Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 203: Let’s seal our wives together

Kuizhou Mansion is boiling!

The current emperor descended like a divine soldier from heaven, killed the eight leaders of the thieves directly in front of the two armies, and surrendered the entire thieves army!

The people who were captured by the bandits outside the city did not have to die, and the soldiers who defended the city of Kuizhou did not have to fight. The emperor led the army to arrive, and the land of Shu would be at peace before his eyes!
It has been chaos for so many years.

Most people are tired of the war and the precarious situation, and they just want to live a stable life!

Now, it seems like we can live such a good life!

All of this comes from the brave and heroic current emperor.

Naturally, deafening cheers finally sounded in the sky above Kuizhou Mansion: "Long live my emperor..."

The imperial officers and soldiers began to take over the soldiers of the Daxi Army outside the city. The subordinates who followed Emperor Chongzhen were already familiar with these. Emperor Chongzhen did not even need to worry about it. They only needed to report the final results.

Li Dingguo selected 1000 people, bid farewell to Emperor Chongzhen, and immediately rushed to Chongqing Mansion.

As night fell, Kuizhou Mansion finally became quieter.

In the lobby of the prefect's Yamen, Emperor Chongzhen was still handling government affairs.

Gao Guiying, Tian Jianxiu and others from Shaanxi wrote a request in which they believed that the court would treat them well if they surrendered, but they requested that they not be allowed to attack Li Zicheng. If Emperor Chongzhen agreed, they would surrender unconditionally.

Not asking for more was also the brilliance of Gao Guiying and Tian Jianxiu.If they made more or less demands, such as one, two, three, etc., they might make the emperor dissatisfied. If they didn't agree, they would have to fight with each other.

But the problem is that now they do not have the capital to resist the imperial army.Although resistance will cause some difficulties for the imperial army, in the end, it will definitely be suppressed by the imperial court.If you do that, you will be harming others and not benefiting yourself.

Of course, the most critical reason why Gao Guiying and Tian Jianxiu did not do this kind of harming others and not benefiting themselves was that they believed that Emperor Chongzhen would not deal with them.

Not to mention Tian Jianxiu, Gao Guiying had actually dealt with the current emperor several times.

The first time was during the Battle of Daizhou the year before last. She saw with her own eyes the emperor's generosity and love for his subordinates.It was just a few of his subordinates who had just surrendered, so the emperor tried his best to save them.

I have never seen such an emperor before. It can be seen that he is definitely a good emperor!
The second time is the battle of Zhending.She saw the emperor's martial prowess.Similarly, the emperor released Jia Xiaoying, showing that he kept his promise under such circumstances, saying that he really released him, because he wanted to pardon the people in the world who were forced to rebel and realize his wish for peace in the world as soon as possible.

Then, her younger brother also served in front of the emperor, and there was nothing wrong with it.

After all this, Gao Guiying finally decided to make only one basic request, that is, not to let them attack Li Zicheng.

Emperor Chongzhen certainly had no objection to this, and understood their intention to make this request.

No, sitting in the lobby, he just had to deal with this letter.

After thinking for a moment, Emperor Chongzhen wrote down his opinions.

First, we agreed to Gao Guiying and Tian Jianxiu's request and would not let them attack Li Zicheng's headquarters.

Second, in Shaanxi and other places controlled by the Dashun Army, where local administrative systems have been established, they will be transferred according to the original local administrative system of the Ming Dynasty. Dashun officials will continue to serve and govern the local area, but they will be converted into Ming Dynasty officials and work in the Ministry of Personnel Keep your name on file.

Third, the non-local administrative systems in these places controlled by the Dashun Army were all abolished, and all personnel awaited the emperor's subsequent disposal.This means that no queen, Mianhou, etc. will be recognized.

Fourth, all Dashun Army troops must be reorganized and resettled by the imperial court; in areas controlled by the Dashun Army, where troops should be stationed, such as border areas, Guyuan and other important military towns, the imperial army must be stationed.

Fifth, if any of the Dashun troops want to be disbanded and return to their fields, they will be allowed to do so; if they want to join the army and serve the country, the court will still accept them and will not be discriminated against.

Sixth, all Dashun Army places were peacefully handed over to the imperial officials and troops, the warehouses were sealed, and the field records were handed over.

Seventh, if the Dashun Army agrees, they will contact the Chief Assistant to complete the content of this decree.

After finishing writing, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Zhang Tianlin, who was standing in the lobby and had been taught by Fang Zhenghua in private, and said with a smile: "I agreed to Shaanxi's surrender request and wrote a reply to them. I want you to do it again." Make a trip and finish the matter in Shaanxi."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianlin quickly replied: "No problem, Your Majesty..."

At this point, he suddenly noticed something looking at him. He looked over and saw that it was Fang Zhenghua. He was startled. Thinking of something, he immediately changed his words: "The general will obey the order!"

Emperor Chongzhen saw it, smiled slightly, turned to look at Fang Zhenghua and said: "Make another copy of the content of this decree and give it to the chief minister, so that he can contact Shaanxi and hand over properly. When I have conquered Shu, After that, I will go to Xi’an!”

"My slave obeys the order!" After hearing this, Fang Zhenghua immediately respectfully accepted the order.

After finishing the explanation, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Zhang Tianlin again and said with a smile: "Well done, I am very satisfied. After this errand is completed, I will make you a general of the Biaoying camp directly under the emperor, and you will conquer the world with me!"

When she was in Guguan, Zhang Tianlin expressed her desire to fight with the emperor. Emperor Chongzhen remembered it, so he prepared to take him with him.

At this point, he added: "If you achieve military merit, I will reward you again!"

Zhang Tianlin was very happy after hearing this. She finally got her wish and followed the fierce man. She quickly thanked him.

Later, Emperor Chongzhen was naturally concerned about the reorganization situation.

The Daxi Army here in Kuizhou Prefecture has about 10 troops, but the imperial army only has about [-] troops.Zhang Xianzhong divided his army into two types: imperial soldiers and li soldiers. The imperial soldiers were field troops and li soldiers were local troops.

After three days of reorganization, only 2 troops were selected to join the Beijing camp and were dispersed to various departments in the Beijing camp.The other Daxi armies are temporarily stationed in Kuizhou Mansion, waiting for the other Daxi armies in Shu to reorganize together.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Emperor Chongzhen ordered Wu Sangui to be the commander-in-chief, lead his troops, and the troops of Prime Minister Hui Deng and Ma Jinzhong to recover the entire territory of Kuizhou Prefecture, and under the leadership of the surrendered Daxi Army, go to take over Baoning Prefecture. , heading to Chengdu from the north, Zhang Tianxiang continued to be in charge of Kuizhou Prefecture, while Zhang Tianlin went to Shaanxi Buti via the Shuzhong Trail.

As for Emperor Chongzhen, he led the remaining troops from the Beijing camp, as well as Zeng Ying and other Sichuan generals, and marched to Chongqing in a mighty way by land and water.

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"Report, Fotuguan has been captured by the bandits!" In the lobby of the Chongqing City Governor's Yamen, Ma Gan stood up immediately after hearing the report from his subordinates, with a very ugly expression on his face.

You must know that Fotuguan is an important passage in and out of Chongqing City. Surrounded by water on three sides, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It has always been a battleground for military strategists.The fall of Fotuguan now means that the fall of Chongqing City is not far away.

After standing there feeling depressed for a moment, Ma Gan waved away his men and slowly sat back in his seat.

In fact, due to the fierce offensive of the rebel army and the lack of a strong general like Zeng Ying, it was not unexpected that Fotuguan fell.

It's just that Ma Gan has expectations, hoping that he can hold on for a little longer.I just didn’t expect that the time would come sooner than expected!
It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, and what she can do next is extremely limited.

Everything is expected!
After Ma Gan sat for a while, he stood up and rushed to the city to boost the morale of the defenders.

"I swear to live and die with Chongqing. Everyone, stay safe and hold on until the reinforcements arrive, which is when the bandit army will be destroyed!"

"The rebels' offensive is so fierce, which only means that the imperial court's reinforcements are not far away. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the rebels to attack the city regardless of casualties!"

"Soldiers, if you give up, you are handing the butcher's knife to the rebel army. Do you want to pray for mercy from the traitor army, or should you hold on, the imperial reinforcements will surely arrive soon!"

"..."

The fall of Fotuguan did have a considerable impact on the morale of the Chongqing defenders.However, as the governor of Sichuan, Ma Gan did not back down and wanted to live and die with them, which somewhat gave the defenders strength.In addition, they had no escape route to begin with. Lord Zhong Cheng was right. The rebel army had never attacked the city so fiercely. The reason for this must be that the rebel army knew that the imperial reinforcements were coming.

Based on this idea, the Chongqing defenders cheered up and held on to the city.

However, what the imperial guards did not expect was that two days later, they saw another bandit army appear in the lower reaches of Chongqing and merged into the bandit camp outside the city.Suddenly, all the guards and soldiers were a little desperate.

Looking at this, it is obvious that Kuizhou Prefecture was captured by the rebels, so the rebels had the strength to return to Chongqing to reinforce the rebels attacking Chongqing!

This time, Ma Gan, who came after hearing the news, didn't know what to say to boost morale!

The fall of Kuizhou Prefecture would be equivalent to cutting off the way for the imperial reinforcements to enter Sichuan. No matter how much reinforcements were talked about, who would believe it?

Although it is said that if the rebels occupy Kuizhou Prefecture and the imperial reinforcements attack by force, they may not be able to break through the blockade of the Kuimen rebels. However, the price will be very high, and it is unlikely that the imperial reinforcements will come to the rescue at a heavy cost. .

At this moment, Chongqing City became very disappointed due to the arrival of the bandit reinforcements.

Contrary to Ma Gan and others, Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi outside the city were overjoyed when they saw Li Dingguo leading the army back, and quickly asked about the situation in Kuizhou Prefecture.

"Second brother, have you captured Kuizhou Mansion?"

"Didn't Zeng Ying go to reinforce Kuizhou Prefecture? How is he? Did he escape this time or was he killed by you?"

"..."

Facing the two people's questions, Li Dingguo just smiled and said, "Let's talk about the matters in Kuizhou Mansion after we get into the account, right?"

Ai Nengqi also laughed when he heard this: "It's true, you rushed back to reinforce us, but we even forgot to give you a drink of water, haha!"

Liu Wenxiu immediately took the lead and said: "Let's go, let's talk in the Chinese army tent!"

Li Dingguo listened and motioned for both of them to leave.Then, while the two of them were leaving first, he gave his people a wink.

So, after a few people arrived at the Zhongjun tent, Li Dingguo's people quietly surrounded the Zhongjun tent.

Who would have thought that Li Dingguo had other thoughts, so he was not prepared for this move at all.

In the Chinese military tent, after Li Dingguo saw his men giving the signal, he said seriously: "There is one very important thing. Don't be busy with other things first. Listen to me!"

When Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi arrived at the Chinese military tent, they were either removing their helmets or ordering their men to get water. When they heard Li Dingguo's words, they both turned to look at him with some curiosity on their faces: Kuizhou Prefecture was captured, and what happened? What could be very important?

Li Dingguo saw that both of them were looking at him seriously, so he said seriously: "The imperial reinforcements have arrived, and the current emperor is personally leading the army..."

When he said this, he saw Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi's expressions changing, as if they wanted to speak, so he stretched out his hand to stop me and said, "You can't speak until I finish speaking..."

After hearing what he said, Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi stopped talking, and their expressions became serious, listening to him.

"...My adoptive father asked me to challenge the current emperor in front of the battle, but he failed and was killed instead. The current emperor was merciful and not only allowed me to collect my adoptive father's body, but was also willing to pardon us. We can join the army to serve the court, or we can be disarmed and return to the fields... "

Hearing this, Liu Wenxiu seemed to want to speak again, so Li Dingguo immediately emphasized: "...Listen to me, there is another news. Gao Guiying and Tian Jianxiu made the decision in Shaanxi, and they also expressed their intention to recruit Anxi to the imperial court. .Except for Guangxi and Yunnan-Guizhou, there will probably be no more wars in the world!"

"Let me tell you, the legends about the current emperor are all true. He is really brave and brave. His adoptive father has no power to fight back in front of him. It can be seen that the emperor is indeed a good emperor. I don't want to have any more trouble with the court. I beat him, and I also told the current emperor that I am here to persuade you to submit to the imperial court. This is probably how everything will go. Okay, you can talk now!"

After Li Dingguo finished speaking, he looked at the two people in front of him.

Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi looked at each other with ugly expressions on their faces.The news brought by Li Dingguo was really too big.Not only did Zhang Xianzhong die, but Shaanxi also surrendered to the imperial court!

For a moment, both of them found it difficult to accept it.

Li Dingguo could understand this, and after thinking for a moment, he added: "The current emperor is really powerful, and at the same time really kind, and he is a good emperor. There is no point in us continuing to rebel, and there will be no hope. "

Liu Wenxiu couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing this: "Do we have no choice?"

After hearing this, Li Dingguo understood what he meant, and with a wave of his hand, his men crowded in from the door of the Chinese military tent.

He just showed Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi that he had taken control of the Chinese military tent, and then said: "Submitting to the imperial court is our best way out. If you two are not willing, then I will have to tie you up." I will hand it over to the current emperor. But no matter what happens to us, we are brothers. I hope that we can serve the court and the current emperor together in the future, make wives and children together, and honor our ancestors!"

(End of this chapter)