After hearing what the red lady said, Li Yan was stunned for a moment, and then looked ashamed.

But then he gritted his teeth and bowed to Zhu Aa with a red face: "Your Royal Highness, please forgive me. I have served the soldiers of the Chuang Army for several years, and I really can't bear for them to make such a major mistake.

I beg your Highness to allow me to dissuade this matter - I promise with my life that I will never reveal the slightest bit of Your Highness's secrets!"

"Li Xin!" Upon hearing this, the red lady stood up first, glared at Li Yan, and called him by his real name.

Obviously, the matchmaker was angry at her husband's choice.

On the other side, when Hao Guangming saw this scene, he knew why Li Zicheng wanted to kill Li Yan.

To be honest, Li Yan's character would probably offend people everywhere. If he was not a very tolerant monarch, he might not be able to tolerate him.

Historically, wasn't he killed because he advised Li Zicheng not to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor again in the capital after Dashun was defeated by Yi Yi Shi, but to proclaim himself a minister to the Hongguang court of the Southern Ming Dynasty and join forces with the Southern Ming Dynasty to fight against the Qing Dynasty?

Think about it, if Li Zicheng captured the capital and deposed Chongzhen from the throne, how could he possibly go and profess his vassalship to the Nanming Emperor who succeeded him?

But Li Yan is indeed a good person and quite capable.

So Hao Guangming continued to give Zhu Aona advice.

When the couple Li Yan and Lady Hong were at war with each other, Zhu Yusao smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Li, do you think you didn't give any advice after learning about this incident in history?"

Li Yan was stunned by just one sentence.

Yes, the matter of extorting payment to all the officials in Ming Dynasty's capital city and nobles cannot be done in a short time. After he learned about it, he would definitely have the opportunity to admonish Li Zicheng.

But since this incident still happened in history, it means that Li Zicheng failed to listen to his advice.

Just like before, he persuaded Li Zicheng to agree to manage the grain in the capital, and even tried to get grain shipped from outside, but was not accepted by Li Zicheng.

Li Yan remembered that Li Zicheng was very able to listen to his opinions in the past.

For example, he proposed "respecting the virtuous and courteous people, eliminating violence and caring for the people", "practicing benevolence and righteousness under the guise (borrowing), prohibiting soldiers from raping and plundering, in order to win people's minds for big things", etc.

Even folk songs such as "Open the gate to welcome King Chuang, but King Chuang will not pay for food when he comes", "Open the door early to welcome King Chuang, and discipline everyone to be happy" were all made up by him for people to spread.

It was by accepting these suggestions that Li Zicheng was able to grow rapidly in Henan, transforming from a rogue bandit to a rebel army, and embarked on the road to establishing Dashun.

So when did Li Zicheng stop listening to his opinions?

It seems that there were signs of this from the time when he proclaimed himself emperor in Jianyuan, Xi'an.

After the siege of the capital, it was already very obvious.

When the Dashun Army captured the capital, Li Zicheng sat on the dragon chair in the Forbidden City and even showed disgust when he made suggestions.

Thinking of this, Li Yan suddenly understood something.

Perhaps Dashun's failure has become inevitable and cannot be changed at all.

So he closed his eyes, exhaled a long breath, bowed to Zhu Yu'ao again, and said seriously: "Thank you for your highness's advice. From today on, I only have your highness and Daming in my confidence, and no more Li Zicheng and Dashun."

Zhu Ailao couldn't help but smile happily after hearing this.

The red lady clapped her palms and said: "My husband is right, then Li Zicheng doesn't look like an emperor - I have never heard of any founding emperor who was blind in one eye.

Besides, it’s not like Xianggong didn’t know what Chuangjun was like before he met him.”

When Hao Guangming heard what the Red Lady said, he couldn't help but sigh. The Red Lady is indeed a rare hero among women. Although she is not as knowledgeable and knowledgeable as Li Yan, she can see people and things as if she has a mirror in her heart.

Ever since Chen Sheng and Wu Guang revolted in Shenzhou and shouted, "Princes and generals, Xiang Ning has the right to be kind", there have been more than one hidden dragon rising from the bottom, but the only ones who could eventually become real dragons were Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang.

Most of them are like Huang Chao, Li Zicheng, Hong Xiuquan, etc. who have achieved certain achievements and then swelled up, drifted away, and forgot about who they were.

Why was Tang Taizong Li Shimin praised?

It is because he became the emperor and was still more able to listen to opinions, and he had the allusion that "people can judge gains and losses by using people as a mirror".

The three of them sat down again, and Li Yan's mentality was completely different from before.

He has already figured it out - things that he has not been able to dissuade in history may still not be possible if he tries to dissuade them in advance now.

It's even possible that Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin listened to his words and raised their salaries in advance by asking hundreds of officials and nobles in the capital to pay them.

Since Dashun was destined to fail, he might as well concentrate on planning for the future resistance to the Qing Dynasty and the restoration of the Ming Dynasty.

"What plans does Your Highness have in the future?" Li Yan asked after calming down.

He had to know Zhu Yuluo's plans before he could make suggestions.

Of course, if Zhu Yuluo hasn't made a clear plan yet, he can also help him make plans.

Li Yan didn't know that Hao Guangming had already made plans for Zhu Yu'ao.

Therefore, Zhu Yu'ao heard the words and said confidently: "I would like to ask you two to lead my troops to follow me to Sichuan."

"Going to Sichuan?" Li Yan looked thoughtful after hearing this, "Your Highness is planning to use Sichuan as the foundation to resist the Qing Dynasty and revive the Ming Dynasty?"

"That's right." Zhu Aao nodded, "Sichuan can not only prevent Jiannu invasion with numerous passes, but it can also connect the southeast with the Yangtze River.

In addition, if there are no major changes in things in the south, my uncle Fu Wang will ascend the throne in Nanjing and proclaim himself emperor in the near future, establishing the Yuan Dynasty and Hongguang.

Zhang Xianzhong would take the opportunity to invade Sichuan, conquer Chongqing Prefecture in June, invade Chengdu in August, and proclaim himself emperor in Chengdu and establish Daxi.

Now Zhang Xianzhong should be limited to the Wanxian area in eastern Sichuan. If we can get ahead of him, enter Sichuan, and integrate all the forces of the Ming Dynasty, we can block Zhang Xianzhong in eastern Sichuan and even drive him out of Sichuan.

Going one step further, we can unite the officers and soldiers in Huguang and the Shun army that will be routed south in the future, defeat Zhang Xianzhong, and absorb his available generals and troops."

After hearing this, Li Yan nodded slightly, obviously approving Hao Guangming's plan for Zhu Yurao.

But then he frowned slightly, showing a hesitant look.

Zhu Aelao asked: "Master Li, do you think there is anything inappropriate in my plan?"

Seeing this, the red lady couldn't help but urge, "Ms. sir, how come you have become a mother-in-law and a mother-in-law? You just say what you have to say?"

Li Yan sighed: "The princess's plan can be said to be far-sighted and takes into account the general trend of the world, but she neglected one very important thing."

"What's up?"

"The identity of the princess?" Li Yan looked at Zhu Ya'ao with a look of regret, "If the princess is a man and a prince, even if she is not a prince, there will be no problems with this plan, and she can legitimately command the world in the future.

Even if King Nafu takes the lead in establishing a new court in Nanjing, he may not be able to compete with us for the name of orthodoxy.

It's a pity that you are just a princess. Even if you have great supernatural powers and are favored by destiny, if you don't see it with your own eyes, others will definitely not believe it.

So, even if you go to Sichuan, how can you give orders to all parties? It should be noted that if the name is not correct, the words will not be correct."

Zhu Ailao laughed when she heard this.

"It turns out that Young Master Li is worried about this matter. Don't worry, my father has already considered this matter."

This time Li Yan was surprised again.

Chongzhen had already considered this?

What could that incompetent emperor have considered earlier?

If he had this ability, how could the Ming Dynasty deteriorate so quickly?

Just when Li Yan questioned Chongzhen's ability, he heard Zhu Yusao continue: "My father left an edict, asking me to supervise the country as the eldest princess, and even gave me the twenty-four royal seals of the Ming Emperor.
Chapter completed!