Yang Chengying was lying in the warm pavilion of the observation tower.

On the table next to him, there was a neat stack of newspapers, all of which were picked by various departments.

In addition to some of the things that have already been dealt with, there are also things that need his ideas.

After reviewing these, I picked up the information sent from the capital and Datong respectively.

Yang Chengying only glanced at it, and couldn't help frowning.

It's too much drag!

Shoufu Zhou Yanru was impeached for corruption by the officials, and his face was about to be impeached.

Zhou Yanru fled back to his hometown in disgrace, and was arrested and killed by Chongzhen on the charge of "failing to deal with the fall of Xiangyang".

This is clearly an excuse to kill Zhou Yanru.

Zhou Yanru was not corrupt and took bribes for a day or two, Chongzhen really didn't notice it at all?

According to the intelligence, it was Zhou Yanru who accidentally offended Chongzhen's reverse scales.

Chongzhen originally wanted him to take the blame, execute Sun Cheng, and give Yang Chengying an explanation.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yanru refused to take the blame.

This kind of thing that damages the "face of the court", as a civil leader, Zhou Yanru, knows that he will not only take the blame, but will also be written into a collection and spread out, leaving a stench for thousands of years.

The court quarreled over Zhou Yanru's affairs, and instead put Sun Cheng's affairs aside.

Wang Pu played several times, wanting to kill Sun Cheng and give Yang Chengying an explanation.

was scolded by the official.

Chongzhen was hindered by the emperor's majesty and the performance of the officials, so he dragged it out.

Lu Xiangsheng did not agree to hand over Sun Cheng.

In the end, Wang Pu found a reason to kill Sun Cheng in the General Soldier's Mansion and handed over the head to Yue's envoy to end the matter.

Now, Yue Yu is already on his way back.

"There has to be an explanation for everything, and there is only prevarication throughout the article." Yang Chengying put down the information and rubbed his temples, "If it goes on like this, how can the court not be corrupted!"

He is inclined to do things realistically in his heart, and he can't look down on this kind of practice, and he is prone to high blood pressure.

"Your Highness, here's some information from the south."

After Ning Wan, I opened the curtain and came in, and put the secret letter on the table next to Yang Chengying.

Yang Chengying picked it up, looked at the window, and frowned thinking about the current situation.

"Everything went according to expectations, Li Zicheng occupied Xiangyang and established power. Zhang Xianzhong stayed in Macheng, presumably watching Wuchang."

After Yang Chengying finished analyzing, a smile appeared on his face.

"Li Zicheng only has two ways at the moment, one is to follow Liu Bei's example and enter Shu, cross Jing and Yi, and then go out on the Northern Expedition, sweeping Shaanxi, Shaanxi and other places, and finally capture the Beijing Division."

Ning finished talking to the end, and couldn't help laughing.

"You don't think this path will work?" Yang Chengying asked.

"Sichuan has the capital to dominate the industry, but it has no possibility of winning the world. Li Zicheng has high ambitions and will never go to Sichuan."

Ning Wan analyzed: "The only person with this possibility is Zhang Xianzhong."

"What about the second way?"

"Go west to Chang'an, eliminate Sun Chuanting, and then attack Jingshi. This road is the path that Li Zicheng will definitely take."

"Hey, he can go down to Jiangnan, seize the wealth of Jiangnan, and then follow Taizu's Northern Expedition and seize the world."

"Haha...... His Highness's laughter just now already shows that he will not do this."

Yang Chengying listened to it and laughed with Ning Wan.

Whether it is the historical or current situation, it is impossible for Li Zicheng to go down to the south of the Yangtze River.

From the perspective of God, there are many authors who analyze why Li Zicheng does not go, but in Yang Chengying's view, they are all on paper.

The reason is actually very simple, Zhang Xianzhong blocked Li Zicheng's way.

Zhang Xianzhong's Macheng is located north of Wuchang, and he has recruited a large number of fishermen to train sailors, and he will not let Li Zicheng pass.

Especially after Luo Rucai was killed, Zhang Xianzhong was worried that Li Zifa Zhou Yu would come up with a fake plan to kill him.

In fact, Zhang Xianzhong has already started

Prepare to capture Wuchang.

For a time, a large number of spies appeared in the north of Wuchang, which made people in Wuchang City panic.

The officials stationed in Wuchang looked at the starving soldiers caused by long-term malnutrition and felt that they could not hold on.

If you want to hold it, you have to spend money to recruit warriors and rebuild an army.

But they didn't want to spend their own money, so they found He Fengsheng, a former scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion who had resigned and returned home not long ago.

The officials asked him to take the lead and go to Zhu Huakui, the king of Chu in Wuchang.

They knelt in front of the palace of the king of Chu, crying and begging the king of Chu to take out money to help defend the city.

In order to let the king of Chu take the money happily, they also gave the example of the king of Kaifeng Zhou.

These officials are not good things, and the king of Chu is not much better.

He reigned fifty-seven years, and the house was full of money. also because of the "Pseudo Chu King Case", Zhao Kehuai, the governor of Huguang, was beaten to death.

In the face of the pleading of the local officials, the King of Chu's approach was also desperate.

He sent someone to carry out a golden chair that Taizu had given him and told the hundred officials:

"This king has nothing to offer, only this golden chair handed down from his ancestors, and you can use it as military expenses if you want."

Who dares to take this!

The local officials had no choice but to leave in a huff.

You call him stupid, he thinks he's smart.

He felt that the local officials were unreliable, so he secretly sent Shi Xu Xueyan, the governor of the Chu Prince's Mansion, to spend money to recruit a group of defeated soldiers and train them privately.

If this was a big crime of killing heads in the past, but now that the north-south traffic is cut off, and everyone in the clan is in danger, who cares about this.

He also gave the unit a resounding name "Chu Fu Bing".

The result......

On the 3rd day of the first month of December, Zhang Xianzhong commanded a sailor composed of fishermen to sail a boat and attack Wuchang against the current.

The striker is still his most capable son - Zhang Kewang.

Zhang Xianzhong sat in the Chinese army and was majestic.

After a while, good news came from the front: "Report! Enlightening the eight kings, General Zhang opened the banner victoriously to persuade the Chu soldiers to surrender, and at present, the Chu soldiers are leading the way to attack the official and military Cui Wenrong troops who are resisting our army."

"Hmm!" Zhang Xianzhong nodded and said proudly: "He is worthy of being our Lao Tzu's godson, and he has done a good job."

Xu Yixian congratulated: "If the eight kings take Wuchang, they can be on an equal footing with King Chuang and build the title of emperor."

"Hahaha...... We don't dare to be the emperor, that's not to set up a target and wait for the officials and soldiers to come and fight our Laozi."

Zhang Xianzhong crossed his hands on his hips and said with a smile: "It's better to let Lao Li block in front, let's follow behind his ass, it's much safer."

"The Eight Kings are thoughtful, I can't wait." Xu Yixian slapped his ass, but he regretted it in his heart.

How can you achieve great things without paying a price!

Always following someone else means that you can't surpass that person in this life.

Just as he was thinking about it, another herald arrived by boat: "The Eighth King, Cui Wenrong was beheaded by General Zhang's sword, and the official army was crushed at the touch of a button."

"Well done!" Zhang Xianzhong ordered loudly, "The whole army will quickly land on the shore, take Wuchang with our Laozi, and eat fragrant and drink spicy food."

"Oh!" The soldiers raised their weapons and shouted excitedly.

They all heard that the Chu Wangfu was rich, so they were very excited.