On the fourth day of April in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, Tianjin Wei.
Tianjin Weinan City has been hastily cleaned up. The corpses that used to be densely packed around the South Gate Tower and East Cross Street have now been moved away for burial. Weapons, armor, and arrowheads scattered everywhere were collected as much as possible. Lime powder used for disinfection and epidemic prevention is scattered everywhere. These days, major disasters, wars, and epidemics all come together! Catastrophes and wars will most likely be followed by plague! Although Tianjin must be abandoned, in order to prevent the epidemic from spreading everywhere with the fleeing troops of Chongzhen and Zhu Cixiang, epidemic prevention must be done as much as possible. The four-eyed doctor Zeng who came with the army has been busy with this matter since the battle of Wei Na City in Tianjin. He was so busy that he couldn't even touch the ground and almost turned into a real god.
As for the burned-to-black streets and houses, it was impossible to clean up and rebuild them at the moment.
Because the Dashun Army had previously released plundering and pulling laborers inside and outside the Tianjin Guards, it had severely harmed the people of Tianjin and created a large number of refugees. On the ruins of streets and alleys that had been burned to the ground, people were everywhere crying.
Of course, no one wants to welcome King Chuang anymore!
The Yuanmen Square outside the Tianjin Governor's Office was also crowded with refugees who had no home or food or clothing. Emperor Chongzhen was soft-hearted, and when he saw how pitiful they were, he forgot about the people of Tianjin welcoming King Chuang. Let Zhu Cixi find a way to give them some food and clothing copied from Fan Juren and Zhang Juren's homes.
The people who had survived all cried bitterly and shouted loudly, "Don't leave the Ming Dynasty, don't leave the emperor, don't leave the prince." The crying sounds were like sea waves, passing over the high walls in waves, penetrating through the doors and windows, and coming in. A dark and gloomy cell.
This is the cell belonging to Tianjin Wei Zhenfusi - Zhenfusi is not unique to Jinyiwei, but a standard yamen for military guards. It is responsible for judicial and military discipline, and naturally has cells for detaining people.
However, there is currently only one prisoner in the Fusi cell in Tianjin Wei Town. She is a female prisoner, and she is also a voluptuous and beautiful prisoner. She is the Red Lady.
She was now tied to a hardwood Taishi chair with straw ropes soaked in water. His hands were tied firmly to the back of the chair, and his two strong thighs were tied to the legs of the chair. There were also several straw ropes tied around the body full of the charm of a mature woman. I don’t know who tied it up, but it actually made the red lady’s already plump and mature body even more curved and sexy.
The red lady's clothes were also quite "unkempt". When she was caught, she was wearing a thin shorts. After being imprisoned, he was not given a change of prison clothes. He was still wearing a set of tight-fitting clothes, and they were deliberately torn, exposing large areas of white skin. But the key parts are still covered, but not very securely, giving people the feeling that they will be exposed at any time.
When Zhu Cixiang walked into the cell, the tightly tied demon girl just closed her eyes and remained motionless. Only her chest, which was stretched by the straw rope, rose and fell gently, as if she was asleep.
"Why are they tied up like this?" Zhu Cixiang looked at the red lady in front of him intently and asked the people around him casually.
"Reporting to Master Qiantai, this red demon girl is ferocious and insidious. If I don't tie her up tightly, I'm afraid she will escape."
The person who replied was Zhang Tao, a member of Qianhu of Jinyiwei, who was also one of the first heroes to overcome difficulties by following Zhu Cixiang. He was born in Dongchang Tiqi, also known as Dongchang Fanzi. Now he has been recruited by Li Ruolian into the reorganized Jinyiwei, serving as the torture chamber for thousands of households, responsible for detaining and interrogating imperial prisoners.
The Red Lady was a rebel, and after being caught, she was of course handed over to Zhang Tao's custody. However, Zhu Cixiang specifically reminded him that he was not allowed to be tortured and that he had to be taken care of well.
Look at what it looks like now... I guess I haven't been beaten before! Good care too! Very eye-catching! This Zhang Qianhu is indeed a talent.
Zhu Cixiang nodded, "It's tied well...who tied it up?"
"I did it myself," Zhang Tao replied with a smile. "I heard that this enchantress was a red rope concubine who traveled around the world. I guessed that she probably had a way to break free from bondage. So I took action myself and chose the wet grass. Tie her up with a rope. The straw rope will shrink as it dries and gets cut into her skin."
"It won't hurt her, right?" Zhu Cixiang asked.
"Don't tie her up for too long, otherwise her hands and feet will bleed, and she might be disabled." Zhang Tao said with a smile, "If Master Qiantose wants to deal with her, it doesn't matter... This witch has committed a capital crime. , according to the law, Ling Chi is required!"
"Oh," Zhu Cixiang smiled and nodded, "It is indeed a crime worthy of Ling Chi...Zhang Qianhu, she really can't break free, can she?"
"I can't break free!" Zhang Tao assured, patting his chest, "My craftsmanship is passed down from my ancestors. Not to mention the Red Demon Girl, even if Li Zicheng asked me to tie him up, I would definitely not be able to move!"
Zhu Cixiang imagined tying up a bearded old tough man into the red lady's current appearance - the taste is too strong, right?
"Please step aside first. Everyone, please step aside. I want to have a private chat with the Red Lady."
Zhang Tao smiled evilly and said to Zhu Cihong: "Master Qiansui, please take your time. As long as you don't let go of the straw rope on the demon girl's body, she won't be able to exert her strength even if she has a thousand kilograms of strength."
Play? Zhu Cixiang frowned, this wording is inappropriate! This Zhang Qianhu probably hasn’t read a book, right? The technology is good, but there is no culture, which is a pity.
"Stand back, everyone stand down!" Zhu Cixiang didn't say much, and waved his hand and sent everyone following him away.
He and the red lady had to talk quietly, and it was not convenient for others to hear.
A great master's chair had been placed in front of the red lady, and Zhu Cihong sat down on it, then crossed his legs and looked at the graceful enchantress tied up in front of him with a smile.
"It looks pretty good when tied up," Zhu Cixiang smiled, "Don't pretend to be asleep. If you are tied up like this, you might be in bed late. It's weird if you can sleep. Raise your head, I have something to tell you."
The red lady was indeed pretending to be asleep. After being exposed by Zhu Cixiang, she raised her face, opened her eyes, and looked at the young man in front of her.
This was the first time she met Zhu Cixiang, the cunning and cruel Prince Guoben of the Ming Dynasty.
There were several oil lamps lit in the cell. Although it was dark, the red lady could still see Zhu Cixi's face and eyes clearly.
Her appearance was rather handsome, but her eyes... The red lady was surprised. She was a woman who traveled around the world and was a well-known rebel. She could be said to have met countless people. But I have never seen such a complicated look in the eyes of a teenage boy.
This look seems to belong to a middle-aged old fox who has experienced many setbacks and successes and can treat everything calmly.
"Hmph, now that things have come to this, what is there to say? Whether you want to kill or behead him, it's up to you!" The red lady said very forcefully, but her bright eyes were full of charm and enchantment.
She is not the kind of woman who has three virtues and nine virtues, and doesn't care about using some beauty tricks.
"Haha," Zhu Cixi responded with two chuckles, "Is your man Li Yan?"
"Well," the red lady's beautiful eyes turned, and she changed into a pitiful expression, and sighed softly, "I wonder if I can meet him again in this life?"
"Yes!" Zhu Cixiang smiled, "I can let this witch like you return to Li Yan. But there is one condition!"
"What are the conditions?" The red lady looked at Zhu Cixi with a slightly puzzled expression on her pretty face.
Zhu Cixi smiled and said: "You and Li Yan must submit to the Ming Dynasty!"
The red lady didn't answer, she just blinked and looked at Zhu Cihong, as if waiting for his next words.
Zhu Cixiang smiled: "Of course I don't surrender now... Li Zicheng is the co-leader of the North Land now. Even if I use you, a witch, to blackmail Li Yan, he will definitely not be moved."
"That's natural!" The Red Lady chuckled, "Your Highness won't let the slaves do such an impossible thing, right?"
"No," Zhu Cihong said, "I am very reasonable! But Li Zicheng can't be the co-leader of the Northland for a few more days, and he will be defeated in Beijing in a month at most!
Because one hundred thousand Manchu soldiers have left Shenyang and the entrance is imminent. This time, Dorgon came to fight for the world! There will definitely be a battle between dragon and tiger with Li Zicheng.
However, Li Zicheng's foundation is not stable and his army has no pay. Now he is ruthlessly plundering and forcing pay in the capital, so the people's hearts must be unstable. If people's hearts are unstable, they cannot hold on to the city and have to fight in the wild. Once he is defeated, he will give all the land of Yanyun to Manchuria. By then, how will the world view him?
You should know how many elite veterans Li Zicheng has brought this time, and you should also know how capable these veteran soldiers are.
After Li Zicheng loses to the Manchus, the only one the Han people in the world can count on is me! "
