Li Zicheng acted vigorously and led a large number of major generals who had broken into the camp directly into the state government office. He did not take out the handwritten document sent by Luo Dain, but used the excuse that there were rumors in the city that Luo Rucai met Yang Sichang.
I wanted to recruit an envoy to surrender, so I came to find out in person.
Although the guards in Cao's camp had received Luo Rucai's order, they must have Cao Cao's handwritten order before they could be released into the prefecture. But on the one hand, Li Zicheng was one of the few commanders in the rebel army, and he was very friendly to ordinary soldiers, so
The guards were unwilling to resist him forcefully; on the other hand, it was also because Li Zicheng was determined and his approach was menacing. Since the guards could not resist forcefully, they could not stop him at all.
Although he was a simple man, he also knew that no matter what Luo Dayen did, whether it was with Luo Rucai's approval and acquiescence, there was no need to put this old friend who had some goodwill towards Chuangying into the spotlight. Li Zicheng didn't count
Knowing the allusion to the Hongmen Banquet, he would not have done anything stupid like Xiang Yu's direct confession of Zuo Sima Cao Wushang at the Hongmen Banquet.
Li Laiheng followed everyone and walked into the state government hall. The hall had been decorated by Cao Ying's people. Tiger skins were hung in the hall, weapons were displayed on both sides, and miscellaneous items were placed on the side.
The place where the property was built was cleared and used as a performance venue for Caoying musicians.
At this time, Luo Rucai was dining with Hui Deng and several other rebel leaders. Although Luo Rucai was not as frugal and hedonistic as Li Zicheng, he was just a rough man after all, and his exquisite diet was far from being compared with that of ordinary scholars.
The enjoyment is just a few more fat pieces of meat.
"Zicheng, what's the matter with you being so arrogant?" Before Luo Rucai could speak, Prime Minister Hui Deng looked at Li Zicheng in surprise and said, "Don't you always like to drink with us? Didn't we deliberately not call you "Zicheng"?
Those who get up to drink are just taking care of your habit of not liking drinking, so don’t be so angry!"
Li Zicheng laughed loudly and replied: "My brother Hui, drinking is a trivial matter. If the recruitment is successful and all of you become high-ranking officials in the imperial court, you will naturally be able to eat delicacies from the mountains and the sea every day. By then,
I think you brothers look down on this table of food and wine."
Li Zicheng's words changed the expressions of several rebel leaders in the lobby. Luo Rucai's hands shook. He raised his chopsticks as if he wanted to pick something to eat, but he shook them twice and put them down again.
Come down, finally just sigh helplessly.
Prime Minister Hui Deng stood up and slammed the table angrily. He was very dissatisfied with the sarcasm hidden in Li Zicheng's words and said angrily: "What do you mean? You mean that we are eating here to hide it."
Are you discussing surrender?"
Li Guo, who was standing behind Li Zicheng, glared angrily at Prime Minister Hui Deng's rude behavior. He usually had a solemn and expressionless look on his face, but now he took half a step forward, his eyes fixed on Prime Minister Hui Deng, and immediately
It exuded a dangerous aura that no one should approach. Hui Deng was frightened by Li Guo, and his heart trembled. He couldn't help but take a small step back, lowered his posture and voice and said: "Zi Cheng...Zi Cheng...
Brother Cheng, neither I nor Brother Cao have any intention of hiding anything from you. If we have any plans, we will definitely inform Chuangying first."
Li Zicheng was not angry either. He smiled slightly, walked to the table and took out an empty bowl. He filled the bowl with wine and raised it to Luo Rucai. Hui Deng looked at the others and said with a smile: "We are all brothers. We are all old people."
Friend, if you have anything to say, I, Li Zicheng, will tell you directly. In the past few days, there have been rumors everywhere in the city that Brother Cao has received Yang Sichang’s surrender envoy. I wonder if this is the case?"
Luo Ru, who had been silent for a long time, finally opened his mouth. He hesitated in his words and replied, "Yes, there is such a thing... but we definitely didn't hide it from you. It's just that everyone knows that Chuang."
The camp has always opposed recruitment. And we all know that Jiexuan just died in Yiling, so it is really inconvenient to directly talk to Zicheng about recruitment."
"Hahaha!" Li Zicheng burst out laughing uncontrollably, laughing so hard that he almost shed tears. He laughed heartily for a long time, and his waist was bent with laughter. Then he put the wine bowl on the table and said
, "Brother Cao! Why are you teasing me! If you are not going to accept Yang Sichang's surrender, then why do you need to cover it up? If you are going to accept Yang Sichang's surrender, you already know who I am, so what kind of friends can we be?
?After all, you are actually planning to be recruited by Lao Yang! It’s a pity that you all have a history of surrendering and then revolting. I’m afraid that Yang Sichang’s recruitment is false, and his plan to kill and surrender is real!”
Li Zicheng's words were so direct that all the other marshals present were embarrassed. Luo Rucai was okay, he could keep his emotions and anger a secret. But Prime Minister Hui Deng couldn't control it. His face turned blue and red, and he finally replied angrily:
: "Li Zicheng! Jiexuan died, and we are all grieving in our hearts, but don't you know what the situation is like now? The eight kings can no longer hold on, and the Western Camp is almost the same as the whole army being annihilated. Bai Gui, the king of Xiao Qin, also surrendered
, Cao’s camp was almost destroyed in half. Is it true that only your brothers are brothers, and our brothers are not brothers? "
After Prime Minister Hui Deng finished speaking, he felt that his words were a bit excessive. After all, Li Zicheng's qualifications were higher than his, so he had to add another sentence and lowered his attitude and said: "Brother Zicheng, we are also on the same page.
I have good intentions and want to find a way out for my brothers. After you were defeated in the Taohe River, you also ran away and went through many hardships. Over the years, except for the battle of Xiangyouping, which was fought well, none of you have been defeated again and again, trying to delay time.
What? It can be seen that God’s will and human affairs have destined the imperial court to survive. You are a tough guy by yourself, but if you continue to work hard like this and bring about your own destruction, what’s the benefit?”
After hearing what Prime Minister Hui Deng said, Li Zicheng suppressed his smile and didn't know what to think about. Li Laiheng felt a bit fishy from the words of Prime Minister Hui Deng. Although he felt that his qualifications were lower than those of the few in front of him.
When the commander came, he was very different, but he also felt that Chuangying must not be allowed to easily fall into the trap of others, so he decided to stand up and expose Prime Minister Huiden's lies.
Li Laiheng took two steps forward, saluted Luo Rucai, and then asked Hui Dengxiang: "Hui Zhangpan, I am Li Laiheng, the 'Ruhu' who broke into the camp. I also have a share of the credit for the victory at Xiangyouping.
I don’t know if I’m qualified to ask a question here?”
Hui Deng looked hesitant. He was about to object, but Luo Rucai reached out his hand and replied: "Little Tiger, if you have any opinion, you can just say it directly."
"Okay, then I'll thank Commander Cao." Li Laiheng stepped in to thank Luo Rucai again and said, "I originally heard that Yang Sichang posted notices everywhere, saying that everyone can be recruited, but generals are not allowed to surrender. I think this means that Lao Yang
This guy knows the person in charge of my family very well. He knows that General Chuang is among the coalition forces, so he should think that since General Chuang is there, the recruitment cannot be successful. Now he has changed his mind and surrendered the coalition forces. It is really ridiculous. I want to ask
Hui Zhangpan, does Yang Sichang have any other conditions for recruiting him this time?"
Li Laiheng's eyes turned cold, his voice suddenly cooled down a few degrees, and he said sternly: "Does Yang Sichang require that the general Chuang be killed before he can be recruited? If so, it can explain why Yang Sichang is not afraid of you surrendering and rebelling again! If you kill the general Chuang first,
, that is to draw the bow without an arrow to turn back. If you betray your brothers like this, you will be like Liu Guoneng and never return to the green forest!"
Snapped!
Luo Rucai slammed his chopsticks on the table. His expression changed drastically. He immediately stood up, pointed his index finger and middle finger at Li Laiheng and angrily shouted: "Li Laiheng! I respect you for being very brave when guarding Yiling City. You are a good man."
, I let you kid speak here. Otherwise, there would be no room for you to speak in front of these marshals. But who are you? You dare to insinuate that I, Luo Rucai, want to betray my brother!"
"Brother Zicheng." Luo Rucai turned to Li Zicheng again. He slowed down his speech a little, and the anger in his words also weakened a little. He said softly, "You know my character best. Although I, Luo Rucai, am greedy and lustful, I have a hundred ways.
What a bad habit. But there is one thing that I will never do, and that is betraying my friends! Hua Guansuo and I are different. Wang Guangen talks about brotherly loyalty and only talks about it verbally, while I, Lao Cao, talk about brotherly loyalty and never talk about it.
It’s all about actions!”
"Laiheng, what nonsense are you talking about! You are not allowed to speak on occasions like this from now on!" Before Li Zicheng could speak, Li Guo stepped forward, grabbed Li Laiheng's shoulders with both hands and pushed him back into the crowd.
, he warned Li Laiheng not to speak, but his actual actions were to protect Li Laiheng.
Li Laiheng could feel that Li Guo's hands holding his shoulders were covered with sweat. He also knew how dangerous it would be for him to directly point out Yang Sichang's most likely surrender condition in front of Luo Rucai. If Luo Rucai and Luo Rucai had previously
Hui Deng and others had reached a consensus and decided to sacrifice Chuangying in exchange for Yang Sichang's recruitment. At the moment he said it, Luo Rucai might have thrown a cup into his mouth and killed everyone in Chuangying on the spot!
"Brother Cao, I believe in your character. You will never betray your brothers." Li Zicheng's expression was unwavering. He answered very calmly and said, "Laiheng is still young, he is only a half-grown child.
, the language is inappropriate, I hope you will understand. But I, Li Zicheng, have made it clear today. No matter what Brother Cao means when you receive the surrender envoy sent by Yang Sichang, we have only one opinion when we break into the camp, and that is that we must never
I am not willing to be the little eagle dog of the imperial court. This is not because Jiexuan died in Yiling, but because of my consistent attitude and stance. This imperial court has been rotten for a long time! No matter who joins the imperial court, they cannot support this general.
's building."
Li Zicheng clenched his fist in respect to Luo Rucai, but ignored Prime Minister Huiden, "When you were recruited together with Zhang Xianzhong in Fang County, you should have seen through the reality of the court. The current situation of the court is rotten from the inside out.
Nothing can be done. The building will collapse. This cannot be changed by a wise king, a famous general, or a wise minister. If you give Emperor Chongzhen a hundred famous generals and wise ministers, you will only give him a narrow-minded, mean and unkind minister.
It’s just a few more prisoners for the tyrant. Brother Cao, you are a smart man, I believe you will not do such a stupid thing."
After Li Zicheng said this, he waved his hand and wanted to turn around and leave with the generals who broke into the camp. But at this time, Prime Minister Hui Deng stopped him. Prime Minister Hui Deng took two steps closer to Li Zicheng, with a smiling face.
Said: "Zicheng, don't be too harsh. I think if the situation is really bad, recruiting is not a dead end. But at that time, if brother, I accept the recruiting and become an officer, I will definitely be with you.
Friends are brothers. I would also like to say something here. As the saying goes: water in a well does not cross the river. Please rest assured that the mixed camp will never take advantage of you and stab you in the back when you are in trouble."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Li Zicheng's laughter was full of contempt and ridicule. He looked down on Xiang Huiden not because of his cowardice, but because of his stupidity in not being able to see the current situation!
"Then I really want to thank you! But I, Li Zicheng, have never cared about others stabbing my back. To be honest, you don't have many people in the mixed camp, and I'm afraid you don't have the strength to take advantage of me. Such loyalty is not worth it.
Half a penny. Well water does not offend the river? Oh, no, it will never be like this. If anyone surrenders to the court and is willing to be a hawk, then I must get rid of him with my own hands! This is to get rid of the scum and the traitors for the rebels.
, this is true loyalty.”
"let's go!"
After the words fell, Li Zicheng tossed his robe and turned to leave without looking back. Among the other generals in the camp, only Tian Jianxiu bowed to Luo Rucai and said a few words of apology to Hui Deng before he followed the others and left.
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After Li Laiheng walked to the gate of the state government office, he couldn't help but look back at the magnificent door plaque and sighed: "The world will be troubled from now on!"