nanming man

Chapter 234 Li Yan's Melancholy

A carriage appeared at the gate of the post house. Gao Yihuan didn't pay attention at all, but the side curtain of the carriage was raised, and a person poked his head out from inside the carriage, looked at him, and called out, "Yihuan!"

Gao Yihuan looked back after hearing the sound, and when he saw the man clearly, he was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Jie Shuai, why are you here?"

The person on the carriage was none other than Li Yan, Jiedu of Henan Province, but he looked haggard.

Seeing Gao Yihuan approaching, Li Yan smiled lightly and said, "It's really Yihuan! I didn't expect you to arrive so soon."

After Gao Yihuan received the warrant in Shouzhou, he decided to go to Xi'an in person, so he made a report to both the province and Xi'an.

Li Yan had approved him, so he knew that Gao Yihuan would also come to Xi'an.

Gao Yihuan cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Jieshuai, didn't you come early too?"

"Alas~" Li Yan sighed, and suddenly looked up at Gao Yihuan, "Yihuan, if you are not busy here, come to my room, I have something to tell you."

Now Gao Yihuan has nothing to do. After unloading his things, he went to rest and asked someone to find out some news.

He turned his head to look around, and then ordered: "Chengwei, watch carefully."

Gao Chengwei nodded, "The humble job knows!"

Gao Yihuan turned back to Li Yan and said, "Does Marshal Jie also live in this post?"

At this time Li Yan had already got out of the car, he nodded slightly, and then walked in front, "Follow me!"

Immediately, the two of them came to the backyard of the post house and entered a two-story pavilion in a single building.

This attic looks pretty good, but Li Yan is the Jiedu envoy of Henan Province, a high official of a province, and Dashun only has two places in Guanzhong and Henan. When Li Yan came to Xi'an, the specification should be more than that, even if he didn't arrange a mansion , also have to monopolize a post house.

The two came to a room on the second floor of the attic, and Li Yan called Gao Yihuan to sit by the window.

It happened to be sunny today, there was no wind, the windows were open, and sunlight came in, so it was very comfortable to sit.

After Gao Yihuan sat down, he could see many pedestrians on the street outside the post house, and there were some shop banners hanging on both sides of the street, which indicated that there was a certain amount of business in Xi'an.

Gao Yihuan was still a little surprised by the picture of this service. He didn't expect that Xi'an was not a picture of a withered business.

At this time Li Yan sat down opposite Gao Yihuan, the attendant brought three plates of pastries and a pot of tea, and was about to fill them up for the two of them, but Li Yan waved his hand impatiently, telling the attendant to leave.

After the people left and closed the door, Gao Yihuan had already picked up the teapot and filled a cup for Li Yan. Li Yan took it and put it on the table. Instead of drinking it, he said, "Yihuan! You came this time for the sake of Dong Let's sign it!"

Gao Yihuan nodded, "The Commander-in-Chief also knows that the humble officer captured Xiangyang last year, and now he is still fighting against Ma Shiying of Nanzhi. Come to Xi'an to make a statement!"

"Yihuan, I was really surprised that you were able to capture Xiangyang. At that time, I was planning to send General Bai to reinforce you. I didn't want you to take Xiangyang before General Bai made a decision!" Li Yan pondered: "The current situation in Huguang Turmoil, you are already familiar with the situation in southern Henan, so you really shouldn't be transferred easily. Even this Eastern Expedition was too hasty. What do you think?"

Gao Yihuan is in the south of Yuzhou, and his strength is developing rapidly. Li Yan knows this, but the establishment of a dynasty depends on elite soldiers and strong generals.

Even if they want to be restrained, it should be a big deal, and then they have a glass of wine to release their military power.

Gao Yihuan didn't expect Li Yan to say that.

In fact, compared with history, Li Zicheng's Eastern Expedition this time has been quite calm.

In history, Li Zicheng Chongzhen entered Guanzhong at the end of 16, and after proclaiming himself emperor at the beginning of 17, he began to march non-stop, and captured Beijing in less than three months.

The whole process, except for the fierce resistance at Wuning Pass, can be said to be devastated.

However, Li Zicheng's fiery Eastern Expedition failed at the same speed.

This time, Li Zicheng occupied Guanzhong at the beginning of the 16th year, and the preparation time was nearly a year longer than in history.

Right now Li Zicheng has been in Guanzhong for a year, and the generals of the Shun Army have long been unable to hold back. They are clamoring for the Eastern Expedition from top to bottom, wishing they could fly to Beijing with their wings.

At this time, the entire Dashun Dynasty felt that the Eastern Expedition was too slow, but Li Yan thought it was too hasty, which really surprised Gao Yihuan.

Gao Yihuan was surprised, but he didn't say what was in his heart, but asked instead: "The emperor and Prime Minister Niu have long wanted to go east, and have been preparing for it for a long time. Why did Marshal Jie say that?"

Li Yan looked at Gao Yihuan, "Yihuan, have you forgotten what you told me in the account when we first met?"

Naturally, Gao Yihuan will not forget, but he has matured a lot now, and his thoughts will not be so naive.

From a rational point of view, Gao Yihuan felt that after the Shun army occupied Guanzhong, they could do intensive farming, restore the place, hold imperial examinations, and accumulate strength so that the Ming and Qing armies could continue to consume.

However, Li Zicheng and Niu Jinxing obviously couldn't wait any longer. They had been completely dazzled by the temptation to overthrow the Ming Dynasty and establish a new one.

At this time, it is useless for anyone to speak up. Not only can they not persuade, but they will be regarded as dissidents and suppressed.

There are many such examples in history, such as Yuan Shu, there are people who persuade him not to proclaim himself emperor, but they cannot be persuaded.

Another example is that two countries that claim to be the third in the world can't recognize themselves, thinking that they are really powerful and capable of fighting, but they are pushed to the ground and rubbed against each other.

Now it's not just Li Zicheng and Niu Jinxing who are gone, but the entire Shun army is full of confidence. Whoever dares to say something different will definitely be drowned by everyone's saliva.

Gao Yihuan nodded, "I remember it!"

"Since I remember!" Li Yan straightened his face. He could see that Gao Yihuan wanted to protect himself wisely, "Then you should know that the time for the Eastern Expedition is not yet ripe. At this time, even if I conquer Beijing, I have the ability to take over the Ming Dynasty. Is it the Great Wall defense line left by the dynasty? The border towns of the Ming Dynasty have long been corrupted. If we want to defend against the Qing army, we must deploy heavy troops, so how should the Ming army deal with it on the southern line?"

Li Yan said melancholy: "Besides, the border towns cost money, the north is broken, and the land we control, we can't support the border towns at all now. The barbarians outside the pass, as long as we break the border wall once, I will vent my enthusiasm, and the consequences will be unimaginable."

If Dashun wants to replace the Ming Dynasty, there are two historical missions that must be fulfilled, one is to solve the survival problem of the people, and the other is to resist the barbarians.

This is also the expectation of the people in the north for the new Dashun Dynasty. Only when these two things can be accomplished and Dashun replaces the Ming Dynasty will it be meaningful. If it can't be resolved, then why not support Daming and welcome a group of bandits?

Among them, whether the Man Qing can be blocked is another key issue.

Because as soon as the Qing army enters the fortress, the common people and gentry will find out that you can't do it either.

From then on, the Shun Dynasty could only follow in the footsteps of the Ming Dynasty and spend great efforts to defend the Great Wall. In this way, heavy taxes had to be collected, so the ending was almost doomed.

Li Yan sighed, "The Ming Dynasty collapsed in the battle against the Qing army and Dashun at the same time, and Dashun must not be able to deal with the Qing army and the Ming Dynasty at the same time! Why didn't the emperor listen to such a simple truth?"

Gao Yihuan looked at Li Yan's appearance and saw that he had come to Xi'an earlier, so he knew that he had traveled a lot to persuade him, but facing the confident Dashun court, his persuasion obviously had no effect.

Gao Yihuan listened carefully, but still did not express his opinion, but continued to ask: "Jie Shuai thinks, what should the court do?"

Li Yan sighed: "Naturally, I learned from the Northern Song Dynasty, first from the south to the north, and sent troops to capture Sichuan, then went down to capture Huguang and Jiangnan, and finally went north. With all the world in your pocket, don't you fear barbarians!"

Gao Yihuan couldn't help admiring Li Yan in his heart, but it's a pity that he didn't find the Ming Lord.

The two were talking, when the attendant outside the door suddenly knocked on the door, interrupting the conversation between the two, "Report to Marshal Jie, a General Zhou is here, and he wants to see General Gao!"

(End of this chapter)