The situation in Shandong has become more delicate because Yang Sichang replaced Lu Xiangsheng, and the most direct manifestation is that the earthquake in Shandong officialdom, thinking that the people Lu Xiangsheng relied on, regardless of right and wrong, were all found guilty and imprisoned.

The most desperate thing Yang Sichang did was that the governor's money was paid for by the governor and printed and distributed them to prove to the world that he was not venting his personal revenge, but that these people were guilty in the first place.

This result made Mi Yan wonder when, "The Lu Pavilion Department has always paid attention to statements, why are the people used not clean?" ”

Li Xin saw Mi Yan's rather depressed expression, and said in his heart that he was still young after all, and he didn't know the sinister nature of politics. When has politics ever cared about truth and good and evil? The reason why everyone opens and closes their mouths for the sake of the people and the world is just to put on a good coat for themselves and make themselves look more beautiful, trying to cover up the dirtiness and disgusting behind the power struggle.

The common people are simple, and they hate corrupt officials, they may find it difficult to remember a clean official, but they hate a corrupt official and can't drown him with spittle.

Yang Sichang ruined the people used by Lu Xiangsheng, although the timing was wrong, but in terms of the means of this power struggle, it was indeed beautiful.

As for whether these officials themselves are guilty, Li Xin sneered.

"Back then, Yue Wumu died unjustly, and someone asked Qin Hui what crime he was convicted of, how do you guess Qin Hui answered?"

Do you still need to guess, who in the world doesn't know, isn't it just a nonsense?

What's more, the Ming Dynasty has been established for nearly three hundred years, and the bureaucratic circle has long been corrupt to the bones, even some officials who have the intention to act will more or less do some corrupt things, sometimes even if they themselves are very self-denying, but the officials' families may not be like this, nepotism fox fake tiger power crazy take the opportunity to collect money. Once investigated and dealt with, how can these nepotistic characters be said to have nothing to do with the offender himself?

Therefore, it is not surprising that Yang Sichang was able to find so many guilty people.

Mi Yan said hatefully: "Fortunately, we have enough strength to protect ourselves, otherwise maybe one day we will follow in the footsteps of the Lu Gebu." ”

"Okay, don't talk about Yang Sichang, my purpose of going north this time is not for this. I am worried that if Yang Sichang continues to do this, it is very likely that the situation in Shandong will be completely ruined. And that's what the world is happy to see. ”

Li Xin did not name names, but Mi Yan also knew that the so-called people in the world, from King Shen to Li Zicheng, to the high-level of the Three Guards, how many people hoped that Lu Xiangsheng would help the imperial court clear the north-south traffic of the Grand Canal?

According to reliable sources, Li Zicheng's entry into the customs was deliberately done by King Shen. He himself took a great risk this time. But it's better than letting Lu Xiangsheng pacify Li Zicheng and directly arrest him from Xi'an and return to Beijing to ask for the crime! ”

You must know that the Ming Dynasty has always been mean to vassal kings, not to mention that King Shen still brought troops privately, hooked up with military generals, and intended to pattern local intentions? After clearing up the chaos in the north, there is almost no doubt that the imperial court will point the finger directly at him.

However, Shen Wang is also a real gambler, and he did not hesitate to throw away most of his net worth for the sake of the future, feeding tigers, leopards and jackals, this kind of hurting others and hurting himself, even Li Xin asked himself if he had the courage to do it.

After all, if one is not careful, he may even be buried in the belly of a beast.

After Mi Yan heard this, her eyes almost fell out in shock. "King Shen really dares! He is not afraid of being killed by Li Zicheng? Besides, without Tongguan and Xi'an, where can he hide? ”

Li Xin had a grim look on his face, "It is said that he and Zuo Liangyu hid in the border between Shaanxi and Gansu, and those places are poor, and even Li Zicheng, who was born with mud legs, can't look down on him." I'm afraid I won't be able to die for a while! ”

"It seems that King Shen is going to be self-defeating this time!"

"That's the best! Once King Shen is relieved, this person will inevitably become the climate. At that time, I don't know what bloody storm will be tossed again. ”

Mi Yan couldn't help but be taken aback when she heard Li Xin's judgment.

"How? The general thinks that King Shen still has a day to recover? ”

Li Xin nodded, "Look, it won't take a few days for the news of Li Zicheng's eastward march may come over." Yang Sichang thought that the Fifth Battalion of the Revolution was already at the end of the strong crossbow, but why didn't he think about how much he had suffered under Li Zicheng, and he forgot the pain in a blink of an eye? ”

As long as Li Zicheng's army crosses the border between the two provinces from Henan, how many days can Yang Sichang jump at that time? Perhaps next month, the Emperor's decree to deprive him of all his origins will be issued.

Mi Yan couldn't keep up with the rhythm for a while, Li Zicheng just stood in Shaanxi, just like a thin man who eats into a fat man, he always has to digest and digest, isn't he afraid of being strangled to death?

Of course, Li Zicheng is not afraid, if he was afraid, he would have died in the encirclement and suppression of the imperial court officials and soldiers. The fundamental reason why Li Zicheng is like a cockroach, trying to live until now, and even living better and better, is that he is not afraid of being strangled to death.

It's like saying that in a fight, those who are not strong are afraid of being powerful, and those who are powerful are afraid of dying.

Li Zicheng has nothing else to grow except for his life, even if he survives, it is much stronger than dying of cold and starvation, right?

Therefore, he is not afraid of dying, but he is afraid that he will not have enough to eat.

"Could it be that the general means to send troops to help Yang Sichang?"

Li Xin nodded and shook his head again.

"It's not to help Yang Sichang, but to help the big tomorrow!"

Mi Yan seems to understand whether he understands or not.

Helping the big tomorrow, isn't it just helping Yang Sichang? The current Yang Sichang is tied to the imperial court. And in Mi Yan's heart, Li Xin is going to be a prince sooner or later, and if he does such an incomprehensible thing, wouldn't he dig a pit for himself and wait for others to push him down?

Li Xin seemed to see through Mi Yan's thoughts, and sighed: "The current Ming Dynasty is like a towering tree, he has lived for nearly three hundred years, because there are countless birds and birds that have survived from this tree. However, the tree has lived for 300 years with countless silverfish inside. If these silverfish are shaken clean from Daming's heart, liver and lungs, Daming will be completely finished! ”

Mi Yan was still blinking in confusion, he naturally hoped that the tree of the Ming Dynasty would be finished as soon as possible. He can't raise half of his nostalgia for this rotten tree to the roots.

"Along with the tree, there are also birds, birds, and beasts that depend on it to survive. What's the point of destroying this tree at the cost of destroying these things? ”

Although Mi Yan couldn't refute it clearly, the answer in his heart was already coming out.

How is it meaningless? Knocking down this rotten tree, it is natural to plant a new tree, a tree belonging to the Great General.

It's just that this kind of thing can never be said explicitly, although the vast majority of the people in the Three Guards have this kind of thought.

However, Mi Yan felt that he couldn't help but express his position, what if the general was deliberately trying to test with rhetoric?

"The way of heaven goes back and forth, if the Ming Dynasty loses its deer, the general should naturally take the lead and make a revolution on behalf of the sky!"

"Revolution? Whose life is it to resolve? ”

Mi Yan spat out a few words with difficulty.

"Of course it's the life of the rotten tree!"

Li Xin shook his head, "When it comes to the big tree, what really changes is the lives of thousands of ants and grass people!" Believe it or not, as long as the big tree in Beijing falls, the world will immediately rise together, from Shanhaiguan to Guangdong, from the sea to Gansu. Everywhere there will be clans that will set themselves up as kings. And the revolutionary one who is the day will inevitably become the target of everyone, and everyone in the world can kill the rebellious ministers and thieves! Perhaps even the Jiangnan provinces under the superficial control of the Three Guards may have their own vassal kings. The world has become a pot of porridge, and it is unknown when it will be reunified and whether it can be reunified. What's more, there are still Jiannu in the north eyeing the tiger, if China is in chaos first, they will inevitably raise troops to go south to Shanhaiguan! ”

Speaking of which, Li Xin mentioned another person.

"I heard that Elder Sun Ge had a stroke again, maybe it's just a matter of the past few days!"

Li Xin definitely has the ambition to dominate the world, but it is absolutely impossible to make him the target of public criticism. Thinking of this Sun family father and son, he couldn't help but feel gloomy for a while. Nanjing's Sun Ji may also be dying, remembering what he did in Gaoyang, as if it happened yesterday.

It's just that today, in fact, it is a matter of right and wrong, and the father and son of the Sun family survived the catastrophe of the Tartars, but after all, they can't escape God's life.

"Is the general saying that Elder Sun Ge is going to fail?"

Mi Yan's eyes suddenly flashed with excitement, as if what he heard was not a bad news, but a once-in-a-lifetime happy event.

As soon as Sun Chengzong died, the Tartars would definitely go south, although the little emperor of the Tartars was not yet ten years old, but the power was in the hands of Dolgon, if he wanted to completely stabilize his position in the Manchu Eight Banners, then defeating the Ming Dynasty was his best choice, and it could also be said to be the only choice.

As a Manchu magnate with great ambitions, Dolgon was not a mediocre person, and seeing such a God-given opportunity, it would be incomprehensible for him not to raise troops to enter the customs again.

And so comes the problem. If Yang Sichang is allowed to be defeated by Li Zicheng, the position of the Jingshi will immediately be in jeopardy, and at that time, Li Zicheng will definitely go north to attack the Jingshi. Then, if Sun Chengzong died of illness during this period, it would be natural for Dolgon to raise troops south.

Maybe Sun Chengzong can't die of illness, as long as Li Zicheng defeats Yang Sichang, Dolgon may go south, after all, Sun Chengzong, who suffered a stroke for the second time, can only lie on the sickbed to continue his life, basically no longer able to govern, and the only role of this Ming Emperor at the moment is the three words "Sun Chengzong".

Sun Ge is immortal, and his military heart is as stable as a rock!

But what if he dies? As a result, the morale of the army was corrupted, and because of the existence of Sun Chengzong, the contradictions between the various factions in western Liaoning, which had been covered up, were bound to become public. At this point, it would be a miracle if Daming could still keep Shanhaiguan!