In the Forbidden City, in the Qianqing Palace, Li Zicheng sat on the throne.
Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and Li Yan were listed under Danqi.
Niu Jinxing smiled and suggested: "My lord, the capital has been captured, and Chongzhen's son has also been captured. Now can we choose an auspicious day to hold the enthronement ceremony?"
Just when Li Zicheng was about to nod, Liu Zongmin walked in angrily.
"Old Liu, what made you so angry?" Li Zicheng's attention immediately shifted.
Liu Zongmin said with a dark face: "It's a thief. I only copied one hundred thousand taels of silver from the treasury of the Hubu Department of Fake Ming Dynasty. I only copied a mere one thousand taels from the key storehouse of the inner court of Chongzhen's son."
"What?" Li Zicheng said in shock, "Only more than a thousand taels?"
"No." Liu Zongmin spread his hands and said, "The emperor only has a fortune of more than a thousand yuan. Who would believe it?"
Niu Jinxing frowned and said: "My lord, we are in big trouble now. The pseudo-mingtai warehouse only has 100,000 taels of silver. It is not enough to reward the soldiers. How can there be extra silver to buy food and grass?"
Li Zicheng also frowned and said, "This is indeed a troublesome matter."
Liu Zongmin said: "If it doesn't work, we should stick to the old method. Arrest all the pseudo-Ming clan members, noble officials and eunuchs in Beijing and hold them under sticks. I won't believe that they won't hand over the money."
"No." Li Yan said urgently, "My lord, please be very careful about this matter."
"Be careful." Liu Zongmin said, "If you don't ask them for it, why don't you use the money to reward the army?"
Li Yan ignored Liu Zongmin and only said to Li Zicheng: "My Lord, our Dashun Army has captured Beijing. Emperor Chongzhen has probably been captured at this moment. The task of overthrowing the puppet Ming Dynasty has been completed. The next priority is to stabilize the situation. So The way of dealing with the pseudo-Ming clan and noble officials should also be changed."
"The pseudo-Ming clan and distinguished officials are certainly hateful, but behind them are all the officials and gentry in Shanxi, Shandong, Beizhi and even half of China north of Huanghuai. If the Lord can treat the pseudo-Ming clan and distinguished officials with courtesy, then Huang The overall situation is settled north of Huaihe River. Otherwise, there may be swords and soldiers everywhere. Even though our Dashun army has a large number of troops, I am afraid that it will not be able to suppress it."
Speaking of this meal, Li Yan added: "Not to mention anything else, Guan Ningjun is a big trouble."
Song Xiance also said: "Your Majesty, I also think that what the right military advisor said is reasonable, and we must be cautious about this matter."
Niu Jinxing said: "The two military advisors have too high regard for the pseudo-Ming clan and those noble and high-ranking officials. Their influence is not that great, and they cannot influence the people's support north of Huanghuai. Our Dashun Army marches from Hubei to Henan , and then go to Guanzhong, and kill too many pseudo-Ming clan members and corrupt officials? Won’t they also take over the world in the same way?”
Speaking of this meal, Niu Jinxing looked at Li Yan and said with a smile: "Oh, yes, the right military advisor originally advocated stabilizing the situation in Henan before embarking on the Northern Expedition. He also said that false evidence is that centipede insects die without stiffness. It is not easy to capture the capital, but what will be the result? Will the capital be easily captured by our Dashun army?"
Niu Jinxing's words made Li Yan feel ashamed.
He really didn't expect that the Dashun Army could capture the capital so quickly.
When the two factions disagreed, Li Zicheng needed to make a decision. Li Zicheng was more inclined to Liu Zongmin and Niu Jinxing, because judging from the matter of winning the capital, what Li Yan said was not entirely correct.
"I know what the right military advisor is capable of." Li Zicheng affirmed Li Yan as usual, and when he was about to introduce the following, he suddenly saw his adopted son Li Shuangxi rushing into the Jinluan Palace.
"Father, something happened!" Li Shuangxi said anxiously.
"It's unseemly to be frizzy. Didn't I tell you that you should stay calm when things happen?"
Seeing Li Shuangxi like this, Li Zicheng's face immediately fell. He thought to himself, "You are so stupid, how can I make you the prince? How dare I hand over the great fortune to you?"
Li Shuangxi snorted and said hurriedly: "My father taught me a lesson."
Li Zicheng snorted lightly and said, "Tell me, what happened?"
Li Shuangxi then said: "Old Chongzhen led the imperial army and broke out from Chaoyang Gate. Li You's 5,000 elite soldiers and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the Beijing camp of the third battalion of the Puppet Ming Dynasty were also defeated!"
"What?!" Li Zicheng shouted, his tone suddenly rising.
"Impossible!" Niu Jinxing, Liu Zongmin and Song Xiance were also shocked.
But Li Shuangxi couldn't help but sneered, "Why did you say you should be calm in times of trouble?"
Li Yan also didn't believe it and asked: "Your Highness, did Chongzhen really lead the imperial army to defeat the siege?"
"Seriously." Li Shuangxi nodded and said, "Li You is outside the palace. If you don't believe it, you can ask him directly."
"Li You, get out of here!" Li Zicheng roared angrily, and Li You hurried in from outside the palace gate, and then prostrated himself under Danqi with a look of fear on his face.
Inexplicably, I suffered such a big defeat,
Li You felt that even if he didn't die this time, he might have to shed a layer of his skin.
"Li You, what do you do for food?" Liu Zongmin scolded first, "Not to mention letting Chongzhen's son run away, but he actually sent his five thousand elite soldiers in? Oh, by the way, there are also hundreds of thousands of surrendered soldiers!
"
Li You said with a dark face: "General Quan, Chongzhen is too cunning."
At that moment, Li You told the story of what happened at Chaoyang Gate half an hour ago.
"Fire image formation?" Li Zicheng, Liu Zongmin and others were also dumbfounded after hearing this.
I really didn't expect this. Chongzhen's son actually knew the art of war and could use tactics?
"Not only the fire elephant, but also the hundreds of barrels of gunpowder on the fire elephant's back, directly destroyed hundreds of thousands of surrendered soldiers." Li You said with a dark face, "And the timing chosen by Chongzhen's son to break out was also very tricky, just right.
It was at the moment when I was lining up in four columns outside Chaoyang Gate with three hundred horses and preparing to enter the city, that I was directly hit by the fire formation."
"A thief, this Chongzhen kid is quite insidious." Liu Zongmin took a deep breath.
In this situation, even if Lao Liu was there at the time, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to stop Chongzhen's son.
"Not good!" Li Yan suddenly changed his expression and said, "My lord, if Chongzhen is allowed to escape back to the south of the Yangtze River, the story of the Southern and Northern Dynasties may repeat itself. It will be difficult for me, Dashun, to unify China."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "We cannot let Chongzhen's child escape." Liu Zongmin said angrily, "He must be captured!"
Li Zicheng then said to Li You: "Li You, I will give you a chance to atone for your sins. I will immediately dispatch three thousand elite cavalry from Zhongji Camp to pursue Chongzhen south. Listen carefully. If you can capture Chongzhen this time, everything will be easy."
, if Chongzhen cannot be captured, then you don’t have to come back and just end it on your own."
"General, take your orders." Li You stood up and left.
Watching Li You walk away, Li Yan suddenly said: "Your Majesty, Wu Sangui has led Guan Ning's army into the pass and has reached the area of Yongping Mansion. Chongzhen may also go to Yongping Mansion to join Guan Ning's army."
Song Xiance said: "It makes sense. Your Majesty should send another elite cavalry to the east to intercept and kill them."
Li Yan lost no time and said: "My lord, I would like to lead my two thousand light cavalry to intercept and kill them."
Li Yan joined the gang in the 13th year of Chongzhen, and he also brought money to join the gang. At the beginning, there were only 800 Hanoi disciples. However, with the growth of Dashun Army, Li Yan's headquarters also expanded to 20,000 people, including cavalry.
two thousand.
Therefore, Li Yan was both Dashun's right-wing military advisor and his commanding general, but he rarely led the army independently.
Li Zicheng is quite taboo about Li Yan leading the army alone. The reason is very simple. Li Yan's ability is too outstanding. The Dashun Army can get out of the trough of Shangluo Mountain in just four years and wipe out half of China north of Huanghuai. Li Yan can
He said that taking credit is the most important thing, so he was worried that he would not be able to get Li Yan back if he let him go.
But the interception and killing of Chongzhen this time was of great importance and there was no room for failure.
Moreover, Li Yan only brought two thousand cavalry this time, so there was no big problem.
At that moment, Li Zicheng said: "Then I will have Military Advisor Lao You pay a visit to Yongping Mansion. We can also take this opportunity to have some contact with this guy Wu Sangui."
"I accept your orders!" Li Yan bowed to Li Zichen, then turned around and left the Qianqing Palace.
Watching Li Yan go away, Niu Jinxing suddenly said quietly: "The right military advisor is as talented as the Huaiyin Marquis of the Han Dynasty. I will be able to achieve success immediately when I go to Yongping Mansion, ha."
Li Zicheng's brows immediately knitted into knots.
Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin, turned against him in the end.
Li Zicheng didn't read much, but the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty still knew about it.
Does the Prime Minister mean that Li Yan might imitate Han Xin and create a rebellion in Dashun?
Song Xiance glanced at Niu Jinxing with dissatisfaction, and then said: "The right military advisor not only has the leadership ability of Huaiyin Marquis, but also has the strategizing skills of Liuhou Marquis and the loyalty and encouragement of Fou Marquis. This is a person specially sent down by God to assist the Lord in becoming an emperor.
As a hegemon, your lord must rely on you a lot."
Niu Jinxing looked embarrassed.
Li Zicheng's expression relaxed.
"I know the talent of the right military advisor."
"Okay, the Prime Minister and Zuo Military Advisor are also tired. Let's go down and rest first."
After sending away Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, Li Zicheng took Liu Zongmin to visit the Forbidden City.
Although Chongzhen had led the Forbidden Army to break out of the siege, and unexpectedly knew how to use military tactics, Li Zicheng still didn't take it to heart because the general trend of the world was set, and Chongzhen's few hundred Forbidden Army could not overturn it.
From the moment he stepped into Chengtian Gate, the Ming Dynasty had perished.
Now the world is dominated by the Dashun Dynasty, haha.
