Dashun Yongchang

However, under the management of the Great Western Army, Chengdu, a wealthy city as famous as Yangzhou, is now completely a large military camp. Except for the business related to weapon manufacturing, almost all other businesses are closed.With such a large population in Chengdu, if there were no production and trade activities, how would ordinary people live?And Zhang Xianzhong forbade the helpless Chengdu citizens to leave the city, which naturally made him a public enemy of Sichuanese.

Li Laiheng felt that Zhang Xianzhong's Great Western Army should not take action along with the army. If Zhang Xianzhong continued to do this for a few years, even the Great Western Army would rebel.Because Zhang Xianzhong was afraid of the rebellion of the gentry from all over Sichuan, he concentrated the population from all over northern Sichuan to the surrounding areas of Chengdu.At the beginning, everyone still had savings to spend, but you gathered these people around Chengdu, and there were not so many fields around Chengdu to distribute to these civilians. What should we do after we ran out of savings?

The Great Western Army can still obey Zhang Xianzhong's order now because the army can still grab things. When the army can't grab anything, can Zhang Xianzhong still let them fight on an empty stomach?The person who wanted the soldiers to fight on an empty stomach last time was called Chongzhen, and now the corpses are cold.

Li Laiheng then said to Luo Dai: "Zhang Xianzhong is nothing to be afraid of, and he can't threaten Xi'an at all. Although he has a few men who can fight, he doesn't know how to manage the place at all. He only uses fear to frighten the people, and he doesn't want to let the people live. , sooner or later he will become the public enemy of the people of Sichuan."

Luo Dai was dubious about Li Laiheng's words, but who made Li Zicheng beat Azig?At this time, the morale of Dashun was high, and they felt that their side would definitely be able to defeat the Manchus, so they didn't take Zhang Xianzhong's forces so seriously that they couldn't even take over half of Sichuan.What Luo Dai was worried about was that Zhang Xianzhong was moody, and it would be bad if he was left alone.

Fortunately, Zhang Xianzhong didn't mean to embarrass them.After they arrived in Chengdu, they not only arranged a good mansion and maids to serve them, but also arranged a grand welcome banquet for them.

At the reception banquet, apart from Ke Wang's absence, Zhang Xianzhong's three adopted sons and a son-in-law all appeared at the banquet.After drinking for three rounds, Zhang Xianzhong first narrated his friendship with Luo Rucai, and then asked Luo Dai coldly: "Li Zicheng killed so many good brothers in the rebel army, he sent you here, does he still want to lie down? "

Luo Dai quickly shook his head to deny it, Zhang Xianzhong's adoptive son Wenxiu stood up and asked: "Since he didn't come to ask for our heads, then did Li Zicheng come to congratulate me on the founding of Daxi Kingdom?"

Luo Dai's face was ugly, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment. At this time, Li Laiheng, who was standing behind Luo Dai, had to stand up and said: "Your Majesty sent us here, one is to think about the love of the rebel army, and the other is to hope that Zhang Shuai will not misunderstand himself." .

Emperor Hongguang of Nanjing was reprimanded by His Majesty and abdicated, how could Zhang Shuai He De dare to proclaim himself emperor?My Majesty conquered Wuyue in the south, resisted the Manchus in the north, and the unification of the world is imminent. How can there be another Daxi emperor?

If Zhang Shuai goes to the title of Emperor, then Dashun still has a place to wait for the commander.If Zhang Shuai refused to go, the rebel army would probably have to fight each other.Although His Majesty is unwilling to do this, but for the peace of the people of the world, he has to do so..."

Chapter 535 Chengdu II

Zhang Nengqi got up angrily and yelled at Li Laiheng: "What are you, it's your turn to speak here? Someone, drag this ignorant bastard down."

Seeing this, Luo Dai immediately got up and stopped in front of Li Laiheng, and said to Zhang Xianzhong who was sitting first, "If Zhang Shuai doesn't want to listen to our good words and advice, then the general will stop talking about Zhang Shuai's interest. Let's go." .”

Seeing Luo Dai suddenly not giving himself face so much, Zhang Xianzhong looked suspiciously at the young general who had just come out to speak, and Wang Zhaolin also stood up and said gloomyly: "General Luo just left like this, isn't it too disrespectful to my majesty?" Put it in your eyes? Your Majesty will not do anything to you because of his friendship with Cao Cao in the past, but the person behind you, does he also have something to do with Cao Cao?"

Naturally, Luo Dai didn't dare to leave Li Laiheng behind. He looked back at Zhang Xianzhong and said, "What do you mean by the Eighth King? Even if you don't want to accept His Majesty's kindness, there is no need to take your anger out on us. If these two countries are at war, what is the meaning of this?" How about not beheading it?"

Zhang Nengqi replied disapprovingly: "Did Li Zicheng speak morally when he killed Cao Cao and Ge Liyan? Why can't we kill an unknown soldier who offended His Majesty?"

Luo Dai also ignored Zhang Nengqi, but yelled at Zhang Xianzhong with a livid face: "If so, then the Eight Great Kings will kill me as well."

Zhang Xianzhong felt even more strange that Luo Dai defended a personal guard around him so meaningfully. He looked at Luo Dai meaningfully and asked, "Is this really just a personal guard?"

Luo Dai was thinking about how to reply, but at this time Li Laiheng sneered, stood up and cupped his hands to Zhang Xianzhong and said, "The last general is Li Laiheng, the guard of Emperor Yongchang, and my father Li Guo. The last general has seen Zhang Shuai's majesty, but in this way."

Although Li Laiheng was forced to reveal his identity, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly eased. An unknown soldier scolded Emperor Daxi and Li Guo's son scolded Emperor Daxi. Of course it was different.

Zhang Xianzhong was also carefully looking at the young Li Laiheng. His fear of Li Zicheng had never been relaxed. Because he did not dare to confront Li Zicheng that day, he had no choice but to give up Wuchang and enter Sichuan.And it was precisely because Hanzhong was not captured that he had the idea that he would not be able to defend Sichuan, but he hadn't figured out where the Great Western Army should go.

In fact, it is not really that there is no place to go. Yunnan can still be visited. Yunnan is a place with many mountains and dense forests, and it is far away from Shaanxi. up.

It’s just that the Great Western Army faces many problems when it wants to go to Yunnan. First, the subordinates don’t want to go. The main force of the Great Western Army is from Shaanxi and Henan. They always want to fight back to their hometown. Even in Sichuan, many generals are unwilling. Stay longer, not to mention Yunnan, which is farther away from Henan and Shaanxi.

The second is that the population of Yunnan is too small, or the population of the Han nationality is too small. If the Great Western Army enters Yunnan, it will not be able to get supplies. That's why Zhang Xianzhong thought of gathering Sichuanese together so that they could move to Yunnan with the Great Western Army.With a group of Sichuan people migrating to Yunnan, at least the Great Western Army will not become a rootless tree in Yunnan.

The third is that the Ming government army in Yunnan and Guizhou still has the ability to organize. Although the power to recapture Sichuan is not enough, there is still the power to prevent the Western Army from entering Guizhou and Yunnan.Coupled with the unknown movement of the Dashun Army stationed in Hanzhong, Zhang Xianzhong was also worried that the other party would hit him hard behind the scenes.

Combining the above concerns, Zhang Xianzhong made some seemingly incomprehensible actions.Li Zicheng sent an envoy to Chengdu, which was also good news for Zhang Xianzhong. It showed that Li Zicheng was also in trouble, but the only thing he didn't expect was that Li Zicheng's trouble seemed to be much less than he imagined.

According to the personnel sent by Li Zicheng, Li Zicheng forced Emperor Hongguang to abdicate with the prince in his hand, and defeated the Azig army in Henan. The plan of the Qing army to conquer Li Zicheng was about to fail.At this time, Zhang Xianzhong also had a hard time understanding why Li Zicheng sent someone to negotiate with him, because no matter what he planned, Li Zicheng would only have to watch him fight with the Ming army in Yunguichuan, and he would eventually reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Therefore, Zhang Xianzhong once thought that this was Li Zicheng's plan to slow down the army. He wanted to coax himself to settle down first. After the Qing army was cleaned up and Jiangnan was completely digested, would he be able to fly away when he was trapped in Sichuan?He set up a banquet to meet people like Luo Dai, but he wanted to understand more clearly what Li Zicheng meant.

Now that such a big fish jumped out, compared with Luo Dai, Li Laiheng, Li Zicheng's guard and Li Guo's son, was obviously the one who understood Li Zicheng's thoughts better.

So after Li Laiheng reported himself as his family, Zhang Xianzhong's expression eased a lot. He waved the warriors who entered the hall to retreat, and then said to Li Laiheng: "Since you are Li Guo's son, it is necessary to sneak around like this. In the regiment? Could it be that Li Zicheng wants you to do something else?"

Li Laiheng, who had exposed his identity, was calm at this time. He replied bluntly to Zhang Xianzhong: "The last general doesn't want to do something sneaky, but just wants to take a better look at the Daxi Army. When I was with His Majesty, I heard that Zhang Shuai was also a hero when he rebelled in the past, but it's a pity..."

Zhang Xianzhong's complexion suddenly fell, and he said to Li Laiheng with a drawn out tone: "What's the pity?"

Li Laiheng didn't seem to hear the killing intent in Zhang Xianzhong's tone, and replied bluntly: "Your Majesty said, it's a pity that Zhang Shuai forgot about it after he became powerful. I didn't know the reasoning behind what Your Majesty said, but after this trip to Sichuan, I think what His Majesty said is not bad at all."

Zhang Xianzhong laughed anxiously and said, "Hehe, Li Zicheng said that I forgot my origins. Did he forget his origins when he killed Cao Cao and Ge Liyan? It's simply nonsense."

Li Laiheng ignored the glaring gazes of the generals under Zhang Xianzhong in the hall, and followed Zhang Xianzhong's words: "Your Majesty rose up to rebel against the imperial court because the imperial court did not allow people to live. The reason why your majesty killed Cao Cao and Ge Liyan was because they still ignored them even after they gained power. The life and death of the common people. From the beginning to the end, His Majesty never forgot why he rebelled. On the other hand, Zhang Shuai detained the common people near Chengdu and prevented them from doing business or farming. Is this the purpose of Zhang Shuai’s original rebellion against the court? ?”

Several of Zhang Xianzhong's subordinates who were still glaring at Li Laiheng showed uneasy expressions, and Zhang Xianzhong, who was sitting at the top, was also blocked by Li Laiheng for a moment, speechless.

On the contrary, Wang Zhaolin quickly reacted, pointing at Li Laiheng and angrily said: "Didn't Li Zicheng kill innocent people that day? What right does he have to belittle His Majesty?"

Li Laiheng glanced at Wang Zhaolin, then cupped his hands at Zhang Xianzhong and said, "Zhang Shuai, knowing your mistakes can make you better. Your majesty didn't think that you had done everything right in the past, but your majesty thought that we can't always make mistakes. Otherwise, the common people will rise up and make trouble Our rebellion. Your Majesty does not want to leave a reputation of Huang Chao in the history books, has Zhang Shuai never thought about his posthumous name?"

The hall fell silent immediately, and everyone turned their eyes to Zhang Xianzhong. After a long silence, Zhang Xianzhong said: "Is this yellow nest something we don't want to do if we don't want to? You must know that the mouth grows on scholars. What do they say? Ordinary people believe in anything. Li Zicheng really thinks that he can only let those scholars say good things? Those scholars are just coaxing him, and sooner or later they will reveal their true colors."

However, Li Laiheng said disapprovingly: "Then we will train a group of scholars ourselves. As long as our rebel army dominates the world, our brothers in the rebel army, their descendants will also be able to read and write. Would they scold their ancestors?"

This time, many generals of the Great Western Army in the palace immediately accepted the term "we".In terms of dealing with the imperial court and scholars, both the Daxi Army and the Dashun Army will consciously stand together.Because they knew very well that whether it was the imperial court or those scholars, there was only one attitude towards the rebels, and they were caught and beheaded.And between the Daxi Army and the Dashun Army, isn't it Li Zicheng and the Eight Great Kings who are fighting for the emperor.

Zhang Xianzhong glanced at the expressions of the people in the hall, and suddenly asked: "We, the emperor, can only sit alone. It's not him, Li Zicheng, but I, Zhang Xianzhong. Is it possible that we can do it together? Don't lie to me with your bragging. Otherwise, I won't even give you big face."

Li Laiheng replied without any fear: "Since your Majesty raised his army, although he has been in danger many times, he has never had the intention of surrendering to the court. In the end, he led the army into Beijing and made the Emperor Ming commit suicide. Who can surpass Your Majesty in achievements? Your Majesty is truly worthy of being the emperor.

What's more, Your Majesty served the Hongguang Dynasty in the south, freed the people of Yangzhou from hanging upside down, went north to resist the invasion of the Manchus, and restored the territory of Henan.How can I not be the emperor..."

Zhang Xianzhong didn't know how to answer these words for a while. Strictly speaking, the emperor Li Zicheng is indeed more orthodox than the Daxi emperor, because Li Zicheng really broke the city of Beijing and forced the death of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty. Even Zhang Xianzhong could not negative.The reason why he proclaimed himself emperor was because of his anger and greed, and he was really not qualified in terms of merit.This is also why scholars have turned to Li Zicheng, but few have turned to the Daxi Army.

Li Laiheng went on to say: "However, Your Majesty also has something to say. He is not the emperor for himself, but for the people of the world, because he does not want the people to continue to be the cattle and sheep that are arbitrarily disposed of in the eyes of the rich and powerful, and he does not want hundreds of thousands of people. The imperial court that was overthrown by the bloody sacrifice of the Wanyi army is back again..."

Chapter 536 Chengdu III

Zhang Xianzhong felt that the baby spoke better than he sang, and if this was the Li Zicheng he knew, then he could dig out a pair of his own eyes.But he glanced at the subordinates in the hall, and found that the adopted sons seemed to be moved by the baby's words, this is really a bunch of idiots.

However, he also had no intention of bickering with a baby. In contrast, understanding Li Zicheng's true thoughts is the most important thing, so he asked with a smile: "Since Li Zicheng wants to be emperor, I have nothing to say. But what will he do?" Treat me? Just relying on a few words from your baby, you want me to go to the emperor, and he thinks too much of himself."

Li Laiheng also knew that it was impossible to make Zhang Xianzhong abdicate with empty words. Anyway, Zhang Xianzhong was also the leader of the rebel army who fought against His Majesty. On the day His Majesty killed Ge Liyan, many rebel soldiers came to join Zhang Xianzhong. In his eyes, Zhang Xianzhong and His Majesty are equal.

But if it wasn't for Luo Dai's timidity just now, in order to prevent Luo Dai from bowing his head in front of Zhang Xianzhong and creating an unfavorable situation of recognizing Daxi Kingdom, he had no choice but to take the initiative to reveal his identity.Along the way, Li Laiheng has discovered that the failure of the attack on Hanzhong and the resistance of the Sichuan gentry made the morale of the Great Western Army low, and some people began to worry about the future of the Great Western Army.

He pretended to be a soldier along the way, not because he didn't do anything, but because he had a lot of contact with the lower-level soldiers of the Great Western Army, and he learned some thoughts of these lower-level soldiers of the Great Western Army. The reason to prevent Luo Dai from showing weakness.

Because he knew that the thoughts inside the Great West Army were very chaotic, and many people believed that Zhang Xianzhong was not ordered by the emperor, otherwise the attack on Hanzhong would not have failed, and so many Sichuan people would not have risen against the Great West Army.Therefore, once Luo Dai recognized Daxi Kingdom, he would help Zhang Xianzhong stabilize the morale of the army, and it would be very unlikely for Dashun to recruit this rebel army to surrender without bloodshed.

After all, people's thoughts are fickle. Once the Daxi Army and some Sichuan people know that the envoys sent by Emperor Dashun have recognized Zhang Xianzhong's emperorship, then those Sichuanese who still have different opinions will be silent.Because this means that Dashun will not attack Sichuan in the short term, which means that Zhang Xianzhong can concentrate on dealing with the interior.Faced with the danger of death and failure, Sichuanese will of course be quiet for a while.

Once the Sichuan people's resistance to the Great Western Army stopped, the generals and soldiers of the Great Western Army who had lost confidence in Zhang Xianzhong would quickly regain their confidence in the leader.This is the same reason that Li Zicheng went south to conquer the four towns in Jiangbei, and the northern immigrants who were relocated to Xuzhou area settled down.Confidence is actually more likely to produce miracles, so Li Laiheng does not intend to restore the confidence of the soldiers of the Great Western Army and the people of Sichuan in Zhang Xianzhong.

He glanced at the generals and officials of the Daxi Army in the hall, and said loudly: "There are no two suns in the sky, and there are no two masters in the people. The position of emperor is not relinquished, Zhang Shuai will not know this, right?

It's just that His Majesty didn't want to let the rebels fight each other for the position of an emperor, so he sent us to Sichuan.His Majesty promised that as long as Zhang Shuai went to the emperor's title, all the places occupied by the Great Western Army would be under the jurisdiction of the Great Western Army.

Marshal Du's Mansion will not mobilize the Great West Army to help in the battle. If there is a war in these places along the border of Yunnan, Guizhou and Tibet, Marshal Du's Mansion will ask Zhang Shuai first, and then Zhang Shuai will decide whether to send troops.

Zhang Shuai lived in the northern Sichuan area, and the Marshal's Mansion would not interfere with military and administrative affairs, but education and foreign affairs were handled by the Marshal's Mansion.The Marshal's Mansion can mediate the war between Zhang Shuai and the Ming Army, and the two sides can completely stop their troops and live a stable life.

In addition, the treatment of the soldiers of the Great West Army is the same as that of the soldiers of the Dashun Army, and the land grant orders for the soldiers of the Great West Army will be issued after retirement.If the soldiers of the Great Western Army want to go back to their hometown after retiring from the army, then the Marshal's Mansion will not stop them..."

Although Li Laiheng did not disclose all the preferential treatment conditions for the Great Western Army, he has already said the conditions for the public part of the Great Western Army soldiers.After Zhang Xianzhong heard the conditions Li Laiheng said, he already knew that something was wrong, but he himself just said that he asked Li Laiheng to explain the conditions Li Zicheng gave, so it was not good to interrupt him.

Zhang Xianzhong, who didn't want Li Laiheng to see through his heart, looked at the expressions of the people in the palace after hearing these conditions, and knew that the reality of the Daxi Army was seen by this little baby.Although he was very annoyed in his heart, Zhang Xianzhong suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, because he knew that if he reacted at this time, it would only make the other party look down on him even more.

Zhang Xianzhong also did not expect that Li Laiheng would be able to say so many preferential treatment conditions for ordinary soldiers of the Daxi Army as if he had been prepared for a long time. General Zhang Xianzhong has done such things since he surrendered to the imperial court.

But this kind of buying is generally aimed at individuals, such as some prestigious or powerful generals, and not for ordinary soldiers, because the cost of such buying is too high, and it is difficult to see any effect.

Who would have expected that Li Zicheng would actually set his mind on the ordinary soldiers of the Great Western Army. Although these conditions for wooing are not a big deal for individuals, there are two most attractive places for the vast number of ordinary soldiers of the Great Western Army .

The first is to stop fighting the Dashun Army. Although many Daxi Army generals were dissatisfied with Li Zicheng's killing of rebel leaders such as Cao Cao and Ge Liyan, the generals of the Daxi Army were not really interested in fighting the Dashun Army.Because everyone is from the rebel army, they have fought against the imperial court together before, and now they feel uncomfortable fighting each other.

The second is to see the possibility of returning to their hometown. The generals of the Daxi Army and the Dashun Army were hostile before, but most of the reason was that they would not be able to return home if they did not defeat the Dashun Army.This is also the reason why the morale of the Daxi Army dropped rapidly after the failure of the attack on Hanzhong, because the failure of this battle made many soldiers think that it would be difficult for them to return to their hometown.

Zhang Xianzhong knew very well that his strength came from the support of the Great West Army. Once he lost the support of the Great West Army, it would be difficult for him to command this army to fight in all directions.So in the face of these conditions raised by Li Laiheng, he couldn't even refute them, because after failing to defeat the Shun army in Hanzhong, his control over the army declined.

On the premise that they can't defeat Shunjun, if they refuse Shunjun's kindness, it will only make the soldiers of the Great West Army abandon themselves faster.After all, Zhang Xianzhong also came from fighting in the rebel army, how could he not understand that the following soldiers followed him because he could lead them to find a way out, and he could bring them benefits.

Now the Great Western Army is in a dangerous situation. Sichuan can't stay any longer, but everyone doesn't know where to go. Li Zicheng's conditions can at least allow them to temporarily settle down in northern Sichuan, so they don't have to continue wandering.If Zhang Xianzhong objected to this, and then took the Great Western Army to Yunnan, where life and death were unpredictable, it would definitely make him lose the support of the Great Western Army soldiers.

Zhang Xianzhong thought over and over again and finally ordered to end the banquet, interrupting the opportunity for Li Laiheng to continue to speak.However, Li Laiheng's remarks that night quickly spread to the ears of the Great Western Army soldiers, and for a while it reassured many Great Western Army officers and soldiers, because they felt that the Great Western Army finally had a place to settle down. As long as the Shun Army did not attack them, So no matter how rebellious the Sichuan people are, they will not be able to defeat the Great Western Army's control of the Chengdu Plain.

Although Zhang Xianzhong did not contact Luo Dai again after the banquet, he was very concerned about the outcome of the war between Li Zicheng and the Qing army, because he also knew very well that the relationship between the Shun army and the Daxi army was definitely not in Sichuan, but in Sichuan. The result of Li Zicheng's battle with the Qing army.If Li Zicheng was defeated by the Qing army or defeated the Qing army miserably, then he could take a tougher stance against the Shun army, but not vice versa.

While Zhang Xianzhong waited anxiously, news came from Xi'an in mid-May that the Qing army's East Army had taken the initiative to retreat, and the war between the Shun army and the Qing army had temporarily come to an end.Although the Shun army did not achieve the result of completely defeating the Qing army, it repelled the Qing army's attack with little loss.As a veteran general in the army, Zhang Xianzhong can naturally see that the vigorous Manchus who entered the customs suffered a failure in the first attack on Li Zicheng's army, so it is basically impossible to eliminate Li Zicheng afterwards.

War is something that goes all out at once, then declines, and exhausts three times.The Manchus were originally barbarians outside the pass, and it was difficult to obtain the sincere support of the Han people inside the pass. At the beginning, they relied on their own martial arts to subdue a large number of Ming border troops and local gentry for their own use. If the land population satisfies the appetite of these surrendering troops and gentry, then the war can continue.On the contrary, the needs of the Manchus and the supplies needed for the war were put on the heads of the people in a small area, which would naturally arouse the resistance of the people in these areas.

When they realized that the martial arts of the Manchus were not as powerful as they thought, those soldiers and gentry who surrendered would naturally not die with the Manchus in their arms. They still had to find a way out for themselves after all.

So after learning the news that Li Zicheng repelled the Qing army, Zhang Xianzhong called his son-in-law Wang Zhaolin and Zhang Kewang, who had just returned from southern Sichuan, to discuss countermeasures with them.

Wang Zhaolin is the head of the civil servants of the Daxi Army, and Zhang Kewang is the head of the generals. To Zhang Xianzhong, they are all his own family members, so they are naturally the most trustworthy people.Therefore, whenever there is a major event, he will discuss it with the two of them.

After the establishment of Daxi Kingdom, Wang Zhaolin almost followed Zhang Xianzhong's side, so he still had a good understanding of Zhang Xianzhong's psychology.He knew that Zhang Xianzhong didn't want to fight Li Zicheng, but he didn't want to submit to Li Zicheng, so he said: "Although Li Zicheng repelled the Qing army, he still hasn't won the battle with the Qing army. At this time, Li Zicheng will definitely not want to fight on both sides , Therefore, His Majesty can make a fool of himself and run Sichuan first to wait and see the success or failure of the Central Plains, and when the time is right, he can send his troops out of Sichuan to fight for the world."

Zhang Kewang felt that Wang Zhaolin was simply wishful thinking. If Li Zicheng had won the Qing army, how could he tolerate Daxi's separatism of Sichuan.If the Qing army defeated Li Zicheng, would the Daxi army be able to stop that kind of strength?

537 The Return

But Zhang Kewang took a look at Zhang Xianzhong. Ever since his adoptive father ascended the throne in Chengdu and became Emperor Daxi, he had been alienated from the generals in the army, but he and Wang Zhaolin were inseparable all day long, which directly made Wang Zhaolin surpass them in one fell swoop. Became Zhang Xianzhong's most trusted confidant.

In fact, Zhang Kewang didn't mean to be jealous of Wang Zhaolin, but he felt that Wang Zhaolin was not very capable. He just followed Zhang Xianzhong in everything and got the position of the head of civil servants. But what he did, apart from suppressing them, generals Besides, there is nothing that can be on the stage, and it is far inferior to Niu Jinxing who is beside Li Zicheng.

Although he knew that after Zhang Xianzhong became the emperor, he was really not able to get close to these generals. After all, the emperor had many taboos around him, and he could no longer chat and drink with the generals without any scruples like before.Just guarding against any scandal in the harem is enough to make him, the adopted son, afraid to enter and leave the palace at will.

However, Zhang Kewang still couldn't understand how such a shrewd father-in-law would be played around by Wang Zhaolin and a few eunuchs left by the Shu Palace, and now he has started to imitate Daming and suppress them generals.Although he also admitted that the generals are more casual in front of the adoptive father, but everyone still supports the adoptive father, unlike those civil servants who only respect on the surface, but secretly organize and attack everywhere.

However, thinking this way in his heart, he didn't dare to persuade Zhang Xianzhong, because as Zhang Xianzhong's oldest adopted son, his influence in the army had already aroused Zhang Xianzhong's suspicion, and being an adopted son was not his real son , Zhang Xianzhong will really pass the country to him?If he came forward to speak for the generals in the army again, he might be even more feared.

So Zhang Kewang thought for a while, and said tactfully: "If we stay in Sichuan and wait and see, then the civilians we have gathered now can no longer trap them. After all, people still have to eat, so we don't let them go to the countryside to give birth. Sooner or later, we will have to sit and eat. In that case, what about the transfer to Yunnan?"

Wang Zhaolin really didn't want to run away. He was really tired from running all the way from the Central Plains to Sichuan, and now he had to go further to Yunnan, which made people panic.For him, the prosperity of Chengdu is enough to settle down. Will he still have a better life now if he goes to Yunnan?He didn't want to inherit the throne of Atlantis, so naturally he had no interest in thinking about the future of Atlantis.

Therefore, after hearing Zhang Kewang's words, he immediately retorted: "Sichuan is a land of abundance, and Chengdu has thousands of miles of fertile fields. It is really the foundation of a king. His Majesty had to give up here before, mainly because he was worried that Li Zicheng would attack. We have no time to cultivate here. live.

But now that Li Zicheng has sent someone to show his favor, we should of course establish a foothold in Sichuan first, establish the foundation of Daxi Kingdom, and then wait and see the opportunity before going out to fight for the world.Bowing our heads to Li Zicheng at this time is just an empty promise, just like when we surrendered to the court in exchange for a chance to breathe.

Yunnan is far away from the Central Plains, and it is a remote and remote place. If we go to Yunnan, it will be difficult for us to enter the Central Plains.What's more, now that Wang Yingxiong and the others are blocking the access to Yunnan and Guizhou, how long will it take General Zhang to get through?We can't do nothing and just wait for General Zhang to clear the way, right? "

Zhang Kewang was immediately questioned by Wang Zhaolin. Before they entered Sichuan, they just took advantage of the unpreparedness of the Sichuan government and army, and there were no dangerous barriers in the Chengdu Plain.However, the passages leading to Guizhou and Yunnan are all dangerous mountain roads, and the reorganization of the Ming army has concentrated the strength of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, making this battle difficult to fight.It is obviously impossible for him to guarantee the ticket.

Seeing that Zhang Kewang had nothing to say, Zhang Xianzhong finally leaned towards his son-in-law, and he made a decision with one word: "Zhaolin, you go talk to Li Zicheng's envoy, one is to ask Sichuan to give us Daxi Kingdom; For a country of brothers..."

Although Wang Zhaolin felt that the task assigned by Zhang Xianzhong was a bit difficult, after all, the Daxi Army had not completely controlled Sichuan, and the Daxi Kingdom did not have the strength to be called a brother of Dashun.But thinking that he could finally stop running to Yunnan, he felt a lot more relaxed, so he accepted the order.

Zhang Kewang was given another task by Zhang Xianzhong, which was to change from leading the army to attack the southern Sichuan government army to resettling the people near Chengdu on the land of the original Wangfu Zhuangtian and the gentry, and began to implement the strategy of reclamation.Although Zhang Kewang was not very satisfied with this new task, he still accepted the order.

After Li Laiheng revealed his identity, Luo Dai's status as a negotiating envoy naturally gave way.Wang Zhaolin and Li Laiheng negotiated many times, but Zhang Xianzhong wanted too much and was willing to give too little promise, which made the bottom line of the negotiation between the two sides unable to get close.

However, several news from Xi'an let Li Laiheng know that the situation in Dashun is very good now, so his interest in the negotiation dropped greatly, and he wanted to interrupt the negotiation several times and return.Wang Zhaolin also saw something wrong and reported it to Zhang Xianzhong.

Zhang Xianzhong realized that the situation of the Shun Army after the battle seemed to be better than he imagined, and finally instructed Wang Zhaolin to make a concession in the negotiation. As long as Daxi Kingdom’s control of Northern Sichuan is guaranteed, then he is willing to go to the emperor , Renamed Daxiwang.

At the end of June, Li Laiheng finally reached an agreement with Wang Zhaolin, and returned to Hanzhong under the escort of Zhang Wenxiu.Arrived in Xi'an on July 25, met with Empress Gao, Niu Jinxing and others, reported to them what I had seen and heard in Chengdu, and then set off for Xuzhou on July [-].

1645 was a good harvest year for the north. From the Guanzhong Plain to Henan, the farmlands that Li Laiheng saw along the way were full of wheat ears and the scenes of farmers working hard to harvest.Especially here in Henan, thousands of miles away, there are wheat fields waiting to be harvested everywhere, completely obliterating the dilapidated scene brought to the place by last year's war.

On August [-], Li Laiheng arrived at Guide Mansion, and there were traces of floods in this place. In July, the Yellow River flooded during the summer flood season. Below Kaifeng and above Guide, there were embankment failures. The situation near Henan was slightly better. Some, because Yuan Zongdi urged the army and the people to repair the levee, but it was more miserable near Shandong. There was a big hole in the circulation center, which flooded most of Caoxian County, Shanxian County, Jinxiang, and Yutai. The canal near Weishan Lake.

The flood directly destroyed the Shun army's logistics channel, so the sporadic fighting between the Shun army and the Qing army also stopped, and the two sides finally officially entered the truce period.Standing by the Yellow River and looking at the torrential water on the north bank, Li Laiheng not only shook his head, this kind of natural mighty force is obviously not something human can compete with.

On August [-]th, Li Laiheng arrived in Xuzhou. At this time, the walls of Xuzhou City also showed traces of the water receding. However, unlike in the past, a large number of migrant workers were cleaning up the sediment after the water receded. , There are fixed boiled water supply points in and outside the city, and some people actively discourage civilians from drinking raw water and eating some animal carcasses washed down by the flood.

Because of the organization of the Marshal's Mansion to clean up the silt and arrange the supply of materials for the victims, Xuzhou City did not appear to be in decline as usual after the flood.In the past, it would have been nice for the Ming court to arrange a porridge shed outside the city. It would never have arranged the lives of the victims in such a meticulous manner, so a plague would inevitably break out after the flood.

However, Li Laiheng looked at the scene in front of him and felt that for the citizens of Xuzhou, the flood was at best a loss of some property, and there would be no additional harm.Moreover, looking at the energetic appearance of these migrant workers, I also know that they have hope for their own lives.

Because of the flood, Li Zicheng's office was moved to Hubu Mountain, and Li Laiheng went directly to Hubu Mountain.Compared with when he left, the open space around Hubu Mountain has become a large construction site, and various bamboo and wooden frames have been erected. Obviously, after the Shun army repelled the Qing army, everyone realized that Xuzhou would It became very safe, and naturally began to build large-scale construction around the Hubu Mountain where Li Zicheng was located.

Looking at this prosperous scene, Li Laiheng's mood began to feel better. He couldn't remember how Xuzhou was in decline a year ago.But after going up Mount Hubu, seeing how crowded Mount Hube was, he finally couldn't help asking the soldiers accompanying him, "Why are there so many people on the mountain?"

The soldier replied to him: "Oh, after repelling the Qing army, His Majesty ordered the local councils to send representatives to discuss state affairs. Representatives from the northern and southern provinces came to Xuzhou one after another, and all the places where people could live on the Hubu Mountain It's full..."

Although Li Laiheng was very curious about what state affairs this meeting would discuss, he suppressed his curiosity and first reported to Li Zicheng.Hearing that Li Laiheng had come back from Sichuan, Li Zicheng also came out of the room, stood on the steps, looked him up, and then yelled at him: "You have to make up your own mind, do you still have a sense of propriety?"

Li Laiheng hurriedly stood aside, apologizing, while explaining that he just wanted to observe the Daxi Army, not to make any limelight.After Li Zicheng heard this, he didn't say anything more, he just asked: "Then what did you see?

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Li Laiheng briefly talked about what he had seen and heard, and then commented: "I feel that Zhang Xianzhong seems to be not good at management, and his subordinates are too strict. There is quite a gap between the upper and lower members of the Daxi Army. Especially between his four adopted sons." There are quite a few conflicts between him and his son-in-law."

Li Zicheng just thought about it and said with a sneer: "He is not good at management, he is afraid that I will be taken advantage of. If our army marches from Hanzhong in autumn, the grain he planted this spring will become our army ration. This man He was too petty, and he didn't even want the common people for a little profit. But this is a good thing, which shows that he will not think about leaving Hanzhong again in the short term.

Let's talk about this later, you go and talk to Li Yuanyin, and the two of you will take turns by my side in the future, one with an odd number and the other with an even number.Today doesn't count, you settle down first. "