At present, in the Central Plains north of the Yellow River, in addition to the six prefectures of Shandong, there are only Kaifeng Prefecture and Guide Prefecture that have not been set foot by the intruding army.

Therefore, after a long time, it is inevitable that some civil and military officials of the imperial court who have lost the battle will have crooked thoughts on this matter in order to transfer and transfer.

Although these are groundless, and the people mentioned are generally small generals at the level of 100 and 1,000 generals, at best they are just a garrison, and there are no local officials to say in the official face, but somehow, it has spread all over Henan within a few months.

Li Yan, who was in Licheng, was also wondering, it was impossible to say that there was no force behind the rumors in such a short period of time, but the Shandong army was currently offending too many people, and for a while, he couldn't figure out who was behind the stumbling.

All Li Yan could do was to try his best to stabilize the local situation in Shandong, and ordered the security departments and military council departments in various localities to arrest all those who spread rumors.

The three-level system of the Shandong Army ensured that even when Wang Zheng led the troops to the battle, the six prefectures of Shandong could still have a considerable number of regular soldiers stationed, coupled with the timely decree of the Military Council, this kind of small rumor actually did not have any impact on Shandong at all.

On the other hand, although the army did not dare to move Kaifeng City, which was garrisoned by Liu Guoneng and Chen Yongfu, they did not dare to attack the idea of returning to Defu.

Although this place is not as big as Kaifeng, it has always been known to have grain and grass savings, and laying down this place can be described as a tiger wings for the thriving army.

However, after some investigation, the troops stationed here were still soldiers and horses from the Shandong Army, Wang Zheng had already incorporated the Guide Mansion as early as last year, and Li Zicheng had some mouse-throwing weapons and did not dare to do it directly.

But he did not give up, and successively sent small groups of horses to inquire about the situation and reconnoiter the terrain.

In the camp of the Chuang army in Runan, there were many people arguing about something with red faces and thick necks, when suddenly an old battalion hurriedly ran in.

As soon as I entered the house, I saw King Chuang, Cao Cao, the Eight Kings and others all sitting at the table eating and drinking.

Breaking into the army can be regarded as a shotgun for a cannon, basically fighting where to grab that, but there is a clear difference from the early years, and now Li Zicheng already knows about occupying the territory and gathering the homeless people to strengthen the strength, coupled with the rumors of Niu Jinxing, the kung fu has been perfected, so this day is gradually getting better.

Breaking down a lot of imperial court cities, Li Zicheng captured a lot of treasures, gold, silver and official women, except for those distributed by the leaders, he had the right to choose first.

Over time, Li Zicheng's vision is of course getting higher and higher, with the majesty of some superiors, seeing the people in a hurry, he frowned and said:

"I didn't see me and the Eight Kings discussing confidential matters, pay attention next time, don't be reckless and lose your senses."

The old battalion nodded vigorously and said intermittently:

"King Chuang, the officers and soldiers have won...."

Hearing this, the stout man on the side sneered and said:

"King Chuang, I'm afraid this kid under your command is stupid, the officers and soldiers have just been defeated by us, even Fu Zonglong has been beheaded, Yang Wenyue is the same as himself, where can they win?"

Luo Rucai obviously didn't care, drank a glass of wine, and ate a few bites of side dishes slowly, not in a hurry.

The old battalion didn't dare to talk back, so he could only say in a loud voice:

"King Chuang, the Eight Great Kings, I heard that Wang Zheng led the Shandong soldiers to fight a big victory in Jinzhou, cut off the heads of the two kings of the Tartars, and beheaded more than 10,000——"

"Ridiculous!"

Li Zicheng was stunned, followed by slapping the table, and shouted:

"I think I hibernated for a few years, and in the end I just cut down a blessed king, is the Tartar so vulnerable that he can let the king fight to cut down two kings, are they eating!?"

The chopsticks in Luo Rucai's hand stopped in mid-air, and he didn't even pay attention to the side dishes he was holding on to his feet, but he quickly stabilized, quietly put down the chopsticks, and asked with a slight smile:

"But do you know which two kings Wang Zheng cut down?"

Lao Ying thought for a while, and then said with some uncertainty: "Back to the king, it is said that it is Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming!" ”

Hearing this, Li Zicheng immediately laughed, drank the wine in the bowl dry, and said with a narrow smile:

"It seems that the Ming court is exhausted, what kind of king are these two, it is estimated that the beheading of more than 10,000 is blowing again, just a bluff."

Zhang Xianzhong reacted at this time, slammed the table with his fist, and said viciously:

"That's right, what dog officers and soldiers are best at is bluffing, and it is their ability to boast of small feats of being a flyer into a shocking feat!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Xianzhong seemed to suddenly remember something interesting, and continued while laughing: "I think that when I was in Gucheng, there was a Bai Zong surnamed Yang who came to me, saying that he intercepted and killed a group of homeless people, and the heads were divided in half. ”

Hearing this, Luo Rucai paid attention and asked quietly:

"Eight Kings, do you agree?"

"Fart! How could Lao Tzu be in the same stream with the dog officers and soldiers? immediately let the old camp blast him out, but this guy finally did it, and at that time, he was forced to tear his face with the court because of the situation, so he could only keep silent. ”

Zhang Xianzhong looked like a rough man when he spoke, he didn't care about anything, but the corner of his eye was always looking everywhere, observing the movements of Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai.

Luo Rucai had already noticed Zhang Xianzhong's small movements, and he just sneered in his heart at the moment, and still sat there calmly with vegetables and drinks, without saying a word.

Li Zicheng's reaction was quite big, but I don't know if it was pretended, Zhang Xianzhong smiled and stopped talking.

Signaling the old battalion that reported the news to retreat, Li Zicheng praised:

"The eight kings did the right thing, the court was in power at that time, don't talk about that, continue to drink!"

......

Li Zicheng and others didn't care about the "tight victory" for the "bluff" of the imperial court, but there was a news that quietly spread to the warm pavilion of the Beijing Division.

Looking at the report handed over by this brocade guard, Emperor Chongzhen was furious, got up and walked around for a long time, and said:

"Spread my word, let Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the military department, come to warm the pavilion quickly."

Chen Xinjia sat on the chair given by Chongzhen, and after reading it, he was also a little surprised, opened his mouth wide, and said in disbelief:

"Your Majesty, this, this can't be true, how could Zhongliebo do such a thing, it must be reviewed clearly..."

Without waiting for Chen Xinjia to finish speaking, Chongzhen's face immediately changed greatly, and he said angrily:

"Look at what Wang Zheng has done over the years, it's just a matter of communicating with Zuo Liangyu, and I will endure disobeying the holy decree, but now, he dares to make an agreement with Liukou privately, and he doesn't take me as the emperor in his eyes at all, otherwise how could Shandong have nothing to do?"

The Son of Heaven was furious, Chen Xinjia knelt on the ground in panic, and said cautiously:

"Your Majesty, you have to think twice, gossip, don't believe it, but don't believe it all!"

After listening to Chen Xinjia, Chongzhen felt even more angry, and flicked his sleeves and said:

"Chen Aiqing doesn't need to mention it again! Spread my will, and strictly ordered Wang Zheng to lead his troops to evacuate Songjin and return to Shandong within ten days, there must be no mistake! ”

Speaking of this, Chongzhen said lightly:

"I'm going to see him on the platform."

Emperor Chongzhen's tone was already murderous, how dare Chen Xinjia persuade again, so he had to kneel on the ground trembling and shout loudly:

"Obey the order—"

......

In the prison of the Ming Jingshi, a "high-ranking official" with a disheveled hair sat in it, with a bowl of rice beside him, and stared at the small skylight until it was dark.

Early the next morning, a jailer came here and served the prisoner food according to the rules, but saw that Shi Bangyao was still sitting, and he hadn't moved a bite of last night's meal until now, so he asked with surprise:

"Hey, hey——! Is it impossible to die? ”

There was no response to the voice, but the jailer didn't care, and threw the food on the floor and swaggered out of the cell.

In fact, an official of Shi Bangyao's level will still have some reading privileges before he is convicted by the Three Law Divisions, and he will not move his daily meals, but he will read the newspaper several times.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't know for what reason, he was still a little uneasy after putting him in prison, and he had to let the Jinyi guards of Beizhen Fusi take turns to monitor him all the time, and once Shi Bangyao made any moves, he had to report it to his imperial case immediately.

But after days of surveillance, even Jinyiwei admired this imperial historian a little.

Shi Bangyao seemed to be stunned, and only drank a little porridge for three days, and kept looking at the north and didn't know what he was thinking.