Zhu Youhua's letter was quickly sent to Kaifeng, but the governor Gao Mingheng and the chief soldier Wang Shaoyu could not spare their hands to send troops to aid Nanyang.

Without it, because Luo Rucai and the fifth battalion of Gezuo were about to arrive in Kaifeng, and they were taking care of themselves at this time.

After Zhu Youhua defeated Li Zicheng last year, there was one thing that even he didn't expect, although he put Li Zicheng in a predicament, he made Luo Rucai because of it.

Since the defeat of Zhuxian Town, the governor Hou Sui stayed on the north bank of the Yellow River, Zuo Liangyu retreated to Wuchang, and Liu Zeqing, the general soldier of Shandong, even hid in Penglai.

Without any prestigious official army to stop them, Luo Rucai and the 5th Battalion of Gezuo were in a no-man's land east of Henan, just like Li Zicheng in Kaifeng in history.

Soon, they changed their strategy and prepared to follow Zhang Xianzhong's example of breaking Xiangyang, and do a big thing, this so-called big thing, naturally the center of Henan - Kaifeng City.

Kaifeng, as the provincial capital of Henan, is located here almost all the large and small yamen.

In addition, the Zhou Dynasty was located here, and there were countless large and small imperial relatives and royal clans.

Taking Kaifeng will completely collapse the Ming court's virtual rule in Henan, and the fall of the Zhou Dynasty will provide countless gold and silver treasures and materials, which is exactly what the so-called "righteous army" lacks.

The news of the defeat of the official army in Zhuxian Town reached Kaifeng very early, but Kaifeng City is now the largest town in Henan, and the general army and governor are all here.

The official army is known as the heavily fortified garrison of Kaifeng, and recently there are constantly surrounding guards stationed in the city, if Kaifeng can not stay, the people really do not know where to flee.

In Kaifeng City, close to the side of Nantu Street, there is an east-west alley, and there is a small two-entry courtyard sitting in the north and facing south in the alley.

This is an ordinary house in Kaifeng City, due to the war, the city is not peaceful, so the dilapidated courtyard door is basically closed all year round.

At this time, at the west end of the courtyard, a young woman led a little girl of about five or six years old, and walked towards the house, and she clearly heard the footsteps of the officers and soldiers running by outside the door, and her face was deeply frightened.

A middle-aged man's sigh came from inside the house, the man walked out of the house and squatted outside, the little girl also broke free from the woman's hand, and Sa Huan ran into the man's arms.

The man's face was full of melancholy, it was too chaotic outside, and the family that usually chops firewood for a living, there was only enough food to eat for the last few days.

In a few days, I will have to take the risk of going out to find food for my family, otherwise how will this family survive.

"Listen, what's that sound?" The girl asked.

"Daddy, many of the people who went out yesterday have returned, saying that they are on the side of Yan Li Village, and there are rogue cavalry, and they are not allowed to chop wood and transport grain."

"Everyone is afraid to go out, and there are a lot of rumors outside, what should I do!" The woman came over and sat on the side, scared like a child.

The man glanced up, and without waiting for him to speak, an old man came out of the room, and the old man coughed a few times, and said:

"How can you survive in such a world! I didn't hear the sound of gunfire for a few days ago, and I thought that the rogues had retreated, and the official army had won, but I didn't expect that the official army was defeated..."

"You've been thinking about chopping wood for food, and you don't care if the sky falls, at this time, you should go out and inquire!"

When the man heard this, his brows furrowed, "Dad, don't worry, in a big city like Kaifeng, and His Royal Highness King Zhou is sealed here, the court can't help it." ”

"Even if the official army of Zhuxian Town is temporarily frustrated, the imperial court will send additional troops to rescue it."

"What's more, isn't there still a prince in Nanyang who repels the thieves, if the court doesn't come, he will come..."

The old man's brows also furrowed, and he struggled to come out, trembling and said, "You still don't know? ”

"The news that came in yesterday morning said that there were thieves on the Nanyang side, and Yuan Ying wanted to vote for the prince of Nanyang, but it attracted the thief's revenge, but I am afraid that the prince of Nanyang will also be difficult to protect himself!"

"What can I do... What's wrong with this world, why is it getting more and more chaotic..."The woman hid her face and cried, and the originally lively little girl was also a little worried.

"Alas! This can only be blamed for our bad life, chopping wood and chopping well, and thinking about waiting for my daughter to grow up to find a good place to marry, now, I hope the official army can resist the rogue! ”

The man didn't know what to say, so he comforted the family like this.

"Boom..."

The family was frowning sadly, but the footsteps of soldiers walking through the door suddenly came in again.

......

At the second watch in the evening, in the signing room behind the second hall of the Kaifeng Prefecture Punishment Hall, Governor Gao Mingheng was secretly investigating the matter of appeasing Xiao Yuanying with Huang Peng, the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture.

"Lord Futai, have you really decided on the matter of appeasing Yuan Shizhong?"

Hearing this, Gao Mingheng also became worried.

In fact, he can understand the meaning of his words, and everyone knows what happened to the officials recruited now.

Since Zhang Xianzhong and Li Chuang's recovery, no one dares to mention the word appeasement in front of the emperor, and the emperor sent Yang Sichang, a cabinet scholar, as a supervisor, just to change the appeasement to suppression.

But at this moment, the rogue soldiers are imminent, and they can't care so much, Yuan Shizhong is a person he doesn't know very well, but he has heard of this Shao Shixin.

This person is Li Zicheng's guest, and when he went to Yuan's camp, he intended to recruit Yuan Shizhong again, who cut off Shao Shixin's head and sent it to himself, and it was basically impossible to return to the thief.

"Ben Fu has made up his mind!" Gao Mingheng gritted his teeth and said.

"Well, in this case, Futai should report to the emperor as soon as possible, and send Yuan Shizhong's official body down, if it is late, it may not be very easy for the prince of Nanyang to handle it." Huang Peng said.

"What's more, there have been sentry riders on Yan Lizhai recently who have discovered the traces of thieves, and it is estimated that it will not be a few days before they reach the city, and if they are not sent now, they will not be sent out in a few days later."

"What's the complaint in the city?" Suddenly, Gao Mingheng asked.

"The city is still quite stable, I plan to find all my colleagues to go to the Zhou Palace, without the help of His Royal Highness, Kaifeng is really difficult to defend."

"Why didn't you tell me in advance about such a big deal?" Gao Mingheng was a little reproachful, and thought about it: "Who do you think of Benfu, the same as those governors who are corpses and vegetarian meals?" ”

"In this way, early tomorrow morning, Ben Fu will take the lead and go to the Zhou Palace's Mansion to find His Royal Highness to help defend the city."

Huang Peng glanced at him and said, "It's best if Futai can go in person." ”

Zhu Gongfang, the king of Zhou, was drinking tea in the mansion, and suddenly came to the door to report, saying that it was Gao Mingheng, the governor of Henan, who came to the palace with Huang Peng and other people.

Zhu Gongyu had actually heard the rumors earlier, the official army had been newly defeated, and the people in the city were panicking, even if Gao Mingheng didn't come to the palace to find him in a few days, he would personally go out to donate.

In the eyes of this prince, as the royal family of the Ming Dynasty, he will not contribute to this kind of national crisis, and who else will contribute?

In the final analysis, this is their Zhu family's world.

If the money had been brought into the city, it would not have gone into the pockets of others and made a wedding dress for them.

Without waiting for Gao Mingheng to finish speaking, Zhu Gongyu said with pride: "Kaifeng is a fief given to this domain by the great grandfather, how can these rogues come when they want to, and leave when they want to?" ”

"Needless to say, Futai, from tomorrow, this king will hold a sword and personally go to the city to supervise the battle, in order to help defend the city, even if the palace is emptied, he will not hesitate!"

After he said this, everyone, including Gao Mingheng, suddenly had confidence, such a prince is the descendant of my grandfather of the Ming Dynasty!