"The elder of the pavilion has misunderstood, the lower officials are not here to ask for accounts." Luo Xiushen smiled bitterly, he really shouldn't have stayed in Beijing City, he was a high-ranking official in Jinyi, and now he has become a villain who wants the account of the king of Hades.

"Don't ....... account" Chen Yan looked at Luo Xiu pitifully, and his heart was always hairy.

He's really out of money...... Everything that was sold was sold, everything that could be begged was begged, and he and his son were running out of money for food. The food in Beijing these days is so expensive that the two fathers and sons can only eat one meal a day, and they can't survive for a few days! When the money is gone, you will starve to death in the city of Beijing!

But he would rather starve to death than go to Beizhen Fusi to clamp the stick again! That hurts......

"It was summoned by the emperor." Luo Xiushen said.

"What did the emperor call me for?" Chen Yan asked in a trembling voice. He's excited! Being able to see Li Zicheng shows that there is still hope for him...... There is hope for life and being an official!

Otherwise, what else would Li Zicheng do by himself? It can't be an account, right? It is too unreasonable for the emperor to ask for accounts in person.

"The emperor is going to send troops to fight against the remnants of the Zhu thieves today," Luo Xiushen said in a low voice, "All the officials will see them off outside the Chengtian Gate, and the edict will be sent to the elder to go." ”

To see the emperor? It must be an official! The Emperor's grace is mighty!

Chen Yan's tears of excitement were about to flow, if it weren't for the fact that both calves were broken and hadn't recovered yet, it would have been time to kneel in the direction of the Forbidden City.

"Son," Chen Yan hurriedly called his son Chen Shiwen, "Go and get your father's official robe." ”

"Wait," Luo Xiushen said busily, "Elder Ge, where did you get the official robe?" It's not a python robe from the Ming Dynasty, right? ”

"Of course not." Chen Yan shook his head, "The old man has a blue silk Confucian robe...... The power should be an official robe. ”

"Oh." Luo Xiushen looked at Chen Yan, he was now wearing a cloth suit, tattered, and patched, he was really embarrassed, but he didn't expect to leave himself a silk Confucian robe.

This dress was quickly faught, it was actually brand new, and the workmanship was exquisite, it should have been made by Chen Yan when he was a big official in the Ming Dynasty. Because it's blue, it can be sold for a few bucks now, and it can always keep the father and son full for a few days.

But Chen Yan was reluctant, because this dress looks very similar to Dashun's official uniform!

I didn't expect it to come in handy!

With the help of the subordinates brought by Chen Shiwen and Luo Xiushen, Chen Yan, who had broken his hands and feet, quickly put on his "official uniform". He couldn't walk by himself, Chen Shiwen hadn't eaten enough for a few days, and he couldn't carry him, so Luo Xiushen found a strong subordinate and carried Chen Yan on his back. Chen Yan's son Chen Shiwen also came along, and the young man also had an irrepressible expression of excitement on his face.

No matter how fierce Emperor Dashun is, as long as he can make Chen Yan an official, even if he is a sesame official, he is also the father of the Chen family's father and son!

Can a courtier not be happy when he sees his father?

Luo Xiushen and Chen Yan's father and son soon arrived outside the Chengtian Gate, where many officials had already gathered, and they were listed according to their civil, military and grade sizes. Its Chinese officers were led by Prime Minister Niu Jinxing, and military attachés were led by Li Guo - historically Li Guo followed Li Zicheng to Shanhaiguan, but now Li Guo's troops suffered heavy losses in Tianjin, so they were left to defend Beijing. Li Zicheng also transferred Liu Fangliang to lead the army to join the campaign.

In addition to these civil and military officials of Dashun, there were also some former officials of the former dynasty who had their hands and feet broken, about seven or eight, grouped together individually, all kneeling behind the ranks of Dashun military attachés who were smaller in number. There are also almost five big and three thick old Dashun battalion soldiers guarding the back, and everyone is holding a waist knife in their hands, which is quite scary.

Luo Xiushen also brought Chen Yan there, and said to Chen Yan with a smile: "Chen Ge Lao, this is it." ”

"Ge Lao, are you here too?"

"Hurry up, hurry up, move a place for the elder pavilion......"

The kneeling people greeted Chen Yan warmly, they were all the same as him, their hands and feet were broken by the sticks, so they couldn't salute, so everyone could only nod and say hello.

Chen Yan's son also wanted to stay and face the saint with his father, and told Luo Xiushen that Luo Xiushen couldn't call the shots, and asked a person who was an officer of Dashun, and the man nodded: "Since he wants to stay, let's go together." ”

With permission, Chen Shiwen knelt with his father and waited for Li Zicheng. Luo Xiushen went to the team of the military attache of Dashun and stood by the side of his brother Luo Yangxing. After a while, I saw Li Zicheng riding a tall horse and leaving Chengtianmen under the escort of a group of imperial soldiers.

The civil and military officials who greeted him outside the Chengtian Gate all knelt down, and the mountain shouted long live. Li Zicheng took the lead and went to Li Guo's side.

"A tiger, you have experienced a hundred battles, and you are my nephew, so you stayed in Beijing. Be careful, don't make the slightest mistake. In addition, it is also necessary to keep an eye on Tianjin...... There are few red women, only two or three thousand, and they can't fight a decisive battle. If the Zhu thief counterattacks from Dagukou, you don't go out of the city to fight, just hold the city. ”

"Yes!" Li Guo replied loudly.

Li Zicheng nodded, "Get up." ”

Li Guo got up when he heard the words and stood in front of Li Zicheng's horse.

Li Zicheng smiled and asked: "The traitors who sacrificed the flag have all been mentioned?" ”

"It's already here." Li Guo replied.

"Good!" Li Zicheng nodded, "It's all cut!" ”

"Yes!" Li Guo raised his arm and waved it into the distance. Then I heard three horn cannons, and the Dashun soldiers who were standing behind Chen Yan, Chen Shiwen and others all took action, some stepped forward to hold down those officials and nobles of the Ming Dynasty, and some pulled out their waist knives.

Chen Yan was also grabbed by his arm and pressed to the ground, at this time he already felt bad, and shouted loudly: "What are you doing? Do? ”

A Shaanxi accent behind him replied: "Kill the head!" Don't move, don't move, how refreshing is it? ”

Yes...... I'm going to kill my head!

Chen Yan was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth, why was he so unlucky, and he was caught and killed for some reason. What kind of world is this? Still unreasonable?

At this moment, a "click" sounded in his ears, and then he saw something roll under his knees, and he looked at it, it was actually his son Chen Shiwen's head!

"Son......" He was about to cry when a steel knife swung down at his neck!

Chen Yan's head fell to the ground!

The heads of Chen Yan and several other Ming Dynasty officials were nothing more than a tool for Li Zicheng to deter people's hearts. In order to raise military salaries these days, he has completely pushed the Ming Dynasty officials who surrendered to him to the opposite side. Moreover, the merchants and even ordinary people in Beijing have also been damaged to varying degrees.

The merchants wanted to help pay the money, while the people fell into poverty because of supply shortages, unemployment and other reasons, and some people were harassed by the poorly disciplined Dashun officers and soldiers, and their hopes for Dashun turned into disappointment, and some people began to miss the Ming Dynasty.

Just the night before yesterday, some people in some places in the outer city of Beijing posted notices that "drive out the thieves, restore Shenjing, and welcome back the Ming Emperor"! made Li Zicheng very annoyed, so there was today's sacrificial flag.

"Let's go!"

After a shout. Li Zicheng officially embarked on the journey, and behind him, Zhu Cizhao, the Yongwang of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Cihuan, the fifth prince, and the eunuchs Wang Chengen and Gao Yushun, also rode horses to accompany him. Among them, Zhu Cihuan was young and could not ride a horse, so Wang Chengen rode with him.

The reason why Li Zicheng brought the two Chongzhen princes was to avoid someone calling them for trouble in Beijing during his expedition.

And this time, the object of Li Zicheng's conquest, as in history, is Shanhaiguan, which controls the shortcut to Beijing from the northeast!

After a few days of repeated brain supplements, Li Zicheng and the others were already very sure that Wu Sangui had left Shanhaiguan and headed south—from a group of Ming Dynasty ministers, they already knew what the relationship between Zhu Cihong and Wu Sangui was. If Wu Sangui takes the elite south, he will be the hero who coerces the princes of the Son of Heaven! It's better than staying in Shanhaiguan, right?

In addition, the fine work sent by Lao Li to Shanhaiguan also got the exact news that the army of Tartars did not appear outside Shanhaiguan!

Therefore, Li Zicheng's final decision was to seize the opportunity to capture Shanhaiguan first, and then rely on Shanhaiguan and Beijing, relying on the mobility of the old camp and the Tatars at the entrance!