"Did my eldest brother say anything?"

While walking on the road, Li Zijing asked.

After the knight entered the outer city, he handed his mount over to the Shunjun in the stable at the gate of the outer city, and then shook his head.

"I don't know much about it, but I heard that war reports came from the north."

Li Zijing stared slightly, knowing that he couldn't get anything out of the question, so he quickened his pace.

"Lead the way."

Entering Xi'an City from Anding Gate, you will go directly to the north side of West Street, where most of the scholars are wearing green shirts and net scarves.

The world-famous Shaanxi Gongyuan was established here. During the Ming Dynasty, this was the only designated examination room for the provincial examination.

After the Dashun Army occupied Xi'an, they changed the original Shaanxi Gongyuan to Dashun Gongyuan and used it as a place to recruit scholars from Guanzhong.

When Tian Jianxiu was in Xi'an, he presided over the imperial examinations here. In principle, he gave priority to those frustrated students and down-and-out talents in the pre-Ming Dynasty.

It seems that Xi'an, the ancient capital of many dynasties, has restored its former glory under Dashun's management, and is not as chaotic as recorded in later historical records.

"After all, this is just a rumor. Your Majesty does not have to believe it completely. The Tang newspaper said that Azig's banner is still in Yan'an. It should be that our army won in Tongguan and returned to Yan'an."

"Just now, I received an urgent report from Wushan Boma Shiyao who was staying in Tongguan."

"Your Majesty, although Baiwang has 70,000 troops on the East Road, they are already stretched thin to defend the four prefectures of Jingxiang and Hanzhong."

Li Zicheng sat on the dragon chair and rushed down the stairs with a smile.

Dashun uses water virtue to destroy Ming Dynasty, so it is still blue.

Looking along the sound, I saw Liu Fangliang, the fifth-ranked general standing on the right, waving to this side.

They marched south from Yan'an with 30,000 cavalry, neither advancing on Xi'an nor flanking Tongguan, causing people in Guanzhong to panic. In the end, they took a roundabout way to Mongolia?

Today's Dashun Xi'an magistrate Du Shenghui was born in Gongsheng, Chang'an County, and was never reused in the previous Ming Dynasty.

Sure enough, the history compiled by the Tatars cannot be fully trusted.

The streets in the west of the city were bustling with activity. Small merchants and hawkers displayed a dazzling array of goods along the streets. Li Zijing looked at them and felt dazzled and overwhelmed.

"Azig did indeed lead 30,000 cavalry south, intending to approach Tongguan and form a pincer attack with Duduo."

"But there has been no news from Azig for several days. Over the past few days, I have sent out all the sentries, but I have been unable to get any definite news."

Tian Jianxiu also saw the doubt in Li Zicheng's eyes and said immediately.

"What's the situation in Huguang?"

"The four prefectures of Jingxiang and Xiang are where our strategic rear is located. Once there is a loss, we will not be able to take the south of the Yangtze River if we advance smoothly, and we will not be able to retreat to Guanzhong."

Li Zijing sneered and realized that the leader, Ling Qi, had already reached the corner of the street and was waiting, so he quickly ran a few steps to catch up.

The Bell and Drum Tower is one of the liveliest places in Xi'an. The smell of meat that hit his nostrils made Li Zijing turn his head and take a few more glances.

"I received news at the beginning of the month that the Hongguang imperial court envoy Yuan Jixian was appointed as the right minister of the Ministry of War and the censor of the right Qiandu. He was stationed in Jiujiang and governor of Jiangxi. I met Zuo Liangyu in Wuchang."

For the sake of convenience, many generals simply wear their official uniforms over their arrow jackets and take them off after the court meeting. They would not wear them normally.

Li Zicheng pondered for a long time and suddenly asked.

"Everyone is here."

"In addition, the Minister of War, Shi Kefa, supervised the division in Yangzhou and transferred Gao Jie's troops north to Henan, intending to send out two divisions to help the Qing army attack Huguang."

At this moment, Dashun's civil and military ministers and generals had already been lined up in the main hall. Looking around, there were two rows on each side.

Unlike before, this time it was an extremely formal court occasion, so everyone was neatly dressed in official uniforms.

Walking in the city of Xi'an, Li Zijing couldn't help but feel fascinated, and for the first time he felt the prosperity of the city in the Ming Dynasty.

The loud gongs and drums outside the city are just to stabilize people's hearts. Everyone knows that life in Dashun is not easy now.

Only the power in your hands can truly gain a foothold in troubled times.

"Although Duduo was repulsed, he is gathering the remaining troops in Huaiqing, which is said to number 50,000. Qing troops in Shanxi, Datong, Jizhen and other places have mobilized a large number of troops."

It seems that this is the change caused by his butterfly wings. Dorgon, who was supposed to go south to attack the Ming army this year, was completely at odds with Dashun due to the defeat of Tongguan.

Most of the county magistrates stationed in various places in Dashun followed this example.

He came out after hearing the news, and his behavior was quite elegant among the Dashun generals.

Tian Jianxiu raised his head and spoke sincerely.

Compared with Liu Zongmin, who has a beard and an overbearing look and is not easy to mess with, Tian Jianxiu has a square face, which gives people the first impression that he is more loyal.

Li Zicheng was stunned when he heard this and was a little confused.

"Come in line."

Li Zijing walked over without hesitation and stood behind Liu Fangliang.

When Li Zijing heard this, his expression gradually became gloomy.

"But some soldiers heard rumors from some people who fled back from northern Shaanxi, saying that they saw Azig's flag and went to Mongolia."

The sound of selling one after another can be heard all around.

Tian Jianxiu sighed heavily and shook his head one after another.

Li Zijing didn't care about this kind of ranking.

A group of Dashun soldiers wearing red arrow jackets and pierced helmets, led by their old soldiers, all with solemn expressions, patrolled past Li Zijing.

Outside the city, people were celebrating the victory over Tongguan, but Tian Jianxiu didn't look good. He saluted and spoke in a heavy tone.

"We need to dispatch a capable person as soon as possible to stabilize the situation in Jingxiang."

History shouldn't develop like this!

Li Zijing looked uncertain, searching for clues about history in his heart and thinking about countermeasures.

Li Zijing looked around and saw that many civil and military ministers and generals in the entire hall had changed into blue official uniforms with square collars.

If the news is true, then within half a year of this journey, Duduo may be approaching Tongguan again. Whether it can hold it by then is anyone's guess.

When Ling Qi stepped into the palace hall of the former Qin Prince's Mansion, his originally relaxed demeanor suddenly became tense. He lowered his head and looked at the ground with a solemn tone.

Even Li Zichen himself rarely wears blue clothes unless on formal occasions.

As soon as he finished speaking, the hall was filled with sorrow.

There is no difference between civil and military affairs, they are all the same system.

"Your Majesty, the report came back from Yan'an Tang last night that the rear camp fought seven times in northern Shaanxi. Li Guo personally led his elite cavalry out of the city to rob the camp, but he was unable to repel Azige."

"The situation is not optimistic. How is the North Road doing now?"

The Prince of Qin's Mansion built a ten-mile city. The city walls were as high and thick as those of the inner city, and the total area was more than twice that of Gongyuan.

"Li Guo, Gao Yi led the rear battalion in northern Shaanxi and fought a bloody battle with Azigh for many days. The damage was heavy and the war was protracted. We need to prepare countermeasures!"

Li Zijing scanned both sides, looking for his position, but suddenly heard a call.

Li Zicheng glanced at the steps, his voice was rich and completely different from usual.

"Your Majesty, bring the former camp general!"

"King Xiaochuang, here."

The first military commander standing on the right is not Liu Zongmin, the general in charge of Zhongquan's personal army, but Tian Jianxiu.

With Ling riding in front, Li Zijing followed all the way and arrived at the magnificent Dashun Palace, which was the original Qin Prince's Palace.

Li Zijing followed Ling Qi from Anding Gate and walked all the way to the palace of Prince Qin's Mansion. He actually felt a little tired.

Li Zicheng's eyes moved slightly and his fingers twisted slightly.

Niu Jinxing coughed twice. Li Zicheng was startled and subconsciously looked at the generals on the left.

Li Zijing and Liu Fangliang were standing together, one frowned as if he was worried, and the other frowned and glared, full of resentment.

"Respect yourself, come forward."
Chapter completed!