As soon as Li Yuanyin came out of the room, he saw his little mother Zhao Yujiao looking at him with a panic. Li Yuanyin's heart trembled. He was just now spending time talking to Yuan Pengnian, but he forgot that there was an ear to the wall. Li Yuanyin calmed down and said, "Auntie, just now..."

Zhao Yujiao originally wanted to ask Li Yuanyin about Li Chengdong. This adopted son had been mingling with Li Chengdong all day and knew more than her, but she didn't expect that she would hear the conversation between Li Yuanyin and Yuan Pengnian. Zhao Yujiao was smart and immediately judged that Li Yuanyin had the intention to rebel. Yuan Pengnian was even more scheming and mostly the words she said were silly words. If she hadn't heard it from beginning to end, she wouldn't know what the two were saying.

Zhao Yujiao saw her adopted son's face frightened, and she smiled slightly, "Yuan Yin, we are all Han people. This world is the Han family. I don't understand the words next to me, but I can still distinguish between the right and wrong. I know that you are right. Since ancient times, no one has died, so I can leave a loyal heart to shine in history. My aunt often worrys about your father's reputation. Your father is also a good man. He has to commit himself to the Tartars. As the saying goes, "A tiger dies and leaves a skin to die and leaves a reputation. That Lord Yuan said is right. In this situation, returning to the Ming Dynasty may be the best way out. Although my aunt grows in the deep boudoir, she also knows that Emperor Hongguang works hard to govern. Now it is hundreds of times better than during the Chongzhen period. I think the emperor who can do this must not be a petty person. Good boy advises your father!"

Although Zhao Yujiao is a female fan, she has been familiar with the classics and history since she was a child, and she can clearly distinguish between good and evil, loyal and treacherous. She secretly saw the book "Treacherous Records" published by the Nanming Dynasty. She was often ashamed of her husband being among them. She also hoped that her husband could return to the Qing Dynasty and return to the Ming Dynasty, so that she would have a good fortune!

Li Yuanyin didn't expect that his mother would have such insight, which made him very excited. "Don't worry, aunt, the child will definitely advise his father to put aside national justice. The situation is very critical now. If you don't make a decision early, you will suffer."

That night, Li Yuanyin took advantage of Li Chengdong's mood to get better, and even discussing the general trend of the world, he took out his heart from shallow to deep. "Dad, although I don't know what happened back then, I believe that Emperor Hongguang is not a person with narrow metrics. Now it is the critical moment of the Southern Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition. At this time, Daddy will definitely be valued and used as his bad reputation in the snow."

Li Chengdong pondered for a while, "It's not that my father doesn't know the current situation, but that he's too worried. Once something happens, not only will I die, but I'm afraid that the number of people who are implicated will not be a minority! Besides, can Nanban accept us? What if I think we are a fraudulent surrender? Let's make a long-term plan!" At this point, Li Chengdong has begun to consider the future prospects in his mind.

On this day, another large-scale military exercise was held on the south bank of the Yellow River, causing the north bank to be filled with wind and panic. But after the Qing Dynasty was ready to fight against the Ming army, the Ming army had already stopped and went back to drink and eat meat.

Doni slashed the sword in his hand to the ground, "Damn Zhuobutai! Our army is exhausted and we will definitely lose if we continue. If we continue to do so, we will definitely gain something if we move south within three days."

Li Chengdong was also very disappointed with Zhuobutai. It seemed that Zhuobutai was determined to kill him and others. When withdrawing troops, Li Chengdong looked at his son beside him, "Yuan Yin will accompany me for a walk!" The father and son brought their personal soldiers to a high platform. Looking around, there were joint camps on the other side of the Yellow River, and the flags covered the sun, and the momentum was very strong.

"Dad, I want to go back to Beijing to pick up the family members now. I wonder what my father thinks?" Li Yuanyin has been muttering to Li Chengdong in private these days, and he also saw that his father had already moved. The only thing he was the family members in Beijing. In order to make his father make a decision, Li Yuanyin volunteered to go to Beijing to get Li's family members out.

Li Chengdong shook his head, "Look at it again! I don't think Zhuobutai would be so stupid. If the vanguard was defeated and the Ming army crossed the river in a large scale, he might not be able to stop it. He could not afford to blame this crime. The main reason was that Beijing did not come up with the final handling opinion, otherwise we would never leave us here and wait."

Li Chengdong and his son chatted on the high platform for an hour. When they got home, Li Chengdong felt sad and sighed after dinner. Zhao Yujiao, who was standing beside him, knew that her husband had many things in his heart and specifically chose some nice words, hoping that her husband would be happier.

Li Chengdong was irritated, and Zhao Yujiao was chattering around him and said nothing. He waved his hand, "It's getting late and go to rest!" Li Chengdong really wanted to be quiet alone.

Zhao Yujiao clenched her fists tightly, and hesitated for a while and said: "Master, although I am a woman, I know that if I keep going, I will suffer chaos. At present, the Tartar Emperor is determined to treat the master as cannon fodder or to imprison him. What are you waiting for instead? The master is a Ming minister. Do you really want to leave your name with Wu Sangui Kong Youde and others in "The Book of Traitors" for generations? The Hu people cannot be in the world for a hundred years. After all, the world belongs to us Han people. At that time, the Li family will be shamed by the master, and their descendants will not be able to raise their heads for generations! Qin Hui's surname is ashamed of Qin's tomb, and the master has even surpassed him...!"

Li Chengdong did not have the intention of opposing Qing and Guiming, but it was just difficult to make a decision for a while. Now the Qing Dynasty wanted to deal with him, and it was not certain whether Nanming would accept him or not. At this critical moment, it was the most difficult. At this time, I heard my concubine's words fiercely and said some head-lost words, which made him frightened. Even if he wanted to rebel, he was afraid that his concubine would lose her secrets. Thinking of this, Li Chengdong had to pretend to be angry and scolded Zhao Yujiao loudly, "What do you know, a woman? I should be loyal to the Qing Dynasty. If you talk nonsense again...!"

Zhao Yujiao listened to Li Chengdong's scolding, and looked at her posture and even reached out to hit her. Zhao Yujiao was also a strong woman. She turned around and pulled out the scimitar at the head of the bed. "Master, what I said is heartfelt. I hope the master can understand the righteousness and repent in time. I asked myself to die in front of the master to fulfill his decision." As he said that, Zhao Yujiao wiped the knife with his hand and immediately cut off the throat and disappeared.

Li Chengdong was stunned, watching Zhao Yujiao's body fall to the ground. After a long time, he realized it. Li Chengdong was holding Zhao Yujiao's body and trembled, tears streaming down his face, "Yujiao...Yujiao..." The woman he loved most died in front of him, and the pain was beyond words.

On the south bank of the Yellow River, after the exercise was held at noon, King Gui Zhu Youlang immediately summoned the generals in the camp to have a meeting except for Tian Xiong and Zhao Ting on routine patrols. When Emperor Hongguang left Henan, he left an order to appoint Zhu Youlang as the Grand Marshal of the Central Army, who was fully responsible for the Northern Expedition of the Central Army. Gao Di, Gao Yuanzhao, Jin Shenghuan and Guo Huaiyi were under the command of Zhu Youlang. First, Emperor Hongguang considered that Zhu Youlang was very resourceful and good at making decisions, and was the talent of the general, and secondly, he also put pressure on Gao Di. Originally, Emperor Hongguang might have let Gao Di serve as the commander of the Central Army, but the matter of the prince's dispute could naturally not be so decided.

Nanming held nearly 70,000 soldiers in Henan, 50,000 of which were elite troops, and their combat effectiveness was beyond words. The middle and lower-level generals and officials also graduated from the military academy, and their loyalty was even more problematic. Even if the army immediately crossed the river, it would have more than 60% chance of winning. However, in order to be safe and to wait for the war preparations transported by the court, Zhu Youlang did not greedy for merit, but held exercises from time to time to exhaust the Qing army on the other side.

Jin Shenghuan deeply agreed with Zhu Youlang's strategy, "Prince, the general will not see three times. The Tartars will definitely be lazy. On the contrary, our army is in full swing and familiar with the battlefield. At that time, we will definitely be able to cross the river and defeat the Tartars in one fell swoop." Since Jin Shenghuan brought 50,000 troops from Nanjing to Guide Prefecture, Zhu Youlang often organized troops to exercise or adjust defense along the river. Each exercise was adjusted to adjust defense, and the defense was adjusted to cross the river to the north, and the location was different. At the same time, flags were also erected, and the artillery was shaking the sky, which really achieved the purpose of bluffing and exhausting the Tartars.

Zhu Youlang smiled slightly, "I hope that as the general said, the baggage allocated by the emperor has arrived in Xuchang, and General Dang Shousu is responsible for escorting it. During the period when General Dang was not here, we can still move, but it is time to formulate specific combat plans. Let's take out all the good strategies you have!"

Gao Di coughed, "Prince, the main force of the Tartars is concentrated in the Yuanyang area. The total force should be more than 60,000, and its strength is comparable to ours. Therefore, it is best to be able to attack them unexpectedly. Finally, we believe that our army can send 30,000 main force from Taohuayu upstream to cross the river, and detour to the back of the Tartars to cut off the Tartars' retreat. Another 30,000 people cross the river from the daily training ground. In this way, even if the Tartars can react, they will inevitably be defeated by our army's two attacks."

Zhu Youlang felt that Gao Di's plan was feasible. It seemed that Gao Di had not grown up in recent years, and there were a lot more things in his head! Zhu Youlang seemed to have different opinions when he saw Jin Shenghuan, "General Jin also has a good plan? Let's hear it."

Jin Shenghuan hesitated, "Prince, the general of the Mo has different opinions. The general of the Mo believes that it can cross the river from Liuyuankou downstream. Of course, the troops are assigned the same as General Gao's, but the target is not Yuanyang but Fengqiu. As long as we take Fengqiu, it is equivalent to having a bridgehead that can ensure that our army crosses the river smoothly. At that time, the Taurus army in Yuanyang will inevitably divide its troops to capture Fengqiu. The prince will lead another 30,000 troops to cross the river in a straight line and follow the Taurus reinforcements. This will ensure that the reinforcements of the Taurus were wiped out, and Fengqiu is firmly in our hands."

Everyone in the tent nodded, thinking that Gao Di and Jin Shenghuan's plans were both feasible, which was difficult for Zhu Youlang. Zhu Youlang was originally the same as Gao Di's idea, but after hearing Jin Shenghuan's plan, he thought that Jin Shenghuan's was also good, and he didn't know what to do for a moment.

Just as Zhu Youlang and others were considering the two plans to make choices, a personal soldier came to the tent and said a few words to Zhu Youlang in his ear and handed it to Zhu Youlang a letter. Everyone saw that Zhu Youlang's face changed after reading the letter, and they didn't know what happened. They looked at Zhu Youlang one by one.

Zhu Youlang sent his personal soldiers to see the four generals in front of him. "When the two generals Tian Xiong and Zhao Ting were practicing routinely, they caught a commoner who crossed the river privately ten miles away. Who do you think it was?" Zhu Youlang paused and kept it a secret. "It's Li Chengdong's nephew Li Benshen. Li Chengdong wants to rebel against the Tartars and surrender again. Look." Zhu Youlang said as he handed Li Chengdong's handwritten letter to Gao Di and other four generals.

Li Chengdong's letter was written very briefly, which meant that he regretted the past. Now he understood. He hoped that Emperor Hongguang could forgive his fault and accept his surrender. As a gift for meeting, Li Chengdong expressed his willingness to cooperate with the Ming army's actions, as an insider, or if he had any instructions, he could take Li Benshen back. He obeyed his orders.

Zhu Youlang saw that everyone had finished reading, "My generals, what do you think?"

"I'm afraid it's the tatars' trick. Li Chengdong's capriciousness is the most insidious. When the Tatars saw our army vowing to fight against the Northern Expedition, it must be the ghost idea that Li Chengdong came up with in front of the Tatars. I'll bring up Li Benshen and cut him into pieces every knife. If he doesn't believe him, he won't tell the truth." Gao Yuanzhao hated the names of Li Chengdong and others, and Li Benshen was so angry that his teeth were hurt. Li Chengdong and Li Benshen were originally the family of the Gao family army, but he was tortured by Li Chengdong and Li Benshen. Now the only commander left in the Gao family army is left.

"Hou Xingping Hou, please wait." Zhu Youlang asked Gao Yuanzhao, who had stood up, to come back. "The truth of this matter is not clear. If Li Chengdong is really willing to fight against the Qing Dynasty, it will be very beneficial to us. It will not be too late to see Li Benshen and ask him about his decision. Come on, please invite Li Benshen."

After being appointed as the commander of the Central Army by Emperor Hongguang, Zhu Youlang also gave him a very important power, which is to share the intelligence resources of the Tiandihui. The information of the Tiandihui first reached Zhao Ting's hands, and then passed it to him by Zhao Ting. This made Zhu Youlang know that Zhao Ting was indeed the surveillance officer who was placed by Emperor Hongguang next to him, or a chess piece! Of course, Zhu Youlang had no complaints, which was originally as expected, but the information transferred to him by Zhao Ting surprised him because there were a lot of love.

The newspapers were all about the Qing government, and a lot of them were news from Beijing. This made Zhu Youlang feel that Emperor Hongguang was really unfathomable. He could actually collect a lot of confidential information from the Tartars and could quickly pass it back. It can be seen that Emperor Hongguang had an invisible net or a power without light. Therefore, Zhu Youlang knew very well about Li Chengdong and Doni's situation. He thought it was not impossible for Li Chengdong to decide to oppose the Qing Dynasty under such circumstances, so he wanted to meet Li Benshen.

Not long after, Li Benshen, dressed in a commoner, was taken to the tent. He first knelt down to show his salute to Zhu Youlang, and then bowed to Gao Yuanzhao to express his former "master and servant" relationship.

Gao Yuanzhao snorted and turned his face aside, "No! I can't stand it..."

Li Benshen did not care about Gao Yuanzhao's sarcasm, so he bowed to Zhu Youlang, "Prince, I came on behalf of my uncle. I guess the uncle's letter has been read. Maybe the prince expressed doubts, but I don't want to explain anything, nor do I want to say much to make the prince and the generals believe it. I just want to know the prince's reply."

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