Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 475

"Zhang Xianzhong, do you know who this official is?"

Zhou Ze looked coldly at Zhang Xianzhong who was tied up like a twist.

But Zhang Xianzhong snorted: "The traitors who have devoted themselves to the Tartars are also worthy of letting my grandfather know that if they want to be killed or cut, let's have a good word, don't talk nonsense here!"

"This official is a traitor?"

Zhou Ze couldn't help smiling, but he was also a little unhappy. He had heard countless times of being scolded as a traitor, but every time he couldn't deny that the feeling was very uncomfortable.

Zhou Ze picked up a piece of paper and pen, and put Zhang Xianzhong in his ear: "To tell you the truth, although I am the governor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, I am actually Zhou Ze, a thousand households of Jinyiwei under the command of Emperor Zhu Youjian of the Ming Dynasty. Although you are a thief, you are a criminal It's monstrous, but I can keep your whole body, but you have to write a letter, a letter urging your four adopted sons to join Daming and not be a lackey of the Manchu Qing."

"I want Lao Tzu to persuade you to surrender, there is no way!"

Although Zhang Xianzhong was quite shocked in his heart, Zhou Ze actually said that he was Jin Yiwei, but he still didn't want to be manipulated by Zhou Ze so easily, so he immediately yelled!
"I know that you, Zhang Xianzhong, are a hero. You can't let your adopted sons become traitors, let them join Daming, and maybe they can have a bright future. Could it be that they have fought against you for a lifetime? You A foster father can't fulfill his family's wealth until he dies?"

When Zhou Ze said this, Zhang Xianzhong was a little moved, but immediately laughed:

"To be honest, I can only write my own name. Although I can read the characters, I can't write them."

"We know that it has been written for you, you just need to sign and seal it."

When Zhou Ze said this, Zhang Xianzhong took the initiative to say: "Pen!"

Soon, Zhang Xianzhong signed two letters and affixed his seal.

Zhou Ze accepted the letter very satisfied, and immediately stabbed Zhang Xianzhong's neck with a knife: "I will give you a ride by Zhou, because you know the current affairs, and you will be spared the crime of Ling Chi!"

Soon, Zhang Xianzhong whimpered a few times and fell dead on the ground.

"Your Majesty's intention is to only recruit Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu, two of the four generals of the Great West. Ai Nengqi is domineering and unruly, and has been recruited by the Extermination Army. As for Sun Kewang, this person has always been quite ambitious. If he is willing to join him, then he can. If you refuse to return, you should take care of it, now how do you arrange the next thing?"

In the middle of the night, Li Yongxing had a secret discussion with Zhou Ze in Zhou Ze's tent.

"There is a way. If Sun Kewang really has ambitions, he will definitely do so. If he does not have ambitions, he will take the initiative to contact Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu. I will ask His Majesty to make a decision."

After Zhou Ze thought for a long time, he told Li Yongxing his idea.

Early the next morning, Jin Yiwei Li Yongxing rushed to Jiazhou in disguise with Zhang Xianzhong's head and Zhou Ze's letter.

"You killed my father, and you dare to come to this general to appease me. It's just a whimsical idea. Come, someone, pull this dog thief down and behead him!"

Sun Kewang was furious when he learned that his father Zhang Xianzhong died at the hands of the Qing army, and immediately threatened to kill Li Yongxing.

Li Yongxing was not afraid, and immediately shouted:

"Wait a minute! General Sun, Mr. Li is very sorry for the death of your father, but the two countries are fighting each other without killing each other. Now your situation is over. If you don't return to my Qing Dynasty, when our master of Taiwan sends his troops to the south, you will not be left behind." One person survived! Besides, if you kill Li, it means that you have lost your way! If your younger brother, General Li, becomes the king of Chengdu, you will regret it!"

As soon as Li Yongxing's words fell, Sun Kewang was stunned, hurriedly waved his hand, walked over and grabbed Li Yongxing's lapel:

"What are you talking about, General Li, King of Chengdu, if you don't speak clearly today, this general will cut you to pieces!"

"Why do you need to ask the general knowingly? Now who doesn't know the whole Daxi, you and Li Dingguo are the most powerful. Our Taiwan leader doesn't know which of you is the wise man who intends to surrender to my Qing Dynasty, so he sent two envoys to support us all the way. The head of your father came to appease you, general, and all the way to appease your younger brother, General Li Dingguo, with your father's sword. My family made a special order to conquer the West, the general of the West, Prince Su Haoge. According to Chuan is a feudal town!"

Naturally, Li Yongxing was talking nonsense according to Wu Mengming's instructions.

But Sun Kewang couldn't believe it, because now he only knew that Li Yongxing was a lobbyist sent by Zhou Ze, governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi in the Qing army.

Sun Kewang was really moved when he heard that whoever donated Chengdu first would be named the king of Chengdu and even be able to separate Sichuan as a feudal town.

Even his subordinates couldn't help persuading him quietly at this time: "Master, the bait given by the Qing army is not small. It would be bad if Li Dingguo took the lead."

Sun Kewang waved his hands to make his subordinates shut up, and asked Li Yongxing himself: "Why does this general trust you!"

"With Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, Geng Jingzhong, Wu Sangui and other kings with different surnames, there are precedents in our Qing Dynasty for kings. Now that the Ming army's northern expedition is imminent, our Qing Dynasty has no time to take care of the southwest. We can only rely on supporting an ally and brother country in the southwest. Let's help together to resist Zhu Ming. If the general has no ambition to be king, then he will say so much in vain, and the general can only take his head!
It's just that if you become my enemy in the Qing Dynasty in the future, the general has to think about the consequences!I, Prince Su, have added [-] troops to Baoning Mansion, and will go to Shunqing Mansion in a few days, when the general wants to surrender, there will be no chance! "

Li Yongxing's words were so convincing that Sun Kewang couldn't help being moved, and immediately decided to write a letter to Li Yongxing to bring it to the Qing Dynasty Governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, Zhou Ze, expressing his willingness to join the Qing Dynasty and sending troops to Chengdu in the near future. Ting kept his promise and allowed him to become king in Chengdu, forming an alliance without betraying each other.

Zhou Ze did send an envoy to Li Dingguo's place, but it was not Jin Yiwei's eyeliner, but Zhang Yong, Wu Sangui's former subordinate.

However, Li Dingguo decisively beheaded Zhang Yong and rejected the idea of ​​surrendering to the Qing army and becoming the king of Chengdu, but at the same time he also began to prepare the whole army to avenge Zhang Xianzhong.

Sun Kewang will send troops to Chengdu soon.

At this time, Liu Wenxiu, one of Zhang Xianzhong's righteous sons, refused to defend Chengdu.

"Brother, what are you doing? Why did you suddenly come to Chengdu? Could it be that Jiazhou has been lost to the Ming army?"

Liu Wenxiu didn't dare to open the city gate easily. He had always been close to Li Dingguo, and he was not ashamed of Sun Kewang's character, so when he learned that Sun Kewang's army was coming to Chengdu, he decisively chose to close the city and guard it. At the same time, he ordered people to spread the news to Ainengqi and Li Dingguo .

"Third brother, my father has passed away, and the Qing army is pressing down on the border. Brother, I am worried that Chengdu is not well-defended, so I will bring troops to rescue you. Open the city gate quickly!"

Sun Kewang found a reason and shouted anxiously.

"Father died?"

Liu Wenxiu didn't know the news of Zhang Xianzhong's death at this time, so he was very surprised when he heard the news.

But when Sun Kewang took out Zhang Xianzhong's head, he became even more surprised and suspicious: "Brother, why is Father Emperor's head in your hands!"

"It was sent by the Qing army. The Qing army intends to recruit you as a brother. You open the city gate quickly. We will discuss it first."

Sun Kewang shouted.

Liu Wenxiu was suspicious of Dou Dasheng. Seeing that Sun Kewang was so eager to let him open the city gate, he felt a little uneasy, and hurriedly asked, "Where is the second brother? And the fourth brother, do they know about the murder of the emperor?"

(End of this chapter)