Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 49
On July [-]th, Liu Zhiqian arrived at the city of Huai'an with several personal guards.

Looking up, the guards on the city are heavily guarded, the city gates are closed tightly, and there is a scene of martial law.

"The city of Huai'an is very different. The appearance of the army is much better than before. Well, it's very appropriate for my uncle to be careful when sailing for ten thousand years."

Liu Zhiqian admired secretly, but he didn't feel any difference. He ordered people to open the gate of the city and rode his horse straight to Liu's mansion.

A few days ago, I received a letter from Liu Zeqing, which said that Prince Yu Duoduo of the Manchu Qing Dynasty had sent an envoy, and he had already arrived in Huai'an City. Liu Zeqing intended to introduce Liu Zhigan to the envoy.

Liu Zhigan knew better than anyone that Liu Zeqing wanted to surrender to the Manchu Qing, and he was very much in favor of it.When the envoys from the Manchu Qing Dynasty came, the uncle's first thought was to introduce himself as a nephew. It was conceivable that his position in his uncle's heart was unmatched by others.

From now on, I will have to make a living in the Qing court. It is beneficial and harmless to get acquainted with the envoy first.Therefore, on the night of receiving the letter, Liu Zhiqian left Yangzhou and hurried to Huai'an.

When he got off his horse in front of the gate of the mansion, Liu Zhiqian took the heavy gift, walked in quickly, and shouted happily: "Uncle, I'm back! Long time no see, I really miss me. How are you, old man?"

"His old man is not very well, he has stepped into the ghost gate and closed it!" A strange man came out of the main hall with a meaningful smile on his face.

"Who are you?" Liu Zhiqian frowned, and when he saw this person wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, he was stunned for a moment.

"Liu Zhiqian, why don't you kneel down when you see me?"

"You...you are Chongzhen? Ah, no!" Liu Zhiqian threw away the gift box in his hand, turned around and ran, and at the same time drew out a knife and held it in his hand.

After running a few steps, he was surrounded by dozens of Jinyi guards.Two fists were no match for four hands, and Liu Zhiqian was quickly subdued and brought to the emperor to kneel down.

Li Cunming looked at Liu Zhiqian and sighed: "You are a good man, how can you be a thief? You Liu Zhiqian is young and promising, and you can be considered a brave general, but you have no choice but to surrender to the Tartars, so I have no choice but to kill you. Liu Zeqing He was imprisoned in a side room in the backyard, go, I promise you to see him for the last time."

The reason why Liu Zhiqian was not tortured, but allowed to meet Liu Zeqing, is because in history, after Liu Zhiqian surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he secretly contacted the anti-Qing forces in Shandong and made some contributions to the anti-Qing cause.

But Li Cunming has learned the lesson of Li Chengdong's incident. These capricious and capable people are like ticking time bombs in the world, and it's the easiest way to kill them.

When Liu Zhiqian and Liu Zeqing met, their uncle and nephew hugged each other and wept.Liu Zhiqian was at a loss and said, "How did this happen, how did you get to this point?"

Hearing Liu Zeqing explain the ins and outs of why the army was defeated, Liu Zhiqian was stunned for a while, then suddenly smiled: "Uncle, it is not wrong for you and me to be defeated by Chongzhen. Chongzhen used soldiers like a god, and losing to him will always be a good thing." It's better than being defeated by the rats!"

Liu Zeqing sighed: "Hey, if I had known this before, why did I do it in the first place? If I knew that the current emperor was so powerful, why would I surrender to the Manchus and leave an eternal infamy?"

The uncle and nephew were beheaded together in endless regret.The head was packed in a wooden box, and the body was hastily buried.

Using the same method, Liu Zeqing's confidant generals were tricked back one by one, and beheaded one by one.Then spread the word to the Quartet, and sent Jin Yiwei to take the head to Sizhou and other places to show it to the soldiers guarding the city.

At the same time, Huang Degong crossed the Yangtze River and came back, launching a fierce attack on the stubborn city.

On the one hand, Liu Zeqing and others' heads were used to dismantle the enemy's morale, and on the other hand, they used strong methods to deal with those who did not know current affairs. The two-pronged approach quickly achieved remarkable results.

By the end of July, the enemy forces in Yangzhou, Sizhou, Chuzhou and other places surrendered one after another, and the entire Jiangbei area was completely controlled by Li Cunming. Except for Huang Degong, all the four towns in Jiangbei were wiped out.

Huang Degong was very self-aware, and took the initiative to ask to meet the emperor, and proposed to lift the military power and lower the title.Li Cunming decreed that he would come to face the saint after he settled the army in Yangzhou.

Li Cunming was very happy and invited Weng Zhiqi to drink.The monarch and his ministers exchanged cups and cups, and got very drunk.

This was the first time Li Cunming got drunk after crossing. He took out a white cloth from his arms and said with tears in his eyes, "General Weng, this is the suicide note left by Empress Yi'an when she committed suicide and died for the country. Not for a moment!"

Weng Zhiqi's eyes filled with tears, she knelt down and said, "Since your majesty moved south and stayed in Ningling, I have been paying attention to what your majesty does. I can say from the bottom of my heart that your majesty is a generation of holy masters. Given time, martial arts and martial arts must be no less than Emperor Qin, Han Wu, Empress Yi'an can smile at Jiuquan now!"

"I hope so. When I moved to the south, I left in a hurry and didn't have time to bury the emperor's wife. One day when the capital is recovered, I will bury her generously." Li Cunming said, raised his glass and stood up, and said emotionally, "Emperor's wife, have you seen that?" ? My great cause of rejuvenation has finally taken a big step of great significance!"

The wine glass is tilted, the wine is scattered, and every bit of it contains thousands of emotions.

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It is of great significance to flatten Jiangbei and eradicate warlords.

Leaving aside the progress and victories achieved in the military, it also had a major impact on the political level, causing a sensation in the Jiangnan area.

Huang Degong was originally a loyal person, and he might have been a little domineering before, but now he has completely lost his half-heartedness.After he arranged everything in Yangzhou, he rushed to Huai'an to face the saint with only one entourage.

Li Cunming personally greeted him outside the city, and the guard of honor was arranged in a grand manner.

After seeing each other, he helped Huang Degong who was about to kneel down, looked at him carefully, and said with a smile: "I was able to pacify Jiangbei, and the Marquis of Jingnan contributed the most. With the Marquis of Jingnan in the Ming Dynasty, it was like building the Great Wall in Jiangbei! "

"Your Majesty's absurd praise, I'm ashamed and dare not take it!" Huang Degong said.

The Overlord's Eye gave out a message: "Huang Degong, a strong general in the army, takes the overall situation into account and speaks righteousness. There is a strong atmosphere of recklessness in the world, and sometimes he is reckless and domineering."

This information is in line with Huang Degong's character in history.

Huang Degong was timid from a young age, and he went into battle to kill the enemy at the age of 12.After joining the army, he fought bravely and was known as "Huang Chuangzi". The peasant army suffered a lot of losses in his hands, and accumulated military achievements all the way to the sky.

Huang Degong is also contaminated with a lot of warlord habits, but in the four towns of Jiangbei, his army discipline is much better, and the common people still welcome and love him, unlike Liu Zeqing, Zuo Liangyu and others who are hated by the common people.

The Hongguang court was defeated, and Emperor Hongguang fled to Huang Degong's barracks to hide, and the Qing soldiers came after him.Huang Degong was shot through his throat, then drew his knife and committed suicide, which can be regarded as his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, Huang Degong has an advantage. He doesn't read much, but he understands righteousness.Whenever there is a crisis, someone advises him to take care of the overall situation, and he will humbly accept the correct opinion.

Because of this, when Li Cunming attacked Liu Liangzuo, he would rest assured that Huang Degong would contain Liu Zeqing, and he would always trust him.

Li Cunming thought to himself, there is no need to question this person's loyalty, but his temperament is a bit unruly, so he should try to frustrate him.

Turning his eyes, he had an idea, and said with a smile: "I heard that the Marquis of Jingnan was brave in battle, and he went to kill the enemy with an iron whip. After every battle, the iron whip was stuck with the blood on his hand, and it had to be soaked in clean water for a long time. Only then can we get rid of it, is there such a thing?"

"Yes, there is, but it's not that exaggerated." Huang Degong said.

"Where's your iron whip, show it to me."

Huang Degong had a holy face, so naturally he didn't dare to wear weapons on his body.He walked back to his mount, took off the iron whip from the saddle, held it in both hands and walked back to hand it to the emperor.

Li Cunming took the iron whip and weighed it a few times, feeling that it was heavy, and exclaimed: "It's true, the Marquis of Jingnan is really brave and unparalleled!"

The voice fell to the ground, but the iron whip was thrown out suddenly.The iron whip flew straight towards the city wall, halfway inserted into the wall bricks.

This iron whip is so heavy that ordinary people find it difficult to hold it in their hands, let alone throwing it a few meters away with ease and inserting it into the city wall?

Huang Degong was shocked and stunned.

Li Cunming patted him on the shoulder and said: "Jingnanhou, go and pull out the iron whip. I have already prepared a banquet, and I will wait for you in the city first."

After the emperor left, Huang Degong became more competitive, stretched his muscles a few times, and went to the city wall to pull out his whip with one hand, but unexpectedly, the iron whip did not move at all.

"Hey, I don't believe in this evil anymore!"

He spit in the palm of his hand, rubbed it well, put his horse into his posture, yelled a few times to gather his breath, held the iron whip tightly with both hands, and pulled it out with all his strength.

Many soldiers shouted and cheered for Huang Degong.Someone shouted: "Jingnan Hou, it's fine if you can't pull it out, our emperor is a god who came down to earth, it's no shame to lose to him!"

Huang Degong became more aggressive and aggressive, and it took him half an hour to pull out the iron whip. His palm had peeled off a layer of flesh and blood.

Weng Zhiqi bandaged his wound, Huang Degong sighed: "Your Majesty is indeed a god-man, I, Lao Huang, am convinced, and I am convinced!"

Weng Zhiqi said with a smile: "The general has been with the Marquis of Jingnan for many years, and this is the first time I see you being convinced by a single person. To be honest, the general admires the emperor a long time ago!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, and then went to the city for the banquet.After seeing the emperor again, Huang Degong became cautious, and he didn't dare to take a breath when he spoke.

(End of this chapter)