"Madam, I really didn't lie to you. In fact, before Niu Jinxing arrived, Li Tianli had already reported the news to Li Mou, and I had ordered Li San to gather the troops."
"As you know, Niu Jinxing is a civil servant after all, and his generals are not good at fighting. They can't hurt me at all!"
Li Yan felt guilty and hurriedly explained when he saw the red lady with tears on her face.
The red lady felt a little unbearable when she saw Li Yan's anxious face, which was completely different from the general who was commanding Ruoding on the battlefield.
Then she thought that Li Yan had always been in love with her, and he doted on his two children, so he would not be so stupid as to abandon them.
Thinking of this, the red lady's heart relaxed a little.
But she also knew that no matter how accurate her calculations were, accidents would still happen.
Especially that kind of accident was something she couldn't bear, so she would never let Li Yan take another risk.
At the same time, she also knew that if this stalemate continued, it would only make things worse.
So she wiped away her tears and asked coldly, "Li Yan, when you did these things, did you ever think about me, Xiang'er and Chun'er?"
Hearing this, Li Yan nodded quickly and said: "I have thought about it, of course I have, so I let..."
"That's enough. If you really miss me and our children, then go and resign to Li Zicheng immediately, and we will leave here immediately!"
The red lady shouted angrily and stared at Li Yan again.
Li Yan nodded and said: "Okay, I promise you, as long as Yan'er is rescued, I will immediately..."
"Li Yan, don't lie to me again. If you refuse to leave me this time, we will... just..."
The red lady thought that she had taken a step back, but Li Yan still persisted, and the anger in her heart couldn't help but surge up again.
But even though she was filled with anger at the moment, she still couldn't say any heartless words. In the end, she burst into tears due to her incomprehensible grief and anger.
Li Yan felt very uncomfortable when he saw this.
He hesitated for a moment, walked over slowly, and hugged the red lady gently.
The red lady was angry and refused to give in, but Li Yan was very determined this time. He hugged her and said softly: "Madam, you really misunderstood me. Even if I don't care about myself, I won't do it for you and the child." You’ll get yourself into trouble.”
"Actually, I also want to let go of everything and go into seclusion with Xiang'er, Chun'er and you, but I really can't do it now."
"Because there are still many children like Xiang'er and Chun'er who are suffering. I hope they can have a happy home and live a happy life like our children..."
After listening to Li Yan's words, the red lady gradually stopped struggling and sobbed softly: "My lord, it's not that I don't support you, it's just that everyone in the rebel army has different ideas now, and Chongzhen is cunning. I'm afraid of you... .you......"
Li Yan gently stroked the red lady's back and said softly: "Madam, don't worry, the Ming Dynasty is terminally ill. As long as Chongzhen cannot solve the land problem, the world will not be stable. No matter how many victories he fights, he will definitely fail in the end. !”
"As for Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, they have now revealed their flaws. I believe His Majesty has noticed it, so they have nothing to worry about."
The red lady hugged Li Yan hard and said worriedly: "Ms. sir, actually I'm not too worried about Niu and Li, but I'm worried about Li Zicheng."
"When I saw him doing good things before, I thought he was a hero. Now it seems that he just suppressed his nature."
"He is now forced to show his kindness to you, and it turns out that he has a cunning heart. As the saying goes, 'We share hardships and hardships, and we share wealth and honor'. I'm afraid that one day he will conquer the world and turn against you."
Li Yan gently patted the red lady and comforted him: "Madam, you are worrying too much. I don't ask for high-ranking officials to be generous, so how can I give him a chance to frame her."
"As for the character problem you mentioned, it is actually not a bad thing. If His Majesty is really pure in character, how can he ascend to the throne of God, punish corrupt officials, and let the people of the world live a happy life!"
Hearing this, Lady Hong looked up at Li Yan and said, "My lord, Li Zicheng has just gained power and has become a little forgetful. Do you really think he will be a good emperor?"
Li Yan said hesitantly: "Madam, don't worry, there is no one in the world who is more suitable than Your Majesty, because Your Majesty was born in poverty and understands the sufferings of the people best. Only a person like him who ascends the throne can truly consider the people."
"As for the previous changes, it was just because His Majesty Chad was rich and worried about gains and losses, that he acted abnormally. It will be fine after he gets used to it."
Although the red lady was suspicious, she still nodded obediently.
Then he said with some worry: "Mr. Sir, when I saw Chongzhen yesterday, I found that he is completely different from the rumors. Not only is he deeply scheming, but he is also decisive in killing. I am worried that I may not be able to defeat him."
Li Yan was also shocked when he heard this.
Although Li Yan had never met Zhu Yuanzhang, he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was not easy to deal with after several battles.
Especially when he heard the story about her failure just now, Li Yan felt a sense of fear in his heart.
However, in order to comfort the red lady, he lied that Chongzhen had been in power for seventeen years and his character had been fixed for a long time. It was only a sudden change that caused him to act so abnormally.
Moreover, he had never heard that Chongzhen had military talents. It should be someone who was guiding him from behind, so he could achieve temporary victory.
Later, he pointed out Chongzhen's shortcomings such as being suspicious and believed that as long as they were defeated, Chongzhen would inevitably return to his old ways and be suspicious of meritorious ministers.
Chongzhen will destroy the Great Wall without them having to do anything at all, so there is no need to worry at all.
After hearing Li Yan's words, Lady Hong's originally panicked heart calmed down a little.
Then Li Yan asked the red lady about Song Xiance. When he learned that Song Xiance had been in contact with Zuo Yuliang's people in Taiyuan, he couldn't help but frowned again.
At this time, Li San came in to report that Li Zicheng had summoned him urgently.
Seeing the resentful look on Lady Hong's face, Li Yan comforted her a few more words and prepared to rush to the former Ming Jin King's Villa. Unexpectedly, the visitor led him to an ordinary private house.
Surprised, Li Yan asked who came and found out that after Li Zicheng came back in the evening, he moved out of the other courtyard and moved into an ordinary private house.
After Li Yan learned about this, he felt a little happy.
When he entered the lobby of the private house, he saw Li Zicheng scolding Niu Jinxing.
Li Yan was surprised when he saw this scene, because in his impression, even if Li Zicheng was dissatisfied with Niu Jinxing, he had never reprimanded him face to face.
Not only was Niu Jinxing not unhappy at this moment, she was also sincerely admitting her mistake.
Especially when Niu Jinxing saw Li Yan, she knelt down and asked him for forgiveness, which surprised Li Yan again.
However, Li Yan was also a man with great ambitions. He immediately helped Niu Jinxing and admitted that the matter was just a misunderstanding and that he did not take it to heart. At the same time, he secretly observed Niu Jinxing's expression.
When Li Zicheng saw this, he burst into laughter and then told Li Yan about today's defeat of Wu Sangui.
It turned out that Li Zicheng had learned that Li Mou had not left, so he also returned to Guangling.
He first scolded Li Mou, and then used his old friendship to comfort him.
Li Zicheng used this method of testing, but he didn't expect that Li Mou, who had always been unruly, actually admitted his mistake to him.
Li Zicheng was happy to see that this method was quite effective, and he also used the same method to deal with Liu Zongmin, Liu Fangliang and others, and the results were good.
Just when he was proud, Wu Sangui and Wang Yuncheng suddenly launched an attack on Guangling, and the offensive was very fierce, breaking through Liu Fangliang's defense line in less than a quarter of an hour.
Fortunately, Li Guo stopped Gao Jie and others who came to support in time, and Li Mou and Liu Fangliang also gathered all the cavalry to launch a counterattack.
Wu Sangui was forced to withdraw from Guangling due to being attacked from both sides. However, he lost nearly 2,000 Guan Ning cavalry.
Then Li Guo and others took advantage of the situation to pursue them and killed more than 5,000 people including Gao Jie and Ma Jinzhong again.
Li Zicheng felt something was wrong, so he sent someone to investigate. Unexpectedly, he learned that Dorgon had sent troops. Chongzhen was worried about the loss of the capital, so he urgently summoned Gong Yonggu back to his army.
Gong Yonggu was worried that he would be pursued by Li Zicheng if he returned suddenly, so he wanted to attack Guangling and then return. Unexpectedly, he suffered a defeat.
When Li Zicheng heard about this, he felt that the opportunity was rare and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to launch a massive counterattack. However, he was hesitant, so he came to Li Yan to discuss it.
After listening to Li Zicheng's story, Li Yan knew that Li Zicheng wanted to use war to suppress internal strife to prevent things from getting worse.
In Li Yan's view, although this method is not clever, it is still a good strategy.
Because Ma Chongxi is about to retreat and Zuo Liangyu is coming soon, the situation will become more complicated if it is delayed any longer.
But he still had doubts about the Jurchens sending troops, so he looked at Niu Jinxing and said, "Prime Minister Niu, is it true that the Jurchens sent troops?"
After hearing this, Niu Jinxing did not dodge as before, and said frankly: "Fan Beidou has sent news a few days ago, saying that the Jurchens will send troops soon, and now it is almost time."
Li Yan nodded and said: "Okay, if so, this is indeed the best opportunity to fight, but we still need to be careful of Gong Yonggu's ambush."
Li Zicheng smiled and said: "Okay, since the military advisor said so, I am relieved!"
After that, he looked at Niu Jinxing and said: "Prime Minister Niu, you will temporarily handle the affairs of Hengshan before I come back. Don't betray my trust in you."
Hearing this, Niu Jinxing quickly bowed in agreement.
Li Zicheng nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Li Yan and said, "Commander, this battle is of great importance. I want you to lead an army to fight alone. Are you willing?"
Li Yan had not led an army alone for a long time. When he heard this, he was stunned for a moment.
It wasn't until he was far away from Li Zicheng's mansion that he finally came to his senses, and at the same time he was filled with fighting spirit.
