Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 9 Military plan, prepare for the battle against Li Guo

On the seventh day of February, late at night, in the back hall of the Ningling County Yamen.

The spring is chilly, the cold wind blows against the windows, and the window paper whistles.

On the night when he arrived in Ningling, Li Cunming set up a sumptuous banquet in the East Wing. He invited the Empress Zhou and Prince Zhu Cihong to the banquet.

"We went all the way south, we traveled thousands of miles, the empress and the crown prince were both thin and haggard." Li Cunming said softly.

The queen said: "Compared with Your Majesty, how dare the concubines and the emperor speak of suffering? As long as we can keep our Daming country and society, suffering is nothing!"

Li Cunming looked at the queen, feeling a little guilty: "Queen, I made you sad by hanging my father-in-law to death on Meishan Mountain."

The queen hurriedly got up to salute, and said solemnly: "The father of my concubine, Zhou Kui, was greedy for money and stingy, and didn't know how to share the country's worries. Instead, he colluded with treacherous ministers and rebellious sons to become a traitor. The concubine hates and is ashamed. The rebellious ministers and thieves are punished by everyone. The concubine Absolutely no complaints, please look into it, Your Majesty!"

Li Cunming also stood up, took the queen's hand, and said affectionately:

"You understand righteousness so well, it makes me feel more and more distressed. You and I have been in the same boat through thick and thin for nearly 20 years, and we have a heart of ice in the jade pot, so there is no need to say more."

"In the past 20 years, you have suffered with me. Even though you are the mother of the world, you don't wear makeup, live frugally, and take the lead in weaving and making some female reds to supplement the palace expenses. All of this, I can see it It hurts in my heart."

"Your Majesty, my concubine can serve you for the rest of my life without complaint or regret!" The queen's eyes filled with tears.

Li Cunming helped the queen to sit down, poured wine for her mother and son himself, raised a glass and said: "Come on, let's have a drink together as a family. After drinking, I have something very important to say."

After speaking, he drank it all in one gulp, and watched the queen and prince drink with his own eyes.

Li Cunming's face became extremely serious, and his tone was extremely solemn: "When I arrived here during the day, I discussed it with Shi Kefa and others in the county government hall. I will not go to Nanjing for the time being. Your mother and son will be escorted by Shi Kefa."

"From today onwards, the crown prince is in Nanjing to supervise the country, and I will regroup in Ningling to resist powerful enemies."

The queen and the prince looked at each other, surprised.

Li Cunming waved his hand to signal them not to speak, and continued: "There are only the three of us here, and we can speak clearly in the open and in the dark. Especially the prince, you must keep in mind what I will tell you next."

"The reason why our Ming Dynasty has reached this point, with only half of the country left, and even this half of the country is not stable. What is the reason?"

"First, since the beginning of the Apocalypse, the climate has changed suddenly and disasters have occurred frequently, resulting in refugees everywhere, and eventually rebels swarmed."

"Secondly, civil and military officials have been practicing for a long time. They are arrogant, extravagant and dissipated. They only have rice straw schemes in their hearts. They don't have half the thought of dividing the country for the people. There are many parties in the court, such as the Eunuch Party, the Chu Party, and the Donglin Party. You can sing me The scene is endless, and the state affairs are getting weaker and weaker."

"Thirdly, the most hateful thing is the Jiannu outside the pass, constantly harassing the border, and even entering the pass to plunder. What's even more hateful is that whenever I push Li Zicheng and other rebels into desperation, Jiannu will send troops to fight against the rebels. Echoing each other from afar, consuming our national strength, I really hate this group of wild boar skins!"

The more Li Cunming talked, the more excited he got, and finally got up and paced around the room, talking for half an hour.

He instilled all kinds of knowledge about the demise of the Ming Dynasty from the history books into the prince, regardless of whether he could digest it or not.

The prince asked: "Father, you have talked so much, and you have so many clues, where should the emperor start?"

Li Cunming said: "To defeat Li Zicheng and Jiannu, it is not a matter of overnight, I have my own calculations. The biggest hidden danger right now is not in the north, but in the south."

"First of all, Nanjing is the old den of the Donglin Party. These hypocrites who have read poetry and books are very difficult to deal with. They have committed serious crimes by harming the country and the people."

"Secondly, there are four groups of troops in Jiangbei, namely Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo, Gao Jie, Huang Degong, and Zuo Liangyu who is entrenched in Chudi. Each of them supports their own self-respect, and their ambitions cannot be underestimated."

"If I went to Nanjing at this time, I would be caught in an endless struggle with the Donglin Party, and without an elite army in my hands, I would not be able to control the warlords, and would inevitably become a puppet, repeating the mistakes of the Eastern Jin and Southern Song dynasties .”

"I sent you to Nanjing to supervise the country in order to temporarily stabilize the hearts of the people in the world. When I sharpen a strong army on the front line and cut off the wings of those who have evil intentions, then I can rest easy. Prince, you understand Yet?"

The crown prince nodded and said: "The child is like a divine enlightenment, and he will definitely live up to his father's entrustment, and keep the southeast half of the country safe and sound!"

"As expected of a good royal man!" Li Cunming laughed.

Poured another glass of wine for the crown prince, and said: "Remember, the stability of the situation is the first priority! The outer court listens to Shi Kefa's opinion more. Go to Nanjing, this person is loyal, never doubt."

When talking about children, Li Cunming felt that he had finished explaining everything, so he ordered the banquet to be withdrawn.

"Your Majesty, my concubine will be separated from you at dawn, I want... I want to serve Your Majesty one more night." The queen blushed and said shyly.

Li Cunming picked up the queen and said with a smile: "That's exactly what I meant!"

A night of lingering and romantic love.

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On the second day, the queen and others bid farewell to Li Cunming and set off for Nanjing.

Chongzhen had three sons and two daughters. Because of their young age, Yong Wang Zhu Cizhen and Princess Zhaoren went south with the queen.

Prince Ding Zhu Cijiong and Princess Changping stayed in Ningling and were taken care of by Concubine Yuan.

Li Cunming was more thoughtful. All eggs should not be put in one basket. He kept a son and a daughter by his side, and he had far-reaching considerations.

Before leaving, Wang Chengen knelt on the ground, pulled Li Cunming's sleeves and cried sadly: "I have not been able to say goodbye to Your Majesty for so many years. I can't bear to leave Your Majesty..."

"Wang Daban, I know your loyalty better than anyone else. I didn't let you go cruelly, but handed over the crown prince and half of the country to you. When you arrive in Nanjing, you must take good care of the queen and crown prince."

"Remember, keep Dongchang in your own hands at all times, and don't give it to others. I specially ordered Nanzhen Fusi to be separated from Jinyiwei and handed over to Dongchang's jurisdiction. You have to make good use of it."

"This old slave must be a good watchdog for the queen and the prince!" Wang Chengen kowtowed three times, and finally left reluctantly.

Seeing the queen and others going away, Li Cunming felt melancholy.Many years later, he realized that today's decision is of great significance, affecting the situation of the world and affecting the fate of many people.

As soon as he returned to the county office, Gong Yonggu came to report in a hurry: "Your Majesty, General Zhou ordered someone to bring back the news that Li Guo has led the troops into Henan. General Zhou said that he would try his best to hold off the enemy for another ten days and fight for your Majesty. time."

Zhou Yuji didn't know the news that Li Cunming decided to station in Ningling, Li Cunming ordered: "Send someone to inform General Zhou, and lead the troops to withdraw into Ningling County in ten days. I want to fight the rebels here!"

When Gong Yonggu took the order to leave, Li Cunming looked around at the left and right ministers, and said without doubt: "I have ordered that Ningling immediately enter the state of preparation for war. Prepare for war, prepare for war!"

(End of this chapter)