However, for Fan Ju, the court did not give a big reward, Sun Chuanting wrote to protect him, and Chongzhen only entrusted Fan Ju with an idle position, so that he could be used as a marching Sima in Sun Chuanting's army. 【Latest chapter reading. Fan Ju got this appointment and sneered in his heart, but he didn't say anything verbally.

Half a month later, Gao Yingxiang was escorted to Beijing, Chongzhen held a prisoner sacrifice ceremony in Beijing, and then ordered Gao Yingxiang Ling Chi to be executed, along with his two generals, Huanglong Liu Zhe.

At the time of the execution, Gao Yingxiang looked calm and died calmly.

Gao Yingxiang's killing, for the peasant army, is a great blow, since the uprising, Gao Yingxiang has been an important figure in the peasant army, after the Zijin Liang King for his own use, Gao Yingxiang shouldered the banner of the peasant army, within a few years galloping, well-known at home, but now it was defeated by Sun Chuanting with a small number of troops, defeated and died, the rest of the peasant army heard the news, and the team that automatically disbanded was not a few.

More people began to surrender to the official army. By the end of the year, there were dozens of peasant armies that had surrendered, and in the entire peasant army, only a dozen peasant armies such as Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, and Liu Guoneng remained.

For a time, the insurrectionary struggle across the country entered a low ebb.

At this time, the importance of the Qin army was revealed, and among all the rebels, Xi'an, which was occupied by the Qin army, became a thorn in the side of the official army, a thorn in the flesh, and must be uprooted.

The city of Xi'an has always been in a very tense atmosphere.

Since the news of Gao Yingxiang's capture came, the King of Qin began to discuss with several important ministers, and the information he had obtained before has now been confirmed, it seems that Ziyi does know that Gao Yingxiang will be eliminated soon, but this is just speculation, there is no real evidence, so Ziyi cannot be arrested like this.

In the end, Zhang Yi came up with an idea to transfer Ziyi back to Xi'an, not letting him be in Huayin, and supporting the army to respect himself. King Qin thought about it and felt that it was feasible, so he asked, "Then who will guard the Huayin land?" ”

Zhang Yi looked at Li Yan: "I think it's better to let Li Gongzi guard Huayin." In the past, when our Qin army suffered a great defeat, Li Gongzi led the army alone to defend Huayin and bravely defeated the official army, so he was the most suitable candidate. ”

Li Yan frowned: "King, it's okay for me to guard Huayin, but will Ziyi be suspicious?" ”

King Qin said: "No, Gao Yingxiang was captured, the world was shaken, and my Qin army began to shrink its forces to defend Xi'an, and he won't think much about transferring him back." It's just that if Li Gongzi goes to Huayin, he needs to take precautions. After all, it is rumored that Ziyi had recruited private soldiers outside Huayin City, and in case he had a rebellious heart, he would definitely ambush people in the city in order to take advantage of the opportunity. You have to be careful. ”

Li Yan nodded: "How many centaurs is the king going to give me?" ”

King Qin said: "Li Gongzi thinks that if the official army comes to capture Huayin, how many people do you need to defend it?" Li Yan said: "Huayin has Tongguan in the east and Xi'an in the west, which is between the two places, which is very safe." It doesn't take many people. I think it only takes 2,000 people, and that's all it takes. ”

King Qin said: "Okay, General Wang Qian, you send two thousand men and horses, let Li Gongzi take the lead, go to Huayin, and exchange for Ziyi." ”

At the same time, the king of Qin ordered the whole army to be on strict alert, implement a curfew in the city, strictly check the people who enter the city, and do not let go of any spies.

He knew very well that if the officers and soldiers knew about the garrison and the reality of the city, it would be very disadvantageous to the Qin army.

Li Yan returned to the accommodation arranged for him, feeling very uneasy. Because since he left Meixian, until now, there has been no news from Bai Qi, and it seems that he still hasn't found the red lady and Xiaoqing.

The sudden departure of these two caught Li Yan off guard, in his heart, these two girls were no longer acquaintances in the general sense, but more like his relatives. Now that they are separated, they don't know their whereabouts, and their hearts can no longer be calm.

At this time, Li Dang came to see him, and Li Yan told his eldest brother about the sudden departure of the red lady, and Li Dang was also very surprised. Although he is a rough man, he can also see that the red lady has a hundred and twenty hearts for Li Yan. If there is no major change, I will never leave suddenly. But he was afraid that Li Yan would become ill with worry, so he had to comfort: "Brother, don't worry, the red girl will be fine, both of them are clever people and have martial arts, and ordinary people want to plot against them, but it is beyond their means." Besides, I think this matter may be their private matter, so I'm embarrassed to inform you. Don't worry, it won't be long before they're done and they'll be back. ”

Li Yan thought about it, and he had to do so. So he turned the topic to Qin Jun: "Big brother, tomorrow I will lead the army to guard Huayin, this burden does not seem heavy, but there is another mystery." ”

Li Dang was stunned: "What mystery?" ”

Li Yan said Tang Sai'er's words, and Li Dangden jumped up and scolded: "What a mad Ziyi, I'll go with you tomorrow, just take care of it, if it's not good, I'll take him down first." ”

Li Yan hurriedly pressed him: "Big brother, don't be impatient, this matter needs to be considered in the long run." If this news is false, wouldn't it be a good wronged? ”

Li Dang snorted: "I always look at Ziyi as a good person, like you said, how did he know that Gao Yingxiang would be eliminated?" It can't be understood that he colluded with the officials and soldiers, and someone in the officials and soldiers gave him a letter. ”

Li Yan shook his head lightly: "If Ziyi colludes with the official army and doesn't want the Qin army to find out, then the news from the official army must be tightly sealed, how can he easily tell the leaders below?" ”

Li Dare thought about it and was right: "Anyway, I think Ziyi is quite deep, and he is also rough on the surface, but no one knows what he thinks in his heart." Tomorrow you go, be careful. I'm afraid that Ziyi will be unfavorable to you, didn't he already plot against us before? ”

Li Yan knew that what Li dared to say was that Fan Ju wanted to get rid of himself and sent Ziyi to make up to chase and kill. He smiled: "At this time and that time, the main envoy of that time was Fan Ju, and Ziyi was just following orders." I believe that as soon as Fan Ju escapes, Ziyi will no longer dare to have any ambitions. Li dared to say: "Then you have to be careful, so be it, I personally picked some people, they are all the people you personally led when you guarded Huayin last time, they have always respected you, and they are safe and secure with you by your side." ”

The two brothers talked for half the night, and then they went to sleep.

Ziyi's side has also gotten the news that after Su Dan came back, he said that Gao Yingxiang was captured and the peasant army was completely annihilated, and Ziyi was very happy: "Great, next, it's time for us to show our skills." ”

Li Congzhou said: "General, you say, what should we do?" ”

Ziyi said: "Gao Yingxiang was annihilated, the Qin army must be very shocked, and the king of Qin will feel that Xi'an City is in danger, and he will definitely transfer troops back to the city to strengthen the guard." In this way, our opportunity has come. ”

Su Dan said: "What chance?" ”

Ziyi said: "Since the King of Qin doesn't trust me very much, at this time, it is absolutely impossible for me to support my troops here to defend myself, Huayin is the gateway to Xi'an, and he will definitely send a trustworthy person to transfer me back to Xi'an City." ”

Li Congzhou frowned and said, "That's not good, what about the more than 2,000 people we worked so hard to recruit?" Can't take it away openly? ”

Ziyi nodded and patted Li Congzhou's shoulder: "So, this matter depends on you." ”

Li Cong was stunned: "Rely on me? Ziyi said: "When I left, I only took Su Dan and went to Xi'an with the Qin army in the city, and the people and horses were led by you, and they lay in wait for my news in Huashan first." As for food, clothing, and other things, I have almost prepared enough for you to eat for a month. You live in Huashan for a month, I think...... In less than a month, the situation in Shaanxi will change greatly, and at that time, I will tell you what to do. ”

Li Congzhou stood up and arched his hand: "Obey." ”

Then he said: "General, Yang Wu hasn't heard any news yet, haven't you seen Li Yan?" Didn't send the news? ”

Ziyi smiled: "Li Yan has come to Xi'an in the starry night to see the king." ”

Li Congzhou's eyes lit up: "If Li Yan hadn't gotten the news of Yang Wu, he would never have come suddenly." ”

Ziyi nodded: "It seems that Li Yan not only received the news, but also believed it, so he suddenly came to Xi'an, met the king, told the matter, and asked the king to guard against me." ”

Su Dan was stunned: "General, what's the matter?" ”

He didn't know anything about it because he went to Gao Yingxiang's army and hadn't been in Huayin for nearly a month.

Ziyi said: "I am in charge of this matter, you were not in the army at the time, so I don't know." After you left, I suddenly thought of a plan to trick Li Yan back to Xi'an and take the opportunity to get rid of him. If he is always with Bai Qi, he will be full of feathers in the future, and it will be difficult to shake it. ”

Su Dan nodded: "Li Yan is a person who has the style of a famous general, if it takes time, it will definitely become a big disaster, and it is a good thing to get rid of it earlier." But I don't know how the general planned it. ”

Ziyi lowered his voice and told Su Dan about his plan, Su Dan heard this, nodded again and again, and kept saying: "The general is a good plan, the general is a good plan, even if you can't kill Li Yan this time, you have to drive him out of the Qin army." As long as he loses the protection of the Qin army, he is like a rabbit without a hole, and he will not live for a few days. ”

Li Congzhou said: "General, I don't understand a little, there are so many important people in the Qin army, why do you have to kill Li Yan?" ”

Ziyi smiled slightly: "Although Li Yan is young, he has great potential, both civil and military, and he is a figure who is in and out of the picture, if we want to establish ourselves as kings, such a person must be eliminated." Moreover, he is different from several other important ministers of the Qin army, those are the favorite people of the King of Qin, if we kill them, the King of Qin must have fought hard to avenge them. But Li Yan is different, he has no relationship with the Qin army, and killing him will not offend the Qin army to the end. There is room for mitigation in the future. ”

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