Dashun Yongchang

Looking at the ruined lotus leaves on Baobao Lake, Ma Shiying sighed and said, "But hasn't this matter been done yet? Besides, we may not be the only ones who can do this matter. Emperor Yongchang just said very clearly that if we can't If he proves his ability, then he will not support us to do this."

Only then did Ruan Dacheng stop talking, and looked at the distant Shugang, the boat became quiet for a while, and the sound of the boat breaking through the water could even be heard.

After a long time, Ma Shiying broke the silence and said: "Actually, it's not bad now. Emperor Yongchang is willing to talk about it with us. It's better than letting us guess what he means. We will do what he asked if we can." If it can’t be done, let’s continue the discussion. It’s also beneficial for us to use the matter of Yu Qian and Xu Youzhen to attack the nobles in Suzhou.”

Ruan Dacheng said worriedly: "Although Yu Qian was wronged, he was a person more than a hundred years ago. Would it be too much to attack Xu Youzhen's descendants because of this incident? If those Qingliu jump out..."

Ma Shiying cut off his words and said: "It's not a good time to jump out. They defend Xu Youzhen's descendants, and we advocate Yu Qian. Yu Qian has no stains on him. This is much more beneficial than discussing the old case of Donglin and the Eunuch Party with them. We If we defend ourselves, few people will believe it, but if we defend Yu Qian, can they still smear Yu Qian? Isn’t there another Haigang Peak after Yu Qian? This time, we are about to wipe out all those clean streams in the south of the Yangtze River..."

For the next three days, Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng visited Li Zicheng at Daming Temple every afternoon.Compared with the first meeting, the meeting in the next three days was obviously much more harmonious.

On November 11th, three selected strong ocean-going ships, with a load capacity of about 15-500 tons, slowly left from Guazhou Wharf for the Yangtze River estuary.These three foreign ships are the merchant ships sent by the Marshal's Office to Europe. They will go to Macau to join the two armed merchant ships sent by Zheng Zhilong, then head to Brunei and Malacca, cross the Indian Ocean, and head to Europe around the Cape of Good Hope.

The ship was not only loaded with gifts from Li Zicheng to the Pope, King of France, King of England and various European monarchs, but also a declaration of war against the Kingdom of Spain.Pang Tianshou and Jiang Tianyi served as the chief and deputy heads of the mission. Two Jesuit priests, including Father Minik in Macau, will act as the mission’s interpreters. In addition, the mission includes Li Long, Ma Shitai, Ding Weiyue, and Zhou Kuixuan , Xie Qian and other young officers.

According to Li Zicheng, after these young military officers arrive in Europe, they should go to various countries to understand the current level of military technology and tactics in Europe.In particular, it is important to understand to what extent the manufacture of firearms and the tactics of use have been developed in the past 20 years of war in Europe.

In addition to the mission of developing diplomacy with European countries and understanding the European military, the mission also had the task of doing business, mainly importing Chinese porcelain and tea to Europe.Although Chinese porcelain has entered Europe with the help of the Dutch East India Company, the transportation volume of the East India Company cannot provide much stimulation to China's porcelain industry, let alone tea. The East India Company imported tea as medicine.

For some people, the growth of raw silk trade is coming to an end. Before the breakthrough of new sericulture technology, the growth of raw silk production can only rely on the expansion of breeding numbers, but mulberry tree planting does not produce results in a few days.Moreover, raw silk is a luxury after all, if the Europeans and Japanese cannot afford it, or get stuck, then Chinese silk farmers will be hit hard.Therefore, it is necessary to increase the export of porcelain and tea to share the risk of raw silk.

This was probably the first official overseas trade operation after Zheng He's voyages. Although the scale was not as large as Zheng He's fleet, it still attracted many Yangzhou and Yizheng citizens to come to watch the ceremony.Li Zicheng ordered a ceremony to be held for the fleet to Europe, which attracted many citizens to watch the excitement.

The crew members who were still confused about going to Europe were very honored to see so many citizens and high-ranking officials see them off, which helped to dispel the dull atmosphere on the ship a lot.

Jiang Tianyi stood on the side of the boat and waved goodbye to the teacher Jin Sheng on the pier. He originally wanted to stay with the teacher to promote the construction of rural grassroots organizations.However, Li Zicheng summoned their master and apprentice several times and greatly appreciated some of his ideas.So he suggested that he join a mission to go overseas to broaden his horizons. As for the work of rural construction, Jin Sheng and others are enough.

Jin Sheng thought for a few days, and finally persuaded Jiang Tianyi to board the boat, because this was not only an opportunity to inspect overseas rural systems, but also an opportunity for Jiang Tianyi.Jin Sheng said to this disciple: "You are by my side, at most you are my assistant. Judging from the current implementation of the village system, it is not very good. Now Emperor Yongchang called you to participate in this mission to Europe. Tuan, this is intended to be of great use to you. If you can really handle this matter well, then you will definitely have a place in overseas affairs in the future..."

Chapter 285 New Deal 100

Li Zicheng stared at the small charcoal stove on the table in front of him, on which a crock pot of fish head tofu soup was stewed.On such a winter night, stewing such a can of fish soup can be said to satisfy the gluttony and keep out the cold.

Chen Yuanyuan subconsciously tapped the hand of Li Zicheng who was about to take off the lid with chopsticks, and said, "Don't take it off, it's not ready yet, you won't know how to cook it if you take it off so old, instead you let the taste go away." .”

Li Zicheng leaned back, stroked his stomach with both hands and said, "Oh, I didn't feel hungry just now, but now I smell this smell, but my stomach feels a little empty. This fish head tofu soup is stewed like milk, and the taste is the best." alright."

Chen Yuanyuan glanced at him quite unexpectedly and said, "Isn't Your Majesty from Shaanxi? How could you like this Jiangnan-style fish soup?"

Li Zicheng laughed and changed the subject: "Maybe I was a southerner in my previous life. Ah, today is the [-]th, and I should go north on the [-]th or [-]th."

Chen Yuanyuan's hand couldn't help but stop, and then she said nonchalantly: "I am here to pray for His Majesty, and hope that His Majesty can return victorious as soon as possible."

Li Zicheng looked at Chen Yuanyuan's expression for a while and said: "Don't worry, the victory naturally belongs to us. I have been in Yangzhou for so long, and I have finally arranged all the things in the south. Now I can finally deal with it without worrying about the future. How could those slaves fail?"

Chen Yuanyuan, who is in charge of the statistics department, also dissipated a little uneasiness after hearing Li Zicheng's words. She smiled at Li Zicheng and said: "Your Majesty's southward trip to the south to make close and close attacks not only disintegrated the Hongguang Dynasty, but also divided the southern towns of Daming. I haven't done my best, but as long as your majesty passes on the victories in the north, the people in the south will come back soon. I should be your majesty's eyes and ears in Yangzhou, and pay attention to the affairs of the southern provinces for your majesty, and will never let things out of your majesty's control. "

Hearing the beauty praise him so much, Li Zicheng felt quite proud.At present, the party, government and military studies in the south are almost completely suppressed by him. Although there is no real political party at this time, various political interest groups still exist, but now they have all been restrained by him. Although the south has not yet Completely return to one's heart, but it is no longer possible to integrate into a military and political force against Dashun in a short period of time.

He picked up Chen Yuanyuan and drank a cup of Jinhua wine that he had warmed for himself. Jinhua wine is yellow rice wine made from glutinous rice. It is indeed a special taste to drink hot with an egg in this winter.Not only does it taste sweet in the mouth, but it also feels warm in the stomach after drinking a cup.

Feeling his cheeks getting hot, Li Zicheng couldn't help showing off to his concubine: "The Huguang grain ship arrived in Yizheng today and brought back a piece of good news, Zuo Liangyu finally couldn't help but take the bait.

He has already started to borrow money from the clans of the royal family of Chu to pay the army, so that at least until next summer, it will be difficult for Zuo Liangyu to mobilize the army to move eastward, because his army will disperse to various places in Huguang to borrow money. It will take two or three months to gather these people together again.

Gao Jiejun went to Shandong, Huang Degong was under the control of the prince, Zheng Zhilong was operating overseas, and the Sichuan Ming army was in a stalemate with Zhang Xianzhong. Not broken anymore.When I go north and win this battle, I will come back and deal with them.

When the world is pacified, you and I will build a garden here and enjoy the wind, flowers, snow and moon in the south of the Yangtze River, wouldn't it be beautiful. "

Chen Yuanyuan took a look at Li Zicheng. She felt that Li Zicheng seemed drunk after not drinking much tonight. If the world was really pacified by Dashun, how could Li Zicheng live such a secluded life with herself in Yangzhou.What's more, since Li Zicheng went south, with the implementation of the policies issued by Li Zicheng, except for the most stubborn gentry, some scholars' opinions on Li Zicheng have changed.

The voices of calling Li Zicheng a thief were gone a lot now.At least in the city of Yangzhou, such voices are no longer heard, especially those ordinary citizens, who have become the most active people in the Marshal's Mansion after the Marshal's Mansion pacified prices, provided a large number of jobs and raised wages. supporters.

The people of Yangzhou have gradually shifted from the consciousness of the people of Ming Dynasty to the consciousness of the people of Dashun. Everyone regards the construction of Yangzhou New City as the possibility that Yangzhou will become the new capital of the new dynasty. Therefore, the land price outside the city has gradually increased, even breaking through Land prices during the Wanli period.

If Li Zicheng was able to repel the Qing army this time and take advantage of the trend to pacify the southern provinces, then the Dashun New Dynasty will truly be established.The Emperor Dashun, who was criticized at first, was truly stable.At that time, I am afraid that Zhu Cihong will also have to give up the position of Emperor Ming to conform to the public opinion of the world.Therefore, talking about living in seclusion is just talking.

Even so, Chen Yuanyuan was still very happy. After all, Li Zicheng valued her more than the emperor's position.Although she didn't answer Li Zicheng's words, her tone was much gentler, and she said to Li Zicheng, "It's almost done, I'll serve you a bowl first, so you can whet your appetite..."

At this time, in a hotel in Chinatown, Nagasaki, Japan, Zhu Shuaicui, Lin Qingye, and Xi Benyi were also sitting in a room talking.Since the Japanese shogunate issued the national lock-up order, it has wanted to separate foreigners from its own nationals.

For this reason, Nagasaki specially filled out Dejima in the bay for the Dutch to live in.Nagasaki also tried to close the Chinese people in a street market like this, but the Chinese people are far more numerous than those Westerners, and there is not much difference in culture from Japan, so it is difficult for the shogunate officials to force these Chinese people to move to one place.

But even so, the shogunate concentrated Chinese businessmen on a commercial street as much as possible.For those Chinese who do not plan to live in Japan, it is much more convenient to live in Chinatown where the Chinese are concentrated. Only those Chinese who married concubines and bought mansions in Japan would not live here.

As Chinese envoys, after Zhu Shuaicui, Lin Qingye, Xi Benyi and others arrived in Nagasaki, the shogunate officials naturally would not allow these Chinese missions to wander around, so they placed them in hotels in Chinatown.

It should be said that the shogunate at this time still attached great importance to news from China. Whenever a Chinese businessman arrived in Nagasaki, shogunate officials would come to inquire about the news of Tang soil, and then report it to Edo.Therefore, the shogunate was not surprised by the news that China was falling into war, but the fact that Zhu Shuaicui, Lin Qingye, Xi Benyi and others went to Japan and North Korea on behalf of Dashun still troubled officials such as Nagasaki Mahogeki.

The Japanese have almost only one way to delay the affairs they cannot handle. Therefore, Zhu Shuaicui, Lin Qingye, Xi Benyi and other Dashun envoys were placed in Chinatown, but they did not agree with them to go to Edo to submit their credentials. It made Zhu Shuaicui feel unhappy.

In addition to thinking that his people were treated rudely by the shogunate, Zhu Shuaicui was also angry with two pieces of news he received from Chinese businessmen in Nagasaki, so he summoned his two companions tonight.

Zhu Shuaicui said to the two: "Nagasaki's policy of not answering our request is disrespectful to our country. If we don't show a tough attitude, I'm afraid we don't want to go to Edo to submit credentials, or even want to It is impossible to leave Nagasaki. If we are trapped here, how will His Majesty be disappointed with us? My two gentlemen, do you have any ideas?"

As a Korean, Lin Qingye naturally does not have a good opinion of the Japanese, and he is quite dissatisfied with the attitude of the Japanese, so he was the first to chime in: "The Japanese are so rude, and submitting the credentials is also self-defeating." Yes. Our honor and disgrace is nothing more than a trivial matter, but how can His Majesty be humiliated like this when communicating with an overseas feudal country in the name of Dashun for the first time? If this is reported back to the country, will we still have the face to live?"

As a businessman, Xi Benyi said with some hesitation: "The officials in Nagasaki said that they would wait for Edo's decision. It seems that we are not convincing enough to attack us with this? And with so many Chinese businessmen in Japan, we brought Will things get more complicated if the incoming goods haven’t completed the transaction?”

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Shuaicui said: "Your Majesty sent us north to Japan and North Korea, of course, with the intention of friendship, but the most important thing is to see the stance of these two countries towards our country. In fact, commercial interests are not the first. of.

Of course, we raised the issue of receiving credentials, and the two sides also lost room for maneuver.Therefore, I think we should start from other aspects and put pressure on the Nagasaki officials to see if they want to be kind to me?Or don't have arms? "

Xi Benyi asked a little puzzled: "Other parties are attacking? What is Lieutenant Zhu referring to?"

Zhu Shuaicui said frankly: "It was the Macau ship that arrived in Nagasaki on the 11th. Those Japanese said they found Chinese Catholics on board and put them in Omura Prison. A total of 15 people were arrested. I heard that in September, there were Catholics were also found on a merchant ship belonging to Zheng Zhilong, who were also arrested by the Japanese.

In this name, we question Nagasaki Makoto, what is their intention of arresting the Chinese without authorization, and whether they intend to make enemies with our country.Let them release them, otherwise we will leave Nagasaki and go to North Korea to complete the mission.Wait until the Zheng family's fleet goes north next spring, and then come to ask for this justice. "

Lin Qingye immediately supported: "It should have been done a long time ago. These Japanese are so rude, why do we still treat each other with courtesy? That's what we should do. If they don't hand over people, we will leave."

Looking at the eyes of the two companions looking at him, Xi Benyi said with some embarrassment: "If you question the shogunate officials like this, what will they do if they detain our ship? Should we inform the people on the ship first and let them prepare. If there is any accident, we also have a way out..."

Chapter 286 Taiwan War

On November 11th of the lunar calendar, Boone, the captain of the Dutch East India Company, stood inside the fence of a village and looked out. Beside him were musketeers relying on the fence for defense.

It's just that these colonists who used to show off their power in front of the natives no longer see the sense of superiority of civilization on their faces. They look at the scene outside the village with despair in their eyes.

Captain Boone still looked so calm, but looking at the armor full of mud marks on his body, he knew that the captain also lost the confidence to break through the blockade of the enemy troops outside, otherwise he would not let his most cherished His armor was covered in mud.

Although the captain claimed that the armor he was wearing was the Innsbruck armor inherited from his ancestors, experienced veterans believed that it should be an imitation of Antwerp craftsmen, but even so, it was a rather expensive full-body armor.If the genuine armor needs more than two years' salary of the captain, then this imitation is also worth at least one and a half years.

However, in a hot and humid region like Asia, if the iron products are not carefully maintained, then no matter how excellent the name armor will be corroded and damaged, so the captain's daily hobby is to carefully maintain his treasures.Now that the captain can't even take care of his own baby, the situation is clearly dire.

Fan Bulian, a missionary accompanying the army, was also an interpreter for the army to communicate with the natives. He walked up to the captain under the recommendation of others. He first pretended to look outside the fence, and then stood there without moving. The captain said: "Mr. Captain, those Chinese have already started to drive the natives from the surrounding villages to dig trenches outside the village. If we let them surround the village with trenches, we will really be doomed."

Captain Boone finally withdrew his gaze from the village, turned his head to look at the missionary beside him, and asked calmly, "So? Are you suggesting we rush out?"

Fan Bulian subconsciously looked at the yard behind him, where there were wounded soldiers sitting or lying on thatched grass and basking in the sun. This is also the reason why everyone sticks to the village and dare not rush out to interrupt the digging operation outside, because they are afraid that if they go out, they will not be able to return.

As a missionary, in order to spread the glory of the Lord, he did not mind blessing the warriors of the Lord, and destroying those barbarians so that they fear the glory of the Lord.After all, only the Lord's people have armor and gunpowder weapons, and those barbarians, apart from being barbaric, don't know how to smelt steel and make gunpowder.

Therefore, the risk of spreading the glory of the Lord is not great, because the weapons used by those barbarians cannot harm the Lord's people wearing armor. This is also the confidence that missionaries dare to go deep into the wild land.Just like this time when they went south to explore the road, they clashed with the villagers of the Big Belly Kingdom. Although the opponent was large and powerful, the expedition team only killed or injured a dozen people. If the expedition team didn't bring cannons, they could have Conquer this backward barbarian kingdom once and for all.

The reason why this native tribe is called a kingdom is because this native tribe is different from other native village communities. There has already been a royal court that can order each village community. Gather up and attack the intruders.Compared with other independent villages, this is undoubtedly a manifestation of civilization.

Fan Bulian was very interested in this barbarian kingdom. He believed that this kingdom did not seem to break away from the category of matrilineal clans. Studying this kingdom might explain some historical phenomena of human civilization.This is a rose with thorns. Although it has thorns, it can't scare people, because these thorns don't hurt much.

However, when the Chinese appeared behind them, the situation changed.The Dutch East India Company and the Chinese have fought wars more than once, and basically ended in failure.The directors of the East India Company thus lost the idea of ​​​​conquering the East and turned to securing Eastern trade as their main goal.

Of course, after the civil strife broke out in China, some senior staff of the East India Company also had some new ideas. Although they were not brave enough to directly fight the Chinese, they tried to drive away the Spaniards and Portuguese in East Asia. The idea of ​​trade with China is still there.

That's why the top management of the company had the plan to drive the Spaniards out of Taiwan and make a plan to seize Malacca and Macau.In the eyes of the Dutch, China at this time is too busy to take care of itself. Therefore, facing the threat of the company, the Chinese either pretend not to know, or they can only choose to obey.If the Chinese challenge the majesty of the company uninterestedly, then they don't mind giving a lesson to the Chinese who have internal and external troubles.

Some companies' high-level thinking is good, or the victory over the Spaniards and Portuguese has dazzled them, so when the Chinese army appeared in Taiwan, they felt so caught off guard.

In the eyes of the company's top executives, they are Chinese who have no time to take care of external affairs, and they are an army of thousands of people.The number of these troops is not only several times that of Captain Boone's troops, but the armor on them is also not inferior to European armor.And they also have cannons and matchlock guns, which means that there is not much difference in weapons between the two sides, and they can only rely on the courage of the soldiers and the commanding ability of the officers to decide whether to compete.

Whether it is the Dutch or the Chinese, they are all foreigners in Taiwan. Therefore, after discovering that the Chinese have seized the two bases and ships of Danshui and Chicken Coop, Captain Boone can only choose to return to the army to fight, otherwise they will have no supplies. wandered in northern Taiwan.The goal of the Chinese army is also very clear, that is, to destroy the Dutch army that was going south to explore, and not allow them to escape from the land back to the south.

So the two sides soon met in an area about 90 miles south of Danshui.This area is densely covered with streams and continuous hilly terraces. The hilly area is narrow and long from northwest to southeast, facing the mountains and the sea.The terrain gradually rises to the southeast, with steep mountains and narrow river valleys.The terrain in the northwest is relatively gentle, with well-developed terraces and terraces, and the rivers are short and radiate into the sea.

There are four Turen villages in this area, transliterated as Nankan, Xiaoli, Guilun, and Kengzai. Nankan Village is close to the coast and has a harbor where ships can berthed.Previously, these four native villages all chose to obey the Dutch. After all, the expedition team led by Captain Boone exceeded 700 people, of which nearly 400 were white soldiers with weapons, and the rest were native porters and Native soldiers, and the population of a village, including women and children, is basically around three or four hundred.

So when the Dutch large forces appeared on the edge of the village community's sphere of influence, these village communities could only choose to express their friendship to the Dutch and provide them with food, shelter and guides.Any village that is unwilling to provide help to the Dutch and is located in the direction of the Dutch advance will only face one result, being destroyed.

Therefore, the Dutch's dominance in these native villages is very weak, especially in the northern part of Taiwan, which has been enslaved by the Spanish for a long time, and they are even more angry with the whites.If the Dutch would still take some commercial measures to buy some of the natives, then Spain, the old colonial imperialism, completely ruled the natives by means of violence and intimidation.

When the Chinese army appeared, except for some believers who had completely converted to Christianity, most of the natives immediately fell to the Chinese army.The four villages of Nankan, Xiaoli, Guilun, and Kengzai were no exception. They attacked the Dutch who remained in the village, and then handed over these captives to the Chinese, and offered to provide Dutch whereabouts.

After the Chinese heard that the Dutch army going south had clashed with the Big Belly Kingdom, they knew that it was impossible for them to go south through the territory of the Big Belly Kingdom, so they set up a line of defense in this hilly area.About five or six days ago, Boone returned here with an expedition team of more than 600 people, and then saw the Chinese army setting up fences along the stream.

Captain Boone had no choice. If he couldn't break through the Chinese army's defenses, they would be out of food within a week.Obviously, the Chinese intend to trap them in the south of the stream, and wait until they are hungry.The Dutch, who were unfamiliar with their place of life, could neither detour nor retreat, let alone wait for reinforcements, so they could only choose to make a frontal breakthrough.

It should be said that the organization of the two armies is actually about the same. Xu Dingguo already had a group of veterans who fled with him from Liaodong. It was with these veterans that he recruited the villainous boys and bandits in Henan to form a new army. A private army.After being recruited by the Shun Army, this army has undergone a period of training and has improved its organization, but it is still far inferior to regular troops like Gao Jie.

The mercenaries recruited by the company led by Captain Boone were also soldiers who fled during the European War and the city's homeless people, together with small nobles like Boone as officers, formed the land force of the East India Company.Compared with the sea power of the East India Company, this land force can only be regarded as mediocre.

Therefore, when two armies engage in skirmishes along the stream, it can be said that each other wins and loses, and it is impossible to see who has the upper hand.This is also the confidence that Captain Boone chose to fight the Chinese head-on.The only problem was that he hadn't expected the Chinese to have a navy, and when their whereabouts were identified, the Chinese immediately took two six-pounders from the ship.

These two six-pound guns decided the outcome of the great battle three days ago. The Dutch lined up by the stream, and then were scattered by the Chinese artillery.The natives who were originally arranged to block the guns in the front immediately dispersed after hearing the roar of the cannon, and the Dutch couldn't stop them at all.Then the balance of victory fell to the Chinese, and the infantry without the formation was just a straggler.

Fortunately, the Chinese were not very organized, and while the other party was capturing the native prisoners, Captain Boone quickly fled with his people.It's just that they had no place to escape. Although they occupied this small village and had a place to rest, when the Chinese tried to dig a trench to surround them, Captain Boone knew that he was doomed.

Fan Bulian was trying to convince Captain Boone that it was meaningless to continue fighting, and that honorable surrender and waiting for the company to redeem them was also a way, but Boone waved his hand at him and said weakly: "Then do as you want." Let’s try it, if those Chinese are willing to abide by battlefield etiquette, we are willing to lay down our weapons..."

Chapter 287 The Dock

On November 11, after receiving three urgent pigeon letters from Xuzhou, Li Zicheng finally set off for the north.Before that, he also reached an agreement with Ma Shiying that the Ming court in Nanjing still retains administrative power, but military and diplomatic affairs will be transferred to the Wenhua Palace led by the prince, and Wenhua Palace will send people to Nanjing to guide Power over education, commerce, taxation and other matters.

Although nominally the military and diplomatic affairs of Ming Dynasty belonged to the crown prince, the crown prince immediately transferred this power to the Marshal's Mansion, and eventually the Marshal's Mansion gave advice, and then distributed all the armies under the Ming Dynasty in the name of the crown prince. People must not interfere.

Regarding the question of whether the crown prince should ascend the throne immediately, Zhu Cihong rejected Chen Mingxia and Li Shichun's proposal to ascend the throne immediately, and he said to his teacher: "There is no second day, if I am the emperor, can the current cooperation between Shunming continue?

Everything His Majesty has done is for Dashun and Daming to reach a peaceful cooperation, but it does not mean that he has not considered the possibility of a breakdown of peace.With the strength of Dashun, it may not be able to deal with the two enemies in the north and the south at the same time, but has the teacher ever thought about who is weaker between us and the Jiannu in the north?

If you really forced His Majesty to choose between the two, do you think His Majesty will destroy the weaker enemy first?Or do you want to fight a stronger enemy? "

Chen Mingxia and Li Shichun didn't know how to answer the prince's question for a while, Chen Mingxia finally could only say: "However, if Your Highness does not take this opportunity to force His Majesty to make concessions, and His Majesty returns from the Northern Expedition, I am worried that His Majesty may not release His Majesty." We have crossed the river."

Zhu Cihong asked disapprovingly: "Could it be that Mr. Chen only considered the result of His Majesty's victory in the Northern Expedition, so I have to ask, what if His Majesty fails? The army of building slaves that His Majesty can't stop, I and everyone Could the sir be able to stop it? Uncle Fu Wang wanted to draw a river to rule with the north, but how many days can the four towns block it?

Facing Dashun's army, the Ming's officers and soldiers are already hard to resist. With the Jiannu army, which is more capable than Dashun's army, can I still count on the Ming's officers and soldiers to stop them?

When I left Beijing, I already said that if His Majesty can bury his father and queen mother well and treat the clan well, then this country belongs to His Majesty, and I will not have any objections.Now that His Majesty has not broken his promise, why should I drag His Majesty's hind legs at this time, just to exchange for a more brutal foreign invasion?

If the Hulu were allowed to disturb China, how would Father Emperor go to see Emperor Taizu Gao?I would rather be unfilial myself than let my father bear the name of unfilial..."

Chen Mingxia and Li Shichun were left speechless by Zhu Cihong's words, but after the two left Shouzhi Garden, Chen Mingxia was still quite surprised and said to Li Shichun: "Unexpectedly, I just left the capital for more than half a year. Your Highness is no longer the one who knew nothing in Beijing. He is a young man. If His Highness thought up these words himself, the revival of Ming Dynasty may not be hopeless."

Li Shichun said unwaveringly: "Your Highness naturally thought of this, otherwise, who would have guessed that we would speak to the crown prince? Besides, there is no one around His Highness who can teach him what he said, except for His Majesty, but His Majesty I will definitely not teach the prince to say such things, otherwise it will only be counterproductive."

Chen Mingxia sighed and asked Li Shichun: "If Your Majesty wins the Northern Expedition, what will happen to Your Highness?"

Li Shichun looked at him very strangely and asked: "Are you so sure that His Majesty can win the Northern Expedition?"

After thinking for a long time, Chen Mingxia said: "Since we left Beijing and went south, we have been under His Majesty's control. If His Majesty's Northern Expedition fails, it means that the North is either stronger than His Majesty, or it is really loved by the heavens. Whether it is Neither of these is something we can resist. Therefore, if Your Majesty fails in the Northern Expedition, there is no need for us to think about it."

Li Shichun: "..."

The little episode that happened around the prince soon reached Li Zicheng's ears, but he just asked Chen Yuanyuan to seal up the report so that it would not be passed on to the outside world, and then he devoted himself to the transfer of troops and the appointment and dismissal of personnel.

At about ten o'clock in the morning on November 11, Li Zicheng boarded the boat at Baobaohu Wharf. In addition to officials from the Marshal's Mansion, Yangzhou local officials, and gentry, many Yangzhou people also came to see him off at the wharf.

Li Zicheng said to Zhang Jiayu and the others with some displeasure: "Why bother to let the people go out of the city to see them off in such a cold day? There is no need for such a face-saving project."

Zhang Jiayu and several colleagues met each other's eyes, and then said to Li Zicheng: "We didn't make any arrangements, we just summoned officials to bid farewell to His Majesty. It seems that the people of Yangzhou are grateful for His Majesty's life, so they came here spontaneously." Saying goodbye."

Li Zicheng looked at the people who were bowing to him in the distance, and said with emotion for a while: "I may not kill as many people as I live. It can be seen that the people are more tolerant than I imagined. You should also keep in mind when you do things." : God is easy to deceive, but the eyes of the people are discerning. I hope you will not sever the connection between me and the people, this is the true way of loyalty to the emperor."

Zhang Jiayu and the others could only say yes with the officials behind him. Li Zicheng walked up to Zhu Cihong and looked at him, then reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said to Li Xi who was behind him: "Take good care of him." Cihong, let him ride a horse when he is free, don’t let him stay in the house and read all day. Is the body the capital of the revolution? If you are not healthy, how can you do things.”

Both Li Xi and Zhu Cihong bent down, and Qi Qi agreed.Then Li Zicheng walked over the crown prince to Chen Mingxia and Ma Shiying, looked at them and said, "The world is very big, some things can be done, and some things can't be done. Given the current positions of the two of you, you should understand this truth .

In May of next year, I will definitely return with victory. I hope that the two of you can establish the councils of the southern provinces as soon as possible. In May and June of next year, I will hold a national council meeting in Yangzhou to discuss some major national issues with representatives of the provinces. You won't hold me back, will you? "

Facing such a confident Li Zicheng, Chen Mingxia and Ma Shiying both chose to back down, and they both replied in unison: "I will obey His Majesty's order, and before His Majesty returns to Yangzhou, representatives from all provinces will definitely be sent to Yangzhou..."

Next came the group of generals. Li Zicheng, Zhang Nai and other generals whispered a few words, then walked to Chen Yuanyuan's position, hugged her gently, and whispered in her ear, "Wait for me to come back."

Chen Yuanyuan was a little shy about Li Zicheng's sudden hug in front of the crowd, but after hearing what Li Zicheng said in her ear, she couldn't help but hugged Li Zicheng backhand.

For the hug of the two, the civil servants felt very embarrassed, which has exceeded the limit of etiquette.However, the generals and the common people were very happy to watch, which made them feel that Li Zicheng is a person full of emotions.Especially for the citizens of Yangzhou, after Li Zicheng ordered the death penalty of more than 4000 people, the exile of more than [-] people, and the hard labor of more than [-] people of different periods, everyone has an inexplicable feeling about the Yongchang Imperial Capital. Sense of fear.

Although these punishments are all judgments made by the people's courts, compared with the summary list of executions and punishments, the latter is undoubtedly shocking.In a specific case, everyone may think that the criminal deserved what he deserved, but when faced with a list of executions, everyone will ignore the specific case and only notice that these names represent a real person.