"Benefit" in the former Ming Dynasty general soldier Tang Tong, the eunuch Du Zhiyi surrendered without a fight, the military facilities in Juyongguan are intact, and the residential and commercial official offices in the city are readily available, and the interesting thing is that the merchants are all local civilians, and they are set up for the families of the Shun army.

Chongzhen and his entourage found an inn to settle down, and the shopkeeper stood at the door, and at a glance saw the captain's waist card on the waist of the visitor, rubbing his hands and saying hello again and again.

The embarrassing thing is that Chongzhen has never stayed in an inn, and he didn't know how to speak for a while, so he had to take off the saber and put it on the counter, and said loudly to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, do you still have a room here?" ”

The shopkeeper's hands rubbed vigorously, the square scarf on his head swayed and swayed, and his hand gestured to three.

"Yes, dare to ask the general, is three rooms enough?"

"No, two rooms are enough, and some food and hot water will be sent to the room at the same time."

"Okay, Xiao Zhou! Led the guests upstairs, two first-class rooms! ”

Chongzhen waved his hand and motioned for others to go first, Yang Boxian and his wife and daughter were extremely grateful and thanked them again and again.

Wang Chengen hurriedly helped them up and went upstairs with Xiao Er.

When everyone left, the shopkeeper saw Chongzhen stop and seemed to have something to say, so he led him to sit down at a table by the window, and ordered some wine and food to be served in the kitchen.

Chongzhen looked around and said, "The shopkeeper's business has been booming recently. ”

"Hey, the general laughed, barely making ends meet. This is thanks to the fact that the child in the family followed the rebel army against the dog emperor Chongzhen, and the little man has today, thanks to the general, thank Your Majesty! ”

"To do this inn business, people from all over the world have a lot of contact, and the shopkeeper will tell me about the recent situation in Shanxi?"

"The general wants to go to Shanxi?" The shopkeeper looked at Chongzhen questioningly, but saw that he didn't answer, so he had to continue:

"Shanxi and Henan are the same, the situation is bad, God doesn't have long eyes, after the waterlogging and drought, and then there is a big epidemic, there are no living people outside the city. Especially this pimple plague, the patient has fever and weakness, the pain of the armpit is unbearable, and after a long time, he vomits blood and dies, and the death is very miserable. Suffice it to say, the shopkeeper was scared, as if he had seen the death of the sick with his own eyes.

It is another pimple plague, long before Li Zicheng entered Beijing, the Beijing division appeared, but the specific situation of the epidemic, Chongzhen learned from the mouth of the civil official, the content was modified, only as an ordinary wind and cold, did not pay attention to it.

Now Chongzhen knows that later generations called this the plague, and the problem lies in the rats. With the current level of medical care, there is no cure, and even the cause of the disease cannot be found.

If left unchecked, with the migration of rats and refugees, the disease will sweep the world, and there will be no one left in every place, and all households will be wiped out.

Seeing Chongzhen's worried face, the shopkeeper poured wine and said with relief: "General, since the beginning of winter, this epidemic seems to have been restricted, and it has improved. ”

"It's hard for our poor people, shopkeeper, I plan to stay for two days and leave, I don't know how much this house is?"

"The general is a benefactor, how can you collect the general's money, don't don't."

Chongzhen grabbed the shopkeeper's hand, stuffed a silver ingot into his hand, and said, "This trip is on official business." The shopkeeper did me a favor, and you saw it just now, there are two men and a woman in my company, and the woman has a doll in her arms, so I can buy them some new clothes and send them to the house. ”

The shopkeeper secretly weighed the weight in his hand, and said with a smile: "Wrapped in the villain!" By the way, the general's horse has been pulled to the backyard and handed over to a special person to take care of it, rest assured! ”

Seeing the shopkeeper going up, Chongzhen didn't say much, got up and walked out of the inn, and walked around the city.

When he returned, it was night.

When I entered the room, I saw Yang Boxian and Wang Chengen sitting at the table, both of them had washed and put on new clothes. However, the food on the table did not move, as if waiting for him.

"Why don't you eat first? Wait for me to do something. ”

When Wang Chengen saw Chongzhen open the door, he hurriedly stepped forward to take off his coat for him, and complained: "Brother Huang, where has he gone, there is no news, and he is in a hurry to die of Lao Wang." ”

Chongzhen held two books in his hand, walked to the dining table and sat down, and gently placed the books on the table.

"It's hard to get out of it, of course you have to go shopping."

Yang Boxian stared at the book on the table and asked, "Big brother, what kind of book is this?" ”

Wang Chengen just hung up his coat, stepped forward from behind, squinted at the cover of the book, and said: "One is called "Wu Bian", and the other is called "Ji Xiao Xinshu". ”

"What is this book about?"

"Eat the vegetables and eat the vegetables." Chongzhen was extremely hungry, so he picked up chopsticks and ate. Seeing him move his chopsticks, Yang Wang and the others followed to eat, and they waited for Chongzhen, but they did not eat a grain of rice.

After a while, Yang Boxian couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked about Chongzhenshu again.

Chongzhen held the bowl in his left hand, picked up one of them with his right hand and replied: "This "Wu Bian" is written by Mr. Jing Chuan in Jiajingnian, and the other "New Book of Ji Xiao" is also written by Jiajingnian, and the author is Qi Shaobao. ”

"Qi Shaobao, I know, Qi Jiajun, but who is Mr. Jingchuan?"

As soon as Chongzhen wanted to answer, Wang Chengen asked again: "Brother Huang, is there still a bookstore open in the city?" ”

"The bookstore has it, but it's closed, and I picked up these two military books from the stalls, so I can read them when I'm bored to pass the time."

When Yang Boxian heard the word "Book of War", he stared at the boss and shouted, "Brother Huang still knows the art of war?" When I was a child, my grandfather said that the best reader who can fight is the best. ”

Chongzhen picked up a piece of seasonal vegetables and put it in his mouth, shaking his head again and again: "I don't understand, it's precisely because I don't understand that I have to learn." In troubled times, it is always a good thing to know the soldiers, drink and drink! ”

After traveling all the way here, I can finally have a full meal, and the three of you come and go, staggering, and drinking.

When they were full of wine and food, Chongzhen and Wang Chengen supported Yang Boxian, who was drunk and talking nonsense, left and right, and sent him to sleep in the next room.

After Yang Boxian lay down, Yang Boxian's wife, Yang, who was standing aside, said: "Little girl, thank you for the kindness of the two adults, my man is reckless and ignorant, and he has caused trouble to the two adults." ”

Chongzhen covered Yang Boxian's quilt and said:

"Acquaintance is fate, and walking together at the end of the world is a family, and there is no need to speak two words."

"The little girl has to thank Lord Huang for the new clothes he sent during the day...", she couldn't help but hide her face and cry as she spoke, wanting to flee all the way, and her heart was depressed for a long time.

It took a long time for the two of them to persuade the Yang family to appease the Yang family.

When he returned to his room, Wang Chengen checked that no one was listening outside the door, and then bolted the door.

When he was waiting for Chongzhen to bathe, he dragged out all the doubts in his heart.

"Long live Lord, it has been nearly a month since you left Beijing, and no one in the world knows your traces, will there be chaos in the south?"

"When I was wandering around today, I had heard that the news was released in Beijing that Emperor Chongzhen was hanged in the coal mountain, and the thief ascended the throne in the Wuying Palace. It won't be long before the news reaches the south. ”

"Jiangnan is afraid of chaos, and I ask Long Live Lord to respond to the overall situation of the Heavenly Governor." Wang Chengen said hurriedly

"I know that you have been worried about this all the way, and you are worried that Ying Tian Baiguan will set up a new emperor after hearing the news of my death, right?"

"Those rebellious ministers and thieves in Jiangnan will definitely do this rebellious act, and the old slave is really worried about Your Majesty."

"I don't worry about this, I only feel sorry for Commander Li, I hurt him." Chongzhen was in the mist, his eyes closed, and he blamed himself in the depths of his heart.

"Since you want to know, I will tell you to listen, and you can listen to it and put it in your stomach."

Wang Chengen gently rubbed Chongzhen's back and waited for the following.

"Jianyu will break through Shanhaiguan in a few days, although I don't know the specific time, but Li Zicheng can't hold it for a few days. In fact, in my heart, I hope that Li Zicheng, the emperor of Dashun, will sit for a long time, so that I can have more time. ”

"It's not that Nanjing doesn't go, but you can't go now, and the Taoist in the temple is right. It's just me and you, what can I do if I go to Yingtian at this moment? Can it change the situation of erosion in the Northland? Or do you expect civil officials and Zuo Liangyu's bastard? Previously, with the strength of the whole world, the captives were not destroyed, and the rogues were not destroyed, so now do you still expect to live in Jiangnan to make a difference? ”

"When I came to Shanxi, I wanted to experience the sufferings of the people and know that I could be self-governing. In the past, I didn't know much about the people's society, and I listened to everything described by the civil officials and military generals, and I didn't know it in the dark, so that I made frequent tricks, bringing disaster to the country and the people! ”

"Second, you also know that most of the soldiers in the Chuang army are soldiers of the Nine Sides, they have rich combat experience, and they are the best source of soldiers to fight against Jianyu. Over the years, there have been frequent wars in the north, and most of the taxes paid by the imperial court are supplied to the north, while in the south, due to the long period of peace, the lack of armaments and the weakness of the soldiers have made it difficult to become a combat force in a short period of time. ”

"Your Majesty is going to .....?" Through these words, Wang Chengen has faintly thought of the development after that.

"Cheng'en, the Ming Dynasty is rotten to the roots, it's not something that I can cure when I return to Yingtian, I want a strong army that really belongs to me! As for the throne, it's just who won the Lili, the Chuang army won Lishun, and the Jianyu won Liqing! Do you think I still care who is in the civil service? I'll take it myself! ”

"Since the world is in chaos, instead of letting the thieves rampant, it is better for me to be the biggest thief, shatter the world, and let everything start again."

"I want to pretend to be the captain of the army, and when Li Zicheng's army is defeated and the world is in turmoil, I will take the opportunity to collect his remnants and build an army by myself."

Long live the Lord to be a thief? Think of the military book on the table...

Wang Chengen opened his mouth and looked at Chongzhen for a long time, unable to speak.