Zhu Cihong's purpose in seeing Niu Jinxing was hardly a purpose: that is, to inquire about Li Zicheng's strategic intentions. As a senior manager who broke into the camp, and he is a scholar with a small belly, he will definitely not know the careful thoughts of his boss, whether open or dark, otherwise he will not leave a reputation as a "one-day power minister".

Li Zicheng hurriedly ascended the throne under the influence of Niu Jinxing, and sent Zuo Fu and Tianyou Pavilion University scholar Niu Jinxing to the Temple of Heaven to worship the heavens, and the next day he abandoned Beijing and fled to Xi'an. Li Zicheng was the son of heaven for one day, and Niu Jinxing was only the prime minister for one day. Even so, he did not forget to drive power to divide the relationship between Liu Zongmin and Li Zicheng, and forced Song Xiance away, so people say that it is "a day of power".

"In this way, isn't even Li Zicheng really going against it?" Zhu Cihong looked at Niu Jinxing with a smile.

Niu Jinxing made an iron-clad appearance: "If the officials don't force it, why should the people rebel!" He had seen his captors walk by with a smile on their faces, and knew that the prince had given them a great reward for it. Since you have given a heavy reward, you can also know your own importance. Gao Yingxiang was also very valued at the beginning, but the result was Ling Chi and died...... But I'm still the Zhu Dynasty anyway - oh, the emperor's lifter should have some different treatment.

- As long as it doesn't anger His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, some backbone is probably better.

Niu Jinxing said secretly in his heart.

"It is true that there are officials who force the people to rebel, but it is not unknowable that some people are born against the bones." Zhu Cihong pointed to Niu Jinxing, who was kneeling at the bottom of the steps, and said, "You were originally a person with meritorious reputation, even if you were framed by the local gentry, don't you know to file a complaint?" Turned out to be a thief! ”

"Complaining? Officials protect each other, where to go! Niu Venus said sharply.

"Then under the rule of Chuang Ying, if such a thing happens, where will I go?" Zhu Cihong's words changed.

"Under the camp, how can there be such a thing!" Niu Jinxing stiffened his neck and said.

"I'm not an ignorant minor." Zhu Cihong stood up and glanced at Wu Weiye. He turned to Niu Jinxing and said: "Before the establishment of Xiangyang, the camp was indeed not a food donation. After the establishment of Xiangyang, you said that you would not pay grain for three years. I want to ask, where does the money and food come from when hundreds of thousands of people eat horses and chew? ”

"Nature is the ...... of recovering stolen goods"

"Local giants naturally have people who are rich and unkind, and who bend the law to accumulate wealth, but they do not get rich through hard work. Glory for generations! Zhu Cihong sneered: "You say that I am mean to the people, and the officials force the people to rebel." Is it just because there is more money that those rich people are not people? Our emperor and gentry are one, and it is certainly disgraceful to exploit the small people. Is it morality that you rob homes and rob people's houses and property? ”

"When a family is crying, why is it like crying all the way?" Niu Jinxing didn't dare to defend himself, and only used the famous words of Fan Zhongyan of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Zhu Cihong sneered: "Fan Wenzhenggong's words are out of justice. Could it be that he took the property of those corrupt officials? What about you? Wherever he goes, he opens a warehouse to help the people, demagoguery, and takes a large part of his own enjoyment but makes a look of urgency and justice! There's a little bit of public heart in this! ”

Niu Jinxing did not study class theory, nor did he believe that classes are immutable and irreconcilable. The original rebel army was of course to seek a way to survive, but the situation has developed to such a scale as it is today, participating in the imperial examination or taking refuge in the camp and the western camp has become the way to seek advancement, where is there any public heart? In fact, it goes back to the roots. The original rebels only wanted their own way of life, and did not include other poor people. Otherwise, how could you do something that makes people block the knife with their bare hands?

Zhu Cihong saw Niu Jinxing choking, looked at Wu Weiye again, saw that he was thoughtful, and slowed down: "The Son of Heaven was not re-cared for at the beginning, and he said, 'A thief is also my child', this is the heart of the world." You and the others actually killed the vassal king. Committing mausoleums, setting up private government systems, and disturbing the world may not be less guilty than those greedy officials! I will spare your life today and return to Beijing in the future. Deliver to the law and judge according to the law! Come, take him down. ”

Niu Jinxing was afraid that he was zuihou seeing the prince once, and he wanted to shout a few words, but in the end he just closed his mouth tightly, and a layer of despair gradually appeared in his eyes.

Zhu Cihong took a sip of the teacup and glanced at Wu Weiye: "Mr. Wu thinks what I said makes sense?" Wu Weiye was about to speak, but Zhu Cihong followed and said: "Lu Xiangsheng has long said: The people follow the thieves because they have no food to eat. The soldiers are thieves because they are not paid. My emperor's 270-year-old foundation is nothing more than a little difficult at the moment, what is the big deal? As long as you work together and work hard to maintain it, it will still be a peaceful Heavenly Empire in a few years. ”

"That's what Your Highness said." Wu Weiye said helplessly: You have talked about this, what else can I say?

"Don't tell me that," Zhu Cihong said with a smile, "it's to be said publicly." ”

Min Zhanlian followed Zhu Cihong only as a guard, and did not speak, and couldn't help muttering in his heart when he heard the words: This old man Wu is really young and ignorant, and he still won the exam in vain! It's good for the prince to see Niu Venus, and tell you this, isn't it just for you to write an article to spread the world? Why is it so strenuous?

Wu Weiye also heard some overtones, and asked carefully: "What does His Highness mean ......?"

"I'll just talk about it, it's not interesting." Zhu Cihong didn't bother to say anything, and only let Wu Weiye understand it himself.

Wu Weiye still didn't understand his position and role in the East Palace, thinking that he was just writing some notes for His Royal Highness the Prince. As everyone knows, there are still many things that are not suitable for the prince to say, and someone needs to speak on his behalf.

For example, today, the emperor and the thief are on the same page, how can this tone make the prince in front! Only a seemingly neutral and objective person said that the imperial court could not only show leniency by not pursuing the investigation, but also use this to combat the argument in Shilin that "the surrender of Li Chuang is the destiny of heaven", so that those local pastoral officials who surrendered when they heard the wind were burdened with moral baggage.

Wu Weiye didn't understand what the prince meant after all, he just felt that Zuihou's words sounded too boring. He secretly said in his heart: Well, since you are not interesting, I am even less interesting. A thief has to talk so much to him, and His Highness is really boring.

"Your Highness! Liu Zongmin woke up! "The soldier in the shirt came in to report.

Zhu Cihong was in good spirits.

He didn't return to the city immediately, just waited for news from Liu Zongmin here. The biggest result of this battle was to capture Liu Zongmin, although he was already seriously injured when he was caught, and he was almost about to return to Huangquan. Fortunately, the Qingyi doctor who accompanied the army studied the injuries on the battlefield very deeply, and quickly washed the general with his hands and feet, applied the new gold sore medicine of Donggong prepared with garlic and honey, stopped the bleeding with a tourniquet, and sutured the wound with intestines.

In the past, the traditional gold sore medicine was mainly aimed at building muscle and stopping bleeding, and some sterilizing Chinese herbal medicines were used. However, Donggong New Medicine uses sterilization as the main means, using the natural broad-spectrum sterilization effect of garlic and honey to prevent wound infection and increase the survival rate.

Liu Zongmin was in good health, and although he was seriously injured, he also woke up after two or three hours of treatment.

"Your Highness, Liu Zongmin has lost too much blood, I'm afraid I won't be able to speak for a while." Doctor Tsing Yi said.

"I'll go see him." Zhu Cihong got up with a smile and said: "This time it was really an unexpected joy, he actually arrested the first person under Li Zicheng's martial arts, I don't know if he will feel it on the front line." ”

The people around him just laughed and didn't dare to say anything.

Zhu Cihong didn't care, turned around and walked out.

Liu Zongmin's injuries were too serious and he couldn't help the turmoil, so the Qingyi doctors temporarily opened up a small treatment center in the place where Liu Zongmin was found, which was just a two-story tent to protect against the cold, and there were blood stains left by the previous fierce battle on the ground. This kind of high-level treatment is the embodiment of Liu Zongmin's value.

After Zhu Cihong saw Liu Zongmin lying on the bed, the joy in his heart had faded a lot. He knew that Liu Zongmin couldn't speak, so he didn't speak.

Liu Zongmin woke up from the darkness and vaguely saw the lights, but his body couldn't move, and he thought he had arrived in the underworld. It wasn't until he heard someone talk about inviting the prince to come that he remembered that he was still on the battlefield and had fallen into the hands of officers and soldiers.

- Could it be that the prince of the Zhu family is really here?

Liu Zongmin just moved his head slightly, and the pain was as if he had been beaten by someone, and he could only let go of his distracting thoughts, tormenting between sobriety and nothingness.

Zhu Cihong looked at Liu Zongmin staring at him with empty eyes, but he secretly said in his heart: How should I use such a big result? (To be continued......)