As soon as Zhang Xianzhong sent away the blind man, he saw Bai Wenxuan coming towards him, and whispered in his ear: "King Chuang is here." ”

Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help but be surprised, but he quickly returned to his normal state, glanced at Bai Wenxuan, and then didn't say anything, and walked straight to the back house, Bai Wenxuan hurriedly followed.

Walking straight to a secluded corner, seeing that there was no one around, Zhang Xianzhong stopped and asked in a low voice, "Where is King Chuang?" ”

Bai Wenxuan leaned forward, and his voice was like a mosquito: "Wait in the tea shed outside the West Gate." ”

Zhang Xianzhong nodded: "I know, you send someone to help me call Xu Junshi and Dingguo." ”

"No!" Bai Wenxuan took the order and turned away.

Besides, Xu Yixian, who had just returned to the mansion at this time, saw the herald running in a hurry, saying that Zhang Xianzhong was looking for him, and Xu Yixian expected that something big would happen, so he quickly turned around and rushed back non-stop.

As soon as he arrived at the gate, he saw Dingguo riding "Erdoujin" from the other direction and rushed over, the two dismounted together, handed over the reins to the guards at the door, and then strode into the mansion side by side.

During the period of waiting for Dingguo and Xu Yixian, Zhang Xianzhong has been thinking about how to place Li Zicheng, there are many eyes and ears in the court, if he is taken into the city, it is inevitable that the news will leak, but if he does not accept it, he will inevitably be looked down upon by Li Zicheng, feeling that he is afraid of the court, thinking about it again and again, Zhang Xianzhong finally made up his mind.

Zhang Xianzhong ordered Wang Shangli to immediately send out secret sentries in the streets and alleys near the mansion, but anyone who encounters suspicious people will be killed. Then let the maid clean the idle attic in the backyard for Li Zicheng to live in, and instructed the guards not to allow all idlers to approach the backyard.

When everything was arranged, Dingguo and Xu Yixian happened to arrive, Zhang Xianzhong motioned for the two to come forward, and then whispered softly: "Let's go, let's go pick up King Chuang!" ”

"King Chuang? How did he get here? Suddenly hearing this name, Xu Yixian was shocked.

Zhang Xianzhong hurriedly made a silent gesture: "Be quiet, let's talk about the specific situation while walking on the road!" ”

The three of them walked out of the mansion quickly, got on their horses, and galloped towards the west gate.

Along the official road all the way to the west, far away, Dingguo saw Li Laiheng who was guarding outside the tea shed with a knife, Li Laiheng also saw Dingguo, the two reunited after a long absence, and when their eyes met, they were all smiling.

In front of the tea shed, the three of them turned over and dismounted, and Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, also came out of the tea shed.

Seeing Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong stepped forward quickly with a smile on his face, grabbed his hand, and said cordially: "Zicheng, you still have the courage!" ”

"Jing Xuan, why do you say that?" Li Zicheng didn't understand what Zhang Xianzhong meant.

Zhang Xianzhong suddenly showed a hint of cunning: "Now that you Li Zicheng is a wanted criminal by the imperial court, you dare to come to Gucheng, aren't you afraid that I will turn my face and deny people, tie you up, and give Xiong Wencan to invite merit and reward?" ”

Li Zicheng was shocked in his heart, but he said quietly: "If Jingxuan is this kind of person, I won't come to Gucheng today." ”

Zhang Xianzhong laughed when he heard this: "Old man! Or do you know me! Don't say, these days, in order to find out your news, I don't know how many ideas I have spilled, and I always can't believe it! Some people say that you are dead, Lao Tzu is 10,000 don't believe it! It's good now, seeing my brother, my old Zhang is finally relieved! ”

Li Zichang sighed, waved his hand again and again, and said: "Don't mention it, after the battle of Tongguan, we only have seventeen horsemen left, and we were chased by the official army to hide in Tibet, and nested in Shangluo Mountain for more than half a year. ”

"Hey, brother, don't you know, this valley city is full of the eyes and ears of the imperial court, like a huge cage, don't mention how uncomfortable it is for me to be old! By the way, brother, how many people did you bring with you when you came back to Valley City? Zhang Xianzhong glanced behind Li Zicheng as he spoke, and didn't seem to see a few figures.

"There are too many people and the goal is too big, so I brought three dolls, Double Happiness, Zhang Nai, and Lai Heng." Li Zicheng pointed to the three teenagers beside him and said frankly.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, I didn't expect these dolls to grow so tall!" Zhang Xianzhong sighed, and then asked Li Zicheng about the situation of the main generals who broke into the camp, and heard that everyone was fine, and the hanging heart finally let go.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Li Zicheng was secretly welcomed into the mansion by Zhang Xianzhong, and Zhang Xianzhong asked his soldiers to set up wine and food in the attic of the backyard to catch the wind and wash the dust.

The two sat at each other at a table of eight immortals, and after three rounds of drinking, Zhang Xianzhong suddenly stood up, paced behind Li Zicheng, pressed his shoulder, and said with a smile: "I said brother, why don't you follow my old Zhang to surrender to the court, why don't you be happier than in the Shangluo Mountain?" ”

Li Zicheng didn't guess the intention of Zhang Xianzhong's sudden words, glanced back at him, and said categorically: "Victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, as long as I, Li Zicheng, still have a breath, I will not easily admit defeat!" ”

"My good brother, are you really planning to go all the way to the dark?" Zhang Xianzhong's heart sank, and he couldn't help but secretly say, "When Lao Tzu wins the world in the future, this Li Zicheng is really a strong opponent!" ”

"Since you chose to rebel in the first place, how can there be any reason to regret it?" Li Zicheng didn't notice the change in Zhang Xianzhong's face, and said righteously.

Zhang Xianzhong then moved a few stools to Li Zicheng's side, sat down again, and then opened his mouth to ask, "Okay!" I Lao Zhang knows that you, Li Zicheng, will not admit defeat! Brother, our brother opened the skylight today and said something bright, what are you going to do in the future? ”

"Jing Xuan, I want to ask you first, what are your plans?" Li Zicheng was not in a hurry to answer, but asked rhetorically.

Seeing Li Zicheng ask, Zhang Xianzhong patted his belly and burped, and then laughed and said: "Didn't Lao Tzu rebel at the beginning, just to live a comfortable life for a few days?" Now that I have married eight wives, I just want to live a safe and stable life in Gucheng! I don't want to do this kind of headless thing for a long time! ”

Li Zicheng knew Zhang Xianzhong better than anyone else, and knew that he was talking the opposite, so he smiled and said, "Is that really the case?" ”

Zhang Xianzhong's eyes were sly, and he stroked his long hair and said, "Believe it or not." ”

Li Zicheng stopped laughing and said sincerely: "Jing Xuan, let's not joke!" Now that the Tatars have gone deep into Gyeonggi, the imperial court has transferred troops to the king, and the interior is empty, it is a good time for us to start things again. ”

Zhang Xianzhong looked at Li Zicheng with a puzzled expression: "But aren't all your men and horses gone?" ”

Li Zicheng said confidently: "The imperial court has lost the hearts of the people, coupled with the famine for many years, and the land is full of hunger, as long as I re-establish the banner of the word 'Chuang', there will be as many people as there are!" ”

Hearing Li Zicheng say this, Zhang Xianzhong slapped his thigh violently, stretched out a thumbs up, and praised: "Brother, you are really a man who stands up to the sky!" After Gao Ruyue's death, everyone pushed you to be the king of Chuang, Lao Tzu was still a little unconvinced, and now it seems that you are really worthy of the word 'Chuang'! ”

In the face of Zhang Xianzhong's praise, Li Zicheng continued unhurriedly: "Jing Xuan, think about it, how many corrupt officials and corrupt officials have we killed over the years? But the corrupt officials are killing more and more! Why? Because this court has rotted to the bones, it is hopeless! If it is not uprooted, the rulers will not be clear! I know you want to take a breath here, but you are training people, and Zuo Liangyu is also training people, can you hide from Xiong Wencan, how can you hide from him Zuo Liangyu? ”

Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help sighing, and said helplessly, "Brother, you don't understand, my old Zhang's life is not easy!" His grandmother's, this class of dogs, can only see silver in black eyes, loyal to the monarch and love the people, everything will bring disaster to the country and the people. Lao Tzu has almost emptied his savings for several years, and he can't fill their bottomless pit! Don't say that Lao Tzu is a fake surrender, it is a real surrender, and if he is blackmailed like this, he has to rebel again! ”

Li Zicheng saw Zhang Xianzhong's helplessness, so he continued to persuade: "Jingxuan, I think you burned down the Fengyang Emperor's Mausoleum at the beginning, and you and Chongzhen Lao'er are not the same hatred, once the Tartars withdraw from the Great Wall, the court will be empty, how can you be allowed?" ”

Zhang Xianzhong immediately picked up the wine jug, poured a glass of wine for Li Zicheng, patted his chest and promised: "Brother, don't worry, even if you don't come today, my old Zhang will be reversed sooner or later!" ”

Li Zicheng raised his wine glass, drank it all, and then stared at Zhang Xianzhong with his eyes: "When are you going to do it?" ”

Zhang Xianzhong said with a smile: "Brother, do you want to tell me when Lao Zhang should do something?" ”

Li Zicheng thought for a moment, and said to Zhang Xianzhong: "In my opinion, if you do something after the wheat is ripe next year, you won't have to worry about running out of grain and grass in Xiying!" ”

Zhang Xianzhong immediately agreed: "Well, I'll see it!" Gucheng began to cut wheat in April, so it is better to do it for a day or two before and after the Dragon Boat Festival! ”

Seeing that Zhang Xianzhong agreed to do something, Li Zicheng was overjoyed and said: "Jingxuan, this matter is very important, let's make a decision on this, you don't want to change your mind halfway!" ”

"My old Zhang has always been a man of his word, when will he not be able to speak?" Halfway through his words, Zhang Xianzhong suddenly slammed the wine glass in his hand on the ground and swore, "If there is a repentance, there is such a cup!" ”

Li Zicheng immediately got up and said excitedly: "Great! Jing Xuan, now that our major event has been decided, in order to avoid extraneous branches, I will return to Shangluo Mountain tomorrow, and then we will raise the banner of righteousness together and turn him upside down! ”

Having said this, Zhang Xianzhong suddenly felt unbearable urine, so he said hello to Li Zicheng, and then staggered out of the house and walked towards the thatched house.

Xu Yixian had been waiting outside the thatched house for a long time, and finally waited for Zhang Xianzhong to come out, he hurriedly stepped forward, pulled Zhang Xianzhong into the dark, and asked in a low voice: "Jing Shuai, when will we start?" ”

"What hands?" Xianzhong was stunned for a moment.

Zhang Xianzhong's reaction made Xu Yixian feel very strange, and he asked tentatively: "Jing Shuai, didn't you bring Li Zicheng into the mansion to kill him?" Are you really going to let him go? ”

"Our brothers are reunited after a long absence, and it's not a feast and a fart." Zhang Xianzhong was inexplicable when he heard it.

Seeing that Zhang Xianzhong had no intention of killing Li Zicheng, Xu Yixian was anxious: "Jing Shuai, if you let Li Zicheng go, there will be endless troubles in the future!" The Ming Dynasty is on the verge of death, and the only one who can compete with you in the future is Li Zicheng! If you don't cut him off today, I am afraid that there will be no such opportunity in the future! ”

After listening to Xu Yixian's words and recalling the words of the blind man in the morning, Zhang Xianzhong's heart moved slightly, but he did not answer immediately.

Seeing that Zhang Xianzhong was indecisive, Xu Yixian hurriedly continued: "Jing Shuai, don't hesitate any longer!" Since ancient times, those who have fought for the world, brothers, fathers and sons still kill each other, let alone friends? Thinking about the changes in the Xuanwu Gate of Tang Taizong, killing his brother and imprisoning his father, he is still the master of the ages, and the Hongmen banquet of the overlord of Chu was soft-hearted for a while, and he let Liu Bang go, and finally had to kill himself in Wujiang! Countless people have been killed since the beginning of your trouble, but why is it that today there is a woman's kindness? ”

Zhang Xianzhong was still silent, and Xu Yixian continued to instigate: "If you are worried that this matter will be damaged by the reputation, just nod, and I will quietly send someone to bury Li Zicheng and his gang alive tonight. ”

Xu Yixian's words made Zhang Xianzhong suddenly excited, and he couldn't help but glance at the military advisor, and then shook his head again and again: "This matter still needs to be considered in the long run, let me think about it again!" Think again! ”

After that, Zhang Xianzhong left Xu Yixian and returned to the attic to accompany Li Zicheng to drink.

"Heaven will take it, and you will be blamed for it! If you don't do it, you will suffer it! Unable to convince Zhang Xianzhong, Xu Yixian couldn't help beating his chest, and suddenly he thought about it, and immediately turned around and walked out of the mansion and went straight to Zhang Kewang's mansion.

Unexpectedly, the conversation between the two outside the thatched house happened to be heard by Dingguo, who was hiding in the shadows. With his father-in-law on one side and his brother-in-law on the other, Dingguo suddenly fell into a dilemma.