Although Zhu Shunming has integrated into the Ming Dynasty and is accustomed to having three wives and four concubines, his respect for women in his heart is still different from that of most men in this era.

Seeing Ruyu, She Miaohua, Chen Wanfang and others showing up to do the work they like, you can know that Zhu Shunming is still quite indulgent to his women.

The marriage with the Mu Wangfu was a bit unexpected, and there was also a great degree of exchange of interests. But Lord Mu is a living young girl. If the situation was not critical, Zhu Shunming would not have neglected his woman so much.

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Zhu Shunming stayed in Zhu's mansion for less than ten days, and before the New Year had passed, he led the army to Wuchang.

After crossing the Yellow River from Shanxi, Liukou went all the way south, jumped out of the encirclement of officers and soldiers, and entered the territory of Huguang. For a time, Yunyang Mansion, Xiangyang Mansion, De'an Mansion, and Huangzhou Mansion in the north of Huguang all appeared in the figure of Liukou.

Zhu Shunming received an urgent edict from Fang Kongzhi, the governor of Huguang, and before the Spring Festival had passed, he hurriedly mobilized people and horses and took a boat to Wuchang.

According to the information received by Zhu Shunming, nearly 100,000 Liukou entered Huguang and forced Wuchang. Huguangdu commanded the envoy to make the governor Deng Zuyu and others lead the army to meet the enemy in Yingcheng.

The rogue is powerful, and there are few officers and soldiers. But Deng Zuyu was very confident and underestimated the enemy, so he fell into the trap of the rogues and was surrounded by the rogues.

The eight kings Zhang Xianzhong, Cao Cao Luo Rucai, Lao Hui Ma Shouying, Ge Li Yan He Yilong, Zuo Jin Wang He Jin, the reincarnated king Liu Xiyao, the troubled king Lin Chengcheng and other famous rogues in history were full of various schemes, and soon captured and killed Deng Zuyu, and at the same time beheaded Zhang Quanchang, Yang Shien, Deng Tianhe, Li Wenyun and other officers and generals, and scattered nearly 10,000 officers and soldiers.

Liukou occupied Yingcheng with victory, killed Zhang Shaodeng, the magistrate of Yingcheng, and sacked Yingcheng.

Yingcheng was lost, and the rogue soldiers pointed directly at Hanyang Mansion and Wuchang Mansion.

The local officers and troops in Wuchang were not enough to protect themselves. Fang Kongzhi had no choice but to urgently order that Zhu Shun would lead the army to Wuchang Mansion before Ming Ming to deal with the possible invasion of the Liukou.

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Zhu Shunming rushed to Wuchang on the seventh day of the first lunar month.

Wuchang City, which was supposed to be bustling, was deserted, and the people were hiding at home and did not dare to go out; The gate of Wuchang is closed, and entry and exit must be strictly checked; From time to time, soldiers with knives and guns patrolled the streets.

Wuchang, which has been peaceful for a long time, has not seen sword soldiers for a long time.

Governor Deng Zuyu led Wuchangwei and Wuchang's left guards out of the city to meet the Liukou, but the whole army was wiped out in Yingcheng. The news was transmitted back to Wuchang, causing panic in the whole city of Wuchang.

Later, there was news that the Liukou had captured Yingcheng and looted on a large scale, and Wuchang City was even more chaotic, and all kinds of bulls, ghosts, snakes and gods came out to make trouble.

Fortunately, the governor Fang Kongzhi is still calm, and the king of Chu, Zhu Huakui, is still virtuous. The two worked together to send the yacha and the royal guards to kill the gangsters who took the opportunity to make trouble and fish in troubled waters, closed the city gates, and imposed martial law on the whole city, temporarily stabilizing the situation in Wuchang.

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Since Li Timing, the governor of Wugang, and Zhu Shunming and Fang Kong Jiong formed a de facto friend, the two got along very well.

Fang Kongzhi gave Zhu Shunming political help, and Zhu Shunming stabilized the southern part of Huguang for Fang Kongzhi very well, and smoothly paid various taxes, salaries and grains. The two of them take what they need, which can be regarded as complementing each other.

Although Kong Wei did not speak for Zhu Shunming above Wen Tiren's plot against Zhu Shunming, the result of the matter was unexpected by most people in the imperial court.

Zhu Shunming not only did not die in Yunnan, but killed all sides in Yunnan, quickly quelled the rebellion of the natives, entered the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, and became a rising star in the army.

The two have been friends for a long time, but this is the first time they have met.

"Meet the Governor." Zhu Shunming bowed his hand.

Fang Kongzhi is forty-four years old, which is the most attractive period of a man's life. Fang Kongzhi was born as a jinshi in the forty-fourth year of Wanli, but he looks like a military general, tall and mighty, and full of strength.

Zhu Shunming was surprised by Fang Kongzhi's temperament and figure, and Fang Kongzhi sighed at Zhu Shunming's youth and gentleness.

"It's good that you're here." Fang Kongzhi's demeanor was full of atmosphere: "With the Zhu Demon King who is a child crying in Wuchang, we can sit back and relax." ”

Zhu Shunming said with a smile: "The adults are laughing, just spreading falsehoods. ”

After the greetings, Fang Kongzhi directly opened the map and explained the current situation to Zhu Shunming.

"After the Liukou captured Yingcheng, they began to divide their troops. All the way to the northwest to attack Jingshan County, Chengtianfu, and all the way to the east to attack Yunmeng County. It didn't come to Wuchang. Fang Kongzhi smiled: "I think I'm afraid of you, the Zhu Demon King." ”

"What about the imperial court's troops? Where are they located? Zhu Shunming asked.

Fang Kongzhi said a little helplessly: "All the soldiers and horses in Wuchang were taken away by Deng Zuyu, and none of them survived. Now guarding Wuchang City is the royal palace guard of the king of Chu and the temporary army composed of yacha and inspection soldiers. ”

"The soldiers and horses of De'anwei, Chengtianwei, and Huangzhouwei were all transferred to Xiangyang and Yunyang by Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Yunyang. The situation is not encouraging. ”

Yunyang Mansion is a very peculiar government system in Daming.

Although Yunyang Mansion is subordinate to the Department of Political Envoys of Hu Guangcheng, it is quite independent. Yunyang Mansion not only has a prefect, but the imperial court also set up a quasi-governor agency in Yunyang - Yunyang Admiral Fuzhi Capital Yushi Xingtai.

Not only that, Yunyang Prefecture can also control and dispatch the armies of Yunyang and Xiangyang Prefectures in Huguang, Deng and Tang Prefectures in Nanyang Prefecture in Henan, Shangzhou Prefecture in Xi'an Prefecture in Shaanxi, Xing'an Prefecture in Hanzhong Prefecture and other prefectures and counties, as well as Kuizhou Prefecture in Sichuan.

Liukou invaded the area of Huguang and Yunyang, and Lianke six counties, which frightened Yunyang to govern Jiang Yunyi and the general Zuo Liangyu, trembling, and retreated in Fucheng to ask for help.

Emperor Chongzhen promoted Lu Xiangsheng, who had already been sharp in the war, to "King Lu Yan" as the right imperial history of the Imperial Court and the governor of Yunyang, and urgently went to Yunyang to exterminate the Liukou.

As soon as Lu Xiangsheng took office, he transferred all the troops in Chengtian, De'an, Huangzhou and other places, plus Zuo Liangyu's army and Lu Xiangsheng's own Tianxiong army, and fought several fierce battles with Liukou in Yunyang, and won great victories one after another.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Liukou began to flee to the places where the power of the southeastern court was weak. That's when the rogues invaded Yingcheng and approached Wuchang.

"Where are Governor Lu's soldiers and horses?" Zhu Shunming asked.

Fang Kongzhi hesitated: "I heard that the remnants of the enemy were cleared in Yunyang......"

Zhu Shunming didn't understand why the famous Lu Xiangsheng didn't take advantage of the victory to pursue, but let the liukou enter the center of Huguang.

“…… Maybe it's because Governor Lu thinks that Wuchang's soldiers and horses are enough to control the enemy......" Fang Kongzhi said vaguely.

Zhu Shunming understood the truth of the matter as soon as he heard it.

It is thought that Governor Lu once asked to mobilize Wuchang soldiers and horses to Yunyang, but Fang Kongzhi refused. Now that the Yunyang crisis has been resolved, Governor Lu let the Liukou enter Huguang and force Wuchang, thinking that it was to see Fang Kongzhi's jokes.

Lu Xiangsheng later fought alone, tragic and heroic, in addition to the conflict with the imperial court, with the establishment (Yang Sichang and others) of the strategic thinking, it is not unrelated to his usual arrogance.