There is something very wrong with Chen Qiong, the Lord of Qinghua City.

In other words, there is something wrong with the Annan-Chen Dynasty.

Facing Chen Qiong's hesitation, Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Gaochi silently looked at each other, and both of them had calculations in their hearts.

Zhu Gaochi asked Zhu Yunxi the question on their minds: "Where is the king of Chen Hao now?"

Chen Qiong was stunned for a moment, her expression became obviously unnatural, and there was a hint of shame and anger on her face.

"The king ran away! He ran to Thang Long City with Li Jili!"

Chen Qiong's face was dark and angry and he roared, rarely showing murderous intent in front of Daming.

Zhu Yunxi's eyes twitched, then he suppressed the doubts in his heart and laughed: "I wonder if there is a cup of hot tea in Qinghua City for our Ming army to enjoy?"

This is to put the issue aside for the time being and return to the matter of the Ming army taking over Qinghua City.

Chen Qiong immediately nodded. When the Ming army had just arrived in Changhua County, Qiongzhou Prefecture, Qinghua City had already begun to prepare for war.

Then...

Thanh Hoa City has gone through a bloodbath, and now Thanh Hoa City is full of desire, waiting for the enjoyment of the Ming army.

"Reporting to the General of the State, the city has been cleared of military camps, allowing all the troops of the State to rest inside. The city lord's palace has also been cleaned up a long time ago. The General is tired of traveling and riding, and food and wine have been prepared in the palace to wash away the dust for the General."

The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty was completely ushered in.

This made Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but take a closer look at the lord of Qinghua City who was talking endlessly and expressing his surrender in front of the Ming people.

Afterwards, Army Sima Zhu Gaochi conveyed the order to set up camp.

Five thousand Beijing guards and five thousand Southern soldiers entered the city and garrisoned the city walls and important places in the city. However, there were still ordinary Ming troops who were left to build military camps outside the city.

As for Qinghua City, everyone breathed a sigh of relief after witnessing Daming taking over the city master seal, and began to contact the generals of the Ming army eagerly.

Chen Qiong, who originally wanted to talk to Zhu Yunxi, was taken away by the neck under Zhu Shangbing's excuse at Zhu Gaochi's signal.

Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Gaochi entered Qinghua City under the protection of a group of personal guards and Jinyi guards.

"It seems that there are no common people left in the city." Zhu Gaochi looked at the deserted streets where only the gentry, dignitaries and their servants in Qinghua City, and muttered in a low voice.

Zhu Yunxi forgot to take a look at the people in the street not far away, and said softly: "It's been a few days since I left. Didn't Qinghua City stop the people from leaving?"

This is unreasonable. Under normal circumstances, when encountering an enemy in a city, although the civilians in the city will increase the burden on the defenders, the defenders will often drive away some of the civilians.

But it won't drive away all the people in the city. At least some strong auxiliary troops will be left to defend the city.

But now, Qinghua City has become a city without people.

Zhu Gaochi thought for a while and whispered: "My name is Jin Yiwei, who disguised himself and went out of the city to investigate?"

Zhu Yunxi nodded: "If my guess is correct, we can ask the Jinyiwei people to focus on the upper reaches of the Ma River and look for it in the mountains."

Zhu Gaochi hummed, turned around, and went to the back to find people from Jin Yiwei to arrange things.

After a while, when Zhu Gaochi arrived in front of the Lord's Mansion of Qinghua City, Zhu Gaochi hurried back slowly...

"People have been sent, except to the west. We have also sent people to the direction of Daluo City in the north and Shenglong City in the south." Zhu Gaochi reported in a low voice, then his eyes flashed, and he whispered into Zhu Yunxi's ear: "

That Chen Qiong is here."

Zhu Yunxi looked back and saw that Chen Qiong, who had used some method to get rid of Zhu Shangbing's entanglement, was already holding his robe in one hand and holding it high in the other, running towards the city lord's palace with a smile on his face.
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"Purge out all the Annan people in the city lord's palace and organize the tea room. I want to invite him to tea."

Zhu Yunxi told Zhu Gaochi, and when the other party led people into the city lord's mansion, he stood on the steps and raised his hand: "City lord, go slowly, I have asked people to come into the house to make tea, and invite the city lord to drink together."

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Chen Qiong ran to the door of the mansion out of breath, opened her mouth to breathe and said: "The officers and soldiers under the general's rule are really strict in military discipline, and the appearance of the superior is really intimidating to the humble."

Zhu Yunxi smiled silently and did not comment.

He turned around and invited Chen Qiong into the city lord's mansion.

All the way to the teahouse, Chen Qiong kept his head lowered, even though he could clearly see and hear that the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty Jinyi Guards who had entered the city lord's palace first were kindly placing him in the city lord's palace, preparing to serve the generals of the Ming Dynasty.

The maid was kicked out of the city lord's mansion, but he didn't say a word.

Zhu Yunxi observed and examined Chen Qiong, who was a little too submissive, but never took the initiative to speak.

When the two of them entered the tea room, they saw the plump Zhu Gaochi sitting cross-legged on the futon, with a pot of hot tea boiling in front of him.

Zhu Yunxi sat cross-legged on the main seat, resting his upper hands on his knees, looking at Chen Qiong in front of him with a faint gaze.

Chen Qiong swallowed the hot saliva in her mouth, lowered her head and silently looked at Zhu Gaochi, who seemed to have not left, but started to share tea for the three of them, and then gritted his teeth.

Under the gazes of Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Gaochi, this man knelt on the ground with a thud.

Before Zhu Yunxi could react.

Chen Qiong was heard wailing.

"In this humble position, I refer to the grandson of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. His highness the grandson is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."

Zhu Gaochi, who had just poured himself a cup of tea and was about to have a taste, couldn't help but stop holding the tea cup, glanced at Chen Qiong with confusion, and then looked back at Zhu Yunxi.

Zhu Yunxi smiled silently.

This guy is really interesting.

From calling myself humble when we first met and surrendered, to being humble when entering the city, and then to being humble now.

In less than half a day, has he already regarded himself as a minister of the Ming Dynasty?

And he can actually see his identity.

"How did you recognize Gu's identity without thinking that he was the emperor's grandson of the Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Yunxi stretched out his hand and pointed to Zhu Gaochi beside him.

Zhu Gaochi, who was drinking tea, looked stunned for a moment, then rolled his eyes at Zhu Yunxi.

Chen Qiong smiled flatteringly: "I heard from my humble position that the Emperor Sun of the Ming Dynasty was very brave and brave, and the Prince of Yan was very calm, so I just asserted His Highness's identity."

He even figured out Brother Chi's identity.

Zhu Yunxi was quite surprised...

However, Zhu Yunxi stopped the smile on his face and his expression gradually calmed down.

Then he said quietly: "It is really unexpected that a member of the Chen Dynasty royal family would take the initiative to surrender."

This time it was Chen Qiong's turn to feel her heart skip a beat and she was so surprised.

He knelt on the ground and carefully raised his head. After just glancing at Zhu Yunxi who was sitting above and watching him, he immediately lowered his head again.

"I don't dare to be humble. I am a man who has surrendered to the city. I dare not call myself the royal family of the Chen Dynasty in front of the true dragon descendants of the Ming Dynasty."

Chen Qiong was extremely humble, but she felt doubly surprised in her heart. She didn't know how her identity from the Annan Chen Dynasty royal family was known to this young grandson of the Ming Emperor.

Zhu Yunxi closed his mouth, stretched out his hand, silently held the tea cup, and tasted it slowly.

Zhu Gaochi smiled coldly and took over the words: "I wonder what City Lord Chen wants?"

After asking, Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Yunxi, who was drinking tea, and shook his head helplessly.

Chen Qiong struggled and struggled several times, and finally knocked her forehead heavily to the ground, making a banging sound.

"In this humble position, I would like to ask the superior army to send troops south to take back Chen Hao, the original leader of the Annan Kingdom, from the female cadre Li Jili."

"Oh?" This time, the expression on Zhu Yunxi's face was colorful, but his eyes were calm and he said: "The city lord really hopes that the Ming Dynasty will return to Annan?"

Before the Ming Dynasty came to Annan, the leader of the Annan Chen Dynasty was Chen Hao, known as Chen Yizong.

This person

He served as an official in the Chen Dynasty and went all the way to Zuoxiangguo where he was granted the title of king.

However, later Chen Yuzong died and failed to leave any heirs, so the Chen Dynasty supported Yang Rili as his successor. However, Yang Rili was mediocre in ability, arrogant and elegant, enjoyed banquets and travels, and liked acrobatics. It was even more important to reinstate Yang.

The surname was refuted by the royal family of the Chen Dynasty. Later, Dazai King Gongjing resisted but was defeated and killed. Chen Hao heard the news and fled.

On the way to escape, he even attempted to commit suicide several times. But luckily, he was stopped by his subordinates. Until the royal family of the Chen Dynasty, who was also fleeing at that time, met Chen Hao, and the royal family supported Chen Hao as the leader of the country.

After Chen Hao made three requests from the clan and officials, he reluctantly ascended the throne. He led his troops to kill Yang Rili and deposed him as Duke Huunde when he returned home.

However, this Chen Hao was not a talented person after all. During his period as the leader of the Annan Kingdom, domestic rebellions continued, and he relied heavily on his foreign relative Li Jili. Even his own son was able to be nurtured in his hands.

In the original history, even without the intervention of the Ming Dynasty, in less than two years, Li Jili, the foreign relative, would begin to control the Annan government after Chen Hao's death, and usurp power step by step.

It was not until the Ming Dynasty experienced the Jingnan War that it used the pretext of restoring the orthodoxy of the Chen Dynasty to turn Annan into the Jiaozhi Road of the Ming Dynasty.

Even if the Chen Qiong in front of her is a member of the royal family of the Chen Dynasty of Annan, facing Chen Hao who is becoming increasingly ungrateful, unclear about people, and relies heavily on his relatives and daughters to work as sycophants, it is probably difficult for him to ask the Ming Dynasty to send troops to rescue him.

Chen Qiong, who can surrender to the city, cannot be a foolish and loyal person.

When faced with this question, Chen Qiong also hesitated and found it difficult to answer.

Zhu Yunxi took a sip of tea and snorted lightly...

Zhu Gaochi immediately spoke and asked Chen Qiong: "City Lord, since you said that the leader of the Chen Dynasty and the royal family have fled to the south, who is in charge of military and political affairs in Langshan Pass and Daluo City now?"
To be continued...