When the Jingshi was staging a farce of donating salaries, Li Zicheng's army did not stop for a moment, and it had already arrived at Xuanfu.

Zhu Zhifeng, the governor of Xuanfu, ordered the soldiers to resist, but the soldiers were indifferent and couldn't help sighing: "I don't want people's hearts to be like this!" He was so angry that he sat on the ground and hugged his head and cried, and when he had cried enough, he went to find the chief soldier Wang Chengyun, but he didn't expect that Wang Chengyun had already opened the city gate and was about to go out of the city with Du Xun, the eunuch of the prison army, to meet the Mandate of Heaven.

Zhu Zhifeng scolded: "You are the emperor's trusted cronies, and the emperor handed over such an important place as the Xuanfu to you, but now you are a thief, what face do you have to see the emperor?" ”

Wang Chengyun had already settled in the city, but he was afraid that Zhu Zhifeng would ruin his good deeds, so he ordered someone to tie up Zhu Zhifeng, go out of the city thirty miles to greet him, and integrate the vanguard independent battalion of the Mandate of Heaven Army into the city.

When Li Zicheng arrived at Xuanfu, the people of the city celebrated with colors, burned incense and knelt down to greet them, and many people pasted the word "Huaxia" on their chests to celebrate.

The captured governor Zhu Mintai, the deputy general Ning Long, the prison chief officer Dong Yongwen, the deputy general Liu Jiuqing, the Zhusheng Yao Shizhong and the Liju Zhixian Shen Yixiao all surrendered to the Heavenly Mandate Army, but only Zhu Zhifeng, the governor of Xuanfu, refused to surrender and played the trick of hunger strike.

Li Zicheng handed Zhu Zhifeng over Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, who accompanied the army, and told them that Zhu Zhifeng knew the best about the times, otherwise, he would fulfill his loyalty.

At this time, a message came from the army of the South Road, Qiu Maohua, the prefect of Zhending, and Xie Sufu, the guerrilla attacker, killed the family of Xu Biao, the governor of Zhili in the city, and took the initiative to open the door and surrender.

Li Zicheng knew very well that the current Zhending was extremely important, which could not only prevent the officials of the Beijing Division from fleeing south, but also prevent the army of King Qin from going north.

But Qiu Maohua and Xie Sufu killed Xu Biao, the governor of Zhili, and his family, I am afraid that there is some hidden secrets in it, and if these two people continue to guard the truth, he is really a little uneasy.

After careful consideration, he asked Qiu Maohua to stay as the prefect of Zhending, but he transferred out the Patrol River Dusi and Wujin Shiding who had been with him, and added General Fengle, so that he hurried to Zhending, formed a city defense army, and guarded Zhending, Xie Sufu was the deputy general of the city guard, and General Guoyi was crowned.

After investigation, Li Zicheng crowned Wang Chengyun as General Le, asked him to rectify the soldiers and horses in the city, as the city defense army, and added Ning Long as the general of Guoyi to assist Wang Chengyun in defending the city.

After Zhu Zhifeng's surrender, Li Zicheng appointed him as the prefect of Xuanfu, and at the same time appointed Zhu Mintai as the president of the court, Zhusheng Yao Shizhong as the president of the Supervision Yuan, and Shen Yixiao, the county governor of Liju, as the deputy to jointly supervise Zhu Zhifeng.

Li Zicheng is not worried about Zhu Zhifeng's rebellion, in the face of the general trend, the small Xuanfu can't set off the storm at all, and Zhu Zhifeng does not have military power.

But Xuanfu is an important town within the border wall, control Xuanfu, you can clean up the remnants of the nearby soldiers, temporarily restore some of the characteristics of the Xuanfu military town, while the army is clear, you can't let the nomads outside the pass come here to plunder, he is also in Datong is a regiment of city defense army, the target is also outside the pass.

After a day's delay in Xuanfuzhi, the army went south along the official road and went straight to Juyong Pass.

The news of the fall of Xuanfu and Zhending reached the Beijing Division, and Zhu Youzhen immediately summoned Zhang Xuanyan, the secretary of the military department, to inquire about the situation of the King of Wuluqin.

Zhang Xuanyan made a big salute and said busily: "Back to the emperor, Tang Tong, the chief soldier of Miyun, has already led the troops to arrive at Juyong Pass, and the first line of Juyong Pass should be as stable as a rock!" ”

Zhu Youzhen was very happy in his heart, and said: "After all, Tang Tong is the minister of the humerus, and he will be rewarded with forty taels of silver!" ”

Forty taels? Zhang Qianyan thought that he had misheard, glanced at Zhu Youzhen's eyes, and saw that his face was as pale as water, and only then did he remember the matter of asking Wenwu Xungui to donate money in recent days, and it is estimated that he did not donate much silver, but even if there is no silver, he can't reward forty taels of silver, it is better to have a commendation order!

Zhu Youzhen seemed to understand Zhang Yanyan's thoughts, his face was embarrassed, and he smiled faintly, "I also want to reward more silver, but ...... The treasury and the treasury are empty......" coughed and walked over, "What about the other four roads?" ”

Zhang Xuanyan pondered slightly, and said stubbornly: "Liu Zeqing, the general soldier of Shandong, fell from his horse...... I can't march for the time being, I'm afraid it will be delayed for a while! ”

Zhu Youzhen was silent, and said for a long time: "Reward Liu Zeqing with forty taels of medical expenses, I hope he will get better soon and enter the king of Beijing as soon as possible!" ”

Zhang Xuanyan sighed secretly, the Heavenly Mandate Army is like a bamboo, it is almost to Juyong Pass, Liu Zeqing is still in Shandong, can you still count on him to be the king of Qin? Besides, these forty taels of silver let Liu Zeqing get a glimpse of the reality of the imperial court, even if he put a knife on his neck, he would not enter King Qin!

Seeing that Zhu Youzhen was looking at him, he hurriedly said: "Wu Sangui, the chief soldier of Liaodong, since he received the emperor's edict, immediately abandoned Ning Yuan and rushed to Shanhaiguan day and night......

"Shanhaiguan?" Zhu Youzhen almost jumped up, "These days, you haven't arrived at Shanhaiguan yet?" When does Wu Sangui plan to rush to Beijing? ”

Zhang Yanyan's lips moved a few times, and finally said: "Back to the emperor, there were originally hundreds of thousands of people in Ningyuan City, this time Wu Sangui withdrew to the Beijing Division, and the people accompanied him, and the march was naturally slower," paused, and said: "The emperor doesn't have to worry, when he crosses the Shanhaiguan Pass, there is a high dive town to guard the pass, and the people don't have to accompany him, and Wu Sangui's army can return to normal marching speed!" ”

Zhu Youzhen's complexion changed, pondered for a moment, and said, "What about Zuo Liangyu and Huang Degong?" ”

"Back to the emperor, Zuo Liangyu couldn't set off because of the lack of food," Zhang Yanyan bowed his hand to Zhu Youzhen, and said: "But under the urging of Zuo Maodi in the household department, a detailed battle plan has been drawn up, accurate to the day of the month, and the plan was just delivered to the ......military department yesterday."

"Plans? When is it, Zuo Liangyu can't afford to be the king of soldiers, what are the plans? Zhu Youzhen was so angry that he threw all the chapters on the imperial case, and said angrily: "Zuo Liangyu clearly doesn't want to enter the king of Jingqin!" ”

"The Emperor's ......"

Zhu Youzhen waved his hand, he didn't want to listen to Zuo Liangyu's affairs, he had long known that Zuo Liangyu had always been at the mercy of the imperial court, no wonder Zhang Xuanyan said: "Give Zuo Liangyu an order, don't make any plans, as long as he rushes to Beijing, I will immediately pay him a military salary!" ”

"Your Majesty, this ......"

Zhu Youzhen knew that Zhang Xuanyan was worried about the silver, so he shook his head slightly, his lips moved a few times, and finally he didn't say it, and after a while, Fang said: "What about Huang Degong, what message can come?" ”

"This Huang Degong!" Zhang Yanyan gritted his teeth and said: "So far, the military department has not received any information from him, and I don't know if there is a ...... of troops" Worried that Zhu Youzhen would be angry, he hurriedly added: "Maybe Huang Degong sent a message, but the message is still on the way, or it was accidentally lost......"

"White-eyed wolves, they're all white-eyed wolves!" Zhu Youzhen seemed to be cursing, and seemed to be muttering to himself, pondered for a while, and said: "Zhang Aiqing, in this way, except for Tang Tong who arrived at Juyong Pass on time all the way, the rest of the four Qinwang armies did not rush to the capital division with a single soldier?" ”

This is obvious, even children understand this truth, Zhu Youzhen just wants to confirm it with Zhang Yuyan.

Zhang Yanyan knew that Zhu Youzhen was uncomfortable, so he didn't say much, but nodded silently.

There was a trace of despair in Zhu Youzhen's eyes, and he was silent for a long time, and suddenly said: "How many soldiers and horses are there in the three major battalions of the Beijing Division?" ”

Zhang Qianyan arched his hand and said, "As far as the minister knows, there are 100,000 soldiers in the three major battalions, and the military department has always issued military salaries according to this ......."

"Don't talk about these useless things, to be honest," Zhu Youzhen interrupted Zhang Xuanyan's words, and said angrily: "How many soldiers are there in the three battalions of the Beijing Division now?" ”

"Thirty thousand!" Zhang Yanyan knew that Zhu Youzhen would be angry, but he couldn't help but tell the truth, the thief was about to come to Jingshi, if he didn't take the opportunity to confess to Zhu Youzhen today, it would be his responsibility at that time, "The real elite is only 30,000, and there are 20,000 or 30,000 old and weak, basically no combat effectiveness." ”

"I used the salary of 100,000 people, and only raised 30,000 soldiers who could fight?" Zhu You was angry, but calmed down, he glanced at Zhang Xuanyan, and said coldly: "From today on, only the military salary will be issued according to the actual number, and in addition, let Wang Chengen supervise the Beijing camp!"

"Obey the order!" Although Zhang Qianyan agreed in his mouth, he was very disgusted in his heart, the army's empty salary has been going on for hundreds of years, and the water in it # is very deep, how can it be said that it will be broken?

Besides, Wang Chengen is just a eunuch, no matter how loyal he is to the emperor, he always doesn't understand military affairs, so let him supervise the three major battalions of the Beijing Division, it will be another "civil engineering change"!

But he would never dare to say such words, the current war is unfavorable, if the emperor asks him for advice......

"Zhang Aiqing, Liukou is about to approach Juyong Pass, in order to avoid accidents, the Jingshi must also be prepared," Zhu Youzhen really asked Zhang Xuanyan, "According to Zhang Aiqing, what preparations should the Jingshi have to make?" Is it too late to rectify the three major battalions at this time? ”

"Your Majesty, this ......" Zhang Xuanyan was stunned for a long time, and he didn't say a complete sentence, but he scolded secretly in his heart: At this time, what else can be done? Tang Tong of Juyong Pass will definitely not be able to stop the Liukou, didn't you arrange for Wang Chengen to supervise the Jingying, ask me at this time, what can I do?

Zhu Youzhen waved his hand weakly and asked Zhang Xuanyan to go back first, Zhang Xuanyan hurriedly said goodbye and went out of the Qianqing Palace, only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

The divisions of the kings from all walks of life did not arrive in Beijing all the way, and the emperor did not punish him, which is already a great luck......

I don't know why the emperor changed his temper this time!

Although Zhu Youzhen asked Wang Chengen to supervise the Beijing camp, he really had no bottom in his heart, Zhang Xuanyan couldn't count on it, and after pondering for a while, he summoned the first assistant Wei Zaode.

Wei Zaode also heard about the Heavenly Mandate Army's direct drive to Juyongguan, and he had already imagined that Daming would not report it, if it wasn't for his turn to be the first assistant according to his qualifications, he really didn't want to serve as the first assistant, maybe it was the last first assistant of the Ming Dynasty - the first assistant of the dead country!

When he was summoned by Zhu Youzhen, he was terrified, and he really didn't think about a good statement along the way, and fine beads of sweat couldn't help but appear on his forehead.

Seeing the vermilion gate of the Qianqing Palace, he had an idea, and only in this way could he pass the test in confusion......

Thinking like this, my heart finally relaxed.

Zhu Youzhen saw Wei Zaode's majestic appearance, and thought that he had some good ideas, so he didn't wait for Wei Zaode to salute, and hurriedly said: "The Heavenly Mandate Army is approaching Juyong Pass, does Wei Aiqing have any countermeasures?" As long as you have it, I will do it for you even if I smash the pot and sell iron!"

"Your Majesty ......!" Wei Zaode only said two words, but he lay on the ground and knocked his head on the ground, refusing to get up again, he had already made up his mind, no matter how the emperor asked, he would never answer.

Not having an idea is not a capital offense.

Zhu Youzhen saw Wei Zaode lying on the ground without saying a word, and felt disgust in his heart, kicked over the dragon chair behind him, and scolded in his mouth: "Sure enough, it is the first assistant of the mud bodhisattva......"