The two eunuchs were stunned when they were under the Deshengmen gate tower, because they saw many bearded Jingjun soldiers carrying spears and swords, guarding the gate tower in a majestic manner.
what 's wrong? Why did Nanhai Zi Jingjun grow a beard? Haven't they all been castrated? How was it checked?
And...why do they all look like they have protruding breasts and tummy? Li Zicheng is about to call, aren't you afraid?
Tian Cunzhi is a martial eunuch after all. He is young and has good eyesight. He can already tell that these people wearing Jingjun uniforms are fake eunuchs! Many of them have bulging crotches, which makes them look like they are not eunuchs!
"Who are you? Why are you wearing the uniform of a pure army?" Tian Cun got off his horse and walked up to a man whose face seemed to have been shattered by a gun blast, and asked loudly.
The man cupped his fists and said, "Reporting to your father-in-law, I am the crown prince, the commander-in-chief of the Kenan Camp Banner, Zhou Zhou!"
Camp Denan?
Before the prince comes...
Wang Zhixin and Tian Cunzhi looked at each other: It's chaos! The prince has really rallied the troops, even bugles have been issued, and official positions have been assigned.
How should I explain this matter to the emperor? Will it be scrapped? The Ming Dynasty has not yet deposed the crown prince for his father! The courtiers can fight for the foundation of the country again... But this country is about to disappear, is there any capital left to fight for?
"Admiral Wang, Admiral Tian, did the Emperor ask you two to come here?" Wang Chengen had already come down from the tower of Deshengmen Wengcheng. When he saw Wang Zhixin and Tian Cunzhi, he went up to greet them.
"Duke, what's going on?"
"Duke, the emperor is very angry..."
If this matter is put aside, Wang Zhixin and Tian Cunzhi will be happy to watch. It would be better if Wang Chengen fell. Only when he falls can others climb up!
But things are wrong now, Li Zicheng is here in a blink of an eye, and the life of the Ming Dynasty hangs on a thread! If the Emperor and the Crown Prince get into trouble again, the city of Beijing will no longer be defended...
Wang Chengen smiled bitterly and said to Wang Zhixin and Tian Cunzhi: "Thanks to Emperor Taizu Gao for entrusting me with a dream this time, otherwise I would have missed something big... I, Wang Chengen, would have let down your great kindness!"
"Is there really a dream?" Wang Zhixin looked at Wang Chengen doubtfully.
"Of course!" Wang Chengen raised his fists in the air, "Without Emperor Gao's dream, how could I have set up the Nanyang Camp in a day or two? How could I make someone like Wu Xiang obey my orders?"
While Wang Chengen was talking, Zhu Cixiang had already come down with Wu Xiang. As Zhu Cixiang walked, he told Wu Xiang: "You have to keep a close eye on the Fucheng Gate, Xuanwu Gate, Chongwen Gate, Anbei Gate, Desheng Gate, and Xizhimen. The Chaoyang Gate side should be guarded even more! Chaoyang Gate. The original troops stationed on the gate were all commanded by the third assistant... I still have several thousand taels here in the palace, and they were all sent to the third assistant and distributed to the soldiers on Chaoyang Gate, and then they were also incorporated into the Kenan Camp.
In addition, without my order, the Kenan camp cannot be mobilized, nor can the troops and horses on Chaoyang Gate be mobilized! "
"Don't worry, Chitose, I know what to do."
Zhu Cixiang added: "You and your family members must be ready to go at any time. The carriages, horsemen, horses, and dry food mobilized by Wang Dugong must also be watched by the people of the Nanyang camp..."
While talking, the two of them had arrived at the city gate downstairs. Wang Chengen, Wang Zhixin, and Tian Cunzhi all lined up to salute Zhu Cihong.
Zhu Cixiang raised his hands towards them, and then walked towards the tall horse led by Wang Qi. Wang Qi gave him a hand, and Zhu Cihong climbed onto the horse very skillfully. Wang Qi, Wang Cheng'en, Wang Zhixin, Tian Cunzhi, and Zhu Cihong's accompanying eunuch Huang Dabao also mounted their horses one by one. The group of people walked along Xiejie on the edge of Shichahai Lake, and soon turned onto Gulouxia Street and headed straight to Bei'anmen.
At this time, the city of Beijing was already divided into the noble in the north and the humble in the south. The northern part of the city was full of good places, either the residences of noble families, some yamen, or very impressive temples. There are Buddhist temples on both sides of Xiejie, and there are several Taoist temples on both sides of Gulouxia Street, as well as an outer factory of the Military War Bureau, and a Catholic church with a plaque written by Emperor Chongzhen "Praise for Heavenly Learning".
Seeing this Catholic church, Zhu Cixiang suddenly remembered Tang Ruowang, a Western missionary who served as an official in Qintian Prison and Cannon Foundry. He did not live in the north of the city, but lived in the large Catholic church inside Xuanwumen.
"Bi Shishu," Zhu Cihong turned around and shouted to Bi Jiucheng, his literary talent, "note that Tang Ruowang from the Catholic Church is also leaving with us!"
"Here!" Bi Jiucheng responded. He now carries an account book and a writing brush with him to record Zhu Cixiang's instructions at any time. In addition, Chen Rui, Li Shichun and Lin Zengzhi also joined Zhu Cihong's "secretary team" to handle a lot of decrees and documents for him, and also managed accounts with Huang Dabao.
Zhu Cihong's words were heard by Wang Zhixin who was behind him, and he quickly asked Wang Chengen, who was walking beside him: "Master Governor, where are you going?"
"Of course I'll be escorting Nan Xing!" Wang Cheng'en said to Wang Zhixin with a smile, "You're leaving too... maybe tonight!"
"What? Tonight?" Wang Zhixin's face changed when he heard this. He has money! He is the richest man among the eunuchs. He has more than 300,000 taels of silver hidden in his home in Beijing alone! This is more than 20,000 kilograms...it can't be pulled away without dozens of large trucks!
Just when Wang Zhixin was reluctant to part with his family property, Zhu Cixiang had already driven his horse into Bei'anmen. However, he did not slow down his horse. Instead, he galloped all the way and ran directly to the Xuanwu Gate. The flag bearers and eunuchs guarding the gate recognized Zhu Cihong, Wang Chengen, and Wang Qi, so of course they did not dare to stop them.
After entering the Forbidden City, Zhu Cixiang still did not dismount. He rode all the way to the Qianqing Palace before falling off the horse. Finally, together with Wang Chengen, Wang Zhixin, and Tian Cunzhi, he walked into the Dongnuan Pavilion where Emperor Chongzhen handled government affairs. Wang Qi stayed outside.
When Zhu Cixiang and others arrived, Emperor Chongzhen was just walking around irritably in his Dongnuan Pavilion. He only wore a bright yellow Taoist robe with large sleeves. The clothes had been washed for a long time and were a little white, and the cuffs were frayed.
In Zhu Cixiang's memory, Emperor Chongzhen was in good health, seldom got sick, and was able to bear heavy government affairs.
But at this time, the emperor's waist was already stooped, and the bun on his head was also mixed with gray. However, a thirty-three-year-old person is in his prime, but at a glance, this great man seems to be in his fifties.
Seeing the emperor's appearance, Wang Cheng'en almost shed tears of sadness, but Zhu Cixiang just sighed and stepped forward to salute: "The eldest son Cixiang respectfully wishes my father to be in peace."
Emperor Chongzhen turned around, frowned, and looked at his son as if annoyed.
Something is wrong!
Why does the son in front of me look a little strange?
It's obviously Zhu Cixiang...but there's something wrong with this temperament and the look in his eyes!
Chongzhen looked at his strange son and didn't know what to say for a moment.
The air in Dongnuan Pavilion suddenly solidified, and there was still a faint smell of gunpowder.
The three eunuchs standing behind Zhu Cixiang were almost breathless. They all held their breath and concentrated, waiting for the great emperor Zhu You to pick up the thunder and get angry.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen also remembered what he had called his son to do? This son is shameless. He secretly cultivates force and colludes with generals. He can dethrone the crown prince in any dynasty! The status of the princelings in this dynasty is grand and cannot be easily abolished, but good discipline is still necessary!
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen snorted and was ready to train his son!
But before he started training, Zhu Cixiang spoke first: "Father, I just saw the flames shooting into the sky in the direction of Changping from the Deshengmen Gate Tower. Apparently, rebel soldiers have arrived and are burning the ancestral tombs!"
The ancestral mausoleum was really burned down... When Emperor Chongzhen heard the news, he felt as if he had been hit by a restraining spell, and he was so angry that he couldn't even vent his anger.
Your ancestors have all been roasted and dried. How did you become the emperor? Do you have the nerve to teach your son to secretly use force to collude with the general?
"There are only sixty miles from Changping to the capital, and the bandits will arrive tomorrow," Zhu Cixiang continued. "Now the city is short of major generals, people's hearts are wandering, and it is impossible to defend the city... Fortunately, I have won over Wu Xiang with marriage in the past two days. With the help of Wang Banban, we have summoned two to three thousand brave men. They are now under the control of the Wu family's servants and can be used for the time being. Why don't we escort our father and mother out of the city to Tianjin Guard tonight."
As he spoke, Zhu Cixiang took out Wu Xiang's autographed letter and handed it to Chongzhen with both hands: "Father, this is Wu Xiang's autographed letter to Wu Sangui, instructing him to lead 10,000 cavalry to respond. There are 10,000 Wu Sangui's With the protection of the cavalry, we will definitely reach the capital safely."
10,000 cavalry! This is a typical example of a white wolf with empty gloves! Two days ago he had nothing but a princely title and a clean body. Now he already has 3,000 new troops in Beijing and 10,000 cavalry outside Beijing. In fact, Wu Xiang did not plan to mobilize so many. Zhu Cixiang asked him to write more so that he could make Emperor Chongzhen happy.
Now that Zhu Cixiang had the capital of 13,000 troops, Chongzhen couldn't abolish him no matter what... Even if he wanted to abolish him, he would have to use it up before abolishing him! Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty will be ruined together! Can Emperor Chongzhen be willing?
Chongzhen was stunned again and again, always feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't remember it for a while, so he took the letter from Zhu Cixiang and started reading it.
At this sight, I was even more dumbfounded... How could this be possible? Wu Xiang doesn't want even one million, but is he satisfied with letting his daughter become a talented prince?
Why didn’t you, Wu Xiang, tell you earlier? If I had told him earlier, Wu Sangui would not have arrived in Beijing earlier, and his ancestors would not have been burned to death! Now, if Li Zicheng arrives first, is he really going to abandon the city and leave?
In addition... Brother Chun said that he had gathered two to three thousand brave men in the past two days to protect Nan Xing!
Didn't Wang Chengen prepare before?
