If it were in the past, Li Zicheng wouldn't have thought so much. As Niu Jinxing said, what he cares about is winning in the end, or in other words, surviving is good.
But now, especially in recent years, with the successive great victories and the capture of cities and territories, all the governors and governors have fled after hearing the news, and more than one governor has been killed.
It can be seen from the fact that Li Zicheng changed the name of Chuang Wang to Fengtian and initiated the civil and military generals. It can be seen that his ambition is no longer satisfied with surviving.
He has begun to care about people's hearts and what the world thinks of him! To put it bluntly, he is plotting for imperial hegemony!
Thinking like this, Li Zicheng suddenly said categorically: "I have decided to kill Duke Xingguo before he becomes a powerful man!"
"The general is wise!" When Song Xiance heard this, he couldn't help but feel relieved and quickly complimented.
Luo Rucai on the side was a little unhappy. Li Zicheng made such a big decision without even asking him.
Previously, he was with Zhang Xianzhong, but it was because of such a thing that he had a falling out, so he led the army north, joined Li Zicheng, and became a deputy general, ranking second in the rebel army.
At this time, I heard him say angrily: "I won't go, I will guard Xiangyang to prevent the imperial officers and soldiers from taking advantage of it and taking it away again!"
When Li Zicheng heard this, he came back to his senses. His face was unhappy, but he quickly disappeared, showing a sincere attitude, and said to Luo Rucai: "Lao Luo, who else is our opponent among the officials and soldiers of the imperial court now? As long as we can If we concentrate our forces to destroy Duke Xingguo, and then defeat Sun Chuanting, let alone Xiangyang, even Yingtian Mansion and the capital may not be incapable of being captured! Are you right?"
Luo Rucai lowered his head, neither looking at him nor speaking.
When Li Zicheng saw it, he said earnestly: "Once the Duke of Xingguo becomes the leader and leads the world's troops to encircle and suppress us, what if we have Xiangyang? Do you still think about the days when you were running around? While you are here, Now, only by concentrating the main force to destroy him can we live a good life, right?"
After hearing this, Luo Ru raised her head and looked at him, her expression seemed a little moved, but she still didn't agree.
Seeing this, Li Zicheng walked up to him, patted his shoulder and said: "Lao Luo, we have been fighting for so many years, and we are getting older. Can we keep escaping? As long as we concentrate our main force, we will definitely be able to escape." Win this battle. If this happens, I believe that the officials and soldiers of the imperial court will be frightened by the news. The reputation of the two of us is also famous all over the world. Who among the other rebels can compare with us? When the time comes, only you and I will be rich and powerful. Calculate!"
At this time, of course, rankings are also important among the thieves. Whoever is stronger and has a higher reputation will have other thieves obedient. Just like Li Zicheng, he fought in the Central Plains and gained great fame, so Luo Rucai came to join him.
In fact, he is also self-aware. In terms of fame and strength, he is far inferior to Li Zicheng. All this time, I never thought about riding on Li Zicheng.
At this time, Li Zicheng's words separated him Luo Rucai from other rebel leaders and treated him almost equally. For this, he was satisfied.
Thinking like this, Luo Rucai looked at Li Zicheng, nodded and said, "Okay, then let's go north together and kill his mother, Duke Xingguo!"
Just like that, after an appointment was made, Luo Rucai left in a hurry to reorganize his army.
As soon as he left and the yamen was filled with Li Zicheng's people, Li Zicheng's face turned gloomy.
Niu Jinxing's suggestion just now was not adopted by Li Zicheng. On the contrary, Song Xiance was deeply appreciated, which made him a little worried. Seeing Li Zicheng's face at this time, he suddenly felt something in his heart, and said to Li Zicheng: "Cao Cao came to seek refuge with the general, but did not obey orders. It is really a hidden danger to the army. How about..."
At this point, he showed a bit of ruthlessness and made a false move with his knife. The meaning was self-evident.
"Shut up, am I, Li Zicheng, such a person?" When Li Zicheng heard this, he immediately shouted.
Song Xiance listened on the side, but he agreed with Niu Jinxing, and immediately said: "General, what Brother Niu said is very true! There are only two commanders in the army, and it is a big taboo to give different orders. Besides, I want to win the championship. There is only one throne in the world, and there has always been talk of dividing the world equally, but there is no reality of dividing the world equally!"
This sentence directly points to the ultimate goal.
After hearing this, Li Zicheng's attitude obviously changed, at least he didn't immediately scold him again!
When Song Xiance saw him, he struck while the iron was hot and said: "This battle will not be easy. May I ask the general who will be the vanguard and who will fight the hard battle? When Xiao Yuanying came to seek refuge before, he took his troops as the vanguard. He said that the general wanted to harm him and left the general. How should we deal with Cao Cao's troops? Do we have to wait until the war is getting intense to come here? General, the stakes in this battle are very important, we can't make mistakes!"
In the past, it was easy to defeat the imperial army and there was no difficulty at all. Therefore, the contradiction between Li Zicheng's department and Luo Rucai's department is not prominent.
But at this time, Song Xiance had pointedly pointed out that this battle was of great importance and would definitely not be easy. If a tough battle was fought, the two sides would definitely have conflicts. This was one of them.
Second, if we win the battle, Huang Tu will be able to achieve hegemony, so how should Li Zicheng and Cao Cao get along? Don't talk about childish ways of dividing the world equally, because that is simply impossible.
After hearing this, Li Zicheng lowered his head and remained silent, obviously weighing something.
When Niu Jinxing saw this, he immediately said: "General, if you keep cutting off, you will suffer the consequences!"
Among the people present, they were the only two counselors, so they were the ones doing the talking. But at this time, the words have been said here. As Li Zicheng's people, of course they expect Li Zicheng to be the boss. If he becomes the emperor in the future, then they will be the founding heroes of Conglong.
Therefore, they all followed suit one by one. Suddenly, Li Zicheng's ears were buzzing, urging him to make up his mind early and annex Luo Rucai's troops.
To be honest, did Li Zicheng have this idea? Absolutely!
When Song Xiance first met him and proposed that "eighteen children should be the main artifact", he began to dream that he could be the emperor one day. He had never thought of giving up the emperor's throne to anyone else.
To be an emperor, strength is of course the most important thing. When Xiao Yuanying came to seek refuge before, of course he asked Xiao Yuanying to take the lead; when Luo Rucai came to seek refuge, the same was naturally the case, and he could not consume his own main force.
Luo Rucai had been in the world for many years and came to seek refuge with Li Zicheng, so he naturally knew how to contribute. And at the beginning, the intensity of the fighting was not great, and the officers and soldiers fled after hearing the news, so he had no complaints.
But now, as time goes by, there is a tendency to be disobedient. When I heard that they were going to fight Duke Xing's troops, I didn't even want to go. I even thought about staying in Xiangyang!
Li Zicheng definitely had some opinions about Luo Rucai. However, unlike his subordinates, he still had concerns. If he really wants to annex Luo Rucai's army, then it is likely that no one from other rebels will come to join him.
For now, he didn't want to do that.
Therefore, after thinking a lot, Li Zicheng made a decision and shouted to his men in a cold voice: "Don't mention this matter again. I, Li Zicheng, am not such a person!"
As soon as he said this, a lot of people were disappointed, and many people wanted to persuade him again.
But Li Zicheng did not give them a chance, and continued to shout in a cold voice: "Listen carefully, I will not forgive anyone who wants to spread this matter! Everyone get out of here and prepare for war!"
After saying that, he threw away his hands and went into the back hall.
Seeing him leaving and everyone waiting, they couldn't help but feel disappointed. Only Song Xiance smiled and said nothing.
When Niu Jinxing saw it, he became a little angry and said sarcastically: "The general doesn't listen, so why are you so happy? Could it be that you were just perfunctory just now, so you don't care?"
When the others heard this, they all turned to look at Song Xiance. It was obvious that they all disliked their military advisor.
After hearing this, Song Xiance smiled slightly and said: "Don't be disappointed, the general has actually agreed, but he still lacks a legitimate opportunity!"
Upon hearing his words, everyone was a little surprised and wanted to ask in detail, but Song Xiance had already said first: "Everyone, you must remember that the general is a benevolent man with unparalleled loyalty and will never disrespect his brothers. . Sometimes, we still have to bear the unjust name, do you understand?"
Upon hearing this, those who heard it couldn't help but suddenly realized. Just like the emperor is always good, the bad ones are all traitors.
So, they all understood and quickly asked Song Xiance what to do.
However, Song Xiance did not give an answer right away, he just said that he would wait for the opportunity.
As a result, these people understood and went back to rectify their troops first.
They didn't know that Li Zicheng actually didn't leave after entering the back hall, but was listening in the corner. After everyone outside left, he showed a satisfied smile and whispered to himself: "You are worthy of being my military advisor!"
A few days later, the bandits quickly dispersed, went to various places to deliver orders, gathered the main troops, and all headed north to Kaifeng.
At this point in history, history has deviated from its original trajectory and become increasingly unrecognizable.
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In the capital, Zhang Mingwei's good news has also arrived. In an instant, the news that the bandits were annihilated and the siege of Kaifeng was lifted plunged the entire capital into a sea of joy.
This was a great victory, one that the imperial court had not seen in a long time, and it was very inspiring.
Even inside the palace, everyone was spreading the news.
"In that case, Duke Xingguo will be able to teach as a teacher soon, and then we can see Guo Jing and Huang Rong again. I really want to know what will happen to them in the future!"
Compared with the concerns of women in the palace, Emperor Chongzhen was completely different. At this time, he was seriously thinking about his teacher's secret notes.
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