"Tell me, if he hadn't colluded with Shen Zhanran, why would Shen Zhanran just write to him?"
Niu Jinxing seemed to have lost his patience in the argument with Li Mou and shouted loudly.
As Niu Jinxing's roar sounded, Li Zhisheng's body trembled violently again.
Li Mou heard Niu Jinxing's accusation and counterattacked without showing any weakness: "How can you prove that this letter must be written by Shen Zhanran? Do you know Shen Zhanran's handwriting? In this case, has he also written to you? "
Hearing this, Niu Jinxing pointed at Li Zhisheng and shouted sternly: "Li Tixue made it clear just now. If you are still messing around here, I don't think you can get away with it!"
Li Mouben was often attacked by Niu Jinxing's gang because of his last arrest. When he heard this, he immediately angrily said: "I have something to do with it, okay, then you can show me the evidence!"
"As long as you can take it out, I will kill myself in front of you immediately without you having to do anything. But if you can't take it out, don't blame me for being rude!"
As Li Mou spoke, he pulled out the sword from his waist and stuck it on the table, making a buzzing sound.
When Niu Jinxing saw this, she couldn't help but shrink back, and then she forced herself to be calm and said, "What are you doing? Tell me..."
"That's enough, let's see what you all look like. Do you still have the demeanor of a minister?"
Li Zicheng stood up suddenly and yelled at Li and Niu.
Seeing this, Niu Jinxing changed from his usual docile attitude and said with an angry face: "Your Majesty, it's not that I mean to offend Tianwei, it's really..."
"Bang!"
Li Zicheng didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and slapped the table hard.
Niu Jinxing was about to speak, but when Song Xiance shook his head slightly, he reluctantly closed his mouth.
Li Zicheng glanced at everyone, then looked at Li Zhisheng and said, "Where is the messenger you mentioned? Why can't I find him even though I sent people to search all over the city?"
Li Zhisheng originally wanted to use this to divert Niu Jinxing's attention, so as not to be held accountable for the unfavorable matter of persuading him to surrender, but he did not expect that he would cause such a big trouble, and he was already frightened.
At this moment, he suddenly heard Li Zicheng's angry shouting, and after a sharp tremor, he fainted.
When Li Mou saw this, he couldn't help but spit and cursed: "You are such a coward, and you still go to persuade him to surrender. I think surrender is enough!"
As he spoke, he glanced at Niu Jinxing deliberately provocatively.
When Niu Jinxing heard this, he immediately retorted: "He is a coward, but he came back safely at least. Unlike some people who always call themselves heroes, but in the end..."
"Who are you talking about, Niu?"
Li Mou didn't wait for Niu Jinxing to finish speaking, and shouted again.
"Bang!"
Li Zicheng slapped his palm heavily on the table again, looked at Li and Niu coldly, and said in a deep voice: "What, don't you take me seriously?"
Seeing the murderous intent looming in Li Zicheng's eyes, the two knew that he was really angry and hurriedly knelt down to apologize.
Li Zicheng glared at them, then looked at Li Yan and said, "Commander Li, what do you think of this matter?"
Li Yan was shocked when he heard this and looked at Li Zicheng in surprise.
Because after Liu Zongmin was besieged at Chaoyang Gate last time, Li Zicheng changed his name and called him military advisor.
Especially after he turned the tide and helped Li Zicheng escape from the siege of Gao Jie and others, Li Zicheng became more affectionate to him, making him feel as if he had returned to the past.
In order to repay his kindness, he thought hard and formulated a plan to eliminate Chongzhen's effective forces based on tactics such as luring a snake out of its hole, surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao.
After hearing this, Li Zicheng also expressed great appreciation and hurriedly convened everyone for discussion.
Unexpectedly, Song Xiance used the change in celestial phenomena as an excuse to persuade Li Zicheng to summon the soldiers left behind in Shanxi to besiege the capital together with Liu Zongmin and Liu Fangliang's army.
As soon as Song Xiance said this, Niu Jinxing and others agreed one after another. Li Zicheng also showed hesitation, but still asked for his opinion.
Upon seeing this, Li Yan was worried that being too tough would worsen the conflict. At the same time, he thought that even if this plan failed, the status quo could be maintained, so he reluctantly agreed.
Unexpectedly, it was his compromise that made his plan completely different.
First, Song Xiance persuaded Li Zicheng to go to guard Shanxi on the grounds that Shanxi was empty, and took away nearly 10,000 elites, leaving Juyongguan defense empty.
Secondly, because Liu Fangliang's army had to cooperate with the Shanxi troops, the march speed was slowed down. As a result, important intersections were guarded by Li Chengdong, Wu Sangui and others, and they had to force their way through the pass. In the end, they still missed the opportunity to attack the capital.
Finally, and the biggest failure was that the soldiers left behind in Shanxi were three hours later than scheduled, which not only delayed Liu Zongmin's rush to aid Juyongguan, but also did not give him enough time to attack the capital.
It was precisely because of this deviation that Liu Zongmin was ambushed by Gong Yonggu on his way to Juyongguan and lost more than 20,000 people.
Originally, this battle was not Li Yan's fault, but Niu Jinxing and others blamed him and encouraged civil servants to criticize him. Fortunately, Li Zicheng came forward and suppressed the matter.
Later, Niu Jinxing used Zhu Yuanzhang's execution of Li Benzhen as an excuse, believing that there were many conflicts between the Ming and the soldiers, and suggested sending someone to lobby.
Li Zicheng didn't know whether it was to appease Niu Jinxing or to balance the power, but finally handed the matter over to Niu Jinxing.
Originally, sending people to lobby for a policy was not a clever idea, but it was not harmful. Li Yan did not take it to heart.
But when he learned that the person who went to persuade him to surrender was Li Zhisheng, he immediately guessed that Niu Jinxing's attempt to persuade him to surrender was false, and that he wanted to take the opportunity to frame him.
It's just that he is an open-minded person. Although he knows the dirty tricks, he doesn't bother to use them because he believes that in the face of justice, all conspiracies and tricks will eventually be shattered.
Especially when he saw that Li Zicheng had returned to his former glory, he believed that with Li Zicheng's wisdom, he would be able to see through Niu Jinxing's little tricks.
When the time comes, Li Zicheng will alienate the traitors and favor the wise, and the revitalization of Dashun will be just around the corner.
But what he didn't expect was that Li Zicheng hesitated for so long with such a simple divorce plan, and his attitude towards him also changed, which made him suspect that everything before was all his illusion.
"Commander Li, Your Majesty is asking for your opinion?"
Just when he was lost in thought, Song Xiance's voice sounded in his ears.
When Li Yan heard this, he looked over and saw Song Xiance shaking his goose feather fan leisurely and looking at him with a smile on his face.
Then he looked at Li Zicheng and saw that although there was still anger in his eyes, there was also care and trust, which made him feel warm in his heart.
Just when he was about to speak, he noticed a flash of resentment in Li Zicheng's eyes, and a faint hint of murderous intent.
After Li Yan was slightly startled, he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I have never met Shen Zhanran. We only met a few times during the peace talks. As for whether he wrote this letter, or whether he wrote this letter." What is the purpose, I really don’t know.”
"Who knows if you saw that Chongzhen was so powerful that you took advantage of the peace talks to have a secret relationship with Shen Zhanran..."
Niu Jinxing was about to throw dirty water on Li Yan, but when he saw the cold light in Li Yan's eyes, he immediately stopped and shrank slightly.
Because he had only seen that kind of look a few times, but every time Li Yan showed that kind of look, it meant that Li Yan had murderous intentions, and as long as Li Yan had murderous intentions, it would be a fight to the death.
It was also because of Li Yan's personality that Niu Jinxing deliberately welcomed him and became friends with Li Yan.
Because he felt that having such a friend in troubled times would make him safer.
But later after they joined the rebel army, he found that no matter how others treated Li Yan, the cold light no longer appeared in Li Yan's eyes, but became gentler.
So under the temptation of power, he kept testing Li Yan's bottom line, and finally succeeded in suppressing Li Yan, and he became the prime minister of his dreams.
Just when he was complacent and thought everything would continue to be maintained, he did not expect that the battle for the capital, which he was guaranteed to win, went awry, and Li Yan was once again reused by Li Zicheng.
Niu Jinxing was unwilling to give up the rights he had worked so hard for, so after some planning with Song Xiance, he deliberately disrupted Li Yan's battle plan and put all the blame on Li Yan.
He originally thought that after this failure, Li Yan would be beaten back to his original form at the very least, but he did not expect that Li Zicheng still trusted Li Yan.
Seeing that this plan failed, he devised another plan and deliberately sent Li Zhisheng to persuade him to surrender.
Because although Li Zhisheng is greedy and timid, he is cunning enough, and he has already guessed his intention to deal with Li Yan.
Therefore, he believed that as long as there was a chance, Li Zhisheng would definitely bring back evidence against Li Yan.
And even if Li Zhisheng could not find evidence, he believed that Chongzhen and others would not let this opportunity go.
Sure enough, things went as he expected, and Li Zhisheng brought back Shen Zhanran's letter.
Although the content of the letter was unconvincing, given his influence among civil servants, even if Li Zicheng intervened, he was sure that Li Yan would be killed unjustly.
But what he didn't expect was that he would see the frightening eyes again at this moment, and he couldn't help feeling a little regretful.
