After lunch, Li Zicheng first summoned Wang Anping and asked Wang Anping to increase his manpower between Kaifeng and Luoyang, and closely monitor the Ming army in the direction of Kaifeng.

The west and south can not be ignored, the Ming army of Shaanxi and Huguang may also reinforce Luoyang, although it is unlikely, but it must not be taken lightly, and a good hand of cards must not be broken.

As soon as Wang Anping left, Li Zicheng went to visit the civil and military officials in Luoyang City who were imprisoned in the government after being captured, no matter how loyal they were, but as soon as Luoyang City was broken, they had no way to retreat, and seeing that the city was in order, except for Lu Weiqi, Li Zicheng didn't spend much time, and the civil and military officials surrendered to the Mandate of Heaven.

Lu Weiqi was unwilling to submit to the rules, not because of how loyal he was to the imperial court, but because his father died in Luoyang City, which was extremely chaotic at that time, and it was impossible to trace who the murderer was, but Lu Weiqi put the blame on the head of the Mandate of Heaven Army.

Li Zicheng was too lazy to talk to him, he still had a lot of things to deal with, since he was going to be martyred, then let him be fulfilled, but for the time being, he was still imprisoned in the government.

was about to prepare for a military meeting, but a personal soldier came to report: "Dadu Governor, I have caught Fuwang Zhu to inquire!" ”

"Oh? Zhu Changxun didn't escape after all? Li Zicheng said: "Where did you catch it?" ”

"Ying'en Temple outside the West City," said the soldiers who came over with their own soldiers: "The subordinates are the people of the second regiment, this morning, General Liu found a rope on the wall of the West City, and knew that someone had left the city from here, and the subordinates immediately expanded the search outside the West City, and finally found Zhu Changxun in the Ying'en Temple!" ”

"Dare to go out of the city from the rope, Zhu Changxun is a little bold," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Also, aren't the princess and the prince with him?" ”

A trace of shame suddenly appeared on the soldier's face, "Back to the Governor, when the subordinates arrived, the princess and the prince Zhu Yousong ...... has already escaped over the wall, Zhu Changxun is too fat to climb over the wall, so he has become a subordinate prisoner! ”

"Too fat?" Li Zicheng laughed, if he wasn't too fat, Zhu Changxun almost escaped from Luoyang, but what was the use of escaping from Luoyang? Will Zhu Youzhen take you in?

"Back to the Metropolitan Governor, Zhu Changxun is really too fat......"

You don't have to do anything, it's delicious and delicious, and it's no wonder if you're not obese! Li Zicheng said lightly: "Escort Zhu Changxun over!" ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!"

The soldiers escorted Zhu Changxun, who was tied up with five flowers, and happened to meet Lu Weiqi, Zhu Changxun suddenly shouted: "Mr. save me!" ”

Lu Weiqi's face showed disdain, and he said coldly: "Now the minister is also a prisoner of the rogue, and his life is only in an instant!" After a pause, he said: "The prince is the uncle of today, and he must not give in to the rogue, and lose the noble status of the prince!" ”

Zhu Changxun wanted to say something more, but his soldiers pushed him, "Go, what are you talking about here?" ”

Li Zicheng had already walked out of the small hall, glanced at Zhu Changxun's figure, estimated to be no less than three hundred pounds, he was so fat that it was a little difficult to even walk, and he sneered: "You are Zhu Changxun?" It's self-inflicted! ”

Zhu Changxun didn't understand what Li Zicheng meant, but said: "You are ......"

"The Governor of the Heavenly Mandate Army, Li Zicheng!" Li Zicheng said loudly: "Luoyang City was attacked by the Governor of Bendu, what does Prince Fu have to say?" Is it seeking revenge on the governor of Pontus? ”

When Zhu Changxun heard that he was the Metropolitan Governor of the Heavenly Mandate Army, his heart tightened, his legs trembled unconsciously, and his whole body was like a sieve......

"Spare your life?" Li Zicheng snorted coldly, "Why did the governor of Pontus spare your life?" ”

Zhu Changxun's forehead was already bleeding, but he didn't feel the slightest pain, "As long as the Metropolitan Governor can spare the life of the little dog, the little one is willing to dedicate everything in the house to the Metropolitan Governor......"

"Everything in the house has been given to the governor of Pontus, what will you do for a living? Do you want to occupy the people's fat and people's ointment? Li Zicheng glanced at Zhu Changxun with a cold gaze, "Won't the governor of Pontus take the money and food he needs, as well as everything in the palace?" Wu Jing, the chief of the palace, has already told the governor of Bendu all the locations of the money and grain! ”

"Wu Jing, a villain who eats inside and out, this king has never treated him badly......"

"Husband and wife are originally birds of the same forest, and they fly separately when disaster comes," Li Zicheng sneered: "Your princess and prince have left you and run away, and you still have to count on Changshi to be loyal to you?" It's so confusing! ”

Zhu Changxun was stunned for a moment, knowing that once the palace was lost, he had nothing, his eyes were suddenly distracted, as if he had lost his soul, and then he kowtowed, "As long as the governor of the capital spares the life of the villain, the villain will depend on the governor ......of the capital for everything."

"As a prince, you are rich in the world, but in such a famine year, you are unwilling to give a cent to help the people," Li Zicheng is collecting debts for the people, "You are really a slave, a slave of money and food, a person like you, living is a waste of food, and you dare to ask the governor of Pontus to spare your life?" ”

"The Governor of the Metropolis spares his life......"

Li Zicheng waved his hand to the soldiers, "Escort Zhu Changxun down and behead him tomorrow!" ”

Li Zicheng immediately convened a meeting attended by senior generals, and in addition to the commanders of each battalion and regiment, Niu Jinxing, Zhang Dingyan, and Wang Yinchang were also included.

The goal of the meeting was not only to rectify military discipline, strengthen the ideological education of the recruits, and improve the level of discipline and training of the recruits, but also to make important arrangements for civil affairs.

Li Zicheng first solicited opinions from a wide range of people, and asked civil and military officials to express their opinions, whether they were right or wrong, to express their thoughts.

Liu Jianyi, Luo Tai, and Fang Deng, who have not been in the Heavenly Mandate Army for a long time, and are military generals, are basically listeners in this kind of overall situation, although Zhang Dingyan and Wang Yinchang have their own understanding, but they are not very clear about the current situation and development of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and they can only put forward suggestions that do not hurt or itch.

Li Ji and Liu Zongmin have been in the army for a long time, but they put forward some suggestions for the development of the army, and both of them advocated the expansion of the army: the Mandate of Heaven Army came to Henan, facing a stronger enemy, and it was in the core area of the Central Plains, so it was necessary to expand the army as soon as possible and establish a strong army.

Li Xin and Niu Jinxing are both strategic, and such a meeting can just give full play to their strengths, and the two put forward a large number of suggestions from civil affairs to military affairs, from disaster relief to army expansion, from the current situation of the Heavenly Mandate Army to its future development, and the way to deal with the imperial army.

From their conversation, Li Zicheng felt that compared with the original civil and military officials of the Heavenly Mandate Governor's Mansion, the two were indeed great talents, and it seemed that Li Xin was longer than the military, while Niu Jinxing was in charge of the overall situation, and his strategy and overall situation were very good.

The two also have one thing in common, they were both persecuted by the local government, and their goals in life are very similar to those of the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion, clearly asking for the overthrow of the Ming Dynasty, not just to feed their stomachs.

Li Zicheng synthesized everyone's opinions, and finally decided to set up a "temporary governor's office" in Henan, and he concurrently served as the metropolitan governor;

The Provisional Governor's Office has a military affairs department and a civil affairs department, Li trusts the military envoy, and Niu Jinxing is the deputy envoy; In the Civil Division, the civil envoy is temporarily absent, and Wang Yinchang and Li Wan are the civil deputy envoys;

The Military Affairs Department is in charge of military affairs, including the expansion of the army, the training of soldiers, the transportation of food, and also includes the proposal to the governor on the direction of military development, the route of marching, and the strategy of war. The Civil Affairs Department is in charge of local administration, including the resettlement of hungry people, the reclamation of farmland, the collection of taxes, the reserve of officials, and the recommendation of candidates for magistrates to the Metropolitan Governor.

Feng Yijun, the former governor of Henan Prefecture, served as the prefect of Luoyang in the Provisional Governor's Mansion, and the gentry representatives Mei Dingsheng and Shao Shichang served as officials of Luoyang Mansion;

Zhang Ding was extended to the governor of Henan Province, Zhang Zhengxue, the former governor of the county, and Zhang Xuanji, the representative of the gentry, served as provincial government officials, and Henan Province temporarily governed Luoyang Mansion, Nanyang Mansion, and Ruzhou, directly under the Provisional Governor's Office;

The greatest significance of the "Luoyang Conference" was not in civil affairs, but in military affairs.

Li Zicheng's new army of the Mandate of Heaven in Henan was broken up and reorganized, and all regular troops were divided into three categories, with more than 50,000 people:

Main Battalion: The Fourth Battalion, Commander Li Ji, with the rank of Chief Staff, and the Fourth Battalion has four regiments, each with 5,000 households:

Zhao Lie, the head of the first regiment, led the rank of a thousand households; Liu Zongmin, commander of the second regiment, led the rank of guerrilla general; Niu Kejing, the head of the third regiment, received the title of a thousand households, and Wei Ziming was the deputy head of the thousand households; Luo Tai, the head of the fourth regiment, received the rank of a thousand households.

Combat Corps: Independent Battalion, Commander Li Xin, leading the rank of guerrilla general, the Independent Battalion is also under the jurisdiction of four regiments, each regiment has 5,000 households:

Li Mou, the head of the first regiment, received the rank of a thousand households; Fang Deng, the head of the second regiment, received the rank of a thousand households; Liu Jianyi, the head of the third regiment, received the title of a thousand households; Ma Youyi, the head of the fourth regiment, received the title of a thousand households.

Combat Readiness Corps: Reserve Battalion, Chief Officer Wang Shaoyu, leading the rank of guerrilla general, reserve battalion tentatively two regiments, each regiment of 5,000 households, according to the conditions of money and food, gradually increase the number of people:

Bai Shangwen, the head of the first regiment, received the rank of a thousand households; Wang Zhengji, the head of the second regiment, received the title of a thousand households.

Among them, the first and second regiments of the fourth battalion and the first regiment of the independent battalion maintained their original strengths, and the rest of the regiments were reorganized.

The Independence Palace is the main force of weekday battles, only in the event of a tough battle, the fourth battalion will participate in the battle, the reserve battalion does not fight on weekdays, temporarily stationed in Luoyang, mainly for drills and training, to provide personnel for the fourth battalion and the independent battalion.

In addition to the three battalions of the regular army, each prefecture and county also has to station a small number of city defense troops, generally one to five hundred households, in addition to drills, the city defense army is to maintain law and order inside and outside the city, when necessary, to replenish the regular army.

The city defense soldiers basically do not have the heavy responsibility of defending the city, the city wall of the county is far worse than a fortified city like Luoyang, the number of soldiers, food, equipment, etc., is generally not too sufficient, the imperial court often tens of thousands of troops, how can they hold the city?

Li Zicheng had no intention of letting the city defense soldiers defend the city at all, the prefectures and counties basically retained the original officials, they could swing between the temporary governor's mansion and the imperial court, whoever has strong military strength, these prefectures and counties belong to whomever they belong to, and they will pay taxes to whom!

If the war is limited to the military level, the harm to the common people and the destruction of the local economy are minimized, Li Zicheng cannot ask for it.

But Luoyang is the core city and core activity area of the Henan Heavenly Mandate Army, which must be in the hands of the Heavenly Mandate Army, Li Zicheng left the reserve battalion in Luoyang, not only for the training of sergeants, but also to hold Luoyang City, two regiments of more than 10,000 soldiers, even if they can't firmly hold the city, at least they can hold on for a period of time, waiting for the main force to come back.