Chapter 14 2.Preventive measures

Although some people were dissatisfied with Li Yan's law enforcement, there was nothing he could do with the emperor standing in front of him. Therefore, at the meeting at night, no one mentioned the murder of Hao Yaoqi's nephew. The face is lazy, and there is no dissatisfaction in the mouth. After the meeting was over, most of the people left. Li Yan was following the military adviser Song Xiance, and walked out calmly. He didn't want to move, but saw the emperor winking at him. He knew that the emperor had something to do, so he stayed.At this time, Liu Zongmin, Gao Yigong, and Li Jin, led by Niu Jinxing, walked through the corridor to the back garden of the palace, but they themselves were led by the emperor to a small room on the side.

This is the secret room of the former King of Jin, which is beautifully furnished. There is a small wooden kang with two rows of seats. After Li Zicheng sat down on the kang, he let Li Yan sit on the opposite side, and then called Li Yan's words: "Ren Zhi, why did you kill the nephew who waved the flag?" Li Yan also guessed that the emperor asked him to stay here. He thought he was right, so he answered honestly, "Yes, his nephew is so outrageous that he raped civilian girls in broad daylight." , forced a girl who was not out of the court to hang herself, if such a person is not killed, who else can kill him?"

Li Zicheng nodded and said: "Good kill, don't say rape during the day, even at night, this group of arrogant soldiers, if you don't kill a few of them with ruthless hands, this soldier can't be led." Seeing what the emperor said, Li Yan's heart, which was still somewhat uneasy, completely calmed down, and he said: "Your Majesty, just now at the meeting, I was listening to Marquis Ru's military arrangement, so I can't interrupt, but I have a lot to say. " Li Zicheng hurriedly said: "I know you have something to say, so I kept you here. What are you talking about? Tell me."

Li Yan said: "Since the dispatch of troops, the emperor has appointed his ministers to supervise the marching. The ministers have received this heavy order and dare not slack off. However, with hundreds of thousands of troops, and one minister alone, sometimes it is unavoidable. Especially with the victories of our army. , Some people think that the country can be obtained easily, and naturally arrogance arises, so discipline is relaxed, and fame and fortune are also generated. If this continues, I am afraid that it will affect morale." Li Zicheng listened patiently, and when he heard this, he said reservedly: "According to my opinion, what happened yesterday was done by a small number of people after all, and it cannot be said that the discipline of the whole army is lax."

Li Yan couldn't help but sighed and said: "Your Majesty, it's not necessarily true that the discipline of the whole army is lax, but there are many signs, but you can't slack off." Li Zicheng couldn't help asking in surprise: "What are the signs?" Li Yan said: "Let's talk about marching. Before this, the brothers had food in their mouths and clothing on their bodies, so they fought lightly and quickly, neither thinking about the front nor the back, and kept going forward. Chong. Right now, as long as the emperor pays a little attention, he can find that when marching, the cavalry almost has one or two saddlebags, and the infantry also has a load of luggage on their shoulders. Fighting; when camping, officers and soldiers used to sleep together, which is easy to restrain, and it is easy to deal with emergencies, but now, officials often have another residence, and it is not uncommon to see prostitutes and prostitutes; , It turned out to be what to eat, even miscellaneous grains and weeds are not disliked, but now the white noodles are dry buns, which can't be eaten and thrown away. The generals don't listen to orders like before. Like today, Hao Yaoqi openly violated discipline and sat by. The crowd launched a general attack, but they didn't move. Isn't it because of his nephew being killed? Half of this is because he deserved his crime, and the other half is because he didn't manage the army strictly. The emperor should be held accountable. City, it is a world of flowers and flowers, and this group of people will be even more uncertain. Therefore, I am deeply worried about this, and if this continues, I am afraid that even if the country is conquered, the people's hearts will be lost."

Although Li Yan talked about the details of Dashun Army's basic necessities, food, housing, and transportation, he could indeed find clues, and Li Zicheng nodded repeatedly when he heard it.But after Li Yan finished speaking, Li Zicheng was noncommittal, and it took a long time before he said: "General Ren, what you said is correct. Judging from the few things you said today, it shows that you are a caring person. Li Jin and Gao Yigong are too careless, so they can't compare with you. However, although discipline matters need to I don't care, but food, clothing, housing and transportation are small things after all, let it go if you can. You, the marching supervisor, have to take care of big things, especially those who have demoted officials and generals, and those who are self-reliant. We must guard against their half-heartedness and betrayal You are a gentleman who forms a party for private interests. They may not guard against you, but you are unselfish and dare to control, and you are loyal to me. This is what I value most about you, so I assign this errand to you. When you can't control it, it's better to send your own soldiers out. If it's not enough, I can send people to you and let them go down to each army and camp. You should pay attention to everything you say and do, and report to me at any time. I will deal with it."

Li Yan couldn't help being startled when he heard the words, monitoring individual generals and strict discipline of the whole army are two different things, his suggestion refers to the latter, unexpectedly the emperor got it wrong, and when he was still hesitating, Li Zicheng whispered to him about his worries ——Their current team is very complicated, and there are no more than three sources. The core part is the old brothers from Shaanxi who followed him in the uprising. The other part is the rebels from all walks of life. Seeing that King Chuang is powerful, they come to join forces. This group of people will come and surrender when King Li Chuang is going well. If he loses power, they will pack up and leave. Listening to the announcement, I want to set up another mountain at any time, like He Yilong and Luo Rucai who were killed by him last year; some of them were surrendered by the government and the army. .Regarding these three kinds of people, Li Zicheng asked Li Yan to grasp the situation separately and take precautions secretly, and said:

"Ren Zhi, I treat you as my confidant, don't let me live up to my expectations of you." Hearing what the emperor said, Li Yan really didn't know how to answer. As soon as Li Yan left, Li Zicheng regained his spirits and hurried to find the back. At this time, Niu Jinxing, Liu Zongmin, Li Jin, and Gao Yigong were waiting for him in the flower hall. Sitting blankly, he glanced out of the window and said doubtfully: "Your Majesty, what are you talking about with that little Hachiko, I can't wait." Although Liu Zongmin called himself "the emperor", he also called himself "I". Although Li Zicheng was taken aback for a moment, he still said with a smile: "It's nothing, it's just a few words of comfort. He is not wrong about that. After all, he is a soldier, there is nothing he can't kill, but you all have that attitude, there is no guarantee that he will not have a lump in his heart, if you want to make out with him in the future, you are not allowed to have sex."

Gao Yigong pursed his mouth and said: "He is a scholar, he keeps his mouth shut, Confucius' egg—Wen is wrinkled, we can't pee with him, prime minister, I'm not talking about you." Niu Jinxing nodded generously, expressing that he didn't care.Liu Zongmin didn't take it seriously, he and Hao Yaoqi were good friends from death to life, and now he was still thinking about the murder of his nephew, because there were outsiders present, he had scruples, these people here are the emperor's confidantes, let's talk It doesn't matter, so he shook his head and said angrily:

"It's none of my business if he wants to publish articles and drop book bags, don't be too crazy, don't rely on the emperor's permission, and see people get three slaps on the head. , Even if you go to battle, you dare not let go of your hands and feet, for fear of committing another violation, so how can it be done?" Li Jin already had something to say, and at this moment he quickly echoed, "I don't like this person, especially at the beginning of the year, he shouldn't have joined with Shorty Tong Song to obstruct the plan." Seeing that both Liu Zongmin and Li Jin said this, Li Zicheng quickly glanced at Li Jin, beckoning him not to add fuel to the fire, and in turn comforted Liu Zongmin and said:

"You don't have to get angry. At most, he only manages the unknown people. It's good for the group of Sao Tezi soldiers to control them. Otherwise, the world will be turned upside down in Beijing. But he is a little unfounded, saying that even if he wins the country, he will also lose the hearts of the people. , then I won’t trust him.” Niu Jinxing shook his head and said: "This is indeed unfounded worry. According to my minister, Li Renzhi and Shorty Song are both too prudent, and they are timid and can't see the current situation clearly. In the battle of the Northern Expedition, since the battle of Tongguan, Chongzhen had already lost all his foundations. The Northern Expedition to Yandu was at the right time. The so-called God does not take it, but suffers from it. The two of them thought it was not the time, not yet The time, what year and month will it be?" After capturing Chang'an last year, Chuang Wang gathered all the civil and military forces to discuss the next move. Most of them advocated taking advantage of the victory to send troops directly to Beijing. Only by sweeping the acupoints and capturing the canal can the overall situation be settled quickly.However, both Song Xiance and Li Yan disagreed. They believed that the 300-year-old foundation of the Ming Dynasty was like a big tree. Steady and steady, manage Heluo, build vitality, and control the Sanjin, Lianghe, and Shandong step by step. When the barriers are cleared and the water transportation is cut off, Beijing will become a castle in the air.This proposal was rejected by most people at that time. Most of them were from northern Shaanxi, and they were trusted generals who had followed Li Zicheng for many years.So they can't wait to enter Beijing right away, so that they can become the founding fathers of the country and get rid of the addiction of being a prince. Li Jin immediately said: "Now that we have dispatched troops, and the road is in full swing, Li Renzhi is still insisting on his past ideas. Isn't this too stubborn?" Liu Zongmin snorted even more, he said: "Forget it, forget it, the matter is in the past, what's the point of digging it out again? The opinion of a scholar is not worth mentioning. The most urgent thing at the moment is to quickly enter the army. When Beijing is taken down, see if he can do it again." What do you have to say?" Li Zicheng nodded again and again, and said: "However, nerds have their uses. If he hadn't made up those songs to teach the people to sing, how could so many people join the army? This is called Zhang Zifang's Elegy." Sanchu has a great effect, with the little ink in your belly, even if you want to die, you can't think of it, so don't underestimate him." Li Jin, Gao Yigong and the others wanted to make fun of Li Yan, but when they saw what the emperor said, they swallowed what they wanted to say.So the five monarchs and ministers talked gourds here and there, and discussed some opinions on the scale of the Prince Jin's Mansion-although it is not as good as the King Qin's Mansion in Chang'an and the King Fu's Mansion in Luoyang, it is much better than the Zhou King's Mansion in Kaifeng. , Although King Jin was captured, all the female relatives in the palace committed suicide. At this time, Liu Zongmin stretched his waist, glanced around, and said, "Prime Minister, you want us to stay, but what benefits do you have for us?" Niu Jinxing blinked at Liu Zongmin, and pretended to say: "What's the benefit, I have ordered the subordinates to bring the supper here, and let's have a few more cups of it?" Liu Zongmin burped and said, "Come on, my dinner is still in my throat, and I can't think about it." Niu Jinxing said: "So, the general doesn't want anything anymore?" Liu Zongmin fixed his eyes on Niu Jinxing, and said, "Don't play tricks, I mean I don't want to eat, but I didn't say I don't want to play." Li Jin and Gao Yigong also said that it's okay to have fun. Li Zicheng understood what they were talking about, and remembered what he said just now about all the female family members of the Jin Palace committing suicide, so he said: "Liu Tiejiang, you are such an old horse, you have such a bad nature, go back, go back, go back, all the women in the Jin Palace have done their best. The house is empty everywhere, and you have nothing to hope for." But Niu Jinxing shook his head and said, "Not really." Liu Zongmin couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and said, "I guessed that you kept a hand." Niu Jinxing smiled secretly, and said: "When the army entered the city, it was the minister who first sent people to guard the Jin Palace, the treasury was sealed, and the harem was not allowed to enter and leave the harem. As the saying goes: "Ants are still stealing their lives, how can people not be afraid?" Die. How many of those concubines are real chaste women? Even Jin Wang, an old bastard, doesn't want to die." When Li Jin and Gao Yigong heard this, they couldn't help being happy too. Gao Yigong slapped Niu Jinxing hard on the shoulder and said, "Okay, so you had this idea first. Come on, tell me Where are they hiding?" Li Jin couldn't help looking around, and said, "Well, I said that there is no reason for the family members of King Jin to die." Niu Jinxing couldn't help being happy to see the general happy.Nai smiled and said: "Actually, I just want to protect the generals. Just imagine, all of these people are like red-eyed Sao Tezi. Some people are not tempted by gold and silver, but they are not tempted by beautiful women." Yes, what if they can't hold back, and won't they want to violate discipline again? So I first hid these rare things, never thought of just preventing and defending like this, but in the end someone violated discipline, which made the emperor unhappy." But Li Jin and Gao Yigong couldn't hold back anymore, they urged repeatedly: "Come on, don't show your merits, it's a mule or a horse, let's take it out for a walk first." So Niu Jinxing went out and waved to a black figure standing in the corridor far away. That person was the chief eunuch of Prince Jin's Mansion. Niu Jinxing had already greeted him, and he had been waiting for the order. He hurried up and bowed his head to greet Niu Jinxing. Niu Jinxing waved to him and said: "Bring them up." The eunuch responded in a low voice, and hurried out with the lantern in hand.After a while, I saw behind him, followed by about a dozen curvaceous and graceful women, and it was only when I approached that I saw clearly that they were all beautiful. Niu Jinxing brought them into the inner room, and stood side by side in front of Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin. Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin suddenly felt their eyes light up, and their heads were a little dizzy. Li Zicheng thought to himself, no wonder they are still unwilling to leave so late, so there is still such a good thing, he couldn't help frowning and looked at Niu Jinxing and said, "Are they the concubines of King Jin?" Niu Jinxing knew the meaning of this remark, and hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, they are not concubines, but girls from the music troupe of Prince Jin's mansion. That dog king is good at music, and there is a music troupe in the palace. They are all young girls selected from the people. After being trained by the master, he plays music and dances every day for the enjoyment of the dog king." Li Zicheng was still hesitating, but Liu Zongmin said again and again: "Well, it's true, I can tell at a glance that these girls are still big girls." As he spoke, he asked Li Zicheng to choose first. Seeing that Li Zicheng was hesitating, he came up with an idea, and pointed to a court lady in a purple skirt and another in a light green skirt and said, "I think this one is good, and that one is also fine." Li Zicheng hesitated for a while, finally stood up and said, "Go and play, I'm not interested." Saying that, he got up and walked to his bedroom.Niu Jinxing caught up and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I see that the girl in green clothes is born with a manly appearance, and the current reserve position is still empty, is it—" Standing in the shadow, Li Zicheng glanced over there, couldn't help but frowned, and said in a complaining tone, "What's wrong with this?" Saying that, regardless of where Niu Jinxing was stunned, he left without looking back. Liu Zongmin didn't care about these things. After the emperor left, he became more unscrupulous. Therefore, the two women recommended to Li Zicheng returned to Liu Zongmin. "The emperor only loves the country and not the beauties, why are you still standing there, you are not a gelding." Gao Yigong looked at the emperor who was going away, and reluctantly said: "Don't worry, look at the woman from a distance and look at the pig up close, wait for me to take a closer look." Liu Zongmin snorted and said, "This is not picking a wife, it's just a temporary relief. Why are you so careful? Come on, I'll give you pointers, and return the rest to Lao Niu." As he said, this and that, he picked two for Li Jin and one pair for Gao Yigong, and let Niu Jinxing take the rest.