Chapter 223: Become the king of Pingxi and purge the demons in the west
"Commander! The Qing army has been mobilized. They are going straight north!"
Commander of the Northern Expeditionary Corps of the Ming Dynasty, Duke of Song Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, and Secretary of the Ministry of War, Zhao Si, Marshal Zhao, who had just led his troops to Shenze County, Baoding Prefecture, received this news that made him jump up from his seat before his butt was hot.
"What? To the north? Qianlong wants to escape? How is this possible? Is there a scam?"
Marshal Zhao really doesn’t understand.
He led an army of hundreds of thousands south and ran away without much fighting.
Isn’t this a waste of effort?
"There can't be any fraud, Qianlong just wants to run away!"
Chen Dewang, chief of staff of the Northern Expeditionary Corps, said loudly.
"We need to send Qingqi to keep an eye on Qianlong, and report the latest situation to the Emperor immediately!"
Chen Dewang said.
Zhao Si nodded when he heard this.
It would be terrible if these hundreds of thousands of cavalry were let go.
In the future, Ming Dynasty's northern defense line may be extremely disturbed.
Zhao Si also knew what Zhu Daohua was thinking.
He wanted to expand the Ming Dynasty's strength to Central Asia by chasing the remnants of the Qing Dynasty.
But if Qianlong had 200,000 cavalry on hand, he might not be so willing to flee westward, but would have to rely on the vast Monan and Mobei prairie to deal with the Ming Dynasty.
After all, if they want to pursue a cavalry regiment in such a vast grassland, then Ming Dynasty must organize a hundred thousand light cavalry.
The cost is too high.
Therefore, Qianlong's strength must be weakened as much as possible on the battlefield in the Central Plains.
Zhao Si thought.
Think of this.
He stood up immediately.
Song Guogong, who was already full of wealth, has basically succeeded in losing weight - he has been leading the army for almost a year, traveling to so many provinces, and being on horseback every day. Of course, he has burned off all the fat very quickly.
Song Guogong has returned to his original fierce appearance, which makes people feel reassured.
"Hold your dick, it's a dog's dick buried under the dead end of the road." Marshal Zhao cursed, and began to order his troops and horses again, and continued to chase Qianlong north.
February 11, 1794 AD.
Tongguan.
The King Qi of Qi Lin, the Earth King of the Taiping Kingdom, actually moved his home for the first time.
Qi Lin was finally willing to come out of the comfort zone of his palace because news came from the Guandong battlefield that shocked the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
The Kingdom of Heaven was defeated in Daming Mansion. Hundreds of thousands of troops were scattered, tens of thousands were killed by the formation, and countless prisoners were taken.
in this case.
Qi Lin and his concubine Wang Conger led their troops to Tongguan.
"Husband, the king of heaven is newly defeated, and the whole kingdom of heaven is frightened, lest the Ming army break through and enter." In Qi Lin's room in Tongguan, Qi Lin and his wife Wang Cong'er were discussing.
Taiping Taiguo no longer has the capital to fight.
What to do now?
This is the most pressing issue before the princes, generals and ministers of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
"What should we do? Why not sue for peace?" Qi Lin said with a frown.
"Suing for peace? If he had sued for peace when there were still hundreds of thousands of elites in the Kingdom of Heaven, Emperor Zhu might still pay attention to it, but now I'm afraid there would be no benefit at all from suing for peace." Wang Conner shook his head and said.
This is the truth.
When the Kingdom of Heaven has strength, Emperor Zhu will naturally give favorable conditions.
Now that the elite Taiping Taiguo old battalion has basically been consumed, it is basically impossible to have any leverage to negotiate terms when seeking peace.
At most, everyone can be granted the title of idle marquis, be given a house in Zhongdu, and receive some annuity from the marquis to live out the rest of their lives.
But if you are accustomed to wealth, how can you endure the life of a marginalized person who is almost under house arrest?
At least Qi Lin and Wang Conger are not willing.
"Hey, why did we fight back then? Emperor Zhu wanted to give up his future as King Xi, so he had to take a chance. Now, all the money has been lost." Qi Lin shook his head and sighed.
"Husband, the King of Heaven cannot be King Pingxi. This does not mean that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty does not need King Pingxi!" Wang Conner's beautiful eyes flashed, a very shrewd look appeared on her face, and she lowered her voice and said.
"Oh?" Qi Lin was stunned, "Then who will be the King of Pingxi?"
"Of course it's you, husband."
"Me?" Qi Lin's expression changed, "How is this possible? The King of Heaven is still here. What should I do to bring peace to King Xi?"
Qi Lin suddenly stopped here and stared at Wang Conner.
"You want to betray the King?!"
Wang Conger smiled, her apricot eyes narrowed into a straight line under her slender crescent eyebrows, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly.
Qi Lin was shocked when he saw it.
His wife is extremely beautiful.
But she is a shrew known far and wide.
He doesn't dare to provoke either.
In his eyes at this time.
The woman in front of her seemed to have turned into a poisonous snake, and the slender eye slits revealed the cold light of ambition.
"How can this be betrayal?" Wang Conger said, "This is a way out for the King of Heaven, and it is also a way out for our Kingdom of Heaven."
"The way out." Qi Lin was stunned for a moment, "Where is the way out?"
"The King of Heaven led his troops to fight against the Ming Dynasty in the Central Plains, all because of the King of Heaven's own ambition to dominate the world. Our Kingdom of Heaven is originally loyal to the Ming Dynasty." Wang Conner said.
"Aren't you referring to deer as horses and confusing right and wrong?" Qi Lin shook his head repeatedly.
"Here and there, he refers to a deer as a horse, and there, he confuses right and wrong. Let me ask you, does our White Lotus Sect have a saying that "Maitreya is born, King Ming is born"?"
"This." Qi Lin's expression changed.
Maitreya was born, and King Ming was born.
It is indeed a statement shared by all White Lotus sects.
"Yes, there is, but this bright king is not that bright king."
"Oh, if that's the case, then why did Liu Zhixie change it to "Maitreya was born, the King of Heaven was born"?" Wang Conner sneered, "So our heaven was originally born in response to the birth of King Ming. King Ming was born to cleanse the demons and bring peace to the world. , this King Ming is the Son of Ming Dynasty, not Liu Zhixie, right or wrong?"
Yes, of course.
The emperor of tomorrow won.
He must be King Ming.
Otherwise, the birth of King Ming of the White Lotus Sect would be nonsense.
"The Ming King must be the Ming Emperor!" Wang Conger said, "So this Liu Zhixie is changing the canon law without permission. His Heavenly King is fake, while the Ming Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is the real one. We in the Taiping Kingdom must obey the orders of the True Ming King. It’s not the order of Liu Zhixie, the false king.”
This. Can this be rounded off?
Qi Lin smiled bitterly: "If the king is not Liu Zhixie, what should I do?"
"Of course we will arrest him and leave it to the Emperor of Heaven to make a decision. In addition, we will also take the initiative to ask King Feng Pingxi to be the sword of King Ming to cleanse the demons."
"Where are the demons?"
Qi Lin asked.
"It's said that he is King Pingxi, so of course he is in the west."
Wang Conger said.
Taiping Taiguo Heavenly King
Well, Liu Zhixie, who has now been identified as the "Fake Heavenly King" by Qi Lin, the Earth King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and his concubine Wang Conger, arrived at Tongguan with hundreds of remnant soldiers.
"We're finally here." Liu Zhixie's face turned gloomy.
When he came out of Tongguan.
However, there were hundreds of thousands of troops, so majestic and unstoppable that at that time it seemed as if even the whole world could not withstand a single blow from the army of heaven.
And in less than a year.
Out of an army of hundreds of thousands, only a few hundred riders were left around him.
"King of Heaven, this is the king's flag of the King of Earth. It seems that the King of Earth has come to meet us."
Ran Tianyuan pointed at the flag of King Qilin floating on the city wall and said.
Liu Zhixie took a deep breath.
"Let's go, enter the customs."
As the Tongguan gate opens.
Liu Zhixie led his troops towards Tongguan.
Along the way, he looked more and more strange.
The soldiers guarding the gate looked very unfamiliar.
Just when Liu Zhixie was thinking about it.
He saw Qi Lin and his princess Wang Conger waiting in front.
Why is Wang Conger here?
Liu Zhixie was slightly startled.
he knows.
When Wang Conner was preaching in the past, she often played the role of "inviting gods to come over", and she was very good at pretending to be gods.
But after entering Chang'an, she became her own princess in peace.
I didn't expect to see him arrive in Tongguan.
Just when Liu Zhixie was thinking about it, he had already arrived in front of Qi Lin.
Turning over and dismounting, he saw Qi Lin and Wang Conger both looking serious.
Right now.
Wang Conger suddenly trembled.
The voice suddenly became thin and sharp.
"I am an old mother without a life. Why don't you kneel down and greet me?"
Why are you playing here to please the gods? Now there is no need for missionaries in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Liu Zhixie thought.
Right now.
Suddenly there was a crash and people kneeling on the ground.
So many soldiers?
Liu Zhixie subconsciously held his hand on his waist knife.
Right now.
Ran Tianyuan suddenly pulled Liu Zhixie and shook his head slightly.
Everyone had no choice but to kneel down.
"Maitreya was born, and King Ming was born to cleanse the demons. The Emperor of Heaven is King Ming. Liu Zhixie, you pretended to be the King of Heaven and concealed the news that King Ming was born. What crime should you do?"
"this"
Liu Zhixie was stunned for a moment.
Before he could react.
Crash.
Two strong men came out carrying a sedan.
"Liu Zhixie pretended to be the King of Heaven and went to apologize to King Ming in person!"
Wang Conger said in that weird voice.
This... this is a coup to seize power!
Liu Zhixie's face was ashen.
Right now.
Many people around him started talking.
"Yes, Liu Zhixie, you said you were pretending to be a king."
"Since Prince Ming has been born, we must assist Prince Ming properly."
"Hurry up and apologize to Prince Ming. I'm afraid Prince Ming will be angry if you're late."
"Yeah yeah."
Liu Zhixie heard the discussions around him.
Even Ran Tianyuan, who was kneeling on the ground, said nothing, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
Liu Zhixie's expression kept changing.
Of course he didn't believe in this trick of asking God to pretend to be a ghost.
But he couldn't expose it, because he also relied on these tricks to make his fortune.
The other thing is
Wang Conger played this trick here and was recognized by everyone.
This can only explain.
He, Liu Zhixie, is already gone.
All is irreversible.
Someone must be responsible for this failure.
He couldn't help but sigh.
he knows.
This is when everyone wants to introduce a scapegoat to plead guilty to the Emperor of Heaven in order to protect their wealth.
He smiled helplessly.
Looking at everyone, he said, "I will go and apologize to King Ming myself."
With that said, he opened the curtain and got into the sedan.
Several strong men quickly carried the sedan chair eastward.
Along with him, there was also a statement from Qi Lin asking for the title of King of the West and a letter from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
(End of chapter)
