Xiangyang, Li Guo and Song Xiance finally met Li Yan, at this moment Li Yan is already a fourth-grade official of the Ming Dynasty, wearing official uniforms, more majestic, more energetic than when he was in the Dashun Army.

"At the beginning, Niu Jinxing framed me for having different ambitions, I had no choice but to leave, at that time, thanks to Brother Song to report to me, I was saved from Niu Jinxing's poisonous hands, and then I went all the way south, at that time in Henan, just General Cao recovered the land of Henan, so I threw myself into his account, thanks to General Cao did not care about the past, courteous to me, regarded me as the mastermind, appointed me as the general's mansion, I have been staying. I thought that I, Li Yan, rebelled with King Chuang, but I didn't expect to become a courtier of the Ming Dynasty in the end. ”

"It's really unpredictable, how powerful the Dashun Army was back then, with millions of soldiers, and it has already won half of the world, but I didn't expect it to be like this in just a few years, and I didn't expect that we ended up on the same path." Song Xiance was also full of emotion, the world is like chess, they are just chess pieces, and no one can guess their next step.

"I have also heard about the affairs of the Dashun army, now I am a bystander, surrendering to the Ming Dynasty is undoubtedly the best choice, General Cao will believe in his words and deeds, he has always used people in an eclectic manner, you can follow General Cao, you will definitely be able to be reused, but I also have a word to advise you, don't think about the recovery of Dashun, without that strength, the establishment of a court not only needs the assistance of a group of civil and military officials, but also needs a wise monarch, King Chuang is a heroic man who is not born in the world, but he is not a British lord, Otherwise, it would not have come to this point today, this world, and in the end, it will be the world of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Thank you Brother Li for reminding me, I understand, we have come to this point, what is the meaning of recovering Dashun, but I just want to have a way to live." Song Xiance knew that Li Yan was no longer the Li Yan of the past, he was now Cao Bianjiao's adviser and a courtier of the Ming Dynasty.

In Xiangyang, Song Xiance and Li Guo only stayed for one night, and then left, Jinzhou was still waiting for their news, and at the same time, Cao Bianjiao also did what he said, and allocated thirty carts of grain and grass and five carts of medicinal herbs to them, although it was not much, but it could also allow them to suspend the crisis.

When they returned to Jinzhou, Song Xiance and Li Guo had not yet entered the city, but they saw that the city walls were covered with vegetarian food, and they also felt a chill in their hearts, knowing that something must have happened.

"The emperor died of illness three days ago, on his deathbed, the emperor has been designated, by the supplement to take his place, we have discussed, the supplement is the nephew of the two emperors, since childhood followed the two emperors to fight in the north and south, he took over the most suitable, now the future of my Dashun army, there is a supplement to you to decide!"

When Li Guo and Song Xiance entered the city, they saw Li Zijing's coffin, and they also cried bitterly, but they didn't expect Li Zijing to fail to survive until they came back, Li Zicheng committed suicide, Li Zijing died of illness, and the end of the Dashun army made people have to sigh and sigh.

"This time I went with the Song army to meet General Cao, General Cao has allocated some grain and herbs and medicinal materials to us, we have brought them back, and General Cao also told us his conditions, I Dashun to serve the Ming, he is very welcome, but must go to the emperor's name, but also posthumously named the first emperor Uncle as the king of Shun, hereditary replacement, after the surrender of my Dashun army, the people are placed in Xiangyang, Yunyang, Wuchang three places, the army sergeant is reorganized by the general, part of the command of our generals, part of the general Cao under the subordinates, Everything is according to the system of the Ming army, and the Ming court is responsible for our food and salary, but we must accept the dispatch of General Cao, and we must not do things privately......" Li Guo also informed the people present of the results of this negotiation, replacing Li Zijing, he was unprepared, and he didn't know what to do, and now it was up to everyone to discuss and decide!

"I mean to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, at the moment our army has no choice, if we don't surrender to the Ming Dynasty, we will all be trapped here, there is a way to live, since General Cao has given us protection, why not belong to the Ming Dynasty, Dashun is already in a desperate situation, do you want to cause hundreds of thousands of people to die here for the little remaining fetters?" Gao Yigong, a senior general in the army, directly stood up and said at the moment, he is the brother of the Empress Dowager Gao, he is a relative of the emperor, and he has followed Li Zicheng for many years, and he definitely has the right to speak.

"I'm for it too!" Liu Fangliang, the senior general of the old battalion, also expressed his approval of this matter.

"Although I have joined the Dashun army for more than ten years, and fought with the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years, but the current situation is already like this, my Dashun was slaughtered by the Manchu Qing Dynasty hundreds of thousands of Dashun army brothers, this hatred is a national hatred, but also a family hatred, we and the Ming Dynasty are finally the same ancestry, all are descendants of China, join forces to deal with the Manchus, I have no opinion!" Tian Jianxiu, the general of the rear army, is also very much in favor of the moment, he is a person who has read the book, he is a Confucian general in the Dashun army, he understands the righteousness, before the righteousness, he can let go of the grudges of the past, willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, the Dashun Dynasty fell to today, not caused by the Ming Dynasty, but by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which is a deep hatred in the sea of blood.

"Uncle Guangshan, Yihou, what do you two mean?" Empress Dowager Gao immediately looked at Liu Tichun and Zhang Nai, and asked, these two people are also figures that cannot be ignored in the army, and if they can't reach a consensus, it won't be considered a success, after all, the Dashun army can't stand the toss, Li Zicheng and Li Zijing died one after another, and Liu Zongmin, the first hero of the year, also committed suicide because of the siege, and no one in the army has absolute appeal to control all people.

"I don't have any meaning, the queen mother said what to do, and the subordinates will do it!" Zhang Nai also stood up and said.

"That's what I mean!" Liu Tichun replied casually.

"What about the rest of the generals, but if there is any objection, although bluntly said, if there are people who do not want to follow, I will not force it, you can leave on your own, whether it is to go to Zhang Xianzhong or the Manchu Qing, I will never stop it, but see you on the battlefield in the future, that is the enemy." Empress Dowager Gao also glanced at everyone at the moment, looked at the past one by one, and none of them stood up, and the people who still insisted on this step were all loyal people, but there were people with different intentions, who had already left, such as Liu Tizhong, Liu Xiyao and others in the Dashun Military Department, and those who were left behind were those who had the will to die.

Seeing that no one responded, Empress Dowager Gao also said at the moment: "Since this is the case, then it is decided to attach to the Ming Dynasty, return to General Cao, and according to General Cao's instructions, send someone to present the muskets* brought by our department and all the silver in the army to show sincerity. ”

"Weichen respectfully obeys the decree of the Queen Mother!" At the moment, Song Xiance, Tian Jianxiu, and Li Laiheng also came out to worship in response.

"The rest of the people waited for the arrangement, went out in batches, and told the whole army that after returning to the Ming Dynasty, they must not cause more trouble, be cautious in everything, and do not do anything that violates the law."

"Yes!"

The next day, the first batch of more than 40,000 people also took the lead out of the ravine of Jinzhou to go to Yunyang first, waiting for Cao Bianjiao's arrangement, and the rest of the people went out of the mountain in batches, which was officially returned to Cao Bianjiao.