Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 638 Li Yan's Death
To say that people are really not pushed to the extreme, and I don’t know what to do. At the beginning, most officials opposed Song Qingshu’s plan to fight against the Qing Dynasty with a mocking attitude, but now, the crusade against Jiannu After the edict was issued, these bastards made a 180-degree turn for envoys who broke into the army, and even most of the Donglin Party began to respond enthusiastically.

However, Song Xiance and Li Yan did not become arrogant because of this, because the future of the army is really worrying. Li Zicheng suffered heavy losses in the battle of Yanshan, especially his backbone old battalion for so many years. , the Chuang army could not stand up in North China at all. After two days of hard work, the Dashun army was defeated across the board, and Niu Jinxing of the capital was surrendered.

To add insult to injury, the time of surrender was quick, and turning over was even quicker. As soon as Wu Sangui's army arrived in Datong and Xuanfu, they all rebelled against Dashun, attacked Li Zicheng's defeated army along the way, and swept the world. And retreat, this defeat, Li Zicheng was defeated thousands of miles away, and now most of Shaanxi, North Zhili, and Shandong have been completely lost.

Chuangjun needs Nanming's help more than Nanming needs them.

"My lord Chuang Wang was originally a postman of the Ming Dynasty! He ran day and night for the Ming Dynasty, exhausted his blood, but the officials were corrupt, persecuted and blackmailed. As a last resort, he took the risk and begged for a way to survive! We lived in trembling, and never forgot our mission. The officials of the Ming Dynasty, entering the capital was really an act of remonstrance. However, the previous emperor was so strong that he had no choice but to do so. Now the Holy Lord ascended the throne, weeping with joy, paused again and again, and sent envoys. I hope that the emperor will not abandon him tomorrow. !"

Compared with the stupid officials of Ming Dynasty, the advantage of the Peasant Army is that it is flexible. When it is time to kneel, it is awkward to kneel. Compared with the arrogance of the enslaved envoy just now, Song Xiance knelt on the hall and recited with tears Li Zicheng's letter of credence undoubtedly gave great favor to the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty who had just been humiliated and still had lingering fears.

What is a politician, that is, what you say is fart!Qian Qianyi perfectly interpreted this point, as if he seized the opportunity, before Ma Shiying, he stood up excitedly, knelt in the court row, and kowtowed to Zhu Yousong.

"Your Majesty, the late emperor once said that a thief is also my own son! Look at that Li Chuang, although he perverted, he was forced by local traitors and forced to do so. Now he has the intention of repenting, and the court should not abandon him. What's more, Jiannu is aggressive and has the intention of overthrowing our country, and the veteran advocates that we should appease the trespassers!"

"Lord Qian said it is true. I have been in Taiping Jiangnan for a long time, and my soldiers and horses are weak. The intruders are all soldiers of hundreds of battles. Now I recruit them and make them serve in the army to redeem their past crimes! It not only demonstrates your majesty's benevolence and righteousness, but also wins One elite soldier, the best of both worlds!"

Gao Hongtu also stood up "mature and prudent".

"Your Majesty, yes!"

Afterwards, cats and dogs from the Donglin Party also stood up, and for a while, they fell to their knees. Judging from the situation, it seemed that they were the Donglin Party who advocated Lian Chuang to resist the Qing Dynasty!
Also frightened by Boluo's threat, or anxious to go back to the palace to have fun, Zhu Yousong couldn't wait to pat the dragon chair and shout.

"I, ready to play!"

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It is rare that the imperial court came with high efficiency. In three days, the matter of recruiting Li Zicheng was decided. The gold and silver of Ji Guogong, who was originally going to confer Wu Sangui, was polished off, and changed to Qin Guogong, canonized to Li Zicheng, and rewarded with a thousand taels. 10 taels of silver, [-] boxes of brocade, and the last bit of silver from the household department has been emptied.

However, apart from these, Nanming's help is really limited. Although Hongguang ordered Zuo Liangyu's tribe to go north to Chuyou, and Gaojie's tribe to march to the east of Henan to contain Jiannu, it is true that the two towns did not obey their orders. Unknown also!

However, compared to history, these bastard officials watched indifferently, and sent more than [-] taels of silver to the north to negotiate peace with the slaves, making them laughable. This time it is much stronger.

The negotiation was settled, but Song Xiance and his party were not in a hurry to leave. Taking advantage of the rare honeymoon period with Daming, they used the reward silver from the Ming Emperor on the spot and rushed to buy it.

It was already war-torn, but now it is a new defeat. Weapons, gunpowder, medicine, clothing, quilts, and the army are really short of everything.

"Slow down, slow down, put everything on!"

Jiangbei, the pier.

Amid the loud yelling, the clothes coming out of the Jiaduobao assembly line were stuffed into the box in piles, and then piled together. On the other side, the medicinal materials were also neatly stacked. Looking at the gathered materials, Li Yan's heart ached. A big rock couldn't help but put it down. He had seen too much the pedantry of the bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty. No matter how Daming refused to form an alliance with Chuangjun, he did not expect things to go so smoothly.

Seeing these materials, he saw hope!

While Li Yan was talking, outside the warehouse, Colonel Guo Yi Song Cheng suddenly ran in sweating profusely, and punched Li Yan hastily.

"General Zhi! We haven't negotiated with the Yangtze River Shipping Company. They said that the price will not go away no matter what!"

Hearing this, Li Yan's good mood disappeared. No matter how much military supplies he purchased in Yingtian, he still needed to be able to transport them back. This was almost six times the price, but the other party still insisted on refusing to do so. He let go, cursed a profiteer secretly, and Li Yan waved his sleeve angrily again.

"Go and increase the price for him! Tell the ship owner, as long as we get to the Henan interface, Dashun can afford any amount of money!"

"General Quan, I've said all about these little things, but the captain must pay first if he is bitten to death. Why don't you go and talk to him?"

Negotiation does not seem to be the strong point of this farmer-born soldier. Seeing his 1.8-meter-high man sweating profusely, he shook his head helplessly, and waved his hand at the pile of goods that was accumulating for him to watch. Yan rushed out of the warehouse in agitation.

Nowadays, Yingtian still has a lot of people who are upset about Chuangjun, and because he is not familiar with the place, Li Yan didn't choose to ride a horse, and directly got into the carriage bought by Song Xiance. While walking in the carriage, his mind was full of military supplies, And how to persuade Zuo Liangyu to send troops to help after arriving in Huguang. After being confused for a while, Li Yan suddenly became agitated.

The ship is at the port, but the carriage is traveling westward, and has already penetrated into Yingtian City, and it is walking in remote alleys, which is obviously not right.

With the knife in his hand in an instant, Li Yan shouted angrily at the coachman driving outside the carriage: "Stop!"

"My old friend invites you, why should Mr. Li get angry?"

Not only did the carriage not stop, but a leisurely teasing came over. Li Yan was even angrier when he heard it, and he stretched out his hand to open the door.

"Mr. Li, don't act rashly! There are fifty catties of explosives tied to this car. It doesn't matter if you make a move every now and then. You will have to go to heaven with you all the time!"

Listening to the coachman's words, Li Yan's eyes had already seen a cold light from the extremely thin steel wire tied to the car door, knowing that what the coachman said was true, hot sweat broke out on his forehead, and he shrank his hands angrily. Going back, Li Yan roared again.

"Who are you? Don't you know that kidnapping an envoy is a crime of ransacking one's home and killing one's head?"

"Mr. Li, if an old friend invites you, you will know when you get there!"

This is the second time the coachman has mentioned his old friend. Li Yan is so smart, he hesitated for a moment, his face turned pale suddenly, he waved the knife back into the scabbard, and sat down a little dejectedly.

The carriage circled around Yingtian's complicated streets for a full hour, and then left from the west gate before dusk, and plunged into the nearby Qixia Mountain.

As the No.1 mountain in Jinling, Qixia Mountain is the most beautiful season at this time. The beautiful red maples all over the mountain are whirling and surging with the mountain wind, just like the billowing flames. The beauty is covered with a layer of golden light, which looks so sacred and magnificent.

It's a pity that Li Yan has no poetic or picturesque feeling at all. The car parked beside a cliff, got out of the carriage, and was next to the edge of the cliff. There was a table, two stools and a pot of wine. Discretionary.

"Li Yan met Lord Hou!"

After all, he still couldn't get around, with a wry smile on his face, Li Yan stepped forward and clasped his fists, but Song Qingshu didn't look back, still staring at the red leaves all over the mountain, making gestures casually.

"Sit! Drink!"

He obviously hesitated for a while, but seeing that the wine in the jug was already half full, it was obvious that Song Qingshu had just drunk it, and besides, he would not have poisoned himself like this under such circumstances, so Li Yan still reached out to fill a glass for himself, holding his head up. drink.

For a while, the two of them didn't talk, they just looked at the brilliant red sea in front of them, quietly enjoying the wonder of the sunset, but the sunset was infinitely better, it was only near dusk, and in a short period of time, the heavy sunset was still hidden by the side of the mountain. Confused by its brilliance, the Red Sea also became dark, and Song Qingshu shook his head with emotion.

"She liked red the most back then, and she liked this brilliant red the most!"

"Master Hou, back then Li Yan was only thinking about the overall situation, for the sake of the common people in the world!" Shaking his head with emotion, Li Yan once again bowed his hands to Song Qingshu sternly, who knew that Song Qingshu suddenly let out a laugh when he heard this. After making a sound, he sneered and turned his head to look directly at Li Yan's eyes, which were as sharp as a sword.

"That's right! You, Mr. Li, always think about the sake of the common people. You are the most attractive to her, and she admires you the most. In any case, your grandeur is not comparable to that of a selfish little man like me. Therefore, the first Once by the Yellow River, she left with you! She lost the lives of dozens of people from the Xing family, as well as my old master, and the second time in the Dabie Mountains, she still left with you! She also lost her own love life!"

"Master Hou, Shuai Hong has always loved you from the beginning to the end!"

"But what she believes is your shit!"

Suddenly, with a bang, a gleaming sword directly touched Li Yan's throat. Song Qingshu's eyes were as cold as snow from the Tianshan Mountains, looking at him coldly with murderous intent.

As expected of Li Yan, he has been making the last effort until now.

"Master Hou, now Yan is the envoy of Chuangwang, and the imperial court needs Chuangwang as the northwest barrier!"

Without speaking, Song Qingshu sneered and tilted his head towards Feng Shulin behind him, looking in astonishment, Li Yan's back felt cold for a moment, and Song Xiance's big head was placed there behind the huge boulder under the tree for an unknown how long Yes, seeing the two people's turning eyes, Song Xiance bowed to them expressionlessly.

Li Yan's mind flashed in an instant. No wonder King Chuang ordered him to go with him this time. There were two things he didn't expect.The second is that Song Qingshu is so important that King Chuang sacrificed him!

Seeing Li Yan bowing his head in silence, Song Qingshu suddenly threw his sword downwards, and stuck it at Li Yan's feet with a buzz. Immediately, he walked like flying to the woods behind the table, where there were still swords stuck under the tree. Holding a sword, while walking, his cold words echoed in Li Yan's ears.

"Isn't Mr. Li thinking about the common people in the world? With Mr. Song, there will be no chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Chuang army will have continuous support. If Mr. Li is really concerned about the overall situation, then don't move and let Mr. Song hack to death You!"

The heart trembled violently, and Song Qingshu had already unsheathed his sword for the second time. In a short period of time, righteousness, life, fame and fortune, countless things flowed in Li Yan's mind. Song Qingshu's sword lay across Li Yan's neck, and the sword at his feet firmly blocked his blade.

A sneer once again filled Song Qingshu's face.

There was no need to speak anymore, the blade rubbed against Song Qingshu's sword, and the tip of Li Yan's sword cut straight down and pierced his eyes, turning vertical into horizontal, Song Qingshu's body dangerously swayed over the edge of the cliff, the sharp blade was pulled out like lightning, Blood spurted from Li Yan's arm, and he screamed, making him stagger back two steps.

After all, Li Yan is a scholar, and Song Qingshu's sword today has been honed for an unknown amount of time.

"kill!"

With a loud shout, he held up the sword again, facing Song Qingshu's head, Li Yan rushed forward and slashed, his body moved to the side, the blade followed the person, and after avoiding the wide open and close blow, the obliquely cut blade cut again. A spray of blood was drawn on Li Yan's thigh.

This trick was taught to him by Hongniang Xing when he was performing arts.

One staggered and knelt down on the ground, with his left hand covering the bleeding wound on his right arm, panting heavily, the trapped beast stood up, turned around suddenly, the sword was like a spear, Li Yan howled and rushed to Song Qingshu's heart again, But this time, Song Qingshu seemed to be using the same trick, with a sharp sword stretched forward, also roaring and stabbing.

puff~

After being pushed out for more than ten steps, Li Yan looked at the blood flowing down the sword in astonishment, then lowered his head dullly and looked at the cold sword that pierced deeply into his chest. Sliding down, falling down the cliff.

A huge mouth was cut on the chest, the same blood flowed like a gush, and Song Qingshu also let go of the hilt in his hand. Under his extremely melancholy and complicated eyes, Li Yan opened his eyes like a big bird. Arm, fell straight down from the cliff, and disappeared in the vast maple forest in an instant.

The grievances of many years are over!
(End of this chapter)