Li Zicheng was stunned, he really didn't expect Cao Huachun to say such a thing, could it be that Cao Huachun, like himself, is also a nationalist? Or a feud with the Tartars?

He asked Cao Huachun to get up and said with a faint smile: "Why does Gonggong Cao think that the Ming Dynasty will definitely perish?" When did Gonggong Cao think that the number of Da Ming Qi was exhausted? ”

"From the time when the slave was in charge of the Beijing camp," Cao Huachun's face was at a loss, "The empty salary of the Beijing camp has reached forty percent, and this is still under the nose of the imperial court, and the army from other places can be imagined!"

Li Zicheng smiled lightly: "Take a peek and know the whole picture? ”

"That's not all," Cao Huachun said: "There are three more points, one of which is that the imperial court has long been unable to make ends meet, even if it levies more salaries, training salaries, and exterminating salaries, the household department is still in deficit for a long time, that is, the life and death moment of the Heavenly Mandate Army's expedition to the capital division, and the imperial court cannot take out silver as military salaries, without silver, the soldiers are unwilling to fight...... This is a dead knot, Emperor Chongzhen can't solve it, and the minister can't solve it. ”

Li Zicheng nodded with a smile, he didn't expect Cao Huachun to be just a eunuch, and he still had this insight.

"Second, the hearts of the people are scattered, and the Mandate of Heaven Army is like a bamboo...... is the Jingshi, Emperor Chongzhen asked the powerful ministers to donate due to the lack of military salaries, not only did not respond, but also made jokes; ”

“……”

Cao Huachun saw that Li Zicheng had been listening, so he talked eloquently: "Third, the imperial court used troops in Liaodong, never recovered the lost territory, but retreated step by step, and now the general army of Wu has withdrawn from Ningyuan and entered the Beijing division of King Qin, not only has there been nothing outside the pass, but even Shanhaiguan may not be able to keep it......"

Li Zicheng frowned suddenly, Shanhaiguan has always been his heart disease, from later generations, he is unforgettable to Shanhaiguan, "Wu Sangui evacuated Ningyuan, is Shanhaiguan already an empty city?" ”

"There are also 10,000 soldiers from Gao Qiqian," Cao Huachun shook his head and said, "But Gao Qiqian is not a person who can defend the city, in case the Tartars invade, Shanhaiguan is afraid that it will be at your fingertips......"

Li Zicheng frowned, pondered for a long time, his brows suddenly relaxed, and said with a smile: "Gonggong Cao, it is said that you are in the anti-aircraft artillery in the city, but there are facts?" ”

Cao Huachun was stunned, he didn't expect Li Zicheng to know about this matter so quickly, and he was busy: "When the Heavenly Mandate Army came outside the city, the servants knew that the Jingshi couldn't keep it, so why bother to kill again......"

Li Zicheng smiled, a smile came out from the bottom of his heart, and said: "The three fathers-in-law can recognize the general trend and love the Heavenly Mandate Army, I will definitely not fail you, now there is one thing that you need to do, I wonder if you can do your best?" ”

The three of them bowed to the ground again, "Slaves wait to obey the order!"

"You gather all the lost eunuchs and appease them," Li Zicheng sighed and said, "They are all hard-working people, don't embarrass them!"

"Minions command!" The three of them were overjoyed, and the emperor even had to appease the lost eunuchs, but what about those who had made meritorious contributions to the Mandate of Heaven? The three of them kowtowed to Li Zicheng and went happily, the bright weather outside seemed to indicate that they had a better tomorrow!

As soon as Cao Huachun and the others left, Li Zicheng immediately sent out three holy decrees, and for the time being, he did not look for the jade seal of the Ming Dynasty, but still used the jade seal brought from Xi'an.

The first decree was given to the battalions and garrisons in the city.

The prosperous place of the Beijing Division, the wealth and silk, women, etc., are all the soldiers in the border land have never seen, the Heavenly Mandate Army continues to expand in the course of the battle, the good and the bad are uneven, if those unsightly soldiers create evil in the city, not only damage the reputation of the Heavenly Mandate Army, but also chill the hearts of the people, if you lose the trust of the people, in the future to govern the Beijing Division, it will artificially increase the difficulty.

He originally wanted to follow the banner he played when he entered Kaifeng and Wuchang, "Killing one person is like killing my father, and lewd one person is like lewd my mother", but when he thought that the Jingshi was mixed, the bastard who should be killed still had to be killed, so he changed the slogan to "Those who dare to harm the people and plunder property and women will be killed"!

This decree must not only be quickly conveyed to the soldiers in the battalions, but also let the people of the capital know about it, so that they can live a normal life with peace of mind, and if necessary, help oversee the Mandate of Heaven Army.

The second holy decree was passed to Li Guobu of the second battalion, ordering him to guard the mansion of Wu Xiang, the chief military officer of the Beijing battalion, day and night, and no one was allowed to harass him, and those who violated the order were killed!

The third holy decree was to recruit Wu Sangui, the general soldier of Liao, this holy decree was a little troublesome, Li Zicheng did not know where Wu Sangui was now, so he asked his own soldiers to send this holy decree to Niu Jinxing, and asked him to inquire about Zhang Jinyan, the secretary of the military department, and send this holy decree to Wu Sangui as soon as possible.

The three most urgent holy decrees were sent, and Li Zicheng took a short nap and had lunch under He Xiaomi's service.

The relatives rummaged through the nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine and a half houses in the Forbidden City, and then reported to Li Zicheng: Kunning Palace and Zhaoren Hall all had corpses that had been killed; In the entire Forbidden City, there are still many palace maids, all of whom have now been taken into custody, but there are very few eunuchs and have been taken into custody alone; Kunning Palace and Zhaoren Hall each have a seriously injured woman, confirmed by the palace maid, they are Yuan Guifei and Princess Changping, Cining Palace found Yi Concubine Fu and Kang Concubine Li; In addition, according to the palace maids, when the city was broken, two palace maids committed suicide by throwing themselves into the water......

Committing suicide by throwing himself into the water, that is a matter of his own beliefs, and he will be buried in the future, Li Zicheng immediately issued an order, so that the Tai Hospital could treat Yuan Guifei and Princess Changping as soon as possible, and let the soldiers treat Concubine Yi Fu and Concubine Kang Li well.

Considering that the threat of the palace maids is small, in the case that they cannot be screened one by one temporarily, the palace maids who were originally around Concubine Yi and Concubine Kang are left behind and continue to serve them.

The corpses found in Kunning Palace and Zhaoren Palace, after screening their identities, will be buried first, and then buried when the time is right.

As for a large number of palace maids and a small number of eunuchs, Li Zicheng had a headache.

Li Zicheng does not plan to recruit eunuchs from the whole country for the time being, the original eunuchs in the palace, it is difficult to have family members to take them in, if they are forcibly driven out of the palace, they have no food and clothing, it is a dead end for many people, if they are left, these skilled hands can be used, however, they have served Zhu Youzhen, loyalty is difficult to guarantee, they must be screened, or brainwashed, temporarily registered, can be engaged in peripheral errand work.

As for the large number of palace maids, if they want to drive them all out of the palace, they may find it difficult to find support, besides, before the large-scale reform of the palace rules, the palace maids are still needed to serve for the time being.

If the eunuchs and palace maids are taken into custody, who will bring them food? It's just a stopgap measure, and it clearly won't work!

Li Zicheng thought for a moment and asked Lu Yang, the commander of the pro-corps, to pass the order: The Ming Dynasty has been destroyed, Huaxia has been established, and those who are willing to continue to serve in the palace must do their best; If they are unwilling to stay in the palace and have something to rely on at home, Huaxia will issue coils and let them go out of the palace to reunite with their families.

In addition, it is to mobilize eunuchs and palace maids to look for Zhu Youzhen in the palace, as long as Zhu Youzhen is found, whether he is dead or alive, he will be rewarded with five hundred taels of silver.

Li Zicheng stabilized the harem, then changed into a long robe, went out of the Chengtian Gate, and summoned Song Xiance and Niu Jinxing at the original site of the Ministry of Officials, and asked Song Xiance to give an order to the civil and military forces in the city, and those who are willing to serve Huaxia will meet in the Huangji Palace the day after tomorrow, and the new dynasty will screen and use them; And Niu Jinxing must reorganize and surrender troops as quickly as possible, especially the three major battalions.

Under the hands of Song Xiance and Niu Jinxing, there is no manpower for the time being, and if necessary, they can be transferred from each battalion and returned in the future.

Out of the lobby of the Ministry of Officials, Li Zicheng remembered Xi'an, so he asked Ke Xiaoxiao Feige to pass the book, so that the officials of Xi'an could come to Beijing as soon as possible, and at the same time ordered Nan Juyi of Weinan to let him come to Beijing to take up his post.

Li Zicheng separately allocated the Fifth Battalion, not only took over the firearms bureau and other vital parts, but also seized the treasury of the internal treasury and the household department, and temporarily sealed all the money and grain.

Unconsciously, half a day passed, and when Li Zicheng returned to the Qianqing Palace, it was already dinner time, and He Xiaomi had already prepared a hot meal.

Zhu Youzhen counted the numbers, frowned unconsciously, and said, "Xiaomi, who arranged this?" More than 100 dishes, can I finish them? It's a waste!"

"Back to the emperor, this is what Cao Huachun said," He Xiaoxiao smiled and said: "Cao Huachun said that Emperor Chongzhen was like this before, and the emperor is naturally different from ordinary people!"

"Xiaomi, do you dare to compare me with Chongzhen?" Li Zicheng glared at He Xiaomi, and said: "The emperor is also a human being, he can only eat three bowls in one meal, and more is a waste, Chongzhen is too luxurious in life, so he lost Daming." ”

"The minister is guilty!" He Xiaomi hurriedly bowed to the ground.

Li Zicheng laughed, "Xiaomi, I have become the emperor, your courage is a lot smaller," waved He Xiaomi to get up, and said, "Has Cao Huachun been here?" ”

"Back to the emperor, Cao Huachun came here in the evening, but he didn't see the emperor, so he went back," He Xiaomi saw that Zhu Youzhen had no intention of punishing, so he smiled, "Knowing that the emperor is back, Cao Huachun may come over at night." ”

Li Zicheng sat at the dining table, looking at more than 100 meals, like entering a flower, he couldn't choose for a while, so he had to try from near and far.

The meal has not been tasted, I feel full, I barely ate a steamed bun, looking at the remaining half of the meal, I shook my head and smiled bitterly, the dishes are exquisite, but it is useless, it is a complete waste, both a waste of silver and a waste of labor, no wonder there are so many eunuchs and palace maids in the palace!

If Zhu Youzhen was a little frugal in the palace, he would at least be able to ensure the salaries of the three major battalions of the Beijing Division, and it would not be possible for the Mandate of Heaven army to attack the city, but the imperial court would have no soldiers available.

The court of the Ming Dynasty, as well as Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen, is a living negative teaching material.

He waved his hand and asked He Mi to clean up the dishes, and said: "Millet, you don't have to be so troublesome in the future, five or six dishes, meat and vegetarian matching, just enough to eat, don't pay attention to these pomp, Zhu Youzhen pays attention to pomp, just let the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace know that he is naturally superior, do we need these things?" ”

"The minister understands, the minister obeys!"

Li Zicheng felt that He Xiaomi's words sounded a little awkward, but after entering the Beijing Division, he had become a real emperor, and he had to gradually adapt to such words and atmosphere.

It's still early, although a little tired, but can't sleep at all, Li Zicheng plans to go to Dongnuan Pavilion to sit, Zhu Youzhen temporarily fled in a hurry, he will definitely leave a lot of books and materials, maybe useful to the Heavenly Mandate Army, besides, the Heavenly Mandate Army has just entered the Beijing Division, there are many things to do, he has to make a cup of tea, and sort out the things he has to do in the near future.

As soon as he entered the Dongnuan Pavilion, He Xiaomi ran over to report that Cao Huachun was here.