In Gao Guiying's inner residence in the backyard of Wang Xingyuan at the Zhougong Temple, Mrs. Gao first smiled indifferently, and then slowly expressed her thoughts:
"The soldiers have been following you through life and death. They have been suffering for many years. Now today, we have defeated Luoyang and killed King Fu. The people have returned to their hearts. There are many people and horses. Naturally, everyone is happy and looking forward to you becoming the king and emperor soon.
But there is indeed a kind of person among them. On the one hand, they do support you, but on the other hand, they are waiting for you to become king and emperor, and they can also grant you official titles.
However, I was thinking that it would be difficult to establish a country and become a king too early, both internally and externally, and I was afraid that it would not please both sides, so I felt a little worried in my heart. "
Li Zicheng was a little puzzled, and then asked: "Why is it so difficult to handle both internally and externally?"
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Mrs. Gao sighed first, and then continued: "I think, you founded the country in Luoyang too early and became king too early. Can Zhang Jingxuan be convinced?
Can Cao Cao be convinced? Can Lao Huihui be convinced? Can the Fourth Battalion of Gezuo be convinced?
This time is not available. Once we establish a country and become king prematurely, we will immediately make enemies on all sides, and the imperial government and the army will use their full strength to deal with us. These are difficult things to deal with outside. "
Gao Guiying glanced at Li Zicheng when he said this, and seeing that he was listening patiently, he continued: "There are also these old men in our army who are focused on life and death, and they will talk about anything in front of you.
Today they call you King Chuang, and sometimes they call you Brother Li. Just like Yufeng, who is a little older, sometimes they call you Zi Cheng. Everyone is used to it.
But once you proclaim yourself king and emperor, and they see you again, they have to kneel on the ground and salute before they can speak, and they have to address you as your majesty. In this way, who can be as close to you as brothers and sisters, speechless? Don’t talk about it?
Once you become king, it will be like building a high wall around yourself, or hanging yourself in the air!
This means that if you become king too early, it will be difficult to deal with the internal problems.
I am just a woman with long hair and short knowledge. When I think about these things, I feel like there is a knot in my heart that I can't get rid of, so I feel a little worried. "
After listening to Gong Guiying's words, Li Zicheng, the king of intruders, just nodded and said nothing. He added another piece of clothing, turned around and ran to the meeting hall.
When Li Zicheng walked to the front yard of Zhougong Temple, he saw Gao Yigong hurriedly approaching him, handed him a letter with two pieces of chicken feathers stuck on it, and said at the same time: "Brother Li, there is an urgent military intelligence report!"
Li Zicheng received the letter. He first looked at the front of the envelope and recognized Xin Sizhong's handwriting. He then turned it over and read the back. He wrote four sentences in two lines and circled them.
Those four sentences are:
In times of emergency, change horses when encountering a sudden situation;
Delivery day and night, anyone who delays will be killed!
These four sentences were stipulated by Li Zicheng himself just a month ago. They are equivalent to his military orders and are not urgent documents. No general is allowed to write these four sentences on the back of the envelope of the document.
Now from Nanyang Prefecture to places near Luoyang, Henan Prefecture, especially along the eastern part of Funiu Mountain and the eastern part of Xiong'er Mountain, the cities, villages, towns, villages and fortresses within a few hundred miles have been flattened by the intruders.
In order to continue to collect food and deliver military reports, the Chuang Army has left a small group of troops at many key roads. However, since he prescribed this method, today is the first time that he has received a batch of people with these four sentences. "Urgent" document, so he felt very sudden.
Li Zicheng quickly took out the newspaper and took a look at it, then asked Gao Yigong: "Have Jiexuan and the others read it?"
Gao Yigong replied: "I've seen it all, and I'm just waiting for you to come and discuss it."
Li Zicheng couldn't help but smile and said, "Look, it's going to get more lively soon."
Then he strode towards the meeting hall.
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The generals in the council hall who broke into Wang Xingyuan were discussing one after another.
At this time, Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and Li Yan saw that Li Zicheng had approached the door and immediately stood up to greet him. Some other generals stood up immediately, but some, such as the general sentry Liu Zongmin and others, were more casual.
Li Zicheng entered the room and sat down. After everyone sat down, he asked Liu Zongmin: "What do you think of the matters discussed this afternoon and the newspaper just now?"
Liu Zongmin said: "As for the matter discussed in the afternoon, everyone just discussed it for a while, and no new opinions were raised. They all said that King Chuang should be asked to make his own decision.
As for the Huojitang newspaper sent by Xin Sizhong from Xinye, everyone has just seen it and is discussing it. In fact, there is nothing to discuss about it.
King Chuang and his military advisors have already made plans for the general strategy. How to deploy the troops, King Chuang can just give the direct order. "
Li Zicheng turned to look at Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, and said, "What do you two think?"
Niu Jinxing leaned forward and said: "I agree with the military advisors. I believe that although Zhang Jingxuan and Cao Cao have successfully opened the county and left Sichuan, they are still exhausted and there are not many men and horses left. Unless they come up with some strange tricks, it will be difficult to achieve great success for the time being. act.
When Yang Sichang led his army to chase out of Sichuan, the divisions and veterans were also tired and the generals were disengaged. As the ancients said: Once you make great progress, you will be weak again, and you will be exhausted after three times.
Yang Sichang's Qi has been very exhausted, which is the end of the so-called strong crossbow that cannot penetrate Lu Guan.
What's more, he has been in charge of the army for more than a year, and has spent millions in salary. His plan to suppress the army has failed in both attempts. Now Luoyang has fallen and Prince Fu has been killed. Not to mention that he will not be able to do anything in the future, I am afraid that he will not even be able to save his life.
Therefore, our current urgent task is to recruit more troops, train day and night, decide on a name early, occupy Heluo, go to Nanyang, sweep the Central Plains, and don't lose this opportunity to conquer the king. "
Li Zicheng did not comment, but turned his attention to Li Yan and said, "Lin Quan, what do you think?"
Li Yan also bowed and said: "Mr. Niu and the military advisor have a very good opinion. I would like to ask King Chuang to quickly send a strong force southward, first of all, to capture Nanyang and Deng. Prefecture, Wanluo is connected into one area, so that Yang Sichang cannot go north from Xiangyang.
In addition, Ruzhou is a thoroughfare for transportation between Wan and Luoyang, and it is also the only place to go east from Luoyang to central and southern Henan. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. King Chuang is also requested to send another powerful force to capture Ruzhou. and Ye County to ensure the Wan and Luo passages, and to serve as a screen vassal for the old camp of Funiu Mountain.
Furthermore, the officers and soldiers in Yanshi City are missing. Although there is information that they have moved to Meng County, north of the Yellow River, to temporarily avoid the edge of our army, their combat power is quite high, and their whereabouts are very strange. , but must be on guard against it! "
Li Zicheng nodded, seemingly satisfied with what Li Yan said. He looked at the generals in the meeting hall again and said, "What other ideas do you have?"
Liu Zongmin and other generals felt that everyone had already expressed a lot of opinions, so they all remained silent. They did not speak, and the others also stopped talking. Everyone was waiting for the decision of Li Zicheng, the king of intruders!
