Because Li Zicheng ordered hundreds of thousands of men and horses to spread rumors everywhere, the news of Chongzhen's suicide and martyrdom spread far and wide.

Huang Degong, who had crossed the Yellow River and had arrived in Muye, heard the bad news, carried an iron whip, beat his chest with his feet, and howled.

After being persuaded by his generals, Huang Degong had to collect his troops and cross the Yellow River to return to the Luzhou garrison in Jiangnan......

Zuo Liangyu's men and horses had just crossed the Yangtze River, and they also got the news that Chongzhen had committed suicide and martyrdom. Zuo Liangyu didn't even shed a single tear, and returned to Wuchang with his troops.

Several other Qinwang divisions also returned.

Only the three high-ranking generals of the Guan Ning Army in Yutian County were still discussing countermeasures.

Wu Sangui broke with the Dashun army and wanted to re-protect the Ming Dynasty, but Chongzhen's martyrdom also caused his thoughts to shake.

"Lord Governor, eldest brother, the emperor was martyred, and the Ming Dynasty has no leader, what should we do?" Liaodong Governor Li Yutian said with tears in his eyes.

Wu Sangui was silent, pretending to be very sad, he knew that the situation was even more severe, and there was another difficult problem in front of him to test his political wisdom.

Wang Yongji, the governor of Jiliao, saw that this place belonged to his official university, and he couldn't do it if he didn't speak.

wiped a handful of dry teary eyes, "Three, although the emperor is gone, isn't there still a prince?" With the crown prince here, we can also keep the flag of Daming from falling and live up to the holy grace of the old lord......

He pretended to be choked up.

Li Yutian really squeezed out two tears and said, "Your Excellency Governor is reasonable, we are all ministers of the Ming Dynasty, eat Junlu, and repay Junlu. The national crisis is at the head, and it should be so. But where is the prince? The capital has fallen, how can we save the prince?"

Wang Yongji nodded, "Yes, Li Futai, uncle, we must come up with a perfect plan as soon as possible."

When Wu Sangui heard it, the two of you talked nonsense for a long time, and it was useless.

Where's the solution?

At this time, the supervisor and the same acquaintance Tong Kui said: "Three adults, there is a word for lowly duties, I don't know whether to talk about it or not?"

These three old fritters in officialdom were worried and had nothing to say, and no one wanted to talk about substantive issues.

Therefore, the three of them said in unison, "Master Tong, please speak if you have something."

"There are only 8 words for lowly duties, borrowing the help of teachers to suppress them, and uniting them to level the Kou."

The three of them tasted a little when they heard it, and then they couldn't help nodding, and one of them borrowed the help of the division to suppress it, and the three of them immediately made a concerted decision, and sent two deputy generals of the Guan Ning Army to see Dolgon with Wu Sangui's handwritten letter.

After making a decision, Wang Yongji, the governor of Jiliao, and Li Yutian, the governor of Liaodong, immediately left with their staff.

Governor Wang and Li Futai did not return to their yamen, and both of them went back to Jiangnan for refuge.

The small abacus of the two of them is that if the joint captives help the suppression succeeds, the credit will naturally belong to the two of them, but if they fail, the scapegoat is, of course, Wu Sangui, and there is no half-dime relationship with the two of them.

Chongzhen likes to settle accounts after the autumn, who knows if his son also likes this mouthful?

Officialdom is like a battlefield, half a monarch is like a half tiger, and it has to be guarded against.

After Wang Yongji and Li Yutian left, Fang Guangchen turned out from behind the tent, and Wu Sangui said, "Ting Xian, what should you do about this matter?"

Fang Guangchen said: "Uncle, it depends on whether you want to seek fame or profit, if you want to seek fame, then fight to the death with Li Zicheng, do your best for Daming, and be a loyal minister." If you want to seek profit, then support your own army, from Ningyuan to Shanhaiguan, to Liaozhen and the area are all uncle's."

Wu Sangui appreciated Fang Guangchen's strategic vision very much, and this time he went to his heart again, and nodded, "What about ***?"

Fang Guangchen said disdainfully: "Uncle, now that the thieves are powerful, it's okay to ask *** to help, after driving away Li Zicheng, ask for silver and land, want people and livestock, just pick them up, just send them out."

Wu Sangui nodded appreciatively, "Tingxian's words are exactly what I want."

They feel that these *** outside the customs are easy to dismiss, and the soldiers and criminals in the Central Plains are mainly for the vested interests in front of them, and every time they detain the customs over the years, it goes without saying that they kill people and set fires, but in the end, they take some people and livestock away, and the grain returns to the customs gates.

It is impossible for these people on horseback to stay in the Central Plains for a long time.

At this point, both the pretentious Fang Guangchen and the ambitious Wu Sanguiwan seriously underestimated Dolgon's ambitions.

With their political IQ compared to Dolgon, they can be crushed by "rolling".

That night, Wu Sangui also left Yutian with 5,000 Guanning iron horses......

As soon as Wu Sangui's side moved, the Dashun army did not collect the night and acted quickly, and Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin were reported.

Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin were overjoyed, the sergeant's plan to draw salaries from the hinterland was really effective, and the army of King Qin of the Ming Dynasty was really chaotic without a fight, and they retreated one after another, and it would be easier to break through each in the future.

At this time, Niu Jinxing said: "Your Majesty, Shanhaiguan is the throat of the inside and outside of the pass, and soldiers have fought for it since ancient times. You can send troops to surrender Tang Tong and Bai Guangen, intercept and kill Wu Sangui halfway, and capture Guancheng."

Li Zicheng nodded and immediately passed on two wills to the second general.

Here Wu Sangui's Guan Ning army retreated, and the Dashun army in the capital had no worries, and then Liu Zongmin devoted himself to roasting officials and helping salaries.

Li Zicheng made intensive arrangements to redeem Chen Yuanyuan with money and grain.

According to the letter agreed on the day before the end of the day, Hao Shaoqi and Yuan Zongdi ordered 1,000 soldiers and horses, loaded with silver and grain carts, nearly 500 large and small vehicles, lined up in a long line.

Two people from the rivers and lakes, Wang Shouyi and Lu Xiangdong, also followed in the team.

After the 1,000 men and horses left the company camp, they came directly to the noon gate of the Ming Dynasty.

Over there, Liu Fangliang's battalion also quietly gathered 5,000 soldiers and horses, ready to receive money and grain from the palace at any time.

This time was different from Li Yan's last attack.

Knowing that there must be a bloody battle, Yuan Zongdi, Hao Shaoqi, Liu Fangliang and other thousands of thieves made careful preparations.

The armor is neatly draped, and the blade is hidden.

Wang Shouyi and Lu Xiangdong looked indifferent, pouting, and their faces were full of confidence.

This time, it will be faint Jun Chongzhen's good-looking.

But it's not about killing as soon as you meet, it's already been discussed, save people first and then do it.

Hao Shaoqi and Yuan Zongdi arrived at the city of Wumen, and ordered the soldiers with loud voices to start calling the city.

"Listen to the Ming army at the head of the city, we have been ordered by the king to bring silver and grain to ransom people, 10 million taels of silver and 1,000 stone of grain are on the cart, and we will open the city quickly."

Even if they don't call the city, in broad daylight, the Ming army guarding the city is not blind, Chongzhen has already planned it, so these thieves didn't shout a few times outside the city, and the gate of the palace squeaked.

It was still the crown prince Zhu Cilang, with 50 palace guards on both sides of the palace gate, and 25 people lined up on each side to welcome.

Emperor Wu of the Ming Dynasty Chongzhen