The first year of Dashun Yongchang, March 27.

Heavy rain also fell on the city of Beijing. Luo Xiu, who has been a second minister for a few days, wore a blue robe, a square scarf, and an umbrella, and walked from his home to Zuo Chang'an Gate. He surrendered as a retainer with his brother Luo Yangxing, who had a "certificate of loyalty", so he was also stained and treated as a loyal retainer. Immediately after the surrender, he was given the official position of a lieutenant and was responsible for guarding the gates of the imperial city. The two gates of Dashun Gate (the original Daming Gate) and Chengtian Gate, as well as the two side gates of Chang'an Left Gate and Chang'an Right Gate (outside Chengtian Gate, the two city gates on Chang'an Street) are all under his responsibility as a gatekeeper.

As for the noon gate, it was guarded by Li Zicheng's imperial soldiers, and Luo Xiushen, a second minister, could not be controlled.

However, Luo Xiushen, who became the gatekeeper of the imperial city as soon as he surrendered, was still the envy of all the ministers in Beijing who wanted to serve the new dynasty...... This second minister, not everyone can deserve it!

And being a second minister, without losing his loyalty, is even more admirable! This is the best among the second ministers!

The rain that fell on Beijing today was not small, falling from the sky with a bang, weaving a rain wall, making the scenery on both sides of Chang'an Avenue blurry.

The general trend of the world seems to be like the world in the rain, and it is impossible to see it clearly from a little distance...... I don't know if this god is deliberately trying to embarrass Da Ming? Before Emperor Chongzhen was defeated in Beijing, there was a severe drought for many years, and there has been no rain since the beginning of spring this year. But as soon as he left, the heavy rain began to fall! The drought in Beizhili seems to have been greatly alleviated!

Luo Xiushen thought of the crown prince Zhu Cihong at this time, and thought of the special mission given to him by Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cihong, the young prince, seems to be able to see the distant future clearly, at least Luo Xiushen thinks so. In the general trend of the future described by Zhu Cihong, the Dashun Dynasty is only a flash in the pan, and by the beginning of May at the latest, it will lose the city of Beijing and flee in disgrace, not only will it no longer be the co-lord of the world, but it will also become a street rat that everyone shouts and beats because of the abandonment of a large area of land and the city of Beijing to the east.

And in just over a month in Beijing, the Great Shun Dynasty will do a vicious deed that offends the world's corporal doctors - torture and plundering military salaries!

All Ming officials, nobles and Da Jue who stayed in Beijing City, or did not run away for various reasons, were inevitably tortured and recovered by the Dashun Dynasty. Most of the merchants and wealthy people in Beijing will also be looted by the officers and soldiers of the Great Shun Dynasty......

The evil deeds of abandoning the city and capturing and plundering officials and merchants will make the Great Shun Dynasty lose the hearts of the people and lose the qualification to compete for the orthodox position.

Therefore, in the future, the world will be the situation of the Northern and Southern Dynasties of the Northern Qing Dynasty and the Southern Ming Dynasty.

And Luo Xiushen's duty is to buy more time for Nanming and collect a little more information......

"But Commander Locke?"

Luo Xiushen suddenly heard a voice calling him, and quickly turned his head to look over, and then he was startled. It turned out that he was not the only one on Chang'an Street, but a long line of officials lined up on the side of the road in the rain, and the queue stretched from the left gate of Chang'an to Xuanwumen Street, I am afraid that there are no less than 2,000 people!

Oh, they are former officials from the DPRK who have cast their names and are waiting for the court!

There are so many!

Luo Xiushen followed the sound and saw a civil official wearing a red python robe of the Ming Dynasty who was holding a somewhat damaged oil-paper umbrella, and the python robe on his body was mostly wet, and everyone was shivering from the cold, which was really sympathetic. However, Luo Xiushen looked at it again, and was stunned at that time.

"Aren't you Chen Ge Lao?" Luo Xiushen exclaimed.

"No, it's not the elder of the pavilion, it's the former minister......" The person who spoke was Chen Yan, the former chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty.

He was deposed in February of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, and he could have slipped away justifiably, but because he had more family property, he didn't have time to deal with it, so he missed the trip.

Luo Xiushen stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "Elder Chen Ge, the lower officials remember that the prince of the Zhu family named him to take you away, why are you still in Beijing City?" ”

Luo Xiu said physically and mentally: The prince seems to have mentioned that if Li Jiantai can't find it, he will let you become a scholar again...... Why did you stay?

"Hmph, who's going to follow?" Chen Yan looked disgusted, his face was already a few taels of meat, and he looked mean, but now it is annoying.

Of course, he didn't know Zhu Cihong's thoughts, and even if he knew, he didn't dare to follow. Because he first blocked the southward move in his first assistant office, and then prevented the transfer of Wu Sangui to aid Beijing, he delayed a lot of time. Later, when Chongzhen threw him out of the cabinet, he shouted angrily: You are innocent of death!

How dare he, the innocent Shoufu, run away with Zhu Cihong?

Of course, Wei Zaode, who succeeded him as the first assistant, is actually not a good person. If you really want to investigate it, you will be as innocent as he is!

However, Zhu Cihong would definitely not move Wei Zaode, because the holy decree that let Zhu Cihong leave the palace to raise the army and the governor of the military affairs was drafted by Wei Zaode. In other words, Wei Zaode can prove the legitimacy of Zhu Cihong's army, and killing him will not be a murderous person?

In addition, in the change of the Huangji Gate, Wei Zaode took the lead in persuading because he was afraid of death - political struggle is about standing in line, and standing in line correctly is the greatest correctness!

Therefore, Zhu Cihong would never kill Wei Zaode. At least until his power is fully consolidated, Wei Zaode will have to continue to be a rubber-stamp university scholar...... Therefore, Wei Zaode and Zhu Cihong followed very closely, and he was not worried about Prince Zhu liquidating his past sins at all.

But Chen Yan was different, he did not vote on the holy decree authorizing Zhu Cihong to raise the army, and he did not persuade him to advance during the change of the Huangji Gate. He wants to follow Zhu Cihong, maybe he can be a scholar for a few more days, but after using it, maybe he will become the chicken that kills chickens and makes an example of monkeys.

In addition, because Chen Yan stepped down early, he didn't have the opportunity to witness Zhu Cihong's wonderful performance closely, so he didn't know how powerful this prince was. So for the future of Daming, he is completely discouraged, how can he follow Zhu Cihong?

"Commander Luo," Chen Yan changed his flattering expression again, "You are now the confidant of the Great Shun Emperor...... Want to know something about the new dynasty, right? ”

"Oh," Luo Xiushen nodded, "I know something." ”

Chen Yan smiled: "What has the Son of Heaven been busy with in the past two days?" Can you tell us one or two? ”

"It doesn't hurt to talk to the elder of the pavilion," Luo Xiushen smiled, "As far as I know, the Son of Heaven is busy with two things, one is to hunt down the emperor and the crown prince who killed the Zhu thief; The second is to ascend to the pole. ”

"Ascend to the pole?" Chen Yan was stunned, "Didn't the Son of Heaven ascend to Xi'an once?" ”

Luo Xiushen shook his head and said: "What the Son of Heaven thinks, the lower officials don't know, but Prime Minister Niu Cheng and Song Junshi discussed with their brothers yesterday about the security inside and outside Beijing when they ascended to the pole, and they thought that they would have to ascend again." ”

Of course, Luo Yangxing, a loyal and righteous minister, was also reused by Li Zicheng, and became the Yin of Shuntian Mansion, and the security inside and outside Beijing was under his control.

"Oh......" Chen Yan nodded, and said to Luo Xiu flatteringly, "Conductor, can you be accommodating, borrow a place, and let the old man write a recital." ”

"Concerts? What cantata? ”

"It's a piece of persuasion."

Luo Xiushen nodded, "It's still the elder and thoughtful...... Okay, please come with me. ”

……

"His mother's Zheng Yiguan, I don't know what to do, dare to be my enemy, I will take his head sooner or later!"

In the Wuying Palace, Li Zicheng was scolding Zheng Chenggong and his father Zheng Zhilong...... It turned out that Li Guo sent someone to send a Tang newspaper to report that Zheng Zhilong sent a fleet to Tianjin to deliver grain.

There are nearly 100 miles from Tianjin Wei to Dagukou, and all the way is flat, if there is no boat, it is very dangerous to go by foot, and carry a lot of baggage and family. Li Guo had two or three thousand cavalry on hand, which was the most suitable for pursuing this kind of deserted brigade.

Even with the cover of Wu Sangui's Yiding assault cavalry, the fleeing team of the Emperor of the Zhu family and the crown prince would suffer heavy losses.

But now with more than 100 sea boats provided by the Zheng family, 20,000 or 30,000 people can take a boat to Dagukou.

Can Li Zicheng not be annoyed? Today, I originally wanted to discuss the second ascent first, and then see the second minister. Now I'm not in the mood at all, and I'm angry when I think about it.

"Your Majesty, that Zheng Yiguan is not a thing in the first place," General Liu Zongmin shouted, "When they raised the banner of righteousness, Xingyi Shi, and begged Zhu Thief, he knew that he was recruited and became a lackey of Zhu Thief, which was too hateful." ”

"Humph!" Li Zicheng gritted his teeth, "I'll settle accounts with him later...... Lock the Sky Harrier, you urge a tiger and Li Guo again, tell them to start as soon as the sky is clear, and you must not let the Zhu thief father and son escape! ”

"Obey the order!" Tian Jianxiu bowed respectfully and accepted the will.

"Yellow Tiger!" Li Zicheng called Liu Zongmin's name again, "You go to the noon gate to see those ministers...... Remember, talk to them well, and don't let those old foxes see the clues. Petty officials below the sixth grade, I won't ask, there must be money above the sixth grade, be sure to find out where they live, so that we can arrange for their arrest! As for the ministers who have been in the cabinet, have been scholars, or lords above the earl, or the great eunuchs of the celebrant and the imperial horse eunuch, they all stayed and invited them to dinner! ”

Liu Zongmin was overjoyed when he heard this, and smiled and saluted, "The minister obeys the order!" ”