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Chapter 071: Huaian City

When Zhuang Yanchao came back, he met the imperial driving convoy head-on, and the convoy had already walked twenty miles from the place where he stayed last night.

Zhou Shixian looked at the five of them, all of them were exhausted, and the horses sitting down were also squirting foam. After calculation, they had been running back and forth for a hundred and sixty miles, almost reaching their limit.

He called to stop the convoy and asked everyone to take a break, and then asked Zhuang Yanchao what was going on in Huai'an.

Zhuang Yanchao reported on his story in Huai'an City, how he was taken to the Huaifu Yamen, how he waited for the notice, how he saw the three people discussing the matter, how he was doing Lu Zhenfei's maneuver after receiving the letter, and how he sent a command to Fujian to prepare for the whole team to leave the city, all of which were carefully told the prince-consort.

At the end, he said: "In the end, Governor Lu gave us five horses and personally sent me out of the Fuya gate-"

Since Lu Zhenfei had read the letter, he had held Zhuang Yanchao's hand and never let go, as if he was afraid that he would run away if he let go.

He pulled Zhuang Yanchao to the second hall, checked the waist cards, and interrogated sternly, but as long as he asked about the Jinyiwei and the things in the capital, Zhuang Yanchao could answer them in a strict manner without any flaws. Once he asked about the car driver, Zhuang Yanchao had only one sentence.

"Mr. Ni told me that everything was in the letter and I didn't know any other humble positions."

Lu Zhenfei had no choice but to deal with him.

This incident was originally very absurd. The news that Huai'an was near the north and the capital was destroyed had already spread to Huai'an a few days ago. The bad news that the emperor and empress were both killed and buried was also received. Now, when Ni Yuanlu's letter came, everything seemed to have become uncertain again.

He read the letter repeatedly and thought it should be Ni Yuanlu's word, but it was just the "saint" mentioned in the letter. Does it refer to the emperor? If so, it would be a great thing, which proves that the news that came before was rumored. I quickly took it and could celebrate with everyone.

But Ni Yuanlu, the Minister of Revenue, can fight a bloody path among the troops and send the emperor to Nanjing?

However, these were thoughts that changed in an instant. Although this matter was difficult to tell whether it was true or not, I naturally hoped that it was true. So I ordered the whole team without delay, and asked my own squadron Liu Heihu to replace five horses for Zhuang Yanchao who was eager to go back to send a message. Finally, I gave a special reminder.

"Master Zhuangqi, when you go back to see Lord Ni, you tell him, I will go out forty miles to set up the headquarters outside Sanshutun next to the official road to welcome his big carriage."

Zhuang Yanchao said this in one breath and finished the whole situation of seeing Lu Zhenfei. Zhou Shixian heard it and nodded silently.

Lu Jiude's appearance in Huai'an City made him a little confused. Lu Jiude, Liu Zeqing and Lu Zhenfei discussed the issue of throne together, which seemed to be earlier than the "strike dispute" recorded in history.

In other words, the act of saving the emperor and empress from the capital actually led to the faster spread of the news that Emperor Chongzhen had "dead by the city", which was unreasonable.

When he thought about the arrival of Linqing Chaoguan, the people who were carrying filial piety on the shore suddenly realized that this transmission speed was like riding a fast horse and shouting. Of course, it was not spontaneous word-of-mouth transmission, but an organized transmission starting from the capital.

The purpose is self-evident, which is to cause chaos and completely destroy the confidence of the supporters of the old Ming Dynasty.

Zhou Shixian thought to himself that there are still masters around King Chuang.

How high a master is, I will know the difference in the future. This is not something I have to worry about now. Instead, Lu Zhenfei's attitude towards King Fu made Zhou Shixian feel a little worried.

"You are sure you heard what he said in the hall clearly?" he asked Zhuang Yanchao.

"I heard it clearly," Zhuang Yanchao said affirmatively, "The wheels are blocked by blessings, and there is no silver in the ground to dig!"

Zhou Shixian slapped it for a moment, smacked his lips and said, "Do you understand the meaning of this sentence?"

"Yes..." Zhuang Yanchao said hesitantly, "It seems that if the wheels are too thin, they will block the blessings and cannot dig in the ground. As for why the wheels should be thick, I don't understand the mark."

Zhou Shixian didn't laugh at him, and nodded and said, "I will teach you in the future."

But I was thinking in my heart that this sentence was naturally "The order of the Lun should be in the Fufu vassal state", which means that King Fu should succeed the throne. It is not wrong, but it is not a good thing for him to get involved with people like Lu Jiude and Liu Zeqing.

From Zhou Shixian's heart, if Lu Zhenfei hadn't been in Huai'an, he wouldn't have chosen to pass through Liu Zeqing's defense zone. As for Lu Jiude, he ran to Huai'an to get on and off. Most of the matter was unknown to the Governor of Fengyang, Ma Shiying, and the relationship between the Governor of Fengyang and the eunuch in charge of the garrison was subtle. Even if he knew it, he would probably not care about him.

What Zhou Shixian himself could know was that Lu Jiude was not a fat and fat palace minister like Wang Chengen, but a leading eunuch who had been on the battlefield for more than ten years.

The rest time passed in a blink of an eye, and the convoy drove away again. According to Zhou Shixian's intention, he wanted Zhuang Yanchao and five others to go to the car without having to ride horses. It was a compensation for them to run for more than a hundred miles back and forth.

"How great is it for you to go to the cart and sleep with Yinzi?" said the prince-in-law with a smile.

It's good, but unfortunately the money is not his own. Zhuang Yanchao shook his head and said, "Don't worry, the prince consort, we can still hold on."

This is a sign of strength. Since they said that, Zhou Shixian was not very concerned about himself and let them go.

Zhuang Yanchao rode his horse for a while and seemed to have found something. He shook from the left to the right and found Xu Yong.

"Why didn't you see those Guan Qisheng?" He asked Xu Yong strangely, "Hasn't you been organized under the Central Army's Jinyiwei?"

"When they arrived in Suqian yesterday, they released a few horses," Xu Yong rode on the horse and spread his hands. "It was his husband's consort, and he didn't say that he was asking them to do anything."

"Oh." Zhuang Yanchao is a person with a close mind. Since he has the answer, he will feel relieved.

The convoy continued to move forward and walked for less than an hour. Zhuang Yanchao and Ruichang compared the map and saw that they were about fifty miles away from Huai'an City. They were hesitating whether to let the convoy stop and rest, but they saw two vanguards in front of them running back.

"The prince consort, the Fubiao Central Army, who was flying on Huaifu Road, came to welcome the car!"

Finally, they met, and everyone's faces showed joy.

"How many people?" Zhou Shixian asked, "Who is leading the team?"

"About fifty horses, the team leader Liu Heihu."

Zhou Shixian turned his head and looked at Zhuang Yanchao. Zhuang Yanchao nodded. Zhou Shixian ordered: "Go to the car and ask Mr. Ni to change his horse! Let them come!"

After a while, a team of cavalry rushed over with no stop at night. The young general led the team had a stubborn face, a burly figure, and a heroic spirit.

"Master Zhuang Qi!" He saw Zhuang Yanchao first, raised his hand and greeted with a smile.

"General Liu!" Zhuang Yanchao had just met him in Huai'an City, "This is Lord Zhou, the son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty!"

Liu Heihu was stunned at first, and immediately reacted, rolled off his horse and knelt down to see him.
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