Nearly 100,000 Dashun elite soldiers set out from Taiyuan and left Niangzi Pass in the east. After Zhang Nai led the leading cavalry to arrive at Jingxing Pass, Li Guo and Song Xiance arrived at Jingxing Pass with another army of troops and horses. Behind them, the narrow
The mountains and valleys in the mountains were completely filled with soldiers and soldiers of the obedient army. The flags were waving like overlapping dense clouds, and the dark blue blouses and tabards were like an endless river.
In the center of the army, several bright yellow flags stood high and fluttered in the wind, representing the position of Emperor Yongchang Li Zicheng.
Under the yellow banner, there were many armored cavalry roaming on guard, and their power was no worse than the imperial tent of the Qing army under Zhending City. Li Zicheng was riding on the golden royal chariot hub, except for Tian Jianxiu, who suffered the defeat of Yanmen.
In addition to being left in Taiyuan with the responsibility of staying behind, almost all the other civil servants and generals of the Dashun Dynasty surrounded Li Zicheng, and they all followed this large army and rushed to Jingxing.
After more than ten years of hard work, many setbacks, and a lot of bloodshed, Li Zicheng finally reached this point. Today's decisive battle, anyone with a discerning eye knows that it will determine the fate of the world for hundreds of years.
After arriving at Jingxing Pass and learning about the movements of the Qing army from Zhang Nai and Zhang Pili, the whole Dashun army, including all the civil servants and generals, were excited and believed that the Qing army could attack the city for a long time with a sudden attack.
Unable to defeat it, he mobilized his troops to seize the city of Tumenguan and was thwarted by Zhang Nai. It seems that his strength has been exhausted and he will no longer become a strong enemy of Dashun.
The sun was shining brightly. Li Guo first led a group of imperial troops to clear the way, while Li Zicheng had breakfast outside the city before entering the city of Jingxing Pass. As he walked, he thought of many questions. Now in
In Li Zicheng's random thoughts, he thought about the issue of calling "Gu" and "I", and couldn't help but smile.
Li Zicheng lived a poor life since he was a child, and he has always only been addressed by the word "I". After he conquered Luoyang and established the banner of Fengtian Advocacy Civil and Military Marshal, the civil servants headed by Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance unanimously suggested that he call himself
"Gu"; he is no stranger to the king calling himself "Gu". On the stage, the king either calls himself "Gu" or "I", but does not call himself "I".
Li Zicheng read "Mencius" when he was a child, and King Hui of Liang called himself "a widower" when he spoke to Mencius. Now he has established Dashun and changed the Yuan Dynasty to Yongchang, and is being congratulated by hundreds of civil and military officials. At that time, the civil servants all knelt down and kowtowed to him, shouting "Long Live the Mountain"
, regarded him as the founding emperor, so it was suggested that he call himself "I" or "I" to set things right.
However, Li Zicheng still liked to use the word "I" out of habit. He was not used to using the word "I" verbally, and he didn't like to be called "I" even more.
Since he was a child, Li Zicheng was not taken seriously at home. Except for Li Guo, a nominal nephew and actual brother, he did not have many family members. The betrayal of Mrs. Xing and Gao Jie made Li Zicheng feel even more guilty.
External pain.
This time Li Laiheng sent Mrs. Xing to Taiyuan, it reminded Li Zicheng of his failure in family life for most of his life. Although he had a deep relationship with Mrs. Gao and had a lovely daughter, but because of Mrs.
Because of this, I always have a deep-seated fear about family life.
After Mrs. Xing arrived in Taiyuan, Li Zicheng did not see her once, but asked Niu Jinxing to properly arrange Mrs.
To be able to live a good life without worries.
When he was in Taiyuan, Li Zicheng discussed this issue with Niu Jinxing like this: "I... I am a reckless man. When I was struggling to make a living in Yinchuan Station, I had already wronged my family too much. In addition, I was still a young man at that time. In a month,
But there were ten or twenty days when he came to the inn to help me with the work. This was all because I always had to do a lot of work for others. In the end, I couldn't complete the work myself, but it was very hard to make up for it.
Later, the inn was in arrears with wages for a long time, and everyone recommended me to ask for wages, which caused a lot of trouble. My family always complained about me, and there was no benefit, so why bother to stand up for others again and again?
Alas! So Qi Weng, you asked me to call myself "a widower". I really don't like it. I don't want to be a widower. I stood up and killed for more than ten years. At the beginning, it was just to seek justice for myself and vent my anger.
, but later I wanted more people in the world to have such justice to rely on... Do you think we can do it?
I don’t want to be a widower, Qi Weng. After we defeat the Donglu and we reach Beijing, I think we should compensate my family and brothers. To make up for this, I changed his name from Li Guo to Li Jin.
, are you, Qiweng, Yufeng and Shuangxi not very happy about this matter? I heard that some people are spreading the word that Buzhi’s name will be changed because I will pass on the throne of Dashun in the future.
he……
Today I can tell you Qi Weng first. Although I am not old yet, I am not young either. In the past half of my life, I always felt that I was sorry for him in many places and overworked him. In the future, even if the crown prince is not him,
I must also let Buzhi’s descendants and descendants enjoy eternal peace and wealth with my descendants.”
What Li Zicheng revealed to Niu Jinxing was all from the bottom of his heart. He was sincere and simple and showed no signs of being a king. But how far could Niu Jinxing listen?
The Emperor Yongchang had long been aware of the subtle conflicts between Da Shun Chaoli, Tian Jianxiu, Niu Jinxing, and Li Guo.
But Li Zicheng also believed that when he was still in the heyday of the Spring and Autumn Period, after pacifying the Donglu, he still had plenty of time to mediate between the two sides. According to his character, since ancient times, there has often been a "cunning rabbit death" between the founding monarchs and their ministers.
Li Zicheng would never be willing to perform the play "The running dogs are cooked; the birds are gone and the good bow is hidden".
He only hoped that after pacifying the Eastern barbarians and unifying the country, the people would have peace and the monarchs and ministers would be rich and noble.
"Zhu Yuanzhang started out as a soldier, went through life and death, went through a lot of hardships, and spent fifteen years before finally conquering the world and establishing the Ming Dynasty. From the time of my uprising to the present, do you think it is a coincidence? It is exactly fifteen years!"
Li Zicheng looked at the majestic Guancheng of Jingxing Pass, stroked his beard and smiled. Niu Jinxing used his words to say: "Emperor Hongwu went through hundreds of battles, expelled Hu Yuan, established the Ming Dynasty, and his achievements far exceeded those of Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty. But Hongwu
Emperor Wu sank Prince Xiao Ming into the water, but his morality was no more noble than Long Live."
Li Zicheng sighed: "It's a pity that the Ming Dynasty collapsed in less than 300 years and only 260 years. Our Dashun Dynasty will never be like this!"
Li Zicheng's generals in the central camp, Li You, Wu Ruyi and others all paused and said: "Of course the Dashun Dynasty will be unified forever!"
Li Zicheng laughed loudly and said: "Qi Weng explained the history books to me. I think there has been no immortal country since ancient times. Although the Zhou Dynasty was said to be eight hundred years old, after King Ping moved eastward, after two generations, the Zhou emperor had only a false name, which is very sad.
.If the Dashun Dynasty can enjoy the reign of Zuo for four hundred years, it will be very rare."
Song Xiance, who understood the principles of "Yi" well and was familiar with the art of Qimen, Dunjia, Fengjiao, and Liuren, immediately clapped his hands and laughed and said: "Your Majesty has risen to the occasion, and the great fortune of the country has lasted for more than four hundred years!
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The Conglong ministers surrounding Li Zicheng smiled respectfully and nodded one after another. Everyone looked happy. Everyone believed that the Qing army had successfully secured the city, and the victory was probably in the hands of the Shun army.
, one by one began to look forward to the beautiful picture of the new dynasty and the establishment of the world.
At this time, there was a sound of horse hooves trampling the ground from the front. Li Guo ran back with a group of personal guards and reported to Li Zicheng:
"Your Majesty! The troops and horses of the Qing army attacking Tumen Pass have been cleared by the ministers. Now the road is calm. The Qing army left many siege equipment and retreated in panic. The Marquis of Yi wants to ask for instructions whether to let the army march out of the pass.
, directly to the gate of Zhending City?”
Li Guo is Li Zicheng's nephew. He is the same age as his uncle and nephew. They have played together since childhood, learned martial arts, fought with each other, and often rolled on the ground, just like brothers. The relationship between the two of them is stronger than that of many brothers.
But now that Li Zicheng has proclaimed himself emperor, Li Guo has to treat his uncle with special respect. In order to support his uncle's imperial cause, he remembers that he should always treat his uncle with courtesy and set an example for many other generals. Today
Even though he was on the battlefield, Li Guo did not just perform a simple bow and bow like other generals. Instead, he specifically dismounted, knelt on one knee, and slowly returned the favor.