The atmosphere in the flower hall was a little silent for a while.

After a long time, Li Guo lowered his voice and said: "You don't have to worry about this matter, Lao Tzu will personally send someone to investigate." ”

Li Laiheng hurriedly said: "Father, what should I do over there in the barracks?" You can't hold it down by pressure! ”

"Lao Tzu told you to leave it alone, don't you understand!"

Li Guo suddenly erupted and roared at Li Laiheng.

Li Laiheng was stunned for a moment, then knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Li Guo: "It's all bad for children, don't be angry." ”

"Let's go down!"

Li Guo waved his hand impatiently.

Li Laiheng stood up tremblingly, gritted his teeth and turned to leave.

After Li Laiheng left, Li Guo's whole person was like a deflated sheepskin raft that instantly softened.

"Kookhoon, this can't be true, right?"

Although Gao Yigong was also shocked, he at least remained calm.

Seeing that Li Guo's emotions were a little out of control, he comforted him with kind words: "Don't worry, let's figure things out before we talk about it." Maybe the little tiger got it wrong? ”

But he also knew in his heart that this kind of thing was unlikely to be groundless.

Now that the people in Jingmen City have a nose and eyes to pass on Li Zicheng's death in battle, they have to prepare for the worst.

"Guoxun, tell me, did the governor know from the beginning? No wonder he refused to budge at all during the negotiations, as if he had settled us. ”

Li Guo's biggest capital at the time of the surrender negotiations was Li Zicheng.

As long as Li Zicheng is not dead, Li Guo can go to defect at any time.

But if Li Zicheng is dead, the situation will be completely different.

In addition to defecting to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Li Guo could only surrender to the Ming Dynasty. Between the two powerful enemies, it is too difficult and unrealistic to survive in the cracks.

"Not necessarily, let's get things straight. Either way, you have to cheer up! ”

Gao Yigong patted Li Guo's shoulder and said earnestly.

Li Zicheng is naturally best if he doesn't die, they can pretend to surrender according to the original plan, and look for an opportunity to defect.

If Li Zicheng really died, Li Guo would have to bear the burden.

Regardless of whether you want to pull the flag and go it alone in the future, the old department of the Shun army needs a leader who is not the same.

Gao Yigong's qualifications are sufficient, but his personality is not very suitable to be this leader.

Li Guo is very suitable, and his momentum is quite a bit of Li Zicheng's true biography.

"But how do you figure it out? Could it be that I will personally ask Gu Yinxi? ”

Li Guo is now completely confused, and he doesn't know what to do.

"Of course you don't have to ask him."

Gao Yigong sighed and said, "Just go and see the newspaper directly." ”

Li Guo woke up like a dream.

That's right, he is now a general of the Ming army, so he naturally has the right to read the newspaper.

There will definitely be a record of such a major event in the newspapers.

"I'm going to order someone to turn out all the newspapers of the past few months!"

Li Guo clenched his fists and said.

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Changsha Province.

The prefect Zhao Hui was so anxious that he went around in the palace.

The sudden appearance of tens of thousands of troops in Changsha Mansion was almost terrifying to death.

At the suggestion of his staff, Zhao Hui reported to the governor of Huguang as soon as possible. But after the letter he wrote was delivered to Wuchang, it was like a mud cow entering the sea.

At this time, Zhao Hui had two choices.

One is to continue to wait until Plug Yinxi gives him an order.

The second is to write a note by himself and send someone to Nanjing as soon as possible for the Son of Heaven to see.

Of course, there is a great risk in doing so, in case in the future, if Yinxi is held accountable and asked why he overstepped the level to report, Zhao Hui will be very passive.

But if he doesn't write it, it's just as dangerous.

In case the thieves really attacked the city, it would be impossible for these soldiers in Changsha Mansion to defend it.

Once the city is conquered by thieves, Zhao Hui will not be able to escape from the crime of losing his land.

At that time, even if Zhao Hui escaped, he would be arrested by Jinyiwei and taken back to Beijing and killed in Xishi.

At that time, Du Yinxi will not say a word for him.

In the matter of dead friends or dead poor roads, Zhao Hui will of course choose the former.

Even if he offends Du Yinxi because of this, he will not hesitate to do it.

Can't wait any longer!

In the end, Zhao Hui gritted his teeth and made up his mind, he was ready to ask someone to prepare pen and ink and write this note in person.

At that moment someone suddenly came to report that the leader of the gang of thieves had sent an arrow into the city, and the arrow was tied with a letter.

Zhao Hui hurriedly ordered him to submit the letter.

It's a letter, but it's just a small note.

The content is also very simple, that is, to ask the Changsha government to lend them grain.

Of course, Zhao Hui understood that it was borrowing grain, but in fact, it was a meat bun beating a dog and there was no return.

At the end of the letter, there were three words: Hao Shaoqi.

However, Zhao Hui didn't react much, he hadn't heard of this person's name at all, so he must have been a grass thief from some mountain.

Zhao Hui was helpless for a while, so he simply called his staff to discuss together.

The staff member was shocked when he saw Hao Shaoqi's three words.

"Dong Weng, this person is a fierce general under Li Chuang!"

"What!"

Zhao Hui was taken aback and said, "Then isn't this army an army?" ”

The combat effectiveness of the Chuang army is still very strong, although it was chased and beaten by the Qing army all the way, but it did not make the Ming army suffer less.

"How should this official be good, how should he be good."

Hao Shaoqi personally came to "borrow grain", if Zhao Hui did not borrow it, Hao Shaoqi would inevitably order the siege of the city in anger. After the city is broken, Zhao Hui will definitely not escape death.

But if Zhao Hui was forced to lend food to Hao Shaoqi under pressure, in case the matter leaked out, the matter would be investigated by the imperial court, and Zhao Hui would also not be able to eat and walk around with a hat of collaborators.

By any measure, he's in a difficult situation.

"Don't panic, let's lend him the food first."

Hearing what the staff said, Zhao Hui raised his eyebrows and said, "Then what if the court knows about it in the future?" ”

"The imperial court has no evidence, can it cure Dong Weng's sin with just some gossip? As for the shortage of grain in the warehouse, just do it and keep accounts. ”

The lesser of two evils, for Zhao Hui, it is obviously lower to cooperate with Hao Shaoqi.

"Then how to hand over the flag to this Hao Shaoqi?"

Hao Shaoqi wants food, but it is impossible for so much food to be changed in front of Hao Shaoqi out of thin air.

If Zhao Hui wanted to "lend" grain to Hao Shaoqi, he had to open the city gates.

God knows if Hao Shaoqi will take the opportunity to attack the city at this time.

"Dong Weng might as well agree with Hao Shaoqi on a time and place to deliver there. Just make sure that the location is far away from the prefecture. ”

Zhao Hui's eyes lit up.

That's a good idea. As long as it is not delivered under the city, it is Hao Shaoqi who regrets that Zhao Hui also has time to organize people to defend the city.

And this has the advantage that Zhao Hui can let the officials and treasury soldiers who transport grain pretend to be merchants and form a temporary "caravan".

This can further clear Zhao Hui's own charges, and even if the court investigates it in the future, there is no evidence to prove that he fornicated with Hao Shaoqi.

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