If it were before, Li Zicheng would not have thought about it so much. As Niu Venus said, what he cares about is winning in the end, or in other words, it's good to be able to live.

But now, especially in recent years, the successive victories, the city and the land, the governors, the governors, all of them have fled when they heard the news, and more than one governor has been killed.

It can be seen from Li Zicheng's change to King Chuang to the general of the civil and military initiative of Fengtian that his ambition is no longer satisfied with surviving.

He has begun to care about the hearts of the people and what the world thinks of him! To put it bluntly, it is plotting to dominate the empire!

Thinking like this, I saw Li Zicheng suddenly say categorically: "I have decided, while the Xingguo Gong has not yet become a climate, I will lead the main force to destroy him!" ”

"The general is wise!" When Song Xiance heard this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, and hurriedly complimented.

Luo Rucai on the side was a little unhappy, such a big decision, Li Zicheng didn't even ask him, so he made a decision!

Before, he was originally with Zhang Xianzhong, and it was because of such a thing that he fell out, so he led the army to the north, joined Li Zicheng, and became a deputy general, ranking second in the righteous army.

At this time, I heard him say angrily: "I won't go, I will guard Xiangyang, so as not to be taken advantage of by the imperial court officials and soldiers, and they will take it away!" ”

When Li Zicheng heard this, he came back to his senses, and his face was immediately displeased, but he quickly disappeared, revealing a sincere attitude, and said to Luo Rucai: "Old Luo, who else is our opponent in the court officials and army now?" As long as we can concentrate our forces to destroy the Duke of Xingguo and defeat Sun Chuanting again, let alone Xiangyang, even if it is Ying Tianfu and Jingshi, it may not be impossible to take it! You're right? ”

Luo Rucai lowered his head, didn't look at him, and didn't speak.

Li Zicheng saw it, so he said bitterly: "Once the Xingguo Gong becomes the climate, he will lead the world's soldiers and horses to encircle and suppress us, even if we have Xiangyang?" Do you still want to live the days of running around? Take advantage of the present moment and concentrate the main force to destroy him, so that we can have a good life, right? ”

Hearing this, Luo Rucai looked up at him, his expression seemed to be a little moved, but he still didn't agree.

Seeing this, Li Zicheng walked up to him, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Lao Luo, we have been fighting for so many years, and we are slowly getting older. Can we keep running away? As long as we concentrate our main forces, we will definitely be able to win this battle. In this way, I believe that the officials and soldiers of the imperial court will be frightened, and the prestige of the two of us is also famous all over the world, and the other rebels, who can compare with us? When the time comes, glory and wealth, only you and my brother have the final say! ”

At this time, of course, among the thieves, they also pay attention to ranking, whoever is strong and who has a high reputation, the other thieves will be obedient. Just like Li Zicheng, he fought in the Central Plains and made a great reputation, so he Luo Rucai came to join him.

In fact, he is also self-aware. In terms of fame and strength, he has to be inferior to Li Zicheng. All along, I didn't think about riding on Li Zicheng's head.

At this time, in Li Zicheng's words, he Luo Rucai was separated from other leaders of the rebel army, and he was almost treated equally, and he was also satisfied with this.

Thinking so, Luo Rucai looked at Li Zicheng, nodded and said, "Okay, then let's go north together and kill the mother of Xingguogong!" ”

In this way, after making an appointment, Luo Rucai left in a hurry to straighten out his army.

As soon as he left, this yamen was full of Li Zicheng's people, and he saw Li Zicheng's face gloomy.

Niu Jinxing's suggestion just now was not adopted by Li Zicheng, on the contrary, Song Xiance was deeply appreciated, which made him a little worried. At this time, seeing Li Zicheng's face, his heart suddenly moved, and he said to Li Zicheng: "Cao Cao came to join the general, but he didn't listen to the order, it is really a hidden danger in the army, it is better to ......"

Speaking of this, he showed a little ruthlessness and slashed with his hand knife, the meaning was self-evident.

"Shut up, how can I, Li Zicheng, be such a person?" When Li Zicheng heard this, he immediately shouted.

Song Xiance listened to it on the side, but echoed Niu Jinxing, and immediately followed: "General, Brother Niu is very true!" There are no two commanders in the army, and it is a big taboo to give different orders. Besides, there is only one throne in the world, and there is never only one equal division of the world, but there is no equal division of the world! ”

This sentence is to nakedly point to the ultimate goal.

When Li Zicheng heard this, his attitude obviously changed, at least he didn't immediately reprimand!

When Song Xiance saw it, he struck while the iron was hot and said: "This battle must not be easy. Dare to ask the general who is the striker, and who will fight the tough battle? When Xiao Yuanying came to take refuge before, with his troops as the vanguard, he said that the general wanted to harm him and left the general. Cao Cao's department, how to deal with it? Do you have to wait until the war is raging? General, this battle is very important, and you can't go wrong! ”

In the past, it was easy to fight the imperial court officials and soldiers, and there was no difficulty. Therefore, the contradiction between Li Zicheng's department and Luo Rucai's department is not prominent.

But at this time, Song Xiance had already pointed out that this battle was a great matter, and it would definitely not be easy, and if a tough battle was fought, the two sides would definitely have contradictions, which was one of them.

Second, if you win, the emperor is expected to dominate the industry, so how should Li Zicheng and Cao Cao get along? Don't say anything childish about dividing the world equally, because that's simply not possible.

Li Zicheng listened, lowered his head, and was silent, obviously measuring something.

When Niu Jinxing saw this, he immediately said again: "General, if you keep interrupting, you will suffer from it!" ”

Among those present, the two of them were strategists, so it was always the two of them who spoke. But at this time, the words have been said here, as Li Zicheng's people, of course they expect Li Zicheng to be the boss and become the emperor in the future, then they are the founding heroes of Conglong.

Therefore, they all followed suit. All of a sudden, Li Zicheng's ears were buzzing, all of which were to persuade him to make up his mind as soon as possible and annex Luo Rucai's department.

To be honest, does Li Zicheng have this idea? Absolutely!

When Song Xiance first saw him and proposed "eighteen children as the main artifact", he began to dream that he could become the emperor one day. This emperor's throne, he never thought of giving it to others.

And to be an emperor, the strength in your hands is, of course, the most important. When Xiao Yuanying came to take refuge before, of course he wanted Xiao Yuanying to take the lead; Luo Rucai came to take refuge, and naturally it was the same, he always didn't use his own main force.

Luo Rucai has been in the rivers and lakes for many years, and when he came to join Li Zicheng, he naturally knew that he had to contribute. And at the beginning, the intensity of the war was not large, and the officers and soldiers fled when they heard the news, and he had no complaints.

But now, after a long time, there is a tendency to be disobedient. When I heard that I was going to fight the people of Xingguogong, I didn't want to go, and I still wanted to stay in Xiangyang!

Li Zicheng's opinion on Luo Rucai is definitely there. However, unlike his subordinates, he still has concerns. If he really wants to annex Luo Rucai's department, then it is likely that no one from the other rebels will come to him.

For now, he doesn't want that.

Therefore, after thinking a lot, Li Zicheng made a decision, and shouted coldly to his subordinates: "Don't mention this matter again, I, Li Zicheng, am not such a person!" ”

As soon as he said this, a large number of people were disappointed, and many people wanted to persuade them again.

But Li Zicheng didn't give them a chance, and continued to shout coldly: "Listen, whoever wants to spread this matter, I will never spare it!" Get out of here, prepare for battle! ”

After saying that, he shook his hand and went to the back hall.

Seeing him go, everyone waited and couldn't help but be disappointed. Only Song Xiance smiled and did not speak.

When Niu Jinxing saw it, he was a little angry, and sneered: "The general doesn't listen, what are you happy about, could it be that you were just perfunctory just now, so you don't care?" ”

When the others heard this, they all turned their heads to look at Song Xiance, and it was obvious that they all didn't like their military advisor a little.

Song Xiance listened, but smiled slightly: "You should be disappointed, the general has actually responded, but there is still a lack of a legitimate opportunity!" ”

As soon as they heard what he said, the crowd couldn't help but be a little surprised, and they wanted to ask carefully, but Song Xiance had already said first: "Everyone, you must remember that the general is a benevolent lord with unparalleled righteousness, and he will definitely not be sorry for his brother." Sometimes, we still have to bear the name of unrighteousness, understand? ”

As soon as they heard this, these people who heard it couldn't help but suddenly realize. It's like the emperor is always good, and the bad are traitors.

So, they all understood one by one, and hurriedly asked Song Xiance what to do.

However, Song Xiance did not give an answer immediately, but just said to wait for the opportunity first.

So, these people understood and went back to rectify the soldiers and horses first.

They didn't know that Li Zicheng didn't leave after he turned into the back hall, but was listening to the corner. After the people outside were gone, I saw him smile with satisfaction, and whispered to himself: "It is worthy of my military division!" ”

A few days later, the thieves scattered in all directions, went to various places to give orders, gathered the main force of soldiers and horses, and all headed north, towards Kaifeng.

At this time, history has deviated from its original track and has become more and more unrecognizable.

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In Beijing, Zhang Mingwei's good news has also arrived. All of a sudden, the news of the annihilation of the thieves in one fell swoop and the lifting of the siege in Kaifeng plunged the entire city of Beijing into a sea of joy.

This is a great victory, a great victory that the imperial court has not had for a long time, and it is very inspiring.

Even in the palace, it is all spreading.

"In this way, Xingguo Gong will soon be able to teach the class, then I will be able to see Guo Jing and Huang Rong again, I really want to know what will happen to them in the future!"

Compared with the focus of the women in the palace, Emperor Chongzhen is completely different. At this time, he was seriously thinking about his secret recital.

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