The more Zhang Xianzhong thought about it, the happier he became, and said proudly: "Zicheng, I know, you can't live now." It doesn't matter, you come to me, as long as my old Zhang has a bite to eat, I won't let you go hungry. ”

Of course, Li Zicheng couldn't know what Zhang Xianzhong was thinking, he shook his head and said, "Jingxuan, it seems that you, an official and soldier, are quite comfortable." ”

"That's right, we used to fight for life and death, didn't we just want to live better?" Zhang Xianzhong stroked his long beard and said complacently: "Isn't it all realized now?" You see, I also have this mansion, and I have my wife, concubines, and children, so I don't need to farm anymore, let's collect taxes directly. Hahaha, what's not to be satisfied with now? ”

Li Zicheng sneered and teased: "Then what position are you now?" Chief Officer? Adjutant general? Counselor? Guerrilla? Put the total? Or is it a garrison? ”

Zhang Xianzhong's smile instantly froze on his face, and then quickly pulled down his face. It has been more than a year since he surrendered, but until now, he has not been given a half-official position. Originally, he went to ask someone and said that he would be given a position as deputy commander-in-chief, maybe he could be made a marquis, so let him wait with peace of mind. He began to wait, and after waiting for a year, he still didn't wait for any official position.

He had no official position, and his army was not staffed, so he naturally did not receive food or anything. Although he also asked Xiong Wencan for some military pay and food, it was only a small head and could not solve the problem. He gave gifts to almost all officials in order to solve the problem of positions and establishments as soon as possible. These officials all kept gold, silver and jewelry, but they just didn't give him anything to do, and let him wait until now.

and Xiong Wencan, who decided to surrender him at the beginning, wanted something, which was not polite at all. What one-inch pearls, five-foot-long coral, cat's eyes, emeralds, bloodstones, all they want are precious treasures, and what gold and silver are yellow and white, people don't even look at them. It only took him one year to give away all the treasures accumulated in the ten years of rebellion, so he had to ask his subordinates for treasures, and because of this, he began to collect taxes in Gucheng again.

As soon as Li Zicheng saw Zhang Xianzhong's face, he knew that he was in Zhang Xianzhong's heart. So he continued: "You see that you are nothing now, and you are embarrassed to use the banner of the imperial court?" ”

At this time, a subordinate sent a cup of hot tea, and Zhang Xianzhong immediately said: "Drink tea, this is a good red robe, for the emperor Lao'er." ”

Li Zicheng laughed, pointed at Zhang Xianzhong and said, "With your attitude, Chongzhen doesn't dare to use you." ”

Zhang Xianzhong also laughed twice and asked: "Zicheng, you say, since you didn't come to vote for me, then what do you have to do with our old Zhang?" ”

"I'm here to make an appointment with you and start things together." Li Zicheng did not hide it at all, and said the purpose of the trip briskly.

"Haha, hahahaha." Zhang Xianzhong was stunned for a moment, and then laughed uncontrollably. He laughed for a long time, tears of laughter streaming down his face. After he stopped laughing, he said disdainfully: "Zicheng, it's not that I don't believe you, how many people do you have now?" If you want me to start an incident with you, isn't that asking Lao Zhang to make you a windshield? ”

Zhang Nai stood up directly and wanted to reason with Zhang Xianzhong, but was glared back by Li Zicheng's eyes.

Li Zicheng said with an unchanged expression: "I won't tell you, I have two thousand men and horses in my hands. ”

"Two thousand?" Zhang Xianzhong sneered and said, "I have 20,000 people!" ”

Li Zicheng replied with the same disdain: "My 2,000 people can defeat your 20,000 people in one morning." ”

Zhang Xianzhong didn't speak, he didn't think Li Zicheng was bragging. If Li Zicheng really had 2,000 people, they would be elite soldiers who had survived a hundred battles, and their combat effectiveness would naturally not be underestimated. But at this time, the subordinate came in to report that the meal was ready, which relieved him of his embarrassment.

"Hurry up! Don't you see that Zicheng is already hungry? I don't know! Zhang Xianzhong scolded his subordinates loudly.

After a while, a table of dishes was served, plate on plate, bowl after bowl, a table full of chicken, duck, fish, beef, mutton, cooking, frying and stir-frying.

Zhang Nai, who was sitting under Li Zicheng, looked at the plates of meat, smelled the aroma wafting out, and swallowed saliva unconsciously. They hid in the mountains and did not dare to go outside to get food, but the mountains were barren and there was not much to eat, so they had to be stationed in various places. When I first entered the mountains, I could catch some game, but then I could only eat multigrain noodles and wild vegetable porridge. He was now looking at the oily meat, smelling the strong aroma of wine, and saliva couldn't stop coming from under the base of his tongue, and he couldn't help it.

"Come, come, come." Zhang Xianzhong greeted: "Zicheng, hurry up and take a seat, let's talk while eating." And Zhang Nai, look at your greed, come and sit, as long as you are here with me, I will give you such a table every day. ”

Li Zicheng and Zhang Nai went to the table, and began to eat politely to Zhang Xianzhong. Li Zicheng is still a little gentle, Zhang Nai doesn't care so much, a large piece of meat in his left hand, a big bowl of wine in his right hand, and he eats extremely fast.

Zhang Xianzhong didn't move his chopsticks, just watched the two eat and drink. After seeing that Li Zicheng had almost eaten, he took a wine glass and toasted Li Zicheng and asked, "Liu Zongmin, Yuan Zongdi, Liu Fangliang, these old guys are still gone?" Wouldn't they have all been cut off by Sun Chuanting? ”

"No, it's all fine. One gong, these old brothers are all here, but Li Mu was scattered and hasn't come back yet, I don't know if he was caught or dead. Li Zicheng said without concealment.

Zhang Xianzhong listened while stroking his long beard. He is assessing Li Zicheng's strength, and now that the rebel army has either been recruited, or is waiting to be recruited, it is good to have one more force and disperse the strength of the official army. He was now getting more and more impatient to deal with those officials, and he was basically desperate for the reward given to him by the imperial court, and he was now thinking of rebelling, but he had not yet made up his mind.

"That's good, that's good." Zhang Xianzhong replied casually: "It's good that the old brothers are here." The old brothers when we killed officials and rebelled together, there are not many left over these years. ”

Li Zicheng had almost eaten, he toasted Zhang Xianzhong with a glass of wine, and then asked: "Jingxuan, you tell me a word of accuracy, do you want to continue to be this official and soldier who is nothing, or do we old brothers work together to kill all these corrupt officials and rebuild the peaceful world?" ”

Zhang Xianzhong hesitated for a moment, poured wine for Li Zicheng, and then said, "Where are you staying?" I have to think about it again, and by the way, I will discuss it with Luo Rucai. You go back and wait for my news first, and when I decide, I'll send someone to inform you. ”

"Let's get in touch with King Zhang." Zhang Nai said vaguely while chewing the beef.

Zhang Xianzhong said dissatisfiedly: "Zicheng, you still can't trust our old Zhang?" ”