The two messages were sent by Wang Anping, one was on November 10, when Huang Taiji entered the fortress from the Xifeng Pass of the Great Wall and was looting around the Jingshi; The other one is about Lianbo Fort, which is basically not much different from what Liu Yunshui said last time, and even surpasses it, and the garrison of Lianbo and the Gaodianzi battalion to the west of it is extremely lax, and the soldiers not only have no sense of precaution, but the number of people is less than 300 left.

Perhaps because Xining was not taken as a target, the Gaodianzi battalion between the Nian Bo Institute and Xining was almost undefended, and once the sneak attack was successful, it would face the Nian Bo Institute.

Li Zicheng had already planned to expand, so how could he miss such a good opportunity?

Although it coincided with the Tartars entering the fortress, some of them were suspected of falling into the ground, but the Ming Dynasty, which had two million troops and nearly 10 million silver, couldn't even beat the Tartars, and such a court would fall if it fell.

However, Li Zicheng had no plan to fight with the imperial court for the time being, and he was still ready to "steal" the mill in a surprise attack according to Xining's system.

Although the Ming Dynasty is declining, but the etiquette has not completely collapsed, soldiers, generals can still be loyal to protect the Lord, the real destruction of the court etiquette system, but those who are familiar with the book of the sage, can see the changes in the world of civil officials and scholars, they are loyal to the country, the rules of the ancestors, wanton things, the great rivers and mountains into a miasma, once there are twists and turns, as scapegoats, but those who do practical things.

Li Zicheng is most unaccustomed to the Donglin Party in the middle of the court, but secretly has a relationship with the southeast merchants, "cutting constantly, rationalizing and chaotic", for the interests of himself and his agents, he even opposes the imperial court to levy commercial taxes, even if the imperial court cannot make ends meet, the object of taxation is still those poor people.

It is said that there is a court, but the government of the court is helpless along the crisis, such a civil official, is it the pillar of the court?

Whether it is based on the experience of later generations, or the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, merchants paying taxes is a hurdle that must be passed, unless waiting for the destruction of the country, if it is not for fear of alarming the imperial court, Li Zicheng is ready to collect commercial taxes in Xining, and he does everything possible to win over Mu Qingshan, which is to prepare for the future taxation of merchants.

Of course, standing on the opposite side of the imperial court, Li Zicheng is still very welcoming to these people, and without their tossing, the imperial court may be able to support it for a while longer.

After a while, Liang Wencheng and Liu Yunshui both came to the study, and the two saluted first.

"Your Excellency!"

"Self-contained!"

"Wencheng, Yunshui, sit!" Li Zicheng's face was covered with a layer of frost, which was extremely rare, he handed over the information about Huang Taiji's entry into the jam to Liu Yunshui, but handed over the information about the Nian Bo Institute to Liang Wencheng.

"Self-made means......" Liang Wencheng cautiously probed.

Liu Yunshui exclaimed, "My lord, Master Jing...... Is Kyoshi in danger? ”

Li Zicheng was still expressionless, "Don't worry, you exchange messages with each other!" ”

Liang Wencheng's face was cloudy, but he was able to follow Li Zicheng's instructions and exchanged messages with Liu Yunshui, and before he finished reading this message, he couldn't help but leave his seat and shouted: "This Huang Taiji...... It's all hit the Beijing Division, what are the soldiers of Liaodong doing to eat? Once the Jingshi is broken......"

"Wencheng, don't be impatient!" A faint smile appeared on Li Zicheng's face, but the smile that was barely squeezed out, combined with the frost, was how ugly and ugly it was.

Liu Yunshui was happy, "My lord......"

"The Tartars entered the fortress and besieged the Jingshi, with their wolf nature, the people near the Jingshi are afraid that there are ten rooms and nine emptiness," Li Zicheng said slowly: "Let's look at this article first, what impact does it have on us." ”

In his heart, of course, he knew that the Tartars would have a great impact on the Ming Dynasty and the future of Liaodong, but the strength of the Ming Dynasty still exists, the Tartars will not shake the root for the time being, the Ming Dynasty will not perish for the time being, and the people near the knowledge of the Jingshi are afraid that the blood will flow into a river and the souls will be everywhere.

More importantly, the Tartars entered the fortress, not only robbed the property, but more importantly, the human resources, strong men, strong women, and these captive back population, and will be used as trophies, distributed to the meritorious generals, these Han people are proud of the population advantage, but become a bargaining chip to enhance the strength of the Tartars, so that the Tartars in the battle with the Ming army, gradually become stronger, he even doubts, Mao Taizu's military strategy, whether from today's Tartars.

The Tatars originally had a population of only hundreds of thousands, but the strong men of the Ming Dynasty, especially the strong women, made their population swell dramatically, but in just a few decades, they were able to occupy the great rivers and mountains of China.

Is such a court still worthy of the trust of his subjects?

For the Ming Dynasty, the population just disappeared from the population book, and for the imperial court, for the hundred officials of the imperial court, and for Emperor Chongzhen, it was an ethnic group that was forever forgotten.

These Han people gradually became a member of the Tartars, and in turn aided and abetted the abuse, who will bear the responsibility during this period? Is it the court that despises them, is it the Ming Dynasty, or is it themselves?

The people have no ability to protect themselves, their significance to the Ming Dynasty is to produce food for the court through farming, but the court has the responsibility to protect them, when they call the heavens and the earth unspiritual, can you expect them to be loyal to the court?

Historians have their own opinions on the responsibility of the people, but as far as the imperial court is concerned, did they care about raising their people?

A court that does not care about the suffering of the people and does not seek benefits for the people is destined not to last long, and there is no need to exist.

When Li Zicheng attacked and occupied Xining, he had the intention of rebellion, but he has always flaunted the banner of Xining, and one of the very important reasons is the legitimacy of the rebellion.

"Zicheng," Liang Wencheng said: "With this amount of troops, I'm afraid we won't be able to stop the Tartars from plundering on all sides of the Beijing Division......"

"It's been twenty days since the Tartars entered the fortress, and we just rushed over now, they should have retreated outside the customs long ago." Li Zicheng's face was quite gloomy.

"The Tartars are gone?" Liang Wencheng was a little surprised, the message didn't say anything about it at all, "Zicheng said that the Tartars will not break through the Jingshi, but they will not be ...... because of this"

"Regardless of whether the Tartars break through the Jingshi or not, the Ming Dynasty will not perish for the time being!"

"Self-contained, actually, we can't do anything!" Under the influence of Li Zicheng, Liang Wencheng's mood also became heavy, but he could only comfort Li Zicheng verbally.

Liu Yunshui was straightforward, "My lord, in fact, this matter has nothing to do with us. ”

"There is a direct relationship, now the imperial court is in a mess, near the capital division, the people have decreased sharply, and the tax will also decline, and the food and salary will become a problem, and the food and salary in Xining may also be worrying," Li Zicheng seems to remember that the Ming Dynasty has been unable to make ends meet because of the military salary in Liaodong, and the most direct reason for the demise of the Ming Dynasty seems to be the lack of money, "There are also indirect reasons, the Tartars get wealth, population, and their strength will inevitably increase greatly, and for us, we will meet more powerful opponents in the future." ”

Li Zicheng thought of the problem of fighting against Tartars in the future, Liang Wencheng and Liu Yunshui fell silent for a while, and after a long time, Liu Yunshui said: "My lord, this mill is ...... Do we need to add some strength as well? ”

It is necessary to increase strength, the key is whether it can be digested, however, the current Xining is calm, that is, the work of returning grazing to farming has been well publicized, and more importantly, the seven hundred households under Li Zicheng's command, of which six hundred households have begun to expand the army, and have even been completed, objectively have the conditions for expansion.

"Yunshui, now that the weather is getting cold, and it is about to snow, are you ready?"

Liu Yunshui suddenly became excited, his eyes lit up, and the matter of the Tartar being plugged had long been put out of his mind, "My lord, my subordinates have been prepared for a long time, just waiting for an order from my lord." ”

Li Zicheng faced Liang Wencheng, "According to Wencheng, is it the time to attack the Nian Bo Institute?" ”

"Zicheng, Yunshui, Tartars into the fortress, the army of the nine sides must be the king, and now the approaching Shaanxi, should be empty, it is the best time to seize the Nian Bo Institute," Liang Wencheng still had a trace of concern, "However, once the news of the raid and occupation of the Nian Bo spreads, the imperial court will be furious, and what they lost in the Tartars will be found in us, and at that time, I am afraid that even Xining will not be stable." ”

"What Wen Cheng is worried about," Li Zicheng nodded slowly, "Therefore, the strategy of attacking and occupying the Nian Bo Institute should be the same as Xining, a surprise attack, blocking the message, capturing the sergeants, and trying not to be bloodless." ”

"My lord, my subordinates understand," Liu Yunshui clasped his fists and saluted: "The weather is getting cold now, which is a precursor to snow, and it is a godsend that the Nian Bo will definitely neglect the guards." ”

"There are still more than 300 soldiers in the Nian Bo Institute, and there is also a Gaodianzi battalion," Li Zicheng thought for a while, "Yunshui, you only have 200 soldiers, so let's let the Song Wen Department stationed in Shixia temporarily be under your unified command, be sure to block the information and not disturb the people." ”

"My subordinates understand!" Liu Yunshui is not worried about the affairs of the Nian Bo Institute, but Li Zicheng's "soldiers are not bloody" strategy, let him be a little unhappy, if he can treat the Mongols like the Mongols, the white knife in, the red knife out, then it will be happy, but he also understands the current situation in Xining, for the sake of the overall situation, he does not dare to act rashly, what he is worried about is what will happen after the attack on the Nian Bo Fort, "My lord, once the sneak attack is successful, how will the future Nian Bo Castle deal with itself?" ”

"Nian Bo Fort belongs to Xining, Gaodianzi Battalion has no meaning as a military fort, the army should be abolished for the people, as for the Nian Bo Institute, since the people take cultivated land as their business, they naturally want to withdraw the army and establish a county, so it is called ...... Let's do it! ”

"Yes, sir!"

"Nian Bosuo, all the sergeants of the Gaodianzi battalion, except for the eunuchs who left the town guard and one or two military chiefs, the rest of the personnel were escorted back to Xining by Song Wen, and the chief officer left behind, Yunshui should be carefully identified and temporarily used as Ledu Zhixian County," Speaking of this, Li Zicheng looked at Liang Wencheng, "Wencheng, this Ledu County temporarily belongs to Xining Mansion, and it is a newly acquired place, Wencheng has to be concerned." ”

The three of them discussed the details of the battle for more than half an hour before Liang Wencheng and Liu Yunshui left.

Li Zicheng stretched his waist and was sighing for Xining to officially embark on the road of expansion, but He Xiaomi came in, "My lord, my grandson Mengjie asks to see you!" ”