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In the evening of the ninth day of the first month of the Great Ming Dynasty (1641), in Luoyang, Henan Province, Prince Fu's Mansion.

The sky gradually darkened and Luoyang City gradually became shrouded in darkness. The exterior of Prince Fu's Mansion was brightly lit, and armored soldiers could be seen standing around. Occasionally, the guards of the mansion would patrol the streets, each of them wearing a stern and solemn expression.

More than a dozen soldiers rushed over to the entrance of Prince Fu's Palace accompanied by military officials. Several people came out to greet the military official. The leader of the troop, a man in brocade robes, smiled and cupped his hands towards the military official, "Lieutenant Kong is here early!" The Martial Officer was in his early thirties and had a medium build. Although he was slightly thin, he had a fierce expression on his face. Smiling, he cupped his hands in greeting and said: "Brother Huang, you are too courteous." The attendants of the Mansion of the King had long led the attendants of the Martial Officer to the chamber to rest. The Martial Officer and the man wearing embroidered clothes quickly went into the outer palace of the King's Manor.

A scholar in his fifties was waiting at the entrance of the study room. He quickly stepped forward and said, "General Kong is here. Please quickly enter. His Royal Highness has been waiting for you!" The military officer quickly said: "Sir, please!" He followed the Confucian Scholar and the man in embroidered clothing into the study.

The crimson carpet was secretly lined with golden cloud patterns, and the wine-red tassels rolled over from time to time with flowing gold. On three sides of the wall, there were numerous unrecognizable calligraphy and paintings, and behind a large, dark red desk sat an old man in his fifties who was almost two hundred kilograms. Behind him stood a plump youth who was in his thirties wearing the same clothes, but in this small study, the two of them did not seem out of place at all.

The Confucian Scholar and the embroidered clothed man entered the study room and quickly walked to the fat youth's side. The three solemnly stood around the fat old man.

Although the military officer had entered Prince Fu's study several times, he could still feel a luxurious aura blowing over. He secretly swallowed his saliva and composed himself, then kowtowed to the study table: "Subordinate Kong Menghui greets Your Highness!" "Greetings, Your Highness!" The fat young man smiled slightly, "Lieutenant Kong, please get up." The military officer stood up.

Prince Fu, Zhu Changxian, was born on the fifth day of the first month of the fourteenth year of the Great Ming Dynasty. He was the third son of the Divine Ming Sect's Great Li Dynasty and was given the title of imperial concubine, Zheng Xiangui. Wan Li had no son, and his eldest son, Zhu Changluo, was born to an ordinary palace maid, so Wan Li didn't like him and refused to make him his crown prince. He intended to make Zhu Changxun his crown prince, but was met with resistance from the officials, and even though Wan Li angrily rebuked eleven officials, causing the entire imperial court to not be shocked, he still exhorted Wan Li in succession. Wan Li could only make Zhu Changluo his eldest son, Zhu Changluo, and at the same time gave him the title of Crown Prince Fu, who was already fifteen years old.

The officials repeatedly asked Prince Fu to perform a hundred songs on the vaudeville, to keep them to themselves, and to complete the construction of the Luoyang Mansion in the winter of 1940. Ye Xianggao, in his capacity as Prince Fu, was ordered to do so in the spring of the following year, and in the spring of the next year, the Minister of Rites gave out orders and did not report them, and in the early summer the Minister of War wrote to Wang Xiang, Qian Zhenguo, saying only that the Prince had been established in the spring, and that the time was now expired and the next year would be given to him. In a few days, Prince Fu had to give Zhuang Tian 40,000 yuan, and Ying Ting had to fight for it. He had to give a large amount of land to Prince Chuan, and give it to him in addition to his age, or perhaps even to the wasteland and the river bank. After a few days, King Zhaojin gave all the land to Prince Huaji, who then occupied the land on his own. Also ask Huai Yan 1300 to set up shops and people's markets, and to make a request that the University Scholar Zhang Jizheng had no family property, and that the Taiping River to Taiping and Sichuan salt wells to discuss the miscellaneous taxes in order to benefit themselves, and that the Sect of God agree that King Shifu was forty-two years old and served as a vassal.

In February the next year, Consort Zheng still wanted to keep Prince Fu, and encouraged the Divine Sect to reschedule the order. One night before the departure, Imperial Concubine Zheng and her son cried for a whole night. The next morning, Prince Fu said his goodbyes. The Divine Sect was reluctant to part with them, so they shook hands and reminded each other. Prince Fu had already left the palace, but was still called up to four. When he was about three years old, Prince Fu had appeared behind him, and he had often missed him. Great Ming Sea flourished, tax mining envoys spread all over the world, the moon had its way, the pearls and treasures had their treasures piled up like a mountain, it won billions of ideas, it had more money than the King of Fortune, hundreds of millions of dollars, it had entered the kingdom of Prince Fu, and Prince Fu had more money than anyone else. The middle to Huai, the salt, dry do not require several times. In the past, the salt consumed in the Luoyang area was HeDong salt, and after Prince Fu obtained the right to sell it, he was not allowed to sell it at all. Sales of the salt fell sharply, and the amount of the salt extracted from the river also fell sharply, so that the soldiers stationed at the border would not be able to receive any more. "Please give the king salt in the east of the river, and there is no connection with the people's market." The Emperor has been living for a long time, and the officials do not pay attention to the frequency of the music. Accompanying the reading, the officials, the false walk in and out of Henan province, Qi and Chu, there was a commotion. Scoundrels from all four directions fled for their lives, scouting the wind, and making great profits. In the end, it was a world of ten thousand years.

Guang Zong reigns only a month before dying of illness after taking red pills, Prince Fu was not disturbed. During the seven years of Emperor Tianqi's reign, Prince Fu's estate followed an old tradition. After Chongzhen ascended to the throne, he went to the capital to pay homage to the emperor, who had lived in Luoyang for more than 20 years and drank wine in seclusion. Folk legend has it that "the emperor consumes the whole world to fat king, while Prince Luoyang is rich in the emperor".

Prince Fu's son, Zhu Yutian, was born on September 5, 1607, 1600, 1600. At the age of ten, Zhu Yubai was conferred the title of Duke of Dichang, and in 1626, the son of Prince Fu was created in 1626. He was born like his father, and was born to watch vaudeville, drink liquor, and commit adultery every day.

The scholar, Zhou Zhihao, had been accepted into the Prince's Mansion for his son's lecture since his childhood, Zhu Yushan, and had been served by Prince Fu ever since. Zhou Zhihao had read many poems and was highly regarded by Prince Fu, and Zhou Zhihao was resourceful and resourceful, often giving advice to Prince Fu. He had actually become Prince Fu's aide and was trusted by him.

The man dressed in embroidered clothing was called Huang Boyang, who was originally a subordinate of the Henan military chief Wang Shaoyu. He was a serious, meticulous man, and he also had a wide network of friends with many martial artists, so he was well recognized by Prince Fu. He was transferred to Prince Fu's Mansion as a personal guard, and took on the heavy responsibility of the mansion's safety.

Kong Menghui was originally a bandit, but he joined the army instead. Although Kong Menghui looked fierce, he was strong, but he was also good at flattery, and relying on his military exploits, he was constantly improving. In just a few years, he had become a small military academy, and eventually became a general of the east city of Luoyang.

The Confucian Scholar Zhou Zhihao said, "Lieutenant Kong, please wait for the people from Luo An Hall to arrive." Kong Menghui replied, "I will listen to your orders." The crown prince Zhu Yudan and Zhou Zhihao, who were reading, were standing behind him with worried expressions on their faces. Huang Boyan lowered his gaze and did not utter a single word, while Kong Menghui did not even dare to breathe out. The study room was completely silent.

Outside the room, someone came to the study door and reported in a low voice, "Your highness, the people from Luo An Hall have arrived." Prince Fu nodded. "Spread the news!"

Both of them were in their early thirties. One of them was tall, broad and round with a face full of fat, wearing a blue shirt with a golden hook protruding from his back. The other was thin in stature, with eyes like lightning, wearing a blue gown with a sword hanging at his ribs, the two of them entered the study and bowed, "Zhao Yinglong from the Luo An Hall (Wang Zongluo) greets the Prince!" The muscular man wearing a blue gown and a sword said, "Our Hall Master, at the invitation of the lord of the Qi family castle, has already gone to the Qi family castle early in the morning to help the lord of the Qi family solve a dispute concerning the martial world. We cannot rush to serve the prince, so we are the only two brothers left in the Luo An Hall.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, bandits and robbers were everywhere, while bandits and robbers were everywhere. On the other hand, the Great Ming Dynasty was filled with storms and storms, and gangs were constantly fighting in the martial arts world. In the land of Luoyang alone, there were four major forces, the Luoyang Hall, the west side of the city, Qi Jia Stronghold, the east side of the city, and the Luoshui Gang that controlled the shipping of Luoshui and Ganshui.

The experts in the Luo An Hall were as numerous as the clouds, and those left behind by the hall master were naturally the most trusted men of the hall master, Gao Yingsong. The two of them were truly first-rate experts in the Luo An Hall, and Wang Zongluo's swordsmanship was first-rate, and he was also known as the "Soul Locking Swordsman".

Luo Antang was the number one of the four gangs in Luoyang, was closely related to the government, and Gao Yingsong had a good relationship with Prince Fu. He did all that could be said for Prince Fu. Prince Fu and his son were slightly disappointed when they heard that Gao Yingsong had gone out. Crown Prince Zhu Yigan nodded. However, with the help of the two of you, your royal father's matter can be put at ease. " After pausing for a moment, he said slowly, "Father recruited several men to come just for the sake of the invasion of the thieves," Zhou Zhihao continued worriedly, "Now, bandits are everywhere in the north and south of the Great River, among which the most rampant are the bandits. The citizens of the Li people are being attacked, and after returning from Shang Luo, we gathered tens of thousands of bandits in the following months, and the bandits were so powerful that they even went straight to Lu Shan, Jia County and Yi Yang, along with my army of bandits, including myself, Yongning, Shifu, Baofeng, Baofeng County, and Baofeng County. "Let's wait for Chief Patrol Officer Li or Minister Yang to come over and save us."

Zhao Yinglong and Wang Zongluo were stunned. Wang Zongluo anxiously asked, "Is the intruder so close to Luoyang?" Zhao Yinglong said, "We are just martial artists. We are not very familiar with the war. Don't tell me the prince wants us to assassinate that thief Li Zicheng?" "Ever since the head of the bandits, Gao Yingxiang, was captured by the number one expert of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Song Xi, that Li Zicheng has been keeping a low profile. Now that the thieves have started again, it is said that Li Zicheng's personal army has a thousand people, and has nearly a hundred personal guards, even his generals cannot easily enter, no matter how high his martial arts are, it is impossible for him to have the kind of methods Song Qianhu has. If he can't get close to Li Zicheng, killing Li Zicheng is easier said than done."

Zhao Yinglong nodded and said, "We can't compete with Sir Song then. His Royal Highness didn't invite us brothers here to assassinate that thief. I wonder what His Royal Highness is going to do?"

The crown prince said, "My royal father was doted upon by Emperor Meng, he was rewarded with countless gold and jewels, my royal father was wealthy, there is no one in the world who does not know of my father's wealth, and he has dared to rob hundreds of thousands of bandits, he can only rob and plunder when he lacks food and clothing. This time, he must have come for the gold and silver in my mansion, he wants to loot and plunder my Fu Mansion."

Wang Zongluo said: "Since the thieves came for the jewels in the Prince's Mansion, why don't the Prince spread the wealth and recruit a strong and brave soldier? As the saying goes, if you live well, you will have a brave man!" The hundred thousand people who are gathered there are mostly hungry people, and are just a motley crowd. At that time, we might be able to beat back the bandits with just our Luoyang garrison. " Zhao Yinglong followed, "That's right, your highness. We have five thousand men in Luoyang, so it's not a problem to recruit a few thousand men in the city. The four gangs combined have more than a thousand gangs, but we have nearly ten thousand men in total."

Prince Fu's face darkened, and Prince Fu snorted angrily. Zhou Zhihao hurriedly said, "The former head of the Military Department, Lu Wei Qi and Lord Lu, also proposed this to the Prince, but in order to recruit bandits, our government has already exhausted all of our youths from the upper and lower regions of Luoyang City. The remaining people are all rogue citizens, and Prince Fu's family is renowned for their wealth. Prince Fu continued with a snort, "What does old teacher Lu know? It is not easy for this king to gather money, many of which were bestowed by the previous emperor. Although they are not considered rare treasures, how can the jewels in the imperial palace be found in the market? If the money is given away, how can we take it back afterwards?"

Wang Zhao and Zhao Wang were both embarrassed. Wang Zongluo hurriedly said, "We are brothers who only know how to deal with grass, and we don't understand the stakes involved. I hope Prince doesn't blame us." Prince Fu's expression turned a little solemn as he waved his hand. Crown Prince Zhu Yuping laughed, "Don't worry, gentlemen. I will not blame you for not knowing the reason."

Prince Fu stood up and paced around the study room, his gaze sweeping across Kong Menghui, Zhao Yinglong, and Wang Zongluo's faces one by one, and he said slowly, "I am not a stingy man, I have already taken out a thousand gold to recruit brave men, but it is already very difficult to recruit a strong and loyal man. With a hundred thousand jewels in my mansion, not only will I be a thief, I am also a city rogue. This king has thought for a while and felt that it would be better to take advantage of the fact that the thieves have yet to arrive to hide the jewels in a secret location. At that time, This King can peacefully defend the enemy and wait for the thieves to retreat before taking the jewels out. Zhao Wang and Wang Meng were stunned. Kong Menghui lowered his head, his eyes filled with light.

The crown prince, Zhu Yushan, said in a deep voice, "My royal father has hidden a treasure, this is a secretive matter and cannot be leaked out. Even Prefecture Lord Feng and Wang Yichang cannot let them know of this matter, lest it spread the word of the army. "Father, along with Little Wang and Mister Zhou, has decided that Little Wang will lead Commander Huang and General Kong to the treasury. Since Hall Master Gao is unable to come out, I will have to trouble the two volunteers."

Kong Menghui quickly said, "Your highness has entrusted such an important matter to us. This lowly one will not disappoint Your highness." Huang Boyan, Zhao Yinglong, and Wang Zongluo quickly said, "Don't worry, your highness. We won't let anything go wrong with the treasure!" Prince Fu nodded. "You guys follow Wang'er and go hide your treasures. I'll definitely reward you handsomely after this is done."

Kong Menghui said: "It's already an honor for us to serve Your Highness, how could we dare ask for any rewards?" Huang Boyang added: "That's right Your Highness, this is our duty, so naturally we cannot shirk responsibility. However, I am guarding the prince's mansion and cannot kill the enemy like Lieutenant Kong. I only hope that after I have completed my mission, the prince can send me to the city to meet the enemy. I only hope that I can kill a few bandits and use this to report to the imperial government. " "General Kong is in charge of defending the eastern city so it's natural that he can kill the thieves at any time to gain merits. As for the few of you, this king will also let you enter the city to kill him!" Prince Fu's son Zhu Yushan, Huang Bo Yang, Kong Menghui, and Zhao Yinglong's Zong Luo gathered together and said, "Rest assured, Royal Father. We will just quietly wait for the good news." Prince Fu nodded, looked at Crown Prince Zhu Yugan and warned him, "Be careful along the way."