Li Zicheng's words, although sensational, but not unreasonable, Sun Chuanting's heart, suddenly became heavy, yes, there is no unbreakable city and pass in the world, it is nothing more than the length of time, just like this Tong Pass, sooner or later it will be broken through by the Mandate of Heaven Army!

What about the imperial court? Is there really a change of dynasty?

Even if there is no Heavenly Mandate Army, can the imperial court stop the Tartars of Liaodong? It seems that in these years of fighting, the Tartars are approaching Shanhaiguan step by step, and the civil and military forces of the imperial court are helpless.

After all, Shanhaiguan is an artificial pass, and it is impossible to block the pace of the Tartars forever, and it is entirely possible for the Tartars to bypass the Shanhaiguan and break the border wall from Datong, Xuanfu and other places to enter the customs......

Sun Chuanting's blood cooled down little by little.

After calming down for a moment, he thought that Li Zicheng might have a way to deal with the Tartars, wasn't he the last Great Khan who destroyed the Mongols? "Since the Metropolitan Governor regards the Tartars as the most important foreign enemy, can he have a way to guard the Shanhaiguan?"

"Tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry!" Li Zicheng smiled lightly: "No matter what method is used to defeat the Tartars, the final elimination of the Tartars must be the cavalry, and only the cavalry can completely annihilate the cavalry of the Tartars!" ”

Sun Chuanting's heart throbbed, Li Zicheng's words seemed to be very arrogant, but it was also very reasonable, in order to deal with the Tartar cavalry, the imperial court spared no expense to build thousands of "Guanning Iron Cavalry"!

It turned out that Li Zicheng had quietly formed the tiger cavalry and the wolf cavalry a long time ago, and these cavalry did not appear on the battlefield in Guannei, as Li Zicheng said, it should have been formed to deal with the Tartar cavalry.

Li Zicheng used the Mongols and their excellent war horses to not only form a stronger cavalry, but also save a lot of silver!

Could it be that it is not the Ming Dynasty that represents the Central Plains and the strength of China, but Li Zicheng's Heavenly Mandate Army?

In front of the cavalry of the Tartars, the army of the imperial court did not dare to go out to fight at all, in the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the 100,000 army of the Tartars broke through the pass, and approached the city of Beijing......

The Tartars are a big disaster for the imperial court, and if you help annihilate the Tartars, it seems that there is no backing for the imperial court...... At least he has made meritorious contributions to the Chinese people......

Li Zicheng saw Sun Chuanting's eyes flickering, knowing that he was no longer resisting the Heavenly Mandate Army as he used to be, so he smiled lightly: "Lord Sun is a loyal and righteous person, naturally he will not betray the imperial court, let Lord Sun serve the Heavenly Mandate Army, and turn around to deal with the ......imperial court."

“……”

"Actually, overthrowing the imperial court earlier may not be a bad thing, at least it can end the war," Li Zicheng said leisurely: "Confronting the imperial court, the governor of Pontus is not worried, what the governor of Pontus is worried about is that the Mandate of Heaven army and the imperial court are engaged in a tug-of-war, so that the Tartars outside the pass will be cheap, once they break through the Shanhaiguan, the cavalry of the Tartars, on the Hebei Plain, it is difficult to have an opponent!" ”

"The Grand Duke," Sun Chuanting said cautiously, "Since the Grand Governor is well aware of the national righteousness, why is he unwilling to accept the court's appeasement?" In this way, you can also concentrate your forces and deal with the Tartars outside the gate? ”

Li Zicheng laughed, it seemed that he had never heard such a nice joke, Sun Chuanting's words were indeed incompatible with his overall thoughts today, accept the court's appeasement, and give his life to the court? Let the sour Confucians of the imperial court continue to plague China?

When Sun Chuanting was dumbfounded, Li Zicheng spit out eight words faintly: "Er Daming, the number of qi is exhausted!" ”

Sun Chuanting was silent, maybe Li Zicheng was right, Da Ming was really exhausted.

Whether facing the Tartars outside the Guan, or facing the rogues at home, the officers and soldiers are all defeated and retreating, and it seems that the Heavenly Mandate Army has never been defeated by the officers and soldiers, otherwise Li Zicheng would not be so arrogant......

Just say that at the moment, as long as the Mandate of Heaven Army breaks through Tongguan, the whole of Shaanxi will change the sky, and the territory of the Mandate of Heaven Army will increase by another province, at this speed, the imperial court may not be able to hold out for three years......

Li Zicheng saw that Sun Chuanting didn't even have the courage to refute, so he smiled and said: "Lord Sun should understand that the Tartars outside the gate and the rogues inside the gate, the court can't solve any of them, and can only watch themselves go to extinction step by step!" ”

Sure enough, Li Zicheng's heart is like a mirror!

Sun Chuanting was stunned for a moment, and said, "The Metropolitan Governor, please tell me the details!" ”

"Let's talk about the Tartars outside the Guanguan first," Li Zicheng said: "Since the rise of Nurhachi in Jianzhou, Sarhu, Kaiyuan, Tieling, Liaoyang, Shenyang, Guangning, and recently Jinzhou, which piece of land is not a shame for the Ming Dynasty?" Now outside the gate, there is only one Ningyuan City left, let me ask Lord Sun, can the imperial court have the strength, or plan, to recover these homelands? ”

“……”

"No, the Ming Dynasty does not have the strength to recapture Liaodong, and the courtiers have almost forgotten the existence of Liaodong, only Wu Shangui sticks to the lonely city of Ningyuan," although Li Zicheng was calm, he was very depressed in his heart, "Wenchen will only fight in the court, and the generals will be drunk and dream of death, is there still a need for such a court to exist?" Da Ming is not exhausted, what is it? ”

Sun Chuanting thought for a moment and said, "The Governor of Dadu will talk about the thieves again...... Thinking that the Heavenly Mandate Army was also called "thieves" by the imperial court, he didn't say it in the second half of the sentence.

Li Zicheng didn't think about it, the Ming court could not defeat the Mandate of Heaven Army on the battlefield, so it was understandable to belittle the Mandate of Heaven Army from the title.

"The beacon fire of the thieves started in Shaanxi, and now it has spread all over more than ten provinces, the court has suppressed thieves for more than ten years, and the governors and supervisors have changed one after another, but the strength of the thieves is getting stronger and stronger, and the territory is getting bigger and bigger.

Sun Chuanting understood in his heart that although Li Zicheng's words were not listened to, they were telling the truth, so he said: "According to the Metropolitan Governor, in addition to the method of 'suppression' and 'careping', what other methods will there be......" Thinking that this was for Li Zicheng to teach others to deal with himself, a trace of loneliness appeared in his eyes.

"Actually, it's not a secret, even if Chongzhen knows, he can't do it!" Li Zicheng smiled and said, "Has Lord Sun ever explored the root of the Liukou? ”

"Isn't the root cause of the drought in Shaanxi?"

"The drought in Shaanxi is just the fuse, and the drought in Shandong and Henan is just adding fuel to the fire," Li Zicheng said: "The real root cause is land annexation!" ”

"Land annexation?" Sun Chuanting frowned slightly, trying to think about something.

"The end of every dynasty is the time when the land is the most intense, so each dynasty is only a few hundred years, and then it is replaced by new dynasties," Li Zicheng said loudly: "Han, Tang, and Song are like this, and the Ming Dynasty will be no exception!" ”

"Is the reason for the change of dynasty the annexation of land?"

"There may be other reasons, such as foreign invasions, various natural disasters, etc., but these are just inducements, and land annexation is the fundamental," Li Zicheng said: "Master Sun has been an official in Shaanxi for many years, so he should be familiar with the situation in Shaanxi. ”

"This ......"

"The people have no food to eat, and in the face of the threat of death, it will inevitably rise up, and the drought in Shaanxi is just a hidden beacon fire that has been advanced for a period of time!"

“……”

Li Zicheng continued: "The clans, gentry, and large households occupy most of the land, but they do not need to bear the taxes issued by the imperial court...... For Chongzhen, this is an unsolvable problem! ”

“……”

"Lord Sun told Chongzhen these words, will he confiscate the land of the clan, the gentry, and the big families, and hand it over to the people for cultivation free of charge?" Li Zicheng said angrily: "Only by changing the dynasty can we break the dead knot of the original system on the shackles of the land, and the Mandate of Heaven Army is a new force born from heaven and wholeheartedly for the people!" ”

Sun Chuanting only felt that his hands and feet were cold, and Li Zicheng's words, although mean and sensational, seemed to be reasonable.

The imperial court encountered institutional contradictions, and the clans, officials, and gentry who controlled a large amount of land and occupied a large amount of money only saw their own immediate interests......

The imperial court's financial resources dried up, and it was forced to increase taxes all year round, but these increased taxes all fell on the bankrupt or close to bankrupt people, further accelerating the bankruptcy of the people!

In order to survive, the bankrupt people can only become rogues, resulting in the increasing power of the bandits, and the more bankrupt the people, the stronger the strength of the bandits, and the more unsettled taxes of the imperial court, but the cost of suppressing bandits is rising......

Killing chickens for eggs, drying up the rivers and fishing, burning forests and hunting......

No, it's even more excessive than killing chickens and taking eggs, the court is killing itself!

It's understandable that the emperor can't see through it, after all, he has lived in the palace all his life and doesn't know the suffering of the common people, but what about the hundred officials in the court, why can't they see through it?

I am also a member of the hundred officials, before today, did I see through it? Have you ever thought of these questions? Sun Chuanting shuddered suddenly, and his whole body shuddered!

He doesn't know whether the Mandate of Heaven Army was born in response to heaven, but Li Zicheng has insight into the law of dynastic succession and is bound to follow the trend......

The Mandate of Heaven Army is strong, and Li Zichengzhi is not small!

"The number of Da Ming Qi is exhausted, Lord Sun doesn't have to miss it too much!" Li Zicheng sighed: "Just like the old man in the family, when he is old, he naturally wants to return to heaven, no matter how deep his feelings are with him, he can't change this reality...... All we can do is to happily send the old man back to his funeral! ”

President Sun Chuan let out a long sigh, the spirit of loyalty that had been pressing in his heart was shattered by Li Zicheng's words in an instant, and his heart was empty, indescribably empty.

Wandering in the clouds drunk, hanging upside down on the roof in a dream, if you are not careful, you will fall into the abyss......

I have fought for the court for most of my life, but I didn't expect it to be such a court!

Sun Chuanting drooped his head, and there was a feeling that everything was empty in his heart, I don't know if the people who escaped into Buddhism also had this feeling at first?