Late at night, people are quiet.

The spies who were in charge of monitoring Zhang Xianzhong's mansion opened their eyes wide and stared at Zhang's mansion.

But you can only see the Zhang Mansion as quiet as the night.

For the rest, they don't see anything.

For example, Li Zicheng went to Zhang Xianzhong's mansion under their noses.

In the study, only the faint light of candles flickered.

Li Zicheng picked up a book casually and said as he flipped through it: "Jing Xuan, I can't imagine that the famous Eight Kings are also literate and literate, don't you plan to take the test for fame in the future and become an official in the court?" ”

Jingxuan is Zhang Xianzhong's number, and it was taken by someone after Zhang Xianzhong surrendered.

Zhang Xianzhong smiled: "These books are just used by our Lao Tzu as a façade for those nerds." ”

"Put a few books on the table, and they'll be able to look up to you?" Li Zicheng asked rhetorically.

Zhang Xianzhong's face sank.

"Don't blame my brother for speaking straight, we're the ones who licked the blood together."

Li Zicheng smiled and gently put the book back in its place.

Zhang Xianzhong sighed and stepped forward to persuade: "Brother Li, listen to our Lao Tzu's advice, or surrender to the imperial court, eat and drink every day, and read books, which is not much better than living with your head pinned to your trouser belt." ”

"With Hong Chengchou here, I Li Zicheng has no place to live."

"Hong Chengchou has been transferred to the north, and your people know about this."

"But he'll come back at any time."

"I said Brother Li, you are really a stone, your wife couldn't stand the pain and ran away with Gao Jie, and the wife and children were separated. You're still going to make trouble, what the hell are you trying to do. ”

"Even if I really surrender to the court, life will be better?"

Zhang Xianzhong was depressed, and some words were sad when he mentioned them.

Since returning to the imperial court, Zhang Xianzhong felt that he was tied hand and foot, and he could no longer be happy.

In the past, he had dozens of wives and concubines, but now he can only raise one or twenty.

"In this way, the old brothers think that our old man is a soft bone!"

Zhang Xianzhong sat down and took a sip of stuffy wine.

Li Zicheng sat opposite him and crossed Erlang's legs: "Jing Xuan, what others think of you, that's their business." I know what kind of person you are anyway. ”

"Oh?" Zhang Xianzhong became interested and put down his wine glass.

"The imperial court is not worried about you, so it sent Chen Hongfan, who was born in the Guan Ning army, to guard Yunyang, You Shilu to guard Xiangyang, and sent Lin Mingqiu to keep an eye on you."

Li Zicheng said: "Under such heavy pressure, who can withstand it." ”

mentioned this, Zhang Xianzhong was angry: "It's okay if I don't stay here, I only know when I stay here that Daming is really corrupt."

Today, Lord Zhang asked me for money, and tomorrow it was Lord Li who asked for jewelry.

If this continues, I, Zhang Xianzhong, will change my name to 'Zhang Xianbao'. ”

"Losing some jewelry is nothing, just don't lose your roots."

Li Zicheng reminded.

Zhang Xianzhong was startled and thought quickly.

Although the imperial court transferred a few capable officials, new ones soon came.

These people are not vegetarians, and for the sake of a little political achievement, they can't make a knife on him.

Back then, Zhang Xianzhong remembered the deeds of Hong Chengchou who forced the anti-god Yikui clearly.

Li Zicheng looked at Zhang Xianzhong and continued: "You will think that I want to use your strength to regroup me, but the opportunity is very rare.

Xiong Wencan was on his way to office, although Sun Chuanting was powerful, he couldn't cross provinces. We can discuss if we occupy the Yunyang area, and then move our army to the southwest, or directly to the east to fight Xiangyang.

Once Xiong Wencan arrives in office, the provinces have something to rely on, and it is not easy to make trouble again. ”

"However, once I raise troops, it is very likely that the imperial court will call Hong Chengchou and the others back."

Zhang Xianzhong was very hesitant, but he also moved the mind of raising troops.

Seeing this, Li Zicheng persuaded: "Since I can guess your thoughts, others will definitely be able to guess them." Lin Mingqiu came to Gucheng County at this time, and sent spies to keep an eye on you, what does it mean?

It shows that they are afraid, worried that something will happen at this critical juncture.

Moreover, compared with Hong Chengchou, Xiong Wencan has great ability. ”

Zhang Xianzhong looked at Li Zicheng suspiciously.

"Jing Xuan, let me tell you one more news, I have already sent someone to find Luo Rucai, and he also said that as long as we have a big move here, he will raise troops to help."

Li Zicheng showed Luo Rucai to Zhang Xianzhong.

Zhang Xianzhong was illiterate, pretended to read it, and sneered: "Luo Rucai is nicknamed 'Old Cao Cao', more cunning than me, and you can believe his words." ”

"As long as we work together, he has to fight if he doesn't have to fight."

Li Zicheng said: "Unless he can entrench in Yunyang Mansion like Wang Guangen and get along with Chen Hongfan, he doesn't have the ability." ”

Zhang Xianzhong looked up at the window, obviously moved by Li Zicheng's words.

This is indeed a great opportunity.

He doesn't want to be a dog for the rest of his life, wag his tail and beg for mercy, and be looked down upon.

"Well, I'll start with you. You led your troops out of Luoshan District to join me and Luo Rucai. ”

Zhang Xianzhong finally made a decision.

"I'll go back early tomorrow morning and take my subordinates out of the mountain." Lee became a self-enlightened man.

When Zhang Xianzhong heard this, he said half-jokingly: "You are not afraid that I will deceive you, and ask the court for credit with your head." ”

"If you and I are both thieves, of course I will guard against you. But now that you are an official, and I am a thief, I am not afraid. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"In the eyes of the court, even if you Zhang Xianzhong turns to ashes, you are a thief. is like Song Jiang in the Water Margin, a cup of poisonous wine is waiting for you. Even if you kill me, it won't change anything. ”

"Hahaha...... Brother Li, you really impress me. ”

Zhang Xianzhong picked up the wine glass, made a bloody alliance with Li Zicheng, and agreed to start an incident again.

In April of the seventh year of Chongzhen, Zhang Xianzhong raised troops again in Gucheng County, killed the county commander Ruan Zhitian and the patrol Yu Shi Lin Mingqiu, and released the prisoners.

In the same month, Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai, Ma Shouying and others also responded with troops and went to Gucheng to meet Zhang Xianzhong.

You Shilu, the chief soldier stationed in Xiangyang, led his army westward after receiving the order to transfer troops.

At this time, Zhang Xianzhong had already left Gucheng County.

Before leaving, he wrote down in detail the list, number, and time of the bribes that the government officials had asked him for, so that the people could see clearly the corruption of the court.

The coalition forces conquered Zhushan County and Zhuxi County one after another, and the world was shaken.

Almost at the same time, Hong Chengchou, who was appointed as the governor of Jiliao.

In order to find out what was going on outside the customs, after getting Yang Chengying's permission, he led his entourage to leave Shanhaiguan and go to Shenyang.

His first stop was the Qianhu Office in Guangning before the Ming Dynasty.

Now, it has been renamed Qiansuo Town by Yang Chengying.

This is the new rule set by Yang Chengying after he entered Shenyang.

All towns with large populations must set up an official office, and the head of the government is called the governor, and the deputy is called the town Tongzhi.

A town also has six officials: the town officer, the main book, the canonical history, the patrol inspection, and the deputy inspector.

The former town of Zhizhen who greeted Hong Chengchou, surnamed Ma, was called Ma Guanghui.

He is Ma Guangyuan's younger brother, and works under Yang Chengying together with his eldest brother Ma Guangyuan and second brother Ma Guangxian.