Chapter 5 Li Zicheng

Yang Qing stuffed a large bag of medicinal herbs into his arms, looked at both sides cautiously like the underground party in the movie, and then waved back, and walked towards the street in front with the eunuch who led the way.

Princess Kunxing's injuries must be dealt with.

Originally, after she was cut off her arm in history, she was immediately rescued by the palace maid, and soon Li Zicheng entered the palace, and then specially ordered her to be sent to her grandfather, Zhou Kui's house, so that her life was temporarily saved.

But it's different now.

Even if they successfully escape from Beijing, the next will inevitably be the pain of fleeing, you must know that hundreds of miles around Beijing are all controlled by the Shun army, although Yang Qing said that he was going to Tianjin, but this is just to say, first of all, Tongzhou will surrender today, so they can't get through the first stop if they want to go to Tianjin, not to mention that Tianjin will soon surrender, and the recent Ming army in addition to Wu Sangui is only Liu Zeqing of Linqing, Liu Zeqing was quickly defeated to Huai'an, so it is also a difficult road to escape.

If she doesn't deal with it properly, I'm afraid she won't be able to go far and die on the road.

Yang Qing, who wore an old straight jacket and a broken square scarf on his head, looked like a poor talent, walked in the capital in the wind and snow, because the Shun army forcibly ordered the shops to operate normally, so there are still many pedestrians on the streets, after all, whether there is a change of dynasty or not, everyone's life is always going to pass. And then when the alien iron hooves trampled on it two months later, they will continue to live numbly like this, and they will continue to do so when the colonists come three hundred years later, and the Japanese invaders will still do the same.

"This is all living beings"

Yang Qing said with emotion.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves was heard behind him, and he and the eunuch who was also dressed quickly ducked aside.

"Take the drive, take the drive!"

Several cavalry galloped past, shouting and waving their whips, and passers-by quickly stopped, trembling and kneeling or waving.

Yang Qing and the eunuch exchanged glances.

The two of them immediately squeezed into a crowd, and before they could make a move, an official in the back of a courtyard gate, holding high the papier-mâché flag of the Son of Heaven for thousands of years, walked out, and a servant carried incense and wine and meat, and waved on the side of the street, and then the official knelt down with a solemn face with a group of family members behind him.

Yang Qing and the others moved to their side and knelt down.

At this time, Li Zicheng was already visible.

This king was dressed in black barges, followed by a large number of cavalrymen in full armor, and there were two people wearing civilian uniforms, which should be Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance.

King Chuang, who had just reached the pinnacle of his life, was in good spirits, nodding to both sides with a smile on his face, and then the officials and gentry who were obedient immediately began to sing praises of virtue, even the wind and snow could not stop their enthusiasm for King Chuang, and it was estimated that if Chongzhen saw this scene, his face would be even darker.

However, Li Zicheng did not have much courtesy to them.

King Chuang's great ride walked straight through the streets in the mud created by freezing rain and snow.

This is Deshengmen Street, he has to go west from here to bypass the imperial city, enter the imperial city from the main gate Daming Gate, it is said that he also shot the plaque at the West Chang'an Gate and Chengtian Gate, but did not hit the middle, but slightly lower, Niu Jinxing touted that this is at least a sign of the middle of the world.

Then Li Zicheng was quite happy.

But this is just what Ji Liuqi said, to say that Li Zicheng shot Chengtianmen is right, but it is inexplicable for him to shoot West Chang'an Gate, he entered the imperial city from Daming Gate and not from West Chang'an Gate, how can there be a reason not to go to the main gate and go to the side gate, so this matter can only be seen as a rumor in wild history, after all, Ji Liuqi has not seen it in Beijing with his own eyes, and his Ming Ji Beiluo itself is based on other people's relays.

Yang Qing lay behind the crowd and looked at Li Zicheng with some emotion.

This is also a hero!

In the past ten years, it started from a grass coward, rampant in most of China, stirring up chaos in the world, and even smashing the capital to force the emperor to hang himself, which can be regarded as vigorous. This person can't be said to be a good person, definitely not a great revolutionist, but also not a pure rogue, he started from hunger and cold, so he also wants to really solve some problems, but after all, his ability is still limited, destroying the old era but not having the ability to establish a new era, in vain cheapened the foreign invaders who peep outside, so that the land of China fell into a dark age of three hundred years, and has been poisoned until modern times.

Of course, he cannot be said to be guilty.

The guilty ones are the ones who made them starving, and these people are the real sinners.

Their greed made the Ming hungry.

Don't say anything about the Xiaoice River, the Xiaoice River affects the north, the south is the winter Taihu Lake has a little thin ice, Sichuan, Jianghan Plain and the Yangtze River Delta three major grain producing areas have not been affected, although Jiangnan because of the developed textile industry grain planting area has been greatly reduced, but don't forget that at this time sweet potatoes have been planted in Guangdong and Fujian, this area will definitely not have surplus grain.

Even in the hands of the northern gentry.

If they are willing to give money and food to help the victims, they will definitely not force the common people to rebel.

This question had already been raised by an official at the beginning of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen.

"Today's gentry and rich people, all of whom suck the marrow of the people by renting and eating taxes, are foolish and monopolize their interests on weekdays, and want the poor to do their best to protect each other. The Qin Domain's wealth is the best in the world, and the thieves have broken the Xi'an Treasury by no less than tens of millions, and all the thieves are thieves, if they take more from the people on weekdays, and there are many things to reward them, it may not be so. Hearing the break of Laiyang, the squire of the east gate Zhang Hongde retreated from the thief, chasing the villagers for reward, flogging and embarrassment, the family was in trouble, and the city suffered, and the capture made Hongde refer to his own hiding, get a million gold, and then close the door and kill. Today's gentry and rich should learn from it, and borrow the law of equalizing the land, so that the rich can donate a little to help the poor, and also save the people and remove chaos. ”

This is the twist and turn given by the military department at the beginning of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen.

Similarly, if it weren't for those corrupt officials who wantonly annexed land, and even forced the core military households of the Ming army to become peasants, they would not have let the army rot to the point of incorruptibility, which shows that the army does not need to be so troublesome to defeat Jiannu, and get the Ming army in the era of Zhu Yuanzhang and even the era of Zhu Laosi when the military household system was not eroded, they used the spear array to turn over the wild boar skin.

The shield chariot heavy infantry is not without solution.

Similarly, if it weren't for the northern gentry who would rather lead foreign races into the customs than accept Li Zicheng, then there would be no battle of Shanhaiguan, let alone their tiger to make the Tartars sweep the world, and in the end, the rebellious peasant army became the defenders of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty was ruined by the gentry.

And not the hungry.

The former is the cause, and Li Zicheng is just an inevitable result.

Without Li Zicheng, there will be others to break through this Beijing.

Yang Qing was sighing with emotion, and suddenly a familiar figure appeared in the field of vision, in the crowd across the street, the Jinyi Guard, who was with him at first, and then ran away first despite him, was looking at him suspiciously at the moment......

Yang Qing suddenly had an ominous premonition.

Almost at the same time, the fellow burst out of the crowd and fell to his knees in the street, and the two leading cavalrymen immediately raised their spears with angry shouts.

"King Chuang, someone wants to assassinate the king!"

The guy screamed.

The two horsemen immediately took the horses.

At the same time, a general behind Li Zicheng urged his horse forward, and there was chaos on both sides of the street, but Li Zicheng was just stationed there, watching indifferently, and the cavalry around him quickly protected him.

And the general quickly came to the front, and immediately turned his gaze to Yang Qing under the guidance of the brocade guard.

Yang Qing looked at him with a melancholy expression.

"Ha, look where you're running this time!"

The general who was shot back by him in front of Zhengyang Gate said happily.

"Uh, see you again."

Yang Qing stood up and said helplessly.

Almost at the same time as he said this, he grabbed the official next to him who greeted King Chuang, who was indeed unlucky, and was waiting to show his loyalty to King Chuang, but he didn't expect that there was an assassin behind him, and he just wanted to escape from this place of right and wrong, but Yang Qingyi grabbed his belt and threw it forward. The spear in the general's hand probed, instantly passed through the old guy's chest, and threw it aside with a loud roar, and the official screamed and fell, but at the same time as throwing the person out, Yang Qing slammed into the courtyard gate behind him, and the general waved his spear, and dozens of cavalrymen immediately stepped on horseback and rushed over the wall, and Yang Qing went to the roof a few times while they landed.

However, Yang Qing made a mistake.

He had just reached the roof and had not yet stood firm, more than a dozen sharp arrows flew almost at the same time, he hurriedly threw forward but rolled down the roof, before he could stand up a Yanling knife to his ear, he rolled to the side to avoid it, and at the same time as the knife slashed to the ground, he picked up a pot of cold plums and stood up and pushed it out.

The second knife also fell, slashing the petals and smashing the pot at the same time.

But it also won him a chance.

Just in the fall of the red petals, he grabbed the hand of the general holding the knife with his right hand, and the moment he pulled back, his left shoulder was hitting his chest, the general was hit violently and then leaned back, Yang Qing's right hand slid backwards and pushed the knife, and the knife was in his hand in an instant, but at this time, the other two soldiers rushed to the two Yanling knives and fell at the same time, and Yang Qing, who was holding the knife in his backhand, pushed it away. The general took the opportunity to stand firm and took the spear handed by his subordinates, and stabbed Yang Qing in the chest without the slightest hesitation, but Yang Qing's movements suddenly twisted like a ghost, almost close to the barrel of his gun and rolled into his arms, and the next moment the Yanling knife was firmly pressed against his neck.

"Good skills!"

Li Zicheng's applause sounded in front of the door.

"General, offended!"

Yang Qing handed the handle of the knife to the general very shamefully.

The latter is actually about the same age as him, he can be regarded as a young hero, and he is also a cheerful person, he took the handle of the knife and smiled and returned it to the sheath, but the soldiers around him were still vigilant, but Li Zicheng waved his hand to signal them to retreat, of course, only those with knives retreated, and the arquebuses in the hands of a group of soldiers with arquebuses behind him were not extinguished.

"Forgive you of your innocence!"

He then said to Yang Qing.

"Villain Yang Qing greets Your Majesty!"

Yang Qing hurriedly got down the donkey and bowed down.

"Will you follow me?"

Li Zicheng said very simply.

"Well, not right now."

Yang Qing also said very simply.

"Why?"

Li Zicheng said with an unchanged face.

"Although the villain is only a captain of Jinyi Wei, after all, he eats the Lu of the Ming Dynasty, although he is fortunate to be favored by His Majesty at this time, and avoids the sins of the villain, but the life and death of the old monarch are unknown, and how can he betray the Lord to seek wealth and nobility, if the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is fortunate not to die His Majesty and treat him kindly, the villain should swear to follow His Majesty to the death."

Yang Qing said.

How could he have time to talk nonsense with Li Zicheng, the most important thing now is to hurry back and treat Princess Kunxing's injuries.

"You are a loyal and righteous person, much stronger than those Shoufu, Shangshu, with your ability, with your loyalty, you are just a captain in brocade clothes, this Chongzhen is indeed unjust, then you can wait in this capital, come to Heng, send him home, send someone to protect him, no one is allowed to harass!"

Li Zicheng said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Yang Qing hurriedly said.

Li Zicheng didn't speak again, turned around and left the small courtyard.

The young general, his nephew Li Laiheng, looked at Yang Qing with a smile.

Yang Qing also looked at him with a smile......

"Please, Brother Yang!"

Li Laiheng said.