Chapter 1082: Zhou Kui's Movement to Become a Prince Consort (Part 2)

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Tang Qi just couldn't understand why someone would be so enthusiastic about matchmaking. After Tang Qi welcomed Tian Wan into his tent, he felt a little amused and helpless about what this childhood friend of his said. Ever since Emperor Chongzhen was afraid of Tang Qi's revenge and quietly ran back to the capital, Tang Qi knew that the current negotiations would not make any progress for the time being. Those ministers under Emperor Chongzhen might not be good at doing business, but they were very good at wrangling.

Tang Qi was in no mood to argue with those people here. He had planned to leave Cangzhou, but Tian Wan came over with a thief-like expression. After Tang Qi knew Tian Wan's intention, he refused to become the imperial consort of the Ming Dynasty. At this time, when the Ming Dynasty was about to collapse, if Tang Qi became the imperial consort of the Ming Dynasty for the sake of a woman and face, To be honest, it is not worth it for Tang Chen, because Tang Chen has become the son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty, and it would be morally wrong for him to destroy the Ming Dynasty. Although Tang Chen does not care about it, other people will care about it. With Tang Chen's current status, there are some things that he can't do according to his own temperament, and he must at least show a better image to his subordinates.

Tang Qi politely entertained Tian Wan and then sent him away. After that, Tang Qi, Chen Yuxian, Dayuer and others left Cangzhou and immediately implemented the action of eroding the Ming Dynasty. Originally, Tang Qi thought that after he left Cangzhou, Tian Wan and others would no longer bother him about this matter. Unexpectedly, Zhou Kui and others watched the Ming Dynasty fall day by day, and they wanted to have a good relationship with Tang Qi in their hearts. Others wanted to have a relationship with Tang Qi but couldn't find a way. Zhou Kui and others had a little relationship with Tang Qi's Tang family, so they had to try their best to find Tang Qi as a big backer for themselves before the Ming Dynasty fell.

Zhou Kui and Tian Hongyu, the two fathers-in-law of Emperor Chongzhen, put aside the previous grudges between them at this time and became like their closest comrades-in-arms, working extra hard for one thing. After his son Tian Wan came back from Tang Wan, although Tian Wan told him about Tang Wan's refusal, Tian Wan, for the sake of his own face and merit, boasted in front of his father Tian Hongyu and Zhou Kui, making Zhou Kui and Tian Hongyu think that Tang Wan refused because he was a little embarrassed and wanted to save his face and not let others gossip.

Zhou Kui and Tian Hongyu thought about it and agreed that this was the case. There were many beautiful women around Prince Tang. If he didn't like beautiful women, he wouldn't have so many beautiful women serving him. Therefore, Zhou Kui and Tian Hongyu felt that they needed to remove obstacles for Prince Tang. The best way was for Emperor Chongzhen to issue an order to promote Tang Qi to be the son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty. However, Zhou Kui and others didn't know that the reason why Tang Qi refused was because he didn't want to be the son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty.

On Tang Qi's side, with the joint efforts of his subordinates Li Dingguo and Li Yan, the military operation to sweep the northwest region gradually began to go smoothly. After all, Tang Qi's soldiers not only had advanced weapons and the most rigorous training, but also had a large number of cavalry. After a period of adapting to the climate of the northwest plateau, their combat effectiveness gradually came into play. Tang Qi's other subordinate Chen Zilong led the army step by step southward. Under the strong military pressure, many city garrison officials surrendered to Tang Qi. As for those places that refused to surrender, Chen Zilong did not forcibly attack them, but used spies and special forces to subvert them. The most important means was to bribe and assassinate the officials who stayed in those cities.

Those who can be bribed will be bribed, and those who cannot be bribed will be assassinated. After the city is leaderless, Chen Zilong will lead the army to surround it. After a few fights, the soldiers in the city will scatter, allowing Chen Zilong to occupy the city without bloodshed. Using this method, Chen Zilong's army pressed forward step by step to the south. At this time, the Tang army that occupied the colonies in Southeast Asia also began to move from south to north, gradually eroding the territory of the Ming Dynasty from places like Guangxi, Guangdong, and Yunnan. Since this method was to use spies and special forces to carry out subversive operations, the speed was a bit slow. However, this way, the lives of those Ming people could be preserved to the greatest extent.

Tang Qi's victory after victory on the battlefield not only made Emperor Chongzhen restless, but also made people like Zhou Kui and Tian Hongyu feel that they didn't have much time left. They jumped up and down in Emperor Chongzhen's harem, each of them urging their daughters to whisper in Emperor Chongzhen's ears, and at the same time bribed the eunuchs and maids in the palace to work hard for this matter. Among them, the one who had the most say was Wang Chengen, the eunuch most favored by Emperor Chongzhen.