Amid the sound of firecrackers, the people of Xi'an City resigned from the beginning of the year of the Sheep in Guiwei and ushered in the Year of the Monkey in Jiashen.

On this day, Li Zicheng, who led the people to resist the Ming Dynasty for 16 years, finally proclaimed himself emperor in Xi'an, founded the country and changed the reign to "Yongchang".

On the same day, the commendation was granted the title of fifth-class title, and the regime was changed, the cabinet was changed to the Tianyou Hall, and the Grand Secretary Pingzhang Military; the Sixth Government added one Shangshu and one Assistant Minister; the provincial-level institutions were added, and the Jiedushi was appointed.

The ascension ceremony was set up in the former Qin Wang Mansion of the Ming Dynasty. After the ceremony, Li Zicheng, 39 years old, went to Fengxian Hall to worship his ancestors. Later, he and Empress Gao were in the main hall of Kunning Palace to accept congratulations with the emperor Gao, the palace servants, eunuchs and others in the Qin Wang Mansion.

Later, the wives of Liu Zongmin and Gao Yigong and other generals brought the wives of officials above the sixth rank of Dashun to pay homage to the Empress.

This is the queen's affairs. Emperor Li Zicheng, the Dashun Emperor, did not need to participate. After saying a few words to Empress Gao, he immediately rushed to Qinzheng Hall. Today, in addition to ascending the throne and becoming emperor, there is another major event, which is to discuss with the ministers the great event of the Eastern Expedition to the Ming Dynasty.

Since coming to Xi'an, all matters of the founding of the Kingdom and ascension of the throne were presided over by Niu Jinxing, the Grand Secretary of the Tianyou Hall. Li Zicheng rarely inquire about it. The only person who personally reviewed and issued the Dashun Dynasty's imperial calendar - the "Jashen Calendar".

In the Qinzheng Hall, all the civil and military officials of the Dashun Dynasty were in the hall.

The literary master Liu Jinxing, military advisor Song Xiance, the secretary of the official government, the secretary of the official government, the secretary of the household government, the secretary of the household government, the secretary of the household government, the secretary of the ritual government, the secretary of the military government, the secretary of the military government, and the secretary of the military government, Zhang Linran.

General Wu Youquan, Ru Hou Liu Zongmin, Ze Hou Tian Jianxiu, General Jiang Hou He Jin, Ci Hou Liu Fangliang, Mian Hou Yuan Zongdi, Qi Hou Gu Kecheng, Bo Hou Li Jin, Ying Hou Zhang Nai, Huai Hou Liu Xiyao and others.

When they saw Emperor Yongchang arrive, the civil and military officials immediately shouted "Long live!"

"Okay, don't make these false things with me. You know that I don't like these false things. If the old bull hadn't bothered me every day, I wouldn't want to be the Emperor Yongchang of Lao Shizi."

Li Zicheng laughed and had no airs of an emperor. If there were no civil servants in charge, he would not even want to sit on the throne of the emperor.

"Tell me, what are you talking about about the Eastern Expedition?" After sitting down, Li Zicheng asked about the Eastern Expedition with concern.

Niu Jinxing hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I have made a preliminary agreement that the eighth day of the first day is the auspicious day of the lunar month. At that time, Ru Hou can lead the troops as the vanguard, and the army will set out again on the tenth day of the first day."

Li Zicheng nodded and looked around the generals: "How many soldiers do you think you will bring in this expedition?"

Zehou Tian Jianxiu was the first to express his opinion, and he said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the conscripts in the east should not be carried too much."

"Tell me why."

Li Zicheng knocked on the table, and immediately the official from the former Qin Palace presented a cigarette gun to Emperor Dashun. The tobacco leaves were obtained by Li Zicheng in the Xiangyang Palace last time.

"In the past year, Dashun has captured cities and plundered land and occupied a lot of places in the Ming Dynasty. However, as my Dashun territory has increased, the troops are not enough. When we left Huguang, His Majesty said he wanted to manage Jingxiang, so he left 60,000 Baiwang people there..."

Tian Jianxiu's opinion was very correct. With the establishment of the Dashun Dynasty, areas where there were not many troops stationed in the first place had to be stationed with heavy troops. After all, although the Ming Dynasty declined, all the main forces were defeated by the Shun Army. However, the centipede insects were stagnant and did not die. They still occupied the capital, Shanxi, Shandong, Nanzhili, Huguang, Jiangxi, Jiangnan, and southwest provinces, and still had strength.

On the surface, the big and straightforward momentum is very strong, but after careful examination, it is still under the threat of the Ming army everywhere.

Therefore, if the main force of the Shun Army gathers to advance to the capital of the capital during this Eastern Expedition, the rest of the places will inevitably be affected.

Tian Jian Xiuyi only brought 100,000 elite soldiers.

"The newly occupied areas are mostly governed by the surrendered officials of the former Ming Dynasty. These people may not be loyal. Many of them are in Cao's camp and are in the Han Dynasty. If they want to get a chance, they will rebel again."

Cihou Liu Fangliang supports Tian Jianxiu's opinion.

"After all the time, there are no soldiers, but there are few soldiers. But if we really want to expand the troops, what should we use to support soldiers? For each additional soldiers, it is not just one less common people, but ten less people."

Li Zicheng smoked two sips of dry tobacco, but it still seemed like an old farmer in the past. This made the civil servants look awkward, but it was very close to the generals.

"When we started the rebellion of the Ming Dynasty, what did we want to do? We didn't want to survive by ourselves, but to let the people of the world live, so that they no longer suffer the hardship of tying and miscellaneous taxes. But now, this rebellion has been committed for more than ten years, and I, Li Zicheng, have become emperor. You are all marquises, counts, generals, and generals, but what about the people? Where are the places?... After years of war disasters, the places are ruined, and the land is deserted, and there is no one to plant. I feel distressed when I see it."

Li Zicheng put down his gun and slowly glanced at the civil and military officials: "You guys say, I, the Emperor of Dashun Yongchang, have the heart to ask the people to suffer again? Will they bring their husbands and sons to join the army?"

After saying that, he thought carefully and said, "I think, this Eastern Expedition does not require many soldiers. It's enough to have a hundred thousand people. Although there are not many soldiers, you must understand that this Eastern Expedition is not based on war, but on power!"

"I think every time my Dashun Army goes, which of the Ming Dynasty's officials and soldiers surrendered after hearing the news? This time, I see that those official troops are mostly going to surrender, with more than 100,000 people!" Liu Zongmin, the voice of Ruhou, was particularly loud, and the explosion made the hall buzz.

The Eastern Expedition was a military service in Dashun. The civil servants and ministers would not express their opinions. They only needed to do a good job in logistics.

Military advisor Song Xiance is not tall and looks at the group of generals with a smile.

As the chief minister of Dashun, Niu Jinxing was particularly concerned about the complete destruction of the Ming Dynasty, so he had to express his opinion. He said: "Your Majesty said very much, but if the old camp soldiers were few, I was afraid that Wu Sangui would be transferred back from Chongzhen to the gate. Most of the Guanning troops were cavalry, which could really fight. Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao's uncle and nephew, and Zu Kuan, and Zu Dale could fight. In addition, there were also many border soldiers of the Ming Dynasty in Shanxi, and their combat effectiveness was not weak."

After Niu Jinxing said this, Liu Zongmin and his friends thought that there seemed to be an elite force outside the Ming Dynasty, and they couldn't help but look serious, considering whether it was appropriate to bring only 100,000 people to the east.

Li Zicheng waved his hand disapprovingly and said with a smile: "Soldiers are very important. Once the Eastern Expedition is launched, you must go all out. You don't have to delay along the way, and go straight to Beijing. As for Datong, Yanghe border soldiers everywhere don't have to pay attention. Bai Guangen's group of people had already contacted us. Once our Dashun Army arrived, they would surrender, including Jiang Rang and Tang Tong. Taking Shanxi is like taking things out of their bags!"

Li Zicheng was very confident in this. In addition to the surrendered generals such as Bai Guangen had already secretly contacted the Ming generals in Shanxi, the Shanxi Governor Cai Maode was simply a waste and only knew where to know how to fight in a war when eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddha's name.

"That's how it's settled."

Seeing that what Li Zicheng said was reasonable, Niu Jinxing said nothing more, and said, "This time Your Majesty's expedition is different from the past. It is the last battle. This battle will surely destroy the Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop. When Beijing is broken, Your Majesty can send an edict to the world. Jiangnan will not dare to compete with me..."

Niu Jinxing was so full of excitement that all the civil and military officials were cheering up.

But Li Zicheng suddenly moved his beard and said, "Old Niu, I don't care about what you said, I'm worried about one thing."

"Your Majesty, please tell me!" Niu Xingjin hurriedly said.

Li Zicheng was a little worried and said, "I think there will definitely be no big battles in our Eastern Expedition, but we are going to make progress quickly. Do you think Chongzhen will flee south?"

"Oh, if Chongzhen really escapes to Nanjing, it will be really troublesome." Huai Hou Liu Xiyao slapped his thigh and was very anxious.

Zhang Linran, the Secretary of the Military Government, who had never expressed his opinion, was also shocked: "If Chongzhen fled south, he might be in danger of the Southern Song Dynasty!"

The other ministers thought of this section, and their faces became solemn.

Military advisor Song Xiance suddenly took two steps forward at this time and said to Li Zicheng with a smile: "Your Majesty is right to have this concern, but I want to congratulate you!"

"Oh, military advisor, where did my joy come from?" Li Zicheng looked puzzled.

Niu Jinxing whispered from the side: "Was it not for Old Song that Lu Bizhou and Dong Xueli cut off the canal and told Chongzhen not to escape from southeast Shandong? Congratulations to Your Majesty?"

Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance are old acquaintances, and he recommended Song Xiance as Li Zicheng's military advisor, so the relationship is very good.

After surrendering to Dashun, Dong Xueli, deputy general of Machi of Minghua, and Lu Bizhou, deputy envoy of Henan, were responsible for commanding the Henan Shun army to plunder Shandong and cut off the canal affairs.

If Song Xiance mentioned joy means that these two people had completed their tasks, then Chongzhen would not be able to go south from Shandong, and he would have to go to sea from Tianjin to leave. However, no one thought Chongzhen had the courage to take the risk of such a storm.

"No!"

Unexpectedly, Song Xiance shook his head and took out two letters from his sleeves. When the inner official saw this, he quickly stepped forward and took the presentation to His Majesty Yongchang Emperor.

"The Henan Jiedushi Lu Bizhou wrote a letter to congratulate Your Majesty on ascending the throne, and at the same time presented His Majesty the great joy of the first establishment of the new dynasty in Dashun! Recently, the leader of the Huaiyangyi Division, Lu Wenzong, led his troops to capture Huai'an, expelled Lu Zhenfei, the governor of the Ming Caoyuan, and praised his ministers to Dashun, and asked His Majesty the Emperor to send a large army south as soon as possible!"

As the founding military advisor of Dashun, Song Xiance had the right to dismantle and read the submitted official documents and secret letters from all over the country.

"oh?!"

After hearing what Song Xiance said, Li Zicheng was also overjoyed and hurriedly took out two letters. The letters were written by the same person and the content was the same. I think it was because Lu Wenzong was seeking peace.

After reading, it is as the military advisor said!

"Okay, OK!"

Li Zicheng was also surprised. He really responded to the heavens. What good things happened on the first day of the Lunar New Year in the first year of Yongchang? Isn’t it a sign that God will surely replace the Ming Dynasty?

If we could get Huaiyang and drink the Yangtze River without any effort, then Chongzhen would not be able to go to Jiangnan!

"This Lu Wenzong solved my big trouble. He is very good, very good!"

The more he said in the letter, Li Zicheng became happier the more he looked at it. He slapped the table and said, "People call me the Emperor, Your Majesty, I, Your Majesty, can't let anyone swear for nothing! He sent an order and appointed Lu Wenzong's Huaiyang Jiedushi, and his troops were appointed as the Huai Army's righteous army to build troops for me today!"
Chapter completed!