Wu Fu's twists and turns have already arrived at the imperial court, seeing that the Liukou surrounded the Kaifeng Mansion City, Wu Fu was anxious to eat, sleep well, if the Kaifeng Mansion City fell, he, the governor, could not save his life, was captured by the Liukou must be a dead end, can escape by luck, but also be questioned by the emperor and the court.

Wu Fu knew that the Ministry of War had dispatched Sun Chuanting, the governor of the five provinces, to aid Kaifeng Fucheng, but Liukou's actions were too fast, and Sun Chuanting's army was still in Yunyang to exterminate Zhang Xianzhong, and it was too far away from Kaifeng Fucheng, even if he received the edict from the Ministry of War, he started to act, and arrived in Kaifeng Fucheng, it was ten days and a half months later, and at that time, who knows if Liukou had already taken Kaifeng Fucheng.

Wu Fu's main hope is still pinned on He Renlong.

The Ministry of War issued an edict to Sun Chuanting, which shows that the imperial court will not send troops from other places to come to the aid of Kaifeng Fucheng, which is also normal, Kaifeng is not the capital after all, and it is impossible for the imperial court to mobilize people from all sides to come to the aid, He Renlong's bravery, Wu Fu is still impressed, so he thinks that with the support of He Renlong, Kaifeng Fucheng will not be captured for a while and a half.

Wu Fu asked He Renlong to defend against the Liukou in Zhuxian Town, the purpose was to buy time and wait for the help of Sun Chuanting's army.

Seeing the black-pressed rogues encamped outside the city, Wu Fu was so anxious that he ordered all the sergeants to resist the attack of the rogues at all costs.

It was also at this time that Zhu Gongfang, the king of the Ming Zhou Dynasty whose fief was in Kaifeng Fucheng, stood up, and after consulting Wu Fu's opinion, he issued a notice to kill a rogue in the battle to defend Kaifeng Fucheng and resist the rogue. You can get a reward of fifty taels of gold.

This reward is huge, fifty taels of gold is equivalent to nearly six hundred taels of silver, which is enough for the living expenses of ordinary families for a lifetime, and such a huge reward can also completely boost the morale of the soldiers and people in the city.

Zhou Wang Zhu Gongfang's measures made Wu Fu a little relieved.

In fact, the Liukou wanted to capture the city of Kaifeng. It's not that simple thing, as the ancient capital of the Eight Dynasties, the city wall of Kaifeng Mansion is tall and heavy, and it is also in the forefront of the Ming Dynasty, except that it is not as good as Beijing and Nanjing and other places, it is far stronger than many other prefectures and counties, from this point of view, even if Liukou wants to capture Kaifeng Prefecture, it will take time.

Because the city of Kaifeng was surrounded by rogues. Wu Fu couldn't get the news from the outside, which was the main reason for his worry, he didn't know what the situation of He Renlong and Sun Chuanting was, so he couldn't make accurate arrangements, and he couldn't encourage the soldiers guarding the city, and he didn't know the opinions and decisions of the imperial court, so it was very likely to make wrong judgments.

But one thing is clear, that is, Kaifeng Mansion must be defended no matter what. You can't let the rogue fall in.

Beijing, Forbidden City. Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youzhen's face was gloomy, he had been on the throne for more than ten years, and he felt that he had almost no days to live in peace, the rebellion of the Liukou, the invasion of the Houjin Tartars, and now the rising Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun. His throne as emperor and the Ming Dynasty had suffered too many threats, each of which threatened to leave him with no place to be buried.

It should be said that over the years, the biggest threat is still the Houjin Tartars, and the Houjin Tartars have entered the customs and looted several times, directly threatening the capital. And the Later Jin Tartars were brave and good at fighting, except for the Zheng family's army, the rest of the army was not the opponent of the Later Jin Tartars at all.

The rogue should have been born for a while, and the rogue who has been hit repeatedly is always dead but not stiff, and he doesn't know when he will come out, and this time he is actually preparing to besiege Kaifeng Fucheng.

Zhu Youzhen's biggest heart disease is Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun, with intuition, he thinks that Zheng Xunrui is the person who can really threaten the Ming Dynasty, everything Zheng Xunrui implemented in Nanzhili is incompatible with the requirements of the imperial court, but the imperial court has been unable to interfere with everything Zheng Xunrui has done, Zheng Jiajun's bravery, but also makes Zhu Youzhen unwilling, sleepless at night, such a strong army, only obey Zheng Xunrui's dispatch, do not obey the dispatch of the imperial court at all, this is not a rebellion.

After the victory of the battle of Xiangyang, Zhu Youzhen was so happy that he broke the routine and let Chen Xinjia directly enter the cabinet as the left attendant of the military department, and let Sun Chuanting concurrently serve as the governor of the five provinces with the title of secretary of the military department, but it has only been a long time, and the Liukou began to attack Kaifeng Fucheng with great momentum.

Someone in the cabinet once suggested that the border troops in Datong, Yulin and Ningxia and other places should be dispatched to guard the Kaifeng Fucheng, so that Sun Chuanting could continue to completely exterminate Zhang Xianzhong in Yunyang, and wait until Zhang Xianzhong was eliminated, and then return to Kaifeng Fucheng to fight a decisive battle with Li Zicheng, but this suggestion was opposed by most of the cabinet ministers, and one of the most important points was to exterminate the Liukou, and almost all the troops of the Ming Dynasty should not be mobilized, and the household department could not afford the huge cost of military salaries. Will the Houjin Tartars and the Mongol Tartars take advantage of the situation and plunder in Shanxi, Beizhili and other places, if that really happens, the imperial court will not be able to take care of both sides, and will suffer a major irreparable defeat.

Zhu Youzhen also did not agree to send border troops to defend the city of Kaifeng.

However, Zhu Youzhen also has an opinion on the dispatch of Sun Chuanting to aid Kaifeng Fucheng, but even if he is the emperor, he cannot veto this proposal of the cabinet, and there is one of the most important reasons for this, that is, the responsibility for the fall of Kaifeng Fucheng cannot be borne by many civil and military ministers.

Once the city of Kaifeng fell, a large number of civil and military ministers must have been impeached and punished, including Yang Sichang, the cabinet minister and the secretary of the military department, Chen Xinjia, the cabinet minister and the left attendant of the military department, Sun Chuanting, the secretary of the military department and the governor of the five provinces, Wang Yongji, the superintendent of the army, Wu Fu, the governor of Henan, and He Renlong, the chief soldier of Henan.

These people are the pillars of the Ming court, and they are also ministers with extraordinary power.

They will not allow themselves to be punished and impeached, so they will remove all interference and ask the imperial court to make a decision to rush to the aid of Kaifeng Fucheng, as for Zhang Xianzhong, who has already suffered a heavy blow, to be relieved.

What made Zhu Youjian feel relieved was that even in the current situation, no one in the DPRK proposed to send Zheng Jiajun to participate in the battle, and it seemed that the Chinese and military ministers of the DPRK knew the danger of Zheng Jiajun.

Sun Chuanting, Wu Fu and He Renlong's twists and turns continued to come to the imperial court, as well as Wang Yongji's secret folds, which allowed Zhu Youzhen and the imperial court to grasp the battle situation ahead, for the Liukou such a rapid action, the cabinet ministers were surprised, and also noticed that the Liukou was really determined to capture Kaifeng Fucheng.

Zhu Youzhen is at a different height, his views are different from many civil and military ministers, 10,000 steps back and said, even if the Kaifeng Mansion City falls, the sky will not fall, once the Kaifeng Mansion City falls, Zhu Youzhen can order to mobilize more soldiers and horses, and work together to encircle and suppress the Liukou, and the household department and the military department will not be able to complain.

Looking at the cabinet ministers below, Zhu Youzhen slowly spoke.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there have been a lot of twists and turns in Henan, and the battle situation is not very clear at the moment, what suggestions do you have?"

This time, everyone's eyes were focused on Zhou Yanru, the first assistant to the cabinet.

The cabinet has long been not one heart, the cabinet first assistant Zhou Yanru is very lonely, there are almost no allies in the cabinet, in comparison, the cabinet deputy Zhang Fengyi and the cabinet minister Yang Yipeng have a good relationship, the cabinet minister Qian Shisheng, Hou Sui, etc. are completely one heart, plus the emperor has also made some changes to the cabinet, mainly so that almost every cabinet minister has the power to vote, which greatly weakens the authority of the cabinet minister.

Whenever there is a good thing, when the emperor opens his mouth to ask, the cabinet ministers rush to speak and express their opinions, but when there is a troublesome matter, it is the cabinet chief assistant who bears the responsibility and speaks first.

The situation in Henan is not clear, and the other cabinet ministers will not speak, and they all look at Zhou Yanru.

In just two years, Zhou Yanru's hair has turned gray by half, and he is in such a crack, and his life is not easy.

Looking at the ministers around him, Zhou Yanru sighed inwardly and spoke.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the imperial court has determined the ten-sided ambush and the operational deployment of the four corners and six corners to exterminate the Liukou, and the military department is still the secretary of the military department and the governor of the five provinces, Lord Sun Chuanting, specifically commands the operation, and at such a critical moment, the court should not interfere too much and let Lord Sun command the battle."

As soon as Zhou Yanru finished speaking, Qian Shisheng spoke.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Lord Zhou said is wrong, the battle to exterminate the Liukou is under the leadership of the emperor, and the military department is specifically planned, at such a critical moment, it is natural for the emperor to care about the war situation, and the minister suggests that the military department should directly inquire about all the deployments of Lord Sun Chuanting to ensure that the Liukou can be completely eliminated."

Zhou Yanru looked at Qian Shisheng and spoke with a cold face.

"What Lord Qian said is good, Your Majesty, the minister suggested that Lord Qian represent the imperial court and go to Kaifeng Mansion to supervise the war, so as to implement the intention of the emperor and the imperial court and make a decision on the spot."

Qian Shisheng's face changed instantly, he was just a Wenchen, he went to Kaifeng Mansion to command the battle, this is a joke, if the battle ahead fails, then he will have to bear the main responsibility.

Before Qian Shisheng could open his mouth to refute, Zhu Youzhen spoke.

"Okay, today is just to discuss the battle to exterminate the rogues, I still have to ask more questions about the military department, to grasp the specific battle situation, as for the front soldiers to fight, should not receive too many ties, this is also correct."

Zhou Yanru lowered his head, the emperor's style of coordinating with the mud and centering, he completely understood, the emperor is still like this when discussing such a major matter, how can this ensure the implementation of major decisions.

At this time, Zhou Yanru suddenly thought of Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun, if Zheng Jiajun participated in the battle, it would be impossible for such a situation to occur. (To be continued......)