The most wronged of these ministers is probably Li Yan.It is true that you are exempt from Yao service, you break the king and order flowers, don't be extravagant, catch the granary of the Ming Dynasty and give a share of the sky, as for the lack of food and money, it is meaningless to fight with him for this now, Li Yan simply did not speak, and made a fortune in a muffled voice.Li Zicheng also felt that his words were too heavy, and he had to pull back, so he continued: "I don't blame you for saying this.Lone also knows that you are all famous ministers and have done your best.The main reason is that the Central Plains has endured too many wars over the years, like people, poor and destitute, and can no longer afford to toss and stabilize the overall situation, treat officials well, treat Li Shu well, these big truths, Lone has been thinking since he started the army, and he understands in his heart that even if you are not in front of Lone, the head of Lone hurts, and if you can do it, Lone will do your best to do it. ”Oh, everyone suddenly realized, it turns out that His Majesty is annoying them to quarrel, so let's just shut up.I heard Li Zicheng then sigh and say: "One day, you all sit in the position of Lone one by one, and you will understand."
Many things, easy to say, really difficult to do This chair, although it is covered with a thick cotton mattress, but under this cotton mattress, there are countless steel needles, all the time piercing Lone's buttocks, don't talk about it in the future, Lone is only thirty-eight years old, and he is not confused.When you have leisure, think more about practical and feasible methods, how to get money and food, how to feed these hundreds of thousands of troops, this is what Lone needs most" When these words were spoken, everyone was even more speechless.What they are talking about, in Chongzhen's court, I'm afraid it's no exception.However, in the face of the cruel reality, these great truths seem so pale and powerless.Chongzhen and Li Zicheng's situation is actually no different.In this respect, Chongzhen is also pitiful.But there will be something hateful about the wretched.Chongzhen has come to this day, and most of the responsibility is caused by his decision-making mistakes.Due to Chongzhen's retardation and incompetence, the people of the Central Plains rose up one after another.It is also the rise of Li Zicheng that has created thousands of miles of Chidi in the Central Plains, as Li Zicheng said, it has become a pot of porridge and a big burden that Chongzhen is out of breath.By now, the situation has become that whoever destroys Chongzhen has to take over the big burden on his shoulders and carry it.Li Zicheng suddenly realized this and became upset.Seeing that everyone was silent, Li Zicheng felt better.He went to Beijing, and now he feels more joy and excitement in his heart, but more responsibility and more pressure.Otherwise, he would not agree to Li Yan to make peace with Chongzhen.He asked the clerk around him to draw up an order, give the commander of the former army that entered Nancheng, and control the general Yuan Zongdi, so that he must restrain the army and not disturb the people.Then, he said to Li Yan: "We still have to do this matter of peace."
I know in my heart that you are right, we came to Beijing early.However, at that time, if you don't come to Beijing, it may be difficult to convince the public. ”Li Yan can only say yes.But he knew in his heart that he was too proud of King Chuang, thinking that the world could win, and he couldn't listen to any different opinions at all.After he fought all the way, his mind gradually calmed down, military supplies and food began to bother him more and more, and he began to think about what happened after entering Beijing, only to find that things were not as simple as he thought at the beginning.He didn't want to admit that it was his own mistake, but excused himself with "I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public".If Li Zicheng realizes his mistakes and can continue to correct them, Li Yan will not be half-hearted.The key is that he knows that he is wrong, and he will still insist on making mistakes until he is out of control and puts his old book into it.Fortunately, there is no such thing as admitting defeat in his dictionary, and he will still look for opportunities to make a comeback.Sun Chuanting's "defeat of the persimmon garden" is the best embodiment of Li Zicheng's character.At that time, Sun Chuanting used tricks, and Li Zicheng, who was beaten, was very passive and was controlled everywhere.The situation was very unfavorable to Li Zicheng, Li Yan did not advocate a decisive battle with Sun Chuanting, and suggested that the army should be temporarily transferred, and after jumping out of the encirclement of the Ming army, he would seek an opportunity to fight again.Li Zicheng knew that the odds of victory were not great, but he still insisted on a decisive battle.If it weren't for the lack of grain and grass in the Ming army, they went to the persimmon orchard to pick persimmons, and messed up their own positions, Li Zicheng would undoubtedly be defeated Li Yan analyzed Li Zicheng's character afterwards, combined with the facts of his previous defeats, and came to the conclusion that this is completely a gambler's character, and it is the kind of gambler who is penniless and can't quit gambling.If Dafan has a little capital, he will go to the casino to try his luck, knowing that he will lose Jingguang, he will not hesitate to lose, anyway, he has nothing.Fortunately, Li Zicheng won the bet this time and made a lot of money, but he had no intention of stopping, and he continued to gamble.Li Zicheng knew that this time he was "shouhand" with Chongzhen, and he might really lose nothing, and he had to find a way to reverse the unfavorable situation.In his heart, he may really not want to push down Chongzhen, and he doesn't want to take the burden on Chongzhen's body.He said to Li Yan: "Let Du Xun go and tell Chongzhen that as long as he promises to give us 10 million taels of silver, 1 million taels of gold, and 1 million taels of grain, he will not send troops to attack us in the future, and he can remove the emperor and retreat to Henan."
Moreover, Lone can send troops to Liaodong and help him destroy the Manchu Qing.But let him remember that Lone is not under his rule, Lone is in charge of his own business, and he will not go to see him.If he doesn't agree, when Gu breaks through the capital, he regrets that it will be too late" Chongzhen is poor and borrowed money from the ministers, where did he go to get so much gold and silver for Li Zicheng There are historical records that after Li Zicheng entered Beijing, he searched out tens of millions of money from Chongzhen's internal funds, which is probably a bit exaggerated.Chongzhen is a very careful mind, careful eye to the master of the family, he will not know if there is money in his own family Besides, Yuan Chonghuan guards Liaodong, when Chongzhen trusts him, he asks for money for money, food for food, never asks about the number, only asks if it is enough or not.From this point of view, Chongzhen is not a miser.I have tens of millions in my house, and the country has reached the point where the building is about to collapse, and I am reluctant to spend it, and I have to ask the minister to borrow money.This can be done by Wanli, but Chongzhen may not be able to do it.Li Yan doesn't care about whether Chongzhen can agree to this condition at the moment, and what Li Zicheng is thinking in his heart, a gambler, the final result is only two words: failure.What he cared about was how to get Chongzhen to Wang Shuo in the northwest.Since Li Zicheng is willing to negotiate, Wang Shuo has a chance to get Chongzhen away.He bowed to Li Zicheng and said, "The minister obeys the order":