"President Luo, Guang Shiheng, Gao Banban, you all come over and come forward to talk."
He has been busy since last night and is still wearing heavy armor. Prince Zhu is really a little tired, so he just sat down on the dragon chair placed under the Huangjimen Gate and greeted him with a smile. Two loyal ministers and a good eunuch came forward to speak.
These three are all Emperor Chongzhen’s confidants! Especially Kwang Si Hyung seems to have offended the prince!
Isn't this the time to settle accounts?
Although the three of them were beating up in their hearts, they did not dare to fall out with Zhu Cixiang in person. Just killed dozens of people outside the Meridian Gate! So they had no choice but to move forward and arrive in front of Zhu Cixiang.
Zhu Cixiang did not speak to them, but said to his bodyguard Wang Qi: "Old Qi, leave a few people to guard. You can take some people to recruit those Han generals, and those who are willing to follow will be incorporated into the bodyguard camp. Those who are not willing to leave will Give them money to send them away, remember to put away all their armor, and hand it over to Wu Xiang and Li Ruolian for distribution."
"Here!" Wang Qi received the order, left four guards behind, and went to organize the recruitment of the Han general.
The so-called Han generals are actually just a group of big-bodied honor guards and show-offs, but it is not ruled out that there are some who can fight. Their armor is pretty good though! According to regulations, a Han general must wear two collars of armor, one of which is iron armor and the other is gold armor. Of course, the golden armor is not made of gold, but painted with gold paint. It is actually iron armor. The Han general has a full complement of 1,507 men, which means that there should be at most 3,014 armored men! These are not rags made during the Tianqi and Chongzhen years, but "antiques" passed down from the Yongle period. Although they are very old, the things are very solid and well maintained. For Zhu Cixiang, who hurriedly gathered his team, these armors were more valuable than gold!
Seeing Wang Qi leading the people away, Zhu Cixiang looked at the three people approaching him with a smile, and said with a smile: "Are the three of you my loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty?"
"Your Highness, I am loyal to the Ming Dynasty!"
"I have been loyal to the Ming Dynasty for generations..."
"This old slave is born as a Ming Dynasty man, and dies as a Ming Dynasty ghost!"
Luo Yangxing, Guang Shiheng and Gao Yushun knew something was wrong when they saw Zhu Cixiang's harmless smile, but they still had to bite the bullet and show their loyalty!
"Okay, okay, you are loyal ministers. I know that you are all loyal!" Zhu Cixiang smiled, "But loyal ministers can also surrender...don't you think about it?"
What? surrender?
The three of them trembled and all knelt down in front of Zhu Cixiang.
"Thousand-year-old Lord, my loyalty can be seen from the sun and the moon!" The person who said this was Luo Yangxing. Historically, he first surrendered to Li Zicheng and then surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, becoming a slave with three surnames.
"Master Qiansui, I swear that I will never surrender!" Gao Yushun was almost crying. He was sincerely loyal to the Ming Dynasty. Historically, he was one of the few eunuchs who followed Chongzhen and committed suicide.
"His Royal Highness, I know I was wrong, but I am loyal to the Ming Dynasty! Even if my body is broken to pieces, I will not surrender to the traitors!" Guang Shiheng was so heartbroken! Historically, he first surrendered to Li Zicheng, and then went to Nanming to ask for an official position. However, Ma Shiying was executed on the charge of "obstructing the migration to the south."
However, Zhu Cixiang would not kill him for "impeding southward migration" and "descending bandits". Because "blocking southward migration" is a court meeting, and court meetings are for people to speak, and they cannot be killed just because what they say is wrong. And the "downstream thief" thing didn't happen either. Therefore, Zhu Cixiang will not kill everyone, but will also entrust him with an important task - to cover everyone's escape!
Zhu Cixiang looked at the three loyal ministers with a troubled expression. He shook his head and said: "But I need someone to surrender! I know you are loyal, but for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, for my father and I to escape safely, we need to Some people stayed and persisted, and then had to bear the humiliation and surrender to Li Zicheng!
After much thought, I feel that among the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, you three are the most loyal, so I can only reluctantly ask you to stay and be the three surrendered ministers. "
"Master Qiansui, why is it the third minister?" Luo Yangxing was confused and raised his head to ask.
Zhu Cixiang sighed and said with a wry smile: "Because Li Zicheng won't be able to stay in Beijing for long, the captors from outside the customs will definitely come in! By then, you three will have to surrender again!"
"Are you going to surrender to the captives?" Gao Yushun's eunuch face twisted into a frown.
Luo Yangxing shook his head repeatedly, "Your Highness, I am very loyal to the Ming Dynasty..."
Guang Shiheng looked even more upright: "His Highness wants me to stay behind to break up the throne, but I will die! How can I be a slave of a family with three surnames?"
"Don't die, don't die!" Zhu Cixiang waved his hands repeatedly and smiled, "I don't want you to die, and I won't let the loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty do errands that will inevitably lead to death... If you want to surrender, surrender the thieves first, and then wait for the villains. After the thieves leave, if you can find a way to delay for a while before surrendering to the captives, you will be my great contributor to the resurgence of the Ming Dynasty. After the Central Plains is restored in the future, I will definitely wash away your bad name and make your name go down in history!"
Is this still going down in history?
When the bandits come, surrender to the bandits. After the bandits leave, surrender back to the Ming Dynasty. When the bandits come, surrender to the bandits... The ones who surrendered and surrendered are the slaves of the three surnames! Is there such a famous person in history?
Guang Shiheng and Gao Yushun didn't realize that their faces were almost like bitter gourds.
Luo Yangxing was still more alert. He looked at Zhu Cixiang and asked, "Is His Highness the Crown Prince asking me to surrender?"
Zhu Cixiang smiled: "Whether it's a fake surrender or a real surrender, you can decide for yourself. But as long as you can surrender according to my arrangements, the three of you will be my loyal ministers and meritorious officials in the Ming Dynasty in my merit book. !
Gao Banban, you are my father’s most trusted chamberlain... Now half of the city of Beijing has been lost. If no one stays to calm the situation, it will be difficult for me and my son to escape. The Ming Dynasty will probably perish because of this! Can you save Daming? "
When Gao Yushun heard this, he burst into tears, "Old slave, if I stay here, the worst I can do is die..."
"Don't talk about death!" Zhu Cixiang bent down, helped Gao Yushun up with his own hands, took his hand, and said warmly: "Live well so that you can see me fight back to Beijing!"
"Okay, okay, the old slave must be alive!" Gao Yushun nodded, tears flowing down uncontrollably.
"President Luo!" Zhu Cixi helped Luo Yangxing up again, "You are my father's most trusted minister. Your father and son have been in charge of the Imperial Guard for more than fifty years and have made countless contributions to our Ming Dynasty... If there is anyone else who can do it, I will definitely not be willing to let you stay in this matter."
"I, I am willing to die for the Ming Dynasty..." Luo Yangxing was already crying, but he was like Ming Jing'er in his heart.
How could Zhu Cixi not let him go? He clearly didn't want him to stay with Emperor Chongzhen... He and his father had been in charge of Jinyiwei for more than fifty years, and they had trusted followers everywhere. Who knew when they would help Chongzhen seize power?
But I know in my heart that the play must be performed well!
Do you think Zhu Cixiang's acting skills are so good? He is a dramatist prince... Isn't he, Luo Yang, an acting-minded Jinyiwei Zongxian?
"Okay, okay," Zhu Cixiang took Luo Yangxing's hand, which was called an affectionate gesture, "I have an important task to entrust to you... The rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty depends on General Xian! If we meet again, I will pay you. As the Duke of the country!"
Luo Yangxing, a slave of the third surname in history, now had a righteous look on his face, as if he was an extremely loyal man. He said sternly: "Your Highness has an order. Even if I die a hundred times, I will not disgrace my order!"
After finishing Luo Yangxing, Zhu Cixiang smiled and waved to Guang Shiheng, who was kneeling a little further away: "Guang Qing, come forward and speak."
Guang Shiheng also understood that he really had nothing to say to Zhu Cixiang... He had tricked Zhu Cixiang twice! Now that Zhu Cihong is in power, can he still give himself good fruits?
However, he didn't dare to make a remonstrance or anything. He still wanted to save his life - if he hadn't been caught by Zhu Cixiang today, he would have hid after leaving the palace and surrendered immediately when Li Zicheng came.
But now I have no choice but to bite the bullet and go to Zhu Cixiang's side.
"Guang Qing, now I have an opportunity for you to be famous in history!" Zhu Cixi still had the same smile that made people feel refreshed, "If you work hard, you will definitely be famous in history!"
"I wonder what His Highness the Crown Prince wants me to do?" Guang Shiheng also knew that he couldn't hide, so he gritted his teeth and asked, "I swear to never disgrace my orders!"
Zhu Cixiang did not answer, but said to Gao Yushun: "Gao Banban, go find a suit of father's dragon robe, a winged crown... Oh, bring father's armor too!"
