When night fell, on the tower of the city gate of Fuchengmen, suddenly more than a dozen ropes fell down and went straight to the ground, and then, the sound of the stumble sounded, and more than a dozen black shadows fell smoothly along the ropes, as soon as they came to the ground, they tiptoed forward, and sneaked out of the capital in a blink of an eye, and went to the camp of the Li family's army.

In Li Zicheng's handsome tent, more than a dozen little eunuchs disguised as ordinary people, standing trembling and trembling, looking timid and cautious, they didn't dare to look directly at Li Zicheng opposite, all of them lowered their heads slightly, and from time to time they cast a pleading gaze to Du Xun beside Li Zicheng.

"Chief, these dozen or so little eunuchs are the henchmen of the eunuchs in charge of the various city gates, and they have come to join the Li family's army, hoping that the boss can take them in."

As soon as Du Xun finished respectfully introducing him, Li Zicheng smiled faintly, let out a long "oh", and then said meaningfully: "Come to join the Li family?" Looking at their thin appearance, they can't lift their hands or carry them on their shoulders, Li Jiajun doesn't accept useless people, why should I accept their subordination? ”

A few fluttering words, although Li Zicheng said casually and without killing intent, he scared more than a dozen little eunuchs, and his brain suddenly had a short circuit, forgetting everything that Cao Huachun and others explained when he came, how to talk about the conditions, and in a panic, he balded out all the hole cards.

"Leader Li, we are not useless people, we are here with a mission, as long as you can accept us, Gonggong Cao and they are willing to do their best, open the city gate, and welcome the Li family army into the city."

"What's more, as long as Leader Li is willing, after getting our services, not only can you easily take the gates of this inner city, such as Guangning Gate, Fucheng Gate, Xizhi Gate, Desheng Gate, etc., but you can also easily conquer the palace gates of the Imperial City and the Forbidden City, and there will be almost no resistance."

"Not only that, in order to show their sincerity, the fathers-in-law made some indications before the little ones came, not only blocking the city gate they controlled, not allowing any officials to approach and board, to understand the real battle situation on the city wall, but also intentionally or unintentionally preventing the hundred officials from entering the palace and preventing them from seeing the emperor."

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Each of the little eunuchs was scrambling to tell their own cards for negotiation, and everything they knew, about the situation in the city, lest Li Zicheng be angry and kill them.

Li Zicheng smiled, laughed from the bottom of his heart, no matter what, he didn't expect that things would go smoothly beyond his expectations, he didn't expect this day to come so quickly, and the eunuchs that Chongzhen relied on couldn't hold it so quickly, and sent people to come and beg for secret.

Although there is not much information, but it is enough, Li Zicheng knows that today's Emperor Chongzhen can be described as internal and external troubles, not only facing the fall of the capital at any time, but also very disunity internally, as the emperor, Chongzhen has almost become deaf and blind.

After the last little eunuch finished speaking, Li Zicheng smiled "haha", and then replied loudly: "Okay, go back and tell your master that I accept your attachment and treat you well!" ”

Hearing this, the little eunuchs who looked at Li Zicheng were suddenly overjoyed, and their hearts were also relieved, if this trip could not be successful, whether they went back or not, what was waiting for them was a dead end.

At this time, without waiting for a few little eunuchs who wanted to say something, Li Zicheng said again heartily: "Father-in-law, let's go to the side tent to rest for a while, Li has some things to discuss with Du Xun." ”

"Yes, yes... The little ones obey Leader Li's arrangement! ”

In the reluctant response of the little eunuchs, Li Zicheng's palms slapped in the air, and after two "pops", a guard walked in.

"Go, take these fathers-in-law to the side tent, and have a good treat!"

"Yes, Boss!"

The guard agreed, and then left with a dozen little eunuchs.

Looking at the figures of the guards and the little eunuchs leaving, until the sound of walking could no longer be heard, Li Zicheng turned his head to look at Du Xun, his expression was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Du Xun, Li needs you to do an extremely difficult thing, except for you, no one else is capable of doing it at all." ”

Seeing Li Zicheng's suddenly changing expression, and listening to these faint words, Du Xun was a spirit, and he returned to normal in an instant, secretly stabilized his mind, forced to suppress that bad feeling, smiled very far-fetched, and said duplicitously: "It is a great honor for Du Xun to be able to serve the leader." ”

Between speaking, Du Xun had completely stabilized his mind, and knew deeply that it was a blessing or a curse, and that he couldn't avoid it, since Li Zicheng had spoken, he had no reason to refuse, so he could only agree to it and desperately implement it.

Thinking of this, Du Xun's tone naturally rose a few points.

"As long as it is something ordered by the leader, the minions will definitely do their best to complete it, even if it is to go up the knife mountain and get off the oil pot, there will not be the slightest excuse."

Hearing Du Xun's oath, Li Zicheng has a good impression of Du Xun, whether it comes from the heart or not, with this intelligence and knowledge of current affairs, it is worth Li Zicheng's high look.

"Okay, Du Xun, that's what Li wants!"

After Li Zicheng spit out this sentence heartily, his expression changed again, and he said earnestly: "Du Xun, although the task given to you this time will not go up the knife mountain and go down to the oil pot, but it will also go deep into the tiger's den, which can be described as dangerous, enter the capital alone to explore, see what Zhu Youzhen's attitude is, and see if he can take the initiative to surrender." ”

Du Xun was stunned, and his heart turned up in a shocking wave, even if he had been prepared for the worst a long time ago and made the worst plan, but in any case, he never thought that Li Zicheng would actually give such a task to persuade Emperor Chongzhen to surrender.

At this moment, Du Xun's mind couldn't help but think of Zhu Youzhen's voice and appearance, and a lot of information, such as habits, temperament, and so on.

A moment later, under Li Zicheng's gaze, Du Xun shook his head lightly and said slowly: "Chief, the slave accepts this task and is willing to take risks once and persuade the emperor, but it cannot guarantee success." ”

Speaking of this, Du Xun's words paused, and he suddenly sighed, and then added: "With a small understanding of the emperor, the possibility of him taking the initiative to surrender is very small. Don't look at him suspicious and suspicious by nature, but he is extremely arrogant, and he has always believed in the ancestral teachings of the 'monarch dies in the society'! ”

At this time, Li Zicheng also thought a lot, the historical Emperor Chongzhen committed suicide in the coal mountain and hanged himself on a tree with a crooked neck, which shows that Zhu Youzhen should be proud as an emperor, he would rather die than surrender on his knees, and he must have the dignity of a dead monarch when he dies.

Thinking of this, a trace of admiration flashed in Li Zicheng's eyes, sincerely admiring such an arrogant emperor, after a while, Li Zicheng nodded lightly, and then said in approval: "It doesn't matter, whether it is successful or not, I will give you a great credit!" ”

Hearing such a promise, Du Xun was not happy at all, and sneaked into the capital alone to persuade Zhu Youzhen, almost nine deaths.

"By the way, Du Xun, if Zhu Youzhen does not agree to surrender, if possible, after leaving the palace, exert your energy as much as possible, create chaos in the capital, spread rumors, and convey many policies of the Li family."

"Yes, Chief, the minions understand!"

When responding, Du Xun was speechless in his heart, this boss is really careful enough, he is completely squeezing all his own value and exerting all his residual heat, which makes the danger of his mission suddenly rise by several levels.

After all, once he appeared on the streets, created all kinds of chaos, and spread all kinds of rumors, even if the emperor didn't kill himself, he would be drowned by the spittle of those die-hard officials.