Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 1034 Contradictions
In this letter of credence, Huang Taiji set out the conditions for the peace talks.

The Ming Dynasty gave the Qing Dynasty ten thousand taels of gold and one million taels of silver every year.

Boundary division between the two sides: the Ming side took the earth ridge in the middle of Ningyuan Shuangshubao as the boundary, and the Qing side took Tashan as the boundary.

Directly put all the territory that Hong Chengchou has not lost so far into his pocket.

In fact, Han officials Zu Kefa, Zhang Cunren, Ma Guozhu, Lei Xing, etc. of the Manchu Qing Dynasty made a contribution to analyze the intention of the Ming people to make peace.

"Your Majesty, the people of the Ming Dynasty cried out for peace, and it is obvious that their military strength has been exhausted, their generals are weak, they are helpless, and it is more difficult to recruit than before.

Or out of wisdom, self-knowledge to regress, which is also possible.

However, the Han people are familiar with the principle of "begging for peace under the city, and the Spring and Autumn Period will shame them", and now the Ming people "wagging their tails and begging for mercy" may not have ulterior motives. "

"Your Majesty, first, the people of the Ming Dynasty seek peace, but they are giving up money to lure our army;
Second, it may be to delay the siege of the Qing army by talking about peace, and wait for the army to be recruited to support Hong Chengchou;
The third possibility is that we are afraid that our soldiers will intercept the grain from Ningyuan to Songshan in the Ming Dynasty, so we temporarily borrowed peace talks as a plan to transport grain. "

According to their analysis, Ming people must have "conspiracies" when they talk about peace, so please don't be fooled by Huang Taiji.

After Huang Taiji issued the letter of credence with Chongzhen, he actually sought the opinions of the kings, Baylor, Manchu and Han ministers on the matter of peace negotiations.

Bring up the question of whether to negotiate a peace or continue to fight, and let them express their opinions.

Many are against peace!

Because the Qing Dynasty had already sprinkled so much money, food, soldiers, gunpowder and artillery in Song and Brocade, but they never made great achievements.

Just because Ming people kowtowed and begged for mercy, we stopped beating him. This is wrong.

What's more, Daming wants to spend money to buy peace, why don't we go to the customs to grab it?
Can grab more!

"I should continue to fight during the clean-up, and then sweep the Central Plains and seize the bird seat of the Ming emperor!"

Among them, it is true that the Han officials clamored the most fiercely.

They are also the ones who dislike peace talks the most, even tougher than the kings Baylor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Although Huang Taiji made the kings and Baylors marry Han Chen, there were often "slight gaps" between the two parties.

Even though Huang Taiji was quite happy with such belligerent remarks, he obviously had deeper considerations.

To unify the country, multi-party planning is required.

The rebel He Jinzhao in the Ming Dynasty is not considered a small force.

He would rather see He Jinzhao fighting around in the Ming territory and being entangled in many things. It would be better to drag Daming into the water, rather than Daming being nailed to Liaodong and dragging him.

Although Huang Taiji didn't know why He Jinzhao had been staying in the impoverished northwest region, he still thought that this man was a strong enemy, and he would not let his guard down.

Even if it was time consuming, He Jinzhao couldn't consume it at his age.

Therefore, Huang Taiji always felt that his mental preparation was insufficient. There were not enough Hongyi cannons, soldiers and horses had few armors, and there were not many food and grass reserves.

There are a lot of things that need to be done, and everything must be ready and a solid foundation can be used to "borrow that shareholder wind".

Because even if Daming takes the initiative to bow his head, he cannot blindly advance.

Moreover, Huang Taiji also cited the example of the Jin Dynasty.

Although it has a Central Plains, it perished in a short period of time. Both prosperity and decline have their time and cannot be forced rashly.

You are still thinking about how to destroy the 13 Ming army led by Hong Chengchou is the business.

Although Huang Taiji agreed to negotiate a peace, he didn't want to give up the war on the front line. He only wanted to paralyze the Ming court, and hoped that they, who were far away in the capital, would hinder Hong Chengchou who was on the front line, so that it would be more beneficial to the Qing Dynasty.

When the book of credentials of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was placed in front of Chongzhen, he wanted to laugh.

Did Huang Taiji plant spies in He Jinzhao's place so that the asking price is the same?
Or under Chen Xinjia's standards, he also gave the same treatment as the Hammer Bandits to facilitate the peace talks?

Even Chen Xinjia didn't know the emperor's true intentions of the missions that went to negotiate peace with the Qing court, so they tried their best to facilitate this matter.

Therefore, Chongzhen also felt a little bit drummed in his heart. Did Chen Xinjia and others "set up" these conditions for Daming, so that both the hammer bandits and the Qing court were satisfied?

Then they all negotiate peace with Daming?

Ma Shaoyu knelt aside and didn't dare to say anything at all.

Chongzhen waved his hand and let them all go down.

Yang Sichang sat on the side, also looking at the peace negotiation conditions of the Qing court.

Huang Taiji really knows how to set prices.

Originally, the national treasury was biting each other because of the crackdown on corrupt officials, civil servants, nobles, and factory guards were all dragged into the water, and the national treasury was really close to 100 million taels of silver.

After all, as long as the officials of Ming Dynasty put on the label of "corruption", eleven out of ten people will be unclean.

He, Huang Taiji, was staring at the Daming treasury for such a small amount of money.

Whoever leaks the news to him, or gives him the same treatment as the hammer bandit, will be punished!

But at this time, it is not to hold anyone accountable. For the first time, Chongzhen feels that the officials under him are much richer than him.

It's just that under Yang Sichang's persuasion, he restrained himself and didn't get angry in public and scolded the officials.

"Your Majesty, now that we have silver, we can support Hong Chengchou for a longer time."

Yang Sichang pinched his beard and said: "If it is to transport food and salaries, it must be handed over to a reliable person who leads the troops to distribute it himself."

"I thought Marquis Jingliao could do it." Chongzhen had great trust in Wu Guojun.

This time, he was going to lead the troops into the capital to check the silver in person.

Of course, this is also Yang Sichang's suggestion, lest someone take the opportunity to do something wrong and give the money that belongs to the front line to Tanmo.

Even though he was the emperor's favorite and was told many officials in advance, but according to the temperament of the officials of Ming Dynasty, it was really useless, whether they should drift away or not.

"Your Majesty is wise." Yang Sichang had an excellent impression of Wu Guojun.

He also suggested that Wu Guojun and others go by water at that time, and now the Qing army is lax.

If the soldiers of the Songshan Day Camp knew that the imperial court was escorting them with food and salaries, they would definitely risk their lives to protect the mile-long road, so as to persist for a longer time.

Chongzhen put away the letter of credence given to him by Huang Taiji, and couldn't read it back. Following Yang Sichang's suggestion, he concentrated on watching several forces in the court bite.

If you are not idle, you are idle, and you can still get money.

Now Zhu Youjian is really listening to Wu Guojun's words of governing the country, learning from his ancestors first, and playing badly for a while.

The party struggle became more and more fierce, and the money that Chongzhen made went into the treasury, but they didn't care much about it, and there were plenty of ways to get it out at that time.

The officials of the Ming Dynasty are very good at putting money from the emperor into their own pockets.

Li Zicheng besieged Kaifeng for the second time, and the king of Zhou became frightened.

After all, Chongzhen hadn't reimbursed him for the money spent in the last siege, and now the burglars came again.

King Zhou wanted to cry but had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue to spend tens of thousands of taels of silver to strengthen the city defense.

Governor Gao Mingheng and Chief Soldier Chen Yongfu hurriedly recruited recruits and asked the governor Ding Qirui for help.

Ding Qirui had no choice but to rush to Kaifeng. He didn't dare to start a decisive battle with Chuangzi outside the city of Kaifeng.

This wave of imperial reinforcements is true, it is better not to come, and directly stir up chaos in Kaifeng City.

After all, the officers and soldiers don't do human affairs.

Ding Qirui can't stop the enemy from looting.

Governor Gao Mingheng and others suspected that Ding Qirui's subordinates secretly voted for the intruders, deliberately disrupting the city defenses, and directly shot and killed more than a hundred rioters, which stabilized the situation.

Then the king of Zhou came forward to spread the silver, which stabilized the morale of the soldiers guarding the city.

After all, the Ming army who received the salary and the Ming army who was owed the salary are not the same profession at all.

Seeing that Kaifeng's city defenses were strong, Li Zicheng temporarily surrounded Kaifeng without fighting, and continued to bombard him, causing panic in the city.

Because the last time Li Zicheng shot arrows all over the city wall, Kaifeng was not shaken.

This time, artillery was specially collected to attack.

Flying iron melts lead, and the four sides are like weaving. The sound in the air is like the wind of a bird of prey.

The defenders in Kaifeng City trembled even more.

Although the burglar's artillery was not very accurate, but once hit by a cannon, it would be the kind of death without a whole body. Who wouldn't be afraid?
"Cannons and small guns are fired day and night, and the city walls are like a sieve. The defenders dare not show their shadows, and those who show their heads slightly to explore will be shot to death in an instant."

Although Li Zicheng's boasting was a bit bragging, it was enough to see how much Li Zicheng's artillery occupied.

Li Zicheng also knew that the soldiers under his command were not very accurate in firing artillery, so he wanted to win by numbers, and desperately searched for these things in the land of Henan.

Coupled with the help of Ge Zuo's Fifth Battalion, Chuang Wang's strength became stronger and stronger.

Fortunately, Kaifeng City is particularly strong, and the bombardment is not a serious problem for the time being.

During the reign of King Hailing in the Jin Dynasty, the city wall of Kaifeng was re-fortified and it was as solid as a rock.

It is three feet five feet high and two feet one foot wide. The masonry at the root of the city is like a rock, and it is several feet deep into the ground.

Of course, Li Zicheng and others have no way of knowing about this kind of past events.

Li Zicheng now only thinks that the effect is very good, and the Ming army on the city wall is very scared.

"Everyone, Kaifeng will be conquered in a short time." Li Zicheng invited the people of Gezuo Fifth Battalion to drink in the tent.

Old Huihui picked up his wine glass, just nodded and smiled.

He Yilong laughed loudly and said, "King Chuang used his troops bravely, I admire him."

The strength of Gezuo Fifth Battalion is not weaker than that of Li Zicheng, especially with a group of old thieves under him, it is by no means what Li Zicheng can match now.

Although they all listened to what Lao Huihui said, there were actually conflicts among them.

After all, where there are people, there will be disputes!

Some people want to go back to Huguang, some people want to go to He Jinzhao, some people want to be equal under Li Zicheng, everyone is "king".

Li Zicheng welcomed these people very much, and he was willing to listen to the counselor's words, win over these people well, and lead them to victory when He Jinzhao had no time to take care of them, so as to submit to himself.

He wants to recruit these people and unify the command, instead of being like the first generation of King Chuang, who are all doing their own things and loose alliances.

He, Li Zicheng, is someone who wants to do great things.

Especially after the boom in Henan and the sudden increase in strength, he has never fought such a rich battle, and it is really awesome.

Moreover, Li Zicheng has not considered his colleagues about farming, cultivating officials, and gaining a firm foothold in a certain place.

He just wanted to stroll back and forth in Henan, kill the feudal lords, rob gold, silver, jewelry, food and grass, and gather more troops.

After killing all the vassal kings in Henan, he went to Huguang.

As for the difficult things that He Jinzhao did, Li Zicheng didn't have the heart to do them.

In his heart, he thought that he was too many steps behind He Jinzhao, and now he could only run to catch up, so that he would be able to fight in the future.

In this world, not his surname Zhu can sit, nor is his surname He capable of doing things.

All those rumors said that he deserves to sit in the world with his surname Li.

Therefore, today's Li Zicheng has been moving towards this goal.

Although this is not the first collaboration between Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai.

But Luo Rucai didn't feel so good when he heard others kept complimenting Li Zicheng and ignoring him.

Whether he is cooperating with Li Zicheng or Zhang Xianzhong, in short, the world's attention is often on the other two, while ignoring him as a fake Cao Cao Luo Rucai.

Only the wrong name, not the wrong nickname.

Luo Rucai is not only a good wife, but also likes luxury, who doesn't have an emperor's dream in his heart?

So don't look at the banquet organized by Chuang Wang Li Zicheng as an exception. However, with the decline of the official army, the internal contradictions of the rebel army have gradually become prominent.

After all, many people are still used to the same as before. When everyone is bullied, they report to the regiment to keep warm. When the officers and soldiers relax, they go to be the king of the mountain on their own.

But gradually, some people do not allow this to happen again.

After the banquet, the bandit leaders who had their own thoughts all went back to rest.

Li Zicheng washed his face with cold water, regained his energy, and summoned his counselors.

Kaifeng City is really strong, and he can't get it done by firing cannons from all directions.

The strategy of encircling three and missing one, Li Zicheng disdained to do it, was to put great psychological pressure on the Ming army guarding Kaifeng City, so that someone would come out of the city and surrender him.

But after being around for almost half a month, Li Zicheng never met him once.

Although he brags in front of everyone, who knows the frustration in his heart?
"Although Wu Guojun has returned to the capital, Zuo Liangyu and others led soldiers into Henan to wait for an opportunity to rescue Kaifeng. There is not much time left for us to conquer Kaifeng."

Li Zicheng expressed his concerns, and Zuo Liangyu was not a good match.

Zhang Xianzhong, who was in full bloom, he was able to beat many times, fled in embarrassment, and Li Zicheng had to be alerted.

After all, his real strength was not as strong as Zhang Xianzhong was before Zuo Liangyu knocked him out!
Even though King Chuang's army claims to have 50 horses, everyone in their core group clearly knows their true strength.

"King Chuang, it seems that we still have to use the bursting method to explode Kaifeng." Li Yan gave his suggestion.

Li Guo nodded, since the artillery can't scare the soldiers in the city, they can only dig tunnels and use gunpowder to blow up the city walls.

When the city guards were blown out, the elite soldiers broke through and entered, and Kaifeng was broken.

Showing off your tricks in front of the rest of the leaders of the rebel army also increases your prestige.

In the early hours of a few days later, Li and Luo commanded the troops to attack the city with the "blow-out method".

Thousands of elite cavalry were ready to rush into the gap as soon as the mines sounded.

The defenders on the city wall, especially the governor Gao Mingheng were puzzled.

The intruder Li Zicheng is not a dizzy person, how can he use cavalry to attack the city?

Before he could be surprised, he felt the ground tremble and the mountains trembled, and he was a little unsteady, followed by the sound of an explosion.

"My life is over!"

The thieves and the Ming army did not expect that the foundation laid by King Hailing was very good, and the city wall of Kaifeng was very strong.

As soon as the landmine exploded, it burst outward, and iron and stone splashed outward, which accidentally injured thousands of cavalry that Li Zicheng had arranged in advance.

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(End of this chapter)