Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 96 It's not easy to be an emperor, Li Zicheng came to joke

The first drought in Chongzhen in 18 years came earlier than before.The grain collection carriage that stopped at the Weihe River took away the last grain of common people.

The sallow and emaciated common people stood helplessly by the side of the road, the dust was flying, and the food requisition army was gone.

"Hey, it's not as good as the Ming Dynasty!" a man scolded.

A white-haired old man hurriedly said: "Silly Dazhu, stop scolding, aren't you afraid of losing your head?"

Silly Dazhu rolled up his sleeves, patted his stomach and said, "Grandpa, I haven't eaten a full meal for many days, and the little food left at home has been forcibly confiscated by the government. Sooner or later, I will die. I am not allowed to curse, is there any reason?" of?"

A woman next to him wiped her tears and said, "Open the city gate to welcome King Chuang. When King Chuang came, he didn't pay the food. The slogan used to be loud, but King Chuang became the emperor. Why did it change?"

"Prosperity, the people suffer; death, the people suffer. Since ancient times, which emperor is not the same?" The old man sighed.

"God, open your eyes and have pity on us!" The woman knelt down and cried loudly, causing many poor people around to cry too.

Silly Dazhu spat hard on the ground, stomped his feet and said, "What's the use of crying, it's important to find a way to save your life! I heard that there was a bumper harvest in the south last year, and everyone had food to eat. Why don't we escape to the south!"

"Can the government let us go?"

"What kind of government is not a government? It is a good government that can satisfy the common people! I will go all out. Anyway, I have been a refugee before. It is better to beg everywhere than to starve to death. Are you going?"

Silly Dazhu supported his grandfather, threw his arms away, and strode away.

The people hesitated for a moment, then set off to follow.All the way to the south, the team became larger and larger, converging into a torrent.

Xi'an City, inside the Imperial Palace.

Li Zicheng took a sip of sour plum soup, smacked his lips and said, "It's not summer yet, and the weather is so hot, how can you bear it? Liu Aiqing, how is the food collection going?"

Liu Zongmin said: "The minister spent a lot of effort to collect a total of 30 shi of grain..."

"Why so few?" Li Zicheng frowned.

"Your Majesty, since the beginning of spring, not a drop of rain has fallen. This year's drought is unprecedented in a century, and the people do not have much food in their hands. When I collected the food, I was pointed at my nose and yelled at by the unscrupulous people..."

Niu Jinxing interjected: "The people who don't know whether to live or die should all starve to death!"

Li Guobai glanced at Niu Jinxing, looked at Li Zicheng and said, "Your Majesty, many people have fled their homelands, and would rather beg and go to the south than farming. In the long run, what should we do?"

"The people will leave as soon as they leave. There will be fewer mouths to eat!" Niu Jinxing said.

Li Guo was furious: "Prime Minister Niu, without the people, we are a bare-bones court. Who else can you, a prime minister, dominate? The people are the foundation of the court. It's not that the people can't do without us, it's that we can't do without the people." If you don’t understand this point, your country will perish sooner or later!”

Niu Jinxing was furious: "Your Majesty, Li Guo uttered wild and disobedient words, please punish him!"

Song Xiance hurriedly said: "At this point, quarreling is of no avail. In my opinion, on the one hand, we should persuade the people not to leave and stop collecting grain; on the other hand, we should send people to the south to buy grain, especially potatoes and corn seeds. Buy more When we come back to plant, the army will also have to garrison the fields, so that we can tide over the difficulties."

"Hmph, to put it lightly, far away water can't quench near thirst! Not to mention that the weather is so dry that it's hard to cultivate, and we don't say that we have to wait a few months to harvest the grain, but just go to the south to buy grain, would Chongzhen sell it to us? Don't forget, we fought Chongzhen for more than ten years and drove him out of the capital, and he hates us more than anyone else!" Niu Jinxing was angry.

Song Xiance and Li Guo were about to refute, but they heard Li Zichang sigh: "Hey, I didn't become an emperor before. In the wind and rain, I was in danger of my life at any time, and I didn't feel discouraged. Why did I become the emperor? After that, there are still so many difficulties, it is not easy to be an emperor!"

"Now I understand Chongzhen's difficulties, and I admire him for being able to persist for so many years. It's not easy!"

Li Zicheng sighed, and said: "If you have difficulties, you will solve them. Arguing and arguing are in vain. Prime Minister Niu, you said that you can't quench your thirst with water far away. Do you have a good way to quench your thirst?"

Niu Jinxing said: "It's very simple, we still use our old method to grab food!"

"Where to grab it?"

"Go south to Xiangyang, to the Huguang area!"

As soon as this remark came out, Li Zicheng, Liu Zongmin and others fell into deep thought.Li Guo and Song Xiance's expressions changed drastically, and they shouted at the same time: "It's absolutely impossible, going to the Huguang area to grab grain, doesn't it mean going to war with the Ming Dynasty?"

"Let's start the war. Are we afraid that Chongzhen will fail?" Niu Jinxing said with disdain on his face, "Your Majesty, if you were able to drive Chongzhen out of the capital, you can also drive him out of Nanjing this time. No matter how bad it is, we robbed the food." Just come back and make sure you don’t lose money!”

Li Zicheng was tempted, he patted his thigh and said, "As the prime minister said, send troops to Xiangyang!"

Song Xiance was so angry that blackness appeared in front of his eyes, and he almost passed out.Li Guo ran away, he was going to see Zhang Huangyan, the ambassador of the Ming Dynasty.

……

Nanjing Imperial Palace, upper study.

Li Cunming laughed loudly while holding a secret report with rich pictures and texts.Yan Ermei leaned over to take a look, but was in a fog.

The secret report was delivered by the disciples of the Holy Fire Sect who sneaked into the capital, and it read: "YU, (painted with a red tasseled gun), FAN, wife."

"What do you mean?" Yan Ermei asked.

Li Cunming handed the secret report to Gong Yonggu, and said: "Gong Aiqing, you have studied English for so long, and you came to translate and translate for Yan Junshi. What is a surprise? Translate, what is a fucking surprise!"

Gong Yonggu laughed and said, "I never thought that I would show off my knowledge in front of Yan Junshi, haha! Please look at Yan Junshi, this 'YU' represents Prince Yu Duoduo; this 'FAN' refers to Fan Wencheng; "wife" means "wife"; as for the red-tasseled spear, "gunman" is a homonym for grabbing. Putting it all together, Duoduo snatched Fan Wencheng's wife! Tsk tsk, the prince of the Tartars is such a jerk!"

Yan Ermei was dumbfounded, and then praised: "Oh, absolutely, this method of transmitting information is really reliable! Congratulations to the emperor, the Holy Fire Gate has begun to take root in the north."

Li Cunming smiled and said: "In time, the Holy Fire Sect will play a greater role. Oh, Duoduo robbed Fan Wencheng's wife, this matter can make a big fuss..."

Just as he was talking, Jiang Dejing, who was on duty at the Department of General Administration, hurried over and said, "Your Majesty, Zhang Huangyan, who is on a mission to Dashun, has sent a secret letter. Please open it."

Li Cunming received the secret letter, unpacking it, and said: "Zhang Huangyan has been stationed in Xi'an since his mission to Dashun last year. Du Yinxi has the talent of Zaifu, the two of them will practice for a few more years... Li Zicheng, are you crazy?"

The emperor suddenly yelled, and the courtiers were extremely nervous.

Yan Ermei asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, could something have happened?"

"Something has happened!" Li Cunming handed the secret letter to Yan Ermei, and was so angry that he ran around the room.

Yan Ermei took a deep breath after reading the secret letter: "The letter said that Li Zicheng sent troops to Xiangyang to plunder the Huguang area in order to solve the domestic food crisis. This move is bound to destroy the alliance between the two dynasties, and if they fail to meet each other, it will eventually break His Majesty's painstaking efforts. The situation of the Three Kingdoms. Oh, Li Zicheng has no foresight, he is really stupid!"

Then he asked again: "Your Majesty, how should we respond?"

Li Cunming rubbed his temples and said: "When the guests come, they have good wine, and when the wolves come, they have shotguns. He Li Zicheng wants to go to war. I am not afraid of him, and I will accompany him to the end! But what the military adviser said is right. Once the situation of the three kingdoms is broken, it will indeed be against us. Now that I have gained a firm foothold in the south, I don’t need anything but time, so I try not to start a war if I can.”

After a pause, he ordered: "Military advisor, please write a letter to Zhang Huangyan yourself, asking him to tell Li Zicheng that I can sell some grain to Dashun. Li Zicheng doesn't want to spend money, but he only needs to exchange it with military horses, or Turn around and attack Datong, and you can use Datong's coal in exchange."

Yan Ermei said: "This plan is very clever, both sides get what they need. It would be better if Li Zicheng can attack Datong, which can not only divert trouble, but also solve our dynasty's coal demand. It is not too late, I will write a letter. "

When the courtiers left the upper study, Li Cunming still felt uneasy, and secretly cursed Li Zicheng for being stupid.

The three forces of Ming Dynasty, Dashun, and Manchu Qing competed for the world, just like a racing competition.

Dorgon drove a walk-behind tractor, and it was difficult to control the direction, but he could also run forward in a chug.

Li Cunming drove a broken bicycle, which could ring everywhere except the bell. He pedaled desperately, and had to prevent all kinds of corrupt forces from hindering him and making him stumble.

But as for Li Zicheng, he was... just kidding!

"Li Zicheng, when you invaded the capital, I gave you many advices, but you didn't listen to them. You were chased and beaten by the Tartars. During the battle of Huaiqing, I helped you win the battle. It was hard to stabilize the situation. Don't you feel uncomfortable if you don't do anything all day?"

"Li Zicheng, Li Zicheng, before time travel, I thought you were a hero, but I didn't expect you to be an idiot. You and your ministers are just here to make fun of you!"

Li Cunming cursed and smashed several teacups.

(End of this chapter)