mtlumby2d What's wrong with Chapter 645?
What's wrong with Chapter 645?
The knocking sounded particularly crisp in the night.
The steward of the Pingxi Earl's mansion pushed open the door with an impatient look on his face.
The icy chill on his neck instantly brought him to his senses.
"Want to die or live?"
housekeeper:"……"
Do you want to die or live?
Sir, you didn't need to ask that question!
"Want to live!"
"If you want to live, shout! Shout with all your might! Shout until everyone in the mansion is awake!"
"?"
What do you want me to do?
call?
The butler couldn't help but wonder if the man in front of him was a madman.
In this situation, if someone is actually called over, how can you possibly escape?
"Aren't you going to shout? If you don't, you'll miss your chance."
Seeing him in a daze, Liu Bang's sword moved even closer, and a bloodstain appeared.
The next moment, the butler screamed in fright.
"Help! Help! There's an assassin! There's a madman!"
"Someone has broken into the Pingxi Marquis's residence! Help!"
Liu Bang instinctively covered his ears.
The sound was quite jarring.
In a short time, dozens of servants and guards had surrounded the two.
Wu Sangui, wearing a robe, also rushed over.
"An assassin? In this day and age, it's rare to see an assassin come to my Pingxi Marquis's mansion.
Seeing that Liu Bang remained calm in the face of such a situation, he couldn't help but clap his hands in praise.
There aren't many people in this world with such mental fortitude!
"I only asked him to call the people over, but I never said that I was an assassin."
Liu Bang said with a smile.
"To be precise, I came here tonight to see you, Wu Sangui."
Upon hearing this, Wu Sangui frowned.
"see me?"
"I don't remember ever seeing you before, and you're trying to see me in this way? Do you have a death wish?"
He was clearly very unhappy that Liu Bang addressed him by his given name.
Who else in this world would dare to address him by his given name so directly?
Even the current emperor treats him with great courtesy!
However, Liu Bang's next words caused his expression to change drastically.
“I come representing the Qing Dynasty. You may not know me, but I know you.”
"you……"
At this moment, Wu Sangui's nervousness was palpable.
Realizing this, Liu Bang seized the opportunity to strike while the iron was hot.
"I have come here tonight on behalf of Nurhaci to send my greetings to you."
"Are you sure you want to show off your power to me, like the Marquis of Pingxi?"
Seeing Wu Sangui's reaction, Liu Bang was immediately certain.
This Earl of Pingxi of the Ming Dynasty must have had some prior collusion with the Manchus.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have that expression!
Unfortunately, after saying that, Wu Sangui not only showed no panic, but instead sneered.
"Nurhaci? You're a spy from the Manchus beyond the Great Wall!"
"Men, seize this spy!"
"Take me down? Take me down?"
"Wu Sangui, you should think this through carefully. Do you really want to do this?"
"I'll give you another chance to choose."
This was originally intended to bluff Wu Sangui again, but Liu Bang saw that Wu Sangui's expression had completely calmed down.
He knew he had most likely said the wrong thing.
This bastard must have had close ties with the Manchus, otherwise he wouldn't have had that momentary look of being exposed.
But what exactly was wrong with what you just said?
Nurhaci?
Isn't the current emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty Nurhaci?
"I can guess who you are even without asking."
"I have been loyal to the Ming Dynasty for many years and have guarded the border. I may not have made any merits, but I have at least made no mistakes."
"But how has the court treated me? First those two, and now it's you, sending people one after another to test me."
"Yet you have no idea what's going on outside the pass!"
"Do you all think that I'm some kind of pushover?"
"Or does His Majesty think that one rebel is not enough to destroy the Ming Dynasty, and want to make more enemies?"
Wu Sangui's rapid change of expression left Liu Bang momentarily overwhelmed.
How can a person's expressions be so rich?
Surprise, guilt, confusion, and finally a lingering fear, all mixed with anger.
“Sending a group of people might have been a test, but since they came, I came too.”
"Do you still think this is just a simple test?"
"Stop acting, Wu Sangui. They know, I know, and you know even better that you've already sided with the Manchus, haven't you?"
"You can also tell me the truth. I am not a member of the imperial court; I am only here to give you another choice!"
Since he couldn't fool him and didn't know what went wrong, Liu Bang simply exposed Wu Sangui without any mercy.
"You're not a member of the imperial court? Then those two people in the mansion aren't either, are they?"
"Then I am very curious, where did you get the audacity to forge the Emperor's golden edict?"
"Could it be the so-called rebel army? Are they Li Zicheng's men, or Zhang Xianzhong's?"
"They think they can persuade me to surrender and pledge allegiance to them without even sending their main army?"
Since things had come to this point, Wu Sangui naturally didn't bother with any further pretense.
Anyway, there were only a few servants and guards present. Even if they heard something they shouldn't have, they could just bury them and replace them with a new batch of people after tonight.
"Then you're mistaken. I'm not a lackey of the imperial court, nor am I from any so-called righteous army."
"Li Zicheng is probably thinking about how to enjoy the fruits of his victory now, he has no mind to care about the affairs of this border."
"And I did not come alone, Wu Sangui. Why do you think the Manchu cavalry outside the Great Wall suddenly retreated?"
"Could it be that they feel they've suddenly become merciful and no longer want to have their hands on the Central Plains?"
"Haven't you received any contact from the Manchus lately? Aren't you worried?"
Wu Sangui: "..."
"Who the hell are you!"
These past few days he's been wondering why the Manchu envoys haven't come again, and why there's been no trace of Manchu cavalry outside the Great Wall.
I initially thought there was an internal problem, but now it seems there's more to the story!
They were not from Li Zicheng's or Zhang Xianzhong's army, nor were they from the imperial court.
There are indeed many separatist forces in the Ming Dynasty now, but he couldn't think of any other party that possessed such capabilities!
This was a direct defeat of the Manchu cavalry outside the Great Wall!
Let alone ordinary rebel armies, even if he were asked to do this, he wouldn't have the slightest confidence!
"Who I am is not important. You only need to answer one question: Do you want to replace the Zhu family royal family and rise to the top in one step?"
Liu Bang had already realized the problem.
It all comes down to Nurhaci!
Although he didn't know the exact reason, he was certain that the current Qing emperor who had persuaded Wu Sangui to surrender was no longer Nurhaci!
"A meteoric rise to power?"
"You wouldn't be trying to say that you've come to pledge your allegiance to me, would you?"
"This joke is not funny at all."
"If you were truly sincere, you wouldn't act like this, nor would you be completely ignorant of the Manchu Qing dynasty beyond the Great Wall!"