After the news that Xi'an was broken again, the government and the opposition were shocked.

Emperor Chongzhen specially edicted the three people who were martyred, posthumously presented Liu Guoneng to the left governor, specially entered the Ronglu doctor, and built an ancestral hall to commemorate;

Presented to Li Wanqing, the governor of Tongzhi, Dr. Ronglu, and set up an ancestral hall to commemorate;

Posthumously presented Wang Qiaonian with the title of secretary of the military department, and gave him the title of loyalty.

Yang Sichang, who was dashing in Kaifeng Mansion, was scared out of a cold sweat and hurriedly led the army to chase to Shaanxi.

Yang Sichang, who is gradually becoming more abundant in grain and grass, is ambitious, determined to exterminate the Central Plains Liukou, create an immortal achievement, and live up to the grace of the king!

After hearing that Li Zicheng recruited troops and horses, he gave up Xi'an again and entered the area of Shangluo Mountain, Yang Sichang destroyed Li Zicheng with an iron heart, and hundreds of thousands of troops blocked it like an iron wall.

Li Zicheng didn't fight with him, he turned around and ran on the spot, and drove with him in the old nest of Shangluo Mountain at the junction of Shaanxi and Henan, and Yang Sichang followed and pursued all the way, just like the barbarian king who met the enemy in the wild area of the summoner's canyon, and chased wildly all the way.....

However, Yang Sichang wandered around the mountains for several months and did not see any trace of the intruding army, and he posted a notice in the surrounding county offices: If there is anyone who can capture and behead Li Zicheng, he will be rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver!

Soon after, Yang Sichang's camp yamen was shocked to find Li Zicheng's leaflet, which also read: "Those who behead Yang Pavilion will be rewarded with three silver coins!" ”

originally wanted to fight a psychological war to make the thieves infighting, but while Yang Sichang was shocked, he began to be suspicious of the people around him.

The Ming army's hundreds of thousands of troops were pinned down by Li Zicheng with tactics and were exhausted, but the news that made people even more frightened came: Li Zicheng attacked the east and west, returned to Henan, and went straight to Luoyang, which the Ming army had always thought was the safest, and broke Luoyang City with a strategy, and the blessed king Zhu Changxun was killed!

At that time, it was the Henan examination, and the imperial court sent the imperial history to Luoyang to test the scholars, and Li Zicheng sent people to disguise themselves as Confucian students and bring Confucian crowns to enter.

In the middle of the night, the city was set on fire, and the city of Luoyang was in chaos, and the soldiers attacked the city for half a day, and the city was broken.

Li Zicheng said with a smile when he executed King Fu: "I want to cut off Yang Sichang's head, but Yang Sichang is not here, so today I will borrow the head of King Fu and let Yang Sichang's old thing be punished for the crime of framing the vassal." ”

After killing King Fu, Li Ziyuan wanted to get a few sika deer from the back garden of the palace, and cooked a Fu Lu banquet with King Fu to share with the soldiers.

But I saw two Chengfeng Lang in charge of etiquette in the palace lying on the corpse of King Fu and crying bitterly, one of them shouted: "His Royal Highness King Fu is dead, I don't want to live, I just ask you to bury His Highness in a coffin, even if I am broken, I will never resent you!" ”

Li Zicheng felt that this guy was righteous enough, so he said: "Go find a copper coffin, find a carriage, and bury King Fu." ”

The two were deeply gratified and immediately hanged themselves to death......

Li Zicheng didn't take this matter to heart, and hurriedly sent people to carry the gold, silver, treasures and food in the Fuwang Mansion.

Thousands of invading soldiers pulled the cart and transported it for several days, and the carload of gold and silver blinded the eyes of several people, and the white rice made the invading soldiers crazy and screamed.

Li Zicheng couldn't keep his mouth shut all day, and said with a smile: "With these properties, the rebel army will not worry about military expenses in the next few years!" ”

The generals of the Chuang army were also very excited, and only Niu Jinxing suggested: "King Chuang, we can't monopolize these gold, silver and grain, we should issue a notice to help the hungry, and take the opportunity to recruit troops and horses to continue to expand our strength!" ”

Song Xiance, who was dressed in a scribe's uniform, was unwilling to be lonely, and also offered advice: "The student suggested that King Chuang establish a state in Luoyang and become the emperor, and call on the righteous army of the world to jointly oppose the Ming!" ”

Hearing this, the eyes of the generals of the Chuang army lit up, and their interest increased greatly, if the king of Chuang became the emperor, you would naturally rise.

"Emperor?" Li Zicheng pondered for a long time, shook his head slowly, and said, "If you are the emperor, won't you be a target?" ”

Liu Zongmin said with a big grin: "King Chuang, we are now the target, didn't Yang Sichang's old thing chase us with more than 100,000 horses?" I didn't stop, I heard that the old thing was still being carried after us! ”

"Yes, King Chuang, call yourself the emperor, cheer up the rebel brothers, go all the way to Jingshi, and let Chongzhen get out!"

Li Zicheng's henchman Liu Fangliang pulled his throat and said, "Is there a yellow robe in the camp?" Hurry up and bring it over and put it on King Chuang! ”

Li Zicheng kicked him and said with a smile: "Don't give Lao Tzu this set!" ”

Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere was quite lively.

Looking at the eager eyes of the generals of the invading army, Li Zicheng said seriously: "Brothers, we have only made a small achievement, we must not be proud, the main force of officers and soldiers is still there, there are still the difficult bones of the prince of the Zhu family south of the Yangtze River, and if we are not careful, our righteous army will be exterminated!" ”

Li Zicheng continued: "Also, if I become the emperor, what do the leaders of the rebel army of other roads think? Therefore, I can't do this thing of being the emperor! ”

Niu Jinxing nodded slowly, deeply impressed by Li Zicheng's self-knowledge.

In the end, Li Zicheng settled in Luoyang, proclaimed himself "King Xinshun", changed the military system, set up officials, gave disaster relief, sent people to unite the surrounding rebels, and issued the "Suppression of Soldiers and the People".

The inscription reads: "The Ming Dynasty is unkind, the eunuchs are favored, the heavy department, the tax is greedy, the punishment is heavy, the people can not be saved, the tenth generation of the camp is good at farming, the teacher of benevolence and righteousness is urgent, the people are not frightened, the people are safe, the people have a long voice to welcome my king, and it is important to use!" ”

In order to rectify military discipline, Li Zicheng even ordered: "Whoever kills one person is like killing my father, and whoever fornicates a woman is like adultering my mother!" There are those who kill good people in the camp, and the whole team will be killed! ”

Li Zicheng's operation won the support of the people of Henan, and he was even more meticulous in the army, singing the folk song of "not paying food when the king comes" in various places.

Natural disasters and plagues were rampant in the Central Plains, but the imperial court levied three salaries, and corruption was rampant among officials in various places.

In the first month of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, the rebels from Henan, Shandong, and Shanxi responded one after another, joining Luoyang to defect to Li Zicheng.

Outside Luoyang City, the pennant was displayed, and hundreds of thousands of troops gathered in one place, with great momentum.

Li Zicheng, who was lined up with umbrellas on the city tower, wearing a cloak and a sword hanging from his waist, stood upright at the battlements of the city wall, staring at the rebels below.

"Henan Yuan Shizhong led 30,000 brothers to defect to King Chuang and discuss the great cause together!"

"Shandong Gu Ying Sheng led 20,000 brothers to come, waiting for King Chuang's orders!"

"Shanxi Wu Yousheng led 8,000 brothers to defect to King Li Chuang, willing to live and die together and overthrow the Ming Dynasty!"

“......”

On this day, Luoyang City was boiling, all the rebels were boiling, and Li Zicheng, who had been defeated repeatedly, had the most difficult moment, and he rekindled the fire of the righteous army that was about to be extinguished with amazing command and courage, like a fire in the prairie fire!