Liu Zongmin squinted at Li Yan: "I'm trying to trick you on the prestige of the Zhu Kingdom, you traitor..." He seemed to realize that he was also a traitor now, so he swallowed it alive.
Li Yan smiled and was not angry: "Whether you accept it or not, you and I are now ministers of the same palace. If you have the guts, you can rebel and leave. If you don't, you can only endure it."
You... Liu Zongmin was furious and wanted to catch Li Yan, but he forgot that Li Yan had extraordinary martial arts skills and sidestepped past him: "Mr. Liu, this is disrespectful. Are you really going to rebel?"
"Don't put a hat on me carelessly..." Liu Zongmin gritted his teeth with hatred, but he didn't dare to do it again. If it had been before, a hundred Li Yan would have been torn apart by him, but now... he is one of the eight pillars of the imperial court.
First, I am just the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi Province. He said that being an official of the imperial court makes me very angry!
Li Yan seemed to know what he was thinking: "It's no wonder you are not convinced. You have at least half of the credit for Li Chuang's Zhenxi Marquis. But now that he is the Marquis, you are the general soldier. Then when the thieves are eliminated, you will contribute."
It's you, he is the one who makes the king."
Liu Zongmin was startled, then sneered: "What do you want to say?"
"Of course you know what I'm talking about." Li Yan smiled lightly and looked toward the river not far away. Li Zicheng and Chang Yu were talking there: "You don't have the guts to rebel and leave, but if you are still bored in the west
If you don't move around, you will be like this for the rest of your life, and it will be difficult to get ahead."
"Go on" Liu Zongmin sneered.
"There are Tatars in the north and thieves in the south. You still have many opportunities to contribute, which means you still have a chance to get ahead. Since you are dissatisfied with this mere military commander and don't dare to rebel, then you can accumulate your merits and advance," Li Yan said
A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "You should know that I am now one of the eight pillars of the imperial court, I have a lot of troops, and I have a close relationship with the eunuch..."
The meaning of wooing is obvious.
Liu Zongmin naturally understood what he heard and said with a sneer: "The commander-in-chief is no longer a military commander. As a legitimate commander-in-chief of the imperial court, I can still dominate Xi'an. I can drink as much as I want and play with women as I want. For God's sake."
The prince can't control it, and Li Zicheng can't control me."
Li Yan smiled: "If you want to live in Xi'an and lord it over others, of course no one will care about you, but the premise is that you can survive."
Liu Zongmin's face suddenly became serious. What do you want to say?
You know what I mean, Li Yan laughed.
Liu Zongmin stopped talking. He looked towards Li Zicheng in the distance and then glanced at Li Guo who was talking to Wu Sangui. After a while, he said, "Why are you sowing discord?"
"Because he also wanted to kill me." Li Yan breathed out: "The imperial court actually wanted to kill me before I surrendered. To be precise, I was forced by him to surrender to the imperial court. After I surrendered, he became an enemy.
I hate it to the core. Even now, don’t look at how enthusiastic you were when I greeted you just now. You probably want to drink my blood in your heart, because he and I both know that if I hadn’t surrendered to help the eunuch, maybe he would have succeeded.
So I feel discouraged and don’t want to continue to fight back, half of it is caused by me!”
"You are now a member of the Zhu Kingdom, and you are favored by the eunuch. Can he kill you?"
"He is still the Marquis of Zhenxi!" Li Yan said lightly: "In the future, he may be granted the title of king with a different surname. Who knows what the future will be like, but it is always good to be prepared for a rainy day." He looked at Liu Zongmin and asked: "Can he kill me?"
Not to mention, what about killing you?"
"He may not dare." Liu Zongmin licked the corner of his mouth.
Li Yan smiled: "You may not dare or you may not dare, and you may not not kill if you dare not. If you think about it, you can come to me. It is always good to leave a way out for everything, right?"
…………………………
In the following days, troops and horses were mobilized frequently across both sides of the Yellow River. Li Zicheng's troops began to retreat, and the imperial court also began to reduce their troops. Li Yan led his troops back to Beijing to report his merits, and troops were stationed in Jinan. Puzhou was temporarily stationed by Ma Huabao and others.
Chaoyi, Chengcheng County, Heyang, and Hancheng in Hexi each left 300 troops and horses. On the Tongguan side, Wu Sangui and Ma Ke transferred to the capital, and Liu Wenbing and several other nobles also led the guards of the Beijing camp back to the capital.
Li Zicheng's award album and other items were quickly delivered to Tongguan. Logically speaking, the emperor would have to summon him, and he would have to go to the capital to thank him, but there was none, and everyone knew it.
Emperor Chongzhen would not want to see this thorn in his side, and Li Zicheng did not have the guts to go to Beijing to meet the emperor.
But if he wanted to express his gratitude, he wrote a letter of gratitude and asked his adopted son Li Guo to come to Beijing to express his gratitude.
During this period, the matter of Li Zicheng's surrender to the imperial court was very hotly discussed in both the government and the public. Ordinary people only knew that the big bandit had surrendered, but it was impossible to know the specific details. Only the circle of Beijing officials could know some details, and then these details would be known.
After being magnified, some people said it was worth it, while others called it bullshit.
Chang Yu left again, saying he was going back to Beijing, but he didn't go with Li Yan, nor with Wu Sangui and others. I heard that it was two people and two horses again. As for the Taoist priest Li Muchian, he also disappeared suddenly. No one knows
When did he leave and where did he go?
………………
On the bank of the Yongding River, Song Xiance lay under the shade of a tree and watched the river flow quietly. The moment the imperial court suddenly announced to the world, he also woke up in an instant like Wu Xuan, but he was not as indignant and unfair as Wu Xuan.
I just did what I was expected to do and tried my best, but I still applauded the little eunuch's move. A feint shot here, and Tongguan settled the matter there.
Fortunately, we finally made peace.
But at this time, he didn't know the specific details. It was impossible for the court to tell him. It would take three to five days for Li Zicheng to get the news quickly. This was incomparable to the court. This year, the court spent a lot of money on the station.
, dozens of miles per post, dozens of horses at one stop, but there is urgent news, eight hundred miles a day and night is really not an exaggeration.
Although he didn't know the specific details, Song Xiance could still predict that there would be many difficult things to come after the peace talks, and it was impossible for the two families to marry immediately if they surrendered here.
Also, what should I do? Should I continue to advise Li Chuang, keep my promise and help the little eunuch, or turn around and leave, wandering around the world.
Liu Xiyao trotted over from the military camp in the distance, waving something in his hand. Song Xiance sat up, and Liu Xiyao came closer and breathed heavily: "Great military advisor, a secret message from King Chuang."
Song Xiance chuckled: "Don't call me Pindao Great Military Advisor, and don't call him King Chuang. He is the Marquis of Zhenxi."
As he said this, he took the secret letter and read it. It was not the conditions and details of his surrender as he thought, but a short sentence: "Li Guo enters the capital, and we will return together."
In the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Chongzhen looked at the secret letter on the case in front of him and fell into deep thought.
Zuo Liangyu is dead!
This news was extremely secretive. Even the Jinyiwei spies stationed in Wuchang didn't know it at first. It was confirmed by Chang Yu after he sent a secret order to spy on it. In other words, Chang Yu actually knew about it in advance. This kid became more and more evil.
Fortunately, Emperor Chongzhen was somewhat used to it. There were many evil things about this boy, and even the Taoist priest next to him was very evil.
Zuo Liangyu gathered his troops in Wuchang and stood still, watching the fire from the other side. At that time, the bandits were marching east and north, Bai Wang was making a fuss in the Yangtze River, and Zhang Xianzhong fought his way into Sichuan. But this guy who claimed to have an army of 200,000 was untouchable and could only watch and speak.
At that time, I really hated Emperor Chongzhen so much that I wanted to chop him into pieces. Even if he finally became more obedient some time ago, he still hated him so much that he wanted to kill him quickly, but even Chang Yu was afraid of him.
There are many others and all we can do is wait for the opportunity.
Who would have thought that this guy suddenly died of illness!
died!
But Chongzhen was happy but not happy.
The emperor was neither stupid nor foolish. He not only knew how to play power, but also had a thorough analysis of the situation. Zuo Liangyu died at the juncture of Li Zicheng's surrender, and the group was leaderless. His generals were uneven, so there was no guarantee that something would not happen!
It is said that the thieves and guards in Jingzhou did not agree to surrender. If they collude with them now...
Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but trembled. Although Chang Yu had secretly ordered Yuan Jixian, who was under surveillance in Jiujiang, to go to Wuchang early in the morning, but could the old man do it? In the secret letter, Chang Yu also proposed that Lu Daqi should also go there, so Emperor Chongzhen was still worried.
Where is Chang Yu now? Emperor Chongzhen was a little irritable. The troubles always came one after another, which made him a little annoyed. He must let Chang Yu come back and think about this matter carefully.
After a while, Wu Mengming was kneeling outside Qianqing Gate, shaking his head in confusion.
He really didn't know where Chang Yu was. He said he had returned to Beijing, but he was not with Li Yan and the others. He said he had gone away alone.
Nonsense, how can you be so playful? Emperor Chongzhen was a little angry, so he brought Chunxiang into the palace again. Jinyiwei didn't know where he was, but Dongchang definitely knew, because he didn't believe that Chang Yu would really cut off
Any contact is made alone, and no one is following him secretly. After all, he needs to receive secret reports and pass secret orders anytime and anywhere.
As expected, Chunxiang knew and went to Wuchang.
Poof, Emperor Chongzhen spit out a mouthful of tea, but a smile appeared on his face.