Chapter 27 Zhang Xianzhong's hesitation
The more Zhang Xianzhong thought about it, the happier he became, and said proudly: "I'm done by myself, I know that you can't live anymore. It doesn't matter. Come to me, as long as I, Lao Zhang, have a bite, you won't go hungry."
Of course, Li Zicheng could not know what Zhang Xianzhong was thinking. He shook his head and said, "Jingxuan, it seems that you, the official army, are doing quite comfortable."
"That's right, we used to kill people, just to live better?" Zhang Xianzhong stroked his long beard and said happily: "Isn't this all come true now? You see, I have a mansion, a wife, concubine, and a child. I don't have to farm anymore, so we collect taxes directly. Hahaha, what else is there to be dissatisfied with now?"
Li Zicheng sneered and teased: "What position are you now? General? Deputy General? General? Guerrilla? General? Or garrison? Or garrison? Or garrison?"
Zhang Xianzhong's smile instantly froze on his face, and then he quickly pulled his face down. He had surrendered for more than a year, but until now, he has not given him a single official position. He originally went to ask someone to inquire and said that he would give him a position as deputy general, and maybe he could still be granted a marquis, so that he could wait with peace of mind. He started waiting for a year, but he still had no official position.
He had no official position, and his army was not organized, so naturally he could not get any food and salary. Although he also asked Xiong Wencan for some military salary and food, it was just a small head and could not solve the problem. He gave gifts to almost all officials in order to solve the position and staffing problems as soon as possible. These officials were collected by gold, silver and jewelry, but they just didn't do anything for him, so he kept him waiting until now.
There is also Xiong Wencan, who had been stubbornly stubborn and decided to surrender him, and he was not polite at all to get things up. What are pearls that are a size of inches, five-foot-long corals, cat eyes, emeralds, and bloodstones, they all want precious treasures, gold, silver and other yellow and white things, and they don’t even look at them. In just one year, Lao Zhang gave away all the treasures accumulated from the ten years of rebellion, so he had to ask his subordinates for treasures, and therefore, he started collecting taxes in Gucheng again.
When Li Zicheng saw Zhang Xianzhong's expression, he knew that Zhang Xianzhong was so sad that he said. So he continued, "You see, you are nothing now, and you are so embarrassed to use the banner of the court?"
At this time, a servant brought a cup of hot tea, and Zhang Xianzhong immediately said, "Drinking tea is the best Dahongpao, for the emperor to drink."
Li Zicheng laughed and pointed at Zhang Xianzhong and said, "Just based on your attitude, Chongzhen dared not use you."
Zhang Xianzhong also laughed and asked, "Zicheng, tell me, since I'm not here to vote for me, what's the matter with us Lao Zhang?"
"I'm here to make an appointment with you to start a business together." Li Zicheng did not hide at all and expressed the purpose of the trip readily.
"Haha, hahahahaha." Zhang Xianzhong was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter. He laughed for a long time, and tears of laughter came out. After stopping to laugh, he said disdainfully: "I am not my Lao Zhang and I don't believe you. How many people do you have? If you want me to start a business with you, wouldn't that let me, Lao Zhang, make you a windshield wall?"
Zhang Nai stood up and wanted to argue with Zhang Xianzhong, but Li Zicheng stared back with a look.
Li Zicheng said with a constant expression: "To be honest, I have two thousand people on my hands."
"Two thousand?" Zhang Xianzhong sneered and said, "I have 20,000 people!"
Li Zicheng replied with disdain: "My two thousand people can defeat your twenty thousand people in one morning."
Zhang Xianzhong didn't say anything, and he didn't think that Li Zicheng was bragging. If Li Zicheng had two thousand people, they would be elite soldiers who had been fighting for the rest of their lives, and their combat effectiveness would naturally not be underestimated. However, at this moment, the servant came in to report and said that the food was ready, which relieved his embarrassment.
"Put it up quickly! Didn't you see that you were already hungry? You don't know what happened!" Zhang Xianzhong shouted at the servants loudly.
After a while, the dishes on the table were served, with plates stacked and bowls, and a full table of dishes, including chicken, duck, fish, beef, and mutton, all cooked, fried and fried.
Zhang Nai, who was sitting in Li Zicheng, looked at the plates of meat, and smelled the fragrance that blew out of the person, and swallowed his saliva unconsciously. They hid in the mountains and did not dare to get food outside, but the mountains were barren and there was not much food, so they had to stay everywhere. When they first entered the mountains, they could still cook some wild game, but later they could only eat wild vegetable porridge with mixed grain noodles. He now looked at the oily meat and smelled the strong aroma of wine, and saliva couldn't help it.
"Come on, come on, come on." Zhang Xianzhong called out, "Zicheng, hurry up and take your seat, let's talk while eating. And Zhang Nai, you're so greedy, come and sit here. As long as you are with me, you will give you such a meal every day."
Li Zicheng and Zhang Nai got on the table, politely said to Zhang Xianzhong and started to eat it. Li Zicheng was a little gentler, so Zhang Nai didn't care about that much. He ate a lot with a large piece of meat in his left hand and a big bowl of wine in his right hand, and ate it very happily.
Zhang Xianzhong did not move his chopsticks, but just watched the two eat and drink. After seeing that Li Zicheng had almost finished eating, he took the wine glass and fucked Li Zicheng and asked, "Are you still there, old friends such as Liu Zongmin, Yuan Zongdi, and Liu Fangliang? Could it be that Sun Chuanting had their heads cut off?
"No, they are all fine. With one's efforts, these old brothers are here, but Li Mou has been broken up and has not come back yet. I don't know if he was caught or dead." Li Zicheng said without hiding it.
While listening, Zhang Xianzhong stroked his long beard. He was evaluating Li Zicheng's strength. Now all the rebels have been recruited or waiting to be recruited. It is good to have more power and disperse the power of the official army. He is becoming more and more impatient to deal with the officials, and is basically desperate about the rewards given to him by the court. He has now become more and more determined.
"That's good, that's good." Zhang Xianzhong replied casually: "It's good that the old brothers are all here. Let's kill the officials and rebel together, but there are not many left in the past few years."
Li Zicheng had almost eaten. He greeted Zhang Xianzhong with a glass of wine, and then asked, "Jingxuan, tell me the right thing. Do you want to continue to be this official army that is nothing, or should we brothers work together to kill all these corrupt officials and rebuild the world of peace?"
Zhang Xianzhong hesitated for a moment, poured wine for Li Zicheng, and then said, "Where are you staying? I have to think about it again and discuss it with Luo Rucai. You go back and wait for my news first. When I make a reservation, I will send someone to notify you."
"Let's just contact King Zhang." Zhang Nai said vaguely while chewing the beef.
Chapter completed!