Li Zhiqiang saw that the Heavenly Mandate Army did not blackmail officials, and he was surprised in his heart, the people did not have much property, and they could still leave a good reputation if they let it go, but the officials were generally very rich, and the women in the mansion and food, even the women in the house, would be more smart than the women in ordinary people's families.

Does the Mandate of Heaven really want to let go of these officials in Nanyang City?

In this way, why did the Heavenly Mandate Army sacrifice the lives of its soldiers and desperately take Nanyang City? Thinking of the oath with Li Zicheng outside the gate of the Wuhou Temple, I was shocked, could it be that the Heavenly Mandate Army came to Nanyang just to eliminate Taoism?

He couldn't help it, so he approached Li Zicheng a little and whispered: "Governor, there is something unknown in the poor road......

"Oh?" Li Zicheng didn't look back, but said lightly: "Is there something unclear?" ”

"Villain...... I don't understand," Li Zhiqiang said: "The Heavenly Mandate Army will neither disturb the people, nor confiscate the property of officials, what is the purpose of the Heavenly Mandate Army entering Nanyang?" ”

"Haha, doesn't Li Daoji still understand?" Li Zicheng said with a smile: "What the Governor of Pontus said last time, did Li Daoji forget?" The Mandate of Heaven Army is not a rogue, it will not rob the people, nor will it rob the officials, unless the official reputation is not good, and the people are oppressed too much on weekdays! ”

"This ......" Li Zhiqiang was still puzzled, "where does the money and food of the Heavenly Mandate Army come from?" ”

"Li Daoji doesn't have to worry about money and food," Li Zicheng said: "The Mandate of Heaven Army is not a rogue, even if there is a difficulty in money and food, the Mandate of Heaven Army will not loot, because ......"

"Because of what?"

"Because we believe in God," Li Zicheng stopped and turned his face to look at Li Zhiqiang, "Li Daoji, it seems that you, the official body of Daoji, I am afraid that you will have to change, and the agreement outside the Wuhou Temple should not be forgotten, right?" ”

"This ......" Li Zhiqiang was shocked, although it was not a joke that day, but he really didn't believe it, if he didn't rob the people, would he still be a rogue? He is very popular in the Taoist world in Nanyang, eating fragrant and drinking spicy food, if he changes to God...... Thinking of this, a cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead, "Poor Dao...... Dare to ask the Grand Governor, what is Catholicism? ”

"Catholic affairs, when the city settles down, the governor of Pontus will preach," Li Zicheng said: "This time the Mandate of Heaven army came to Nanyang, although it will not slaughter the disciples of the two sects, but it will confiscate the Taoist temples and temples of the two religions, and use them as Catholic churches, such as the Wuhou Temple, which must be confiscated, Li Daoji must be prepared!" ”

"Poor ......"

"Li Daoji, at this time, I'm afraid you are no longer a Taoist," Li Zicheng felt more and more that Li Zhiqiang was definitely not a devout Taoist, "In the entire Nanyang Mansion, the highest position of Catholicism is the 'pastor', since Li Daoji is the first person to join Catholicism, this 'pastor' position is naturally held by Li Daoji, oh, there will be no Taoist discipline officials in the future, only 'pastor', I don't know what to do?" ”

"This ......" Li Zhiqiang couldn't answer for a while, although "pastor" was the highest position of Catholicism in Nanyang Province, he didn't know anything about Catholicism.

"The Governor of Pontus gives you a day to think about it, and by tomorrow evening, you can reply to the Governor of Pontus, whether you are willing to keep your oath and become a Catholic, or be martyred for the Wuhou Temple," Li Zicheng said with a calm face: "The Governor of Pontus can now tell you the purpose of the Mandate of Heaven Army to sacrifice and take Nanyang Mansion." ”

“……”

"One is to promote Catholicism and let Catholicism be inherited in the entire Nanyang Mansion," Li Zicheng suddenly turned cold and said: "There is another important reason, it is for the Tang Wangfu in Nanyang City!" ”

He felt that Li Zhiqiang was a mercenary villain, but the Mandate of Heaven Army would not be stationed in Nanyang, and he could not really control Nanyang, Li Zhiqiang, a villain, relied on deception, but he had some prestige among believers, at this stage, as long as he was given appropriate benefits, he would inherit God locally and expand the influence of the Mandate of Heaven Army, he was really the best candidate.

How to change it to a person who is loyal to Taoism, once the Heavenly Mandate Army leaves and the imperial court reoccupies Nanyang, truly pious people are very likely to be martyred, causing unnecessary losses.

As for Li Zhiqiang's possibility of using the power in his hands to cheat and deceive and bend the law, Li Zicheng is not worried, the gospel of God has just come to Nanyang, and there will not be too many believers for a while and a half.

The most important thing is that the Mandate of Heaven Army cannot stay in Nanyang for a long time, and it must hand over the matter of promoting God and expanding the influence of the Mandate of Heaven Army to others.

In case Li Zhiqiang fails to live up to God's expectations, when the Mandate of Heaven returns to Nanyang in the future, the Catholic Church in Nanyang will be purged, and if necessary, Li Zhiqiang's status as a "priest" will be removed.

Of course, to hand over the Catholicism of the entire Nanyang region to Li Zhiqiang, we must give him a certain amount of deterrence, and pay equal attention to grace and power, if the time is not too long, there may not be much in the future.

Unconsciously, Li Zicheng came to the Tang Palace.

Surrounding the Tang Palace, it was the first regiment of the fourth battalion that Li Ji was also the commander of, and when he saw Li Zicheng coming, Li Ji hurriedly greeted him and saluted, "Governor, the palace has been heavily surrounded by us, and my subordinates guarantee that not a single bird can fly out, but the wall of this palace seems to be thicker than the wall of Nanyang City......"

"It's thick and good," Li Zicheng laughed, glanced at Li Zhiqiang with his spare eyes, and said: "The wall is thick, which means that the palace is luxurious, and the money and grain stored in the palace should not be too little!" ”

"The Governor is right, so it seems that the wall is thick, which is a good thing!" Li Ji arched his hand to Li Zicheng and said, "Grand Governor, when will you start attacking the palace?" ”

"Don't worry, it only took half a day to attack Nanyang City, let alone a palace?" Li Zicheng glanced at the wall of the palace, felt very heavy, and said: "Give King Tang a night's time, if the palace refuses to surrender before tomorrow, then don't blame the Heavenly Mandate Army for using bloody means." ”

Li Zicheng hopes that the Tang King will resist stubbornly and slaughter in the future, so he has a legitimate reason, he has always had no good impression of the palace, these clan disciples, they don't do anything on weekdays, but they want to occupy and consume a lot of wealth, and in every palace, there is a group of pigs, eating and waiting for death......

However, the children of the clan are not completely waiting for death, but using the identity of the clan to continuously accumulate wealth and occupy fertile land, compared with the Tartars outside the Guan, the rogues all over the northern provinces, the clan with a population of more than 100,000 is the biggest cancer of the Ming Dynasty, but the laws of the imperial court cannot restrain them.

Where the palace is located, is the blood and tears of the people, such a purely parasitic group should not exist at all!

Except for Zhu Zhihong, the king of Su who first met in Lanzhou, there are no men left in the palaces that the Mandate of Heaven Army met in Chengdu and Hanzhong, and I hope that the Tang Wangfu this time will be the same!

Li Zhiqiang felt a chill in his heart, and for the first time, he saw the coldness of winter on Li Zicheng's face.

Li Zicheng walked around the Tang Palace, and took a closer look, although there were many heads poking out from the courtyard wall, he didn't care, Nanyang City was taken, and the palace without a regular army was stationed, what was it? But the thick courtyard wall of the palace really surprised him a little, could it be that King Tang knew that Nanyang City was not safe, so he built the palace so thick?

He hoped that the Tang Palace, where there was too much silver, would have nowhere to go, so he had built a solid palace!

Returning to the mansion again, the sky was already dark, Li Zicheng had dinner in the mansion, although it was not as good as the big fish and meat in Lanzhou, but compared to the dry food on the march, it was already very good, and alcohol was not allowed during the war, but hot soup and hot rice were always indispensable.

Li Zhiqiang has been following Li Zicheng's side, not to mention house arrest, mainly to let him see the form in the city and the strong strength of the Heavenly Mandate Army, so he had dinner with the soldiers in the small hall next door.

Li Zicheng had just drunk a bowl of broth, and He Mi came in in a hurry, "Governor of the capital, Regiment Commander Liu has captured the prefect Xie Junbao and the general Ma Shile, and they are now outside the gate of the mansion!" ”

"I finally found it," Li Zichang sighed and said lightly: "Let them go to the small hall of the second hall to wait for a while, and then meet them when I have dinner!" ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!"

After He Xiaomi left, Li Zicheng slowly gnawed on the white-flour steamed buns, but he was thinking in his heart, what kind of people are these Xie Junbao and Ma Shile?

After dinner, Li Zicheng did not directly summon Xie Junbao and Ma Shile, but went to the lobby first, chatted with the captured officials for a few words, and then returned to the second hall.

Li Zicheng sat on the wooden chair, He Xiaomi, Lei Wanjun, with their hands behind their backs, one left and one right, and two personal soldiers, waiting indoors.

This small hall is the study of the prefect Xie Junbao on weekdays, and the space is not large, and there are seven people pouring in at this time, which is slightly crowded, but no one cares about this space.

Xie Junbao looked at the person sitting in his chair, but he was in his early thirties, but he had an inexplicable domineering, although he knew his identity, he couldn't connect the person in front of him with the Metropolitan Governor, who occupied the three provinces of Qinghai, Gansu, and Sichuan and commanded the 100,000 Heavenly Mandate Army.

In his eyes, in addition to loss, there is a wave of anger, and the people of Nanyang, who originally lived well, are all these rogues......

Li Zicheng was also looking at Xie Junbao at the moment, although he didn't know these two people, but from the lenient official robes, it was easy to distinguish the identities of the two.

Although Xie Junbao was wearing an official robe, it was in tatters at this time, and there were obvious gray stains on the cuffs and left chest, which were obviously burned out of a big hole, and the right knee was torn out of a hole, if it wasn't for the white undershirt inside, I am afraid that the skin would be exposed.

Literati generally pay attention to image, but Xie Junbao is very sloppy, his official hat is gone, his sideburns are scattered, wet with sweat, mixed with mud to cover his cheeks, and only his eyes and nostrils are exposed.

Li Zicheng turned his gaze, but he was a little surprised in his heart, Ma Shile was a general, the highest military general in the city, but he was put on the green shirt of ordinary people, except for his flickering eyes, there was no difference from ordinary people.