When Zhu Cihong led his troops to escort Zhang Jinyan, Xiang Yu and other thieves into the Daming Gate, the early dynasty had already begun, but there were still late officials who were slow to go to the noon gate one after another. The various yamen in the Daming Gate are also running weakly, all of them are open, and officials and scribes are also arriving one after another.

This scene is almost no different from Li Zicheng's troops before they came to Beijing!

The officials and scribes, large and small, all seemed very leisurely. Some people were chatting as they went, and most of the topics discussed had nothing to do with the ongoing war, and many of them were simply gambling and drinking last night.

Last night, there was a night of gunfire around the outer city!

Few of these Beijing officials and courtiers in the Ming Dynasty cared about it...... Most of them obviously have the same idea as Zhang Jinyan and Xiang Yu, which is nothing more than a surrender! If you can't be an official of the Ming Dynasty, you can go to be an official of Dashun, it's really not good, it's a big deal to go home and retire.

Of course, there are people who are in a hurry to get angry. However, most of these people were pulled over by Zhu Cihong, or joined the Kenan Camp and the Beijing Camp; Either spend money to buy a runaway order, and go to Tianjin early; Either tidy up at home and wait to escape with Zhu Cihong and Emperor Chongzhen.

There are still a few dozens of ministers, and now they have arrived at the Huangji Gate to discuss with Emperor Chongzhen, who is like ants on the hot pot, about the strategy of retreating from the enemy.

And when Zhu Cihong, who was wearing a helmet and armor, led a heavily armed army, escorting more than a dozen officials, including the former military department Shangshu and Zhan Shifu Shao Zhan Shi, as well as twenty or thirty men dressed as family members, poured into the Daming Gate. The air inside the door froze all at once!

The officials of the Great Ming Ministers, who were hurrying slowly, chatting with relish, and thinking about how to run away or how to surrender, all looked at the unbelievable scene in front of them as if they had been immobilized.

What's going on?

Why did the crown prince bring troops into the Daming Gate? And so many officials were arrested...... Is this going to be a palace change? The crown prince finally can't bear the dead monarch?

But the rogue soldiers are coming to the city, is it too late for the palace to change now?

In addition, didn't Zhang Jinyan step down? What is the prince still arresting him for? Could it be that Zhang Jinyan, who was dismissed and investigated, still wanted to prevent the crown prince's coup? Was he that faithful?

Just when everyone was thinking nonsense, the guards of the East Palace, who had already raised their voices, began to shout: "Everyone, listen, Zhang Jinyan, Xiang Yu and others openly rebelled outside the Zhengyang Gate this morning, acting as a rogue insider, and were suppressed by the Chitose Lord with troops, and they were captured on the spot, and they also copied more than a dozen copies of the congratulatory table and dozens of weapons...... The evidence is ironclad!

Therefore, the Chitose Lord issued an order to escort these thieves outside the noon gate and behead them! ”

What the?

Zhang Jinyan and Xiang Yu became thieves? It's so fast!

It's just that why was he so careless and was caught by the crown prince? That's unlucky, isn't it?

And now he has to be beheaded outside the noon gate...... But is it a place to kill people outside the noon gate? At this time, when it was still the last dynasty, the emperor was inside the noon gate, and your prince killed dozens of people at a time outside the noon gate, who is this killing for!?

The officials outside the noon gate were all stunned by Zhu Cihong's behavior, and they just watched in a daze as more than a thousand East Palace guards and soldiers of the Kenan Battalion escorted dozens of death row prisoners to the noon gate, and then set up a murderous execution ground outside the noon gate!

This is really going to kill!

Seeing Zhu Cihong playing seriously, Xiang Yu and a few Shu Jishi were already crying and almost fainting, Zhang Jinyan was a secretary of the military department in the end, and he was a little tougher, but he was already colorless. The family members who followed Zhang Jinyan to welcome and surrender did not gag their mouths, and they all cried one by one, begging for mercy there.

Many officials and scribes gathered around to watch. Zhu Cihong also dismounted, pressed the hilt of the sword with his hand, and stood upright, his eyes showing a fierce light. just coldly looked at the thief who was about to be stabbed.

His foreman Wang Qi was arranging the executioner to kill people...... Not just anyone is qualified to kill! Those who are qualified to serve as executioners are all the sons and daughters of the nobles in the guard camp of the East Palace. I've never killed anyone before, and this is the first time I've killed anyone!

After less than a stick of incense, most of the thieves who knelt outside the noon gate and waited to be stabbed behind the thieves stood a young nobleman with a pale face.

People must be killed! This is the fate of their generation of Ming nobles!

But there is an anti-thief who has no executioner behind him, and this anti-thief is Shao Zhan Shiyu. Xiang Yu looked at Zhu Cihong with pleading eyes, he is Zhu Cihong's speaker! There must be some preferential treatment, right? Why don't you be sent to prison and locked up first?

Zhu Cihong had already walked up to Xiang Yu with a smile on his face at this time, and then solemnly bowed to him: "Mr. Xiang, you are the lecturer of this palace, and you have taught many saints in this palace, and this palace has always respected your knowledge very much. Hongu also understands that it is easier said than done, and that it is impossible for him to act exactly according to the way of a saint. But I didn't expect that Mr. would be so eager to surrender! ”

As he spoke, his gaze was cold, slowly sweeping over everyone onlookers, and his tone was even more abruptly cold to the extreme.

“…… It doesn't matter if Mr. Xiang refuses to die for Da Ming, even if he is helpless to fall into rebellion, the palace will not blame. But what happened today, was it out of desperation? The rebellion has not yet entered the city, and the inner city of the capital division is even more impregnable! You can't wait to surrender to the enemy! You've disappointed Hongu so much!

But after all, this palace has learned the truth of a saint with you! There is a friendship between teachers and students...... So can't watch you die under the executioner's knife. ”

Spared?

Xiang Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Zhu Cihong began to pace slowly, went around to Xiang Yu's back, suddenly stretched out his left hand and grabbed Xiang Yu's bun, his right hand had already drawn out his sword, and then slashed hard at Xiang Yu's neck with the blade. Warm blood shot out at once, staining the blade red, and splashing on the back of Zhu Cihong's hand and the armor leaves of his armor.

The sudden change was completely unexpected by Xiang Yu, his eyes stared desperately, as if he didn't believe that he was dead, and there was a gurgling sound in his throat.

Zhu Cihong, who killed for the second time, was much calmer, he held Xiang Yu's body with one hand, an apologetic smile appeared on his face, and said in a gentle voice: "Mr. Xiang, this palace has sent you to the end...... Go all the way! ”

This prince is too murderous! The courtiers outside the noon gate were all frightened.

His father is fierce enough, he has killed many ministers over the years, but that's just a mouthful. This prince likes to do it himself! And this is a quick one...... It's not the first time you've killed someone, right?

He's only sixteen years old, and he's killed people like this? Grow up and pay it back?

By the way, this prince seems to be very cunning! is cunning and cruel, and is especially good at bribing the hearts of the army and collecting money...... He's really not a good guy!

Xiang Yu had already fallen, Zhu Cihong wiped his sword and palm with his official uniform, then put the sword into the sheath, looked back at the dozens of other executioners with pale faces, and said with a smile: "It's your turn!" Do it...... It's always uncomfortable to kill for the first time, and you get used to it when you kill more! ”

……

"Your Majesty, please climb ......"

"Climb...... How did you climb into the city of Beijing? ”

When Zhu Cihong killed for the second time, Li Zicheng had already arrived outside the Yongding Gate. Yongding Gate and the nearby city walls were occupied by troops commanded by Chen Yongfu.

Li Zicheng, who heard the good news in Diaoyutai, heard that Yongdingmen had been taken, and he didn't ask much, so he rushed over with his own imperial camp.

On the way here, he had already thought about riding a high-headed horse into Beijing!

He'd been thinking about it for years!

But who knew that Chen Yongfu hadn't opened the gate of Yongding Gate yet, but just found a ladder, wrapped it in yellow cloth, and asked Emperor Dashun to climb into Beijing......

Chen Yongfu smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, there is nothing you can do about it...... The soldiers of the Zhu thief blocked the city gate, not only blocking the Yongding Gate, but also the You'an Gate, Guangning Gate, and Xibian Gate. So the soldiers of the advanced city are cleaning up. I'll probably be able to open the door tonight at the earliest, or will you wait? ”