Seeing the commotion in the lobby, Song Xiance coughed a few times. Others heard and knew that he still had something to say, so they slowly stopped talking and prepared to listen to what he had to say.
After the lobby quieted down, Song Xiance looked at Li Zicheng and said a little bitterly: "The newspaper also published the rewards for Jizhou's great victory. The imperial court awarded three more titles. Among them, there are two people we are familiar with, one is
It's Sun Chuanting, who has been named Jizhou Bo..."
Sun Chuanting, a civil servant, was actually knighted, which also caused shock among this group of bandits. Especially the literati among the bandits, such as Song Xiance himself, Niu Jinxing, Li Yan and others, were the most surprised.
Because they know best that there are only two literati who were knighted alive in the Ming Dynasty.
Li Zicheng didn't like Sun Chuanting being knighted very much, and didn't want to hear his subordinates talk about it, so he asked Song Xiance directly: "Who else has been knighted?"
After Song Xiance heard this, he was afraid that Li Zicheng could not hear clearly, so he answered clearly and clearly: "Yuan Shizhong, the leader of Xiaoyuan Camp, was named the uncle of Huaxian County by the imperial court."
"What? Who are you talking about?" As a result, Li Zicheng still suspected that he had not heard clearly and confirmed again.
Not only him, but Li Guo next to him was also very curious and suspected that he had heard wrongly. He stretched his head to read the newspaper in Song Xiance's hand. It was a pity that he didn't know the words.
"Then can Yuan Shizhong be knighted? How is it possible? Are you just blinding yourself?" Liu Zongmin also shouted with a hint of jealousy.
To them, Yuan Shizhong was once just the head of a small force that relied on them. Not to mention they looked down on him, at least they didn't value him.
Therefore, for a person they usually didn't like very much, was suddenly knighted by the court, but they were still a thief. While they felt aggrieved, they were also reluctant to believe that the news was true.
Seeing their expressions and hearing their words, Song Xiance explained with a wry smile: "The Di newspaper said that because Yuan Shizhong made great contributions in leading the cavalry to chase down Jianlu in the Battle of Jizhou, he was granted the title of Bo of Huaxian County.
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Hearing the news again, the bandit leaders in the lobby couldn't help but fell silent.
For most people, they think that even Yuan Shizhong can be knighted. If it were them, it would definitely be possible. Because they feel that they are much more powerful than Yuan Shizhong.
As for Li Zicheng, his face was particularly ugly.
If it was said before that there were treacherous officials in the court and those generals who joined forces to falsely report military exploits and deceive the emperor, then how do you explain Yuan Shizhong's knighthood?
Li Zicheng knew Yuan Shizhong well. He had no background, was not very strong, was a bit stubborn, and didn't know how to adapt. How could he be assigned an earl?
In other words, the Battle of Jizhou may be real!
The imperial army defeated hundreds of thousands of captives and almost wiped out the whole army?
Wanting to confirm this conclusion, Li Zicheng still shook his head in his heart, in disbelief!
At this moment, Song Xiance said with a somewhat ugly face: "At the end of this report, there is another incident, which seems to show that the imperial court is very confident..."
Li Zicheng was in a bad mood. When he heard that Song Xiance was hesitating, he said impatiently: "If there is anything else, please tell me quickly!"
"Speak out and listen!" Luo Rucai also frowned and said, "What do I want to see?"
After hearing this, Song Xiance turned his head and glanced at Liu Zongmin, who looked a little puzzled. Then he turned back to Li Zicheng and reported: "The newspaper said that in addition to the general, Brother Liu, and the eight kings, we are allowed to
Recruit others to bring peace to the world as soon as possible. Those who are stubborn will be killed as soon as the army arrives..."
After hearing this, Liu Zongmin finally understood why Song Xiance glanced at him before speaking.
At this point, he was a little confused and immediately asked Song Xiance: "The general and the eight kings are easy to understand, why can't I be recruited?"
Li Zicheng frowned when he heard this. It was hard to hear these words. However, he also understood that Liu Zongmin just asked like this and did not mean that. Otherwise, he would not be willing to kill his wife and follow him to death.
Hearing Liu Zongmin's question, Song Xiance glanced at Li Zicheng and replied in a low voice: "You said you are crazy to dig up the Yellow River dam!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Zongmin glanced at Li Zicheng subconsciously, and then shouted loudly: "Fuck the dog officer, the dog emperor, you are just trying to recruit people by making up a lie, whoever is stupid will believe it!"
After hearing this, Luo Ru laughed and said: "The emperor is really capable. I accept the recruitment, how dare he accept it?"
Of course, like Zhang Xianzhong and others, he pretended to accept the imperial court's invitation and then rebelled.
When he said this, he was actually referring to this matter, treating it as a funny joke.
Unexpectedly, a "hum" came from beside him.
Luo Rucai heard the sound and turned around to see Li Zicheng looking unhappy. He was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Brother, you don't believe that I would really go to the imperial court."
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"How is that possible?" Li Zicheng replied with a smile on his face when he heard this.
Seeing him like this, Luo Rucai suddenly became a little unhappy, because he could tell that Li Zicheng really cared a little, because he didn't understand him at all!
Song Xiance saw something was wrong, so he quickly continued: "This newspaper also talked about currency value innovation, saying that silver coins and copper coins will be promoted, and silver and copper coins will no longer be used in three years!"
Li Guo, who was standing next to him, also noticed that the atmosphere between the two bosses was a bit awkward, so he quickly responded to Song Xiance, "Is that why Guan Ningjun wanted to mutiny over this?"
After hearing this, Song Xiance nodded and said, "It seems so, this currency reform is taking place in the capital..."
The conversation between him and Li Guo really diverted all the attention in the lobby and resolved the awkwardness between Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai.
However, at this moment, Li Laiheng beside him said curiously: "Several things in this newspaper are related. Is this thing true?"
As soon as he said these words, the hall immediately became quiet.
Based on these signs, it seems that these things are indeed true and there are no flaws!
However, it is impossible for the imperial army to defeat hundreds of thousands of captives and almost annihilate them all!
Everyone in the lobby was waiting and finally came to the same opinion.
But this matter is a big one after all, and the final decision was to send detective horses further afield to specifically investigate this matter and see what the facts are!
About half a month later, when the new year was approaching, all the bandit leaders gathered together and started discussing matters again.
This time, the atmosphere in the lobby was very solemn. Everyone's expressions seemed heavy!
When everyone arrived, Li Zicheng said with a gloomy face: "The Battle of Jizhou is real. Instead of sending troops to Sun Chuanting to rescue Kaifeng, that dog emperor was training new troops in the capital and reorganizing the capital camp! What should we do next?
Do it, you all talk about it!”
Under their special sentinels, and as time went by, more and more news came out about the north. The information obtained from all channels can prove that the Battle of Jizhou was real. There were even some who returned south.
The businessmen and so on were intercepted by the bandits and confessed that they had witnessed tens of thousands of prisoners of war and a grand prisoner presentation ceremony.
In this way, even if the bandit leaders no longer believed that the imperial court would have such a big victory over Jianlu, they finally had no choice but to believe it. Even if they thought that Jianlu was careless and the imperial officers and soldiers were unlucky, but in the end
The result is there!
Although Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai both issued hush orders, this matter cannot be covered by paper. As time goes by, sooner or later everyone will know about this matter.
They also knew that this matter would have a huge impact on their military morale. They had to come up with a charter immediately on what to do in the future.
After finishing speaking, Li Zicheng's face became even more gloomy when he saw that no one was speaking. He suddenly shouted coldly: "If any of you want to be recruited by the imperial court and learn from Yuan Shizhong, I won't be embarrassed. I'll say goodbye and see you again on the battlefield."
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"General, what are you talking about?" When Liu Zongmin heard this, he immediately shouted, "Whoever dares to accept the imperial court's recruitment will have his head cut off and used as a night pot!"
"General, we are all brothers in life and death. There is definitely no intention of betraying the general!" Yuan Zongdi agreed after hearing this.
After hearing this, everyone else expressed their stance, and no one said they would accept the imperial offer.
After Li Zicheng heard this, he stood up and swore to God: "Brothers have not failed me, Li Hongji, and I, Li Hongji, will never fail my brothers. If you violate this oath, you will be punished by heaven and earth!"
Just like that, the atmosphere in the lobby finally became a little more lively.
As a military advisor, Song Xiance spoke first: "The news I have heard so far is that this time Sun Chuanting led his troops out of Beijing and went south. It seems that Baoding Prefecture is also gathering troops. With the chaos in Jiangnan like this, the imperial court will definitely not sit idly by.
reason."
Having said this, he looked at Li Zicheng and said with a serious expression: "This time the imperial officers and soldiers are marching south with the power of a great victory, and their troops are at their peak. It would be unwise for us to fight them."
Li Zicheng naturally agreed with this point. He was not confident that he could defeat hundreds of thousands of captives. He felt that the alliance with Luo Rucai would be stronger than the hundreds of thousands of captives!
So, he asked his military advisor: "What military advisor thinks is the best way for us to deal with the enemy?"
Luo Ru just listened and rolled her eyes but didn't speak.
Most of the other people looked at Song Xiance attentively, wanting to hear what he had to say?
Song Xiance said with confidence: "If my prediction is correct, the imperial army must want to encircle and suppress us. The officers and soldiers in Baoding should enter Lu, go to Jinan and Yanzhou to guard against us
Entering Lu territory, and being able to join forces with Ma Shiying's troops in Fengyang Prefecture, this is why Guan Ning's army was sent to Fengyang first. And Sun Chuanting's headquarters..."