(0653) [Today's second update is delivered! ] 】

Zhang Tianhao said: "These people from the Fuwang Party are really cunning! He didn't want to give us any benefits of the real surname, and he wanted to secretly provoke us to fight with Nanjing. [Full text reading]"

Xu Xingxia said disapprerovingly: "Whether there is an emperor in the name or not, what does it matter?" Even if I want to be emperor, we should go to the Forbidden City to ascend the throne. Call the messenger and I will meet him and remind him to his face. ”

Zhang Tianhao agreed, and soon brought the envoy of Beiming.

The messenger who arrived on behalf of the Northern Ming Dynasty was named Cui Chengxiu. If you are more familiar with the history of the late Ming Dynasty, you should have an impression of this name. He was the backbone of the eunuch party and the most important adviser of Wei Zhongxian. He was responsible for planning the famous "Three Dynasties Ceremony". And after the fall of the eunuch party, he was also the most miserable person. It can be said that during the Apocalypse, he was definitely one of the most hated officials of the Donglin Party except for Wei Zhongxian.

It's not that this person is insidious and vicious, how his ideology and morality are corrupted, how he exterminates people's surnames, how he loses his conscience, and how he destroys and persecutes the Donglin Party members by unscrupulous means, all of which were consciously depicted by the Donglin Party people in later generations. In fact, Cui Chengxiu is just a somewhat clever civil official. The shortcomings he has are shared by all the people of the Donglin Party. It's just that Cui Chengxiu, as a loser, was nailed to the pillar of shame by his opponent.

In fact, Cui Chengxiu's biggest problem is that he disagrees with the Donglin Party. Originally, Cui Chengxiu was also a young and promising official, and he once wanted to be motivated, but unfortunately, due to factional reasons, he was repeatedly suppressed by the Donglin Party. Many opportunities for promotion were squeezed out by the Donglin Party. As long as it is a human being, when it encounters such an unfair thing, it is estimated that they will be indignant and fight back. Therefore, it is natural for Cui Chengxiu to defect to the eunuch party.

In fact, the biggest problem of the eunuch party is also because of the disagreement with the Donglin party. The eunuch party is definitely not as bad as the Donglin party described, so extinct people's surnames, and lose their conscience. From the perspective of ordinary people, it is much better for the Eunuch Party to be in power than the Donglin Party. Because, the eunuch party is really doing things. During the period when the eunuch party was in power, he never owed the soldiers at the front of him his salaries. The eunuchs have also been trying to lighten the burden on the people, often asking for tax exemptions.

On the contrary, it was the Donglin Party people, who immediately increased taxes and taxes at the slightest disturbance, desperately scavenging money from the common people. They themselves have a lot of money and land, a lot of beautiful wives and concubines, and they live a luxurious life, but they are not willing to pay a penny in taxes, and they are still desperately digging into the corners of the country. The actions of the Donglin Party made many court officials unaccustomed to it. Naturally, they became the opposition of the Donglin Party. Eventually, under the pressure of the Donglin Party itself, they were forced to take refuge under Wei Zhongxian's sect in order to protect themselves.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that if there is no support from these civil officials, Wei Zhongxian, a dead eunuch, how can he have the ability to deal with the Donglin Party? It is impossible for Dongchang and Jinyiwei to manage the government. Therefore, in the final analysis, the struggle between the eunuch party and the Donglin party is purely a dog-eat-dog, and no one is noble.

"Meet the Commissioner!" Choi Chengxiu saluted in a proper manner.

"Sit down!" Xu Xingxia said quietly. This official, who was later smeared by the Donglin Party as if he was an African, still looks quite young, with a calm demeanor and bright eyes, obviously belonging to that kind of young and promising official. If he hadn't been forced to take refuge in Wei Zhongxian, and Wei Zhongxian failed in the end, it is estimated that his reputation in history should be quite good. Later studies have proved that this Cui Chengxiu's brain is obviously very flexible.

Xu Xingxia estimated that Cui Chengxiu at this time should not have formed any clear political opinions. In other words, there is no clear political position. If you can pull him into the team of the White Army, I guess you can do something. After the split of the Ming Dynasty, the historical trend has undergone tremendous changes, and people's minds have changed.

"Chief, the villain has come this time in the hope of forming a friendly alliance with your army. As long as your army is willing to cease fire, everything is easy to do......" Cui Chengxiu said eloquently. He wanted to strengthen his tone of voice to show his confidence. It's a pity that in front of Xu Xingxia, his self-confidence really can't be established. Tens of thousands of white-clothed troops have approached the capital, where does he still have a chance to be tough?

Cui Chengxiu worked hard to stabilize his thoughts and expressed all the words that Beiming needed to express. Beiming not only strongly encouraged Xu Xingxia to establish himself as emperor, but also strongly suggested that he and Xu Xingxia conclude a friendly alliance and advance and retreat together. For this reason, they were only willing to keep places such as Beizhili and Liaodong. All other places can be given to Xu Xingxia. Even, they even thought about the country name for Xu Xingxia. This country name is Qin.

Xu Xingxia said with a smile: "Lord Cui, we are not in a hurry to do the emperor's business. I want to know, what are your skills to protect the safety of Yanjing City? Even if I want to be the emperor, I have to do it in the Forbidden City. Lady Cui, don't you say? ”

Cui Chengxiu's face changed slightly, and he said in a difficult tone: "The chairman is laughing. ”

Xu Xingxia looked at him with shining eyes, and said very seriously: "Master Cui, I didn't laugh. If I were to be emperor, I would definitely announce my accession to the throne in the Forbidden City. ”

Cui Chengxiu gritted his teeth lightly and said slowly: "My lord, the north is a barren and bitter cold land, and it is useless to take it. A rich place in the south of the Yangtze River should be the goal of adults! ”

Xu Xingxia still looked at him with sparkling eyes, and said meaningfully: "Master Cui, I heard that there is a lot of wealth accumulated in the capital!" ”

Cui Chengxiu suddenly felt that things were quite bad. Xu Xingxia said it so bluntly, it was obvious that he really killed Beiming. At this point, no matter what conditions Beiming prescribes, I am afraid that it will be impossible to stop the attack of the white-clothed army. It is no wonder that the white-clothed army in the surrounding areas of Beizhili is so aggressive, it turns out that they have basically been authorized by Xu Xingxia to directly conquer Yanjing City and destroy Beiming.

Now that I think about it, Beiming really overestimated himself. Yes, if Xu Xingxia wants to be the emperor, he can go to the Jinluan Hall in the Forbidden City of Yanjing to do it. As long as the white-clothed army conquered Yanjing City, the Northern Ming Dynasty would no longer exist. By then, he has already controlled half of the world, does anyone else need to recognize his throne? Under the heavy pressure of the white-clothed army, does the Nanjing court dare to let out a fart? It is estimated that the existence of the Southern Ming Dynasty will not be very long.

In desperation, Cui Chengxiu had no choice but to reluctantly say: "Elder Commissioner, your army wants to eat us, but I'm afraid it's not so easy......

Xu Xingxia said with a smile: "Master Cui, do you really think so?" ”

Cui Chengxiu was obviously a little discouraged, and said helplessly: "Chief, some things don't necessarily have to be achieved through war. ”

Xu Xingxia still said with a smile: "However, war is the most direct, thorough, and effective means. I love war. Because all those who disobey can be killed openly. I'm going to clean up all the enemies. ”

Cui Chengxiu said with a wry smile: "It's still like this, and the villain will leave." ”

Xu Xingxia shook his head and said intentionally or unintentionally: "Master Cui, good birds choose trees to perch on, and those who know the times are Junjie, you don't want to hang yourself on a tree!" We are in the White Army, but we welcome talented people with lofty ideals to join. ”

Cui Chengxiu said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid that the villain can't climb high." ”

Xu Xingxia said meaningfully: "Lord Cui is said to have some disputes with Nanjing? ”

Cui Chengxiu nodded and said, "Yes, I disagree with their politics, so I have been repeatedly suppressed by them." They deliberately didn't give me a chance to get promoted, which is very unfair. ”

Xu Xingxia said lightly: "If you get promoted smoothly, will you join them?" You're going to think it's fair, right? ”

Cui Chengxiu shook his head and said, "Of course not." As I said, I don't agree with their political views. Their practices have seriously endangered the country and the nation. No matter how much they give us, I won't go along with them! ”

Xu Xingxia was slightly stunned. Complicity? Such familiar words. The people of the Donglin Party scolded Cui Chengxiu and Wei Zhongxian for colluding with each other, and now, Cui Chengxiu actually used the words "collusion", which is obviously extremely indignant at the Donglin Party. Could it be that the contradictions between them are really so serious that they are irreconcilable?

And, is it just because of political disagreement? Haven't gotten into a complicated personal vendetta? Or is there no personal vendetta at all? If there is no personal grudge between Cui Chengxiu and the Donglin Party, this matter will be a little interesting. For the sake of the official affairs of the imperial court, it is really rare to have such a quarrel with the Donglin Party.

Of course, Xu Xingxia did not want to overturn the case for Wei Zhongxian, but to gradually analyze the true faces of the Eunuch Party and the Donglin Party. Right and wrong, there are posterity to comment. What is right is right, what is wrong is wrong, and no one can change it. Just because the eunuchs have failed, all the blame cannot be blamed on the eunuchs. The Donglin Party boasted of its own flowers, but in fact, behind the scenes, it was just a male thief and a female prostitute.

The most obvious example is that the eunuch party is in power, and the situation outside the border has always been relatively stable. As a result, after the collapse of the eunuchs, the Guanwai was quickly lost, and it also attracted the Qing army to enter the fortress many times. During the period when the eunuch party was in power, the situation in Shaanxi was relatively stable. Immediately after the fall of the eunuchs, a large-scale peasant uprising broke out in Shaanxi. If you want to say that there is no responsibility of the Donglin Party here, you can't believe it if you kill it.

After pondering for a moment, Xu Xingxia said slowly: "Then tell me, how does the political views of the Donglin Party endanger the country and the nation?" Is it that serious? ”

(To be continued)