As soon as the thief's momentum was released, several nobles suddenly came to their senses.

Liu Wenbing, Wei Shichun, and Zhang Qingzhen immediately rushed into the state government with dozens of family members like wolves, and slashed at the thieves who had just gotten up from their sleep and had not yet had time to put on their clothes.

Zhu Gaoyuan turned his horse's head and walked towards the civil official who had just released the arrow.

The civilian official who turned the tide was Kim Hyun, a member of the Military Selection Division of the Ministry of War.

Jin Xuan, according to the original historical trajectory, after Chongzhen's martyrdom, he would also jump into the Jinshui River to be martyred, but the Jinshui River was too shallow to drown, so he sank his head into the mud before he was able to kill himself.

can suffocate himself to death, this is definitely a ruthless person.

Sure enough, those with a single name and a single character are all ruthless people, such as Tie Xuan.

Zhu Gaoyuan just didn't expect that Jin Xuan's riding shooting was so good.

The Ming Dynasty is worthy of being the most virtuous dynasty in China for 5,000 years, and the civil officials and scholars are all both civil and military, unlike the Manchu literati who are all useless waste wood.

Jin Xuan was a little embarrassed by Zhu Gaoyuan, and said with a bow: "Let the saint see a smile." ”

"It's too late for me to be grateful to Aiqing, so how can I talk about the word laughter." Zhu Gaoyuan patted Jin Xuan's shoulder, and said, "Qingzhi's riding and archery martial arts are not much better than that of Lu Taishi." ”

"I listened to the greedy rumors back then, which caused Taishi Lu to die on the battlefield."

"The Ming Dynasty has lost the pillars of the country because of this, and every time I think of this, I often can't sleep at night."

"But today, I can sleep peacefully, because I have a new pillar of the country."

Jin Xuan's color changed suddenly when he heard this, he turned over and dismounted and said: "The minister is only a six-grade humble official of the Military Election Department of the Ministry of War, and he has not made an inch of merit in the country, how dare he be so falsely praised as a saint, and how dare he be compared with the first master Lu Gong." ”

"Aiqing, please get up." Zhu Gaoyuan dismounted and helped Jin Xuan up, and said solemnly, "Although Qing is only a six-grade petty official today, his achievements in the future are by no means under Lu Gong, and I am convinced of this." ”

At this time of life and death, Zhu Gaoyuan had to seize every opportunity to pour chicken soup into his subordinates.

No matter how effective these chicken soups are, it's better to pour them than not to fill them, what if Kim Hyun really becomes Lu Xiangsheng's second? Anyway, no matter how this deal is calculated, it is not a loss.

Kim Hyun was already too excited to help himself.

Wu Linzheng, Meng Zhaoxiang and other officials also had a sense of admiration for Zhu Gaoyuan.

After the thieves entered the capital, the saint seemed to have an epiphany overnight, and suddenly became ignorant of the soldiers, and he was not as mean and suspicious of his ministers as before.

The fighting in the state government was soon over.

The seriously injured Jinyi Wei commanded Wang Guoxing to also be carried in front of Zhu Gaoyuan.

"Holy." Wang Guoxing struggled to sit up, "Old minister, old minister is afraid that he will no longer be able to serve the king......"

"Aiqing, don't move." Zhu Gaoyuan stopped, "You will be fine, it is thousands of miles away to stay here, and I still have to rely on Aiqing for your escort." ”

"The old minister is not done." Wang Guoxing shook his head, his eyes suddenly lit up, this is a return to light.

He smiled again: "But the old minister can see the saint show the posture of the dragon and tiger before he dies, and it is worth dying, under the nine springs, he saw the Divine Sect Guangzong and the Xi Sect, and the old minister can also tell them, I am hopeful of Ming Zhongxing!" ”

Good guy, Wang Guoxing is still an old minister of the Four Dynasties, and he has been the commander of Jinyi Wei during the Wanli period.

After Wang Guoxing finished speaking, he kicked his legs and swallowed, Zhu Gaoyuan sighed lightly and said to Wang Chengen: "Wang Daban, you write it down for me, posthumously present Wang Guoxing as Changping Bo, and Yin Yizi as Jinyi Wei Qianhu." ”

It's just a noble title, not worth a few dollars, but it can buy people's hearts.

Zhu Gaoyuan looked at Li Ruolian and the surrounding Jinyi guards again, and his expression was really different.

To put it bluntly, a small number of literati in this era may have the lofty ideal of establishing morality, making speeches, making meritorious contributions, and then becoming holy, but most literati and all martial artists have only one simple ideal, that is, to glorify their ancestors and then seal their wives and sons.

……

Li Zicheng also deeply understands the necessity of buying people's hearts.

Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, but there is also a price to pay for winning the hearts of the people.

Because before the Eastern Crusade, the Dashun Army played the banner of three years of exemption, which means that in the next three years, the territory just laid by the Dashun Army will not have a grain of grain taxed.

But money and food are needed to raise officers and soldiers, where does the money and food come from?

Sitting on the dragon chair in the Qianqing Palace, Li Zicheng felt that his buttocks were a little hot.

Liu Zongmin reminded him of the old words: "According to our old Liu's meaning, we should still do it according to the old rules, we have already inquired clearly, those noble officials and eunuchs in Beijing are all very rich!" ”

"Let's wait." Li Zicheng was still a little hesitant.

"Chongzhen Xiao'er hasn't been caught yet, and it seems that he is in a bit of a hurry to recover the stolen goods and torture at this time."

"What are you waiting for, you can do it directly." Liu Zongmin said with some disapproval, "Chongzhen can't run, it's nothing more than a few hours earlier and a few hours later." ”

"Maybe we'll be caught."

"Li You is escorting Chongzhen back to Beijing."

Li Zicheng waved his hand and said, "Maybe it's on the side of the Right Army Division." ”

"Whatever, it's all the same anyway." Liu Zongmin's heart was thinking about recovering the stolen goods, and said, "Big brother, we have to say it, just wait for Chongzhen to come back." ”

"Done." Li Zicheng finally nodded.

……

There was no word all night, and the time soon came to the next morning.

Li Yan led two thousand light horsemen to chase for a whole night,

This will already pass Sanhe County, and it is almost to Jizhou City.

"Phew." Li Yan, who was urging the horse to gallop forward, suddenly drank the war horse.

The more than 2,000 riders who followed behind also slowed down and stopped.

"Brother, why don't you chase it?" Li Nian immediately stepped forward and asked.

Li Yan, as the right division and general of the Dashun Army, was with Li Zicheng most of the time, so the subordinate soldiers he brought out from his hometown were usually under the command of his younger brother Li Nian and his clan brother Li Mu.

Although Li Nian and Li Mu are young, they are as skilled as Li Yan in arching and horses, and they can shoot arrows well.

When Li Zicheng conquered Xi'an and rewarded the old department, Li Yan was named the general of the Zhongquan pro-military system, and Li Nian and Li Mu were named Guoyi generals.

"Don't you think it's abnormal?"

Li Yan looked ahead and said quietly.

"Abnormal?" Li Mu scratched his head and asked, "What does brother refer to?" ”

Li Yan said: "We scattered so many teams of scouts, but none of them found fresh horse manure along the way. ”

"Could it be because we're searching for a smaller area?" Li Nian said, "Or did Chongzhen Lao'er's forbidden army clean up all the horse manure?" ”

"Horse manure can be cleaned, but dust can't be removed."

Li Yan pointed to the grass and trees on both sides of the road and said, "Do you see that there is floating dust on these plants and trees? ”

By the Yuan and Ming dynasties, due to the serious soil erosion in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, the wind-blown sand in the Gyeonggi area was already very large, and the drought continued during this period, so the dust was extremely large.

If a large number of horses pass by, it is impossible to be free of dust.

Li Nian frowned and said, "So, Chongzhen Lao'er went to the south?" ”

Li Mu suddenly looked disappointed when he heard this: "Then didn't we run for nothing?" ”

"Not necessarily." Li Yan closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Pass my general's order, the whole army will turn around and go north, follow me to Gubeikou!" ”

"Huh?"

"To Gubeikou?"

Li Nian and Li Mu looked at each other.

Li Yan had already turned his horse's head and went straight north.

It wasn't until Li Yan walked out a few dozen steps that Li Nian and Li Mu woke up like a dream.

"U-turn, turn around and head north to Gubeikou!" The order was swiftly passed on, and two thousand light horsemen made a circle across the wilderness and cut diagonally to the northwest.

……

Changping Prefecture.

The Ming army who woke up was packing up.

Last night's harvest in this battle was quite large, not to mention the interception of several thousand stones, grain and grass, and the capture of more than 100 high-grade war horses and more than 300 mules and horses.

At this time, the Ming army has more horses than people, and it can achieve one war horse per capita.

There are even more than 100 mules and horses, which can be specially used to carry grain and grass.

Zhu Gaoyuan took out the last bit of porridge left in the hood with his fingers and ate it, then buttoned the slightly warm pocket on his head, then stood up and walked out.

Seeing this, the faces of the surrounding Ming soldiers showed a warm look.

They really didn't expect that the Son of Heaven didn't open a small stove, but followed them to eat a big stove and eat brown rice porridge mixed with bran skin cooked by the man.

These big-headed soldiers don't know that this is also a kind of chicken soup.

Eating the same food and sleeping in the same tent as the soldiers can easily gain the approval of the soldiers, which is a simple but effective means of buying people's hearts.

But only if you can endure the suffering.

When I went out, I happened to meet Wang Chengen and asked, "Wang Daban, is Changping Bo buried?" ”

"Back to Long Live Lord's words, he has already been buried." Wang Chengen said, "But I didn't have time to engrave the tombstone and epitaph." ”

"Tombstones and epitaphs will be engraved later." Zhu Gaoyuan said as he held the saddle and put it on his horse, Wang Chengen hurriedly stepped forward to help, but was stopped by Zhu Gaoyuan.

"Go ahead, I have my own hands."

Zhu Gaoyuan insisted on draping his war horse.

It's an attitude, and it's a chicken soup.

What reinforces is the concept of being one with the soldiers.

Judging from the reactions of the soldiers, the effect is quite good.

Because there is already light in the eyes of the soldiers, and it is not as empty as last night.

Especially Wang Jiayan, Wu Linzheng, Meng Zhaoxiang and other civil officials, when they led the troops to the Imperial Horse Prison last night, they all looked dead, but today they are obviously alive.

No matter how difficult the journey ahead is,

But at least they see hope.