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Chapter 453

Zheng Zhilong, the pirate leader who has been sitting on the southeast coast for many years, rebelled in Fujian, and brought out another Emperor Longwu to fight against Emperor Zhu Yousong, the Hongguang Emperor. How could their Majesty still have the heart to sing and dance at this time, hugging the beauty, drinking wine? Have fun?
For a while, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, including these senior officials, were 120 points loyal to Zhu Yousong, and there was a terrible word in their hearts for a while. Could it be that His Majesty's old problem has committed again?His father, Old Fu Wang, and his little Fu Wang, the father and son couldn't be happier.

Especially after Zhu Yousong came to the throne, he got a cheap emperor, and he was more able to enjoy himself. Wine and sex were all he had in the court, and he ignored the government.Are you going to be addicted again now?

But this idea was just a flash in their minds, and no one dared to say it.Probably out of awe of the Great Emperor Hongguang, those censors who were eloquent and dared to speak out were all silent, even Lu Daqi and Huang Duanbo, who were upright and dared to go against the scale Zuo Maodi and other civil officials and ink guests did not dare to speak nonsense.

They were just anxious and wondering, could it be that His Majesty, who is so ambitious, has fallen?Although the Tartars were driven out of the pass and the Ming Dynasty was restored, foreign aggression was no longer a threat to the Ming Dynasty for the time being, but internal worries were still serious.The intruder Li Zicheng was fighting hard in Shaanxi. His [-] Dashun army fought several battles in Datong, the capital, and Shanhaiguan. Almost all of them were wiped out. Liu Zongmin also died. Can Li Zicheng let it go?
There is also Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan, who established himself as emperor and established the Daxi regime. He is also accumulating strength and eyeing Ming. Now there are Zheng Zhilong and Emperor Longwu.

What's more terrible is the capital, the situation is in dire straits, and the war is imminent.

But how could His Majesty be so calm?

The civil servants were puzzled, but the generals were anxious.The ones who were most anxious were those in front of Zhu Yousong, and the one who was most puzzled was the one kneeling there, the trembling Jinyiwei Commander Zu Hai.

"Zu Mou is concerned about His Majesty's safety, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty's country, and for the sake of eradicating the rebellious officials and thieves. Is there anything wrong with that?"

Zu Hai knelt there, thinking in his heart that he didn't dare to speak, he only dared to say: "Your Majesty calm down, I am guilty..."

Zhu Yousong smiled, "You say you are guilty, but you probably don't agree with it in your heart, anyway, I will convince you. I know that you are loyal and dedicated to the country, and you arrested Li Quan because he was Zheng Hongkui's former subordinate. , is Zheng Zhilong's confidant, right?"

"Your Majesty is wise." Zu Hai kowtowed again.

"From this point of view, it is understandable for you to suspect that Li Quan has two hearts towards me, but I am fully sure that Li Quan's loyalty to me is as clear as the sun and the moon," Zhu Yousong said, looking at He Xuanjiao , "Aifei, tell me, am I right?"

"Your Majesty is wise." He Xuanjiao pursed his lips and smiled, "It is better to let the concubine speak," He Xuanjiao said to a court lady, "Go and find Xiaohong for me."

"It's Your Majesty." The maid agreed, and drifted away, and the maid led Liu Chunhong in after a short time.

"See Your Majesty. See Your Majesty..." Liu Chunhong first saluted Zhu Yousong, and then gave He Xuanjiao Wanfu.

But He Xuanjiao interrupted her after only half of the blessing, "Okay, how many times have I told you, just salute the emperor. Now someone has arrested your family Li Quan. The reason is that he is suspicious of Zheng Zhilong. You are in the same party as Zheng Hongkui, and you have a heart of disobedience to the emperor, what do you say?"

Liu Chunhong knelt down with a plop, "Your Majesty, empress, I have been wronged..."

Zhu Yousong moved his capital to Beijing, and shortly after he re-enthroned in Beijing, Liu Chunhong and Li Quan got married by order.

Liu Chunhong came from a lowly background and was once a bandit. In the Green Willow Villa, he was the close maid of He He Xuanjiao, but He Zhaoxiong and He Xuanjiao, the heroic, benevolent and iron-armed dragons, never treated him as a human being.

Liu Chunhong learned a whole lot of skills from the father and daughter, especially in the water. She helped He Zhaoxiong and He Xuanjiao manage the Luliu Villa, defeated the officers and soldiers repeatedly, robbed families, killed the rich and helped the poor.

At that time, He Zhaoxiong became the king of the mountain in the Hongze Lake area, and his power was second only to Liu Zeqing, the uncle of Dongping who was entrenched in Huai'an.Zhu Yousong made a bold beheading plan and went out in person. When passing by Suqian, he met He Xuanjiao and Liu Chunhong, master and servant. And Li Quan became a pair of lovers.

Since then, Liu Chunhong has basically always been with Li Quan, followed Zhu Yousong, fought south and north, blocked east and west, and made great contributions.The most outstanding battle was when Zhu Yousong personally conquered Zuo Liangyu and his son in Wuhan, but was blocked in Jiujiang.Iron-armed Canglong He Zhaoxiong, Liu Chunhong, and Li Quan led the navy battalion to send Zuo Menggeng's [-] sailors to the bottom of the lake in one fell swoop.

When crossing the Yangtze River, Li Quan and Liu Chunhong quietly swam across the Yangtze River with hundreds of death squads and destroyed Zuo Menggeng's riverside fort. Zhu Yousong's plan to encircle Jiujiang with the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake was realized.

Later, in Zhu Yousong's battle to drive out the Tartars in the north, Liu Chunhong and Li Quan made repeated military exploits. In the temporary palace in Luoyang, the two fought desperately with Jin Yiwei and prevented them from sneaking into the city pretending to be monks. Tong Yangjia, who assassinated the king, Li Quan and Liu Chunhong were all seriously injured in that bloody battle and almost died.

After Zhu Yousong recited his merits and registered in Beijing, he granted them a marriage, and a couple of lovers finally got married.

Now that Liu Chunhong heard that her husband had been arrested, he was suspected of rebelling with Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Zhilong and others.

Liu Chunhong vowed in public that if there is evidence that Li Quan has a double heart for Zhu Yousong, she will kill Li Quan with her own hands and commit suicide in front of Zhu Yousong and He Xuanjiao.

He Xuanjiao helped her up, "Whenever we are good sisters, I believe that you will never betray me or Your Majesty."

Zhu Yousong also smiled and said: "I trust Jiaoer, and I will never betray me at any time, and I absolutely believe in the loyalty of you, General Liu and Li Quan, to me."

Liu Chunhong knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Yousong again, "Your Majesty is wise, your majesty's kindness to us is so great that we and my husband will never forget it. Whenever Chunhong and my husband feel sorry for your majesty in the slightest, we will do so."

As Liu Chunhong said, she gritted her teeth and tore off a strand of bloody hair.

"Ai Qing speaks too seriously, so I can't..."

"You little girl, who made you swear? If Your Majesty and I didn't believe in you, would you be able to live today? Can you live to this day?" He Xuan jerked and pulled Liu Chunhong up.

Just at this time, a reporter came to report that Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Cai tied him up and asked His Majesty for their sins.

Everyone was stunned, and heaved a sigh of relief. His Majesty was really calm, and never sent a single soldier!
Zhu Yousong smiled, "Zu Hai, I think you didn't mean it this time, go and release my Li Aiqing and bring me here."

"My minister obeys the order." Zu Hai agreed, wiped the sweat off his face after saluting, turned and left.

(End of this chapter)