Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 616 The Dark Humor of History
Said that he was eager to see Li Zicheng, but the first place Li Yan ran was not the imperial palace, but the mansion of military minister Xungui who walked west along Miyagi Street. After marching for about half an hour, the words "Wu Mansion" painted in golden characters came into his eyes.

However, at this time, Wu's mansion was also in chaos, with the signboard drooping to the side, and there were rushing troops moving in and out everywhere, accompanied by bursts of crying, and his heart tightened. Two Chuang Jun carrying a large wardrobe leaped in.

However, he was relieved inside. Wu Xiang, the governor of the central government, was not dead yet. The old man was thrown and pushed to the ground, his wrinkled face was full of anger, and General Quan Hao Yaoqi was actually here in person, holding him in his arms. There is a pretty and pitiful Jiangnan beauty with bright eyes and bright teeth, who is proudly doing her hands up and down. The woman is obviously full of anger, but she dare not hide because of fear. Even Li Yan has a feeling of pity for me. .

"stop!"

Breaking into the army is not enough to kill them all. For some loyal and heroic ministers during the siege, they are still protected, such as Li Banghua, the censor of the left capital who hanged himself, Xuanwu Hou Wei Shichun who set himself on fire with his family, and Gong Yonggu, the son-in-law. However, the Wu family, who had surprised Li Zicheng once in several bursts into the battle, naturally became the target of preferential treatment. After all, the monarch hopes that his subjects will also be loyal to him and set an example.

The sound of stopping really gave Hao Yaoqi a jump, but he had a happy life recently. Seeing Li Yan, Hao Yaoqi didn't feel so dazzling anymore. He rarely showed a smile. Thick slap.

"Hey, isn't this Mr. Li? I said, you literati are serious on the surface, but you are not very sullen in your heart. The county magistrate Chen in Laozi's county destroys people every day in order to preserve the principles of nature. Why don't you just run away for a month?" Eighteen days of the brothel, haha, did you also come to this little girl, Chen Yuanyuan? Go, and give you Mr. Li a salute!"

The last sentence was addressed to Chen Yuanyuan, and she slapped her pretty buttocks. In Chen Yuanyuan's embarrassment and anger, she raised her head, and Hao Yaoqi laughed obscenely.

However, the blackness of history is revealed at this moment. If Hao Yaoqi is willing to give in to someone who is smooth and smooth, then just say a few good words and save the Wu Mansion, but Li Yan is too Stubborn, too unreasonable, Hao Yaoqi's teasing words made his face livid.

"King Chuang ordered that the Wu Mansion, the Li Mansion, and the Gong Mansion be treated as a whole. Why did you humiliate him and disobey King Chuang's order? Immediately move all the things back and confess to Wu Dudu! Otherwise, you will play King Chuang at the end. Punish you, Ruhou!"

Hearing this, Hao Yaoqi was taken aback for a moment, and immediately his big pancake face turned dark.

"Bah, Li Yan, you're giving your face to you! What are you? When I followed the old Chuang Wang to rebel and fight the world, you were still at home shopping in brothels and drinking flower wine! You want me to apologize? I don't just If you copy his Wu Mansion, you'll beat him!"

As he said that, Hao Yaoqi stepped up and kicked Wu Xiang to the ground.

Li Yan was trembling with anger, pointed at Hao Yaoqi's nose with trembling hands and shouted: "My great cause of Dashun is about to be defeated by you, Marquis Ru, you are a sinner through the ages! Just wait!"

Throwing off his sleeves angrily, Li Yan got on his horse again, turned his head and ran towards the palace, watching his figure, Hao Yaoqi spat again in disdain.

"Bah, what is it!"

Looking left and right at the intruders who were in a daze, Hao Yaoqi opened his mouth and cursed angrily: "You're all fucking waiting to die! Don't let me continue to move! Damn it!"

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After getting angry at the Wu Mansion, this time Li Yan didn't talk nonsense and went straight to the palace. However, at the Meridian Gate he worked so hard to build, this loyal general who broke into the army encountered another big nail.

Along the way, crowds of actors and tailors filed in from the gate of the palace, but he, a general, couldn't get in. He hadn't ascended the throne yet, but Li Zicheng's emperor had already appeared. Xiao Yang, I don’t see any foreign ministers! Let the general go back!”

"I have an urgent military situation, and I urgently need to see King Chuang, so please report it as soon as possible!"

His eyes were red with anxiety, Li Yan was so angry that he jumped up and down, shouting angrily, who knew that this sentence also angered the leader of the guarding army who was born in Mizhi.

"Hey, General Li, you are also a literati, don't you understand that the Son of Heaven is the greatest? Prince Chuang means he won't see you if you don't see him, so get out!"

"you!"

One end was the decree of disrespecting the emperor, and the other end was the decree of overrespecting the emperor. Once again, Li Yan snarled at the gate of the palace for a long time before leaving again. This time, he was even more anxious Pulling his horse, he turned and ran eastward.

Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister, but Li Zicheng resumed the prime minister. Niu Jinxing was the chief prime minister, while Gu Junen and Song Xiance were the second prime ministers. Niu Jinxing was too treacherous. The prime minister brought out the style of accepting gifts in the Ming Dynasty to the fullest. When Li Yan arrived, the line of people queuing up to give gifts was as long as several streets. Li Yan was only disappointed when he yelled at the doorman for a few minutes. Turn around and leave.

In front of Gu Junen's mansion, there were quite a few gift givers. He was in charge of the official government, and those who wanted to be an official had to do what they liked. Li Yan, who had encountered a big thorn again, simply shouted angrily what was the difference between this and Gu Ming.

Fortunately, there are still a few discerning people in Chuangjun. The front of Song Xiance's mansion was quite empty, and after notifying his name, Song Xiance greeted him quickly in person.

It can be regarded as finding some people who can take care of things, Li Yan is so hasty that he doesn't even have a word of nonsense, and he speaks directly when they meet.

"The Jiannu army has occupied Shanhaiguan, and the forward general is Wu Sangui, the former commander-in-chief of the Shanhaiguan regiment of the Ming Dynasty! His subordinates are all deserters from Ningyuan and Ningyuan Minzhuang who fled back to Liaodong after the capital's defeat. I want to see King Chuang quickly!"

The importance of the two names Shanhaiguan and Wu Sangui can be imagined. Song Xiance's deformed big head was filled with dignified words in an instant. Forbidden City.

Li Zicheng did not repair the damaged front hall. He must be based in Xi'an, and he has little interest in the capital. The views of this peasant army leader are similar to those of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu. Nocturnal, no one can see the difference?Li Zicheng didn't care about repairing the Forbidden City.

But the well-preserved Jianji Hall is now occupied by tailors. Almost all the well-known tailors in the capital were pulled over to sew dragon robes and brocade clothes on the spot. After decades of hard life, Li Zicheng paired the new clothes The obsession with her was so obsessed that it couldn't be added. The brocades in the inner library disappeared in piles at one end, and at the other end, boxes and boxes of new clothes were piled together, almost occupying most of the palace.

The side halls next to it are also billowing with black smoke. All the silver sent in these days has been transported here. Every hundred taels are cast into a huge silver plate with the year name of Yongchang engraved on it. The silver taels minted every day are directly transported to the The cart was pulled away, and the other end of the mule and horse carts entering and leaving the palace also formed a long row.

Flying through the cloth, there is still black smoke billowing. In the middle palace, Li Yan can be regarded as seeing Chuang Wang who had been away for many days. , was wearing a dozen thick yellow robes, leading Li Guo, Li Laiheng, Li Shouxin and other Li family generals, watching the big show with relish.

Once the heart of the empire, the Palace of Baohe, where civil and military officials gathered, has now become a grand stage.

Li Zicheng hadn't seen Li Yan for several days, but Li Zicheng was in a good mood. Seeing him and Song Xiance come up with their luggage, Old Li laughed and said, "Mr. Li, I haven't seen you for a long time, I even miss you! Come on, come on." , sit down together!"

Feng Menglong's "Warning to the World" was being performed on the stage. Du Shiniang turned her head and looked at the stage reluctantly. The same surname comes from Li, but so many unrighteous deeds, I have decided to tell the world that everyone named Li Jia must be renamed Zhang Jia!"

Here, Li Zicheng did not forget to black Zhang Xianzhong. Just when he took down the capital, Zhang Xianzhong also entered Sichuan and formally established the Daxi regime. useless.

But where was he still in the mood to entangle Li Zicheng over such trivial matters, Li Yan didn't even bother to persuade him, and fell to the ground anxiously.

"King Chuang, the urgency is so urgent! The slave chieftain Mergen Daiqing led his troops to occupy Shanhaiguan three days ago, and the vanguard has arrived at Funing Fort. Under his command, the Eight Banners of Jianzhou, Eight Banners of Mongolia, Eight Banners of Han, and the army of Sanshun Wang have no less than 20 troops. !"

"Oh? Is there such a thing?"

These words finally made Li Zicheng turn his attention away from the big drama, and looked at Li Yan suddenly, but immediately, he showed a relaxed look on his face, laughed and shook his head and said: "I was worried before. Liaodong is bitterly cold and the road is far away. I didn’t expect this group of Jian slaves to come to our door with such knowledge. They happened to be exterminated in the capital city together, so I could find Song Fool to fulfill his promise and regain Jiangnan in one fell swoop! Haha, God helped me! "

Hearing this, Li Yan and Song Xiance were bitter in their mouths, what kind of toss the capital has become!Still want to count on Song Qingshu to persuade the Jiangnan family to submit?Not to mention anything else, Song Qingshu alone is a wealthy businessman in the south of the Yangtze River, with tens of millions of family assets. He probably can't surrender with peace of mind if he is so paid. Slaves beat life and death, and now only Prince Chuang and a large group of generals are so optimistic.

"King Chuang, the pioneer who built slaves is Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Mingshan Customs! This man is quite famous! If you use his father Wu Xiang and his family to threaten him, give him high officials and rich salary, and promise to be buried for Chongzhen, it may not be impossible to win. The elite of the Guanning army who fled back to Liaodong under his command, as well as the bravery of the Liao people in the north, can be a great help to our army!"

"Wu Sangui!"

This name made Li Zicheng nod with lingering fear, and immediately ordered happily.

"Li Guo, take Lao Tzu's army and bring the Wu family to the palace!"

"Thank you King Chuang!"

Overjoyed, Li Yan once again kowtowed fiercely.

In a hurry, he pulled Li Guo, and Li Yan galloped on horseback along the way. The cavalry team knocked over many people. In less than ten minutes, they galloped to the front of Wu Xiang's mansion again, turned over and dismounted. Li Yan shouted in a hurry stand up.

"Pass the order of King Chuang to pick up Wu Xiang's family..."

But just halfway through the words, Li Yan's expression froze, and he was hanging at the gate of the Wu Mansion, with dozens of heads dripping blood ferociously, and at the front, the white-haired man was full of anger. The head is not Wu Xiang's, or which one?
After a long while, Li Yan smashed his fist on the vermilion lacquer pillar with indignation, roaring angrily.

"Hao Yaoqi, you are also a traitor to the country!!!"

(End of this chapter)