"Your Majesty, the Ming army is strong, we...you should move away from their front for now!"
Niu Jinxing on the side saw that Li Zicheng was silent and worried that he would not be able to escape if he delayed further, so he said anxiously.
When Li Zicheng heard this, he glanced at him, and then looked at Song Xiance who was standing aside.
He saw Song Xiance frowning and holding the goose feather fan against his chest. He obviously had no good idea, and he couldn't help but feel confused.
In fact, although Li Zicheng came from a humble background, he was resolute and strategic. Otherwise, he would not have been able to command the heroes as a post soldier. After fighting in the world for more than ten years, he had millions of soldiers and was known as a lonely man.
It's just that although he is smart, he does not have a long-term vision due to his background.
When he started the army, he just wanted to survive. Even though his military power grew, he never thought about founding a country and becoming emperor. He only thought about dominating a country, drinking a lot of wine and eating meat with his brothers. , don’t be enslaved by others anymore.
So at that time, he didn't care about ostentation, and he had inherent weakness in his bones. Even if Liu Zongmin, Hao Yaoqi and other big bosses contradicted him, he would just hold back and laugh it off.
Although his personality makes those close to him not afraid of him, in the eyes of outsiders, he is informal, peaceful and generous, which actually attracts many talents.
However, as the situation developed and the territory he occupied became larger and larger, he finally felt the charm of power.
Especially Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others kept instilling in him the way to be a king, making him feel that he had done everything wrong before.
So he began to alienate his old brothers, and gradually established his authority with the help of Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others.
Especially after he became emperor in Xi'an and tasted the taste of emperor, he became even more obsessed with power, fearing that someone would take it all away from him.
Therefore, he followed Song Xiance's suggestion and took advantage of the opportunity to weaken the military power of many old brothers.
Moreover, because Li Yan was so popular among the people, he might have been the one who answered the prophecy of the "Eighteen Master Divine Weapons", so he once wanted to eradicate him.
But because of the protection of Liu Zongmin and other old brothers, and because Li Yan had always been loyal, he did not take action.
After doing this, he still felt uneasy and worried all day long.
Fortunately, Song Xiance spent his life to help him deduce the destiny, guide him in his actions with heaven's secrets, and let him conquer cities and territories. With divine help, he felt a little at ease and at the same time he believed in the theory of destiny.
But today, when he was about to succeed, he suddenly suffered a disaster, and he couldn't help but doubt everything before.
"Your Majesty, please issue the decree quickly, otherwise it will be too late!"
Just as Li Zicheng was pondering, Niu Jinxing's urging voice sounded in his ears again.
Li Zicheng glared at him with some dissatisfaction, then looked at the panicked bodyguard and said, "Do you know who is commanding the troops of the invading enemy?"
The guard said respectfully: "According to the news from the sentry in front, the opponent is flying the flag of the horse and the king!"
"Could it be Ma Jinzhong and Wang Yuncheng under Zuo Yuliang? No, they should still be confronting Mianhou in Hunan!"
The frowning Song Xiance was a little suspicious when he heard the guards' words.
Li Zicheng glanced at him and said: "Song Military Advisor, nothing is impossible. This is just a trick to build a plank road openly and secretly trick Chen Cang!"
Seeing Li Zicheng's reproachful words, Song Xiance shook his goose feather fan with a blushing face and said, "Yes, I am stupid, but your Majesty is wise!"
Li Zicheng shook his head and said: "I am not a saint at all, otherwise I would not be in this situation!"
When Song Xiance heard this, he didn't know how to answer the question for a moment, so he shook his goose feather fan in embarrassment.
"Your Majesty, given the abilities of Ma Jinzhong and Wang Yuncheng, even if they could lurk in Beijing, they would not be able to find your tent. I suspect there is someone else behind them."
Li Yan thought for a while and then spoke to Li Zicheng.
Li Zicheng nodded and said: "Yes, I have dealt with Ma Jinzhong in the early years. Although this man is brave, he has no strategy. It is impossible to guess that I will set up the big tent here."
After that, he looked at the people present again and said with some suspicion: "Only some of my old brothers know this place. Bai Guangen, Tang Tong and other generals don't know about it. How could Ma Jinzhong and the others find this place?"
As soon as Li Zicheng said this, everyone present was shocked and stood up to prove his innocence.
"Brothers, you have misunderstood. If I doubted you, I would not have spoken out!"
Seeing that everyone was in danger, Li Zicheng hurriedly comforted him in order to avoid disturbing the morale of the army.
"Your Majesty, I feel that all the brothers are loyal to Your Majesty and would never do such a shameless thing. But now that the Ming soldiers are here, it means that some of them must know Your Majesty very well!"
At this time, Li Yan spoke again hesitantly.
When Li Zicheng heard this, he immediately understood. He frowned and gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, that's right. It must be that beast Gao Jie!"
After he said that, he punched the table hard.
Everyone was silent when they saw this.
Because they knew that Gao Jie and Xing were Li Zicheng's rivals, and they must not mention them in front of Li Zicheng, otherwise they might be killed.
It turns out that although Li Zicheng is now the emperor, his marriage was quite unsatisfactory in his early years.
When he was still in Mizhi, his first wife Han Jin'er betrayed him and had an affair with Gai Hu of the village behind his back.
In a rage, he killed the two of them, and was forced to surrender to the army because of the loss of their lives.
From then on, he kept his heart closed and became very disgusted with women.
Later, by chance, he met the charming Xingshi and finally opened his heart. Unexpectedly, Xingshi ran away with Gao Jie behind his back.
If Han Jin'er betrayed him before, he could also deceive himself by saying that Han Jin'er disliked the poor and loved the rich, and was short-sighted.
But when the Xing family betrayed him, he was already a famous tycoon, and the Xing family actually chose one of his generals, which made him unable to swallow this breath no matter what.
Therefore, whenever someone mentioned Gao Jie and Xing Shi, he would definitely get furious, and even killed a new recruit who didn't know the details with a stick because of this.
From then on, no one dared to mention these two names in front of him.
"Your Majesty, it's bad. Bai Guangen and Tang Tong rebelled. They just attacked the Laoba Battalion under Zhangyi's sect and are now coming here."
Just when everyone was silent, another guard hurried in to report.
Li Zicheng heard this and sneered: "Okay, now no matter what kind of cats or dogs, they dare to come and jump in front of me. It seems that I am too good to them!"
After he said that, a strong murderous aura suddenly emitted from his body, making Niu Jinxing on the side tremble involuntarily.
"Come here, bring me my armor. I want to see what they are capable of!"
Li Zicheng glanced at the people present and shouted loudly.
Not long after he finished speaking, two personal guards came in from outside the tent holding golden armors.
"Your Majesty, the army is powerful and you are worth a thousand gold. How can you venture into dangerous territory? Please think twice!"
Song Xiance hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke to persuade Li Zicheng when he was about to leave the camp.
Li Zicheng glanced at him and said coldly: "Before I became emperor, I also fought thousands of miles away with strong military skills and defeated Luoyang and Xi'an. I have not paid much attention to a few rebels."
After that, he shouted out: "Where are the messengers? Quickly summon the black armor cavalry to follow me on the expedition!"
When Li Yan heard this, a flash of excitement flashed across his face, and he hurriedly turned around and followed.
Upon seeing this, all the generals in the camp also stood up and followed, leaving only Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance looking at each other.
