Two days after the defeat of the Baoji County Chuang Army, in the city of Xi'an, near the yamen of the former governor of Shaanxi, there was a piece of lanterns built on human flesh and blood.

Li Zicheng's work of building Dashun has just completed most of the processes, and the original shogunate of Sun Chuanting was also temporarily changed by him into his own palace.

The red tape at the ceremony also made him a little dizzy.

"I didn't expect to have so much pomp and circumstance to build an account, if I really go one day further, I don't know what it will be like, Chongzhen's life must be very annoying......"

Just after completing a ceremony, Li Zicheng couldn't help but have such a thought in his heart.

Of course, he wasn't really impatient, it was just a subconscious flash.

After all, he was born poor and had little knowledge, so he didn't have the initial freshness of this kind of fire cooking oil.

Not to mention Li Zicheng, it was Liu Bang back then, who was licked by his uncle and grandson who surrendered from the Qin State, and restored the Confucian etiquette of monarchs and ministers, Liu Bang was also so happy that he didn't want it, "I finally realized the dignity of being an emperor."

If you really get tired of these etiquettes, you have to enjoy them for more than two years before you can develop the bearing of a person who has been in a position for a long time - after all, according to psychology, even if you just find a girlfriend, it will take eighteen months to get used to the greasy period.

"Congratulations to the king, congratulations to the king, now that the name system has been built, I have the title of competing for the orthodoxy of the world, he will enter Beijing one day, and force Chongzhen to obey the child, should be Tianhe people, Fayao Chan Shun, and the world will be able to return to the heart!"

As soon as Li Zicheng's ceremony ended, the "prime minister" Niu Jinxing rushed to say more congratulatory words.

Although Li Zicheng has not been called the emperor and has not yet set up a prime minister, Dashun has become a political entity, and the internal title is also relatively confusing, and everyone has privately changed their words to call Niu Jinxing "prime minister".

Even Song Xiance didn't dare to disagree with this. Song Xiance is more powerful than Niu Jinxing in terms of auspiciousness and trickery, but the right way of governing the country and civil affairs are far inferior, and they gradually formed a tacit understanding: Song Xiance regards himself as Zhang Liang, while Niu Jinxing regards himself as Xiao He.

The most important thing is that Song Xiance is just a talent in Daming! And when Niu Venus was in the Ming Dynasty, he was already a person! Only those who are born are qualified to be prime ministers! Xiucai was born, hehe, it's very good to be a military advisor.

At this moment, in the face of the praise of his subordinates, Li Zicheng is also a little self-aware: "Eh, Niu Qing's words are serious, although Lone has built a number, but I only have two or three provincial boundaries after all."

Lone also doesn't want the world to be miserable, if Chongzhen is a child, willing to admit that I am Dashun, Lone is not unable to accept Chongzhen, the son of heaven, and allow him to title me king, Yongzhen Northwest. We can still help him block the Tartars from the northwest, and he won't lose anything.

I only hate Chongzhen for being stubborn and self-serving, and he refuses to be soft when he is beaten so badly, and most of the time he will only be forced to be ruthless in the future. ”

Li Zicheng said a few modest words to Niu Jinxing, and then fell into the obscenity of talking to himself.

Not to mention, he is indeed not very clear until after the establishment of the number, the program of action and goals are still not very clear.

In history, after the Northern Expedition to the capital, and even after breaking the Ningwu Pass and entering the Hebei Plain, Li Zicheng was still trying to write a letter to Chongzhen, and when he saw it, he would accept the title, admit that he was the king of the northwest, obtain legitimacy and settle in the bag, and then slowly figure it out.

In the end, Chongzhen never compromised, and Li Zicheng fought all the way to Beijing. Therefore, Li Zicheng is really very lacking in the grand strategic program, and taking one step at a time is not at all thinking about what ultimate goal he wants to achieve early on.

Niu Jinxing couldn't figure out Li Ziyi's intentions for a while, so he didn't make any more sycophants for the time being.

Song Xiance, who was next to him, finally seized the opportunity, and hurriedly took advantage of the situation to enter and tease his character of knowing astronomy and knowing the destiny of heaven: "How can the king be self-conscious? Watching the dry elephant at night, I am very prosperous, the sky is up to the ground, it is difficult to say! This is in response to the fact that sooner or later the king will replace Chongzhen's child......"

Song Xiance gushed endlessly, and just halfway through his words, there was a commotion outside the temporary palace, Li Zicheng frowned slightly, and wanted to ask, but the person who came had already passed the interrogation of the guards outside and rushed in.

"King! Yuan Dudu was defeated and returned to Yixian! The Western Route Army lost 20,000 or 30,000 horses, and some of Sun Chuanting's old troops surrendered to the government, and they were also recaptured by the government and forced to land! The messenger was out of breath and picked up the most important information first.

"What? That's impossible! Even if Yuan Zongdi can't grab Baoji County and Dasanguan, he won't be defeated! Could it be that the officers and soldiers still dare to pursue it? Before Li Zicheng could speak, Song Xiance next to him took the lead in jumping up, and Yue Yan asked sharply, which also took the opportunity to show his knowledge and quick response.

The messenger cried with a sad face, gasped a few times, and hurriedly explained: "Song Junshi, do you know that the general who led the army in Dasanguan was actually Cao Bianjiao himself, he was not in Nanzheng, he personally went to Dasanguan to supervise the battle, and kept it a secret, Yuan Dudu was deceived by him, and he didn't watch out for a while.

Cao Bianjiao seems to have also obtained the new firearms allocated by Zhu Shuren, and his combat power is extremely sharp, when Yuan Dudu urged the governor to attack the city, he originally planned to use the wooden donkey to dig the city to destroy the wall, and then bury more than a dozen coffins of gunpowder to blow up the wall.

Who knew that the officers and soldiers had sharp artillery that could fire downward, and the penetrating power was far beyond expectations, and the thick hardwood trees of one person were tied side by side to form a wooden donkey for digging the city, which could be blasted through the top of the slope and detonate the gunpowder in it.

Cao Bianjiao took the nine-sided iron horse, taking advantage of the fact that our front army was killed and injured by the gunpowder explosion, and suddenly opened the door to kill, covering dozens of miles all the way, and was also cut off by the official army of Baoji County and annihilated one. ”

Li Zicheng and his entourage spent a long time, and finally understood the causes and consequences of the bloody defeat, and Li Zicheng was also stunned for a while, and then sat down on his tiger skin chair.

"How can it be...... Cao Bianjiao personally adhered to the Dasan Pass, this land in Hanzhong is not to be underestimated at all. Alas, Lone still thought that after killing Sun Chuanting, he could dominate the north, but this Zhu Shuren was like a ghost, and he was entangled again.

I heard that Zhang Xianzhong died two months ago, and now there is only one Sun Kewang left in Bashu, and he can barely contain the combat power of Zhu Shuren. If you give him time again, completely wipe out Sun Kewang, and free up your hands to concentrate on dealing with my Dashun, how should you deal with it! ”

Li Zicheng was really a little afraid of being targeted by Zhu Shuren, after all, the battle in Chenxian County last year was not a joke, and more than 100,000 cannon fodder troops were destroyed, wiped out, and captured, almost breaking off more than one-third of his troops.

Although cannon fodder can be caught at any time, and poor peasants who can't survive are everywhere, no one wants to experience that kind of tragedy again.

Niu Jinxing, who was the self-proclaimed prime minister on the side, was afraid that Li Zicheng's momentary revelation would hit his morale, so he hurriedly said some official words of encouragement:

"The king doesn't have to worry, although Zhu Shuren is good at fighting, Sun Chuanting is not just as good at fighting at the beginning! Sun Chuanting also killed Gao Yingxiang, the king of Xian, and finally died at the hands of the king!

As long as Chongzhen Xiaoer does not know how to be flexible, he has to carry an inch of death, and he does his best to fish and loot the people to maintain a useless place, then my Dashun's army source will be endless!

If Chongzhen does not die, the Ming Kingdom will never be saved! No matter how much Zhu Shuren can fight, as long as he reaches the quagmire in the north, he will be dragged to death by Chongzhen, the waste emperor, sooner or later. ”

Niu Jinxing's words made Li Zicheng quickly regain his composure.

Indeed, his military defeat was not once or twice, Chongzhen was almost cornered by Chen Qiyu when he was seven years old, and he was also hit hard two years later when Sun Chuanting Cao Bianjiao killed Gao Yingxiang.

When Chongzhen fled into Shangluo Mountain in the eleventh year, he was killed by Cao Bianjiao at least until there were only a dozen cavalry left - of course, the other troops were not completely annihilated, but were scattered, and later fled back to Shangluo Mountain and slowly gathered back some of them.

In military defeats, Li Zicheng was able to return to blood every time, relying on the Ming Dynasty's rigid tax system in the north and the protection of landlords and gentry from rent.

After calming down, he quickly returned to a state of humble acceptance: "Even though Chongzhen is not afraid, Zhu Shuren is good at fighting after all, and at this level, he must come up with a way to deal with it." As soon as my Dashun was established, it was counterattacked by the official army, and even the whole territory of Guanzhong could not sit firmly, and the morale of the people would be depressed! ”

It's too big a question for anyone to answer at once. Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance discussed for a while, and Niu Jinxing picked a point to state:

"My lord, although our army was defeated, its foundation was not damaged. Today's plan, the important thing is to win the morale of the people, the minister has been thinking about some strategies to win the hearts of the people, but he has not dared to come up with it, it is better to take advantage of this opportunity, and make up his mind! ”

Li Zicheng raised his eyebrows: "That's it!" If you can rely on loneliness, you will naturally follow! ”

Niu Jinxing: "The minister thought of a slogan: don't be bad, don't pay food, open the door early to meet the king!" Kill cattle and sheep, prepare wine syrup, and the king will not pay for food when he comes!

Taking advantage of the establishment of the Dashun number, it is better to officially announce that all the provinces, prefectures, and counties of the Ming Kingdom, those who submit to my Dashun, will be exempted from three years of taxes, money, grain, and servitude.

In this way, our army is everywhere, and there will inevitably be countless city people, soldiers and civilians who will surrender to the wind, and it is useless for the officials and soldiers to fight well! They don't have the heart to fight at all! Sooner or later, good fighting will be used by me! ”

Li Zicheng was taken aback: "Never pay for food? If we really promise to go out like this, even if we win the world, what will we eat in the future? ”

Niu Jinxing: "Why should the king think so far? Let's do it urgently. Besides, it has not been a year or two since our army slaughtered the city and forced all parts to submit to it. This old law can still be used, and in the future, all the cities that are directly submitted to the city will really promise that they will not pay food and will not accept conscription, but they will draw soldiers to fight in the army.

And those who refused to submit slaughtered the whole city and plundered the goods for the army. The minister estimated that there is at least a small half of the cities and counties that are not invested in the north now, and this small half is slaughtered, and the money and food stolen are enough to maintain the army for several years. ”

Niu Jinxing's words were a little unkind, but the truth is indeed that truth.

Li Zicheng's worries just now are too far away and too redundant, and he hasn't won the world yet, why do you want to think about it for so long? That's what Chongzhen has to worry about, as for Li Zicheng, when he sits in Chongzhen's position, it's not too late to think about it.

Before that, everything has to make way for "how to sit in Chongzhen's position", unscrupulous means. As for whether there will be hidden dangers under the mines, I can't care about it first.

Fighting for the world and ensuring that you can win the world is the first priority. If you don't get it, benevolence and righteousness are trustworthy, and the benefits are also the enemy's.

Li Zicheng's three views are very flexible, and he quickly accepted this setting.

Then, on this basis, he asked about the specific tactical response, and how to deal with the counterattack of the officers and troops at the moment.

Niu Jinxing was not very good at these tactical details, so he had to shut up, which gave Song Xiance an opportunity to perform.

Song Xiance hurriedly patted his chest and packed the ticket: "The king, the minister just thought of a plan, but I'm afraid that the king doesn't have the determination to do it." ”

Li Zicheng said proudly and coldly: "What is there that Lone can't make up his mind?" ”

Song Xiance: "Then please ask the king to order, taking advantage of the fact that it is now nearly half of August, and the autumn grain harvest is imminent, immediately urge the governors of the central and western prefectures and counties to clear the fields, and immediately transport the green and strong grains to Xi'an, Tongguan and other places after the autumn grain harvest, at most plus the Yi County that Yuan Zongdi is temporarily guarding now."

But the grain in Yixian County can't be left too much, because it must be ready to give up at any time - since ancient times, the most difficult thing in the northern Sichuan expedition was not the war, but the transportation of grain. At the beginning, Zhuge Wuhou was so talented, he was dragged by Sima Yi without a fight, and he could only retreat exhausted.

Even if Cao Bianjiao won a small victory in Dasanguan for a while, it was not easy for him to turn defense into offense, break Yixian, and even follow Weishui all the way to Xi'an. If our army's strong walls are cleared thoroughly, it will definitely retreat Cao Bianjiao and Zhu Shuren! They had to find another way, such as going north to Luoyang from Huguang and Nanyang, or going out of Wuguan to attack Xi'an.

But how can the transfer of a large army, coming and going thousands of miles, be completed properly in a few months? In this way, our army can at least gain a respite in the middle of winter. ”

Li Zicheng frowned and asked tightly:

"It's just a respite, it's too much to kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred. Guanzhong is a lonely dragon prosperous place, northern Shaanxi is a lonely hometown, and now it has been broken to this point, and then such a strong wall and clear wilderness, how can the people's livelihood stand it? What will the old folks think about loneliness? Lone Ke plans to take Xi'an as the future national capital! ”

Song Xiance: "The king must not hesitate! If you go back a few months, it may be a safe strategy for the king to stay in Guanzhong for a long time. But now Zhu Shuren Cao has become aggressive, we can only have long-term ambitions, long-term ambitions, and we must not be satisfied with a corner anymore!

Now that Sun Chuanting is dead, Guanzhong, southern Shanxi, and most of Henan are occupied by our army, and the soldiers have also returned from the decisive battle with Sun Chuanting, and the wounded soldiers have been resting for more than two months, and the wounds have also recovered. I heard that Huang Taiji in the north detained the pass again, and Wu Sangui, Li Fuming, Tang Tong, and Bai Guangen were all unable to fight again, and Chongzhen called on King Renqin to not come!

In contrast, our army suffered a small setback, and Chongzhen suffered a greater setback! The only person that the officials and soldiers are afraid of is Zhu Shuren Cao Bianjiao! We are in the middle of the pass, concentrate our strength, and throw out of the pass to the northeast! Straight to the capital!

At that time, as long as I fight a few big victories, I will be able to force Chongzhen to sue for peace with a momentum, recognize the king's title, and let my Dashun occupy the three provinces.

If you fight well, you may even be able to extinguish Chongzhen, or capture Chongzhen alive. When the time comes, tying Chongzhen as a hostage will be the same as when the Tatar Taishi tied Emperor Yingzong to the Great Wall to call the door, forcing Zhu Shuren not to attack our army.

If Zhu Shuren still dares to rebel, it will be to resist the decree and kill the monarch's father! Even if the king killed Chongzhen, he was forced by the Zhu Shuren! ”

When Song Xiance said this, Li Zicheng, who had no knowledge of history and culture, was fooled, but he felt that there was indeed some truth.

But Niu Venus next to him still has culture and understands history, and people are so good at raising people, and when he heard this, he was immediately a little afraid, and couldn't help but raise the bar:

"Master Song! What you say, the second half is wrong! Back then, the first Taishi tied up Yingzong, and he didn't succeed in helping the Tatars break the city! When Yingzong was tied up under the city of Beijing, Yu Qian set up another dynasty!

Now Chongzhen is stubborn and self-serving, and would rather bend than bend, just like a reckless man, with sepsis in one arm, but he swears to die and refuses to break his arm to save himself, and would rather this pus arm drain the blood of the whole body.

If it really comes to that point, if the high-ranking officials and dignitaries of the Ming people set up a new monarch, respect Zhen as the emperor, and no longer care about the burdens of Hebei and Shaanxi, wouldn't it help the Ming Kingdom! ”

Song Xiance spread his hands: "My strategy is indeed not perfect, but is there a better way for Prime Minister Niu to do it now?" Could it be that after a few months of hard work, it was wasted sitting on the ground and defending itself, not thinking of making progress?

You've already thought about how to use Chongzhen after you capture it, so why don't you make sure you catch Chongzhen first? ”

Li Zicheng is also a violent temper, and when he heard it, he knew that Niu Jinxing had committed the pedantic spirit of a scholar again.

Indeed, Chongzhen hasn't caught it yet, and I'm worried that the efficacy of the usage after catching it is insufficient, isn't this!

Since Niu Jinxing's reasons for opposition and risks and hidden dangers only broke out after they were caught, then there is no need to look at it now, catch Chongzhen first!

"Determined to be willing! Cao Bianjiao and Zhu Shuren are arrogant, and Lone can't sit back and wait for them to kill him! Immediately, the strong wall cleared the field and recruited more soldiers, announced that the king would not pay food, and then waved his army out of the customs! ”