At noon, it started to rain lightly in Hangzhou City, the rain was falling, and the willows were smoked in the West Lake.

There were few pedestrians on the streets in the city. A man carrying a wooden stick, wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat was limping down the official street. The straw sandals on his feet were worn out of shape, and his exposed calves were covered with scars.

Still oozing blood.

Facing the street, Zhang Huangyan and Zhang Yinli were on their way to the official warehouse with a group of Fangying soldiers.

On the broad street, the water was hazy, and the willows on the street were green. Zhang Huangyan noticed the lonely figure on the street and slowed down.

"Go and see that person." Zhang Yinli said to the soldier behind him. He also discovered the person whose behavior was somewhat suspicious, and his tense nerves were touched.

The two soldiers responded and left, but as soon as they ran to the man, they saw the man staggered, fell to the ground, and passed out. The soldiers quickly lifted the man up.

"Take it back to the government office for care first, and I will deal with it later." Zhang Yinli waved his hand. The most important thing now is to appease Fang Ying, and he must hurry up and pay the food and salary.

This small interlude did not waste much time. Zhang Huangyan and Zhang Yinli hurried to the official warehouse surrounded by eager soldiers.

On the other side, in front of the palace, a man with a fair face, thin body, and prominent cheekbones also came. He was wearing a dark blue cloth, and he was pacing back and forth uneasily in front of the palace with a sinister look.

After a while, Li Bao, the chamberlain, came to the door of the mansion. Looking at the man in front of him, murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Seeing this, the man hurriedly greeted him with eagerness, lowered his body and asked respectfully: "Eunuch Li, what do the supervisors say?"

Li Bao glanced at Gao Qiqian indifferently, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that this once powerful and powerful admiral of the Beijing camp was now like this.

"The Supervisor has said that he would like to ask the Governor to stay at the post for a while and then summon him." Li Bao said calmly. When he saw Gao Qiqian's hand already in his arms, he hurriedly held it down and continued, "The Supervisor also said that he would like to invite Eunuch Gao.

Think about the tragedy of the giant deer, and then come and see him after you have figured it out."

Gao Qiqian was startled, giant deer? In an instant, his memory returned to the eleventh year of Chongzhen. The Qing army invaded in large numbers, crossed the Great Wall, and ravaged Jifu. The imperial court urgently ordered Lu Xiang, the left minister of the Ministry of War, to join the guard, and promoted him to the minister of war, and awarded him Shang Fangjian.

The governor received reinforcements from all directions. He himself supervised the army. Although Lu Xiangsheng was nominally the governor, he actually controlled all the heavy troops. He could only mobilize 20,000 troops.

Later, Lu Xiangsheng insisted on marching into Julujiazhuang. He had a large number of troops in Jize. His troops encountered the main force of the Qing army and sent people to ask for help. Due to the strength of the Qing army and the fact that he had always advocated peace, the differences between him and Lu Xiangsheng were deep.

, so there was no rescue, and Lu Xiangsheng’s entire army was wiped out.

He never paid attention to this matter. There were many dead governors at that time, including Lu Xiangsheng. Besides, what he did could be regarded as saving a new force for the imperial court.

Li Bao looked at Gao Qiqian, who was stunned, and felt that the June rain was already very cold, and he felt a little chilly, so he bowed slightly and turned back to his house.

Seeing the palace door closed, Gao Qiqian came back to his senses, raised his eyes and glanced at the plaque of the palace, and left in despair.

After a while, the rain gradually subsided, and the palace flew everywhere.

Zhu Changzi stood on the covered bridge in the back garden of the palace, watching the rain hitting the lotus leaves and listening to the crows of pond frogs. The restlessness in his heart slowly subsided. Gao Qiqian's defection made him a little angry, no matter how righteous his reasons were.

It is unforgivable to say something, but he has a heavy army and refuses to save Lu Xiangsheng. If the military law of the Qin army is followed, Gao Qiqian must be killed immediately.

Li Bao quietly came to Zhu Changzi's side and reported that Gao Qiqian had left. Zhu Changzi nodded, and then seemed to remember something and asked: "Is the former governor of Cao, Lu Zhenfei, unemployed?"

The First Emperor saw Lu Zhenfei's name in Zhu Changzi's memory. The reason why Zhu Changzi remembered him was because at the time of the "Lu Conference", Lu Zhenfei wrote to Shi Kefa saying: The order of ethics should be in King Fu, and it is better to decide the country as soon as possible.

Lord.

This incident was widely circulated at the time, so Zhu Changzi also knew about it. So later he paid some attention to Lu Zhenfei. He knew that after King Fu came to the throne, Lu Zhenfei was dismissed, and Ma Shiying replaced him with Tian Yang, a close confidant of Liu Kongzhen.

position.

All in all, Lu Zhenfei should be unemployed somewhere right now.

"I think he is out of work, but I don't know where he is. If you are brave, I might ask Ma Shoufu about this." Li Bao said softly.

"No, you sent someone to send a message to Zhang Guowei, saying that Lu Zhenfei is available. Find him quickly and summon him to the shogunate." Zhu Changxi shook his head. Ma Shiying and the others were racking their brains to seize power. How could they let others into the center?

, once he was informed, Lu Zhenfei might be in danger of his life.

"I obey, let's go and do it now." Li Bao saluted and left in a hurry. During this period, he was running around with no time for leisure, and his legs were almost broken. But he was really happy in his heart, which shows that Lu

The king trusted him, and in the future when King Lu ascended the throne, he would also prosper.

......

Outside the city, Fang Guoan camped. In the Chinese army's tent, Fang Guoan and his nephew Fang Yuanke were gathered in front of a fire pit, warming their boots. It was raining continuously. The two of them had just finished inspecting each camp. The situation was a bit bad. Now there was insufficient food and pay.

The camp was in dilapidated condition, and with the approaching Qing army, morale almost collapsed.

Fang Guoan looked sad. He wanted to send troops to fight against the autumn wind, but his nephew Fang Yuanke stopped him.

"Uncle, didn't Governor Zhang allocate food and wages for us? Just wait and see." Fang Yuanke fiddled with the brazier and held up his soaked boots to comfort Fang Guoan.

"You are too young. These civil servants are not sure what they say. They deceive big bosses like us, but they can do it with all their hands. When they say they will give you food and salary, it is just to hang you up. Even if they really give it, they will not do it.

That's what I mean." Fang Guoan sneered. Over the years, he had seen no civil servants who were not like this. They talked about giving food, but in fact they used their hands to seize and hide it. When it was in their own hands, it would be good to have sacks of their own.

Fang Yuanke sighed slightly. He knew that his uncle was telling the truth, but at this time, plundering and plundering would only anger King Lu Supervisor. Now King Lu Supervisor has summoned the righteous division King Qin, and there will be a large army gathering soon.

Hangzhou is better to be more stable.

"I heard that Governor Zhang is a good official..." Fang Yuanke stared blankly at the dancing flames and murmured.

"Mom, just hang on to us until the righteous master arrives. Will we not be needed anymore?" Fang Guoan speculated.

"No! Uncle, stop imagining things. When the rain stops, maybe the food will be delivered. I just told the brothers, please be patient for a while." Fang Yuanke hurriedly put an end to Fang Guoan's dangerous thoughts.

I am afraid that my uncle will do something bad impulsively.

After hearing this, Fang Guoan had no choice but to sit back in front of the brazier and roast his boots silently. The camp now had one meal a day. If the rain stopped and there was no food, he would have to break camp and go to plunder elsewhere. He couldn't let these ten thousand people eat.

Let's disperse.

The uncle and nephew were in a daze around the brazier.
Chapter completed!