After hearing what Guo Shixun said, Chongzhen's eyes lit up and he was so happy that he stood up.

"Which good general is your dear?"

Guo Shixun looked around the staff and bowed calmly and said, "It's Li Chengdong, the general of Xuzhou, the pseudo-Ming Dynasty."

Li Chengdong?

The court suddenly became lively, and this person was quite famous. He once participated in Li Zicheng's peasant uprising and followed Li Zicheng's general Gao Jie for a long time. Later, he surrendered to the pseudo-Ming Dynasty with Gao Jie and became the general of Xuzhou.

Everyone never expected that the person Guo Shixun recommended was such a traitor.

Chongzhen's face suddenly turned dark, and he glanced at the corner of his mouth and said coldly, "Since he is the general of Hongguang's traitor, how can he make friends with him?"

Guo Shixun said, "Recently, the Qing army went south and the Jianghuai area has fallen. After Xuzhou fell, Li Chengdong took advantage of the chaos to flee to the Hanjing to worship Yuchen's disciple.

Li Chengdong fought bravely and defected to Li Chuang and Hongguang. Now he has no way out. He will definitely repay the emperor with all his loyalty and courage. I hope my emperor will understand it."

Looking at Guo Shixun who was talking endlessly, Zuo Liangyu unknowingly felt a layer of cold sweat. He wanted to retreat as a breakthrough to get more chips, but he didn't really want to give up his military power. Unexpectedly, the surname Guo actually took advantage of the opportunity to get involved in the army!

But he had just put on his face to the emperor and was not good at speaking to lead the army, so he could only let Guo Shixun do whatever he wanted. Zuo Liangyu's face turned pale and began to worry about his future.

Although Lin Jingwu was loyal, his experience was insufficient and his level was limited. Chongzhen knew that he was definitely not Li Zicheng's opponent. Now that the army was in a big way, the Shun army could break into the city at any time, and it was too late to transfer troops from all over the country to serve the king.

Li Chengdong, a man, still had some impression of Chongzhen. During the peasant army, he seized several cities with hundreds of cavalry and killed the Henan defenders to fear. There was no other general at the moment, so he had to try this slave of the three surnames first.

"Where is Li Chengdong now?"

When Guo Shixun heard the emperor start to let go, he felt a little happy. He stroked his beard and said slowly, "He is now a marquis outside the hall."

"Okay, Xuan him comes in!"

Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand, and the eunuch Chen Yousong beside him shouted at the top of his voice, "Xuan, Li Chengdong meets you!"

Soon, under the gaze of all the monarchs and ministers, a man in gray robe with a 8-foot-tall back and a bear waist walked in. As soon as he entered the hall, everyone felt a bloody and murderous aura, and at a glance he knew that he was not a good person to mess with.

"The criminal Li Chengdong pays homage to the emperor, wishing me long live long live long live long live long!"

After saying that, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times, with an extremely sincere attitude. Chongzhen then smiled with satisfaction and said, "Let's just flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Chongzhen sat down slowly, glanced at Zuo Liangyu before saying to Li Chengdong, "Li Chuang's army of 100,000 besieged the capital. If I entrust the important task of defending the city to you, will you dare to take it?"

Li Chengdong held his fists and shouted, "The criminal minister is willing to serve the work of a dog and horse, and vows to live and die with Hanjing!"

"Li Zicheng is your old master, I'm afraid you won't do your best."

Li Chengdong's face darkened, and his eyes shot out a gleam, "There is only one master in the crime, and that is Master Chongzhen!"

"Okay, I will appoint you as the general of Huguang and command the troops in the capital to fight against Li's rebel army! The military situation is urgent, Guo Aiqing leads him to the front, and the seal and ribbon edict arrives immediately!"

"I accept the order!"

After Guo Shixun and Li Chengdong retreated, Chongzhen quickly drafted an edict and asked Chen Yousong to take the seal and send it to him and the two of them.

Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, the commander of the Imperial Army Feng Dai suddenly walked into the hall in a panic, "Emperor, the Empress sent someone to report that Princess Lingxiang is gone!"

The whole city of Hanjing was upside down by this war, and the streets were filled with people fleeing. Even the Piaoxiang Pavilion, the largest building in the capital, was confined to the doors and windows.

"Xiu'er, have the girls all settled?"

The person who spoke was Yu Hao, the chief manager of Piaoxiang Pavilion. He put the package he had just packed on the table, picked up the teapot and started drinking it rumbled.

Xiu'er pointed to the second floor and said, "According to your instructions, hide them all in various private rooms, with more than thirty servants guarding them. There should be no big problem."

"That's good. After I leave, Piaoxiang Pavilion and Yu Mansion will be managed by you. If anyone dares to have an idea here, go find Zuo Menggeng!"

Piaoxiang Pavilion was entrusted to him by Yu Wan, and Yu Hao dared not let it have any problems.

"Don't worry, Mr. Yu, Xiu'er knows what to do. This trip is dangerous and unpredictable. Be careful with everything!"

While Yu Hao was still giving advice, there was a rapid knock on the door outside.

"Who is coming?"

Yu Hao raised his eyebrows, grabbed his long sword and walked towards the gate.

"It's me, open the door!"

It sounded very familiar, Yu Hao opened the door with a little thought, and his mouth was so open that it could stuff the eggs into it.

"Princess, why are you here? Please come in!"

The visitor is Princess Lingxiang!

Although she dressed as a man, her seductive curves were covered up, and her fair and smooth face was still beautiful and delicious.

Looking at Zhu Weiling's face dressed as a scholar, if someone else was not sure that she would be Princess Lingxiang of the Ming Dynasty.

"Yu Hao, do you have any news about Yu Wan?"

Yu Hao took her back to the first floor, pointed to the bag on the table and shook his head, "No, I'm going to go to Jiangxia to inquire!"

Hearing such an answer, Ling Xiang's face became more and more worried, "What must have happened to Yu Wan, otherwise Li Zicheng would not have crossed Jiangxia to come to the capital!"

She lowered her head and pondered for a moment, and suddenly said with a firm look on her face, "Yu Hao, I'll go find him with you!"

Ling Xiang's decision almost scared Yu Hao to the ground. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "Your Highness, the enemy is now in the brink of the enemy. There are Li Chuang's troops outside. You are worth a fortune. If you make some money, how can I explain to the emperor and Brother Wan?"

"Yu Hao, will you take me there?"

Ling Xiang suddenly pulled out a dagger from her arms and pressed it against her neck. Yu Hao was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat and responded quickly, "I'll take me with you! Don't do stupid things!"

Ling Xiang then breathed a sigh of relief and inserted the dagger into the sheath.

"There are many people who can easily attract attention. This trip is enough for you and me. I escaped from the palace without telling my father. He will soon search for my whereabouts throughout the city. We must hurry up."

Yu Hao nodded, "Then let's set off immediately."

"Now the North Gate is in full swing, and the other three gates must be heavily guarded. It's not easy to leave the city at this moment. Do you have any solutions?"

"The gander general of the South Gate is Zuo Liangyu's confidant. He often comes to Piaoxiang Pavilion to have fun. I have a good relationship with him. We can leave the city from there. By the way, the princess wait for a moment."

Yu Hao ran back to the inner room and took out a short gun and stuffed it into her hand. "This trip is extremely dangerous, bring this musket just in case!"

Ling Xiang learned the firearm in the palace and knew the power of this foreign thing, so she put it in her arms with the dagger.

"Xiu'er, I left in a hurry and didn't bring me some clothes to change. Thank you for your hard work, please help me prepare two sets!

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