In the fourth year of Chongzhen, on this day in June, a shocking news reached the Zhongnanshan base, and Li Zicheng was playing basketball with everyone at this time, regardless of the heat of the summer.

"Bang...!"

With a back-spin dunk violently, both hands let go of the basket, and landed in style, Li Zicheng wiped the big man on his forehead, waved his hand and said: "You guys have fun, Li Guo is coming back at this time, there should be something urgent to find me." ”

Immediately, Li Zicheng didn't stop at all, didn't wait for everyone to respond, walked straight out, walked towards the edge of the basketball court, and strode forward, looking very careless, which was diametrically opposite to what he just said.

At this moment, Li Guo stood anxiously on the edge of the basketball court, even if the most favorite basketball was in front of him, Li Guo didn't have any thoughts, saw his uncle walking towards him, and hurriedly greeted him, as soon as the two walked together, he couldn't wait to say: "Uncle, it's not good, there is something big going on in the rebel army from all walks of life." As the leader of the alliance, Wang Jiayin was assassinated by a traitor, and the situation was very bad. ”

"Oh, Wang Jiayin is dead." Li Zicheng replied lightly, and the two continued to walk forward, as if thinking of something, and then asked, "Then, what about the other rebel armies?" Was he also surrounded and annihilated by Cao Wenzhao? ”

"Uh..." Li Guo was stunned for a moment, seeing that his uncle was not in a hurry, although he was puzzled, he still continued immediately: "This is not true. According to the latest news received, after the death of the leader Wang Jiayin, the rebel armies from all walks of life formed 36 battalions, and Wang Ziyong was elected as the new leader of the alliance. Uncle Gao Yingxiang is also one of the leaders and is called King Chuang. ”

Li Zicheng nodded lightly, wiped the sweat on his body with a towel, and did not continue to ask, but said lightly: "Let's go, go to my study first, and then talk about the situation of the 36th Battalion in detail, what is the nature of it?" ”

"Yes, uncle." Li Guo agreed, didn't speak again, let him sweat profusely, just followed closely behind Li Zicheng, staggered half a shoulder, and went straight to a cave.

In the cave, the stone wall exudes a trace of cool air, offsetting the heat wave that rolls in, and the whole house is like being equipped with air conditioning, which is cool and silky, very comfortable, and there is no sense of dryness and heat.

At this moment, Li Zicheng and Li Guo's uncle and nephew sat opposite each other, the former took a sip of cold food, breathed a long sigh of relief, and then slowly asked: "Guo'er, let's talk about the rebel armies in Shanxi in detail." Especially the thirty-sixth battalion that has just been formed, what is the situation with them? What is the nature of the combination? ”

While speaking, Li Guo put the teacup aside, and when he heard this, he immediately said: "Uncle, that's the case, at the end of last year, Wang Chengyin crossed the Yellow River in the east, and after entering Shanxi, he won several battles in a row, captured several cities, and expanded his army to 50,000 or 60,000 people. ”

However, the good times didn't last long, just in April this year, after just a victory, Wang Jiayin couldn't wait to reward the three armies and got drunk. Just when Wang Jiayin was drunk, he was assassinated by his brother-in-law Zhang Liwei and his brother Wang Guozhong, and his death was really unjust. ”

"It's really wronged! A generation of heroes, the officials and soldiers were terrified, and the leaders of the rebel armies from all walks of life did not die on the battlefield, but were assassinated by people close to them, and Wang Jiayin was really sad. Li Zicheng nodded, with a look of deep disapproval, and then changed the topic: "By the way, what happened to the 36th Battalion?" ”

"Uncle, that's the case, after Wang Jiayin died at the hands of Cao Wenzhao, the latter was named the chief military officer of Lintao. Since being promoted to the post of commander-in-chief, Cao Wenzhao has carried the momentum of victory and wants to put down the rebellion against all the rebel armies in the northeast, east and southeast of Shanxi and Shaanxi in one fell swoop. ”

Due to the sudden death of Wang Jiayin, the rebel armies from all walks of life were shaken very much, and there was a brief period of chaos. In just over two months, under the joint efforts of Cao Wenzhao and the governor of Shaanxi to practice state affairs and the general soldiers of all walks of life, Lamplight, Li Laochai, Lone Wolf, Yilong, and Hao Lin'an were killed in battle, and the sweeping king was even beheaded. However, Cao Wenzhao and the others did not take much advantage, and the deputy general Zhang Hongye and the guerrilla general Li Mingfu were also killed one after another. ”

"Therefore, in this situation, without Wang Jiayin's presiding, in the face of the pressing of the official army step by step, the situation is very critical, and the rebel army from all walks of life formed a thirty-six battalion alliance and elected Wang Ziyong as the leader of the alliance."

The trace of emotion on Li Guo's face had long since disappeared, and he had become very calm. Although the narration is more than stable, it is difficult to hide the anxiety in my heart and the worry about the situation of the rebel armies from all walks of life. To be precise, he is worried about his uncle Gao Yingxiang and aunt Gao Guiying, as well as Gao Yigong, who is divided into fate.

Compared with his nephew's anxiety, Li Zicheng was much more indifferent, his eyes flashed twice, and he just wanted to say something, but when he saw Li Guo groaning for a moment, he continued: "However, this thirty-sixth battalion is not united, and each battalion is independent of each other and has its own leader. It is only a nominal union, and even if the king is the leader of the alliance for his own use, he may not be able to mobilize these leaders. Therefore, in most cases, the 36th Battalion fought on its own. Only in the face of large-scale encirclement and suppression by the official army will they be temporarily united. ”

"So far, according to the news secretly sent back by Yuan Zongdi, the entire Shaanxi rebel army, eight or nine out of ten, has gathered in Shanxi and joined the 36th battalion. Therefore, the 36th Battalion is just a general term, representing the largest 36th Route Rebel Army. ”

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With Li Guo's narration, Li Zicheng's heart suddenly became clear, and he probably understood the situation of the rebel armies from all walks of life in Shanxi. Combined with some other information, the changes in Shaanxi's officialdom, Li Zicheng has a clear understanding of the situation in Shaanxi and Shanxi.

Yang He was dismissed from office, and Hong Chengchou successfully ascended to the throne as the new trilateral governor.

Li Zicheng clearly knew that once Cao Wenzhao, the general soldier of Lintao, Wang Chengen, the general soldier of Yansui, and Zhang Fuzhen, who participated in the politics of Yulin, returned, they would return to Shaanxi from Shanxi. Then, Hong Chengchou's subordinates will have several more general soldiers who can fight well, and the strength of the army will increase significantly. At that time, Shaanxi will become a forbidden place for the rebels.

Once any rebel army enters Shaanxi, it will be surrounded and suppressed by heavy troops, and it will definitely be dead or alive!

As soon as he thought of this, a trace of turmoil finally appeared in Li Zicheng's heart. If the situation continues like that, not to mention the establishment of new base areas, it would be good to be able to maintain the current scale of base areas.

Of course, this is not to say that with the current strength of the Li Jiajun, it cannot confront the official army. Rather, it is because once the Li Jiajun in various base areas gather together and clash head-on with the official army, Li Zicheng's huge strength will be exposed to the world, and he will be surrounded and suppressed by the official army.

Although it is a temporary profit, it will cause a never-ending peace, stop thinking about secretly expanding the base, the original plan will be completely disrupted.

This kind of result is definitely not what Li Zicheng wants. What Li Zicheng is plotting and what he cares about is to make a lot of money and grow up secretly. By the time the enemy appeared, it was already too late, and Li Jiajun had already become a climate, and no individual, any force, even a huge official army, could shake the status of Li Jiajun.

At that time, he Li Zicheng already had the strength to plot the world, not only the Ming Dynasty, but also the Tartar Emperor Taiji in the northeast, who could be with him for a long time!

Thinking about it, Li Zicheng gradually fell into deep thought, Li Guo was still talking eloquently, telling about the situation of the rebel army from all walks of life.

"Uncle, after Wang Ziyong united the rebel armies from all walks of life in Shanxi to form the 36th Battalion, the strength of the army was 200,000. Among the various leaders, if you talk about reputation and prestige, except for Wang Ziyong, it belongs to Luo Rucai, and even his uncle Gao Yingxiang is slightly inferior. ”

"This person is cunning and capricious, and has the nickname 'Cao Cao'. He is good at greeting, and he gets along very well with the leaders of the rebel armies from all walks of life, and his popularity is excellent. Like when there is a contradiction between the rebel armies, it is mostly this person who comes forward to reconcile ......"

At this time, Li Zicheng's gloomy expression suddenly disappeared, his eyes lit up, and he immediately came to his senses and interrupted Li Guo's speech: "Guo'er, tell Liu Fangliang, Tian Jianxiu, Wu Ruyi and others, let them put down their work, hand over the military power in the base area to others to take care of, and each lead two hundred people to meet us here." Be sure to remind them that everyone should be dressed in tatters, and the more embarrassed they are, the better. ”

"Uh..." Li Guo was stunned for a moment, didn't react, and subconsciously asked, "Uncle, what are you doing here?" Is there going to be a fight? ”

Li Zicheng smiled and said with deep meaning: "Today's Pingyang Mansion in Shanxi Province, the wind and clouds will gather, gathering rebel armies from all walks of life, and most of the elites of the official army are in that area, such a lively dragon and tiger battle event, how can we be without our Li Jiajun?" ”

Hearing this, Li Guo's face turned happy, turned into melancholy, and said puzzledly: "Uncle, don't you know that the current water in Pingyang Mansion is very deep. Don't look at the rebel armies from all walks of life, which gathered more than 200,000 people, it seems that there are many people. But that's all an illusion. ”

Seeing that his uncle was still smiling and unmoved, Li Guo became even more anxious: "Uncle, why should we wade into this troubled water?" You also know, don't look at the large number of rebel soldiers, the number of troops has reached more than 200,000, even if the official army is only tens of thousands, but it is not an opponent. In addition to our Li Jiajun, the matter of a hundred officers and soldiers chasing a rebel army of several thousand people, and thousands of officers and soldiers chasing and killing tens of thousands of rebel troops often occur. ”

"What's more, the current rebel armies from all walks of life are not as good as the Wang Jiayin period, and there are constant internal strife and disunity. Under such circumstances, with the strength of the large number of people, it is okay to attack some cities. But it is far from being an opponent to compete head-on with the officers and troops. ”

However, Li Zicheng still had a faint smile on his face, he was very confident, waved his hand, interrupted Li Guo again, and just said, "Guo'er, do as I say." The reason for making such a decision must have my own intentions and reasons. As for the reason for this, you will know later. Okay, let's do as I say. ”

"Well..."

Li Guo reluctantly agreed, and then turned to leave, knowing in his heart that his uncle had said this repeatedly, and the unchangeable look on his face was that he had made a lot of determination, and it was difficult to change, and he had just taken two steps and was stopped by Li Zicheng.

"Come on, wait a minute."

Immediately, Li Guo stopped abruptly, with a look of hope on his face, thinking that the other party had changed his mind, however, the next words completely cut off his thoughts.

"By the way, Guo'er, when you go out, by the way, let someone call Li Changmao over, before leaving, there are still some things that need to be explained to him and advised."

"Okay, uncle."

Li Guo left, but Li Zicheng sat there, his eyes flashing with an inexplicable light, and he muttered to himself: "Guo'er, how could I not know that at this time, I would go to Pingyang Mansion and join the rebel armies from all walks of life, and I would face the key encirclement and suppression of tens of thousands of officers and soldiers. However, for the sake of the future of each base area, and to be able to continue to grow smoothly, only by giving it a go can Li Jiajun have more space for exhibition in Shaanxi. ”

Not long after, Li Changmao came to this room in the cave and sat in Li Guo's place. As soon as he sat down, he couldn't wait to ask: "Boss, do you really plan to do this, go to Pingyang Mansion in Shanxi Province alone, and join the rebel armies from all walks of life?" ”

"Mr. Li, it seems that Guo'er has already told you everything." Li Zicheng did not answer immediately, but moved his eyebrows, got a positive answer from the other party, and then said: "Then, Mr. Li, about the situation in Shaanxi and Shanxi, you must also know something, and you should also guess the reason why you are doing this, right?" ”

"Hmm... I just guessed roughly, but I'm not very sure, and I still need to get confirmation from you, boss. Li Changmao nodded, and when he said this, he stopped in moderation and waited for the other party to confirm the guess in his heart.

Li Zicheng had no intention of hiding it, and as soon as Li Changmao's words fell, he immediately said the reason why he did this.

"Mr. Li, even if you don't ask, I will tell you. After all, after I leave, you still need to arrange the follow-up arrangements, and support the arrangements of various base areas, so that I can deal with the officers and troops in Shanxi with confidence. ”

Li Zicheng paused for a moment, pondered for a moment, seemed to be thinking about something, and seemed to be organizing language, and then continued: "Mr. Li, you don't need me to explain too much, you also know in your heart that if each base area wants to have more room for development, and if Li Jiajun wants to continue to grow bigger secretly, he must contain the main force of the official army in other places, and he cannot return to Shaanxi. Only in this way can our Li Jiajun continue to secretly grow bigger in Shaanxi and continue to develop new bases. ”

Li Changmao nodded thoughtfully, and under Li Zicheng's gaze, he continued: "Yes, only the main force of the official army is contained outside Shaanxi, no matter how capable Hong Chengchou is, no matter how ambitious he is, he has no soldiers and no generals, and it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, what can he do with various base areas?" ”

"Yes, Mr. Li, that's what I meant. The reason why he joined the 36th Battalion and joined forces with the rebel armies was to contain the main force of the official army in Shanxi and Henan. Let Hong Chengchou not be able to draw troops to deal with various base areas, so as to prevent trouble before it happens. ”

As he spoke, Li Zicheng's face showed a solemnity that he had never seen before, and Li Changmao even said: "Boss, don't worry, I will keep all the base areas in order during this time, and continue to grow and control the entire Shaanxi in the shortest possible time." ”

After nearly two years of getting along, Li Changmao has fully understood Li Zicheng's intentions, this boss not only wants to secretly show his power in Shaanxi, but also wants to build Shaanxi into an impregnable cage, firmly control it in his hands, and serve as the base camp of the Li family's army to fight for the world.

Immediately afterwards, the two did not talk nonsense anymore, and began to discuss, after Li Zicheng left, how to encroach on Shaanxi step by step in the direction of the future development of each base area? The Ming court's official yamen in Shaanxi was set aside, and Li Jiajun became the real master.

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