Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 197 I just love doing this job
"I said Lao Tian, ​​why, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, you finally think of me?"

"I came here with good intentions to give you a way out, but it turned out that you were fine and have been imprisoning me for a year."

"Are you going to kill me, or are you going to let me go?"

"..."

In Xi'an Prison, Dashun Guoze Houtian Jianxiu stood at the door of the prison, watching the jailer opening the door, and then listened to Zhang Tianlin, the star who was imprisoned inside, nagging, but he remained silent.

Waiting until the jailer opened the cell door and everyone left, he looked at Zhang Tianlin, who was a bit fat and fat, and said: "Although I have been locked up in the prison this year, I have never lacked you for good food and wine. Am I worthy of my brother?"

Hearing this, Zhang Tianlin chuckled, leaned against the wooden fence at the cell door, pushed back her disheveled hair, then looked at Tian Jianxiu and asked: "I haven't seen you for a year, and you suddenly come to see me. What do you want to say?" It’s okay, I definitely don’t believe it!”

After finishing speaking, before Tian Jianxiu could speak, he immediately said, "Let me guess, you came to me because Li Zicheng was defeated by His Majesty?"

When Tian Jianxiu saw it, he couldn't help but frown.

He was sure that no one except his confidants knew that Zhang Tianlin was locked up here.In other words, absolutely no one tipped him off, so how did he know what was going on outside?
With this thought in mind, he sneered and said, "Couldn't it be that His Highness has already conquered the world, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and then plans to use you, a traitor who doesn't understand current affairs, to sacrifice the flag?"

When Zhang Tianlin heard this, she pointed at her head and said: "Although my brain is not very smart, I am not stupid. Your Majesty is so wise and powerful. The key is to be loyal, treat your brothers well, and treat the common people well." Well, I don’t believe Li Zicheng can defeat His Majesty!”

After a pause, he looked at Tian Jianxiu and asked: "Tell me, can Li Zicheng be like His Majesty? Because Tagu Pass will cause heavy losses to his brothers, he agreed to challenge me in a duel due to the dignity of the emperor." Win or lose, can he do it? With such an emperor, how can the officials and soldiers of the imperial court not fight to the death? How about Li Zicheng himself, who annexed this brother and killed that brother, how can he compare?"

After Tian Jianxiu heard this, he immediately asked, "Could it be that the emperor thought he was brave and was often in danger, so he was accidentally beaten to death?"

Zhang Tianlin was stunned for a moment, seemed to think about it seriously, then shook her head and said: "Impossible, His Majesty and I have fought one-on-one, and I have never seen anyone with such strength. The same goes for you, Lao Tian, ​​and the two Lao Tian Combined, they are not as powerful as His Majesty. You are so righteous, if you are in danger, won't your brothers fight to the death to save you?"

Hearing this, Tian Jianxiu fell silent.

Seeing him like this, Zhang Tianlin suddenly leaned forward, no longer leaning on the wooden fence, staring at Tian Jianxiu's face and asked: "Did His Majesty win the battle? Defeated Li Zicheng, so you came to me, right?" wrong?"

After hearing this, Tian Jianxiu suddenly sighed slightly, and then said to him: "Let's go, Gao Niangniang wants to see you!"

"What?" Zhang Tianlin was a little surprised when she heard that she was Li Zicheng's wife.

He thought Tian Jianxiu could be recruited, but how could Li Zicheng's wife be recruited?

Now, Tian Jianxiu actually sold herself to Li Zicheng's wife. Could it be that Li Zicheng really won?
This is impossible!Absolutely impossible!
He was a little panicked when he suddenly heard Tian Jianxiu say to him: "His Highness was defeated. Now he has fled into the Yunnan-Guizhou area, and it is extremely difficult to contact him."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianlin jumped up with joy, reached out and patted Tian Jianxiu on the shoulder and said: "Old Tian, ​​am I right? Your Majesty is so wise and powerful, how could he lose! Your Majesty has already said it, except for Li Zicheng Except for the pardon, everyone else can be pardoned. With your ability, if you recruit people early, you might be able to get an official position. If it's too late..."

Tian Jianxiu reached out to block his hand, as if she didn't want to listen to his nagging, turned around and left, saying: "Follow me, don't keep Gao Niangniang waiting!"

"Hey, Lao Tian, ​​don't walk so fast. I haven't finished speaking yet. Let me tell you, you are good at everything, just..."

I don't know if Zhang Tianlin suppressed it in the prison, but she seemed to have transformed into a nagging old woman, chattering behind Tian Jianxiu.Unconsciously, Tian Jianxiu quickened his pace.

Not long after, Tian Jianxiu took Zhang Tianlin to the back door of his mansion.

When Zhang Tianlin saw it, she was immediately surprised and asked immediately: "Didn't you say you wanted to take me to see Gao Guiying? Why did I come to your house? Could it be that she is living with you..."

Hearing this, Tian Jianxiu couldn't help it any longer. He stopped immediately, turned around and said to Zhang Tianlin angrily: "Shut up, don't make up any nonsense. Can outsiders know that the empress saw you?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianlin came back to her senses, said "Oh" immediately, and then said with a little sly smile: "I mean, I see you, Lao Tian, ​​have thick eyebrows and big eyes. You are an honest person, how can you learn that?" Where is Gao Jie..."

At this moment, Tian Jianxiu really wanted to shut up Zhang Tianlin and kept nagging. She had never seen him like this before!
"If you say one more thing, do you believe I will kill you?"

When Zhang Tianlin heard this, she was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said, "If you don't believe it, if you want to kill me, you have already killed me. How could you kill me now?"

Tian Jianxiu was speechless after hearing this. Indeed, even if he wanted to kill Zhang Tianlin, it would not be right now.

He was very helpless, and at the same time he was angry at being nagged. Just when he was about to say something more, he heard Zhang Tianlin say to him: "You locked me up for a year, and every day I faced the wall. There was not even a woman, so I just nagged me." I’m asking you a few words, what’s wrong?”

Tian Jianxiu: "..."

After being stunned for a while, he sighed and said: "It's my fault, I'll make arrangements for you later. Don't recite sutras anymore!"

When Zhang Tianlin heard this, she immediately said happily: "That's it, it doesn't matter if you lock me up for another year, I will give birth to a baby and accept you as my godfather!"

When Tian Jianxiu heard his words, he quickened his pace and left quickly.

After a while, Zhang Tianlin met Gao Guiying in the side hall of Tian Mansion. They were all acquaintances and there was no need to introduce him.

Therefore, when Gao Guiying saw Zhang Tianlin, he asked: "When you came to recruit Anzehou, what did the current emperor tell you?"

Facing Gao Guiying, Zhang Tianlin was not timid. She thought for a moment and replied: "What His Majesty told me at that time was that I would write a decree and you would bring it to Tian Jianxiu. If there are others, that's fine too. It's all mine. I don’t want more of my own blood to be shed by my people!”

Having said this, he pointed at Tian Jianxiu with his hand and said: "The imperial edict written by His Majesty is in his hands."

After hearing his words, Gao Guiying took out the imperial edict and placed it on the table in front of her. Then she looked at Zhang Tianlin and confirmed: "That is to say, everyone else can accept the recruitment, because the current emperor wants to conquer the world as soon as possible. Peace?" After hearing this, Zhang Tianlin nodded and said, "Yes, that's what it means. Let me tell you, when Li Zicheng transported all the grain in Jinzhong, causing famine in the area, people were eating people, so His Majesty transported grain to save people. He is really a good emperor!"

After hearing this, Gao Guiying sighed, then looked at Tian Jianxiu and said, "I have actually dealt with him before and met him a few times. From my own feeling, he is indeed a good emperor."

Speaking of this, she began to talk about the first time she met the emperor outside the city in Daizhou, and continued to talk about the emperor's release of all the small camps and prisoners in Zhending. Finally, she gently said He sighed: "It's no wonder that everyone is willing to work for him!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianlin was stunned for a moment, and then said in surprise: "What are you talking about, Gao Yigong was also recruited?"

Gao Yigong is Gao Guiying's younger brother and Li Zicheng's brother-in-law. The so-called royal relative has also joined the imperial court?
This is what he never expected!
Gao Guiying sighed again after hearing this.When the news came back, she initially thought it was someone with the same name, but later it turned out that he was her biological brother, which surprised and shocked her.

At this time, she looked at Tian Jianxiu and said, "Tell Guo Tianxing all the latest news!"

Tian Jianxiu, who had been standing silently, listened and told Zhang Tianlin about the latest news.

It can be said that in the Battle of Dashengguan in Nanjing, the main force of the Dashun Army accompanying Li Zicheng on the expedition was basically wiped out. Even Li Zicheng was unable to escape and was forced to flee into the Yunnan-Guizhou region.

To be brutal, around the 15th year of Chongzhen's reign, only eighteen of Li Zicheng's cavalry fled into Shangluo Mountain. That was the worst.However, this time is the most shocking one.

The main reason is that in the past, I was always on the move and had no assets. If I failed, I would lose.

But this time, the country has already been founded and so many places have been conquered. Seeing the possibility of changing dynasties has raised everyone's expectations.As a result, they were beaten back to their original shape. It can be predicted that the Central Plains and other places will definitely not be able to defend it. Although Shaanxi has the natural danger of Tongguan, the imperial officers and soldiers do not have only one way to enter Qin.

Not to mention entering Qin from Shu, you can also enter from Shanxi, and you can also bypass the grassland and enter northern Shaanxi.With the little remaining troops of Dashun Kingdom, it is impossible for them to be the opponent of the imperial army.

In other words, everything they own has to be lost again. This is really a huge blow to the people left behind in Dashun Country!

Can there be another opportunity like the one before?
Difficult, really difficult!
The reason why we were able to make a comeback in the past was because corrupt officials were rampant and the Qing soldiers came in to save them.But now, they have killed a lot of corrupt officials in the imperial court, and the current emperor is also killing them. He also pursues the stolen money to support them and defeats the Qing soldiers who entered the customs.

The chance of coming back is really slim!
Under such circumstances, Gao Guiying and Tian Jianxiu, who are now the top leaders of Dashun Junior High School, have to consider their options.

Of course, they can also choose to fight to the end, negotiate peace with Zhang Xianzhong of Shu, and see how to bring Li Zicheng back to Shaanxi from Yunnan and Guizhou through Shu, and continue to fight against the imperial court.

However, there are really many difficulties on this road.Not only would the imperial court not sit back and watch them do this, but many aspects of this plan might go wrong. More importantly, after Li Zicheng returned to Shaanxi, would he be able to defeat the imperial army?

If it had been anyone else, they might have continued to do this despite knowing that this road was difficult to navigate.However, it is different now that it is Gao Guiying and Tian Jianxiu who call the shots.

Especially the time before, Zhang Tianlin came here under orders to recruit someone.

Therefore, what Gao Guiying and Tian Jianxiu were thinking at this time was how to find good conditions for the people of Dashun to accept recruitment while they still had a certain amount of capital?
At this time, Tian Jianxiu first told Zhang Tianlin the situation.

Zhang Tianlin never expected that after he left the emperor from Taiyuan and came to Shaanxi, the current emperor would lead troops to fight so many victorious battles, including defeating Li Zicheng's army and the Qing army. Especially when the current emperor actually He captured the prince of the Qing Dynasty alive in front of the battle, and personally led the troops into the battle. Hearing that he was so happy that he almost shouted loudly.

Zhang Tianlin even regretted why she came to Shaanxi. If she could stay with the emperor, wouldn't she have experienced so many wonderful experiences?

After he heard that the emperor defeated about ten times the Dashun army with only [-] men, and Li Zicheng fled into the Yunnan-Guizhou area, he finally couldn't help but said: "Look, I told you that your majesty is powerful, you still don't believe it! "

He said this to Tian Jianxiu, but Tian Jianxiu ignored him. After finishing the last point, he stood there and said nothing.

Others say that Liu Zongmin is the number two figure in Dashun Kingdom, but in fact he is not, but him, Tian Jianxiu.

After the founding of Dashun, Tian Jianxiu was granted the title of Zehou and became the head of the generals. His residence was called the "Second Mansion".After Li Zicheng led the main force of the Dashun Army to the Eastern Expedition, the ones left at home were of course the most capable generals.

However, it is true that Tian Jianxiu is kind and kind. It is mentioned in "The Chief of Rogue Bandits" that "Tian Jianxiu was generous and generous, and most of the counties he captured survived."

He stayed in Shaanxi and mainly did the following five things:

First, collect stolen goods to support salaries, liquidate corrupt officials in the court, and raise military supplies.

Second, open the imperial examination to select scholars and establish a new official system.

Third, mobilize the army to suppress all hostile forces within the territory, including the imperial court and Zhang Xianzhong.

Fourth, unify the currency, abolish all kinds of privately minted coins, and issue "Yongchang Tongbao" copper coins.

Fifth, organize farming and resume production.

Zhang Tianlin thought that Tian Jianxiu was kind and easy to talk to, so she thought she could recruit him. In fact, she misunderstood him, and this was the price he paid for being imprisoned for a year.

Now, the sudden change in the situation forced him to consider Gao Guiying's proposal, and finally released Zhang Tianlin.

At this time, Gao Guiying saw that Tian Jianxiu had finished speaking, and she said to Zhang Tianlin: "I have a letter that I want to submit to the current emperor to discuss recruitment matters. Can you go out and send it to us?"

Zhang Tianlin was overjoyed when she heard this. Didn't he just ask for instructions and come to Xi'an to recruit people?Now, not only Tian Jianxiu is willing to accept the recruitment, but also Li Zicheng's wife is willing, which means that the entire Dashun Kingdom is willing to accept the recruitment, right?

So, without saying a word, he immediately slapped his chest and said, "No problem, I love doing this job!"

(End of this chapter)