The late Ming Dynasty in the living room

Chapter 167 Heavenly Cannon, Super Rice

In fact, before questioning, Yang Wenyue had a long speech on "moral principles, loyalty and righteousness" in his mind, and was just waiting for Li Zicheng to finish speaking so that he could loudly refute him in front of all the bandits, big and small - this was also the standard procedure before a loyal minister was executed.

But after hearing this, I couldn't say anything. It turns out that people rebelled just to survive. What can you refute him?

Why not sue your superiors?
Or, why not be willing to be a starving corpse?

"I shouldn't have asked him if I had known." Yang Wenyue felt annoyed.

After all, Yang Wenyue was not unaware of the sufferings of the people. He knew that his great principles of loving the emperor, his father, and the court were pale and powerless in the face of survival. So, instead of making a fool of himself, it would be better to save his breath.

Of course, he is different from people like Li Zicheng.

"Since I have been defeated, and now I am captured in your hands, you can kill me or chop me up as you wish. Go ahead!"

Yang Wenyue threw his sleeves vigorously, looking righteous.

Li Zicheng was unwilling to kill him, so he quickly bowed his hands and said politely, "Not really, not really. You didn't fail on the battlefield, but in the government. Emperor Chongzhen was ignorant and idiotic, and all the civil and military officials were corrupt. You were controlled by these shameless people, so how could you not fail? This is a dangerous place, not a place to talk. How about this, come back with me first, and we can make plans later?"

Yang Wenyue actually felt that what Li Zicheng said was correct, but he could not admit it.

Not only should he not acknowledge it, he should also curse loudly to maintain the dignity of the emperor and the court.

"Shut up! How dare you, a lowly person, slander the emperor and father? This crime should be punished by death and extermination of your clan. How can an illiterate Huang Laier understand the wisdom of the officials in the court...

Yang Wenyue was a Jinshi, and he was not only full of brilliant articles, but also extremely vicious when he cursed people. In addition, he had already made up his mind to die, so he had no scruples. Not only did he call Li Zicheng a "despicable person", he also called him by his nickname "Huang Lai'er".

Well, he even falsely accused him of being illiterate! When Li Zicheng was a postman, he was responsible for delivering official documents. He delivered these documents to every government office one by one, so how could he not be able to read?

After a man of humble origin gains power, he hates others digging up his past the most, especially in front of many of his subordinates. Yang Wenyue cursed him with spit flying everywhere, and Li Zicheng finally couldn't bear it anymore and his face began to turn gloomy.

Li Zicheng certainly hoped to recruit Yang Wenyue to surrender. Now that the general situation in the world was becoming clearer, he needed a heavyweight figure to join him to prove to the world that he was the popular choice. The Qing Dynasty already had Hong Chengchou (Governor-General of Three Borders, Commander-in-Chief, and Minister of War), but he only had two or three random people here. He finally caught a great governor, and he really didn't want to kill him.

Unfortunately, the governor-general was extremely disrespectful to him.

"Sir, are you really unwilling to surrender?"

Li Zicheng still wanted to make a final rescue.

However, Yang Wenyue laughed loudly, "I am a lord, how can I associate with beasts? I only regret that I can't follow Wang Suixing's example and dig up your ancestors' graves again. Since you, Huang Laier, have betrayed the Ming Dynasty, how can I bury the bones of my ancestors in the land of the Ming Dynasty!" (Wang Suixing is Wang Qiaonian, with the courtesy name Suixing)
After hearing this, Li Zicheng stopped trying to persuade him.

He waved his hand and said, "Pull up the Heavenly Palace Cannon and send the Governor of Baoding of the Ming Dynasty on his way."

Yang Wenyue finally got his wish and could die. He didn't care whether he was executed by cannon or hacked to pieces. Of course, he didn't pay much attention to the "Heavenly Cannon" mentioned by Li Zicheng. The names of cannons in this era were very scary, such as the General Cannon, the National Defense Cannon, the God Punishment Cannon... However, when the cannon was really pulled up, he still stared in surprise.

The shape of the cannon in front of me was extremely strange. It was not the usual long bamboo-shaped barrel, but rather looked more like an elongated bathtub. The caliber was incredibly large, large enough for two adults to crawl in and lie side by side!

"This...this..."

Yang Wenyue, who was ready to face death, was really shocked.

He could never have imagined that Li Zicheng could actually pull out such a thick cannon. As a military commander, he also liked large-caliber cannons, but such a thick cannon was really unheard of, and he had never even imagined it. Could this cannon really be fired? Could Li Zicheng have been deceived by his craftsmen?

Also, what kind of bullets should be used for such a caliber? Iron bullets and lead bullets are definitely not suitable, they are too heavy... Yang Wenyue had supervised the production of the Red Cannon and had some experience. He observed the caliber and barrel ratio of this cannon, as well as the size of the medicine pool at the rear of the cannon, but he could not think of a suitable bullet.

Li Zicheng seemed to know his doubts, but he just smiled mysteriously and did not answer them.

After a while, two minions came over pushing a huge, white, round object...

This thing is definitely not something that exists in the human world. Anyone who has seen it once will never forget it. This is a grain of rice! ! A super rice that only Fang Shenzi can provide!

"I see... But, but why is there immortal rice here?"

The answer to what kind of bullet the cannon should use has been solved, but Yang Wenyue felt ten times more shocked. He stared at the super rice, his whole body frozen.

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He muttered to himself, and a very ominous premonition arose in his heart.

"Of course it was given to me by Master Fang."

Li Zicheng solemnly clasped his fists towards Baoding in the north and said in a loud voice: "Fang Shenzi said that the Zhu family has enjoyed the country for 300 years and now it has run out of luck. It can't resist the Tartars from outside and can't save the people from inside. At this time of crisis in China, it is time for Li Zicheng from Mizhi, Shaanxi to replace the Zhu family and rule the world!"

"Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor!"

Thousands, or perhaps tens of thousands of bandits had gathered nearby and now they all knelt down and shouted "Long live Li Zicheng".

They were all trembling with excitement, as if with Fang Shenzi's words, Li Zicheng was already the emperor for sure.

"Don't kneel! Don't shout!"

Yang Wenyue was so anxious that he almost jumped up. He waved his arms to stop those stupid bandits who "did not know the truth": "This is not true! Fang Shenzi has always been disgusted by your actions of causing chaos in the Central Plains. He also sponsored Sun Boya with 2000 million taels of silver in order to wipe out bandits like you! He would not say these words to Li Zicheng!"

Li Zicheng snorted coldly: "It is not me, Li Zicheng, who is causing chaos in the Central Plains, but those corrupt officials and gentry. They have countless fertile fields and beautiful concubines at home, while the people outside are starving. They have eaten up all the grass roots and tree barks, and finally they are scrambling to eat Guanyin soil. Those gentry are unwilling to pay taxes, nor are they willing to help the people. They would rather let the grain rot in the barn..."

(End of this chapter)