golden scales

Li Zicheng was naturally very upset when he was scolded by this man one by one.Ten years ago, he could kneel and kowtow to the tyrants who ran rampant in the countryside as a matter of course, but today, he has raised hundreds of thousands of troops and is the generalissimo of Fengtian who is rampant all over the world.

Not to mention a captured official, even those Tianhuang nobles and Taizu descendants had to kneel at his feet and kowtow for mercy, and in the end they still couldn't escape the decapitation.

There were many moments when Li Zicheng wanted to completely erase the scribe in front of him from the world, and even thought of ways to ruin his reputation.These thoughts hit Li Zicheng's mind wave after wave, and finally made him impatient to sit here wasting.

As always, return in vain.

Li Zicheng was annoyed, so he got up and walked out the door.Suddenly I heard someone talking outside, opened the door and saw that it was a young man who had just grown a beard.The man looked haggard and dressed in a blue Taoist robe, like a student who came to the temple to visit ancient times.When Li Zicheng saw this person, his spirit was lifted in vain, and he strode forward and said, "Qiu Shilang, it's you."

When the student saw Li Zicheng, he quickly stepped forward to salute him and called him "Marshal".

Li Zicheng was full of joy, stepped forward to help the servant Qiu, and said: "The servant is late today."

Qiu Shilang said: "Forgive me, Marshal, there is something in the department, I dare not leave without authorization, and I will not come here until it is over."

"Oh? What's going on in the ministry?" Li Zicheng asked.

Since Li Zicheng established the Grand Marshal's Mansion in Xiangyang, he changed Xiangyang to Changyi Mansion, dispatched officials widely, and established six governments/governments in the center.Because there is no Jianguo name yet, and the Yuan has not been changed, so the Wenyi notices use the stem and branch calendar.Niu Jinxing was appointed as the prime minister, and there were six government servants who were in charge of government affairs.Under the servant, there are assistants.

This administrative system is like a shortened version of the Ming court system. In fact, Niu Jinxing does not have the power to rule out all bureaucrats, and Li Zicheng does not need the help of the six departments to deal with major issues, because now everything is decided by him. .Speaking of which, apart from the two governments/governments of soldiers and officials who are responsible for the military and the selection of officials among the six ministries, the other four governments/governments did not play a significant role.

Qiu Shilang said: "Marshal, there have been rumors recently that the Zuo thief is a big one, and the military government has sent people to investigate."

Li Zicheng frowned.

Zuo Liangyu and him are old rivals, although they are called officials and thieves, in fact they depend on each other and kill each other.There have been several crisis situations, if Zuo Liangyu hadn't been too selfish, I'm afraid he could only stage the tragedy of fleeing alone again.But now that Zuo Liangyu is in the same position as the feudal town, if he really intends to attack Xiangyang and occupy the two lakes, it is a matter of course.

Li Zicheng knew that Xiangyang was where the Jingzhou government was located in the Three Kingdoms script. It was a place that Zhuge Liang valued very much.

"I'm afraid the rumors are not true," Li Zicheng frowned. "If the left thief wants to come, he will probably attack Wuchang first. No matter how bad Huang Hu is, he won't let him go for nothing."

At the beginning of this year, Li Zicheng had already occupied Xiaogan, Hanchuan and Hanyang mansions, and his troops were approaching Wuchang.At that time, Zuo Liangyu retreated without a fight, and fled all the way to Chizhou (now Guichi, Anhui) with his army.Li Zicheng thought that the officers and soldiers in Hubei were weak, so he would definitely go down at once, so he turned his head and annexed "Cao Cao" Luo Rucai and "Geliyan" He Yilong first, and unified his orders.

Huang Hu is Zhang Xianzhong.

In terms of strength, he is far weaker than Li Zicheng.But in terms of brute strength, it is far better than any rational person.No one expected that Zhang Xianzhong came all the way from Anhui, took Wuchang in one fell swoop, and seized this important town in Jianghan.Immediately afterwards, Daxi was established in Wuchang, the provincial capital was changed to the capital, and the treasure of the king of the West was cast; Wuchang Mansion was changed to Tianshou Mansion, and Jiangxia County was changed to Shangjiang County.Zhang Xianzhong lived in the Chu Palace by himself, and erected two large banners in front of the door, one writing "Heaven and people return", and the other writing "Recruiting talents and recruiting scholars".

As for setting up six ministries, selecting officials, setting up imperial examinations, and emphasizing schools, it is just like Zhu Ming's style, but it is not inferior to Li Zicheng in terms of momentum.

When this incident spread to Li Zicheng's ears, it was as if he had cut his heart.

He and Zhang Xianzhong are of the same age and nationality, and after fighting all the way, they have more or less saved a kind of incense and friendship.Especially 15 years before Chongzhen, Huangming's shelf had not completely collapsed. If he wanted to overthrow the emperor and sit on the dragon chair by himself, no one would have the confidence.Therefore, Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai, Ge, Zuo Wuying, and Zhang Xianzhong, as the largest rebel forces in the world, mostly cherish each other and fight together.

It was just because of this kind of incense, Li Zicheng did not send troops to attack, so he had to temporarily give up Wuchang to Zhang Xianzhong.However, this is Wuchang Mansion, the thoroughfare of the world, even if it is let out, it will make Li Zicheng quite heartbroken.

However, Zhang Xianzhong suffered from Li Zicheng's mentality of wanting face, and ordered the army to advance westward to the land of Bashu, leaving only a small number of troops in Wuchang.In this way, Li Zicheng neither wanted to bear the notoriety of brothers killing each other, nor was he willing to be ridiculed by the world to take advantage of the situation. The victory was unarmed, which made Zhang Xianzhong firmly take Wuchang into his pocket.

If Zuo Liangyu really sent troops to fight, he would naturally pick soft persimmons.Xiangyang is the fundamental place of Li Zicheng, with stable management and many soldiers.Wuchang is Zhang Xianzhong's territory, and there is no army guarding it, so it is clear at a glance who will fight first.What's more, the value of Wuchang is far better than that of Xiangyang.If Zuo Liangyu helped Sun Chuanting fight Xiangyang instead of fighting Wuchang, Sun Chuanting would be credited with the great credit, and he could only share some soup at most.

If General Zuo was really so impartial, he wouldn't expect to succeed in this troubled world.

Seeing Li Zicheng, Qiu Shilang didn't take it seriously, and said: "Marshal, the matter of the military formation needs to be verified before we can make a conclusion."

Li Zicheng smiled lightly, but he didn't want to weaken the young man's self-motivation. He said generously: "It's good to send someone to investigate. Er, let's go first, and you can persuade him well. Let's just say that there is a prime minister here. If he If you are willing to help, it is not that you cannot give him."

Qiu Shilang bowed and said, "Zhi Tao Gong sends the marshal off!"

Li Zicheng waved his hand and strode out.

Qiu Zhitao stood at the door of the monk's house for a while, and waited until Li Zicheng's entourage was out of sight, then he knocked on the door and called in a low voice: "Mr. Li, student Qiu Zhitao asks to see you, sir."

The room was silent.

In the blink of an eye, the door has already opened.

"Come in!" Mr. Li, who had a frosty face just now, was full of anticipation now, as if he didn't mind that Qiu Zhitao was an important person next to the intruder.

Military Government/Fu Shi Lang, if counted according to the Ming Dynasty, he is a first-rank figure in the Ministry of War.

Qiu Zhitao stepped into the door, swept his head back, and closed the door of the house.He was about to salute Mr. Li, but was held up by Mr. Li.

"Is there a reply over there?" Mr. Li asked in a low voice, and suddenly let go of his voice and cursed: "You traitor! Your family has been favored by the emperor for three generations, and you have become a thief! What face do you have?" people!"

"Qin Du has already left Tongguan and attacked Luoyang. There is no other news yet." Qiu Zhitao has long been accustomed to this way of talking, and while lowering his voice, he replied loudly: "Li Zhensheng, you are a scholar, don't you know?" Follow the sky and respond to others? Why do you go against the sky?"

When Li Zhensheng heard that Sun Chuanting had left Tongguan, the word "Chuan" between his eyebrows finally loosened a lot.He suppressed the joy in his heart and said loudly: "Shut up! You traitor, get out of here quickly!"

"I don't want to leave, so what about you!" Qiu Zhitao replied loudly, and at the same time whispered joyfully: "Sir, Governor Qin leads an army of [-] this time, and he has a partial division to support him. You and I may really see the sunny day." The day of restoration!"

Li Zhensheng thought of the torment he had suffered day and night since he was captured, and he couldn't help feeling sour at the base of his nose, and sighed in a low voice: "Why don't I want to follow Song Futai to prove my stamina. But I also want to leave it to a useful body, to kill a thief and repay the king, and I don't want to Give up."

"Sir, if you are strong, it will be known to the world." Qiu Zhitao comforted.

"You are so young, you can be so disrespectful of your reputation, and you are a thief, and you are a good example of a famous teacher!" Li Zhensheng had tears in his eyes.

Qiu Zhitao's defense suddenly relaxed, and he said in a mournful voice: "I bear the hatred of my family and the country. This matter is so vicious. I only hope that on the day he bestows the head, even if he dies nine times, he will have no regrets!" His father Qiu Yu is now The right servant of the Ministry of Rites, his grandfather Minzhong died of scolding a thief when Yicheng fell, and Li Zicheng had a real national and family hatred.

It is really not easy for a young man to bow his knees when he sees his enemies every day without showing any resentment.Only in front of Li Zhensheng could Qiu Zhitao Fang vent his anger.The two depend on each other, maintaining a fragile pillar of belief.

"Sir, you should take care of your health. In the future, the court will use your strength to clean up the place." Qiu Zhitao wiped away his tears, took a deep breath, looked at Li Zhensheng's thin face, and persuaded him gently.

"I have introspected myself. Brother, you must be careful when walking in this den of wolves and tigers every day, and you must not be negligent." Li Zhensheng held Qiu Zhitao's arms tightly and took care of him solemnly.

Qiu Zhitao nodded to show that he understood, and asked Li Zhensheng to help him see if his eyes were red, and he didn't walk out of the monk's house until his face was no longer sad.

Although there were no spies from Li Zicheng outside, there were quite a few monks who were very curious. As long as there was even the slightest bit of rumor spreading, it would probably ruin the event.

Ever since he endured grief and served as a military officer/government officer for the robbers, he was added as a servant soon after. He has been using his power to appoint private individuals to get in touch with Sun Chuanting secretly.This time Sun Chuanting bit the bullet and vowed to leave Shaanxi, partly because Qiu Zhitao, an insider, told Li Chuang what was true inside.

Moreover, Qiu Zhitao even made an appointment with Sun Chuanting: Once the Qin soldiers invaded the border and the battle was at a stalemate, he would falsely spread the news of Zuo Liangyu's attack and trick Li Zi into forming an army to return to defend.

Sun Chuanting is a capable general who has experienced battles for a long time. If this plan is sold, it is really possible to crush the intruders in one battle and pacify the Central Plains.Back then Li Zicheng was able to make a comeback when he was defeated in Shangluo with eighteen riders. Now his subordinates have enjoyed the world of flowers and flowers. How could they afford the hardships of those days? (To be continued.)