Shanhaiguan West Luo City Gongchen Gate.
"Saint has arrived!"
Deputy General Chen, who was leading the vanguard, led dozens of people holding various flags and rushed in. Under the shocked gazes of the guards on both sides of the city gate, Li Daoxuan, who was wearing a dragon robe under a yellow cranked cover, sat in an open carriage...
It was too late for Xiang Lu, so he could only find a random carriage to modify.
On both sides of him were the Brocade Guards protecting the Emperor.
"The Saint Emperor has arrived. Kneel and receive the Saint Emperor!"
Song Quan, who was wearing the governor's uniform, and Tang Yu, who was wearing the commander's uniform, stood on either side, protecting the carriage in the middle as they shouted at the same time.
Only then did the guards react. Out of habit, they immediately knelt down on both sides. Li Daoxuan and his group did not stop at all. They galloped through the streets of the city and quickly passed through West Luo City to the Gate of Greeting. Just like at Gongchen Gate, the leading deputy general Chen called for the gate to be opened. Li Daoxuan's carriage directly rushed into the Gate and went straight to the General's Office along the chaotic streets. When they arrived at the General's Office, Gao Di had just received the news. The Shanhaiguan commander and a middle-aged official ran out in panic and knelt in front of the carriage.
"This subject, Liaodong Governor Li Yutian, pays his respects to Your Majesty.”
"I, General Gao Di, pay my respects to Your Majesty!”
Amidst their kowtows, Li Daoxuan, wearing a dragon robe full of holes, got off the carriage with a dignified expression.
"Two beloved ministers, rise!"
he said indifferently.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"
Li Yutian looked at him in horror.
"Your Majesty fought a bloody battle with the bandits and killed hundreds of enemies before making it out of the capital. In the great battle with the bandits in Jizhou, these were all injuries caused by the bandits 'weapons. However, Your Majesty is the true dragon and son of heaven, and has the protection of the gods. Although the bandits damaged the dragon robe, they could not hurt your body.”
Wang Chengen said proudly.
"Long live our emperor!"
Li Yutian and Gao Di quickly lay down and shouted. Of course, they didn't believe this kind of nonsense, but Li Daoxuan's body was indeed very impactful, especially Gao Di. He could tell at a glance that most of the injuries were caused by arrows, and the one under his ribs was even stabbed by a spear. However, the Emperor didn't look like he was injured.
Li Daoxuan didn't say anything else. He entered the General Office under their escort and sat down in the middle of the main hall. Everyone, including Song Quan, paid their respects again.
"His Majesty has decreed that the country cannot adhere to the old system when it is in danger. We will set up an extraordinary cabinet. The Governor of Jiliao, Wang Yongji, will be the chief assistant of the cabinet, the Governor of Shuntian, Song Quan, will be the second assistant and Minister of Civil Affairs, the Governor of Liaodong, Li Yutian, will be the second assistant and Minister of Revenue, the Commander of Guanmen, Gao Di, will be the Minister of War, the Commander of Liaodong, Wu Sangui, will be the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies, the Deputy General of Shanhaiguan, Gao Zhong, will be the Commander of Guanmen, and Tang Yu will be the Commander of Liaodong. All of the above will be conferred the title of Earl. Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, was promoted to the title of Lord Pingxi.”
Wang Chengen stood beside Li Daoxuan and shouted.
This was something that he had researched with Song Quan on the way here. There weren't many officials now, so there was no need for a complicated bureaucracy. Wang Yongji was the governor, while Song Quan and Li Yutian were the provincial governors. It just so happened that one cabinet chief and two assistants would each hold a minister. Gao Di would become the minister of war, and his family's former Shanhaiguan deputy general would become the commander of the army. He believed that they would also be able to accept it. Wu Sangui would directly become the governor of the five military governor's office. At this time, there was no need for five governors. He could just directly restore the position of Viceroy in the early Ming Dynasty, and Tang Yu, who was originally idle, would take over as the Liaodong General.
Liaodong's commander was stationed in Ningyuan, and Wu Sangui definitely didn't want to go to Ningyuan at this time, so he wouldn't have any objections to this appointment.
If they wanted to defend Shanhaiguan, they had to defend Ningyuan. Next, they would not only have to face Li Zicheng's army, but they would also have to face Dorgon's army. Li Daoxuan certainly did not expect his loyal army to arrive. In fact, he did not think that he would have any reinforcements. It was completely nonsense for the four towns of Jiangbei to break through Li Zicheng's defense line. He had prepared tens of thousands of troops under the Liaodong and Shanhaiguan Commanders, as well as hundreds of thousands of civilians who had moved inland to play alone here.
In this way, he needed enough land to feed these people. The plain corridor between Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan was the best choice.
He had to defend these two points.
Li Daoxuan wasn't worried that his subordinates would surrender to Li Zicheng, because soon the news of Li Zicheng beating up the local tycoons in Beijing would spread. However, he had to solve the problem of them borrowing troops or even surrendering.
This was his biggest problem.
Li Daoxuan sat upright in his chair, looking at the civil and military officials who were thanking him with a deep expression, thinking about how he should trick them.
"Your Majesty, the Governor of Ji Liao, Wang Yongji, greets you.”
Liang Cheng suddenly came in to report.
"Xuan."
Li Daoxuan said.
Wang Yongji was travel-worn. As soon as he entered the door, he immediately lay there crying and apologizing. He only knew that Li Daoxuan had gone to Shanhaiguan after receiving a report from Yang Yuji, the Military Reserve of Jizhou. He was a little closer from Yutian to here. Although he left a little later, he still arrived in time.
"Beloved minister, please rise. A strong wind will know the strength of the grass. A country's crisis shows its loyal officials. I am very comforted that you can come. If it weren't for the rebellion, I wouldn't have known that there were so many ungrateful wolves around me. However, it also let me know who is the true loyal official. You are a loyal official, you are all my loyal officials, you are all my loyal officials. In the future, I will rely on all of you, beloved ministers. I swear to the heavens that when I return to the palace, wealth and honor will be shared with you!”
Li Daoxuan stood up and said excitedly.
The ministers, including Wang Yongji, hurriedly thanked him again. Then, they announced Old Wang's new official position. Old Wang hurriedly thanked him again. Of course, at this time, it was not a big deal whether he was the chief or not. It was useless even if he was conferred the title of king, let alone an earl.
"Where is Ping Xi Hou?"
Li Daoxuan asked.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Ping Xi Hou is currently leading his army back. However, the movement of the tens of thousands of soldiers is different from this official's light travel.”
Wang Yongji said.
Li Daoxuan nodded.
"Song Qing previously proposed to borrow troops to suppress the bandits. What does Wang Qing think?”
He then asked.
"Your Majesty, I hope that Your Majesty will make a decision."
Old Wang said.
"Your Majesty, what if Slave Jian takes the opportunity to invade?”
Li Yutian said.
"He can only leave through Zunhua.”
Song Quan said.
"Brother Yuanping, do you think Dorgon will be so obedient? What if he led his army across Ningyuan and directly arrived at the city? If we don't open the gate, he will just sit back and watch us attack the city. I'm afraid that when we are at our wits 'end, we will have to beg him to enter the pass. If we open the gate and let him in, can we guarantee that he won't seize Shanhai Pass first? What else can we do then? Aren't you all underestimating Dorgon?”
Li Yutian said.
"What do you think?"
Li Daoxuan asked with interest.
He didn't expect that there would be an anomaly here. In fact, Song Quan and the others knew that this would happen, and they knew how to deal with it. They just had to make do with it. Even if Dorgon did this, they could just take advantage of the situation and surrender. When the time came, they would fight for a better treatment for the Emperor, and it would be fine as long as they could live with their conscience. In a few days, even if Dorgon barbecued the Emperor, they would only shed a few tears. Li Yutian understood this. However, he still opposed it, which meant that he did not want to surrender.
"We can borrow soldiers, but we must be prepared to defend Ningyuan.”
Li Yutian said.
"Shanhaiguan only has these soldiers and horses. If we dare not guarantee that we will be safe even if we come on a large scale, where will we find the soldiers and horses to defend Ningyuan? Moreover, Ningyuan must have already fallen into the hands of the Qing army. If we want to defend it, we must first take it back. Since we are borrowing troops from them and challenging Duan first, how can we borrow troops again?”
Wang Yongji said.
"As far as I know, although the Qing army has already taken control of Ningyuan, the number of defenders is very small. Moreover, they will not expect our army to turn back. It is not a big problem to take back Ningyuan. As for the problem of starting a war first, there is no need to care.”
Li Yutian said.
"That Dorgon can be considered an ambitious person. He also has the ambition to rule the world. However, if Li Zicheng takes over the world, he will no longer have the possibility of entering the pass. Once Li Zicheng stabilizes the pass, he will even have to face the threat of the latter. At this time, our existence is beneficial to him. If we continue to fight with Li Zicheng, it will be beneficial to him. But helping us isn't for His Majesty to return the palace, but to play with the Bian Zhuang's sharp tiger. After we exhaust Li Zicheng's strength, he will enter the pass on a large scale and seize the world. The premise of his large-scale entry into the pass and seize the world is to first control Shanhai Pass. If we let him go outside the pass, it would be equivalent to giving Shanhai Pass to him. Therefore, we have to take back Ningyuan and let him know that this is our bottom line. Only then will he really follow our path.”
Then, he said.
"But even so, the result is still a battle on two fronts.”
Gao Di said.
"Yes, we have no other choice. If we want them to listen to us, we can only fight on two fronts.”
Li Yutian said.
Everyone fell silent.
"Sigh, since things have come to this, I can only endure the humiliation. Li Qing, do you have any way to contact Dorgon? I will talk to him personally. However, you should first select ten thousand elites and hand the defense of Shanhai Pass to Pingxi Marquis. I will personally lead the army to recapture Ningyuan. You can contact Dorgon and tell him that I will meet him at Ningyuan City. I will see if you can tell him anything!”
Li Daoxuan said dejectedly.
"Your Majesty, how can Your Majesty be humiliated by Slave Jian? We deserve to die!”
Old Wang shouted as he lay there.
"What's the use of saying this now? For the sake of the ministers, for the sake of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians at Shanhaiguan, I will suffer some humiliation! Now, I only hope that Dorgon can still have some humanity.”
Li Daoxuan said sadly.
As she spoke, her eyes turned red and she couldn't help but lower her head to wipe her tears.
"Your Majesty, you must not!"
Old Wang shouted again.
Then, the other ministers all laid there and shouted. As for whether they were really moved by the Emperor's greatness, it was unknown. However, the Emperor was indeed very great this time. After all, an Emperor personally went to the enemy to ask for help with a smile. This could be said to be a great humiliation. Not to mention that this Emperor was famous for his stubborn personality. At this moment, they probably saw the light of a Holy Lord shining behind him.
However, they didn't know that when the Emperor lowered his head to wipe his tears, a sinister smile appeared on his face.
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