Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Chapter 33: Revealing ambition convinces Li Yan

All the rebels in the late Ming Dynasty had many nicknames, in order not to bear the infamy of being a rebel and bring shame to their ancestors.

At the same time, none of the rebels claimed to be emperor.

Even Zhang Xianzhong only gave orders to the whole Sichuan as King of Daxi.

The most successful person, Li Zicheng, has never been emperor in history. Even though he was defeated in Beijing, he still wrote to Chongzhen and asked Chongzhen to make him the king of the northwest. In exchange, he took his million-strong peasant army to western Liaoning to destroy the Qing Dynasty.

Even though he entered Beijing and the Forbidden City, and got the result of Chongzhen's hanging, facing the support of his generals, he still used the method of archery and said to the generals: "If I hit the center of the plaque in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, then I will proclaim myself emperor.”

Then he took out his bow and arrow and shot an arrow.

The shot missed, I don’t know if it was fate or intentional.

Then he took the prince handed over by his father-in-law and King Yong of Ding to Shanhaiguan to fight against the Manchus. In the end, the prince and Prince Ding Yongwang were lost in the hands of the Manchus, and they hurried back to Beijing to inherit the throne.

Another crucial point is that 300 years after the Qing Dynasty entered the country, the anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty slogans did not end until the establishment of the Republic of China.

From this we can see that the people of the Central Plains were loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and that the Ming Dynasty still had appeal in the world.

"And I want Li Chuang not to be defeated quickly. I want the emperor and his ministers to have to listen to me, accept my suggestions, and implement reforms under huge external pressure."

Li Yan sighed: "If the Ming Dynasty does not carry out reforms, it will still perish sooner or later."

"And the third thing I have to do is to achieve brilliant achievements, become a king without a king, and establish my unparalleled prestige in the world and among my father and emperor's ministers.

Under the huge external crisis pressure, I was able to have the strength to speak to my father, so that my father had to pinch his nose and admit some of my actions.

For example, my contract system, for example, I am about to reduce or reduce the three-year salary; I am about to remove the land of those princes and princes who you destroyed, and no longer let their descendants inherit it, but completely return it to society; for example, the imperial court The rentiers of the old Zhu family will no longer be supported, which will reduce the financial burden on the court. In the coming restoration of the world, there will be land for every tiller, industry and commerce will be developed, and the social economy will be invigorated. "

Facing this simple upcoming policy policy, Li Yan was completely shocked.

He is an enlightened scribe who has the heart to relieve the people's unhappiness. However, his ideal method still stayed at the idea of ​​the founder, and was by no means as far-reaching and profound as Lu Mou's.

Li Yan was shocked and had to ask cautiously: "Under the two conditions that bind you as you mentioned earlier, how will you realize your concept?"

"The method is very simple. As long as I have enough military strength and absolute great prestige, I will make my father have to listen to my opinions."

"And what if he doesn't obey?"

Lu Mou smiled: "Because I have enough military exploits to save the Ming Dynasty, I will win the support of all those in the world who hope to continue the Ming Dynasty. At that time, I will let my father's original policy only exist in Beijing. Within the city. And the world outside Beijing will implement my policies."

"Holding the Emperor to command the princes?" Li Yan was shocked. He was already sure that this Prince Ding was definitely not Chongzhen's biological son. My dear, who would do such a thing?

"You can say that, but I have another way of saying it, that is, my father is the honorary emperor, and I will be the standing emperor.

One day my father died and my brother ascended the throne. I did not want to implement that false abdication system, but still implemented this system. My brother was the emperor in name only, and I was the standing emperor. "

This brief conversation completely shocked Li Yan. Only this time did he truly understand the child in front of him, his broad mind, long-term considerations, and the means to benefit the world.

In this moist spring soil, Li Yan slowly knelt down: "Your Majesty, Li Yan is not talented, but he is willing to work for your Majesty and bring happiness to all people in the world."

Lu Mou did not help him, but looked at him steadily: "Do you know how difficult it is for me to do this? What will be the outcome in the future?" "Your Majesty, if you do this, once it fails, there is no family affection in the Tian family. , the ending for you and me will be tragic. But I am still willing to follow and witness it."

Lu Mou then extended his hand to help: "I hope it wasn't me who spread rumors and forced you to do this."

Li Yan smiled: "I really understand the meaning of what you once said: if you want to change the entire situation, you must have a darker heart and crueler hands than others."

Lu Mou held his hand and couldn't help laughing: "Li Yan is the one who knows me. I don't know what you admire about me."

Li Yan said: "If it weren't for the purpose of saving the people of the world, I really want you to stay away from me."

Lu Mou looked at the project in front of him and looked to the north: "Li Guo was too anxious. In fact, he should have stopped when he was only one day away from his old camp. Instead of leaving for two days, he could I was given a day to dig the canal that blocked his way back."

Li Yan smiled: "This is not because Li Guo is arrogant, but because he made a huge gamble to attract our army."

"What's his stake?"

"His bet is his old camp."

Lu Mouyi frowned: "Why do you see that?"

"With this action, Li Guo not only wants to draw out our troops, but also wants to completely annihilate us."

Lu Mou nodded silently: "He also knows that we are afraid of his cavalry, so we can only use the method of annihilating his food teams to gradually eliminate him, and do not dare to confront him."

"Yes, at the same time, his ambition has not given up. What he wants is to completely annihilate us, an enemy he is not sure of, and then capture you in Wuxiang City, and rush straight to the gates of Beijing without any worries. Although It is impossible to capture Beijing, but he can become famous all over the world and consolidate his position."

Lu Mou smiled bitterly: "If he really rushed to the gates of Beijing, without me rectifying Beijing, my father would have been desperate. He would have killed his wife and daughter with a rope, and then hanged him on the coal mountain. . And the officials in the city may have opened the city gate early and knelt down to welcome the king."

Li Yan was surprised: "Did the capital at that time actually reach such a situation?"

Lu Mou laughed jokingly: "The situation is worse than what I am describing now. The Imperial Army at that time could only rely on Zhang Zhiji's family property to support it, but it had been without food for many days. Every day at midnight, soldiers would starve to death on the spot. And officials They stood in the court just to retain their official titles and invite higher official positions to the new dynasty, without offering any strategy to defend the country.

Guan Ning Cavalry, because my father could not afford the 300,000 yuan departure fee, stayed in Yongping and watched from the sidelines.

The people in the capital were already panic-stricken and wanted to become King Chuang.

If you had not considered the overall situation and insisted on wasting time under Wuxiang City, but had led 2 elite troops to attack Beijing in your name, then I would have been your prisoner. "

Then he looked at Li Yan with a smile: "Should you regret your original decision?"

Li Yan shook his head without hesitation: "The situation is really as you said. If I occupied Beijing in one fell swoop, I might die faster. So I don't regret my original decision."

"What now?"

"Now I don't regret the kneeling I just did."

Lu Mou nodded: "Okay, if that's the case, then the two of us will join forces to kill Li Guo, and then increase my reputation and really do something great for the people of this world."

Li Yan nodded solemnly: "Even if you fail, it will be enough to comfort you for the rest of your life."

(End of this chapter)