Wang Chengen hesitated for a moment and asked: "Liu Guogong, you really don't know how to write this old slave, I have no precedent for it!" ”

"That's what the prince said!" Liu Cheng nodded: "Then let's do it, make me the king of Jin, open the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and control the Chinese and foreign military; Lu Boqi was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, a scholar of the Eastern Pavilion University, and the first assistant minister; Gonggong Hu is the eunuch who holds the seal for the celebrant and supervises the east and west factories, so be it! ”

Wang Chengen lowered his head, got up on the desk, and after a while, the edict was completed, Liu Cheng looked at it and saw that it was really like his own meaning, and the words were clear and beautiful, and the battle was neat, so he smiled and said: "The good article written by the prince of the prince, I don't know if I can deign to take the position of the master of ceremonies and the pen!" ”

"Don't dare!" Wang Chengen shook his head: "There are many talents around the king, and there is no shortage of old slaves, but there is a lack of people around Banzai, so let the old slaves stay and serve by Banzai's side!" ”

"The prince is a loyal man!" Liu Cheng nodded and said to Hu Kejian: "Grandpa Hu, wait for long live to rest, don't wait for it to be slow!" ”

"Obey!"

Seeing the backs of Chongzhen and his party disappear at the door of the hall, Liu Cheng shook the silk book in his hand and smiled at Hao Shaoqi: "Look, this thing is a holy decree, you immediately send someone to invite Lord Lu to use the seal!" ”

"It's my lord!"

"I'm already the First Minister?"

This is already Lu Boqi's fifth question, Rao is Liu Cheng still has a relaxed smile, Hao Shaoqi next to him is a little impatient, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Lu, look at the seal on it, it is absolutely wrong, do you want to invite the Son of Heaven to confront you?" ”

"No, no!" Lu Boqi hurriedly waved his hand and laughed awkwardly: "I didn't mean that, it's just, it's just-" Speaking of this, he smiled bitterly: "I can't believe that I can actually be the first minister." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"It's okay, I'll get used to it in two days!" Liu Cheng smiled and said: "Master Lu, you and I are old partners, I will hand over the cabinet affairs to you, Jiansheng has also followed you these days, you and he will discuss things, I will go to Beijing first." ”

Lu Boqi was startled, and hurriedly asked, "Out of Beijing?" Where are you going? ”

"Go and take care of Guan Ningjun's affairs, otherwise you will always sleep unsteadily!" Liu Cheng smiled: "Outside the capital belongs to me, and inside the palace belongs to Gonggong Hu, this capital will bother you, Lord Lu!" Speaking of this, Liu Cheng patted Lu Boqi on the shoulder, walked out with a smile, and left Lu Boqi looking at the silk book in his hand, stunned.

Shanhaiguan.

"Has the Kyoshi fallen? Are you sure this is true? Xiong Wencan's right hand trembled nervously, and he almost knocked the cup off the coffee table.

"It's true!" The housekeeper replied in a very certain tone: "Master, this is the news that the villain got from a merchant who made Liaodong goods in Shanhaiguan, he happened to be in Zhuozhou when Liu Thief broke the border, so he fled to Jingshi for refuge, but he didn't want Jingshi to fall so quickly!" ”

"Nonsense!" Xiong Wencan shouted: "If Jingshi falls, how can he escape so easily? This person must be a demagogic spy sent by Liu Thief! ”

"Master, that guy said that after the thief Liu entered Beijing, he did not plunder, even most of the army was stationed outside the city, there were only two or three thousand people in the city, and soon the merchants and travelers could pass at will, but a military tax was levied, and tax stamps were issued! With this tax stamp, you can get unimpeded, and this guy took a boat from Tianjin to Lushun with this tax stamp, but he didn't want to encounter wind and waves and docked near Shanhaiguan. The villain didn't look like this tax stamp was fake, so he told the master! Speaking of this, the housekeeper took out a deed from his arms, presented it with both hands, Xiong Wencan stretched out his hand to take it, only to see that the deed was made of mulberry paper, printed very finely, it was written that because of the Jing difficulty, the temporary collection of two percent of the value of the business and travel tax, with this deed as a certificate, it clearly filled in the amount of tax, the name of the taxpayer, the place of origin, identity, etc., the most surprising thing for Xiong Wencan was that at the end of the deed there was actually a big seal of the Ming household department, he carefully identified it several times, In the end, I have to admit that it is indeed true.

Xiong Wencan's face became ugly, although he has repeatedly stepped up his urging these days, the movements of the Guanning army are still very slow, whenever Daishan in the north makes a slight move, the Guanning army here often transfers the army that has gone south, the reason is to cover the retreat of his own army and civilians to the south, especially after Wu Sangui and Zu Kuan's advance army was frustrated, the actions of the Guanning army became more cautious. Xiong Wencan did not have effective generals under him, and he did not know the enemy's situation, so he did not dare to rush south and encounter Liu Cheng's main force, and he did not dare to push too much. However, he actually wanted to learn the news of the fall of Jingshi from a merchant who accidentally got lost, and it was obvious that these Qiu Ba had already concealed themselves in the dark, and concealed the military situation of Shangguan at this juncture, and their intentions were no longer known.

"You go down first, don't tell outsiders about this matter!" Xiong Wencan thought for a while, recruited a personal soldier, and commanded in a low voice: "You go and recruit Dolgon and Duoduo, don't let others see it!" ”

"Brother Fourteen, why did you say that Master Inspector wants to see us at this time?" Dodor asked.

"I don't know!"

"Could it be bad for us?" It is no wonder that Duoduo seems a little nervous, and in just over a year he has been reduced from a promising prince of the Houjin Empire to an insignificant exile, and the object of his refuge is also in the waning mountains, and he is unable to protect himself. He was worried all day about whether Xiong Wencan would use his head to curry favor with Liu Cheng, but when he was suddenly summoned at this time, he was naturally unsettled.

"How so!" Dolgon replied: "Now that Liu Cheng has rebelled against the Ming Kingdom, why did Xiong Wencan kill us when he was about to reuse you and me!" ”

"How could a mediocre person like Xiong Wencan be Liu Cheng's opponent?" Duoduo sneered: "I shot Liu Cheng with an arrow, who knows if that guy will use my head to curry favor with Liu Cheng?" ”

"Old fifteen, don't think about it all day long, it's okay to scare yourself!" Dolgon said angrily: "The civil officials of the Ming Kingdom are not so stupid, the more powerful Liu Cheng is, the more they want to borrow the strength of you and me to kill you and me with one sword, who will they use to deal with Liu Cheng?" Don't forget, you're the only one who shot and wounded Liu Cheng! ”

"I'd rather miss that arrow, or you'd be in such a field now?" Duoduo muttered in a low voice, and at this time the two had arrived at the door of Xiong Wencan's study, and Dolgon shouted in a low voice, "Be careful, silence!" ”

"Two generals, please get up, give a seat, and serve tea!" Xiong Wencan picked up the tea bowl, at least on the surface, he was no different from usual, he still looked so calm. He watched as Duoduo and Dolgon picked up the teacup and took a sip, before smiling, "What is there about the two generals who are not happy with their lives here these days?" ”

The two of them glanced at each other and said in unison, "Thanks to your lordship, there is nothing unsatisfactory!" ”

"That's good, that's good!" Xiong Wencan said with a smile: "I heard that the two of you came south this time, and there are many strong men around you to follow, I don't know if it's true or not?" ”

Dolgon looked at Xiong Wencan's face and replied cautiously: "Because Liu Cheng is perverse, there are indeed many people in the Eight Banners who are dissatisfied with him, so they will follow our brothers to vote for Daming!" ”

"Oh, so these are warriors?"

"Well, the elite soldiers in the two white flags are basically under the command of our brothers, about a thousand people!" Dolgon replied cautiously that there were more than 2,000 people who fled south with him and Duoduo at that time, but with the consolidation of Liu Cheng's rule in Liaodong, many people missed their families and fled back, and only five or six of them remained with the Dolgon brothers at this time.

"Good, good!" Xiong Wencan nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "In this case, that official has something to worry about the two generals!" With that, he raised his right hand slightly, and the servants in the room retreated one after another, leaving only Xiong Wencan and Dolgon brothers in the study. The two Dolgon brothers realized that the next thing they were going to talk about was extremely confidential, and their expressions became serious, and Dolgon got up and said, "I will wait for the poor to vote, and my life will be given by the Lord, if there is any effective work, please ask the Master Overseer to command!" ”

"Good, good!" Xiong Wencan saw Dolgon say this, and said with a smile: "With the help of two generals, I don't have to worry about it!" ”

In the next few days, Xiong Wencan kept complaining of illness, which was in stark contrast to the previous daily urging. The generals of the Guan Ning Army also felt lucky. It turned out that after Liu Cheng took the Beijing Division, he sent A Gui to lead 10,000 people west to Datong to pursue Lu Xiangsheng, and at the same time, Min Min also led the Du family's uncle and nephew to the south, and attacked the whole territory of Shanxi from the north and south; Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao led the surrendered Xuanda army to the south along the canal to support Xu Hecheng, which had already occupied Nanjing and Yangzhou, and helped it control the richest places in the Ming Dynasty, Nanzhili and Jiangnan; He led the main force to Shanhaiguan and prepared to make a forced landing on the Guanning army. Since the Guanning army was already a lone army, Liu Cheng adopted the strategy of "attacking the city as the bottom and attacking the heart as the top", allowing Zu Dashou, Ye Dacheng and other subordinates who originally belonged to the Guanning army to use their connections to dissect the interests and disadvantages of the former friends and subordinates in the enemy army, and he himself also used the newly obtained history of the Jin King and the governor of the Dadu Governor to control the official positions of the Chinese and foreign military, in an attempt to force them to surrender without a fight. Under the temptation and coercion of the generals of the Guanning army, their hearts were also shaken, which is why they had a negative attitude towards Xiong Wencan's military orders. But on September 13, Xiong Wencan suddenly summoned the generals, and everyone couldn't help but secretly speculate, could it be that this good-natured Lord Xiong couldn't bear it anymore?

After the defeat of Wu Sangui and Zu Kuan, they returned to Luocheng outside the Shanhai Pass to garrison, and after learning Xiong Wencan's military order, they rode together, and the two entered the Guancheng, and they did not go far to find that the situation was a little wrong, and the people and horses patrolling on the road were not colleagues of the Guanning army, but Jurchen soldiers with braids. Wu Sangui hurriedly called a familiar lieutenant and asked, "What's going on, why are there so many more Dongyu in the city?" ”

"Oh, the general doesn't know!" The lieutenant replied, "Do you remember the two captive chieftains in Nantou a few days ago? These are their subordinates, Lord Xiong summoned those two people once a few days ago, and he valued them very much, and took them with him all day, and the guards of the Governor's Mansion were replaced by them! ”

"Uncle!" Zu Kuan on the side smiled and said, "I didn't expect Lord Xiong to raise Yiding!" Isn't this what we do? However, these captives are indeed good soldiers, and the Governor has a good eye! ”

"Brother Kuan!" Wu Sangui looked around at no one and said in a low voice, "Don't you think it's a little strange?" Why did Lord Xiong woo these captives? Wooing us again at this time? ”

"What's so strange about that?" Zu Kuan said with a smile: "In my opinion, this master is considered to be smart, knowing that there are few available people at hand, and no one will listen to what he says." If I had changed, I would have gotten a few obedient people by my side, and he was already slow! ”

Wu Sangui thought about it and felt that what Zu Kuan said was also reasonable, generally speaking, civil officials in the Ming Dynasty would always get a cronies when they served as supervisors, so as to drive those arrogant generals, but the problem was that at this time, the Guan Ning army had already been overwhelmed, and Xiong Wencan had no available people at hand, so there was no way to take them. It was also a good move to cultivate these two Jurchen generals, but for some reason, Wu Sangui always felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Just thinking about it, the two of them had already entered the Governor's Palace, only to see three steps and one post from the door to the festival hall, five steps and one sentry, the guard was very strict, and the people standing guard were all Jurchen soldiers, Wu Sangui's uneasy feeling in his heart became more and more serious, and he whispered to Zu Kuan: "Brother Kuan, I always feel that something is wrong, you and I have to be careful in the hall later." ”

Zu Kuan looked at Wu Sangui puzzled, but still nodded. The two of them had already arrived under the festival hall at this time, and it was said that with the official status of the two of them, they could wear armor and lead the troops to the hall, but the Jurchen sergeants who were guarding on both sides of the festival hall suddenly stepped forward and stopped the two, and Duoduo, who was the leader, smiled and said: "The two generals, according to the military order of the governor, are not allowed to go to the hall with troops today!" ”

Zu Kuan and Wu Sangui glanced at each other, and saw that although Duoduo was full of smiles, the Jurchen soldiers behind him were tense, and they knew that they could not disobey, so they had to untie their waist knives and hand them over. Duoduo took the waist knife, smiled and handed it to his subordinates beside him, and got out of the way: "Two generals, please!" ”

Wu Sangui became calm at this time, he came up to the hall, stood according to the shift, and after a while, Xiong Wencan came up to the hall, and after the generals saluted, he asked directly: "Where is the general soldier?" ”

Gao Di, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, hurriedly stepped out of the column and responded: "The last general!" ”

"This superintendent has ordered you to lead all armies south to rescue the Beijing division twenty days ago, why haven't you sent troops today? What is the sin of such a delay? ”

Gao Di was suddenly scolded by Xiong Wencan, and he was at a loss: "Tell the Governor that the last general is not delayed, just because the chieftain Daishan is gathering troops in Guangning, and the soldiers and civilians from Ningyuan, Xingshan and other places must be relocated to Guannei before they can return to the division." ”

"Really?" Xiong Wencan sneered: "Is it the Jingshi or the military and civilians of Ningyuan and Xingshan that are important?" Now that the Jingshi has fallen and the Xuanda army has been defeated, it is all your fault! Come on, take it down! Drag it down and cut it! As soon as the words fell, two Jurchen soldiers rushed out of the hall and pressed Gao Di to the ground, and the hall was in chaos, and the other generals hurriedly came out to intercede, and Zu Kuan was about to step forward but was dragged by Wu Sangui.