Back to the end of the Ming Dynasty when the emperor

Chapter 252
Zhu Yousong's self-confidence comes from the prophet. Of course he has no special powers, but he is a traveler. Compared with these people, he has a thinking of more than 400 years. In history, Zuo Liangyu died of illness in Jiujiang shortly after his rebellion. The surrender of the people to the Qing Dynasty was another big event in the history of the late Ming Dynasty after the suicide of Emperor Chongzhen Meishan. It became the last straw that crushed the Hongguang regime.

Of course Zhu Yousong is aware of these things. Now Zhu Yousong has a good understanding of Zu Keyong's character. Conquer such a titan with personality.

What is difficult is valuable.The kind of person who can persuade the court to surrender with a few words must be the generation of Qin Muchu. Today it is easy for him to submit to the court, and it is easy for him to betray the court tomorrow. No shame, no matter how talented such a person is, Zhu Yousong also scoffs at him. What Zhu Yousong needs is a tough guy like Zu Keyong, which is one of the reasons why he has always tolerated Zu Keyong's extra lenient treatment.

From Zu Hai to Huang Degong, from Zheng Longfang to He Zhaoxiong, Zhu Yousong has already conquered several individual and valiant generals, who can be called rich in experience. The trick is to escape the treachery, and he will play hard to catch. Zhu Yousong is confident that he will definitely come to vote.

The change of horses and horses has come to a successful conclusion. The three court officials were rescued, and Zhu Yousong sent an order to withdraw the troops.

The next day a scout came to report that Zuo Liangyu had died of a sudden illness a few days ago. After Zuo Menggeng returned to Jiujiang, he had a big funeral and the whole army went to mourning.

"Zuo Liangyu is finished so soon? But this is also in line with the historical trend. If not unexpected, Zu Keyong will return to my side soon." Zhu Yousong was surprised and happy when he heard this.

At this time, Yuan Jixian, He Tengjiao, Du Yinxi, Zheng Hongkui, He Zhaoxiong, Liu Zhaoji, etc. also knew the news, and they all came to Yuzhang to persuade Zhu Yousong to raise troops. Zhengsheng, the culprit is newly defeated and he is going to attend a funeral. It's really the right time, place, and harmony. It's just the right time to use troops to take down Jiujiang.

Zhu Yousong nodded and said: "I really have this intention, but his father is dead and he is holding a funeral, we take the opportunity to defeat the victory, and besides, Zuo Liangyu has made great contributions to me after all. However, at least let him go to the ground to rest in peace, people will not be enemies after death, and there is another person to wait, it is more appropriate to raise troops after General Zu comes and surrenders."

Do you still need to talk about benevolence, justice and morality to judge thieves?Your Majesty is really a lenient king.But can Zu Keyong really come and surrender?

But seeing Zhu Yousong's self-confidence, all civil and military officials dared not say much, but they were drawn in their hearts. If a meat bun surnamed Zu beats a dog, wouldn't we miss the opportunity and slap ourselves in the face?

The camera turned to Zu Keyong again, he escaped from the dead, got on his horse and said a few cruel words, and he ran down the river bank like flying.

Two days later, he was in Nankang (today's Duchang, Jiangxi), where the lake is relatively narrow and there is a pier, so he rented a boat. Since he had no money, he mortgaged it with horses.The boatman saw that he was a military general, he was born fierce, and he didn't dare to offend him when the army was in chaos. He didn't dare to ask for his horse, so he sent him across Poyang Lake for free.

After going ashore, it was the border of De'an, which was his own territory for Zu Keyong, but he didn't go to the De'an barracks, and went straight to Jiujiang City like a horse.

When he arrived outside Jiujiang City, he saw that the gates of the city were closed, the hanging bridge was high, the city was heavily guarded, and the white flags were hanging high. He knew that this was a funeral, but who died so grandiosely, he immediately started talking on the bank of the moat in doubt. He called for the city with his voice, but the general refused to open the city for him. Instead, he called him an eagle dog of the imperial court. Zu Keyong explained, but no one listened and shot arrows at him.

Zu Keyong was furious, stepped out of the range of the bow and arrow, and threatened to see Lord Hou. At this time, the city guard told him that Zuo Liangyu had died of a sudden illness a few days ago, and Zuo Keyong felt as if he had received a blow to the head. .

At this time, the city gate was wide open, and a team of thousands of people rushed out from the inside. After crossing the suspension bridge, Zu Keyong surrounded Zu Keyong. The big axe was caught without a fight.

Soon Zu Keyong, who was tied up with ropes, was brought to Zuo Menggeng, who was dressed in filial piety. The great counselor Huang Shu, the commander of the artillery battalion Ma Shixiu, the commander of the navy Xu Yong, and the general officers Luo Dai and Daoxing who usually have a good relationship with him, all glared at him at this moment, wishing to eat him.

Zu Keyong's legs softened and he knelt down to salute Zuo Menggeng.

"You scum, you dare to come back!" Zuo Menggeng turned around from the desk, kicked Zukrayong to the ground.

"General, you must have listened to the slander. Zu Mou never thought of betraying Lord Hou. The Lord Hou is so kind to the last general. This is all a trick of the faint king..." Zu Keyong knelt again and put himself on the verge of death. You Song talked about how to persuade him to surrender, how to coerce and lure, and how he was a hero and remained unmoved.

"Then tell me, why did Hunjun let you go?" Zuo Menggeng stared at him with two blood-red eyes, as if he would not give up until he saw through him.

"The last general doesn't know, the faint king only said that the last general will not surrender to the Tartars, but he didn't say anything else."

"Nonsense!" Lieutenant General Ma Shixiu couldn't bear it anymore. Usually, the second generals would not accept each other. Ma Shixiu glared, "Mr. The Young Marshal, Young Master Hou and you exchanged back, but the Hunjun refused to agree and only agreed to release the Young Marshal, how could he release you unconditionally? It is clear that you surrendered the Hunjun and came here to be an undercover agent!"

"I was wronged!" Zu Keyong blushed in anxiety. This kind of person is good at fighting, but he is not good at arguing.

"Come here, push out this ungrateful thing who eats inside and out!"

Zuo Menggeng let out a roar, and the executioner broke in without any explanation, knocked off Zu Keyong's helmet, pressed several steel knives on his neck, twisted his arms and pushed it out.

"Leave people under the knife!"

Luo Dai and Daoxing came out to intercede for Zu Keyong. They believed that Zu Keyong was wronged, and said that Zu Keyong's character was impossible to surrender to the court, let alone a spy, and they were willing to vouch for it.

Ma Shixiu insisted on putting Zu Keyong to death. Zuo Menggeng was in a dilemma. The counselor Huang Shuhuang rolled his eyes. He also agreed to acquit Zu Keyong, so Zuo Menggeng had to let Zuo Keyong go.

After the accounts were disbanded, Ma Shixiu, the deputy general, saw that Zuo Keyong, Luo Dai, and Daoxing had all left, and asked Zuo Menggeng and Huang Shu why they didn't kill Zuo Keyong?He is clearly a spy sent by the imperial court.

Huang Shu said: "Vice President Ma, Lord Hou's bones are not yet cold, so we can't cause internal strife because of this matter. Luo Dai and Daoxing are both people with military power. Even Zu Keyong, even a spy, can't make big waves. Pay attention to this person in the future , it’s not too late to seize the handle and ask the crime.”

(End of this chapter)