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

Chapter 55 The Saddest Emperor

"what?"

"Your Majesty, absolutely not!"

"If His Majesty kills Liu Fangliang today, who else will submit to the court and serve His Majesty in the future?"

The red lady stood up in shock, then knelt on the ground and tried to persuade her.

When she came here, she had just promised Liu Fangliang that no one would have thought that the little emperor would really kill him as soon as he entered the city.

Did she look away again?

"Oh! General Li gets up first."

"How can I be willing to do such a breach of trust? It's just that Liu Fangliang is not sincerely submitting!"

Zhu Cihong got up and came to the hall, helped her up and sighed.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, even if Liu Fangliang has a second heart in the future, his subordinates will never follow him.

In the end, I believe that after a long time, with His Majesty's ability, he will be able to completely subdue these [-] soldiers. "The red lady hastened to promise.

"If it was normal, I wouldn't worry about it, but General Li didn't know that Jiannu had broken through Shanhaiguan more than ten days ago, and now he has captured the entire Yongping Mansion, and the army has reached Yutian.

According to the report from the inspection of the horses, the establishment of slavery was almost brought together by soldiers from all over the country. There were more than [-] horse infantry, hundreds of red-clothed cannons, and thousands of heavy vehicles.

It is obvious that the comer is not kind, and wants to attack Beijing, destroy our Ming Dynasty, and invade our Shenzhou. If he succeeds, these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains will probably be trampled by alien iron hoofs like the disaster of the Mongols and Yuan Dynasty. Hundreds of millions of Han people will also be trampled on. Kill at will!
Therefore, I will never allow any instability in the army. If General Li can guarantee that the capital will be in danger, then Liu Fangliang will not surrender or run away? "

The red lady also opened her mouth in shock after hearing this, and finally understood why the little emperor would do such an unwise thing.

Thinking that the little emperor was only 14 years old, and within two months of his enthronement, he was first besieged by millions of bandits, and had just beaten back the bandits, and before he had time to catch his breath, hundreds of thousands of Tartars came to kill him again, it was really embarrassing him.

Looking at the ancient and modern emperors, I am afraid that there is no emperor who is as sad as him.

"cannot!"

Seeing him looking straight at her now, after thinking for a while, Hong Niangzi shook her head obediently.

She could guarantee that Liu Fangliang and his subordinates would not surrender to Jiannu, but she could not guarantee that they would not run away.

"So I must get rid of this hidden danger first. Although I am sure to hold the capital, Jiannu brought a large amount of supplies this time, which is obviously prepared for a long-term siege.

The isolated city cannot be defended. I decided to let General Li integrate Tongzhou soldiers and horses as soon as possible, and then unite Wu Sangui to station in Tongzhou, with the capital as horns. . "

Zhu Cihong slowly explained that he knew that if there were no external reinforcements this time, the capital would be absolutely dangerous.

But Wu Sangui only had [-] cavalry, and he couldn't defeat Jiannu anyway.

If that guy loses hope, he might surrender, so now he can only rely on the 11 rebels in Tongzhou.

It is really ridiculous to say.

And in this case, let alone Liu Fangliang who had just surrendered, he was not at ease even if it was Hong Niang.

After all, he subdued those rebels with nothing more than splendor and wealth, beauties, mansions, land, gold and silver.

But these things, Jianu can also give, and may give more.

As for what it means to be a traitor and carry a bad name, except for a small number of people, most people probably don't care.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for trusting the young general. It's just, it's just too unkind, and once the news is sent back to Tongzhou, the officers and soldiers may be overwhelmed. I hope Your Majesty will think twice."

The red lady said with some embarrassment.

Although she understood the little emperor's approach, her long-term concept made her unable to accept this kind of thing.

She felt that Liu Fangliang was cheated to death by herself, so what is the difference between herself and Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance?
"I also know that this matter will trap General Li into injustice, otherwise, I will give him a house in the city, and reward a few beauties, and temporarily detain him in the city to feed him with good food and drink. After defeating Jiannu, how about releasing him for reuse?"

After thinking about it, Zhu Cihong had no choice but to settle for the next best thing.

At this time, it is absolutely impossible to force the red lady to feel disgusted with him, thinking that he is a fool.

"This is feasible." Hong Niangzi's eyes lit up, and it was the best of both worlds.

"Then it's settled like this. General Li can tell Liu Fangliang directly, let him rest in the city with peace of mind, and I will definitely use him in the future."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, but your Majesty, there is not much food and grass in Tongzhou, and most of the 8 people who have just surrendered do not have weapons and armor. Please send some more."

"It's only natural that you have to prepare for a long-term battle. Food and grass are indispensable. I still have a million stones of grain in my hand, and I can divide 40 stones to Tongzhou. I also take 200 million silver to the warehouse of weapons and armor. As many as you choose."

At the end of speaking, Zhu Cihong waved his hand.

Obviously also go all out.

There is no way, the food is not enough, and when the time comes when people run out of food, they will definitely surrender directly and help Jiannu to attack the capital.

"hiss!"

The red lady gasped when she heard that there was so much money and food.

She didn't expect that the little emperor would trust her so much, and he didn't worry about her running away with money and food. She was really moved. The resentment and unwillingness of the previous few days disappeared without a trace.

Immediately, his eyes turned red, and he knelt down emotionally and said, "Your Majesty attaches so much importance to him, and it's hard to repay the eventuality. The only way to repay His Majesty's grace is to fight Jian Nu to the end."

"Okay! Get up quickly!"

"I don't trust General Li, who else can I trust?"

"I have ordered people to prepare a banquet to celebrate General Li's surrender of [-] troops in one fell swoop. Today, I will not return home without getting drunk."

Zhu Cihong hurriedly helped her up, with a sincere expression on his face, and then pulled her towards the Nuan Pavilion next door.

When I came to the Nuan Pavilion, sure enough, a table of delicacies had already been set.

It is full of delicacies from mountains and seas that Hong Niangzi has never seen before, and it is many times better than the meal that the couple ate last time.

"Come on, sit down, General Li doesn't have to be restrained."

"Let me toast you first."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"The last general also respects His Majesty, and I wish His Majesty can rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, save the world, and be an eternal wise king."

The red lady raised her wine glass and said excitedly that she was full of hope for the little emperor.

Although the little emperor was a bit shameless, his flaws were not concealed.

"OK!"

"Your Majesty, come, let's have another drink."

After drinking a few glasses of fine wine, Hong Niangzi also let go, and regained her previous boldness.

The two chatted while eating, and the atmosphere was relaxed. Before they knew it, they drank all the wine in a jar.

The next day, Chaoyang Gate.

Looking at the red lady who left with a large amount of money, food and weapons, all the nobles frowned into the word Sichuan.

I blamed myself in my heart, His Majesty was really reckless.

Forget about the silver and weapons, anyway, everyone knows that His Majesty is not short of money, and the weapons were also seized, so let's treat them as returning to their original owners.

But the 40 shi of grain is too important. With these grains, the bandit soldiers will have no restrictions and can run away at any time.

Therefore, it is extremely disapproving for His Majesty to pin all his hopes on a female traitor, even Zhou Yuji is no exception.

How could it be that Zhu Cihong didn't know what everyone was thinking?He was also worried, but he had no choice but to trust the red lady.

The more than [-] bandit army is not something other generals can subdue in a short period of time, except Liu Fangliang, who is the red lady, and can only choose one of the two.

In fact, last night, he also thought about getting the red lady drunk, coming to a bully to force his bow, and then making a concubine or even a queen to completely subdue her, but after thinking about it, he finally gave up.

It's not that he wants to save face and be afraid of being laughed at, but that it's too risky.

If Hong Niangzi has a strong temper and refuses to compromise, it will really be over, so he can only bet that Hong Niangzi will not betray.

This is a big gamble, but he has to gamble, there is still a chance if he gambles, and there is no chance if he doesn't gamble.

(End of this chapter)