In Ma Shiying's carriage, Ruan Dacheng sat silently in the corner with his head lowered. One side of his face was sore and swollen to the point of not being human.

"If I hadn't arrived in time and the city guard had found Prince Yu's letter in your car, you would have been killed." Ma Shiying said coldly. When he learned that Ruan Dacheng had taken the letter, he

He guessed that this guy would definitely run away as fast as possible. Later, after receiving the decree from King Lu to grant Zhang Guowei an easy move, he guessed that Ruan Dacheng might hit the muzzle of the gun.

"If you don't leave, you won't be able to leave. Zhang Guowei has monopolized the power. The little flag guarding the gate said that this old guy has already set his sights on us old ministers." Ruan Dacheng covered his face and said aggrievedly. He thought to himself what was wrong with me, I was just doing it for

Stay alive, why are you trying to hurt me!

Ma Shiying held her forehead and sighed, leaning in the car and feeling speechless.

The carriage was driving slowly on the Qingshi Street. Outside, the clouds covered the moon. From time to time, a few birds started to fly and chirped a few times.

Passing by a restaurant, Ma Shiying looked through the curtains and saw the bright lights of the restaurant, with laughter and laughter constantly coming from it. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, will there be such a scene in a few days?

The carriage drove by. Several people came out of the door of the restaurant. Several plump men in simple clothes were seeing Zhang Guowei off with humility.

"Taiwan making, go slow!"

"Thank you all for your generous donation today! On behalf of the people of Hangzhou, I would like to thank you for your help!" Zhang Guowei said with a cupped hand. For today's banquet, he used the antique calligraphy and paintings given to him by King Lu to successfully exchange for about 300,000 taels of silver, and the remaining

He also entrusted several businessmen to take the items to Guangdong and Guangxi for sale.

"If you are too polite to make Taiwan, the city of Hangzhou cannot be saved. The Tatars will rob me of all our wealth. I still understand this." A businessman sighed.

After a few polite words, Zhang Guowei returned to the Governor's Yamen with a few guards in full swing. When daybreak, he would start recruiting people and training in formations in the city. At the same time, he would also ask the Magistrate's Yamen to start collecting and preparing materials for defending the city.

The moon is sparse and the stars are sparse, and the gentle night wind is blowing in the silent city of Hangzhou.

In Fenghuang Mountain in the south of the city, Zhenjiang Commander-in-Chief Zheng Hongkui is camped here. In the camp, there are soldiers sitting around the fire. Everyone is numb and depressed. They are all the defeated Zhenjiang soldiers. Just now

, King Lu Jianguo brought fine wine and delicious food, which boosted their morale.

In the general barracks, Zheng Hongkui was kneeling on the ground tremblingly.

"General Zheng, since you came to Hangzhou, why haven't you come to see me for so long?" Zhu Changzi asked, staring at Zheng Hongkui sharply.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Zheng Hongkui originally wanted to gather the defeated troops, and then look at the direction of the wind. He didn't know much about King Lu. If he entered the city early, what if the Qing army suddenly attacked the city?

Yeah, if he just surrendered, wouldn't he be involved in it? He didn't want to surrender. After all, Lao Zheng's family had a great business, and he would probably go back to Fujian to start his own business.

Seeing Zheng Hongkui lying on the ground and hesitating, the King of Chu who was sitting on the side couldn't help it and scolded sternly: "As the general of Zhennan in the Ming Dynasty, you want to sit back and watch at this time. Where is your conscience?"

"Zheng Hongkui, listen carefully. I know that your Zheng family is quite powerful. If you want to retreat, I won't force you to do so. However, you have to leave the Ming Dynasty's soldiers to me! Do you understand?" Zhu Changzi squinted his eyes.

After all, the defeated troops in Zhenjiang were old soldiers who had experienced fighting. They did not go out enough to fight but had more than enough to defend the city. They were stronger than the people who were temporarily recruited.

For Zhu Changzi, Zheng Hongkui is not missing now. Is it difficult for the first emperor Yingzheng to command the army?

"Jian Guo, I am guilty and wrong. I am willing to work for the supervisor. Please give me a chance!" Zheng Hongkui understood the meaning of King Lu's words. If he abandons Hangzhou City and runs away today,

If the situation improves in the future, I'm afraid the Zheng family will not have a good life.

Zhu Changzi stood up and walked to Zheng Hongkui, looked down at him, and said with a face as flat as a lake: "At this time, the safety of the two waterways of Houchao and Fengshan will be left to you."

"Please rest assured, the supervisor, I will ensure that Jiang is safe." Zheng Hongkui breathed out secretly, feeling relieved. He didn't understand why he felt nervous unconsciously when talking to King Lu.

Li Bao opened the curtain of the big tent, and Zhu Changzi walked out. Although he brought food and wine to reward the troops, there was not much laughter in the camp. It must have been that Yangzhou had fallen, and the Qing army's massacre left serious consequences for them.

The psychological shadow has not calmed down for a while.

"Brother Wang, the morale is low and cannot be used for much purpose." King Chu stood aside and sighed in a low voice.

Zheng Hongkui, who was standing behind, looked at the young King of Chu. He always felt that the scene in front of him was a bit strange. He used to say that the king did not see the king, but today he saw him. He couldn't help but secretly sigh that King Lu's supervision of the country was really different.<

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Li Bao, who was standing in front of him, noticed that King Lu subconsciously pressed his right hand to his waist several times, and he was a little puzzled.

On Phoenix Mountain, there are waves of forest waves, and in the Qiantang River, the wind and waves fill our ears.

Zhu Changzi led the King of Chu back to the capital city. When entering Fengshan Gate, Zhu Changzi climbed onto the tower on a whim and looked at the waves of the Qiantang River in the distance.

"It's really a natural chasm between two Zhejiang provinces." King Zhu Huabi of Chu sighed while looking at the sparkling water and holding on to the wall.

Zhu Changzi was in a trance and stood still for a long time. The First Emperor seemed to have returned to the time when he was on his eastward tour, proudly watching the river tides and swallowing mountains and rivers with anger.

"Zhao... Li Bao, I always feel like there is something missing in my waist." Zhu Changzi subconsciously wanted to call Zhao Gao, but then he woke up.

Li Bao pondered for a moment and asked tentatively: "I think His Highness is very graceful and it is very suitable to hang a jade flute."

Zhu Chang shook his head and turned his questioning eyes to King Chu.

"Brother Wang thought that there was a need for a sword!" Zhu Huabi nodded to himself.

"Hahaha, of course! Li Bao, do you have a collection of famous swords in your house?" Zhu Changzi asked.

"Go back to Your Highness, I don't have any at home. Tomorrow I will send someone to the city to find some." Li Bao gently wiped the sweat from his forehead and secretly said that his king's aura was getting stronger and stronger.

After stopping for a moment on the city tower, Zhu Changzi stopped wasting time. He wanted to rush back to the palace and convene the ministers to discuss matters. The six central departments had to appoint a chief first, otherwise Zhang Guowei might not be able to do anything when the war started.

The chief envoy of Zhejiang has also been vacant, so we need to choose someone carefully.

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At the palace, Zhang Huangyan, who was still drunk, returned to his side room. Although Zhu Changzi appointed him as the palace groom, the general manager of the palace really dared to let him drive the carriage and feed the horses, so he arranged a side room for him to live near the stables.

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Passing by the stable, Zhang Huangyan saw a servant combing the horse's mane.

"Waiter, did you just go out?" Zhang Huangyan asked.

"Sir, I just came back from Fenghuang Mountain." The groom's waiter knew that Zhang Huangyan was a civil servant, so he was very respectful.

"Phoenix Mountain? Where to go and what to do?"

"Your Highness is going to reward General Zhennan's soldiers."

Zhang Huangyan nodded, thoughtfully preparing to go back to the house to rest.
Chapter completed!