Zuo Liangyu took advantage of the Qing army's journey south and Gao Huan had no time to look south, and the Hongguang court lacked prestige and could not control the local area in substantial way, so he used the excuse that He Tengjiao refused to lend him food and sent troops to attack Changsha and captured He Tengjiao alive.

After the complete development of the Jiangnan land, the Southeast gentry ethnic group planted crops with high economic added value such as mulberry seedlings and cotton, and the world's grain production areas gradually moved to Huguang.

The phrase "Suhu is familiar with the world" also became "Huguang is mature and the world is mature".

Although Hubei is also an important grain-producing area, Zuozhen's military discipline was corrupt, which caused great damage to the local area and was not good at management, which caused Zuo Liangyu to beg for food with a golden rice bowl.

At this time, in Changsha County, Huguang, the former governor of Hunan.

Zuo Liangyuzhi sat proudly in the commander's position, and below were Hou Xun, He Tengjiao, Jin Shenghuan, Xu Yong and others.

Previously, Zuo Liangyu only occupied the surrounding areas of Wuchang. Now that he has taken Changsha, he has controlled most of Huguang, and his strength has increased exponentially.

With the money and grain from Hunan, Zuozhen truly achieved the throne upstream and became a prince.

At this time, Hou Xun smiled and said, "Marquis Ningnan! The late emperor has ascended the throne in Beijing and changed his reign to Xiao'an. Since ancient times, there is no two days and no two masters in the people. Now that your Majesty sends troops south, he will destroy the treacherous ministers, Gao's father and son, and the pseudo-chase in Nanjing. As long as the Marquis Ningnan sends troops to respond, after the matter is completed, he can be named King of Chu!"

Many Zuo Town generals in the lobby were excited when they heard the words, and their eyes were shining.

Zuo Liangyu was also quite moved when she heard this.

Before, Zhang Xianzhong approached Wuchang. Zuo Liangyu wanted money and food like the King of Chu, but the King of Chu refused to take a penny. Zuo Liangyu withdrew from Wuchang in anger and sold the King of Chu and his family to Zhang Xianzhong.

Zhang Xianzhong was very good at teaching and drove the King of Chu into the Han River. He wanted to see the King of Chu go to Dongyan, but all drowned in the river.

After that, Zuo Liangyu dispatched troops back to Wuchang, and Zhang Xianzhong tacitly threw down nearly half of the treasury of the King of Chu, allowing Zuo Liangyu to make a fortune. Zuo Liangyu also had a tacit understanding and did not pursue Zhang Xianzhong closely, allowing Zhang Xianzhong to turn to Sichuan to become the Emperor of the West.

Seeing that the rising star Gao Huan had become Duke of Liang, his old rivals Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others all called emperors, Zuo Liangyu naturally had some thoughts.

Now that the Nanjing court is controlled by Gao’s father and son, Zuo Liangyu has not gained any benefits. Hou Xun said that Zhu Cihuan wanted to make him the King of Chu, how could he not be moved?

If the Qing army had not gone south, Zuo Liangyu was afraid of Gao Huan and naturally did not dare to covet Nanjing. But now Gao Huan was restrained by the Qing army and the south of the Yangtze River was empty, so Zuo Liangyu was a little moved.

"Master! Send troops!" General Xu Yong said excitedly: "If Gao Huan can support Zhu Yousong, then the Master can support the fifth son of the emperor. By then, the Master will be the king, and we can also win the Duke and Marquis!"

Many left generals in the lobby were immediately excited when they heard the King of Chu and agreed to Xu Yong's words.

Everyone followed Zuo Liangyu in order to be rich and prosperous. Seeing that Gao Huan led his next group of troops to control the Nanjing court, the Liang army generals were granted the title of Bo and the Marquis, the generals of Zuozhen were naturally envious and jealous, and they were not very balanced.

Seeing this, Hou Xun smiled, "Marquis Ningnan! The morale is useful! To be honest, this time, in addition to appointing you as King of Chu, His Majesty also as King of Min. Now Gao Huan is being attacked from both sides, how can he be invincible?"

Hou Xun continued to persuade him that in order to defeat Gao Huan, Dorgon had invested enough money.

Zuo Liangyu was also moved. If Gao Huan could support Hongguang, control the Nanjing court, and grant him the title of Duke of the State. He was also a commander in a town with 800,000 troops and was much older than Gao Huan. Why not?

Now in the Ming Dynasty, if we are senior, Zuo Liangyu should be the leader of the military general.

However, Zuo Liangyu was in Nanjing and had seen Gao Huan's military power. Although he was coveting the rewards of the King of Chu, he did not dare to send troops rashly.

Although the Qing army is heading south now, it is still unknown whether it can defeat Gao Huan, which makes Zuo Liangyu dare not make a decision easily.

At this time, Zuo Liangyu laughed, raised his hand to press it down, making the generals quiet, and looked at He Tengjiao and said, "Why didn't He Zhongcheng say anything?"

Zuo Liangyu captured He Tengjiao in a battle, but did not do anything to him. He also asked him to continue to be the governor of Hunan, intending to control Hunan through He Tengjiao.

After all, Zuozhen is a group of rude men and poor military discipline, and Hubei has been messed up. Without the support of He Tengjiao and Hunan's officials and gentry, Zuo Liangyu would not be able to rule Hunan.

He Tengjiao sat without saying a word. After hearing Zuo Liangyu's question, he spoke: "I am afraid that what I have made will be rare to be happy with Gong Ming, so it is better not to say it!"

Zuo Liangyu's face sank, "So he doesn't like this?"

He Tengjiao said: "If Ming Gong rebels in the east, disaster will be short. If you don't move in Huguang, your life will be unpredictable!"

Many Zuo Town generals in the lobby all stared at He Tengjiao in anger.

Hou Xun was furious and couldn't help but point at He Tengjiao and said, "Do you dare to say this, do you know how long you live?"

When Hou Xun saw that Zuo Zhen’s generals were all moved by him, He Tengjiao suddenly came out and ruined his good deeds, so how could he not be angry!

Although He Tengjiao had limited ability, he was not afraid of death. He knew that if Zuo Liangyudong rebelled, he would die today. So he glared at Hou Xun and said, "I live to the end of my life today, and I think Hou Gong will not be long!"

"You!" Hou Xun pointed at He Tengjiao and was furious.

At this time, Zuo Liangyu beat him up, "You don't have to be angry, you guys are the best guys to consider this matter!"

After saying that, Zuo Liangyu stood up and left the festival hall.

Although Zuo Liangyu did not make up his mind to rebel in the east immediately, he decided to return to Wuchang immediately to observe the situation. Once there was an opportunity, he immediately sent troops to go east and occupied Nanjing City.

Three days later, Zuo Liangyu left his son Zuo Menggeng to lead 30,000 troops to control Changsha and control Hunan. He brought He Tengjiao and other Hunan officials back to Wuchang, and ordered the official documents and taxes of various prefectures and counties in Huguang to be sent to Wuchang in the future.

Wuchang City, Ningnan Hou Mansion.

Zuo Liangyu recruited Jin Shenghuan and other generals to discuss the situation in front of him. Many generals from Zuo Town persuaded Zuo Liangyu to go east as soon as possible so that he could make a royal title.

In response to everyone's persuasion, Zuo Liangyu smiled and said, "I have been scattered all over the world for decades and have learned a truth. Any good thing that can gain huge benefits will be done by others themselves and will not call you. Only when this thing is risky and may lose money will you be able to join and share the risks. Now that Hou Xun comes over and promises to be the king, it means that the north is not sure to defeat Gao Huan. Therefore, don't worry, it's better to take a look!"

When Xu Yong and other generals heard the words, they felt that what Zuo Liangyu said was reasonable.

This is like a businessman doing business. When he finds that a business is profitable, he is naturally afraid that others will do it if he knows it. It is impossible to share the opportunity to make money with others. Only when this business is risky will you share the risk of failure.

At this time, Zuo Liangyu immediately ordered: "Jin Shenghuan, you send scouts to Henan to monitor the situation on the battlefield. Our general will build weapons, warships, and expand troops. Once the time is ripe, he will immediately go east and seize Jiangnan. After all, we will occupy Jiangnan by then, and we will have to block the Beiming troops from crossing the river and seize our territory. Therefore, we must be more prepared."

When Jin Shenghuan and others heard the words, they felt that Zuo Liangyu was considerate and then they clasped their fists, "We will accept the order!"

After Zuo Liangyu returned to Wuchang, he immediately ordered people to build weapons and warships, and sent detailed works to pay attention to the battlefield in the Central Plains and the movements of Jiangnan. He was ready to back-slay Gao Huan and seize the land of Jiangnan at any time.

If he could take advantage of Gao Huan's defeat and seize the opportunity to seize the land in Jiangnan, then he would achieve more than the King of Chu. He would go south to wipe out Zheng Zhilong, Ding Kui and Chu, seize the southeast, and establish a country and become emperor.

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Luoyang.

A team of scouts rushed into the city and rushed directly to the Duke's mansion.

At this time, Gao Huan was standing in the festival hall, looking at the map, Yang Yan suddenly came in and reported: "Father Lord! News from Kaifeng!"

Gao Huan came to his senses and turned to look at him, "What's the matter?"

Yang Yan was excitedly said: "According to the scout's return, Dorgon's troops attacked Kaifeng City on a large scale, but were repelled by General Chen, killed Qing general Shen Yongzhong, and killed thousands of Eight Banners soldiers. The puppet army also suffered heavy losses!"

Gao Huan couldn't help but praise him when he heard the words, "Okay! Chen Yongfu fought well! Now the Qing army can't take Kaifeng in a short time."

Yang Yan said, "However, the Qing army did not capture Kaifeng, so Dorgon sent a number of cavalry to rob eastern Henan. Xinzheng, Xuzhou, Chenzhou and other places were all raided by Qing cavalry. Now the Qing army has robbed a lot of food and has also taken away nearly 10,000 people to return to Kaifeng."

When Gao Huan heard the words, his face darkened. He knew that Dorgon saw that the Qing army had not captured Kaifeng, so he started to take care of the people to consume the Kaifeng defenders.

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