"If Your Majesty kills Liu Fangliang today, who else will be willing to submit to the imperial court and serve Your Majesty in the future?"
The red lady stood up in shock, then knelt on the ground and tried to persuade her.
When she arrived, 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?
"Alas! General Li gets up first."
"How can I be willing to do such a breach of trust? It's just that Liu Fangliang may not be sincere in his submission!"
Zhu Cixiang stood up and came to the hall to help her up and sighed.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, even if Liu Fangliang has second thoughts in the future, his subordinates will never follow him.
I believe that over time, with your Majesty's ability, you will be able to completely conquer these 80,000 soldiers." The Red Lady quickly assured.
"If it were normal, I wouldn't be worried, but General Li didn't know something. Jiannu had broken through Shanhaiguan more than ten days ago, and now he has captured the entire Yongping Prefecture, and the army has reached Yutian.
According to reports from horse scouts, this time the slave establishment was invaded by almost all the troops from the whole country, with a total of more than 200,000 horsemen and infantry, hundreds of red-coated cannons, and thousands of baggage vehicles.
It is obvious that the comer is evil and wants to capture Beijing, destroy the Ming Dynasty, and invade China. If he is allowed to succeed, these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains may be like the disaster of the Meng Yuan Dynasty, and they will be trampled by the iron hooves of the aliens. Hundreds of millions of Han people will also be trampled under their feet.
Kill at will!
Therefore, I will never allow instability in the army. General Li can guarantee that when the capital is in crisis, Liu Fangliang will not surrender and become a slave or run away?"
After hearing this, the red lady opened her mouth in shock, and finally understood why the little emperor would do such an unwise thing. It turned out that the slave-building soldiers were pressing the situation again, and she was forced to do nothing.
Thinking that this little emperor was only fourteen years old, and just two months after he ascended the throne, he was besieged by a million bandit troops. As soon as he defeated the bandit army, before he had time to take a breath, hundreds of thousands of Tatars came to kill him again. It's really true.
It's hard for him.
Looking at the emperors of ancient and modern times, there is probably no emperor as miserable as him.
"cannot!"
Seeing him looking straight at her at this moment, the red lady shook her head honestly after thinking about it.
She could guarantee that Liu Fangliang and his men would not surrender and become slaves, 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 defend the capital, Jiannu has brought a lot of supplies this time, and he is obviously prepared for a long-term siege.
The isolated city cannot be defended, so I decided to ask General Li to integrate the troops and horses of Tongzhou as soon as possible, and then unite with Wu Sangui to station in Tongzhou, and they will be at the horns of each other with the capital. When Jiannu cannot attack for a long time and his morale is depressed, we will defeat him in one fell swoop and drive him out of the Great Wall.
.”
Zhu Cixiang slowly explained that he knew that if there were no external reinforcements this time, the capital would be absolutely in danger.
Wu Sangui only had 20,000 cavalry, so he could not defeat Jiannu no matter what.
If that guy loses hope, he might surrender, so now the only thing he can rely on is the 110,000 rebels in Tongzhou.
It's really ridiculous to say it.
Under such circumstances, he was worried about the matchmaker, let alone Liu Fangliang, who had just surrendered.
After all, all he wanted to conquer those rebels was wealth, beauty, mansions, land, gold and silver.
But Jiannu can also give these things, and may even give them more.
As for being called a traitor and being called a traitor, except for a few people, I'm afraid most people won't care.
"Thank you for your majesty's trust in the general. However, this is too unkind, and once the news reaches Tongzhou, the soldiers may be upset. I hope your majesty will think twice."
The red lady is in a bit of a dilemma.
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 tricked to death by her, so what was the difference between herself and Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance?
"I also know that this matter will bring injustice to General Li. How about this? I will give him a house in the city, reward him with some beauties, and temporarily keep him in the city, where he will be fed and fed well.
After defeating the Jiannu, how about releasing him for reuse?"
Zhu Cixiang thought for a while and had no choice but to retreat and say the next thing.
At this time, we must not force the red lady to feel disgusted with him and think that he is a coward.
"This is feasible." The red lady's eyes lit up. This way she got the best of both worlds.
"Then it's settled. General Li can speak directly to Liu Fangliang and let him rest in the city with peace of mind. I will definitely put him to great use in the future."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. It's just that Your Majesty, there is not much food and grass in Tongzhou, and most of the 80,000 people who have just surrendered do not have weapons or armor. Please, Your Majesty, allocate some."
"It's natural. We have to prepare for a long-term war. Food and grass are indispensable. I still have a million stones of food in my hand. I can divide 400,000 stones to go to Tongzhou, and I can also take 2 million in silver. In the weapons and armor warehouse
There are plenty to choose from.”
At the end of his speech, Zhu Cixi waved his hand.
Obviously he was willing to give it all.
There is no way, if there is not enough food, when people run out of food, they will definitely surrender directly and help build slaves to attack the capital.
"hiss!"
The red lady took a breath 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 not worry about her running away with her money and food. She was really moved. The resentment and unwillingness she felt in the past few days suddenly disappeared without a trace.
Then his eyes turned red, and he knelt down and said with some emotion: "Your Majesty values me so much, and it is hard to repay him even if he is to be shattered into pieces. I can only repay His Majesty's grace by fighting Jian Nu to the bitter end."
"Okay! Please 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 80,000 troops in one fell swoop. I will not return without getting drunk with the general today."
Zhu Cixiang quickly helped her up, with a sincere look on his face, and then pulled her towards the Nuan Pavilion next door.
When we arrived at the Nuan Pavilion, sure enough, a table of delicious food had already been laid out.
They were all delicacies from the mountains and seas that the red lady had never seen before, and they were countless times better than the meal the couple had last time.
"Come and sit down, General Li. Don't be restrained."
"I'll give you a toast first."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"I would also like to offer a toast to Your Majesty. I wish Your Majesty can restore the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, save the world, and be a wise king for eternity."
The red lady raised her glass and said excitedly, she was full of hope for the little emperor.
Although this little emperor is a little shameless, his flaws are not concealed.
"OK!"
"Your Majesty, come, let's have another drink."
After a few glasses of wine, the red lady relaxed and returned to her previous bold and cheerful temperament.
The two of them chatted while eating, and the atmosphere was relaxed. Unknowingly, the whole jar of wine was drained quickly.
The next day, Chaoyangmen.
Looking at the red lady leaving with a large amount of money, food and weapons, all the nobles frowned.
I blame myself secretly in my heart, Your Majesty is too reckless.
Forget about the money and weapons. Anyway, everyone knows that His Majesty is not short of money now, and the weapons have been captured, so just treat them as returning them to their original owners.
But those 400,000 shi of grain are too important. With these grains, those thieves will no longer have any restraints and can run away at any time.
Therefore, I strongly disagree with His Majesty placing all his hopes on a female rebel, and even Zhou Yuji is no exception.
How could Zhu Cihong not know what everyone was thinking? He was also worried, but he had no other choice but to believe in the Red Lady.
The more than 100,000 thieves army could not be subdued by other generals in a short period of time. Except for Liu Fangliang, the Red Lady could only choose one of the two.
In fact, last night he also thought about getting the red lady drunk, becoming a bully, and then making her a concubine or even a queen to subdue her completely, but after thinking about it, he gave up in the end.
It's not that he wants to save face and is afraid of being laughed at, but it's just too risky.
If the red lady has a strong temperament and refuses to compromise, it will really be over, so he can only bet that the red lady will not betray.
This was a big gamble, but he couldn't help but gamble. There was still a chance, but if he didn't gamble, there would be no chance at all.