Han ride

Chapter 369 Fighting
Li Xin and Shi Yuanzhi glanced at each other, only to see a flash of murderous intent, and a sneer appeared on the corners of their mouths. Dorgon quickly realized that the two were lying to him just now, but he wanted to kill him at the beginning. After being sent back to Shengjing, Li Xin suddenly changed the subject, and he was caught off guard before uttering the truth.

"Master Hou, you, you are so old and cunning!" Dorgon said with a wry smile.He was helpless and could only have a wry smile on his face.He could only cup his hands and said, "Master Hou, I don't know how you plan to deal with me?"

"What else? Naturally let you go." Li Xin laughed loudly, patted Dorgon on the shoulder and said, "Lord Baylor, I, Li Xin, keep my word. If I let you go, I will let you go naturally." .I won’t hurt your life, because you are very important to me. After I destroy Huang Taiji, will I still need you to guard Shengjing? I can’t let Zu Dashou take advantage of the situation to destroy you.”

"Master Hou, you are really scheming. I admire you." Dorgon took a breath, calmed down instantly, and said, "After I go back, even if my entire population is torn apart, I won't let Zu Dashou take away an inch of my land." .”

"Of course that is the case, so thank you Baylor." Li Xin laughed loudly, pointed to the horses below, and said, "Go, Lord Baylor, there are horses below, Lord Baylor, please!"

"Okay, goodbye, Lord Hou." Dorgon also laughed, cupped his hands at Li Xin, went down the city wall, and then saw the gate of Xifengkou opened wide, and several horses whizzed by, rushing at once. Out of the grassland.

"Master Hou, you let go of a fierce tiger!" Shi Yuan said softly, looking straight at Dorgon's leaving figure.

"Whether it's a tiger or not, we have to see if Dorgon has the ability. But even if it's a tiger, I can take care of him." Li Xin said disdainfully: "Now let's see if there is a tiger in the court." What's the reaction, hehe, these guys are so powerful, I haven't withdrawn from Xifengkou yet? These guys have started to plot against me, such a court, tsk tsk."

"I'm afraid Emperor Chongzhen has to think about it too!" Shi Yuanzhi was still a little uncertain.

"Yes or not, it depends on whether Emperor Chongzhen is willing or not." Li Xin shook his head. He still had a little sympathy for Emperor Chongzhen in his heart, but sometimes he hated this guy very much. He was mean, ungrateful, ruthless, etc. Can count.At this time, someone gave me a trick, and it was false that Li Xin was not angry.

"Your subordinates will always monitor the movement of the court. We must always be prepared." Shi Yuanzhi said hastily: "Also, we must be careful with the Xuanfu's army, so that Mr. Song's defense against Yunzhong is also very important." To strengthen."

"En." Li Xin nodded and said: "Let the leader of Jutu harass Zunhua once a day. But we must also guard against Huang Taiji eating him. If it really doesn't work, I will go to the Xuanfu and see What can Emperor Chongzhen do to me?"

In Beijing City, as Hong Chengchou galloped into the Forbidden City on a fast horse, the entire imperial palace was boiling. Emperor Chongzhen summoned several cabinet elders and six ministers at once.

"Look at it! The memorial sent by Hong Chengchou. Take a look, look, Hong Chengchou has done a big thing!" Emperor Chongzhen handed the memorial to Wang Chengen, and asked Wang Chengen to pass it on to everyone.

Wen Tiren took it first, glanced at it, and then was overjoyed, and said: "Okay, okay, the emperor, this is a great joy! It should be celebrated by the whole world! Hong Chengchou has done a big thing! Your majesty, I think this matter should be announced All over the world, Jiannu has finally surrendered."

"If he doesn't surrender, he will be trapped to death by Marquis Zhengbei and Hong Chengchou." He Wuju sneered, and said, "It's just that Huang Taiji can't stay, he has to come to Beijing." He Wuju hasn't read the memorial yet, After hearing this, he sneered.

"Ahem, it's a peace negotiation, not a surrender." Wen Tiren's face was not good. He realized that he had said something wrong, and his voice lowered a lot, and said, "As long as it is a peace negotiation, isn't it a good thing?"

"Good thing, not necessarily! There are conditions." At this time, Wang Yingxiong saw the memorial above, and couldn't help sneering: "Let's deal with Zheng Beihou together. In exchange for the peace agreement of slavery? Is this still an official of the imperial court?"

"Ah!" Regardless of etiquette, He Wuju rushed to Wang Yingxiong, snatched the memorial, glanced at it, and said with a sneer, "You really are a fool, Your Majesty, this Hong Chengchou should be killed. Marquis Zhengbei is the pillar of the country." , with 10,000+ soldiers and horses in his hands, and millions of subordinates, sitting on the grasslands, defending Ming Dynasty from foreign aggression. Under such circumstances, he still wants to join forces with Jiannu to destroy Ming's army. What does this Hong Chengchou want to do? He is Want to rebel?"

"Master He, I'm afraid this is wrong!" Wen Tiren said slightly dissatisfied: "It is true that Zheng Beihou made some contributions before Zheng Beihou, but don't forget that there are many soldiers and horses under Zheng Beihou's command, and he has long been separatist. Domineering, like the king of the same country, has actually broken away from the shackles of the court long ago. Since it is out of the shackles of the court, it is rebellion, not to mention, building slaves is just like saying, the grasslands are thousands of miles away. I own everything in my Ming Dynasty, and this kind of thing is rare in my Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years!"

"Does Jiannu really keep his promise? Don't forget that there is another Houjin in history." Wang Yingxiong said lightly.As soon as the voice fell, the entire hall fell silent.

"Lord Wang, do you think His Majesty is Huizong?" Wen Tiren glanced at Emperor Chongzhen above him, and seeing the gloomy expression on his face, he couldn't help but sneered.He finally found a flaw in Wang Yingxiong. He actually said that about Emperor Chongzhen. This Emperor Chongzhen has always prided himself on being a sage and the Lord of Zhongxing. In Wang Yingxiong's mouth, he actually became the emperor like Huizong. Does this make him feel good? ?

"I'm innocent, I'm going to die." Wang Yingxiong also saw the expression on Emperor Chongzhen's face at this time, and his expression changed drastically, and he quickly knelt on the ground.

"I am not Huizong, nor is Li Xin the Liao Kingdom." Emperor Chongzhen said flatly, "Get up and talk!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Faint beads of sweat appeared on Wang Yingxiong's forehead, he quickly stood up, retreated behind Wen Tiren, and dared not speak again.He made a mistake in this matter, that is, he should not involve Emperor Chongzhen, which caused him to make too many enemies.It's just that Wen Tiren may not be able to gain any advantage.If this matter gets out, Wen Tiren's reputation may drop drastically.

"Your Majesty, I think this matter can be manipulated." Seeing that Wang Yingxiong had ceased fire, Wen Tiren quickly took advantage of the situation and chased after him: "Part of Li Xin's troops are located at Xifengkou, and he himself is also at Xifengkou. In Mobei, there are only a small number of soldiers and horses in Yunzhong. The emperor can order Chen Xinjia, Hou Shilu, Cao Wenzhao and others to lead the army immediately to attack Yunzhong. Like duckweed without roots, let Zu Dashou lead the army to block Li Xin's route back to the army. It will be able to block Li Xin at the entrance of Xifeng and cannot come out. As for the soldiers and horses in Mobei, the emperor can let Jiannu Hongtai attack, even if they cannot be destroyed, at least they must be held back. It's a pity that the soldiers and horses are wiped out. At that time, the emperor can take these soldiers and horses as his own as long as he makes an imperial decree. In this way, the imperial court can easily defeat Li Xin and seize Li Xin's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses With countless people, thousands of miles of grassland will be returned to the Chinese territory. The emperor can order these grassland cavalry to attack the Central Plains, let them wipe out Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng and his ilk, and let them fight each other.

"So what if Jiannu reneges on what he says?" Wang Yingxiong finally couldn't help it, and said with a sneer: "Seeking skins from tigers, and eventually being injured by tigers. The most feared Jianu now is the Marquis of Zhengbei. It would be good if we pacified Marquis of Zhengbei." , but who will deal with Jiannu in the future? Relying on the Guanning iron cavalry can only hold Liaodong without losing it. As for trying to destroy him, unless Mrs. Hong is killed; I thought it was even more nonsense."

"Mr. Wang, what do you say? Isn't it a good thing for thousands of miles of land to return to China?" Emperor Chongzhen was also a little moved, but after hearing Wang Yingxiong's words, he hesitated.

"Your majesty, how are you compared to Chengzu?" Wang Yingxiong thought for a while, but still asked.

"I am not as good as Chengzu." Emperor Chongzhen was self-aware of this, or even if he thought he was far superior to Zhu Di, he didn't dare to say it, he could only say that he was not as good as his ancestors.

"Emperor Chengzu once conquered Mobei several times, and the Mongolian remnants he fought fled in embarrassment, and he also expanded thousands of miles. But why didn't Emperor Chengzu build a city in Mobei, place troops, and station there?" Wang Yingxiong said eloquently. Talking, he said calmly: "Because he knows that if he wants to win Mobei, he must have strong cavalry, and he must also relocate the Han people and station strong generals. The court will spend a lot of effort to keep this land. But now, Even if we kill Li Xin, can we really take everything from Li Xin peacefully? He must have loyal people under his command. I also heard that Li Xin's concubine is pregnant, which means heirs. People naturally have excuses, making troubles on the grassland, and Lin Danhan's remnants, as well as Jiannu. Do you think, Mr. Wen, Jiannu is really trustworthy? Not necessarily! Such a good opportunity, how could he give up, even if If he does not act himself, he can let other tribes act, he will not tolerate it, and there will be an imperial army on the grassland."

"There is a covenant, so does Mrs. Hong want to go back on his word? Wouldn't it make the world laugh at him?" Wen Tiren's old face flushed, and he couldn't help saying.

"Jianu is a barbarian, why does Lord Shoufu think that a barbarian will talk to you about etiquette?" Wang Yingxiong said dissatisfied: "And Li Xin, who is Li Xin? Do you think it was luck to make such a great achievement on the grassland? It is a joke to kill Li Xin. The emperor and ministers think that the court has righteousness, but if you want to get rid of Li Xin, you must not fight with each other. It is best to use other means to solve it. "

"En." After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but nodded.He would be happy if he could defeat Li Xin, and he would be even happier if he could annex the strength of Li Xin's subordinates, but what Wang Yingxiong said made sense. If Li Xin was eliminated, Jiannu would turn his face immediately, and the Emperor Chongzhen would probably be a laughingstock through the ages. Secondly, if Li Xin could not be eliminated, causing Li Xin to rebel and attack Xuanfu, then the disaster would be even greater.Emperor Chongzhen immediately became timid, and he suddenly realized that Li Xin should not be allowed to sit on the throne, otherwise, such a thing would not happen.

"Your Majesty, this opportunity is rare!" Seeing this, Wen Tiren hurriedly said.

"I'll think about this matter again!" Emperor Chongzhen touched his forehead. This matter was of great importance, and Emperor Chongzhen could not make a decision lightly.He still has to think about it.

Wen Tiren and the others looked at each other, and did not dare to be negligent. After kneeling down, they left. Wen Tiren walked in front, Wang Yingxiong and He Wuju walked behind, as for the rest of the elders and the six ministers, they walked in the back.

"My lord, if Li Xin is eliminated, the imperial court can save a lot of money, and the people can also reduce a lot of burdens. Why do you object to such a thing?" Wen Tiren said with some dissatisfaction.

"My lord, Li Xin is ambitious. Such a person should exterminate his nine clans. As a minister, how can he not obey the emperor's imperial edict?" The person who spoke was a middle-aged man with a ruddy complexion, but he was newly appointed. Hubu Shangshu Hou Xun, just now in the Xinuang Pavilion, three big bosses were fighting in front, but these six Shangshu were speechless.

"Li Xin's heart, of course I know, but Li Xin's 10,000+ troops are easy to destroy like this?" Wang Yingxiong sneered: "You have also seen the memorial sent by Hong Chengchou. It is written in the memorial that Li Xin led his army The cavalry are showing off their power and rampantly under the city of Zunhua. The slaves suppressed by thousands of archers cannot raise their heads. I don’t know if you have thought about it. How many troops does Li Xin have at the mouth of Xifeng? Do you think there are only 1 horses? If he only has 1 People and horses, how dare you go down to Xifengkou so easily. So the old man thinks that his troops are definitely not 1 people, there must be more. You said, Zu Dashou has so few soldiers and horses, but the real cavalry is only more than 1 people , How can we resist Li Xin's cavalry."

After everyone heard this, their complexions changed immediately, and they stopped talking. As for Wen Tiren's complexion changed, he suddenly remembered what Hong Chengchou said in the memorial, but it was a pity that Wang Yingxiong still knew a little about military matters.It is this point, he can see something tricky from it, and he has the upper hand in words.

"If you want to pacify Li Xin, you have to do it slowly." Wang Yingxiong stroked his beard and said, "The imperial court still needs him to resist Jiannu. The old man sees Jiannu's wolfish ambition, and his desire to invade the Central Plains will not change, so let Li Xin be eliminated first. Jiannu, let them both lose, and we can first destroy Gao Yingxiang and his ilk in the Central Plains, reorganize the country, and then destroy the two injured tigers. Isn't this very good? What do you think?"

"It's still Wangge's scheming master!" He Jiaju also nodded.

After hearing this, Wen Tiren's complexion became even worse, and he seemed to have thought of something, and said to Hou Xun on the side: "Hou Shangshu, how much money is left in the imperial household department, Hong Chengchou's food and grass must be supported, and the army cannot be starved." Eat on your stomach."

"Yes." After hearing this, Hou Xun became confused for a while, and didn't know what Wen Tiren meant by this.When he was about to ask, he found that Wen Tiren had left long ago.

After Wang Yingxiong heard this, he said to Hou Xun: "Master Hou, how long can Hong Chengchou's food and grass last?"

"Well, the food and grass consumed by the army of more than 20 people is also a huge number. The officials raised various funds, and the army can last for about ten days. Otherwise, there will be a shortage of food and grass in Beijing." Hou Xun said quickly.

"Ten days, I got it." Wang Yingxiong nodded, bowed to He Wuju, and left the palace.

Outside the palace, a big green-haired sedan was parked outside, and several porters stopped there. Seeing Wang Yingxiong approaching, they hurriedly put down the sedan chair, and a middle-aged butler hurriedly helped Wang Yingxiong in.

"Go, tell Cao Sanxi that I have done what I promised him. But as for what the court will do, that is for me to decide." Wang Yingxiong knocked on the window and said to the housekeeper.

"Yes, master, the villain will go right away." The butler pondered for a moment, and said, "Master, now the market is saying that Zheng Beihou is a wolf, and he is going to cooperate with Jiannu and herd horses in the Central Plains together? How can the master help Li Xin so much? In case the emperor pursues it, what should the master do?"

"Hmph, this is just Jiannu's estrangement. I'm afraid Jiannu wants the court to turn against the Marquis of Zhengbei?" Wang Yingxiong said disdainfully: "I speak for Marquis Zhengbei not because of any other relationship, but because at this time, the court You shouldn't turn your back on Li Xin. Li Xin still needs to sit on the grassland and confront Jiannu. The most important thing is to let them both lose, and the court can gather all the soldiers and horses. First, Gao Yingxiang and others should be leveled. The rebels, and at this time, both Jiannu and Zhengbeihou have lost, and the imperial court's million-strong army marching northward will surely destroy them both."

"My lord is wise!" said the butler hastily.

"Hey, it's just a pity that there are still ten days left for Marquis Zhengbei. Hong Chengchou's food and grass can't last too long. The hundreds of thousands of troops consume a huge amount of food and grass every day. It's too long, and the court can't support it. No way!" Wang Yingxiong spoke for Li Xin, mostly out of public interest.He also wanted to kill the two of them, but unfortunately, the food and grass consumed by Hong Chengchou's soldiers and horses every day was enough to crush the backbone of the imperial court.After all, there is not much food and grass in Beijing.

(End of this chapter)