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

Chapter 52

"Your Majesty, now that you have taken control of the overall situation, please give us one hundred thousand shi of grain as agreed at the beginning."

"Oh, is Mrs. Li leaving?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, my brothers and I are used to being loose. There are too many rules in this city, and I am not used to living here. It is better to leave early to avoid disturbing the people and embarrassing Your Majesty."

"Hehe, I don't think so, but I think the soldiers are quite used to living here."

Zhu Cihong chuckled, and didn't even want to run away.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? Do you want to break your promise?" Hong Niangzi frowned slightly.

"I am the king of a country, the Son of Heaven, how can I break my promise and become fat? Even if Mrs. Li must leave, I will not force her to stay, and the [-] shi of grain will be delivered immediately."

Zhu Cihong said with a righteous face.

"Then I would like to thank Your Majesty for your hospitality these past few days, and I will take my leave." The red lady also heaved a sigh of relief, clasped her fists together, and turned to leave.

Zhu Cihong looked at her back, but sighed.

This red lady is really too simple, completely unaware of the sinister human heart, which makes him a little embarrassed.

After Hong Niangzi returned to the station, she summoned all the generals and informed her of her decision to leave tomorrow, and everyone immediately exploded.

"Commander, that's fine, why are you leaving?"

"Yes, Commander, there is food and drink here, so let's stay here."

"Why are you leaving? I think you have lost your head these two days."

"We made an appointment with the little emperor at the beginning, and left after he took control of the situation. Now that we have all the weapons and supplies, what are we still doing here?"

The red lady scolded angrily.

All the generals knelt down on the ground together, trying to persuade them.

"Commander, Your Majesty treats us well and values ​​you very much. We don't have any good places to go. Why don't we just surrender."

"Yes, Miss Hong, let's submit!"

"Commander, surrender!"

Looking at this scene, Hong Niangzi was stunned, and was so angry that she couldn't speak.

But what shocked her even more was that after hearing the news, more and more people came, including the two female generals and two thousand female soldiers. In the end, all of them knelt on the ground together.

"Commander, surrender!"

"You... you... tell me, what kind of benefits did the little emperor give you?"

The red lady was trembling with anger, she still didn't understand what was going on, seeing that everyone lowered their heads, she immediately rushed to the palace again.

Qianqing Palace.

Looking at the red lady Zhu Cihong who has gone and returned, she is smiling.

"Is there something else, Mrs. Li?"

"What benefits did you promise my men?"

The red lady stared at him so hard that blood came out from her lips biting.

Zhu Cihong ignored her cannibalistic eyes, and said slowly:
"Actually, it's nothing. Those generals each rewarded a house and three beauties. They also promised that after they made meritorious service in the future, they would also be rewarded with land. Those who made great achievements would be conferred titles and wives and sons."

"As for ordinary soldiers, the elite veterans are each given ten acres of land, five taels of silver per month, and the other soldiers are two taels of silver per month, granted five acres of land, and promise to reward the house after killing the enemy and making meritorious service. Give it to my daughter-in-law."

"I should have thought of it earlier. I really shouldn't have agreed to form an alliance to enter the city. You must have planned all this in advance, right?"

The red lady fell down on the small stool next to her in a daze, and finally understood why everyone didn't want to leave. The brothers followed her husband and wife and worked hard, wasn't it just for this?

"Mrs. Li, it's better to surrender, you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your brothers and sisters, right?
Do you really have the heart to take them to continue wandering, to live the life of no fixed place and blood licking? "

"Your Majesty, where are my sisters? What benefits did you promise?"

The red lady didn't agree, but raised her head and looked at him blankly.

She understands that those men are unwilling to leave for the sake of glory and wealth, but the two thousand female soldiers are also unwilling to leave, which really makes her a little puzzled.

"It's even simpler, for your two capable female generals, I promise to designate them as the commanders of the fifth-rank inner court guards with swords, and after two years, they will be resigned, and then they will be named concubines.

After two years for the others, I also promise to find a good family for them to marry, and prepare a generous dowry. "

"Of course, Mrs. Li's treatment must be much higher. If she is willing to surrender, she is still an imperial concubine. Even the imperial concubine can discuss it."

"Bah! You...you are shameless! Who cares about your concubine?"

The red lady couldn't help herself, she cursed, her pretty face flushed red, she never expected that the little emperor would be so brazen.

"presumptuous!"

"Believe it or not, I will punish you for insulting the king right now and push you out!"

Zhu Cihong slapped the dragon case, shouted loudly, and his whole body erupted with an aura of looking down on the world.

At this moment, the majesty of the emperor is fully displayed, and it is obvious that he has the confidence to speak now that he has control of the overall situation.

After all, it doesn't matter whether the red lady returns or not, as long as her subordinates return.

He was sure that Hong Niangzi was leaving now, and she would definitely not be able to take many people with her.

Can these mud-legged rebels enter Beijing?

The red lady was also startled by Zhu Cihong's sudden outburst, she involuntarily lowered her head facing the pair of dragon eyes that were about to devour someone.

"Your Majesty, I can surrender, and I don't want the imperial concubine or any benefits you promised. I just want to lead troops to fight against intruders."

"And you have to fulfill all the promises you made to my subordinates, and you will be a good emperor who loves the people like a son in the future."

She also understood that she had no choice at all. Without these soldiers and horses, if she wanted to seek revenge from the intruders, she would have to wait until the year of the monkey.

What's more, the brothers and sisters all have a good home, and she really can't bear to force them to make a choice.

"Okay, but I want to tell you that this is the last time you will make a condition in front of me."

Zhu Cihong said slowly with no expression on his face.

It's good that the red lady is willing to submit, after all, her troops can't find a suitable general and commander for a while, so random promotion and placement will cause trouble.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The red lady was also unconvinced, and immediately knelt down on one knee and said: "Li Ying, the last general, pay homage to Your Majesty, long live your Majesty, long live, long live, long live."

"Be flat!"

Seeing her surrender, Zhu Cihong's tone softened a lot.

Then he asked again: "General Li, I wonder if you are familiar with that Liu Fangliang?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, this person is one of the few people in the rebel army who respects my husband. He is generous and capable. My husband once said that he is the only general in the rebel army who can stand on his own."

The red lady didn't know why he asked this suddenly, but she still explained in a more respectful tone than before.

"General Li probably didn't know that Liu Fangliang retreated to Tongzhou. During these days, I took advantage of my lack of time to take care of him and tried my best to gather the defeated soldiers. So far, there are no fewer than [-] soldiers. So I want you to recruit him. Are you sure? grasp?"

After Zhu Cihong finished speaking, his face was also very ugly. If it wasn't for the gang of dignitaries and civil servants making trouble, how could he give Liu Fangliang a chance to breathe?
"You can try it, the general. I think they also lack food, grass and weapons. If your majesty asks the general to lead his men there, he should be more confident."

The red lady thought for a while and said.

Zhu Cihong stared straight at her, wondering if she planned to take the opportunity to run away.

"If your majesty doesn't trust the last general, you can replace him with someone else."

The red lady obviously also saw his doubts, she felt depressed for a while, and said immediately.

"Well, as the saying goes, don't use suspicious people, and don't use suspicious people. I believe that General Li's behavior will never let me down."

Zhu Cihong also knew that the more suspicious he was, the more he would want to run away, so he simply behaved like a bachelor.

After all, even if she wanted to run away, her subordinates probably wouldn't run away with her.

He didn't believe that someone would let go of the good life with a bright future, and live the life of no fixed place to lick blood.

(End of this chapter)