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Linqing surrendered without fighting, which was great news for the gentry and merchants all over the city. He also heard that the Qing army was about to move south, so he left the city one after another. Li Xin did not stop him. After leaving, he would refresh himself and save food.

Most of the civil servants and generals chose to leave, and those who were in the local area were to retire and return to the fields. On the contrary, the number of grassroots soldiers joined the bandit army. After three days of reorganization, the number of soldiers stationed in Linqing bandit army reached 40,000, including the navy army.

Linqing had a population of 800,000 to 900,000 people at its peak. Later, the Qing army went south for the fifth time and passed through Linqing and captured Jinan. Linqing's business suffered the first blow. After that, Li Xin successively captured Gaoyou, Yangzhou and Huai'an. Canal shipping was greatly affected, and the business suffered the second blow. When the bandits entered Linqing, the actual population was only about 400,000, and some people fled one after another, without even garrisoning, only 200,000 left.

These are the poorest ordinary people and the grassroots soldiers and officials. If they have no place to run and forcefully escape, they will only become refugees. It is better to choose to believe Li Xin.

Kaifeng!

The Allied Forces of Chuangcao launched a comprehensive general offensive on Kaifeng, but no matter how fierce the offensive was, the defenders stood firm on the city wall without taking a step back. The King of Zhou even spread out the silver from the royal palace one by one, much more generous than King Fu.

After all, he is an old-fashioned prince with a far-reaching gaze. He knew that once Kaifeng was broken, not only the whole family would not die well, but the Ming Dynasty would be exhausted. At the same time, Chen Yongfu was no less than Huang Degong, and the governor Gao Mingheng was not an ordinary person. In terms of his appeal in Kaifeng, he was not much worse than Li Xianfeng.

During the fierce battle, Li Zicheng looked at the broken Kaifeng city, frowned, clearing the periphery of Kaifeng, and almost without wasting his power. Zuo Liangyu, Ding Qirui and Yang Wenyue's 200,000 troops collapsed without fighting. He thought that Kaifeng could be decided by a letter, but the reality was cruel. He could not understand why Kaifeng had such great resilience.

"Brother-in-law, there is news about Mr. Li!"

Gao Yigong rushed over and bowed his hand.

"oh?"

Li Zicheng looked back.

Gao Yigong said: "Li Xin captured Linqing a few days ago and released a rumor. He will stick to Linqing and strive to protect the people of Shandong from being ravaged by Jianlu."

"How many people died when he fought against Linqing?"

Li Zicheng asked instinctively because of his comparative psychology.

Gao Yigong's face looked a little ugly, but he still said: "After Linqing was called out, the governor Xu Wenyuan led all the officers and soldiers of the city to open the city and surrender!"

"Damn it!"

Liu Zongmin couldn't bear it anymore and cursed: "Why did the rabbit husband surrender without fighting except for the first time when he started to fight Gaoyou? Let's look at us, which battle is not a bloody battle. Now we can't even capture the broken Kaifeng. This is too easy."

Gao Yigong said solemnly: "I have been to Gaoyou and Yangzhou. Mr. Li is different from us. He then decided to govern the country. He also paid attention to cultivating talents from all aspects of civil and military affairs. He lighted taxes and paid levies to the people and recruited officials. Compared with the Ming Dynasty, Mr. Li was obviously more popular. Naturally, he was where he passed by. He was in sight and surrendered, and we..."

As he said that, Gao Yi was upset and said, "Brother-in-law, this time he captured Kaifeng, he must be the king of the system, otherwise the hearts of the people will be taken away by that boy Li Xin!"

Li Zicheng was very upset. Looking back on his more than ten years of combat experience, he wandered around. To this day, he has nothing except the hundreds of thousands of people under his command. As far as he can see, he still admires Li Xin very much, and he also regrets it. Li Xin's ability is Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others cannot beat him. If he really treated Li Xin sincerely at that time and kept the person, what would happen to him?

Beijing!

Kunning Palace is the residence of the queen, and Chongzhen rarely came here. When Zhou Hou saw him, he was worried and his heart was heavy. It was not a secret that the country was shaking. As his first wife, he always tried to make his husband happy. So he smiled and said, "I pray in front of the Buddha every day. I hope the situation will improve this year and relieve my worries soon. The ancients often said that it is true that the battle between Songjin and Zhuxianzhen will be extremely good. Seeing that the thieves were unable to break through Kaifeng, I guess it was the Buddha who was protecting the emperor. I thought, there will be no more dangers after this. It should be that the peace will come."

Chongzhen smiled bitterly and said nothing, his eyes were clearly filled with sorrow and powerlessness.

Yes, the court could no longer send troops and generals to rescue Kaifeng. Kaifeng became an isolated city and was surrounded by the second army of Cao Jian. Even if it could be defended for a while, how long could it take?

Zhou Hou also understood this truth, but still advised: "The emperor does not have to worry too much about national affairs, which will damage the imperial body. If he is not good at protecting the imperial body, how can he deal with the national affairs? I think that the emperor can go to various palaces in his spare time and spread his mind. I am not trying to persuade the emperor to have fun in the palace like the emperors of all dynasties, but advised the emperor not to worry about soldiers and salaries day and night. Although our family is not as rich and powerful as decades ago, there are many places to offer the emperor's pleasing eyes to the palace, such as... "

Chongzhen shook his head and interrupted: "The country's affairs are getting worse every day, and you know that even if the scenery in the Imperial Garden is as good as before, what do I want to appreciate the spring flowers and autumn moons!"

Zhou Hou laughed and said, "Even if the emperor is unwilling to go to the West Garden, he should go to the palaces everywhere when he sees the lake and mountains. The concubines in the six palaces are all selected by the emperor with their own eyes. There are many beautiful people, and some are good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Why should the emperor stay in the Qianqing Palace every day? Looking at the documents that can never be seen, you should save the documents and enjoy life. What I said?"

Chongzhen sighed: "I don't understand your kindness? But after Concubine Tian fell ill, I sometimes left the Qianqing Palace and only sat down here. Concubine Yuan rarely goes there, and I don't want to go anywhere else. I am the lord of the world, so it's not easy to carry this burden!"

Zhou Hou grabbed Chongzhen's hand and said with tenderness in his eyes: "Emperor, I am the lord of the six palaces, and I am a married couple in the troubled times of the visitor of Wei. In recent years, Concubine Tian was favored by the emperor, and the emperor never treated me lightly. The six palaces lived in harmony. There were few in the previous dynasty. It was because the emperor did not abandon his bride and treated me very kindly that I advised the emperor to go to the palace of the concubines today to find some happiness, so that I would not worry about my health. The emperor had few concubines, but there were many cold palaces."

Chongzhen said sadly: "In recent years, I have been feasting and eating, working hard to govern, and I dare not slacken. I want to be the leader of Zhongxing and revitalize the country's destiny, so I neglected you. But since this year, Song Jin was defeated, and my elite troops in the Ming Dynasty were lost outside the pass, and Zhuxian Town was defeated without fighting. I am afraid that from now on, the momentum of the thieves will be unstoppable. Haha, who knows if the Ming Dynasty is still there in a few years?"

As he was speaking, Chongzhen's throat was blocked and he burst into tears.

"emperor!"

Zhou Hou's eyes turned red, and he quickly took out his handkerchief and wiped away the tears for Chongzhen. She originally planned to make Chongzhen feel comfortable, but the country's power was in danger. No matter what he said, it would be impossible to relieve Chongzhen's inner fear and irritability. Especially when he thought of himself, once the country was destroyed, he might hang up three-foot white silk and commit suicide by hanging his beam, which would be the only ending. Suddenly, Zhou Hou also shed tears silently.

The couple cried and held their hands speechlessly. At this time, a palace maid came in and reported: "Report to the emperor, empress, the princess of the Silijian asked to see the emperor."

"Your Majesty, go!"

Zhou Hou wiped the corners of his eyes and choked and urged him.

Chongzhen shook his head: "I won't go anywhere today, ask him to come in!"

"yes!"

The palace maid left.

Taking advantage of this moment, Chongzhen and Zhou Hou hurriedly wiped away the tears. As soon as they were done, Wang Chengen walked into the garden and kowtowed: "I bow to the emperor and the queen."

"What's up?"

Chongzhen asked in a deep voice.

"this……"

Wang Chengen knew that Chongzhen hated the harem's interference in politics very much. At this time, seeing that Zhou Hou was also there, he did not dare to say anything.

Zhou Hou said with understanding: "I'm going to serve the emperor a bowl of iced black plum soup to quench his thirst."

"I'm not thirsty!"

Chongzhen waved his hand and urged: "What's wrong, but it's okay!"

Wang Chengen was surprised in his heart. He couldn't understand Chongzhen's thoughts. In fact, Chongzhen felt that the country was hopeless and had a mentality of giving up on himself. Before he died, he would spend more time with his wife, children and family and enjoy the joy of family.

However, Wang Chengen couldn't figure it out and didn't want to. He took out the Fengtang newspaper from his arms and delivered it: "Your Majesty, there is news about the thief."

"oh?"

Chongzhen hurriedly took it.
Chapter completed!