "Otherwise, the emperor and Cao Cao were in a different situation. It can be said that Cao Cao must accept Zhang Xiu, but the emperor may not necessarily accept Nurhachi, at least not now."

"Oh? Why is this?" Zhu Yijun became curious: "After the Battle of Wancheng, Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu had a big enmity—the vengeance of murdering his son. He can accept Zhang Xiu, but why do I You don't have to accept Nurhachi?"

Gao Wushi said: "Zhang Xiu voted for Cao Cao because Jia Xu knew that personal enmity was nothing in Cao Cao's eyes; Cao Cao accepted Zhang Xiu, just as Jia Xu expected."

In the second year of Jian'an, Cao Cao led an army to attack Zhang Xiu who occupied Wancheng, and Zhang Xiu led his troops to surrender to Cao.Cao Cao held a banquet and invited Zhang Xiu and others to join him.But the process of entertaining Zhang Xiu was not easy, because the general Dian Wei stood behind Cao Cao with a big ax all the time, and "raised the ax to stare at him" from time to time. Look at Cao Cao.

What made Zhang Xiu even more unbelievable later was that Cao Cao fell in love with his aunt, Mrs. Zou at first sight (soon after, he tried to take her as a concubine), and Cao Cao used gold and other valuables to win Zhang Xiu's confidant Hu Che'er.All of this made Zhang Xiu feel as if the five-flavored bottle had been overturned - humiliation, anger, suspicion, etc., stirred in Zhang Xiu's heart like waves.

Cao Cao is a sensible person, and he also knew that Zhang Xiu was dissatisfied, so it didn't take long for him to kill Zhang Xiu.But the news leaked out soon, or maybe Jia Xu noticed it, so Zhang Xiu decided to act first—to raise troops against Cao.

There is no need to elaborate on the process, in short, Zhang Xiu attacked Cao Ying unexpectedly, Cao Cao loved to kill Dian Wei in battle, Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang, and nephew Cao Anmin also died tragically under Zhang Xiu's butcher knife, and it was they who protected Cao Cao from this catastrophe.

In this battle, Cao Cao's military losses were limited, but the losses of important figures were very heavy.He lost a loyal and brave general, he also lost his beloved son and nephew, and even his wife, Mrs. Wei, parted ways with him.It stands to reason that Cao Cao's heart should be full of resentment at this time.

So, why didn't Cao Cao raise his troops in anger, but insisted on killing Zhang Xiu to relieve his hatred?You can sort out the situation at that time along time.

After the Battle of Wancheng, Zhang Xiu re-formed an alliance with Liu Biao.However, Jia Xu, a counselor, stated the pros and cons and actively offered advice. In the fourth year of Jian'an, he urged Zhang Xiu to surrender to Cao again.

In the fourth year of Jian'an, this time node is very important, because it was in this year that Yuan Shao's Hebei army began to move south.The confrontation and even the life-and-death battle between Cao and Yuan Dajun are imminent.Since the position of Zhang Xiu's garrison is still relatively important, both Cao and Yuan have the intention of wooing them.

Zhang Xiu is caught in the middle, what should I do?Jia Xu suggested: You should follow Cao Cao.

Upon hearing Jia Xu's suggestion, Zhang Xiu was immediately dumbfounded.He asked Jia Xu: In the current situation, Yuan is strong and Cao Cao is weak;So, how can I take refuge in Cao Cao at this time?

However, Jia Xu didn't think so. He said three points to Zhang Xiu: Cao Cao coerced the emperor to make the princes, and following him can win people's hearts. This is the first reason.Yuan Shao has a strong army and horses, so he doesn't care about our strength. Even if we vote for Yuan, it is nothing to do. But Cao Cao has a small manpower, and he will be very happy if we join him. This is the second reason.All those who have achieved great things throughout the ages can show their ambitions, relieve personal grievances, and abandon profits and honor righteousness. Cao Cao is such a person, which is the third reason.

So Zhang Xiu listened to Jia Xuzhi's persuasion and surrendered to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao also resolved his previous suspicions with extraordinary grace. He not only held on to Zhang Xiu's hand to attend the banquet together, but also formed a family with Zhang Xiu—letting his son Cao Jun Married Zhang Xiu's daughter, and named Zhang Xiu General Yangwu.

In the fifth year of Jian'an, Zhang Xiu participated in the Battle of Guandu, fought hard and made great achievements, and was promoted to General Poqiang.In the tenth year of Jian'an, Zhang Xiu followed Cao Cao to defeat Yuan Tan in Nanpi, and increased the number of food towns again, with a total of 2000 households. There are 1000 households, but only Zhangxiu has a large number.

Gao Wushi briefly explained these details to Zhu Yijun, and then said: "It can be seen that the situation of Cao Cao at that time is different from that of the emperor now. Cao Cao needs to unite all the forces that can be united to fight against Yuan Shao's army that is close at hand, and for the In terms of his strength at the time, being able to turn an enemy into a friend with Zhang Xiu was the best solution to the Wancheng problem.

On the other hand, the emperor is a hundred times stronger than Nurhachi. Even if it is a decisive battle in Chahar, I, Ming, don't need Nurhachi's help.So the emperor's requirements for Nurhachi are actually very low-as long as he doesn't make trouble. "

Zhu Yijun said in relief: "That's right, that's exactly the case. It's just that Nurhachi is acting recklessly and always thinking about expanding his influence in the surrounding area. If he doesn't stop it earlier now, it may become a big problem in the future. This is why I wanted to The reason to beat him up — and I still think so.”

"The emperor is holy." Gao Wushi nodded and said: "I also agree with the emperor's view, and therefore think that since this battle has already started, it must end in victory-not the kind of victory that Nurhachi surrendered while winning, but the real victory of the general. The crash-landing victory after he defeated and weakened it."

"Good! Very good!" Zhu Yijun was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said, "Since you and I agree, the things to discuss now are much simpler. In my opinion, there is only one thing: how to fight next."

Gao Wushi shook his head slightly, and said: "This is not the case. Before that, I think there is one more thing to understand: why Nurhachi dared to imitate Zhang Xiu."

"Huh?" Zhu Yijun was taken aback for a moment, "What do you mean by that?"

Gao Wushi explained: "The emperor should know that except for the short period of time when he just took over the post, the minister has been mainly suppressing Nurhachi, but at the same time, Ning Yuanbo is mainly supporting him, and he There was some old love between Uncle Ning Yuan... So, why did Nurhachi treat Uncle Ning Yuan so cruelly?"

It seems that Zhu Yijun didn't pay much attention to such details before, or he never really paid attention to small chiefs like Nurhachi, so he paid less attention and didn't think deeply, so when he heard Gao Pragmatic After asking this question, he thought about it seriously for a while before hesitatingly said: "Let's not talk about it, this matter does reveal some weirdness."

Of course it's weird, according to Gao Pragmatic's statement just now, Zhu Yijun immediately brought Nurhachi's thinking to think about the situation: the two people who can affect the prosperity and disgrace of Nurhachi and even Jianzhou, one of them has always suppressed him, and the other has always supported him My own, the person who supports me now is attacking me because of the order of the court, and he also gave a solution that is not very harsh, so what should I do at this moment?
Zhu Yijun felt that if he was Nurhachi, he should accept this condition no matter how he looked at it. This was the best choice.After all, among the two big figures who can determine the rise and fall of their own tribe, the big man who proposed the terms of surrender is more friendly to himself.

Although he also mentioned the conditions of surrender, the other one didn't even mention the conditions at all-in other words, he wanted to be completely defeated and then slaughtered as he wished.As long as you are not crazy, you should of course choose the former.

However, Nurhachi was not the same. He chose neither the latter nor the former, and even completely failed the former's goodwill towards him, deceived and severely hit the other party.

In Zhu Yijun's view, this is not only a matter of wolfishness, but more importantly, it doesn't make sense logically—you don't hug anyone with your two thighs, what do you want to do?
Of course, maybe Nurhachi wants to make his own thighs, but...you don't take pictures of them in the urine to see if you are worthy?

That's where the weirdness lies.

Zhu Yijun raised his question, and then said: "I always feel that this reason is not enough, do you have any other opinions?"

Gao Wushi pondered and said: "In fact, the views of the minister and the emperor are quite similar in general, but there are a little difference in details."

"What's the difference?"

Gao Yushi's eyes were fixed: "Nurhachi 'does not hug both thighs', could it be for someone to see it on purpose?"

"Huh? For whom? To see what?" Zhu Yijun frowned, obviously puzzled.

However, Gao Yushi did not continue to explain, but just waited for the emperor to figure it out.Zhu Yijun thought for a while, and thought about it: "You mean, he deliberately made me think that even if Li Chengliang is closer to him, there is no other problem with the closeness itself, especially there is no collusion?"

Gao Wushi nodded slightly: "I am indeed suspicious because of this, but the emperor, this matter is purely some kind of speculation. Whether it is true or not depends on the development of the future situation, and it is not certain at the moment. The reason why I brought it up is not I want to add a "crime to be imposed" on Uncle Ning Yuan."

Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "I understand." Then he paused, changed the subject, and said, "Continue to talk about how to fight this battle."

Gao Wushi stopped raising this question, and followed the emperor's intention: "Actually, 'how to fight next' has already been said just now, and the remaining three armies only need to be familiar with each other, gradually close the encirclement circle, and don't give Nurhachi a chance. Every opportunity to be defeated, the victory of this battle is almost a certainty, it will be nothing but sooner or later."

"However, I remember that Li Chengliang also demanded that the four armies should know each other, but in the end...ha, he himself was defeated."

Gao Wushi shook his head and said: "His acquaintance is obviously a mere formality, or even a mere expression, but he has never actually done it - the other three armies may have reported their 'information' to him, but it is a pity he But he just took advantage of this to speed up his march, intending to take the merit of making an emergency landing in Nurhachi, so that he fell into Nurhachi's trick and failed."

Zhu Yijun thought for a moment that this was indeed the case. The requirement of "hearing each other's voices" was correct. What was wrong was that Li Chengliang had bad intentions and harmed others and ultimately harmed himself.

Perhaps, this is "The organ is too clever to calculate, and it missed Qingqing's life." (Note: I know this sentence has not appeared yet)
"Since that's the case, let Cao Yu command the next battle. He is the deputy commander of Liaodong. Since Li Chengliang is defeated, it is only natural for him to take over." Zhu Yijun nodded.

Gao Wushi nodded, and asked again: "Does the emperor have any more specific requirements for the punishment of Nurhachi after the victory of this battle?"

"This..." Zhu Yijun frowned and said, "It stands to reason that this guy should be severely punished, but if I kill him, I'm a little worried that Jianzhou will be troubled from now on."

Gao Yushi said happily: "Yes, the emperor is very worried, and the minister also has this kind of worry. It doesn't matter if Nurhachi dies, I am afraid that Jianzhou will not accept it, just like A Hai's rebellion after Wang Gao's death. It has been delayed for a long time , I am afraid it will affect the decisive battle in Chahar."

Zhu Yijun frowned and said, "Then what do you think is the right way to deal with it?"

Killing is impossible, but if there is no punishment, this battle is equivalent to fighting for nothing.After thinking about it, Zhu Yijun felt that Li Chengliang's punishment for Nurhachi before his failure was actually not bad: returning the territories of other tribes was also quite like the Ming Dynasty's consistent style-survival and death.

However, Gao Wushi put forward another idea. He said: "I think that Nurhachi's official position can be temporarily removed, but considering the stability of Jianzhou, this official position must continue to be awarded to those who build the state—such as Shuerha together."

Zhu Yijun was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly said: "Oh, Shuerhaqi, that's Nurhachi's younger brother, right?"

Gao Wushi nodded immediately.

"Well, I think it's okay." Zhu Yijun nodded slightly, then blinked his eyes: "Is this still a trick?"

Gao Wushi smiled, and replied: "It's not easy to answer right now, but I think this can at least find something for Jianzhou Zuowei to do..."
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PS: The traffic jam made me stupid this afternoon. I walked for nearly eight hours in the usual three hours.I didn't get on the expressway from the beginning to the end, all the entrances of the expressway along the way were closed, and then ran around on various national highways, provincial highways, county roads, township roads and even "unnamed highways", and it was already too late when I got home. So before this chapter got under the anti-theft.

Now the anti-theft content has been withdrawn, and it should be updated normally tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)