Listening to the reports and suggestions of his subordinates, Li Zicheng, the son of Dashun, also felt powerless in his heart.

When he withdrew from Beijing, he still felt that he had the means to use it. The hearts of the people in the world are on his side, the mountains and rivers in Shanxi are also in his hands, and the Shaanxi side is more about the solidity of the mountains, the danger of Qinchuan, and the foundation of the strong Han and Tang Dynasty is there. Even if Shanxi, Hebei, and Henan are lost, as long as Guanzhong is in hand, Dashun will have the capital to compete for the world.

But he never thought that his front foot had just left Beijing City, and his back foot would change from the co-owner of the world to a street rat that everyone shouted and beaten. The original people who were looking forward to the king and welcoming the king are gone, not to mention, there are countless Ming Zhongliang who have sprung up here in Shanxi Province, attacking the officials and troops sent by the Dashun court everywhere! The most infuriating thing is that many of them were still lining up in February and March to abandon Ming and surrender to Shun, and wanted to be the founding heroes of Dashun.

How long has it been? They all repented and wanted to be a loyal minister to the Ming Dynasty? What did you do earlier? If you become a loyal minister early, the Dashun army will not be able to reach Beijing City, let alone fight with the Manchu Tartars in a stone!

Now, he, the son of Dashun, really regrets going to Beijing City for a while. Knowing this, it is better to stay in my hometown in Shaanxi, manage it well, first lay a solid foundation, and then go eastward!

However, when his subordinates said that he would abandon Shanxi and go to Shaanxi, his blind eye socket twitched violently, and he began to feel a dull pain again.

What happened after he withdrew from Beijing made him doubt the position of his fellow villagers in Shaanxi. Although he is from Shaanxi, the places where he made his fortune are Henan and Huguang. And in October of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, he led his troops to attack Tongguan and swept through Guanzhong, before the official army in Shaanxi had always been his mortal enemy!

Can he really retreat to Shaanxi now and rely on those unreliable fellows to fight against the Ming Dynasty and the Tartars?

If the people of Shaanxi are as unreliable as the people of Shanxi, where can he, the son of Dashun, retreat?

The people below looked at Li Zicheng and kept silent, but their faces became more and more ugly. They all shut up and didn't dare to say a word. Since beating Li Zicheng out of Beijing, his temper has become a little terrible. In particular, the rebellion of Li Yan and the Red Lady made the Henan people in the Dashun army a little uneaten, and several Henan people have disappeared inexplicably....... Now the big guy is a little worried when he faces Li Zicheng, for fear of touching his backlash, and he will give his life in vain.

At the entrance of the main hall, at this time, two resourceful military advisors Song Xiance and Gu Junen came together. The two saw that a large group of people were in the hall, but no one spoke, and Li Zicheng bowed his head and was silent, the scene was really a little embarrassing, and they knew that Li Zicheng was worried about the future of the Dashun Dynasty again.

The two military advisors hurriedly kowtowed to Li Zicheng, and after getting up, Gu Junen smiled and said, "Emperor, good news!" The prince of the Zhu family has stabilized the position of Shandong, drastically rectified the seven guards of Denglai, and sent Li Yan and the Red Lady to recruit the Taiyi heroes, and sealed many mountain commanders. In addition, Kong Yinzhi, the sage of Yan, also posted "Seeking the East Prisoner", claiming that the East Emperor came to destroy my Kong Forest and demolish my Confucian Temple! It is also necessary to sweep away thousands of years of Chinese etiquette, poetry, books and dictionaries, in one fell swoop......"

"What? What did you say? Li Zicheng was stunned when he heard this, and stared at Gu Junen and Song Xiance with one eye.

"Emperor," Song Xiance smiled, "Prince Zhu Thief miscalculated, and now he will be burned!" ”

"The military division thinks that the surname Kong was instructed by Zhu Cihong to issue "Seeking the East Capture"?" Li Zicheng was a little puzzled, "But why did Zhu Cihong do this?" ”

Song Xiance shook his head, "It's hard to say, maybe it's going to be ruled from outside, right?" ”

"Outside the country?" Li Zicheng still doesn't quite understand.

Gu Junen explained: "Zhu Cihong, as the regent of the army as the crown prince, has already set up Emperor Chongzhen, I am afraid that he will force his father to Zen, this kind of behavior is disloyal and unfilial piety in the eyes of scholars and doctors!" If Zhu Cihong didn't make a big enemy for the scholars, he would probably be attacked by the world's scholars. ”

"I see!" Li Zicheng frowned, "But he doesn't really want to fight with the Tartars, what's the benefit to them?" ”

Gu Junen said: "Emperor, although he doesn't really want to fight with the Tartars, we just have a plan and send Jiangnan to make peace with the Ming Dynasty." ”

"But the envoys sent to Datong have all gone and have not returned!" Li Zicheng frowned and said, "Jiangnan won't kill people over there?" ”

Song Xiance said with a smile: "Of course Jiangnan will not kill our envoys, after all, King Yong and the five princes of the Zhu family are still in our hands!" ”

Li Zicheng glared, "That's even more killing!" Zhu Cihong is not looking forward to killing all his younger brothers! His brother is dead, and his throne can be secured! ”

Gu Junen smiled, "But the emperor is kind-hearted, if Zhu Cihong dares to kill the envoy you sent, you will definitely repay his grievances with virtue and release his two younger brothers." ”

"Release his brother?" Li Zicheng thought about it, laughed, touched his beard and said, "I think about it, I am indeed a good person who complains with virtue!" But if he doesn't kill the people who are on the forehead, he may not be willing to join forces with the forehead! ”

"The emperor can be a minister to the Ming Dynasty!" Song Xiance said, "Doesn't he want to replace Chongzhen?" If you can be called a minister by the emperor, then your prestige will rise greatly, and you will be able to act as the king on behalf of your father. ”

"Minister......" Li Zicheng's brows furrowed even tighter, he finally became the emperor, and he didn't have a taste yet. Isn't it a bit of a pity?

"Emperor," Gu Junen said again, "sending an envoy to be a minister is not the same as really being a minister...... As long as the emperor does not accept the canonization of the Zhu family, he is still the emperor of Dashun. ”

Song Xiance also said: "Emperor, the top priority now is to lead the disaster to the south of the Yangtze River!" As long as the Ming and Qing dynasties fight, we can regroup in Shaanxi and sit on the mountain to watch the tiger fight! ”

Gu Junen said: "Emperor, if you can't make peace with the Ming Dynasty, at the latest in October, the Ming Dynasty's vassals will join forces with the Tartars to attack Taiyuan." At that time, Taiyuan will not be guaranteed, and even Shaanxi will be in an emergency. Our foundation is too shallow, and it has been less than a year since we entered the customs, and we have not taken root anywhere in Shaanxi. If it is suddenly attacked by the Dai vassal and the Tartars, I am afraid that today's Shanxi will be tomorrow's Shaanxi! ”

The Dashun army broke through Tongguan in early October of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, and in early October, Sun Chuanting was killed in battle, the Qin army completely collapsed, and the Dashun army immediately swept Shaanxi. It has not been a year yet, and it is only two or three months before Li Zicheng's departure from Beijing.

In such a short period of time, of course, it is impossible for the Dashun court to take root in Shaanxi. The building of local political power is only superficial, and an effective system of conscription and food has not been established.

Therefore, Li Zicheng's Dashun Dynasty simply could not support a long-term war against the Qing Dynasty, and once the old battalion soldiers who were the main force suffered heavy losses, the overall situation would collapse instantly.

Song Xiance said: "Emperor, our Dashun Dynasty has always been full of tartars!" The roots of the Zhu family have long been rotten. No matter how much the prince of the Zhu family can, it's just tinkering, and he can't do it. Our Dashun is a new dynasty, thriving, not comparable to the remnants. What we lack now is the time to rectify Shaanxi and establish a foundation. Once we take root, Guan Long's strength will be used by us, and the career of the strong man and the Tang Dynasty will be completely expected! ”

"The military advisor has a point!" Li Zicheng sighed, "It's really not easy to get through this hurdle of Tartar...... What are the conditions? ”

Gu Junen said: "The emperor can ask for the title of King of Qin and possess the entire territory of Shaanxi, Henan's Henan Mansion, Nanyang Mansion, Ruzhou, Huguang's Xiangyang Mansion and Yunyang Mansion, Shanxi's Pingyang Mansion, Fenzhou, Lu'an Mansion, Qinzhou, Zezhou and Taiyuan and other places. ”

"Kaifeng Mansion doesn't want it?" Li Zicheng asked.

"Don't do it!" Gu Junen said, "Kaifeng Mansion has been in war and has long been dilapidated, and it is bordered by the Tartars in the north, which is easy to attack and difficult to defend, so it is better to give it to the Ming Dynasty and let them fight with the Tartars." ”

Li Zicheng touched his beard, "Good idea, then who can go to Jiangnan?" ”

Gu Junen said: "Emperor, the minister can go to Nanjing with Wang Chengen to lobby Zhu Cihong." In addition, the emperor can also hand over Zuo Liangyu's daughter Zuo Mengmei to the minister, and let the minister take her to Wuchang to return it to Zuo Liangyu. By the way, he agreed with Zuo Liangyu that he would not attack each other. ”