"But Your Highness, the man didn't say a word in reply......

"No, no!"

Zhu Cihong was in a good mood, stood up, walked around in place, his facial expression also relaxed, and he smiled: "This person is an extremely smart person, if you bring my words, he will count them." He will arrange the rest himself, don't worry. ”

He sent this deputy Si Zheng, and he pointed to Li Laifu and Huyan Aobo to engage in intelligence and internal security under his command, plus a high promotion, these three people are all from serious Jinyi pro-military families, and they are also depressed little people.

These three people are also worthy of being from a family, and they didn't say anything about loyalty or anything, and they also have ability, so they are all baby-like characters, and they specially sent a person out to go deep into the enemy territory and infiltrate the enemy camp, in order to bring some of their own henchmen...... It's not that the other party is very worthy, how can he be willing to make such a heavy bet?

The other party who received the letter, that is, Li Yan, the deputy military division under Li Zicheng, said that this person is the end of the Ming season, in terms of talents, wisdom, mindfulness, family background, literary talent and martial arts, they are all first-class tops...... For such a person, it is also very worthwhile to invest heavily in the next little blood.

It's just that after talking to the henchman in front of him, Zhu Cihong was also a little uneasy...... Li Yan will, have you woken up, have you seen clearly?

This person is good in everything, but he is a little "stupid", not because he is stupid, but for people, things, and the little things that he insists on.

Otherwise, with Li Yan's ability, how could he anger Li Zicheng again and again, and finally cause a catastrophe?

I would have been looking to the bright moon, but the bright moon shone on the ditch, I'm afraid that this Li Gongzi can only sigh so much before he dies under the real historical sky, right?

………… Li Yan could never have imagined that thousands of miles away, the prince of the dynasty who had betrayed him, was full of plans to win him over.

Since the day he rebelled in Qixian County, all the past, the king, the dynasty, the family, and the way of loyalty to the monarch learned by Confucius and Mencius since childhood, etc., have all been left behind.

It was only from the moment when his wife, Ding, committed suicide, that he felt the heart-rending pain, and if it weren't for that, he wouldn't regret or feel sad about departing from the past.

As a member of the ruling class, he is not a down-and-out person like Niu Jinxing, and there is no way to be bullied. He is not an iron mouth like Song Xiance, and he has a little miscellaneous astrology in his belly.

His father, who was the secretary of the Ming Dynasty Military Department, was a serious central official, although he was forced to live at home than Wei Biao, but no one in the local area dared to bully anyone who had done such a big official.

Li Yan himself is also a person, he learned archery and horses at a young age, and he is familiar with military books, and he is definitely not the kind of rotten Confucianism who looks for chapters and excerpts sentences!

Such a person, at the end of the Ming season, chose to turn his back on everything in the past and resolutely devoted himself to the thieves, which shows how unbearable the situation was at the end of the Ming Dynasty!

At this moment, the guest house on the way to escape was extremely simple, there was a hut, the paper of the window was also broken, and the cold wind blowing in the middle of the night was blowing, whimpering and whistling, like the sighs and cries of millions of people.

Since a stone defeat, and then defeat after defeat, the main force of the invasion army has disappeared, only the remaining more than 10,000 people who stayed in Yanjing, plus Liu Fangliang's soldiers and horses in the Zhending area, the north of the Yellow River, the original 200,000 invasion army, was also ordered by Li Zicheng to shrink, all retreated to Tongguan.

As for Li Yan's proposal that he should lead a small number of soldiers and horses from his headquarters to Jingluo Henan, although Jinan, Henan, and Shandong have almost become a vacuum now, and the officials sent by Dashun to the local area have either been killed or fled, and the place has been completely eroded, either owned by Ming, or it is a terra nullius, so much territory, population, and state capital, King Chuang would rather ignore it than send him there.

He didn't understand it before, and vaguely felt something, but he always didn't want to believe that the king of Chuang, who wore a blue cloth arrow robe and a Fan Yang felt hat, used to be so confident and generous, and the downright man who always laughed from time to time when he spoke, is his mind so timid and narrow-minded now?

The oil lamp in the room flickered suddenly, and Li Yan, who was in contemplation, also raised his head, he was a young man of about thirty, very handsome, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, although he had been fighting on horses for many years, wearing stars and moons, and wearing armor, his skin still looked very good, fair and delicate.

He saw that it was his own clan, Li You, the leader of the pro-soldiers, who came in, and this man with a large body came in in a hurry, almost knocking down the oil lamp, and there was a little indescribable anxiety on his face at this time.

"What's wrong with you?"

Li Yan said in a reproachful tone: "Don't panic in case of trouble, haven't I taught you?" ”

"Yes, mark the mistake!"

"Hmm." Li Yan nodded lightly, with a touching smile on his face: "If there is something, say it!" ”

"King Chuang, oh, no, the emperor urgently summoned, ask Song Junshi to hurry up with you!"

"Huh!" Li Yan was startled, subconsciously grabbed the sword in front of his knee in his hand, and asked in surprise: "What, what is the emergency enemy situation?" ”

"No," although Li You was reprimanded by Li Yan, his face was calmer, but there was still a look of worry between his eyebrows, he shook his head lightly, and said, "I just said that I was waiting to meet immediately, and there was nothing else." ”

"Oh!" Li Yan agreed, got up, and prepared to leave, but when he was leaving, he suddenly remembered the warning brought to him by the person from the south, and his heart moved, and he saw that Li You's expression was wrong, so he asked, "What's wrong?" Something seems wrong with you! ”

"This ......" Li You hesitated for a while, then looked back to see that there was nothing unusual, and then said softly: "Today, a friend of mine who was on an errand in the imperial camp came to me privately, and his expression was a little strange, vague, and he didn't say it clearly...... To put it simply, it tells me to be careful, and asks me how to be careful, but I refuse to say. In the evening, I heard that General Li Shuangxi of the imperial camp had transferred troops and horses, and it seemed that it was not far from us...... In addition, the red lady was summoned by Mrs. Gao, and she didn't know what was going on, so she marked her heart with anxiety......"

With Li Yan's wisdom, of course, he knew that the leader of the pro-soldiers in front of him was suspicious.

The abnormal movements of Yuying and Li Shuangxi, coupled with the fact that the red lady was suddenly called away, and this meeting summoned him inexplicably...... It seems that Li Zicheng's suspicion of himself is getting more and more serious.

From the time of the expedition to Xi'an, he repeatedly opposed, which angered Li Zicheng, and so on Yanjing, Wu Sangui, the Ming Dynasty, and the Dongyu, everything was his fault and Li Zicheng.

Coupled with the successful escape of Chongzhen and the crown prince to the south, Li Zicheng's patience became more and more limited, and his temper became more and more violent, and his suspicion of himself may have doubled.

However, this will be a bad thing, Li Yanyin said with a smile: "Look at you like this, the emperor just has something to ask me, and it is common for the red lady to go to Queen Gao, you will be suspicious when you look at you...... But during the march, I don't care about other people's subordinates, you still have to abide by military rules and discipline, send more people to guard against them, and you can't be careless, you know? ”

"Yes!" Li You nodded deeply and agreed: "I understand it completely...... For a while, will you tell me to accompany you? ”

"No need," Li Yan had already fastened his cloak and said with a smile: "The imperial camp is so well guarded, what are you going to do?" ”

After that, he strode out of the house, and when he reached the courtyard of the farmhouse, he turned over and mounted his horse, followed him with only four personal soldiers, and lit a torch to illuminate it.

At this time, it was actually still early, Li Yan's station and the imperial camp were only a few miles apart, and the fast horse galloped, and it didn't take long to rush to the vicinity of the imperial camp.

"I've seen the general!" After a short period of time, Wu Ruyi arched his hand on the horse and greeted with a smile.

Li Yan smiled and said with a smile: "It's so late, do you still want to go out?" ”

"Yes, the emperor is a little sent, we can't delay, we have to do it immediately."

Wu Ruyi's errand, Li Yan also has a rumor, if it was before, he would definitely give advice, and even warned Wu Ruyi not to do it first, but today the words came to his mouth, but he swallowed it back, just nodded with a smile, and rode forward again.

Seeing him enter, Wu Ruyi was also relieved, but when he continued to move forward, he couldn't help but look back a few times, and after a long time, he whipped the horse again and galloped away.

When Li Yan arrived at the mansion where Li Zicheng lived, if it was before, he would not need to report it, he would be able to go directly to the second gate, and then wait for a while, and he would be able to stride in.

And every time I go in, Liu Zongmin, or Li Guo, or Liu Fangliang, there will always be a few generals, or bold, or witty and interesting, or deep and friendly, although Niu Jinxing is busy, he can also see him at King Chuang every day, as for Song Xiance, from morning to night, he is always by Li Zicheng's side, not leaving for a moment, when praising the painting, everyone is endless, even if it is stiff, Li Zicheng first snorted, and then everyone laughed, and the dark clouds could dissipate one day.

And now, the military spirit between the battalions is unstable and gloomy, so the generals are obviously not here in the imperial car, and he has to wait honestly for the report of the soldiers in the imperial camp in a far away place, and it will be a long time before he can enter.

When he thought of this, Li Yan's heart suddenly startled, and it seemed that his entire heart was lifted...... His forehead was also sweating slightly...... Niu Jinxing didn't say, Song Xiance, a short man, hadn't seen each other for a few days?

By this time, he had already understood in his heart: there must be a change in King Chuang's place!

(To be continued)