The southeast direction of the territory of Runing Province, Henan, inside the mall.

In the middle of the night, in a certain house in the city, there were still candles flickering, swaying constantly, Li Guo was sitting next to the bookcase, opening a letter, reading the contents of it, and listening to the report of his son Li Laiheng.

"Father-in-law, according to the report from our internal personnel in Nanjing City, as well as the news from Fengyang Mansion and Huai'an Mansion, combined with the news from all aspects, Zhu Yousong's ascension to the throne and title of emperor is almost a nail in the coffin."

"In today's Nanjing City, nearly half of the officials have fallen to Zhu Yousong's camp, and this trend is intensifying, almost one-sided, and King Lu has almost no advantage. Also, according to the news sent back by the eyeliner we planted in the Donglin Party, their attitude towards Zhu Yousong has been loosened, and the opposition is no longer so strong. ”

At this time, Li Guo put down the envelope and the text in his hand, looked up at Li Laiheng, his expression was very calm, and he responded lightly: "There is nothing strange about this, with the support of the general army of Fengyang, Xuzhou and Huai'an, Zhu Yousong has already occupied the initiative." ”

"Moreover, when Governor Ma Shiying saw that the news was wrong, he turned around and supported him, which means that the general soldiers of the four towns in Jiangbei all support Zhu Yousong, with such an army as the backing, with the advantage of bloodline, Zhu Yousong is already firmly on the throne, Zhang Shenyan, Gao Hongtu, Jiang Yueguang and others will meet tomorrow in the DPRK and China, which is just a formality, and they will definitely elect Zhu Yousong as the new emperor."

"Also, under the absolute strength, under the deterrence of killing machines such as the army, everyone must give way, and all the civilian officials in Nanjing City must shut up or change their positions."

Li Laiheng showed a look of emotion, and after saying it with emotion, he immediately asked: "Then... Father-in-law, what do we do next? Do you want to let Zhu Cihong into Nanjing? Completely destroy Zhu Yousong's good deeds, let's look good and lively! ”

"No, it's not the right time, it's not the best time to do that." Li Guo shook his head, emphasized again and again, and then said: "We have to be a completely chaotic Nanjing City, completely paralyzed Nanjing's officialdom, in order to wait for the opportunity to move." ”

While speaking, Li Guo met Li Laiheng's slightly disappointed gaze, and repeatedly emphasized categorically: "Wait... All we have to do now is wait...... Be patient enough to wait! ”

At this time, as if thinking of something, Li Guo suddenly asked, "By the way, Laiheng, how is that matter?" Is it arranged? ”

Obviously, Li Laiheng reacted immediately, knowing what the other party was asking, his face was suddenly full of smiles, he patted his chest, and replied with an oath: "Father-in-law, I will do something, don't worry, I have already arranged it, and it is guaranteed to be seamless, and it will not attract people's attention, let alone make Zhu Cihong suspicious!" ”

"Okay, then I won't ask more, you are ready at any time, once the time is ripe, the other side will immediately take action to ensure that Zhu Cihong will be sent to Nanjing City."

Li Guo showed a look of satisfaction, nodded slightly, seemed to believe in Li Laiheng's ability to do things, and did not continue to ask about the specific details, how to arrange it?

At this moment, Li Laiheng showed an inexplicable smile, sneered out laughing, and couldn't help but turn to ask: "By the way, father-in-law, Chief Gao has been going back and forth between Runing Mansion and Fang County for the past few days, even if Zhang Xianzhong and those people are unwilling to return, I'm afraid he himself can't wait and wants to accept our co-optation, right?" ”

However, Li Guo did not answer Li Laiheng's inquiry, with a solemn look on his face, he asked with deep meaning: "How is Zuo Liangyu's surveillance over there?" Is there any movement? ”

"Oops, how did I forget this stubble?"

Li Laiheng showed a look of self-reproach, constantly knocked on his head, pointed his other finger into the air, swayed, made a sudden appearance, and then said: "Father-in-law, during this time, Zuo Liangyu continued to grow his troops, gathered those remnants of the defeated generals, and took them for his own use, and even seconded Qin Liangyu's son Ma Xianglin from Sichuan as a deputy general, and now has 800,000 troops, known as one million, the first five battalions are his personal soldiers, and the last five battalions are surrendered soldiers. ”

"Moreover, with the skyrocketing of troops, Zuo Liangyu's ambition has also swelled, and he has begun to approach Fang County, looking at his posture, he has the posture of annihilating Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai in one fell swoop, should we remind them?"

Li Guo's expression changed a few times, and gradually, the solemnity on his face suddenly disappeared, and he still did not answer Li Laiheng's inquiry, but pointed out the loopholes in Li Laiheng's words, and said slowly: "Impossible, right?" Laiheng, how many people are there in the whole Huguang? Even if the Ming army in Huguang was integrated, all the rebel armies in Huguang and Nanzhili were suppressed, and then absorbed into the army, it would not be possible to have 800,000 people. ”

As he spoke, Li Guo became more and more convinced of his judgment, and his voice became more and more resolute, and he said it with extreme affirmation.

"However, father-in-law, according to the news detected by our horse scouting, and according to the scale of Zuo Liangyu's training, there should be no fake."

Li Guo still shook his head, the determined light in his eyes became more and more intense, and he did not explain anything, but his tone became a little heavier, and he asked again emphatically: "Lai Heng, if you don't say anything else, I'll ask you a little bit, do you know what the military needs of an army of 800,000 means?" Do you think that with the grain reserves of Yunyang Mansion, you can raise so many troops? ”

All kinds of information poured in like a spring, floating in Li Laiheng's mind, gathering together, and Li Laiheng's brain was constantly running, thinking about all kinds of things.

Li Guo's words were like an initiation, and in an instant, Li Laiheng realized the crux of the problem, and couldn't help muttering to himself, as if he was responding to Li Guo's doubts, and as if he was talking to himself, constantly speculating.

"Yes~800,000 grain and grass, which is a huge number, and it is by no means something that Yunyang Mansion can support. However, in recent times, Zuo Liangyu has not taken action to extract grain in large quantities from other places, so it seems ......"

Li Laiheng suddenly stopped, his eyes burst out with a sparkling light, he looked straight at Li Guo, and said excitedly: "Father-in-law, all kinds of signs show that Zuo Liangyu is bluffing, he definitely doesn't have so many troops. Otherwise, he would have surrounded and suppressed Zhang Xianzhong and them a long time ago, and entered Henan to fight us head-on. ”

Li Guo smiled and nodded approvingly in response.

For a while, Li Laiheng felt that his whole body was so easy to see his father-in-law's approval, and he said with a red face: "In this way, Zuo Liangyu is preparing to encircle and suppress Zhang Xianzhong and them, but he is also bluffing?" ”

"It's hard to say~"

Li Guo shook his head, and after denying it, he suddenly said abruptly: "If Zuo Liangyu really encircles and suppresses Zhang Xianzhong and others, it will not be a bad thing for us, and it will just put pressure on those leaders of the rebel army to accept our incorporation." ”

Li Laiheng was stunned for a moment, and reacted in an instant, knowing what his father-in-law wanted to do, not only as simple as forcing people with a knife, but really having the intention of solving Zhang Xianzhong's careerists in one fell swoop.