Zhu Linmiao raised her hand slightly and said indifferently: "Let's be flat." ”

And He Tengjiao's eyes that looked at him were about to pop out in shock, and he said in a trembling voice: "You, you are the successor to the throne......

"It's me." Zhu Linmiao is not very accustomed to the word "I", this is the first time to use it, and on this occasion, the momentum must be sufficient.

"Jun has just ascended to the number of days, how can he leave Beijing for Chu ......"

Zhu Linmiao said with a smile: "In this troubled world, I still only know that I am trapped in the Forbidden City, I am afraid that it is difficult to be a Ming Jun." ”

It's really coming to the sky! He Tengjiao clenched his teeth, today he came to explore the tone of the imperial court, but he didn't expect to be shocked one after another.

He had been supporting the army and respecting himself before, only hoping that the imperial court would be strong in Huguang, and make him a prince or even a prince, just like Mu Tianbo Town in Yunnan, and guard Huguang for generations.

Unexpectedly, the sudden birth of Meng Zheng robbed the Son of Heaven and entered Chu, disrupting his established strategy. At the beginning, he was still hesitant to welcome the Son of Heaven to control the imperial court, but the little emperor abdicated the throne before he arrived in Wuchang, but Nanjing sent heavy troops to besiege Huguang, so that he could not steal chickens but lose rice.

Just now, when he learned about the strength of the imperial court's soldiers and horses, his heart became more and more frightened, is there only one way left to give up his power and surrender to the imperial court? It's just that this time step by step, I have been on the thief ship, this is a great crime of rebellion, even if I bow my head at this time, I am afraid that it will be difficult to save my life......

He Wenrui saw that his father seemed to be shaken, so he hurriedly leaned into his ear and whispered, "Dad, don't be bluffed by him." Just wait for that thing to be done, Wuchang will have more than 70,000 troops, we stick to the city, the imperial court is well-armed, and we can't help it for a year and a half! ”

He Tengjiao was shocked and almost forgot his previous deployment, and only then did he feel a little relieved after being reminded by his son. Right! Even though the imperial court has enough soldiers and food, it will definitely not guess that I have secretly Chen Cang from Linxiang!

If Wuchang's side can hold out for a few more months, and the war between the imperial court and Jianyu's side is tight, they will definitely compromise with me, and at least they will be able to retain some family funds at that time.

He Wenrui said again: "Let's talk to Zhu Lin for a while, Dad, you look for an opportunity to board the boat, and the child leads the sailor to intercept the enemy ship." It's less than a mile from the shore, and I don't believe that a strange warship can stop you. ”

He Tengjiao took a long breath and was about to act according to the plan, when he suddenly saw a clipper leaning against the Wangtian Stone in the direction of Wuchang. Immediately, two messengers with red flags on their backs disembarked and rushed over, panting and clicking on one knee, "Lord Yudutang, Linxiang urgently!" Then he handed a wooden box to He Tengjiao's personal guard.

"Linxiang?" He Tengjiao and his son glanced at each other, and said in a low voice: "Or Liu Tiren's department has arrived!" ”

He hurriedly opened the letter box and took out the secret report, and after only one glance, he almost fell to the ground as if he had been hit by five thunderbolts. I saw only a few words on the paper: the 30,000 troops of General Liu's army were ambushed by the enemy Li Dingguo's department at the ferry in Linxiang, and nearly half of them were lost, and the remnants retreated to Matang.

"W-How is this possible?!" He Tengjiao only felt that his mind was blank, "Li Dingguo's men and horses were still near Changshui two days ago, how could they set up an ambush in Linxiang, a hundred miles away......

Before he could figure it out, a second urgent message came, saying that it was still the Linxiang War, and the content was much more detailed than Liu Tiren's letter asking for help. Only then did He Tengjiao know what had happened.

He designed Hao Shaoqi's troops to lure the imperial court in Changshui, and Liu Tiren led 30,000 Changsha soldiers to Yiyang quietly, and took a boat north in Dongting Lake, intending to land near Linxiang, and then rushed to Wuchang to help. However, I don't know why Li Dingguo got the news of the transfer of the army, and he traveled hundreds of miles in one day and two nights, and arrived in Linxiang before Liu Tiren, and set up an ambush at the ferry.

When Liu Tiren's troops arrived in Linxiang and were going ashore, Li Dingguo's army suddenly came out. The Changsha army was attacked by Bandu and immediately collapsed, and the men and horses hurriedly fled back to the ship and detoured to Matang to catch their breath.

However, this battle report claimed that Li Dingguo's army had 20,000 troops, and He Tengjiao just learned from Zhu Linmiao's court deployment map that Li Dingguo only had 3,000 troops under his command, which was terrifying!

He felt bitter in his heart, Matang was between Yuezhou and Changshui, and he was very close to the two teams of people in the loyal battalion, so he sent troops to rescue him, but he was afraid that he would not be able to get close, let alone where he still had troops to mobilize......

The strategy of the dark Chen Cang was broken, that is to say, there were no reinforcements in Wuchang in a short time, and if Liu Tiren's department was folded, Changsha was also in danger. He Tengjiao instantly put the idea of bargaining with the imperial court behind, and only the thought of how to save his life was left in his heart.

He looked at Zhu Linmiao in a panic, but his heart moved, maybe the imperial court didn't want to kill him completely, otherwise, with the strength of his troops, Wuchang City was afraid that it would be broken now, how could he let the besieging Sichuan and Jiangxi armies retreat twenty miles to make way for the gap, and Jun's move to Huguang in person.

Thinking of this, he didn't dare to hesitate at all, and hurriedly bowed down and bowed, "Minister, He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang, long live my emperor, long live!" Yu Guang caught a glimpse of his son and his subordinates before they came back to their senses, and immediately said in a loud voice, "What are you doing in a daze?" Meet the Son of Heaven! ”

After He Wenrui and hundreds of people around him knelt down and bowed together, He Tengjiao paused and said: "Holy Mingjian, the minister has always been very loyal to the court, and he didn't dare to have two hearts. This time, the minister was framed by traitors, and he had to order the soldiers to fortify the city to protect himself, and he had no other intention, just waiting for the court to find out the truth, and the minister immediately withdrew his soldiers and horses, and impeached himself for his crimes......"

If the imperial court wants to know about Linxiang's military situation, it needs to go around Jingzhou, so Zhu Linmiao has not yet reported the victory in Linxiang, and he doesn't know what drastic changes He Tengjiao's mentality has taken place in a moment just now.

He took a few steps forward, bent down slightly and said to He Tengjiao, who was kneeling: "He Dutang doesn't seem to have started gathering troops recently, right?" ”

"This ...... Jianyu repeatedly violated Chu, and the minister had to lead Huguang's disciples to refuse......"

"Well," Zhu Linmiao nodded, and said in a cold voice, "Then why is the appointment and dismissal of Huguang officials all in your hands, and never reported to the imperial court for approval?" Huguang's taxes were all paid to Wuchang again, and half of them were not handed over to the imperial court? When the first emperor transferred Huguang troops into Fujing, why was he prevaricated and delayed for a long time? ”

"All of them are powerful thieves and have no choice but to obey power...... Please forgive your sins, forgive your sins......"

Zhu Linmiao glared at him fiercely, but did not continue the topic, after all, this trip was to appease He Tengjiao and avoid the Huguang Civil War, and it was not appropriate to talk to death.

He added: "You just said that you were framed, so I will give you a chance to defend yourself." Say, what the hell is going on? ”

He Tengjiao's nose was close to the ground, and he said hurriedly: "Back to the emperor, a few days ago, the minister suddenly received a secret letter from Meng Zheng, saying that he was coming west by boat with the Son of Heaven, and asked the minister to send a sailor to meet him. The minister was afraid that the saint would lose his driving, so he ordered Zhao Guan to lead the warship to escort him, but he only let the boat anchor in the Jiujiang area, and did not let it enter Chu.