The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 48 Cooperation and Alliance
"Little Emperor!"

"What else do you have to say today?"

When the red lady came up to him, seeing that it was really Zhu Cihong, she immediately jumped off her horse, drew out her sword and pointed at him and said in a cold voice.

"Escort!"

A group of guards in Jin Yi immediately drew their swords and protected Zhu Cihong in the middle, all of them paled in shock.

Secretly said: Your Majesty is confused!

However, Zhu Cihong pushed everyone away and took a step forward: "Madam Li, what do you mean?"

"Hmph, although I don't read many books, I'm not a fool. Someone shot a letter in my camp that night, telling the intruders that they were going to harm my couple. Wasn't it the letter you sent someone to shoot?

You provoked the relationship between my husband and wife and the intruder, and caused my husband-in-law to die tragically at the hands of the intruder. How dare you say that all of this was not a trick of divorce by you? "

"what?"

"Li Zhuangshi was killed by King Chuang, how is this possible?"

Facing Hong Niang's questioning, Zhu Cihong was shocked at first, and then explained that he used a divorce scheme to force the two to surrender, and absolutely did not intend to harm Li Yan.

"Mrs. Li, you also know that I have always admired you and your wife very much, and I couldn't get what I asked for, so I used the trick of divorce."

"But I never expected... No, I have already reminded you, why did Li Zhuangshi go to Xidaying?"

"And even if the intruder suspects that Li Zhuangshi has defected to me, he should first arrest you and threaten you. How could he directly kill you?"

Zhu Cihong didn't pretend to be confused this time, but really didn't understand.

After all, according to common sense, it would be absolutely unwise to kill Li Yan before dealing with Hong Niangzi and her soldiers.

He had seen the situation that night clearly, King Chuang was almost killed by the red lady directly.

"It must be the two traitors, Song Xiance and Niu Jinxing, who fanned the flames, and let the trespasser kill my husband directly. It is hateful! One day, I, Li Ying, will dig out the hearts and lungs of the three of them, skin and cramps, in return This sea of ​​blood and deep hatred!"

At the end of Hong Niangzi's speech, her lips were bleeding, and she fought hard that night and only managed to get back the husband's head.

"Hey! You know that Song Xiance and Niu Jinxing are at odds with your husband-in-law, why didn't you stop your husband-in-law? And let him take the risk to go to Xidaying?"

Zhu Cilang sighed and stared straight at her.

Seeing that he was indeed puzzled, the red lady explained in a somewhat depressed manner: "The intruder has always been on guard against me and my wife, so he has always brought my husband by his side. Usually nothing happens, and he rarely returns to Beiying. Find me."

"I see!"

"This is my mistake. If I knew this, I would rather you and my wife be my enemies, and I would never use this kind of divorce!"

Zhu Cihong suddenly realized.

Finally, he understood where the problem of his estrangement was, and then he looked annoyed and blamed himself.

He really didn't think about killing Li Yan, he just wanted to subdue him. He only took the heavy responsibility, and even planned to let Li Yan be the chief assistant of his cabinet in the future, and preside over the reform. Not much anymore.

This expression of true feelings made Hong Niangzi's complexion gradually ease, and she finally let out a long sigh.

"You are the emperor, we are the rebels, the two armies are fighting each other, and each side depends on its means, and life and death are also determined by destiny. I can't blame you for making tricks. I can only blame my husband and wife for being blind and treating the shameless villain as a fool." As the lord of Ming, I thought he could save the people of the dawn of the world..."

At the end of the speech, he was already full of hatred, both for the intruder and for himself. After speaking, he slashed fiercely on the nearby stone with his sword.

Then he looked at Zhu Cihong in a somewhat complicated manner and said, "Little Emperor, my red lady has always had a clear distinction between grievances and grievances. That day when my husband and I entered the city, you not only showed great respect, but also hosted a banquet in person. You are still grateful to this day. Today I will I don't make things difficult for you, but I can't do it if I want to surrender, so go back!"

After finishing speaking, he retracted the sword and put it back into its sheath, jumped on the horseback, and wanted to leave.

She really didn't blame the little emperor in her heart, and she also understood that he really appreciated her husband-in-law, and she only wanted to force him and his wife to surrender by using divorce tactics, otherwise she wouldn't have come in person today.

But no matter what, my husband died because of him. Although I don't blame him, I don't want to work for him anymore.

Zhu Cihong didn't expect that this lady in red would be so reasonable and understanding of righteousness, but she also saw that she would not surrender to him, so she said anxiously: "Mrs. Li, wait a minute!"

"I know that you are still angry with me in your heart, but you are now at the end of your rope. You have no other way but to submit to the imperial court. My coming here today is enough to show my sincerity. I hope Madam will seriously consider it."

"Thank you for your love, Your Majesty."

"It's no good luck to fool people, Your Majesty, please go back!" Hong Niangzi sighed, but her attitude was very firm.

Ugh!
Zhu Cihong also lamented that sometimes this kind of emotional woman who doesn't consider the consequences is really a headache. If it were Li Yan, who was judging the situation, I'm afraid he would directly surrender as soon as he came.

In desperation, he had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and said: "I am not blessed. Since Mrs. Li is unwilling to surrender, how about a cooperation and alliance instead?"

"Alliance?" The red lady looked surprised.

"That's right, if I'm not mistaken, you should be running out of food, and I have plenty of food, but now I urgently need a strong army to stabilize the throne, so the two sides can cooperate and take what they need."

Zhu Cihong explained.

The reason why he dared to come was because he knew that the red lady must be out of food and had fallen into a dead end.

And there is a Supreme Emperor in the city. It is useless for them to arrest or kill themselves, so they will fight. If they really can't persuade them to surrender, they will cooperate with them first, and then use their strength to force Xungui to compromise and take the throne. Sit tight.

"How to form an alliance?"

The red lady hesitated for a moment before asking.

Because Zhu Cihong's guess was right, there was indeed no food in the city, and Juyongguan was blocked by Wang Chengyin.

Just now she was hesitating whether to detain the little emperor and extort some food, but she finally gave up.

"It's very simple. When you go back with me, I will announce that you have surrendered. When I stabilize the throne, I will give you a batch of food. You can choose to leave at any time."

"This is feasible, but there are three chapters in the contract. First, we will not enter the city. Second, we must give some weapons in addition to food. Third, we will not help you fight."

Hong Niangzi didn't suspect that he had ulterior motives either. Xianggong said before that the little emperor was pushed out temporarily to take the blame. Now that the thief has been defeated, he might be deposed by his father at any time.

"The second and third are fine, but the first is not. If you don't go to the city, I'm afraid it will be difficult for those nobles to compromise."

Zhu Cihong shook his head.

As long as they are brought into the city, he will have enough means to subdue them slowly.

"How do I know you're not using tricks again? To lure us into the city and lay an ambush?"

The red lady was obviously not stupid, she stared straight at him.

"Madam Li can rest assured that I will enter the city with you at that time. If there is an ambush, you can kill me on the spot. After entering the city, if you are still worried, how about staying by my side all the time?"

"Commander, I think it's feasible!"

Several generals looked at each other and nodded towards Hong Niangzi. As long as they entered the city without ambush, if the little emperor dared to have a wrong idea, they could completely turn the world upside down.

"Okay, then it's a deal, high-five as an oath." The red lady is also a decisive person, immediately jumped off her horse, stretched out her palm, and worked for the little emperor. She really couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart, but the alliance was a No worries.

"OK!"

Zhu Cihong laughed, gave her a high five, and asked impatiently: "By the way, Mrs. Li, how many soldiers and horses do you have under your command? How about your combat power?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, I still have 3 troops, [-] are veterans who have followed me in battle for several years, and the other [-] are the defeated soldiers gathered in the past few days."

The red lady said truthfully.

"Okay, without further ado, let's go back to Beijing immediately!"

Zhu Cihong was overjoyed when she heard that she still had [-] old soldiers, and didn't want to delay any longer.

(End of this chapter)