Chapter 73: Dispute between the king and the minister

Too miserable!

Witnessing the tragic scene in front of him, Li Chengdong was completely desperate and closed his eyes in pain.

"Deputy Commander, order the surrender quickly! If it's too late, the Ming army will fill the entire road with stones!" Yuan Pengnian was so scared that his face turned pale, his legs were trembling and almost couldn't stand. Thanks to his personal soldiers' timely support, he avoided the embarrassment of falling.

"Master, surrender, we are Han people. We were helpless in surrendering to the Qing Dynasty. Wouldn't it be pleasant to remove this little braid and change my Han people's clothes? Besides, Master, we have a flag here, which is obviously the focus of the attack, but the Ming army did not throw stones here, obviously doing it on purpose, leaving us a chance to surrender. What are you hesitating about such a benevolent and righteous emperor?" Li Yuanyin also advised.

"It's the extreme, it's the extreme. If the Ming army loses patience, it's afraid it's impossible to escape death! In such a crisis, deputy commander should not hesitate anymore!" When Yuan Pengnian heard Li Yuanyin's words, he realized that there was no stone behind the place of Shuaiqi.

After hearing the two of them, Li Chengdong was very confused. It didn't matter if he surrendered, but the hundreds of families in Songjiang were still in the hands of the Qing people.

However, let’s take a look at the moment of Songjiang first. I can only talk about Songjiang later.

"Oh, just surrender!" Li Chengdong said helplessly.

"Subdued, don't throw it away, don't throw it away!" When Li Yuanyin heard his adoptive father's decision, he quickly waved his hands and shouted loudly on the mountain.

Seeing this, the other Qing soldiers also yelled loudly and shouted in unison: "Subdue, you have surrendered, don't throw it away, don't throw it away..."

Yuan Pengnian ordered the soldiers to pull off a piece of white clothes, hang it on the spear, and wave it to the mountain...

The disarmed Qing soldiers were treated preferentially by the Ming army and ate delicious rice.

Senior generals such as Li Chengdong, Yuan Pengnian, Meng Wenjie, Sun Zhongming, and Li Yuanyin sat together. The food was cold, but no one took the chopsticks.

The atmosphere was a bit depressing, and everyone was in a very depressed mood, except for Li Yuanyin.

The once arrogant Qing soldiers were defeated like this? Why was this war so cowardly? Since entering Guangdong, the 20,000 army has surrendered Chaozhou and Huizhou without bloodshed, but has only attacked Guangzhou and two cities in Sanshui. I thought it could be easily taken, but I didn't want to encounter any wallows everywhere. Apart from losing troops and losing generals, I didn't get any benefits.

The Battle of Nanhegang Bridge was even more cowardly. He had basically not seen the Ming army and was beaten to pieces by a stone rain falling from the sky.

The Ming army's fighting style is too shady and has the ability to do it with abilities. It either hides in the city or hides on the mountain. What kind of hero is this?

Not only Li Chengdong, Meng Wenjie, and Sun Zhongming were not convinced.

However, if you lose, you will lose, and if you don’t accept it, you must accept it.

Looking at the Ming army around him holding a knife and a gun, several people swallowed at the same time.

The situation is better than that of others.

"Entertainment father, eat something, stop thinking about it. Since the emperor is willing to let us have a way out, he will definitely treat us well." Li Yuanyin whispered.

"Since the emperor has surrendered, why don't we see us? He threw it here and there was no tent. Do you want to freeze us to death?" Meng Wenjie said loudly in dissatisfaction.

Although Guangzhou is humid and hot, it is just the first month of the year, and the temperature during the day can reach nearly twenty degrees. However, at night, the temperature is only about ten degrees. When the breeze blows, it is still a little cool.

"Okay, Wenjie, stop talking, let others hear jokes." Li Chengdong said dryly, tightly with his robe.

Yuan Pengnian and Li Yuanyin all heard the sour meaning in his tone.

"Sir, eat something. If you don't have enough food, it will be even colder at night." Yuan Pengnian advised him, picked up the bowl, picked up the chopsticks, and started eating.

"The emperor has issued an order to meet Li Chengdong, Yuan Pengnian, Meng Wenjie, Sun Zhongming, and Li Yuanyin!"

At this moment, a team of Ming troops came over and conveyed the emperor's will.

None of the few people knelt on their feet to receive the order. After listening to the order, they did not salute. They just looked at each other, stood up silently, and followed the Ming army to a large tent.

...

Just now, Zhu Youlang did not intend to refuse to meet Li Chengdong and the others, but instead dealt with Li Chengdong. Zhu Youlang and Zhang Jiayu had a disagreement and had been arguing with the emperor.

According to Zhang Jiayu's idea, others could spare their lives and even allow him to continue leading troops, but Li Chengdong could not do it. Because he had too much blood from the Han people on his hands, the "Three Massacres of Jiading" and "Ten Days of Yangzhou" were the eternal pain in the hearts of the Han people. As the creator of the "Three Massacres of Jiading" and the participant of the "Ten Days of Yangzhou", it would not be enough to calm the hatred in the Han people without eliminating Li Chengdong!

Therefore, he insisted on cutting Li Chengdong to vent public anger.

Zhu Youlang, on the other hand, wanted to reuse Li Chengdong. He believed that although Li Chengdong was extremely guilty, the current situation was that the Yongli Dynasty was just established and was still very weak, and he needed to unite all the forces that could be united to fight against the strong Qing Dynasty.

In addition, if Li Chengdong is spared, he will have a more positive political influence. If he spares such a great evil person, he will definitely inspire the generals of the Qing army similar to him. Someone will definitely follow Li Chengdong, or rebel in front of the battlefield, or change the land and change the flag, which can greatly weaken the Qing army and strengthen the Ming army.

On the contrary, if Li Chengdong is killed, this group of people will strengthen their determination to follow Manren and resist to the end.

Both of them have sufficient reasons, but compared with this, Zhu Youlang's opinions are more clever and can see further.

However, Zhang Jiayu was very stubborn and refused to reuse Li Chengdong. Judging from his attitude, if he reuses Li Chengdong, he would have the idea of ​​resigning.

"Why do you Zhang Jiayu hate Li Chengdong so much? He didn't kill your family, so why did you cut them off? You're such a stubborn bull!" Zhu Youlang was helpless and secretly complained in his heart.

He didn't want to use strong means. Zhang Jiayu had already gained a position in the political map he had drawn. He didn't pay much attention to his opinions. It doesn't matter if he was not consistent with his own opinions, just do his work slowly.

But now Zhang Jiayu has pushed him to the wall, so it is difficult to step down.

There are also Lin Cha, Wang Fuzhi, Chen Bowen, Dai Yilan, and Dai Yilan in the tent. They never participate in military and national affairs, nor do they understand. They just serve Zhu Youlang's daily life.

Chen Bowen was summoned by Zhu Youlang to organize Wenmo. He knew very well that the crimes committed by his father, father-in-law and wife did not mean that the emperor asked him to organize Wenmo. He understood that he should be hostage to avoid his father doing evil again in Guangzhou. Therefore, when he was by the emperor, he only thought that he was deaf and mute, and did not dare to listen or speak more.

Lin Cha could make suggestions, and he also agreed with the emperor's opinion. However, he seemed to have vaguely guessed Zhang Jiayu's true thoughts. It would not be worthwhile to offend this popular person if he supported the emperor. Therefore, he pretended to be deaf and said nothing.

Zhu Youlang looked at everyone in the tent and finally stared at Wang Fuzhi's face.
Chapter completed!