Ertai was obviously not a fool. After hearing what Liu Hongyu said, it was reasonable to say that the army had just arrived, and it was the best strategy to take advantage of the situation where Changsha City was not prepared. But why did the Ming army at the city not make any attacks or provocations when they arrived at the city but were stationed more than ten miles away? Waiting for reinforcements to come? It should be noted that the siege war is about time. The defenders can afford to drag but the attacking side cannot last. So, what exactly does the Ming army want to do?

Ziertai couldn't figure it out. Liu Hongyu was also a monk. The two of them pondered for a long time, and finally Liu Hongyu smiled and said, "No matter what, Changsha City has time to breathe a sigh of relief. As long as reinforcements come, at least they will have some strength."

Ziertai nodded: "What the sir is saying is that I will patrol the city."

Ziertai stood up and said goodbye. Liu Hongyu sighed slightly, returned to the inner house, directed his family to continue to clean up the fines and prepare for escape. His hands were covered with blood from his compatriots, and strangled many anti-Qing resistances. He knew that the Ming army would not let him go. Therefore, on the day the city was broken, he could quickly change into the clothes of the people and take his family out of the city to escape. Although he was responsible for defending the territory, the court wanted a scapegoat. Liu Hongyu did not lose his power, and all the blame could be attributed to the generals Kohado and Ziertai. There were still some acquaintances in the capital, and his family had a deep roots and had a very good relationship with Xiaozhuang. He would definitely save his life. Liu Hongyu thought confidently that he was a member of the Zhenglan Banner of the Han army, and he was in the same banner with the family family in the capital. In addition, Liu Hongyu and Yangliang had suppressed bandits together back then, so such a family could not ignore him.

The Li Dingguo army in Loudi also began to set off and headed towards Changsha. A few days later, the three armies gathered under Changsha City, and 100,000 troops were facing each other, putting a lot of pressure on the green camps on the Changsha City wall. During this period, the Ming army organized several attacks, mostly bombarding the city with artillery, which made the green camps in the city restless, and the city walls were also bombed to collapse in many places. However, the Ming army did not formally send troops. In the mountains east of Changsha, a sharpened Ming army was hidden in it under Li Xiao's organization, waiting for the fish to take the bait one by one.

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Haidu City is as prosperous as ever. Since the rise of industry and commerce, the entire Haidu City has been almost surrounded by this strong commercial atmosphere. Merchants have become a profession that many people yearn for. Business has become an extremely decent activity. Even commercial newspapers are selling much better than academic and political gossip. The urban area is constantly expanding. So far, due to the expansion of urban areas and development zones, some nearby counties have to demolish the city walls and become a district in Haidu City. The population of 500,000 people recruited workers from all over the Southeast Asian region, and a large number of farmers flocked to the city to work and turned into 700,000, and there was vitality everywhere.

Compared with the bustling city, the palace in the middle is as quiet as ever. Qu Ci's belly is getting arched day by day. Zhu Jun and Zhou Xueer go over to greet each other every day. However, Princess Anne is very quiet. She can't stay in this place for a day, but she can't walk out, so she can only sigh in the cage of flowers, and suddenly she looks much more mature.

Zhu Jun was also very imposing. In order to take care of Qu Ci, he talked with her more, and the morning court was cancelled several times, and the court suddenly became a stolen. The ministers felt that this was a symbol of incompetence and had to have a habit of everything. The reason for canceling the morning court seemed to be sufficient, but once or twice. If the number of times is too many, maybe this person is lazy and the future prince is born, what should you do if you don’t go to court? Several ministers jointly submitted a report several times, but there was no effect. Zhu Jun was still the same. In fact, it was not Zhu Jun.

I hope that the directors are not in charge of many emperors. Apart from some natural disasters, major projects and military needs to be investigated, there is really not much. Every morning, there is a lot of talks every day, and I can't get to the point. I talked for a long time but couldn't talk nonsense. The cabinet is still the one who really solved the problem, so Zhu Jun is more inclined to go to the cabinet to inquire about affairs, but Zhu Jun's ignorance made a group of old men unhappy, so more people reported.

Zhu Jun has already had the experience of dealing with these ministers. The more you pay attention to them, the more they become more excited. As he spoke, he began to make up for his old secrets, saying that the emperor thought that when you were in Guangxi, you were chased to Sichuan, ran to Yunnan, and finally fled to Myanmar. Why is this? Because you ignored government affairs at that time. Now the emperor has finally worked hard to improve and reform, and he can no longer follow the old path of the past. Zhu Jun really has no choice but to use these people. As soon as you say it, he will start crying, crying Taizu and the late emperor, and it will be a trouble for you anyway.

So Zhu Jun ignored them at all and ignored them no matter how they made a fuss. Even if someone hit the pillar in person, Zhu Jun would remain calm.

After a long fuss, the ministers felt powerless when they saw Zhu Jun ignore him. They calmed down again. Zhu Jun only focused on military affairs every day. When he saw Li Xiong's series of strategies being discovered, he couldn't help but admire the deep thoughts of this person. If it weren't for Li Dingguo's carefulness, I'm afraid this time

It's dangerous.

Zhu Jun thought for a long time before he decided to meet Li Xiong. This man is very intelligent. Even if he is punished, he must take a look. He must see who his opponent is.

Four months have passed when the army set off. The spring has passed. The weather is getting hotter. Zhu Jun specially weaved a mat for Qu Ci to rest. Zhu Jun didn't know if there was a mat in this era. There was no land in Haidu. He also asked the eunuchs and asked them to go out to find it. As a result, nothing was found. Therefore, Zhu Jun called a few carpenters to come and make it according to his intention. Myanmar embroidery. Therefore, the materials are not a problem. And the production process is not too difficult. In half a day, a mat was made. Zhu Jun asked the carpenters to make a few more. In addition to leaving it for Qu Ci, there was Zhou Xueer. In addition, Princess Anne also had to give her a copy. Although it was a political marriage, and the two were not married yet. I heard that a group of old people in the court asked the eunuchs every day if the emperor had been to Princess Anne's house for overnight stays. He was very concerned. But Zhu Jun didn't want to neglect her.

After the mats were prepared, Zhu Jun sent the craftsmen a few taels of silver and did not give them extra money. He just said this skill and rewarded you. After several craftsmen left the palace, they immediately realized the business opportunities. In less than three days, a mat workshop was opened in Haidu Development Zone.

After receiving the mat, Qu Ci and Zhou Xueer were washed and lying for a while, they naturally agreed. Princess Anne was a little angry when she received this gift. But at night, she felt a hint of coolness straight through her back. In this hot Nanyang, she immediately felt a sense of pleasure. When it was late at night, Princess Anne's heart also calmed down, and loneliness spread throughout her body. Although she was accompanying her, she still couldn't find a partner to talk to. She got up gently and pushed open the paper window in the attic. The full moon outside the window shone on her perky nose and fell into the tears that were rolling in her eyes.

This may be what the Orientals call God's will. Princess Anne's heart was ups and downs. She deliberately pursued freedom and stayed away from those pretending noble princes, but fell into a whirlpool, a tighter cage. She could not break free. She could not see the road around her and could only be at the mercy of others. What's more hateful is that the person who manipulated her seemed to care about her. Although she had been here once, the next few months seemed to have looked at her. She hated this man and also hated the man's disregard for her. From the moment she was born, everyone was around her. She felt the feeling of neglect for the first time, which was very uncomfortable.

Anne put on a cold skirt as thin as a gauze, pushed open the door of the pavilion, and there were several maids' dormitories next to her. As long as she called her, someone would come immediately, she did not call her because she was unwilling to disturb others. She just wanted to walk alone in the middle of the night to vent her depression.

When Anne went down the attic, it was a concrete road with flowers planted on both sides. A little further away were pavilions and fake stones, which looked beautiful and illusory under the moonlight. Anne walked aimlessly, and it was very quiet here. She could hear her heartbeat. At this time, her heartbeat was the most peaceful, like a sleeping baby.

Annie turned over a long corridor, and the oriental Langfang decoration was very exquisite. Annie felt like an elf walking in the night. The night breeze blew by, bringing a hint of coolness and a scent of flowers.

Annie felt more and more that the vastness of the palace seemed to never end. There were several eunuchs who were patrolling the night and shuttled with lanterns. Annie was not able to alarm them and deliberately avoided them. She couldn't see clearly at night. Those eunuchs who were patrolling the night thought they were palace maids who were anxious at night, so they didn't ask much.

After the Moon Cave, the building here suddenly became clear. The buildings here seemed much wider than the attic where she lived. She thought to herself, maybe it would be better to be able to walk out of this place. No matter how beautiful it is, she wouldn't want to stay there.

Soon, she discovered a problem and seemed to be lost. Yes, at night, she got lost. She tried to find the way back, but in her eyes, it seemed that everywhere was similar and there was nothing special. The more she walked, she felt something was wrong. She wanted to ask the eunuch who was patrolling the night, but she was a little angry. She didn't want to let people know that she would get lost here.

After turning the cave for another month, Anne smelled a scent of smoke, a strange smell of smoke. In a pavilion next to the road not far away, two figures seemed to be cooking something. There was a porcelain pot on top and a stove below. One person was lying down below to stir up the fire, and the other one was very close to the porcelain stove with its head.

It's not her business, Annie continued to move forward, she even maliciously thought that maybe these two sneaky guys would burn the palace and she might be free.

"Hey...what's your name? Go and add some water." The people in the pavilion seemed to see her and shouted at her.
Chapter completed!