It is estimated that Sun Chuanting only saw the diary and Tang newspapers sent from various places in the past two days. Although it had been accumulated for almost two months, the content was quite simple. It was nothing more than that the officers and soldiers failed to pursue the thief army and were trapped in the enemy somewhere.

What really makes people notice is Yang Sichang's suicide. The fall of King Xiang and King Fu was not even more sensational than Yang Sichang's suicide.

When Yang Sichang entered the pavilion, he could really be called a powerful ruling party and opposition, and he advocated peace and pacification. As a result, Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai recovered their vitality and regained their vitality. His original home defense can only resist foreign countries. The so-called net of heaven and earth, which was set up in the four straights, six corners, ten sides, and the so-called net of heaven and earth was leaking everywhere. The brilliant sayings to solve the Central Plains problem within three months have actually become a joke. Until now, in addition to leaving behind the chaotic battle situation in the Central Plains, he also left behind an additional 140,000 troops and an additional 2.8 million salary.

The most outrageous thing about the two ignition aids that made the fire of rebellion in the world become more and more intense is that the national policy was originally called "grain due to food", that is, rich families have taken advantage of, but he changed it to "equality of the taxes", and suppressed the heavy taxes on the poor. The world is turbulent, and the monarch and ministers of Chongzhen and Yang Sichang did not care about it at all. The so-called hard work, forceful work, hard work, and quick work, the spirit of the four cadres became a continuous drop in Xiangyang, Luoyang, and the two Yangs.

The so-called governor of the world, Lu Xiangsheng, who was the so-called governor of the world, could not even have half the governor of the town. Only in Beizhili was trapped in a dangerous place, fought alone, and was killed by dozens of wounds, and died in the king's affairs. As a result, he was slandered and suppressed by him after his death, but could not even get the title of the right one. Not to mention, Xiong Wencan, who was instructed by him to recruit people but was convicted and imprisoned by him; Zheng Chongjian, who was powerful in the nine borders and repeatedly broke into six people, "had not lost a city, but lost a brigade because others were coincidentally

He then served the sentence. The ministers knew the wrongs in a small way, and no one dared to speak out." In addition, he was also framed by him. These elites of the Ming Dynasty, because of Yang Sichang's misconduct, were all wronged and were worth the death. Yang Sichang could not stand any civil officials who could fight. When he saw who led his troops to make great contributions, he always had to find ways to frame them. However, he himself did not know the soldiers, but he could only try his best to please and bribe generals like Zuo Liangyu He Renlong, which made their arrogance even more arrogant.

Now, Li Chuang was circulating in the Central Plains, and the military generals were arrogant and domineering, but the civil officials who were capable of military service also withered one after another. Under the oppression of the three salaries, the public resentment was like boiling water. The situation in the world was not enough to stop the boiling, and the situation in the world was already invincible. Yang Sichang died easily, and Emperor Chongzhen still cried bitterly. He felt that he was one of the few loyal and capable ministers in the world. He personally wrote the tribute, buried the posthumous posthumously, and even dragged Zheng Chongjian, who was inexplicably imprisoned, to leave the market to comfort his Yang Aiqing. Such rebellious actions also made the ministers' already cold hearts gradually approach the freezing point.

In Sun Chuanting's eyes, it was nothing more than Hong Hengjiu and himself who could deal with the current turbulent situation. But now Hong Chengchou is going to reorganize his army to rescue Jinzhou, but he is under house arrest in Shandong. The news he received from this temple's residence really made him think of it. He was filled with emotion. He always wanted to get up and shout for a fierce battle, but he found that he could only stay in this room and sit wither all day long.

Even those who were used to the storm and waves like Sun Chuanting were a little nervous, and this was to invite Li Meng to come and drink.

In the Jiaozhou Camp, in order to keep it a secret, other people are not allowed to meet Sun Chuanting except for Li Meng and his personal guards. Moreover, in terms of status, Liu Fulai and Li Meng are qualified to be on par with Sun Chuanting. The old eunuch would rather look at his grandson in the inner house than to come out to see Sun Chuanting.

He also knew that people like Sun Chuanting had a very bad impression of eunuchs and officials. Master, I was not so idle, so I naturally didn't come to ask for it. After all, it was Li Meng alone.

Looking at Sun Chuanting's expression, Li Meng shook his head and sat down with a smile, but remembered that in modern times, as a non-commissioned officer, he was idle and had a gossip and playful mentality, and often wondered what the commander and the commander were thinking every day. He didn't expect that he also had today, and was at the highest level of this era, facing the most outstanding person.

Since there are two wine pots, it is obvious that outsiders do not need to serve them, and both parties do not need to be polite, just pour and drink by themselves. Sun Chuanting may have some words that don't want outsiders to hear.

Li Meng probably understood the other party's meaning, and asked the accompanying soldiers to wait outside without having to enter. After a while, Sun Chuanting opened his eyes and slowly breathed out. It was obvious that the excitement had calmed down for a moment. He poured himself a glass of wine, raised his sign, and said:

"I heard that General Li won the championship this time and took a new concubine. It can be said that he is a happy couple. I will congratulate you first."

Li Meng also raised it up, both parties drank it all in one go, and the supply of some miscellaneous items in Jiaozhou Camp and the system below was the Lingshan Trading Company. The house where Sun Chuanting lives was treated the same as that in the house of Li Meng, and the cost was always perfect. The wine that Sun Chuanting drank this time was also a good wine of crafts.

There are famines everywhere in the world, and winemaking requires food. Under such circumstances, it is extremely inappropriate. Jiaozhouying implements strict alcohol control in Shandong. However, the wine given to Sun Chuanting is a good wine bought from the capital, which is specially used to receive guests. Sun Chuanting wants wine to be passed on to Rossi, and it is because the distinguished guests want to drink.

Naturally, the best wine in Jiaozhou Camp was delivered. Of course, this best wine was just for the daily drinking of the rich in Jining City.

The alcohol content was not low, and it was so hot that it penetrated into his throat. Li Meng suddenly felt a little hot all over his body. His alcohol capacity was not good. Seeing Sun Chuanting on the opposite side, his whole face was a little red. Obviously, his alcohol capacity was also average. Combined with his long beard, he really looked like Guan Gong.

The alcohol tolerance was not high, and after two glasses, Sun Chuanting laughed out loud and said to Li Meng:

"General Li, this time I went to Henan, the thieves beheaded less than two thousand, but you killed more than six thousand officers and soldiers. Lord Li is still truly loyal to the country, brave and strong!"

Li Meng lowered his head and poured wine for himself without saying a word. Sun Chuanting thought that Li Meng was guilty, so he continued to speak again, still talking with a smile, but the content in the words became more and more severe:

"Why is the world so decay in the Ming Dynasty? It's because General Li, you have too many military generals. As a military general in the court, you only have your own selfish interests in your eyes. You don't want your military foundation to be damaged at all. You would rather have a friendly army than fight to the death with the bandits."

Li Meng filled the wine in the glass, raised his head and looked at Sun Chuanting with a smile. The other party's reaction made Sun Chuanting's heart even more angry. But his tone was still calm, and he continued:

"There were two generals in Shandong. Liu Zeqing from Caozhou suddenly encountered a thief, and Qiu Lei from Jinan committed suicide in shame. Now, thinking about it, it was all your troubles. I don't understand. Even if you have a territory in Shandong, what can you do? If the thief wins the world, the mountains and rivers are overturned. How can you have a complete egg when you are overturned? Can you live alone in Shandong?"

Regarding Sun Chuanting who was placed under house arrest in this yard, the historical information of Jiaozhou Camp was basically completely open to him. Sun Chuanting understood the group and gradually accepted him. Seeing some records from that year, although Jiaozhou Camp was also vague, it was still possible to calculate what happened to Liu Zeqing and Qiu Lei. What's more, they were big bosses like Sun Chuanting who were used to storms.

However, if a person can only attack the ground with words, he is often the most powerless. Sun Chuanting is like this now. He was so excited by the alcohol, and his cunning demeanor was immediately lost. This was just two glasses of wine. After he finished speaking, he stared at Li Meng. However, he did not expect that Li Meng would fill up himself and raise his glass to signal to him.

"Mr. Sun, since he started his career, Li rarely drinks. Today, Mr. Li is so happy, so Li only drinks with him. Come on, Mr. Li Jing has a drink."

Sun Chuanting couldn't get angry for a moment. He had to clink glasses with Li Meng in a depressed manner. After drinking this glass of wine, Li Meng only felt a fire burning in his stomach. His whole body became a little hot, and he spoke slowly:

"Mr. Sun has led his troops for decades. Have you ever seen the massacre of the city?"

Sun Chuanting was stunned, thought for a moment, and shook his head. He led his troops to conquer the Ming Dynasty inland. Whether it was officers and soldiers or bandits, he had no crazy actions. There were burning and killing, but he had never seen the city massacre. Li Meng poured himself wine and said slowly:

"I saw this time when Li went to Henan. Lanyang County has a population of 100% and 50% of them went in three days. Why, the 6,000 soldiers of General Zuo who suppressed the thief were stationed there. Mr. Sun was rigorous in governing the army. Li knew that the people in the world knew, but General Zuo was in charge of how General Zuo was in charge of the army. I believe Mr. Sun knew that the people in the world knew that the people in the world knew!

Sun Chuanting wanted to say something, but he didn't say it for a long time. Sun Chuanting's troops were still tightly restrained, but Zuo Liangyu and He Renlong led the troops, he heard a lot of rumors. The city massacre that Li Meng had just mentioned was done by Zuo Liangyu's troops, which was really credible.

"When Li led his troops into Lanyang City, the whole city was like hell. The thieves broke the city, just to plunder the treasury and torture officials and gentry. The common people could still be safe. However, Zuo Liangyu, the officers and soldiers, who entered the city, treated the Ming people in the city as if they were pigs and dogs, whether they were officials or civilians, plundering, burning and killing them. Seeing this scene, if Li didn't reach out to take care of it, he would be afraid of being sorry for his conscience."

Sun Chuanting was speechless, poured himself a cup, drank it in a depressing way, and Li Meng said again:

"Is Mr. Sun still trying to say that there is a court, a Ministry of War, and a censor. If it is restrained, it will not be my little general, but who has ever taken care of the court and those officials in charge of the affairs? With an army general like Zuo Liangyu, the common people would rather go to join the bandits than deal with the officers and soldiers. Li gave him a lesson and let the people know the benefits of officers and soldiers and no longer feared them like tigers. Is this for himself or for the Ming Dynasty?"

Li Meng was talking and Sun Chuanting wanted to speak and refute, but found that he could not find any reason. Sun Chuanting was not Donglin and those corrupt scholars who studied hard. If he wanted to convince Li Meng, he would definitely not scold him through theories such as the righteousness of the monarch and ministers, but to do it in a real way.

But after thinking about it, except for the troops trained by Lu Xiangsheng, the other soldiers and generals of the Ming Dynasty were really bad. They may not be able to do the city massacre, but they won the heads of civilians for military merits, and they did not do such things.

While talking, the two of them had already had three glasses of wine in a row. Almost no one had two taels of wine. These two men usually had busy military affairs and stayed away from the wine as much as possible. Although they didn't drink much this time, they were all a little out of their composure. Li Meng had always been calm and solemn in front of outsiders.

But after a few glasses of wine, I was a little relieved. After drinking another glass, the hot feeling was not uncomfortable, but I felt that it was enjoyment. I put down the wine glass and said loudly:

"Mr. Sun, you said that Li did not hesitate to join his colleagues for his own selfish interests. If he had this province, what could he do? In the 13th year of Chongzhen, the Tartars invaded the capital. Did you remember Mr. Sun?"

"How can I not remember that it was because I entered the capital to support the situation and pursue the rebels and robbers. Because the Qin Army Cup was left in the Northern Zhili garrison, the thieves became increasingly uncontrollable. I was also impeached and imprisoned by Yang Wenluo (Yang Sichang) because of his disagreement... By the way, I also remember that the world's defeats and collapsed, and even Lu Xiangsheng was killed in the battlefield. Only you, Shandong soldiers, beheaded more than a thousand..."

After drinking too much, Li Meng nodded, but stood up from the chair and said while walking, his voice also became much higher:

"Li is also a Chinese citizen. As a military general in the court, he also wants to wield his sword and guard the safety of this side. But Li wants to do this, but others don't want to. The supervisor Lu Xiangsheng died in Julu, and others don't want to die. Li leads an army to pursue the Tatars. But what about the others? Gao Qi can't come out, and the troops in Shandong are dispersed without a trace. Li's Jiaozhou camp became an isolated army, and his subordinates are brave. Otherwise, you and I can't get together to drink today."

Sun Chuanting opened his eyes wide and listened, the wine in the glass was already spilling out. He didn't notice it at all, and his face was a little redder inexplicably. This was not the desire to drink, but the thought of him as the governor of Baoding, he was also afraid to go out of the city to intercept the people and livestock that had been captured by the Tartars and left the customs.

The more Li Meng said, the more excited he became. It was obvious that so many years of anger and injustice accumulated in his heart, and today he vented it through this alcohol.

The personal soldiers outside heard the voices of talking in the room gradually rising, but after a sneak peek, they did not dare to eavesdrop. Instead, they kept everyone away from the room.

Such a big man is absent from his composure and aphasia. The fewer people outside know the better. Li Meng stood there and shouted in a muffled voice:

"The enemy is like a wolf or a tiger. Li has completed his duties as a general in the army and fights to the death. But when fighting, if his colleagues and comrades around him are as stupid as pigs and as timid as a mouse, it is a disaster for Li. After the Tartars entered the pass, the soldiers and horses in Northern Zhili and Shandong, except for the Governor General of Ji Liao and the heroic commander Lu Xiangsheng, the rest of the people are not even as good as pigs and rats."

He was a little thirsty, picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it all, threw it hard to the place, and shouted:

"Since you can't rely on others, then Li will do everything by himself. When the Shenzhou is overturned, Li will take it with all his strength. People in the world will not do it, but Li will do it!"

After saying this, Li Meng found that the wine glass was still holding it in his hand and put it on the table. He used too much force and the wine glass actually shattered. Li Meng shook his head and felt that he had indeed drunk a lot. The most important thing that the general should have had was this mental state. What he said was already enough. Li Meng staggered to the door a little and pushed open the door.

Sun Chuanting was speechless. He originally wanted to vent some resentment, but who would have thought that Li Meng would push him back one by one. But after hearing this, he was not angry, but only shocked. The current situation in the Ming Dynasty was exactly what Li Meng said. Why did the suppression of bandits and resist the enemy repeatedly fail? It was not because of the restraint of each other, and the local land affairs in the court were also involved in the war.

The death of Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting was imprisoned was not because of war, but because of this internal struggle. Sun Chuanting thought about it, but finally did not think of words to refute. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and whisper:

"The thieves are invincible. If there is a day when, what's the use of these?"

Li Meng turned his head, and had recovered a little calmer, and said slowly:

"If a thief is in the world, it is just a dynasty change, and after all, I am afraid of the Tartars entering the pass and having more of the national weapons passed down. Only then will the world be overthrown and the food of humans and animals be the same as the ghost realm in the world!"

"Are the Tartars? There are at most 100,000 soldiers, but the bandits are now nearly one million..."

Sun Chuanting's voice gradually lowered. Li Meng didn't hear his words clearly, but Li Meng stepped forward, clasped his fists with his hands, bowed deeply, and spoke in a solemn voice:

"Mr. Sun. Don't pass on the tradition for this imperial court or his family, for the thousands of years of Chinese rituals and clothing, and for the innocent people of the world, so that they will not suffer the suffering of overthrow of the world. Do our best to turn the world as much as possible. Mr. Sun. Please come out and help me!"

Not for the court or for his family, this sentence was like thunder in Sun Chuanting's ears. Why did he be loyal to the emperor and serve the country? It was not for the sake of the people in the world to avoid being miserable and living a peaceful life... But Li Meng's words were too unreasonable and ethical, and he could not answer for a moment.

The cold wind blew outside. Li Meng's alcohol had dissipated. While bowing deeply, he stared at Sun Chuanting and waited for Mr. Sun's reply.

This time, Sun Chuanting wanted to vent his anger and emotion. Who would have thought that Li Meng was expressing his feelings here. He clearly said something ruthless, but Sun Chuanting found that he could not find a reason to refute and was not so righteous.

Since Li Meng was plundered to Shandong, Li Meng did not make any clear intentions, so Sun Chuanting naturally would not say it out. Both sides were so tacit, but Li Meng suddenly said it out today.

Sun Chuanting knew that Li Meng was going to recruit him, so he planned to respond. He was determined to refuse. Who would have thought that when things came to an end, he found that he was not so persistent in his heart. Today, he looked like this. Naturally, he could not do anything in the imperial prison. In Li Meng's Shandong, there was great potential.

Every time the dynasty changes, it is a huge disaster. If these thieves who hate scholars and literati win the world, it will definitely be a disaster. Wouldn't all Chinese etiquette, poetry and books be abandoned by them? What if the Tartars became the climate, the result would be even more unimaginable.

Perhaps... Sun Chuanting hesitated for a long time before he spoke in a stern voice:

"Mr. Li. I am drunk and I cannot help but be rude. I won't give it to you today."

Li Meng stood up straight, nodded, and said calmly:

"Don't worry, what Li said today, Mr. Sun thought about it carefully after sobering up. If he stood by and watched the world's disaster, there is no need to say much. If he wanted to do something, it was not Li who boasted that there was only Shandong in the world. Mr. Sun could show his skills and say goodbye."

With another clasped his fists, Li Meng turned around and walked out of the door. Although his tone was calm just now, it had a decisive meaning. Sun Chuanting was playing with the wine glass in his hand, staring at Li Meng's back as he strode away, and muttered in a low voice:

"Where to go...whether to go..."

Li Meng walked out of the yard, but several personal soldiers entered the room and found that there was nothing unusual. He then bowed down and someone came to clean up the situation.

Li Meng also said the words just now, and he was excited. When he walked out of the yard, he felt a little confused. Obviously, the alcohol had not completely dissipated. His steps were floating, his body slanted, and the soldiers on the side hurried over to help him. However, Li Meng had already stabilized and whispered:

"It's okay, just bring a basin of cold water and wash it."

The personal soldier who received the order ran away hurriedly. Li Meng stood there and slowly adjusted his breathing, saying to another personal soldier beside him:

"Remember, in the future, all documents and documents I have issued instructed will be copied and sent to Mr. Sun except for special notes. If Mr. Sun said or wrote, record them and forwarded them to Zhou Yang, Ning Qiangui, and one copy each of the inner house."

Following Li Meng's personal soldiers, in addition to providing elite soldiers who provide escort combat, there are also close friends from the clerk. These people are similar to armed staff, recording Li Meng's orders at any time and sending them out as soon as possible.

After having a conversation with Sun Chuanting just now, Li Meng knew that at least Sun Chuanting's attitude had changed. Although he was kind a few months ago, he refused to leave everyone. Although this time it was an quarrel, he was obviously a relaxed attitude.

Now the civil and military officials of Jiaozhou camp lack such high-level talents. The territory is now slowly but steadily expanding outward. The territory is getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more soldiers. However, there are very few people who can really manage things, and there are a few people in the field, but there are not the general leader overall.

Liu Fulai can be considered a person, but his age is unforgiving. At this time, the old eunuch ordered Sun Chuanting to be rescued from the imperial prison on the day, which seemed particularly visionary.

After hundreds of thousands of rebels were active in Nanyang Prefecture and Runing Prefecture for more than a month, the soldiers from Huguang and Nanzhili were all ready to go, but the rebels retreated back to Henan Prefecture. They rested in Shanzhou and Lingbaoshan District north of Luoyang. This trend was seen by others as the rebels did not dare to fight with the officers and soldiers.

But in the eyes of discerning people, the actions of the army and the army are much more rational than before. In the past, the army and the army are a thief with great force. The actions are not rational at all. They are completely willful. However, the official army can calmly dispatch, concentrate their strength or intercept them when they are tired from the camp.

But now, the soldiers and horses who broke into the camp are very organized in every move. They know how to rest and recuperate, and they also know how to avoid the sharpness of the officers and soldiers. At present, there are no officials or troops from the Ming Dynasty in the area of ​​Henan Prefecture, and the imperial court and Henan governments no longer send people here.

The Henan Prefecture area has completely become a world of camps. The landlords and powerful people have formed villages to protect themselves, and thieves of all sizes are wandering everywhere.

In Huguang area, Zhang and Luo's coalition forces have already escaped the encirclement and blocked by the officers and soldiers and began to enter Nanyang Prefecture. Now the momentum of the King of Breaking Li Zicheng is at its peak. In the past, Li Zicheng was the leader of all refugees in Shaanxi. This time, Zhang and Luo also wanted to meet with Li Zicheng.

Zuo Liangyu stationed a large army in Ye County, Wuyang, and Baoding Governor Yang Wenyue led his army to station in Yuzhou, while Henan Governor Li Xianfeng was in charge of Kaifeng. Chen Yongfu led his direct troops to deploy defenses in the Ruzhou area and arranged such defenses. In order to prevent the Zhang and Luo coalition forces from joining the army.

Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai won more than lose in the war in Nanyang Prefecture. They took advantage of the heavy rain to hit Qinyang and captured Nanyang Prefecture City by almost the same method of attacking Xiangyang.
To be continued...