Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 158
Seeing Li Zicheng lying on the bed already completely dead, Li Yan fell down and cried: "Your Majesty! You died so badly!"

Gao Yigong, Liu Tiren, Li Jin, Li Nian, Tian Hualong, Dang Shousu, Yuan Zongdi, etc. In the history of the original Southern Ming Dynasty, the main forces of the Longwu, Yongli Second Dynasties, and Kuidong thirteen families against the Qing Dynasty are still the ministries under Li Zicheng's command. The general and others had also gathered around Li Zicheng's body, all with expressions of grief and indignation.

"Military division, please give me condolences, Your Majesty is dead, and the army is in a state of chaos, how should I deal with it now, I ask the military division to come up with an idea!"

Li Yan has always had a high prestige in the Shun army. His younger brother Li Nian and his wife are the main generals of the Chuang army. Even Li Zicheng's wife and brother like Gao Yigong have a deep friendship with Li Yan. The officials could only ask Li Yan to come out to make up their minds, not to mention the prime minister, Niu Jinxing, whose whereabouts were no longer known.

It was General Gao Yigong who spoke at this time.

However, Li Yan held back his tears and asked, "Where's the prime minister?"

"I'm afraid that birdie ran away early, and he couldn't find anyone else for a long time, and he couldn't even find the corpse!"

General Liu Tiren of Guangshan Boguoyi and Niu Jinxing had always been at odds, so he replied casually.

"Li Nian, take a soldier to find the whereabouts of the prime minister, you must meet people if you die, and you must meet people if you live!"

After Li Yan finished speaking, he ordered someone to cover Li Zicheng with a white cloth, and turned around to face the civil and military officials of the Shun army: "Everyone! It is really a misfortune for the country that your Majesty is in trouble, but the Qing army is about to pursue it, and the road ahead is inauspicious." Uncertainty, we cannot allow a moment of mourning and mourning, but now I ask you to stabilize the morale of the army, turn grief into strength, and take revenge against His Majesty as soon as possible, and punish the Tartars!"

"Execute the Tartars!"

Like Li Yan, most of the generals of the Shun army hated the Qing army at this time. After all, the Qing army took away the beautiful world that should belong to them. , naturally hated it deeply, so he followed Li Yan to agree.

Of course, this is also the reason why the remnants of Li Zicheng became the main force of the Southern Ming Dynasty against the Qing Dynasty after surrendering to the Ming court. In Gu Cheng’s words, from now on, after Li Zicheng’s death, the main conflict has completely turned to China’s resistance to foreign aggression, and class struggle has begun to withdraw from the stage , whether it is the peasant army or the official army, they have to face the same enemy, which is to take away the Manchu Qing Dynasty that has been in China for more than 200 years.

"At present, there is no leader among the dragons, and your majesty has no heirs. We should choose a common master. You are highly respected and resourceful, military commander. In the past, your majesty adopted your advice, and my Dashun always won the victory. Now it is precisely because your majesty trusts that surnamed Niu that I am able to do so." It has led to this point today, so we might as well set up a military division as the main force and fight against the Tartars together!"

When Gao Yigong took the initiative to say this, Liu Tiren, Yuan Zongdi, and Li Jin also followed suit, and knelt down to call Li Yan long live.

Li Yan suddenly drew his sword on his neck: "If you fall into Li's injustice again, Li will kill himself!"

Seeing this, everyone hurriedly stood up, unable to say anything more.

"Li can understand the hearts of all of you, but now that His Majesty has just passed away, it is really inhumane and unrighteous to seize his position. Besides, since the day Li rebelled against the court, he has already put his life and death, honor, shame, and even fame and fortune at the stake. Putting my heart behind me, I only want to do my best to save the common people in the world, how dare I have the heart of an emperor! Now that the prime minister's whereabouts are unknown, Li will be the master for everyone, and when the prime minister appears, all military affairs will be handed over to the prime minister!"

When Li Yan said this, all the Dashun generals agreed.

Then, Li Yan began to directly order: "Linqu Nangao Yigong, your department will immediately occupy Xiangyang, Guangshan Bo Liu Tiren, your department will immediately occupy Jingzhou, Xuanwu General Dang Shousu, your department will immediately occupy Wuchang, and the right battalion general Yuan Yuan Zongdi, your department immediately went west to Enshi to raise food, and Li Jin's department went south to Changsha to raise food. At the same time, your two departments contacted Li Guo's department who left Xi'an to Hanzhong. At the same time, Tian Hualong, your department immediately rushed to help Hong Niangzi, occupy Dengzhou, and resist Doduo is heading west!"

"Order!"

The generals of the Shun army took their orders and went away.

Li Yan guarded Li Zicheng's body in silence, and he didn't know why a group of Tartar cavalry suddenly appeared.

At this time, the 3000 men and horses led by Li Yan's old personal servant, Li Gui, who had been defending the camp of the Chinese army, Li Gui walked up to Li Yan at this time, and still used the address he used to call in Li's residence: "Master." , there is a person who claims to be General Liu Fangliang of the Right Battalion System, General Qian, and he is asking to see him, his name is Lan Guanwei!"

"Lan Gouzi!"

Li Yan knew Lan Guanwei, and Lan Guanwei was the adopted son of Liu Fangliang, and he even named him himself, so he had some impressions.

Although Liu Fangliang had already taken refuge in the Ming court, Li Yan was not disgusted. After all, Liu Fangliang had not taken refuge in the Qing court.

Therefore, Li Yan met with Lan Guanwei.

When Lan Guanwei saw Li Yan, he immediately knelt down: "My nephew has met Uncle Li, please accept Uncle Li as a gift from my nephew."

Seeing that Lan Guanwei was wearing a flying fish suit and an embroidered spring knife on his waist, Li Yan couldn't help asking in surprise, "When did you become a Jinyiwei?"

"Last summer, His Majesty saw that his nephew was talented and good at using firearms, so he assigned his nephew to work in Jinyiwei. Now there are thousands of households in Jinyiwei. It is His Majesty's order that his nephew came to see Uncle Li. Commander Wu entrusted him !"

Before Lan Guanwei finished speaking, Li Yan drew out his sword and pointed at Lan Guanwei: "Lan Gouzi, if you just look at your Uncle Li today, I can catch up with you, but if you come to speak for the court Guest, don't blame you Uncle Li for being ruthless with swords, come here!"

Li Yan squatted and shouted, and Li Gui appeared in front of him with someone.

"Wait a minute, Uncle Li. My nephew wants to ask Uncle Li if Uncle Li is still looking for Niu Jinxing's whereabouts. My nephew has a secret letter from a tartar here. Please take a look at Uncle Li!"

Lan Guanwei hurriedly picked up the letter.

Li Yan took the secret letter, and at first glance it was written by Niu Jinxing, and then he looked at the content, but Niu Jinxing was entrusted by the traitor Wu Sangui to conspire to slander Li Zicheng against Li Yan and provide Wu Sangui of the Qing army with his own place in the Shun army. The specific location of the military account.

"No wonder the Tartar cavalry came here, Niu Jinxing, you traitor who betrays his master!"

In Li Yan's heart, he was already dissatisfied with Niu Jinxing, but now that there is a secret letter and Niu Jinxing has disappeared, he naturally believes that all this is true.

The news that Niu Jinxing surrendered to the enemy and killed Li Zicheng immediately spread to the ears of all the Shunjun soldiers. Niu Jinxing's prestige was greatly damaged, and Li Yan's prestige was greatly increased again.

"Your Majesty has admired Uncle Li for a long time, and His Majesty has already stated that if Uncle Li is willing to return to the court, he will not only forgive Uncle Li for all his previous crimes, but also grant Uncle Li the position of minister, join the cabinet, and be granted the title of Sangu. In charge of the Generalissimo's Mansion's staff department!"

Lan Guanwei said again: "Of course, if Uncle Li has other conditions, my nephew can also convey to His Majesty for Uncle Li!"

(End of this chapter)