Han ride

Chapter 333 A farce

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the courtiers below, and also frowned. He also felt that the things discussed today seemed to have deviated from the direction, so he coughed lightly twice and said, "Okay, let's continue to discuss Li Xin's matter. , Do you think Li Xin will rebel? Zhou Yanru, what do you think?"

"Your majesty, the old minister thinks that no matter whether Li Xin is rebellious or not, we can't make a hasty conclusion. We will send people to have a look first. On the one hand, he ordered the Xuanfu to be under full martial law, and Hong Chengchou's troops on the three sides temporarily stopped the suppression of the banditry. They stationed troops in Yulin. Li Xin is rebellious, immediately join forces from the nine sides and send troops to the grassland, even if he cooperates with Lin Danhan, he must first destroy Li Xin." Zhou Yanru said without thinking.Putting aside personal grievances, Zhou Yanru's words can still be regarded as sophisticated words for the country.After all, if Li Xin rebelled, things would be a big deal. Although there was Lin Danhan in Saibei before, Lin Danhan's invasion of the Central Plains was only a small invasion, which would not have a great impact on the Central Plains. But once Li Xin invaded, That is, 10,000+ soldiers and horses attacked the northern border. The Ming Dynasty could not bear such harm, so they ordered martial law on the border and ordered people to investigate the matter.

"Your Majesty, I thought Li Xin would not rebel." Wen Tiren hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Li Xin is loyal to Ming Dynasty and will not rebel at all. Now Hong Chengchou and others are suppressing the rebellion. If this is the time, withdraw the troops and return to Shaanxi. Li Xin, the rebellion may rise again, and it will be difficult to eradicate it."

"Lord Wen, if Li Xin is rebellious, do you think that with so few soldiers from the Xuan Mansion, you can resist Li Xin? What's more, Cao Bianjiao recently mobilized 5 elite soldiers from the Xuan Mansion. Kill more soldiers and horses." Zhou Yanru's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "The old minister thinks it's better to be careful about this matter. We can't say that Li Xin will rebel immediately, but we can't stop defending because of this. Although banditry Seriously, but after all, they are stragglers and can be wiped out at any time. However, once Li Xin rebels, the impact will be even greater. The 10,000+ army around him is a division of tigers and wolves. Once they go south to the Central Plains, no one can resist, so The imperial court must be careful on defense first."

"Zhou Ge is really a joke. Li Xin's Yunzhong was besieged by Lin Danhan and other 10,000+ coalition forces. How could he go south to the Central Plains?" Wen Tiren said disdainfully: "What's more, I think it's just a tactic to alienate people. If rumors spread, they can only come from the Xuanfu, why did they appear in the capital? So I think it is impossible for Li Xin to become emperor?"

Emperor Chongzhen also nodded. There are powerful enemies outside, and Li Xin will only proclaim himself emperor unless he is in a daze. Such rumors are really unbelievable.As soon as Emperor Chongzhen thought of this, he was about to speak when suddenly someone broke in from outside.Emperor Chongzhen looked over, but saw that it was Luo Yangxing, the commander of Jinyiwei.

"Why are you so flustered?" Emperor Chongzhen frowned and asked.

"Show the emperor, Jin Yiwei flew to report, Li Xin has defeated Lin Danhan's army, Lin Danhan was pissed off by Li Xin's letter, and before that, Li Xin first defeated Lin Danhan's ally Horqin tribe Wu Keshan, Tuxietu Khan has also been defeated now, the army has dissipated, and his life and death are unknown." Luo Yangxing still had a look of panic on his face.Obviously, he was also shocked by the news.

There was silence in the hall, and Emperor Chongzhen sat or stood quietly with his officials, his face was full of disbelief, obviously it was difficult for him to digest this fact.

"Is this news the truth?" After a while, Emperor Chongzhen came to his senses and said, "The 10,000+ army was defeated so easily. So fast?"

"If you go back to the emperor, that's the truth. It's only because of the heavy snow on the prairie that I didn't receive the news until now. If the news spreads all over the world, I'm afraid it will take a while." Luo Yangxing said with a wry smile. .In a snowy day, the news was delivered extremely slowly.

"Your Majesty, the old minister believes that the rumors spread in Beijing are by no means rumors, nor are they alienating." Zhou Yanru, who is old and cunning, also reacted, but after he reacted, his face was full of joy, and he said loudly: "Since Li Xin Having defeated Lin Dan Khan, it is tantamount to unifying the grassland. This man is ambitious and strong, and now he is the only one in the grassland. The old minister once heard that the jade seal of the Yuan Dynasty fell into the hands of Lin Dan Khan. Since Lin Dan Khan was captured by Li Xin If he was defeated, the power was also obtained by Li Xin, which means that this Jade Seal of Chuanguo is definitely in the hands of Li Xin. It is not impossible for him to become emperor, and even now he has become emperor. I just don't know."

"Hmph." Emperor Chongzhen was finally angry.He looked at Wen Tiren with angry eyes.

Wen Tiren, who had supported Li Xin just now, looked pale, but at this moment he really had nothing to say.As long as you are a human being, you can imagine it. The powerful Li Xin has full wings and has just defeated a strong enemy. He is based on the grassland and controls 10,000+ strings, even tens of thousands of people. There are millions of people under his command. Look around. , No one can beat him, would such a person be willing to be used by the imperial court as a loyal courtier?Wen Tiren is also a human being. Ask yourself, if he is himself, I am afraid that he will not let go of such an opportunity. On the grassland, Li Xin is the king, and the court cannot catch him. , if you send troops, you may not be able to beat him.Thinking of Li Xin's success in the Ninth Five-Year Plan, Wen Tiren felt a burst of envy, but first, he had to pass his current test.

"Li Xin, Li Xin, you have caused me misfortune." Wen Tiren rolled his eyes, thinking of ways to resolve his crisis.

"Old Wen Ge, didn't you just swear that Li Xin would not rebel? Now that he has defeated Lin Danhan and holds the jade seal in his hand, do you think he will rebel?" Zhou Yanru suddenly turned around, his old face With a smile on his face, he looked at Wen Tiren and said.

"Lord Zhou, all of this is just our speculation now. Whether Li Xin will rebel or not is not up to you or me. Your Majesty, I think that this matter needs to be confirmed, so as not to wrong the general." Wen Tiren Still firmly support Li Xin.On the other side, Zhou Yanru had a sneer on his face. In his opinion, the current Wen Tiren is just a boiled duck, leaving only a hard mouth.

"Why, do you still think that Li Xin will not rebel?" Emperor Chongzhen said through gritted teeth.He suddenly thought of the letter he wrote to Li Xin not long ago, which was so confiding and humble. Now that he thought about it, it was a great humiliation to him.For a moment, his face was flushed, his eyes were like an angry tiger, and he looked at Wen Tiren viciously. Now that he couldn't find Li Xin, he could only get angry at Wen Tiren, Li Xin's staunch ally in the court.

"This?" Wen Tiren didn't know what to do, he could only lower his head and sweat profusely.

"Your Majesty, Li Xin is a traitor who has the audacity to act recklessly, deceives superiors and subordinates, and dares to raise troops to conspire against him. I think that this man must be killed by the nine tribes, and all the titles bestowed by Li Gu will be taken back, and he will be punished by death." At this time, how could Zhou Yanru Will give up such an opportunity, said loudly on the side.Some of his henchmen also nodded.Some people simply said that they would drag Li Gu's body out and flog him.Some people even thought of whipping Dong Fusheng to death. Anyone who had helped Li Xin or had a relationship with him would not be able to escape.

"Your majesty, no." Wen Tiren rolled his eyes and said loudly.

"Why, Mr. Wen, do you still want to intercede for Li Xin? Could it be that you simply said that you are Li Xin's party?" Zhou Yanru looked at Wen Tiren with a half-smile and said.He really thought that Wen Tiren would be able to admit it.

"Zhou Yanru, how can you, a person who harmed the country, do this?" Wen Tiren was going all out, his face flushed, and he said loudly: "Your Majesty, I thought that even if Li Xin defeated Lin Danhan, he would never turn against him." He still needs the imperial court. Without the backing of the imperial court, he cannot cope with the remnants of the remnants on the grassland. Grain, money, food, and equipment all have to be obtained from the Central Plains. And there are so many rebels around him, He can only fight against the rebels on the grassland by relying on the imperial court. The minister thought that Li Xin would never get hotheaded and rebel. What's more, Mr. Zhou, even if Li Xin really rebelled now, the first thing he has to deal with is It's not the court, it's the grassland, it's the eastern captives. If you want to kill his nine tribes, aren't you forcing him to deal with the Central Plains first? Now how many soldiers and horses are there on our nine and three sides that can resist Li Xin? How much silver is left in the treasury to support the battle of tens of thousands of troops?"

"This?" Zhou Yanru suddenly ran out of words, but he still sneered: "Even if it's a sham, a thief like Li Xin cannot be allowed to succeed."

"Good news, good news." Just when the noise in the hall was getting louder and louder, there were bursts of good news outside the door, which suddenly turned the eyes of everyone in the hall away. What the imperial court needs most now is good news.

"Quick, look, where is the good news, from Cao Wenzhao, Hong Chengchou, or Lu Xiangsheng?" Emperor Chongzhen said loudly to Wang Chengen beside him with faint excitement on his face.

"The Marquis of Zhengbei defeated Lin Dan Khan's 13 army, captured more than [-] elite soldiers, and beheaded more than [-] enemy chieftains. Tuxietu Khan only escaped with his own body." Wang Chengen didn't need to go to see where the good news was. The person's voice suddenly shook the entire hall, leaving everyone in the hall wondering what to do?Emperor Chongzhen was uncertain, Zhou Yanru's face was flushed, Wen Tiren's lips were trembling, and his face was full of joy.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations to Your Majesty. The northern border has been settled from now on!" Wen Tiren laughed loudly and said loudly.Since Li Xin sent someone to deliver the good news, it means that Li Xin did not rebel at all.This time, Wen Tiren won again.

(End of this chapter)