In the small building, Chongzhen, who was about to kill his wife, and Zhou Hou, who was about to be killed, were also stunned.
Chongzhen thought to himself: Could it be that Cixi's rebellious son couldn't wait and ascended the throne outside Tianjin? Isn't this too fast?
But Zhou Hou thought to herself: It must be Cihong's filial son who is cheating again, no, he is using a trick! The son is reliable, full of tricks, and can definitely save his mother!
Thinking of this, Zhou Hou quickly picked up the shield he had thrown aside and held it in front of him... His son was coming, but he couldn't let Zhu Youjian, an ignorant and foolish king, kill him.
In fact, Zhou Hou was overly worried. How could Chongzhen still have the intention to kill his wife? He had to see who the new emperor was! So regardless of the danger, he rushed to the window, opened the window and looked outside. I saw corpses lying scattered in the courtyard, and there were spurts of blood everywhere! Most of the people standing there were covered in blood, as if they were evil spirits killed in hell!
This gang of vicious thieves were now gathered inside the gate of the courtyard, with their backs to the small building, and formed a wedge-shaped formation to keep out the Ming troops who were coming in a steady stream.
There were many Ming troops outside, but they seemed chaotic. There were both infantry and cavalry. Maybe the alley was too narrow, so they didn't form any array. However, some of the large cavalrymen wearing iron armor were very eye-catching, which probably shocked the bandits and made them dare not act rashly.
Among the chaotic Ming army's infantry and cavalry, there was also a group of slowly moving golden armored cavalry, coming in from the alley. Among this team of golden-armored cavalry, there is an emperor! Wearing a Yishan crown and a yellow dragon robe with a coiled collar and narrow sleeves, he rides on a tall horse. Chongzhen squinted his eyes and looked carefully, that person was not Zhu Cihong! Because the emperor had a few strands of beard under his chin, and Zhu Cihong was only sixteen years old, not old enough to grow hair on his mouth!
This emperor is not Zhu Cixiang! Emperor Chongzhen fell into deep thought: Who is this person plotting to usurp the throne? Why are there so many people seeking my empire?
Emperor Chongzhen didn't ponder for long before he knew who this guy was who was trying to usurp the throne! Because the guy had already arrived near the courtyard gate, Emperor Chongzhen saw the man's face clearly and recognized him at a glance.
This person is obviously Wei Zaode, a scholar from Shouxing University! We haven’t seen each other for a long time, why are you wearing a yellow robe? Where is that treacherous son of Cixi? He was such a treacherous prince, why did he let Wei Zaode, a treacherous minister, usurp the throne? impossible?
When Emperor Chongzhen recognized the man wearing the yellow robe as the great scholar Wei Zaode, the rebel Hao Yaoqi believed that the emperor he saw was Chongzhen. Because he saw two princes next to the emperor, namely Qin King Zhu Cunji and Jin King Zhu Shenxuan, who were captured by Li Zicheng before.
These two princes stayed in Li Zicheng's army for some time, and Hao Yaoqi saw them more than once. They disappeared after the Battle of Fuchengmen on March 17, and most of them took the opportunity to sneak into Beijing. Unexpectedly, we met again in Tianjin Wei today!
The two princes in trouble were now shaking again, put on the red prince python robes, and followed behind "Emperor Chongzhen" on horseback.
The two princes are guaranteed to be fake, so how can the emperor in front of them be fake?
Hao Yaoqi stamped his feet, yelled and asked: "Damn it, who said the Zhu Thief Emperor was in that small building?"
"Captain Brigade, didn't you bring us all the way to fight here?"
"Yes, we don't recognize the Red Thief Emperor..."
When Hao Yaoqi heard this, his big head shook, "Well, I don't recognize the Zhu Thief Emperor. Didn't I hear those two dog officials Yuan Yuzong and Yang Weihan talking nonsense? Where are those two dog officials?"
Of course the two dog officers have already disappeared. If they don't run, are they waiting to be stabbed?
Seeing that the dog officer had disappeared, Hao Yaoqi became even more convinced that he had been deceived and that he was a fast-moving figure. You are brave if you are brave, but you don't have many twists and turns, so you are the type that is easier to deceive.
Hao Yaoqi was easy to deceive, so of course his men couldn't play tricks with Zhu Cixiang, a man who had been dealing with various financial market scams for more than ten years. He immediately started shouting at the top of his voice.
"Captain Brigade, we were deceived by those two dog officers!"
"Captain Brigade, the Red Thief has too many soldiers and can't rush out!"
"It's better to fight the red thief and take the dog emperor directly!"
While they were discussing, two to three hundred firecrackers had already come out and formed a dense formation at the gate of the courtyard. The firecrackers in the front row all set up the turtledove-foot firecrackers that had lit the match ropes. Everyone was looking at Hao Yaoqi and the others.
The fun is really over now! No matter how brave Hao Yaoqi was, he couldn't stop the fire gun from firing at such a close distance!
If this was a volley, wouldn't it kill hundreds of people? Even if I'm lucky enough to survive, I don't have the guts to rush again!
This is how to do? Are we all going to hell together today and become the last martyrs on the eve of Dashun's victory?
While Hao Yaoqi and others were struggling, a young man in golden armor, escorted by several knights in iron armor, had already arrived behind the fire gun soldiers. This was of course Zhu Cixiang, the prince of Fujun in the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Cixiang looked at the desperate thieves and laughed loudly: "Listen, I am the Prince of Fujun. I have been ordered to Fujun and command all the troops in the world! You have been surrounded by the heavenly soldiers and have no way out." .
However, my father is merciful and sees that you are all rare warriors, so I will give you a chance to turn from darkness to light. If you surrender sincerely, my father can not only give you a way out, but also give you the opportunity to serve the imperial court and gain wealth through military exploits! "
Now I can pretend to surrender...
Hearing what Zhu Cihong said, Hao Yaoqi rolled his eyes and took it into consideration. Although he didn't have many twists and turns, as a rebel with many years of experience, he still knew how to surrender. In the past, when the bandits were weak, they often used false surrender to deal with the imperial court.
Having made up his mind, Hao Yaoqi clasped his fist at Zhu Cixiang from a distance and said, "Your Majesty, please give Hao Yaoqi a bow."
Is he Hao Yaoqi?
Zhu Cixiang narrowed his eyes and looked at this man covered in blood - this guy was quite famous in history, and he was considered the number one figure in the Nanming camp. He didn't expect that he would submit to him in Tianjin Wei...
"Okay," Zhu Cixi said with a smile, "He is a strong man! Are you willing to surrender?"
"If you want to surrender, is there any benefit?" Hao Yaoqi saw that Zhu Cihong was young and thought he could be deceived, so he continued to use the trick to surrender.
"Of course there are benefits! Who would surrender if there are no benefits?" The smile on Zhu Cixiang's face became thicker. He knew that Hao Yaoqi might be faking surrender. But it doesn't matter, because in a few months, Li Zicheng will become Li Paopao, and he, the Ming prince, will become the mainstay of the anti-Qing struggle. As long as Hao Yaoqi doesn't shave his hair and become a slave of the Qing Dynasty, he will definitely become a loyal man of the Ming Dynasty.
Ming Dynasty has another loyal person!
Zhu Cixiang smiled: "Hao Zhuangshi, if you want any benefits, just ask!"
Seeing Zhu Cihong's generosity, Hao Yaoqi felt that he was easy to deceive, so he said loudly: "That's it...can I give each of our brothers five taels of silver as a reward?"
In addition, E is the captain of the brigade in Dashun. Can the prince give E a boss and ask E to lead a bunch of old brothers? "
Zhu Cixiang laughed loudly: "The reward of five taels per person is too small. I make the decision and give each person ten taels of silver! Hao Zhuangshi, you are such a hero. Three or four hundred people are causing trouble in Tianjin Wei. How can you just be the commander-in-chief?" I’ll give you the rank of Chief Qian... plus the official title of Jinyiwei Qianhu, and an additional three hundred taels of silver. Your brothers will set up a separate battalion, under your command, and you will appoint all the officers in the camp. Hao Zhuangshi, this is the arrangement Is it okay?"
Isn't this too generous?
Hao Yaoqi was stunned, then nodded quickly and said: "Okay, okay, thanks to the prince..."
Zhu Cixiang smiled, waved his hand and said, "Come here, bring some silver!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Sanmei, who was dressed in cloth and iron armor, came to his side at some point, leaned into his ear, and said in a low voice: "Master Qiantose, an army of bandits was found twenty miles west of the city, with more than 10,000 people." !”
Zhu Cixiang smiled: "It comes at the right time!"
