The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 630

He Wenrui spread his hands when he heard the words, looking very impatient, "Father, according to this theory, can we have to kneel down and beg for a living from the people from Nanjing?"

He Tengjiao frowned and shook his head, "The matter has come to this point, it's like a rebellion, how can it be so easy to end? This trip will first listen to what the envoy has to say, so as to find out the bottom line of Nanjing.

"Fortunately, it will be very difficult for Zhu Linmi to deal with Huguang with Chen Bing now. We can only support ourselves to protect ourselves, and bargain with them after Nanjing can no longer afford it. Only then will we have a chance... "

As he was talking, he could already hear the sound of the rushing river, and then even Wan Dapeng, the deputy general of the Huguang Navy, sent someone to report, "Reporting to the Governor's Hall, Master Wan has placed 47 warships of the navy in the vicinity. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the fortification. Nanjing only sent seven warships, three large and four small, and the envoy is now traveling to the center of the river in two small and large ships, and the rest of the ships are three miles away."

He Tengjiao nodded slightly.The meeting place was on the river a few miles north of Wuchang City, and with the navy's careful arrangements, there was no possibility of him being plotted against by Nanjing.

He abandoned his horse and changed his boat, and came down to the center of the river surrounded by three white-bottomed warships of five or six hundred pieces. He changed into a small boat, and boarded the deserted island with a square meter of ten zhang with his eldest son and a group of guards.

This place is surrounded by rivers, and it is extremely difficult to set up an ambush, so both parties feel at ease when they meet here.

Tables, chairs, tea and other things have already been prepared on the deserted island in the middle of the river. He Tengjiao just sat down for a while when he saw a warship with a strange shape approaching from the east.The boat was tall and tall, with a huge cast iron horn on its head, making it look extremely fierce.There are more than a dozen huge oars protruding from both sides, but there are two tall masts, but there is no wind on the river at this time, so the sails have not been hoisted.

When the strange boat was near the Sky-Watching Stone, a middle-aged man, surrounded by dozens of guards, went to the island holding his hands, bowed his hands from a distance, and said loudly: "But He Dutang is in front of you?"

An official next to He Tengjiao immediately whispered, "It should be Li Guangchun, Minister of Rites of Nanjing."

He Tengjiao felt a little relieved when he heard that the emissary called himself "supervisor" instead of "rebel". It seems that Nanjing is planning to focus on appeasement.He bowed his hands to the east, "It's the lower official. Your Excellency is Li Shilang, right?"

While speaking, Li Guangchun had already walked up to the table, "Master He knows me best." He reached for a chair, but glanced at a young man beside him from the corner of his eye, seeing that he had already sat down, he was relieved Sitting down, he continued, "Now that the barbarian enemy is in front of you, you have received the favor of the emperor, but you don't want to serve the country. Confronting the imperial court is no different from treason! Aren't you afraid of ruining your reputation and being scolded forever?!"

"Where did Master Li hear the rumors?" He Tengjiao seemed rather calm, "Your official was ordered by the late emperor to guard Huguang, and he has never proclaimed himself a pillar of the state. The mobilization of troops and horses is necessary for defense, but the imperial court has been vain lately. It is really chilling for the army to take down the lives of officials."

"Hmph, if you hadn't hijacked the emperor to enter Chu, how could the imperial court raise troops?!"

"Lord Li's words are wrong. Emperor Taizheng has never set foot in Huguang. It's all villains who slandered me. I don't want the court to listen and believe."

"Since Mr. He has a clear conscience, let's disperse the soldiers and horses of Chu to prove his innocence. The court has its own judgment!"

He Tengjiao laughed and said: "As soon as the soldiers and horses leave, the heads of the lower officials will be removed immediately. Although the emperor and ministers have to die, if they lose their lives like this, it seems that He Mou really rebelled. It's better to withdraw the imperial army first. , He Mou went to the court to defend himself."

"Wishful thinking! Let me tell you, now you only have the king of Tang in your hands but no emperor, and you have been abandoned by the world! If you continue to persist in your obsession, the army will kill you, and you will all be ashamed!"

"As I said, whether it is the emperor or the king of Tang is not in Huguang, He is only the governor appointed by the first emperor. If the court wants unjust soldiers, it will not be tolerated by the soldiers of Chu."

"You have no objection, then restrain the Chu army according to the order, and go to Beijing to face the saint!"

"How did He leave Chu before the imperial army left?"

"I see that you are full of rebellion..."

"How can the imperial court harm Zhongliang..."

The young man beside Li Guangchun couldn't help frowning when he saw the two of them constantly arguing, and repeatedly told Li Guangchun to try his best to intimidate He Tengjiao, but in the end this guy would only "ruin his reputation" and "abandoned by the world" There will be no results if this continues until dark.

Then he coughed lightly, raised his hand to stop Li Shilang, then looked at He Tengjiao and said in a cold voice: "Master He, I just want to ask you one question. Do you want to die or live?"

"Presumptuous!" He Wenrui jumped up against the case and roared angrily, "I have hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Chu, just waiting for my father's order to crush your 6 or [-] people in an instant! Are you afraid of your threats?!"

"More than 30 mobs with low morale and poor drills." The young man glanced at him, "Not to mention anything else, the white-armed army outside Wuchang City once killed Hauge's Jianzhou elite, let alone the weak Chu army ?Combined with the Jiangxi Army, the Zhongzhen Camp, and the Xinjiang Daxi Army, even if you have [-] to [-] troops, it is far from enough.

"What's more, there are only more than [-] soldiers in Wuchang City, Hao Yaoqi and other troops were blocked in Changsha, by the time they arrived, Wuchang had already been destroyed for a long time.

"To be honest, if the imperial court didn't want the people of Huguang to suffer, how would you have the opportunity to speak here?"

"Don't be crazy!" He Wenrui turned to He Tengjiao and cupped his hands, "Father, since this is the case, we will go back to the camp to prepare our troops and let them know how powerful they are!"

He Tengjiao stared at the young man beside Li Guangchun, saw that he was so imposing and didn't care much about the Minister of Rites, he couldn't help being surprised.He signaled his son to be calm, then cupped his hands to the young man and said, "May I ask your Excellency?"

"You don't care who I am." The young man took out a roll of paper from his sleeve, motioning to the two guards to spread it out, "I'll give Mr. He a big gift first."

"Big gift?"

The young man pointed to what looked like a map on the table, "This is the detailed rules for the deployment and march of troops from all walks of life in the imperial court. Is it considered an important gift?"

Li Guangchun was so startled that he almost jumped up, "Your Majesty... after all, it is a military secret, so don't show it to others..."

The young man smiled and shook his head, "It doesn't matter." Pointing to the flag with the word "Li" written on the map, he said to He Tengjiao, "This is the nine thousand troops of the Zhongzhen Camp Li Guo General Li, who are currently stationed in Yuezhou City Deploy defenses along the Miluo River. Look at the row of numbers next to it. From top to bottom, it is the number of heavy artillery, grain, horses, firecrackers, and fine armor.”

When He Tengjiao heard the words and looked at the numbers carefully, he couldn't help jumping in his heart-eight gates, thirty thousand stones, one thousand nine hundred horses, three thousand eight hundred sticks, four thousand two hundred pairs.He has always been extremely harsh on the Loyalty Camp, where did Li Guo get so many weapons and food? !

(End of this chapter)