Every word is heartbreaking.

Song Chengfu knew this and couldn't accept it.

After all, Li Zijing was Li Zicheng's third younger brother. Even if he couldn't take care of Huguang's affairs, it was not his turn, as a former Ming Dynasty demoted official, to do so.

Song Chengfu used to be a frustrated official in the Ming Dynasty. He was only appointed as the head of the Baoyuan Bureau last year, so he did not know the inside story of this knife.

The same is true for many civil servants in government offices in the city. They are either frustrated literati or losers in the party struggles of the Ming Dynasty. They have only been hired in the past two years.

In their eyes, Li Zijing was holding the knife, no different from a vulgar farmer holding a broken pole.

Song Chengfu chuckled, did not answer the question, and used the most familiar style of play, secretly changing the concept.

"It's empty talk, where's the imperial edict?"

"Oh, King Xiaochuang doesn't have an imperial edict, but where is the seal?"

After Song Cheng asked the question again, the literati in the city's official offices also agreed one after another.

"Yes, you're talking nonsense, how can I be convinced!"

"I, Dashun, made the seal as early as last year. Since His Majesty is in charge of Huguang as King Xiaochuang and there is no time to draft the imperial edict, there should be a seal, right?"

Niu Quan actually knew about the knife. After all, his father was Niu Jinxing, the Prime Minister of Dashun, but he did not say anything.

Niu Quan stood quietly at the head of the civil service, watching Li Zijing being questioned by everyone, without saying a word during the whole process.

The reason is simple: Niu Quan did not want to stop minting Yongchang coins.

Gu Junen stood beside the table, watching the changes in the scene, hesitating to speak, but in the end he remained silent.

Before coming to Xiangyang, Li Zicheng had talked with Gu Junen all night long.

Li Zicheng did not give the imperial edict because the matter was too urgent and there was no time to draw up it. He did not give the seal, which was purely intentional.

That night, Li Zicheng and Gu Junen expressed his concerns.

The general meaning is to create opportunities for Li Zijing to conquer the Dashun civil and military officials on the east road in his own way.

Li Zicheng attached great importance to cultivating Li Zijing.

He himself knows what is wrong with him, and he is not too young at all. It is difficult for him to have a son in this life, and it is no surprise that his only brother will inherit the country.

When it comes to raising a son, Li Zicheng also knows that even if he can have a son in his old age, he may be gone before the son reaches adulthood.

And now, although Dashun has survived the crisis of Tongguan, victory is not guaranteed. Apart from Li Zijing, who suddenly showed his talent, he has no other choice.

Li Zijing can successfully stabilize the situation in Huguang, which is even better for Dashun.

Li Zicheng knew the temperament of these people who were demoted in the Ming Dynasty. An imperial edict could only shut them up, but it would not make them truly obey Li Zijing.

If you want to control Huguang as soon as possible, the most important thing is one word - soldiers.

With military power in hand, at least the Dashun base within Huguang will surround Li Zijing.

Just relying on the name of a small king Chuang to use imperial edicts to control the civil and military affairs of Huguang can only be superficial obedience.

This obedience was due to Li Zicheng's imperial edict, not because of Li Zijing.

If you want East Road to truly become monolithic, you must make these people obey Li Zijing from the bottom of their hearts, not because of the imperial edict, but because of Li Zijing.

Li Zicheng's command of the Dashun Army relied on his personal prestige, not the false title of Emperor Yongchang, which was just the icing on the cake.

Therefore, the scimitar, as a token of the heir, was more useful to Li Zijing when he went to Huguang than the imperial edict or the seal.

Li Zicheng was afraid that Li Zijing's prestige would not be enough to overwhelm the generals on the East Route, especially Bai Wang, the East Route commander with outstanding military exploits.

This sword is like the Great Qin Tiger Talisman in the Dashun Army.

Li Zicheng knew Bai Wang, and Bai Wang might not accept Li Zijing's prestige, but when he saw this scimitar, he would immediately obey the order.

Bai Wang is an extremely loyal person, and when he sees this scimitar that symbolizes the great prosperity of the country, he will definitely understand what Li Zicheng means.

All Li Zicheng could do was to use this token to make the Dashun army on the east road obey Li Zijing's orders.

As for other things, such as the military strategy in Huguang and the construction of farmland, these things he could not put out the fire near by water far away.

These can only be accomplished by Li Zijing's personal ability.

As soon as the scimitar was raised, the civil servants did not react at all. They continued to sneer and take it very seriously.

There was a huge uproar among the generals.

As a veteran who had followed Li Zicheng in the rebellion in his early years, Liu Tichun naturally knew the scimitar secrets of Chongzhen's fifteenth year.

In addition, the garrison in Dashun had received more or less medical benefits from Li Zijing's Tongrentang. For a time, there was a lot of discussion and people's hearts were shaken.

Liu Tichun's eyes were trembling, and his face was cloudy and uncertain.

Not long after, he suddenly took a step forward and prostrated himself on the ground.

"Liu Tichun respectfully obeys His Majesty's edict!"

Liu Tichun was the commander-in-chief of the garrison in Xiangyang Prefecture. His change of attitude affected the other generals in the Chinese army tent.

The generals who were originally shaken by seeing the token showed their attitude when they saw Liu Tichun, and stood up one after another.

In the shocked and confused eyes of Song Chengfu and the civil servants, the Dashun garrison in Xiangyang City united together.

With only a scimitar, Li Zicheng helped Li Zijing successfully conquer many Dashun generals in Xiangyang City in Xi'an.

More than a dozen garrison generals in charge of troops came out one after another, knelt together in uniform, and shouted loudly as they saw swords as if they were people.

"The last general will obey your majesty's edict and honor King Xiaochuang!"

"Please King Xiaochuang, issue a military order!"

Li Zijing was stunned and turned around to look at the "broken knife" in his hand.

Only now did Li Zijing understand Li Zicheng's grand plan in Xi'an in just a few days. It turned out that at that time, he had already thought of today.

This scimitar helped him command the Dashun Army on the East Road. It at least gave Li Zijing the right to issue orders.

And this gave Li Zijing a stage to show off his skills.

Song Chengfu stood there stupidly, not understanding at all how a scimitar could have the power to instantly bring all these unruly generals in the city under their control.

As a former Ming official who had become a monk on the way, he naturally did not understand the bond between Li Zicheng and these rebel generals who followed him.

For Li Zicheng, these Dashun generals had unlimited trust, and this scimitar was the token of Li Zicheng and Gao Guiying.

For these leaders who followed Li Zicheng to fight in the early years, this sword was as valuable as a human being, and its value was higher than the imperial edict and higher than the seal.

"Please King Xiaochuang, issue a military order!"

When everyone spoke up again, Li Zijing was brought back to reality.

Now that there is such a scene, Li Zijing will naturally not be cowardly, and he is no longer the little intruder king who only knew how to escape.

Li Zijing held the scimitar in his hand and looked in front of him.

"I am passing this general order to stop minting Yongchang coins from now on, and to abolish all civil levies for copper and other things that disturb and harm the people!"

"Anyone who collects bronze items from the people under this name again will be killed!"

Li Zijing paced back and forth in front of everyone, issuing military orders in an orderly manner.

"Search all twenty-four Baoyuan bureaus in the city, count the number of Yongchang coins accumulated in the Baoyuan bureaus, hand them over to the Gongfu, melt them into weapons, and distribute armor to the army!"

"The Yongchang money that has been distributed to the people will be collected by Xiangyang government officials from door to door, converted into equivalent grain, seeds or cattle, etc., and exchanged for the people of Xiangyang."

Liu Tichun led the generals and cheered in unison without raising their heads.

"General, please obey military orders!"

Li Zijing nodded slightly and looked at Niu Quan.

"Why doesn't Niu Fuyin say anything?"

"Is there any difficulty?"
Chapter completed!