After the Jin Dynasty moved its capital to Kaifeng, it worked hard to manage it. Although it had not restored its old views on the Northern Song Dynasty, it was the largest and most prosperous city north of the Yangtze River.

After another seventy-three years, the Mongol Yuan destroyed the Jin Dynasty. Because the Jin Aizong fled to Caizhou (now Runan), Kaifeng did not suffer major damage. When the Yuan and Ming dynasties changed, Xu Da's troops arrived in Chenqiao, and the Yuan army surrendered without fighting, and Kaifeng once again avoided the military disaster.

Zhu Yuanzhang named his fifth son Zhu Xu as King of Zhou, and then vassalized Kaifeng and converted the imperial city of Song and Jin into the palace of Zhou. More than two hundred years have passed on the Zhou king from generation to generation, and Kaifeng has always been singing and dancing. Because the Yellow River and the canal cross the city, the business is prosperous, far surpassing that of Luoyang, Xi'an.

In recent years, due to the destruction or serious threats of war in various states, prefectures and counties, more and more wealthy gentry households fled to the provincial capital, which has greatly increased Kaifeng's household registration, reaching a million, and the market has become more prosperous.

Although Li Zicheng's troops grew rapidly after coming to western Henan, and all kinds of news about Li Zicheng continued to spread to Kaifeng, the people of Kaifeng did not pay special attention to it and were unwilling to believe it, especially the royal palace, government government and gentry families, and they did not believe it.

First, they believed that Li Zicheng was defeated repeatedly and was not a problem, but Zhang Xianzhong was the number one enemy. Secondly, Li Zicheng always wandered in the mountainous areas of western Henan and did not dare to march towards the Yuzhong Plain with slightly less disasters, which shows that he was powerless to ravage the Central Plains.

It was only after the autumn, that the real news about Li Zicheng was gradually learned by Kaifeng that not only local prefectures, prefectures and counties reported urgently that they flew into the provincial capital every day, but also letters of help from gentry, especially the Hongniang defeated Qi County and Li Xin and killed officials and rebelled, which attracted the attention of the governor and Bu. According to the attention of the various yamen, they also reported to Chongzhen. Chongzhen ordered Li Xin to be arrested and taken to the capital for punishment.

However, after so many days, Li Xin has never been seen, but there is news that Yongning was lost and King Wan'an was killed. The King of Zhou was shocked and urgently summoned Henan Governor Li Xianfeng and the governor Liang Bian to question him.

Yongning is today's Luoning County, Henan Province. It is a county town under Luoyang Prefecture, less than two hundred miles away from the prefecture. King Wan'an is the tenth-generation grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang. As a prince of the Ming Dynasty, he was granted the title of this. Of course, he was incomparable to King Fu. Li Xin looked down on him and directly robbed King Fu.

The King of Zhou first gave a banquet at Changxin Pavilion in the garden. After the banquet, he gave tea and asked with his white beard: "I have heard recently that after the thieves broke through Yongning, they pretended to be kind and righteous, and the ignorant and foolish people were deceived by them. The crowds of people were threatened. See, do the thieves have the intention to attack Luoyang?"

Li Xianfeng bowed and replied: "The magistrate is responsible for the heavy responsibility of territorial territory. Because of the lack of troops, he failed to eliminate the bandits as soon as possible, resulting in the fall of Yongning, the Prince of Wan'an was killed, the magistrate Wu Dalie died, and the people were slaughtered. The magistrate has submitted a report to the court and wait for strict punishment.

Now the prince is even more frightened, but the capital city of Henan is in danger. Please don’t worry. Yangge’s troops are currently encircling Xian in Sichuan. Cao’s two thieves have forced the two thieves into western Sichuan. They are very successful. Once the Xian thieves are annihilated, Yangge’s troops can rush out of Sichuan to clear out the Central Plains bandits. I think the thieves are defeated repeatedly, but fortunately escape and kill them. Only dozens of cavalry are left to Henan. Although they are falsely called benevolent and righteous, they incite the people and are crowded with people, they seem to be very arrogant, but they are all mobs for a while, and they are not worth worrying. When the Yangge’s troops arrive, it is not difficult to clarify them."

The King of Zhou nodded slightly and said, "This vassal is a ancestral teaching and has always been concerned about local military and political affairs. However, Luoyang is a fief of a relative. If there is any loss, the relative vassal will be frightened and the emperor will be furious, and he will not be very nice to the gentlemen."

Li Xianfeng said: "Henan Prefecture City is high and deep, with tens of thousands of households and many brave soldiers. The officials of the government are all present, which is very different from Yongning. Moreover, King Fu has a lot of money and food. In an emergency, there is no need to worry about not having the capital to defend the city. Before the position of tutoring, he had already requested the emperor to order Wang Shaoyu to be the general of Luoyang's security guard, full-time guard, and guard the Fufan. The former Minister of War of Nanjing Lu Weiqi was also in Luoyang. He is very popular with the public and will be able to advocate gentry and defend his hometown. Luoyang is absolutely indifferent. I would like to ask Your Highness to rest assured."

The King of Zhou smiled and said, "As long as you can be as safe as your husband said, Luoyang will be foolproof, I will not worry about Kaifeng."

Then the topic turned to the upcoming New Year. After a while, they changed their food and listened to the opera. No one was worried that Li Zicheng would break through Luoyang, but at this moment, an eunuch from the royal palace came to report: "Report to the prince, deputy general Chen Yongfu asked for a meeting, and there is an urgent military report."

"Oh? Promote quickly!"

The King of Zhou changed his expression, looked at Li Xianfeng and Liang Bian, and waved his hand.

"Abide by the order!"

The eunuch left, and within a moment, he brought Chen Yongfu.

"I'm not sure about the prince!"

Chen Yongfu knelt down and bowed, and greeted Li Xianfeng and Liang Bing respectively.

Li Xianfeng asked quickly: "Why are you so anxious?"

Chen Yongfu bowed and said, "When I returned to Futai, I found Li Xin's traces from the past businessmen. A few days ago, I saw Li Xin leading a group of refugees in Yancheng (now Luohe, Henan), as if he was heading towards Huaiyang (now Zhoukou, Henan). After I learned about it, I did not dare to neglect it and came to report it immediately!"

"good!"

The King of Zhou shouted: "I finally found him. The emperor was furious about this. Chen Futai. Even if this vassal does not ask about the place, he will ask you to send troops quickly, arrest this thief and take it to the capital to present it to the emperor!"

Li Xianfeng also sighed. Chongzhen ordered him to arrest Li Xin before the New Year, but he lost his trace. He was about to expire in half a month, so how can he not be in a hurry? If there is no way out today, Li Xin appeared. What more timely news is there? He immediately bowed to the King of Zhou: "Please rest assured, the tutor will understand the situation and will go to Huaiyang in person."

As he said that, he asked Chen Yongfu: "How many troops does Li Xin have? Where has he been there over the past period?"

"this……"

Chen Yongfu hesitated and said, "According to the observation of Xingshang, most of Li Xin's more than 10,000 people were old, weak, sick and disabled, and it was likely to be used to force refugees and grow stronger. According to the news received in Qi County at that time, Hong Niangzi led a thousand people to attack the county town, and Li Xin recruited another five hundred soldiers. Therefore, it is estimated that the troops he can fight should be between three and four thousand."

Li Xianfeng nodded and said, "I think he has a group of mud legs. What kind of combat power can he have? I am afraid it is far worse than the two thieves Chuangxian. From Kaifeng to the south, you can go directly to Huaiyang. General Chen. Tomorrow morning, our Fuyuan will lead three thousand elite cavalry to Huaiyang and may block him on the road. If this battle is successful, our Fuyuan recommends you as the general."

"Get orders!"

Chen Yongfu was overjoyed and bowed.

"Please wait!"

Liang Dai stroked his beard, looking confident, and said with a smile: "Looking at the fact that Li Xin marched to Huaiyang, he mostly wanted to go to Jianghuai. However, this son had not joined Li Chuang, and perhaps he had a court in his heart. Therefore, Liang offered a plan to shock him with cavalry first, and then persuade him to surrender with his entreaties. By then, he would arrest him and go to Beijing without any effort, and would eliminate this trouble for the emperor.

As for his subordinates, he only needs to capture the thief's head, and the rest of them are pardoned. It is not surprising that the weather will come. What do the prince and Futai think?”

King Zhou and Li Xianfeng looked at each other and shouted together!

Li Xianfeng even said: "If this strategy is achieved, the Fuyuan should be the one who is Fang Bo (a other name of the governor) to ask the emperor for his merits!"

"Hey, a small plot, not worth mentioning!"

Liang Bian refused repeatedly, but in fact he was secretly happy.
Chapter completed!