Chongzhen only thought that he would establish a image of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism with Hong Chengchou as the original form, but who knew that in the end it was just a farce, which had a counter-effect. I am afraid that in the end there would be no one for the country! What Chongzhen had always been most worried about was that there were too few people who served the country. After Hong Chengchou's example, it had a worse impact! It made people even more aligned with surrender.

If everyone is civil officials and military generals are for themselves, then the future of the Ming Dynasty will be bleak!

Chongzhen just couldn't understand why Zhang Biwu expected Hong Chengchou to surrender? When everyone thought that Hong Chengchou was a loyal minister, he disagreed with the public and said that Hong Chengchou would really surrender! He was not afraid of being criticized by thousands of men for this.

It seems that it is difficult for Zhang Biwu to use it or not. If he uses it, he will be worried. He is so capable and I don’t know if he is loyal. I really can’t feel at ease!

Since May, Kaifeng has been surrounded by Li Zicheng and is in danger! There are no reinforcements outside! Kaifeng is the hub of the Central Plains and the country's economy and culture. It has a large population city. If it is lost, it will not only shake the Central Plains, but also shake the whole country! This will be a heavy blow to the morale of the Ming Dynasty and the people!

Kaifeng must be saved! Since the Songjin Battle last year, the Ming Dynasty has lost a lot of people. Now, if we gather a large army to rescue Kaifeng, it can only be Ling Zuo Liangyu, Ding Qirui, and Yang Wenyue.

However, Ding Qirui and Zuo Liangyu can trust. Didn’t they defeat Zhang Xianzhong repeatedly some time ago? Now when they come to Central Plains, they will definitely defeat Zhang Xianzhong’s extraordinary achievements again! However, when Yang Wenyue and Fu Zonglong jointly sent troops to fight against Li Zicheng, Yang Wenyue actually left Fu Zonglong and escaped alone. In the end, Fu Zonglong was unyielding and died for the country.

Thinking of this, Chongzhen said to himself: "I hope Yang Wenyue can punish him this time! Otherwise, I will definitely punish him severely!"

Chongzhen then waved his pen, and ordered Zuo Liangyu, Yang Wenyue, Hu Dawei, Yang Dezheng and Fang Guoan to quickly send troops to rescue Kaifeng.

There is only one thing, if he didn't let Zuo Liangyu join Yang Wenyue, Ding Qirui and others together, that would be great! Because Zuo Liangyu and them were not working together, but on the contrary, they were still centrifugal force, which caused the final defeat of the government army.

Moreover, Zuo Liangyu's proposal was very correct to stick to Kaifeng City. It was a very correct strategy to station troops in Zhuxian Town. Because seizing terrain is not as convenient as the rebel army. If the rebel army seizes the terrain and cuts off the water source, the official army will be in a dilemma of no water to drink and collapse without fighting.

The news soon reached Zhang Biwu's ears. He knew that Li Zicheng attacked Kaifeng for three times and Kaifeng City would be flooded, and the people of Kaifeng would be trapped in the vast ocean, either starved to death in the besieged city or drowned in the subsequent flooding of Kaifeng City!

This will be a catastrophe on earth! If it can be stopped and not let Kaifeng fall into a flood, that would be the best!

But how to stop it? Zhang Biwu was confused! In addition, Chongzhen now asked him to sit in Ningyuan, and he could not leave. He could only wait for the news. He could not just wait. He had to prepare. While waiting, he was building a ship.

After the Yellow River floods Kaifeng, if there is a boat to save people, it will naturally be a great thing.

Just as I was waiting, a news came from July, which was surprising! Of course, it was something that many people were surprised and unbelievable, but for Zhang Biwu, it was normal.

Zuo Liangyu, Yang Wenyue, Hu Dawei, Yang Dezheng, Fang Guoan's four towns and Ding Qirui's troops stationed in Zhuxian Town.

Seeing that the enemy was in great power, Zuo Liangyu drove the camp and fled, and all the troops in Xiangyang were defeated. Zuo Liangyu's army fled halfway and encountered Li Zicheng's army. Zuo Liangyu's army was in chaos and abandoned tens of horses and mules. Ren Dong, the deputy general of the army, died in the formation, and Zuo Liangyu fled to Xiangyang. He was finally dismissed from the position of the defeated governor Yang Wenyue of Zhuxian Town, and Governor Ding Qirui was arrested and imprisoned.

The seventeenth, eighty thousand army of the government army was defeated in Zhuxian Town during the battle between the seventeenth, eighty thousand army and Li Zicheng, which was equivalent to leaving the Ming army with no more soldiers available! It would be very difficult to gather the seventeenth, eighty thousand army.

Chongzhen was unable to use Zuo Liangyu's benefactor Hou Xun, so he released him from the prison. Then he thought of Zhang Biwu, didn't he station troops in Ningyuan? Although Chongzhen gave him the position of garrison in Shanzhou and Lingbao counties, he did not let him go back, just let him control the defense of the garrison in the garrison.

Kaifeng is already hard to hold on to the defeated battle of Zuo Liangyu and others. The matter is already extremely urgent. You can no longer avoid Zhang Biwu! No matter how worried you are, you have to use it! If Hou Xun and others are restrained, they will definitely not be able to make a big deal.

But Chongzhen still couldn't make up his mind. Can Hou Xun be restrained? He activated Hou Xun in order to want Zuo Liangyu to rise up again to rescue Kaifeng. If Zuo Liangyu doesn't rise up again to rescue him, Kaifeng will be bound to be defeated by Li Zicheng!

Chongzhen couldn't help but sigh. He often sighed that he couldn't eat well or sleep well. This made Princess Kunxing see. Princess Kunxing couldn't help but worry. She knew that her father must be worried about state affairs again.

Now Princess Kunxing is no longer the one who turned a blind eye to the outside world. She still has heard of the situation outside. Especially some time ago, she just learned about Zhang Biwu through Zhou Shixian's mouth.

Chongzhen still thought it was best to give Princess Kunxing to Zhou Shixian. However, Princess Kunxing's psychology was another idea, and she did not like Zhou Shixian.

But there is one thing she didn't know why her father didn't ask Zhang Biwu to untie the siege of Kaifeng? Could she be worried about the Tartars outside the pass? However, at such a critical moment, she still wanted Zhang Biwu to help her father.

When she said her statement, Eunuch Jin kept persuading Princess Kunxing not to speak nonsense, otherwise it would cause trouble! She also asked Jingyi not to let the princess talk nonsense, but Princess Kunxing became arrogant and no one persuaded her to listen! She had to do whatever she thought of, and was very stubborn.

Just as Eunuch Jin was worried, Princess Kunxing's words were heard and reported to Princess Kunxing's mortal enemy Concubine Liu.

Concubine Liu couldn't help but walk around, and she said, "Does Princess Kunxing really want Zhang Biwu to help make contributions? But can Zhang Biwu make contributions again? I really can't believe it!"

It just so happened that Gao Qiqian was a guest here, because the last time Gao Qiqian and Concubine Liu wanted to harm Zhang Biwu and Princess Kunxing, their relationship became very friendly!

Gao Qiqian couldn't help but stand up and said, "Empress, don't you think it's a good opportunity now?" Liu Fei didn't understand, looked at Gao Qiqian and asked, "You said it's a great opportunity now? What does it mean?"

Gao Qiqian said, "If Princess Kunxing can run out of the palace privately, then maybe Zhang Biwu can participate in the battle to save Kaifeng! Queen, think about it, it is not peaceful along the way! If the princess has any mistakes on the road, then will it be your intention? Of course, because the princess is going to find Zhang Biwu, and Zhang Biwu cannot escape, so he will have no way to die!"

When Concubine Liu heard Gao Qiqian's plan, she couldn't help but shine in her eyes, and looked directly at Gao Qiqian and said, "Okay! Eunuch Gao, your plan is really good! But what should we do to get Princess Kunxing to leave the palace privately?"

"Hehe!" Gao Qiqian couldn't help but smile and said, "Princess Kunxing has a fatal weakness - whatever she thinks is what she thinks! As long as she becomes stubborn, she knows it is wrong and others tell her not to do it, she doesn't care about it, she must do it! Such a personality is the easiest to make use of! Isn't it?"

When Concubine Liu heard this, she understood completely! When she smiled, she wanted Princess Kunxing to find Zhang Biwu. It would be better if something happened on the way. As long as something happened, she would relieve her hatred and take revenge! Of course, this is also beneficial to Gao Qiqian.

Gao Qiqian and Liu Fei smiled at each other, and they both had to prepare.

Princess Kunxing was in a bad mood, and she saw her father sighing all day long. Especially once, at night, Jingyi had not fallen asleep, and when she passed by the rockery, she heard a cry. Of course, the sound was much smaller because it was blocked by the rockery, and it could be heard clearly.

She was also afraid that there was a ghost! She ran back in fear and told the sisters that the palace maids were afraid, but unexpectedly, they alarmed Princess Kunxing.

Princess Kunxing was also afraid that there was a brave eunuch who said he would not scare the sisters and the princess.

So when a large group of people went to the rockery, they didn't expect that someone came out of the rockery. This person was actually Chongzhen! There were tears on Chongzhen's face!

Chongzhen looked at everyone and said that he was strict in order that no one was allowed to spread this matter, otherwise he would kill the nine clans! Chongzhen happened to be looking at Princess Kunxing. Of course, these are all excuses. In fact, Chongzhen wanted to cry because of the rapid changes in state affairs, but if he wanted to cry in a crowded place, it would be too detrimental to the emperor if people saw it! This is absolutely impossible.

But I didn’t expect that he would still be discovered by running to the rockery to cry! However, the palace maids and eunuchs were not stupid. They all said that they were crying by other eunuchs, and no one dared to say that they were the emperor. The emperor’s face is important!

It was precisely because of this incident that Princess Kunxing shocked her a lot. She wanted to make her father happy, but the only way was to prosper national affairs. She thought about it from both sides, but she could only think of Zhang Biwu alone!

Just as Princess Kunxing was walking with thoughts, two palace maids came over. They were talking in a low voice about Kaifeng being surrounded. If Zhang Biwu led the army himself, he would definitely be able to untie the siege of Kaifeng and make the emperor happy.
Chapter completed!