Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 202 Liu Zeqing and Xu Dingguo's Secret Agreement
"The Qing Dynasty treated the gentry kindly. They led troops there, asked for money for money, and asked for officials to give officials. They are no more generous than that blind man Li Zicheng."

When Li Zicheng besieged Kaifeng City for the second time, he was shot blind in one eye by Ming general Chen Yongfu. Xu Dingguo looked down on Li Zicheng and these peasant rebels, so he called him blind.

"What kind of person is Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan? He accepted the king's title as soon as he voted for the Qing Dynasty. Look, I, the commander-in-chief of Henan, am so different from others all of a sudden. I obviously have soldiers in my hands, and my military achievements are not much worse than his. With that, Why do you deserve this kind of treatment?"

"Brother Liu, you hold a large army in your hands, and you have great power. You have fought for the Ming Dynasty for decades, and you are no better than Wu Sangui for your hard work, but now you only have a small earl, which is far away from Wu Sangui's king. Waiting for two titles."

Xu Dingguo gestured to Liu Zeqing with two fingers. In the last years of Chongzhen, Wu Sangui, Liu Zeqing, Jiangbei Four Towns, and Zuo Liangyu were all earls, but since the Qing army entered the customs and Zhu Cihong succeeded to the throne, great changes have taken place.

The Qing army knew that relying on the strength of 10,000+ people in its Eight Banners, it was absolutely impossible to enter the Central Plains, so it treated the Han landlords and warlords very favorably. People, it can be said that the treatment is extremely generous.

Of course, the wool comes from the sheep, and it is impossible for Mi Qing to reward these warlords with the wealth of Mizhou. The wealth, money, food and population used to reward them were all plundered from the Han.

And what about Liu Zeqing and others?In the last years of Chongzhen, they were earls, and they were still earls after Zhu Cihong ascended the throne.

It's not that Zhu Cihong is too stingy, it's that he doesn't want to reward officials indiscriminately. This hole can't be opened casually. Once opened, the official title will be worthless, and it will be difficult to use the official title to make the world work for him in the future.

Moreover, Zhu Cihong believed that Liu Zeqing and the others didn't have much credit for it. On the contrary, they created some obstacles for themselves. If they hadn't supported King Fu together under the win over of King Fu's eunuch Lu Jiude, Zhu Cihong wouldn't have to kill in Jinling City, as soon as they entered the city. A succession ceremony was held.

Therefore, regardless of whether it is for profit or emotional reasons, Zhu Cixiang will not give these people promotions or titles unless they have military exploits in the future.

"Oh, yes, why are there so many differences between people?" Liu Zeqing sighed.

Although he doesn't have any elite soldiers in his hands, the number is only tens of thousands, but he never feels that he is much worse than Wu Sangui, but now the officials and ranks are one in the sky and one in the bottom, which is really embarrassing.

"There is an opportunity now. I don't know if I am willing to take it or not." Xu Dingguo said suddenly.

"What chance?" At this point, Liu Zeqing had already guessed what Xu Dingguo meant. He must have contacted Miqing, otherwise he would not have dared to drag himself into talking so much in the barracks.

You must know that there are people everywhere in the barracks, and the content of their conversations will easily spread, and Shi Kefa and Zhang Yong are close at hand, once they find out, Xu Dingguo will inevitably die.

"I've already contacted Prince Yu of the Qing Dynasty, Duoduo. As long as Brother Liu is willing to lead troops to surrender, the Qing Dynasty will give you the title of prince. I know that I have few major generals, so Prince Yu is also willing to give you the title of Duke. "

The title of Mite Qing is very generous, and he is a prince when he makes a move. This is something that Daming dare not even think about. After all, as a dynasty that has existed for more than 200 years, there are already many nobles lying on it to suck blood. The imperial court was already overwhelmed, so the Ming court was very reluctant to give the title.

"The Qing Dynasty has treated us so favorably, why not submit to us?"

If you don't consider moral issues, the conditions offered by Mite Qing are indeed very generous, and it is almost impossible to refuse, but the biggest difference between humans and animals is that they are moral.

If one abandons morality and is only motivated by profit, then what is the difference between humans and beasts?

"Is there really such a good condition?" Liu Zeqing didn't believe that Duoduo could really offer him such a high price. After all, he was just an ordinary earl now. He is not the only one, why should he be crowned king.

Although Liu Zeqing is very greedy and has no guts to fight, but in private, he has a good plan and a sense of risk control. If there is no suitable reason, it is hard for him to believe that he can really get the king from Duoduo. title of honor.

"It's true, don't you believe me?" Xu Dingguo assured, patted his chest.

But obviously, Liu Zeqing didn't believe Xu Dingguo's words.

"Then why don't you go to Liu Liangzuo, or Gao Jie, but to me. I don't have the most troops, and the army isn't the strongest. I have no advantage over them."

Although greedy for profit, Liu Liangzuo has not lost his sanity. He knows that there is no such thing as a pie in the sky, and even if it does, it should be eaten by the tallest person, not himself.

"I have an enmity with Gao Jie. It's not like you don't know it. How could I find him? If I don't kill him if I have a chance, I will have the compassion of Buddha. Even if he rolls over to fix my shoes for such a good thing will give it to him."

What Xu Dingguo said was true, he and Gao Jie did have a deep blood feud, Gao Jie once looted Xu Dingguo's hometown, and slaughtered Xu Dingguo's folks and family members, Xu Dingguo naturally only had the idea of ​​calculating Gao Jie, and did not take him to seek refuge in Miqing.

He didn't understand the principle of repaying grievances with virtue. Xu Dingguo only had one goal, and that was to kill Gao Jie. It was best to kill his entire family. Only in this way could Xu Dingguo's hatred be relieved.

"As for Liu Liangzuo, he and Huang Degong wiped out bandits and gangsters in the mountainous area of ​​southern Henan, and frightened Zuo Liangyu. It's hundreds of miles away from us. So what if I can contact him, can he fly over with wings?" Xu Dingguo He explained that in order to make Liu Zeqing believe in himself, he can be said to have taken great pains.

"But Wu Sangui is the No.1 who surrendered to Miqing after he entered the customs, and he also made great contributions to Shanhaiguan. Miqing made him king, so he must have the intention of buying a horse bone with a thousand pieces of gold. How can I be king?"

Liu Zeqing's guess was correct. Mite Qing did mean to sell horse bones for a thousand gold, but Wu Sangui himself had tens of thousands of troops, even if he had no merit, he was even defeated and had to surrender.

Just relying on tens of thousands of troops, he is also qualified to be crowned king.

Because in many cases, the title is not only a reward from the imperial court for your achievements, but also a recognition of your strength.

Regardless of anyone, as long as they are strong enough and show a little willingness to serve under the imperial court, are there still few people who have been conferred the title of prince and marquis?

(End of this chapter)