Gu Heng didn't know whether Hong Chengchou's words were true or not, and he didn't want to explore whether they were true or false. Because Gu Heng knew that as long as someone like Hong Chengchou could achieve what he wanted, he would do his best to help that person and not care about that person.

It doesn't matter whether the person is Han or other people, male or female.

Gu Heng therefore opened his mouth and said: "Thank you so much, Mr. Hong! It will be a blessing for me if I can continue to receive help from Mr. Hong. I hope Mr. Hong will also give you advice in the future."

"If the princess thinks so highly of Hong, Hong will know everything and say everything in the future," Hong Chengchou said.

Gu Heng heard what Hong Chengchou said and said directly: "Then I'm not polite! Mr. Hong, I just have something to ask you."

"What's the matter? Princess, just say it's okay. Hong will do his best to help the princess." Hong Chengchou replied readily.

"I would like to know if Your Majesty still orders Lord Hong to guard the north to prevent Jianlu from invading?" Gu Heng asked.

"Not bad." Hong Chengchou replied.

"Has the commander-in-chief who will annihilate Li Zicheng and other bandits been determined?" Gu Heng asked again.

"Yes, we have released Sun Chuanting, who was originally in prison, and asked him to perform meritorious service. We have made him governor of the three sides of Shaanxi. Soon he will be released from Tongguan to suppress Li Zicheng," Hong Chengchou said.

"Is something big happening again in Shaanxi?" Gu Heng asked quickly after hearing this.

"Yes, Wang Qiaonian, the former governor of Shaanxi and acting governor of the three sides, was killed by Li Zicheng and other thieves by cutting his body into pieces!" Hong Chengchou said with great regret.

"Wang Qiaonian has a grudge against Li Zicheng? Even if they cut the body into pieces, they would use five oxen instead of five horses!" Gu Heng was very surprised.

"Wang Qiaonian and Li Zicheng do have a grudge! And they are sworn enemies!" Hong Chengchou said.

"Why did you say that?" Gu Heng became even more curious when he heard what Hong Chengchou said.

"It just so happens that there is nothing else to do today, and I admire Wang Qiaonian very much, so let's talk about this person with the princess!" After speaking, Hong Chengchou took a few sips of tea, moistened his throat, and planned to talk about this person in detail.

"Then I'm all ears!" Gu Heng said.

"Wang Qiaonian is a native of Sui'an, Zhejiang. He is a son of an official. His father, Wang Shihe, was a doctor in the Department of Punishment of the Emperor Xizong of the Ming Dynasty. However, Wang Qiaonian has been reading poetry and books since he was a child. In the second year of Tianqi, he passed the imperial examination of Renxu and was ranked among the top 100

sixth,"

After hearing what Hong Chengchou said, Gu Heng secretly sighed: This Wang Qiaonian seems to be completely different from those second-generation officials and second-generation rich people who act as "cheating the old people". He is also very impressive in exams.

"In the early years of Chongzhen, there was a severe drought in the northwest, frequent civil uprisings, and the rebel troops repeatedly invaded and invaded the country. Wang Qiaonian had a premonition that the national crisis was coming. When he was an official, he often practiced bows and arrows and sword thrusts. He practiced these skills very late.

After that, he slept directly in the wild. He tempered himself in this way in the hope that he could sacrifice his life for the imperial court."

"This person has a heart for the Ming Dynasty, can endure hardships, and has great perseverance. He will definitely have the opportunity to serve the imperial court!" Gu Heng sighed.

"Yes, there is a chance! In the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, his chance came! But now it seems that his bad luck has also come! Fu Zonglong, the governor of Shaanxi, was ordered to march to Henan and was besieged and killed by the rebels in Xiangcheng. At that time, he was Youqian

Wang Qiaonian, the censor of the capital and governor of Shaanxi, took office immediately, succeeded Fu Zonglong, and was promoted to governor of Shaanxi."

"Although Wang Qiaonian was born as a scholar, his heroic spirit is far better than that of a warrior who fights fiercely and bravely."

“Knowing that Li Zicheng’s wings were already established and the situation was unstoppable, he still made a shocking move: he ordered people to dig up the graves of Li Zicheng’s grandfather Li Hai and his father Li Shouzhong, and “gather fires to burn” the bones.”

Hearing this, Gu Heng was shocked and said: "What? If what I learned is correct, Li Zicheng's military strength has soared to hundreds of thousands at this time. Luo Yang, Tu Fu King, and even forced the "supervisor and assistant minister" Yang Sichang

He committed suicide, then besieged Bianliang and defeated Zuo Liangyu, showing great power."

"In comparison, if it weren't for my ambition, I'm afraid Ming's various arrangements at this time would be an empty shell. He actually chose to destroy Li Zicheng's ancestral tomb at this time, which is really brave!"

Gu Heng actually had nothing to say. Gu Heng just thought that Wang Qiaonian could be called the most tough guy in the late Ming Dynasty!

Seeing that Gu Heng also admired Wang Qiaonian very much, Hong Chengchou continued: "The most important thing in the world is to be buried in peace after death. Wang Qiaonian's move will not only bear the curse of being struck by thunder from the sky, but also face being killed by Li Zicheng's thousand swords."

Wan Shi’s crazy revenge.”

"But in order to embolden the army and show that he was unsuccessful, Wang Qiaonian decided to die. In the name of "destroying his dragon veins and destroying his kingly aura", he resolutely did this. The fighting spirit of our Ming Dynasty army has been greatly improved.

Great improvement. I am not as good as him in this regard!"

Hong Chengchou was admiring but also a little ashamed, and then added: "In February of this year, Wang Qiaonian led He Renlong, Zheng Jiadong, and Niu Chenghu to Luoyang with more than 30,000 people."

"Zuo Liangyu stepped into Kaifeng's aid ahead of Wang Qiaonian, captured Linying, which had been occupied by Li Zicheng, and massacred the invading troops defending the city."

"At this time, when Li Zicheng found out, he couldn't bear it anymore. He abandoned Kaifeng and turned around to attack Zuo Liangyu fiercely, and surrounded Zuo Liangyu's troops in Yancheng."

Hearing this, Gu Heng couldn't help but analyze: "Logically speaking, Zuo Liangyu risked being burned to break the siege. After Kaifeng lifted the siege, someone should send troops to rescue Zuo Liangyu from behind. But if Kaifeng does not

If you don't do this, Zuo Liangyu will be like a dangerous egg and his life will hang on a thread."

"The princess' analysis was good. Wang Qiaonian originally thought the same thing. But when he came to the rescue, he found that the generals were too weak to challenge him, so he adopted the technique of besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao, and led his army to raid Li Zicheng's old camp in Xiangcheng."

Hong Chengchou confirmed Gu Heng's analysis and continued: "But Li Zicheng had hated Wang Qionian for a long time, and when he heard that he was leading an army to attack Xiangcheng, he immediately abandoned Yancheng and personally led the main force to fight Wang Qionian."

"At this time, Wang Qiaonian thought that once the siege of Yancheng was resolved, he and Zuo Liangyu could attack Li Zicheng from front to back. But Zuo Liangyu misunderstood Wang Qiaonian and resented Wang Qiaonian for not saving Kaifeng, so he refused to send troops at all."

"Wang Qiaonian was in a critical situation, but he was still fearless. He defended Xiangcheng by himself, sent He Renlong, Zheng Jiadong, and Niu Chenghu to defend the enemy in three directions."

After hearing this, Gu Heng had a doubt and decided to ask directly.

"Master Hong, listening to what you said, why do I feel that you were with Wang Qiaonian at that time! But you were clearly in Songshan at that time! Why were you so aware of the situation at that time?"

"The princess is smart, and she got to the crux of the problem right away. The reason why I know so clearly is because I have also been ordered to exterminate bandits, and some of Wang Qionian's subordinates were also my loyal subordinates."

Hearing what Hong Chengchou said, Gu Heng understood and said: "That's it. Please continue talking, Mr. Hong."

"I will continue, princess. I hope the princess will understand what I am going to say. In order to revitalize the Ming Dynasty, the princess must know more about the situation in the army." Hong Chengchou suddenly said very seriously.
Chapter completed!