A carriage appeared at the door of the post house, Gao Yihuan didn't care, but the side curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a person poked his head out of the car, looked at him, and called out: "Yihuan!" ”

Gao Yihuan looked back when he heard the voice, and after seeing the person clearly, he was shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said, "Jie Shuai, why are you here?" ”

The person in the carriage was Li Yan, Henan Jiedu, but he looked a little haggard.

Li Yan saw Gao Yihuan coming over, and said with a light smile: "It's really Yihuan!" I didn't expect you to arrive so soon. ”

After Gao Yihuan received the warrant in Shouzhou, he decided to go to Xi'an in person, so he reported to the province and Xi'an.

Li Yan had approved him, so he knew that Gao Yihuan was also coming to Xi'an.

Gao Yihuan smiled and said, "Jie Shuai, didn't you come early?" ”

"Alas~" Li Yan sighed, and suddenly looked up at Gao Yihuan, "Yihuan, if you are not busy here, come to my room, I have something to tell you." ”

Now Gao Yihuan doesn't have anything to do, he is going to unload his things, he will go to rest, and then ask someone to find out some news.

He turned his head to look around, and then immediately ordered: "Cheng Wei, you look at it." ”

Gao Chengwei nodded, "I know it!" ”

Gao Yihuan turned back to Li Yan and said, "Does the festival marshal also live in this post house?" ”

At this time, Li Yan had already gotten out of the car, he bowed slightly, and then walked in front, "You come with me!" ”

At that moment, the two came to the backyard of the post house and entered a two-story pavilion with a single house.

This attic looks pretty good, but Li Yan is the envoy of Henan Jiedu, a provincial official, and Dashun is only related to the two places in central Henan, Li Yan came to Xi'an, the specifications should be more than that, even if the mansion is not arranged, it has to occupy a post house.

The two came to a room on the second floor of the attic, and Li Yan beckoned Gao Yihuan to sit down by the window.

It was a sunny day, there was no wind, the windows were open, the sun was shining in, and it was very comfortable to sit.

After Gao Yihuan sat down, he could see that there were many pedestrians on the street outside the post house, and there were also flags of some shops on both sides of the street, indicating that Xi'an had a certain amount of commerce.

This picture of clothing made Gao Yihuan still a little surprised, but he didn't expect that Xi'an was not a picture of all industries withering.

At this time, Li Yan sat down opposite Gao Yihuan, and the attendant brought three plates of pastries, and brought a pot of tea, and was about to pour it full for the two of them, but Li Yan waved his hand a little anxiously and asked the attendant to retreat.

When someone withdrew and brought the door, Gao Yihuan had already lifted the teapot and gave Li Yan a full cup, Li Yan took it and put it on the table, and did not drink it, but said: "Yihuan!" You're here this time for the Crusade! ”

Gao Yihuan nodded, "The marshal also knows that he captured Xiangyang in the last year, and now he is still fighting against Ma Shiying in Nanzhi, so he really can't afford to send troops to participate in the Eastern Expedition." In addition, the situation in Hubei and China will change greatly in the near future, and it is difficult to withdraw from the lowly position, so I came to Xi'an to make a statement! ”

"Yi Huan, you can capture Xiangyang, it really surprises me. At that time, I was also ready to ask General Bai to send troops to reinforce you, but I don't want General Bai to take Xiangyang before he decides! Li Yan muttered: "At present, the situation in Huguang is turbulent, and you are already familiar with the situation in southern Henan, so you really shouldn't be easily transferred." Even this crusade was too hasty. What do you think? ”

Gao Yihuan is in the south of Yuzhou, and his strength is developing rapidly, which Li Yan knows, but the creation of the dynasty is to rely on elite soldiers and strong generals, and it is naturally difficult to achieve great things if he always thinks about tying his hands and feet.

It is to be restrained, and it should be a big thing to achieve, and then a glass of wine will release the military power.

Gao Yihuan didn't expect Li Yan to say this.

In fact, compared with history, Li Zicheng's Eastern Crusade this time is already quite calm.

In history, Li Zicheng Chongzhen entered Guanzhong at the end of 16 years, and after being proclaimed emperor at the beginning of 17 years, he began his eastward crusade non-stop, and captured Beijing in less than three months.

The whole process, in addition to the fierce resistance suffered at Wuning Pass, can be said to be devastating.

However, Li Zicheng's hurried crusade to the east failed at the same speed.

This time, Li Zicheng occupied Guanzhong at the beginning of the sixteenth year, and the time to prepare was nearly a year longer than in history.

At present, Li Zicheng has been in Guanzhong for a year, and the soldiers of the Shun army have long been impatient, and they are shouting for the Eastern Crusade from top to bottom, eager to put on their wings and fly to Beijing.

At this time, the entire Dashun Dynasty felt that the Eastern Expedition was too slow, but Li Yan thought it was too hasty, which really surprised Gao Yihuan.

Gao Yihuan was surprised in his heart, but he didn't say what he thought in his heart, but asked rhetorically: "The emperor and Prime Minister Niu Cheng have long wanted to go east, and they have already prepared for a year, why did the marshal say this?" ”

Li Yan looked at Gao Yihuan, "Yihuan, have you forgotten what you stated to me in your account when we first met?" ”

Gao Yihuan naturally doesn't want to look at it, but he is much more mature now, and his ideas will not be so naïve.

From a rational point of view, Gao Yihuan felt that after the Shun army occupied Guanzhong, it was completely possible to intensively cultivate, restore the locality, open the imperial examination, accumulate strength, and let the Ming Dynasty and the Qing army continue to consume.

However, Li Zicheng and Niu Jinxing obviously couldn't wait, they had been completely blinded by the temptation of overthrowing the Ming Dynasty and establishing a new dynasty.

At this time, no one can speak at the top, not only can they not be persuaded, but they will be regarded as dissidents and suppressed.

There are many such examples in history, such as Yuan Shu, there are people who persuade him not to be the emperor, but he can't persuade him.

Another example is two countries that claim to be the third in the world, they can't recognize themselves, thinking that they are really powerful and can fight, but they are pressed to the ground and rubbed.

Now it's not just Li Zicheng and Niu Jinxing who are floating, the entire Shun army is bursting with self-confidence, who dares to say something different, will definitely be drowned by everyone's saliva.

Gao Yihuan nodded, "I remember!" ”

"Since you remember!" Li Yan's face straightened, and he saw that Gao Yihuan wanted Mingzhe to protect himself, "Then you should know that the time is not yet ripe for the current Eastern Crusade." At this time, even if our dynasty captures Beijing, will we be able to take over the defense line of the Great Wall left by the Ming Dynasty? The border towns of the Ming Dynasty have long been eroded, if you want to prevent the Qing army, our dynasty must arrange heavy troops, so how can the Ming army on the southern front deal with it? ”

Li Yan said gloomily: "Besides, the border town costs money, the north is ruined, and the land controlled by our dynasty cannot support the border town at all now." Outside the gate, as long as the border wall is broken once, I will vent my spirit, and the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Dashun wants to replace the Ming Dynasty, and there are two historical missions that must be completed, one is to solve the problem of the survival of the people, and the other is to resist the Yanyi.

This is also the northern people, the expectations of the new Dashun Dynasty, only if these two things can be completed, Dashun replaces the Ming Dynasty, it makes sense, if it can't be solved, then why not support the Ming Dynasty and welcome a group of bandits?

Among them, whether or not the Manchu Qing can be stopped is another key issue.

Because as soon as the Qing army enters the fortress, the common people and gentry will find out, and it turns out that you can't do it either.

After that, the Shun Dynasty could only follow in the footsteps of the Ming Dynasty and spend great efforts to defend the Great Wall, and in this way, it would have to collect heavy taxes, so the outcome was almost doomed.

Li Yan sighed, "The Ming Dynasty collapsed in the campaign to deal with the Qing army and Dashun at the same time, and Dashun will definitely not be able to deal with the Qing army and the Ming Dynasty at the same time!" With such a simple truth, why can't the emperor listen to it? ”

Gao Yihuan looked at Li Yan's appearance, and saw that he had come to Xi'an earlier, so he knew that he had traveled a lot to persuade him, but in the face of the Dashun court with inflated confidence, his persuasion obviously had no effect.

Gao Yihuan listened carefully, but still didn't say anything, but continued to ask: "What does the marshal think, what should the imperial court do?" ”

Li Yan sighed and said: "Naturally, I learned from the Northern Song Dynasty, first the south and then the north, sent troops to seize Sichuan, and then built a fortress to seize Huguang and Jiangnan, and finally went north." In this way, the world is in the bag, how can I be afraid of outsiders! ”

Gao Yihuan couldn't help but admire Li Yan a little in his heart, but unfortunately, he didn't find the master.

The two were talking, but at this time, the attendant outside the door suddenly knocked on the door of the house, interrupting the conversation between the two, "Marshal Qiqi, a General Zhou is coming over to see General Gao!" ”

(End of chapter)