Almighty Cultivation Supreme

"Uh..." Liu Fangliang paused for a moment, and asked in a flash: "Boss, your ideas are always so peculiar, just the opposite of other people's. Whether it is Huang Taiji's re-aggression or Kong Youde's mutiny, compared to the world, it is always a bad thing, but you say this, I really can't understand it. ”

"Hehe..." Li Zicheng smiled meaningfully, and then said: "Fang Liang, you should know that Huang Taiji invaded Guanzhong in a big way the year before last, although he returned with a big victory, it is not a heavy loss, but it also hurts the fundamentals, at least three or four percent of the real strength has to be consumed." The reason why he besieged Zu Dashou in the Daling River was nothing more than to stop Sun Chengzong's actions and strengthen the Ningjin defense line, how could he still have the strength to invade Guanzhong. ”

"Boss, what do you mean?" Wu Ruyi asked at the right time.

"Uh... The meaning is very simple, that is, the biggest threat to the imperial court does not come from Huang Taiji, but Kong Youde. Once the two are in unison, no matter how great Chongzhen's ability is, no matter how many people he can fight well, he will lose the Shanhaiguan moat, and the Jingshi will be completely exposed to the iron hooves of Houjin. In this way, Huang Taiji may invade Guanzhong at any time and threaten the Jingshi. Therefore, as long as Chongzhen Lao'er is not a fool, he will definitely stabilize Kong Youde first, so that Huang Taiji's power cannot be extended to Guannei. ”

Hearing this, everyone suddenly realized and understood the key crux of the problem. But there was still a trace of doubt lingering in his heart, and Liu Fangliang couldn't wait to take the lead in asking: "But, boss, what does this have to do with us?" ”

"Hey, hey... What's so hard about that? Regardless of whether Chongzhen Lao'er can stabilize Kong Youde and prevent him from switching to Huang Taiji's command? However, in order to be prepared with both hands just in case, Chongzhen would ask Cao Wenzhao to stand still and prepare for the aid of Liaodong. After all, in comparison, the Tartars of the Northeast are the biggest threat. ”

After finishing speaking, Li Zicheng secretly rejoiced, but fortunately remembered some of the views in the book "Rise in the Ming Dynasty", otherwise he would not be able to explain all this, deter everyone, and be impressed by his "Wen Taowu strategy".

At the same time, Li Zicheng's heart moved, a trace of meaning flashed on his face, recalling Huang Taiji's two big moves in the past, he couldn't help but have a feeling, more precisely, a bold guess, and couldn't help but say to himself: "It's really interesting, this time is too accurate." Each operation happened to be when the civil unrest in Guanzhong was flourishing, and the Ming court was tired of running for the rebellion in various places, and it was a headache. ”

Li Guo and the others nodded suddenly at first, and then when they heard Li Zicheng's words later, they were dizzy again, and they didn't know what to do.

This time, it was Li Guokou who asked, "Boss, what's really interesting?" When is the timing too accurate? Who are you talking about? A few of us were confused. ”

It seems that there is still a long way to go, in order to pass the boring time, Li Zicheng also explained casually.

"Later, you think about it, from the Tartars entering Guanzhong the year before last to today's Huang Taiji leading the army to besiege the cities around the Daling River, from these two points in time, don't you think this is too coincidental? Every time, the rebel armies from all walks of life in Shaanxi were the happiest, and they were surrounded and suppressed by the heavy troops of the imperial court, and the situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and the official army would completely suppress the rebels. ”

Li Zicheng paused slightly, leaving everyone a little time, reminiscing about what he said, and reminiscing about the past. Seeing that everyone was pondering, he walked forward with the reins, and waited until someone's eyes flashed with some kind of inexplicable light, and then continued: "If it weren't for Huang Taiji's two invasions, even if the rebel armies from all walks of life were not completely wiped out, they were almost encircled and suppressed, how could there be such a big momentum today?" ”

"Yes, boss, listening to you say this, it's really like that, and your subordinates have such a little taste. According to what we usually say about playing basketball, this is definitely a divine assist, and the timing of entering the fortress is just right, the official army is heavily encircled and suppressed, and the situation of the rebel army is very bad. Wu Ruyi nodded, with a complicated look on his face, I don't know whether to be happy or worried, so he answered like this, and the others who listened were very touched.

However, Liu Fangliang, who was very arrogant, was busy and didn't care, and then said disapprovingly: "What about them? As the boss said, the enemy of the enemy is the friend. Since we have a common opponent with Huang Taiji, Emperor Chongzhen. It doesn't matter what he wants, as long as it's good for us! ”

After these remarks, although they were reasonable, they were not recognized by everyone, especially Li Guo, who was in charge of intelligence gathering, was the first to retort: "Fang Liang, that's not what you said. Although Huang Taiji has the same enemy as us, his position is different, he is a barbarian, we and Chongzhen belong to the same descendants of Yan and Huang, no matter how much we fight, no matter how hard we fight, it is also a brotherly dispute, an internal problem. ”

Liu Fangliang raised his eyebrows, and was about to argue, but saw Li Guo say again: "Unlike Chongzhen, Huang Taiji implements an extermination policy, as long as he enters the Guanzhong, he will slaughter a city and plunder the resources in it everywhere he goes." Even those who survived would be taken to Liaodong and reduced to slavery, to be slaughtered, like cattle and sheep. ”

After a word, there was silence all around, only the words of the horse's hooves on the road. Even Li Zicheng, who advocates sweeping the snow in front of the door, is also moved in his heart, and frequently nods in approval. Not to mention Liu Fangliang, who was speechless when refuted.

Since ancient times, for foreigners slaughtering Han people, as long as it is a Han person, there is still a trace of blood, after hearing about it, even if it is not angry, the heart will be very uncomfortable.

After a short silence, he saw Li Zicheng waving his hand, and pretended to be relaxed: "The reason why I am telling you this is not only to remind Huang Taiji that this person is very insidious and cunning, and the two use of troops may imply bad intentions. At the same time, if our guess is correct, then we have to think about the deeper meaning. ”

In an instant, everyone's attention was attracted by Li Zicheng's later words, and their curiosity was ignited, Tian Jianxiu seemed to think of something, and asked uncertainly: "Boss, what do you mean......?" ”

"Boss, my curiosity has been piqued by you. At this time, you are like this, you always like to sell off, and half of the words are left half, which makes people's hearts itch and can't stop. Although he was curious, Liu Fangliang couldn't help but complain.

"Hey, hey... Liu has a big head, don't be so anxious, I don't want to say it. Li Zicheng smiled faintly, it seemed that he had long been accustomed to Liu Fangliang being so aggressive, and he didn't care very much, and after coping with a sentence, he turned to the point and solved the doubts in everyone's hearts.

"You should know that whether it was the year before last when they entered Guanzhong and almost captured the Jingshi, or the danger of the Daling River today, it was a bad time for the rebel army in Guannai. To grasp this moment just right, it requires not only great wisdom, amazing military strategy, and excellent vision, but also intelligence is an indispensable condition. ”

"If there is no accurate intelligence, no matter how far-sighted Huang Taiji is and how powerful Wen Taowu is, it is impossible to have such an accurate judgment. Therefore, I think that in this place of Guanzhong, there must be a spy of Huang Taiji. ”

Li Guo nodded frequently when he heard this, showing a look of deep approval, and then echoed: "Yes, according to my layout in the past two years, to establish an intelligence network in the Beijing Division, if you want to obtain accurate and fast information, there are definitely not one or two spies that Huang Taiji has planted in the pass. Moreover, if I am not mistaken, there should be such a force or organization in Guanzhong that works for Huang Taiji. Not only that, but this force or organization must be very rich. Otherwise, it would not be able to support such a large intelligence network. ”

"Yes, I agree with Li Guo's point of view." After Tian Jianxiu finished speaking, he seemed to increase his convincingness, he was not blindly agreeing, and further said and added: "Like the various post stations of the imperial court, it is an intelligence network. The Ming court banned most of the post stations, which was to save a sum of money for the finances. It can be seen from this that in order to establish an intelligence network, it is bound to cost a lot of money. And Huang Taiji can judge the situation in Guanzhong so quickly and accurately, his intelligence network is bound to be larger and denser, and the expenses required are bound to be greater. Although it is not an unattainable number, it is at least a million silver taels. ”

Between the words, not only intentionally, but also unintentionally, no one regarded Huang Taiji's two use of troops as a coincidence.

At this time, after Tian Jianxiu finished saying this, he suddenly looked at Li Zicheng and suddenly asked, "Boss, after talking so much, you shouldn't just talk about it, right?" ”

"Yes, it's not just talking." Li Zicheng nodded lightly, responded lightly, turned to look at Li Guo, and said in a deep voice: "When improving our intelligence network, we must pay attention to who colluded with Huang Taiji and revealed the situation in Guanzhong to Huang Taiji?" If this is true, it is not possible for that person or force to simply collect intelligence. ”

"But, boss, the world is so big, the sea of people is vast, how can I check this?" Li Guo's face was embarrassed, and then he said: "Moreover, since they colluded with Huang Taiji and can enter and exit the border pass silently, the actions of this force or organization must be very cautious and cautious, and it is difficult to find their whereabouts." Otherwise, with the astonishing intelligence gathering capabilities of the East Factory and Jinyiwei, the spies are all over the world, and it is impossible not to discover their whereabouts. ”

However, hearing Li Guo's words and these practical problems, Li Zicheng smiled faintly, and did not feel embarrassed, but said: "Li Guo, you are really smart but you are clever and mistaken, didn't we just say it?" To establish such an intelligence network, it is bound to cost a huge amount, and without the astonishing financial resources, it is simply impossible to do so. So, you just need to keep an eye on some of the richest people, whose business is all over the country, or involves Liaodong. ”

Li Guo shook his head again, and said directly: "But, boss, looking at the whole world, except for the royal family, I haven't heard of that person or that force having such financial resources?" Moreover, it is impossible for the royal family to dig their own graves and help Huang Taiji deal with his own people, right? ”

Li Zicheng was not asked, and still behaved very confidently.

"Li Guo, you are really brainless, drill the horns of the bull! Although there is no such individual or force, it has such financial resources. However, some merchants united and were still able to come up with so many silver taels. That's why I've asked you to focus on businessmen in Jiangbei and Liaodong. What's more, since he worked for Huang Taiji, or secretly colluded with him, the bulk of this silver should be from Huang Taiji. Those businessmen are just passing their hands and hiding their eyes. ”

Hearing this, Li Guo's eyes lit up, and he was about to say something, but he saw Li Zicheng's face showing emotion, and said quietly: "The year before last, Yuan Chonghuan fell for Huang Taiji's counter-plot, and was framed for colluding with foreign enemies and financing the enemy with food and equipment. Although this charge is untrue, it is by no means groundless, there must be such a thing, someone secretly sold food and weapons to Huang Taiji. ”

Immediately, Li Guo immediately said: "So, boss, as long as the scope of attention is narrowed down and put on those grain merchants, or a large number of merchants who secretly buy and hoard grain and iron tools, you will definitely be able to investigate and punish who is a spy and colludes with Huang Taiji!" ”

After saying this in one breath, Li Guo's face showed a hint of flushing, full of excitement, and there was a feeling of being full of ambition and about to show his strength.

However, at this point, it seemed that he thought of something again, and Li Zicheng suddenly changed the topic.

"By the way, Li Guo, do you remember that Mr. Song once said that in terms of familiarity and proficiency in firearms, there is one more person besides him and Jiao Miao among the Han people in Nuoda Guannai?"

Li Guo was stunned for a moment, suppressed the inexplicable excitement in his chest, and then blurted out: "Of course I remember, it's that Sun Yuanhua!" ”

After answering suddenly, his train of thought completely returned to sobriety, and Li Guo immediately said: "But, boss, you also know that Sun Yuanhua is now in the hands of Kong Youde. With his temperament, he will never surrender to Kong Youde's command. Therefore, even if Kong Youde doesn't kill him and lets him go, the Ming court will not reveal it, and it is very likely that he will be arrested again and sentenced to beheading. ”

"Of course I know that. With Chongzhen's temperament, even if Sun Yuanhua escaped from Kong Youde by luck, he would be arrested again. Chongzhen will definitely sentence him to the crime of improper use of people and failure to hold Dengzhou, and kill him to set an example! ”

After Li Zicheng finished speaking lightly, he turned to solemnly instruct: "The reason why I mentioned this to you is to let you mobilize the intelligence network in the Beijing Division, rescue it at any cost, and send it to the Zhongnanshan Base Area. ”

"Moreover, before the action, all of Sun Yuanhua's family members must be transferred. After all, once the matter is exposed, the court will definitely arrest his family and ask him for guilt. ”

"Boss, the rest is easy to handle, it's easy to transfer Sun Yuanhua's family, but ......" Li Guo was not very happy at this time, his face was hesitant, he said a word, and then he often exhaled, and then continued: "Let's not talk about whether the future situation will be like the development we speculated, even if this is the case, it is not easy to save people from the prison or the prison of the Criminal Department in the capital." ”

Li Zicheng smiled faintly, others may not have the ability to predict the future, but he has. Li Zicheng vaguely remembered that Sun Yuanhua, as a famous general in the late Ming Dynasty, who was caught by Kong Youde, was indeed returned to the capital in the end, but was framed, was imprisoned again, and finally died unjustly.

Thinking like this in his heart, Li Zicheng copeded with it in his mouth: "Hmm... That's how it was arranged. Regardless of what follows, whether it is as we guessed or not, you have to be prepared. As for how to rescue Sun Yuanhua from the prison, this is simple. Since ancient times, people have died for money, and birds have died for food, and when the time comes, you only need to ......"