Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 354 Surrender

In the distance, there are hundreds of cavalrymen coming here. What's more, the cavalry on the outside are all wearing red military uniforms, which are obviously the cavalry of the imperial court. In the middle, there are about a hundred cavalrymen, all wearing red uniforms. It's the light colored one.

What made Sun Chuanting stunned was that out of the hundred or so riders, there were still fifty or sixty female soldiers!

In the military, female soldiers are very rare.If you really want to say, there will be some female soldiers in the white pole army led by Marquis Zhongzhen.In most cases, women are not seen on the battlefield.

The arrival of this cavalry has attracted the attention of many people.

All of a sudden, many people were curious and stared at those female soldiers.

After getting closer to Nanyang Fucheng, the cavalry stopped, and then a rider in red uniform continued to ride his horse towards Fucheng.

After a while, a soldier of the Ming army hurried up to the top of the city and reported to Sun Chuanting: "My lord, Li Yan, the rogue Li Zicheng's subordinate, Hong Niangzi has come to surrender!"

"Oh!" Sun Chuanting was a little surprised when he heard it.

As the commander in chief of suppressing thieves, he certainly knows the situation of the thieves.Although Li Yan became a thief after he was imprisoned, Sun Chuanting also knew that this Li Yan was one of Li Zicheng's important counselors, and he also put forward the slogan of "equalizing the land and exempting grain".

As for Hong Niangzi, she is a woman of the generation, not to mention her ability, but she is famous among a group of thieves.

Therefore, Sun Chuanting had heard of these two people.In particular, Li Yan and Hong Niangzi were mentioned emphatically by Emperor Chongzhen.

Of course, Sun Chuanting didn't know that Emperor Chongzhen's emphasis on Li Yan and Hong Niangzi was actually because Liu Weichao and Emperor Chongzhen focused on these two when chatting about the thieves.

Otherwise, Emperor Chongzhen would at most know what kind of thief is. As for the leaders of the thief, it is impossible to know one by one.

At this time, just because Emperor Chongzhen had mentioned it, Sun Chuanting himself was a little curious, so he immediately ordered: "Bring the two of them here!"

He wanted to know, why did Li Yan take the initiative to surrender?Will there be fraud?

Not long after, Li Yan and Hong Niangzi were brought to the top of the city.

Facing a group of Sun Chuanting's personal guards, Li Yan and Hong Niangzi did not show any expression of fear or uneasiness, and they calmly saluted Sun Chuanting: "The sinners, Li Yan and his wife, have met Mr. Sun!"

Sun Chuanting looked at Li Yan, he was indeed a scholar should have the temperament, then said lightly: "Li Yan, formerly known as Li Xin, is from Qinglonggang, Qi County, Kaifeng Prefecture, and a native of Tianqi Ding Maonian."

After finishing speaking, he looked at the woman in red, and continued: "Your surname is Xing, from Changyuan County, Henan Province, your parents died early, and you make a living as a street performer. Because you like to wear red clothes, you are named Hong Niangzi! "

When Li Yan and Hong Niangzi heard this, they couldn't help being surprised.

Rebellion is a serious crime. In order to avoid hurting relatives, friends, or even the reputation of ancestors, rebels generally change their names.Including Li Zicheng, this is also his name after the rebellion. His original name was Li Hongji.There are also a lot of sweeping kings and troubled times kings among the thieves in the late Ming Dynasty, all of whom did not want to leak their real names.

Therefore, Li Yan and Hong Niangzi are both, especially Li Yan, who was born in the imperial examination, pays more attention to hiding his identity.

Unexpectedly, the moment he saw Sun Chuanting, Sun Chuanting broke the truth.

At this time, Li Yan and Hong Niangzi couldn't help but glanced at each other, then turned their heads, Hong Niangzi asked first, "How do you know?"

"Bold!" Sun Yingyuan next to him shouted sharply when he heard this, "Don't be rude in front of your lord!"

In his opinion, these two are thieves. Not only did they not kneel down when they met Sun Chuanting, but they also disrespected them and just called "you" and "you" directly. This is very excessive!

Li Yan naturally understood official rules, and after hearing Sun Yingyuan's scolding, he quickly explained: "You are born in a rough place, and you don't know etiquette, please forgive me!"

After hearing this, Sun Chuanting waved his hand to show that he didn't care, then looked at the unconvinced Hong Niangzi and said, "What I say is what your Majesty said."

"..." Upon hearing this, Li Yan, Hong Niangzi, and even Sun Yingyuan were all stunned.

They never imagined that the current emperor actually knew their details and told Sun Chuanting!
The first time I reacted, I thought: How is this possible?

Sun Chuanting didn't wait for them to ask questions, and after explaining a bit, he asked in his own way: "You two, why did you take the initiative to abandon the dark and turn to the bright?"

At least for Gezuo Fifth Battalion, he sent Yuan Zhuangfei to recruit security.On Li Yan's side, he didn't send anyone, he came here on his own initiative.

Therefore, no matter what, he had to ask first to measure the authenticity of Li Yan and Hong Niangzi's surrender.

When Li Yan heard this, he quickly replied: "The officials forced the people to rebel, and they had no choice but to rebel if they didn't give them a way out! , the sinner saw it with his own eyes..."

Speaking of this, he pointed to the direction outside the city with his hand and said: "The imperial court no longer condones Zuo Liangyu and his ilk. Apart from strict military discipline, there is even a move to help the local area. Since the people are safe, why do you turn against them?"

After a pause, Li Yan looked at Sun Chuanting, and continued: "The lord of the sinners first listened to the advice of the sinners, strictly enforced military discipline, opened warehouses to release grain, and helped the people, but when things went wrong, he stopped listening to the advice of the sinners. He actually dug the Yellow River dams, flooded Kaifeng, poisoned the people in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and went south along the way, coercing the people, and reappearing the nature of thieves. The sinner really disagrees, the so-called difference of way does not conspire, willing to obey the adults, let the adults punish!"

After finishing speaking, he finally knelt on his knees and put his head on the ground.

The red lady was a little reluctant to kneel down to Sun Chuanting like this, but seeing Li Yan like this, in the end, she also knelt down like Li Yan.

When Sun Chuanting saw him, he didn't speak immediately, but after watching Li Yan and his wife for a while, he said lightly, "Get up and talk!"

Obviously, there is no intention of convicting.

This made Li Yan feel relieved, and when he was about to say thank you, he was helped up by the red lady who got up first.

"Thank you, my lord!" Li Yan hurriedly added a sentence, so as not to be rude again.

Sun Chuanting looked at him and said indifferently: "Your Majesty has a decree. Except for Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and Liu Zongmin, everyone else can be recruited. It is naturally best if you can abandon the dark and turn to the bright."

When Li Yan heard this, he was naturally relieved, and quickly thanked the emperor for his kindness.

After he finished thanking, Sun Chuanting continued: "I have also heard about your matter. I have kind thoughts in my heart, maybe this is why His Majesty named you. But this time, I am busy, so I will not send you there. The capital is gone."

"???" Li Yan couldn't help being a little curious when he heard it. Hearing the meaning of Sun Chuanting's words, it seemed that he was named by the emperor and would be sent to the capital.And there is another meaning in these words, that is, their husband and wife are not the first, there are others in front of them.

But although he was curious, he didn't dare to ask.

However, Hong Niangzi also understood the meaning of Sun Chuanting's words. She was curious and asked directly, "Who else was named by the emperor and sent to the capital?"

This time, Sun Yingyuan didn't scold her.Because Sun Chuanting said just now that the two people in front of him were all named by the emperor, so they are almost his own.

Sun Chuanting seemed to be in a good mood, and didn't mind Hong Niangzi's blunt words. He turned to look at him and replied: "Zhang Xianzhong's subordinates, Zhang Dingguo and Zhang Wenxiu, have returned to their original surnames. Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu are already in the capital camp Sergeant General."

"What?" Hearing Sun Chuanting's words, even if Li Yan knew how to measure and stick to his duty, he would turn pale with shock, or confirm in a very rude manner, "Zhang Dingguo and Zhang Wenxiu, the second of the four adopted sons of the Eight Great Kings, The two of you are now serving as generals in the capital's capital camp?"

To be honest, this news was too shocking for him!
Because Zhang Xianzhong's four righteous sons are famous, they can be said to be Zhang Xianzhong's right-hand man, if it is Li Zicheng's side, it is equivalent to the level of Liu Zongmin and Li Guo.

Such a person was actually recruited by the imperial court, and he is still serving as a general in the Beijing camp?

This matter is definitely a big one, but he hadn't heard of it before, and hearing it all of a sudden, he really lost his composure!

Sun Chuanting actually knew that they would be surprised, because he also knew that this news would definitely shock the thieves.For this reason, he has already reported to the emperor, suggesting that the news should be made public, so as to further hit the morale of the bandits.

At this time, seeing that Li Yan was so surprised, he nodded, and then said: "Just listen to this official, and go to the capital to see him after the war is over."

After beating Zuo Liangyu, Li Zicheng will be beaten soon.And Li Yan is a counselor in Li Zicheng's army, so Sun Chuanting will naturally not let go of the opportunity to learn about the details of Li Zicheng's army.

Hearing this, Li Yan immediately said to Sun Chuanting: "My lord, Li Zicheng's troops have already marched westward, intending to capture Kuizhou and enter Shu."

Kuizhou City sits at the mouth of the Qutang Gorge, and the terrain is dangerous. It has always been an important military town in eastern Sichuan, a place that must be contested by military strategists, and the throat of eastern Sichuan.Everyone knows that if you control Kuizhou City, you control the east gate of Bashu.

Li Yan didn't need to say anything more, he believed that Sun Chuanting naturally knew the importance of this matter.

Among other things, there must be some surprises.It is best to catch up with Li Zicheng's troops before Li Zicheng takes down Kuizhou City, so as to avoid more complicated situations.

But who knows, after Sun Chuanting heard his words, he didn't show any surprise, he just frowned and said: "Oh, it seems that thief Li still has a bit of eyesight."

After saying this, he saw Li Yan's expression, and explained to him: "Your Majesty has long anticipated the possibility of bandits entering Sichuan, so he has already planned!"

"..." When Li Yan heard this, he was so surprised that he was a little stunned.

(End of this chapter)