If you don't think about the scorched earth in Henan, Jiangbei at this time can be regarded as a good scenery, full of spring.

The moist air and warm east wind made Zhu Youzhen not feel the slightest chill, and the road wet by the night rain was also soft, and although Zhu Youzhen was riding on the horse now, he didn't feel so bumpy.

He was accompanied not only by Liu Fangliang and Shi Kefa and other court officials, but also by the common people and the officers and soldiers of the guard.

But at this moment, because of the soft spring, no one has complained at all, and no one has paid great attention to His Majesty the Emperor who appeared in the Jiangbei realm at this moment.

Everyone was busy with their own business, and Jiannu's southward movement made no one in the mood to say something useless at this time.

Mengcheng was called Shansang in ancient times, it was the hometown of Zhuangzi, but it was a small city under the jurisdiction of Fengyang Mansion, and the only place to play in the city was the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda built in the Song Dynasty.

Zhu Youzhen also directly chose the temple next to the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda for the place where he was stationed, firstly because it could be climbed high and look far away, and secondly, because although Mengcheng was small, it now also accommodated the gentry and people from Suzhou, Bozhou, Lingbi and other places, which would inevitably make the city crowded, and it would also cause more trouble to the local government, and the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple was quiet and elegant, which was naturally more suitable for him and Liu Fangliang, Li Banghua and other high-ranking officials of the Third Army of the Guards to discuss matters here.

Because Xia Yunyi's infantry battalion had been ordered to rush directly to Yangzhou and wait directly for the decisive battle on another day.

Zhu Youzhen was only guarded by hundreds of Jinyi Guards, and these Jinyi Guards were all reliable and skilled cavalry selected from various armies, otherwise they would not have withdrawn from Kaifeng City overnight with Zhu Youzhen.

However, Liu Fangliang was still not worried about Zhu Youzhen's safety, and transferred a cavalry battalion and infantry battalion of the First Corps to be stationed at the foot of Wanfo Mountain in case of contingencies.

In the first few days, the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple in Mengcheng was still quiet, because Chen Zilong served in the infantry battalion dispatched by Liu Fangliang, Zhu Youzhen simply summoned him to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, and went to talk to the old monks here.

In the previous life, as long as it was the location of the cultural attractions, there must be a temple, and there must be a lot of tourists in the temple, which made it difficult for the temple to have the original tranquility of the temple, and it was difficult to have the original elegance of the temple.

In today's era, although Zhu Youzhen promoted silver coins, the good men and women of the Ming Dynasty were reluctant to throw the silver coins into the pool of the temple, and there was no dazzling metal miscellaneous light, only the golden light of the Buddha transmitted from the top of the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda reflected the green of the mountain more red.

Although Chen Zilong has been in the military, he is a well-known genius in the end, and he is more powerful than the old monks of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple when it comes to Buddhism.

However, although the mountains do not know the years, Zhu Youzhen, as the lord of the world, is still concerned about the movements of the Qing army's Duoduo Department even if he hides in the meditation room deep in the depths of this flower and tree.

According to Lu Daqi's report, the city of Guide was lost on April 12.

In mid-April, Duoduo divided his troops to capture Xiayi and Zhecheng, and the governor of Henan, Lü Daqi, finally retreated to Yongcheng, and most of the Henan people retreated into Xuzhou, Bozhou, and Suzhou.

At the same time, Lü Daqi also assured Zhu Youzhen that Yongcheng was the last place where he, the governor of Henan, could retreat, and in order to ensure that the people of Henan successfully retreated to Xuzhou and Mengcheng, he would defend Yongcheng to the death.

Zhu Youzhen could only reply with tears in his eyes, this kind of national war could not be without sacrifice, although Lu Daqi was also conscientious as the governor of Henan, he could only die in Henan.

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The mountain temple is secluded, and Zhu Youzhen lies quietly in the bamboo house, but he also sleeps soundly.

However, a spring thunder suddenly exploded in front of the window at night, and the entire field outside the hill seemed to be slashed by a knife light.

Zhu Youzhen was directly awakened, and when he saw that Gao Hongtu and Chen Zilong were still playing in the corridor, he couldn't help but smile, and he put on a robe and wanted to take a look.

But at this time, in the blink of an eye, a downpour came, and the quiet Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple was swaying with the wind and rain of this small Mongolian city in an instant.

As summer approached, the spring rains were heavier than usual, and it was the kind of midnight that made people panic before they would stop.

The sound of hurried footsteps came from the bottom of the mountain, and after a while, Shi Kefa was seen rolling a tube of newspapers into his clothes and coming in the rain.

Because of the rain curtain, Zhu Youzhen couldn't see the look on his face, but judging from his eagerness to avoid the water under his feet, he could also guess that something important must have happened.

Zhu Youzhen personally pushed open the bamboo lattice door.

"Your Majesty, I just received a report that Yongcheng was lost, Duoduo ordered the slaughter of 10,000 officials and people in Yongcheng, and Lu Gelao, the governor of Henan and the chief military officer, was killed by random arrows, and after his death, he was still ordered by Duoduo to divide the corpses of five horses!"

Shi Kefa couldn't help choking up as he spoke, and Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but take the report to take a closer look, and at this time, there was another thunderous explosion!

Chen Zilong and Gao Hongtu also put down the chess pieces in their hands, and they didn't care about putting on their shoes, so they hurriedly walked from under the eaves.

Zhu Youzhen was silent for a moment, and as soon as Lu Daqi died, it meant that the war in Henan was officially over!

The realm of Henan is all in the hands of the enemy! The Qing Army's Duoduo Department has entered the territory of Nanzhili, and will face off head-to-head with the Ming Guards!

Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but look up at the sky under the black clouds, and let the torrential rain from the wind hit his face.

"In addition, Jin Yiwei also brought the last letter from Lu Zhitai, who hoped that after his death, he would not have to give an official and hoped that the imperial court could take his bones and bury his hometown Suining after he recovered Sichuan!"

Shi Kefa handed a letter to Zhu Youzhen.

Zhu Youzhen naturally agreed to Lu Daqi's request, but still issued an edict to give Lu Daqi the title of young master and the title of Wensu.

After all, this Lu Daqi is also the highest-ranking official killed in the Ming Dynasty since the Qing army went south, which also means that the next battle will be carried out in Nanzhili, if the Duoduo Department cannot be completely annihilated in Yangzhou, Jiangnan will face the offensive of the Qing army.

Wang Chengen also ran at this time, as if the wind and rain had not stopped: "Your Majesty, Jinan came to report that the Qing army's Abatai Department had suddenly attacked Baoding since the middle of last month, and the Lord of Zhu County was invincible and had retreated to Jinan, so Abatai slaughtered Baoding." ”

"Your Majesty, Xuzhou came to report, Abatai sent Zhun Ta to lead 5,000 iron cavalry to bypass Jinan has approached Xuzhou, Xuzhou Guards Ningwu Marquis Zhou Yuji asked for instructions, can you annihilate the incoming enemy first, and then rush to Huai'an!"

Li Banghua also ran over.