"Hey... Have you heard of it? The rebel army is about to reach the city, and the defenders of the outer city have retreated and are surrendering to the peasant army? ”

"Although I don't know what the situation of defending the city is, but I heard that the rebellious army attacking the city is mainly based on the Li family army in Shaanxi, it is said that the king is not bad, and he is the master of our people.

"Greet the king, do not pay food, although it is not completely without food, but it is definitely for the people, not only to distribute the fields of those powerful people to our ordinary people, all poor families, life is really unbearable, but also to send money and food to ensure that the people can survive the New Year safely."

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On the streets and alleys of the capital, there are all kinds of gossip, all kinds of legends about Li Jiajun, and many policies for the benefit of the people implemented by Li Zicheng, for a time, like wings, flying all over the sky, and being discussed by the people in the city.

Gradually, with the overwhelming guidance of public opinion, the atmosphere in the capital is changing, which is becoming more and more favorable to Li Jiajun.

"Hey~ You know what? In the places captured by the Li family's army, except for those bullies and magnates in the township, almost everyone got a share of the land, and the taxes were less than five. ”

"Hey, hey, I've heard, I've heard, I've heard that King Chuang is sympathetic to the suffering of the people, and in times of difficulty, all kinds of natural and man-made disasters continue, and in the first five years, only forty percent of the tax is extracted, not only to the people of the fields and seeds, but also to make up a certain amount of grain and silver, so that the people in the territory can survive the most difficult days."

"What's that? Hearing the news from others, wherever Li Jiajun passed, the people could not only get food and land, but once they stabilized, they could also decide whether the officials who managed them would stay or not, and even more, as long as the number of votes for the recall reached a certain number, the officials could also be dismissed~! ”

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On a street, Zhang Jinyan stood there stunned during the incident of the Ministry of War, listening to the whispers of the people around him, savoring the content that came into his ears, only to feel that his heart was shocked, and he couldn't calm down for a long time, and couldn't help muttering: "What's the matter?" How did the capital become like this all of a sudden? ”

At this time, a junior official next to him walked up, leaned on Zhang Jinyan and stopped, and said cautiously: "Master Zhang, you don't know yet, right?" I heard that Du Xun's eunuch entered the city, not only had a hot fight with the eunuchs guarding the city, and the relationship between them was very ambiguous, but also went straight to the palace, entered the Qianqing Palace without fear, and met the emperor secretly, almost unstoppable. ”

"What's going on? How could Du Xun get into the capital? Zhang Jinyan was shocked, instinctively asked two questions, then reacted, and hurriedly asked nervously: "What did he talk about with the emperor?" ”

"I don't know..." The junior official shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and then continued: "However, according to the exact news, after Du Xun left, the emperor was furious, and immediately summoned Wang Chengen, summoned all the people in the palace, and wanted to recruit in person, but there were too few people, so it was over." ”

"What did you say?"

Zhang Jinyan was startled again, staring straight at the petty official, his face was full of disbelief, and after exclaiming, he couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh: "Hey~ It's really confused, at this moment, how can the emperor be so confused?" How could a treacherous and capricious villain like Du Xun let him leave the palace? It should be killed on the spot, and now like this, it is simply a tiger returning to the mountain, and there are endless disasters. ”

Hearing this, the petty official's expression was also dark, and he threw out explosive news with emotion.

"Lord Zhang, what you said is exactly what you said, someone saw that after Du Xun left the palace, he mobilized all his energy in the capital, spread all kinds of messages, and constantly instilled all kinds of good things about Li Zicheng to the people in the capital."

Speaking of this, the petty official's words paused, raised his chin, and motioned Zhang Jinyan to look into the distance, look around, quietly listen to the people's discussions, and added: "Oh~ The current everything, if there is no accident, should be the masterpiece of the eunuch Du Xun!" ”

Although he had already made some psychological preparations and guessed a lot, Zhang Jinyan was still unwilling to accept these facts in front of him, and asked again and again unwillingly: "Isn't there anyone in charge of these things?" Isn't there anyone who arrested Du Xun, this scum who surrendered to the rebellious army and troubled the hearts of the army and the people? ”

"Master Zhang, do you still need to ask?" The junior official shook his head helplessly, and after asking a rhetorical question, he didn't wait for Zhang Jinyan's reply, and said to himself: "At this time, as long as you are a clear-eyed person, everyone knows very well that the capital can't hold it." ”

"Once the rebellious army enters the city, even if Du Xun is not the number one hero, it is not much different. At that time, that eunuch is bound to become the man of the hour in the capital again, the object of curry favor and stammering with all parties, so that it is good that Li Zicheng's subordinates have an errand, at such a time, who wants to offend Du Xun, the future magnate? ”

However, Zhang Jinyan did not listen, nor was he discouraged, feeling the vague and ambiguous attitude of the petty official, he didn't pay attention to the other party, strode away, went straight to the direction of the palace, and said angrily: "I don't believe in this evil, it's all this time, will the emperor still favor Du Xun's eunuch?" ”

Outside the palace gate, Zhang Jinyan was blocked by several eunuchs and brocade guards, and had lost the elegance and composure that a scholar should have, constantly shouting and shouting, looking cynical, but no one paid attention to it.

"Your Majesty, the country is in danger, villains like Du Xun are demagogic in the capital, shaking the foundation of the defenders, if no one cares about it, the capital will really not be able to hold it, such a great river and mountain, but it will fall into the hands of thieves......"

I don't know when, Zhang Jinyan stopped the hustle and bustle, did not break into the palace again, pointed his right hand straight at the person in front of him, and scolded in a trembling voice: "You are mistaken for the ears of the country!" ”

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Jinyan left without any nostalgia, his back was so gloomy and lonely, and he did not try to enter the palace from other palace gates.

At this moment, Zhang Jinyan had already reacted, and knew deeply that nine times out of ten the eunuchs guarding the city had secretly surrendered to Li Zicheng, and even if there were still some eunuchs in the palace who were loyal to the emperor, they were very few and did not play a big role.

Even if you enter the Forbidden City through a palace gate, you will never meet the emperor.

Outside the capital, Li Zicheng was watching the battle from afar, and Tian Jianxiu was reporting the battle situation and summarizing the essence of various news.

"Boss, the overall situation has been decided, although we have not yet received the surrender of all the guards, but five or six of them have already revealed the intention of annexation, and are negotiating conditions, according to this development, at the latest tomorrow morning, we will be able to enter the capital from Fuchengmen, and you will be able to stay in the Forbidden City."

At this moment, Niu Jinxing, who was full of smiles, walked closer and said abruptly: "Boss, in the opinion of my subordinates, we should enter the city from Desheng Gate." ”

Immediately, someone chimed in and pointed out the Tao in it.

"Yes, you should choose Deshengmen to enter the city, since ancient times, Deshengmen is an important gateway to the north of Saibei, known as the 'military gate', which means 'win by virtue' and 'moral victory'."

"Under normal circumstances, whenever there is a war, once the imperial court sends troops to fight, it is from Deshengmen, and the division is from Andingmen, which respectively has the meaning of 'winning the flag' and 'too peaceful', since we want to overthrow the imperial court, then we should do the opposite!"

"Well, okay, then let's enter the city from Desheng Gate~!"

Li Zicheng's mood was not high, and after agreeing, he turned his head to look northeast, and muttered: "Li Yan, they should be about to arrive at Shanhaiguan......