Seeing a group of miserable officials, Zhu Huakui grimaced.

At this moment, He Fengsheng said with a sad face: "The old minister has been dismissed by the saint, and he should not interfere in state affairs. However, Zuo Shuai plundered eastward, ignoring the provincial capital of Wuchang, and forced to take away the small savings in the city. Now there is no surplus grain in the government treasury, and there is a shortage of money and food to boost morale. Although Li Zicheng led the troops to retreat, Zhang Xianzhong's troops pointed directly at Wuchang City, and the vanguard troops had already crossed the river and crossed the regiment Fengzhou, all the way to conquer Wuchang County, which was only more than 100 miles away. Your Highness, please also give a generous hand to save the people of Wuchang. ”

Wuchang civil and military generals such as the political envoy department, the inspection envoy department and the command envoy department followed and described the sorrow. They were indeed frightened by Zhang Xianzhong's offensive.

"Your Highness, please save Wuchang."

"The thieves have already pointed directly at the city, and the city's defenses are empty, and there is nowhere to pay for food and money...... It's so hard......"

"Your Highness......"

"Your Highness......"

Looking at a group of officials talking in a mess, Zhu Huakui didn't believe it at all. The last time Zhang Xianzhong conquered Xiangyang, a group of officials came over to force donations. Zhu Huakui believed it at the time, but he didn't know where the money went.

What made Zhu Huakui even more indignant was that this group of officials came to force donations when they could use him, and detained the king of Chu in the palace when they didn't need him, so that the little ambition in his heart quietly popped up and was ruthlessly extinguished.

Such a contrast makes Zhu Huakui, the feudal king who was actually in captivity, particularly rebellious. In his opinion, this Daming is the Daming of that good relative Zhu Youzhen, not his Daming.

Now that the thieves are coming, this responsibility should be borne by Zhu Youzhen's subordinates. Why should he bleed?

Mixed with mistrust and stinginess. Zhu Huakui pointed to a gold-wrapped chair given to the king of Chu during the Hongwu period in the main hall and said coldly: "Want to raise military funds? You just have to take the chair given by Taizu! ”

Looking at the gold-packed throne in front of him, He Feng Shengleng paused. Suddenly, a wave of grief and inexplicable humiliation welled up in my heart.

"Your Highness, the city is in danger. The country is ruined. Even if you don't want to serve the country, you don't have to humiliate me like this like a flower child! He Fengsheng said, and suddenly the old man burst into tears and strode out of the palace.

At this moment, his heart was like ashes.

When the others heard this, they were all angry and angry, and they were all speechless.

Daotai King Yangji sighed heavily and ran out of the palace, and the official of Kaifeng Mansion saw this. also slipped away, without saying a word.

The officials of the three divisions of the Huguang Provincial Government looked at each other, and they all shook their heads and sighed and walked away.

For a time, an atmosphere of despair and pessimism lingered in my chest.

Looking at these officials who were no longer begging and threatening, Zhu Huakui's stiff face loosened a little. He sensed something unusual. It's just that the deep-seated trust makes him not believe.

"Wuchang is a mansion city, no matter how much trouble a group of mud-legged people make, can they really break Wuchang City? Hum. Who knows if these incompetent people fed the silver to a useless white-eyed wolf Zuo Liangyu, or if they were all greedy for ink? Aren't you trying to cheat money in your lonely hands? Solitary...... Is it true that Lone is willing to give up the gold and silver? Zhu Huakui couldn't get off the stage, and kept chattering in the hall.

It wasn't until the slaves and maids in the house knelt on the ground and didn't dare to say anything that Zhu Huakui sat on the throne. sighed slightly: "I'm so lucky, am I really humble?" Someone, go and report it. See if that's really the case? ”

A subordinate official of the royal palace said tremblingly: "Your Highness...... In accordance with national law......"

"What bullshit country...... That's it......" Zhu Huakui scolded angrily, but he couldn't say the next words after all: "Don't believe ...... Lonely"

Just when Zhu Huakui's next words were just half spoken. A person strode in and said with a sad expression: "Your Highness...... Your Highness ......"

"Long history. And what about it? Zhu Huakui looked at Shi Xu Xueyan, the head of the Chu Prince's Mansion, running eagerly, and secretly screamed in his heart.

Sure enough, Xu Xueyan said with a bitter face: "Your Highness...... Zhang Xianzhong had 100,000 troops, and he really called towards Wuchang City. Zhang Xianzhong's forward general Ai Nengqi has already led the leading troops to conquer the county seat of Wuchang County, and within ten months, the city of Wuchang is in danger......"

Listening to what Xu Yanxi said, Zhu Huakui just stood up and sat down on the chair again: "Why not stop here...... Why...... Long history, what can I do? ”

"Your Highness...... Please don't hesitate to hide the silver in the palace, and quickly organize an army! Xu Xueyan said sadly.

Zhu Huakui stood up and paced around the hall until Xu Xueyan saw that his head was spent, and then he spoke: "I will allocate you two hundred thousand silver two hundred thousand." Didn't a group of routs flee from Chengtian (Ling Zhongxiang) and De'an (now Anlu), and they were only short of silver? Recruit now, train now! This king Qin gave the name, this is a new recruit of Chu Mansion! ”

When Xu Xueyan heard this, he was finally relieved.

"And! Don't allow those provincial cities to interfere with the civil and military! Zhu Huakui's eyes were firm, and he didn't know what to think.

When Xu Xueyan heard this, his heart suddenly sank, and he couldn't tell what his mood was.

A group of defeated soldiers has no combat effectiveness, neither organization nor generals, counting on these people to defend the city?

Thinking of this, Xu Xueyan walked out of the hall dejectedly.

When the news came out that He Fengsheng was looking for the king of Chu to raise military funds, there was a great chaos in Wuchang City. Huguang Wenwu even pinned his hopes on Zuo Liangyu, who had done a lot of evil in Hubei.

But at this moment, Zuo Liangyu had already fled to Chizhou, and he didn't want to confront Huguang, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's flank attack at all.

At this moment, he is in frequent contact with various generals in Jiangnan. The first general is naturally Huang Degong, who has made great achievements.

This famous general of the Beijing camp is known as Huang Chuangzi, Chongzhen was the deputy chief soldier of the Beijing camp nine years ago, and then guarded the south of the Yangtze River, as a general soldier, and was honored to the prince and the prince. Now the garrison in Luzhou is the chief general of the Jiangnan official army very close to Zuo Liangyu.

The other general is Liu Liangzuo, a general who often rides a variegated horse, and defeated Zhang Xianzhong with Huang Degong, who is also Zuo Liangyu's much-needed reinforcement.

These two people are basically the top of the ranks of the Jiangnan generals now, and Zuo Liangyu wants to use these two Olympic aids to gain a foothold in Jiangnan to get rid of the negative impact of successive defeats.

What made Zuo Liangyu most pleased was Zhu Cihong's supervision of Jiangnan.

Facing this prince who had played tricks on him, Zuo Liangyu was resentful in his heart, and began to talk about the rumors that Zhu Cihong had brutalized the generals and promoted literature and suppressed the military, which was very slanderous.

It just so happened that Zhu Cihong's strong entry into the game also made all the powerful factions in Jiangnan wait and see, and they didn't know what to do, but no one pursued Zuo Liangyu's defeat and loss of the land.

On the seventh day of the fifth month of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Cihong arrived in Nanjing under such a situation of everyone waiting and watching, and began to take over such a mess in Jiangnan. (To be continued.) )