Chapter 15 Showdown
Li Zicheng's face was as gloomy as if water was dripping. Although Li Xin always planned for him, the meaning in his words was also very obvious. Fighting with Chongzhen again was to ignore the national justice. Even if you don't help Chongzhen, don't drag him down and let him let him fight against Jianlu.
If Li Xin's first suggestion is quite consistent with Li Zicheng's thoughts, then the second point is to point at Li Zicheng's nose and scold him for being ungrateful. It was because he dragged the Ming Dynasty and caused the Jianlu to invade five times in succession!
Li Zicheng narrowed his eyes slightly, and a trace of murderous intent that was so secret that he was almost unobservable flashed away!
“Ha~~”
Liu Zongmin smiled: "Mr. Li, are you exaggerating? I think that Jianlu is so important? What kind of climate can it be achieved except for entering the pass and making a move? When the King of Chuang breaks through Beijing, he will mobilize a large army to flatten Jianlu!"
Li Xin shook his head and waved his hand and said, "Since the defeat of Dalinghe in the Wanli period, the court has almost no victory against Jianlu. Even if he wins, it is a small victory. It is useless to help the current situation. If he loses, it is a big defeat. Jianlu broke through the Great Wall again and again, and plundered the inner wall. Zhili, and Shandong is already a thousand miles away. Moreover, every time Jianlu enters the pass, he has to plunder a large amount of gold, silver, men and women, and returns with a full load. With one decline and the other rising, Jianlu's strength has rapidly expanded and has become a confidant of the Ming Dynasty.
General Liu, please forgive Li for being disrespectful. The rebel army fought against the court, with more defeats and fewer victory. The reason why they were able to escape the crisis repeatedly was that the court had to draw elite soldiers to the capital to serve the king, which gave the rebel army a chance to breathe. General Liu, if he pulled out his troops to fight against Jianlu now, what would he have to win?"
"this……"
Although Liu Zongmin was angry, he was speechless.
The rebel army was pressed by Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting on the floor more than once, and even Zuo Liangyu, He Renlong and others all gave the rebel army a headache, but these people couldn't even fight against Jianlu, and Lu Xiangsheng even lost his life. Where did he get the confidence to win the battle?
"snort!"
Tian Jianxiu snorted, "Young Master Li, no matter how strong the Jianlu army is, it is just Yizi. If Yizi really wants to enter the pass and occupy the Central Plains, how can the thousands of people of the Ming Dynasty allow him to be arrogant?"
Li Xin picked up the wine glass and said quietly: "Can General Tian not see the disaster of the Southern Song Dynasty? Today's Jianlu is the Mongol Yuan in the past. Hundreds of years ago, the Mongol Yuan invaded and killed tens of millions of people in the Song Dynasty. If Jianlu succeeds in the next day, the Ming people will probably find it difficult to survive one."
Li Zicheng couldn't bear it anymore and asked back: "In your eyes, fighting against Jianlu is righteous, then is it not righteous for me, Li Chuang, to ask for the people? Can't you see the hungry people all over the ground? If Chongzhen hadn't done anything against him, how could the world collapse so far? Hum?"
Li Xin poured a mouthful of wine into his throat and bowed to Li Zicheng, "There are differences between righteousness and greatness. It is a great righteousness to resist foreign enemies together. It is a small righteousness to fight for property between his brothers. I hope that the King of Chuang should focus on righteousness and take Xiangyang and Nanyang with Xianzhong. He submitted a letter to the court. The prefect of each side will rest and recuperate and wait for the coming year!"
"presumptuous!"
Li Zicheng slapped the table in anger!
He is also a proud and arrogant person. At the time of the defeat in the carriage, he had already been sent to the court once, which was a shame for his life. Later, Zhang Xianzhong was surrendered by Xiong Wencan, and he even took the risk to go to Gucheng to Shen Ming to surrender. Now he asked him to submit a letter to Chongzhen for surrender. Not to mention that his face had no place to put it, more importantly, Li Xin said that he led his troops to revolt as a brother fighting for property. This was a pure slander. At this moment, he really wanted to push Li Xin out and behead him!
But Li Xin came to join him and killed him with a disagreement. What would others think? Who dares to join him in the future? Look at Li Xin again, it is obvious that he is talking nonsense after drinking, killing a drunk man, aren’t you afraid of laughing at him?
"Forget it, forgot, Mr. Li is drunk, let's stop here today!"
Li Zicheng was ruined by the desire, waved his hand and left the table.
Liu Zongmin, Tian Jianxiu and Yuan Zongdi also gave up their bad eyes and followed Li Zicheng closely.
As soon as the four of them left, the Hongniang blamed him: "Mr. Li, how could you say such things to the King of Chuang?"
Li Xin's face turned cold and he said in a deep voice: "Let's talk about it when you return to the camp!"
This was the first time that Madam Hong saw Li Xin really looked stern. She felt inexplicably panic and closed her mouth.
The four of them walked in a hurry and left the state yard to meet with the generals. They rode back to the camp. The generals talked on the way and understood what was going on, and they followed Li Xin straight to the central army's tent.
"The matchmaker comes with me first!"
Li Xin stopped the generals and called the Hongniang into the tent alone.
Under Li Xin's stern gaze, Hong Madam was a little uneasy, but she forced herself to look at her.
After a while, Li Xin asked, "I'll give Li Chuangjin two words. What do you think? Don't worry, tell me your true thoughts."
The Hong Madam hesitated for a moment and gritted her teeth and said, "Actually, you can ask the King of Chuang in a more tactful way, so why bother to speak out for the wrong advice..."
Li Xin waved his hand and interrupted: "Matchmaker, I only ask you, are you wrong with my two suggestions?"
"No...yes!"
The Hongniang said reluctantly.
"good!"
Li Xin nodded: "According to your words, King Chuang is the savior of the people of the world, and naturally has broad minds. However, facts have proved that Li Chuang is a human being, not a god, and has seven emotions and six desires. He also likes to listen to good words and cannot listen to honest words. The so-called humbleness and politeness are just his signature to whitewash his own signature. Today he showed his true face clearly. Is such a person the wise ruler in your mind and the savior of the people?"
"I……"
The red lady couldn't speak when she was robbed by Li Xin.
Li Xin rang the railway while it was hot: "Li Chuang was in the table and had already shown murderous intentions to me. I will sooner or later. It is time for you to make a choice. Should you leave with me or continue to follow Li Chuang? I must give me a reply tonight."
"My Hong Niang was originally a man who was a traitor. She ate a lot of food and made people from all over the world. She was bullied everywhere. Now that she came to the army of the Chuangwang, she finally had hope. Could it be... Can't you explain it well with the Chuangwang? I think there must be a misunderstanding. It should be fine if you say it."
The Hong Niangzi advised weakly.
“Hahahaha~~”
Li Xin laughed wildly: "Matchmaker, don't blame me for being aggressive. I know you have suffered a lot from running around the world, but you haven't understood who Li Chuang is yet? I have hundreds of brothers under my command. Even if I spare my life, I have to consider them. Maybe you think that if I die, they can join Li Chuang's command. Will Li Chuang kill them? Then I can only say, you are stupid and naive."
"I never thought so!"
The Hongniang quickly defended.
"Listen to me!"
Li Xin interrupted impatiently: "First of all, Li Chuang only trusts his old eighth team and does not believe anything from outsiders.
Secondly, when fighting, the rebel army emphasized personal courage and had no tactical techniques when encountering enemy forces. Therefore, every time they fought, there were many casualties and injuries in his army. You can recall how many times Li Chuang had been wiped out since the second year of Chongzhen, and how many times had he almost died and died? How many people who followed him lived to this day?
But how many people have died in his old eighth team in the past ten years? Every time he loses, he will be defeated by the people who come to him, and they will disperse and turn them into pieces. When the limelight comes over and gets together again, I will calculate for him. In the past ten years, half of his old eighth team has not died. Is this Li Zicheng, who is so righteous in your eyes? If my brother follows him, he will definitely be the life of cannon fodder. If he can live for one more year, it will be the smoke from the ancestral grave.
Matchmaker, I will say this. If you stay, I won’t blame you. I respect your choice. I owe you a life and will be returned to you sooner or later. If you follow me, we will become husband and wife. In the future, you will be a big-footed person!"
"You... don't force me!"
The Hongniang was trembling all over, tears flowed, and her pretty face was full of entanglement and pain.
On one side is her beloved lover, on the other side is her idol, which is also her ideal. Both sides are incompatible, how can she not suffer?
In fact, she was not unable to see that Li Zicheng was tempted to kill Li Xin, nor was she not unclear about the differences in the concepts between the two, but she still had a fluke mentality and deceived herself that Li Zicheng was not the kind of person Li Xin said. Perhaps the two sides could talk openly and honestly, and they could expose the past. From then on, the king and his subjects would become in harmony and cooperate without interruption.
"Class master!"
At this time, Xing San ran in and said anxiously: "The voice of Li Chuang's eagle-eyed jackal, it's not a good thing to look at his face. Uncle San also heard about the matter between the meal just now. Chongzhen was no longer capable, at least he wanted to be the lord of the revival for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. However, the Ming Dynasty had accumulated a lot of problems, and he himself was harsh and suspicious. The decline of the Ming Dynasty could no longer be restored by human power. Once Jianlu invaded, the disaster would be a hundred times greater than Chongzhen. What did the prince say wrong?
It was clearly because of his selfish intentions and he had no tolerance. Don’t think that he would not deal with the offense of the young master, but the old man dared to assert that he would have to have a thorn in his heart. Sooner or later, he would harm the young master. If the young master leaves, you will be dead.
Let’s take Li Zicheng’s four wives as an example. The first and second ones were stealing people on his back. One was fine, but both were stealing, and both were stolen. It was obvious that Li Chuang had a problem with himself. His third wife Gao Guiying, who had been separated from the Battle of Tongguan two years ago, had no idea of life and death, but he was better off. He married the daughter of the Wang family in the mountains and called her the Queen. Is there such a heartless person in the world?
Chapter completed!