Liang Yizhang roughly sorted out the cause and effect, and understood why King Lu and others appeared in Shangqiu City. I couldn't relax in the slightest, but I just felt that the pressure on my shoulders was getting bigger and bigger.

If the city is broken again, not only will his family be killed by thieves, but he will also bear the sin of trapping the domain! It's a disaster!

Fortunately, when the time comes, he has no other clansmen to be involved, it seems that he has a lot of debts and no worries, and there are many lice that don't itch.

For the sake of today's plan, he had no other way but to think about it in the long run, and politely asked the eunuch about the daily life of the prince and others.

Then he learned that King Lu was actually just incognito and rented a courtyard in Shangqiu City under a false identity to live temporarily.

Liang Yizhang asked as best he could: "In this way, if Gonggong Lao first brings the prince to the vicinity of the prefect's yamen, the lower officials will choose another hospital for placement, and they will also send troops to protect them, and the lower officials will guarantee that they will keep their secrets secret and will not reveal the identity of the prince to the outside world." ”

The eunuch also knew the high and low, and did not dictate because of his noble status as the master of his family, and thanked him very politely: "There is such a prefect of Liang, the prefect of Liang is a loyal minister of the court, unyielding in defending the land, benevolent and loving things, as long as the prince can leave, he will definitely try his best to speak for the prefect of Liang and promote your recent feats." ”

After that, the eunuch took his leave, and more than an hour passed, until late at night, and the Luwang Mansion and his party finally came to the prefect's yamen in disguise and low-key, and were quietly sent in to discuss matters together.

The people in the palace were very slow to move, because there were dozens of carriages, which looked like they were moving, and they obviously brought a lot of belongings with them when they fled. With such a big target, I don't know how he escaped from Weihui Mansion in advance two months ago to ensure that he was not discovered by the gangsters halfway.

"Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness! Let His Highness be dusted, and the sins of the lower officials are also. As soon as King Lu's carriage stopped, Liang Yizhang took Yan Zekong and others to meet him.

The person who came was a middle-aged man in his thirties, slightly white and frail, who was Zhu Changshu, the king of Lu.

His skin looked very white and smooth, but his fingernails were very long, several inches long, and the nails of his little thumb were even a little curled, and he also wore jade finger guards. It's really jaw-dropping for a big man to have his nails like this.

At this moment, although King Lu was dressed plainly and simply, the pomp and circumstance of his entourage behind him was still very unusual. Everywhere I went, there were maids holding Buddhist scriptures and Yaoqin to follow, and I didn't know if it was to exorcise evil spirits or ask for peace of mind.

Liang Yizhang confirmed the identity of the other party at a glance from this style.

Lu Wang Zhu Changshu, the uncle of the Son of Heaven, is known for his good music and Buddha in the world, he is timid and cowardly, does not ask about the world, and does not criticize his subordinates, but there are no bad deeds, and he is called "Lu Buddha".

Zhu Changshu was born in the thirty-sixth year of Wanli, so he is Chongzhen's uncle, but he is actually three years older than Chongzhen, and he is now Chinese New Year's Eve four (Chongzhen thirty-one, thirty-three when he died).

However, Zhu Changshu is a Buddha and a Buddha, and his life is also very extravagant. He himself is good at tuning and making pianos, and he often invests heavily in famous musicians from all over the world and makes a large number of pianos to play. A large number of bronze craftsmen were also invited to cast incense burners and other toys used when playing the qin.

The piano designed and improved by Zhu Changshu was called "Luqin" at that time, and there were thousands of pieces that were sold out, each of which was worth a thousand taels, which was regarded as the top luxury of this era.

And the Luqin that has been passed out is actually a habit of making pianos in the past ten years, and the unsatisfactory defective products that have been made. If it was really a perfect one-of-a-kind product, Zhu Changshu would have treasured it himself.

In addition, Zhu Changshu also has a book "Guyin Zhengzong", which specializes in analyzing the music theory of playing ancient piano scores, and can be regarded as a music theorist of this era, although the level is not easy to say.

It can also be seen from this point that even if Zhu Changshu has no other hobbies, few women, and is a vegetarian, he definitely has a lot of property in his house, at most it is only an order of magnitude lower than that of King Fu and King Gui-

Imagine if someone had a thousand Steinways & Sons in their home in the 21st century, what kind of family would it be.

……

Zhu Changshu was fleeing, naturally he didn't have any severance, and he was grateful to see a loyal minister like Liang Yizhang who had the courage to do things and take on a thorough role.

After introducing the main hall of the prefect's yamen, after the greetings, he was in a mood for a while, and then said some comforting words: "Liang Zhifu is really a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, just now Yan Tongzhi has told this king about Liang Zhifu's plan for your righteous deeds."

You are willing to use your life as bait, so that your soldiers can rest assured that they will resist thieves and not have to worry about being slaughtered and liquidated in the future.

However, if you want to make this hard work not in vain, the key is to get out alive, Liang Governor's Mansion, this king wants to know a quasi-letter, whether there is any news about the reinforcements of the imperial court. Liang Governor's Mansion, are there any cavalry under you? ”

Liang Yizhang also had a bitter face, and said helplessly: "The lower officials are incompetent, and they really can't know about the foreign affairs...... The difficulty has increased. ”

Zhu Changshu was stunned, he didn't expect Liang Yizhang to be so polite to him just now, but at this moment, when he encountered a big right or wrong, he spoke very hard.

Fortunately, he is also a weak and cowardly good temper, and he will not be angry and punished for this, and he quickly empathized and figured it out:

This Liang Yizhang is sincerely loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and it is not for glory and wealth, he is ready to die the whole family, of course, everything is determined by how it is conducive to the overall situation of defending the city, and he will not be afraid of being threatened by the vassal king.

The people are not afraid of death, so why should they be afraid of death? Everyone thinks of themselves as dead, and they must do business.

Zhu Changshu also hurriedly apologized: "Governor Liang misunderstood, this king will not force you to forcibly send cavalry to escort this king to break through like Brother Gui."

Brother Gui Wang forced He Yide to surrender to the enemy in Hengzhou, the whole world knows, His Majesty tried in the capital, and finally put He Yide to death, such a lesson, how could this king not learn? And how can it be repeated? This king is just unwilling to ask casually. ”

Liang Yizhang saw that the other party was so easy to talk and his momentum weakened, he was a little embarrassed, and felt that he was a little unkind just now, so he replied:

"Don't worry, it's not that the lower officials don't help, it's really that there are too few cavalry in the city, and the prince wants to break through, is he willing to break through alone? Xiaguan looks at your family so much...... Let's stop thinking about it in the long run.

Our army has just thwarted the siege of the thief army today, and its spirit has been reduced, and within a few days, there may be new changes. Moreover, there is no room for mistakes in covering the prince's breakthrough, but sending cavalry to break through and send a letter to Xinyang Mansion for help is not completely hopeless.

After all, the life of a soldier ...... To tell the truth, it's not so expensive, even if he encounters an interception, he can only count his fate bad, and the lower officials will pay a lot of money to the families of the deceased. Moreover, the lower officials will try their best to choose henchmen who are reliable, and ensure that they only bring messages and tokens, and do not bring letters, even if they encounter accidents, they will not let the thieves know that you are in the city.

Before the thieves invaded Guide Mansion, the lower officials heard that the soldiers and horses of Shen Shuren, the governor of Huguang, had already rushed to Shangcai County, and they were in a standoff with the thieves in Yuncheng at the junction of Xinyang Mansion and Kaifeng Mansion. Kaifeng is adjacent to the two prefectures of Guide, less than 300 miles away, which is the most promising imperial army. ”

Zhu Changshu didn't understand military affairs, and he didn't know much about the recent situation of the dispatch of troops and horses in various departments of the imperial court. In addition, the confidant messenger can not only keep the king secret in Shangqiu City, but also keep the news that the nephews of King Fu and the nephews of King Zhao are also with this king. ”

Liang Yizhang heard this Qifeng's abrupt words, and suddenly his head "buzzed" again: "His Royal Highness King Heifu and others are also here?!" ”

Zhu Changshu smiled bitterly: "They are also Huaiqing Mansion and Zhangde Mansion are broken, and they are poor to vote, I, who am an uncle, can't ignore it." However, they were so embarrassed that they had no attendants around them, and they almost fled alone, so they didn't want to meet the guests tonight, so they let the king cook with them. ”

Obviously, in addition, the descendants of the vassal kings who took refuge in King Lu in history have no shelf for the prince at the moment, and they just want to keep a low profile, so that when dealing with the government, they only push out King Lu, who has the biggest target, to negotiate, and others can hide if they can, which can be regarded as a frightened bird.

Liang Yizhang sighed and promised to do everything according to the plan and fulfill his promise.

……

Because of King Lu's affairs, Liang Yizhang didn't fall asleep in the middle of the night, and his nerves were tense all night.

When he stayed up to about Yin, he couldn't stand it, so he found a few cavalry henchmen who were relatively strong in martial arts overnight, and replaced them with the best horses in the city, the best steel knives, bows and arrows, and leather armor (not giving iron armor was to reduce weight and facilitate long-distance travel with light equipment)

Then let them go out of the city in the middle of the night, when the besieging enemy army should be the most tired and the weakest of the patrols, in case there is a chance to rush out.

The messengers brought a few private seals of Liang Yizhang, and some blank letterheads stamped with the prefect's seal, drank a few bowls of spirits to ward off the cold, and gave their families fifty taels of silver to settle in, and then went out of the city.

Whether he can break through or not, whether the message for help can be delivered, Liang Yizhang is also bottomless, and it is impossible for him to know the result.

Because he knew very well that if these people really broke out, it would be impossible for them to risk breaking out and coming back and telling him that his request for help was successful. That would only be one more life-or-death risk, and no one would be so stupid.

So even if they succeed, they can only wait for them to come back with a large army.

"This is three hundred miles to Shangcai, if it is a fast horse, it can be reached in a day, but it must be changed horses. The post stations in Guide and Kaifeng have long been destroyed, and there is no horse to change, so it will take two days at the earliest to find the main force of Shenfutai.

If Shen Futai marched forcibly and traveled hundreds of miles a day to help, and there was no push, that is, it could come in three days, adding up to five days.

If you encounter an intrusive army, you need to advance steadily and steadily, step by step, and it would be good to be able to travel fifty miles a day, then add three more days, and you can see reinforcements after eight days...... Anyway, eight days can always hold on! ”

Liang Yizhang thought about it for a long time in his heart, and decided to share the news of the successful delivery of the request for help with a limited number of loyal officers in private, so that they could have confidence and ensure more perseverance.

At such times, all civil officials can do is to continue to draw a big pie. And even if you have painted it before, or even if you just painted it yesterday, you have to keep drawing, repeatedly, more and more detailed each time, with a nose and eyes.

Only in this way can morale be sustained.

Liang Yizhang could not have heard Paul Goebbels's "When a lie is repeated a thousand times, it becomes the truth", but he was obviously vaguely aware of this simple truth.

And in fact, he didn't repeat it a thousand times, he only repeated it.

In the afternoon of the same day, he had just found a few thousand commanders under Song Quan to talk to them in person, and suddenly there was a shout from the south of the city.

Liang Yizhang was frightened in his heart, thinking that the thieves had launched another fierce siege, and he didn't care that he had finished speaking, and directly took a few thousand generals to the city tower to watch and supervise the battle.

But what he saw was a group of Ming cavalry with bright armor and banners, waving a bunch of big flags, with the words "Shen", "Huang", and "Zhu" written on them, and charging from behind the siege camp on Yuan Zongdi's side like a rainbow.

At the same time as the charge, there was the roar of guns and cannons, and for a while, smoke and dust billowed in the camp on one side of Yuan Zongdi, and countless thieves and soldiers fled frantically like birds and beasts.

Liang Yizhang was dumbfounded, but he reacted quickly, pinched his thighs fiercely, and shook the thousands of presidents crazily:

"I didn't lie to you, did I? I didn't lie to you! This official has long said that we are like gods, and we have already asked Shen Futai for help! This is the heavenly soldiers of the imperial court of Shen Futai and Huang Zongzhen! Shangqiu is saved! Tell me for yourselves, if you followed Song Quan's foolery a few days ago, what would happen today! ”