Back to the end of the Ming Dynasty when the emperor

Chapter 560
This is a private letter written by Zhu Yousong to Li Zicheng, with the words "Qing Zicheng's personal seal" on the envelope.

Li Zicheng calmed down, opened the letter, and read each word in detail.

"I have heard that the miraculous soldiers of the Ministry of Qing took four places and were victorious in consecutive battles. My heart is very happy. After the class teacher, he will naturally be rewarded according to his merit. Ahead is the land of Kuizhou. Kuizhou is no better than before, and the guard Ai Nengqi is no different. Normally, Qing's vanguard battalion has limited strength, so I ordered Qing not to take the enemy lightly.

"I will never forget what happened to Li Na. Now the time is ripe. If you want to save Li Na, you must first approach Zhang Xianzhong, the bandit chief. If you want to get close to Zhang Xianzhong, you can only rebel and surrender."

After reading this, Li Zicheng's eyes widened, and he thought that he had read the wrong word and that the eunuch had sent the wrong letter.But after repeated reading and careful proofreading, everything is correct.

Li Zicheng held back his beating heart and continued to look down.

"The reason why my army and horses did not come to Taiping so late is to facilitate Qing's rebellion and surrender to the bandits. Don't miss this opportunity, hurry up and plan to surrender the bandits. Qing's family has already made arrangements. Don't read it."

The more Li Zicheng looked down, the more violently his heart beat, and the more he looked down, the more outrageous he felt.

"I know that your loyalty can show the sun and the moon, so don't be suspicious. This is dangerous, but with your ability and familiarity with the thief, you will be able to turn the danger into a breeze and save Li Na from the tiger's mouth. If it goes well, let the thief Bringing back his head, Qing made another miraculous achievement."

"It's just that the thief is not an ordinary person. You must do it carefully, and you must sing the fake show. You must not leak the slightest bit of wind and make the thief suspicious. Otherwise, you will be in danger, and Li Na will not have a bright future." .Your horse is successful, and I will hold a banquet to welcome you."

The more Li Zicheng read, the more suspicious he became, and he finally finished reading this wonderful letter.

Zhu Yousong actually persuaded him to rebel?This is incredible, right?Li Zicheng read it carefully five more times, and then looked at Zhu Yousong's autograph at the end of the letter, with the date and the big red jade seal of the Ming Dynasty pressed on it.

Since this letter is true, could it be that Zhu Yousong has doubted himself and is using this letter to test himself?

Li Zicheng's mind turned in circles, not only Li Zicheng who would draw a few question marks in his mind when he received such a secret letter, let alone him Li Zicheng!

Li Zicheng is no stranger to surrendering to the court.But surrender and rebellion, this can't be commonplace, let alone the current situation is so special?
That year, he was trapped in the Chexiang Gorge and had nowhere to go. The thirteen rebels had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. He surrendered.

But now, he was also forced to surrender. Trapped in Xi'an with nowhere to go, he had no choice but to surrender.The imperial court treats him kindly now, exempting him from all crimes, entrusting him with high ranks, and entrusting him with important positions, but now the imperial court actually persuades him to oppose the imperial court's rebellion?

This is something he has never been in contact with. After thinking about it, Li Zicheng took this letter, read the letter, thought about it, thought about it, and then read the letter.

Later he finally figured it out, this anti-self had to be created.

Of course, the reason is sufficient. From the public point of view, I am rebelling according to the order. Even if I fail and die, I will not be ruined, and maybe my name will remain in history.

From a personal point of view, he was trying to save his daughter, and it was only natural and reasonable.

And apart from the public and private aspects, he also has a heart that is ready to move and has not been extinguished, and this heart is the heart of an emperor.

So he took this letter in the house, and after eighteen circles, he made up his mind to rebel!

Li Zicheng is such a person, once he sets a goal, he will spare no effort for his goal.

However, he wants to rebel, whether it's a fake show, or a real show.He has to pass this level, because he is not alone, he is now the vanguard officer of the Ming army, and there are four to five thousand soldiers in the entire vanguard battalion.

He had to instigate a rebellion against the Vanguard Battalion, which was better than his bare commander alone.Li Zicheng knew that not only would he rebel against Zhu Yousong, but he might rebel against Zhang Xianzhong in the future. How could he do it without any capital?
But in the [-] Pioneer Battalion, Li Zicheng lined up the heads of these soldiers one by one. He had few old subordinates. After thinking about it, he ordered his subordinates to call the lieutenant over.

Backing away from the screen, Li Zicheng expressed his thoughts to the deputy general.

"What, you want to turn against His Majesty?" The deputy general widened his eyes when he heard this, and pulled out the knife with a clang.

This lieutenant general is not Li Zicheng's, at least not in the past. He has never worked with Li Zicheng, never joined Dashun, and he is not now. If it is said to fight for Ming Dynasty, he can follow Li Zicheng's lead.

But if you want him to oppose Daming and his Majesty Zhu Yousong, he can't do it even if he dies, because he used to be an old Ming army, and his original master was Dongping Bo Liu Zeqing.

Liu Zeqing was taken care of by Zhu Yousong, and he became a prisoner.According to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, whoever disobeyed the imperial court, no matter if he was the main offender or an accessory, at least his head would be lost.

However, Zhu Yousong did not kill them, and his previous crimes were wiped out. Instead, he followed their wishes and was willing to eat food.

This general has fought all his life, and has never been such a prisoner.He is an orphan and has no home to return to. He has been living as a soldier on food all these years.

Therefore, after he became a prisoner, he was still willing to stay to eat food and serve as a soldier. Since then, he has become Zhu Yousong's general.

He fought bravely and made many military exploits. He first participated in the crusade against Zuo Liangyu and his son in Wuhan, then participated in the battle to expel the Tartars, and later fought against Li Zicheng's Dashun Army. Up to the current Chief Qian in the army, Li Zicheng has become the vanguard officer, and he has become the deputy general of the vanguard battalion.

Every step he took, the lieutenant felt the mighty grace of the emperor.

Therefore, he felt that he had met a wise master, who was enough for him to devote himself to death.

Therefore, when Li Zicheng said that he wanted him to rebel, he didn't care whether Li Zicheng was a lord or not, a vanguard official or not, in a word, he was only loyal to his majesty, he was only loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and everything else do not care!

But just as the lieutenant general pulled out his saber, there was a swishing sound, and Li Zicheng's sword was already on his neck.

"Listen, I thought it was an order to rebel!" Li Zicheng said in a low voice, and unfolded Zhu Yousong's personal letter for him to read. After reading it clearly, the deputy general was shocked at first, and then puzzled. In the end, he bowed to Li Zicheng and expressed his willingness to follow him to the death.

Two days later, the Vanguard Battalion's instigation work was all ready, Zhu Yousong fired three anti-guns, and took the Pioneer Battalion to defect to Zhang Xianzhong.

(End of this chapter)