Although he knew that there had been a change, he could not back down at this moment, but fortunately, he felt that he had a clear conscience and was prepared, and he believed that the situation was not so bad that he could not react...... So far, it's just a matter of improvisation.

In the past, there would always be a long time to wait, but today I didn't wait for a while, and there was the sound of the iron armor and the sound of leather boots walking.

"It's you." He said in an eager voice: "General Luo, you have also caught up!" ”

"I've seen the general!"

"No need to be polite!"

Luo Hu stepped forward to bow, but Li Yan held Luo Hu's hand with both hands, and the two looked at each other because of it.

Luo Hu was sent to Tongzhou to garrison after refusing Li Zicheng's reward for the palace people, and admonishing the army not to be stationed in the city, and not to rush to fight with Wu Sangui, and later when the army went to Shanhaiguan, he was not conscripted and served, Li Zicheng felt sad about the twilight of this young general who was born as a child soldier, so he did not want to see him. Waiting for the defeat of Shanhaiguan, the main force of the Dashun army was almost completely lost, Luo Hu's thousands of soldiers and horses were very elite, and the main force was mainly the previous child soldiers, which was very reliable, so he was sent to the palace by Li Zicheng. Now that elite troops have been sent to garrison the pass, and the Qing army has also returned to Yanjing, Luo Hu has been recalled again.

Not garrisoning the army in Beijing, improving morale after resting, and meeting with Liu Fangliang's troops to fight again, these are all suggestions put forward by Luo Hu after consulting Li Yan, and even this young general was severely reprimanded, and even fell out of favor with Li Zicheng, which was something Li Yan was ashamed of.

Now that Luo Hu is re-arguing, he is naturally very happy.

Luo Hu's expression was a little painful, his eyes were also shining, he didn't dare to look at Li Yan, and after a few words of greeting each other, he said to Li Yan: "The emperor is already in the room, and Niu Xiangye and Song Junshi are also there, please let the general go in quickly." ”

"Oh, okay, we'll talk when we're free."

"Yes, I must ask the general for advice again."

When he said the last sentence, Luo Hu's voice was also a little trembling, and he suppressed his strong emotions, causing his hands to clench together, Li Yan also noticed these details, he was shocked in his heart, and said secretly: "Luo Hu also knows, is he going to do it to me tonight?" ”

"No, no!" Although there are great changes, Li Yan is also extremely calm, and when he thinks about it, he knows that something is wrong. With Luo Hu's surname, if Li Zicheng asked him to do it, he would either disobey the order, or persuade himself to flee at this time, or try to report the news a long time ago.

Now that it's like this, if you think you once interceded for yourself, then there is still a chance for things to turn around.

It's inconvenient to talk about it at the moment, just continue to move forward, Li Zicheng's residence is the center of a small city in Shanxi, the officials and gentry in the city have long fled away, this is a gentry's residence, temporarily cleaned, as the palace is located, there are more than 1,000 soldiers in the imperial camp, all stationed around this palace, when Li Yan went inside, he only saw a lot of soldiers and horses patrolling back and forth with complete armor and stomach, and shining weapons in his hands.

The soldiers and horses of the imperial camp are in the hands of several generals in turn, and now these embers are all in the hands of Li Shuangxi, because all of them are soldiers from Shaanxi, so they have no respect for Li Yan, a general from Henan, and they are not affectionate, unlike other Shaanxi generals, as long as they are far away from Li Zicheng's residence, they are not afraid of noisy to the emperor, these soldiers will greet each other very affectionately, and tell some jokes with the generals, and the generals will also inquire with them about some news, see what Li Zicheng is doing, between each other, that kind of affection and unguarded energy, Shaanxi, especially the generals of northern Shaanxi, who are not from their hometowns, will never be able to enjoy it.

"Minister Li Yan, knock on the emperor."

When the two imperial soldiers opened the thin bamboo curtain, the light inside was also revealed, Li Yan strode in, and without looking at it, he knelt down in the middle of the main hall and kowtowed.

"Lin Quan, Lone is not in the main hall, in the East House, come over quickly!"

Since he was called the lord of Dashun, Li Zicheng has been called lonely, and he was originally prepared to be the emperor of Yanjing, but after he ascended the throne, he changed his name to me. But Yanjing ascended the throne, was in a hurry, and was defeated and fled all the way by the Qing army, so until now, Li Zicheng has not changed his words.

Now the whole army has lost confidence, and at most they want to keep Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Lanzhou, and other places, but as for other places, they don't dare to think about it at all, and Li Zicheng himself seems to be very negative, at least in terms of title, you can see it.

Today, Li Zicheng's tone is different from the previous one, it is relaxed and happy, and it is almost the same as before he was called the generalissimo, hearing such a voice, Li Yan's heart was relieved, and for a moment, he was a little skeptical that his suspicions were too funny?

When I got up immediately, before I arrived in the East House, there was a burst of wine and vegetables.

"Come on, come quickly."

Li Zicheng is the same as Niu Jinxing, and Song Xiance are sitting opposite each other, the square table is missing and there is no one on one side, but the chair is ready-made, obviously waiting for Li Yan.

didn't expect that there would be such a scene in front of him, and Li Yan was suddenly stunned.

"What?" Li Zicheng raised his eyebrows and smiled, and said: "Tongguan Nanyuan was defeated, we almost folded into it, most of the brothers were killed, a few were scattered, and there were only eighteen horsemen left around us, all the way to Shangluo Mountain." Later, the rest of the army was gathered, and there were only about 2,000 people in total, and there was hardly a single horse left. At that time, Lao Tzu was not depressed, he just thought that as long as Lao Tzu was there, he would have the opportunity to gather people again and work hard...... The result? If it weren't for Chongzhen's son who was promising, he would have slipped away early, and we would already be the lord of the world! ”

Recently, Li Zicheng has reflected on the past and has always believed that Chongzhen's escape is the key. Otherwise, even if there is a slight corruption in military discipline, it is true that it has not hurt the foundation of the Dashun army, and as for the fatigue of the soldiers from long-distance travel, it is not impossible to overcome. And Wu Sangui's refusal to surrender was that he knew that Emperor Chongzhen had fled south, which strengthened his determination not to surrender.

Li Yan didn't agree with Li Zicheng's idea, but he also had other ideas in his heart at this time, so he hurriedly said: "What the emperor said is that there are still millions of troops in Dashun today, as well as Lianghe, Shandong, Qin, Jin, Lan, Gan and Jingxiang Mansions, with hundreds of millions of mouths, in terms of speaking, it is not weaker than Donglu and the Ming Dynasty, as long as it is good and managed, the world is still Dashun." ”

These words, of course, are also his heartfelt words. Turning his back on the Ming Dynasty, based on Dashun, Dongyu is a foreign race, and it will not be considered, now it seems that the strength of Dashun still exists, as long as Li Zicheng does not give up, he still has confidence, and then returns to the previous mentality to clean up people's hearts, the situation is actually much better than Chongzhen thirteen years ago.

With this insight, it is also sincere to say it, and those who are familiar with him know that Li Yan never flatters, so Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance smiled and nodded, Li Zicheng laughed even more, patted the table and said: "In the end, Lin Quan is a lonely person, and he has the same idea as Lone...... Come, sit and eat and drink, today is not drunk and will not return. ”

On the way to the march, a while ago it was still in the pursuit of the Qing army, but Li Zicheng's table of wine and food here is also very rich, there are all kinds of things, a table is full, and the wine is also the best wine from the Yanjing Imperial Treasury, and you can smell the aroma of wine from a long distance.

If it was before, Li Zicheng would have ridden a horse to patrol the whole camp, encourage the morale of the army, eat two random dishes, eat some special noodles from northern Shaanxi, and then continue to hurry with sweat, he would never use such a banquet here.

Cao Ying likes wine and beauty, Li Zicheng looks down on him very much, thinking that Cao Ying has no ambitions, is a mediocre person, he himself has always been hard and self-disciplined, but at this time, it is also difficult to return, since the marshal is called lonely, it is difficult to return to the original appearance of no estrangement with the soldiers.

"Come, Lin Quan, drink with Lone."

Li Zicheng also really has no thoughts, as soon as Li Yan sat down, he drank a few glasses with Li Zicheng, and then came down Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance also drank together, he ate early at night, and now his stomach is half empty, plus he has been running all the way, drinking and eating continuously, he is already a little dizzy.

"Come, this fish head soup is very delicious, and the shiitake mushrooms used are still sent by Bai Wang, Lin Quan, you drink a little."

After a few rounds of wine, Song Xiance scooped a bowl of soup with a spoon for Li Yan, Li Yan saw that the soup was pure white, and it looked very delicious, so he lowered his head and sipped it, taking a few sips, feeling very comfortable.

At this moment, Li Zicheng put down his chopsticks, his face was full of ruddy brilliance, he looked at Li Yan, and asked with a smile: "Lin Quan, in your opinion, the situation is like this, what should we do?" ”

Li Yan really had an idea about such a question, so he frowned and replied: "The top priority at the moment is to stabilize the defense around Guguan and prevent the enemy from entering Shanxi, and as for Henan, it is even more crucial. If the enemy goes straight down to Henan from Jinan, all the way into Jin, and all the way to Tongguan, then we will be in danger. Therefore, the top priority is to stabilize Henan! ”

Li Zicheng's eyes flashed, and he asked in a deep voice: "So, how is Henan stable?" Prime Minister, I heard you say that now Henan is in turmoil, and it is almost no longer owned by our Dashun. ”

"Yes." A smile appeared at the corner of Niu Jinxing's mouth, but it quickly disappeared, and he hurriedly replied: "In the area of the two rivers, the old Ming Dynasty officials killed my officials of the Shun Dynasty and reattached to the Ming Dynasty, except for a few places, most of the prefectures and counties are already difficult to control. Therefore, what Lin Quan said is not vain. ”

"Humph!" Li Zicheng slapped it heavily on the table, and the dish suddenly became a mess, and he said angrily: "Let's not believe it, the place that we worked so hard to knock down, and asked someone to take it away?" Lin Quan, let's give you 20,000 elite soldiers, as well as your own soldiers and horses, and you will go through Henan, can you succeed? ”

(To be continued)