The buried hill has a vast terrain, and an abandoned camp on one of the peaks is brightly lit, and this is where Zhang Xianzhong lives.
To say that Zhang Xianzhong is also miserable. In the past few days, there has been a shortage of food... After all, they fled in a hurry at the beginning, but only brought some rations with them.
But fortunately, it is summer, and there are still more prey on the mountain, and then some horses will be killed when it is not enough, so it can be maintained for the time being.
But even so, Zhang Xianzhong is already considering a way to get out, and this is a false surrender!
But in the original history, he was also used this trick after Yang Sichang used the large-scale expropriation and expropriation, and the army was unable to withstand it...
In the most critical time, pretending to surrender to the army, and successfully escaped the catastrophe!
Then after a year or two, after getting a respite, he immediately rebelled! Since then, it has been out of control! It made the Ming Dynasty exhausted and created good conditions for the Manchus to enter the Central Plains...
As for the slaughter of five or six thousand literati all at once after the founding of the country in Sichuan in the future, it was in pediatrics instead. Therefore, if this thief is not eliminated, the law of heaven cannot tolerate!
But now, after Zhang Xianzhong made up this idea, he called all his generals to come to discuss the matter.
After the generals arrived, Zhang Xianzhong looked around and saw that they were confidants who could speak freely. Then he said, "Brothers, our army is in a very disadvantaged situation now! So after thinking about it, I decided to The officers and soldiers surrender!"
"Ah!" The generals were shocked when they heard, they were completely unprepared...
After all, this is also understandable. How many years have these people rebelled, and they have been accustomed to their unrestrained life, but now, suddenly they are about to surrender to the army
That is to say, Zhang Xianzhong had high prestige among these people, so the scene suddenly fell silent.
As for Zhang Xianzhong, after he finished speaking, he carefully observed his personal reaction and felt quite satisfied. Then he said his true purpose: "Hehe, rest assured, this is a false surrender! In the words of those literati, it is called a trick of surrender!
Because of the great power of the officers and army, we will move to the next step for the time being. And even after surrendering, our life will not get worse! Just like that Huama Liu, aren't his soldiers similar to thieves
So after we surrendered, we could be like him. Brothers gather every day to drink and eat meat, and it's okay to harass the people. After the situation changes, we will raise the banner of righteousness again! "
"Good way!" After hearing this, the generals suddenly realized, and felt that under the current severe situation, this is indeed a good way.
And since there is no objection, then the next step is to consider how to operate, that is, to find someone in the DPRK to make a bridge... Otherwise, if you go straight down the mountain and surrender like this, I am afraid it is just a gift to the officer and army!
Speaking of finding someone to match the bridge, General Bai Wenxuan said with some regret at this time: "In fact, speaking of false surrender, the best way is to buy the coach of the Central Plains, Lu Xiangsheng... As long as he is dealt with, we can all surrender directly!
However, someone heard that Lu Xiangsheng is an alien, upright, clean, and will not accept bribes from us, so this road is probably not going to work. "
"It's okay—" Xu Yixian, the military strategist sitting aside at this time, said with a smile: "This Lu Xiangsheng, I have also heard of it, is an outlier among officials, but there are more corrupt officials in the court! He! We can't get through the way, we can go to Dangzhao's first assistant Wen Tiren!
Firstly, Wen Tiren's status is much higher than that of him, and his speech is more powerful. Secondly, according to the information collected by the capital, this person is still known for being greedy for money and good goods, so as long as we give more gold and silver, I am afraid that he will not Will you help me wait? "
"The candidate for the military division is very good!" Sun Kewang on the side was very praised when he heard it, but as the head of the four righteous sons, Sun Kewang still has some real talents, so he also thought of another point: "But this time the Central Plains War Fanglue, I heard that it was set by Yang Sichang, the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, in order to kill me!
This one obviously won't agree with me waiting for surrender, and in this way, even if Wen Tiren is the chief assistant of the court, it will be tricky to get things done, right? After all, the affairs of the Ministry of War should be headed by Shangshu of the Ministry of War! "
"It doesn't matter—" Xu Yixian was born as a scholar and belongs to the civil reserve, so he has a deeper understanding of officialdom than ordinary people.
He just smiled confidently: "You know that there are not many officials in the court who can do things, but there are many officials who can do bad things, so we can still find Donglin Party members!"
"You must know that the Donglin Party members and the Yang family have different political opinions, so these Donglin Party members have crooked buttocks! As long as the Yang family father and son object, they will definitely support it. With the power of Chao Shoufu and the Donglin Party members, there should be no suspense in this matter."
"High, it is really high!" All the generals in the audience nodded their heads again and again after listening. They are worthy of being a military division, and they know so much!
So after this was settled, the so-called things should not be too late, and the bandits immediately began to act.
In the original history, Zhang Xianzhong sent Sun Kewang to bribe Wen Tiren with a lot of rare treasures in order to be able to be soothed. But now, because the Ming army took too much attention, Sun Kewang could not leave.
But it doesn’t matter. This group of gangsters has an'office’ in the capital. After all, Zhang Xianzhong is able to achieve the same fame as Li Zicheng from the thirty-six gangsters in the late Ming Dynasty. .
A few years ago, he established a secret stronghold in the capital on the advice of military commander Xu Yixian to collect intelligence and discover major events in the world. He also kept a lot of pigeons for communication between the two places.
So this time, after he immediately dictated a letter, he asked Xu Yixian to write it, and then he used the flying pigeon to pass it on to the capital.
Beijing, Jiuwan Hutong, this is an ordinary residential area, but the secret stronghold of the Great Western Army is located here.
After Wang Bingzhen received the message from the carrier pigeon, he immediately started to act.
Wang Bingzhen is also a talented person, but he has always had no ambitions, so when Zhang Xianzhong came to his hometown, he immediately offered refuge! Then Xu Yixian saw that he was a rare literati in the Great Western Army, so he sent him to the capital to take charge of affairs.
So now, Wang Bingzhen is very clear about what he is going to do... Rogues like Zhang Xianzhong are looting everywhere, there are a lot of gold and silver treasures, and this base is responsible for collecting information, and financial support is indispensable.
Therefore, after Wang Bingzhen prepared a thick gift list, he went directly to the head of the court to help Wen Tiren.
Wen Tiren’s mansion is different. It is located in Lion Alley where powerful and powerful people gather. The geographical location is very good. Then his facade is also very lavish, with two red vermillion lacquered gates and a pair of stone lions guarding the door, which looks expensive. Full.
But after Wang Bingzhen arrived, he hurriedly sent in the greeting note, and at this time Wen Tiren also happened to be at home.
In fact, Wen Tiren doesn't know Wang Bingzhen, but after seeing this greeting post, he was glad to receive it... The gift list listed above is very generous, why not receive it
And this is what Wen Tiren has always done. According to historical inertia, he will be impeached and stepped down in the next month, and corruption and betrayal of the law is one of the important points... In order to seek wealth, he can have no lower limit!
Therefore, illegal things such as accepting bribes and taking away family property were all normal things for him, that is, he had set his face to face and set his back, so he blinded Emperor Chongzhen!
After Wen Tiren met Wang Bingzhen in the living room, Wang Bingzhen was also behaving. He came up to pay respects and shouted: "The sinner has seen Lord Ge!"
"Huh?" Wen Tiren felt a little strange upon hearing this.
At this time, Wang Bingzhen took out the letter written by Xu Yixian, and explained that he was Zhang Xianzhong’s subordinate, and he was forced to succumb to the thief because of helplessness. Fortunately, now the great king Zhang Xianzhong has realized that he wants to submit to the court, so he Just arrived.
And after Wen Tiren heard it, he was very interested... As for whether Wang Bingzhen was a traitor, he didn't care at all. What did this have to do with him
And more importantly, he found an opportunity in it.
We must know that since Zhongyuan Xingying has repeatedly reported victories and Yang Shanlu has been the top contributor, he has been secretly jealous, and now, isn't it just a chance to come to the door
Otherwise, if Zhang Xianzhong is successfully encircled and suppressed by him, the prestige of the Yang family and his son will be greatly increased!
Of course, Wen Tiren was able to be the chief assistant of the court, and he also had a considerable city government.
He did not rush to express his position, but first asked about Zhang Xianzhong's current situation, and when he learned that he had been trapped in the mountains, the mountains were exhausted, and he really wanted to surrender, he already had some plans in his mind.
At this time, Wang Bingzhen said in a timely manner: "My leader also knows that if the adults want to do something practical, there will be treacherous officials obstructing (alluding to Yang Sichang), so I will find a few Donglin party members to support me, so I will work together. We got things done, and my chief also said, after it's done, we would like to thank you again!"
"That's it! Since this matter is beneficial to the country and the people, the old man has agreed!" After Wen Tiren heard this, he immediately settled!
After all, for him, doing this can not only hit the opponent, but also reap the benefits, so why not do it? As for the consequences of doing so, will it cause national safety? Does it have anything to do with him... Daming Jiangshan is not his Wen family!
And after this was agreed, the two of them were naturally in harmony. Even after Wen Tiren made a decision, he gave some pointers to Wang Bingzhen...
Because Donglin Party members are also different, we should go to those who have the greatest say in the East Forest Party, so that the effect can be best.
After sending away Wang Bingzhen, Wen Tiren thought for a while, and asked his servant to hold his famous post and invite the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi Xiong Wencan.
Since it is to recruit Zhang Xianzhong, a competent person is needed to handle the matter. Based on Xiong Wencan’s local experience, he has successfully wooed Zheng Zhilong, a sea giant, and at this time Xiong Wencan is also in the capital, so Wen Tiren feels that he is Very suitable.
As a local official, Xiong Wencan also had a mansion in the capital and was not far from Wen Tiren's residence, so Xiong Wencan arrived in a while.
After seeing Wen Tiren, Xiong Wencan gave him an official ceremony: "Elder Ge suddenly summoned me, I don't know what's the matter?"
"Haha, it's a good thing." Then Wen Tiren just said Zhang Xianzhong's thing again.
And after Xiong Wencan listened, his eyes were glazed, and he repeatedly said, "Thank you, Elder Ge, for your concern. The officials are willing to take care of this matter!"
Because this is also very obvious, in fact, Xiong Wencan has no real talents, and the reason why he is now the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi is largely because he successfully pacified the pirate Zheng Zhilong. Therefore, after having tasted this sweetness, he is even less Will miss this opportunity.
Think about it, Zhang Xianzhong has been beaten and lingering, and he took the initiative to ask for caress. Isn't this a credit to the door
Wen Tiren was also very satisfied after hearing this. He just smiled and said, "Well, in that case, the old man will tell this story tomorrow, so be prepared."
After the two discussed this, they proceeded accordingly.
ps bow and thank book friend wj_114432 for rewarding 188 iron blood coins! Forgot yesterday, sin and sin! But it's also because I haven't rewarded it for a long time, and I forgot to thank you. (End of this chapter)