The rain was getting heavier due to the east wind, and the north gate of Qingzhou City slammed shut in the night. Prince Heng Zhu Youji on the city let out a long sigh of relief as he looked at the fading firelight. The Chang Shi next to him sighed: "Finally I'm gone. "
Zhu Youyi glanced at him sideways and sighed: "Yes, I finally left!"
On the side, Li Shiyuan looked at the cars and horses and the lights in the distance with longing and longing. Was Prince Heng lamenting that the Tatars were finally gone, or was he secretly glad that the little eunuch who plucked the geese's hair was gone, or both.
The Qing army camp by the Beiyang River was in a mess. After Duduo and Chang Yu reached a preliminary agreement, they hurriedly left the camp. Chang Yu then ordered the army to cross the river and wait for an order at the Qing army camp, and ordered the scouts to follow the Qing army to monitor them. move.
Chang Yu set up his tent by the river and set up a pole for fishing. His subordinates were sitting or lying around in the tent chatting. They were a little surprised by the peace talks with the Tatars, but they were able to accept it. After all, they knew their own priorities best.
Although Chang Yu spoke sternly in front of Duduo, he would fight to the end at all costs. Although the decision was true, the price they had to pay was definitely no less than the Qing army.
To put it simply, to defeat Dorgon's 20,000 cavalry, Chang Yu would have to use at least three times the number of troops to accompany him. This means that the troops of Gyeonggi and Zhou Huang and Li will be defeated. If an enemy comes at this time, If the capital is invaded, there will be no troops to defend, and Chang Yu will have no troops to use, let alone go south to defeat the thieves. At that time, only a single commander can go alone!
Generally speaking, fighting is about fighting for national strength. Why are the soldiers under Chang Yu's command uncharacteristically able to fight when called upon? Apart from the fact that he force-fed chicken blood, he also spent a lot of money to make up for the food and salary. Silver rewards, injury compensation, and pensions are the original motivation for soldiers to move forward bravely, and they are also money in vain!
If this bloody fight continues, how much money will it cost to lose tens of thousands of soldiers!
Therefore, whether in public or private, whether big or small, Chang Yu does not want to fight to the death with the Tatars. Instead of spending all the capital he has finally accumulated with the Qing army, he is more willing to take a long-term view and seek revenge as a gentleman. Come on.
Fortunately, the Qing army did not want to spend all their capital, and Duduo was finally frightened by him and agreed to the terms of the peace talks.
"Mr. Factory, do we think we won?" Jia Waixiong tilted his head and asked Chang Yu, who was fishing with a pole at the door of the handsome tent.
Chang Yu laughed without turning his head or speaking.
"It should be considered a victory. The Tatars attacked the capital and Qingzhou but didn't capture it. They were chased by us and killed and wounded countless people all the way, but they hardly took any advantage." Song Luoyu teased the little Taoist priest in the corner and interrupted.
"Yes, we won." Tu Yuan chuckled, and the others agreed, making the tent a little noisy.
"If someone attacks our house, we will lose even if we win." Li Yan, who was lying on the chair, coughed lightly, and everyone suddenly became quiet: "The Tatars burned, killed, and looted all the way. They had no idea of killing my people, and even if we pursued them for thousands of miles, we would be injured." Quite a bit, after all, have we gained any advantage?"
"Since you didn't take advantage, why not take advantage of this moment and fight with him again, and collect more interest?" Huang Degong was actually a little bit resentful about the sudden peace. At this time, he blurted out, and was immediately scolded by Zhou Yuji: "The more the fight continues, the less advantage we will get, and there is no way to win or lose."
"When the troops are sent to Shenyang, when will the victory be considered?" Chang Yu over there made the final decision and lifted up a half-pound grass carp out of the water. The soldiers next to him immediately took it, cleaned it, and then grilled it on the fire. Tong broke away from Song Luoyu's arms, his saliva almost flowing out.
"If you don't chase or stop, wouldn't you have nothing to do these days?" Huang Degong snorted, touched the wine jar next to Mo and found it was empty, then looked towards Hao Yongzhong, and shrugged when he saw him and spread his hands.
"Driving the Tatars out of the customs is the top priority. How can we say that we are doing nothing! Although the Tatars have negotiated peace with us now, we have to guard against their deception. Tomorrow, all their ministries will take turns to see each other, and they will be away from their rear. People and horses are watching from ten miles away."
The generals nodded.
"Governor!" At this time, Li Muchian in the corner spoke up, looking at Chang Yu with a chuckle: "Are you going to hang out your golden signboard, or are you just using it casually?"
Chang Yu finally turned around and glanced at him: "Let's talk about it, if it's in the heart of the governor, your crime of pretending to be a national master will be forgotten. Otherwise, you can burn incense yourself."
"Ahem, cough, cough, I was just a poor man who deceived the Tartar prince..." Li Muchian quickly explained.
"Let's get down to business!" Chang Yucai was not interested in listening to his insistence.
Li Muchian stopped quickly and cleared his throat: "Mr. Factory Supervisor, Ma Ke and Tang Tong are still in Shunyi at this time. They have been quite free for the past half month."
Chang Yu frowned. He originally planned to surround the Qing army in Jingdong for a joint attack, and ordered Ma Ke and Tang Tong to stay in Shunyi and strike a blow when the Qing army retreated. However, he later failed to stop the Qing army and allowed it to go south to Qingzhou. , which made Ma Ke and Tang Tong count each other for more than half a month.
At this time, when Li Muxian mentioned it, Chang Yu knew that Niubi was going to mess up his brain. Even Lianhuang Degong, Tu Yuan and other generals also smelled something strange.
"It seems that the golden sign of this governor has to be smashed." Chang Yu laughed, and the atmosphere in the tent suddenly became excited again.
At midnight, the rain continued unabated, and most of the officers and men in the camp were soundly asleep. The subsequent supplies of food and grass had also arrived. The lights in Changyu's Battle Hall by the river were still bright, and more than a dozen of his generals were still whispering and chatting inside. This was only half of the time. Yue was busy fighting on the road, and his spirit was always tense. Now he could finally relax a little, and he didn't feel sleepy. It was quite pleasant to drink wine, eat grilled fish and chat in the handsome tent.
Cheng Ming sent a horse to report that the Qing army had released 463 Ming prisoners and 500 civilians, women and children, who had been taken into the city by him. The main force of the Qing army camped on the bank of the Yellow River, and the hostages and baggage stopped marching ten miles north of Binzhou City to rest and recuperate.
Chang Yu was very satisfied with the sincerity released by Dorgon. So he sent fast horses overnight to Tianjin Wei and the capital to convey orders.
It was past midnight (about four o'clock in the morning) in Duanben Palace in the Forbidden City. Prince Zhu Cixiang was washing and changing clothes. Last night he secretly went to the grass farm to watch the excitement, and then went to have a business meeting with some big eunuchs. It was very late when I came back. At this time, I got up early to prepare for morning class. Although I was too sleepy to close my eyes, I still had to cheer up, otherwise I would be ridiculed and scolded again.
The prince's teachers were all bachelors from the cabinet. These people were so good that the emperor would scold them. Not to mention that if the prince behaved inappropriately, he would be scolded and corporally punished, and in severe cases, he would file a complaint.
Although Zhu Cixiang's relationship with his father, Emperor Chongzhen, is much better now than before, he is still afraid. This is also the shadow of every teenager's fear of his father.
Today we are talking about the Analects of Confucius. The reason why Confucianism has been regarded by emperors of several dynasties as a way to govern the people is because it persuades people to be honest and obedient. Once the people are obedient, they will be easier to manage.
But those who approach ink are evil, and the prince is now in his rebellious adolescence. Listening to those who retaliate with virtue and convince others with virtue will make your brain hurt: "Chang Yu said that in this world, virtue will never convince people, it will only make others If you push the envelope, this world is about the jungle of the jungle. Only if your fist is hard enough, your horse is strong enough, your knife is sharp enough, and your heart is ruthless enough can people surrender."
"You are talking nonsense, how can the words of a saint be wrong?" the teacher was furious! "Power can only make people bend but cannot convince them. Only virtue and reason..."
But Chang Yu said: "The truth is only within the range of bows and arrows and artillery..."
"Stop talking nonsense!" The teacher threw the book away angrily: "Your Highness, you are an old and fatuous minister who has read stupidly and doesn't understand those principles. Chang Yu's words have some truth, but fighting and killing is what ministers do. "In the future, you will ascend the throne as the emperor and rule the world. I will teach your subordinates how to control the people. If everyone was like Chang Yu, the world would not be in chaos..."
"But if the world is stolen by rebellious officials and traitors, how can I be in charge of the world!" Zhu Cixiang said in a low voice: "In the past thousands of years, I have never heard of countries convincing each other with virtue and reason. The Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty did not conquer the world with force, and the world was not stolen by others because of insufficient force. These things taught by the teacher are just for coaxing the common people..."
enough! Lao Shi was completely irritated: "This is a palace, not a battlefield. Your Highness needs to learn how to govern the country..."
Zhu Cixiang suddenly felt dizzy, but when he saw Lao Shi was so angry, he did not dare to contradict him. Just as he was about to admit his mistake and lighten the atmosphere, he saw the palace maid Linglong peeking her head at the door of the hall, and coughed lightly: "Linglong, what's the matter?"
Linglong saluted the grand master and walked gently to Zhu Cihong: "I heard that an urgent report has been sent, saying that it is Eunuch Chang."
ah! Zhu Cixiang couldn't sit still anymore and handed over to the Grand Master: "Father has summoned me, and I will leave first." He ran out of the hall.
