"There is one more person who also has to meet~~" Song Youliang said with a smile

"Who?" Tian Jianxiu asked

"Zhang Nai~"

It turned out that after Zhang Nai was injured, he had been recuperating in the camp, and Li Zicheng couldn't take care of anything when he fled, and naturally he couldn't take care of Zhang Nai, who was injured and couldn't move. By the time Zhang Nai found out, the camp had already been in flames, and his tent was also on fire, and he was about to burn to death. Several officers and soldiers rushed into the tent and carried him out, treating his wounds

Zhang Nai's saw Tian Jianxiu and Liu Tichun, who surrendered, and they all sighed that Li Zicheng was unkind, and after the three of them cried bitterly, they all cut off a piece of their sleeves to show that they broke off with Li Zicheng'en.

After another two days, the Suohe River receded, and Song Youliang, Gao Qian, and Chen Yongfu returned to the division. Gao Qian and Chen Yongfu also made a lot of gains on the other side of the Suo River, and the only regret was that Li Zicheng still escaped.

"How could you let Li Zicheng run away?" Song Youliang felt that his layout was very tight

Chen Yongfu spread his hands and said helplessly: "This official has indeed prepared a lot of ships, but the pacesetters under his command are also from the Central Plains, and they are no better than the northwesterners who are thieves in terms of water nature and boats." So although the official saw the thief's raft, he couldn't catch up with it, so he could only shoot arrows indiscriminately~"

"Could it be that God wants to help Li Zicheng?" Song Youliang laughed at himself helplessly, however, in this battle, Li Zicheng fled almost naked, and only a very small number of cronies such as Liu Zongmin and Mrs. Gao followed him, and a large number of generals surrendered to Song Youliang

Gu Junen, a native of Zhongxiang, Hubei, is a strategist and a strategist for Li Zicheng. After Li Zicheng established the Xinshun regime in Xiangyang, he proposed to first take Shaanxi as a base, and then slightly determine the three sides, and capture Beijing through Shanxi, which was adopted by Li Zicheng. In the 17th year of Chongzhen (1644), after Li Zicheng invaded Beijing, Gu Junen was appointed as a servant of the government and the president of the Wenyu Academy. He was killed by Li Zicheng in 1645.

For a long time, Gu Junen has always been suppressed by Niu Jinxing, although he is in the camp, he has been depressed, and now Li Zicheng left his army and fled, Gu Junen surrendered to Song Youliang under the persuasion of Li Mou

Shortly thereafter, Li Xin's elder brother Li Xu defeated another rebel army, Yuan Shizhong, in Yingzhou, forcing Yuan Shizhong to accept Zhao'an. Song Youliang originally wanted to remind Li Xu to be careful of Yuan Shizhong, but after thinking about it, in history, Yuan Shizhong designed to kill Li Xu in order to surrender Li Zicheng, and now Li Zicheng himself is difficult to protect, Yuan Shizhong should not have the idea of taking refuge in Li Zicheng

A few days later, the army recaptured Luoyang and beheaded Shao Shixin's uncle and nephew. The situation in the Central Plains seems to be very good

However, a very discordant note jumped out

Since Chongzhen received an urgent message from Yang Sichang from Yunyang, saying that he was on his way out of Sichuan, he did not receive any news from him in the future. He thought that although Zhang Xianzhong returned to Huguang, the number was not large, as long as Yang Sichang returned to Xiangyang and redeployed the encirclement and suppression, there was a way to fight the battle, so he focused his attention on the defense of Kaifeng.

After waiting anxiously for five days, Chongzhen suddenly received a letter from Xiangyang that did not stick to the yellow of 100,000 urgent military information. His face was as pale as dirt, his fingers trembling, and he was reluctant to open it. Some terrible conjectures came to my mind at the same time, and even the idea of being a prosperous hero turned into despair, looking at the air and closing my eyes.

King Xiang died, and so did Yang Sichang

"Your Majesty~" Wang Chengen looked at Chongzhen's painful appearance, and his heart was like a knife. "Your Majesty~" Wang Chengen said softly: "The Henan patrol sent a report from Gao Mingheng. ”

"Are you asking me for food again?" Chongzhen's voice was full of misery, and it was hard to imagine the tone of a person who ruled the world. Wang Chengen didn't dare to slack off, but just held the fold high. After a while, Chongzhen slowly regained his composure, and relied on the courage to first disassemble the secret music of the Henan Patrol Gao Mingheng, he was really afraid that the content of this recital would give him another hard blow. Chongzhen slowly unfolded the recital and hurriedly read the two sentences of "Cause".

Suddenly, Chongzhen's hand shook violently, he couldn't believe it, so he hurriedly re-watched it carefully. Suddenly, a smile flashed at the corner of Chongzhen's mouth, and he read the full text for the third time with satisfaction, and his pale and distorted face returned to blood. "Li Xianfeng, the governor of Henan, immediately arrested Beijing and questioned the crime, and the patrol was promoted to governor according to the high name of the imperial history, and was promoted to governor, the deputy general Chen Yongfu was promoted to the chief soldier, his son Chen De was promoted to guerrilla, Wang Xie, the county governor of Xiangfu, was promoted to the imperial history, and the rest of the meritorious personnel were identified separately, and the meritorious service was rewarded." Chongzhen personally held a pen and instructed, "Wang Chengen~ Let's do it according to this!" ”

Wang Chengen took the notebook and handed over another notebook, "This is the transcript of Song Youliang, the chief soldier of Dengzhou~"

"Song Youliang can always bring me good news~ What did he say?" Chongzhen asked with a smile

"He said that this time in Henan, the entire army that could kill Li Chuang was wiped out, and he was only spared, and it was all the strategy of Sun Chuanting and Fang Kongzhi, so he implored His Majesty to reinstate the two officials and entrust them with important tasks." Wang Chengen said

Chongzhen faintly felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say anything for a while, after all, Sun Chuanting had also been a governor before, and Fang Kongzhi was also the governor of Guanghuguang. Yang Sichang is dead, Hong Chengchou is outside the gate, and he can be very useful at the moment, and it seems that there are only a few people who can count them. Besides, with the qualifications of Sun Chuanting and Fang Kongzhi, they will form a friend with Song Youliang, right?

"Alright! Sun Chuanting resumed the post of governor of Shaanxi, and Fang Kongzhi resumed the post of governor of Huguang. Chongzhen used a cinnabar pen to make comments on Song Youliang's notebook

"There is also a book of the King of Shu to intercede for Shao Jiechun to avoid death. The king of Shu said that Shao Jiechun was a clean and prudent person, and he had a beneficial government in governing Shu. Although he is not virtuous in military affairs, he does not sin to death. It is also said that when Jinyiwei arrested Shao Jiechun, the people were crying and sending people to carry the road, and the boat could not go, and they competed for the official flag. Wang Chengen said: "These people were impeached and imprisoned by Yang Sichang, and now that Yang Sichang is dead, the ministers must have public opinion, Your Majesty is not as good as ~~"

"Why not as good as what?" Chongzhen sighed, "Forget it~~ Without Yang Sichang, I can only rely on these people to calm the world for me." Allow him to wear the crime and make meritorious contributions~! Chongzhen reluctantly made a Zhu criticism on the notebook

Before he finished speaking, a eunuch outside the back corner door shouted: "The queen has arrived!" Wang Chengen immediately jumped up and led all the palace maids and eunuchs behind the main hall of the Qianqing Palace to kneel down to greet him.

Empress Zhou heard the eunuch of the Qianqing Palace tell her that Kaifeng had been lifted, and she came to congratulate the emperor. After sitting down, Chongzhen happily told the queen about the battle in Kaifeng and Li Zicheng's "blinding" left eye, and was killed by Song Youliang, Gao Qian, and Chen Yongfu in Thirty Miles. Zhou Hou was very excited when she heard this, and her eyes flashed with tears and said: "Your Majesty, Kaifeng has won this great victory, it seems that the heart of heaven has returned, and the national fortune is about to turn around." ”

"Yes, the ancestors and the ancestors bless, I am about to go to the Fengxian Hall to comfort the spirits of the two ancestors in the sky, you are good, just accompany me."

So Chongzhen and Zhou Hou took the dragon and the phoenix to the Fengxian Hall to offer incense, kowtowed, comforted the ancestors, and then went to the Jiaotai Hall for a while. In the chat, Chongzhen asked Princess Changping if she had made progress in her studies recently. The queen replied that she had also grown, but the few little people who accompanied her to study were not smart enough and were very playful. I want to pick a smart and clever person who is willing to read, but I haven't picked it yet.

Chongzhen didn't ask the princess about reading again, and went back to the Qianqing Palace by himself. When it was almost dusk, Cao Huachun, the celebrant of ceremonies, came in to perform the work. With a rare smile, Chongzhen asked him, "Cao Huachun, the Jieyin from Kaifeng, do the Jingshi and the people know about it?" Cao Huachun hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Majesty, this good news has spread all over the five cities early this morning. His Majesty lives in the deep palace, so naturally he can't hear the sound of firecrackers outside the imperial city. ”

"What firecracker sounds?" Chongzhen was surprised

"In the capital, there are many Henan eunuchs, giant businessmen, and commoners. Today, as soon as I heard the good news that Bianliang City had defeated the thieves, they all set off firecrackers to congratulate them. I heard that many people go to Zhengyangmen Guandi Temple to make vows, and it is crowded. Cao Huachun added oil and vinegar again

Chongzhen smiled and nodded, but sighed in his heart: "If only Luoyang could stick to it like Kaifeng!" ”

For dinner on this day, Chongzhen felt that his appetite was slightly better. The queen sent the palace maid to bring a few side dishes, which made him more satisfied. He asked for the aged Changchun dew wine brewed in the palace, the color is like the morning glow, the taste is mellow and fragrant, and he drank a few cups with a white agate cup. The two concubines of Cining Palace heard that Kaifeng had won the victory, and they also sent the palace maid to send a few small dishes, and persuaded the emperor to work hard to add food, and Mo Duo was worried about state affairs. Chongzhen ordered the housekeeper Wei Qinghui to go to Cining Palace to thank him on his behalf, and to ask the concubines that he had eaten well tonight, so the two old ladies did not have to worry about it. After a while, the people of the Wei Palace came back to restore their lives. Chongzhen was still drinking, and turned his head to her and asked, "What else do the two concubines have to say?" ”

The people of the Wei Palace knelt down and played: "The two concubines and the old lady listened to the slave maid Qiyu Emperor drank Changchun dew wine tonight, and they became more and more happy. Concubine Liu said: 'The emperor rarely drinks alcohol on weekdays, and drinking a few glasses of Changchun dew wine tonight is a good omen: the national fortune will come to spring from now on. ’”

Chongzhen smiled and said, "Concubine Huikang Zhao said it well, pour another cup." ”

After dinner, Chongzhen leaned on the couch of the East Warm Pavilion, thinking that Li Zicheng had experienced this setback, and the situation in Henan could be eased for a while. He understands that Zu Dashou's defense of Jinzhou is related to the overall situation of Liaodong. Now Jinzhou has been besieged for a long time, and grain and grass are extremely difficult. In case Zu Dashou sacrifices Jinzhou to surrender, it will be unimaginable outside the pass. Thinking of this, he got down from the couch and sat down in front of the imperial case, guessing what the Guanwai side would do today.