Li Zicheng entered the city after dawn, when the battle in the city was over, and the soldiers of the Heavenly Mandate Army were scattered throughout the main streets of the city, and most of the people stayed at home to avoid the soldiers.

Jiang Liang took several guards and came to meet Li Zicheng, "Minister Jiang Huang knocks to see the Emperor of China!" ”

Li Zicheng's heart moved, the emperor of China? Is it difficult for Jiang Hao or Daming's courtier? In this case, why do you want to call yourself a "minister"? I haven't been crowned an official yet, so why do you come to say it?

Thinking that Jiang Hao was a military general, his words might not be as strict as Wenchen's, but he still forgave him, so he smiled lightly, "The general is alive!" ”

"Emperor Xie!"

Li Zicheng jumped off his horse and walked side by side with Jiang Xuan, saying, "There are many civil and military people in the city who are loyal to the imperial court, and there are even clans such as the acting king, how did the general dedicate the city?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the minister placed a lot of cronies in Xicheng military academy, and when the Mandate of Heaven army attacked the city from the west gate, the minister shot an arrow to kill Zhu Yixi, the king ......of Yongqing, and the guards were scattered."

Li Zicheng bowed slightly, and said with a light smile: "There is General Lao!" ”

Jiang Hao bowed slightly, and said, "Your Majesty took advantage of the chaos in the city and broke through the Daiwang Mansion with his cronies, but Zhu Chuan?, I still want to resist stubbornly, and I was cut down by my subordinates, and my subordinates thought of Zhu Chuan?" The people of fish and meat, skillfully grabbing and grabbing, were angry for a while, and slaughtered the old and young of the king's family......"

Li Zicheng frowned slightly.

Shooting Zhu Yi, the king of Yongqing, was to break the city, in fact, there is nothing to blame, but slaughtering the acting king Zhu Chuan? The family is a little too much, at that time, the Mandate of Heaven Army had already entered the city, whether to slaughter the Acting King's Mansion should be decided by the Mandate of Heaven Army, not by Jiang Xuan, maybe Jiang Zong and Acting King Zhu Chuan? There was a festival before, and he was communiqué for personal vendetta.

Acting King Zhu Biography? It's the prince, after he entered the city, he had to face a dilemma, and it was a hundred to kill him, although his reputation was damaged, but if he left the members of the clan, they had always been pampered and pampered, and they couldn't do anything, and they could still support him.

A villain like Jiang Hao happened to help him do what he couldn't do!

Li Zicheng's face showed a faint smile again, and said, "Datong has been broken, the general has made great contributions, the general has always served in Datong, and he is very familiar with Datong, the Mandate of Heaven Army will control Datong, what good advice does the general have?" ”

Jiang Hao thought for a moment, closed his eyes slightly, brought Li Zicheng closer, and whispered, "Before the Heavenly Mandate Army entered Datong, acting on behalf of King Zhu Chuan?" and other clans advocated resistance, and the governor Wei Jingyu summoned the civil and military, made an alliance of blood, and swore to resist to the death...... Resist the Mandate of Heaven Army, according to the subordinates, the clan, Wei Jingyu, as well as the deputy chief soldier Zhu Sanle, the governor of the grain Langzhong Xu Yousheng, the deputy envoy Zhu Jiashi, etc., only by killing them, the city will be peaceful! ”

"Killed?" Li Zicheng was shocked, this is to serve the civil and military captured in the city!

These people are loyal to the Ming Dynasty and stand in their position, there is nothing wrong with themselves, it is nothing more than that they have not seen the general trend of the world clearly, and some loyal and righteous people have seen the general trend of the world clearly, but they are still loyal to the original master.

This kind of person is not hateful, on the contrary, Li Zicheng respects them from the heart!

Although Jiang Hao took refuge in the Mandate of Heaven Army, he was the enemy of the entire Datong officialdom, either because of scheming or with low moral standards, such a person would never hand over Datong to him.

Li Zicheng originally wanted to reinstate Jiang Huangguan as a military general stationed in Datong, but at this moment, he changed his mind.

Jiang Hao noticed that Li Zicheng's expression was different, and he panicked in his heart, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, ......"

Li Zicheng waved his hand and said with a light smile, "The general's suggestion is to serve Datong's civil and military affairs in one pot, this matter must not be done, I will be investigated, if it is the fish and flesh people, the clever snatcher, I will naturally not let go." ”

Walking around the street and seeing that the city was in order, Li Zicheng went to the palace of the king and stayed here.

The commanders of each battalion will meet in turn, Li Zicheng sent a military order, let the fifth battalion garrison the city, the rest of the battalions, first withdraw from the city, the army rested in Datong for two days, two days later to raise troops Yanghe.

Li Zicheng was about to summon the captured civil and military officials in the city, and He Xiaomi came to report, "Your Majesty, the messenger of the Tartars is here!" ”

"Tartar?" Li Zicheng was stunned, when did Huaxia have contact with the Tartars, and why did the Tartars send envoys?

Thinking of the Tartars, Li Zicheng's heart immediately remembered the ravages of the Tartars outside the city of Beijing, as well as the "Ten Days of Yangzhou", "Jiading Three Massacres", etc., these memories of the past and afterlife, made him hate the Tartars!

However, this time the Tartars sent an envoy to see them, and by the way, they wanted to see what the Tartars were intending to do.

He will meet with the civil and military affairs in the city, and temporarily hand it over to Song Xiance, but he will leave Niu Jinxing to summon the messenger of the Tartars together!

After a while, He Xiaomi came in with a middle-aged man in a long robe, who stroked his right shoulder with his left hand, bowed down and saluted Li Zicheng, "The villain Chi Qilong, on the orders of Emperor Shunzhi of the Great Qing Kingdom and Prince Rui, the regent of the Great Qing Kingdom, came to meet the Emperor of Huaxia!" ”

Li Zicheng was suspicious in his heart and said, "Are you Han?" ”

"The villain is a Manchurian," Chi Qilong showed two rows of withered yellow teeth and said with a smile, "The villain is a Manchurian, but the villain has always admired the culture of the Han people, so he learned a few words of Chinese!" ”

Li Zicheng sighed secretly in his heart, compared with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Han people are too arrogant after all, among the Manchus, some people are familiar with Han history and can speak Chinese, but what about the Han people? Whether it is Huaxia or the Ming Dynasty, how many people can speak Manchu, and how many people understand the development trend of the Manchu Qing Dynasty?

The Ming Dynasty is self-contained, and Huaxia can't follow in its footsteps!

Fortunately, he came from later generations, and he still had a certain understanding of the general trend of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, at least he knew that Shunzhi was a child under the age of ten, and it was the regent Dolgon who held the military and political power......

He smiled faintly and said, "Shunzhi and the regent, what is the purpose of letting you go to Huaxia?" ”

Chi Qilong took out a message from his arms, presented it with both hands, and said, "Dolgon, the regent of the Great Qing Kingdom, let me personally hand over a letter to the Emperor of Huaxia Kingdom, and pay more respects to the Emperor of Huaxia Kingdom!" ”

He Xiaomi stepped forward, took the message, and presented it to Li Zicheng with both hands.

Li Zicheng took the message, looked left and right, the cover was still there, and knew that there was no leak along the way, so he tore open the cover and opened it to take a look, his brows were not deeply locked.

He handed the message to Niu Jinxing, but his mind was thinking quickly.

Niu Venus groaned for a while, but did not speak.

Li Zicheng understood that the envoys of the Manchu Qing Dynasty could understand the Chinese language, and they would not discuss the national policy in front of him, so he asked He Xiaomi to take Chi Qilong down to rest, and entertained him with good wine and food.

Niu Jinxing waited until Chi Qilong left, and said, "Does the emperor want to cooperate with the Manchu Qing and attack the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Li Zicheng said with a smile, "Wherever the Mandate of Heaven army goes, the guards are looking at the wind and descending, starting from Xi'an, less than two months, Datong has been taken, and the Beijing division is just around the corner, do we need to cooperate with the Manchus?" ”

Niu Jinxing nodded yes and said, "There is another reason, after all, the Manchu Tartars are outside the Guan, and they have always lacked education, and they are like savages, if the emperor cooperates with them, it will definitely affect himself and even the image of Huaxia!" ”

From the perspective of national feelings, Niu Jinxing's statement is very reasonable, the battle between China and the Ming Dynasty, after all, is an internal struggle among the Han people, who wins and who loses, is nothing more than a change of dynasty, and has nothing to do with the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Niu Jinxing's worry that once Huaxia cooperates with a savage like the Manchu Qing, it will inevitably cause a bad influence in Shilin, at least the crime of "colluding with foreigners and killing compatriots" will never be washed away, not to mention that this "foreigner" who colluded with him is still a tartar who lacks education like a savage in Shilin's eyes!

Li Zicheng didn't expect that Niu Jinxing was still a nationalist, so he smiled and said, "According to Mr., how should I reply to the Manchu Qing Dynasty?" ”

"The Manchus are just Tartars, and they don't even know the name of Huaxia, so what kind of cooperation are they talking about?" Niu Jinxing said, "According to the minister, the emperor should refuse with words, so as to dispel the idea of the Manchu Dynasty!" ”

Li Zicheng had another idea, and said with a smile, "I don't plan to reply to the letter, nor do I plan to refuse the Manchu Qing's cooperation proposal!" ”

Niu Jinxing immediately reacted and hurriedly said, "What does the emperor mean is to give a vague message to the Manchus, so that the Manchus are confused?" ”

"That's what it means!"

"Your Majesty, once the Manchus think that we have the intention of cooperating, they are very likely to release the message, and then we will be passive," Niu Jinxing's eyes were obviously full of worry, "In the country of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there are many Han people in the country, and they have mastered the heart of the Han people!" ”

"Without a written message, what can the Manchus do to me?" Li Zicheng smiled and said, "Sir, I must not understand why I am vague about the Manchus!" ”

Niu Jinxing obviously didn't understand, so he looked at Li Zicheng and said, "Please make it clear to the emperor to relieve the curiosity of his subordinates!" ”

"Sir, if you set your sights on the outside of the pass, it is not difficult to understand," Li Zicheng smiled faintly, "The Heavenly Mandate Army is along the line of Datong, Xuanfu, and Juyong, pointing directly at the Beijing Division, Shanhaiguan is far away in the northeast, and it was not originally on the route of the Heavenly Mandate Army's march, but Shanhaiguan is my biggest worry!" ”

"The emperor is worried about the Ming army in Shanhaiguan...... No, it's the Manchu Qing ...... outside the gate" Niu Jinxing suddenly understood, shook his body, and said, "The emperor is far-sighted, and the ministers are too late!" ”

Thoughtful and far-sighted, doesn't Lao Tzu know this history?

"I have seen the payment of the Manchu message, I was proclaimed emperor in Xi'an, and the Manchu Qing only knew a month later, and it took more than a month to send a message to us, together with finding someone, and when Li Zichengdao returned, Chi Qilong took the familiar road, and it should be within a month, if the Manchu cavalry went to Shanhaiguan, it would take about one and a half to two months! ”

"Chen understands," Niu Jinxing bowed his hand to Li Zicheng, and said, "Not surprisingly, we were besieging Jingshi at that time!" ”

"Yes, Huaxia and the Ming Dynasty, maybe the final battle is going on at this time, if possible, I hope to stabilize the Manchu Qing, and when the Ming Dynasty is overthrown, I will have the energy to clean up the Manchu Qing when I turn back!"

Niu Jinxing's eyes were already shining, although he didn't say it explicitly, his admiration for Li Zicheng had increased by one percent.

Li Zicheng smiled secretly in his heart, and after Niu Jinxing left, he immediately asked He Xiaomi to send an order to Wang Anping of the Han Qing Bureau if possible, arrange people to lurk outside the customs as soon as possible to find out the information of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the more detailed the better;

In the afternoon, Li Zicheng took the time to summon Chi Qilong, the envoy of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and he did not talk with Chi Qilong, but only told Chi Qilong that such a major matter as cooperation between the two countries must be built on the basis of mutual trust, at least there must be ministerial-level talks, and it is best for the emperors of the two sides to meet in person, and the Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty is young, and the regent can replace him.

Chi Qilong may have a lot to say, but Li Zicheng did not give him a chance to speak, nor did he reply to the book, but only asked him to bring back this message to the Manchu court.

Li Zicheng asked Niu Jinxing to send Chi Qilong away, and then summoned Chen Shangzhi, the former deputy chief soldier of Taiyuan, and asked him to form a regiment of city defense troops with Datong's surrendered troops as the team.

Chen Shangzhi is the head of the city defense regiment, General Le, the chief general of the town guarding Datong, Wang Yongkui and Zhu Kongxun are the generals of Guo Yi, and they are also the deputy generals of the town guarding Datong.

From the moment it was formed, the city defense regiment must be strictly trained in accordance with the laws of the Mandate of Heaven.

Li Zicheng also made Wei Jingming, the former governor of Datong, the prefect of Datong, the president of the court, and Zhu Jiashi, the deputy envoy of the sub-commission, the president of the supervision court, and established the new Datong Mansion.

After resting in Datong for two days, the Mandate of Heaven army set off for Yanghe, where Li Xin's independent battalion remained the vanguard.

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