Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

Don’t advise others to do good unless you have experienced their suffering.

There is no doubt that Li Zicheng had a tragic past.

It is said that he has been cuckolded several times.

The logic is good, but this is how the world is. The winner is the king and the loser is the villain. The butt determines the head.

"Your past is not an excuse for you to escape punishment.

Li Zicheng, I can save your life, or I can let you still command your troops.

Now, tell me the truth, do you want to surrender or not?" Zhang Shikang didn't have time to argue with Li Zicheng.

He couldn't say he was good at negotiation, after all, he wasn't a professional.

But who can blame him for his high position and the fact that he holds the truth?

Li Zicheng was somewhat moved when he heard this.

"How can you guarantee that?"

If this were true, Li Zicheng would certainly not have to hesitate. He could survive and continue to command his subordinates.

He never dared to think so in his dreams.

According to his speculation, even if he implemented his plan perfectly, such as letting Zhang Shikang see his powerful troops and making him understand that if he wanted to swallow him up, the court would have to pay a heavy price.

In this way, he will put forward his own conditions, either to arrange a high position in the army for him to command a part of the troops.

Either he surrendered his army, or the court would reward him with a leisurely official position, or better yet, give him some money to live on.

But this has a big prerequisite, that is, the court must guarantee his safety and ensure that he will not be purged, and he himself must believe it.

This is actually quite difficult to do, and Li Zicheng himself doesn't have much confidence.

But unexpectedly, Zhang Shikang just opened his mouth slightly and gave him something good that he had never imagined.

Saving his life was one of the reasons, but the latter actually agreed to let him continue to lead his troops.

If this was the case, his life would still be in his own hands, after all, he had the army in his hands.

But is it really such a good thing?

"What kind of guarantee do you need? Your army is still yours to command, what else do you want?" Zhang Shikang frowned.

"Impossible, how can you be so confident? Or so kind?" Li Zicheng stared at Zhang Shikang and said.

"Of course there are conditions."

Li Zicheng thought to himself that it was indeed so.

"The condition is to hand over all your family members, including the families of the main generals. Oh, that means hostages, you know, right?

Of course, the court will ensure the safety of these families if you obey the court's orders." Zhang Shikang continued.

"I'm afraid it's more than that?" Li Zicheng asked again.

"Of course, you will be incorporated into the Great Ming Tiger Guards, and the entire army will go out of the Great Wall."

"What does it mean to go outside the Great Wall?" Li Zicheng frowned.

"Of course I'm going to atone my sins! You don't really think that your sins can be forgiven so easily, do you?

You dug up your brother's ancestral grave, and His Majesty even wrote an edict of remorse for this.

Even if I want to protect you, it will be difficult for me to do anything if you do this.

However, if you can go outside the Great Wall to atone your sins, and use the heads of the Jianlu and the Mongols who surrendered to the Jianlu to redeem your sins, perhaps His Majesty will show mercy to you. It is still unknown.

Li Zicheng, this is my good intention, please don't be ungrateful." Zhang Shikang said with a smile.

Zhang Shikang could not say that he hated these bandits. After all, he really couldn't survive at the beginning.

But Li Zicheng really didn't leave himself any chance to survive. People at that time valued etiquette the most, and filial piety was the most important virtue. You dug up people's ancestral graves, which was extremely hurtful.

Even if Brother Chongzhen favored him, Zhang Shikang couldn't open his mouth.

But if I tell my brother to let Li Zicheng go and fight the Tartars, I have already thought of the reasons for him.

Dog bites dog, and there's nothing more satisfying than seeing two old enemies tearing each other apart.

Of course, Zhang Shikang only wanted to make his brother feel better.

Although Li Zicheng was guilty, his many outrageous actions at the time really left no way for the common people to survive.

If Li Zicheng really surrendered, together with the Jianmen Pass defense line, the 70,000 elite troops would not be a small force.

If used properly, and in cooperation with Emubu in Guihua City outside the Great Wall, it might cause considerable trouble to Huang Taiji.

If Sichuan were pacified now, the biggest enemy for the imperial court would be the Jiannu in the north.

Of course, Zheng Zhilong would have to come to an end sooner or later, but compared to the Qing Dynasty, Zheng Zhilong's situation was not so urgent.

Li Zicheng was silent for three breaths after hearing this. When Zhang Shikang became impatient, he slowly spoke:

"If you can keep your word, I am willing to lead the people in surrender."

After Li Zicheng said this, he seemed to feel relieved.

For him, the words of surrender were like a heavy weight.

This means that from now on, he will no longer be the King of Rebellion, and will have to obey the court and the orders of the people in front of him.

Ever since Gao Yingxiang's death, he has never obeyed orders again.

"Don't worry, as long as you make trouble for Huang Taiji outside the Great Wall, the court will ensure that your family is well-fed and well-fed.

Of course, if your wife cheats again, you can’t blame the court.” Zhang Shikang raised his eyebrows at Li Zicheng.

It is said that you should not hit people in the face and should not expose their weaknesses when scolding them. But Zhang Shikang was different. He liked to slap people in the face and to destroy their hearts when killing people. He was famous for this in the court.

After saying this, Zhang Shikang was still carefully observing Li Zicheng's micro-expressions.

If this guy gets angry out of shame, it means that the warning is not enough. In any case, there are some risks in letting 60,000 to 70,000 people out of the border.

If this guy surrenders to Huang Taiji as soon as he comes out of the pass, he will be doomed, so he must be cautious.

Fortunately, Li Zicheng at this time was only concerned about the safety of himself and his troops, and did not dare to speak out.

Li Zicheng knew very well that after he said that, Zhang Shikang would be his immediate superior.

If he really wanted to go out of the country to atone his sins, he would have to rely on the imperial court for all the food, fodder and military equipment.

He was originally a surrendered general. If he couldn't stand the slightest humiliation, it would be better for him not to surrender.

"If there is no problem, you can go and appease your subordinates.

Hand over your relatives, all your weapons and military equipment, leave Sichuan through Jianmen Pass, and be supervised and guarded by the army led by Sun Chuanting.

Your weapons and military equipment will be returned to you after you all leave the pass. The imperial court has the Tumed tribe's Guihua City outside the pass, which can serve as your temporary resting place.

In the future, I will also send people to deliver food, fodder, weapons and other supplies to Guihua City." Zhang Shikang thought for a moment and said.

Seeing that Zhang Shikang had considered everything so carefully, Li Zicheng almost concluded that the young marshal in front of him must be really sincere.

Thinking of this, Li Zicheng dismounted, drew out his sword, knelt on one knee, and raised the sword he had worn for many years high above his head.

This was a formal surrender ceremony, in which the commander handed over his sword to prove his complete submission.

In fact, Zhang Shikang looked down on Li Zicheng's sword, which was far weaker than Chongzhen's imperial sword.

But if he refused at this time, it would be really disrespectful, so he asked the commander of the personal guards, Hong Xiucheng, to take the sword, and then Zhang Shikang said:

"I have already thought of a name for your army, let's call it the Sin Camp.

When you have redeemed your sins and returned to the interior, I will change your numbers."

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