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When the generals had left the big tent, He Xiaoxiao came back and said with a sneer: "Mr. Yan, the Metropolitan Governor knows that Mr. is coming, so he temporarily suspended the military meeting!" Then he raised his neck, which was to tell Yan Ximing that it was completely his own credit, for the sake of the silver.

"Thank you, General He!" Yan Ximing arched his hand, and then stretched out his hand and pointed forward, "General He, please!" ”

"The Grand Duke!" After entering the big tent, Yan Ximing found that Li Zicheng's expression was not good, and there was obviously a trace of anger on his face, and he already had in his heart that if it wasn't for He Xiaomi's help, when the military meeting of the Heavenly Mandate Army ended, the eight kings would probably be in danger......

"Why did Mr. Yan come?" Li Zicheng said lightly: "Could it be that he is writing a war book for the eight kings?" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare," Yan Ximing arched his hands, without Li Zicheng's permission, he didn't dare to sit down, "Metropolitan Governor, let the eight kings come down to summon ......"

"Arraignment? What is the message? Li Zicheng frowned lightly, looking very impatient.

"The Eight Kings let me tell the Metropolitan Governor," Yan Ximing said with a calm face: "The Eight Kings and the Metropolitan Governor are friends and allies, and the Eight Kings will never dare to go to war with the Heavenly Mandate Army......"

"Don't dare?" Li Zicheng said in a loud voice: "Sun Kewang's department seems to have started a war with the Heavenly Mandate Army, Mr. Yan is talking nonsense with his eyes open, right?" ”

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, these are all misunderstandings," Yan Ximing hurriedly said: "If General Sun knew that Qizhou was the target of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and borrowed his eight guts, he would not dare to attack Qizhou!" ”

"Huh?" Li Zicheng raised his head and fixed his gaze on Yan Ximing's face, "What does Zhang Xianzhong mean, he has already started a war, but he is talking such nonsense?" ”

"Dadu Governor, it's really a misunderstanding, the eight kings think that Qizhou is the territory of the imperial court," Yan Ximing bowed his waist, about to bow ninety degrees, "The eight kings are begging to see the Dadu Governor, I just hope that the Dadu Governor can give him a way to live......"

"What's the way to live?" Li Zicheng's expression changed, and then he gave Yan Ximing a seat, and He Xiaomi served tea, and said coldly: "What do the eight kings mean?" Why did Pontus give him a way to live? ”

But he snorted coldly in his heart, if you want to live, it's not impossible, it depends on what contribution you make to Huaxia, if you only think about fighting in the nest, it's better to destroy it directly......

"Dadu Governor," Yan Ximing leaned forward and moved a little closer to Li Zicheng, "The Eight Great Kings don't dare to offend Dadu Governor Huwei, and they don't dare to march into Huguang again, so ...... Therefore, the Eight Kings prepared to turn east and go to Zhili ......"

"Naoli?" Li Zicheng snorted, his brows unconsciously bent into an annoyed lying bow, "Mr. Yan thinks that after the Heavenly Mandate Army takes Huguang, he will give up this piece of fat?" ”

This time the anger is not pretended, Zhili is the richest place in the north and south of the river, can Zhang Xianzhong be ruined? It is temporarily in the hands of the imperial court, at least it can maintain normal operation......

If Zhang Xianzhong enters Zhili, regardless of whether he wins militarily or not, Zhili will be ruined by soldiers, and there will be no rich merchants, no industrial workers, and no stable agricultural supply, will there still be the wealth of Suzhou and Hangzhou?

Yan Ximing was stunned, "The Metropolitan Governor ......"

"Zhili is absolutely not good," Li Zicheng gave Zhang Xianzhong a pulse, otherwise he would not have made a situation of eastward entering the thunder water, "Besides, on the front line of Jiujiang and Anqing, there are Zuo Liangyu's 200,000 troops, and the eight kings are confident that they can win Zuo Liangyu?" ”

"This ......" This is what Yan Ximing is most worried about, if there is only Huguang's Heavenly Mandate Army, the Eight Kings may have the strength to fight, but with Zuo Liangyu's 200,000 troops stationed in the flank and rear, the Eight Kings have absolutely no chance of winning, and they must not take risks, "The Eight Kings really have no way out, so they decided to go east to Zhili......"

"South," Li Zicheng said in a deep voice: "If you want the Heavenly Mandate Army to avoid fighting, the only territory of the Eight Kings is the south!" ”

"South?"

Li Zicheng said: "Yes, in the south, Yungui, and even further south, the Donghu Dynasty, that is, the Burmese Xuanwei Division of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

"Ah......" Yan Ximing was shocked and said in a trembling voice: "Metropolitan Governor, these are all foreign places, how can the Eight Great Kings feed hundreds of thousands of people?" ”

"Mr. Yan is the most important staff member of the Eight Kings, doesn't he have any common sense?" Li Zicheng glanced at Yan Ximing coldly, "Although Yungui has many rivers, Donghu is an important grain producing area in the south, and it is far away from the Central Plains, and there is no army of the imperial court!" ”

If Zhang Xianzhong does not accept the arrangement and goes to the south to open up territory for China, it is best to annihilate it.

Once the Mandate of Heaven Army makes a move against Zhang Xianzhong, Zuo Liangyu next to the couch may not be idle, even if he gives Zuo Liangyu a military merit, Zhang Xianzhong will be completely eradicated.

"Governor, this ...... This is not good," although Yan Ximing was not satisfied with Li Zicheng's arrangement, the strength of the Great Heavenly Mandate Army was there, he let out a long sigh and said, "Besides, there is no road to Yungui here......

"This shouldn't be difficult, right?" Li Zicheng smiled faintly: "From the south of Huguang, through Guangxi, or through the plateau west of Sichuan, as long as the Eight Kings are willing, Mr. Yan will definitely be able to find a suitable road." ”

He didn't care that Zhang Xianzhong's soldiers crossed the southernmost area of Huguang, which was the gathering place of the Tusi, and if Zhang Xianzhong wanted to plunder the local Tusi and fight with the Tusi to defeat both sides, the Heavenly Mandate Army would just clean up the mess.

The Tusi who fought with Zhang Xianzhong will be much weaker, which can reduce the difficulty of the Mandate of Heaven Army to conquer the Tusi......

"The requirements of the Metropolitan Governor are really difficult to follow," Yan Ximing's expression had already lost his original expectations, and he reluctantly bowed his hand to Li Zicheng, "Such a big matter, I must go back to the Eight Kings in the next place, and the Eight Kings will decide!" ”

"Mr. Yan, please," Li Zicheng returned the salute, "The governor of Pontus gives the eight kings a day's time, and after one day, if the eight kings refuse to move to the south, the governor of Pontus will forcibly cross the thunder water, and at that time, there is no room for negotiation between the two sides, Mr. Yan is so thoughtful, the future of the eight kings is tied to Mr." ”

"Thank you for the reminder," Yan Ximing stood up and arched himself to Li Zicheng, "Say goodbye!" ”

"I'm not far away!"

Li Zicheng laughed secretly in his heart, between the Mandate of Heaven Army and Zhang Xianzhong, whether it is an enemy or a friend, is completely between Zhang Xianzhong's thoughts, if Zhang Xianzhong has to wander around the Han Land and destroy everywhere, the Mandate of Heaven Army will take this opportunity to be annihilated, and at that time, the wanted proclamation issued to Zhang Xianzhong and Sun Kewang before may really come in handy.

Under the residual sun, more than ten pontoon bridges have been formed on the west bank of the thunder water, extending from the west bank to the center of the river, from the center of the river to the east bank of the opposite side, there is no gathering for the time being, but the timber is almost tied up, as long as it is connected with this section of the west of the river, it is a complete pontoon bridge.

At this time, the west bank of Leishui was under the control of Zhang Xianzhong, and it was temporarily impossible to build a complete pontoon bridge, and it was necessary to wait for the Heavenly Mandate Army to control the east bank before a smooth pontoon bridge could be built.

Li Zicheng stood in the shadow of the trees on the riverbank, watching the soldiers happily build pontoon bridges, and the shadows of the sun were crumpled apart by the waves of the water.

An inexplicable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he sighed in his heart, I hope these pontoon bridges will not be used today and tomorrow.

Li Zicheng was not worried about the conflict with Zhang Xianzhong, which would create any opportunities for the imperial court, if Zhang Xianzhong could survive, the biggest benefit would be to stabilize and open up the southwest frontier.

It's not that the Mandate of Heaven Army can't open up from the southwest, but that there is no time, and the most urgent thing at the moment is that after pacifying Huguang, the army will turn north, and the final goal is the Beijing Division.

As for the southwest Xinjiang, let Zhang Xianzhong toss for the time being, and then reason with Zhang Xianzhong when the Heavenly Mandate Army seizes power and rebuilds China.

The red sun was sinking in the west, the treetops blocked half of the shadow, and a breeze blew, soaking through the inner layer of the shirt, and every pore felt very ironed.

Li Zicheng was about to return to the camp, but He Xiaomi pointed to the other side and said: "Small boat, Metropolitan Governor, there is a small boat on the other side!" ”

"Boat?" Li Zicheng raised his eyes and looked, and sure enough, a small boat appeared in the middle of the river, and a man stood on the bow of the boat, like a tall poplar trunk, "Could it be him?" ”

The boat went against the wind, but the speed was not slow, and after a while, the person at the bow of the boat had already appeared with a blurred face, Li Zicheng took off the telescope on his waist, put the focus on it, and took a closer look, it was really Yan Xi's life!

Li Zicheng summoned Yan Ximing again in the big tent.

In just two days, the two met three times, Li Zicheng admired Yan Ximing's spirit a little, and Yan Ximing admired Li Zicheng even more, except for Li Zicheng, who can mobilize the eight kings with a word? I'm afraid that the one in the Forbidden City doesn't have such courage!

Yan Ximing gave Li Zicheng a deep bow and said, "Dadu Governor, the eight kings are willing to follow the arrangement of Dadu Governor and go south to the land of Yungui, and the army will leave tomorrow morning!" ”

"The Governor of Pontus knows that the Eight Kings know the thoughts of the Governor of Pontus best," Li Zicheng smiled lightly: "In the land of Southern Xinjiang, the power of the imperial court is weak, and it is the most beneficial to the Eight Kings!" ”

"But, the Metropolitan ......"

"What does Mr. Yan want to say?" Li Zicheng took the tea and took a sip gently.

"The Metropolitan Governor," Yan Ximing couldn't help it after all, and said, "Once the Eight Kings go to Southern Xinjiang, I'm afraid they will ......."

"I understand Mr. Yan's thoughts," Li Zicheng put down the teacup, stared at Yan Ximing's eyes, and said: "The Mandate of Heaven Army was also developed from Xining, a small city on the western border, only in the borderlands, can the Eight Kings gain a firm foothold, otherwise, they will never be able to get rid of the fate of wandering, according to Mr. Yan, can the Eight Kings gain a foothold in the Central Plains?" ”

Yan Ximing frowned lightly and said, "The Metropolitan Governor is right, but ......"

"What does Mr. Yan mean that if the Eight Kings are far away from the core of Middle-earth, they will be slowly marginalized?" Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Mr. Yan knows why the Governor of Pontus let the Eight Kings go to Yungui? ”

Yan Ximing said cautiously: "Isn't it to drive the Eight Great Kings out of the core area of the Central Plains?" ”

"This is just one of the small reasons, if you regard the Eight Kings as competitors, the Governor of Pontus can join forces with Zuo Liangyu to directly destroy the Eight Kings, and there will be no disasters in the future," Li Zicheng did not hide his political goals, "The land of Yungui, as well as Donghu further south, is a place where Han and Yi people live together, and the Eight Great Princes lead hundreds of thousands of Han people, assisted by Mr. Yan, this place will become a real Han land sooner or later!" ”

“……”

"Mr. Yan has read books and is a citizen of China, doesn't he want to expand the territory for China?" Li Zicheng said eloquently: "No matter which dynasty the Central Plains belongs to in the future, Mr. Yan's contribution to opening up the territory will leave a heavy mark in history!" ”

"It turns out that the governor has already planned in his ......chest" Yan Ximing's heart, he sighed, the eight kings are still dying everywhere, and this Li Zicheng is already planning after the new dynasty is reestablished, compared with Li Zicheng, the eight kings are purely grass chickens, I don't know how I fell in love with the eight kings in the first place......

"Mr. Yan," Li Zicheng saw that Yan Ximing's two eyes kept rolling, and knew that he had moved some kind of thought, so he smiled and said, "I wonder if Mr. Yan is interested in joining the Heavenly Mandate Army?" ”

"This ......" Yan Ximing was shocked in his heart, how could his mind be seen through by Li Zicheng?

"Mr. Yan doesn't need to return to Pontus now, it is important to assist the Eight Kings to collect the southwest frontier first, and we will always meet in the future," Li Zicheng smiled mysteriously and said: "The gate of the Heavenly Mandate Army is always open for Mr. and ready to welcome Mr. at any time!" ”

"In Xia Duocheng Metropolitan Governor Meiyi......" Yan Ximing made a deep gesture of support, neither affirming nor denying.

When parting, Li Zicheng gave Yan Ximing a lot of books, all about the laws of the Mandate of Heaven Army and the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion, and he wanted to bury a secret stake next to Zhang Xianzhong first!