On the eighteenth day of the first month of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, the peasant army camp outside Luoyang City.

Li Zicheng sat on the seat of the commander of the Chinese army, and his civil and military subordinates were lined up on both sides. He was thirty-four or five years old, with a Chinese face, a short beard, thick eyebrows and thin eyes, and a pair of eyes that shimmered.

The left and right are divided into civil and military, and the ranks of clerks are headed by Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, and the military generals are led by Liu Zongmin and Li Guo. Li Yan was specially given by him to sit beside him.

"Everyone, I have detected the situation in Luoyang City, the army is empty, the people's hearts are unstable, it is the best time for our army to attack the city on a large scale, do you have any suggestions?" Li Zicheng's loud voice sounded.

"King Chuang, in the next suggestion to attack the city from the inside out, we can instigate the Ming army to defend Wang Shaoyu, this person is heavy, and the ability to lead the army is general, under the prestige of our army, its military heart will be chaotic, our army will take advantage of the situation to attack, and it will achieve miraculous results." Li Yan spoke first.

"Childe's words are very close to my heart, Wang Shaoyu is indeed a mediocre talent, who will persuade him?" Li Zicheng said without hesitation, it seems that he is very convinced of Li Yan.

The civil and military forces below praised this idea as good, only Niu Jinxing was silent, and a trace of strong jealousy flashed when he saw Li Yan. He was conceited to be above Li Yan, and he threw himself into the game early, but he was robbed of the limelight by Li Yan, and he was unhappy.

"Mr. Niu, do you have any other good ideas?" Li Zicheng is not a reckless person, so he naturally has to take care of the emotions of his brothers.

"King Chuang, my righteous army has conquered the city since last year, and the army is flourishing, why are you afraid of the empty city of Luoyang? In my opinion, just kill it. Niu Jinxing hadn't opened his mouth yet, and Liu Zongmin on the other side said indifferently.

Niu Jinxing and Liu Zongmin have always been friends, both of them are very uninterested in Li Yan, but although Li Yan is full of talent, he is a little younger in terms of dealing with the world, and he doesn't know the benefits of being sharp, and he is not as good as Niu Jinxing.

"Sir, general, I mean that the soldiers who surrender without a fight will not only greatly reduce the casualties of our army, but also make the people suffer less from the flames of war, isn't it a good thing?" Li Yan wondered how these two couldn't even understand this.

"Okay, I've decided, according to Li Gongzi's law, I will send someone to talk to Wang Shaoyu first, and Li Gongzi will go through it himself." Li Zicheng waved his hand, interrupting the argument between the two sides.

"The subordinates are also preparing to recommend themselves, and they must live up to the king's intentions." Li Yan said loudly.

Li Yan returned to his tent, and his wife, the red lady, brought hot water to serve him to wash.

"Xianggong, I heard that you are going to the Ming army to persuade you to surrender, this is too dangerous, so don't go." The red lady lives up to her name, wearing a red suit, outlining her graceful figure to the fullest.

The red lady who was still in the cottage happened to see Li Yan and was impressed by his bearing, and forcibly took him back to be the husband of the village, which was a good story for a while. The red lady's fame has long spread in the rivers and lakes, but after marrying Li Yan, she became even more cold, and others were slightly disrespectful and set up a heavy hand, she was strong in martial arts, and Li Yan was a perfect match.

"Lady doesn't need to worry, then Wang Shaoyu doesn't have the courage to harm me." Li Yan said lightly.

The red lady looked at her husband's fearless spirit, and was even more intoxicated.

"Then the slave family will go with you, and there will be a response."

"Okay, you find a few more guards, and we'll go in the evening." Li Yan thought about it, and couldn't bear his wife's worries, so he agreed.

In the tent of the West Camp, Niu Jinxing and Liu Zongmin were discussing together.

"Sir, this Li Yan is really arrogant, relying on the favor of King Chuang, he doesn't take you and my brother in his eyes at all!" Liu Zongmin took a sip of the wine in his glass and said hatefully.

"The general is angry, in all fairness, this Li Yan is indeed talented, and he who has become a great thing, so he will naturally not give up his talents, but although this person is modest, he doesn't know how to avoid it, this is his biggest weakness." Niu Jinxing slowly tasted the wine.

"Oh, what do you mean by that?"

"Those who have become great things since ancient times, whether it is Liu Bang, Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty or the founding Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, there is a precedent of rabbit dead dog cooking! Li Yan is talented, of course he is favored for the time being, but after all, he is young, his edge is too exposed, and the limelight even faintly overshadows King Chuang, which is a taboo of high merit and shocking the master, don't you see the people chanting Li Gongzi? Moreover, his Henan Li clan has a huge power, once he leads the troops alone, King Chuang will have some scruples in the future, and under suspicion, can he last a long time? Niu Jinxing sneered.

"Sir is worthy of great talent, and I was stunned. But this Li Yan is like this, will the same thing happen to us? Liu Zongmin was also a little afraid that Li Zicheng would unload the mill and kill the donkey.

"No, firstly, you and King Chuang are brothers who live and die together, King Chuang and his people are very emotional, and they will not do anything to you, and secondly, you have soldiers in your hands, as long as you don't openly oppose him, there will be no problem. As long as we have enough strength in our hands, no one needs to be afraid. Niu Jinxing enlightened him.

"Yes, it does. So Li Yan, how should we deal with it? ”

"It's very simple, as long as we recommend Li Yan to King Chuang to lead an army and let him return to the Li family's territory to develop, then we can watch a good show."

"But what if Li Yan has stiff wings and wants to fly solo? He won't hold a grudge against us. Liu Zongmin was still a little worried.

"It's unlikely, Li Yan is very angry, he is the kind of fool who wants to die and has to die, unless he is forced to a dead end, he will not fly alone, as long as we keep an eye on him, we are not afraid that he will fly!" A fierce glint flashed in Niu Jinxing's eyes.

The Ming army Luoyang garrison camp.

Wang Shaoyu was drinking bitter wine with his head bored, he had led his troops to aid Luoyang for several days, but the chief officer of Luoyang City did not let him enter the city at all under the provocation of Zhu Changxun, the king of Fu, but symbolically took out three thousand taels of silver to reward the army, which was not enough to stuff his teeth, and Wang Shaoyu was also a master who loved money as his life, and swallowed most of the silver privately, and distributed the rest to his cronies. Pity the other soldiers who have not seen a penny.

Here, Wang Shaoyu was thinking about how to get some more money from the Fu King who slammed the door, but he didn't know that the crisis was approaching. A rebellious atmosphere was quietly spreading in the Ming army's camp.

The cause of the incident is still the trouble caused by money, although Wang Shaoyu is the general soldier, but his ability is limited, and he is greedy for money and stingy, this incident caused strong dissatisfaction among the two generals, Luo Tai and Liu Youyi were already sneering at Wang Shaoyu, and wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune, but they didn't expect to get even a single hair, and they couldn't help but get centrifuged.

"Big brother, how can this Wang Shaoyu be like this, he eats and drinks spicy food, let our brothers drink the northwest wind, I think Li Zicheng is powerful, he can't resist it at all, it's better to vote for the righteous army, so as not to suffer from this nest." Luo Tai said angrily.

"Yes, those of us who were soldiers couldn't survive, and now we have to fight hungry, what kind of court do we want to fuck for? But it's too big a matter to ponder. "Liu Youyi is old after all, and his mind is delicate.

"Report, the two generals, the thief sent a messenger, saying that he wanted to see the chief soldier, and the small one didn't know how to deal with it, so please show the two generals." Just as the two were thinking, the doorman came to report.

It's really just a nap and someone gives a pillow! Luo Liu and the others glanced at each other and nodded at the same time.

"Hurry up and please!"

After a while, a young man with an elegant bearing and a masked woman in a black power suit walked in, it was Li Yan and the red lady.

"I don't know who this son is?" Liu Youyi asked.

"Li Yan, a staff member under the tent of the king, has seen two generals." Li Yan arched his hand.

"What a bold man! Since you have taken refuge in the thieves, you are against the imperial court, and if you dare to come to my camp, you are simply throwing yourself into the net! Luo Tai snorted coldly.

With a sigh, the red lady behind Li Yan pulled out her sword and pointed at Luo Tai from afar, her eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Alas, there is something to say! Since we invited Li Gongzi in, of course we were sincere. "Liu Youyi saw that the situation was not good, this woman was so murderous, I am afraid that no one in the tent is an opponent, the hero does not suffer the immediate loss, and hurries to play a round.

"I'm here to save your lives." Li Yan still had an indifferent expression.

"Oh? I would like to hear about it. Liu Youyi was also quiet.

"King Chuang's army has surrounded Luoyang like an iron bucket, can the two of them be able to stop it at their own expense?"

"It's really hard." Liu Youyi said truthfully.

"If Luoyang City is broken, what will be the ending of the two? Let me tell you, one is captured and killed by our army, and the other is to flee, and the consequence is that he will be punished by the imperial court, and he will not be able to escape in any way. What else do you two have to say? Li Yan said with a smile.

"This... As Li Gongzi said, what should we do? Liu Youyi threw the question back.

"I heard that Wang Shaoyu, the chief soldier of Luoyang, is greedy for money and unrighteousness, and he doesn't treat the two as subordinates at all, and the Fu King in Luoyang City doesn't care about the life or death of everyone, and there will be no good results if he follows them. The number of Ming Qi has been exhausted, and Li Chuang Wang is heroic, to save the common people as his own responsibility, the army is everywhere, all invincible, the future will become a great cause, if you come to vote now, it is not difficult to worship the marquis after the big event, the two are smart people, where to go should be determined. Li Yan continued to agitate.

"This, this one, let my brother think about it." Liu Youyi was obviously moved.

"Okay, let's go outside the tent and wait for good news." Li Yan bowed his hand slightly and withdrew from the big tent with the red lady.

"Big brother, what should we do?" Rotai asked.

"Brother, you and my net worth are at stake! In my opinion, this Li Yan's words are not unreasonable, Hengzhi is a death, maybe Li Zicheng can really succeed, it is better to do it with him! Liu Youyi walked back and forth for a long time, and finally stomped his feet fiercely.

"I listen to my eldest brother, against his mother!"

"Let's discuss some details again, how to make conditions with Li Zicheng." Liu Youyi is old and calculating.