832 all called the emperor and founded the country

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"Meet the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live."

"Haha, Zhong Aiqing is flat."

Li Zicheng sat on the dragon chair, wearing a dragon robe, looked at the ministers kneeling below, and said with a smile.

At the end of June, Li Zicheng proclaimed himself emperor in Xi'an, with 'Dashun' as the country name and 'Yongchang' as the year name, and Li Zicheng was a vassal.

Niu Jinxing was appointed as the prime minister of Dashun, Song Xiance was appointed as the 'founding army division', Liu Zongmin was named Ruhou, and other generals were also rewarded.

"Youhou, what happened to those corrupt officials in the city who copied their homes?"

Li Zicheng asked Liu Zongmin first.

After Li Zicheng invaded Xi'an, he immediately ordered Liu Zongmin to raid all the noble and wealthy eunuchs in the city one by one, and torture and loot them.

doesn't even care if these big families have committed crimes, which doesn't matter to Li Zicheng.

Because, at this time, Li Zicheng is short of silver food!

He had to maintain the expenses of his hundreds of thousands of troops, and he also had to prepare for the next eastward expedition to the Ming capital, and he needed money and food everywhere.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will copy all the big households in the city.

His grandmother's was full of hungry people outside the city, and there were no people for thousands of miles, but as a result, these big officials in the city had food in their homes.

Even, in the granaries of several big officials and wealthy merchants, the grain piled up was moldy.

The emperor can rest assured, I, no, it is Benhou who will definitely copy every penny of grain from all the big families in the city, so that the emperor will have enough money and grain to go east. ”

Even if Liu Zongmin was sealed by Li Zicheng, it was still difficult to hide his vulgarity in his words, so he reported.

I have to say that Liu Zongmin's ruthlessness is really suitable for doing things like robbing the family.

But all the big officials who were raided by him would basically be squeezed by him, and not a single cent of silver or grain would be left for them.

Liu Zongmin's method is very simple, every time he raids a family, he first finds a few people, and uses the eighteen kinds of torture in front of the whole family that has been raided.

Then, all the rest said what should be said and what should not be said.

Then, Liu Zongmin used all the remaining people one by one, and said everything that should not be said.

Anyway, the big families in Xi'an who have been handed over by Liu Zongmin are completely suffering, and no one can live under Liu Zongmin, even if they are alive, they are basically disabled.

Liu Zongmin belongs to the kind of lord who wants money and food, and also wants your life.

But behind Liu Zongmin's inhumane punishment of raiding his home, it is indeed unimaginable super efficiency.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this that Li Zicheng will hand over the task of raiding his home to him.

"Well, that's good. O O Wait, the preparation of the money and food for the army will be left to you.

Commander, how is the recruitment of the new army going? ”

Immediately, Li Zicheng looked at Song Xiance again and asked.

Song Xiance walked out and replied: "Emperor Qi, according to your will, you are recruiting new soldiers in Xi'an and surrounding prefectures and counties, and there are countless conscripts.

So far, Wechen has recruited 60,000 recruits. ”

"Not enough, not enough, Strategist, I'll give you another month to recruit 200,000 new soldiers.

I also ordered that all the nearly 100,000 old, weak, sick and disabled in our army be eliminated, and you must make up for the missing soldiers. ”

Li Zicheng shook his head, not satisfied with Song Xiance's number of conscriptions.

Perhaps under the influence of Li Zixiao, Li Zicheng also paid more and more attention to the quality of his soldiers.

Originally, many of the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command were coerced, and there were even women and children, and these coerced rebels could only be used as cannon fodder.

After Li Zicheng conquered Xi'an, he ordered that all the 100,000 old, weak, sick and young among the generals be eliminated and re-recruited into the army.

At this time, the whole Shaanxi was full of hungry people, as long as he could fill his stomach, Li Zicheng recruited more than 100,000 or 200,000 soldiers and horses, and there was no problem at all.

"Yes, Wechen obeys." Song responded and stepped back.

"Prime Minister."

Then, Li Zicheng shouted at Niu Jinxing.

At this time, Niu Jinxing, who was appointed by Li Zicheng as the prime minister of 'Dashun', was in high spirits, and when he heard Li Zicheng's shouting, he immediately stood up and responded: "Weichen is here." ”

"Prime Minister, in half a month, I will drive the expedition in person, and then the capital (Xi'an) will be handed over to you.

During this time, I will also work hard for you to handle political affairs on my behalf, and I must prepare for the Eastern Crusade with peace of mind. ”

Li Zicheng said to Niu Jinxing and with a pleasant face.

"The emperor can rest assured, Weichen will do his best to share his worries for His Majesty, solve his worries for His Majesty, so that Your Majesty can rest assured that the Eastern Crusade will destroy the Ming Dynasty and dominate the world."

Niu Jinxing shouted excitedly.

A very good minister, isn't this what he has always dreamed of since he was a child, and now he has done it.

Although, at this time, the saint he assisted was not the same person as the saint he wanted to assist when he was a child, and the court was not the same court.

But it doesn't matter to him, it doesn't matter which emperor assists the court, the important thing is that he can control power, this is his dream.

Soon, the news that Li Zicheng was the emperor in Xi'an and founded the country not only reached the capital, but also reached the ears of Li Zixiao, Song Xiance, and even the Tatars outside the Guan.

"Li Zicheng is a traitor, it's a big rebellion, I want to destroy his nine clans."

This is Chongzhen's reaction after learning that Li Zicheng was declared emperor in Xi'an, and he roared hysterically, and finally spurted out a mouthful of old blood.

"Imperial Doctor, pass on Imperial Physician quickly."

Then, Wang Chengen shouted in panic, anxious to call the imperial doctor to save Chongzhen.

At this time, in the south of Changsha City, Zhang Xianzhong had just conquered Changsha when he heard the news that Li Zicheng was the emperor in Xi'an, which made him unhappy for a while.

"Damn, then Li Zicheng dared to claim the emperor before Lao Tzu, how could Lao Tzu lose to him.

Come on, pass the order, Lao Tzu will also claim the emperor in Changsha and build the country, Lao Tzu can't lose to him Li Zicheng. ”

The two peasant rebel armies led by Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng were the two strongest rebel armies at the end of the Ming Dynasty at this time.

It's just that compared to Li Zicheng's strength, Zhang Xianzhong's side is still weaker.

This made Zhang Xianzhong always have the intention to compare with Li Zicheng, and at this time he heard that Li Zicheng actually claimed the emperor in Xi'an and founded the country, which suddenly made him feel unbalanced.

Zhang Xianzhong thought, as the leader of the rebel army, Lao Tzu is no worse than you, you are now in Xi'an to claim the emperor and build the country, Lao Tzu can't lose to you, and Lao Tzu will immediately call the emperor and build the country.

Originally, several important ministers under Zhang Xianzhong's command, Wang Zhaolin, Yan Ximing, Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo and others who rushed over, also wanted to persuade Zhang Xianzhong.

After all, in their opinion, it is not a good idea to claim the emperor in Changsha and establish a state.

In their plan, it is most suitable to capture Chengdu and the capital in the future, take Sichuan, the country of abundance, and let Zhang Xianzhong be the emperor in Chengdu and the capital.

However, at this time, Zhang Xianzhong was determined to claim the emperor and build the country, and it was useless for his generals to dissuade him for a long time.

Subsequently, at the beginning of July of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, Zhang Xianzhong also proclaimed the emperor in Changsha and founded the country, with the country name 'Daxi'.

But after Zhang Xianzhong founded the country and became emperor, he did not regard Changsha as Kyoto, and it is obvious that Zhang Xianzhong also knew that Changsha was not suitable as Kyoto.

Subsequently, Zhang Xianzhong led the army to Sichuan, which was the place he valued.

When the news that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong successively claimed the founding of the emperor reached the ears of Li Zixiao in Kaifeng, Li Zixiao was surprised for a while, and he also laughed.

"I didn't expect Li Zicheng to be the emperor in Xi'an so soon, it seems that he wants to sit as the emperor, and he can't wait.

What's even more ridiculous is that Zhang Xianzhong's guy immediately claimed the emperor in Changsha and founded the country.

It seems that Zhang Xianzhong doesn't want to lose to Li Zicheng at all! ”

Li Zixiao shook his head with a smile and said.

In Li Zixiao's view, Li Zicheng claimed the emperor in Xi'an and founded the country, but it is reasonable.

But Zhang Xianzhong was in such a hurry to claim the emperor in Changsha and establish the country, there was no need at all.

At this time, with the strength in Li Zixiao's hands, he wanted to be like Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng, and he wanted to ascend to the heights in Kaifeng, also known as the emperor Jianguo, and there was no pressure at all.

However, Li Zixiao is not in a hurry to be the emperor, he has been waiting for so long, and he still cares about these ten days and half a month!

Before the Ming Dynasty was immortal and Chongzhen was not dead, it was by no means a good decision for Li Zixiao to call the emperor the founding of the country.

Soon, the Tartars outside the Guanxi also learned the news that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong had proclaimed themselves emperor and founded the country, which made the Tartar princes and Belle realize that their new opportunity had arrived.

At this time, the Qing State outside the Guan, the new emperor Fulin had just succeeded to the throne, which was basically a symbol, and all political and military affairs were in charge of Daishan, Zilharang, Dolgon and Hauge.

At this time, the government of the Qing State was basically in charge of Dai Shan.

The Eight Banners of the Qing Army, the Eight Banners of the Han Army, and even the Eight Banners of the Mongols were divided into three, which were commanded by Dolgon, Hauge and Zilharang.

The history of this life has changed significantly, and Dolgon suffered several heavy defeats to Li Zixiao's White Dragon Army in the last battle to enter the pass.

While he lost his troops and generals, his reputation among the Tartars also suffered a major blow, far from being like after the death of Emperor Taiji in the previous life, and the power leaned towards the government and the opposition.

This time, Haug, who had retained most of his strength, was not easily brought down by Dolgon, but was put on an equal footing with him.

At this time, in the army of the Eight Banners of the Tartars, except for the Zhenghuang Banner, which remained in Shengjing, it was controlled by Dai Shan for Emperor Shunzhi to protect the defense of the entire Shengjing City.

The rest of the Seven Banners of the Tartars were divided among the tripartite forces of Dolgon, Haug and Zilharang.

Among them, the forces on Dorgon's side, in addition to his positive white flag, also have the white flag of Dordor and the weakest blue flag.

On the Haoge side, with the yellow flag as the main force, plus the red flag, Zierharang is in charge of the blue flag of the descendant lineage, and is also in charge of the red flag.

Among the three strengths, Dolgon is still the strongest, and Zilharang is the most loyal to Emperor Shunzhi.

In addition to the Eight Banners of the Tartars, they also divided the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty and the Eight Banners of Mongolia in the same way.

The three forces restrained each other to ensure that the young Emperor Shunzhi could sit firmly on the throne at this time, which was exactly what Daishan and Da Yu'er wanted to see.

At this time, the Eight Banners of Han under the command of the Tartars had begun to be equipped with new artillery and flintlock guns, in fact, in terms of strength, they had begun to surpass the Eight Banners of the Tartars.

The focus of the development of the Han Eight Banners of the Tartars was also placed on firearms, and the high-level leaders of the Tartars also hoped that the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty would be able to fight against Li Zixiao's White Dragon Army in the future in firearms.

This is a policy formulated by Huang Taiji before his death, and after Emperor Shunzhi succeeded to the throne, Daishan also continued to implement it.

Although, in the hearts of these Tartar high-level leaders, they still won't let the Tartar Eight Banners give up their cavalry shooting.

But Daishan and Dolgon also have to admit that the appearance of flintlock pistols does pose a great threat to them.

However, most of the Tartars were cavalry, and if they were to give up riding and archery at this time and use firearms instead, it would be difficult for them to accept it, and it would also waste the riding and archery skills that the Tartar soldiers had cultivated since childhood.

Moreover, these Tartar leaders always believed that even with the appearance of flintlock pistols, it was impossible to completely eliminate the cavalry.

On the battlefield, their cavalry still has an irreplaceable role.

As a result, Huang Taiji formulated the strategy of the Eight Banners of Tartar during his lifetime, the Eight Banners of Mongolia continued to be dominated by cavalry, and the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty focused on the development of firearms.

I have to say that the Tartars of Huang Taiji and Dolgon are much stronger than their descendants of the Tartars in later generations, at least they still have strategic vision.

After all, they are killed from the battle of swords, guns and swords, and they understand the importance of learning, and they also have to learn what is strong in the enemy.

This is not a grade at all compared with the descendants of the Tartars who have been peaceful for a long time in later generations and have been completely corrupted by extravagant life.

On this day, the aged Daishan personally presided over the meeting and summoned Dolgon, Haug, Zilharan, Dodor, Azig, Dudu, Abatai and other Tartar princes Beylor, to deliberate.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you must already know that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, the two major bandit leaders in the Ming Dynasty, have all been proclaimed emperors and founded the country.

Next, presumably that Emperor Chongzhen should fight to the death with Li Zicheng.

Presumably, when the time comes, the Ming court will inevitably transfer troops back from Shanhaiguan to suppress Li Zicheng.

This gives us a new opportunity, a new opportunity to enter the customs.

As long as Ming Ting is transferred back from Shanhaiguan, we will have the opportunity to take Shanhaiguan and open up the road to customs.

When the Ming court army and Li Zicheng were both defeated, it was just time for us to clean up the mess. ”

Dolgon was the most active in entering the customs, so as soon as the meeting began, he stood up and said.

After Dolgon said this, many of the Tartar princes present nodded their heads, their thoughts were not much different from Dorgon's.

These high-level Tartars have never given up the idea of entering the Central Plains.

At this time, due to the Xiaoice era at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the temperature and climate outside the pass were much colder than those in later generations, and the living environment was far less comfortable than the Central Plains in the Guannei and even Jiangnan.

Therefore, these Tartar high-level people have always been eager to enter the Guannai and obtain the rich, prosperous and comfortable land of the Central Plains and the south of the Yangtze River.

"Well, Prince Rui is right.

This time, it is indeed our chance to clear up.

However, we have to be very careful with Li Zixiao this time.

When we are thinking about reaping the benefits of the fisherman, I am afraid that Li Zixiao also thinks the same, and he is more convenient than us.

In my opinion, Li Zixiao is a greater threat to us than Ming Ting, or even Li Zicheng. ”

Immediately, Zilharang also stood up and reminded everyone.

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