Datong Mansion is one of the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty, located in the north of Shanxi, west of Xuanfu, is the bridgehead of the past dynasties to prevent the north, since it fell into the hands of Li Zicheng last year, it has been confronting the Xuanfu Town on the side.

The one who guards Datong Mansion is Liu Zongmin, the first general under Li Zicheng, of course, if you say so, you may not be very impressed.

After Li Zicheng's army broke through the city of Beijing, the Donglin Party bigwigs, who were regarded as the pillars of the Ming Dynasty by Emperor Chongzhen, immediately went to Li Zicheng's camp to join the new master.

Originally, as the boss of the Donglin Party, they did not hesitate to deign to come to Li Zicheng, the bandit leader, what did you Li Zicheng say that he should not be polite to Corporal Xian, and give them a big official?

Otherwise, who will govern you in this world?

These Confucians originally wanted to show favor to the bandit leader, and then go back to have a drink to celebrate the new master, the new person and the new atmosphere!

But who knew that when he entered the camp of the people's army, he never came out again.

The idea is good, but who is Li Zicheng? Bandits!

Throughout his life, all he brought was destruction, killing, and looting. Also governed? him on the legs!

Hand over your money first, and then talk!

The one who took over this errand was Liu Zongmin, who not only came up with a subsidy policy, but also set up a salary comparison and suppression department, which specialized in torturing Ming Dynasty officials.

A group of cruel methods, I heard that they also went to find an old executioner of Jinyiwei, what kind of torture is ruthless, what is on it, it is inhumane.

Where did the Donglin Party boss suffer this crime, so Li Zicheng became rich!

Civil and military officials and their relatives received a total of 78 million taels of silver.

It's far away, and it is said that in this Datong Mansion, there are 12,000 troops directly under Liu Zongmin, there are not many people, but it is enough to defend the city, for no other reason, the city wall is too thick.

You must know that this is an important border town, is the frontier position to prevent the Tartars, the city wall is five zhang thick, far from the blue brick mixed city wall in the interior can be compared.

If you want to use a 20-pounder cannon like Taiyuan Mansion to fight, I am afraid that it will be impossible to knock down the city wall in a day and a night.

Liu Hongjian didn't have any troops in his hands, and he originally didn't have any hope for Datong Mansion, although the old man's words didn't know whether they were true or false, but they still made his eyes light up immediately.

"Old Bi, it's cold on the ground, get up quickly!" Liu Hong gradually turned over and dismounted, symbolically giving a false hand.

"Thank you, sir!" Lao Bi was not polite, got up and patted the soil on his knees, stroked his beard and said.

Then Liu Hong and Bi Zigong began to stare wide-eyed, and Liu Hong gradually wondered, what do you say!

"Lao Bi, say it! My lord, I've already washed my ears and listened! ”

"Hehe, my lord, this is not a place to talk, it is better to find a good place to go and talk while eating!" Bi Zigong was also speechless in his heart.

Such a major matter, how can adults be so hasty, this is pitch black, is it a place to speak? And what he had to say was confidential!

"My lord, Mr. Wei, please see you!" A sergeant came to report.

"Oh? Hurry up and ask him to come over! "Liu Hongjian is young after all, and he is afraid of being fooled, after all, he is an old jinshi, but there is no one who has a bad brain.

"Uncle, in accordance with Uncle's order, this official pursued the thief army for an afternoon, killing more than 10,000 thieves in total, less than one out of ten escapees, and the corpses were all burned in the wilderness, so it took some time!"

"Well, yes, yes, Lord Wei has worked hard! This time, Ben Bo remembered your merits, and when Ben Bo returned to Beijing, he would report to the emperor. ”

This Yuan Zongdi had a total of 16,000 soldiers, and he was killed more than 3,000 during the siege of the city, so he still ran a lot! Liu Hong gradually sighed.

If Wei Penghong knew Liu Hongji's true thoughts, he would inevitably shout that he was wronged.

You don't want to take prisoners, people will inevitably run with their lives, it is not easy to kill more than 10,000 soldiers running around, if you want to play this hand, you might as well catch the prisoners, and then learn from others in vain!

Wei Penghong knew that Liu Hongjian was a very trusted person by the emperor's side, and after getting Liu Hongchuan's promise, he also shouted that it was really worth coming this time.

"I don't know who this is?" Wei Penghong saw that there was an old man next to him, and asked out loud.

"Oh, look at my brain, this is Lao Bi, he must be from the palace, Lao Bi, is there a good place to eat at night in this Taiyuan Mansion?"

Liu Hongjian said while introducing.

"It's night, and most of the restaurants on the street are closed, but ah, if it's really a good place, the wealthy businessman Huang Yunfa's house is, and I heard that his chef is the imperial chef who came out of the palace!"

"Oh, the Imperial Chef? Forget it! Liu Hong gradually became speechless, what is so strange about the dishes made by the imperial kitchen, he goes to the palace to eat vegetables every once in a while in the capital, and he is tired of eating it for a long time.

"If you don't rub it off, just find a place to make it up, and when you win Datong, Ben Bo will ask the royal chef of Nalaoshzi to make you a month's dish, so that you can eat enough!"

"My lord, a gentleman is hard to chase after a horse! Then go to the official's office and eat some! Lao Bi is very happy, and eating all the world's delicacies has always been his lifelong wish.

"Well, that's natural, don't say four horses, ten horses can't catch up.

Oh, by the way, where is this Yuan Zongdi's military rations stored, you can't starve Benbo's soldiers! ”

"My lord, the grain and grass of this old thief Yuan has always been supplied by wealthy merchants, and my lord can go to the Huangji grain store in the city to get it!"

"That's so easy to say, Lord Wei, you go and pull it, make sure the soldiers eat well!"

Wei Penghong didn't bring much military rations with him on this rapid march, and he was worried about how to tell Liu Hongjian about this, and when he heard Liu Hongjian say this, he ordered the deputy general behind him to go to someone to get food.

The government of Taiyuan Mansion is much more magnificent than the small broken city in Linxian County, and it is not bad to think that Bi Zigong has a good life, but this makes Liu Hong more suspicious.

You Lao Bi kept saying that he was forced to be an official here, and as soon as the official called, he immediately came to surrender, thinking that when Li Zicheng came over, he also did this, what about the backbone? What about the temperament?

Just in case, the hundreds of pro-army households around Liu Hongjian have never left, even if they entered the middle hall, they were still standing behind Li Baida and the other three with loaded guns and ammunition.

After some greetings, the wine and food have also been prepared, there are not many dishes, but the amount is very sufficient, and there is even a plate of Shanxi's unique knife-cut noodles in front of each person.

The fragrance of the dishes is overflowing, but Liu Hongjian has always kept this mind, he didn't dare to touch the dishes, and he didn't drink the wine.

"What do you think this is, my lord?" Xu saw his uncle's doubts, and Lao Bi took out a sign from his waist.

The brand is not big, the metal texture, the candlelight is dim, Liu Hong gradually can't see it clearly, but it vaguely seems to have seen it somewhere.

Lao Bi got up and presented it to Liu Hongjian with both hands, Liu Hongjian took the sign and looked at it with a fixed eye, and ate a whale!

"Jin Yiwei?"

"Daming Jinyi Weinan Town, under the jurisdiction of the Jinyi Wei Hundred Households, Bi Zigong greeted the commander!"