Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 999 Chuang Wang Rises Again
Li Guoqi didn't dare to look at Yang Sichang, God knows how he escaped from that dead place in Chongqing.

Is it possible to take him under the knife?

Li Guoqi told Governor Yang that his condition was just right with a feeling of apprehension.

Yang Sichang laughed twice, then skipped it lightly, looked at Ding Qirui and said:

"Nowadays, Henan Chuang Wang Li Zicheng is raging with bandits. His Majesty ordered us to wipe out the bandits. We have to beat him."

Ding Qirui shook his head and said: "Master Supervisor, there is no need to rush this matter, our army was severely injured by "Zhang Xianzhong's troops" before, and we are basically unable to fight again in a short time.

What's more, the military pay, bows, knives, and gunpowder hoarded in Xiangyang were unable to mobilize without the order of the supervisor. Our army also defeated Cao Cao's Luo Rucai troops on a small scale before.

For the current plan, it is still necessary to issue five provincial salaries to motivate the soldiers, and at the same time replace the weapons of the officers and soldiers, otherwise how can we pursue them in depth? "

Yang Sichang was besieged in Chongqing, unable to mobilize these people, so he withheld food and salary and refused to give them seals.

Even so, Zuo Liangyu would rather be owed military salary than go to Sichuan to support him.

With the fighting strength of the Hammer Bandits, Zuo Liangyu didn't think he could beat them.

Ever since he was tricked by Wang Pu once, he has come to his senses.

Accumulate your own strength, fight if you can beat it, don't fight if you can't beat it, as long as you are strong enough, no matter what mistakes you make, the emperor will coax you to continue to serve him.

So Zuo Liangyu wasn't afraid of the emperor at all, the only thing he was afraid of was a supervisor like Yang Sichang who couldn't figure it out.

Maybe I want to copy Yuan Chonghuan's routine and chop off your head to shock the morale of the army, even if Yang Sichang has already chopped it off with Shangfang's sword.

"Okay, then go to Xiangyang first to pay the bandits!"

Yang Sichang stood up, looked at the crowd and smiled.

Zuo Liangyu, Li Guoqi, Meng Ruhu and other generals thanked them again and again.

Although most people felt that Governor Yang had undergone some changes after he was besieged in Chongqing, it would be nice to be able to pay the arrears.

As the heart of the Ming Empire, Henan had seven vassals in one province. Coupled with the plundering of bureaucratic landlords, the land was highly concentrated in the hands of a few people, and the people suffered unspeakably, even worse than cattle and horses.

During the reign of Chongzhen, it was even more eventful. The government's frequent army transfers and official exchanges made Henan, a land extending in all directions, bear the brunt of the brunt.

Years of severe drought and locust plagues have turned Henan into a red land for thousands of miles.

In such a famine year, the imperial court still did not relax in pursuing money and food.

The peasants struggling on the verge of death have no way out except to rise up and resist.

Henan has not had rain for several years, and locust plagues have occurred again.

A bucket of rice can be sold for thousands of dollars, but it is often not available, and the melons and fruits on the roadside are stuffed into the stomach before they are ripe.

Gradually they ate grass roots, bark, chaff, and wild vegetables. When there was nothing to eat, they became thieves everywhere.

They used humans as food, and even robbed them to sell in the market, and everyone rushed to buy them.

Parents eat their children, children eat their parents, husband and wife, friends, brothers, neighbors eat each other.

Even the dead who still had time to bury were picked out and eaten.

The young children couldn't see it in the blink of an eye, Zaixun had already been cooked in the pot, and the orphans and widows were tricked into eating them.

But no one eats their heads, most of them are piled on the side of the road like watermelons.

All kinds of bones can be thrown on the side of the road, and a piece can be kicked out with a step.

Such a tragedy in the world is not much less than that of Shaanxi in the early Chongzhen period.

When Li Zicheng came to Henan, there were only a thousand people around him, and he could be called a soldier.

After entering Henan, countless people followed him.

King Chuang made many slogans, such as the slogan of not killing civilians, but only killing officials. Li Zicheng arrested King Wan'an and more than 100 gentry, and he also had a decent "judgement in a meeting", and then all of them were killed.

In this way, the local people who followed him uttered a bad breath!
During the days when they were not human, what should these people still do.

The disaster in Henan is none of our business?

These people have never been short of food and clothing, and the roads of rich people smell of wine and meat, and their bones are frozen to death, which is realistic.

Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and other scholars joined Li Zicheng one after another.

Niu Jinxing mainly formulated rules and regulations for Li Zicheng's team, recruited talents, consciously established political power, and taught Li Zicheng about Sun Tzu's Art of War from time to time.

As for Song Xiance's role as a mascot, he needs to divination to predict the outcome.

So far, nothing has been seen in the military strategy.

However, Song Xiance was extremely trusted by Li Zicheng, and he often took it with him, calling him a military adviser.

Song Xiance presented Li Zicheng with the prophecy of "Eighteen Masters of the Artifact".

From the No.18 sons of Zhu Yuanzhang to Chongzhen, this thing has a long legend among the people.

At the same time, the White Lotus Sect was used to spread the public opinion of Li's Dangxing among the people, saying that Li Zicheng was destined by heaven, which made Li Zicheng extremely happy, and he paid more and more attention to Song Xiance.

No matter it is Chongzhen, Huang Taiji, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, etc., they can't get rid of the idea of ​​"destiny, divine bestowal".

This is different from He Jinzhao who took the initiative to tear off the "God-given" label on himself. They like to put this label on themselves desperately.

Because only in this way can we prove that this is God's favor for us.

After Li Zicheng opened the grain depot of King Wan'an, his confidence increased greatly, and he always wanted to take Luoyang.

Not only is the geographical location here important, but King Fu is also extremely rich, which can relieve him of a lot of pressure.

Luoyang, the ancient capital, is an important town in the west of Henan Province, where King Fu of the Ming Dynasty established his vassal.

Fu Wang Zhu Changxun was born to Ming Shenzong's favorite concubine Zheng Guifei, and his mother was the most precious child, so Zhu Changxun was naturally favored by Shenzong.

In the fierce struggle surrounding the establishment of the crown prince in the late Wanli period, Zhu Yijun couldn't resist the public opinion of the government and the public, and was forced to agree to establish the eldest son Zhu Changluo as the crown prince.

The original intention of Li Aizi Chang Xun could not be realized, so he and Zheng Guifei gave Chang Xun economic advantages in many ways, not only giving a large amount of property accumulated in the palace, but also for the farmland, salt, and business taxes that King Fu begged for. There is nothing like "reporting in the morning and waiting in the evening".

Compared with the enfeoffment of the kings since the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Changxun's feudal lordship in Luoyang was much shorter in time, but his possessions were "the wealthiest in the world".

The extravagant life that King Fu lived in Luoyang formed a sharp contrast with the disasters suffered by the people in Henan at that time.

A Fu mansion palace wall separates two worlds.

Inside the walls are luxury and luxury, endless luxury and waste.

Outside the wall is a lot of starvation, no different from hell on earth.

What an empty hell, the cold humor of the devil in the world.

Li Zicheng is now full of confidence, and with the plans of several military divisions, he directly wiped out several counties around Luoyang.

Not only through the continuous killing of officials and gentry, he vented evil spirits for the people of Henan and gathered people's hearts, but also effectively exercised the combat capabilities of a large number of new soldiers under his command.

In Li Zicheng's view, actual combat is the most effective training.

He didn't have the time of He Jinzhao, nor did he have the capital of Zhang Xianzhong, so he could only support the war with war, and those who survived a few battles became veterans, accumulating his capital.

Chuang Wang Li Zicheng's development in Henan became stronger and stronger, and some people couldn't sit still.

Lu Weiqi, the former minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, was dismissed from office and returned to live in Luoyang because of his disadvantage in suppressing the bandits.

Because he heard that the king of Fu had wine pools and meat forests every day, and there were singers serving him every day.

Originally the common people were hungry and they ate each other, but the soldiers sent to fight against the rogues complained that there were millions of money in the treasury of King Fu, but we were going to die hungry.

After learning about this, he wrote a letter to King Fu, hoping that he could take a look at Daming's army, and that the matter was urgent, so he would give some money to reward the soldiers.

Otherwise, no one will help him guard Luoyang at that time.

"The three-year drought in Henan has never been heard of in ancient times. The people in the villages and towns starved to death, and the cities killed people for food.

Everywhere outside Luoyang city was occupied by local bandits, combined with tens of thousands of bandits, three counties of Lushan, Jiaxian, and Yiyang were smashed, and within six days, two counties of Yiyang and Yongning were smashed.

The thieves are raging, and they are very anxious to see Luo.

Nothing can be broken, nothing can be conquered.

The thoughts of the hungry people can be dangerous, and the disintegration of people's hearts is worrying.

The most important Futai army, no one led the troops here, and although there were soldiers Cao and Yi in the city, there was no food or pay.

Not to mention that most of the people in the city are ghost-shaped people with dove faces and arms hanging down, waiting to be killed.

There is nothing to rely on in the city, and there is a danger of being exposed to the sun. I hope that His Highness can turn the tide and provide food and salaries to inspire people's hearts. "

Lu Weiqi stated his interests to him, hoping that he could spend his money and recruit soldiers.

As a result, King Fu couldn't read it back, and he was wary of a large number of cases, all of which were thieves who wanted to ask for money from the king.

You, a person who can't even encircle and suppress bandits and was dismissed from office, are also worthy of giving advice to His Highness?

Moreover, King Fu was stingy by nature. In the great wilderness of Henan, tragedies of cannibalism abounded everywhere. He was not even willing to give a penny to relieve the disaster.

Seeing that it was impossible to write a letter to King Fu, Lu Weiqi didn't want his retirement life to be interrupted, so he went to the palace to ask King Fu.

I hope he can contribute money to help strengthen Luoyang's defense.

Not only that, Lu Weiqi also gave specific solutions. On the one hand, he suggested to King Fu and urged Henan Governor Li Xianfeng to send troops to Luoyang to strengthen the city defense.

On the other hand, he pointed out that the government's treasury was like a wash, and asked King Fu to sacrifice his wealth and life.
For the sake of thinking, take out money to solve the army's food and salary.

Lu Weiqi specifically cited the breaches of the two cities of Yiyang and Yongning by the rebels as a lesson from the past.

The clan officials and gentry in the two cities, carefree and flickering, relying on the sky to live their lives, do not draw a penny, do not give up a penny, do not listen to a word, and now they are all dead.

He hoped that Zhu Changxun would not act as a short-sighted miser, and finally fell to the point of enjoying life without life.

Anyway, the money in your treasury can't be spent in this life, so it's better to take out a little to solve the problem.

However, Zhu Changxun is a person who loves money like his life, so he doesn't listen to it at all.

As a result, Lu Weiqi could only use his personal relationship to shake people quickly.

Chief Soldier Wang Shaoyu took the generals Luo Tai and Liu Youyi to Luoyang for support, but King Fu refused to let them enter the city.

I think they are pretended by Li Zicheng, and they must not be mixed in.

Lu Weiqi persuaded him for a long time, and took Wang Shaoyu's seal of the commander-in-chief, so that the commander-in-chief brought a small number of people in, and the rest of the generals were not allowed to enter the city.

For this kind of situation, Lu Weiqi's heart was ashamed, he knew that it was impossible for Luoyang to hold on to such a situation.

So he hinted that King Fu committed suicide, reputation is very important, don't be humiliated and so on.

King Fu said he didn't understand, and asked his servants to drive him away.

Li Zicheng also kept sending people to inquire about the situation in Luoyang. He was a little anxious when he saw the reinforcements from the army.

Because he wanted to find artillery to attack the city, but the quality was not good.

"King Chuang, it would be better if more of these officers and soldiers come."

Li Yan doesn't think that the number of Ming troops will decrease.

There are many people, and it is easy to cause trouble, especially according to the Ming army's unfair distribution and difficult unified command.

It's better if there are fewer people, the hearts can be more unified, and all the energy can be directed in one place.

In addition, Fu Wang is notoriously stingy, and those officers and soldiers who came on the road will definitely not get paid.

At that time, as long as we gently siege the city, we can get the same result as He Jinzhao's siege of Xi'an.

It's even simpler than Xi'an, at least the king of Qin will pay for it, but it still costs money.

It's not like King Fu's entrustment was late, but relying on the emperor's favor, he has accumulated countless wealth.

After Li Zicheng finished listening to Li Yan's explanation, he also laughed heartily.

King Fu is asking for his own death!
"In this case, let's send troops to Luoyang and try to take this city in one go."

"Yes."

After successive victories during this period, King Li Chuang's army also greatly enhanced their confidence.

When Chuang Wang just approached Luoyang, the Ming generals Luo Tai and Liu Youyi, who were refused to enter the city by Fu Wang, led their troops to surrender.

Because they too will starve to death.

King Fu did not provide them with food and grass at all, let alone any money.

Simply, we brothers voted for King Chuang, and when the time comes to conquer Luoyang with King Chuang, we will also have a share of food.

Li Zicheng gave great welcome and attention to these officers and soldiers who came to surrender.

In any case, these people have some elite soldiers in their hands.

Officials are even more powerful than thieves. Now that they have removed their official clothes, they are even more unscrupulous.

In addition, Li Zicheng is really short of manpower, especially some old pawns.

Li Zicheng gave Luo Tai and others a big meal, removed the flag of the Ming army and replaced it with the flag of King Chuang, and then ordered Luo Tai to bombard Luoyang City.

These cannons were originally brought by Luo Tai to defend Luoyang and bombard Chuang Wang and other bandits.

As a result, because of Fu Wang's series of operations, it was used by the rebels instead, which is really an indescribable accident.

Of course, the officials and gentry in Luoyang City did not give up their resistance.

Wang Yinchang, deputy envoy of military preparations, guarded the west gate, Feng Yijun, the magistrate, guarded the south gate, Zhang Zhengxue, the county magistrate, guarded the east gate, Bai Shangwen, the general judge, guarded the north gate, and Wang Shaoyu, the chief soldier, and Wei Jingzhong, the Tuiguan, led the wandering soldiers to support them.

Although the defensive deployment is tight, the soldiers guarding the city are not willing to work for King Fu.

Some soldiers are still scolding King Fu that he can't finish eating the meat and throw it away, and he won't let them eat, so what's the point?
Why do you have to sacrifice your life for him?

It can be said that the officers and soldiers defending the city, as well as some middle and lower ranks, have no fighting spirit and do not want to fight at all.

If you want money, you won't give it, if you want meat, you won't give it, you'd rather lose it all.

With this kind of treatment, why should he die in battle to protect his wealth?

The news quickly spread around the city, and some soldiers were even hung by ropes by their companions to go to the Chuang Wang Li Zicheng, hoping that he could enter the city.

Li Zicheng was extremely excited when he heard the news.

This shows that the officers and soldiers no longer have any fighting spirit, and Luoyang City can be broken by him in a short time!

(End of this chapter)