Chapter 57: According to Wan, Luo, dominate Zhongzhou, and fight for the world?
In the afternoon of December 17, the city of Luoyang was very lively, and people seemed to have recovered from the disaster of looting after the city was broken.
Although Li Yan and the Red Lady's wedding banquet was not luxurious, it was sumptuous enough. However, it was also during wartime, and it was normal to be lively and festive, but everyone did not dare to drink too much.
They didn't even go to the bridal chamber to cause trouble. A group of female guests just took Li Yan and the matchmaker to have a drink, let them go, continued to have a banquet, and then dispersed.
Li Yan did not go back to the bridal chamber to meet the matchmaker. Instead, after the banquet, he led a few cavalry guards to the Zhougong Temple in the west of Luoyang City.
The Matchmaker had just changed out of the bridal gown in the bridal chamber when she received a message from Li Shuangxi, Prince Chuang's adopted son, saying that she was getting married today and that if she didn't want to go to Zhougong Temple to attend the meeting, she could rest early.
King Chuang was originally afraid that the red lady would be embarrassed to meet the generals because she had just married today, so he sent Li Shuangxi to greet him. But how could the red lady be such a petty-faced person?
She quickly put on a military uniform, took a group of brave and strong women and walked out quickly, rode her horse out of Luoyang City and went straight to Zhougong Temple.
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The meeting hall in the Zhougong Temple of Chuang King Li Zicheng was the living room where temple blessings received the former Luoyang officials and gentry. The furnishings here are elegant, but today it was full of Chuang army generals who came to attend the meeting.
Li Zicheng's wife, Gao Guiying, was originally the niece of Gao Yingxiang, the old king of Chuang. She was also a person with a high status in the Chuang army. She was always very prestigious and knew all important matters. However, she had a habit of many years and never formally participated in the Chuang army.
military meeting.
In the meeting hall, Li Zicheng, the King of Chuang, first briefly talked to everyone about the situation since the capture of Luoyang.
He specifically pointed out that Mr. Li Yan has always been fully responsible for the relief of hungry people. So far, he has provided relief to one or two million people, and even more has been provided to the widowed, widowed, lonely, old, weak, sick and disabled people.
got some relief.
Stimulated by the public trial and the execution of King Fu and hundreds of officials, as well as the good reputation brought by helping the hungry people, the people inside and outside Luoyang City were very enthusiastic to join the bandit army.
After careful selection, he has recruited as many as 80,000 to 90,000 people so far. According to his estimation, his team may be expanded to 20,000 to 300,000 people during this sudden invasion of Zhongzhou, Henan.
In addition, Li Zicheng also shared some news about the Xian thief Zhang Xianzhong and the Cao thief Luo Rucai in Sichuan with everyone present for the discussion today.
Then he went on to say: "Our future strategy, when we were in the victory camp, I discussed it several times with Mr. Niu, Song Military Advisor, as well as our commander-in-chief Liu Ye and Uncle Gao, although in general it has been agreed
There is a score, but it has not been completely finalized yet.
The situation is not static, but is changing all the time, so I have invited everyone together today to discuss and determine the way forward, so that we can take the next step.
When we were still at Desheng Stronghold, Mr. Li joined our army. His suggestion was to first seize Wan and Luo, sweep the Central Plains, and then use the Central Plains as the foundation to seize the world.
Mr. Niu and Military Advisor Song are also in favor of this suggestion. The three of them are knowledgeable people and have extensive knowledge of the past and present. They have said many important truths. After a while, they will also tell you these great truths.
Listen.
Earlier, Mr. Niu had suggested that I establish a new name right after we defeated Luoyang City so that I could call upon the people of the world. In the days after we defeated Luoyang City, many hungry people and elders came to pay their respects every day.
Please ask me to establish a capital in Luoyang and become king.
These poor people saw that our behavior was very different from that of the imperial officials, so they supported us so enthusiastically. Every day, Mr. Niu met them on my behalf, and I also received many expressions of advice to persuade me to build a capital here and become king.
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The officers and men in our army have also been discussing these days. You all know this situation well. This is a very important matter. How to make a decision? Please express your opinions and discuss it.
Now please let Mr. Li, Mr. Niu and the military advisor talk first."
After Li Zicheng finished speaking, he turned his head to the three of them, gestured with his eyes, and waited for them to speak with a smile.
Li Yan and Song Xiance still looked at Niu Jinxing as always, asking him to express their opinions on behalf of the three of them.
Niu Jinxing did not refuse. He quoted the past and discussed the present, and talked eloquently. He first started with occupying Youwan and Luoyi to conquer the Central Plains, and then talked about the principles of occupying the Central Plains to fight for the world.
He then talked about the establishment of a title. Niu Jinxing believed that the time was ripe for King Chuang to establish his capital in Luoyang and honor him as the king. He must not miss it. He also emphasized that the people of Heluo now support King Chuang and must not miss it.
It failed to live up to the ardent expectations of the fathers and the people.
Niu Jinxing cited scriptures and his words were not only very reasonable and easy to understand, but also very touching. As soon as he finished speaking, everyone started talking about it.
At this time, Li Zicheng and a group of Shaanxi old men were coming out of the trough after the tragic defeat in Tongguanyuan. They had been going smoothly since they moved to western Henan.
In a few months, he fought for hundreds of miles and broke through nearly a hundred villages and fortresses, from Nanyang Prefecture to Henan Prefecture. Now he has conquered Luoyang City in one fell swoop. He has abundant money and food in his hands and has more than a million people under his rule.
The army also expanded to nearly 200,000.
It cannot be said that the generals of the Chuang Army have been dazzled by the victory, but the current situation is indeed very good. Everyone is very excited about the victory, so their speeches are also positive and enthusiastic.
Many generals participating in the discussion agreed to combine the suggestions of Li Yan and Niu Jinxing, that is, to establish a capital in Luoyang City and become king, with Wan and Luo as the basic places, sweep the Central Plains, and then further seize the world.
Some people also suggested that they should quickly capture the entire Nanyang Mansion, connect Wan and Luo, and prepare to start a big battle with Yang Sichang and other Ming troops who came to encircle and suppress them in Zhongzhou, and then beat them a few more
After a great victory, we discussed establishing a capital in Luoyang and becoming king.
There are also some elders in northern Shaanxi who advocate taking advantage of the victory to lead the army west to Tongguan, attack Xi'an first, use Guanzhong as the base, build Xi'an as the capital, and then compete for the world.
When this last opinion was put forward, many people immediately agreed with it, adding various reasons and putting forward a bunch of feasible suggestions.
Because, among the generals who came to participate in the discussion today, except for a few people such as Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, and Li Yan, almost all of them were old people from Shaanxi who had followed Li Zicheng earlier.
They have a special emotional foundation for their hometown in Shaanxi. Moreover, they all know that Xi'an is a treasured place for capitals in the past dynasties. They are also familiar with how people have praised Guanzhong since ancient times as a place of beautiful shape and the most suitable place for building a capital.
After a long period of debate, in the end the idea of establishing the capital in Luoyang as the king first temporarily prevailed.
However, there are still some differences on whether to further manage Wan and Luo after establishing the capital in Luoyang and proclaiming him the king, or whether to fight back to Shaanxi and seize Xi'an. However, everyone agrees with Li Zicheng's decision to establish the capital and proclaim the king.
Previously, everyone was running around and looting, and what they thought most about was how to escape the pursuit of the army, how to survive, and how to have a good time. No one thought about the great cause of establishing a capital and becoming king, and competing for the world.
It can be said that since Li Yan put forward the idea of "taking control of Wan and Luo, dominating Zhongzhou and competing for the world", coupled with the influence of Song Xiance's prophecy that "the eighteenth son will be the master of the artifact".
All the generals in the Chuang army had great ambitions to protect King Chuang and conquer the country. They wished that King Chuang could become king and emperor as soon as possible, so that they could also follow the merits of the dragon, become princes and uncles, honor their ancestors, and enjoy all the glory and wealth.
Li Zicheng sat firmly on it, with a smile on his face, but said nothing. He only watched the debate among the generals in the meeting hall, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking in his heart.
In addition, the commander-in-chief Liu Zongmin, Gao Yigong and other important generals also said nothing, and Li Yan, like them, did not participate in the debate.