Chapter 166: Packing It All (Subscription Requested, 8/10)
Li Zicheng's sentry cavalry had already appeared outside the Xizhi Gate at noon on the 16th.
However, the troops were very small, and they were easily repelled by the Zheng army horsemen led by Zhou Yi, but this also caused great panic in the entire capital.
The outpost arrived at the Jingshi so quickly, so won't there be an advance team to arrive tomorrow?
In fact, the People's Army is really going all out.
Emperor Chongzhen didn't run away early, but still stayed in Yanjing, which really made Li Zicheng not know how to praise his good luck.
If this can wipe out the royal family of Yanjing, and the picturesque rivers and mountains in the north and south of the country, is it not what he has in his pocket?
But Li Zicheng also understands that his country is not safe, there are tens of thousands of Zheng Zhilong's horses in Yanjing City, and there are tens of thousands of soldiers in Wu Sangui's department in the east not far away, and Emperor Chongzhen really wants to gather all the capital in his hands in Yanjing, and it is really difficult for him to take it.
is even more worried that after Emperor Chongzhen was frightened, he let Zheng Zhilong escort him away......
Therefore, taking advantage of the sharp spirit of the army to win without a fight, taking advantage of the fact that Wu Sangui's soldiers have not yet arrived, and taking advantage of the fact that Emperor Chongzhen has not fled, he hurried to the bottom of Yanjing City and blocked the large and small city gates, which can really breathe a sigh of relief.
How many people in Yanjing City Li Zicheng knows clearly, just the surrender of the lieutenants of the prison army sent by Emperor Chongzhen has made a mess in the capital.
Such a big city, guarded by more than 10,000 people, and there are many old and weak inside, it is really vulnerable.
Break into Yanjing City and capture the Dog Emperor alive!
Li Zicheng's heart is hot, and his subordinates are also hotter and hotter. The slogan was shouted loudly.
Because this Chongzhen is really finished, the royal family in the capital will be served in one pot, won't Li Zicheng's country be stable? What about them? One by one, they will naturally be 'famous'.
From the most basic soldiers to the high-level Liu Zongmin, Tian Jianxiu, Li Yan, etc., the mood is more agitated than the Yellow River water in Hukou. I'm afraid that Emperor Chongzhen will be called away at the last moment.
Li Zicheng's fine work in the city has not yet passed on the latest news to Li Zicheng, and he still doesn't know that Emperor Chongzhen has really decided to run away.
“…… Slaughtered cattle and sheep, prepared wine syrup, opened the gate of the city to meet the king, and the king came and did not pay for the grain. Eat his mother, her mother, and eat not enough to break the king. If you don't pay for it, you don't pay for food, and everyone has a happy life. ”
From Juyongguan to Changping, and then from Changping to Jingxi, the sound of songs along the way is uninterrupted.
Even in Yanjing City, there are people singing and shouting loudly, and the defenders can't even defend the city wall, how can they still patrol the city? The servants of Shuntianfu were even more blind and deaf, and they all had the right to think that they didn't see or hear.
"Hahaha, this is the people of Beijing who His Majesty is reluctant to abandon. He was also worried that the thieves would kill the people, but isn't it ridiculous now? These people are clever! ”
It's a pity that the happier you dance now, the more unlucky you will be in the future.
No, it can't be said that Da Ming is really so demoralized, I don't know how many Li Zicheng's spies are hidden in Yanjing City, if these people are not active now, when will they be active?
They gather sporadic manpower and shout slogans, and they can gather a lot of people. Who let the news of Zhu Ming's move south have spread all over the capital?
Zhu Cihong's face was sallow and pale, Emperor Chongzhen in the Forbidden City had already driven to Dongzhimen, and the fifteen-year-old little prince had heard the loud sound of songs.
Frightened and frightened.
This demagogic Yingchuang Wang Du has already sung into Yanjing City, and the chaotic people and thieves on the streets outside, are they waiting for others to leave late?
But the prince Zhan Shi Yao Minggong, Shao Zhan Shi Wang Duo, and Qu Keshen around him were all frightened by this song and ballad, but Zhou Jing, the head guard of the East Palace, put on armor and held a knife, stepped forward and said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, don't worry." The soldiers and horses of the Li thief have been repelled by Zheng Dashuai, and the shouts in the city are just some small works to confuse the chaotic people. How dare these people come and obstruct the Holy Driver? ”
"That is, Shuntianfu is no longer useful, otherwise, it only takes ten or eight to catch fast, and it can be easily suppressed."
Zhou Jing is the nephew of Zhou Kui, the Marquis of Jiading, and his name is me, and he has a close relationship with Zhu Cihong and is extremely trusting. Hearing him say this, Zhu Cihong's heart suddenly felt at ease.
And Emperor Chongzhen, who also listened to the ballad in his ears, was only full of sadness. He was also worried that the people of Jingshi might be slaughtered by Li Thief, "Hahaha, hahaha, I, I am really self-inflicted, self-inflicted......"
Hearing the emperor's self-deprecation, Zheng Sen, who had always been in front of the imperial car, was expressionless. What do you want him to say?
In just these two days, Emperor Chongzhen in his eyes is indeed an emperor who is worried about the country and has no lack of benevolence, and it stands to reason that this should be a good emperor. It is also possible to put it in the peaceful years. But what he encountered was a chaotic era in the last days, this very diligent and benevolent emperor was an acute child, and he was also a master with no eyes, no perseverance, no perseverance, and sometimes extremely paranoid.
A very contradictory person.
Thinking that after Emperor Chongzhen came to power and killed Wei Zhongxian, he almost abolished the factory guard (not abolished), and for more than ten years in the world, he didn't hear about the factory guard, what else did Zheng Sen have to say? With such an emperor on the stall, this is the Ming Dynasty who is going to die.
It is said that Zheng Sen applauded the emperor for this matter earlier, but at that time he started from the position of a talent and a scholar.
Now Zheng Sen is not so naïve and naïve.
The role of the factory guard is not big, don't look at anything else, just talk about Zheng's, then it is obvious to all.
After Emperor Chongzhen killed Wei Zhongxian, he actually alienated the factory and health system, which was tantamount to cutting off his own ears and eyes, and freed up a large space for power, allowing the civilian clique to take the opportunity to expand rapidly, and ultimately unrestrained.
At this time, if he made up his mind, the reuse of the civilian official group could be delayed for some time, but Chongzhen was stubborn and self-serving, and he was extremely suspicious, that is, he felt that the level of the courtiers was limited, and he was not at ease with the courtiers, so he repeatedly sent the supervising army only in the military, which was embarrassing this time.
Zheng Sen sighed in his heart, not wanting to say a word.
How could Emperor Chongzhen be willing to talk to someone at this time. This echoing ballad in Yanjing City was simply slapping him in the face.
"Master, master......"
Zhang Jinyan, the secretary of the military department, did not stand outside the Dongzhi Gate in a proper manner, but he couldn't go far, after all, he was an important minister of the court, a figure with a head and a face, and he was stared at.
This is naturally Zheng Zhilong's advice.
Historically, the Ming Dynasty and the north were served up and down, and only a few people escaped, although these civil and military officials have experienced a tragic experience, but the hatred for Li Zicheng has become their biggest motivation to serve the Manchu aliens.
This made the Manchus pick up a big bargain, and the big framework of the entire imperial court is still there, so they really don't have to worry and effort.
It is equivalent to a large group in later generations only the boss has been replaced, and the heads of other departments are still in place, even if the new boss has the intention to adjust the leaders of various departments and grasp the power in his hands, it is also a hundred times easier than a group of middle, high and low leaders to resign, isn't it?
Therefore, Zheng Zhilong gave advice to Emperor Chongzhen and took away all the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, except for Chen Yan and a few who stayed in Beijing, and also took away their relatives and relatives, as a means of coercion, and the rest had to be taken with them. Even if you abandon it in the south, it is better than throwing it in Yanjing to thieves.
This disrupted Zhang Jinyan's calculations.
"How? Can you listen to it? In front of him, Zhang Jinyan asked in a low voice.