Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 44 Chapter 44, Wu Sangui vacillates, Li Guozhen is disappointed

Li Guozhen is a person who does what he says, he immediately handed over the defense of the capital to his deputy, and then set off with a group of personal guards.

In all fairness, this is actually a very dangerous move.

You must know that breaking out of Li Zicheng's encirclement in broad daylight is a matter that requires not only strength, but also character.

Therefore, Zhu Cihong decided to give Li Guozhen a little help.

First use artillery to blast a path for Li Guozhen, and then use sniper rifles to eliminate the invading army commander who can stop Li Guozhen.

Then, Li Guozhen was out of Zhu Cihong's range, so I can only wish him good luck.

Facts have proved that Li Guozhen's luck is still good.

Perhaps it was because of the fierce counterattack by the Daming army during yesterday's siege, and they were relatively injured. After confirming that Li Guozhen and others just wanted to escape (from the perspective of Chuangjun, they thought so) After that, the cavalry who broke into the army slowly gave up the pursuit of Li Guozhen and the dozens of knights around him.

It's not that Li Guozhen didn't pay the price. Of the five hundred Ming cavalry who accompanied him out of the city, less than one-tenth of them were able to leave with him in the end.

Zhu Cihong watched Li Guozhen's figure go away, and shook his head slightly.

"Why bother?"

For Zhu Cihong, it is very, very uneconomical to pay the lives of so many warriors just to meet Wu Sangui.

It's just that both Li Guozhen and Chongzhen, and even other ministers of the Ming Dynasty, seemed to think this idea was quite good.

Zhu Cihong touched his nose: "Fang Gongqian is right, it seems that there are indeed some differences between the prince and the emperor."

Is there a way to solve this thing?

Zhu Cihong thought for a while, and felt that this was not an urgent matter at the moment, so he put it aside for now.

You can't kill your father...

Fifty miles, it takes two days for an infantry army like Wu Sangui, but for Li Guozhen on horseback, it only takes half a day to get there.

After learning of Li Guozhen's arrival, Wu Sangui was obviously a little surprised.

But soon, Wu Sangui received Li Guozhen in the handsome tent.

Li Guozhen looked serious, and said to Wu Sangui: "Ping Xibo, this time I brought the imperial edict, please accept it."

Wu Sangui hesitated for a moment, then knelt down facing the imperial decree in Li Guozhen's hand.

Li Guozhen read: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said: Today Ping Xibo Wu Sangui is loyal and brave, and has made great achievements. He is the governor of Jiliao and governs all the soldiers and horses of Jiliao. If this imperial edict is obtained, he should lead his troops into the capital to relieve the siege. I am very grateful." Looking forward to it!"

Although Chongzhen's will was brief, it was still very sincere.

Wu Sangui was only the chief soldier before, but now he has been promoted to governor.

The difference of one word makes a huge difference.

To put it simply, as far as the commander-in-chief is concerned, there are still officials in Liaodong who can restrict Wu Sangui.

But after becoming the governor, Wu Sangui really said what he said in Liaodong, except for the imperial decree, he was the biggest.

After hearing the decree, Wu Sangui was also a little excited, and said happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kind decree."

Li Guozhen handed the imperial decree into Wu Sangui's hands, and said happily: "Ping Xibo, you also know what your Majesty means, so hurry up and lead your Guanning Army to rescue the capital."

After Wu Sangui listened to Li Guozhen's words, he did not give the reaction Li Guozhen expected.

After hesitating for a while, Wu Sangui pulled Li Guozhen to sit down, and said, "Uncle Xiangcheng, you and I are also good friends for generations, so don't hide it from me today. What is the situation in this capital?"

The mere imperial decree actually didn't impress Wu Sangui much.

This is not to say that the official position granted by the emperor is not attractive, but because—if the Ming Dynasty is about to perish, what is the use of Chongzhen's imperial decree?
Wu Sangui desperately wanted to know the current situation of the capital from Li Guozhen, who had just left the capital.

Li Guozhen also saw the hesitation in Wu Sangui's heart to some extent, so in order to dispel Wu Sangui's worries, he naturally told Wu Sangui what happened in Beijing in the past few days.

Listening and listening, Wu Sangui's expression began to become strange.

Because what Li Guozhen said was really beyond Wu Sangui's expectation.

Wu Sangui had heard of things like killing Liu Zongmin, repelling Li Yan, and saving the life of Deshengmen Li Guozhen.

But Du Xun was shot and killed in the hall, and then a large amount of money was found from the mansions of Cao Huachun, Zhou Kui and others as if they had opened their eyes. In the end, they got more than 1000 million yuan, and finally they were able to successfully conscript in one day...

Wu Sangui stared at Li Guozhen and said, "Uncle Xiangcheng, it's not that I don't believe you, but what I want to say is...the prince is only 15 years old, do you really think he can accomplish so many things by himself?"

What is the concept of 15 years old?People say that 20 is the crown, in other words, it is 15 years old to be considered an adult. A [-]-year-old boy is still five years away from becoming an adult, and he can do things that are very difficult for adults to do. ?
Li Guozhen smiled wryly, and said: "Ping Xibo was also surprised when he heard that, right? To tell the truth, Ping Xibo, in fact, even I, who witnessed everything that happened in the capital, was also very shocked in my heart.

Our prince is a very extraordinary person, Ping Xibo, if you can properly assist this prince, your achievements in the future will be limitless! "

Wu Sangui suddenly asked: "Since so many families have paid, then our Wu family..."

Li Guozhen was obviously a little embarrassed, but he still said: "Yes, your Wu family also paid 25 taels."

Wu Sangui: "..."

After a while, Wu Sangui said with a serious face: "Uncle Xiangcheng, in fact, I can understand your urgency to save the capital. But I led the Guan Ning army from afar, and the soldiers are quite tired now, and And lack of supplies, it is really difficult.

What I mean is, since the capital can still be defended, then we don’t need to worry, first take down the Tongzhou in front of us steadily, obtain the food supplies in the city, and then advance to the capital. A prudent approach, right? "

After listening to Wu Sangui's words, Li Guozhen was stunned.

Although Wu Sangui's words are very high-sounding, there is actually one meaning in it - not to save Beijing city for the time being!

Li Guozhen was anxious, and hurriedly said: "But there are still 10,000+ bandit troops outside Beijing. If you don't rush to rescue Ping Xibo, how will the crisis in the capital be resolved?"

Wu Sangui waved his hand disapprovingly and said: "Didn't you just say that the prince's side is showing off its power now, so it can be defended. Moreover, it will only take three or four days for me to take Tongzhou and rest for a while. In terms of time, it is It’s completely in time, and it doesn’t violate His Majesty’s will at all, so don’t worry.”

Li Guozhen was really speechless after listening.

The situation in Beijing is really very tight now. Even with so much good news, it is still unknown whether it can be kept for one more day.

You, Wu Sangui, are fine, you have to keep your mouth open for three or four days?
Li Guozhen wanted to continue talking, but Wu Sangui no longer planned to give him a chance to continue speaking.

"Come here, Uncle Xiangcheng has worked hard all the way, let someone hold a banquet right away, I want to treat Uncle Xiangcheng well!"

After finishing speaking, Wu Sangui patted Li Guozhen on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Okay, Uncle Xiangcheng, you rest in this camp for a while, and I will call the generals in our army to discuss your majesty's will, and wait for the results to come out." I'll come back and find you."

Li Guozhen watched Wu Sangui leave like that with some numbness, and after a while, a weak sigh came from Li Guozhen's mouth.

"Ping Xibo...how could this happen?"

Li Guozhen was really not stupid. He knew that Wu Sangui's departure basically meant that they would not meet again until three or four days later.

Li Guozhen took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, walked out quickly, and shouted at Wu Sangui: "Ping Xibo, I'm going back to the capital now!"

……

Night fell, but in the imperial study, Chongzhen still had no intention of falling asleep.

"Wang Chengen!"

"The old slave is here."

"Go and ask if there is any news from Uncle Xiangcheng!"

"Here!"

After a while, Wang Chengen left and returned: "Your Majesty, there is no news about Uncle Xiangcheng yet."

Chongzhen: "..."

Chongzhen was really looking forward to getting the exact news that Wu Sangui had come to rescue immediately.

Zhu Cihong yawned from the side, but did not speak.

What should be said has already been said a long time ago, and they all told you that Wu Sangui will not come, why don't you believe it?

Zhu Cixiang looked around and felt that it was getting late, so he planned to say goodbye to Chongzhen and go back to sleep.

Li Zicheng didn't launch any large-scale attack all day today, but it might not be tomorrow.

Go back now and get a good night's sleep, so you can be energetic tomorrow to deal with Li Zicheng's new attack, right?

Just when Zhu Cihong was about to stand up, there was a sudden report from outside.

"Xiangcheng Uncle Li Guozhen seeks an audience!"

In an instant, everyone in the imperial study was shocked.

Chongzhen couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, and stood up all of a sudden: "Quick, let Uncle Xiangcheng come in!"

A moment later, Li Guozhen appeared in front of Chongzhen again.

In just one day, Li Guozhen ran a hundred miles back and forth, and even fought Chuangjun twice, which made him look very embarrassed and slightly injured.

But those are not the key points, the key point is the words that Li Guozhen said after kneeling in front of Chongzhen with a plop.

"Your Majesty, I did not do enough to persuade Ping Xibo to send troops to rescue the capital immediately, so please punish me!"

Listening to Li Guozhen's words, the smile on Chongzhen's face froze instantly.

After a while, Chongzhen said in disbelief: "Ping Xibo, he actually..."

Li Guozhen smiled bitterly, and said: "Yes, he... In short, His Royal Highness, he is indeed right!"

Seeing this scene, Zhu Cihong also sighed.

If you are told not to go, you still go.It's all right now, I've got a bad nose over there, and I don't want Ben Gong to comfort you.

Zhu Cihong coughed, and said slowly: "Father, don't worry, even if it's Wu Sangui's two ends, we can still repel Li Zicheng's bandit army!"

Just be a good guy and give these hopeless kids a little new hope.

(End of this chapter)