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At this time, Liu Wenxiu was running wildly in front, and Chunwa led more than 500 cavalry to chase after him.

Although Liu Ruyi has been conquering the east and west in recent years, constantly expanding trade, and accumulating huge wealth, due to the innate weakness of the Ming Dynasty, the war horse is also an extremely precious thing for the Caishi Army.

Although Chunwa is the commander of the Suzaku Battalion, there are more than 10,000 people in the Suzaku Battalion, and there are no more than 1,000 war horses.

Among them, the war horses needed by the sentinels and scouts should account for one-third, and the rest will be equipped to Chunwa's pro-military camp.

At this time, in order to pursue Liu Wenxiu's headquarters, Chunwa took out all the treasures at the bottom of her pressure box!

"Quick, keep up! Catch up with them! They're no longer good! Chunwa shouted loudly and guided her sons and daughters forward.

Five hundred iron horses were like the wind, biting Liu Wenxiu's back.

Liu Wenxiu also knows that if he doesn't use some extraordinary means today, I'm afraid it will be impossible to escape!

With a wave of his hand, he turned around and led more than 100 cavalry under his command into the woods on the side.

At this time, nature has not been over-harvested and mined like later generations, and near Xiangyang, there are already many mountains and forests.

"General, what should I do? Shall we chase it in? Seeing that Liu Wenxiu actually drilled deep into the woods on the side of the mountain, a thousand households hurriedly said to Chunwa.

Chunwa's brows were also frowned, and she clenched the handle of the knife in her hand hard, and said sharply: "Chase!" What do you not chase! Lao Tzu can destroy him once, and he can also destroy him a second time! Sons, cheer up Lao Tzu and chase! ”

"Yes!" In a moment, the five hundred elite horsemen turned around and burrowed into the forest, continuing to chase after Liu Wenxiu's department.

Liu Wenxiu saw that the Chunwa Department was even more difficult than a dog skin plaster, and she felt bitter in her heart, but she couldn't say anything!

He only has more than 100 troops at this time, and if he turns back, he will definitely not be the opponent of the well-trained Caishi Army, so he can only bite the bullet and rush forward one by one!

But life is like this, if you are lucky, you can pick up gold when you bow your head, and if you are unlucky, you can stuff your teeth when you drink cold water!

Liu Wenxiu had just gotten out of the woods and wanted to continue running towards the east, but in front of him, a big river with rolling waves was like a moat, firmly blocking in front of them!

"General, this? This...... What shall we do? The soldiers around him were panicked and hurriedly looked in the direction of Liu Wenxiu.

Liu Wenxiu almost wants to die!

For what! Why is it that at this moment, even God has to go against himself!

"What's the name of this mountain?" Liu Wenxiu's teeth were about to be crushed.

"General, this seems to be the boundary of Lumen Mountain! This river should be a tributary of the Yangtze River! It's just that I didn't remember that the river was so big before! Today, how, what......" A personal soldier from Huguang hurriedly explained.

"Holy shit, you dare to bully me!" Liu Wenxiu raised his hand and whipped him hard in the face of this pro-soldier.

The pro-soldiers were defenseless at all, screamed in pain, and fell off their horses.

Liu Wenxiu was about to say something, but at this time, the sound of horses' hooves behind him was like thunder, and Chunwa had already chased after her with her pursuers!

"Liu Wenxiu, your time of death has arrived! Zhang Xianzhong and Ai Nengqi are dead! Li Dingguo and Sun Kewang have surrendered! Surrender! Perhaps, Grandpa Guo can also bypass your dog's life! Chunwa sneered and looked at Liu Wenxiu, full of the arrogance of a winner.

Liu Wenxiu looked around, there was a big river in front of him, behind him were chasing soldiers, and on the left and right were steep mountains and forests, he had no way to go to the sky and no way to enter the ground!

He looked at the war horse under his crotch again, but the horse didn't react much, obviously, it was also a little worried about the turbulent river.

Liu Wenxiu couldn't help but look up to the sky and roar!

He's not as lucky as his own big-eared thief!

In the past, the miraculous luck of 'White Horse Leaping Tanxi' would not fall on his head after all.

However, compared with Sun Kewang and Ai Nengqi, Liu Wenxiu's personality is much more flexible, seeing that this is already the case, he took off his saber and armor, turned over and dismounted, and knelt down in front of Chunwa, "Since this is already the case, Wenxiu is willing to surrender!" I only hope that the general can spare the lives of these sons under my command! ”

Chunwa nodded, "Don't worry!" Take all of them away! ”

"Yes!"

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The dark clouds gradually dispersed, the sun showed its head in the clouds, and the crimson morning glow reflected in the sky, like a huge gold border print.

On the main battlefield, the battle has long ended. The soldiers cleaned up the battlefield in an orderly manner.

And Liu Ruyi, under the escort of a group of generals and more than 1,000 personal soldiers, came to the inner city of Xiangyang.

At this time, Huo Lang had already completely controlled the situation in the inner city, and the guard sergeants were all the elite of the Qinglong Battalion.

Zhu Yiming, the king of Xiang, and Zhu Changfa, the king of Guiyang, accompanied by Huolang, Luo Anbang and several local generals in Xiangyang, have been waiting outside the inner city gate for a long time.

Seeing Liu Ruyi's arrival, Zhu Yiming hurriedly stepped forward and bowed down and said, "The Duke of Qi saved the people of Xiangyang City and the fire and water, Xiao Wang is grateful!" Xiao Wang has already set up a banquet in the palace to catch the wind for the Duke of Qi, and please be sure to appreciate the face of the Duke of Qi! ”

Zhu Yiming's posture was very low.

He is clear about what happened to the father and son of King Fu of Luoyang, he knows that the youngest grandfather of the Ming Kingdom in front of him will definitely not be a good stubble, although he still doesn't understand why Liu Ruyi led the army to appear in Xiangyang, but he sacrificed his hand to the thief and saved the safety of Xiangyang City, which is already a great achievement!

Serve him well, there is absolutely no doubt about that!

Liu Ruyi smiled and nodded, but she was also a little surprised by Zhu Yiming's modesty.

In fact, over the years, there have been many vassal kings who have dealt with Liu Ruyi.

Among them, King De of Jinan, King Fu of Luoyang, and King Lu of Yanzhou are all young.

At present, the king of Xiang, Zhu Yiming, has somewhat subverted Liu Ruyi's understanding of the king of the Ming Dynasty.

"The prince is loved, but the wishful thinking is disrespectful!" After a night of fierce fighting, not only Liu Ruyi, but also the generals and soldiers around him were also hungry, at this time, someone invited a guest to dinner, how could Liu Ruyi refuse?

Seeing that Liu Ruyi nodded, Zhu Yiming's father and son couldn't help but be overjoyed, and they were busy beside Liu Ruyi, and said respectfully: "Grandpa Guo, please!" ”

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A group of thousands of people soon came to the Xiangwang Mansion.

It's just that although the Xiangwang Mansion is magnificent, it is still a lot worse than the Luoyang Fuwang Mansion.

Chen Yongfu, the commander of the loyal and brave battalion, saw Liu Ruyi's doubts, and was busy explaining in Liu Ruyi's ear in a whisper: "Grandpa Guo, King Xiang's ability to be canonized in Changsha Mansion, and it was only moved to Xiangyang Mansion in the first year of orthodoxy, and it ......."

Although Chen Yongfu did not explain it, Liu Ruyi understood what he meant.

Although the line of King Xiang is also regarded as the nobles of the sky, but after so many years, their blood relatives with the line of the Son of Heaven Chongzhen are farther away after all, so compared with the father and son of King Fu, there is always a little difference.

In this battle, Chen Yongfu's loyal battalion did not have much opportunity to exert his strength, but just picked up a small leak behind the large army, so at this moment, he was also eager to show his presence in front of Liu Ruyi.

Liu Ruyi naturally knew this, and smiled slightly, "General Chen has a heart!" ”

Chen Yongfu couldn't help but be overjoyed, "Grandpa Xie Guo praised!" ”

It was only an hour before the news of the thief's surrender reached the inner city, but during this time period, the chefs of the Xiangwang Mansion had already prepared more than a dozen tables of sumptuous wine and food.

The brothers were hungry, Liu Ruyi naturally would not be polite to Zhu Yiming, and ordered the cooks of the Xiangwang Mansion to prepare the meals of the soldiers and men, and he and these generals and officials ate a lot of food!

Soon, the wine and food were full, and the pretty maid served fragrant tea, and Zhu Yiming had time to say a few words to Liu Ruyi.

"Grandpa Guo's clever calculation, just the right time, to save my Xiangyang City from danger, Xiao Wang will immediately play the emperor, say the great merit of Qi Guogong, and the great merit of the Caishi Army!"

Zhu Yiming stood up and bowed his head respectfully to Liu Ruyi.

Zhu Changfa, the king of Guiyang, also bowed down and said: "The kid has always admired the name of the Duke of Qi for a long time, and he can see it today, it is really a blessing for three lives, and a blessing for three lives!" ”

Liu Ruyi was also a little surprised by the performance of King Xiang's father and son!

Could it really be that 'King Xiang has a dream, but the goddess has no heart?' ’

Or did the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty learn about their 'notoriety' and change their temperament?

However, reach out and don't hit the smiling person!

Since the attitude of their father and son is so low, Liu Ruyi must have gone too far if he wants to follow the example of dealing with the father and son of King Fu of Luoyang City! But let them bleed some, it's essential!

"The prince and his son are too humble! This time, in fact, he was not instructed by the imperial court! However, the sacrifice thief is powerful, and the country's public is in Luoyang, so naturally we can't sit back and watch the thief continue to bring disaster to my country! In this battle, the thief has been ambushed, and all his soldiers and horses have been wiped out by my Caishi army. Liu Ruyi said to Zhu Yiming with a smile.

"Yes! Be! What Qi Guogong said is! Zhu Yiming nodded again and again, as if he was not the orthodox vassal king of the Ming Dynasty at this time, but Liu Ruyi was.

In fact, it's no wonder he's so flexible.

Shoufu Yang Sichang has been living in Xiangyang for a long time, and Zhu Yiming and Yang Sichang have many contacts.

In his words, Yang Sichang revealed to Zhu Yiming countless times that Liu Ruyi, the Duke of Qi, is my first general in the Ming Dynasty! As long as he is willing to go out, the thieves in the south will be peaceful!

plus what happened to King Fu's father and son some time ago......

Zhu Yiming is not stupid, on the contrary, his family business, even if it is not as good as King Fu, is definitely not much different.

In his mansion, there are nearly 100 famous concubines alone.

If you only count on the money allocated by the imperial court, I am afraid that it is not enough for these more than 100 delicate little ladies to eat, drink and wear, and his money mainly comes from 'business'!

The vassal king is in business, which is actually nothing in the Ming Dynasty!

After all, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang thought well back then, and divided his children and grandchildren into various places, hoping to enjoy eternal prosperity.

But what he didn't expect was that his descendants would be so fast in creating people!

Over the years, Daming is only a blood relative of the royal family, and I am afraid that there are hundreds of thousands of people.

In the year of Chongzhen, the annual income is only a few million taels a year at most, with a little silver, all kinds of wars are not enough, let alone feeding these royal relatives!

Therefore, most of the vassal kings in various places have their own ways of making money.

It's just that some people are shrewd and make money by themselves to steal fun, and some people are rude and ignorant, and they can't wait to carve the words 'I have silver' on their faces, just like King Fu's father and son.

And Zhu Yiming belongs to the former.

Moreover, he is a shrewd businessman.

Xiangyang City sits on the Yangtze River waterway, which is a huge treasure trove!

During the war in the south, Yang Sichang also borrowed silver from Zhu Yiming, but Zhu Yiming also saw that Yang Sichang's ability was not enough to quell the rebellion of the thieves, so it was only tens of thousands of taels, which meant it.

But at this moment, Liu Ruyi was in front of him, but Zhu Yiming had to think carefully.

After a long time, he looked around, smiled and said to Liu Ruyi: "The military expenses of the Duke of Qi are huge, this time to quell the rebellion of the thieves, protect the people of Xiangyang!" Although Xiao Wang is stupid, he also knows that the Duke of Qi has worked hard and has made great achievements, and the palace is willing to give 500,000 taels of silver for the use of the Duke of Qi's army! Please don't excuse yourself! ”

Zhu Yiming said, bowed down respectfully, but secretly said in his heart: "500,000 taels!" It's almost my income for two or three years! This time you have a lot of hemorrhage, you have the silver, but you have to leave Xiangyang early, right? ”

Liu Ruyi didn't expect that Zhu Yiming would be so up-to-earth, and he was about to speak, but he heard a report from a pro-soldier outside the door, "Grandpa Baoguo, Liu Wenxiu has already brought it!" However, it seems that General Chunwa still has some unexpected receipts......"

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