No one in Luoyang is unclear about King Fu's character.
Two local officials in Luoyang actually wanted to get money and food from King Fu to defend the city. Chen Changshi didn't know what they were thinking.
King Fu was a glutton, and he could only get in but not get out. If he wanted to get money and food from him, the coffin board would be wedged with nails, leaving no door open.
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"Is there really nothing we can do?" Magistrate He Shuiqing asked reluctantly.
Chen Changshi shook his head at the two people again.
Ran Yuncheng, a colleague on the other side, said: "If Luoyang City cannot be defended, Fu Wang Palace will not be able to defend it either. Please let Chen Changshi and Fu Wang explain. Only if Luoyang City is defended, Fu Wang Palace will be safe."
"It's useless. Instead of wasting your time here, you should think of other ways. There are more than one big family in the city. Although they are not as rich as His Royal Highness Prince Fu, there is no problem if the family contributes some money and food to defend the city." Chen Nagashi said to the two people.
Fellow acquaintance Ran Yuncheng said: "We have already sent someone."
"With the support of those companies in the city, you don't have to worry. It's better to go back and wait for the good news! I don't think those companies will watch the city of Luoyang collapse." Chen Changshi picked up the tureen and put it to his lips. One mouthful.
Magistrate He Shuiqing and fellow magistrate Ran Yuncheng looked at each other.
Among them, Ran Yuncheng said: "The rebels outside the city are fierce. There are tens of thousands of rebels besieging Luoyang City, but there are only a few thousand defenders inside Luoyang City. We need to recruit young men to defend the city, which will cost a lot of money and food." , Unless it is absolutely necessary, we will not disturb His Royal Highness Prince Fu."
"I thought there were so many traitors and only tens of thousands of traitors came to scare you like this." When Chen Changshi heard that there were only tens of thousands of traitors, he immediately disagreed.
The walls of Luoyang City are high and strong, and there are still defenders in the city. He doesn't think that tens of thousands of thieves who don't even have enough to eat can break through Luoyang City.
He has naturally heard of the Tiger Flag.
I know that this is a group of bandits entrenched in Shanxi and Shaanxi, and they are quite powerful.
But even if they have the strength, in his eyes they are just a bunch of thieves who rebelled against the Ming Dynasty because they couldn't afford to eat.
Officials from all over the Ming Dynasty would not take the initiative to promote the power of the Tiger Flag to the people, and would even cover it up. Only the newspapers that came and went would have some real content about the Tiger Flag.
As for Tang Bao, as the chief minister of Fu Wang Palace, he almost never paid attention to it. He had more time and thought to spend on the fields or shops in the hands of the people.
Therefore, all he knew about the Tiger Flag was that they were a group of homeless thieves with no food to eat.
Seeing his appearance, fellow acquaintance Ran Yuncheng knew that he was not taking him seriously, and hurriedly reminded him: "The rebels outside the city are different from ordinary bandits, but powerful bandits. The imperial court has launched several encirclement and suppression campaigns without success. Don't look at it." There are only tens of thousands of people besieging Luoyang City, but these tens of thousands are comparable to the Ming Dynasty's border troops, and much more powerful than the Ruzhou Guard's guards."
In order to let Chen Changshi understand the power of the rebels outside the city, he specifically mentioned the Ruzhou Guard for comparison.
"Okay, okay, let's see how powerful the bandit can be. Let's see how scared you are. That's it. I have something else to do, so I won't accompany you two. I'll see you off." Chen Changshi rushed to the door and said goodbye. guest.
The servants of Prince Palace Chief Shi Si, who had been guarding the door, walked in from the door, preparing to take He Shuiqing and Ran Yuncheng away.
At this time, the ceremonial guards sent by Li Youwei, the general manager of the palace, came in from outside.
"Wei Zhang, why are you here?" When Chen Changshi saw the guard coming in, he stood up from his seat to greet him.
The prefects He Shuiqing and Ran Yuncheng also stood up from their seats.
Although the visitor is not of high rank, it represents a noble status.
"The chief steward sent me here to deliver the message." Guard Zhang glanced at He Shuiqing and Ran Yuncheng and said, "The prince has important matters to deal with and has no time to meet with the local officials in Luoyang."
He Shuiqing and Ran Yuncheng's expressions changed when they heard this.
"Please ask Guard Zhang to report back to the prince. I will send the officials from Luoyang City away immediately." Chen Changshi said to Guard Zhang in front of him.
Guard Zhang nodded.
Turn around and leave to return to life.
Chen Changshi looked at the two Luoyang officials with sullen faces and said with a smile: "You two have heard it! Your Highness is not seeing anyone. You two have time to waste here, so why not think about how to repel the rebels outside the city?" .”
Tongzhi Ran Yuncheng's lips wriggled a few times, and finally turned into a sigh, and followed the prefect He Shuiqing out.
The servant walked in front to guide the two people.
Chen Changshi sat back in his seat, watched the two people leaving, and picked up the tureen on the table.
boom! boom!
The gunfire suddenly rang out.
Snapped!
Chen Changshi was shocked. The tureen he was holding was unstable for a moment and fell to the ground, breaking into several pieces.
The prefect He Shuiqing, who had just walked to the door, suddenly turned around, looked at Chen Changshi who was sitting in his seat with a heavy face, and said: "The bandits are attacking the city, please ask Chen Changshi to persuade His Royal Highness Prince Fu."
After saying that, he left quickly.
"It's just a few cannon shots. What's the point? It's not like there are no cannons in Luoyang City." Chen Changshi, who had returned to normal, said disapprovingly.
It didn't matter whether He Shuiqing who was leaving could hear it.
Also shocked by the sound of cannons was the main hall of the inner palace of Fuwang Palace.
The singers and dancers were in a mess, the musicians did not care to continue playing, and even the maids serving King Fu huddled up like quails.
The peace of Fuwang Palace for decades was broken by the sound of gunfire.
"Father, there is a rebel, what should we do?" Prince Fu pushed away the maid in front of him, and came to Prince Fu with a panic look on his face.
Prince Fu sat up straight from his couch and shouted to the musicians, singers and dancers in the palace: "There is nothing to panic about. The war outside the city is interfering with Prince Fu's palace. Keep playing music and dancing."
"Why are you hiding so far away? Come here to serve me and drink."
The musicians, singers and dancers in the hall dare not disobey King Fu.
The sound of silk and bamboo sounded, and the dancers started dancing again to the music.
Several palace maids returned to serve King Fu again.
"Father, there is a fight outside the city, are you really not worried at all?" Prince Fu looked anxious. He didn't understand that his father still wanted to watch the singer's dance at this time.
He really didn't know whether to say he was big-hearted or had a good heart.
King Fu took a sip of the wine in the wine cup that the palace maid put to his mouth, and while watching the singer dancing in the palace, he said: "There is nothing to worry about. The rebels can come from Shanshan. What's so strange about how many cannons there are?" .”
"An Anxin is here to accompany King Fu. The local officials will naturally be responsible for defending the city."
As he spoke, he opened his mouth and took a bite of the preserved fruit handed over by the palace maid.
"Isn't Prince Fu worried about the loss of Luoyang City?" Prince Fu said uneasily as he heard the sound of cannons ringing from time to time in his ears.
After hearing this, King Fu looked sideways at him and said: "It is the responsibility of local officials to defend the land. They must do their best to defend the city for their own heads. Besides, father, I am the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty clan, and you are the lord prince. , those officials don’t even dare to cheat on the city, so Fuhachi, just stay with your father and let those officials do the work of defending the city, and we, father and son, don’t have to worry about it.”
