After the dawn, Li Zicheng sent soldiers to publicize the Mandate of Heaven Army and the laws of the Mandate of Heaven to the people in the city, but he had no intention of distributing the land.

The people were very scared at first, but after half a day, they had a good impression of the strict military discipline of the Mandate of Heaven Army, and gradually came out of their homes, and when they met the soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven Army on the street, they would take the initiative to talk a few words, and when they heard that the Mandate of Heaven Army was going to leave soon, the people felt a little disappointed.

If the Mandate of Heaven Army stays, Qixian County only has a light tax of fifteen and one, how good it would be! But they knew in their hearts that Qixian was under the nose of Kaifeng, and the imperial court categorically did not allow the existence of the Heavenly Mandate Army.

Some young people had the idea of joining the Heavenly Mandate Army, but Li Zicheng did not accept them to join the army for the time being on the grounds of lack of food!

As soon as he returned to the small hall of the county government to rest, a personal soldier came to report: "Governor, someone asks to see!" ”

Li Zicheng was stunned, he had no acquaintances in Qi County! If it was an officer of the Mandate of Heaven Army, the soldiers must know each other, so they said, "Who wants to see me?" Where is it now? ”

"Back to the Metropolitan Governor, he said that his name is Li Xin, and he is now outside the county yamen!"

"Li Xin?" Li Zicheng remembered, it turned out to be Li Yan, but this will change his name, or good, it seems that he has already celebrated his new life, so he said: "Let him in!" ”

Li Yan entered the small hall, and when he saw Li Zicheng, he turned over and bowed, "The villain has seen the Governor!" ”

"Oh?" Li Zicheng smiled and asked Li Yan to get up, and said, "You already know my identity?" ”

Li Yan stood in front of Li Zicheng, arched his hand and said, "The villain not only knows the Metropolitan Governor, but also knows many things about the Heavenly Mandate Army from the mouth of the soldiers!" ”

"Li Gongzi sit, let's sit down and talk," Li Zicheng waited for Li Xin to sit down, bowed his hand back, and said: "In the past half a day, I also know many deeds of Li Gongzi!" ”

"The Governor ......"

"I already know that Li Gongzi is the son of Mr. Li Jingbai, the former governor of Shandong and the secretary of the Ministry of Soldiers," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Although the old man was framed and persecuted by Wei Gelding, in the eyes of the people in his hometown, his reputation is good!" ”

"Hey, my father is too straight and refuses to bend his body to be castrated, so he was persecuted," Li Xin's face was not regretful, and said, "That was a long time ago......"

"Then I'll talk about the recent events," Li Zicheng stared at Li Xin's eyes and said: "Natural disasters and man-made disasters in Henan continue, and the people are struggling on the death line, but Song Qiu, the county governor, is blindly trying to complete the tax task issued by the above, completely ignoring the lives and deaths of the people, Li Gongzi scattered all his family wealth, just to give disaster relief to the people!" ”

Li Xin smiled and said, "They are all familiar neighbors, can you bear to watch them starve to death?" The villain just did what he had to do......"

Li Zicheng nodded and said; "I was in Qixian County, and I heard a song of "Persuasion Song," and then he said: "Over the years, locust droughts and hardships have been frequent, and chewing and chewing grass seedlings have not been climbing.

The price of rice has risen several times, and Li Min is struggling to make a living.

The grass roots and leaves are full of power, and the children are crying to each other.

The kettle is dusty and smoky, and it is difficult to find a meal of porridge for several days.

The government levied grain and the tiger was poor, and the wealthy family demanded debts like wolves.

The poor remnants are still breathing, and the soul is buried in the spring first.

Skeletons are piled up everywhere, and the karma is difficult to pass the hunger level.

Can you not teach the number of people to cry, and the tears will become a little bloodstain?

I advise the rich to give relief together, and Taicang has no grace.

Dry bones are re-taught to regenerate, so that a good thought of heaven and earth can be felt.

Heaven and earth are selfless and bless good people, and good people are virtuous and blessed.

Helping the poor and saving the poor has great merits, and the virtue is rich and prosperous. ”

Li Xin's face showed a look of shame, shook his head slightly, and said faintly: "It's a pity that the villain's thoughts, but no one responded, the villain persuaded Song Qiu of Zhixian County to stop collecting all kinds of taxes and give the people a way to live, Song Qiu not only did not listen, but also arrested the villain and imprisoned him in the name of 'gossip to confuse the public' and 'colluding with the rogues'......"

"Song Qiu is to keep the black yarn hat, who cares if the people live or die?" Li Zicheng said: "The squire has always only taken care of himself, and how many people put the people in their hearts?" Natural disasters are followed by man-made disasters......"

"What does the Governor mean......"

Li Zicheng looked out the window and saw that the sun was already overhead, so he said: "Millet, prepare rice, I will leave Li Gongzi to dine here, Ao, Li Zicheng's scars have not healed, tell the fire soldiers, prepare more hot soup for Li Gongzi!" ”

"The Governor ......"

Li Zicheng waved his hand and said: "The people are poor and weak, although it is because of natural disasters, but the imperial court not only does not provide disaster relief, but instead increases the salary, isn't it a man-made disaster?" After a pause, he added: "The people have no food to eat, and they are forced to rise up, and the places where the rogues pass are like locusts, whether they are ordinary people or officials and gentry, even if they are lucky to save their lives, they are also reduced to refugees, this kind of man-made disaster is especially sad......

Li Xin thought for a while, and said half-loudly: "The Mandate of Heaven army has entered Qi County, and the military discipline is strict, and it has not disturbed the people, and even the gentry have not harassed ......."

At this time, He Xiaomi's lunch happened to be delivered, Li Zicheng and Li Xin, but they ate separately, Li Zicheng's lunch, in addition to two white flour steamed buns, was a green vegetable and a broth, Li Xin and Li Zicheng were similar, but there was a small bowl of broth.

Li Xin looked at He Xiaomi's meal for the two of them, his heart was strange, and after a little thought, he understood, "It turns out that the meals of the Metropolitan Governor and the sergeant are exactly the same......" looked at the small bowl of broth he had extra and said, "Why is that villain ......"

Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Li Gongzi is a wounded man, he needs to nourish his body, the conditions of the Heavenly Mandate Army are poor, don't blame," picked up a white-flour steamed bun, broke off a small piece, threw it into his mouth, chewed a few bites, swallowed it, and said: "Li Gongzi doesn't need to be polite, once his body recovers, such treatment will be canceled!" ”

"Thank you, little man!" Li Xin asked to see Li Zicheng, originally because he saw the military discipline of the Heavenly Mandate Army in the city, and knew that Li Zicheng was extremely strict in commanding the army, so he originally wanted to persuade two sentences to let the Heavenly Mandate Army go to the next level, but now he had lunch with Li Zicheng, and he suddenly felt that what he was going to say was probably superfluous.

From a military point of view alone, the military discipline of the Mandate of Heaven Army is not only inferior to the Liukou, but also the army of the imperial court, I am afraid it is also inferior, Li Zichenggui is the governor of the capital, but he eats the same meal as the soldiers, such an army......

In what he said just now, he already knew that the propaganda slogan of the Mandate of Heaven Army to let the people "have food, clothing, housing, and land" would probably have been implemented long ago.

Li Xin always thought that he cared most about the people, but now he found that if compared with Li Zicheng, he was probably far inferior, although he scattered all his family wealth to provide disaster relief to the people, but his family wealth was limited, and the people who benefited were only a thousand people, and it was no longer effective to persuade the officials and gentry to give relief.

And Li Zicheng is in charge of tens of thousands of Heavenly Mandate Army, at least in the territory of the Heavenly Mandate Army, the people of Gansu, Qinghai, and Sichuan do not have to worry about food.

He can't even take care of the people of a county, but Li Zicheng is benefiting the people of the three provinces!

Li Xin has been doing his best to help the people of Qi County, but he is worried that after the people have no food and clothing, they will become rogues, and then scourge more people, and when he is imprisoned in the dark room, he has already figured out that there are more than 10 million victims, if the imperial court does not provide disaster relief, he will not be able to save all the people personally, in addition to Qi County, there is also Kaifeng Mansion, and Henan Province!

In front of the thousands of victims, everything that individuals have done is almost negligible!

Li Xin was born as an official eunuch, and he never thought that he would one day become a rogue, but from the body of the Heavenly Mandate Army, from Li Zicheng's body, he suddenly felt that maybe a rogue like the Heavenly Mandate Army could really save a large number of people......

Li Zicheng saw that Li Xin neither ate nor spoke, and said strangely: "Why doesn't Gongzi Li eat, but the food is not the right appetite?" ”

Li Xin shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Governor, the villain has something ...... unknown."

"Oh?" Li Zicheng stopped the bamboo chopsticks and said, "Li Gongzi is a scholar, what else do you need to ask me?" Haha, since there is a problem, then ask! ”

"Dadu Governor, did the Mandate of Heaven really let the people of Gansu, Qinghai, and Sichuan realize that everyone 'has food, clothing, housing, and land'?"

Li Zicheng nodded and said: "So, except for coming to Henan this time, the Mandate of Heaven Army is not a rogue, the Mandate of Heaven Army is not wandering around, plundering, everywhere it goes, it is Juntian, so that the people can support themselves, with land, plus light endowment, the people will naturally have enough food and clothing!" ”

"Since the people of the three provinces have enough food and clothing, they must fully support the Heavenly Mandate Army," Li Xin said: "Then why did the Metropolitan Governor go deep into the hinterland of Henan alone?" According to the villain's point of view, the Mandate of Heaven Army is to expand the land, and it should also go to the area of Henan Mansion and Nanyang Mansion, which is not only high and densely forested, easy to hide, and the army of the imperial court, but also adjacent to the territory of the Mandate of Heaven Army, which is easy to control......"

"Li Gongzi's words are good, and some people have persuaded them like this," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "But Li Gongzi still doesn't know enough about the Heavenly Mandate Army!" ”

Li Xin said cautiously: "Villain...... The villain wants to hear about it! ”

Li Zicheng wanted to subdue Li Xin, so he didn't get tired of it, "First, the Heavenly Mandate Army is not afraid of the Ming Army, and the combat effectiveness of the Heavenly Mandate Army is far above the Ming Army, so there is no need to rely on the mountain situation to deal with the Ming Army. ”

From the military appearance and military discipline of the Heavenly Mandate Army, Li Xin did not have any doubts, however, he faintly had a worry that the combat effectiveness of the Heavenly Mandate Army, even if it was stronger, was always far behind the Ming Army in numbers, and if there was a decisive battle, it was really difficult to predict who would die.

"Second, the Mandate of Heaven Army came to Henan, not to take the land of Henan," Li Zicheng said lightly: "The entire land of Henan is full of disaster victims, and the territory of the Mandate of Heaven Army, although there is a slight surplus of food, it cannot feed these people, so the Mandate of Heaven Army does not need the land of Henan for the time being......"

"Why did the Metropolitan Governor venture to Henan......

"Li Gongzi is a scholar, naturally understands geography," Li Zicheng did not know Li Xin's talent, and also had a trace of investigation, so he said: "Longyou and Sichuan in Gansu are adjacent to Shaanxi, Henan, and Huguang of the imperial court, respectively, the battle line is extremely long, and the middle is separated by the inconvenient Shu Road, it is difficult to quickly communicate between the north and the south, if the imperial court fully marches westward, the disadvantage of the Mandate of Heaven Army in terms of numbers will be infinitely magnified, at least the lives of the people in Gansu and Sichuan will be greatly affected!" ”

"The villain understands," Li Xin arched his hand and said: "The governor of the capital is risking his life, but he is dragging the imperial army's army in Henan, so that Gansu and Sichuan can be safe!" ”

Li Zicheng was secretly relieved, this Li Xin, really clever, said with a smile: "I am personally in danger, but millions of people in the three provinces are able to cultivate and recuperate!" ”

The two talked very happily, Li Xin actually forgot to eat, even the broth was cold, Li Zicheng was worried that Li Xin had just been released from prison and was weak, so he asked He Xiao to go down and warm it up and serve it again.

Li Xin stood up suddenly, gave Li Zicheng a deep bow, and said, "The villain can see the Metropolitan Governor, which is really the most comforting thing in his life!" ”

Li Zicheng hurriedly returned the salute, asked Li Xin to sit down, and said with a smile: "I came to Henan thousands of miles away, can I get to know Li Gongzi, is there a destiny in the dark?" ”

Li Xin looked at Li Zicheng, not only did he not sit down, but he turned over and knelt down, and said: "The governor of the capital is kind to the people, and he will be able to achieve great things. ”

Li Zicheng hurriedly picked up Li Xin and asked him to sit down again, "Li Gongzi is a dragon and a tiger, a hero, if you work with me to do righteous deeds, you will be able to start a business!" ”