Niuxin Mountain and Hutou Mountain in Yanshi were both Liu Guoneng's territories. In the ninth year of Chongzhen, Niuxin Mountain was taken away by Li Yan, but Hutou Mountain was not discovered by Li Yan.

At this time, Liu Guoneng and Zuo Jin Wang He Jin were eating and drinking in Hutou Mountain. After Lao Huihui and the others started taking action in Nanyang, Liu Guoneng immediately sent out multiple scouts to find out the news about the Ming army and the rogue bandits.

Liu Guoneng's Ministry has gradually gotten on the right track in the past two years. They never attack innocent people. They only target gentry and landlords. Of course, he is very willing to kill King Fu of Luoyang.

He Jin held in his arms a young lady from an official family whom he had just snatched some time ago, and while drinking, he moved his hands up and down. The girl did not dare to resist and could only force herself to smile.

Liu Guoneng, on the other hand, frowned and drank sullenly. He Jin did the same thing before, and Liu Guoneng felt it was normal, but now that he saw He Jin's dirty look, he was not used to it.

Seeing Liu Guoneng frowning, King Zuo Jin He Jin thought Liu Guoneng was wrong, so he pushed the woman into Liu Guoneng's arms and laughed:

"Going into the collapsed sky, isn't that what I'm telling you? In our line of work, we have our heads hung on our waistbands. We can only enjoy ourselves for a while, donkey balls. If we die in battle in the future, our hard work will be in vain. Come on, come on,

This girl is good, let her accompany you tonight, women are like clothes, how can we have such a strong brotherhood..."

Liu Guoneng stretched out his hand and touched the woman in front of her and said with a smile:

"It's too young. I don't like this type. I have two plumper ones in the back. It's up to you to play with this!"

After Liu Guoneng finished speaking, he pushed the woman back to Zuo Jin Wang He Jin. He Jin immediately hugged the woman and laughed:

"Brother, to be honest, although doing our job is a bit dangerous, it is really fun. Even if I get killed in the future, I will still be happy.

In the past, those landlords and officials were so powerful that they were all superior to us. If they didn't want us to eat, we would almost starve to death, so we didn't dare to resist at all.

Look how cool it is now, the ladies of the official family and the wives of the landowners can do whatever they want. Those people who used to be aloof and superior now have no choice but to lie down and kowtow to beg for mercy when they see us. Their power of life and death is in our hands.

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We have over 10,000 troops under our command, and we are served by countless people all day long. As long as we are given a steamed bun during the war, many people will be willing to sacrifice their lives for us. We are used to this kind of life, and we will never go back to the past..."

Liu Guoneng nodded and shook his head:

"We are not having a good life now. King Chuang is being chased by the old thief Hong. Huang Hu and Cao Cao have not dared to come out for a long time. It is said that they were targeted by Zuo Liangyu when they came out some time ago and they spent 80,000 taels of silver to defeat them.

Zuo Liangyu..."

He Jin laughed again when he heard this:

"Huang Hu, a donkey ball, has a lot of tricks, but it's a pity that Zuo Liangyu relied on Huang Hu for his promotion and fortune with the 80,000 taels of silver. He will definitely chase Huang Hu in the future, and he won't be able to feed him enough..."

At this moment, a small boss hurried into the hall:

"Reporting to the two leaders, Chen De led 5,000 troops to support Li Yan. It is estimated that Mr. Ma and others have taken action in Nanyang. There is no Ming army around Luoyang, and only 10,000 troops are huddled in Luoyang and dare not leave the city..."

He Jin jumped up:

"Okay, let's go down the mountain and take a stroll. I heard that the beauties in the ancient capital were pretty good. It would be great if we could capture Luoyang. There are so many concubines in King Fu's harem, hahaha..."

He Jinguang was thinking about beauties and the many concubines of King Fu, but he would not overestimate his capabilities and attack Luoyang, wanting to plunder at the foot of Hutou Mountain.

Liu Guoneng waved his hands repeatedly to stop:

"No, you must not make any moves in Yanshi. Rabbits don't eat the grass beside their nests. If you move Yanshi, we will be exposed. What if the officers and soldiers come to encircle and suppress us?"

"Yes, yes, brother is right. Brother is in a moment of impatience. Brother says what should be done. Brother listens to you!"

Liu Guoneng nodded:

"Ms. Li Yanhong is not here, and Chen De has taken away 5,000 cavalry. Zhengzhou does not have much troops, Chen Yongfu only has 10,000 troops, and Luoyang has 10,000 turtle troops. Our two troops have nearly 40,000 troops, so why not go to Luoyang..."

Originally, He Jin's biggest wish was to attack Luoyang to steal the lucky princess. Now when he heard Liu Guoneng talking about attacking Luoyang, He Jin waved his hands and shook his head:

"No, no, no, it can't be done. Back then, an army of more than 100,000 people besieged Luoyang but failed to capture it. Now we rely on 40,000 troops to attack Luoyang. Are you kidding me? Unless someone inside opens the city gate..."

Liu Guoneng chuckled:

"Let's take a look first. Since there is no military support in Henan, does Chen Yongfu dare to move in Kaifeng? There were hundreds of thousands of troops in the Ming Dynasty back then, but there are no such troops now. I feel like I have a chance, but if I can't, just retreat to the mountains!"

King Zuojin He Jin thought for a moment, then slapped his thigh fiercely and shouted:

"Okay, just listen to my brother, how do you want to fight?"

Seeing that King Zuo Jin agreed, Liu Guoneng was overjoyed and immediately smiled and said:

"Chen Yongfu has 10,000 troops in Kaifeng. He notified Lin to come out and scare Chen Yongfu so that when we attack Luoyang, he will not dare to leave Kaifeng. After all, there is still the King of Zhou there..."

He Jin nodded:

"Brother, you make the arrangements. I will all obey your command. If Luoyang is captured, Prince Fu and his concubine will share the money and food equally, and you can fuck him like a fool, haha..."

On May 24, the 10th year of Chongzhen, the bandits hiding in the mountains around Zhengzhou suddenly came out. After they failed to attack Zhongmou County, they looted the surrounding landowners who had not come to the city.

Almost at the same time, the Runing and Nanyang Xinyang bandits also began to take action. They made surprise attacks on some small county towns, and then hurriedly retreated into the mountains before the arrival of officers and soldiers.

Li Yan was furious and immediately ordered the army to go into the mountains to search and suppress the bandits. He killed more than 2,000 bandits in Tongbai Mountain and Dabie Mountain, and finally the bandits penetrated deep into the mountains.

Li Yan did not dare to spread his troops too far apart to avoid being ambushed, so he withdrew his troops and returned to Nanyang. The king of Tang was overjoyed and rewarded the army with a lot of money and food.

At this time, Zhu Cihong was still guarding the Huilu Palace. Ye Bushou and the Jinyi Guards had already passed the information to him, but Zhu Cihong just stood still and blocked the Yellow River ferry to avoid leaking the news of the arrival of the army.

Zhou Yuji originally wanted to ask for a fight, but when he saw that the Crown Prince was not in a hurry, he gave up the idea. He believed in the Crown Prince's judgment and ability, and knew what was hidden in this matter.

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Li Xianfeng was almost frightened when he learned that the rogue bandits were making moves in Nanyang and Zhengzhou. The last time the official army fought against the rogue bandits, soldiers from all walks of life came to help, but this time there were only 10,000 weak soldiers in Luoyang City who lacked food and made no noise.

What if the army of bandits learns that Luoyang is empty and come together to attack?

In order to keep the soldiers well-fed and defend the city with all their strength, Li Xianfeng asked for help from the commander-in-chief Chen Yongfu and decided to go to Prince Fu's Mansion for help.

As long as King Fu is willing to spend food and silver to stimulate the fighting spirit of the officers and soldiers, he feels that he can still hold Luoyang. After all, it is only the fifth battalion of Gezuo that is in Henan.

King Fu was ultimately defeated in the battle for the foundation of the Wanli Kingdom. To him, it was all about eating, drinking, having fun, and expropriating money. King Fu didn't care at all about the state of the Ming Dynasty.

King Fu learned that Li Xianfeng was visiting and struggled to move his fat body to meet Li Xianfeng.

You can say anything, but there is no need to talk about asking him to get money and food. No matter what Li Xianfeng said, King Fu kept saying he was poor but would not give him money or food.

Anxious Li Xianfeng knelt down and prayed, and King Fu was reluctant to give him two thousand taels of silver. Two thousand taels of silver was just a drop in the bucket for more than 10,000 people.

For the sake of his official position and the safety of Luoyang, Li Xianfeng knelt down and begged again. Finally, Prince Fu became impatient and could only take out another thousand taels of silver with a look of pain on his face.

There were three thousand taels of silver in total, but Prince Fu felt that it was a great gift to the soldiers guarding the city, so he waved off Li Xianfeng and drove Li Xianfeng out of Prince Fu's mansion.

Li Xianfeng was so angry that he cursed all the eighteen generations of King Fu's ancestors and his children!

When Li Xianfeng left in disappointment, King Fu immediately gave thirty taels of silver to each of the palace guards, asking them to guard the palace and the warehouse. This time, more than thirty thousand taels of silver were spent.

There is a saying that the Ming Dynasty died in Wanli. In fact, this statement definitely has some truth.

Let’s not talk about Zhang Juzheng’s affairs. His reward for the prince alone was a huge burden to the Ming Dynasty.

Prince Fu had been favored by the emperor since he was a child, and he almost replaced his elder brother and was made the crown prince.

His grand wedding cost the Ming Dynasty treasury 300,000 taels of silver.

He spent a full 280,000 taels of silver to build Prince Fu's Mansion, a luxurious mansion in Luoyang.

Its inter-provincial fiefdom occupies more than 40,000 hectares of fertile fields, and its super-standard "luxury configuration" makes it beyond the reach of many vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Changxun, the pampered and well-off King of Fortune, is still an out-and-out fat man.

It is said that he weighed more than 360 kilograms, had a big belly, and walked clumsily. It can be said that this was an important reason why he could not escape quickly afterward.

He was greedy, lustful, arrogant and lewd, had no regard for the soldiers and the people, and was full of complaints.

Emperor Wanli clearly had an outstanding talent, and his eldest son Zhu Changluo was worthy of a great position, but why did he always look down upon him and regard him as unworthy?

It turned out that Emperor Wanli, who admired the noble blood of the royal family, was deeply unhappy.

He was dissatisfied that the mother of the eldest son of the emperor, Zhu Changluo, was a lowly palace maid, and she was obsessed with consecrating the third son of the emperor, Zhu Changxun, who was born to the noble concubine Zheng Guifei.

However, what is surprising is that Wanli's biological mother, the Cisheng Empress Dowager Li, was also a palace maid.

Her stern words of reprimand made Emperor Wanli feel like cold water was pouring on his head. He was frightened for a moment and cried bitterly, unable to kneel for a long time.

It was the strong pressure from his mother and officials that made the ups and downs of the emperor's eldest son Zhu Changluo's fate turn around significantly.

However, Emperor Wanli and Concubine Zheng's plan to "abolish the elder and establish the younger" never succeeded.

As a result, Ming Shenzong, who was quite reluctant to overthrow the strong and popular, was filled with guilt for his youngest son Zhu Changxun.

Emperor Wanli considered this because of the unspeakable pain and unbreakable knot in his heart.

Since I cannot give my beloved son the supreme throne, then I can compensate him with as much wealth as possible, so that my heart may feel better.

That’s why we have 40,000 taels of fertile land, 300,000 taels of silver for marriage, and 280,000 taels of silver for building the palace!

After King Fu came to Luoyang and became a vassal, relying on the emperor's favor, this boy became so domineering and bossy that the huge city of Luoyang seemed to be unable to accommodate him.

As soon as Zhu Changxun dismounted, he had no time to take a breath, so he ordered the palace to send officials to various places to measure land and search for money.

In October of the 42nd year of Wanli, a group of powerful, arrogant and majestic officials from Prince Fu's Mansion appeared on the Shandong fiefdom.

They were domineering and domineering, surveying the fields and harassing the people.

They acted recklessly and even raised the legal rent amount to 50%, causing great dissatisfaction and controversy among the people along the way.

In order to maintain social order, local officials could not bear to report to Emperor Wanli.

I hope that the scandalous conduct of Prince Fu's Mansion of measuring land and plundering people's wealth will be stopped in time.

Unexpectedly, he was scolded by Emperor Wanli who was dedicated to "protecting the calf".
To be continued...