King Shaoyu, the commander-in-chief of Luoyang City, was sending people to use the three thousand taels of silver given by King Fu to pay the soldiers who defended the city.
In the residence of Li Zicheng, the intruder in the Zhougong Temple outside Luoyang City, a tall, slender, and slightly thin figure was walking up a high hill, followed by a shorter man dressed as a scribe.
"In the past two or three days, I have often thought about Kaifeng. If, after conquering Luoyang, we march forward to capture Kaifeng City, I will definitely give Chong Jian in the Imperial Palace of the Capital a black eye and he will be unable to stand up straight from now on. Come."
The shorter scribe nodded and said: "King Chuang's intention is very good. If it succeeds, it will definitely be an earth-shattering achievement. Bianliang is the capital of Henan Province and the place where several dynasties have established their capitals. There are millions of people inside and outside the city. So huge.
It has always been ten times more prosperous, ten times richer, and ten times more important than Luoyang! "
These two people were the intruder Li Zicheng and his military advisor Song Xiance. They took advantage of a break in the military meeting to stroll outside the Zhougong Temple, and the topic actually came to Kaifeng.
Li Zicheng was looking at the shadow of Luoyang City in the distance at this time and said: "I have sent people to the surrounding areas of Kaifeng to carefully examine the situation of Kaifeng's city defense, and I will make a decision after the detailed investigation comes back. For the time being, I only have your thoughts. It’s enough for the two of us to know, and don’t let the outside world know for now.”
"When you offer advice, you can't reveal a word."
"Yes. Since ancient times, it has been said that hitting a snake will hit him within seven inches. The same applies to hitting a person. If you want to hit him, just hit him at the fatal place. Don't hit lightly, and don't hesitate."
"That's exactly what I mean, first go to Luoyang, and then open the seal. This set of chain punches will definitely make Chongzhen in the palace restless, and it will also greatly shake the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty!"
At this moment, a young general galloped up on horseback and loudly announced: "King Chuang, all the generals are here, waiting for you and the military advisor!"
King Li Zicheng and military advisor Song Xiance looked at each other, smiled knowingly, and walked off the high hill in the afterglow of the setting sun.
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The Zhougong Temple outside Luoyang City has been used as a camp for Chuang King Li Zicheng's Chinese army, and Li Zicheng's elite Biaoying troops are stationed around it.
After King Chuang Li Zicheng broke into Henan this time, not only did his army grow rapidly, but several extremely important figures defected to his army.
It was the arrival of three people, including Niu Jinxing, a judge in Baofeng, Henan, Li Yan, a judge in Qixian County, and Song Xiance, a folk magician in Yongcheng, who changed Li Zicheng's style of rogue banditry because of their arrival.
After conquering the Ming Dynasty city, he no longer violently demolished it, but began to try to station officers to garrison it. This was also the beginning of Li Zicheng becoming a force and preparing to aspire to the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
Moreover, Li Zicheng also adopted Niu Jinxing's opinion and called the camp in Deshengzhai Chuangwanglaoying. When the army went to battle, the place where he was stationed was called Xingyuan.
When he broke into Wanglaoying in Deshengzhai before, Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, Li Yan and others had proposed to him to take advantage of the repeated famines in Henan Province and the great change in people's hearts to occupy the Wan and Luo lands and recruit the people of Henan. , the idea of competing for the world.
He further proposed to establish another name to replace the title of King Chuang, thus calling on people from all over the world to follow him. However, all the generals in the Laoba Army had a special liking for the title of King Chuang, so Li Zicheng was very interested in this title. Important suggestions have not been adopted yet.
There are many tents around the Zhougong Temple, and there are two teams of cavalry and four teams of infantry. These are all the soldiers of Chuang Wang Li Zicheng's standard camp. They are all stationed outside the Zhougong Temple to protect the safety of King Chuang's palace.
In the main hall of Zhougong Temple, all the generals gathered together. Li Zicheng was having dinner with the generals, and he personally presided over the military discussion on how to break the city in the future, how to maintain order in the city after the city was broken, and other important matters. After detailed discussions, King Chuang finally made the decision.
Finally, the rebel king Li Zicheng asked the military advisor Song Xiance: "Can we pick up the group of rebels who came to Henan from Tongguan?"
Song Xiance replied: "They have rushed into Luoyang City in advance and have not had time to send people to contact them. However, General Yuan Zongdi has secretly asked me to send the army to Luoyang City to spread rumors and seduce this group of rebels." Offer the city to surrender."
Li Zicheng asked with a slightly puzzled expression: "What rumors are being spread?"
Song Xiance said with a smile: "It is only said that the governor of Henan and the governor of Shaanxi both reported, and the order was: 'The ten leaders of the general will be captured and brought to justice, and they will bow their heads in public, and there will be no mercy!'
It was also said that Wang Shaoyu, the commander-in-chief of the army, had received a secret message from the governor of Henan. After the siege of Luoyang was relieved, he would follow the order and arrest a group of criminals, and no one would be allowed to slip through the net. "
Li Yan responded with a question: "Logically speaking, if the governor of Shaanxi and the governor of Henan have signed a memorial, even if there is an imperial edict from the imperial court to Kaifeng, and then from Kaifeng to the military headquarters in Luoyang, it will take a lot of time to communicate.
Now it is said that the commander-in-chief Wang Shaoyu has received a secret message from the governor of Henan. I may not believe it. "
Song Xiance laughed again and said: "Sir, you have a scholar's view. The people in Luoyang City and those Tongguan rebels will not see it this way.
Nowadays, there is war and chaos, and rumors are everywhere, and it is easy for people to believe anything that is baseless.
What's more, the hundreds of rebel soldiers who killed officials were naturally suspicious of the wind and rain. They panicked for nothing. If they suddenly heard this rumor again, how could they not believe it?
By the time they were able to wake up, analyze it calmly, and realize that it was a rumor, it was already many days after our army invaded Luoyang. "
"Hahaha……"
All the generals in the hall laughed when military advisor Song Xiance said this.
Yuan Zidi asked Li Zicheng, king of Chuang, "After Luoyang is defeated, where will your camp be?"
Before Li Zicheng could answer this question, several other generals persuaded Li Zicheng that he should move to Zhu Changxun's Prince Fu Palace, saying that the place was spacious and comfortable. They also said that King Chuang had fought hard for more than ten years. If Luoyang was defeated, he should move there. Enter the palace of King Fu.
Li Zicheng turned to look at Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and Li Yan, and then at Liu Zongmin, Li Guo and other generals, but everyone remained silent and only waited for him to make a decision.
The look on Li Zicheng's face suddenly became serious, and he said to the generals in a deep voice: "After defeating Luoyang City, my headquarters will still be stationed in the Zhougong Temple. Now that the world is uncertain, I should share the joys and sorrows with all the soldiers, how can I do this? Coveting to be comfortable!”
Song Xiance immediately nodded in praise and said: "What King Chuang said is true. Xiance also felt that it would be best to temporarily set up the camp in Zhougong Temple. Anyone who is not required to be stationed in the city should not be allowed to enter the city, so that the city can be blocked as usual and the streets can be closed. Not surprised."
Niu Jinxing also went on to say: "It was indeed a wise idea for King Chuang to stay temporarily in the Zhougong Temple. In the past, when Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty first arrived in Xianyang, he did not stay in the Qin Palace, but returned to the army and overlord, and made a three-chapter agreement with his elders, which made him a historian. Still praised to this day.
Now King Chuang does not live in Fuwang Palace, but stays outside the city temporarily, which means that Han Emperor Gaozu does not live in Xianyang Palace. If in the future we occupy Heluo to fight for the Central Plains and build a name to match the popularity of the people, the ready-made Fu Wang Palace will naturally be used. "
Li Zicheng looked at Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance again, looking quite satisfied, but remained silent. They then discussed some other issues.
The military meeting lasted until after the third watch and then ended.
The old camp commander at Chuangwangxingyuan ordered the Huotou Army to prepare a large pot of mutton stewed with red and white radish. Everyone drank two large bowls to warm themselves up. After finishing the mutton soup, they all returned to the camp.
