While adding Li Jiantai as the commander, Chongzhen issued an imperial edict to Li Xiao to promote him to the King of Tang.

In theory, there was actually a Tang king in the Ming Dynasty, namely Zhu Yuyang, the Tang king in Nanyang. (Note: The famous Tang king in the history of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youjian, who later became Emperor Longwu, was in prison for not following the ancestor system and voluntarily driving troops. At this time, he was having a meal in the royal prison in Fengyang. His title was inherited by his younger brother Zhu Yuyang.).

However, in order to win over Li Xiao, Chongzhen considered that he had appointed Li Xiao as Duke of Tang and his subordinates had always been called the Tang army, so he simply became a man of beauty and added the current King of Pingliao Li Xiao to the King of Tang.

As for Zhu Yuliang, he was re-given to King Qin. Anyway, the original Qin King clan had been destroyed by Li Zicheng's entire clan. Now that Zhu Yuliang was re-given to King Qin, no one would object.

The imperial edict that Li Xiao was appointed as the King of Tang was written by Chongzhen himself and was written very long. This imperial edict seemed that the imperial edict was only a secondary matter, but instead it was more about Chongzhen's heart, the infinite sadness and helplessness.

"... I have been following the will of heaven and inherited the grand plan of my ancestors. From Wuchen to Jiashen for 16 years, I have failed to cultivate virtue and respect the wise and transformed into the sea, resulting in wars and disasters, and the people suffered from water and fire. These are all my crimes. As for the bandits, I am innocent, stealing military weapons and poisoning. The court had no choice but to use troops to eliminate them. I am really sad, so what do you say again... "

"To date, the thieves in various provinces have been to calm the people, but how can they transform the bandits and poison the world? Isn't it all my fault? I am unconscious, my virtues are not clear, my superiors are ashamed of our ancestors, and my subordinates are ashamed of the common people. What is the fault of the people in the world? How can I suffer from this disaster in my life? Whenever I think of this, my heart is sad, so why do I say it... "

"... However, Li Xiao, the king of Liao, was the prince-consort of the dragon, and also the family of the imperial family. He promoted the country's prestige in the sea of ​​whale and killed the Tartars chief Hong Tai; he established special merits in the Qing Dynasty and restored the old land in Liao. Wherever the troops arrived, the Tartars were brave enough to be brave. When the troops arrived, the Tartars were brave enough to go on expeditions, and the Mobei was worshipped. All the amazing achievements were brilliant, how could they be described in one word? Every time I heard the news, I was so happy that I was so happy. Li Xiao fought for the martial arts to seek governance, but actually relied on the ministers who were loyal to him; when he paid his hand to Chen Mo, he would rely on the court's pillars. He supported the chaos and suppressed the rebellion, and all the great achievements were there; he drove the king and sang the glory of the country's dynasty... "

"... But Jiaxian did not avoid relatives, so he followed the emperor's will to reward the emperor's ancestors for their merits. He gave the throne to the imperial family. Tonggui favored the tin and made great streaks in the royal family. Jiayuye was full of honor and honored the favor of the king. He was divided into Tianhuang and praised the title of Yi's relatives. He was rewarded with grand ceremony and rewarded with Yong. He was appointed as the title of Prince Li Xiao, promoted to the title of Prince Tang, and appointed as the title of Prince Taitu. His meritorious soldiers in his subordinates all gave him the Minister of Cong You to discuss. I was appointed as the commander of the country and the country was established and flattened. I hope that the general of our Gancheng, Li Xiao, will be powerful and strong in the barbarians, and will be deeply favored by Yuanrong, and will be promoted to the pixia. He used Zhaolu cloth to pixia. He temporarily won the military barbarians, and Jia was a great achievement and worked hard to revive my lotus hope..."

"... Now Shaanxi and Gansu are in a row, and the thieves steal and robbers are robbing the country without authorization. How can I express my worries? Now, I am ordered to serve Li Xiao, the King of Tang, to personally fight for me, to promote loyalty and courage, to praise integrity and righteousness, to reward integrity and ability, to select heroes. His arrogant and timid generals, to be greedy and ruthless officials, to deceive the public, and to be fooled by others, to be indifferent to military rations, to be honest and guilty, to be honest and guilty, to be employed in the pretext of all the dispatch and rewards and punishments between the industry, and to be uncontrollable. "

"……I hope the King of Tang will fight for this expedition, and the powerful soldiers will be launched to suppress the enemy, and the bandits will be severe, and the bandits will be eliminated and the enemy will be vacant. If the bandits are truly eliminated, if there is any surrender, no one will be killed; if the cares are truly pleasing, the swords will be dispersed, and all the people will live in peace from now on... "

"……I am the king of Tang Dynasty, and I am so proud of my grand style. I am so proud of this. I am so proud of the temple and the festival. I am so proud of you. I hope you will be so angry that you will be so angry that you will be so beautiful and peaceful. I will be so proud of you. I will be so proud of you. I will be so proud of you. I will be so proud of you. I will be so proud of you."

After the long imperial edict was written, Chongzhen stamped the dragon seal and ordered the eunuch Cao Huachun to personally bring the imperial edict and immediately went to Shandong to promulgate.

Originally, Li Xiaoyuan was in Liaodong. If the court wanted to deliver it quickly, it would have to send someone to cross the sea from Tianjin Wei. This was the fastest way. However, Chongzhen considered that the sea route was not stable now, and the Qing Dynasty naval army was blocked by the Qing Dynasty and a large number of pirates were plundering along the coast. Since the fall of Dongjiang Town, the imperial court had basically no navy available, so for safety reasons, he did not dare to let Cao Huachun and others take the sea route without permission.

In addition, another very important thing is that it is extremely solemn and formal to be appointed as a prince. Although Li Xiao is the son-in-law, he is a different surname and not a member of the royal family. This kind of honor and favor that has never been unprecedented since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, of course, cannot be arranged at will.

Therefore, Chongzhen finally chose a more appropriate way, that is, to send Cao Huachun to Shandong to announce the imperial edict, and then from Shandong, board Li Xiao's navy ship, and then go to Liaodong to announce the imperial edict again. In this way, even if the imperial edict is more formal, it can also ensure the safe journey.

However, what Chongzhen never expected was that Cao Huachun had just left, and just the next day, bad news came from the northwest.

That is, after establishing the Dashun Kingdom, Li Zicheng immediately began to plan to cross the Yellow River east and take the capital directly.

Speaking of which, Li Zicheng's eagerness to launch the Eastern Expedition was related to Gu Junen's suggestion.

On that day, Gu Junen offered his advice to Li Zicheng, allowing him to defeat Sun Chuanting, seize the entire Shaanxi and Gansu, and finally successfully founded the country. Therefore, he was deeply trusted by Li Zicheng and rewarded by Li Zicheng. Gu Junen received this trust and became more and more interested in serving him. Therefore, after establishing Dashun, he immediately proposed to Li Zicheng that he would launch a grand plan to mobilize a large army to cross the Yellow River in the east and attack the capital in the north.

"Reported to King Chuang, the Ming army is now defeated, and the north is empty, and I am a new leader. The soldiers are trying to take advantage of the victory and advance. I think that if our army crosses the Yellow River east and attacks the army, we will surely sweep across the Central Plains and take the capital."

Before Li Zicheng could reply, Niu Jinxing on the side frowned and said, "June, if our army is invaded in the east, the Ming army is not worth worrying. However, there are also good generals like Li Xiao, the King of Ping Liao. His subordinates are even more elite soldiers and well-equipped. If this person comes to block the guards, how can our army easily attack the capital?"

Gu Junen stroked his beard and smiled and said, "Juyan, I understand what you are thinking. However, now Li Xiao is leading his main force of the Tang army to attack Liaodong. The troops he left in the Ming Dynasty were already very limited, and it is difficult to pose a substantial threat and obstacle to our army."

"But if my army goes east, then Chongzhen quickly recalled Li Xiao's main force of the Tang army from the Qing Dynasty, what if he did?" Niu Jinxing frowned and said.

"Hmph, Liaodong has traveled thousands of miles to Shaanxi. Even if he wants to come, how could it be so fast! Juyan, this is the important reason why Gu wants the emperor to launch an attack on the Ming court immediately." Gu Junen sneered: "We are going to take advantage of the time difference between Li Xiao leading his army from the Qing court but let Li Xiao lead his troops back from the Qing territory and hurriedly rush back from the Qing territory, but found that our army had captured Shanxi, Xuanfu, and Beizhili and other places, so that he understood that the Ming court is now out of power and has no power to return to the sky. Even if he leads the people back to the Ming territory, it is unimaginable. In this way, what else can Li Xiao besides acquiescing the reality?"

Gu Junen's words made Li Zicheng nod frequently. He pounded hard on the dragon chaise and shouted sternly: "Junen is right! Damn! Li Xiao, who blocked our army's attack in Henan that day, opened the seal, and let us return to defeat. He had to retreat from Henan to Shaanxi. I have always kept such a deep hatred in my heart! If our army can quickly send troops to capture Shanxi and Xuanfu, then take down the capital and capture the Chongzhen child, then Li Xiao, even if he is the best in fighting, he has to submit to me!"

After the plan was decided, Li Zicheng then sent Li You, Bai Minghe and other subordinates to take the lead in crossing the Yellow River, occupied Ronghe and other counties in Shanxi, and prepared for the army's eastward expedition.

Then, after obtaining the vanguard of crossing the river to the east, the Dashun Army mobilized 500,000 elite troops from the country and divided into two groups to attack the east.

The northern route was 300,000 troops, led by Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin. After occupying Pingyang, they planned to capture Taiyuan, Ningwu, Datong, Yanghe, Xuanhua, Juyongguan and arrived at the capital. The southern route was 200,000 troops, led by Liu Fangliang and Li Guo. After crossing the Yellow River and entering Shanxi, they planned to march along the north bank of the Yellow River. They planned to occupy Huaiqing Prefecture, Henan first, then occupy Lu'an Prefecture, Shanxi, and then head east to capture the two prefectures and Zhangde Prefecture, then head north to directly take over Daming Prefecture, and at the same time divide their troops to capture nearby prefectures and counties, then conquer Baoding through Handan, Xingtai, and Hejian, and meet with Li Zicheng's troops in Beijing.

The army of 500,000 bandits was full of murderous auras, sweeping down the entire northern border of the Ming Dynasty like a broken dam.

As soon as the troops moved, the proclamation followed. Li Zicheng personally summoned the proclamation to sign the counties and counties in Shanxi. The proclamation was as follows:

"The General of the Chief General of the Camp of Yitiying was ordered to fight: Since ancient times, the emperors were revived and abandoned, and the people were in the hearts of the people. Alas, the Ming Dynasty, the great numbers had ended, and the punishment was severely collected, and the people were unable to bear the fate. I was born to my holy lord, and the righteous flag was favored. The sea was returned to my heart. Crossing Henan and purging Yu Chu, entering the west and sweeping the Three Qins. The An official pacified the people, set up generals to defend the border, and the great cause was settled. There were only Jin Yan, who had been trapped in Tanghuo for a long time. I couldn't bear to sit and watch, so I sent Yi's army to lead 500,000 troops from Chang'an on the 20th of this month to advance to the forefront. The Emperor Dashun chanted the people and attacked the people and promoted the elite soldiers in person, and did not violate the slightest violation of the situation. He ordered civil and military officers, and the situation was first issued, offered seals, and early titles and salaries; if he was obsessed with each other, he would not only give up the rewards, but also protect the creatures everywhere. If the officers and soldiers resisted together, the soldiers would fight to the city and break up, and the jade would not be divided. How could he regret it?"

When Li Zicheng's army was coming like a flood, Li Jiantai's 50,000 troops from the Beijing camp had just passed away at Zhengyang Gate, and left the capital to Shanxi, completely losing the best opportunity to resist the bandits' expedition in the east.

The Ming court's hesitation and slow response made the Ming army in Xuanfu and other places in Shanxi frightened and panicked, like a pile of headless flies. It also made Li Zicheng's army conquered all the way, and it was simply unstoppable and invincible, and no one could defeat him.

After crossing the Yellow River east, the bandits captured cities and plundered land, slaughtered military and civilians, and how they swept across the Ming Dynasty to the north through a thousand miles a day. I will not repeat it here.

Let’s talk about Cao Huachun and others who rushed to Shandong with great speed and arrived in Jinan ten days later, and met Chen Zilong, the first praising painting under Li Xiao, who was in charge of the ground.

Chen Zilong warmly entertained Cao Huachun and his group and gave everyone a generous reward, which made Cao Huachun and others very happy. After the symbolic declaration, Cao Huachun followed suit and proposed to take Li Xiao's naval ship to Qingjing to announce the declaration to Li Xiao himself and give him the title of King of Tang in person.

Cao Huachun's request made Chen Zilong look embarrassed.

Because the sea surface had not completely frozen at this time, and the local ships in Shandong had been drawn by Li Xiao to the north to pursue Qingjing. They had not returned since the sea surface freezes. Therefore, for safety reasons, he could only comfort Cao Huachun and others that if he wanted to go to Liaodong, he could only wait until the sea surface bleeds before the ship could be fleeing.

Of course, Chen Zilong told them that he would first send a letter to the Tang army secret sentry point in Chenyang, and then they would contact Li Xiao and ask Li Xiao to get the news, and immediately prepare to welcome the emperor's imperial edict.

After hearing Chen Zilong's words, Cao Huachun was very helpless. However, he had no choice but to stay in Shandong temporarily and wait patiently for news from Liaodong.

Chen Zilong's flying pigeon message was received by Hao Zeren, the secret probe of the Tang army in Chenyang several days later. However, at this time, because Haoge and Dorgon were still in an internal battle, all contact channels outside Shengjing City were cut off by Dorgon, making Hao Zeren unable to send this message to Li Xiao, who was stationed in Haicheng.

It was not until the internal struggle of the Qing court eased, and Haoge and Dorgon joined forces to jointly elect Emperor Shunzhi as the lord of the Qing court that Shengjing City regained the opportunity to contact the outside world. Hao Zeren, the leader of the Tang army's secret probe, was able to send his secret personnel to report the news to Li Xiao immediately.

What Emperor Chongzhen and Cao Huachun and others did not expect was that when Li Xiao received the news, his reaction was very indifferent. He did not feel much joy in the promotion of the court to the King of Tang, nor did he pay much attention to it.

Because Li Xiao now has taken these false titles given by Chongzhen very indifferently, and it can even be said that he is completely disregarded.

He is most concerned now and is planning his best efforts to further attack the Qing court in the next step, ultimately weakening the Qing Dynasty to the greatest extent, and at the same time maximizing his own interests.

Therefore, for Cao Huachun and his group, Li Xiao planned to let them stay in Shandong for a while. When the spring thawed, their ships returned to Shandong to load food, supplies, weapons and other items, and then carried Cao Huachun and the others over to meet their requirements for the declaration in person.

It seems that Li Xiao is so cold-hearted, as if he doesn't know much about the current situation in the northwest, but the real situation is not the case at that time.

Li Xiao has now learned from Hao Zeren that Li Zicheng defeated Sun Chuanting's troops in Shaanxi and established the Dashun Kingdom. This news came, which suffocated Li Xiao's original good mood.
Chapter completed!