After the New Year's Day of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Zhao Dangshi led the 35,000 soldiers and horses through Zhaohua, Guangyuan, Chaotian Pass, Qipanguan and other places out of Sichuan, first to Ningqiang Prefecture, and met with Xu Hui, who had already received the news, and then the two armies were combined into one, a total of more than 40,000 people stationed in Chuxian.

The county was the base camp of Zhao Ying's in Hanzhong Prefecture, and the city of Hanzhong Mansion was given to Sun Chuanting's governor Yamen Zhujie. The two yamen are too close to each other, and they will inevitably hinder each other, and Zhao Ying is outside, but it is better to control the Hanzhong Mansion City.

After a short break, Xu Hui routinely described the internal and external affairs of Shaanxi to Zhao Dangshi one by one, focusing on the rediscovery of Sun Chuanting's governor Yamen.

At the end of last year, Bai Guangen, Sun Shoufa and other ministries received Sun Chuanting's summons and came to vote. Bai Guangen's army was obstructed by Liu Zongmin's troops on the way, and many of them died, and less than half of them finally reached Hanzhong Province, but there were still 4,000 people left. Sun Shoufa came out of Zhongnan Mountain, and there were more than 2,500 people in his headquarters plus the stragglers recruited along the way. In addition to Bai and Sun, the original garrison of Hanzhong Prefecture, Gao Ruli and Wu Dading, had about 3,500 people. Sun Chuanting himself recruited a thousand new people as the standard battalion led by He Zhen, so Lin Lin finally calculated that the current strength under the command of the governor Yamen is about 12,000 people.

"Is Hao Mingluan still with Sun Chuanting?" Zhao Dangshi heard this and asked out loud.

Yang Zhaofeng, who had already returned to the camp with the army, replied: "Yes, Sun Chuanting appreciated him very much, and assigned him and the five hundred cavalry to the governor's standard camp and was controlled by He Zhen. Instead, he said, "Now that Feijie Zuoying is on the ground, do you want to find an opportunity to recall him?" ”

Zhao Dangshi shook his head and said, "Don't worry, our army is not short of his five hundred horsemen." It is logical that he can stay on Sun Chuanting's side, and it will be of greater use to our army. At that time, someone was sent to tell him that he would continue to work for Sun Chuanting with peace of mind and not show his feet. Then he added, "Our army and the governor Yamen are together, and the strength of Hanzhong Mansion is more than 50,000, which is enough." ”

Xu Hui said: "There is something that my subordinates have only recently received the news, and you can pay attention to it in the future." "Go down and say, "Bai Guangen originally stuck to Guyuan Prefecture, and it was difficult to get away from Hanzhong Road, and he almost gave his life to Fengxiang Mansion all the way. He is so active in not fearing life and death, and when he heard that Sun Chuanting originally promised him the position of aiding the general army, but now this position has fallen to Xu Dingguo, Bai Guangen was very dissatisfied and complained in private. ”

"Xu Dingguo, isn't that the soldiers and horses of Taiyuan Town? Who recommended it? "Huan Hai has been up and down for many years, and he has been around Chen Hongfan, Fan Juan and others, and Zhao Dangshi's political sense is far from being comparable to the past. Xu Dingguo is a big and rough place, in the south of Shanxi because of the lack of strength of the imperial family, sit back and watch the defeat of Henan, it has long been rumored that the imperial court wants to take him to Beijing, but now he is not punished but rewarded, it is expected that there is a big man behind the scenes.

"The news transmitted by Huguang said that it was the handiwork of Wuchang Bingbei Road to block Yinxi."

"Plug Yin Xi studied under Wuxi Ma Shiqi, Ma Shiqi is now an official in Beijing, for the prince Zhan Shifu Zuo Chunfang Zuo concubine, although there is no real power, but he is highly respected, has the name of integrity, and is good friends with the Donglin Party. There is this relationship, and Du Yinxi is recommended outside, and there is no shortage of people in Beijing to echo. Gu Junen, who was sitting on the side, said lightly.

"It's not enough to just block Yinxi." Zhao Dangshi groaned, "Aiding the general army is not an ordinary position, with the qualifications of blocking Yinxi, there will be no such great energy to settle this matter." I think there is a chance that the real planner is He Tengjiao, and Du Yinxi is just a pawn. ”

Xu Hui said at this time: "It's ridiculous, Sun Chuanting recommended Bai Guangen one step faster than He Tengjiao, but the court didn't admit it. It is believed that Sun Chuanting's life and death are unknown, and there may be fraud, which still needs to be investigated. Sun Chuanting was so angry that he didn't eat for three days. ”

"It's just a pretext. Sun Chuanting was not favored by the saint in the first place, and the saint promoted him because there was no one available. Sun Chuanting said well when it was smooth, but in the past half a year, he has lost consecutive battles, first lost Henan and then Shaanxi, and he should be an unforgivable crime, but after all, he is an important role in the situation of several provinces, and in the case of Yu Yinggui's refusal to go to his post before, the court has not yet discussed what to do with him, and what he said, how can it be adopted again. Zhao Dangshi said slowly, "He Tengjiao is different, he appeared out of thin air, he must have been pinned on by the saint, and the court can't give him money and horses, of course he has to do more cooperation." Only when He Tengjiao opened his mouth, Xu Dingguo would have a chance to shine brightly. ”

Xu Hui and the others suddenly became enlightened after hearing this analysis, and even Gu Junen couldn't help nodding again and again. Zhao Dangshi's growth rate is beyond imagination, and now only in terms of political vision, Gu Junen admits that he is not as good as Zhao Dangshi.

"If He Tengjiao is involved in this matter, he will promote Xu Dingguo to ......" Gu Junen's face sank.

"Bai Wang and Pang Jinming both wrote to me to tell me about some recent turmoil in Huguang, and I was also on guard before. The imperial court will not come sooner or later, and it is of deep meaning to send He Tengjiao to Huguang at this juncture. "Zhao Dangshi is up to the point.

Gu Junen said solemnly: "The embankment of a thousand zhang collapses with the nest of ants. He Tengjiao looks inconspicuous at the moment, but he is by no means an easy-to-control stubble like Wang Yongzuo, and he can't let it go. Bai Wang is old-fashioned, but the square leader is a little less mellow, and there is no problem in dealing with the military, but he is only afraid that there is still some heat behind the old foxes like He Tengjiao and Du Yinxi. Huguang is the foundation of our army, and in addition to Bai Wang, we must find another person to preside over the overall situation. ”

Zhao Dangshi nodded and said: "I know about this matter, but today I only talk about Shaanxi, and I don't need to expand too much in Huguang." Turning his eyes, he said to Xu Hui, "Old Xu, Bai Guangen's side, I will send someone to keep an eye on it." Go ahead and talk about the recent situation of the Chuang Army. ”

Xu Hui responded: "Shaanxi is eroded, the army is unstoppable, after Qinzhou, Yulinwei, Guyuan Prefecture and other places fell one after another, at the beginning of last month, Ningxia Wei was also lost, and Guan Fumin and Niu Chenghu led their troops to surrender to the ...... of the army."

Zhao Dangshi interjected and said: "If you don't pull Bai Guangen to Hanzhong earlier, it will end up like this." "Bai Guangen is good at fighting, and there are many veterans in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Liaodong and other places, and his strength is far from being comparable to that of officials and people.

"Lanzhou did not hold on, and the governor of Gansu, Lin Rirui, and the deputy general Guo Tianji and others died. In addition, the army divided its troops to attack Xiningwei and the surrounding places, Suzhou, Shandan, Yongchang, Zhenfan, Zhuanglang and other brains all surrendered, and the army took advantage of the situation to sweep the Tusi and small tribes near Qinghai, attacking all of them, and now the party is in charge of Su and other departments. ”

Zhao Dangshi smiled dumbly and said: "Even the Qinghai side can't escape the invasion of the army, so to speak, at present, there is really only Hanzhong Mansion left in Shaanxi Province that has not been touched by the invasion army?" ”

Xu Hui smiled bitterly: "No, and a few days ago, the first part of the army crossed the river from Yichuan County to the northeast, entered Shanxi, and besieged Pingyang Mansion. The number of this army is not large, and it looks like the vanguard of the army used for temptation, so it can be seen that the next step of the army is to fight Shanxi. ”

Zhao Dangshi thought for a while and asked, "Why hasn't the Chuang army attacked Hanzhong again since the defeat of Wu Ruyi's army?" During the period when I fought in northern Sichuan, I should not try again with the good situation of the army in Shaanxi. ”

Xu Hui said confidently: "I think it's because I am afraid of the strength of our military to control the key roads everywhere. ”

Gu Junen first echoed, and then said, "My subordinates feel that the army is still measured. After all, even if you can call it a misunderstanding in one battle, you can't fight a few more battles and pretend to be confused. The garrison of our army in Hanzhong is an issue that has a bearing on the overall situation, and even if there are only one or two thousand of our army in Hanzhong, this matter is not a purely military issue. ”

Zhao Dangshi said: "What Mr. said is extremely true, this matter of the army and the king really have to be weighed. I thought that in a few days, King Chuang should send someone to negotiate again. ”

At this point, Yang Zhaofeng suddenly thought of a major event, and couldn't help but say: "Lord, Li Zicheng is no longer the king of Chuang!" ”

Xu Hui was reminded by him and nodded.

Zhao Dangshi was taken aback and said, "What, could it be that Li Zicheng was ......?"

Yang Zhaofeng said: "No, in the past few days, some people who have fled from Guanzhong have said that Li Zicheng has built an altar and a temple in Xi'an on the first day of junior high school, and he has built a country. Tian Jianxiu, who commanded the attack on Hanzhong Mansion, had a prominent status, and perhaps returned to Xi'an Mansion with the main generals of his department temporarily, and it was only with the entire army that there was no movement. ”

As soon as the words came out, including Zhao Dangshi, the audience was silent.

"The word 'Ming' is not good. On the day when the emperor was the country, he should have been dominant, but there were more months by his side, and the proverb that circulated at the beginning of the country that 'the sun and the moon compete for glory in one day' really could not be avoided after all. Gu Junen sighed and said leisurely.

There are no two days, and the sun and the moon compete for glory.

On the first day of the first month of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng, the "King of Chuang" who swept Liuhe, ascended to the top of Yuyu and officially established the country in Xi'an, with the country name "Dashun" and changed to Yongchang. He himself changed his name to Zisheng, and changed Xi'an Mansion to Chang'an Mansion, called Xijing, took the Qin Wangfu as the palace, and recognized Li Jiqian as the Taizu, and posthumously honored the great-ancestor of the following dynasties and added the name to worship the temple.

Then he rewarded the ministers and hundreds of officials, especially a group of generals who followed him in the southern and northern wars, all of whom were knighted to show their power status. Quan generals, system generals level marquis, such as Tian Jianxiu for Zehou, Liu Zongmin for Ruhou, Liu Fangliang for Cihou, Yuan Zongdi for Mianhou, Li Guo for Bo Marquis, etc. General Guo Yi and mighty generals are Feng Bo, sons, and males, such as Guangshan Bo Liu Tichun, Taiping Bo Wu Ruyi, Wuyang Bo Li You, Ning Ling Zitian Hu, Linqu Male Gao Yigong, etc.

In addition, the official system was changed, and in the central government, the Tianyou Hall was set up in imitation of the cabinet, the military affairs of the university Shipingzhang, and the administrative system of the six governments, etc., and in the localities, the patrol was set up in accordance with the imperial history, and the local officials were set up to defend the envoys, the governors, and the governors. In short, adhere to the principle that the external names of the Ming Dynasty must be different, and they are long and accumulated, each with its own name.

In terms of military system, the five field battalions were named Zhongji, Zuofu, Right Wing, Forward, and Stamina. The Zhongji battalion is blue, the left auxiliary battalion is white, the right wing battalion is red, the forward battalion is black, and the stamina battalion is yellow. The military positions involve too wide a wide range of areas, and there has been no major change, and they are still divided into the ranks of general power, general, general Guoyi, mighty general, captain, brigade commander, department general, and post general.

When the country was first established, all kinds of work were carried out one by one, and because of the military as the priority, the first series of measures must be carried out around the military. Set military discipline, "Those who have a chaotic line will be beheaded." Horses hurt seedlings and cut them off. The soldiers died, the wives and concubines died, and there was no other match for "Yunyun." In order to gain the support of the people, the Dashun court announced that "no levy for five years" and "the system of equalizing land between the noble and the lowly", but the important source of raising military salaries is still the unchanged "recovery of stolen goods and subsidies" for the rich and large families. In order to stabilize prices and maintain the initiative of the imperial court and government over the market price, he ordered the abolition of the thin money minted by the private people, and opened the furnace to mint Yongchang Tongbao as the circulating currency. In addition, open a department to recruit talents, and so on.

Political affairs go hand in hand, and the military is also in order, leaving only foreign affairs.

The first is to sing praises to Dashun and Li Zicheng to expose the corruption of the Ming Dynasty, and the other is to convey the local pacification of the people to deter other Ming troops, and even send people to carry an ultimatum to the Beijing military headquarters to ask the Ming court for war. All of the above are in charge of special personnel, but there is only one thing, Li Zicheng believes that it is a top priority, and he must personally control it.

Only one day after becoming emperor, Li Zicheng temporarily withdrew from the complicated affairs and summoned Tian Jianxiu to discuss the affairs of Hanzhong.