Han ride

Chapter 456 Beijing
Cao Sanxi was awakened in his sleep. He looked at the letter in his hand. Although there were only a few dozen words, it hit Cao Sanxi's mind like a thunderbolt, because the news from above was so shocking. up.Emperor Chongzhen died unexpectedly, Li Xin was conferred the title of King of Han, and more importantly, Jiannu was about to kill Beijing.Although some defeated soldiers fled to the capital today, the news they said was not very detailed.From this, Cao Sanxi could see that Li Xin might be more than just a King of Han in the future.

"Quick, quick, prepare the horse, and go to Wenge's hometown." Cao Sanxi thought of Li Xin's order, and dared not neglect, and hurriedly ordered someone to prepare the horse. Although the capital was under martial law, who is Cao Sanxi? , can be regarded as a person with head and face, and what he wants to meet is Wen Tiren, so naturally no one dares to stop him.

Wen Tiren actually didn't sleep. At this time, he really didn't have the mood to sleep. Chongzhen left Beijing, and he was in charge of the government. In detail, but it is a fact that the emperor's hundreds of thousands of troops were defeated, which made him very worried.Apart from whether the city of Beijing can be defended in the future, he is even more worried about the safety of Chongzhen. If something happens to Chongzhen, the genius will really collapse. No matter how capable he is, Wen Tiren will not be able to carry Daming Jiangshan Sheji.

"Elder Ge, while Jiannu has not yet besieged the city, it is better to abandon the capital and go to Nanjing. There are still people left behind in Nanjing, backed by the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River, and recuperating for a few years. He can move his army northward and recover rivers and mountains." The speaker was Ni Yuanlu, the Minister of the Household Department.Originally, after Hou Xun followed Chongzhen's personal conquest, he was in charge of the household department.

"Leaving Beijing, where are we going? It is definitely impossible for us to walk the canal with so many people. There are still rebels in Shandong. We can only take a boat from Tianjin and then go to Nanjing. Jiannu may arrive at the city tomorrow morning. By then , how can we escape." Wen Tiren shook his head and said.In fact, apart from what he said, what is more important is the south, where it is not his lair of Wen Tiren, but the lair of the Donglin party members. Whether it is Zhou Yanru or Qian Qianyi, they are all He is his enemy, if Wen Tiren goes to Nanjing, will he still have status?Even if Emperor Chongzhen appointed him as a minister to assist the government, those literati had countless ways to make him leave the court. For this matter, it is impossible for him to agree to go to the south.

"My lord, someone outside who calls himself Cao Sanxi wants to see you." At this time, a servant outside the study said loudly.

"Cao Sanxi? What is a businessman here for?" Ni Yuanlu was dissatisfied because her suggestion was refuted by Wen Tiren, and couldn't help but snort coldly.

After hearing this, Wen Tiren's expression changed, and he suddenly said: "Go, invite him in, no, the old man will invite him in person." Then he stood up and walked out.

Ni Yuanlu and the others looked at each other in shock.Although Wen Tiren's reputation among the people is not very good, but he is the first and assistant minister after all, who can invite him personally is the current emperor.What virtue and ability can a little Cao Sanxi do?But after thinking about it, everyone followed and went out, wanting to see what happened.

"Cao Dongzhu, I have lost my way, please forgive me." Everyone followed behind, only to see a servant of Wen's mansion in front of him holding a lantern and leading a young man, but Wen Tiren had a smile on his face They went up to greet them, and what shocked everyone was that Wen Tiren actually called a merchant a "lower official". Judging by his appearance, this "lower official" was not just a modest word, it seemed that he was really a lower official.

"Don't dare, dare not." Although Cao Sanxi was confident that Li Xin was behind him, he still didn't dare to neglect Wen Tiren, the old man. Forgive me."

"If Mr. Cao didn't have something important to do, I'm afraid he wouldn't come to my house, please." Wen Tiren rolled his eyes, but said with a smile in his mouth.At this time, the forces of all parties are turbulent, and as the world's largest prince, Li Xin is no exception.However, if this is the case, it would be really difficult for Wen Tiren to benefit him.

"Who are these people?" Cao Sanxi glanced at Ni Yuanlu and the others. According to the information, Cao Sanxi naturally recognized these people, and felt very strange. These guys are not from Wen Tiren's camp, and they are now gathered in Wen Tiren's mansion in the middle of the night , this makes people curious.

"The fact is that Jiannu is about to come to the city, so let's discuss again what to do next?" Wen Tiren saw Cao Sanxi's expression in his heart, and immediately explained: "I don't know what the Duke of Liao's plans are now. Where have you been?"

"Hanwang soldiers and horses escort the late emperor's coffin, and they can go to the city of Beijing tomorrow. But before that, the soldiers and horses of Jiannu may go to the city of Beijing first. The King of Han asks the elders to guard the capital. They are allowed to enter and not allowed to leave. Anyone who violates the order will be executed." Cao Sanxi said to everyone.

For a moment, there was silence among the people, and they looked at each other in blank dismay.The information in Cao Sanxi's words is really astonishing. Chongzhen was killed in battle, Li Xin proclaimed himself King of Han, and soldiers and horses for slavery are coming soon.For a while, everyone suddenly felt that their brains were not enough, and they stayed there for a while.

"Your Majesty!" Wen Tiren fell to his knees as if the sky had fallen.Although he was a treacherous minister, he was still very loyal to Chongzhen.Chongzhen is his backstage. Now that Emperor Chongzhen has fallen, Wen Tiren's future is very slim.

"Why does Li Xin claim to be the King of Han? If he is not a royal family, he can't be called the king? What qualifications does he have to be the king?" Chen Yan, a scholar, was speaking, but he noticed the title of King of Han in it. At this time, he was also attracted by Chen Yan's words.

"Naturally, it was the will left by the late emperor when he was dying. Eunuch Si Lijian, Zuo Liangyu, the guerrilla general, and thousands of soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army testified. When the late emperor's coffin returns to the palace, there will naturally be a will issued." Cao Cao Sanxi said disdainfully.These guys don't care about big things, but they care about these things. Don't say that this King of Han was canonized by Chongzhen himself. Even if he wasn't, what can you do?Now the lord has a strong army and a strong horse, and who will say anything if he becomes king and emperor in the world.

"Since that's the case, I'll respect your orders." Wen Tiren was also awakened by the quarrel between the two at this time. He wiped away his tears and said, "It's just that Beijing has fewer people. Fallen. I don’t know what method Mr. Cao has.”

"This is the edict of Wang Gonggong. The elder Ge can use the edict to mobilize the Dongchang and Jinyiwei fans. I believe it can resist one or two. I will conquer the Northern Army and pursue it. I am afraid that Jiannu will not have the courage to attack Beijing." Cao Sanxi added. Wen Tiren took a note and took a look. It was indeed Wang Chengen's handwriting.

"It's so good." Wen Tiren reached out to take it and nodded, but his face didn't show any joy. Chongzhen died, the entire Ming Dynasty was in turmoil, and Li Xin was named King of Han. Wang Jue, what kind of things will happen in the Ming Dynasty, which makes him feel that the future is bleak.

"In this case, the villain will take my leave first." Cao Sanxi gave Chen Yan a deep look. He has made a note of such a person now. I am afraid that after Li Xin enters the city, such a person will also object.As Li Xin's spies, it would be dereliction of duty for these people not to pay attention.

After Cao Sanxi left, Wen Tiren said calmly: "Everyone, the matter is now clear. The emperor passed away, and the King of Han came here by order. As long as we block Jiannu, the Ming Dynasty will still exist. If we can't stop it, when the time comes, Without the King of Han coming to trouble us, these slaves will kill us."

"Elder Ge, this King of Han? The background is wrong. This Li Xin is acting recklessly. This is a conspiracy to usurp the throne. We must not allow it to succeed." Chen Yan said loudly.

"Yes, this Li Xin is Cao Cao, Mr. Ge, you are the chief minister, and you have been favored by the former emperor. You must not let the traitor succeed!" The speaker was Xinjian uncle Wang Guangtong, who represented the noble clan.As for other governors Yuan You, Zhou Ming, Zhou Duo, Zhou Xuan and others, they also raised their voices against it.Throughout the Ming Dynasty, there has never been a king with a different surname.Now that Li Xin has done it, everyone is guessing how this prince got here.

"No matter what, we have nothing to do now. Everyone, the army of Jiannu is not far from us now. Where can we go? Should we go south to Nanjing? I am afraid that we will be captured alive by Jiannu before we reach Tianjin. Everyone, who are you?" I, Wen Tiren, will not stop me if I want to be a slave who builds slaves, but I, Wen Tiren, will not be someone who betrays the Han people." Wen Tiren held the letter written by Wang Chengen in his hand, and said lightly: "Everyone, my Imperial Forest Army of the Ming Dynasty has lost everything now. I don’t want to be a subjugated slave, so I will cooperate with Li Xin seriously. Only Li Xin and his Northern Conquest Army can save the city of Beijing and our lives. The king of Han can only be king if he has soldiers in his hands. Li Xin is ambitious. Without this incident, he would still be king in Datong or Taiyuan. Does the former emperor still have someone to entrust to him in that place, or now? With us alone, I am afraid that even the city of Beijing cannot be defended. This King of Han, it's hard for us to recognize him or not."

"You guys admit it, but I definitely won't." Chen Yan glanced at everyone, and said coldly: "In my opinion, we should move our capital to Nanjing after the slavery is retired. In the north, the city of Beijing has already It’s not safe anymore, and the army of founding slaves goes south at any time, do you have to rescue them every time? Only by moving the capital to Nanjing can this happen.” Then he snorted coldly and left.

"He is really an ignorant person. If Li Xin is so easy to deal with, how can he get to where he is today?" Wen Tiren seemed to be talking to himself, and as if speaking to everyone, he sneered: "Jiannu is afraid of Li Xinru. Tiger, with Li Xin sitting in the capital, how dare Jiannu come here?" After hearing this, Wang Guangtong and others nodded. There are no soldiers and horses in the capital right now, and it is impossible to escape even if they want to. The roots of these people are all in Beijing. City, to the south, will anyone pay attention?As long as Li Xin treated everyone well, even if Li Xin surrendered, it would be nothing special.

"Congratulations to Mr. Wen Ge, congratulations to Mr. Wen Ge." After seeing Chen Yan leave, Wang Guangtong cupped his hands at Wen Tiren and said, "If you can gain the trust of the prince, your future will be limitless. In the future, Mr. Ge will take care of you."

"Uncle Xinjian was wrong. The old man is already sunset. How can he take care of uncle? I'm afraid uncle will be needed to take care of the old man." Wen Tiren shook his head and sighed.

"Impossible! Didn't the King of Han let Mr. Ge preside over the affairs of Beijing?" Bo Xinjian asked with a smile, and the rest of the people also looked at Wen Tiren in surprise. Then Wang Guangtong said: "Although Li Xin is powerful, we will wait We also have to rely on his breath, but there are too few civil servants around him, and if he wants to seize the world, I'm afraid he still needs to rely on our strength!"

"Because of this, the old man has to be careful. No one knows when Hanwang won't need such a waste like me." Wen Tiren shook his head and said, "Everyone, tomorrow will be the most important time, Jianu will definitely come to Beijing If we can't hold on for even one round, even if the King of Han leads an army, it will be of no use to us. Therefore, all the tenants and servants in the mansion must contribute. , you must stick to the city, otherwise, I will let the admiral of the Nine Gates find you to settle the last bite lost at the city gate." Wen Tiren was murderous, and his old face was filled with murderous intent.

"That's natural, that's natural." Everyone nodded repeatedly.Excluding Chen Yan, these people are not fools. Although there are not many soldiers and horses in the city, it seems that the fall of the city is a certainty, but if there are 10,000+ troops behind Jiannu who will kill them later, then the thing is There is another way of saying that even if Jiannu wanted to attack the city of Beijing, it would only be harassment at most. In the end, Li Xin was the only one who entered the city and became the master of the city. How to make Li Xin reuse himself?This can be regarded as a certificate of honor. The ancestors of these guys played very smoothly, so naturally they would not give up this opportunity.

"If Li Xin was such a simple person, he wouldn't be where he is today. It's ridiculous that these people still want to get glory and wealth from Li Xin, but they don't think about it. Li Xin can reuse us at this moment because the foundation is not strong and he needs us. These people have peace of mind, that's why they are like this, when his foundation is stable, if these people don't know each other, their lives may be in danger." Wen Tiren looked at the leaving figures of Wang Wentong and others, with a hint of disdain on the corner of his mouth.Others don't know, but Wen Tiren is aware of Li Xin's plan.It's just that even if he knows, there is no way to change it. Otherwise, the capital will be moved. How could those Donglin Party members in the south allow Wen Tiren to stand in the court? For the safety of his official position and life, Wen Tiren had to cooperate with Li Xin .

Right now, Wen Tiren knows that although there are many people who disobey him in the court, he is not worried. Now that the Jiannu army is overwhelming the border, these people may be dissatisfied with him, but they will definitely not surrender Jiannu. Everyone knows that Li Xin's army will Afterwards, whoever surrendered Jiannu would not only get no benefits, but would even be infamous. These people are obviously not fools.It's just that after Li Xin defeated Jiannu, things would become more complicated.

"King of Han? Why did Emperor Chongzhen get Li Xin into an embarrassing situation accused by thousands of people, or he really believed that Li Xin could calm down the world, so now give Li Xin a favor and let him let him go in the future What about his descendants?" Wen Tiren was old and cunning, but in the face of this situation, he found that he really couldn't guess what Emperor Chongzhen wanted to do.

Like Wen Tiren, there was another person who was also in distress at this time, and that was Huang Taiji, who was only [-] miles away from Beijing.

Originally, Huang Taiji thought that Li Xin would forcibly pursue him at night in order to keep persecuting himself, but what he didn't expect was that Li Xin didn't do this at all, and stayed at the original place at night, which made Huang Taiji's ambush empty and lost his defeat. Li Xin's last chance, Huang Taiji did not hesitate to order Jiannu to march overnight and reach Beijing as soon as possible.His military literacy told him that the city of Beijing was the emptiest at this time, and taking Beijing would not only get a lot of supplies, but more importantly, he could threaten Li Xin so that he could easily return to the outside of the pass.

But he was not sure about this matter, so he just sat on the horse silently, frowning and thinking.What he can think of, Li Xin may also think that he will not let his goal come true, but what kind of method he will adopt, and whether Fan Wencheng can persuade Wu Sangui when he goes to Shanhaiguan, this is also the most important thing, if If he could convince Wu Sangui, then things would be easy. If he couldn't convince Wu Sangui, where should he go back to Liaodong, Shandong?Maybe this is the only way.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Wu Sangui has been dissatisfied with Li Xin for a long time. He looks extremely brave, but in fact he is very timid. He knows that once Li Xin becomes emperor, it will definitely be bad for him, even if he doesn't Kill him, but he won't be rich." Ning Wan I saw Huang Taiji's uneasiness, and quickly comforted him.

"But he is Han, and we are Manchus." Huang Taiji said again.

"Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot be both. Whether you choose loyalty or filial piety, people in the world will not say anything." Ning Wan said proudly: "This Wu Xiang may be a waste, but he can help us solve the problem." This matter can also help Wu Sangui cover up this matter."

"Wu Xiang, hey! In fact, it would be the best if we can capture the city of Beijing tomorrow." Huang Taiji said, "As long as we capture the city of Beijing, we will be invincible. No matter how powerful you are, you can't do anything to us. However, I have a feeling that this hope may not be great." After Ning finished listening to me, he remained silent, and he also thought it was impossible.

(End of this chapter)