After a while, two groups of soldiers searching for money and grain reported to Li Zicheng one after another: there were 20,000 taels of silver hidden in the west wing, and there were thousands of stones of grain, and under the lady's bed, 5,000 taels of silver were also found.

Li Zicheng laughed, his face turned bright, "It seems that Zhang Rixiao also knows that if the silver is separated, even if there is a loss, there will be no rice in the pot!" ”

The lady before was hateful and glared at the one hiding the silver under the bed, her eyes were like knives, and the one who hid the silver might feel that she was at a loss, but she didn't dare to look at each other.

Li Zicheng said slowly: "Let Prince Su and Governor Zhang come in!" ”

A personal soldier turned around and went out and brought Zhu Zhihong and Zhang Rixiao in.

Zhang Rixiao saw that all his concubines and children were there, and there was no bloody scene, he was a little relieved, but the women of his family were pulled by Li Zicheng to interrogate one by one, and they didn't say anything, and they were frightened, so they didn't say a word with a black face.

The family members saw that Zhang Rixiao's body was still tied with ropes, and knew that he had been captured by the thieves, and even the two ladies who were fighting with their eyes just now were shocked, "Master, ......"

Zhu Zhihong bowed and said: "Metropolitan Governor, Governor Zhang already knows about the Mandate of Heaven Army......"

Know? That is, he has not yet decided to take refuge, and he is not yet a person from the Mandate of Heaven Army, Li Zicheng didn't look at Zhang Rixiao, but just nodded to Zhu Zhihong, indicating that he already knew, but he searched for a woman who looked like a third lady in Zhang Rixiao's family, pointed with his hand, and said, "It's your turn, tell me how much food the prefect has stored with you?" ”

"The concubine is ......" The woman glanced at Zhang Rixiao, and when she saw Zhang Rixiao signaling with her eyes, she said: "Dadu Governor Mingjian, the master did not store money and food in the concubine's place. ”

Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said, "No? Then you're not favored, look at the ...... Since you are not favored, there is no point in living, pull it down and cut it! ”

"The Governor ......of Dadu" Zhang Rixiao couldn't stand it, Li Zicheng humiliated his concubine in front of him, he was slapping him, "If the Governor of Dadu needs money and food, take it from the treasury, if you want to be embarrassed, if you want to fight and kill Xi Tingzun, just don't be embarrassed by your family!" ”

"Governor Zhang still has a bit of the discipline of a scholar," Li Zicheng turned his face sideways and smiled lightly, "However, you are now my prisoner, and you are not qualified to point fingers at me." ”

The pro-soldiers wanted to teach Zhang Rixiao a lesson, but Li Zicheng waved his hand back, "If the prefect refuses to cooperate with the Heavenly Mandate Army, he will inevitably be loyal to the country, and your beautiful wife and concubine will sooner or later become a plaything in someone else's bed, this grievance, you can't stand it?" ”

"...... you" Zhang Ri glared at Li Zicheng with a smile and hatred, and then turned his gaze to Zhu Zhihong.

Zhu Zhihong lowered his head and did not mean to plead with Li Zicheng for him.

Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said: "How the prefect and the prince Su agreed, the governor of Pontus doesn't know anything, even if he intends to join the Mandate of Heaven Army, before he actually joins, he is still the enemy of the Mandate of Heaven Army, and the governor of Pondu has the right to collect money and food for his brothers, until the prefect officially becomes a member of the Mandate of Heaven Army!" ”

"The Metropolitan Governor ......," Zhang Rixiao sighed, "That's it, since you ...... It's better to have it earlier, but ...... It's just that the Mandate of Heaven can spare the people in the city? ”

Obviously he is greedy for life and afraid of death, and he is reluctant to give up his family, but he wants to speak in a high-sounding manner, Li Zicheng really admires the hearts and minds of these scholars, but the Mandate of Heaven Army is expanding too fast, and it will not be able to get enough civilian officials for a while and a half.

"The prefect can ask Lord Su, along the way, has the Heavenly Mandate Army ever hurt an innocent person?"

Zhu Zhihong nodded hurriedly and said: "Wherever the Mandate of Heaven army goes, it has not committed any offence against the people, and it cherishes the people more than the army of the imperial court!" ”

"That'...... The villain is willing to become a member of the Mandate of Heaven Army from now on, and be born and die for the Mandate of Heaven Army! Zhang Rixiao ignored the rope and bowed his head in front of Li Zicheng, "The villain knocks on the governor!" ”

"Why should the prefect be polite? Since it's a family, get up quickly! Li Zicheng motioned to He Xiaomi to loosen Zhang Rixiao's ties, "Since Governor Zhang's Mansion has returned to the Mandate of Heaven Army, the Governor of Bendu will stop collecting money and grain in Zhang's Mansion, but the money and grain that has been collected, Governor Zhang's Mansion did not surrender at that time, and the Governor of Bendu will not retreat." ”

Zhang Rixiao heard that Li Zicheng had searched for 25,000 taels of silver from his mansion and thousands of stones of grain, although he had hatred in his heart, he didn't dare to say it clearly, but he regretted that he was still holding the shelf at that time and did not surrender earlier.

Li Zicheng continued to detain Zhang's family members and servants, but followed Zhang Rixiao to a private room and talked secretly for most of the hour, until Zishi, he came out.

"Governor Zhang's ability to reinstate and his family to be preserved should be regarded as a blessing in misfortune," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "It's also a shame that Governor Zhang's Mansion can get lost and return earlier, if it takes a while, I am afraid that the money stored in the family will be ......."

"Thank you for your kindness," Zhang Rixiao arched his hand, "It's just ...... It's just that the officials of this Lintao Mansion ......"

"The people of the Governor of Pondu have been arrested separately, and the decision will be made after dawn," Li Zicheng said lightly: "If they know the affairs of the time, and can be honest officials, they can continue to stay in office, if they don't know the current situation, or continue to fight against the Mandate of Heaven Army, the Governor of Pondu has no surplus food to support these idlers, maybe they can also confiscate some money and food in their mansion." ”

Zhang Rixiao bowed down and said, "My subordinates understand!" But he sighed secretly in his heart, if he hadn't descended to the Heavenly Mandate Army early, I am afraid that he would have been like them, and he would have died in vain.

Li Zicheng suddenly smiled, and said in a deep voice: "Governor Zhang, as an official on the side of the Heavenly Mandate Army, you don't have to worry about safety, but if you want to be as greedy and pervert the law as before, the governor of Bendu will never be spared, if Governor Zhang doesn't believe it, you can ask the prefects and counties." ”

"The subordinates understand that the subordinates will definitely remember the teachings of the Metropolitan Governor," Zhang Rixiao was secretly shocked, but his face did not change color, "The Metropolitan Governor, the money and grain in the treasury ......"

"The money and grain in the treasury were originally going to be handed over to the imperial court, right? No need now," Li Zicheng replied: "After tomorrow's inspection, you will temporarily seal it in the treasury, and as for the grain, you will hand it over to the brothers, and you will not have to transport military rations from Lanzhou." ”

"Yes, Grand Duke."

Li Zicheng released all the family members and servants of Zhang's mansion, but the Mandate of Heaven army did not withdraw from the siege, and no one was allowed to leave the mansion until dawn.

Zhang Rixiao seemed to have made a roller coaster, but fortunately, the Heavenly Mandate Army did not hurt his family and hurriedly took them back to their respective bedrooms.

After dawn, Li Zicheng first gathered the officials of Lintao Mansion and asked Zhu Zhihong and Zhang Rixiao to meet with them.

Because Zhu Zhihong and Zhang Rixiao appeared to say that for the sake of their lives and their families, the officials basically chose to listen to the advice, keep up with the leaders, and take the initiative to join the Mandate of Heaven Army to seek well-being for the people of the world.

For these officials, this does not require too much change of thought, after the ravages of thieves, Longyou officialdom has long learned to see the wind and steer, it does not matter who is the master of Longyou, the important thing is that he can become their spokesperson and seek the greatest benefit for himself.

There are also one or two officials who have just been promoted, and they have to be loyal to the country and resolutely not cooperate with thieves, Li Zicheng has no time to chat with them, so he pulls them out directly, and by the way, he also deters the officials who surrendered.

Li Zicheng did not plan to build a prison on a large scale, so the man was cut down directly, and the woman was temporarily taken into custody and sent to the fruit building in the future.

On the one hand, Li Zicheng asked the officials to take the soldiers to publicize the military discipline of the Mandate of Heaven Army on the streets and restore order in the city, and on the other hand, he ordered Qiu Shike to open the city gates and let the people enter and leave freely, alleviating their fear of the Mandate of Heaven Army.

The soldiers began to pack their bags, prepare for lunch, and set off to continue the eastward crusade, but Qiu Shike asked to see Li Zicheng alone.

Li Zicheng thought that he had found something at the city gate, so he summoned him at the palace.

Qiu Shike came to the hall, walked a few steps in a hurry, turned over and bowed: "Subordinate Qiu Shike, knock to see the governor!" ”

Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Guerrilla general, we are already a family, no need to be polite, get up," he pointed to the wooden chair opposite, and when Qiu Shi could take a seat, he asked He Mi to serve tea.

"Dadu Governor ......" Qiu Shike put his hands on the tea cup, but he didn't know what to say for a while.

Li Zicheng leaned back in the seat, stroked his chin with his right thumb and forefinger, and said, "The guerrilla general is here, but what important things do you find at the city gate?" ”

"Subordinate...... Subordinates ......" Qiu Shike suddenly left his seat, knelt on his knees, and prostrate on the ground, "Subordinates must join the Heavenly Mandate Army first!" ”

"Join the Mandate of Heaven?" Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Isn't the guerrilla general still considered the Mandate of Heaven Army?" ”

"Dadu Governor ......" Qiu Shike was still prostrate on the ground, not daring to raise his head, "The subordinates only nominally belong to the Heavenly Mandate Army now, and they have not been given the opportunity to fight, and their subordinates ...... His subordinates hoped that the Metropolitan Governor would truly regard his subordinates as the Mandate of Heaven Army and would be given the same opportunity to make meritorious contributions as others. ”

Li Zicheng silently looked at the back of Qiu Shike's head, thought for a moment, and said, "The guerrilla general has thought about it?" The military discipline of the Mandate of Heaven Army is very strict, and it is not allowed to be greedy for military salaries, which is very different from the army of the original imperial court, can you strictly abide by the military discipline of the Mandate of Heaven Army? ”

"The subordinates will definitely be able to abide by the military discipline of the Heavenly Mandate Army," Qiu Shike suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Zicheng with blank eyes, "Dadu Governor, the subordinates have already thought about it, and their subordinates will follow the Heavenly Mandate Army in this life!" ”

"Why did you join the Providence Army?"

"My subordinates have seen the combat effectiveness of the Heavenly Mandate Army, this is the real army, and it is not much better than the legendary Qi Family Army, so ...... Therefore, the subordinates want to join the Mandate of Heaven Army and ask the Metropolitan Governor to fulfill it! ”

Li Zicheng looked at him for a moment, and said slowly: "Guerrilla general, you have been in the imperial army's army for a long time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to adapt to the Heavenly Mandate Army, in fact, there are many ways to serve the Heavenly Mandate Army, and I will provide you with other opportunities." ”

"Governor, my subordinates have thought about it, my subordinates were born in the army, and they only know how to march and fight, if they leave the barracks, their subordinates ...... I'm afraid my subordinates won't know anything. ”

Li Zicheng paused, and said: "Guerrilla general, the selection of materials for the Mandate of Heaven Army is very strict, and if you want to join the Mandate of Heaven Army, the army is bound to be broken up and reorganized, and your title of guerrilla general will no longer exist, and the most powerful generals under me are now Qianhu officials." ”

Qiu Shike bowed to the ground again, "My subordinates understand that as long as they can join the Heavenly Mandate Army, their subordinates will obey the arrangements of the Grand Governor, and their subordinates are willing to start as soldiers." ”