Li Yan saw Li Zicheng like this, obviously perfunctory, and felt very helpless in his heart at the moment, but Li Zicheng asked, he could only say: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the chasing army will arrive soon, if you think that you can't win, go for the best policy, and the foundation of our army is in the northwest and the Central Plains, the minister advocates that the emperor withdraw his troops to stick to Shaanxi and Shanxi, the people in these two places deeply remember the name of my great shun benevolence and righteousness, the people's hearts are available, the minister is willing to go to Henan, recruit strong, stabilize the situation, the Manchu Qing army is insufficient, it is difficult to hold each other for a long time, we just need to step by step, Consume them, they will inevitably be helpless against us, and when the time comes, we can reverse the situation and seize Beijing again, and everything will depend on the emperor's decision! ”

"Okay, I'm a little tired, you go down and discuss it first, and then decide!" Li Zicheng is also kneading his forehead at the moment, looking a little tired, Li Yan's words are the best policy, but Li Zicheng really doesn't have much confidence to stick to it step by step, Li Yan said that the people's hearts in Shanxi are available, he doesn't think that the people's hearts have been illusory since ancient times, relying on real swords and guns to have a chance of winning, now their strength is greatly damaged, the brothers of the old camp have lost more than half, and the rest are not around, he doesn't believe in these Ming Dynasty pawns, and is worried about repeating the fiasco of the Battle of a Stone.

"Wait for the resignation!" A meeting had just begun, but because of Li Yan's few words, it suddenly dispersed again, and after Li Zicheng left, he also returned to normalcy and began to think about it, how to choose, he was really not very decided.

"Your Majesty, the minister Niu Venus asks to see you!"

Just when Li Zicheng was worried, Niu Jinxing's voice sounded outside the account, and when he heard Niu Jinxing coming, Li Zicheng also hurriedly called into the tent.

"Prime Minister, didn't you let you discuss, why did you go and come back?" Li Zicheng once again pretended to be dead and leaned on the couch.

Niu Jinxing smiled and replied: "Your Majesty, the minister knows that the emperor is not unwell, but he is worried, so he is here to solve the emperor's doubts!" ”

"Oh? Then the prime minister, what worries me? ”

"The worry on the surface is worried about the next war, this defeat, our army has suffered heavy losses, it is difficult to defeat the Qing army's soldiers, and Guanzhong is the foundation of the emperor, the emperor is worried that Li Yan is a plan to take the camp step by step, empty consumption of troops, and then unable to suffer from the northwest, in fact, the emperor, the real hidden danger is not here, there are still more than 30,000 soldiers and horses around the emperor, General Liu Fangliang has led the army north to meet and rescue, even if the Qing army chases, the emperor can leave safely, in fact, the real terrible is not the external enemy, but the internal trouble!" Niu Jinxing's face was full of solemnity, and he explained Li Zicheng in a serious way, and brought Li Zicheng into his train of thought step by step.

Li Zicheng was indeed confused, and he didn't understand the meaning of Niu Venus, so he also sat up at the moment and asked, "What does the prime minister mean by this?" ”

Niu Jinxing took a step forward and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you still remember the proverb that Song Xiance gave to the emperor when he served the emperor?" Eighteen sons, the main artifact! ”

"Naturally remember, it is also because of this sentence that the displaced people all over the country regard me as a god who saves the suffering, and our army entered Henan, but in March, tens of thousands of people gathered, and the soldiers and civilians followed, and the momentum was growing day by day!" Li Zicheng was even more puzzled, what was Niu Jinxing selling, and why did he talk about it.

Niu Jinxing was no longer vague at the moment, and said directly: "What the proverb said, I don't know what Li Yan thinks, 'Eighteen sons, the main artifact', will Li Yan think that he is also surnamed Li, and now he wants to leave, what else is going on?" The emperor also knew that Li Yan was generous and bold by nature, and often helped the poor; He loves to fight unevenly, uphold justice, and like to make friends, with deep roots in Henan, the people call him Li Gongzi, his ex-wife Tang was born in a wealthy family in Henan, and now his wife Red Lady is a general in our army, commanding thousands of old battalions of soldiers and horses, Li Yan has a different heart, up and down the army, and those who follow it are only afraid that there will be no less, although the heart of harm is indispensable, but the heart of defense is indispensable! What's more, it is a critical opportunity now, if you are not careful, you will lose all the plates, and please ask the emperor to know it! ”

Niu Jinxing's words, like a thorn, pierced deep into Li Zicheng's heart, since he called Wang Jianchao in Xiangyang, he is no longer the early years from the good flow, full of benevolence Li Zicheng, his desire for power is unprecedentedly high, which is why after there is no stable foundation, he has used troops again and again, he can't wait, want to sit on the throne of the co-owner, he killed Luo Rucai, Yuan Shizhong, Ma Shouying and others in Xiangyang, just for power, now Niu Jinxing's words, made Li Zicheng fall into deep thought, will Li Yan really oppose him? Li Zicheng couldn't believe it, but it was difficult to dispel that suspicion, because Li Yan's prestige in the army was very high, and Li Zicheng had suppressed him before, so he handed over the position of prime minister to Niu Jinxing, not Li Yan, who followed him first, and his purpose was to restrain Li Yan.

Niu Jinxing also saw Li Zicheng's thoughts, and went one step further at the moment, and said eagerly: "Your Majesty, when you are constantly decided, you will suffer from its chaos, Chen Youliang and Xu Shouhui things back then, the minister also told the emperor before, Chen Youliang had different ambitions, and on the occasion of Xu Shouhui's Eastern Expedition, he launched a mutiny, hijacked Xu Shouhui, and finally even killed him, usurping Xu Shouhui's country, the emperor, thinking and changing, and looking forward to Mingjian!" ”

Li Zicheng still can't make up his mind, after all, Li Yan is the first Wenchen to follow him, and he has played a very huge contribution to his great cause, compared to Zhang Liang of the Han Dynasty, he can't bear to admit this so-called fact, but if he doesn't do it, he feels that what Niu Jinxing said is very reasonable, and he naturally understands the truth of constantly being in turmoil, and he also said at the moment: "You go down first, Rong Zhen think about it, and then think about it, Li Yan is not an ordinary courtier after all, I can't do it to him easily, you go down!" ”

Li Zicheng still has some affection for Li Yan, after all, Li Yan is not Luo Rucai, Ma Shouying, he can have today, it can be said that Li Yan is indispensable, once Li Zicheng attacks him, the impact will be huge, this Li Zicheng is very clear, he may not have a grand strategy, but he knows the most basic human nature.

After Niu Jinxing left Li Zicheng's dragon tent, he also breathed a long sigh of relief, he knew that Li Zicheng would not let Li Yan go, he knew this very well, but he was just hesitant, but it didn't matter, Li Zicheng would deal with Li Yan after all, because he knew Li Zicheng's character.

This time, Li Yan's frank words, to put it bluntly, are accusing him of being the prime minister of Dashun, because he is the head of a hundred officials, and there is a problem in the imperial court, not the emperor's mediocrity, that is, the incompetence of the prime minister, Niu Jinxing naturally can't endure this breath, he has gone from a cold student to today, it is not easy, he can't let anyone threaten him, Song Xiance has no intention of power, and his popularity is not high, so he has no threat to him, but this Li Yan has always made him jealous, this time is a great opportunity to get rid of Li Yan, he naturally can't let it go.