The situation in Chang'an City under the control of the pseudo-Qi, Huang Chao expected some when he was far away from the front line, but after returning to Daming Palace, according to what everyone in the court said, Huang Chao realized that the real situation was far more serious than he imagined. But after listening to Zhang Li's detailed analysis and explanation of Chang'an City, especially the situation of the defenders of Chang'an City, Huang Chao realized that his Great Qi regime was really on the verge of terminal illness.

As for why he is on the verge and not yet completely terminally ill, Zhang Li naturally has to make his own analysis of Huang Chao, of course, there is also a necessary reason.

"Actually, Your Majesty doesn't have to worry too much!" Looking at Huang Chao, who was sitting behind the dragon case, Zhang Li's heart finally felt a lot more comfortable, his performance just now not only won the real position of staying in Chang'an, but also it seemed that Huang Chao was still very dependent on himself, and he couldn't help but start to play a little abacus in his heart.

"According to what the minister has learned, at the moment, we have not reached the point where there is no way out!" Seeing that Huang Chao slowly straightened up and looked at himself with a serious face, Zhang Li became even more proud in his heart, smiled at the other party, and continued: "Right now, there are more than 200,000 soldiers in Chang'an City, even if we are at war with the entire **, our army can still have the strength to fight!" ”

"Lord Zhang, didn't you already say it yourself just now, our army has no food and salary support now, how can we go to war with **?" Without waiting for Huang Chao, who was puzzled, to ask, Li Yan, who had just been appointed deputy to Chang'an, stood up, frowned slightly, stared at Zhang Li next to him with a puzzled expression, and was also very puzzled in his heart What the other party was selling, and couldn't help but ask with some dissatisfaction: "Is it difficult, Lord Zhang, can you still conjure up the food and salary used by our hundreds of thousands of troops out of thin air?" Otherwise, Lord Zhang, you can make our army not eat or drink? ”

In response to this rhetorical question, everyone wanted to laugh, but given that Huang Chao was still sitting on it, everyone below had to hold back their laughter, and their faces were almost purple one by one. In fact, among all the people present, except for Huang Chao and Li Yan who had just returned to Chang'an City, they were very worried about the issue of food, and the rest of them didn't care much about this matter, because since a while ago, there has been a matter in the city, General Wang Tengwang, the commander of the Imperial City Guard, is talking about this matter with the wealthy businessmen in the Jiangnan area led by the Jin Chamber of Commerce, and no one doubts its authenticity, the only thing to consider is only the matter of time, that is, when the food and salary will arrive in Chang'an City.

"Master Li, you are really good at laughing, how can I have that ability, if I really have, wouldn't I have shared your majesty's worries and troubles a long time ago?" Zhang Li was not angry at Li Yan's unceremonious rhetorical question, but just smiled slightly, shook his head, and then looked at Huang Chao with a blank face, stretched out his hand and pointed to the side, and explained with a smile: "Your Majesty! When it comes to food, the minister really can't find time because of his busy military affairs! However, it is all in charge of General Wang Tengwang, and I think General Wang will definitely be able to bring good news to His Majesty! ”

"Oh?" Hearing this, Huang Chao's eyes immediately turned to Wang Teng, who was leaning on the chair sickly, for this relative, in fact, Huang Chao did not give too high expectations, the reason why Wang Teng was the commander of the imperial city guards was completely because of Wang Teng's special status, in Huang Chao's opinion, his relatives were always more credible than some henchmen with foreign surnames, especially when Zhu Wen, Shang Rang, Huo Cun, Ge Congzhou and others rebelled one after another, Huang Chao became more and more distrustful of the henchmen around him.

At this moment, I heard that Zhang Li said that Wang Teng actually had a way to solve the problem of food and salary for the army, and he was a little too surprised, if it wasn't for what Zhang Li said in person, if it wasn't for the expression of the ministers of the palace, Huang Chao didn't believe that Wang Teng had such great ability. Immediately, Huang Chao didn't care about Wang Teng's illness and died, and asked anxiously: "General Wang, what are your plans, let me listen to them!" How can we solve the problem of our army's food and salary? ”

As he spoke, Huang Chao's mind turned, and he immediately stretched out his hand to Wang Teng, raised his head and laughed: "I really didn't look away at the beginning!" Dear Aiqing, do you remember that when I asked General Wang to be in charge of guarding the imperial city, there were still many of you who felt that General Wang was not up to the task! Now, as you can see, General Wang is not only competent, but also able to take care of other things in his busy schedule, and it is also a matter of food and grass related to hundreds of thousands of soldiers and soldiers, which is a top priority! ”

Hearing this, many people in the crowd were slightly dissatisfied, there were indeed many people who opposed Wang Teng being in charge of the guards of the imperial city, but now it is not what it used to be, now Huang Chao actually did not hesitate to use their past things to compare in order to prove himself in front of Wang Teng, how could it not cause dissatisfaction. However, everyone had no choice but to laugh and bow their hands, bend down and salute, and sing in unison: "Your Majesty is wise! Your Majesty's Discerning Eyes! ”

Huang Chao wanted this effect naturally, looking at everyone's performance, he couldn't help but smile and nodded, and then hurriedly turned his gaze back to Wang Teng, and asked with a smile: "General Wang, you just have to say it, but since you are sick, just introduce it briefly!" ”

"Yes! General Wang, this is a masterpiece of the world! Zhang Li, who had just put on the hat of staying in Chang'an, has now surpassed Wang Teng in status, especially according to the news he has learned, although Wang Teng is indeed negotiating with the Jin Chamber of Commerce about the issue of the army's salary, but due to the importance of the matter, it seems that there has been no good progress in the matter, which can be described as thunderous, and not even a drop of rain has fallen.

At this time, Zhang Li was undoubtedly waiting to see how Wang Teng would explain the problem of food and salary, but in addition to Zhang Li's slightly gloating expression, he and everyone were full of expectations, especially the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, although they had already gotten the news, but they didn't know anything about the details, let alone what Zhang Li knew.

"Your Majesty, this, this matter, we have to think about it in the long run." Wang Teng looked at the expression of his rival Zhang Li, and couldn't help but curse the other party viciously in his heart for not knowing how many generations, before he looked at Huang Chao with an embarrassed face, and replied in a low voice with a wry expression: "After all, after all, this matter is very important, and many of the details need to be considered. ”

"Huh?" Hearing this, Huang Chao's face suddenly sank, he had clearly heard the clues, it didn't seem to be a question of how much to consider at all, the two thick eyebrows couldn't help but screw together, and his tone instantly turned a little colder, and he asked in a deep voice: "What else is there to think about in the long run?" General Wang, you don't know that our army can't wait to think about it in the long run, right? Is there anything else to consider? ”

"Your Majesty, don't worry! Presumably, General Wang must have encountered some problem that is not easy to call the shots, so why not listen to General Wang's explanation first! Zhang Li secretly sneered in his heart, but on his face, he gave his hands to Huang Chao and Wang Teng with a sincere face, and behaved extremely kindly, even making outsiders think that Zhang Li and Wang Teng were companions in the same camp at this time.

But in fact, Zhang Li had long wanted to dismantle Wang Teng's platform, but Wang Teng's negotiation with the Jin Chamber of Commerce about the army's food and salary was too important, and it was precisely because of these that Zhang Li was not able to speak rashly before, and at this time in front of Huang Chao, Zhang Li couldn't wait to burn Wang Teng's platform directly with a fire.