The next day, Li Benshen came to Shang Yi again. Of course, he did not regret what happened yesterday, but told Shang Yi that it was Li Chengdong, who had surrendered to the Qing court, and sent his adopted son Li Yuanyin to contact Li Benshen.
I hope to return to the Ming Dynasty and serve Shang Yi's troops.
It turned out that at this time Li Chengdong was under the jurisdiction of Duoduo, but he is far from as glorious as another time and space, because in this time and space, Li Xudong initially served Haoge, and Duoduo certainly did not like him, but now Hao
Ge had lost power, so Li Chengdong was naturally in trouble. Duoduo's surrendered army had a total of more than 100,000, and they were divided into three levels. However, in the disastrous defeat of Huai'an, Li Chengdong's men were also dismantled and damaged, and there was no one in his hands.
The confidence to speak is even less than enough. Although Li Chengdong was not imprisoned like Haoge, he was only the lowest level even in the surrendered army.
Therefore, Li Chengdong was also very angry during this period, and at the same time he regretted his hasty surrender to the Qing army. Under the persuasion of his adopted son Li Yuanyin and the side clan Zhao, he also had the idea of abandoning Qing and returning to Ming Dynasty.
, and Li Yuanyin had some friendship with Li Benshen during the Ming Dynasty, so he volunteered to sneak back to Yangzhou secretly to contact Li Benshen to see if he could help him.
After Li Benshen learned about Li Yuanyin's purpose, he immediately advised him to surrender directly to the Shang family army instead of returning to the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, he also told him about his decision to serve Shang Yi and his conditions.
Li Yuanyin, who was in charge of the business army, thought it was good, but he wanted to hand over all the troops. Li Yuanyin did not dare to make decisions about this, but he still hoped to see Shang Yi and talk to him in person. So Li Benshen came to Shang Yi again and saw whether he saw him or not.
Li Yuanyin.
After listening to Li Benshen's intros, Shang Yi didn't find it funny, because Li Chengdong's history has happened three years later. Now he has just passed away to Qing Dynasty, and the position there has not been warm, so he thought about abandoning Qing Dynasty and returning to Ming Dynasty.
, It seems that history has become more and more interesting, and the storm when its wings finally flapped is getting bigger and bigger.
Therefore, Shang Yi nodded and said, "Okay, you bring him in and I'll see him."
After a while, Li Benshen brought a young man in his twenties, who looked quite smart and capable. After seeing Shang Yi, he knelt down and bowed, saying, "Little Li Yuanyin, I have seen Shang Junmen."
I knew Li Yuanyin and Shang Yi a little. His courtesy name was Yuanbo and was from Nanyang, Henan. He was originally a Confucian son. When Li Chengdong was a thief, he plundered his good son and raised him as a son. Since his youth, Li Yuanyin has been following Li Chengdong through life and death, but he has a little bit of
Reading, knowing the righteousness, and being scheming, and having a lot of abilities. When Li Chengdong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Li Yuanyin was unhappy. In another time and space, Li Chengdong also played a great role. After Li Chengdong died, Li Yuanyin still treated him.
Nan Ming was loyal until he died in the end.
Shang Yi said: "Li Yuanyin, your purpose is deep. If Li Chengdong returns sincerely, I will naturally welcome you. But why do you make me believe that Li Chengdong returns sincerely, not capriciously.
Woolen cloth?"
Although Li Yuanyin is smart, he was speechless by Shang Yi's question because Shang Yi's question was reasonable. After all, Li Chengdong surrendered to the Qing court and is now suddenly returning, so anyone will doubt it. Therefore, Li Yuanyin
He was also stunned for a while before saying, "Reporting to the military, my father's actions that day were also forced to do so. Only by being forced by the situation can this bad strategy be implemented. I hope you will forgive me."
Shang Yi hummed and said, "Li Chengdong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty that day, but he was not forced to do anything. Moreover, the Qing army was not very powerful. Even if he was not defeated by the Qing army, he could retreat and avoid it. Do you have to surrender to the alien race?
, Do you betray your ancestors? Even if he abandons Qing and returns to Ming Dynasty today, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not surrender and rebel again in the future."
Li Yuanyin's face turned red and white, so he had to kowtow and said, "My father was confused for a while. Now he regretted it. He would rather reform himself and make contributions to his crimes. He would never dare to deceive the adults, but only hope that the adults can fulfill his father's painstaking efforts.
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Shang Yi nodded and said, "Okay, I think everyone is from the Chinese lineage. I will give you a chance. Since you are from the Green Forest, you should understand the rules of Green Forest and submit a first name. I
Take you in even more.”
Li Yuanyin never expected Shang Yi to make such a request. He was stunned for a while before saying, "What kind of title do the military gate want?"
Shang Yi smiled and said, "Of course, it cannot be an ordinary first-class person. At least it is Gushan Ezhen or Beizi Beile. As long as I hand over the first person, I can believe that Li Chengdong has sincerely surrendered."
Shang Yi knew that in another time and space, there was a high-descendant period. Many Ming Dynasty officials who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty abandoned Qing and returned to the Ming Dynasty. Li Chengdong was just one of the most influential ones. The Qing Dynasty was once very passive. But it was tempting.
The motive for surrendering officials and rebelling was not a national righteousness at all. Conscience discovered that even if there were, it was only a very small part, mainly because the Qing court valued the Han flag and officials who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty before entering the pass.
The officials who were later surrendered were relatively suppressed, which made some officials who were demoted were not satisfied with the rewards they received, which led to a large-scale trend.
For example, Li Chengdong was in another time and space because of his high self-support and thought he could be the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. As a result, the Qing court gave this position to the unsuccessful Tong Yangjia, which caused Li Chengdong's dissatisfaction. This was the main reason why Li Chengdong was anyway.
In fact, during this period, many people were involved in the transformation of the Ming and Qing dynasties, including the Dashun regime, and they surrendered and reversed, but instead surrendered again. There were many people who changed their families at will, and some people simply wanted to take advantage of it.
The Qing Dynasty was also troubled. Later, Dorgon ordered that those who surrendered again would die repeatedly and their rule in the Qing Dynasty gradually stabilized before it calmed down.
Of course, on the other hand, people like Li Chengdong and Li Benshen are actually affected by the general trend. If they were under a wise and capable leader, they might have become good generals. It’s a pity that there were no such people at that time.
Therefore, they can only sway, morning and evening.
For Shang Yi, one is that he is not allowed to stand on his own within the merchant army, and the other is that he is not allowed to do such a capricious person. He would rather slow down his expansion than ensure that the stability of the merchant army is not affected. Therefore,
For those who defect to themselves, the army must accept the adaptation so that they do not have the capital to establish themselves. Those who return from the Qing army must submit a letter of title to ensure that they will not surrender and rebel again in the future
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Li Yuanyin was stunned for a while before saying, "Report to the military, Yuan Yin cannot make the decision on this matter. He must go back and report to his father, and he will decide."
Shang Yi nodded and said, "Yuan Yin, what you said makes sense. OK, go back and explain it clearly to Li Chengdong, but let him not forget that he is still a descendant of Yan and Huang, so he should not help the evil again."
Li Yuanyin's heart was shaking and said, "Yuan Yin knows, please rest assured by the military lord."
Shang Yi smiled and said, "But Yuan Yin should not leave in a hurry. Today's condolence performance will begin. If Yuan Yin is interested, he will leave after not watching it."
Li Yuanyin couldn't help but listen and said, "Congratulations performance?"
Shang Yi smiled and said, "Let's go and have a look with me."
Li Yuanyin glanced at Li Benshen, and Li Benshen also said that he was completely unaware of it. The two of them came to the busiest streets of Yangzhou City based on Shang Yi. At this time, the stage had been set up in the center of the street, which was also led by Shang Yi. The condolence group that came to Yangzhou was performing for the first time, and it was performed on the street, so the street was full of people watching the fun. At this time, the show was started, and the performance was performed [Bada Zhong Dafu Zhuxian Town] Because the play is a fighting scene, people often drink it.
Because people in this era have no entertainment activities, watching opera is the greatest pleasure. However, usually there are such public performances only during the Chinese New Year and the holidays. In order to promote and mobilize the need to resist the Qing Dynasty, the condolence group did not schedule any dramas for talented men and beautiful women. Instead, try to select songs about resisting foreign invasions. Although this kind of play is not the mainstream of this era, there are also many, such as [Xue Dingshan's Conquest for the West], [Yang Family General], [Biography of Yue Fei], [Biography of Heroes], etc. , and Shang Yi also asked to change the image of the opposite angle to the Qing army as much as possible to enhance the effect.
These songs account for most of the fighting scenes, jumping around on the stage, and they are very lively. The people also like to watch this kind of opera the most, so they have attracted many young kids and can hardly get enough in the streets. go.
However, Shang Yi had already booked a three-story restaurant on the street. Shi Kefa and many Yangzhou officials also gathered here at the invitation of Shang Yi. On the second floor are some generals and bottom-level generals of the merchant army. Officials, Shang Yi asked someone to find an inconspicuous place for Li Yuanyin and Li Benshen and sat down to watch. Because Li Chengdong is still a Qing general now, Li Yuanyin should not reveal his identity, but fortunately, not many people know him.
After they were settled, Shang Yi came to the third floor. Shi Kefa and more than ten senior officials from Yangzhou were here, and there were several prostitutes who were drinking. Shang Yi and Shi Kefa and others greeted him before entering. In a small room, Chen Yuanyuan was in the room, looking at the fruits of his labor in the past few months with the window. At this time, the national treasures of later generations had not yet been formed, and the popular ones were Kunqu and Ge styles. When Chen Yuanyuan was a prostitute, this He is good at both operas and has acted in many operas. His best attitude is to be a flower actress.
Although Chen Yuanyuan couldn't take the stage in person now, she was asked to organize a question group and arrange a repertoire performance, which was just a matter of her strengths, and it was a task assigned by Shang Yi, so she was very dedicated, of course Her current identity, the brothel troupe also has to sell accounts.
Seeing Shang Yi coming in, Chen Yuanyuan also said happily: "My husband, you are finally here."
Shang Yi smiled and said, "How is it? I didn't come late. Have you arrived?"
Chen Yuanyuan smiled and said, "Not yet. This is the finale. You must stay for the end, but it's too soon. If you want to come later, you won't be able to see it."
In fact, Shang Yi has seen those who have seen the variety shows and entertainment programs in later generations. He has no interest in operas of this era. He just wanted to see the performance of Wu, so he had to continue watching it patiently. After performing two more dramas, he Someone cleared all the background props in front of him, and the people below also made a "buzz, buzz" sound, and they all knew that today's finale was about to begin. Therefore, they all raised their necks and waited patiently.