Chapter 67 Relinquish Xiangyang to make the situation worsen
Dang Chongya knew that Li Zicheng was still hesitating, but he had to continue saying: "We have no grudges with Your Majesty. We were only confused by Zhang Biwu to fight against Dashun. Now we decided to use these places as apologies! Please accept it with a smile! Accept it quickly, and don't let Zhang Biwu take it away!"
When Li Zicheng heard this, he did not speak out. He knew that what Dang Chongya said was a small trouble in Jiangnan, but just a good thing! In fact, Jiangnan's anti-Qing made the Qing Dynasty very anxious. It was not that he was controlled by Jiangnan. The Qing Dynasty would not propose reconciliation, and even gave such good and generous conditions!
How could Li Zicheng not be moved? And he knew that the Qing Dynasty really mobilized a large number of troops to move south in Jiangnan. If he was asked to fight in various ways, the Qing Dynasty would not have such great strength!
Li Zicheng nodded and said, "Hmph! Don't think I'm afraid of you! Even if Ajige is here, my Dashun army can capture Xiangyang and other places!"
Dang Chongya nodded one after another: "Yes! Your Majesty said very well! Since my mission has been completed, I will say goodbye."
Li Zicheng asked: "Why did Dorgon send you here instead of sending a man of the minister?"
Dang Chongya replied: "The Regent said that the Han people have a saying that they will be teachers for life and fathers for a day. We have surrendered to Emperor Dashun and have been ministers under Emperor Dashun for a month. We have also been a minister of Dashun. We have been regarded as a reward for Dashun! Therefore, the Regent felt that it was necessary to give this benefit to the Han officials who surrendered to Dashun, so as to repay the kindness! We must repay the kindness of the kindness, which is the principle of being a human being!"
"Ah!" Li Zicheng was shocked when he heard this. He really didn't expect Dorgon to say such a thing! It's really impressive! No wonder he has always been defeated by Dorgon, and it's not unfair at all!
Dang Chongya bowed to Li Zicheng again, bowed and said, "Take care!" He turned around and left.
Li Zicheng turned to his civil and military officials and asked: "Do you think what Dang Chongya said is worth trustworthy? Can we seize Xiangjing?"
Everyone, look at me, and I see you, no one can speak out first. They know that this matter is related to Dashun's life and death, and no one can decide.
Niu Jinxing made the final decision: "It's credible! We just need to send more people to spy Azige's news, and that's fine! Besides, we will send a small number of soldiers to receive it first. If something bad happened, the loss is not great!"
Song Xiance also interfered: "Yes! What the Prime Minister said is so true! Your Majesty can adopt it!" Li Zicheng also said: "Okay! Actually, I think it is credible! I really don't know what Dorgon sold in the gourd! Even if he returned Xiangjing and others to me, I will not be grateful to him! After all, they have massacres in various places and killed my people, so I still have to settle the score with him!"
Not to mention it! Ajige is really not the case. He withdrew from Xiangyang, and there was no military force left. Liu Fangliang's troops quickly occupied Xiangyang.
Then, when the Ajige army confronted Zhang Biwu's army, they quickly withdrew from Nanyang Prefecture. The Dashun Army, which was closely behind the tail, took the opportunity to capture Nanyang Prefecture, and thus bordered Zhang Biwu.
Zhang Biwu's attempt to seize Nanyang Prefecture was ineffective. Li Zicheng and Zhang Biwu were adjacent to each other, and I really don't know whether it was a blessing or a misfortune.
Zhang Biwu has been wondering what happened to the Qing Dynasty? Why did Ajige retreat and give up the important land of Xiangyang? All of them were given to Li Zicheng? It is said that the Qing Dynasty was under the banner of avenging Chongzhen, so they shouldn't have done this! But why did this happen now?
Even if the situation in Jiangnan is tense, the Qing Dynasty should not have been like this! It was given up the military city of Xiangyang, but Li Zicheng was given a way out. It was very difficult for Zhang Biwu to unite with him. What happened to the Qing Dynasty?
Zhang Biwu really couldn't figure it out, and what surprised Zhang Biwu even more was that the messenger had arrived. Emperor Yongli and Emperor Shaowu both sent envoys to come at the same time.
Emperor Yongli and Emperor Shaowu's envoys both asked Zhang Biwu to attack Li Zicheng because Li Zicheng and the Tartars had reached an agreement. Li Zicheng would attack him with the Tartars!
The benefits Li Zicheng got were Xiangyang and other places. He was a bandit and could do anything! Zhang Biwu had to take the initiative to attack Li Zicheng, so the Southern Ming army would attack Li Zicheng, thereby destroying Li Zicheng and avenge Chongzhen.
Zhang Biwu only said on the surface that he would attack Li Zicheng, but his heart felt uncomfortable.
When is it? Can you two emperors of the Southern Ming Dynasty see the situation clearly? Don’t go to war with Li Zicheng anymore. Think about how to fight against the Qing army first, and avenge the people massacred by the Qing army is the top priority!
What a pity! What a pity! Two courts without long-term vision!
Zhang Biwu would not listen to the two emperors Yongli and Shaowu. Now Zhang Biwu has figured out why the Qing Dynasty gave up Xiangyang and other places to Li Zicheng, in order to let Li Zicheng fight with him, so that the Qing Dynasty can reap the benefits of the fisherman.
Lian Tong has become Zhang Biwu's scout, and he gave the first news to Zhang Biwu.
When Zhang Biwu saw that this was a proof of Princess Kunxing and Zhou Shixian, saying that he and Princess Kunxing could prove that Chongzhen had not written this blood edict, and that the blood edict held by Zhang Biwu was fake.
As for Zhang Biwu protecting the prince, King Yong, etc., they said that there was this blood edict, because they were kidnapped by Zhang Biwu and had to do it in order to protect them!
Zhang Biwu smiled. He did not hate Princess Kunxing and Zhou Shixian. No matter how they were held hostage by the Qing Dynasty, they could not help but not testify! Princess Kunxing and Zhou Shixian cannot blame him. Although Huang Qi expressed his dissatisfaction, he thought Princess Kunxing and Zhou Shixian were too shameless.
But Zhang Biwu had a little thought that when he showed the bloody edict, he did not think of protecting Princess Kunxing. Of course, he had no relationship with Princess Kunxing. Unexpectedly, Zhang Biwu could not blame him.
Xiong Jianhao knew Zhang Biwu's heart best and said, "Lord, let me say, politicians cannot have feelings! There is nothing that politicians cannot sacrifice! Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, can even refuse his old father and wife, including the pursuers, and he personally pushed his children out of the car. From this we can see that politicians are helpless. He must sacrifice everything, and must be cruel and cruel enough!"
When Zhang Biwu heard this, he sighed. It would be really difficult for him to do it!
Xiong Jianhao continued: "Li Zicheng values brotherly love too much! The world is settled, and he still values martial arts over literature, but his personal feelings are not taken into account the future and interests of the entire country! This is what Niu Jinxing said to his relatives before. The entire Dashun court was a politician with no long-term vision. Even if he captured Beijing, he was just a wedding dress for others! Liu Zongmin did a lot of money to force wages, and Li Zicheng also understood it, but because he was an old friend and an old brother, he said that it was difficult to intervene. He was defeated by Beijing and was now forced to be almost destroyed! Li Zichengzhen is not a politician, and it is reasonable that he could not win the world!"
This is helplessness. Fighting for the world will make the overlord lose a lot. A famous saying - a man is not cruel and his country will be unstable!
Zhang Biwu nodded with a wry smile. He could understand that as long as you embark on the road to hegemony, you can't help! You want to retreat, please! Don't be stupid! Impossible! You can only walk on your head! Even if you are as cruel as Liu Bang, sacrificing your father, wife, and children! This is what the emperor who wants to seize the world has to do!
Xiong Jianhao said comforting words: "Lord, although Princess Kunxing has been kind to you before! But what you did to her has been done with kindness! Even if it was because of the Blood Edict that Princess Kunxing had any accidents, you have no mistakes! You are fighting for our entire army, for the Han people, and for all the people in the Ming Dynasty!"
"What can a woman have to sacrifice? What's more, she was once the princess of the Ming Dynasty. As a princess of a country, she must have the awareness of sacrificing for the country! This is the helplessness and destination of your princess' identity! As a princess, you represent a country! You must not just think about yourself, and you must not act arbitrarily!"
The topic changed: "Lord, I can conclude that Princess Kunxing and Zhou Shixian and his wife obeyed Dorgon's words and came out to accuse you of the blood edict! You are a traitor. Then their lives can be saved! Originally, the lord issued a blood edict, and the world was shocked! But Dorgon asked Princess Kunxing and Zhou Shixian to perform such a play to make them gain good benefits!"
"In order to make the trick realistic, Dorgon absolutely cannot kill Princess Kunxing and Zhou Shixian. Instead, he will treat them more favorably to show that he was the image of the righteous envoy who avenged the Ming Dynasty and attacked Li Zicheng. It can be said that the lord's blood edict was beneficial to Princess Kunxing and Zhou Shixian!"
"Ah?" Zhang Biwu asked, "How can you explain this?" Zhang Biwu felt relieved. He did not show the bleeding edict to kill Princess Kunxing and Zhou Shixian and his wife, but instead helped them.
Xiong Jianhao replied: "Since Princess Kunxing and Zhou Shixian can accuse the Prince and King Yong of being kidnapped and say that the blood edict is true. Naturally, some people say that Princess Kunxing and Zhou Shixian were kidnapped. In this case, some people will shake their thoughts. Who is saying that the truth is true? After all, since Chongzhen's death, many people have entrusted Chongzhen's will! Some people may suspect that your blood edict is false. The effect of the lord's bleeding edict will be greatly reduced! After all, the lord has reason, and the lord has reason. How can you tell who is true and who is false?"
Chapter completed!