859 Chongzhen's self-confidence

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"Holy Wisdom! I will never compromise with such a thief. ”

After hearing Chongzhen's sonorous and powerful answer, those officials in the court who opposed the peace talks with Li Zicheng shouted at Chongzhen one after another.

"Your Majesty, think twice!"

And those officials who were in favor of peace talks with Li Zicheng knelt in the main hall one by one, kowtowed to Chongzhen, and wept bitterly.

I don't know, I think they are loyal, but it's not actually for their own sake.

"Okay, shut up with me, I've made up my mind, and I don't need to say it anymore."

Facing the full admonition of the Manchu ministers, Chongzhen stood up from the dragon chair and said resolutely.

"Holy Lord, Du Zhizhi surrendered to the thief and sacrificed Juyong Pass, which is really a great crime! Please punish this person severely, so as to set an example. ”

At this time, some officials finally set their eyes on Du Zhizhi and pleaded with Chongzhen.

At this time, Du Zhizhi was already standing on top of the court and trembling, and he almost collapsed on the ground.

"Holy Lord, wronged, it was the chief soldier Tang Tong who sacrificed Juyong Pass, and Weichen was actually against it!

It was Tang Tong who colluded with the thief Li Zicheng and opened the Juyong Pass, and was forced to let Li Zicheng lead his troops in, and Weichen was captured by Li Zicheng. ”

At this time, Du Zhizhi once again proved what it means to be shameless, what it means to reverse black and white, and what it means to talk nonsense with your eyes open.

Du Zhizhi will open the Juyong Pass, magnify all the blame for the Shunjun entering the pass, and put it on Tang Tong alone, and clean up his choice.

At this time, Du Zhizhi's legs were trembling, and the beads of sweat on the top of his head were constantly dripping down, and he was also panicked.

After all, this time is when his life is involved, and for him, it is a life-and-death moment!

"The surname Du, this gelding, nonsense.

The soldiers who fled back from Juyong Pass have long been clear.

It was you, before the army led by the general soldier Tang Tong arrived at Juyong Pass, he opened the gate and let Li Zicheng's men and horses enter the pass.

This led to the fact that when Tang Tong led the army to Juyong Pass, Juyong Pass had been occupied by thieves.

Tang Tong had no danger to defend and finally surrendered to the thieves.

In the final analysis, the chief soldier Tang Tong led the army to surrender to the thieves, although the crime is extremely heinous, but the reason for it is still you.

You are the source of all the guilt, if it weren't for you to be a gelding, Juyong Pass would not have been conquered by thieves so quickly, and General Tang would not have led his troops to surrender.

Saint, a traitor like Du Zhizhi who defects to the enemy and betrays his master for glory must be severely punished to set an example! ”

In the face of Du Zhizhi's clever argument, a court minister stood up on the spot and retorted.

At this moment, Du Zhizhi knew in his heart that it was impossible to persuade Chongzhen to accept Li Zicheng's conditions for peace talks this time, and even whether he could go back alive was a problem!

Du Zhizhi looked at Chongzhen in the hall, and saw that Chongzhen was staring at him at this time, his eyes were full of anger and killing intent.

Du Zhizhi was also serving by Chongzhen's side before, and for Chongzhen's expression, he knew that Chongzhen had already killed him.

"Holy Lord, the old minister is wronged, please Holy Mingjian!"

So, Du Zhizhi 'poofed', knelt directly above the court, kowtowed to Chongzhen's 'bang', and begged for mercy.

At this time, Du Zhizhi didn't dare to say anything anymore, he was Li Zicheng's envoy, as the envoy of Emperor Dashun, he couldn't kneel to Chongzhen, such a comparison.

Faced with the threat of life and death, Du Zhizhi decisively knelt down and kowtowed to Chongzhen to beg for mercy, and the previous backbone disappeared.

"Du Zhizhi, I am not thin on you!

You stabbed me in the back when I needed it most, and you disappointed me too much, and made me hate me too much. ”

Chongzhen looked down, kneeling and kowtowing below, Du Zhizhi, who was panicked, gritted his teeth and said.

For Li Zicheng, Chongzhen hates, but for a traitor like Du Zhizhi, Chongzhen hates it even more.

"Someone came, drag Du Zhizhi down, Ling Chi was executed, and his mansion was immediately investigated.

I want to tell the world that I will never give in to any foreign enemy or rebellion, and that traitors must be severely punished. ”

Chongzhen roared angrily, and the loud voice echoed in the hall, deafening.

"Holy Wisdom."

The ministers shouted.

"Holy Lord, the old minister has been wronged, please spare your life!"

Du Zhizhi was so frightened that he collapsed directly in the hall, his feces and urine were incontinent, and he emitted a stench and continued to beg for mercy.

But Chongzhen just looked at him coldly and didn't say a word.

Soon, a team of Ming army guards rushed in, dragged the frightened Du Zhizhi out, and prepared to be executed by Ling Chi.

"Holy Lord, you can't kill me, I am a peace envoy sent by Emperor Li Zicheng of Dashun, and the two countries will not be killed at war! You can't do this. ”

When Du Zhizhi was dragged out by a team of Ming army guards, he mustered up the last courage and shouted, seeking the last ray of life.

"Hmph, when did I admit that Li Zicheng was the emperor, he will always be a traitor.

In the land of the Ming Dynasty, there will always be only one true dragon son, and there will always be only one Ming in the world, forever! ”

Facing Du Zhizhi's last shout, Chongzhen snorted coldly and said.

"Holy Lord, you have refused to negotiate peace with the thieves, and then I am afraid that the thieves will send troops to attack the city, so we have to prepare!"

Chen Yan suggested to Chongzhen.

At this time, Chen Yan could not change Chongzhen's stubborn decision.

Therefore, Chen Yan, as the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, can only follow Chongzhen's will and think about how to help Daming and Chongzhen deal with the next crisis.

"Well, I have already ordered the men and horses brought by Wang Yongping, the commander of Jiliao, to enter the city.

At this time, there were nearly 200,000 defenders in the capital, thousands of flintlock guns, hundreds of artillery pieces, and tens of thousands of thunderbolts.

Coupled with the strong walls of the capital, even if Li Zicheng brings an army of 500,000, I will be enough to defend the capital.

As long as we hold on to the capital for half a month, when the time comes, Liu Zeqing, the chief soldier of Shandong, Li Zixiao, the loyal and brave marquis, and others will lead the army to come to King Qin, and the thieves will be defeated at that time. ”

At this time, Chongzhen sat back on the dragon chair and said to Chen Yan below.

It is no wonder that Chongzhen would refuse to negotiate peace with Li Zicheng, and at this time, Chongzhen did not believe that Li Zicheng could easily attack the capital.

In fact, at this time, Chongzhen's confidence in the 200,000 defenders of the Ming capital, as well as the more than 6,000 flintlock guns, tens of thousands of thunderbolts, and hundreds of artillery pieces accumulated by the imperial court.

At this time, the defensive strength of the Ming capital was much stronger than in history, especially in terms of muskets and artillery.

But in fact, the 200,000 Ming troops in the capital of the Ming Dynasty at this time, in addition to the 30,000 elites that Lu Xiangsheng returned from Shanxi, and the 50,000 Ming troops brought back by Wang Yongping, there are also some strengths.

For the rest, the Ming forbidden army in the capital, as well as the hundreds of thousands of people and horses of each David who came from the surrounding area, the combat power was simply unbearable.

At this time, don't look at the Ming army in the capital, there are a lot of soldiers and horses, but when many Ming troops heard that the Dashun army was coming, they were all panicked and didn't think about resisting at all.

An army, weapons and equipment, is secondary, morale is fundamental.

In addition, at this time, most of the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital secretly secretly fornicated with the Dashun army, and even some high-ranking officials had reached an agreement with Li Zicheng.

At this time, the crisis in the capital of Daming was far more serious than Chongzhen imagined, and the strength of the defenders of the capital of Daming was far less powerful than Chongzhen thought.

Even, even if the defenders of the capital of the Ming Dynasty really temporarily blocked Li Zicheng, only God knows whether the reinforcements Chongzhen said, Liu Zeqing and Li Zixiao's men and horses, can appear.

"Retreat!"

After Chongzhen retired from the court, the ministers left the palace one by one, and many officials came to the first assistant Chen Yan.

"Master Chen, do you think we can really block the attack of the thieves?"

"Yes, what the Holy Lord said is very good, but we all know what virtues those defenders in the city have.

Anyway, I'm not optimistic about what the saint said, there are more than 500,000 thieves outside the city, and the capital is not easy to defend! ”

"That is to say, it's a pity that the saint refused to negotiate peace with Li Zicheng, if the saint is willing to negotiate peace, then there are so many things!"

One by one, officials walked next to Chen Yan and complained.

Chen Yan stopped abruptly, said to the people next to him in a cold voice: "The Holy Lord has already made a decision, what is the use of you talking about this now."

Don't talk about the holy decisions in private, just do your part.

Some of you, what do you do in private, don't think I don't know.

Now you are still the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, and it is your duty to be loyal to your duties. ”

After speaking, Chen Yan left quickly.

"Cut, what kind of big-tailed wolf is pretending, if Li Zicheng really enters the capital, you will not be a fart."

Pingbai was reprimanded by Chen Yan, and someone looked at Chen Yan's departing figure and said disdainfully.

Most of these officials are swingers, and they have long been loyal to Daming, and they have secretly sent people to contact the Dashun army outside the city.

In fact, at this time, most of the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty were thinking about the way back for themselves, including Chen Yan.

It's just that Chen Yan, who should be pretended at this time, has to be pretended, be very careful, if you are not careful at this time, your family may be ruined.

"Don't worry, even if Li Zicheng enters the city and becomes the emperor, if he wants to sit firmly in the world, it is still indispensable for us to manage the world for him."

At this time, Zhang Jinyan, the secretary of the military department, said with a sneer.

"Well, Zhang Shangshu is right. I heard that Zhang Shangshu has already got in touch with that side, don't forget us when the time comes! ”

Someone next to him immediately showed a flattering look and asked Zhang Jinyan.

"My loyalty to the Ming Dynasty and the Holy One can be seen by the sun and the moon, and you don't talk nonsense."

After speaking, Zhang Jinyan left quickly.

"There is a wolf with a big tail, Zhang Jinyan, Chen Yan is a raccoon dog, dare to do it but dare not admit it."

"Okay, let's say a few words, these people are all old foxes, how can they easily show their handles at this time.

We have to learn from them, too, and be careful. Let's go! ”

After the end of this meeting, it soon caused a lot of undercurrents in the capital.

Bang bang bang!

In the capital, a young man cautiously came all the way to a courtyard, knocked on the door a few times, and soon someone inside opened the door, and he quickly got in.

"My lord, I just got the latest news, for Li Zicheng's conditions for peace talks, Chongzhen refused on the spot at this morning's court meeting."

The young man saluted a middle-aged man and said.

"Oh, is the news reliable?" The middle-aged man asked.

The young man replied: "Absolutely reliable, as the envoy of the peace talks sent by Li Zicheng, Du Zhizhi has been ordered by Chongzhen at this time to be escorted to the vegetable market and executed. ”

"I didn't expect Chongzhen to take the initiative to refuse the peace talks with Li Zicheng, which saved us trouble.

We don't need to prepare in advance to sabotage this peace talks, come here, immediately send this news out of the city, and quickly send someone to tell the general and the marquis. ”

The middle-aged man said.

This is a secret stronghold of the White Dragon Army Intelligence Bureau in the capital, and this middle-aged man is the top person in charge of the Intelligence Bureau in the capital.

The news that Li Zicheng sent a peace envoy to Chongzhen was known to Zhang Fugui when Du Zhizhi and others had just left Changping.

Soon, Hai Dayu received Zhang Fugui's order that if Chongzhen agreed to make peace with Li Zicheng, they would do whatever it took to sabotage the peace talks.

The big fish of the sea began to be used, and their secret agents lurking in the capital began to plan this matter.

If Chongzhen agrees to this peace talks, they will find an opportunity to kill Du Zhizhi and sabotage this peace talks.

However, now Chongzhen himself has refused to negotiate peace with Li Zicheng, which saves Hai Dayu and other personnel of the White Dragon Army Intelligence Bureau.

And when Li Zicheng sent Du Zhizhi into Beijing to negotiate peace with Chongzhen.

Li Zixiao also left Luoyang with quartz and rushed to Zhangde Mansion to join Qi Wei, who led the army there.

It was Chongzhen who refused to negotiate peace and killed Du Zhizhi, and a day later, Li Zicheng, who stopped his army in Changping, also got the news.

Peng!

When Li Zicheng heard that Chongzhen refused to negotiate peace, and even put Du Zhizhi Ling Chi to death, he was extremely angry, dropped the cup in his hand, and roared angrily: "Chongzhen Xiaoer, I really don't know whether to live or die."

Since he doesn't know how to lift, then I will satisfy him, pass the order, send troops tomorrow, attack the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and destroy Chongzhen Xiao'er. ”

"Haha, Your Majesty, that's right! Ben Hou has already said it, don't talk about any judgment with Chongzhen's child, just kill him.

What about now, let's send someone to talk to Chongzhen Xiao'er, no one appreciates it, and they killed our messenger, isn't this just a slap in the face of the emperor! ”

Liu Zongmin said with some schadenfreude at this time, and deliberately looked towards Song Xiance.

Liu Zongmin said this not only to Li Zicheng, but also to Song Xiance, who let Song Xiance go against him before!

At this time, Song Xiance really didn't want to say anything.

If he continues to oppose the attack on the capital, it is estimated that Li Zicheng will not be able to see him.

So at this time, Song Xiance wisely chose to be silent.

Moreover, at this time, Song Xiance really wondered if Chongzhen's head was kicked by a donkey, and he refused to negotiate peace at this time.

Liu Zongmin was in a good mood when he saw Song Xiance, who was silent with a black face.

took the initiative to ask Li Zicheng for battle: "Your Majesty, Weichen is willing to be a pioneer again, and he must lay down the capital for the emperor as soon as possible, and take the head of Chongzhen Xiao'er to the emperor." ”

"Okay, I'm done." Li Zicheng waved his hand and answered.

(End of chapter)