Han ride

Chapter 364 Li Xin's Calculation

"It's a pity that he is a gentleman." Shi Yuan looked at Lu Xiangsheng's leaving figure, shook his head, and said with some regret.

"He was born in the wrong world, otherwise, he would definitely be a rare commander and a rare prime minister." Li Xin spoke highly of Lu Xiangsheng. For such a person and a character, there is no need to read books. There are so many books in the Ming Dynasty. Yes, he was able to win the Jinshi, which shows that there are different reactions, but he is also very good at fighting, he is really a person who can make a difference.It's a pity that he lived in the last years of the Ming Dynasty. In this era, civil officials were greedy for money and military commanders were afraid of death.A person like Lu Xiangsheng is destined to be out of gregarious. In history, he was defeated and died in the end. Although it was because many generals around him did not rescue him, in fact, it also showed that Lu Xiangsheng was out of gregarious. Everyone If you are not the same people, how can these people save you?So it can only be destined that Lu Xiangsheng is a tragic figure.

"Master, Dorgon is here again." Gao Meng said slightly dissatisfied outside.

"Then let him in!" Li Xin waved his hand and put Lu Xiangsheng aside. It's a pity that such a person who can be blamed for Chongzhen, who always puts the Ming as the most important thing, and said that loyalty and filial piety can't have both Yes, but he didn't use it for himself. Even if Li Xin felt sorry for his talent, there was nothing he could do about it. Why not just look at Dorgon in front of him and try to play tricks.

He can conclude that Lu Xiangsheng came over there just after he met Dorgon here. It was not such a coincidence. It is certain that the news was spread by the Jiannu side, in order to drive a wedge between Li Xin and the court. Relationship, Huang Taiji often used this trick, last time he played Yuan Chonghuan to death.It's a pity that Li Xin is not Yuan Chonghuan, and this is at most an obstacle to Li Xin.

In fact, when Dorgon first entered the entrance of Xifeng, he saw a middle-aged scribe coming out with his face hidden. Beside him, there were several soldiers in mandarin duck jackets. He could faintly hear those soldiers shouting. With the words "Lord Lu".Near the mouth of Xifeng, the only one who can be called "Master Lu" is Lu Xiangsheng, the leader of the Tianxiong Army.Dorgon did not expect that Lu Xiangsheng would come in person, but in the same way, he could also conclude that the Ming Dynasty was in a hurry, otherwise, Lu Xiangsheng would not be allowed to come.Obviously, Huang Taiji's strategy has worked.When Dorgon thought of this, a smile appeared on his face, he is not in a hurry now.

"Dorgon has seen Lord Hou." Under the leadership of Gao Meng, Dorgon entered the big tent and said, arching his hands at Li Xin.

"Hmph, your Huang Taiji is not a good thing, and you still want to use divorce schemes? It's a pity that this Marquis is not Yuan Chonghuan. No matter how powerful your Huang Taiji's divorce schemes are, they can't kill me, Li Xin." Li Xin looked at Dorgon and said disdainfully, "Do you know why?"

"Of course I know this. Yuan Chonghuan is a scholar. Although he has some skills, he is foolish and loyal. However, the Marquis of Zhengbei is different. The Marquis holds elite soldiers and sits in the Central Plains. Who dares to move?" After hearing this, Dorgon not only Not afraid, but said with a smile.

"Since you know, then I don't need to talk about it." Li Xin nodded and said: "In troubled times, only those who have soldiers and horses have the right to speak. Yuan Chonghuan's soldiers and horses are all soldiers and horses of the imperial court. Without the support of the imperial court, he will not be able to control the soldiers and horses, but the Marquis's soldiers and horses are my own, and the court cannot control them. Therefore, you and Huang Taiji don't expect what will happen to the court. If I, Li Xin, don't speak up, No one will let you go."

Dorgon felt a burst of humiliation, but there was nothing he could do about it, because this was the biggest difference between Li Xin and Yuan Chonghuan.It is very difficult for Dorgon to disagree.

"General Li, my Majesty admires Lord Zheng Beihou very much, but the price offered by Zheng Beihou this time is really too high. I can't make up such a silver tael even if I sell everything!" Dorgon smiled wryly. : "Do you think that if the people of the Central Plains are equal, one soldier equals ten Han people? What does the general think?"

"Haha, Dorgon, Dorgon, what do you want Ben Hou to say about you?" Li Xinxin looked at Dorgon with surprised eyes, and finally laughed loudly: "Although you are asking for a lot of money, you can sit on the ground and pay back the money. But these are all preconditions, that is, the Han people you capture, or the gold and silver treasures, must be unconditionally owned by our Ming Dynasty Northern Army. As for your soldiers, generals, etc., the price is OK Very negotiable."

"This?" Dorgon thought about it immediately, he knew that what Li Xin said was reasonable, and Li Xin would probably not back down on key issues.

"Actually, I can let a group of people go, for example, you, Fourteenth Baylor." Li Xin approached Dorgon suddenly and said, "Fourteenth Baylor can go back to Shengjing Shenyang first, or you can take some soldiers and horses there. I wonder what Fourteen Baylor thinks?"

"You let me go first?" Dorgon was a little surprised, his eyes rolled, apparently not knowing whether what Li Xin said was true or false.What's more, he couldn't tell if there was any conspiracy behind Li Xin's letting him go. Li Xin had plotted against Jiannu several times, and Dorgon became suspicious, afraid of being deceived.

"Yes! I believe that at this time, Shengjing must be in chaos, and no one is in charge of the overall situation!" Li Xin glanced at Dorgon and said, "Since there is no one in charge of the overall situation, it means that there is no one in charge of the overall situation!" People will give you two pieces of silver. Let Huang Taiji go back, the Marquis is not at ease! The emperor is gone, it doesn’t matter if you courtiers want it or not, but if the emperor wants to be here, I don’t care no matter how many courtiers are released. "

"Why me?" Dorgon asked hesitantly.What Li Xin said was right, if they were all here, no one would have sent Li Xin any silver taels, but what he was a little uncertain about was why Li Xin would choose him.

"Hey, doesn't Fourteen Baylor want to go back?" Li Xin laughed and said, "That's right, there are many people to choose from, such as Hauge, Duoduo, etc., and you can count them as Aixinjueluo The surnames are all from our own people, but among them, if Hauge goes back and sees that his father is trapped in that place, he simply pretends that he doesn’t know anything and directly ascends the throne, then the Marquis will be raised for nothing You people, although Doduo cares about you, it is a pity that he is a person with no status and no prestige in your Shengjing, but you, Dorgon, in Shengjing, want to have prestige and status. Those who have status, I also heard that the old Khan Nurhachi originally wanted to pass on the position of Great Khan to you. Hehe, so, you are the only candidate who can make Shengjing send money quickly. Hehe , Dorgon, you didn't take advantage of Huang Taiji being trapped here to ascend the throne in Shengjing, did you?"

"Hehe, how is it possible? How is it possible?" A panic flashed in Dorgon's eyes, and he soon calmed down. In fact, just when Li Xin was about to let him go back, he felt a burst of joy in his heart. When it was said that Hauge might go back to ascend the throne, Dorgon's heart began to beat non-stop. At this moment, he seemed to see that the position was so close to him.But when Li Xin asked, he shook his head without hesitation.Even if he had this thought in his heart, he didn't dare to say it easily.

However, Li Xin shook his head with a sneer in his heart. It is impossible to say that Dorgon has no ambitions in his heart. I have not seen that in history, after the death of Huang Taiji, Dorgon and Hauge competed for the throne. If it weren't for Da Yu'er, maybe Dorgon would really be able to be the emperor.

Now that Li Xin gave him this opportunity, it depends on whether he can grasp it. Of course, if Dorgon really proclaims himself emperor, it will only be good for Li Xin and not bad.

"Actually, my Lord Marquis thinks that if you don't have enough money to redeem yourself, you can redeem some of them first. That's okay. The rest can be redeemed slowly." Shi Yuanzhi said with a smile.

"That's really the case?" Dorgon was a little shocked, and he was thinking about who should be redeemed first.

"Of course it is." Li Xin nodded and said, "And I can also give you a [-]% discount, Fourteen Baylor, this is already the final price, and we can't continue the negotiation. If you don't agree, there's no way. See you on the battlefield."

"Does Hou Ye count on what he says?" Dorgon knew that it would be useless to continue talking at this point, but it was a surprise to get such news.

"Benhou's words don't count?" Li Xin said slightly dissatisfied: "But having said that, you can go back, but you can only go on the road alone, and this Marquis is just in case!"

"Ahem, that's for sure." Dorgon nodded.

"Okay, since that's the case, Fourteen Baylor, let's go back first!" Li Xin thought of something again, and said, "However, you have to tell Huang Taiji that my fellow citizens have to guarantee their personal safety in your camp, and the food they eat You have to be the same as your soldiers. If one person dies, I will kill ten of your soldiers to pay for their lives."

"This, we promise you." Dorgon had no choice but to agree at this time. Who would let Li Xin take the initiative?I had no choice but to agree, and under the escort of the soldiers, I returned to the Zunhua camp.

"My lord, why does this subordinate feel awkward listening to what you said just now!" Shi Yuanzhi waited for Dorgon to leave, with a hint of doubt on his face, and asked curiously, "Is this Dorgon rebellious?"

"The most noble chair in the world is that one. If this chair was originally yours, but someone took it away by tricks, and in order to eliminate the possibility of you taking it back, they even buried your mother. What would you think?" Li Xin sneered and said, "Nurhachi, the old khan who built slaves, once said that after his death, the position of this sweat was passed on to Dorgon, but unfortunately, Dorgon was young at that time and was Huang Taiji took it away, and then Huang Taiji asked Dorgon's mother to be buried under the pretext that Nurhachi was going to be buried. How could Dorgon not remember such hatred. It can be said that Dorgon never forgot to give himself I have never forgotten to take revenge on my mother, and I never had a chance to seize the Khan throne. This time, I, Li Xin, provided the opportunity to block Huang Taiji here, and then let Dorgon go back to seize the throne. Hehe, he will agree."

"Then the lord will let Huang Taiji go back and let them bite the dog?" Shi Yuanzhi obviously saw that Li Xin must have another move.He said it all at once.

"Mister is smart." Li Xin made no secret of his thoughts.

"I'm afraid this is a little difficult. The subordinates are more worried about the imperial army." Shi Yuanzhi had to admire Li Xin's good strategy, but he was worried whether Dorgon would cooperate, and more importantly, whether the imperial army would cooperate. If you don't know how to do what Li Xin tells you, then you don't know.

"You mean, the imperial army will storm Zunhua in the hope of keeping Jiannu here?" Li Xin frowned and said, "When did the imperial army have such courage?"

"Now the lord has made it clear that Jian slaves have passed away. Both Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng are shrewd people, especially Hong Chengchou, I am afraid that he also knows the lord's plan. They will not let the lord succeed. Now, taking advantage of the lord and Jian The slave has not yet reached an agreement, and he attacked Zunhua first, causing the fact that even if the lord wants to let Jiannu go, Jiannu may not be able to go."

"Are you so courageous?" Li Xin still didn't believe what Shi Yuanzhi said.

Shi Yuan shook his head straight. In fact, no matter whether it was Li Xin or the Zhengbei Army, they all underestimated the Ming Army. He defeated Jiannu several times and swept the entire grassland; Li Xin sent dozens of cavalry to the south of the Central Plains. The northern army didn't take the imperial army seriously at all.

For a long time, the Ming army has been troubled by the two different thoughts of war or siege.Whether it is Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng, or other troops, such as Zuo Liangyu, Zhang Fengyi, etc., all gathered in the big tent.Listen to the news that Lu Xiangsheng got from Xifeng.

"This Li Xin is a white-eyed wolf and a traitor." A voice snorted coldly. Hong Chengchou looked over and frowned involuntarily. It was Zuo Liangyu who spoke.He didn't like Zuo Liangyu very much, because Zuo Liangyu had participated in the mutiny and was Yuan Chonghuan's subordinate.What's more, his army's military discipline is very poor. From the capital to this pass, it is like a bandit army, killing and looting less, no less than those bandits.Now he is the deputy general under the command of You Shiwei, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan. He also once served as a guerrilla general in Cao Wenzhao's army. Of course, Hong Chengchou didn't like it, but he had to use it. , Hou Xun is now the Secretary of the Household Department, Hong Chengchou is helpless if he does not look at the monk's face and the Buddha's face.

"Li Xin puts the people first, and he cannot be said to be a traitor." Lu Xiangsheng shook his head slightly, and said, "Li Xin is right about one thing. Why did the common people who are now in the hands of Jiannu fall into the hands of Jiannu? , It is because I am not good at border defense that I let Jiannu rush into the customs. They are innocent, and it is a good thing if their lives can be saved."

"Hey, Mr. Lu, you think too well of Li Xin. He is not going to let Jiannu go there for the sake of those common people. He is doing this on purpose." Hong Chengchou glanced at everyone, finally shook his head, and said : "He is not a benevolent person, he is raising his own self-esteem. Master Lu, if Jiannu lost [-] troops this time, and Mrs. Hong and a large number of Jiannu nobles died here, what do you think will happen to Liaodong?" What kind of result will appear?"

"What's more, it is natural that the Jiannu collapsed and fell into civil strife, so they are no longer the enemy of the court." Lu Xiangsheng said without thinking.

"Master Lu, what Master Hong said is true. Once Jiannu falls into civil strife, my Guanning Iron Cavalry in Liaodong will take advantage of the situation, and it will be very easy to destroy Jiannu. At that time, what will Li Xin do? Li Xin The role of Jiannu is to restrain the existence of Jiannu. If Jiannu is gone, his mission will naturally end. How can the court spare him? He has 10,000+ soldiers now, and he has long been ambitious, just because The time has not come, otherwise, he will be the second Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng and his ilk. Therefore, he must keep Jiannu, the court needs him when Jiannu is there, and when Jiannu is gone, he is the next target to be eradicated. So, Mr. Lu, he is not for those people, but for himself." The voice was very thin, and it was the supervisor Gao Qiqian.

"Even so, the hundreds of thousands of people have to be saved!" The voice was old, and more importantly, it was a female voice, but it was extremely obvious, but everyone in the big tent did not dare to underestimate this voice, it was a high-pitched voice. There was also a hint of admiration, this person was none other than Qin Liangyu, the only female general of the Ming Dynasty.

Qin Liangyu is simply a miracle, the word Zhensu.A native of Zhongzhou, Sichuan.Marrying Shizhu Xuanfu made Ma Qiancheng the chieftain's wife. He once led white soldiers to participate in the campaigns of Pingbo, Aiding Liao, Pingshe, Qinwang, resisting the Qing Dynasty, and fighting for rebellion (Zhang Xianzhong).She is a rare female general.Her white pole soldiers were one of the strongest troops in the late Ming Dynasty.Qin Liangyu's natal family is the Qin family in Zhongzhou. Qin Ansi, the ancestor of Zhaoqian, moved from Macheng County, Hubei Province to Sichuan in the 11th year of the Yuan Dynasty to Zhengzheng [-], and his descendants lived in Zhongxian County and other places.Qin Liangyu is the ninth granddaughter of Qin Ansi.Qin Liangyu's husband's family, the Ma family, was the general of the Han Dynasty after Ma Yuan, and they all passed on the family name with loyalty.In this way, she is gray-haired and still leads the white-armed soldiers to fight everywhere, just like the old lady She in the storytelling.Deeply loved by the common people and scholars, even Emperor Chongzhen once wrote poems for Qin Liangyu himself. You must know that Emperor Chongzhen seldom wrote poems, and he was always known to be mean to his subordinates. It is very generous.Even after she regained Yongping, Zunhua and other four cities, she summoned Qin Liangyu on the platform, which shows that he respects Qin Liangyu.The emperor is still like this, let alone the officials below.Everyone respects Qin Liangyu very much, at least on the surface.

(End of this chapter)