The tens of thousands of cavalry of the Dashun army were like a torrent of steel, trampling on the ground and shaking the mountains, accompanied by the rumbling sound of horses' hooves of "stamping", passing through the darkness, constantly galloping in the city of Nanjing, capturing various city gates and controlling various important yamen.

Li Zicheng has slowed down, under the leadership of Li Laiheng, towards the direction of the palace, as soon as he came to the Xihua Gate, he saw Dang Shousu hurrying up to meet him, and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, fortunately, the last general has taken down the entire palace, all the warehouses and palaces are blocked, and there are soldiers guarding them tightly." ”

"Well, well done!"

Li Zicheng nodded lightly, approving, his face was full of satisfaction, his eyes shifted to the back of Dang Shousu, his brows furrowed slightly, and asked: "General Dang, are they...?" ”

Dang Shousu was obviously stunned for a moment, and then followed Li Zicheng's gaze, and saw several people behind him, all of whom were officials from the Ming Dynasty government, and hurriedly replied: "Emperor Qi, these people are officials of the Ming court, and they took the initiative to vote tonight, and they opened the door of the palace." Otherwise, if the palace is stormed, it will have to lose a lot of soldiers. ”

After a word, under the illumination of the torches, Dang Shousu saw that Li Zicheng's expression slowed down, and he didn't blame himself, so he brought these people closer without authorization, and then introduced: "Your Majesty, this is Xu Wenjue, the Duke of Wei, this is Zhu Guobi, the Duke of Baoguo, he is Tang Guozuo, the Marquis of Lingbi, and this is Deng Wenyu, the Marquis of Dingyuan, this is Shangshu Qian Qianyi, Minister Zhao Zilong, and University scholar Wang Duo......"

Li Zicheng waved his hand, interrupting the party Shousu, his eyes were still on those important ministers of the Ming court who took the initiative to surrender, his voice was still lukewarm, and he did not have much closeness because of their dedication to the city, and said lightly: "Everyone, you can understand the current affairs and dedicate the palace, so that the Dashun army has avoided many casualties, I am very relieved and very happy, here, I can assure you that as long as you do not do anything that hurts heaven and reason, your family's life is worry-free." ”

Speaking of this, Li Zicheng's words paused slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then turned to say: "Of course, if you want to continue to be an official and do things for my Dashun Dynasty, you only need to pass the examination of the Dashun Dynasty, and you will be reused and given priority in admission. ”

Hearing this, the descendants of these lords such as Xu Wenjue, Duke of Wei, reacted very calmly, and faintly had some disappointment, but Qian Qianyi and these ministers were moved in their hearts, and they couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Okay, General Dang, send some soldiers out to escort them back to their homes, the current city of Nanjing, is too chaotic and not peaceful."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the last general will obey the order!"

Dang Shousu agreed, and then pointed to a few soldiers and assigned tasks.

At this moment, hearing the conversation between Li Zicheng and Dang Shousu, Xu Wenjue and Qian Qianyi's hearts were a little calmer, a thin layer of fine sweat appeared on their foreheads, but the clothes on their backs were already soaked.

This night's move can be described as extremely risky, and the slightest mistake and omission will cost you your life.

However, they are really anxious now, eager to return to the house, such a chaotic situation, everywhere is the roaring of the Dashun army soldiers, the sound of fighting from time to time, appeared in various places in Nanjing City, I am afraid that the family has long been worried about death, if they do not go back, the family will have to go crazy!

Looking at the back of Qian Qianyi and the others leaving, gradually disappearing into the night, Li Laiheng looked puzzled and asked, "Your Majesty, do you really want to continue to hire these people?" They are all real villains who have milk and are mothers, belonging to the wall grass type, they are not reliable at all, and they have no loyalty at all. ”

"Why not?"

Li Zicheng asked rhetorically, and at the same time retracted his gaze, looked at Li Laiheng and Dang Shousu, as if talking to himself, as if explaining, and then said: "In less than a year, we have captured most of the world, so many state capitals and counties, and tens of thousands of positions. ”

Speaking of this, Li Zicheng showed a mysterious smile, changed his words, and said meaningfully: "What's more, the examination of our Dashun Dynasty is not the imperial examination of the past dynasties, and the examination is not the Bagu Wen, but the laws of the Dashun Dynasty, various policy contents and basic techniques, if they want to pass the exam, it is not so easy in a short time." ”

Both of them have lived in the base area for a long time, especially Li Laiheng, as Li Jin's righteous son, he is Li Zicheng's righteous grandson, of course, he knows the situation of those exams, they are classified, according to the location, official attributes, etc., the content of the test papers is completely different, and the only thing in common is how great the law of the Great Shun Dynasty punishes officials! There are so many rules and regulations!

Just when Li Laiheng and Dang Shousu were in a daze, Li Zicheng's voice sounded again, full of sternness.

"General Li, General of the Party, passed on my command, immediately set up a patrol team to maintain the normal order of the city of Nanjing, and prevent soldiers from fishing in troubled waters and plundering the people's property. Again, I stress that even if you sleep on the streets, you must not harass the people of the city. Otherwise, the violator will not be spared! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The two of them had long been accustomed to it, knowing that Li Zicheng would say this, once again emphasizing military regulations and military discipline, and the conduct of the Dashun army after entering the city, and then began to arrange tasks.

At this moment, Li Laiheng had already changed into the military uniform of the Great Shun Dynasty.

The next morning, when the gray was bright, the city of Nanjing was quiet, as if nothing had happened last night, everywhere was the same as before, the only difference was that there was no pedestrian on the street, it was cold and deserted, and the quiet was very weird, which made people feel hairy.

Some people peeked their heads out of the second floor of their homes, opened a thin crack in the window, and looked nervously and apprehensively at the situation on the street.

"Master, what's wrong with you? What are you in a daze? Tell the concubine quickly, how is the situation outside? Is the Dashun Army really as written on the leaflet, and has done nothing to the people? ”

A small farmhouse courtyard without a second floor, the door "creaked" with a slight sound, the two gates were almost unmoved, and in the gap between the gates, there was an eye flickering, turning non-stop, cautiously peeking at the street, holding his breath and concentrating, not a pit, and even the atmosphere did not dare to gasp.

In the end, I don't know where the courage came from, the courage was a little bigger, the door was slowly opened, and a person walked out of it, standing at the door in a daze, looking around blankly, and muttering: "How is this possible?" ”

More and more people walked out of the house, or stood at the window on the second floor, looking at the street in a daze, the whole person was a little stupid, making similar or identical sounds, lips trembling slightly, muttering something.

Gradually, almost all the residents walked out of their homes, all stood at the door of their homes, although they did not negotiate, but they reached a potential consensus very tacitly, no one made the slightest sound, all of them were looking at the scene on the street, under the calm expression, there was a strong touch, more respect, respect from the heart.