Li Laiheng stared at Niu Jinxing with his eyes wide open, and said in his heart: According to your opinion, if Li Dingguo becomes a traitor, the prince can justifiably slip out of Chongqing Mansion and survive. If Li Dingguo was E Dashun's loyal minister, would the emperor have to wait for death in Chongqing Mansion?
So, is it better for Li Dingguo to be a traitor, or not to be a traitor? This is really a problem!
"Your Majesty," Gu Junen took the initiative to ask for help at this time, "I am willing to go to Hezhou and ask His Highness the Prince of Tang to come forward and test Li Dingguo."
Test? Li Laiheng thought to himself: Didn't Liu Wenxiu come forward to persuade Li Dingguo to betray Dashun?
This thing is really an anecdote through the ages! When the emperor's subordinates rebelled at the request of the emperor... If Li Dingguo was loyal to Dashun, the emperor would be in trouble! Maybe even Emperor Chongzhen of the Great Shun Dynasty wouldn’t be worthy!
He knew it in his heart, but Li Laiheng couldn't say it in his mouth. People in higher positions have to pretend to be confused when they should!
"That's fine!" Li Laiheng nodded, "We must talk to the King of Tang carefully... Whether Li Dingguo rebels or not is related to the life and death of our Dashun Dynasty!"
Gu Junen breathed a sigh of relief. He completely understood what Li Laiheng said! The prince is still confused, Dashun can still be saved!
Gu Junen patted his chest and said, "I understand! I will definitely handle this matter. Please rest assured, Your Majesty!"
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Hezhou belongs to Chongqing Prefecture and is not too far from Chongqing Fucheng. It can be reached along the Jialing River waterway. The Jialing River waterway was still under the control of the Dashun Army at this time, so the traffic from Chongqing to Hezhou was not cut off. Gu Junen left Chongqing on the fourth day of December in the first year of Dongxing and arrived in Diaoyu City in Hezhou two days later.
This is the Diaoyu City where Mongolian Khan Meng Ge died in history! After Dashun entered Sichuan, this castle became an important fortress protecting Chongqing Prefecture. Over the past 20 years, it has been continuously reinforced and built, and it has become extremely strong.
That's why Liu Wenxiu can hold on here with more than 10,000 soldiers!
But Liu Wenxiu also knew that there was no way out by being trapped in the castle. Historically, the Song army held on to Diaoyu City for so many years, but in the end, wasn't it still taken over by the Mongols?
It is impossible to fight against a country with one city! What's more, the Ming Dynasty is not Mongolia, they are not Hulu, they are the orthodox people of the world... They can completely break people's hearts by enticing them to surrender!
The arrival of Gu Junen gave Liu Wenxiu a new understanding of rebellion and surrender to the enemy!
It turns out there is another kind of traitor in the world who is a good traitor! There is another kind of surrender called half-truth and half-false surrender!
The world is very complicated, even being a traitor is so complicated...
"Prince Tang," in the study room of Prince Tang's Mansion in Hezhou City, Gu Junen saw Liu Wenxiu put down the edict of Emperor Zhu in his hand without saying a word, and lowered his voice and said, "In fact, Prince Li Jin's surrender to Can Ming It’s true, thinking about it, I have no choice but to do so!
Now that the situation is like this, it is difficult for King Jin to reverse the situation, and he cannot leave behind so many brothers and family members of the army gathered in Long'an Mansion and run to Yunnan with only a few people! It would be good to temporarily take refuge with Can Ming and be the second master Guan who is in Cao’s camp and his heart is in Han..."
Liu Wenxiu was a little stupid after hearing this!
Where do you come from, Gu Junen? Wouldn't he also rebel against Dashun?
Liu Wenxiu said in her heart: You are the veteran of the Dashun old camp! The old prince of Dashun, Li Zicheng, is so kind to you, but you can't bear to betray him? No, you're not testing me, are you?
With a snap, Liu Wenxiu jumped into action!
Gu Junen was startled by his reaction. He looked at the other party blankly, and the old sweetheart was also hanging up.
"Qi Hou, what are you talking about? All the kings who discuss politics are loyal to their masters. If you live as the king of Dashun, if you die, you will be the ghost king of Dashun!" Liu Wenxiu said loudly, "We would rather die in battle. We can’t take refuge in Can Ming! If Li Dingguo really dares to rebel, he will order his troops and go to Long’an Mansion to take his head!”
"Prince Tang, calm down!" Of course Gu Junen knew that Liu Wenxiu was telling lies, but he couldn't point it out. Now was the time to talk in circles.
He said: "When King Xu Zhen of Jin was desperate? Now Can Ming has invaded from the east. The Micang Road and Litchi Road connecting Hanzhong and Dongchuan were opened in September. From Hanzhong to Xichuan Jinniu Road in Jinniu was also controlled by Can Ming in October. Can Ming's army in southern Sichuan and Guizhou took control of Daduoshan and could go north to Chongqing at any time!
So our Dashun side in Sichuan is already surrounded by enemies on three sides, and we are about to be unable to support it!
The King of Jin was restrained in northwest Sichuan by the Ming Dynasty army, and the situation was particularly dangerous..."
It turns out that once the Kuizhou Prefecture in Dongchuan fell, Dashun's defense system in Sichuan also collapsed! Because Kuizhou Prefecture not only guards the gate of Dongchuan, but is also close to Hanzhong.
Once Kuizhou was lost, the door to Shu from Hanzhong would be open. The North Route Ming Army commanded by Wu Sanfu first opened up Micang Road and Lychee Road in August and September, joined forces with the East Route Ming Army, and then moved westward to attack Li Dingguo, who had just wiped out the White Lotus Sect uprising in Dajian Mountain.
However, Li Dingguo's troops were panicked due to repeated defeats and the complete withdrawal of Dashun Prefecture soldiers from Sichuan. They had long lost their previous combat effectiveness. They fought miserably against Wu Sanfu in two battles, so they had no choice but to attack Long'an Prefecture and Songpan Prefecture. Wei retreated in order to get closer to Ainengqi.
But as soon as Li Dingguo withdrew to the west, the door to Chengdu opened again... Although Li Laiheng had sent Yuan Zongdi to Chengdu to take charge, how could Yuan Zongdi have the ability to clean up the chaotic battle situation? All he could do was delay Wu Sanfu's offensive and organize more soldiers to withdraw to Yunnan.
The purpose of Li Laiheng's presence in Chongqing Prefecture was also to cover the retreat of more government soldiers to Yunnan. And those who trapped Li Laiheng were also the retreating soldiers!
If Li Laiheng escaped from Chongqing Mansion before Li Dingguo's rebellion, then the soldiers in the Mansion would have been hunted down by the Ming army. By then, everyone will suffer heavy casualties and there will be no place to vent their anger. The emperor, Li Laiheng, will become the "scapegoat."
Maybe Li Laiheng will become the Supreme Emperor once he arrives in Yunnan...
Gu Junen suddenly emphasized his tone: "His Royal Highness, the green hills are still here, so you are not afraid of running out of firewood! If the King of Jin does not pretend to surrender to Can Ming, not only the tens of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of thousands of his family members will also perish. If there is no end, even the emperor will be trapped in Chongqing Mansion and unable to move!"
Liu Wenxiu thought: Who are you talking about Qingshan? Li Dingguo or Li Laiheng?
At this point, Gu Junen also stood up and bowed to Liu Wenxiu. Liu Wenxiu said hurriedly: "Qi Hou, what are you doing?"
"Prince Tang!" Gu Jun'en said, "The survival of Dashun depends on how King Li Jin chooses! And King Li Jin has the best relationship with you. I think only you can convince King Jin to save Dashun from danger. !”
Want me to convince Li Dingguo to become a traitor? Liu Wenxiu thought to herself: How should I say this? Fourth child, how about you become a good traitor? Will this work?
Seeing the embarrassment on Liu Wenxiu's face, Gu Junen said again: "Prince Tang...if you don't go through with this, not only will King Li Jin end up in trouble, but all of us will also end up in trouble!"
Liu Wenxiu sighed when he heard this.
Gu Junen continued: "Furthermore, as long as King Li Jin and King Ai Chu occupy the territory of Uzang and Sichuan and protect tens of thousands of elite soldiers, even if they hang the banner of Can Ming, they can help Let’s contain Can Ming’s forces! Didn’t your old prince in Xiying surrender to Can Ming back then? Didn’t he raise the flag of rebellion again later?”
Is this a false surrender? That's not right... The current Emperor Hongxing of the Ming Dynasty is not the Emperor Chongzhen of the past, and it is not that easy to fake a surrender!
I'm afraid Li Dingguo will have to swing back and forth between pretending to surrender and actually surrendering.
Thinking of this, Liu Wenxiu sighed, nodded and said: "Forget it, let's just go to Long'an Mansion! But I have something to say first. The fourth brother has always been loyal to the Dashun Dynasty, so he may not be able to Convince him. If you don't succeed, please ask the emperor to make plans in advance...don't hang yourself on this tree in Chongqing!"
