Lao Zhu had a lot of things to do during this time, not only to do the current thing, but also to plan for the future of the Ming Dynasty, and even how to develop his era after going back, whether he would think about it.

In this case, Lao Zhu didn't have time to deal with Li Zicheng, so he threw him into the edict prison first, and was ready to dispose of him when he was free.

As a result, I didn't expect that Li Yan wanted to see him on the first day he was arrested and imprisoned, and said that he had a very important thing in his hand.

For a person like Li Yan, Lao Zhu knows very well that he will not let go of nothing, and Lao Zhu feels very curious about the things in his hands.

Therefore, Lao Zhu deliberately took a little time to summon Li Zicheng and Li Yan to the palace.

"Grass people Li Yan, I have seen Your Majesty."

Seeing Lao Zhu, Li Yan was very respectful and saluted Lao Zhu.

And Li Zicheng on the side was a little unruly, he just glanced at Lao Zhu, and he didn't have the slightest intention of saluting, let alone kneeling.

"Bold!"

When Wang Chengen saw Li Zicheng's appearance, his face sank, and he just wanted to let the Jinyi guard behind Li Zicheng force Li Zicheng to kneel, but he was stopped by Lao Zhu.

"Alright, let's all step down."

Lao Zhu glanced at Li Zicheng, he didn't care too much about this anti-thief leader, and waved his hand to let the Jinyi guards who followed behind retreat.

After all, in the original history, Li Zicheng conquered the capital, but he failed to grasp the country, and his heart was really not good, so he didn't take Li Zicheng to heart at all.

On the contrary, this Li Yan is a little interesting.

Lao Zhu looked at Li Yan and said, "Li Yan, if we remember correctly, the policy of exempting Juntian from taxation for three years is what you proposed, right?" ”

The reason why Li Zicheng can rise so quickly is that this policy is inseparable.

It was precisely this policy that allowed Li Zicheng to win the hearts of the people, win the support of the people, and officially change from a thief to a regular force.

If he hadn't been born out of nowhere, I'm afraid that even if Li Zicheng couldn't defeat Beijing, he would be able to eat up the entire Ming Dynasty little by little.

In fact, if it weren't for Li Zicheng's capture of Beijing, he became stubborn and self-serving, and with this policy, Jiannu wanted to seize the Central Plains from Li Zicheng's men, even with the assistance of Wu Sangui, it would have been impossible.

It's a pity that not everyone can be like themselves and not be confused by the power of the emperor.

Thinking of this, Lao Zhu couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Li Zicheng, and at the same time, he was a little proud of his self-control.

"Back to Your Majesty, this strategy was proposed by the grass people."

Like him and Li Zicheng, it is inevitable that they will die, and there is no big difference between confessing more sins and pleading less.

What's more, this matter is not a secret, so Li Yan did not have the slightest intention of concealing it, and directly admitted it.

"Juntian is exempted, production is resumed, big households are robbed, military discipline is rectified, and there is a bit of Li Shanchang's shadow in his actions."

Lao Zhu first praised Li Yan, and then asked, "For your sake, let's give you a chance." ”

"Tell me, what are you holding in your hands, and what do you want us to change?"

Li Yan couldn't help but tremble in his heart when he heard Lao Zhu mention Li Shanchang so casually in his words.

Li Shanchang was the founder of the country who followed Taizu, although he was later convicted and beheaded, but that was not a person that Chongzhen could evaluate in this tone.

And listening to Lao Zhu's tone, the words were very casual, as if he was very familiar with Li Shanchang, which made him feel a little scary.

At this moment, many thoughts instantly appeared in his heart, one thought after another appeared in his heart, and then he overturned it again, which made his heart extremely chaotic for a while.

Compared to Li Yan, who was frightened by the thoughts in his heart, Li Zicheng didn't hear anything.

At this moment, he was looking upward, and it was obvious that Lao Zhu ignored him, and he didn't pay attention to Lao Zhu's meaning.

Li Yan's plans and words that had been brewed before he came were all disrupted by Lao Zhu's words.

It took him a while to calm down, he suppressed the complicated emotions in his heart, and reluctantly said: "Now that the war in Daming has basically subsided, some of the remaining forces can't turn the storm up. ”

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, is the next step to rectify those corrupt officials and corrupt officials and powerful and inferior gentry?"

After Li Yan asked this, he didn't wait for Lao Zhu to answer, and continued to speak: "If Your Majesty has the heart to eradicate corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and rectify the powerful and inferior gentry. ”

"The grass farmer has a roster of all the people who have funded me...... Personnel who break into the army. ”

"In addition to these, the grass people also have contacts with wealthy businessmen from all over the country, and there are even many officials involved."

"And some time ago, the grass people exchanged letters with them many times, and talked about many great rebellious things."

"These things are evidenced by the grass people."

After Li Yan said this, the hall couldn't help but be quiet, and even Lao Zhu looked at Li Yan with a surprised look.

Recording the roster and collecting evidence is obviously not something that can be done in a day or two, which shows that Li Yan must have done these things a long time ago, and this is a long-planned plan.

Lao Zhu really didn't expect that Li Yan had been not optimistic about Li Zicheng since so early on, and he also saw through his own plan, and took advantage of the situation to plan for the future.

Now that Sun Chuanting is rectifying the rule of officials in Henan, although he has Jinyiwei as a helper, he still has to check the eucalyptus pieces one by one, and the progress is not fast at all.

But if there is Li Yan's evidence, it will be different.

Fornication and thieves, if you really want to investigate deeply, it is a big crime that can punish the nine clans.

With this charge, coupled with Jinyiwei's evidence, Sun Chuanting doesn't have to care about so much at all, and he can directly start killing people.

Therefore, these evidence of fornication with Li Zicheng are relatively important to Lao Zhu, at least they can help him save a lot of time.

Just thinking of the correspondence that Li Yan said, as well as the big rebellion he talked about, Lao Zhu couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly and look at Li Yan.

From Li Yan's words, he seemed to hear a hint of threat.

After all, Li Yan had already sensed his intentions so long ago, and in order to prepare for the back road, he must have left a lot of back hands.

You may not be able to sabotage your plans, but it's probably okay to cause yourself a little trouble.

"Look at you, who are readers, you are calculating a lot."

"Say, what do you want?"

Lao Zhu shook his head, and he didn't care too much about Li Yan's backhand for self-preservation.

He is not a stunned young man who can't stand the slightest threat, and Li Yan will also find him any trouble, if Li Yan's request is not too much, in order to reduce the trouble, it is nothing to agree to his request by the way.

Of course, if Li Yan wanted to make any excessive demands with this condition, then Lao Zhu would let him know what the emperor's wrath was.