In a burst of drum music, Li Zicheng's royal car set off from Diaoyutai.

Walking in the forefront was Li Shuangxi, and behind him were two hundred cavalrymen with neat appearances, all of them with licorice yellow and tall horses. Behind the 200 cavalry was a general, mounted on a horse, tall and carrying a yellow umbrella. On the left and right of the yellow umbrella are ten guards and propaganda officers, all of whom are handsome and have solemn expressions.

Then there is Li Zicheng, wearing a pale cyan arrow-sleeved silk robe embroidered with flying dragons and tides, wearing an apricot yellow silk silk around his waist, and a wide-brimmed white felt hat with a high hat tassel made of golden silk thread, and a dazzling gold top on the top of the hat. The cap is prefixed with a sparkling blue gemstone. The yellow umbrella, the hat tassel, and the embroidered dragon on the robe indicate that he is already the emperor, and the light cyan dragon robe and the blue jade in front of the hat indicate that he is "water virtue should be lucky". In order to let his subjects understand that he had won the world from horseback, and Jiangnan had yet to be pacified, it was agreed in advance that he would enter the city with arrow sleeves today.

Because it is an arrow-sleeved uniform, this pale cyan embroidered dragon silk robe is half a foot shorter than ordinary robes, only reaching the cuff of the boots. He was already a burly man, but today he is wearing a military uniform, with a sword at his waist, and riding on a tall and majestic oolong horse, which shows his majesty and heroism.

This Oolong Pony, the imperial horse of Emperor Dashun, has been replaced with a yellow bridle, yellow silk reins, silver chewing rings, gilded stirrups and gilded copper bells in Xi'an.

Riding a horse to follow the holy car, a little later, it was Prime Minister Li Yan, military advisor Song Xiance, and right Prime Minister Niu Jinxing, in case the emperor had any inquiries at any time. Following the holy horse were the six government books. According to the Dashun system, this group of civil officials, because the Son of Heaven is in military uniform, they all wear blue official civilian clothes today, and temporarily replace the royal belt with crimson silk.

However, in order to show the rank of civil officials on the way to the East, there are also complements on the official civilian clothes, and the color is light blue. Li Yan and Niu Jinxing are first-class Wenchen, so the complement embroidered a big cloud with gold thread. Song Xiance's complement is embroidered with two clouds. Shangshu is tentatively set as three products, and three clouds are embroidered with gold thread on the complement.

Behind the ranks of the civil officials were 200 cavalrymen, all of whom were jujube red horses from Qinghai. The soldiers of Dashun are all in blue clothes and blue hats, which are very neat. Slaves of civil and military officials. Long followers, personal soldiers, a large number of people, all rode horses to the end.

Li Zicheng as the emperor of Dashun, along the road "vigilant", from the outside of the city slowly, looking at the open Fucheng Gate, Xizhi Gate, do not enter the city, but continue to go north, and then turn the northwest corner to the east, to the Desheng Gate. The soldiers of the Dashun army guarding the city gate knelt on both sides of the avenue to greet them. Starting from the street outside the gate of the urn city to the street along the way after entering the city, it has been hurriedly cleaned by the soldiers and civilians, and the incense cases on both sides of the street have also been put out.

Go south from Desheng Gate, then go east through Xidan Archway, and turn onto West Chang'an Street. Everywhere you go, it's unusually quiet; On both sides of the street, every family closes the door, and a incense case is placed outside the door, and there is a yellow tablet on the case, which reads "Long live the Yongchang Emperor, long live". There is yellow or red paper pasted on the door, and the word "Shunmin" is written on it.

If you want to enter the Forbidden City as soon as possible, the nearest way is to enter the Imperial City by Di'an Gate, and then enter the Forbidden City through the Xuanwu Gate. However, the new emperor could not go through the back door, and the second could not go through the side door, and must take the gate of the imperial city to the south, that is, the Daming Gate at that time, and today's Zhonghua Gate. The route from Desheng Gate to Daming Gate is cattle. Song and a group of ministers agreed. Along the way, there are soldiers stationed at short distances, and the atmosphere is solemn, but it is too late to pave the road with yellow sand. According to the words of Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, if the monarch is not serious, he is not powerful. Only in this way can the myriad of weather of the founding master of the new dynasty be revealed.

Turn south from about half a mile outside the right gate of Chang'an, enter the right gate of Gongsheng, walk forward along the west side of the red wall of the imperial city, until you reach the Zhengyang Gate and turn left, to the front of the Daming Gate. Between Zhengyangmen and Daming Gate is a square square, commonly known as Tianjie, also known as chessboard street, at this time has been black and pressed kneeling a large number of people.

The gatekeepers of the Daming Gate were originally Jinyi Banner School in the Ming Dynasty, and from this morning onwards, they were replaced by the imperial camp of the Dashun Dynasty. The city gate tower flies the eaves and the ridge is heavy, and the owl kiss is towering, which is very magnificent. The city gate is three, and there is a stone plaque "Daming Gate" in the middle; The couplet hanging on both sides of the gate in the middle is: the sun and the moon, the light of the heavens, the mountains and rivers of the emperor's residence.

"Minister Liu Zongmin, lead the civil and military officials, welcome the holy driver!"

Liu Zongmin led dozens of military generals who had already entered the city at dawn, as well as civil officials above the sixth rank of the central yamen of the new dynasty, all of whom greeted the holy car inside the city gate. According to the new emperor's entry ceremony drawn up by Song Xiance and Niu Jinxing in front of the emperor, according to the rules of entering the city victoriously in the war, the emperor does not ride the law, does not need to use a halo book, a blanket of clothes, and rides into the city, and the civil and military officials who welcome the car ride on horses and stand on both sides of the street, without prostrating on the side of the street.

Liu Zongmin was the first of the hundred civil and military officials in the Dashun Dynasty, so he immediately stepped forward alone, and then according to the habit since the Tang and Song dynasties, he was in the east and the west. The Wenchen first rode horses in the order of the yamen and then according to the order of rank, that is, according to the traditional rules of "step-by-step" as the saying goes, riding horses and standing solemnly on the east side of the street; The generals rode on horseback to the west side of the street in the order of the official ranks of General Quan, General System, General Weiwu, General Guoyi, and Guerrilla General. Seeing Li Zicheng's yellow umbrella coming to him, Liu Zongmin hurriedly clasped his fists on the horse and bowed in reply.

"Jiexuan, hard work!"

Li Zicheng could see clearly on the horse, Liu Zongmin's cloak and armor were splashed with a lot of blood on them, which was quite shocking. If it was in previous years, it would be Liu Zongmin who was covered in blood, and Li Zicheng would not feel anything strange, but since the Eastern Crusade, it can be said that he has been invincible, how can Liu Zongmin, who is the commander of the battalion, go into battle in person?

"It's not hard, but it's also eating me to kill happily and enjoy the fight!" Liu Zongmin grinned widely, "This group of guys in Jingying is carrying hard stubble!" If it weren't for Xiaohuzi's Zhenshan battalion to go out and change the people of other battalions, I was afraid that I would suffer their big losses! That's it, or the copper pot met the iron brush! ”

Li Zicheng was also quite surprised by the battle in Chaoyangmen, and he didn't expect the war to be so fierce.

"I've heard about it, too. If it weren't for your Jiexuan to make a quick decision, so that Luo Hu's department would climb from Chongwen Gate to the top of the city and pounce on the city tower along the city wall, I am afraid that this Chongzhen child would really escape from the city! ”

"Your Majesty, this is true! According to the soldiers in the city, they saw that Chongzhen's breakthrough team was only more than 100 steps away from the Jingying people who met Chongzhen, and it was really a desperate shot! If it weren't for the team of the Zhenshan Battalion to kill from the city and copy the back road of the soldiers and horses of the Beijing Battalion, it would not be known if this generation would have joined Chongzhen and rushed out of the city!"

Speaking of the war in Chaoyangmen, Liu Zongmin, who has been accustomed to seeing flesh and blood all his life, also has palpitations.

Groups of cavalry rushed up in formation, colliding with the cavalry of the Zhenshan Battalion, and every time the cavalry collided, there was a muffled sound and a scream, and then several lives were lost. Rao is Zhenshan Battalion cavalry wall is known as strong, but he has not been able to bargain for anything in front of the Beijing camp team. Several phalanxes formed by thousands of cavalry were broken by the Beijing cavalry one by one in the blink of an eye.

If it weren't for Luo Hu's timely order to withdraw the cavalry, and the infantry would have fired to suppress the charge of the cavalry of the Beijing camp, I was afraid that the cavalry of the Zhenshan camp would have been defeated.

"Your Majesty, this is the eunuch Wang Dehua, the eunuch of the seal of the master of ceremonies captured by the minister on the city of Chaoyangmen, this person saw that when our army was fighting fiercely with the Beijing camp under the city, he personally beat the drum at the head of the city, and used the drum to strengthen the momentum of the Beijing camp. When Luo Hu commanded his men and horses to conquer the city tower, he led his men and horses to fight with our army, and planned to jump off the city to commit suicide before being captured! ”

Liu Zongmin ordered Wang Dehua to be escorted in front of Li Zicheng and asked him to leave.

"Jiexuan, he is loyal to his lord and a loyal man. Don't embarrass him. ”

Li Zicheng looked at Wang Dehua, who was closely guarded by several soldiers of the Dashun Army, although the python robe on this person's body had already been torn one by one, and his face was even more scarred. However, it is a stubborn look that puts life and death out of the way. Although there is no beard on the chin, it makes people can't help but let out a sigh of admiration in their hearts, and it is really a man!

"Your Majesty, not only is this prince a good man, but the hundreds of eunuchs who escorted Chongzhen out of the city are also men with bones. After being cut off from the palace to the city gate, we fought hard until we were finally captured. Luo Hu, who was behind Liu Zongmin, talked about this small battle, but he also admired it.

In this battle, the four or five hundred eunuchs who guarded Chongzhen were killed no less than 300 people, more than 100 people were seriously wounded and captured, and dozens of others saw that the general trend was gone, so they simply held the sword that had been cut out of the gap and rushed straight to the fire team of the Zhenshan camp.

"It's all good." After listening to Luo Hu's recital, Li Zicheng was also a kind of admiration, "Lin Quan, although these people resist the mandate of heaven, they are loyal, you arrange for someone to bury them alive." Collect the deeds of their hometowns, and when this dynasty is the history of the former Ming Dynasty in the future, this generation of loyal and righteous people will also go down in history. ”

"Yes! Obey the commandments. ”

dealt with the loyal and righteous people, but in front of him was a group of well-dressed beasts on the heavenly street, each wearing a robe and crown, holding a resume in their hands, and they also knelt on the ground according to the yamen and grade they belonged to, waiting for the son of Dashun.

"Minister, Jiaxu Branch Jinshi, the military department will give the matter in the light of Shiheng to see His Majesty the Emperor Yongchang of Dashun!"

"**** bestows the head, and all surnames return to the heart. Minister, Hanlin Academy, Jishi Zhou Zhong congratulates the son of Dashun Yongchang! ”

In the crowd that knelt down, two unwilling voices sounded, which was quite unexpected.

Li Zicheng, who was listening to Liu Zongmin, Luo Hu and other generals who entered the city first, told the story of the suicide of Empress Zhou and Empress Yi'an Zhang Yan in the imperial city, more than 20 officials of the Ming Dynasty such as Li Banghua, and the noble family of Gong Yonggu's family who either raised fire or killed themselves for heroic martyrdom.

"Who's talking there?!"

Luo Hu, who was listening, talked about how to block the two Ming troops who were like mad tigers rushing towards the Dashun army's blocking team in the bamboo pole alley.

Seeing that the emperor's words were not good, Li Shuangxi, Li Qiang and others immediately glanced over, and seven or eight wolf-like soldiers rushed over, and the officials along the way dodged a road to make way for these people, and even those who planned to show their loyalty pointed out to the soldiers in the imperial camp, it was that person.

The soldiers pulled the two speakers out of the crowd and pressed them to wait for the emperor on the heavenly street.

Over there, Luo Hu continued to talk about the battle in Zhugang Hutong for Li Zicheng, and he didn't notice the constant flickering gaze in Niu Jinxing's eyes.

"Your Majesty, if it weren't for the fact that a group of soldiers and horses suddenly opened fire at the mouth of the bamboo pole alley to block Wang Chengen's department, Weichen really wouldn't have the face to see you." Speaking of the scene at that time, Luo Huwu felt palpitations.

"Your Majesty, the minister introduces you to a meritorious hero." Luo Hu pulled out an officer in the color of a sentry officer's uniform from behind him.

"Your Majesty, he is Wang Changshun, a sentry officer of the fire gun under his subordinates, and it was when the bamboo pole alley was most critical that his team arrived in the first wave, blocking the wishful thinking of the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp and Chongzhen."

"His subordinates were extremely brave and well-trained, and after blocking, they quickly lined up in a volley, and immediately launched a bayonet charge after a round of fire, which temporarily blinded the Beijing camp and the eunuchs, and bought precious time for the follow-up troops."

Luo Hu is right, but things are far from being as easy as he says. After Wang Chengen and Jingying reacted, they immediately launched a fierce attack.

For a while, Wang Changshun's line was like a boat in a storm, swept and pushed around by the rain of bullets on both sides. At first, the officers shouted to fill their positions, but then they didn't have time to shout, and no one even shouted, so it was all up to the soldiers to consciously fill their positions. In the end, only two broken lines remained of the blocking troops, but they were always blocked between Jingying and Chongzhen like an iron wall.

Looking at Wang Changshun's robe with a projectile hole on his body, and his face blackened by the smoke and fire, Li Zicheng was also quite moved, and when he heard this person's name, he was suddenly very happy in his heart.

"Wang Changshun, you are very good! Scholars say that it is easy to shake the mountain, but it is difficult to shake the Yue family. Look, you are ten times better than the Yue family's army! ”

"So, can you be sure that Chongzhen has not escaped from the city?" Song Xiance, who had been looking at Li Zicheng coldly for a long time, threw a very realistic problem in front of Liu Zongmin and Luo Hu.

"Not bad! Our old Liu Chengshang saw it clearly, and also interrogated many people, all saying that Wang Chengen saw that he was unable to break through, so he fled to the palace with Chongzhen! If this is not the case, how can the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp be willing to withdraw from the outside of the city? ”

Liu Zongmin was quite disdainful of Song Xiance's questioning, which was undoubtedly challenging his authority and military exploits.

"Your Majesty, whether Chongzhen escaped from the city, you might as well ask Wang Dehua Wang Gonggong, he has always been in the Chaoyang Gate Tower, if he sees Chongzhen escape, it is okay to make a decision."

Li Zicheng nodded and agreed with Niu Jinxing's idea, motioned to several soldiers in the imperial camp to let go of Wang Dehua, and asked him to come and talk.

However, Wang Dehua, who had just been loosened, staggered to the heavenly street, and scolded Wei Zaode, Chen Yan and several other officials who had served as the first assistant and elder of the Ming Cabinet who knelt on the street, as well as Zhang Jinyan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Guang Shiheng, Shu Jishi Zhou Zhong and others, and scolded them while beating: "Traitor thief!" Where is the Son of Heaven? What are you doing here? ”

After Wang Dehua slapped Zhang Jinyan in the mouth, he sat on the ground panting because of his lack of physical strength, Li Zicheng ordered Li Shuangxi to send someone to set him up, support him in front of him, and ordered someone to find a cotton pad to make him sit down and talk.

When they were inquiring about the whereabouts of Wang Chengen, Chongzhen and others, the soldiers of the Dashun Army, who were responsible for cleaning up the palace near the palace and the Jinshui River, made a new discovery.

When they carried the bodies of more than 100 palace maids and eunuchs who committed suicide by throwing themselves into the Jinshui River in the palace out of the Xuanwu Gate, someone found that Chongzhen's Yuma Jiliang Cheng came out of the courtyard of the coal mountain, went out of the north gate, looked left and right, seemed to want to enter the Xuanwu Gate, but refused to enter, raised his head and shouted a few times. The saddle bridle of this horse was not removed, and even the belly strap was not loosened. Li Guo, who was in charge of cleaning up the palace and tracking down the whereabouts of Chongzhen's family, happened to be unable to find Chongzhen's whereabouts and sat in the Xuanwu Gate to rest. After getting the report, he immediately came to the Xuanwu Gate, took the royal horse and looked at it, and suddenly understood in his heart, so he patted the horse lightly, led the horse into the Wansui Mountain Gate, and said: "Royal Horse, you lead the way, go to find the emperor, find your master!" ”

With this royal horse leading the way, Chongzhen's body was found in a very hidden place.

This new discovery, Li Guo immediately ordered someone to fly to report to Li Zicheng.

When the news came, there was immediately thunder of joy on the heavenly street.

Of course, the cheers were not only made by the officers and men of the Dashun Army, but also by the officials who were eager to show their stance of abandoning the secret and turning to the light, no lower than that of the officers and men of the Dashun Army.

"It's noisy! Let them be quiet! ”

Li Zicheng's will was immediately repeatedly implemented by Li Qiang. The hundreds of soldiers under his command each raised their scabbards and whips, and slammed at the courtiers who were cheering on the heavenly street.

Seeing that the street was quiet, Li Zicheng asked these officials: "You have been here since dawn, and you have been here for a long time, thinking that you are hungry and tired." When someone even replied: "Although Weichen is very hungry, he is very happy!" (Original words: Although the stomach is hungry, the heart is very happy.) ）”

"Your Majesty, if this matter is true or false, you can ask Wang Dehua, Du Xun and others to identify, if it is really Chongzhen, it should be buried with a ceremony."

Li Yan's words suddenly made Wang Dehua, who was crying in front of Li Zicheng, stop crying, and looked at the Dashun Emperor in front of him with wide eyes.

ordered people to take Wang Dehua and Du Xun and other people who were familiar with Chongzhen to identify, but Li Zicheng and others wanted to deal with these former Ming officials who came to surrender to the new dynasty.

"Your Majesty, this is a person who has written articles for a while! I hope that His Majesty will collect it to open the road of the world's people! As for how to deal with these surrendered officials, Niu Jinxing was the first to express his attitude. (To be continued.) )