Although He Tengjiao is particularly fond of playing chess and often causes the situation to collapse, it does not mean that he likes the civil and military officials including Tang Wang and Huang Daozhou to come to Huguang to play chess to him, after all, even a martial artist like Jin Shenghuan can't stand the small court of Longwu, not to mention that he He Tengjiao is still a Sven.

Therefore, he directly used the killer weapon: "Your Majesty's preparation to conquer Wuchang is naturally a good thing, but in this way, be careful to beware of Hao Yongzhong!" ”

Hao Yongzhong was the general sent by He Tengjiao to meet him, so the Tang King was very surprised: "Hao Yongzhong is very respectful to His Royal Highness, why did He Futai say that he should beware of Hao Yongzhong?" ”

He Tengjiao said very seriously: "Hao Yongzhong's real name is Hao Shaoqi, he is a fierce general among the thieves in Dashun, and he is still disconnected from the Jingzhou thief. ”

Originally, the Tang King was ready to use Hao Yongzhong to set up He Tengjiao and achieve the purpose of the imperial expedition when he found that Hao Yongzhong was very respectful to the Tang King, so he had long known that Hao Yongzhong had been born in the Dashun Army, and even knew that He Tengjiao had used Hao Yongzhong to deal with the original Hou Botian Jianxiu, Liu Tichun and others of the Dashun Army, and finally forced Tian Jianxiu, Liu Tichun and others to leave Jingzhou.

However, He Tengjiao's mention that Hao Yongzhong is still in contact with Empress Gao, Tian Jianxiu, Li Guo, Gao Yigong and others in Jingzhou is extremely shocking to the Tang Dynasty, although this matter is reasonable, Hao Shaoqi is the remnant of the Dashun Army after all, and Empress Gao is thriving in Jingzhou and even has to be named "Empress Fengtian of the Ming Dynasty", Hao Shaoqi must ease relations with Jingzhou and maintain contact.

But when it came to the "Jingzhou thief", the Tang King couldn't help but think of the Chengtian Emperor behind the loyal camp, and they were all shocked: "He Futai, since Hao Shaoqi and the Jingzhou thief have broken the connection, how do you think this matter should be dealt with!" ”

He Tengjiao knew that everything was under control when he saw them so frightened.

And now Nanchang is already a standard barracks, the Ming army barracks under the city one after another even occupy the entire field of vision, it seems that there are not 100,000 troops but also 50,000 troops, and these tens of thousands of troops are all elites of a hundred battles, even if Jin Shenghuan and Wang Tizhong are veterans of a hundred battles, but they are still frightened to see such a huge battle, and they sent envoys out of the city to contact Liu Yongxi as soon as possible.

They reaffirmed their willingness to join the Yue Ming army en masse, but also put forward many conditions that Liu Yongxi could not accept, such as Jin Shenghuan's request to follow the example of Zheng Zhilong to retain his title of Changguo Gong, and Wang Deren, the Marquis of Jianwu, also had similar conditions.

But the biggest controversy is that they are unwilling to hand over Nanchang City and the troops in their hands, although Liu Yongxi is welcome to enter the city, but they demand that the troop establishment cannot be disrupted but continue to be led by them, and this is what Liu Yongxi resolutely cannot agree: "If Jin Shenghuan hands over Nanchang City and soldiers and horses, I can retain his title as the Duke of Changguo, but the troops must be handed over!" ”

And Huang Renlong, who was sent by Jin Shenghuan to negotiate, immediately said: "Our Changguo Gong said that as long as His Majesty is sincere and willing to enter the city to negotiate, he is willing to hand over the soldiers and horses under the command of His Majesty!" ”

Although Liu Yongxi has not yet expressed his position, Mrs. Xing is already like an angry little wild cat thundering: "Your Majesty must put the world first, and you can't be rash!" ”

Speaking of this, Mrs. Xing's voice became low: "The change in Suizhou is a lesson from the past, Your Majesty not only thinks about the world, but also thinks about the concubines and the queens!" ”

Until now, Mrs. Xing still remembers the scene of the Suizhou Incident, no one expected that Gao Jie would have such a tragic ending, and Gao Jie's death represented the Hongguang Dynasty's Jiangbei defense line thoroughly, and then when Duoduo marched into Jiangnan, he was almost unscathed in addition to the resistance encountered in Yangzhou.

If Liu Yongxi encounters any accident after entering the city, I am afraid it will also be the end of the second Gao Jie, Emperor Chengtian has only been on the throne for more than a month, if Liu Yongxi has any accidents, I am afraid that this small court will collapse as soon as possible, so Mrs. Xing is eager to drive Huang Renlong away now.

It's just that Huang Renlong said unceremoniously: "Your Majesty is a hero of the world, how can you miss a major national event because of a woman's opinion, Your Majesty, Chang Guogong sincerely wants to achieve the cause of Zhongxing with Your Majesty, and Your Majesty is not alone in the city, how many soldiers and horses you want to bring into the city are up to Your Majesty!" ”

Liu Yongxi laughed: "How should my wife be a big deal, the hero is helpless and affectionate, I listened to Sister Xing's arrangement for this matter, the reason why I postponed the siege was just to wait for the red-clothed cannon to be transported from the rear, and it was also for the sake of hundreds of thousands of people in Nanchang, you told Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren not to mislead people, I will give them three more days to think about it!" ”

Huang Renlong didn't expect Liu Yongxi to be so tough, and Xing Shengping on the other side sneered: "Your Majesty has personally experienced the changes in Suizhou, how can you take this little trick in your eyes and give you three days, and after three days, the red-clothed cannon directly bombarded Nanchang City!" ”

It's just that although Liu Yongxi and Xing Shengping are very tough, Huang Renlong is not a vegetarian: "Your Majesty is ready to miss the God-given opportunity of Zhongxing Daming?" Now His Majesty's greatest lack is time, Azig has given up Wuchang to cross the river and retreat north, and the Qing soldiers are said to have gone up from the northeast of the mountain, if Your Majesty can take Nanchang City at any cost, but if you miss this God-given opportunity, you can only regret it for a lifetime! ”

Liu Yongxi shook his head and said: "I have made up my mind, you just reply to Jin Shenghuan, if he is willing to serve the country, he is still the prince of Changguo in this dynasty, and the Marquis of Jianwu, Wang Deren, can also live in his original position, that is, the soldiers and horses must leave the city as soon as possible!" ”

For Liu Yongxi, this is already a huge concession.

After all, there is only one Chengguo Duke Liu Kongzhao in the Chengtian Dynasty so far, and Liu Kongzhao is also Liu Yongxi's biological father, and the meritorious ministers are only feudal marquis at most, if Jin Shenghuan retains the position of Changguo Gong, it will be a huge damage to Liu Yongxi's painstaking management of the reward system.

But Jin Shenghuan felt that Liu Yongxi lacked sincerity, and after listening to Huang Renlong's reply, he couldn't help sneering: "Say a thousand, say ten thousand, this Yue Guogong still refuses to enter the city, he really thinks he is the Emperor of Chengtian!" ”

Huang Renlong said very nervously: "If there is really a red-clothed cannon transported, Nanchang City will not be able to hold it sooner or later!" ”

But Jin Shenghuan said with confidence: "We can afford to delay the time, but this Duke of Yue Guo definitely can't afford to delay, if he waits for a few more days under the city of Nanchang, I am afraid that not only Wuchang will fall into the hands of Zhang Xianzhong, but the king of the regent will also fight under the city of Nanjing, he must have a good talk with us!" ”

Hearing Jin Shenghuan say this, Wang Deren was finally relieved: "As long as Yue Guogong enters the city, don't blame us for being polite, no matter how many guards he brings with him, we can take him down as soon as possible, whether it is dead or alive, we will win a big victory!" ”

Wang Deren can be said to be the number two person in Nanchang City, but Jin Shenghuan is a little uneasy about the soldiers and horses under Wang Deren's command: "Jianwu Hou, the biggest weakness of Nanchang City now is the soldiers and horses under your command, and you must not show mercy to those generals who dare to secretly communicate with Jinhua thieves!" ”

The reason why he said that the soldiers and horses of Jianwu Marquis Wang Zhiren are the biggest weakness of Nanchang City is not only because Wang Deren's troops are not Zuo Liangyu's old troops but the remnants of the Dashun army, but the more important problem is that in the past six months or so, Wang Deren's troops and horses have changed hands three times.

This army was originally scheduled to be the department of Bai Wang of the Dashun army, but in May of the second year of Shunzhi, Li Zicheng died in Jiugong Mountain, and the general of the Bai Wang Department completely lost confidence in the future of the Dashun army, so he killed Bai Wang and led his troops to surrender to Azig, who immediately ordered Wang Tizhong to conquer Jiangxi and conquer Nanchang with Jin Shenghuan.

However, Wang Tizhong was the remnant of the Dashun Army after all, although he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, but he was unwilling to accept the Qing court's shaving order, and as a result, Jin Shenghuan colluded with Wang Deren, Wang Tizhong's deputy, to assassinate Wang Tizhong, and Wang Deren succeeded as the chief soldier in the name of avenging Bai Wang with the full support of Jin Shenghuan, and took over the troops and horses left in Wang Tizhong.

But since the commander of this army of soldiers and horses has been changed from Bai Wang to Wang Tizhong, and from Wang Ti to Wang Deren, and now he is with Jin Shenghuan anyway, he naturally doesn't know what kind of banner he should play, and since Liu Yongxi has named Empress Gao as "Empress Fengtian of the Ming Dynasty" and reorganized the remnants of the Dashun Army into a loyal battalion, in a sense, he is also the old master of Wang Deren's army, so Wang Deren's subordinates often communicate with the Yue Ming Dynasty.

Wang Deren also realized this, and he told Jin Shenghuan without hesitation: "I will kill a batch of people when I go back, and you can rest assured that Changguo Gong will ensure that nothing goes wrong, as long as Yue Guogong enters the city, we will kill him without leaving a piece of armor!" ”

Hearing Wang Deren say this, Jin Shenghuan felt relieved: "This should be done, Jianwu Hou, as long as we are ruthless, we will have the final say on this territory in Jiangxi!" ”

And Huang Renlong also felt that Liu Yongxi had to do it according to Jin Shenghuan's intention no matter what: "That's right, Yue Guogong will do it according to our wishes sooner or later, now that the east and west roads are in an emergency, I am afraid that if he does not enter the city, it will be a dead end!" ”

Jin Shenghuan laughed: "But when he came to the city, it was also a dead end!" ”

Wang Deren said very nervously: "I'm afraid that he will bring too many soldiers and horses into the city and it will be difficult to deal with!" ”

Jin Shenghuan said confidently: "No matter how many soldiers and horses there are, he is not afraid, as long as he enters the city, we will deal with him as much as we want, I am afraid that he will not enter the city!" ”

And things seemed to develop as Jin Shenghuan expected, and that night the Vietnamese Ming army outside the city sent an envoy to ask for another negotiation, and Liu Yongxi no longer insisted on the original point of view and expressed his willingness to enter the city to negotiate with Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren.