Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 204 Persuasion
After hearing his words, Ai Nengqi asked: "If we submit to the imperial court, what kind of official title can the emperor give us?"

After hearing this, Li Dingguo turned to look at him, shook his head and said, "The emperor did not promise to appoint officials, he only promised to pardon everyone, and they can continue to serve in the army, or they can disarm and return to their fields."

Upon hearing this, Ai Nengqi raised his eyebrows, as if he was unhappy, and wanted to speak.

Li Dingguo saw it and said first: "Do you know Li Zicheng's Guo Tianxing? It is said that he was the first one to challenge the current emperor. After he surrendered to the imperial court, he did not have an official position, so he took the initiative to request an order to go to Xi'an. Now he finally persuaded him All Li Zicheng's people in Shaanxi surrendered to the imperial court. You didn't see that he yelled in front of the emperor, but the emperor didn't mean to blame him."

"Do you also know Gao Yigong and Li Laiheng? Li Laiheng is the adopted son of Li Guo, a tiger. They surrendered to the imperial court the year before last, and then fought against Jianqi and fought in the Battle of Nanjing. They defeated Li Zicheng's army and gained many meritorious services. For the earl."

When Liu Wenxiu heard what he said, he said, "Does that mean that after surrendering to the imperial court, only by performing military exploits can one be rewarded? It is even possible to be awarded a imperial title?"

At the same time, Ai Nengqi also followed up and said: "Forget it if the two of them fight Jianlu, they also fight their original brothers?"

After hearing this, Li Dingguo nodded to Liu Wenxiu and said, "That's what I mean."

Then, he looked at Ainengqi and explained: "I have inquired about it. The credit of the two of them is not to mention how many original brothers they killed, but to try their best to persuade the original brothers to surrender to the imperial court."

Enengqi listened and stopped talking, because he felt that this explanation was acceptable.

But Liu Wenxiu looked at Li Dingguo and said, "So you came to persuade us because you can make great contributions and get a reward from the current emperor?"

When Ai Nengqi heard this, he immediately looked at Li Dingguo. Are they using their brothers as a stepping stone?
After hearing this, Li Dingguo looked at the two of them and said truthfully: "Yes, I have contributed to persuading you two to surrender. I will not deny this. But I hope that our brothers will not fight each other and work together for the present day." In the service of the emperor, wouldn’t it be good to make my wife and son my wife together?”

When Liu Wenxiu heard this, he didn't speak anymore and was just deep in thought, but Ai Nengqi said a little bit strangely: "That's true, you took the credit for our brothers, but what about us? Starting from small soldiers again? "

Li Dingguo looked at him and replied in a deep voice: "I don't know whether the current emperor will eventually make us officials or soldiers. I can't guarantee this. But as long as we have merit, the emperor will eventually reward us. The matter of persuading eldest brother can be done by You do it.”

When Liu Wenxiu heard this, he interrupted and said, "What should I do? Who else can I persuade?"

Ai Nengqi nodded after hearing this and said: "Brother, if you return to the imperial court, you should value it most. What kind of official will the emperor reward you? But according to your point of view, the emperor does not promise to become an official at all. I'm afraid it will be difficult to persuade!"

When Li Dingguo heard what they said, his expression suddenly turned serious. He stared at them and said, "Don't think that since we have troops in our hands, we have room for bargaining. We are blocked in Sichuan and have nowhere to escape. I can tell you clearly, The emperor personally led the army, defeated the Jianlu, and almost wiped out Li Zicheng. Now that the foster father is dead, we can no longer resist. If we resist to the end, we will be wiped out and there will be absolutely no chance of winning."

"One more thing, I don't know if you have noticed. After fighting for so many years, we have been fighting, killing, and escaping with our adoptive father. There is no peace at all. You may not have noticed it yet, but Brothers below, many of them are actually tired of this kind of life. Now that the emperor is wise and powerful, he has the ability to suppress the world, but he does not kill innocent people indiscriminately, and promises to pardon those who rebel. Many brothers will not continue to rebel, and they all hope that there will be peace. A stable home with a wife and children who can live happily on the bed."

Hearing this, Liu Wenxiu fell silent.

Because he actually discovered this and admitted that what Li Dingguo said made sense.After fighting for more than ten years, how many people want to fight for the rest of their lives?When you are forced to have no choice, now that there are other options, how many people will choose to continue fighting and killing with no future?
After hearing this, Ai Nengqi questioned: "The emperor is really that capable of suppressing the world? Then what did he do before?"

To be honest, when he heard this, Li Dingguo himself was puzzled and couldn't figure it out.

But at this time, he replied to Ai Nengqi: "Who knows? Anyway, I have seen the current emperor with my own eyes. He is really wise, mighty and brave. The adoptive father does not believe those rumors and wants to kill him again. The people who came told the emperor that he had dug the emperor's ancestral grave, and tried every means to get the emperor to agree to challenge him. In the end, they really had no power to fight back, and were whipped by the emperor with his adoptive father's own gun. He died in front of the two armies."

After Li Dingguo finished speaking, Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi both looked surprised, and then fell silent.

After a while, Li Dingguo said sincerely again: "You should also know my fighting ability. I can guarantee that with the current emperor personally leading the army, we have no chance of winning. Instead of being beaten to death in the end, why would we? Can't we submit to the imperial court, work for the current emperor together, win him a wife and a son, and honor our ancestors?"

"We are brothers, and I thought you would be fine too. Otherwise, I have already taken control of the Central Army tent, so why would I have to talk to you so much? It would be a credit to just tie you up and present them to the emperor. "

Listening to these sincere words, Liu Wenxiu thought about Li Dingguo's usual behavior, and finally sighed and said: "Second brother, I believe you! You said it is better to submit to the imperial court, then submit to the imperial court!"

After hearing this, Ai Nengqi looked at him, and then at Li Dingguo. He seemed to hesitate for a while, and then said "Hey": "Okay, you have surrendered, what else is there to say?" I wonder what official title the emperor will give us?"

When Li Dingguo heard that both of them agreed, he was very happy and immediately said: "This is the best. You can persuade your elder brother to surrender later. We will serve the court together. One day, it would be great to return to Shaanxi together in glory!"

After hearing this, Liu Wenxiu smiled bitterly and said, "Who else is there in my hometown? They are all dead!"

They are all orphans and have left their hometown since childhood.The concept of hometown is really weak.

After hearing this, Li Dingguo was silent for a while, and then said: "Don't we all have wives and children? At least they will have families and relatives in the future, so that they can live a stable life, which is also good, right?"

When Liu Wenxiu heard this, he nodded, and then said: "Then let's convene a military meeting to announce this matter!"

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In Chongqing City, Ma Gan returned to the back hall of the governor's Yamen and began to make funeral arrangements.

His wife and children were all weeping.But what can be done?
The thieves broke through the city, and they had no choice but to die. There was no other way out.

Ma Gan was in a heavy heart. Listening to the cries of his wife and children, he could only look up to the sky and sigh: "I would rather be a peace dog than a man in troubled times!"

In troubled times, even if you are an official of the imperial court, your wife and children cannot be protected!

"Father, I don't want to die!"

The youngest son, who was only five years old, was holding his legs and not letting him go, crying.At such a young age, he already knew what death was like, and fear filled his face, which made Ma Gan feel distressed just looking at it.

However, what can he do?
The bandits will soon attack the city. With the addition of reinforcements, the offensive will definitely be more fierce. Chongqing Fucheng will definitely fall either today or tomorrow.

Sighing in his heart, he reached out and touched his youngest son's head. Just when he was about to say something, he heard rapid footsteps coming from outside.

At this time, when he heard this voice, Ma Gan knew that it would definitely not be good news.

He immediately calmed down and prepared to die for his country. Just when he was about to say something, he saw his master breaking into the back office, but there was an expression of surprise on his face.

For a moment, Ma Gan thought he was dazzled.At this time, what other happy events can there be?
"My boss, go to the top of the city quickly, the bandits outside the city have surrendered!"

"What?" When Ma Gan heard this, he thought he had heard it wrong, and immediately shouted angrily, "You said that the defenders at the top of the city surrendered to the rebels? You can still laugh?"

After hearing this, the master quickly corrected him and said: "It's the bandits outside the city who have surrendered to us. Master, go and have a look. They have all put down their weapons!"

This time, Ma Gan heard clearly.However, because he heard it clearly, he felt very incredible.

He just thought about it and thought about various possibilities, but he never expected that the bandits outside the city would surrender after receiving reinforcements!

Is this the sun coming out from the west?
It feels so incredible!
"Master, why are you still standing there, go and have a look!"

When Ma Gan heard his wife talking about him, he came back to his senses, immediately became excited, and said immediately: "Go, go, go, go quickly!"

As soon as he moved his steps, he realized that there was still someone hanging on his feet. He immediately bent down and picked up his son, and then handed it to the lady who hurriedly walked over. At the same time, he said: "My son, there is no need to die, wait for the good news about dad!"

After finishing speaking, he hurried out of the Houya accompanied by his master, gathered the generals who reported the news, and immediately rushed to the top of the city.

When he reached the top of the city, he really saw that the rebels outside the city had put down their weapons.One of the thieves came to the city gate to talk.

He recognized this thief general as one of the four righteous sons of Zhang thief. He actually walked down to the city alone. Wasn't he afraid that he would order him to be shot to death?
The situation in front of him was too abnormal. He remained cautious and shouted loudly from the top of the city: "Why do you want to surrender? Is it because you want to deceive the city gate?"

Li Dingguo smiled after hearing this, reached out and took out a letter from his arms, raised his head and said loudly: "The current emperor has arrived at Kuizhou Mansion, and will arrive in Chongqing soon. I have surrendered to the imperial court in Kuizhou Mansion, and now I have obeyed the decree. They were persuaded to submit to the imperial court. There is a letter from His Majesty as proof!"

When Ma Gan heard this, he was overjoyed and said, "His Majesty has really arrived in Sichuan?"

If it were true, it would explain everything.

I really didn’t expect that the emperor would lead the army and arrive so quickly!
As he spoke, he quickly sent someone to get the letter for verification.But when the defenders on the city heard the conversation, they already believed it without waiting for the verification results.In other words, they are very willing to believe that the news is true.

All of a sudden, all the garrison soldiers on the city were praising the emperor.

When the emperor comes and the rebels surrender, they don't have to die. They can even get credit for holding on, and they can be rewarded for their merits later!
Soon, the news was confirmed and it was indeed the emperor's will.

In other words, the emperor rushed to Sichuan, killed the traitor Zhang Xianzhong, and recruited the traitor army in central Sichuan. Not only the world, but also the land of Shu will soon be at peace!

After understanding these things, huge cheers finally sounded in the sky above Chongqing: "Long live my emperor..."

In the afternoon two days later, Emperor Chongzhen led his army to Chongqing Fucheng.

The warships covering the river, as well as the troops on the mountain road beside the river, with the banners fluttering, all show the power of the imperial court!
If we say that in the past, no one would have felt anything, but at this moment, when the soldiers and civilians in Chongqing felt the power of the imperial army, they were all very excited, "Long live my emperor" and "The Ming Dynasty will be victorious" The shouts came one after another, continuously.

The entire Chongqing Mansion was filled with a sea of ​​joy.

After Emperor Chongzhen arrived, Li Dingguo went to the emperor to report the results of his work and said: "...Your Majesty, both Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi are willing to serve the imperial court and have rushed to recruit Sun Kewang's troops."

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly and said, "If you don't go, are you giving the credit to the two of them?"

Ordinary people wouldn't care if they made more contributions.If it had been anyone else, not to mention myself going to persuade Sun Kewang to surrender, even if they went together, they would have gained more credit.

Seeing that the emperor had seen through his own thoughts, Li Dingguo was very calm and immediately responded: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Emperor Chongzhen was very satisfied after hearing this. He originally had a favorable impression of Li Dingguo because of his performance in history. Now that he saw that Li Dingguo was not greedy, his impression became even better.

One day later, Emperor Chongzhen did not wait for the news from Sun Kewang and asked Ma Gan to take charge of the affairs of the Chongqing government. He led the Biaoying camp directly under the imperial government to leave Chongqing, took a boat down the river, and went back in person. Meet someone.

Although he could definitely pass the decree and ask that person to come to Chongqing for an audience.However, Emperor Chongzhen did not want to do this, not only because of her old age, but also out of respect for her. Emperor Chongzhen felt that it was necessary for him to visit her and give her a reward to reward her for her lifetime of fighting for the Ming Dynasty. Her loyalty has made her mark in the annals of history.

The place he was going to with his direct guard battalion was the Ishikawa Shizhu Xuanwei Division.Now at this time, the stone pillar has sealed off the inside and outside, and does not care about foreign affairs.

(End of this chapter)