"Yes." With Gong Yan's qualifications and age, it is rare for a person to talk at length for a long time, especially for a young man like Deng Ming: "At first, the old man thought that Guogong was the emperor, but he felt that Guogong and the emperor had many similarities. Before hearing about Guogong, the old man even thought that it was harmful and unprofitable. ”

The normal behavior in troubled times is to be untrustworthy, Wu Sangui, Zuo Liangyu and other military generals, Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting and other civil officials are also commonplace, Emperor Chongzhen's rebellion is also a common thing, and the number of times that other rebel leaders surrender and the emperor generals repeatedly compare, are all trivial.

However, at this time, no one had detained the matter of the fraudulent surrender of the Carriage Gorge on Li Zicheng's head, and Chen Qiyu, the direct manager of the Carriage Gorge, did not mention Li Zicheng in the recital, and the participant Shaanxi Governor Lian Guoce also pointed out in the recital that the people who defrauded the surrender were Zhang Xianzhong, Scorpion Block and others, so Gong Yan said that Li Zicheng could not refute his words and believed in Deng Ming.

"The emperor is not ruthless enough. After the Tartars entered the customs, they slaughtered the city and sacked it, and immediately won the support of the surrendered army, and also appeased those generals; At the beginning, he already knew that Jiang Pai had a bad intention, but the emperor did not have a ruthless heart to surrender the troops, so that he was defeated so badly in Taiyuan; Anyway, Luo Rucai was merged, and it was right to directly annex his army and punish his son and nephew, but the emperor regretted and felt guilty, and finally let Luo Rucai's son continue to be in charge of his army. Since ancient times, how has there been such a unity of power? The emperor obviously wants to fight for the world, but he always can't help but be soft-hearted, and often makes us courtiers anxious, thinking that this is really a woman's kindness. The same is true of you, the Lord. This time, the old man came from Kuidong, and he heard that after the battle of Chóngqìng, not only did you not take the opportunity to blackmail with food and salary, so that the generals of Kuidong would bow down and obey orders, but instead gave money and food, and they were all given for nothing! Speaking of this, Gong Yan's tone gradually increased: "Guogong, if you are the emperor's descendant, the old man won't say anything, but you're not, don't you know that this is a missed opportunity to let go of the opportunity to seize power?" ”

Deng Ming smiled bitterly: "The generals are fighting side by side, the enemy has not been destroyed, how can they kill each other." ”

"Doesn't Guogong know that people are harmless and tigers are harmful, and tigers hurt people's hearts?" Gong Yan's voice was raised even higher: "It's like a thief like Wu Thief, how can Guogong know what others think in their hearts?" ”

"Does Mr. Gong still blame me for this?" Deng Ming asked rhetorically, he was very clear about Gong Yan's feelings for Chuang Ying: "Since the old gentleman hates iron and steel so much, why did he assist King Chuang in the first place, and why does he remind me now?" ”

"Although I know that you are not the right way to fight for the world, I still can't help but hope that people like you can succeed." Gong Yan's face was miserable: "Guogong knows that the old man once resigned from the official given by Chongzhen, and later when Chongzhen recruited the old man as the governor of Henan, he also insisted on resigning - the old man is an official in Henan, and there is no need to say more about the gathering of the official government he saw; The displaced people roared, and the situation when the officers and soldiers from all over the world came to encircle and suppress was even more miserable, and the Ming army actually boiled oil for the people of Henan, calling it two-legged mutton fat, and the sufferers cried for a while, and the officers and soldiers clapped their hands next to them and said that they were ...... soon" Gong Yan sighed while saying: "After the old man was hit by the Jinshi, he was originally thinking of reporting to the emperor and going down to An Lishu, and he saw that the ring stone in front of the yamen was engraved with 'Erfeng Erlu, the people are fat and the people are anointed, the people are easy to abuse, and the heavens are difficult to deceive. When these sixteen words were written, he was solemn and awake, for fear that his misconduct would cause disaster to the court and himself. But now that I think about it, isn't it Emperor Chongzhen who should look at these sixteen words the most? So although the emperor's heart is soft, the old man is really unwilling to serve those kings whose hearts are like stones. As for the Tartars, not to mention, if the old man could bend down to serve the Tartars, why did he resign from the official position of Emperor Chongzhen in the first place? Now that the emperor is gone, the old man thinks that if the prince can succeed, then the people's lives may be better, at least the prince can't give up his heart. ”

Deng Ming didn't know how to answer Gong Yan, and the other party continued: "The old man feels that Guogong is indeed a bit like the first master, and now he has half of Sichuan and Jingzhou, one less Hanzhong but one more Xiangyang. After obtaining northern Sichuan, it was almost the same as the Shu Han in the heyday period. However, Guogong should know that even if the first master claimed to have the style of Taizu and the weapon of heroism, he had done such a treacherous thing as sneaking up on Liu Zhang. Guogong also seems to often compare himself to Han Taizu, right? ”

"I understand what Mr. Gong means, he won't be bound by the subsection at a critical moment." Hearing this, Deng Ming smiled slightly.

"That's good, alas, that's not good." Gong Yan sighed quite contradictoryly: "The old man is afraid that the prince of the country will not be able to let go of these concerns at the critical moment, and he will not be ruthless, so the prince may lose his achievements; But if the prince of the country becomes the same as the civil and military forces of the Tartars and the Ming Dynasty, it will still be a disaster for the people. But soon Gong Yan was freed from this feeling, his eyes became divine again, and he looked at Deng Ming with blazing eyes: "Now there is a place where the power of the country needs to change!" ”

"What's the matter?"

"Guogong is not the queen of the emperor, right?"

"Of course not, why did the old gentleman ask again?"

"That's it, the old man also thinks that Guogong is indeed not, but the old man hopes that Guogong will not deny this to Kui Dongzhong." Gong Yan said what he wanted.

"It's not good, between colleagues, you should be open and honest." Ever since he learned about Gong Yan's speculation about his identity, Deng Ming pondered about finding an opportunity to explain it to Yuan Zongdi.

"Not so! Now it is inappropriate to say this, if Guogong is not the emperor, many people in Kuidong will not be at ease when they take Guogong's things, and they will be suspicious. And if they mistakenly think that the prince is the emperor, then many things will be easy to do. "Gong Yan has already made up his mind, and he wants to publicize Deng Ming to the generals of Kui Dong is the true Li Zicheng. It is said that when the army withdrew from Xi'an, Li Zicheng entrusted the female professor Deng Taimiao to take care of his young son - this young son was Li Zicheng and a palace girl in the palace of the Qin Palace. Later, Deng Taimiao was accepted by Fan Wencheng, and it seemed that he had fallen into the hands of Duoduo - anyway, Gong Yan planned to "recall" that there was indeed such a palace person in the Qin Palace, and even recognized Deng Ming's token: "After the country settles the world, Guogong will go to apologize to Yuan Zongdi, Liu Tichun and the little tiger, and the old man will not stop you." But now, is the prince willing to acquiesce for the time being for the sake of the great cause of expelling the Tartars? ”

Gong Yan said that he would not make a storm in the city, but just let the generals in Kuidong know in their hearts, and let them help keep it secret, so as not to make trouble in Yongli, King Jin, Fujian and Zhejiang.

Seeing that Deng Ming didn't agree, Gong Yan shouted angrily: "When the world is calm, the old man will accompany Guogong to kowtow to them and admit his mistakes." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare." Deng Ming hurriedly said.

"Then the prince agreed?"

"Well," Deng Ming nodded with difficulty: "In the future, I will kowtow to Hu Shuai and admit their mistakes." ”

"Okay, the old man still has one more thing, and he also needs to be accommodating by the public power." Gong 焴 jīng shook his head and smiled with satisfaction on his face.

"What else?"

"Fengjie's Wen Inspector, do you think that Guogong is the queen of the Tang Dynasty?"

"Yes, but I have denied it several times......"

"Then, please acquiesce. The old man will go to Fengjie in a few days, and when the time comes, he will say that the old man will also recognize it, and the prince must be the queen of the Tang Dynasty. Gong Yan said confidently: "Wronged the country, but this is not a confession, just don't deny it." ”

"For the great cause of expelling the Tartars!" Seeing that Deng Ming began to flutter again, Gong Yan raised his voice again and shouted.

"Okay, I'll go back and kowtow to Inspector Wen to admit my mistake."

"Okay." Gong Yan stroked his beard with satisfaction, and looked happy: "If the emperor could be like the prince of the kingdom back then...... Alas, not to mention it. The old man also had a reluctant request, hoping that the state would be in a hurry to obey the power. ”

"And!?" Deng Ming exclaimed.

"Exactly, the old man heard that some people mistakenly think that Guogong is the third prince, for example, there are many similar rumors in Shaanxi, and the court even issued a special edict ......"

"Do you want to expel the Tartars again?" Deng Ming didn't wait for Gong Yan to finish speaking, and then interrupted him: "How many fathers does the old gentleman want to recognize for me?" ”

"It's not that you confess the Lord and return to the Sect, but you don't deny it. However, the prince said very well that this was precisely for the great cause of expelling the Tartars. ”

"Okay." Deng Ming felt that he had agreed to two cases anyway, and he didn't owe much to this one.

"Guogong is really humbly admonished, and he will definitely become a generation of heroes in the future," Gong Yan praised with a smile, as if he had stuffed a candy into the mouth of an obedient child: "The old man also heard that after someone in Huguang mistakenly thought that Guogong was King Fu, although King Fu did not have a very good reputation, he didn't really recognize his relatives anyway......"

"As long as you don't deny it?" Deng Ming asked rhetorically in a slightly sarcastic tone.

"The prince of the country is high." Gong Yan casually stuffed another piece of candy over: "In the future, it will not be a problem to expel the Tartars and restore the Central Plains." ”

"What's next?" The other party's attitude made Deng Ming cry and laugh, but Gong Yan was a seventy-year-old man, even if he relied on the old and betrayed the old, and dealt with himself with the same attitude as a child, Deng Ming couldn't get angry: "Isn't it the turn of the King of Shu, it's quite popular here in Sichuan." ”

"And this?" This time, it was Gong Yan's turn to exclaim: "The old man hasn't heard of this yet, so the prince of the country will tell the old man carefully." ”

Deng Ming was silent for a moment, slowly spoke, and said remorsefully: "Sure enough: there is no way for good or evil, but people call themselves." ”

"Guogong's words are wrong!" Gong Yan laughed heartily: "The old man doesn't know now, it's because he came to western Sichuan when he was still short, and he was busy cleaning up Meng Zhengfa's child." Guo Gong is not mentioned today, can the old man not know for the rest of his life? ”