Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 181

In March, the temperature has warmed up, the snow has melted, everywhere is green, and spring is everywhere.

It's a cloudy day, just right for a walk.

Li Zicheng, who was riding a horse, looked at the march on the official road. He couldn't see the head in front of him, and he couldn't see the tail behind him. On the Yangtze River, there was a fleet of ships that covered the sky and the sun. He felt a sense of great pride!
Once upon a time, he was just a postman, scolded and shouted at by officials coming and going, just like a dog.

The wife at home even thought he was worthless, so she actually had an affair with someone else and made him a cuckold.

At that time, who could have thought that he, Li Zicheng, would be where he is today: leading an army of millions, scolding Fang Qiu, and throwing a whip to cut off the flow. Who else in the world today can be his opponent?
Zhang Xianzhong?
They only stick to one side and play clever tricks, but they don’t know that in this world, you have to fight your way out, not hide.Not to mention, that guy is easy to kill, how can he win the hearts of the people?
Emperor of Ming Dynasty?

He did make mistakes before and was defeated several times by his own troops.But he was dragged down by the rotten imperial court, and it was difficult for heroes to use them. In order to prevent the north from being attacked by the Dashun army, he had to keep his elite elite in the north, and only brought 5 horses south. This was his shortcoming. !

This man is extremely brave, but with a womanly heart, he can only be considered a half opponent!

Now this time, the leader will hunt Nanjing and kill half of his opponents!

From then on, people no longer have the surname Zhu, but have the surname Li!
When Li Zicheng was instructing the world's heroes in his heart, suddenly, a horse came to report, bringing back the latest news about the Ming Dynasty.

Li Zicheng was quite surprised when he heard this and said, "Gudu is leading his troops to kill him at his door, but he is still engaging in civil strife?"

It was really hard for him to imagine that when millions of troops rushed to this stall in Nanjing, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was concentrating on dealing with the nobles of Nanjing and even announced the reform of titles.Just now, you regarded him as half an opponent, but in the end, he couldn't even distinguish the seriousness of the matter?
But Song Xiance, who was standing next to him, heard what he said and replied: "He has no choice. If he doesn't deal with those nobles first, it will be like he has a sharp edge on his back and he doesn't dare to fight with us wholeheartedly."

Having said this, he smiled again and said: "Now I know that Zuo Liangyu actually colluded with the nobles of Nanjing and tried to kill the current emperor. Look, sinking the ship is not enough, so he wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife. If he doesn't do this Do, who knows when he will be in danger again..."

Seeing that Li Zicheng and others were looking at him, Song Xiance continued: "...He couldn't tell who was harming him, and because of our military might, he knew there was no time, so he cut through the mess quickly. All Nanjing dignitaries were dealt with. There must be innocent people among them."

After Liu Zongmin heard this, not only did he not sympathize, but he gloated and said, "You deserve it. If the emperor doesn't kill you, we will kill you too!"

When Yuan Zongdi heard this, he immediately echoed: "I don't know how much gold and silver the Ming Dynasty has accumulated for its hereditary titles for hundreds of years. If our Dashun country gets it, it will be enough to support the military expenditure for a period of time." Expenses!”

Beginning in the 15th year of Chongzhen, the Dashun Army proposed equalizing land and exempting grain, and began to pay attention to the people's hearts, no longer as before.They did indeed do this, so the question is, if they don’t rob the people, where will the money come from?

The answer is to collect stolen goods and provide salary. He only asked the officials and gentry for money and food without killing the whole family. It really supported the military expenses of the Dashun Army, thus gaining the support of the people and sweeping the world.

But they didn't expect that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty would actually learn from their approach. Although he didn't explicitly call for recovery of stolen goods and subsidies, the actual operation was no different from theirs.

No, Nanjing actually got ahead of them and slaughtered a large group of fat sheep!

Li Zicheng felt a little envious when he heard it, but he said: "Who are those Nanjing nobles? Can they be richer than his royal family in the world? If he robbed those nobles' money, we will rob him and kill him." , the whole world belongs to us Dashun!"

Upon hearing his words, his generals immediately agreed. This is the reason.

While they were talking, suddenly, they all looked up to the sky.

Among them, Liu Zongmin said unhappily: "Damn it, it's actually raining!"

When Niu Jinxing heard this, she smiled and said to him: "This is just a drizzle. It is normal to rain at this time. As evidenced by poetry, it rains heavily during the Qingming Festival, and pedestrians on the road..."

At this point, he suddenly felt a little unlucky and stopped talking.

After hearing this, Song Xiance nodded and said, "It will be rainy for at least ten and a half days, which means the rainy season is here. In the past, the most worrying thing here in Jiangnan was mold."

The rain is not heavy, just a drizzle, but no one knows whether it will rain heavily in the future.
Li Zicheng's eyebrows furrowed, and he immediately said: "Send the order, speed up the march, and rush forward more."

After watching the messengers shouting before and after riding on horseback, and the team began to speed up the march, Niu Jinxing smiled and said to Li Zicheng: "If it rained in the past, the official road would be muddy, and the march would be very inconvenient. But this time, we used ships to transport The food, grass and baggage are heavy, even if it rains continuously, it won’t delay the march too much!”

He was in charge of logistics, and he still remembered that in the first half of last year, he had to suffer when it rained on the way to the capital.Vehicles carrying food, grass and baggage often got stuck in the mud and could not move, blocking the marching road.Even when passing by Baoding, I was scolded by those turtle shells...

Thinking of those scolding words, Niu Jinxing turned around and glanced at Li Zicheng. Seeing that his expression did not change, he knew that Li Zicheng had not thought of it.That's fine. If Li Zicheng thought about it, his face would look ugly.

Li Zicheng really hadn't thought about it yet. He was focused on other things, so he turned to look at Niu Jinxing and said, "The military advisor said that mold is prone to occur during the rainy season, so you have to pay attention."

When Niu Jinxing heard this, he quickly replied: "Your Highness, please rest assured. The food and grass supplies are carried by water. We have to pay attention to waterproofing. Even though it is the rainy season, it will not be a problem."

At this point, he saw that Li Zicheng's face became better, and then said: "We really owe it to those Nanjing nobles. If they hadn't wiped out the Nanjing Navy in order to deal with the current emperor, we wouldn't be able to do this. Unscrupulously transporting grain, grass and baggage by ship!”

Hearing this, Li Zicheng nodded with a smile and said: "That's right, give them a credit, otherwise, Nanjing has the natural danger of the Yangtze River, so it's really not easy to fight!"

When Liu Zongmin heard this, he also echoed: "Then Cao Cao came to attack Sun Quan. Wasn't it because of the Yangtze River that Chibi was burned? Now it's better. The court has no navy, so it can't burn us!"

"I know this!" After hearing this, Yuan Zongdi immediately continued, "First, the group of heroes asked Jiang Gan to steal the book and kill Cao Cao and others who knew how to fight with water. Then Huang Gai's trick came. They pretended to surrender, and finally locked the ship with a series of tricks, and then the Red Cliff was set on fire. Look at us, none of them fit the bill, so we won’t be able to set fire to it this time, haha!”

Li Guo heard their conversation and said with great interest: "Then how about we lock up the boat and connect it to the north and south of the Yangtze River, so that we can cross the boat bridge directly without taking a boat?"

Most of Li Zicheng's men were northerners and were not used to water. They felt frightened when they saw the surging Yangtze River.Li Guo had this idea after hearing about the serial plan in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

After hearing this, Song Xiance shook his head and said: "Although we have many warships, it is not feasible to connect the ships to the north and south of the Yangtze River. It is estimated that in this time, we will have conquered the city of Nanjing!"

After he finished speaking, he saw that Li Guo seemed to want to say more, so he pointed at the boats on the river and said: "Although there are so many boats that we have collected that they seem to cover the river, most of these boats are just fishing boats of different sizes. , it is extremely difficult to lock it up and use it as a bridge deck. It must be the same large ship, or even a specially built ship, to be able to use it as a pontoon bridge."

Seeing that Li Guo looked very regretful after hearing what he said, Song Xiance turned to look at Li Zicheng and immediately suggested: "Bohou also reminded Wei Chen that most of our Dashun troops are from the north, not Being accustomed to water, if you cross the river by boat, the river is turbulent and has great fluctuations. Especially since there are a large number of small fishing boats in the army, it is likely that many soldiers will fall into the river..."

He was talking, and Li Zicheng was listening carefully.What Song Xiance said is indeed possible.

Moreover, Li Zicheng himself was a little worried deep down in his heart. The Ming emperor would be shipwrecked when he crossed the river. He must not have thought of it beforehand. So, would there be a shipwreck when he crossed the river?

Thinking of this, Li Zicheng, a landlubber, felt frightened in his heart.

At this time, Song Xiance was still talking eloquently: "...During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao was not a fool, otherwise he would not have unified the north and destroyed many princes. Pang Tong's chain plan can indeed solve Cao Cao problem. Now, Wei Chen suggested that we can also lock ships of the same size together, which can effectively reduce the impact of the ups and downs of the river on the sergeants."

In the Ming Dynasty, there were no navy and no tricks. Even though the ship was locked up here, there was no possibility of burning it.Not to mention, locking up the boat is just to facilitate the army to cross the river, and it is not a water battle.

While Li Zicheng was listening and thinking in his mind, Li Guo nodded and said, "This is a good idea from the military advisor!"

Liu Zongmin, Yuan Zongdi and others all agreed after hearing this.

Li Zicheng listened, looked at them, nodded immediately and said: "We are not Cao Cao, and the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is not Zhou Yu. We are not fighting a water war, we are just used to cross the river, and the south of the Yangtze River is also our people, and the people of the Three Kingdoms Times were completely different.”

At this point, he raised his voice and said decisively: "Okay, let's do it!"

To the south of the Yangtze River is Zuo Liangyu's command, which is now considered to be part of the Dashun Army. Therefore, Li Zicheng was right.

Hearing his decision, all the northerners were overjoyed.To be honest, even though they have rebelled for so many years and killed countless people, they can do it without blinking an eye, but they are really afraid of water, especially the rolling water of the Yangtze River!
At this time, the drizzle slowly turned into light rain, and my hat and raincoat alone could no longer protect me from the rain.

Niu Jinxing turned around to look, and quickly said to Li Zicheng: "Your Highness, why don't you go to the town ahead to take shelter from the rain?"

At this time, Li Zicheng was almost 40 years old. Due to lack of maintenance, he looked older than his actual age.Especially being blind in one eye brought him even more inconvenience.

Therefore, after he heard Niu Jinxing's words, he ordered Liu Zongmin: "Let the army continue on its way and speed up the march!"

After hearing this, Liu Zongmin immediately obeyed the order, and then asked his subordinates to pass on the order and supervision. Then he accompanied Li Zicheng and others to the town first.

This is a typical Jiangnan town, built along the water, with well-proportioned houses, mostly white walls and black tiles. Of course, there are also some mud walls and thatched roofs, but not many.The main roads in the town are paved with stone slabs, so they won't be muddy in rainy days.

Just looking at this environment, Li Zicheng sighed: "The wealth of Jiangnan is indeed well-deserved!"

In the north, only powerful officials and gentry have such houses, but here you can see that most of the people have houses with mud walls and black tiles.The gap between the north and the south is indeed not on the same level.

When Song Xiance heard this, he smiled and said: "This place is close to Nanjing and has the convenience of Yangtze River water conservancy. It is reasonable for the people to be rich."

After hearing this, Liu Zongmin said boldly: "So what, from now on we won't all belong to Dashun country!"

Li Zicheng listened to them and looked around.

He found that all he saw in the town were his men, and basically no local people could be seen.So, he asked: "Where are the people here?"

Li Guo heard this, but without even thinking about it, he replied directly: "When you see our army coming, you should all run away!"

This kind of thing is normal here in Jiangnan.

When Niu Jinxing heard this, he looked at Li Zicheng's face and said quickly: "This is because the local ignorant people did not know His Highness' kindness and were deceived by the Ming Dynasty, so they fled. When they know His Highness' kindness, they will naturally join in to welcome him. !”

Li Zicheng was still very unhappy when he heard this.

At the beginning, he wanted to trick the Ming Emperor in Taiyuan, but unexpectedly, the Ming Emperor not only did not step into the trap, but instead exposed the matter to the world and even shouted that those who were forced to rebel could be pardoned, but he This kind of harm to the people will never be forgiven, and the reputation he has managed to cultivate has been ruined a lot!
Those stupid people are really stupid. Haven’t they ever heard of equalizing land and exempting them from grain?Don't you know that he only kills corrupt officials and powerful landlords?Even if something happens to affect ordinary people occasionally, it is not done often, and it is not his intention, it is just to harm the people!
Foolish people, really stupid people!

However, at this time, Li Zicheng did not expect that he would do that kind of thing even under special circumstances, which was a relatively special case.But once this kind of thing happens to specific people, it will be a big mountain that will crush people to death. No one wants to be that kind of misfortune. It is not normal to flee for this!
When Li Zicheng arrived at the largest house in the town, which was also the home of the powerful landlord in the town, Li Zicheng took a rest, and his personal guards would naturally provide him with food and drink, without him needing to worry.

Looking at the drizzle outside, among the senior officials of the Dashun Army who were drinking tea to warm themselves up, Song Xiance suddenly said: "Your Highness, although Zuo Liangyu is surrendering on the surface, his disobedience is still there, so you need to be careful. It’s better to be careful!”

Hearing him speak, Li Zicheng and others couldn't help but turn their heads to look at him.

Song Xiance looked at Li Zicheng and continued: "He had colluded with the nobles of Nanjing without telling us before, and never told us the details. Thinking about it carefully, Wei Chen is afraid that he wants to follow the example of Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, who defeated Xianyang first. Killing the Emperor of Ming to win the heart of a hero in the world. This Zuo Liangyu is not willing to give in!"

When Yuan Zong heard this for the first time, he said disdainfully: "Just because of him, I can kill him with my own troops!"

After hearing this, Song Xiance shook his head and said: "Liu Bang's strength was far inferior to Xiang Yu's at the beginning, but with the success of defeating Xianyang, the heroes of the world returned to their hearts, and his strength became stronger and stronger!"

If Zuo Liangyu told this side of the plan from the beginning, then Song Xiance would not be suspicious of him, but Zuo Liangyu was hiding it. If the Nanjing Xungui case hadn't been exposed, this side would have been kept in the dark. Drum.

Li Zicheng heard their conversation and immediately sneered: "Don't worry about this matter. After crossing the river and destroying the Ming Emperor, we can just deal with him!"

He has also become accustomed to his allies. If you really listen to him, that's okay. If you dare not listen to him, then it will be annexed.This is not the first time this has happened.

After hearing his words and seeing that he did have this determination, Song Xiance brought up the next topic: "It is also because of Zuo Liangyu that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty may know that we dug the imperial mausoleum and ambush the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. .The Battle of Nanjing may cause complications!"

Li Zicheng was concerned about this matter, so he immediately looked at him, without even drinking tea, and immediately asked: "So what if he knows, will he divide his troops to guard the imperial mausoleum? Isn't that just the right thing to do?"

The imperial mausoleums in Nanjing were actually guarded by Xiaoling Guards.

However, Li Zicheng would not even look at Xiaolingwei at this time.If the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty allocated his limited troops to guard the imperial mausoleum, it would give him every opportunity to defeat him, and it would be easier to capture the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

But who knows, after Song Xiance heard what he said, he shook his head and replied with a serious face: "Wei Chen carefully thought about what the current emperor is doing. He is brave and fearless. Not only does he dare to challenge others in front of the battle with the dignity of the emperor, but he even Charge into the battle personally. For a person with such a personality, Wei Chen thought that he might take the initiative and defeat them all to solve the strategy of digging up the imperial tomb!"

Hearing this, Liu Zongmin and Li Guo immediately remembered the Battle of Changping. The Ming Emperor was the first to charge, holding a large shield.That impression has always been engraved in their minds.

Therefore, the two of them almost unanimously agreed with Song Xiance's speculation.

"Yes, he will definitely do that!"

"He is not someone who is passively beaten, and he will never sit back and wait for death!"

Li Zicheng looked at them and said with some confusion: "Then why did he take the initiative to fight? Without relying on the tall Nanjing city wall to take the initiative to leave the city, how different is it from us luring a snake out of its hole?"

After hearing this, Song Xiance quickly reminded: "Your Highness, Wei Chen is afraid that he will attack Zuo Liangyu's troops first. Relatively speaking, Zuo Liangyu's troops are not strong in combat. Wei Chen thought that the Ming Emperor would attack with all his strength. If we do, it is possible to defeat him, occupy the south bank of the Yangtze River, and then attack us halfway across the river. Such a strategy is in line with Wei Chen's guess about him!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Zongmin said without hesitation: "This must be the case. Although the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not lead his direct lineage, he dared to rush to the front as an emperor, and his men would definitely not fall behind. Just by virtue of that I guess I can’t stop Zuo Liangyu’s army!”

Song Xiance immediately added after his words: "Especially if Zuo Liangyu doesn't expect that the Ming Emperor will take the initiative to fight, it will be easier for him to suffer a big loss!"

After listening to what they said, Li Zicheng thought for a moment and then ordered: "Immediately send an order to Zuo Liangyu to remind him of this matter. As long as you are prepared, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty will not be able to defeat him easily with few soldiers."

Having said this, he immediately said: "In addition, the army will cross part of the river in advance to enhance the strength on the south bank of the Yangtze River. This battle of Nanjing must be ensured!"

Before defeating the Ming Emperor, Li Zicheng still wanted to protect Zuo Liangyu.

So, after he made a decision, he naturally followed it. ……………………

There is a large Shengguan Pass in the west of Nanjing City, which was formerly Dacheng Port. It is where water from the southwest of Nanjing City flows into the Yangtze River. The river flows dangerously.

In 1360, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang set up an ambush here and defeated Chen Youliang's attack of hundreds of thousands of troops, so he changed its name to Dasheng Port and set up a pass here, namely Dasheng Pass.

"King of Lu" Zuo Liangyu led the army here, but found that the imperial officers and soldiers did not guard such an important pass at all, and he couldn't help but feel proud.

He was seen standing on the pass, looking at the surging river, and said to his men: "The current emperor does not even send troops to garrison here. This shows that his troops are stretched thin, so he cannot defend such an important place. This battle , we will win!"

After hearing this, Ma Shixiu and others were all in high spirits and flattered him one after another.

"This Great Victory Pass belongs to His Highness, which means His Highness is about to achieve a great victory!"

"That's right, the current emperor has handed over a great victory to His Highness!"

"..."

Zuo Liangyu listened to their words and looked around on Guancheng, very happy.

But at this moment, I saw a boat coming this way on the opposite river.Looking at the flags on the ship, you can actually tell without even looking at the flags that the only ships on the river at this time are those of the Dashun Army.

Zuo Liangyu saw it himself and couldn't help but frown.

To be honest, he had no choice but to join forces with Li Zicheng, and he was still the type to surrender to him on the surface, which made him very uncomfortable after fighting with Li Zicheng for so many years.

However, at this time, it was drizzling and it was getting dark, so he had no intention of avoiding it and set up camp at Dasheng Pass.

Soon, the people from the Dashun Army were brought in front of him.He recognized this man, his name was Bai Wang, and he was also his old rival. He had been fighting with him before, but after Yuan Zongdi reinforced him, he couldn't beat him.

When Zuo Liangyu heard what Bai Wang brought over, he was stunned for a moment and said in disbelief: "He still dares to go out of the city to fight against orphans?"

After hearing this, Bai Wang just reminded: "Some of the rumors about the current emperor are all true. He is a sharpshooter with infinite power. No one can defeat him when he leads an attack. You must dig more traps, prepare more firearms, and be careful." That’s it!”

In fact, he has never seen the current emperor's methods. However, Liu Zongmin and Li Guo both said that the current emperor is brave and brave. Even they both said so, so they must be right!
Zuo Liangyu became cautious after hearing this.

He had heard many legends about the current emperor's martial prowess.Nanjing Xungui also provided similar information. Now that Li Zicheng sent someone to tell him, he couldn't care less about it.

So, he said to Bai Wang: "Please go back and report to His Highness, just tell me that I will be stationed at Dasheng Pass and wait for His Highness's army to pass!"

After Bai Wang received the answer, he said no more and immediately set off back to the north bank.

As soon as he left, Zuo Liangyu glanced at his generals and found that their expressions were completely gone as they had just arrived, and all of them looked heavy.

After scanning them around, Zuo Liangyu immediately began to order generals and arrange the garrison locations of each army.

Needless to say, his trusted troops were all arranged in the core area, while the non-lineage troops were placed on the periphery to serve as a guard for the direct lineage troops.

This arrangement is perfectly normal, and his generals are naturally used to it.

Among them, Ma Jinzhong and Hui Dengxiang are the troops belonging to the peripheral defense.

Under the drizzle, Ma Jinzhong led his men, hurriedly settled down, and went into the tent to hide from the rain.

"With this damn weather, hair is growing all over my body!" He cursed as he changed out of his wet clothes.

He is from Shaanxi, and he has seen the rainy season in the south of the Yangtze River, where it is wet every day, and he is very irritable.

Lying naked in the camp, waiting for his guards to bring him food, he suddenly heard a report from his men: "Commander, General Lu is here to visit!"

When Ma Jinzhong heard this, he covered himself with a blanket, and then he saw a man who looked like a Confucian general entering his tent, so he said: "Brother Lu, the weather is too stuffy. It's more comfortable like this. Don't see me." Outside!"

The person who came was Lu Ding, the deputy commander-in-chief. He was originally a scholar from Shaanxi. He was robbed by bandits and escaped to Luoyang. He joined the army and went to Zuo Liangyu's headquarters to kill the thieves. Because he was a scholar, he was more valued and eventually got the official position of deputy commander-in-chief.

At this time, when he heard Ma Jinzhong's words, he just smiled bitterly and said: "So, everyone over there is scolding me, so I just want to hide in peace and come over to your place for a while!"

Zuo Liangyu assigned him thousands of people led by Bai Liangfu, Wu Ziqiang, and Cui Rucang, but Wu Ziqiang was nicknamed "King of Hunshi" and, like others, looked down upon him as a white-faced scholar and was very unruly.

Lu Ding, however, did not have personal command of the army, so he had to rely on a few people, so he often felt annoyed. No, because he had a good relationship with Ma Jinzhong, he avoided him.

If it were in the original history, he, Ma Jinzhong and others were unwilling to surrender to the Manchus, so they went to He Tengjiao.However, the generals under him all looked down on him and bullied him. Later, when they met Hao Yongzhong, they complained because they had a good relationship with him.

Generals Bai Liangfu and Wu Ziqiang were beaten with military sticks for this, but instead of repenting, they held grudges in their hearts. They tried to kill Lu Ding several times, but failed to kill the city, so they hijacked Lu Ding and ran away.

Finally, when Lu Ding went to persuade Kong Youde, he was imprisoned and committed suicide to martyr his country. His son Lu Zihe was captured by the Kangqing Dynasty. He also refused to give in and died on a hunger strike, and his whole family was martyred.

At this time, he went to Ma Jinzhong's camp, chatted with Ma Jinzhong for a while, and had dinner together. When he was about to leave, he suddenly hesitated.

When Ma Jinzhong saw it, he smiled and said, "You don't want to say anything about surrender, do you?"

When Lu Ding heard this, he was very surprised. He immediately looked at him and said, "How do you know?"

Ma Jinzhong immediately laughed and said, "You are too honest. Whatever you are thinking is written on your face. Anyone who knows you well will definitely know what you are thinking!"

When Lu Ding heard this, his face suddenly turned red.Fortunately, the light inside the tent was dim, so it didn't seem obvious.

He paused for a moment, then looked at Ma Jinzhong who had changed his clothes and said: "You and I were originally members of the imperial court, but we were just coerced by Zuo Liangyu. Now we are going to go to war with the current emperor. How could it be your and my original intention? Do you think so? no?"

They both felt a sense of belonging to the imperial court, so they got along well and became good friends.

However, in these troubled times, sometimes even biological parents cannot be trusted, but Lu Ding said this directly. I have to say that he is indeed an honest person.

Fortunately, Ma Jinzhong didn't mean to betray him. When he heard what he said, he nodded immediately and said, "Yes, but we have been in Zuo Liangyu's army and no one has contacted the court. We don't know what is going on with the court. Miss us? What if...what if you think we are traitors?"

When Lu Ding heard what he said, he immediately became motivated. He even moved the bench under his buttocks, moved closer to Ma Jinzhong, and said, "I have inquired about it. Your Majesty has an explicit decree. Except for Li Zicheng and Zuo Liangyu, all others will not be pardoned." Everyone can be forgiven. Have you heard of this? There is another, you must not have heard of it.”

After Ma Jinzhong heard this, he immediately laughed and scolded: "Brother Lu, have you read too much? You are not good at talking and doing things. Just pick up what I haven't heard of and say what I have heard of. What's the point of saying it again?"

Lu Ding probably heard this kind of thing often, so he didn't care and said again: "I found out that the current emperor once captured Li Zicheng's family camp, and the total number of troops defending the city was about 3. What do you mean? How about it……"

After asking, he found that the smile on Ma Jinzhong's face was a little strange, and he immediately understood why he was smiling. Without waiting for Ma Jinzhong to speak, he quickly continued: "The emperor released these 3 people, think about it. , this small camp is full of young people who have generals under Li Zicheng, and they let them go without even asking, they just said that if they encounter the emperor leading the army in the future, they can survive without resisting. "

Having said this, he moved the small bench closer to Ma Jinzhong and said with excitement: "You said that even Li Zicheng's family camp was treated like this, let alone us, right? This news has been ignored by Li Zicheng Don’t tell me, it’s been a year before I heard the news!”

Needless to say, Ma Jinzhong had never heard of this matter. When he heard it, he seemed to be very interested. He looked at Lu Ding and said, "If this is really the case, when the emperor comes, we will surrender." , just don’t resist at all?”

"Yes!" Lu Ding was also excited for a moment, but soon he thought of something and became a little depressed again, "But I don't dare to tell my subordinates, maybe they will report Zuo Liangyu!"

After hearing this, Ma Jinzhong smiled and said: "What do you care about those people? If they don't want to submit to the imperial court, just let them go through the trouble. Okay, if nothing happens, just rest. I've had enough of this horrible weather. !”

After hearing this, Lu Ding stood up in low spirits. When he was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something and looked at Ma Jinzhong and said, "You don't believe what I say?"

"Haha!" Ma Jinzhong laughed immediately after hearing this, walked to Lu Ding's side, patted his shoulder and said, "You are an honest person and can be easily deceived. Think about it, if the current emperor really has to be caught Will Li Zicheng's small camp be released without asking? Wouldn't it be much easier to just use those small camps to force Li Zicheng's generals to submit to the imperial court? "

At this point, he shook his head and said: "You, you can even believe such rumors. Sometimes, people say that scholars are pedantic, and they are really right. Haha, don't blame me, we are familiar, let's just say that That’s all! I’ll point it out to you and you have to change it!”

After finishing speaking, Ma Jinzhong thought for a moment and said cheerfully: "Forget it, I guess you can't change it, so I'd better stop changing it. I can feel at ease if I make friends with you!"

Lu Ding was stunned when he heard this. He kept talking for a long time, but they didn't believe him at all.

But thinking about it carefully, it seems that I can't blame him.This matter is indeed a bit outrageous. When I inquired about the news at the time, I confirmed it several times and it was always spread like this.

With this in mind, when he was about to speak, he suddenly saw Ma Jinzhong's bodyguard entering the camp and saying, "Commander, Marshal Hui is here to visit!"

When Ma Jinzhong heard this, he was happy again and said with a smile: "It's already dark today, and they are still running towards me. Do you want to squeeze in and sleep?"

They were all rebels and had friendships, so naturally they would not disagree with Prime Minister Hui Deng's visit.

No, as soon as Hui Deng entered the camp and saw Lu Ding there, he was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect it.

Ma Jinzhong smiled and said to him: "What's wrong? You don't even recognize Brother Lu anymore? You're here so late. What's the matter?"

While he was talking, he picked up a bench and threw it over.

Prime Minister Hui Deng caught it casually, and immediately laughed and said: "I didn't expect you, Old Ma, to be so delicious here!"

After saying this, he turned to look at Lu Ding and said, "Brother Lu, what's wrong? Those subordinates looked down on you again?"

Before Lu Ding could answer, Ma Jinzhong suddenly said: "Lao Hui, why does the guard behind you look familiar? No, I mean, I don't know you, the guard, but he seems familiar!"

Behind Prime Minister Hui Deng, another person followed into the camp.At first, Ma Jinzhong thought he was Prime Minister Hui Deng's personal guard.Under normal circumstances, his personal guards are very sensible and will wait outside the tent.Therefore, when the guard refused to leave, he took another look.

At this glance, Ma Jinzhong discovered that this person did not seem to be Ma Jinzhong's personal guard, but he looked familiar.That's why he asked this seemingly contradictory question.

Lu Ding also understood, so he also looked at the person behind Hui Dengxiang.

At this time, Prime Minister Hui Deng hesitated a little. He did not answer Ma Jinzhong's words, but said to Lu Ding: "Brother Lu, it's too late today, why don't you go back first?"

Obviously, he wanted to tell Ma Jinzhong something, but he didn't want Lu Ding to hear it.

Lu Ding could also hear it, so he stood up and prepared to leave.

But who knows, Ma Jinzhong said with a smile: "Lao Hui, just tell me if you have anything to do. Brother Lu, you don't know yet, so you can trust me!"

After hearing this, Huiden thought about it for a moment, and then said to Lu Ding: "Brother Lu, I didn't expect you to be here, so I was a little surprised, so I thought I would find you next time. Since Lao Ma said so, Then let me introduce you!"

After finishing speaking, he stepped aside, letting the person behind him come into the light, and then introduced: "Li Laiheng, the most famous adopted son of Yihu Li Guo, is now a general in the Biaoying camp directly under the imperial court, and is in charge of sentry detectives. , came to us on orders."

Hearing this, Li Laiheng cupped his fists and saluted: "Uncle Ma, long time no see!"

Then he looked at Lu Ding again, just clasping his fists and saying nothing, because he only knew Ma Jinzhong and Hui Deng, who were also rebels, but he did not know Lu Ding.

As soon as Ma Jinzhong heard this introduction, he suddenly realized: "I said why does he look so familiar? It turns out to be your boy!"

After finishing speaking, he immediately brightened up and said: "Are you here to recruit us under the emperor's will? Brother Lu was telling me just now that if your majesty can release Li Zicheng's family camp, he will definitely pardon us. I also I don’t believe it!”

Upon hearing this, Hui Dengxiang couldn't help but glance at Lu Ding, who was already excited.

Li Laiheng also glanced at Lu Ding, and then spoke: "That's true. I was in Zhending City at that time, injured and captured, and experienced the whole thing..."

Hearing this, Prime Minister Hui Deng didn't know what he was talking about, but Ma Jinzhong was shocked and asked quickly: "Were 3 people really captured at that time, including the small camp? And the emperor didn't ask, just directly Let go?"

When Hui Deng was a little confused, Li Laiheng recalled the original situation and replied: "Yes, Zhending City was an important place for storing grain and grass at that time, but His Majesty was attacked in the rain..."

He not only talked about the situation of the Battle of Zhending, but also talked about several things related to the emperor later.

Whether it was Ma Jinzhong, Prime Minister Hui Deng, or Lu Ding, they all listened very carefully and attentively.

When Li Laiheng finished speaking, he looked at the three people in front of him and said: "... His Majesty is unparalleled in benevolence and virtue. He is the best emperor in the world, and he is also unparalleled in martial prowess. I saw again that Li Zicheng has completely changed. He no longer talks about loyalty. He is not the original one at all. He died, so he surrendered to the imperial court without thinking of escaping. Uncle Gao also thought the same, and he did not choose to escape. Now, like me, we are all serving as generals in the capital camp, serving the emperor!"

Having said this, he added: "It's not Gao Jie, it's Gao Yigong! Of course, Gao Jie is also under your Majesty's command now!"

After hearing so much first-hand news, whether it was Ma Jinzhong, Prime Minister Hui Deng, or Lu Ding, they were all stunned.

(End of this chapter)