Seeing that the unexpected reinforcements had arrived early, Liang Yizhang naturally danced with joy, and his shouts of joy were almost crazy.
But those CEOs didn't think there was anything wrong with Liang Yizhang's actions at all.
After all, Liang Yizhang put the lives of his whole family on the line to defend Shangqiu. If he could survive, he could still become a loyal minister and a hero. Who would not be overjoyed like crazy, and who would want to die if he could survive.
On the contrary, the CEOs felt that this was Mr. Futai's true temperament, and their attitude towards him suddenly changed 180 degrees, and they were full of compliments and compliments.
One of them, Mr. Qian, Hui Zhengci Yan cried bitterly and repented: "Master Futai has divine calculations! It is all your credit for keeping the soldiers and civilians of Shangqiu safe! We were all deceived by Song Shoubei before, and we were fooled by lard!"
"Master Futai, you don't know! It was Song Quan who took the initiative to call us and told us the despicable style of the bandits that 'if they break the city after encountering strong resistance, they will massacre the city', otherwise we wouldn't be afraid!
This Song Quan is simply deliberately trying to shake the morale of the army! As long as Mr. Futai says a word, we will immediately arrest that bastard Song Quan!"
It was only at this time that Liang Yizhang completely confirmed the inside story, and sneered solemnly: "Is this happening? Then Song Quan is actively collaborating with the enemy and treason! We won't take it down yet!"
After saying that, he didn't care about the fate of a weakling like Song Quan. After getting off the tower, he frantically rode back to the magistrate's office to report the good news to His Highness Prince Lu, saying that Shen Futai's reinforcements had arrived.
And several thousand generals were ordered to, of course, run like wolves and tigers to the west city gate tower where Song Guards was located in order to wash away the guilt that he had shaken.
Everyone had a tacit understanding and never leaked the news in advance along the way. Song Quan didn't know what was going on until he rushed in front of Song Quan, and he was easily captured.
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While the officials and soldiers at the top of the city cheered for the arrival of reinforcements,
In a clean courtyard next to the magistrate's office, a group of dandy clan members were restless there at this moment.
There was no other reason than that they didn't know what was going on in the faint commotion outside.
In the courtyard, a middle-aged man slightly older than King Lu was pacing back and forth, gritting his teeth irritably:
"Why is there such a big movement? Why is there such a big movement? Could it be that the bandits are attacking again with all their strength? Uncle Wang, if you had listened to me earlier, we would have left everything behind, packed lightly and continued to flee south, or even go directly to Fengyang
, there aren’t that many things to worry about anymore.”
This man was Zhu Yousong, the Sifu King, who was said to be Zhu Changzi's nephew. In fact, he was one year older than his uncle. He had more escape experience than Zhu Changzi, so he started to get scared when he heard the vague sound of gunfire.
In the original history, when Zhu Yousong was in Luoyang and Huaiqing were defeated, he sought refuge with his uncle for protection, and then King Lu, King Fu, King Zhou, and King Zhao all went south together.
The difference now is that nothing happened to King Zhou yet and he was still besieged in the city of Kaifeng. The other kings of Henan who survived basically escaped and gathered together, and were not affected by the butterfly effect.
Zhu Changzi was robbed by his nephew, and he should have shown the dignity of an elder, but at this moment what his nephew said seemed more reasonable, and he couldn't help but weaken his momentum, and just explained:
"How can I be reluctant to part with my property? This is because I am worried that there will be insufficient guards, the army will be in chaos, and I will not be able to reach Fengyang Mansion. What's more, the vassal king cannot enter the three capitals without a summons. Not only can I not go to Nanjing and Beijing, but I may even go to Fengyang, the central capital.
As for impeachment, what's wrong with us being cautious?
Besides, Fengyang must be safer than Shangqiu? Who knew that the bandits would attack here so quickly, I just waited and watched..."
Zhu Changzi felt that his decision was okay. He was most afraid of being reprimanded by his stern and resolute nephew emperor Chongzhen. Even when he was running for his life, he was still worried about the court's laws.
The vassal king could not enter the capital at will, or even approach the capital at will! This system of the Ming Dynasty not only targeted Beijing, but also included Nanjing and Zhongdu.
Especially at this juncture at the end of Chongzhen's fifteenth year, this kind of thing is even more sensitive.
Because if Beijing falls one day, the other two capitals of the Ming Dynasty may directly take over at any time and become the actual administrative capital.
If at that time, a certain vassal king was in Fengyang City or Nanjing City, wouldn't it be possible for him to be supported by ministers nearby?
With this kind of suspicion, timid people must hide as far away as possible, otherwise they will cause a lot of trouble, or in the future, Chongzhen will slow down and come to settle the matter after the fall, wouldn't he suffer a big loss?
"It's urgent. Impeachment means impeachment. Life is at stake!" Zhu Yousong couldn't help but get angry. The fear of death made him ignore his politeness to his cousin, and secretly hated his cousin's cowardice and incompetence.
If he could make his own decision, what if he escaped to Nanjing, let alone Fengyang?
The world is like this. Wealth and honor are found in danger! If something happens to his imperial brother and nephews... tsk tsk, the powerful and powerful people in the world are right in front of you!
Even if the bet is wrong, the worst possible outcome is death. Compared with other uncles and brothers, Zhu Yousong is quite willing to gamble with his life.
It's a pity that he is living under someone else's roof now. All the royal guards and attendants belong to his uncle. Before, his uncle asked for stability, but he couldn't command those people even if he wanted to.
I ended up in this situation, standing under a dangerous wall. I hate it.
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During the dispute between the two, Zhu Changzi quickly lost his momentum because of his weakness, which also alarmed more and more maids, and everyone was anxious.
Fortunately, there were people who understood and knew that they shouldn't argue at this time, so a little girl finally jumped out to break up the fight.
She is fourteen or fifteen years old, she is bright and pure, and her beauty makes people forget about vulgarity. I heard her protecting Zhu Changzi and saying to Zhu Yousong:
"Brother Fu Wang! If my father hadn't taken you in, you would have died in Huaiqing. You don't know how to repay kindness, and you still want to be picky and use your nephew to offend your uncle? Do you think my father and... are also greedy for money? Where is the person?
He is afraid that if there are too many women, something will happen while traveling thousands of miles away. If you just run for your own life and leave your mother and wife behind, are you still considered a man?"
This little girl originally wanted to say, "You think my father is as greedy for money as your father. In the end, he was killed by Li Zicheng, and the family property was still divided."
But then I thought about it, after all, Old Fu Wang was also her uncle. If she also violated the respect with humiliation and was neither big nor small, she would have no position to stop the fight. And the dead are the most important. No matter how greedy Old Fu Wang was in the past, he would be dead. , let’s accumulate some moral integrity.
"You..." But Zhu Yousong still couldn't help being furious. He was refuted by his cousin. Although the other party didn't finish what he said, he could completely hear the implication. Seeing him, he was about to ignore the bullying of men and go up to his cousin. It was torn apart.
It turned out that this little girl was Zhu Changzi's only daughter, Zhu Yuchan, the young princess of Prince Lu's Mansion.
Zhu Changzi is only thirty-four years old this year, but his body is very weak, so he is not very energetic in terms of sex. He occasionally favors concubines and concubines, but most of them need to be served by the other party and move by themselves.
More than ten years ago, when Zhu Changzhi was just twenty years old, he was still prosperous for a short time. After a few years, he also left a daughter who grew up. Unfortunately, he was lustful and demanding, and his body soon collapsed.
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At that time, other concubines and concubines were also pregnant, but the other two daughters died in infancy. And the son was not even born alive. At most, he could not be saved and was already stillborn when he was born.
There is nothing surprising about this mortality rate, and it is not cheating, because the health status of the royal family in the late Ming Dynasty was inherently problematic.
For example, Zhu Changzi's cousin, Guangzong Zhu Changluo, gave birth to seven sons, but only two survived, and out of ten daughters, only three survived, with a mortality rate of more than 70%.
Otherwise, it would not be Tianqi's turn. Chongzhen and the others became emperors. Guangzong himself died suddenly after only one month as emperor. Tianqi also died at a young age in his twenties.
Starting from Longqing and Wanli, the vassal kings were in poor health.
Zhu Changzi's current cowardly temperament is probably related to his family situation. Because he has no son, he has no ambition to fight for many things and can just live peacefully.
If he really won something great after fighting for it, he wouldn't have a son to pass it on to, so why fight for it?
He also knew that it was almost impossible for his body to give birth to a son, so he became more and more fasting, playing music or appreciating antiques and bronzes every day. Over time, he felt that this was very cool and refreshing.
At this moment, his nephew Zhu Yousong and his daughter Zhu Yuchan were having a quarrel. Zhu Changzi also had a headache. After trying to persuade him for a while, the quarrel became more and more chaotic. He felt that his heart was cramping, and he just wanted to take a breath, but he felt weak.
Feelings also arise spontaneously.
Fortunately, just when he was extremely depressed, a piece of good news finally came like rain after a long drought.
"Your Highness! Your Highness Prince Lu! What a good news! What a joy!" There was a lot of noise outside the courtyard, and the sound of rolling horse hooves came quickly from far away. A few steps into the courtyard, one could vaguely hear the voice of Liang Yizhang, the prefect of Guide.
Zhu Changzi felt depressed for a while: Didn't he agree to keep it a secret and not let others know about his existence? It has only been a few days, but this guy actually forgot to keep it secret?
Feeling dissatisfied, he was about to rush to the courtyard gate and personally order Liang Yizhang to be silent. But he had a headache from the quarrel just now, and now he was so anxious that his vision almost went dark.
Fortunately, Zhu Yuchan had quick eyesight and quickly stepped forward to help his father. He turned around and scolded the maids: "Are you all blind? Come and help him quickly!"
The maids who were afraid of harming Chi Yu hurriedly came up to take it.
After a while of busy work, Liang Yizhang had already passed the two courtyard gates.
Zhu Yuchan knew that there were differences between men and women, and she should have avoided it, but she was afraid that her father would be agitated, so she had to wink and ask one of the maids to bring the veil and bonnet that were always on hand.
Just after putting it on, Liang Yizhang appeared in the Chuihua Gate. Zhu Yuchan ignored Yue Zu and asked calmly: "Prefect Liang! My father has repeatedly asked you to keep our whereabouts secret. Why are you so rash and shouting at me as soon as you enter the courtyard!"
Liang Yizhang was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he was overly excited. In order to apologize, he had to kneel down and salute: "Your Highness, Prince Lu, please forgive me! I was just excited for the moment, and I didn't mean any harm.
The official was about to tell the prince that there was no need to keep his whereabouts secret. The intruder Yuan Zongdi's troops outside the city had been broken into one side of the camp by the imperial reinforcements! It was Shen Shuren, the governor of Huguang, who, following his majesty's order, went north to Henan to attack the intruders.
thief!
His general Huang Degong and his subordinate Zhu Wenzhen have already reached Shangqiu! There are at least 10,000 cavalry! With the protection of such powerful troops, the king, King Fu and others will be able to evacuate safely!"
When Zhu Changzi heard this, his expression suddenly became exciting. First he was shocked and disbelieving, and then he was ecstatic: "The imperial court has ten thousand cavalry to rescue? And also broke the siege? There is no end to the road! Hurry, go back and copy three more volumes for me. Lotus Sutra! May the Emperor bless you!"
"Is it Huang Degong and Huang Chuangzi's cavalry? They must be very elite! I said two months ago that we should go to Anlu via Fengyang and stop at Huang Chuangzi's defense area. We will be safe and sound! Uncle Wang, morning You don’t have to take these detours if you listen to me!”
Fu Wang Zhu Yousong also exclaimed and secretly laughed. Although it was still mixed with complaints, it was obviously not as irritating as it was at the beginning.
Anyway, the problem has been solved. After all, my cousin took him in for two months, so I should still be grateful.
Liang Yizhang waited for their initial surprise to calm down before continuing: "Xiaoguan has sent people to negotiate with Mr. Huang in the city, and they have also unexpectedly learned that His Highness is waiting in the city. If Your Highness wants to break out, please move forward. , comfort Mr. Huang and give him orders personally."
Zhu Changzi nodded repeatedly: "It should be true. If I and my nephews can escape from danger, they will definitely report to Your Majesty the merits of the Battle of Shangqiu in detail. Your loyalty to Liangfutai is commendable, and you will naturally be rewarded.
General Huang and General Zhu Shen are loyal to the country and have forgotten their own lives. In this difficult autumn, they must be put to good use. Please lead the way quickly and go to see all the generals in person!"