After Li Yan finished speaking, he finally said: "General Ma, you were ordered to kill me, if I don't die, you must die, so I won't blame you." It's just that if it goes on like this, Dashun's country is in danger!"

Ma Shiyao looked around for a moment, surrounded by his people, and the murderous aura in his eyes became thicker.

"General Li, what you said is good, it's not wrong that the emperor wants me to kill you, now the Dashun army can't be disturbed, so it's time for you to disappear. ”

Ma Shiyao's voice fell, "Bang!" The sword came out of its sheath, and he stabbed it violently, and the sword sank straight into more than a foot.

Li Yan exclaimed: "You ......"

Ma Shiyao smiled and said, "You can't be left behind." ”

In the Chang'an Palace, Li Zicheng received a report from Ma Shiyao that Li Yan had been beheaded. Li Zicheng's smile contained a hint of bitterness, but it was a pity that he was a good general. He sighed and said, "Why is there no Li Yan's head?"

The envoy said: "General Ma was worried that Li Yan's subordinates would find out, so after secretly executing him, he did not cut off his head. ”

"Is Henan's army still stable?" Li Zicheng asked.

"The emperor is wise, after General Ma killed Li Yan, General Liu Fangliang soon stationed in Funiu Mountain, so Henan's army is stable, and they will soon return to Xiangyang with General Liu Fangliang. ”

"Have Li Yan's brothers been killed?"

"Kill them all. It's just that the red lady ran away. ”

"The red lady ran away?" Li Zicheng asked in surprise.

The red lady is Li Yan's wife, she is a native of the rivers and lakes, very beautiful, and her martial arts are also extraordinary. She ran away, and she was a bane after all.

Although Li Zicheng was happy to get rid of a major trouble, he had a vague and indescribable strange feeling. Is it because the red lady ran away? No, a woman can't become a scourge after all, is it because he unjustly killed Li Yan? It doesn't seem to be, there is a reason to kill him, although it is not certain that he will rebel now, but Li Zicheng subconsciously feels that he seems to be becoming the king of a country more and more distant, and the prophecy of the eighteen main artifacts must not be fulfilled on others, so he should not regret killing Li Yan.

Could it be because of Li Laiheng? Li Laiheng had already saved Li Yan once last time, and he would definitely be unhappy this time. But what does it matter if he is unhappy? Is it because he has not seen Li Yan's head?

For Ma Shiyao, Li Zicheng is relieved, he is Li Zicheng's old subordinate, and now he has become a general, a senior general, how many times he has been born and died, and he is loyal to Li Zicheng. But in an age where the head is the evidence, there may be variables without the head. Li Zicheng was still unhappy when Ma Shiyao didn't bring Li Yan's head to see him.

Father-in-law Yao, who went with Ma Shiyao to preach the holy decree, did not come back. Father-in-law Yao is Li Zicheng's confidant, and he was ordered to supervise Ma Shiyao to kill Li Yan. Ma Shiyao's envoy said that when he returned from Henan, he met Qing soldiers, and that Yao's father-in-law was killed by Duoduo's soldiers during the war.

Within a few days, the news of Li Yan's murder was still known to others, and there was a lot of discussion, all saying what was going on? Why was Li Yan beheaded by the emperor? Therefore, Li Yan's death was very harmful to Li Zicheng.

When the discussion reached Li Zicheng's ears, it was almost the last, and he only learned that there was such a discussion outside when Song Xiance came to report. Song Xiance said: "Your Majesty, now there are rumors that Li Yan was killed, I don't know if Your Majesty has heard of it?"

Li Zicheng was shocked, after all, this matter still can't be contained. Now that everyone knows, they have no choice but to make the matter public: "It's not a rumor, Li Yan has indeed been killed." ”

“……”

Song Xiance didn't say anything, he could only be surprised, so surprised that Song Xiance scolded Li Zicheng in his heart, hating in his heart, he had 10,000 reasons to prove that Li Zicheng was a stupid donkey, and 10,000 reasons to prove that Li Zicheng was no longer a wise lord, and he would officially enter the track of destruction.

Li Zicheng saw that Song Xiance didn't say a word, knowing what he was thinking, he had to explain: "Military advisor, I know that you may have some thoughts about killing Li Yan, but Li Yan will be killed." The reason why I didn't consult you is because I'm afraid that you will take care of your feelings. You have always had a deep relationship in the past, and Li Yan is indeed a good person. But he rebelled, and it really shouldn't have been a separate court, so I had to kill him. ”

"He set up another imperial court?" Song Xiance couldn't have imagined that Li Zicheng would use such a stupid excuse to kill Li Yan.

"Yes, he secretly appointed officials and spread rumors, saying that the prophecy of the Eighteen Sons Lord Artifact refers to him, and there are many people who are bewitched by him. You see, the people of Henan praise Li Gongzi of Qixian County as their savior, this is the evidence. I have discussed this matter with the prime minister for a long time, and I have repeatedly sent people to check, and the evidence is conclusive, and Li Yan has not been wronged at all. ”

Song Xiance can't say anything anymore, Li Yan is dead and can't be resurrected, since he can't be resurrected, then unite and give Li Yan a crime, so as not to talk about it.

So Song Xiance said: "Your Majesty, Li Yan's rebellion is a fact, so hurry up and announce his crimes." It's just Li Laiheng, how can you appease him?"

What he means is that you can bluff everyone else, and it is not a big problem to give Li Yan any crime, but can you hide Li Laiheng? Li Laiheng is Li Guo's son, but I am afraid that he will do business? Li Zicheng disagreed, Li Laiheng is still a small child, and he is his junior, can he still overturn the case for Li Yan? Therefore, he ignored Song Xiance's reminder.

The next day, Li Zicheng convened a pre-imperial meeting and officially announced Li Yan's 16 major crimes. Ma Shiyao was promoted to earl for his meritorious service in killing Li Yan.

Li Yan's sixteen major crimes are indeed too reluctant, these are all from the pen of Niu Jinxing, he spent a lot of energy in fabricating Li Yan's crimes, and he read a lot of sage books, and finally stayed up for two all-nighters to fabricate the sixteen major crimes for Li Yan. The main charges of these 16 major crimes are: conspiracy to commit misdeeds and conspiracy to rebel; privately appointing officials and setting up a separate imperial court; and bending the law for bribes, and there has been more discussion. However, now the discussion has become more hidden, and those who are not their closest relatives and confidants dare not make it public.

Gradually, the spearhead of everyone's discussion began to point at Niu Jinxing, saying that the prime minister was too narrow-minded, and his heart was a little ruthless, and he didn't necessarily know how ruthless he was when he killed the enemy. Song Xiance's opinion of Niu Jinxing has also undergone a major change, and this introducer is not the Niu Jinxing he knew at the beginning.

Indeed, this Niu Venus is no longer the original Niu Venus, especially after the capture of Beijing, he has become very bad, a faction of officials and officials embodied in him, both greedy for money and good beauties, but in front of outsiders but fake serious, a decent gentleman. Everyone around him knows that Niu Venus has a hobby, and when he sleeps at night, two women must accompany him, and one on the left and right sides sandwiches him in the middle. And then there's the greed for money.

These may not be big festivals, they belong to small festivals and the like, which are harmless, but after he arrived in Xi'an, he suddenly became easy to kill, which cannot but be said to be a change. Of course, he was not alone in this change, and many of the Ming courtiers also became very murderous, and they called on the people in the cities and villages of Shaanxi to report and expose those who were not loyal to Dashun, and once they were reported, local officials could be killed without interrogation. And in some places, there are also cases where the number of rebels whose heads are cut off is rewarded for meritorious deeds.

Tian Jianxiu is very disgusted with Niu Jinxing's style, but recently, Tian Jianxiu has basically not had the opportunity to be taken seriously in front of Li Zicheng, and even Li Zicheng still has some emotions towards him.

On this day, Tian Jianxiu and Niu Jinxing met face to face. Niu Jinxing snorted a few times in his nose, and Tian Jianxiu turned his head and asked, "What is Lord Niu humming?"

Niu Jinxing snorted again, and said coldly: "The old man likes to hum recently, does General Tian sound uncomfortable?"

Tian Jianxiu said: "I don't care, but there are some ghosts who are afraid that they don't matter." Lord Niu has been very fond of killing lately, aren't you afraid of retribution?"

Niu Jinxing was furious, blushing and shouting: "What do you mean? Do you say that I killed the wrong person? Could it be that you are Li Yan's comrade?"

Tian Jianxiu was not afraid of Niu Jinxing, and sneered: "If you want to cure the crimes of the last general, you can make up some charges." It's a pity that my friendship with Li Yan is not as deep as yours. Lord Niu, you can make it up, I want to see what crimes I have for you to kill. After speaking, Tian Jian Xiujing walked away on his own, no longer paying attention to Niu Jinxing's glare.