Zhang Xianzhong and his seventeen backbones were all beheaded.

Before being beheaded, Zhang Xianzhong asked to see Su Tiancheng, this request was reported to the cabinet by the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, and the cabinet chief assistant Wen Tiren specially approved and allowed to meet, in Wen Tiren's view, this move just shows the might and benevolence of the Ming Dynasty.

Su Tiancheng will not forget that meeting, people are dying and their words are good, Zhang Xianzhong said a lot of things, Zhang Xianzhong, who was unruly on weekdays, finally said a lot of truths in front of his rivals before he died.

The most critical thing is that Zhang Xianzhong talked about the situation of the Liukou.

In the fourth year of Chongzhen, the 36th battalion of Liukou gathered in Shanxi, more than 200,000 people, Zijin Liang Wang was promoted as the leader for his own use, at that time, Zhang Xianzhong followed Zijin Liang, and was majestic, in fact, from that time, Zijin Liang and others' ideas have undergone fundamental changes, and they are not satisfied with small fights, and they are running in the direction of establishing political power.

A few years have passed, and now, Zijin Liang, the leader of the Liukou, was defeated by the Jiangning camp, captured and beheaded alive, and Lao Huihui was also defeated and committed suicide.

At this time, there was already a mood of pessimism and disappointment within the Liukou, if it weren't for Gao Yingxiang's main struggle, I am afraid it would have been a plate of scattered sand.

This time, Zhang Xianzhong was defeated in Shanxi, and the blow to the Liukou was fatal.

There is indeed no unity within the Liukou, and the struggle for power and profit is not the biggest problem, the key is that some leaders think that there is no hope, and think of surrendering to the imperial court, this kind of thinking spreads very quickly, and the Liukou are already afraid of the Jiangning battalion, plus the Jiangning battalion is stationed in Henan Mansion. It's very close to Shaanxi, and I don't know when I encountered the Jiangning camp, and I'm afraid there will be no chance to escape.

Of course, Gao Yingxiang wanted to find a way to stop the spread of this kind of thinking, and adopted some coercive measures, which made the rogue even more disunited. It is under such circumstances that Zhang Xianzhong rushed to Shanxi with 50,000 horses, if he can gain a foothold in Shanxi, he will give Gao Yingxiang great support, if he can't gain a foothold, after retreating to Shaanxi, many leaders will come to discuss and see how to act next.

I'm afraid no one would have thought of it. The 50,000 horses brought by Zhang Xianzhong were lost, and he was also captured alive and escorted to the capital to be beheaded.

Zhang Xianzhong told the truth after the most reluctance, but in fact, his requirements are not high. To be able to have an official and a half-job, and not to be bound is satisfied. The others didn't think of so much for the time being, but in the process of the battle, the power slowly increased, and the idea also changed, and even thought that everyone could be the emperor. I rebelled myself, I didn't dare to think about being the emperor, and it was good to be a prince, precisely because of such an idea. I don't care about the court's appeasement at all.

After meeting Zhang Xianzhong, Su Tiancheng hurriedly found Sun Chengzong.

The situation Zhang Xianzhong said is very important, which involves the decision-making of the imperial court, and to put it first, it involves the decision-making of Sun Chengzong.

Sun Chengzong once stated in front of the emperor that it would take two years to exterminate the Liukou, and now it seems that if it is handled properly, it may not take two years.

Su Tiancheng believes that what Zhang Xianzhong said is true.

After Zhang Xianzhong was beheaded, Sun Chengzong was also ready to leave the capital.

When Su Tiancheng saw Zhang Xianzhong, he also knew about it, and Su Tiancheng came to visit, it must be because Zhang Xianzhong said something.

"Kun Yuan, don't worry, just sit down and talk slowly."

"My lord, after talking with Zhang Xianzhong, the junior thought of some ways to deal with the rogue, and I came to discuss it with the adult."

"Oh, you know what happened to Lu, tell me more."

"There is no unity within the Liukou, especially in recent years, repeated setbacks, low morale, this time Zhang Xianzhong went deep into Shanxi, in fact, the Liukou in order to encourage internal morale, the decision made, but Zhang Xianzhong suffered a fiasco, and he was also beheaded by the imperial court, at this time, something big will happen inside the Liukou, the younger generation thinks that at this time, after the adults arrive in Shaanxi, they can take some measures to gradually divide and disintegrate the Liukou."

"Hehe, Kun Yuan, the old man is very curious, you have always been reluctant to mention the matter of appeasement, at the beginning, you advocated the killing of Zijin Liang, forced Lao Hui to commit suicide, and this time asked to kill Zhang Xianzhong, why do you think of appeasement now."

"My lord, that's not what the juniors meant."

Sun Chengzong was a little strange.

"And what does this disintegration mean?"

"This, the meaning of the younger generation, is to wait for disputes and divisions within the Liukou, and take advantage of this opportunity to introduce some recruitment measures, but it is necessary to make a list, for example, Gao Yingxiang, Luo Rucai, Li Zicheng and others, absolutely cannot recruit, and the recruitment policy is also very clear, the Liukou is sincere to surrender, and they must show courage to help the court exterminate the Liukou, this is like a vote, if they can kill the leader of the Liukou, it is unwanted."

Sun Chengzong paused for a moment, and then Ha Lu Ha Da Lu smiled.

"Kun Yuan, Kun Yuan, I didn't expect you to have such a side, in this way, the rogues are suspicious of each other, cannibalism, the court sits on the profits of the fishermen, and gets the greatest results with the smallest loss, okay, the method is very good, but this method seems a little cruel."

"The younger generation thinks that the amount is not a gentleman, and it is not a husband who is not poisonous, not to mention that this is for the stability of the court."

Sun Chengzong looked at Su Tiancheng and looked very surprised, he never imagined that Su Tiancheng, who looked gentle and elegant, would be able to say such words, in her impression, Su Tiancheng always does things in a dignified manner, even if he uses strategy, he wins through his own judgment and wisdom.

For example, in the case of the Zhongxing Society, Su Tiancheng did not blindly suppress Donglin Academy and the Restoration Society, but used the influence of the Zhongxing Society to refute the claims of the Donglin Academy and the Restoration Society with facts, especially on the issue of treating Zhang Pu, he was particularly calm. This is also where Su Tian became famous.

"Kun Yuan, the old man didn't expect it, you actually said this, the old man has always thought that you have a gentle temperament, do things reasonably, although you are a pillar of talent, but always lack coldness, the old man said this, but he didn't want to promote you, look at the civil and military ministers in the court, who is not oily and slippery, for their own interests, what dare not do, you lack the advantage in this regard, everything is not a standard, the old man has lived for so many years, and finally understands."

Sun Chengzong's words, Su Tiancheng was terrified, he almost thought of what Sun Chengzong was going to say next.

"The old man thinks that you can go to the imperial court to be an official, and you have always been in the local area, which is inevitably a little one-sided, for example, it is difficult to grasp the overall situation, consider many problems, and always be confined to one place, just say that this matter of dredging the Yellow River, according to the old man's understanding, should be fully rolled out, but it is not in Henan Mansion, it is impossible to take into account the overall situation, if it is in the imperial court, the situation is different."

"My lord, the juniors still have a lot of things to do, and for the time being, I didn't take into account the words that entered the capital, and the words just said were also the ones that the juniors were interested in and didn't think about it carefully."

"Okay, Kun Yuan, don't explain, the old man knows what you want, you can do things in a real way, don't pursue fame and fortune, this kind of feeling, not ordinary people can have, the old man is just a suggestion, he will not recommend it to the emperor, you can rest assured, the method you just said is very good, if such a plan is implemented, the old man is optimistic that it may not take two years to exterminate the rogue."

"What the adults say is very true, and the younger generations think the same way."

"Well, the old man will leave the capital tomorrow, during this time, the Liukou has not moved, the old man also felt strange, thinking that they might have some big moves, just listened to your analysis, only to know that this is the case, in this way, after the old man returned to Shaanxi, he sent heavy troops to guard Tongguan, so that the Liukou could not leave Shaanxi, and when they had enough internal trouble, they sent a large army to exterminate it in one fell swoop."

"The younger generation thinks that the adults might as well add fuel to the fire and propose some appeasement measures, mainly for the junior officers and ordinary sergeants of the rogues, which can give the leader of the rogue a headache."

"Well, the old man is ready to present a recital to the emperor, and I implore the emperor to allow the old man to appease the rogue."

After talking about the recent methods to deal with the Liukou, Sun Chengzong mentioned the matter of Henan Mansion.

"Kun Yuan, you have been in Henan Mansion for more than a year, Henan Mansion has undergone tremendous changes, all this, the emperor is in his eyes, the old man thinks, your focus and energy, I am afraid that it will be transferred, Henan Mansion will soon become the richest place in Shaanxi, Shanxi and Henan provinces according to the current development trend."

"Adults think where the younger generation should turn."

"The old man just guessed, the rogue is concentrated in Shaanxi, Shaanxi is also the nest of the rogue, the people here are fierce, the perennial war, ordinary officials, it is impossible to make any achievements, the emperor a few days ago, once asked the old man, how to make Shaanxi long-term peace and stability, the old man said that the practice of Henan Mansion is worth learning from."

"Juniors get it."

Su Tiancheng's face didn't have much expression.

"Okay, Kun Yuan, the old man knows that you are wronged, people say that you go to a higher place, at least the place is getting better and better, but you are the opposite, you have just built a place, and you have to go to a worse place, but this also proves your ability, how old are you, if you become the governor of Shaanxi, it will be a big thing for me in the Ming Dynasty."

"The old man has such a guess, you may not return to the capital, at least until the Liukou is exterminated, you will not return to the capital, a talent like you is still placed in the local area, and it can play a greater role."

"The old man has said everything he thinks, what to do, you must know it in your heart, so you can do it yourself."

"The Jiangnan battalion has been upgraded to the capital division, I'm afraid you will have to be busy for a while, if you want to recruit sergeants, tell the old man, the old man will introduce you to some people, this He Renlong is interesting, after returning to Shaanxi, I am always at ease, and I always want to enter the Jiangning camp again." (To be continued......)