When the reinforcements from the court arrived, the eyes of the prefect Chen Hongji immediately lit up. What he was grateful for was not the reinforcements of the prince Zhu Cilang, but the gods he knelt down to worship.

"For the gods and immortals of heaven, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, I would like to express my spirits to the gods for their salvation. Gods and immortals will show their spirits, and immortals will show their spirits!"

After saying that, Chen Hongji kowtowed a few more times to the statue of the god. For him, it seemed that this kowtow and kneel down had an effect.

The young master who was sent the order looked helpless: "Mr. Shen, the Prince's Palace is coming down, please welcome him quickly."

Chen Hongji did not rush to greet him, but kowtowed to the statue a few times. Then he stood up, then bowed to the statue, and then turned to his opponent and said, "Let's go, welcome the prince quickly."

Zhu Cilang's Hu Ben Army has arrived at Zhangde Mansion, which means that Li Zicheng is temporarily trapped in Kaifeng City. Zhu Cilang's arrival means that Zhangde Mansion is safe.

Zhu Cixuan didn't know much about this local prefect. After all, there were so many officials in the Ming Dynasty, it was impossible for everyone to know the truth.

As for Chen Hongji, who is a corrupt official, he knows nothing. As long as he is not a foolish official, Zhu Cilang can accept the current situation.

It is good to be a clean official, but it is rare for the Ming Dynasty to find a clean official at this time. As for corrupt officials, as long as they are not greedy and don’t make the people complain, Zhu Cilang will turn a blind eye for the time being.

Corrupt officials generally have some ability, but they cannot become corrupt officials without ability. What Zhu Cilang is most afraid of is not corrupt officials, but stupid officials.

At least a corrupt official can use money to do things, but a foolish official cannot be done. A foolish official who is lazy and negligent is more terrifying than the previous two.

Zhu Cilang came to Zhangde Mansion, and Chen Hongji smiled on his face.

"Oh, Your Highness the Crown Prince came from afar. Chen Hongji, the governor of Zhangde Mansion, was wronged and welcomed him. I beg you to forgive me!" As soon as we met, Chen Hongji knelt down and bowed.

Zhu Cixuan led everyone, followed by secret guard Meng Fanchao, Sun Wangcai and others, and behind him were Zhan Yunpeng and Linghu Yunlong of the Tiger Army.

As a military officer, Liu Laifu did not follow everyone. Instead, he served as a baggage unit to transport food and grass to the 12th Regiment Battalion.

Zhu Cixuan helped him up: "You are the magistrate of Zhangde Mansion."

Chen Hongji said happily: "I am the one who is the one who is not here."

Zhu Cilang nodded: "Hurry, take me back to my house and talk to me about the situation of the bandits."

Chen Hongji looked embarrassed. He didn't expect that the prince would be so anxious as soon as he met. He didn't know what the situation of the bandits was.

However, when the Crown Prince asked this, Chen Hongji had to answer embarrassedly: "Your Highness's mansion, please, this bandit, I heard that the treachery Li Zicheng is besieging Kaifeng."

Zhu Cixuan, who had originally stepped into the prefect's office, stopped in shock. He frowned and looked at Chen Hongji with a slight frown: "When I was in Shanxi, I had received military reports. The treachery Li Zicheng and his army of 700,000 were besieging Kaifeng City. What I asked was, what is the situation in Kaifeng City now?"

The muscles on Chen Hongji's face were thrusting, and the prince asked so sharply. These days, he only knew how to eat, chant Buddha's name and burn incense and worship, which led to the Taoist monk's great rituals. How could he know the situation of bandits?

"This highness forgives the crime. The news of the empress Zhangde Mansion is blocked. This is the news of Kaifeng City. The low-ranking official only knows that if the thief attacks Zhangde Mansion, the small amount of troops in the hand of the low-ranking official will never be able to defend. Fortunately, the crown prince comes to support him, this..."

Chen Hongji was still waiting to flatter him a few times, but when he saw Zhu Cilang without saying a word, he had already brought his subordinates into the yamen. Chen Hongji had to hurriedly follow him. Zhu Cilang walked very fast, and he even trotted to keep up.

At this time, Zhu Cilang was no longer the twelve-year-old child before. He had grown into a handsome young man. Now Zhu Cilang is decisive and decisive, and he acts decisively and calmly, and never likes his mother-in-law and mother.

This is also deeply supported by his subordinates. Compared with those half-dead officials in the court who were doing things like snails, this crown prince can be said to have brought a new atmosphere to the Ming Dynasty officialdom.

Zhu Cilang did everything he could do on the spot and never procrastinated. Even when he first arrived at Zhangde Mansion and had not entered the government office, the first thing he did was to ask about the situation in Henan.

However, when Chen Hongji asked, Zhu Cilang was a little displeased. However, he thought that he was a small prefect, and perhaps he lacked judgment on the external situation, so Zhu Cilang stopped listening to his long-winded words. Before Chen Hongji finished speaking, Zhu Cilang entered the government office on his own.

Zhu Cixuan walks very fast, and time is money for him. If you want to improve efficiency, it is time, but time.

However, after arriving at the government office, Zhu Cilang was completely stunned.

A platform was built in the front yard of the Zhangde Mansion. Several Taoist priests in yellow robes, holding peach wood swords in their hands, stood on the stage and operated as fierce as a tiger.

The Taoists were muttering words, either holding sword techniques in their left hand, holding Taoist talismans, shouting and dancing on the stage, and occasionally making waves of white smoke in the charcoal brazier, or dancing with peach wood swords.

Zhu Cixuan's subordinates were also stunned. Even the plaque in the hall of the yamen was removed, and replaced by a statue of god.

The smoke was shrouded under the statue, and Chen Hongji's family knelt in front of the statue and kept praying. They recited various life-saving gods and Bodhisattvas.

At this time, Zhu Ciyang turned his head and looked at Chen Hongji beside him: "Prince Chen, are you?"

Chen Hongji was proud and flattered Zhu Cilang: "Your Highness, this is the strategy of defending the enemy. When I learned that the thief was raging, I invited Taoist priests from Huiyuanguan to come and do it. I set up a spiritual seat in the government office and burned incense and prayed day and night. I even quit meat and ate vegetarian food. I burn incense and pray in front of the statue every day, begging God to bless my Zhangde Mansion and the peace of the Ming Dynasty. Don't say that, my sincerity really touched God."

Zhu Cilang was already out of anger. He thought that Chen Hongji might be a fool, but he never expected that the other party would be so stupid and as if he was just a pig's brain.

Zhu Cilang suppressed the anger in his heart and asked coldly: "I don't know how Lord Shen moved God, but I want to know. I am also humble and like Lord Shen to study."

Chen Hongji was even more excited, and he was so swollen that he could not hear Zhu Cilang's implication: "This is the Prince's Palace. My prayer finally moved the gods, and this gods were not sent down the palace. Your Highness, you tell me, isn't it just that my sincerity touched God?"

Zhu Cixuan looked up at the sky and beat him up: "So, if I want to defeat the thief Li Zicheng, I have to burn incense and pray?"
Chapter completed!