Zhu Yuanzhang knew that although Li Ruolian was a military commander, he acted very cautiously and politely. Looking at the little eunuch's behavior at this moment, he knew that something big had happened.
So he walked out quickly and called, "Li Qing, what happened again?"
When Li Ruolian saw Zhu Yuanzhang coming out, he hurriedly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the general has just received news that the traitor Li Zicheng appeared at Zhangyi Gate, accompanied by the two kings of Qin and Jin. It is said... it is said... ..."
"No need to say it, we know it!"
Zhu Yuanzhang originally thought it was a mutiny by the soldiers, but when he heard that it was just Li Zicheng who appeared at Changyi Gate, he felt much relieved.
He turned around and walked into Dongnuan Pavilion and said to Wang Chengen: "Chengen, go and prepare your horse quickly!"
As he spoke, he hung yesterday's sword on his waist, and then said to Li Ruolian: "Let's go meet the traitor and see if he has three heads and six arms!"
"Long live my Lord, you are not allowed to go to Changyi Gate in person at this moment!"
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to leave, Wang Chengen suddenly shouted.
Because his shout was so sudden, not only did Zhu Yuanzhang stop, but even Li Ruolian, who was about to dissuade him, looked at him in surprise.
Wang Chengen was undecided in his mind. He spoke instinctively just now. When he saw the two people's eyes, he didn't know what to say.
But the words had already been spoken, and he could not back down, so he had to bite the bullet and whispered: "I think that since the rebel leader appears at Changui Gate, the rebels must be ready to attack the city. Long live the Lord to go now , it’s really too dangerous.”
Hearing this, Li Ruolian glanced at Wang Chengen again and said, "Your Majesty, what Admiral Wang said is true. Please don't trespass in danger."
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't seem to hear Li Ruolian's words, and still looked at Wang Chengen quietly.
"Poof!"
Under Zhu Yuanzhang's pressure, Wang Cheng'en could no longer bear it. He knelt on his knees and kowtowed: "Long live the Lord, I deserve to die. I deserve to die. Please forgive me!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he said in a deep voice: "Get up and speak!"
Wang Chengen took a sneak peek and saw that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't look angry, so he slowly stood up.
Then he bowed his body again and said with a trembling voice: "I heard that Zhangyimen is all the cronies of Governor Wang, and they have been built like iron barrels by him. But Nishou suddenly appeared at this gate. This is unusual. Long live the Lord, please think again.”
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered: "Why, do you think Wang Dehua still dares to tie us up and surrender to the rebels?"
When Wang Cheng'en heard this, his body trembled slightly and he whispered: "Long live your hero, who dares to be disrespectful to you?"
"It's just that I'm worried about the crowds of fish and dragons at the city gate, and there are rebels outside. If someone gets confused for a moment, bumps into the holy cavalry, and scares the Long Live Lord, I'll be in danger of death."
Zhu Yuanzhang had already become suspicious of Wang Dehua after receiving Li Mou's confession last night.
Seeing Wang Chengen's expression at this moment, I felt even more sure.
But he also knew that as long as the rebels did not attack the city, Wang Dehua would not dare to take action.
So he nodded and said: "Chengen, we are very happy that you can be honest with us."
"But don't worry. We don't even pay attention to Wang Dehua. Just go and prepare your horse."
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's heroic face, Wang Cheng'en seemed to be infected by him. After agreeing loudly, he hurried out.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Li Ruolian again and said, "Li Qing, are you scary?"
Li Ruolian knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "The last general will only obey His Majesty's orders, and will not avoid them even if he lives or lives!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Okay, come with us."
After that, he walked straight out.
Upon seeing this, Li Ruolian hurriedly got up and chased after him. At the same time, he ordered his men to gather people and horses to escort him.
When Zhu Yuanzhang rushed to Zhangyi Gate, he was stopped by two eunuchs.
This time he was no longer polite and directly asked Li Ruolian to capture the man, and then boarded the tower.
When he went up to the city tower, he found that the walls were full of soldiers, talking in groups.
Although the soldiers were a little surprised to see Zhu Yuanzhang, they saw that he was dressed luxuriously, so they didn't say much and continued to talk to themselves.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw those soldiers' faces glowing red, and more than a dozen cannons lined up side by side on the city gate. It was completely different from what he saw at Yongding Gate yesterday, and he became even more angry with Wang Dehua.
However, he was preoccupied with matters outside the city at the moment and had no time to deal with the matter. After forcibly suppressing his anger, he walked straight to the battlements and looked out.
I saw a huge yellow felt tent about two miles away from Changyi Gate.
On the left and right sides of the felt tent, there are two big flags with the word "Li" erected, fluttering in the wind.
There were many people standing under the felt tent, but they were far away and it was difficult to see who Li Zicheng was.
At this time, Li Ruolian on the side handed over a telescope.
Zhu Yuanzhang took the telescope and looked towards the felt tent again, and found that Li Zicheng was not seen on the main seat in the center. Only the two kings of Qin and Jin were kneeling on the ground, writing something unknown.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed the anger in his heart and said to Li Ruolian: "Who is the commander of the army here? Why didn't the rebels fire when they were so close?"
Hearing this, Li Ruolian said: "This place is guarded by Zhang Shangshu, and Governor Wang supervises the army. Because Governor Wang said he would guard this place day and night, he did not appoint another general to lead the army."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Wang Chengen.
When Wang Chengen saw his gaze, his body trembled slightly.
"Go, find Wang Dehua for us, we want..."
"Hey, people from the city, put a rope down and pull me up!"
Before Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, a duck-like scream suddenly came from the city.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the news, he saw a sturdy eunuch wearing a python robe and a three-beam crown shouting arrogantly under the city.
"Are you Du Jianjun?"
At this time, about ten meters away from Zhu Yuanzhang, the same voice with a male duck voice sounded.
"Yes, put the rope down quickly!"
Du Xun heard this and urged again.
"Jiang Du, wait a moment. The villain will ask Governor Wang for instructions. After confirming the hostages released, we will let you go to the city!"
The people in the city answered again.
"I'm Du Xun. If you need a hostage, just let him down!"
Du Xun said impatiently after hearing this.
However, the people on the city wall did not answer him, but quickly ran towards the command post.
After a while, there was a commotion on the city wall, and then a long rope was seen hanging down.
After Du Xun tied himself up, he motioned for everyone to pull him up.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
It turned out that Du Xun was also a close confidant of Chongzhen. When Li Zicheng invaded the capital, Chongzhen sent him to Xuancheng to supervise the army.
Later, Xuancheng was destroyed, and it was said that Du Xun committed suicide and died for his country. Chongzhen was still very sad about this.
Unexpectedly, it was Hong Chengchou again. Fortunately, Chongzhen learned wisely after experiencing Hong Chengchou and did not publicize the matter any more, otherwise he would lose face again.
At this time, there was another burst of cheers from the other side of the city wall, and the words were actually praising Du Xun.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Wang Dehua was not among the crowd, he withdrew his gaze and looked towards the two kings of Qin and Jin outside the city.
After waiting for a while, after the cheers over there subsided, he slowly walked forward.
When Li Ruolian saw this, he immediately asked the Jin Yiwei to clear the way.
"What are you pushing? Will it blind your dog's eyes?"
"Even if I don't look at where this place is, what if..."
"Don't think that the timid Luo Yangxing has gone down, and you Jin Yiwei are so proud..."
...
Just as the Jin Yiwei was clearing the way, some soldiers in bullfight uniforms and eunuchs in flying fish uniforms shouted dissatisfied.
