Aspiration

Chapter 145 The Battle for the Zen Position
The security system formed by Daming over hundreds of years is indeed very powerful. If Li Laiheng hadn't been trained by special forces in the 21st century, it would definitely be unrealistic to enter this heavily guarded palace.

Emperor Chongzhen was already exhausted. He lay alone on the bed staring at the mosquito net in a daze, his eyes unblinking, as dull as the eyes of a dead fish.

After Li Laiheng crossed several warning lines, he finally restrained the court ladies and eunuchs beside the emperor. Among them, the woman who almost missed the incident was Fei Zhen'e who had infinite affection for Emperor Chongzhen.She desperately wanted to protect Emperor Chongzhen.

Li Laiheng grabbed her tightly like a chicken, and said to her, if you struggle again, I will kill you.But this woman is not afraid of death, and it is useless to scare her. In the end, Li Laiheng had no choice but to say, if you are disobedient, I will kill your stinky emperor right away.

Of course, the most valuable sentence is "I am here to save the life of Emperor Chongzhen".Only then did Fei Zhen'e calm down.

Others have been quiet for a long time, including Wang Chengen.

When Li Laiheng appeared in front of Emperor Chongzhen, he who thought he had put his life and death beyond his control suddenly became frightened.

"who are you?"

After a while, Emperor Chongzhen finally asked a word.

"Li Laiheng!"

These three words are like thunder.Emperor Chongzhen was terrified.The most powerful killer he ever sent out could not hurt even a single hair of his hair, and now he finally came before his eyes.

"What do you want to do?"

"save you!"

"just kill me."

"I said I came to save you, why did I kill you? Do you really like death so much?"

"You save me? How?" Emperor Chongzhen suddenly had the hope of survival.

"Zen position!"

"No! Although I can't rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty, although I have to be the king of subjugation, I would rather die than surrender, and I will never do anything wrong to my ancestors!" Emperor Chongzhen suddenly became arrogant, and his majestic and majestic spirit made him speak loudly Of course.

"Tsk tsk tsk, the emperor's stinky airs, you think you can swallow mountains and rivers with anger. If you could really swallow mountains and rivers with anger, you wouldn't have suffered a disastrous defeat in the Songjin War, wouldn't have made the whole country full of resentment, and wouldn't be sitting in the Forbidden City and become a real lonely family. I I advise you to let go of your stinky airs, it is better to be alive than to be dead."

Chongzhen was not convinced. He felt that the fiasco in the Songjin War was not his responsibility, and the public complaints were not due to his incompetence. The current situation is not his reason.

"The former emperor wronged the country, the treacherous ministers wronged the country, and the ministers harmed the country. I am not the king of a subjugated country!" He attributed today's situation to the factional disputes between the two emperors before him, Wei Zhongxian and other treacherous ministers and ministers.

Li Laiheng didn't come to discuss the reasons for the subjugation of the country with him, he came to ask Chongzhen for the Zen throne.

"It's no longer worth discussing whoever wronged the country. Let's consider your life. You can die, but you still have a large group of people, and these relatives will die with you? You Zen, be a duke, The Xin Dynasty gave you the money to support your family. Your empress and concubine can continue to stay with you, and your son and daughter can still live. Although the Zen seat is not good, it is the best ending in a helpless move. You Think about it rationally. As for Wu Sangui and others, Wang Chengen should have told you that he has already returned to Shanhaiguan, and no one will come to rescue you. Tell me, what are your plans for the Zen seat, so that I can pass the information on to you? Take it back so I can make final arrangements for you."

After Li Laiheng finished speaking, Chongzhen fell into deep thought again, he was no longer manic, and he remained silent for a long time.

"Okay, I'm Zen. But, I have conditions."

"Hey, I know. However, don't expect too much. The duke adds silver, and there is a duke's mansion. These are not big problems. Don't mention too many other advantages." Li Laiheng said with a smile.

With Li Laiheng's smile, Chongzhen suddenly wondered if Li Laiheng was the frightening Li Laiheng, because his smile was so beautiful, how could he be a murderous person?

"Are you really Li Laiheng?"

"Is there a problem? Li Laiheng doesn't need to impersonate, he just kills more quickly." Li Laiheng said.

The matter of the Chongzhen Zen throne has basically been implemented. If nothing unexpected, formal negotiations can begin as soon as Li Zicheng arrives outside Beijing.

Li Laiheng left some personnel to continue in the city, and he went straight to Shijingshan by himself.Li Zicheng has been stationed there.

The siege of the city will start tomorrow. Li Shuangxi's [-] imperial guards and all the main officials of Li Zicheng's central government are here. They discuss the specific matters of the siege, as well as issues such as residence, security, and order maintenance in the city after entering Beijing.In particular, it is necessary to discuss major events such as the Qing palace in the Forbidden City and the capture of important figures such as Chongzhen and the prince.

Li Laiheng reported Chongzhen's agreement to the Zen throne.

"Do you still want his Zen seat? He must be dreaming."

Liu Zongmin was the first to stand up and object.Liu Zongmin ranked first among the ministers of civil and military affairs. When he said that, how could others talk?

Li Laiheng didn't accept this. He said: "The words of the chief executive, Mr. Liu, are inappropriate! Chongzhen's Zen position is beneficial and harmless. Why can't we accept it?"

"Ah? Am I wrong? For the position of emperor, he still needs Zhu Youjian, the emperor of Chongzhen, to take the seat of Zen. Pull him down and cut him down with a knife. It's very simple." Liu Zongmin said loudly.

Hmph, simple, if it were really simple, the Dashun Dynasty would not be a short-lived dynasty.Li Laiheng glared at Liu Zongmin, thinking, the bad thing happened to you, and now you are obstructing Chongzhen's Zen position, arrogant and forgetful.

"I don't think it's that simple to cut it with a knife. Mr. Liu seems to take things too easily." Li Laiheng's tone became harsh.

"You! You've turned your back, right?" Liu Zongmin roared.

"Master Liu, please take this sentence back! It's not your turn to say otherwise. The matter of Chongzhen's Zen position is finally decided by Emperor Dashun Yongchang. Please discuss it with all civil servants and generals."

Li Laiheng didn't expect that Liu Zongmin would obstruct such a good thing as the Zen position, and he was angry, so his words were full of gunpowder.When Li Zicheng saw that his two generals were arguing, he thought to himself, this is not good, so he hurriedly made a smooth game, saying: "This matter will not be discussed today, let's discuss the siege of the city tomorrow first."

"No." Li Laiheng didn't take Li Zicheng's feelings into account when he first became emperor. He just discussed the matter. Defending alone. Not to mention our more than [-] troops, even my [-] elite can use it. No one needs to help. It is more than enough to clean up a Beijing city. I am not worried about the inside of the city. What I worry about is not in Beijing, but in Shanhaiguan, outside the pass Manchurians. Not to mention the benefits of the Zen position, everyone understands it. You only need to spread it to the whole country, and there is a general order. If there is no war, it will belong to the Dashun Empire. When Wu Sangui saw Chongzhen’s Zen position book, he had no other ideas. Qing, seeing the peace in the country, their ambitions to covet China will be curtailed for the time being. So, how can we give up such a good thing?"

Li Yan came out of the squad and said: "The minister seconded the proposal. What General Li Laiheng said is very true. The cost of Zen is the lowest, and we can quickly stabilize the country." He didn't say much, everyone knows, whoever says who offends Liu Zongmin.

Niu Jinxing didn't speak.

Song Xiance had no choice but to stand up and said: "The minister also seconded the proposal. We will besiege the city and negotiate with Chongzhen at the same time."

He didn't say much, just stop.

Li Zicheng asked, "Who can take on the responsibility of negotiating?"

"The servant is willing." Du Xun stood up.He is a eunuch, and he is used to calling himself a slave, a slave minister, a name he came up with himself.In order to make great contributions to the new dynasty, he took the initiative to stand up and expressed his willingness to enter the city to negotiate.

It is dangerous to negotiate with Chongzhen.It is difficult to describe Chongzhen's current emotions rationally. Over the years, he often killed ministers in a fit of rage. Now that the representatives of the enemy are negotiating with him, it may be difficult to say that he will kill the envoy when he is emotional.

Du Xun was even more dangerous, because he was Chongzhen's slave, and killing him was killing his own slave.

However, Du Xun said that it is dangerous for him to persuade Chongzhen, and he has more advantages. He knows his temper and character, and knows how to speak properly.

That's it.The city will be officially besieged tomorrow. At the same time, Du Xun enters the city to negotiate with Chongzhen.

At this time, Dorgon's special envoy had already entered Shanhaiguan. They gave Wu Sangui a copy of Dorgon's seal, and told Wu Sangui that they wanted him to serve the Qing Dynasty. King of one side.

What a big temptation.

However, Wu Sangui did not agree to Man Qing's request. He was not in a hurry. He was a Han Chinese. He had to make a lot of determination to be a traitor, and of course he would not do it when he could.

He is waiting for Li Zicheng's appeal letter.

His family is still in Beijing, including his beloved woman Chen Yuanyuan.He believed that he would not embarrass Wu Sangui, let alone his family, and he believed that Li Zicheng would at least give him the title of marquis.

But just in case, he politely sent back the special envoy of Manchu Qing, saying that he had to think about it. Before the special envoy left, Wu Sangui also gave him 50 taels of silver.

He kept the full path.

(End of this chapter)