At the end of the seventh year of Chongzhen, the Central Plains Liukou escaped from the siege, but they were also greatly damaged, so they had to temporarily stop large-scale expansion and lick their wounds.

Chen Qiyu was imprisoned, and Hong Chengchou, who had been resisting Jiannu on three sides, concurrently served as the governor of the five provinces, and took on the responsibility of exterminating the Liukou.

Hong Chengchou can be different from Chen Qiyu and his ilk. Hong Chengchou is not only a martial artist, but more importantly, he is as hard as iron, and he is never soft when he kills the rogue, and it is not a joke to be called "Hong Butcher".

Under Hong Chengchou's high pressure, the Liukou's momentum was temporarily greatly reduced, and he could hardly hear any major movements.

But who knew that the rogues weren't brewing bigger moves?

Jiannu plundered in Shanxi and Beizhili for several months, but did not appear under the city of Beijing. Although Jingshi was under martial law, he did not cause any losses. By the end of the year, you can have a good New Year. Who knows if we will be able to have a peaceful festival next year?

Huguang's grain and silver arrived in Beijing in time and in sufficient quantities, so that Emperor Chongzhen Longyan was very happy, and the other party Kong Bing and Zhu Shunming admired them very much, and once pondered wanting to promote them.

But Emperor Chongzhen thought about it, if the two of them left Huguang, would Huguang's Caoyin Cao grain still arrive in full and on time? Emperor Chongzhen did not dare to take this risk.

If you can't be promoted, you can only be rewarded. The Holy Decree is like a certificate, although it is of little use, it is an honor in the eyes of ordinary people.

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Taking advantage of the winter farming, Zhu Shunming's family all moved from Jiu'an Town, Chengbu County to the newly built Zhu Mansion in Huanggang County.

Li Cuiwei, She Miaohua, and Ruyu are all eight months pregnant, and their bulging bellies are pregnant with the hope of the entire Zhu Shunming Group.

Everyone hopes that Li Cuiwei can give birth to Lin'er. The eldest son will naturally inherit Zhu Shunming's career and become the prince of the group.

But there are also many people on Ruyu's side.

Although Ruyu was born as a girl and her identity is only a concubine, Ruyu is different from ordinary concubines after all, she is Zhu Shunming's personal girl who has played since she was a child.

And Ruyu has a great influence in Zhu Shunming's army.

At the beginning, most of Zhu Shunming's 24 families, such as Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, Zhang Pan, and others, occupied middle and high-level positions in the army, and most of Zhu Shunming's military strength was in the hands of these people.

And even Liu Wenxiu, Li Dingguo and other generals with heavy troops, when they see Ruyu, they have to shout "Sister Ruyu" cordially.

Behind She Miaohua are the natives.

She Miaohua was originally presented to Zhu Shunming by the natives as a scapegoat and trophy. But She Miaohua went to Zhu Shunming's bed and was straightened as a concubine, and her status was suddenly different.

The natives of Huguang began to take the route of She Miaohua. Shadingzhou's wife, Wan, who was far away in Yunnan, knew that Zhu Shunming had a native concubine, and she sent a large number of local products to She Miaohua thousands of miles away, seeking a little pillow wind.

Even if She Miaohua gives birth to a son, the chance of being made an heir is very small.

But after giving birth to a son, as a mother, will you have a better chance of being favored? Will the natives get more benefits and space?

Old Man Zhu originally made up his mind to keep the farm in Jiu'an Town. But first, he wanted to watch his grandson be born and grow, and second, Zhu Shunming promised to build a new farm for Mr. Zhu in Huanggang, so Mr. Zhu took the opportunity to go down the steps, took the family from the city to take a boat, and arrived in Huanggang on December 12.

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Gu Hengbo and Kou Baimen were both a little uneasy.

Since they either took the initiative or were forced to follow Zhu Shunming back to Huanggang Zhu Mansion, Gu Hengbo and Kou Baimen have lived a happy life that they never imagined, comfortable, stable, rich, and free......

For Gu Hengbo, there may also be physical pleasure and enjoyment. The thrill of flying up to the clouds...... If life is without this joy, what is the taste of life?

For a concubine with a bad background, how to face the main mother is a very heavy problem.

No matter how good a man is to you, on the issue of the back house, he actually hopes that his wife can control all kinds of concubines.

"Yuanyuan, is the master really easy to talk to?" Although Kou Baimen received a hundred affirmative answers from Chen Yuanyuan, he was still a little weak-hearted.

Kou Baimen is one year younger than Chen Yuanyuan, and he is only twelve years old after the New Year.

Kou Baimen glanced at the glamorous Gu Hengbo, a little envious and a little frustrated. If you can be like Gu Hengbo, you can be charming, firmly tie the master's heart, and let the master be pampered every night, you don't have to worry about being sold by the master's mother.

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"Oops, he's kicking me again." Li Cuiwei snuggled in Zhu Shunming's arms, and her sense of safety and happiness filled her heart.

Zhu Shunming's big hand gently placed on Li Cui's slightly round belly, feeling the rhythm of the fetus in the womb, and the involvement of genes and blood, which made him feel satisfied and excited.

"So naughty, he must be a naughty boy," Li Cuiwei longed: "He wants to grow tall and big, like his father, and when he grows up, he will be like his father, and make contributions......

"It's okay for a little girl," Zhu Shunming said indifferently: "The little girl is like you, she is cute, her eyes are bright, and she has fascinated many guys......"

"Nonsense," Li Cuiwei looked shy: "How can there be...... But it's not bad to have a girl, dress her up beautifully...... Xianggong, do you really like your daughter? ”

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Taking advantage of the gap before the year, Li Cuiwei held a concubine ceremony for Gu Hengbo and Kou Baimen, and the two officially entered the gate of the Zhu family.

For Zhu Shunming to bring back a few beautiful girls from time to time, Li Cuiwei has long been accustomed to it. With Zhu Shunming's current powerful position, if there is no group of beautiful concubines in the back house, he will be laughed at.

is Zhu Shunming's preference for women...... Li Cuiwei didn't quite understand. Zhu Shunming doesn't seem to like a serious, virtuous and virtuous woman.

If Yu is a personal girl, I won't say it. The rest, such as She Miaohua and Gu Hengbo, are the types that are charming to the bone; Such as Chen Yuanyuan, Kou Baimen, Mu Jianping and others, are youthful cardamom girls.

Teenagers generally like, and old people like cardamom. How could Zhu Shunming like both? Could it be that he is a combination of a teenager and an old man?

After following Zhu Shunming for a few years, Li Cuiwei drew such an unobtrusive conjecture from his preferences and habits. It can be seen that when a person makes a choice, he will inadvertently reveal his life experience and deep subconscious.

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Mei Zhihuan followed behind the fleet of Old Man Zhu and others, and arrived at Huanggang County before and after.

Mei Zhihuan traveled to Huguang, especially in Changsha and Baoqing Mansion, and had a superficial understanding of the policies and laws implemented by Zhu Shunming.

Although some deep-seated problems have not been understood, the vitality and free and equal atmosphere in the southern part of Huguang, which is very different from the rest of the Ming Dynasty, made Mei Zhihuan more curious about Zhu Shunming.

Mei Zhihuan really didn't understand, a martial artist, those strange laws and regulations, the same land and population, why did such a change happen?

Mei Zhihuan decided to have a good discussion with Zhu Shunming.