Zheng Chongjian didn't care about this, the convicted general soldier without a soldier ran away, and he could not turn the sky upside down; He still has a lot of important things to do, such as the emperor's secret plot against the Hetao, and the fact that all the feudal palaces have to go on a trip, rectify armaments, etc., and he is really too busy.

In the prison of the Guyuan Governor's Palace, nearly a hundred or so Jianzhou Jurchens were imprisoned here, and they were originally guarded by people sent by Han Leyu Qianhu of the hussar battalion. However, because troops had to be dispatched to accompany the governor to escort the silver and food stamps of the Ming Royal Bank, there were not enough people in this prison, so the original prison guards sent food and drink, and also took a look at the detention by the way. Of course, there were still hussar battalions on the periphery.

The prison of the Doge's Palace is not dim and can be seen clearly. A thin jail guard rarely looked at the Jianzhou Jurchens locked up inside one by one, and talked to the cell boss from time to time.

"Brother Wang, I see that this Jianyu also has two arms, two legs, and a head, there is no difference, why did I hear that it was so powerful before, invincible, and scared that some of our troops did not dare to go to Liaodong."

"No matter how powerful it is, it's not like you're in a prison!" The head of the prison was also looking at the Jianyu inside, and replied with a little disdain.

"This is also true, Brother Wang, I really didn't expect that Governor Hong and Sun Zhongcheng led the troops to Qin Wang, and they could make such a great contribution. Did you see it, Han Leyu is now an officer of the Royal Forest Army, tsk, I'm really lucky! ”

When the head of the prison heard this, he obviously said with a little envy, "That is, it is said that after arriving at the Jingshi, the emperor personally inquired, so that he can eat to his heart's content." This combat power will naturally come up. ”

"Ah......" the thin jail said, with a long sigh, "when will I be able to eat enough!" How many of us who were soldiers in Qindi were so hungry that they couldn't survive, so they simply voted for the thieves. Brother Wang, that Li thief ......"

When the head of the Wang cell heard what he said, he hurriedly stopped him, and gestured with his mouth, "Don't talk nonsense, there are Jianyu here!" ”

The thin jail guard listened, turned his head to look at the Jianyu inside, and saw that they were all languishing on the side of the cell, so he said indifferently, "Brother Wang, they can't understand our words, they are all a group of barbarians." ”

After explaining, he began to nag again, "After the Li thief left Shangluo Mountain, there were tens of thousands of people at once, and the momentum was very loud!" There is also a thief Zhang, I heard that he also rebelled in Gucheng, and the Central Plains became a mess. In these years, there have been disasters and food shortages! ”

Wang Prison Boss seemed to agree with his statement, and felt that Jian Lu couldn't understand their words, so he responded to his words, "The situation is very bad, let me tell you the latest news, when the deputy general Li Guoqi led the troops to encircle and suppress Li Thief, because there was no food in the army, he made a big mess and robbed King Rui's land rent, do you know?" ”

In the group of captives, Turg listened with his ears pricked up. Ordinary Jianyu may not understand Chinese, but the high-level leaders of Jianyu basically understand Chinese, and Turg also understands Chinese. When he heard the news, he was a little surprised. I didn't expect the situation on Mingguo's side to be like this!

"What, you dare to rob King Rui's land rent?" When the thin jail heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised. Between his expressions, he was a little unconvinced.

When the king saw this, he added, "I just heard it outside, and the news came up, and they were all panicked, and the governor was not there, so they all hurried to report to the governor." ”

This King Rui is the fifth son of Mingshenzong, and he is the emperor's uncle of the current emperor. This relationship is much closer than that of other vassal kings. dared to rob King Rui's land rent, this matter is definitely a big problem.

In the original history, such a thing did happen, and in the end, Li Guoqi and Zheng Chongjian, who was the governor of the trilateral at the time, were demoted by one level. Although the timing is different now, it still happened.

When the thin guard heard the exact news, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "Alas, it's all a lack of food, everyone can't survive, and the land rent is considered light, and some of them have gone to the thieves." ”

Speaking of this, he glanced at the prisoners in the cells, and said with a little more hatred, "If you want me to say, what are you doing with these prisoners, it's a waste of food, it's better to kill and eat meat!" ”

The head of the cell also looked inside the cell, shook his head and said, "I'll tell you something, don't tell me!" ”

"Ah, yes!" When the thin jail officer heard this, his gossip heart was blazing, and he agreed without hesitation, and then asked, "What is it?" ”

"The imperial court brought these captives to our Qin land, and they are going to exchange them for war horses with the Hetao Tartars." The head of the Wang cell whispered, "Killing these prisoners is a matter of a knife, but if you can exchange it for some war horses, it will be good." Now the court is short of war horses! ”

"Ah, I see!" The thin jailer suddenly realized when he heard this.

The two of them felt that Jian Yu didn't understand, so they continued to gossip without any scruples, anyway, there was no good news, all of them were where there were rebels again, where the soldiers were making trouble again, and where the generals didn't listen to the dispatch or something.

Turg listened very attentively, and when he heard that the state was going to exchange them for war horses, he couldn't help but be very happy in his heart, and it was of course best to survive. Then, when I heard that there was chaos in the Ming Kingdom, I was even more happy.

The cell boss and the guard talked for a long time, and then they left the cell when they were done.

What Turg didn't know was that when the two were released from prison, they went to see Han Leyu who was guarding the door.

"We both did as our adults told us!" The head of the prison assured, "These prisoners will never doubt it. ”

Obviously, he is confident in his acting skills.

Han Leyu listened, nodded, and explained to them again, asking them to reveal some more news from different aspects in the past two days.

Of course, this matter is not Han Leyu's own decision. Instead, he was ordered by the emperor to deliberately let Jianyu know about the chaos in the interior.

Of course, those things are true, including the fact that Li Guoqi's soldiers robbed Ruiwang's land rent.

When the messenger found Zheng Chongjian, the governor of the trilateral region, he had just come out of the Qin Palace, Xi'an. These distant relatives of the emperor, after listening to Emperor Chongzhen's will, although due to different degrees, but the final result, they could not withstand the emperor's faint threat, or accepted the grain stamps and silver stamps of the Ming Imperial Bank, and took out the corresponding money and grain.

Zheng Chongjian was happy, when he heard about Li Guoqi's subordinates grabbing land rent, he couldn't help but be happy.

Lu Daqi, the deputy envoy of Guyuan who was accompanying him on the side, also looked worried when he heard this, and said to Zheng Chongjian, "Your Excellency the Governor, this King Rui is the emperor's uncle, and if something like this happens, he will definitely sue the emperor." This ......"

Although I didn't say it, the implication is still obvious, and you may be unlucky.

Zheng Chongjian thought about it carefully for a while, but suddenly shook his head and said, "Not necessarily! ”

"Not necessarily?" Lu Daqi listened and asked a little puzzled.

"Hmm!" Zheng Chongjian listened, nodded and said, "In the emperor's will, there is also the name of King Rui. In other words, in the matter of money and food, the emperor did not treat King Rui differently because he was the emperor's uncle. Therefore, the official felt that after the emperor knew about this, he would only feel that the matter was very serious, and he would ask the vassal king to pay for food even more. Between family affection and the Ming Dynasty, the emperor is very clear and knows which is more important! ”

As soon as he heard that King Rui was also in the list of the emperor's holy decree, Lu Daqi thought about it for a while, and then he also figured it out, and felt that Zheng Chongjian was right, so he was relieved and said, "Your Majesty, the thieves won't be making trouble for long!" ”

I'm afraid that the emperor can't tell the situation, it's all up to this, and he still wants to be the master of King Rui and safeguard the interests of King Rui, which will only make the Qin soldiers more chilling, and even more disgusted with the court.

But since the emperor is sage, there is no such thing.

Now, with the money and food of the two vassal kings out, at least the surrounding border armies can be appeased. Zheng Chongjian thought about this, estimated it in his heart, and then instructed Lu Daqi, "This official will return to Guyuan now, and then he will send someone to Hetao to contact the Tumut troops, and this matter cannot be delayed." After dealing with this matter, the official has to rush to Hanzhong. You are here to preside over military affairs and rectify the army, ostensibly to encircle and suppress the thieves, but in fact to deal with the Tumut Ministry, and for the time being, you will not move the troops and wait for further orders. Remember, the news cannot be leaked, and the generals and consulates everywhere cannot be revealed! ”

"Xia Guan understands, don't worry!" Lu Daqi knew that the stakes were high, so he hurriedly agreed and promised.

So, Zheng Chongjian hurried back to Guyuan, and after meeting with Han Leyu, he mentioned a white flag Niu Lu who was in a good mental state, and then sent someone to Hetao, ready to contact the Tumut Ministry and ask for an exchange of war horses.

In the southeast corner of Shaanxi, near Shangluo Mountain, in the county seat of Shangxian County, Li Zicheng sat on the main seat, and on both sides of the bottom sat his eighteen cronies, all of whom were eating meat in large pieces and drinking wine in large bowls, and the atmosphere was quite warm.

I drank too much wine, and there were more words, so I heard Li Zicheng's general Liu Zongmin raise his glass and say to Li Zicheng, "Big brother is really a god, this time out of the mountain, just shout what Juntian is exempt from, there are so many people to vote, high, really high, the younger brother respects the eldest brother a cup!" ”

After finishing speaking, he drank it all in one gulp, put the cup on the table with a "snap", and wiped the wine hanging from his beard by the way.

Li Zicheng was also proud when he heard this, and Liu Zongmin said this, which just scratched his itch.

In the year of hiding in Shangluo Mountain, he summed up the lessons and lessons, and after getting the news of Zhang Xianzhong's uprising this time, he came out of the mountain with a thousand troops, and at the same time shouted the slogan of "Juntian is exempted". Unexpectedly, this effect was really good, and when those people heard it, they all took the initiative to join his team with hoes. In just a few days, there are already tens of thousands of horses. What's more critical is that there are still people coming to defect and people coming to contact, so it can be said that the situation is very good.

Therefore, he also raised his glass, signaled to Liu Zongmin, and drank it all in the same gulp.

In a year in the mountains, wine and meat are rare, and only when they come out can they eat and drink so openly, which is good!

Li Zicheng's nephew Li Guo, nicknamed a tiger, said that he fought bravely, but he was more than that, he was also a resourceful person. This time, the slogan of "Juntian is exempt from endowment", Li Zicheng discussed with him, and finally decided.

After hearing Liu Zongmin's conversation at this time, he also said to Li Zicheng, "Uncle, although the current situation is good, this Qin land is too barren, and there are still many border troops. According to the nephew's wishes, we should enter Henan as soon as possible. It is much richer than Qindi, and the local army does not have the elite of the border army, and there are more troops available! ”

"That's right, big brother, a tiger is right!" Li Zicheng's other general, Yuan Zongdi, also echoed, "We should go to Henan, the slogan of Juntian exemption is shouted, and when the time comes, ten or a hundred times more people than now will vote, and sooner or later the emperor will be pulled off the horse!" ”

When they heard this, they all laughed, and basically, they listened to it as a joke.

At this time, they didn't think that they could overthrow the Ming Dynasty. It's more of a rebellion, and it's a day to live.

Li Zicheng had actually considered the matter of sending troops to Henan, and when he heard several of his generals say this, he slapped the case and said loudly, "Okay, I think so too." There are too many border troops in Qindi, which is not good for us. Simply enter Henan again! ”

Liu Zongmin was the number one general under Li Zicheng, but at this time, he couldn't help but feel a little unhappy when he heard that Li Zicheng was obeying others. He hiccuped and shouted loudly, "Big brother, there are many brothers in the border army, they all intend to defect to the eldest brother, if the eldest brother runs away to Henan, what will they do?" ”

Speaking of this, he glanced at Li Guo, then turned his head to Li Zicheng and said, "Big brother, brother in the border army, that combat effectiveness is not comparable to ordinary people. This is a precious source of soldiers, and it would be a pity to give up like this! ”

As soon as he heard this, Li Zicheng also felt reasonable, and couldn't help but think about it again.

However, before he could think about the outcome, a man suddenly burst in from outside, also wearing a suit of armor. When everyone saw it, they recognized it as Gao Yigong, another general under Li Zicheng, who should be on duty outside.

"Come on, Brother Gao, drink him three cups before talking!" When Liu Zongmin saw it, he shouted with a wine jug.

However, Gao Yigong ignored him, but stared at Li Zicheng and said loudly, "Big brother, there is a piece of news that was brought by a brother who defected from the border army, and it is not very good." ”

As soon as he heard this, many of the leaders who were drinking wine and eating meat stopped and turned their heads to look at him.

"What's the news? Are you coming to encircle us again? It's not like nothing I've ever experienced before. Liu Zongmin listened and said indifferently, "Sun Chuanting and that Hong shaved their heads are gone, and they are afraid that they will be birds, drinking and drinking!" ”

However, Gao Yigong still ignored him, his face was serious, and it seemed that the matter was still very serious.

Seeing this, Li Zicheng couldn't help but feel a little worried, and hurriedly put down the wine glass, and asked Zhengse, "What's the news?" ”