Chapter 574 King Xiang has a dream, but the goddess has no intention?
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At this time, Liu Wenxiu was running wildly in front, while Chunwa led more than 500 cavalry in pursuit behind him.
Although Liu Ruyi conquered east and west in recent years, continuously expanded trade, and accumulated huge wealth, due to the inherent weakness of the Ming Dynasty, war horses were also extremely precious to the Colored Stone Army.
Although Chun Wa is the commander-in-chief of the Suzaku Camp, there are more than 10,000 people in the Suzaku Camp, but only a thousand horses.
Among them, the horses required for sentries and scouts accounted for one-third, and the rest was equipped to Chunwa's personal barracks.
At this time, in order to pursue Liu Wenxiu's headquarters, Chunwa took out all his treasures from the bottom of the box!
"Quickly, follow them! Catch them! They are already dead!" Chunwa shouted loudly, guiding his subordinates to step forward.
Five hundred cavalry were like the wind, biting hard behind Liu Wenxiu.
Liu Wenxiu also knew that if some extraordinary measures were not used today, it would be impossible to escape!
With a wave of his hand, he turned around and led more than a hundred cavalry under his command into the woods nearby.
In the land of Huguang, there are dense mountains and forests. At this time, nature has not been over-harvested and exploited like later generations. However, the area near Xiangyang is already mountainous and forested. His move made Chunwa quite troublesome!
"General, what should we do? Do we still want to chase him in?" Seeing Liu Wenxiu actually burrowing deeper into the woods on the side of the mountain, a member of the Qianhu family hurriedly asked Chunwa.
Chunwa also frowned, clenched the hilt of the knife in her hand, and said sternly: "Chase! Why don't you chase him! I can kill him once, and I can kill him a second time too! Guys, cheer up for me.
,Chase!"
"Yes!" After a moment, the five hundred elite cavalry turned around and went into the woods, continuing to chase Liu Wenxiu's troops.
Liu Wenxiu saw that Chunwa was more difficult to deal with than dog-skin plaster, and she felt bitter in her heart, but she couldn't express it!
He only has more than a hundred troops at this time. If he turns around and fights hard, he will never be an opponent of the well-trained Caishi Army. He can only bite the bullet and keep running forward!
But life is like this, if you are lucky, you can pick up gold if you lower your head, but if you are unlucky, drinking cold water can fill the gap between your teeth!
Liu Wenxiu had just emerged from the woods and wanted to continue running eastward, but in front of them, a large river with rolling waves was like a natural chasm, blocking them firmly!
"General, this? This... what should we do?" The soldiers around him panicked and looked in Liu Wenxiu's direction.
Liu Wenxiu almost wanted to die!
Why! Why at this moment, even God has to go against me!
“What’s the name of this mountain?” Liu Wenxiu’s teeth were broken.
"General, this seems to be the boundary of Lumen Mountain! This river should be a tributary of the Yangtze River! But I didn't remember that the river was so big before! Today, what, what..." A soldier from Huguang
He quickly explained.
"You bitch, how dare you bully me!" Liu Wenxiu raised his hand and whipped the soldier hard on the face.
The soldier was completely unprepared and screamed in pain and fell off his horse.
Liu Wenxiu was about to say something, but at this moment, the sound of horse hooves behind him was like thunder, and Chun Wa was already chasing after him with his pursuers!
"Liu Wenxiu, your death has come! Zhang Xianzhong and Ai Nengqi are dead! Li Dingguo and Sun Kewang have surrendered! Surrender! Maybe the Duke of Guo can spare your life!" Chunwa looked at Liu Wenxiu with a sneer.
, full of the arrogance of a winner.
Liu Wenxiu looked around. There was a big river in front of him, pursuers behind him, and steep mountains and forests to the left and right. He had no way to go to the sky and no way to the earth!
He looked at the horse under his crotch again, but the horse didn't react much. Apparently, it was also a little scared of the roaring river water.
Liu Wenxiu couldn't help but look up to the sky and scream!
After all, he is not as lucky as his fellow big-eared thief!
The miraculous luck of "white horse leaping over Tanxi River" in the past will not befall him after all.
However, compared with Sun Kewang and Ai Nengqi, Liu Wenxiu's character was much more flexible. Seeing that this was the case, he took off his saber and armor, dismounted from his horse, and knelt down in front of Chun Wa, "Now that this has happened, Wenxiu is willing to surrender.
!I just hope that the general can spare the lives of these men under my command!"
Chunwa nodded, "Don't worry! Take everyone who comes!"
"yes!"
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The dark clouds gradually dispersed, and the sun peeked out from the clouds. The red morning glow reflected on the sky, like a huge gold-rimmed print.
On the main battlefield, the battle had already ended. The soldiers were cleaning the battlefield in an orderly manner.
Liu Ruyi, on the other hand, came to the inner city of Xiangyang, escorted by a group of generals and more than a thousand soldiers.
At this time, Huo Lang had already completely controlled the situation in the inner city, and the guarding sergeants were all the elites of the Qinglong Battalion.
King Zhu Yiming of Xiang and his son Zhu Changfa, King of Guiyang, accompanied by Huolang, Luo Anbang and several local generals of Xiangyang, have been waiting outside the inner city gate for a long time.
Seeing Liu Ruyi's arrival, Zhu Yiming hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "The Duke of Qi saved the lives of the people of Xiangyang City. I am very grateful to you! The king has already held a banquet in the palace to welcome Duke Qi. I also ask Duke Qi to reward you!"
Zhu Yiming's posture was very low.
He knew what happened to Prince Fu and his son in Luoyang. He knew that the youngest Duke of Ming Dynasty in front of him would definitely not be a good person. Although he still didn't understand why Liu Ruyi led an army to Xiangyang, he
Sacrifice a thief with your own sword and protect the safety of Xiangyang City. This is already a great achievement!
There is absolutely no doubt that you will serve him well!
Liu Ruyi smiled slightly and nodded, but she was also a little surprised at Zhu Yiming's modesty.
In fact, there have been quite a few vassal kings who have dealt with Liu Ruyi over the years.
Among them, King De of Jinan, King Fu of Luoyang, and King Lu of Yanzhou are all short-sighted people.
The current Xiang Wang Zhu Yiming has somewhat subverted Liu Ruyi's understanding of the Ming vassal king.
"The prince loves you so much, so it would be disrespectful for Ruyi to reject it!" After a night of fierce fighting, not only Liu Ruyi, but also the generals and soldiers around him were hungry. At this time, someone was inviting guests to dinner, how could Liu Ruyi refuse?
Seeing Liu Ruyi nod, Zhu Yiming and his son couldn't help but be overjoyed. They hurriedly walked around Liu Ruyi and said respectfully: "Master Guo, please!"
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A group of several thousand people soon arrived at Prince Xiang's Mansion.
However, although Prince Xiang's Mansion is magnificent, it is still far behind compared to Prince Fu's Mansion in Luoyang.
Chen Yongfu, the commander of the Zhongyong camp, noticed Liu Ruyi's doubts and whispered in Liu Ruyi's ear: "The Duke of the country, the lineage of King Xiang was canonized in Changsha Mansion, and was moved to Xiangyang Mansion in the first year of Zhengtong. And..."
Although Chen Yongfu didn't explain clearly, Liu Ruyi understood what he meant.
Although the lineage of King Xiang can be regarded as the nobles of heaven, their blood relationship with the lineage of Emperor Chongzhen has been passed down for so many years. After all, their blood relationship with the lineage of Emperor Chongzhen is far away, so there will always be some differences compared with Prince Fu and his son.
In this battle, Chen Yongfu's Zhongyong Battalion did not have many opportunities to exert force. They just followed the larger army and picked up some small holes. Therefore, at this moment, he was eager to show his presence in front of Liu Ruyi.
Liu Ruyi naturally knew this very well and smiled slightly, "General Chen is interested!"
Chen Yongfu couldn't help but be overjoyed, "Thank you, Mr. Guo, for the compliment!"
It only took an hour for the news of the thief's surrender to reach the inner city, but within this time period, the chefs of Prince Xiang's Mansion had already prepared more than a dozen sumptuous tables of wine and food.
The brothers were all hungry, so Liu Ruyi naturally would not be polite to Zhu Yiming, and ordered the cook of Prince Xiang's Mansion to prepare meals for the soldiers, while he and the generals feasted!
Soon, he was full of wine and food, and the pretty maid served him tea. Only then did Zhu Yiming have time to say a few words to Liu Ruyi.
"The Duke of Qi has a wonderful plan and the opportunity is just right to save our Xiangyang City from danger. The young king will immediately report to the emperor to explain the great achievements of the Duke of Qi and the great achievements of the Colorful Stone Army!"
Zhu Yiming stood up and bowed his head respectfully to Liu Ruyi.
Zhu Changfa, King of Guiyang, also hurriedly bowed and said: "I have always admired the name of the Duke of Qi. I am so lucky to meet you today. I am so lucky in my lifetime!"
Liu Ruyi was also a little surprised by the performance of Prince Xiang and his son!
Could it really be that 'King Xiang has a dream, but the goddess has no intention?'
Or maybe all the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty learned of their ‘notorious reputation’ and changed their temper?
However, don’t reach out and hit the smiling person!
Since the attitude of the father and son is so low, Liu Ruyi must have gone too far if he wants to imitate the method of dealing with Prince Fu and his son of Luoyang City! But it is essential to let them shed some blood!
"The prince and his son are too humble! This time Ruyi entered Huguang, in fact, he did not get the permission of the imperial court! However, the Xian thief is very powerful, and my father-in-law is in Luoyang. Naturally, we cannot sit back and watch the Xian thief continue to harm our country! This battle
"The traitor has been killed, and all his soldiers and horses have been wiped out by our Caishi Army. In this way, Mr. Ge's plan to eliminate the traitor can be regarded as being submitted to the emperor!" Liu Ruyi said to Zhu Yiming with a smile.
"Yes! Yes! What Duke Qi said is true!" Zhu Yiming nodded repeatedly, as if he was not the orthodox vassal king of the Ming Dynasty at this time, but Liu Ruyi was the ordinary one.
In fact, it's no wonder he is so flexible.
The first assistant, Yang Sichang, had been living in Xiangyang for a long time, and Zhu Yiming had many contacts with Yang Sichang.
In his words, Yang Sichang revealed to Zhu Yiming countless times that Duke Liu Ruyi of the State of Qi is our number one general in the Ming Dynasty! As long as he is willing to take action, the thieves in the south will be defeated!
Coupled with what happened to Prince Fu and his son some time ago...
Zhu Yiming is not stupid. On the contrary, even if his family fortune is not as good as that of King Fu, it is definitely not much different.
There were nearly a hundred named concubines in his house.
If he only relied on the salary allocated by the imperial court, it might not be enough to feed, drink and clothe these more than a hundred delicate girls. His money mainly comes from 'business'!
It was actually not a big deal in the Ming Dynasty for a vassal king to engage in business!
After all, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang had a good idea and divided his descendants into various places, hoping to enjoy eternal prosperity.
But what he didn't expect was that his descendants would create humans so fast!
Over the years, there may have been hundreds of thousands of Ming Dynasty royal family blood relatives.
In the Chongzhen year, the annual income was only a few million taels at most. With a little money, it was not enough to fight various wars, let alone support these royal family members!
Therefore, most of the vassal kings in various places had their own ways of making money.
However, some people are smart and enjoy themselves by making money, while others are rude and ignorant, wishing they could have the words "I have money" carved on their faces, just like Prince Fu and his son.
Zhu Yiming belongs to the former.
Moreover, he is considered a shrewd businessman.
Xiangyang City sits on the Yangtze River waterway, which is a huge treasure trove of wealth!
During the war in the south, Yang Sichang also borrowed money from Zhu Yiming. However, Zhu Yiming also saw that Yang Sichang's ability was not enough to quell the rebellion, so it was only a few tens of thousands of taels, which was just a meaning.
But at this moment, with Liu Ruyi right in front of him, Zhu Yiming had to think carefully.
For a long time, he looked around, smiled and said to Liu Ruyi: "The Duke of Qi spent a huge amount of money on the military. This time, we put down the rebellion of the traitors and protect the people of Xiangyang! Although the little king is stupid, he also knows that the Duke of Qi has worked hard and made great achievements. The palace is willing to
We offer five hundred thousand taels of silver for the military appearance of the Duke of Qi! Please don’t refuse, Duke of Qi!”
As Zhu Yiming spoke, he bowed his body respectfully, but said to himself: "Five hundred thousand taels! It's almost my income for two or three years! This hemorrhage, you have the money, but you have to leave Xiangyang early, right?"
Liu Ruyi also did not expect that Zhu Yiming would be so righteous. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a soldier outside the door reporting, "Your Majesty, Liu Wenxiu has arrived! However, it seems that General Chunwa has some unexpected gains.