Wubao, also known as Tuweizi, has a long history in the land of China. According to research, Dayu's father built a dock fort to protect his clan and property. Western Henan is also a place where there are many soil enclosures, and this piece of land called the "polder area" is a very dignified memory in the memories of many officers and soldiers of the Red 25th who followed Xu Haidong through the Long March. Because once there were whole regiments of armies that were disarmed as they passed through this area. (Before the Red 25th Army set out from Hubei, Henan, and Anhui and entered northern Shaanxi through western Henan, Hubei, Henan, and Shaanxi, a large number of troops were also disarmed in this area, but not the army that later flew the blue sky and white sun flag.) And the scale of that army, which was disarmed by the polders in western Henan, was mostly disarmed by the entire division and brigade, and even the anti-aircraft guns and the commander's car were robbed. But now that Emperor Dashun is here, no matter what the dock fort is, he still knows whether he is alive or dead, and he easily surrenders control. So, Li Zicheng chose the largest dock fort as his temporary palace for Emperor Yongchang. Although it is a palace, although the sparrow is small, it has all kinds of organs, and the etiquette of the court meeting and the rules and regulations are all as usual. If there is any change, it is that Li Zicheng has completely lost the calmness of ruling the world when he first arrived in Beijing, and has been replaced by anxiety and anxiety about the future.

Early in the morning, after a triumph and nine knocks, just when everyone was about to do things as usual, Li Zicheng was unusual, and suddenly shouted to Liu Zongmin: "Liu Zongmin, are you guilty?" ”

A few words, but for the ministers, it is no less than a thunderbolt from the sky, you must know that Li Zicheng has a close relationship with Liu Zongmin, and he is rarely called Ruhou or Aiqing, but Jiexuan. Sometimes they even call Jiexuan brothers. Now calling it by its name, and looking hideous, this is to ... The ministers almost didn't dare to think about it, because if they thought about it again, they would think of Luo Rucai.

Liu Zongmin was also stunned, but he still bowed respectfully and said: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, saying that my old Liu is guilty, I am naturally guilty." It's just that no matter how big or small my sin is, it is my own business, and it has nothing to do with others, so please forgive my family. ”

Li Zicheng sneered and said: "Liu Zongmin, as the general of Dashun, you actually sat back and watched my Linqing Marquis Li Huayu fight bloodily with Dongyu without saving him, resulting in the defeat of the three armies of the Shandong Army and the death of the Marquis of Linqing. Now that Shandong is in a bloody situation and the people are displaced, you say, what should I do with you in order to compensate for the suffering of the people of Shandong! Someone came, pushed Liu Zongmin out, and beheaded the public. A group of samurai came up and pulled Liu Zongmin away, but Liu Zongmin didn't resist, just pushed them away and said that he wanted to go by himself. A group of people arrived at the door in a blink of an eye, and at this moment, Li Yan knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, wait, Liu Zongmin should be cut with a thousand knives, but there are still two criminals who have deceived the king, and they have not yet been punished, please punish Your Majesty together." ”

Li Yan's status is different now, he is in the important position of prime minister of Dashun, and his younger brother Li Mu and other family members are either leading troops outside or serving in local positions, so the weight of what he says is naturally different. Li Zicheng saw that it was Li Yan who was doing something, and his face softened a little, and he said to Li Yan as gently as possible: "Aiqing, if anyone commits what crime, I will definitely deal with it impartially." Li Yan smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, one of the two is named Li Peiting, and the other is called Li Huayu." Although Li Yan's words were said with a smile, they were loud, Li Zicheng was stunned for a moment, and said with relief: "Aiqing, are you a lobbyist for Liu Zongmin?" “

Li Yan shook his head: "Your Majesty, although the Marquis of Ru has a good personal relationship with me, I am first of all His Majesty's courtier, and then a friend of the Marquis of Ru. I'm just telling the truth. I believe you still remember our time in Beijing, although those days were short, but everyone was deeply impressed. The thing that impressed me the most was that as soon as we occupied Beijing, Li Peiting set up a thousand Nanyue troops, accompanied by a few thousand rabble, claiming to protect the merchant group that had been beaten by a few hooligans. Moreover, we must make way for him with thousands of troops, and if we do not give way, we must let the fire and the Franc machine reason with us. Although General Luo Hu, who negotiated with him, was not here, the arrogant face of that guy was clearly in front of us. If it weren't for General Luo Hu teaching this guy a lesson in Langfang, I'm afraid she would have ridden around Beijing on us. “

Li Yan's words resonated with the ministers, and everyone seemed to have returned to the Jinluan Hall in Beijing, and everyone scolded the Southern Barbarians together. Seeing that the ministers were emotional, Li Zicheng had no choice but to follow Li Yan and say: "That Aiqing, Li Huayu is very respectful to me, and even called me the first emperor of the ages, what is his crime?" After listening to Li Zicheng's words, Li Yan seemed to have forgotten the etiquette, laughed, and after laughing, Li Yan said: "Your Majesty, why are you playing with me, what is Li Huayu, how can you not know?" Behind Li Huayu's gentleness and respect, there is a hidden evil intention. What is a bailout agreement, what is judicial aid, that is the debt of the king of Hades, that is, I want all the people in the court to do things for them. Li Huayu just made a silver dollar, and as a result, the entire north of the Yellow River had to plant cotton and wheat to pay off debts, and our county magistrate could no longer manage the judiciary, and asked the judge they appointed to decide the case. The minister knew that His Majesty was a temporary plan, so the minister held back at that time. But now that Li Huayu is dead, do we still refer to the deer as a horse and ignore his evil intentions? “

Li Yan's words can be regarded as setting the tone for the civil and military officials of Dashun, and with his speech in front, everyone can speak freely.

"Your Majesty! Although Liang Guogong and Linqing Marquis father and son have some slight credit to my Dashun in terms of grain, grass and ordnance, my Dashun is also given out with real money! I don't owe them anything. However, they don't know the current affairs, they don't know the advance and retreat, Your Majesty's heavenly soldiers crusade against the tyranny, and all the people in the world are full of joy and thunder, looking at the scenery. However, it was his father and son, the former, whose subordinates forced our army to be in the capital, and the latter, who supported the son of King Fu in Nanjing. These spots are all evidence of their vain attempt to use their mantis arms as a car! His Majesty prayed for a decree, and the army went south to cross the Huai River and go between the Jianghuai and Han rivers. There is abundant money and food, and the population is dense, which is enough to supply the army and fight for the foundation of the world for His Majesty! ”

This is the suggestion of the bull Venus, and it is the wishful thinking of the dove to occupy the magpie's nest. The large areas on both sides of the Yangtze River and south of the Han River were snatched from the Ming army and used as the rear base for Li Zicheng's Dashun army to compete with the Qing army and the Ming army for the world. However, as soon as these words came out, the monarchs and ministers of Dashun all looked at him with a rather strange expression.

Because Li Zicheng, Li Yan and others were facing him head-on and being colleagues of the monarch and ministers, they naturally had to try to control their expressions, while the people behind him and beside him had no scruples, and simply looked at him with an expression of looking at a fool.

Cross the Huai River and fight with the Ming army for the territory between the Jianghuai and Han rivers? It's a dream! Not to mention that the army goes south, once the Qing army is chased and killed, how much will be lost in the baggage of soldiers and horses. Just to cross the Huai River, how many boats do hundreds of thousands of horses need, and how long can it take to cross it? This is not counting the once Liang Guogong's sailors intercepted it on the Huai River. Those clippers and cannons are tantamount to a nightmare on the water for the Dashun army, which is accustomed to fighting on horseback. Most of the officers and men of the Dashun Army were northerners, who were not good at fighting on the water, and fighting with the naval division of the Nanyue Army on the water was like fish on the chopping board, which was slaughtered by others.

Even if he forcibly broke through the Huai River regardless of life and death, but the territory of the Ming army south of the Huai River was naturally not under the words of the Dashun army, like Gao Jie, Liu Zeqing and others who were not defeated under the Dashun army? However, those troops of the Nanyue Army are not easy to get along with. At that time, I am afraid that there will be platoon guns and cannons of the Southern Guangdong Army in front, and the Qing army's brigade chasing soldiers behind. The Dashun army called the heavens and the earth not spiritual, but I am afraid that it will be even more miserable than the time when they were hidden in Shangluo Mountain after the Nanyuan War! At that time, there was still the Han and Yuan Dynasty merchants, which is now Longsheng, who secretly received grain, grass, military weapons and medicines, but if they really tore their faces with the Nanyue Army, how could they raise so many materials?

The civil and military officials who have followed Li Zicheng through the history of Shangluoshan and Henan all know that during the troubled times, on the battlefield, the most worthless and least thing is gold, silver and jewelry. In addition to being able to use it to practice bribing and buying a way to go to the large number of officers and legions, it is really useless. Hunger and cold, food and cold. The same is true of today's Dashun army, which is full of baggage, all kinds of goods carried out from the Beijing Division, but are these gold, silver and jewels thrown out to be able to beat the Eight Banners cavalry of the Qing army and flee from the wind, or do they make those new annexed troops kneel and beg for mercy? Or can these hundreds of thousands of Dashun troops be fed and clothed, with sharp swords, guns and armor? It is useless, only to turn these gold and silver into all kinds of materials that can actually be used, is the best policy!

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that now I Dashun should go all out to deal with the Tartars in the north and work hard to repair the Li family of Liang Guogong in the south. At the very least, the current trade should be maintained, and everyone's face should not be torn apart. Although he has never held any important positions in the court, Shang Jiong, the doctor of the Dashun Army, because of his seniority in following Li Zicheng all the way, has saved the prestige and popularity of countless soldiers of the Dashun Army, and his words also have a different kind of power. Compared with Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, who were down-and-out literati who came halfway, the Dashun army identified with Shang Jiong more. The reason is also very simple.

"The old immortal has followed the emperor all the way to fight for more than ten years! It's the patriarch of our Dashun! ”

"Lao Tzu has more than a dozen knife wounds, arrow wounds, burns, cannon and gun wounds, which one was not rescued by the old fairy? It's not an old fairy, Lao Tzu has died a dozen times! ”

Based on this mentality, the generals of the Dashun Army present stood up one after another to echo the invitation of the old immortal Shang Jiong. They also know very well that with Dr. Shang Jiong's special status, even if he is not so right, Li Zicheng will not treat him well. What's more, what the old fairy said was originally what the big guy thought? If you don't stand up and say it at this time, when will you wait?

"Your Majesty, the ministers also advocate exchanging the gold and silver treasures in my Dashun's hands for usable things, as long as my army has enough food, grass and military supplies, where can these gold and silver not be taken at will?" The generals of the Dashun Army, led by Li Guo and Liu Fangliang, stood up one after another to express their support for Shang Jiong's proposal. completely ignored Niu Jinxing, whose face was black and blue with anger.

Originally! At the beginning, he made a proposal to the emperor and asked the emperor to accept the rescue agreement proposed by Li Huayu, exchange the cotton and wheat produced in various places for the loans of the Nanyue Army, and use these loans to buy a large number of various materials, this is what you Niu Jinxing did at the beginning. Everyone also said that the cotton and wheat were to be sold anyway, so it was better to exchange them for something useful and usable immediately.

However, now you say that I will let Dashun and the Nanyue army tear their faces, do you really think that our lives were not exchanged for salt? Can you deal with a strong enemy in several directions at once?

"Your Majesty!" Liu Zongmin's gruff voice echoed in the room.

"Brother Jiexuan, if you have something to say, just say it!"

"The minister, Prime Minister Li Cheng, and the old immortal have the same opinion. We should devote our main forces to dealing with the Tartars who are pressing down on the north and the two Dazi who have shaved their heads like mad dogs. And to the south, we still have to maintain a good relationship. Who let our forces not have enough to fight on both sides? What's more, haven't we never encountered this kind of thing before? As long as the general direction is the same, let's go together?! It doesn't matter if you quarrel a few words on the road, scold a few streets, or even wave your fists at each other, you can just don't use a knife! ”

In the Dashun Army, Liu Zongmin's status is not second to the second person, it is second only to Li Zicheng. Even if Li Zicheng still deliberately made a gesture to dispose of him just now, he could only raise it high and put it down gently. Since he also agreed with the suggestions of Li Yan, Shang Jiong and others, then maintaining a relatively good and stable relationship with the Nanyue Army in the south is the next strategic deployment of the Dashun Army. At the very least, you should exchange the gold and silver treasures in your baggage for something usable!

The general direction has been determined, and the rest is only a matter of technical aspects.

"You might as well discuss, how to show the kindness of my Dashun Imperial Court to his Li family?" Li Zicheng was very satisfied with the order of the people to pass the meal, he wanted to have breakfast with everyone as he did in the Shangluo Mountain and Funiu Mountain periods, and eat noodles with steamed buns and discussions.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Shandong is newly defeated, and the officials and gentry everywhere have rebelled, especially the four families of Kong, Meng, Yan and Xun are the most ruthless. Li Huayu's subordinates Liao Dongzhi and widow Lu Mahong were in a very difficult situation. In the humble opinion of the ministers, it is better to send an envoy to Linyi to finalize the joint defense of the two armies, help each other, and fight the Tartars together! Liu Fangliang, the general of the left battalion system and the Marquis of Cihou, took the lead in speaking and suggested contacting Li Huayu's old department, which was relatively close to him.

And Mianhou Yuan Zongdi and Guangshan Bo Liu Tichun advocated ordering people to go down the Jiangdong from the four prefectures of De'an and go directly to Nanjing to see Li Shouhan himself, and tell him that our Dashun is willing to fight Tartars with him and avenge the country and the family together. It can be regarded as an alliance between the two companies.

"Then, we will use the fleet when we went to Nanjing, go upstream, and carry all kinds of items we exchanged back to Xiangyang, and we will take the four mansions of De'an as the rear, relying on Funiu Mountain and western Henan, and fight a few battles with the Tartars! Hit the Tartars and flee the corpses all over the wilderness, and I am afraid in my dreams, and then we will slowly go north and recover the land of the capital division! ”

"General Hanju, I have something unclear, and I ask the general to tell me." Niu Jinxing despised Yuan Zongdi and others for reporting to the emperor when they were holding a steamed bun in one hand and a big bowl in the other, dipping garlic juice and snorting and eating noodles in front of Li Zicheng. He straightened his robe and saluted Yuan Zongdi.

"Mr. Niu, you say!"

"That Zuo Liangyu has been stationed in Jiujiang for more than a year, collecting soldiers and horses, recovering his vitality, as far as I have heard, he has gradually restored the old scene, and there are no less than 200,000 soldiers and horses. If he sends troops to intercept him, or crosses the river to seize the land of my four prefectures, how should the general deal with it? ”

"It's not that simple!" Hao Shaoqi, who had not spoken for a long time, swallowed a meat bun, and wiped the greasy on his two hands on the armor nonchalantly, "When he was at the peak of his strong soldiers and horses, he was beaten by tens of thousands of people from Xiaohuzi in Zhuxian Town, and he fled, that guy, our old Hao chased him for hundreds of miles behind, but he didn't catch up with him!" Where can the stragglers and bandits he has sheltered everywhere for more than a year compare with the elite of the year? I dare to pat my chest and make a military order in front of the emperor, as long as the banner of the Xiaohuzi Zhenshan Camp is played, and then the wind is released along the river to say that we are going to cross the river to fight his Jiujiang, do you think his Zuo Liangyu's red face will turn green with fright? ”

Hao Shaoqi's words immediately resonated among the generals of the Dashun Army, and in a slight burst of laughter, Gao Yigong, who had chased Zuo Liangyu to Xiangyang with Hao Shaoqi under the banner of Zhenshan Battalion, also grinned: "That's right!" Brother Flag is right! Seeing the banner of Xiaohuzi's Zhenshan Battalion, Zuo Liangyu's soldiers ran faster on two legs than our four-legged war horses! ”

"That's it! Back then, his soldiers almost died after beating Zhang Xianzhong in Xiying several times! "Everyone used Zhang Xianzhong's miserable defeat by Zuo Liangyu to contrast the combat effectiveness of their own army." Those soldiers and horses, but Zuo Rabbit has spent a lot of effort and money over the years to entangle the elite of the Quartet. The result? was killed by Xiaohuzi in a battle! This time, it is estimated that when he heard that Xiaohuzi was coming, he was so frightened that he peed his pants again! ”

Although Luo Hu was canonized as Huo Shanbo after Li Zicheng ascended the throne, and he was also the second-rank general of Dashun, in the eyes of these old people, the generals who grew up among the child soldiers such as Zhang Nai, Luo Hu, Li Shuangxi, and Wang Si'er were all their own children, and they belonged to the children and nephews.