The two eunuchs were stunned at the bottom of the Desheng Gate Tower, because they saw many bearded soldiers of the Jing Army carrying spears and broadswords, and guarding the city gate tower with great strength.

What's going on? How did Nanhaizi Jingjun grow a beard? Haven't they been castrated? How is it checked?

And...... Why do they all look protruding? Li Zicheng is coming, aren't you afraid?

Tian Cunzhi is a martial eunuch in the end, he is also young, and his eyes are good, he can already see that these people wearing pure army clothes are fake eunuchs! There are many people who still have bulging crotches, and they are not eunuchs at first glance!

"Who are you? Why are you wearing a pure army uniform? Tian Cun dismounted and walked over to a man whose face seemed to have collapsed, and asked loudly.

The man clenched his fists, "Back to my father-in-law, I am the crown prince who overcame the difficulty of the camp banner before the king Zhou!" ”

Camp Victory?

Return the prince to the front ......

Wang Zhixin and Tian Cunzhi glanced at each other: It's messed up! The prince really pulled up the team, even the military horn was there, and the official positions were commissioned.

How do you explain this matter to the emperor? Will it be scrapped? The Ming Dynasty hasn't given the crown prince abolished by his father! The courtiers can fight for the country again...... It's just that this country is gone, can it still be fought for?

"Admiral Wang, Admiral Tian, but the emperor asked you two to come over?" At this time, Wang Chengen had already come down from the tower of the Deshengmen urn city, and when he saw Wang Zhixin and Tian Cunzhi, he went up to greet him.

"Duke, what's going on?"

"Duke, the emperor is annoyed......"

This matter has to be put aside, Wang Zhixin and Tian Cunzhi are happy to watch the fun. It's good that Wang Chengen has fallen, he has fallen, and others can climb up!

But now the situation is wrong, Li Zicheng is here in a blink of an eye, and the fate of the Ming Dynasty hangs by a thread! If the emperor and the crown prince quarrel again, Beijing City will not be guarded......

Wang Chengen smiled bitterly, and said straight to Wang Zhixin and Tian Cun: "This time, thanks to Emperor Taizu Gao's dream to the master, otherwise it would have been a big mistake...... I, Wang Chengen, will live up to the great grace of the emperor! ”

"Is there really a dream?" Wang Zhixin looked at Wang Chengen suspiciously.

"Of course!" Wang Chengen hugged his fist in mid-air, "Without Emperor Taizu Gao's dream, how could the young master pull up the Kenan camp in a day or two?" How can a character like Wu Xiang be allowed to obey orders? ”

When Wang Chengen was talking, Zhu Cihong had already come down with Wu Xiang. Zhu Cihong walked and explained to Wu Xiangdao: "Fucheng Gate, Xuanwu Gate, Chongwen Gate, Anbei Gate, Desheng Gate, and Xizhi Gate all have to watch a little bit. Chaoyang Gate must be guarded even more! The original garrison on Chaoyang Gate was commanded by Sanfu...... There are still a few thousand taels here in the main palace, all of which were sent to Sanfu and sent to the soldiers on Chaoyangmen, and then they were also incorporated into the Kenan camp.

In addition, without the order of the palace, the Kenan battalion must not be mobilized, and the soldiers and horses on the Chaoyang Gate must not be mobilized! ”

"Chitose Lord rest assured, the old man knows what to do."

Zhu Cihong said again: "You and the family members of the ancestral family must be ready to set off at any time, and the carriages, horses, horses, and dry food mobilized by the prince will also be taken care of by the people in the camp......

As they spoke, the two of them had already arrived at the downstairs of the city gate, and Wang Chengen, Wang Zhixin, and Tian Cunzhi were all lined up and saluted Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cihong raised his hand at them, and then walked towards a tall horse led by Wang Qi. Wang Qi helped him, and Zhu Cihong turned over and got on the horse very skillfully. Wang Qi, Wang Chengen, Wang Zhixin, Tian Cunzhi, and Zhu Cihong's companion eunuch Huang Dabao also got on the horse one by one. The group walked all the way along the diagonal street on the shore of Shichahai, and after a while, they turned onto the lower street of the drum tower and went straight to Bei'anmen.

At this time, the city of Beijing has been divided into the north and the south, and the north of the city is a good place, which is not the residence of the noble family, or some yamen, or a very magnificent temple. There are Buddhist temples on both sides of the diagonal street, and there are several Taoist temples on both sides of the lower street of the drum tower, as well as an outer factory of the military war bureau, and a Catholic church, which hangs the plaque of "Qin Bao Tianxue" of the imperial pen of Emperor Chongzhen.

Seeing this Catholic Church, Zhu Cihong suddenly remembered the Western missionary John Tang, who served as an official in the Qintianjian and Cannon Foundry, who did not live in the north of the city, but lived in the Great Catholic Church in the Xuanwu Gate.

"Bi Shishu," Zhu Cihong turned back to his literary Bi Jiucheng and shouted, "Remember, John Tang of the Catholic Church is also going with us!" ”

"Whoa!" Bi Jiucheng responded. He now carries a ledger and a brush with him to record Zhu Cihong's instructions at any time. In addition, Chen Rui, Li Shichun and Lin Zengzhi also joined Zhu Cihong's "secretary team", handling a large number of orders and documents for him, and managing accounts with Huang Dabao.

Zhu Cihong's words made the Wang Zhixin behind him also hear it, and hurriedly asked Wang Chengen, who was walking with him: "Duke, where is the little master going?" ”

"Naturally, it's to escort Nanxing!" Wang Chengen smiled and said to Wang Zhixin, "You also go together...... Maybe I'll be gone tonight! ”

"What? Tonight? When Wang Zhixin heard this, his face changed. He's rich! He is the richest man among the eunuchs, and there are more than 300,000 taels of silver hidden in his house in Beijing City alone! That's more than 20,000 catties...... There are no dozens of big cars that can't be pulled away at all!

Just when Wang Zhixin was reluctant to give up his family property, Zhu Cihong had already driven his horse into Bei'anmen. However, he did not slow down his horse, but rode his horse all the way and trotted all the way to Xuanwu Gate. The standard-bearers guarding the door, Wei Qinjun and the eunuchs, recognized Zhu Cihong, Wang Chengen, and Wang Qi, and of course they did not dare to stop them.

After entering the Forbidden City, Zhu Cihong still did not get off the horse, rode all the way to the Qianqing Palace before turning off the horse, and finally walked into the Dongnuan Pavilion where Emperor Chongzhen handled government affairs with Wang Chengen, Wang Zhixin, and Tian Cunzhi, and Wang Qi stayed outside.

When Zhu Cihong and the others arrived, Emperor Chongzhen was just walking around irritably in his Winter Warm Pavilion. He was only wearing a bright yellow large-sleeved robe, which had been washed for a long time, and was a little whitish, and the cuffs were worn out.

In Zhu Cihong's memory, Emperor Chongzhen's health was very good, he rarely got sick, and he was enough to bear heavy government affairs.

But at this time, the emperor's waist board had already collapsed, and the middle of the bun coiled on the top of his head was also mixed with the color of white. However, a thirty-three-year-old person is when he is young and strong, but at a glance, this big man seems to be in his fifties.

Seeing the appearance of the Son of Heaven, Wang Chengen's sad tears were about to fall, but Zhu Cihong just sighed and stepped forward to salute: "The eldest son, Cihong, respectfully invites his father, Emperor Sheng'an." ”

Emperor Chongzhen turned around, frowned, and looked at his son with annoyance.

Something is wrong!

Why does this son in front of him look a little strange?

It's obviously Zhu Cihong...... But this temperament, this look, how wrong it is!

Chongzhen looked at his strange son, and didn't know what to say for a while.

The air in the East Warm Pavilion suddenly solidified, and there was still a faint smell of gunpowder.

The three eunuchs standing behind Zhu Cihong couldn't even breathe a little bit of anger, and they all held their breath and condensed, waiting for Zhu You, the son of tomorrow, to pick up the thunder and be angry.

Emperor Chongzhen also remembered what he called his son to do at this time? This son is not like words, he is secretly accumulating force, colluding with generals, and he can abolish the crown prince in any dynasty! The princelings of this dynasty have a grand status and are not easy to abolish them, but good discipline is still necessary!

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen snorted and was ready to train his son!

But before he started training, Zhu Cihong spoke first: "Father, the son just saw the flames in the direction of Changping on the tower of Desheng Gate, obviously the rebels have arrived and are burning the ancestral mausoleum!" ”

The ancestral mausoleum was really burned...... When Emperor Chongzhen heard the news, it was as if he had been hit by the immobilization technique, and the anger in his stomach couldn't be released.

The ancestors have been burned into barbecued jerky, how did you become the emperor? There is also a face to train his son to secretly use force to collude with the general?

"There are only sixty miles from Changping to Beijing, and Liukou will arrive tomorrow," Zhu Cihong continued, "Now that there is a shortage of soldiers and major generals in the city, and people's hearts are fluctuating, it is impossible to defend the city...... Fortunately, Erchen has won over Wu Xiang with marriage in the past two days, and with the assistance of Wang Companion, he has summoned two or three thousand strong warriors, which are now managed by the Wu family, and can be used for the time being. It's better to escort the father and queen mother out of the city to Tianjin Wei tonight. ”

As he spoke, Zhu Cihong took out Wu Xiang's handwritten letter again, and handed it to Chongzhen with both hands: "Father, this is a handwritten letter from Wu Xiang to Wu Sangui, ordering him to personally lead 10,000 iron horsemen to answer." With the protection of Wu Sangui's 10,000 iron horses, we will definitely be able to arrive in Liudu safely. ”

10,000 Iron Riders! This is typical of an empty glove white wolf! Two days ago he had nothing, except for a crown prince and an innocent body. Now he has 3,000 new troops in Beijing and 10,000 iron cavalry outside Beijing - in fact, Wu Xiang didn't plan to transfer so much, it was Zhu Cihong who asked him to write more, so that he could use it to make Emperor Chongzhen happy.

Now that Zhu Cihong has the capital of 13,000 troops, Chongzhen can't abolish him...... Even if you want to scrap it, you have to use it up and then scrap it! Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty will be abolished together! Can Emperor Chongzhen be willing?

Chongzhen was stunned and stunned, always feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't remember it all of a sudden, so he took the letter handed over by Zhu Cihong and read it.

This look is even more dumbfounded...... How is this possible? Wu Xiang doesn't want a million, so he will be satisfied if his daughter becomes a prince?

Why didn't you say it earlier? If Wu Sangui hadn't arrived in Beijing earlier, his ancestors would not have been scorched! It's good now, let Li Zicheng arrive first, do you really want to abandon the city and leave?

Other than that...... Brother Chun said that he had only gathered two or three thousand brave men in the past two days and was ready to use them to escort Nan Xing!

Didn't Wang Chengen prepare before?