"What kind of history books are these? They are nothing but the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit." Emperor Chongzhen looked at Tang Lu with contempt. He did not approve of Tang Lu's words at all. After all, Emperor Chongzhen and Tang Lu were looking at things from the perspective of different times. From the perspective of Emperor Chongzhen's time, as a representative of the landlord class, Emperor Chongzhen would never agree with Tang Lu's somewhat advanced ideas. Even though Emperor Chongzhen enjoyed fighting against the literati groups of the landlord class, he still could not approve of the bourgeois way of doing things. The different ideas between these two classes, in the words of later generations, were class struggle.
Tang Yu looked at Emperor Chongzhen's indifferent attitude and said nothing more. He shook his head slightly. He knew that Emperor Chongzhen was actually a very stubborn person. The environment he was in forced him to be stubborn. After a long time, even if he was not a stubborn person originally, he would become a stubborn person. Anyway, these matters had to be handled at the negotiation table. Tang Yu felt that there was no need to argue with Emperor Chongzhen at this time. Although the Han people liked to settle matters over the wine table, such a major issue that truly concerned the country could not be discussed at the wine table as a joke.
After the banquet, Emperor Chongzhen returned to his temporary camp still a little drunk. This was the first time that he did not have to review those endless memorials day and night, and it was also the first time in all his years as emperor that he did not live in the palace. Looking at the sky gradually darkening and the clouds that were like fire, Emperor Chongzhen's heart was also burning with a kind of darkness and pain like those clouds. An emperor who was in power took this step, an emperor who had the ambition to revive the country finally faced this situation. How could Emperor Chongzhen's heart, which seemed strong but was actually somewhat fragile, not be sad?
After the banquet ended, Tang Yu was in high spirits, because he was on the winning side and had the right to be happy. However, Chen Yuxian and Dayuer were also very happy, because today they were feasting at the same table with the most honorable emperor of the Ming Dynasty. If this opportunity had come ten years ago, it would have been extraordinary. What were those noble ladies who were named as ladies by the emperor? They had no right to sit at the same table with Chongzhen, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Especially Chen Yuxian. She used to be a real Ming Dynasty girl, an ordinary old girl who couldn't be more ordinary. At that time, she never dreamed that she would have the opportunity to sit at the same table and attend a banquet with the supreme ruler of the Ming Dynasty. Although the current Emperor Chongzhen was a loser in their eyes, to be honest, this was a matter of bringing honor to their ancestors and a matter of face. But they didn't know that their happiness at this time was built on the pain of Emperor Chongzhen. This was the humiliation in Emperor Chongzhen's heart that even the water of the Yellow River could not wash away.
Although the negotiations between the two sides on the second day were not very intense, the differences between the two sides were huge. The negotiations had just begun, and the conditions of both sides were naturally high. No one would reveal their cards all at once. This was doomed to waste time. While the two sides were negotiating, the army led by Yan had already captured Sichuan and began to attack Tibet together with the army led by Dingguo. At this time, Qinghai and Xinjiang had been swept by Dingguo. It was not difficult for the two armies with up to 300,000 soldiers to sweep Tibet. However, the plateau climate caused certain troubles for Yan and Dingguo.
Tang Yu was completely at ease with the armies they led, and he didn't have to worry about them being defeated. Chen Zilong also led an army to slowly encroach on Hubei, Anhui, and the north of Jiangsu. Although Chen Zilong's military talent was not as good as Tang Yu and Tang Yu's, he was considered a famous general of this era over the years. With the cooperation of Zheng Yu's navy, no one could resist Chen Zilong wherever he went.
The Chongzhen Emperor was aware of the expansion of the armies under Tang Lu, but the means of transmitting information in that era was too slow. By the time the Chongzhen Emperor knew which place had fallen into Tang Lu's hands, it was often several days or more. Seeing that the Ming Dynasty was being continuously encroached upon by Tang Lu, and most of the officials from all over the Ming Dynasty surrendered to Tang Lu, the Chongzhen Emperor was also very anxious. He still had an army with decent combat effectiveness, that is, the Guanning Iron Cavalry commanded by Hong Chengchou. This Guanning Iron Cavalry, together with other troops gathered between the capital and Shanhaiguan, had a total of more than 200,000 troops, but they had to protect the safety of the capital, so the Chongzhen Emperor did not dare to use this army to go to war with Tang Lu and his men.
Emperor Chongzhen also knew that Tang Yu's men were constantly attacking cities and seizing territories. This was to create military pressure on him and force him to compromise. When he was angry, Emperor Chongzhen reminded himself more and more to stay calm and not to give in to the other party's wishes. He could not let the Zhu family's Ming Dynasty be destroyed in his hands. However, bad news kept coming one after another, making Emperor Chongzhen restless and gradually losing his composure.
Emperor Chongzhen did not want to agree to Tang Yi's conditions, but he did not know how to resolve the current dilemma. Emperor Chongzhen no longer had the heart to negotiate. Just when Emperor Chongzhen wanted to compromise with Tang Yi, a man appeared in front of Chongzhen.
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