"Lord Wang, look at this......"

"Lord Wang, the old slave has seen Zuo Mengmei, she is indeed a rare beauty!"

"Lord Wang, you are not young, you are 13 years old this year."

"Yes, female senior five, gold bricks!"

In the palace of the king of Chu in Jiangling County, Jingzhou Prefecture, Hou Sui, who came from afar, and Wang Chengen, who followed Zhu Cizhao from Li Zicheng to Wuchang, were on the edge of the pond in the back garden of the palace, and they were struggling to persuade a little boy who was twelve or thirteen years old and wore a yellow robe.

This little boy looks a little similar to Zhu Cihong, but he is much more delicate, and he looks a bit like a little girl. At this time, he seemed to be losing his temper, maybe he couldn't think about it, and he was standing on a Taihu Lake stone by the pond, looking like he was about to jump down.

This child is Zhu Cihong's younger brother, Zhu Cizhao, the king of Chu!

Zhu Cihong is the eldest son of Emperor Chongzhen, of course, he has the style of an eldest brother, and he is full of love for his three younger brothers.

Zhu Cijiong's third brother Zhu Cijiong became the third prince of Luliang Mountain under his care - compared with his original tragic life, the current Zhu Cijiong has really lived a life. After a while, this third prince on Luliang Mountain may become a big problem for Dolgon's henchmen......

And Zhu Cizhao's fate has also changed, now he is the dignified King of Ming Chu, the lord of Jingzhou, and he can start a family at the age of 13, his wife is still a beauty, and he is still the daughter of Zuo Liangyu, the No. 1 warlord of the Ming Dynasty (if Zhu Cihong is not a warlord), Zuo Mengmei, who is 18 years old this year.

But Chu Fan Zhu Cizhao didn't know what to think, and he was very dissatisfied with the arrangement of Zhu Cihong, a good brother!

He didn't want to be the king of Chu, nor did he want to go to Jingzhou City to pull hatred, and he didn't want to marry a Zuo Mengmei who was five years older than him and had been married - he had to blame Li Zicheng for this matter, and he was stunned to arrange for Zuo Mengmei to be a husband in charge of the imperial camp.

As a result, Zuo Mengmei's husband was killed in the Battle of Shanhaiguan, making Zuo Mengmei a little widow, and Zhu Cihong remembered it...... After Zuo Liangyu refused to marry his daughter to Zhu Cihong, Zhu Cihong asked Hou Sui to come forward to protect the media and married Zuo Mengmei to Zhu Cizhao, the king of Chu.

And the relationship between Zuo Liangyu and Hou Sui is not ordinary...... As soon as he came forward, and it was a marriage that seemed to be very beneficial to Zuo Jiajun, Zuo Liangyu naturally would not disagree.

So today is a good day for Zhu Cizhao's children...... But Zhu Cizhao was very depressed, he only wanted to see his father Chongzhen now, and he didn't want to get married at all. And he also heard about Zhu Cihong's usurpation of power by his imprisoned father, and he had some misunderstandings about his good big brother!

"Lord Wang, the sedan chair is about to enter the palace, you can't be petty anymore!" Wang Chengen looked at Emperor Chongzhen's son who didn't understand anything at all, and was so anxious that tears were about to fall.

Zuo Mengmei went to Jingzhou yesterday accompanied by Zuo Mengeng and Qiu Lei, and lived in Qiu Lei's General Soldier's Mansion. Because she is the princess, Zhu Cizhao has to go to the prince to pick up the relatives and worship the sedan curtain...... There's a lot going on, and there's no time to commit suicide by jumping into the water.

"Wang Companion," Zhu Cizhao turned his head and looked at Wang Chengen aggrievedly, with tears in his eyes, "Do you say this is my father's will?" Didn't you say that my father was held hostage by Brother Chun? He could not have made such a will...... That's not what my father meant, is it? ”

"Lord Wang!" Wang Chengen looked at Hou Sui, who was as usual on the side, and stomped his feet, "You are just for the emperor, and you have to marry Zuo Mengmei ......."

Zhu Cizhao thought about it for a while, and then asked: "Marrying Zuo Mengmei, Zuo Liangyu will send troops to Qingjun's side?" ”

What kind of questions do you ask...... Was it known by the crown prince and paid it back?

Wang Chengen was so anxious that cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he looked back at Hou Xun again: You won't expose the King of Chu to the crown prince, right?

Hou Sui smiled: "The prince is young. ”

"Yes, yes, yes......" Wang Chengen said, "young and ignorant! ”

Hou Sui smiled and said: "The thousand-year-old master is wise, and he will not worry about the little prince." ”

I still have to expose it!

Wang Chengen didn't know what to say...... Hou Sui is Zhu Cihong's official and important minister, of course, he can't hide it for the king of Chu.

Fortunately, now that the Zuo Jiajun and Nanjing are not dealing with each other, they are about to wave the army eastward! So I'm not afraid that Zhu Cihong's order will take the life of the little prince.

"Wang Banban, what do you say, is it that if the lonely king marries Zuo Mengmei, Zuo Liangyu will send troops to Qingjun's side?"

Zhu Cizhao probably learned badly from King Chuang's side, and he is full of rebellious spirit!

Wang Chengen can't take care of it so much, how can he not let Zhu Cihong jump into the palace pond! So he stomped his feet and said, "Yes! As long as the prince marries Zuo Mengmei, Zuo Dashuai will send troops to Qingjun's side! ”

At this moment, the sound of crackling firecrackers was faintly heard, and it seemed that the team to send off the relatives had arrived!

Zhu Cizhao will soon live happily with Zuo Mengmei's eldest sister......

And on the same day that Zhu Cizhao and Zuo Mengmei tied the knot, in the Wuchang Marquis's mansion, Zuo Liangyu, the Marquis of Wuchang, whose face was pale and sluggish, and who couldn't stop coughing, was meeting with his dog-headed military advisor Huang Shu and Chen Yongxi, the envoy of the acting king who arrived in Wuchang after going south from Datong and passing through Luliang Mountain, Chang'an City, Nanyang Mansion, and Xiangjing Mansion.

“...... Hou Ye, according to the investigation of the lower officials, the Liukou has already distributed soldiers to millions of acres of land in Xiangyang and Shenyang, and what they have done is exactly the same as that of the Tartars around Beijing. Obviously, he learned the method of the Tartars to harm the people, and he no longer used three years to deceive people. Although this move will make the Liukou lose the ability to bewitch, it can also unite the hearts of the Liukou, change the Liukou into a sitting Kou, and then it is very likely to take Xiangyang and Shenyang as the foundation to annex the capitals of Hubei. I hope Lord Hou will be more careful! ”

"Hmph, another one who plundered the people's land!" Huang Shu said hatefully, "The Tartars are like this, the rogues are like this, and even the crown prince of the Holy Lord is like this...... One by one, like a wolf and a tiger, you know that it is harmful to the people! ”

What the? Even the prince did the same? Chen Yongxi was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart: It seems that this time the bet on going south is right, and we have to go to Nanjing to take refuge in a hurry!

"Chen Jishan (Ji Shan is an official of the royal palace)," Zuo Liangyu's hoarse and sluggish voice sounded, "How is the situation on the acting king's side?" Can it still be maintained? ”

"Hou Ye rest assured," Chen Yongxi said, "The acting king has already left Datong, transferred to the territory of Zhenxiwei, and established a royal palace in the mountains of Luliang. Now Lu Liang and Qunhao all respect the orders of the prince, and the prince still has 3,000 elite soldiers by his side, which is enough to protect himself. ”

"That's good," Zuo Liangyu laughed, "With the Dai Wang and the King of Chu contained, the crown prince should not dare to usurp." ”

Chen Yongxi said: "I am afraid that there is still a fifth prince who can contain the crown prince." ”

"The Fifth Prince? Isn't he in the hands of Li Zicheng? Huang Shu asked.

Chen Yongxi said: "When Xia Guan saw Li Zicheng, he heard him say that once Chang'an is not guaranteed, he will leave the five princes in the city......

Zuo Liangyu was stunned, "Is this to be left to the Tartars?" ”

Chen Yongxi nodded: "Because the Tartars attacked Li Zicheng's back road through the Flying Fox Pass last time, he doesn't believe in our Ming Dynasty at all now, so he threatens with this." ”

Zuo Liangyu said: "Can he keep Chang'an?" ”

"I can't keep it." Chen Yongxi shook his head, "Wu Sangui's tens of thousands of troops crossed Guanzhong, as if they were in a no-man's land, which shows that Li Zicheng failed to take root in Guanzhong...... Without a foundation, how can you resist the attack of the Tartars and Wu Sangui for a long time? Defeat is only a matter of time. So Hou Ye must prepare early! ”

Zuo Liangyu's pale face wrinkled suddenly, Li Zicheng may not be anything in the eyes of Wu Sangui and Jiang Jiu. But for Zuo Liangyu, Li Zicheng is an invincible and strong enemy.

Because his true strength was wiped out by Li Zicheng in the battle of Zhuxian Town! Later, although more than ten troops were raised, they were also claimed to be 800,000. However, Zuo Liangyu was old and sick, and he had long since lost the energy to train his troops strictly, so although his troops were numerous, their combat effectiveness was very weak.

"In your opinion, how long can Li Zicheng hold on?" Zuo Liangyu asked with a frown.

"One year!" Chen Yongxi said with certainty, "After all, Tongguan is a dangerous point in the world, and it is difficult to break through from the front. Li Zicheng let Wu Sangui enter the customs before, which was actually the biggest stupid move. When Wu Sangui gained a firm foothold in Ningxia and Gansu and marched eastward, it would be the day when Li Zicheng lost Guanzhong! ”