Zhou Shixiang had a bandage tied on his legs and fixed wooden boards. He sat there while talking. He bowed symbolically when he received the imperial edict just now, and Gui Yongzhi took it on his behalf. After sitting for a long time, Zhou Shixiang felt a little numb with his right leg and wanted someone to help him get up, but he was afraid that this would make Pan and Hong and the others thought he was expelling the guest, so they forced themselves to endure it.

Pan Yinglong had nothing else to say here, but Hong Yuao had other important things, which was about the loyal camp.

Since Wuchang was transferred to Yu Zhongzhen Camp, Zhou Shixiang did not interfere in Hubei affairs. The matters related to Hubei Province were all under the responsibility of the Hubei Governor Yuan Zongdi. Hubei was split from Huguang. Although it was not as good as Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it was also a hometown of fish and rice, with abundant resources. Since the mid-Ming Dynasty, there was a saying that "Huguang is familiar and the world is full."

Hubei's population is much larger than Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou. It is conservatively estimated that the population should be more than 2 million. Hong Chengchou deliberately governed Hubei when he was appointed as the governor of the five provinces. Therefore, the production and life of major prefectures and counties in the territory were much restored compared to when the Qing army advanced south. Therefore, the Zhongzhen Camp could get Hubei to raise troops, but it was not as good as the sky.

The Taiping Army's surrender to Hubei is enough to prove Zhou Shi's friendliness and supportiveness of the Zhongzhen Camp. Even the Taiping Army stationed in Hunan now supports a batch of money and food every month. It can be said that as long as Li Laiheng, Yuan Zongdi, Hao Yaoqi and others do not make big mistakes, the Zhongzhen Camp will naturally create a new world in time. You must know that the Taiping Army's foundation is only more than 1.5 million people in Guangdong (not counting the hard labor of Annan), so you can know how much cheaper Zhongzhen Camp has.

"The emperor believed in the King of Xianyang very much, and Gu also had high hopes for the King of Xianyang and the soldiers of Zhongzhen Camp. If it weren't for the heavy military service in Jiangbei, Gu would have gone to the King of Xianyang for a while... To be honest, the famous King of Xianyang was like thunder in Xinhui in his early years..."

Zhou Shixiang said with a smile that he knew that Hong Yuao would not mention Li Laiheng and the others for no reason. This Grand Secretary Hong is the spokesperson of Zhongzhen Camp and the Yaohuang Shisan family in the Dingwu Dynasty, so he would not be aimless.

Sure enough, Hong Yuao had real intentions, but he hired the position of Henan Governor for Hao Yaoqi.

"Henan is still alive, isn't it too early to take office as governor?"

Zhou Shixiang took Henan Xu out without any randomness, but it was not impossible to agree to this matter. Henan is the location of the Central Plains. In ancient times, there was a saying that those who won the Central Plains won the world. However, after thirty years of war, the Central Plains were exaggerated as being described as a thousand miles of naked land, but a hundred miles of uninhabited people existed. Zhou Shixiang really did not intend to seek such a broken Central Plains.

"Hao Yaoqi and his team are fighting against the Qing army in the south of Henan. Now they have recovered three prefectures, one prefecture and twenty-seven counties. The momentum is in full swing. If Henan can be restored, our Ming Dynasty will be able to regain another province. It is of great significance." He paused and said, "This is also what the King of Xianyang and others meant."

Hong Yuao obviously believed that if the position of Henan Governor was exchanged for Hao Yaoqi and others to restore Henan for the Dingwu court, it would definitely be cost-effective for the court and would also be beneficial to Zhou Shixiang. At least the attack on the Zhongzhen Camp in Henan could attract the attention of the Qing court and reduce the pressure of Jiang Zhun Taiping Army. In the future, the two armies could advance together and successfully grasp it. The purpose of moving out Li Laiheng was nothing more than to remind the Zhongzhen Camp to be one. It was not only Hao Yaoqi's intention, but also the meaning of others.

Pan Yinglong spoke out and said that the emperor was also very pleased that the soldiers of the Zhongzhen Camp would restore Henan.

Zhou Shixiang glanced at Pan Yinglong when he heard this, and the latter smiled faintly. Zhou Shixiang refused to comment. Gui Yongzhi, who had been standing there, suddenly said: "I heard that King Han was in Hao Yaoqi's army, I don't know if Lord Hong could write a letter to General Hao, and asked someone to escort King Han to Nandu to settle down, so as to dismiss the royal prince from Dianpei outside."

"this?...."

Hong Yuao hesitated for a moment and agreed to the matter. He knew in his heart that this might be an exchange. Zhou Shixiang could give the position of governor of Henan, but Hao Yaoqi could no longer hide the Prince of Ming.

Bearing that Zhongzhen Camp is a friendly army after all, and can indeed share the pressure of the Taiping Army, Zhou Shixiang agreed to this matter and asked about the battle situation of Zhongzhen Camp in Henan. As he was talking, the personal guard came to report that the princess sedan chair had arrived at the mountain gate, and the blind Li took people to pick him up.

"As soon as your highness arrives, I will go to pay homage to your Highness."

Zhou Shixiang hurriedly got up to see the princess. Although he was the King of Qi, he was the princess of a different surname, but the princess was the Zhu family. Strictly speaking, the identities of the two cannot be said to be higher or lower. Zhou Shixiang doesn't have to go to welcome him, but this princess is the only bloodline of Tang Fan and his wife who has not passed by Zhou Shixiang, so it is reasonable that Zhou Shixiang can't wait for his wife to come to see him on his own initiative. It's just that he has difficulty in his legs and feet, so Pan Yinglong dissuaded him, but Zhou Shixiang insisted on greeting him, saying that he was a minister after all, and he should not be rude.

Pan Yinglong could not persuade him, so he could only go to meet him with Hong Yufeng. When Gui Yongzhi pulled Zhou Shixiang to stand up, he was whispered to ask the Military Information Department to check the contacts between the palace and the outside world. Gui Yongzhi was shocked and retreated without hesitation.

Zhou Shixiang's legs were not good and he walked slowly. Pan Hong and the others were not in a hurry. They walked along the way and talked about Nandu. Soon, the three of them came outside the mountain gate and stepped out of the mountain gate. Zhou Shixiang saw a woman in the palace dress quietly looking at the Yangtze River to the north under the help of a maid.

Seeing that the general arrived, the blind Li, with a smile, was about to come forward to report to the princess. When Zhou Shi met the princess, he was fascinated by the princess looking at the Yangtze River, and waved his hand to signal the blind Li not to move. He thought for a while, and stepped forward lightly, thinking about what he should say when he saw his wife. So what should he say when he saw his wife? I hope he would not scare him. However, seeing that the princess's silhouette was dignified, and his figure was also considered a Zhou Tiao, he felt gradually satisfied. As the saying goes, one white covers three ugliness, and this person's figure is the same. He is neither fat nor fat, and his face will not be much different. At a distance, he saw a fat or short woman standing there quietly facing the Yangtze River. Zhou Shixiang would definitely feel depressed. He was really a mute eating yellow lotus and couldn't say anything about his suffering.

Seeing this, Hong Yuao and Pan Yinglong looked at each other, but they didn't follow him. They just smiled and looked at Zhou Shixiang and walked forward with slight touch.

"Would I call Your Highness, or call her Shuyi, or call her Miss Zhu?"

Zhou Shixiang felt that his heart seemed to be beating violently and his breathing was a little rapid. When he was in a dilemma for how to call him, he heard the princess say a poem to the maid beside him.

"The rolling Yangtze River flows eastward, and the waves wash away all the heroes. The right and wrong, success and failure turn empty, the green mountains are still there, the sunset is red several times. The white-haired fishermen and woodcutters are on the river bank, and they are used to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze. A pot of turbid wine meets many things in ancient and modern times, and they are all laughing at the joke."
Chapter completed!