After explaining to the three princes, Chongzhen sat for a while, got up and went to the harem.

The road to the harem seems to be extremely long, so long that there is no end to it in a lifetime. It seems to be extremely short, so short that every step is a farewell to life and death.

Chongzhen first came to the Kunning Palace where Queen Zhou lived, and as soon as he entered the palace gate, he was shocked to find that Queen Zhou had prepared the white silk and was preparing to hang the white silk on the beam.

Seeing Chongzhen come in, Queen Zhou was stunned for a moment, and the crystal tears immediately filled her eyes.

"Your Majesty......"

Chongzhen had tears in his eyes, walked over quickly, and hugged the poor queen tightly in his arms.

"Queen, you are a person who is the mother of the world, and I am very relieved to have such a self-realization. Thinking about the more than 200 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the queens are all martyrs, and they are enough to praise the people. You committed suicide this time, and you will not be insulted by the thief again, this steadfastness and martyrdom are also famous in the history books. ”

Feeling her husband's body temperature, Queen Zhou burst into tears and murmured back: "Your Majesty, the concubine has followed Your Majesty for eighteen years, and today she died in Sheji, and she died without regrets." But I don't know the three princes, has Your Majesty made proper arrangements? ”

"The queen rest assured, the three princes, I have arranged for people to secretly take them out of the city and leave. You don't have to worry about leaving. Don't worry, you will take the first step, and after I fight to the death with the thieves tomorrow and sacrifice my life for the country, I will come back and reunite with you under the Nine Springs. Chongzhen's words were choked, and he really couldn't go on.

Subsequently, the two hugged their heads and cried, and the sound of mourning filled the palace.

After a while, Queen Zhou broke free from Chongzhen's arms, she looked at Chongzhen for the last time with nostalgia, and then threw the white silk in her hand and threw it on the beam.

"Your Majesty, the concubine went to ...... first"

Queen Zhou blessed Chongzhen with a blessing, and two lines of tears came out of her eyes.

Unable to bear to see the tragic situation of the queen's suicide, Chongzhen turned around and quietly waited for the woman he loved the most in this world to come to the end of his life here.

There was the sound of a stool kicking down behind him.

Hearing the faint sound of struggle behind him, Chongzhen's heart was like a knife, he closed his eyes tightly, and every muscle on his face was twitching in pain.

In the end, after there was no movement behind him, Chongzhen slowly turned around, and when he saw through his tearful and hazy eyes, he saw clearly that the woman he loved the most on the white silk had become a lifeless cold corpse, his tears finally burst out of his eyes again.

"Good, good, good, the queen has done a good job! In this way, you can keep your body clean and pure, and you will no longer be insulted by thieves. Chongzhen's tearful face welled up with a trace of miserable laughter.

He then ordered the palace maid and the eunuch to put down the queen's body, remove the door panel to make a simple coffin, and bury the queen in it.

Then, Chongzhen got up and went to the Empress Dowager Yi'an (Empress of the Apocalypse), preparing to persuade her to commit suicide in person.

For this Empress Dowager Yi'an, Chongzhen was full of guilt.

Chongzhen lost his mother since he was a child, and for him, his half-brother Zhang Yan, after the Emperor of the Apocalypse, was closer than his parents, and he could often give this little brother the love and guidance of a mother. This little bit of love will be remembered by Chongzhen forever.

Moreover, there is another point that Chongzhen is most grateful to her, that is, it was under the arrangement of the Empress Dowager Yi'an that Chongzhen finally ascended the throne smoothly.

Before the collapse of Emperor Tianqi, he said that he would be succeeded by his fifth brother Xinwang Zhu Youzhen, and Empress Yi'an immediately sent someone to find Xinwang.

After the two brothers met, Xizong instructed King Xin to take good care of his sister-in-law, and hoped that he would make a difference after inheriting the throne and become a virtuous monarch like Yao and Shun.

Chongzhen immediately knelt down in front of Empress Yi'an, swore to the sky, and the apocalypse passed away with a smile.

After Chongzhen ascended the throne, he respected and took care of the Empress Dowager Yi'an's sister-in-law, and the Empress Dowager Yi'an also respected Chongzhen very much and maintained his face and dignity everywhere. According to historical records, Empress Dowager Yi'an considered that the emperor worked hard every day and worked too hard, so she sent people to bring him some food from time to time to let him recuperate.

What a pity! Now I want to force to die such a person who is as kind to myself as a mountain, such a person who treats my loved ones well. It was simply the most cruel and terrible nightmare!

Chongzhen only felt that his current self was almost a beast without humanity, doing the most terrible and anti-human evil things in the world. This road to Yanqing Palace, where the Queen Mother lived, seemed to be overgrown with thorns, and it was impossible to walk through it at all.

In the end, I don't know how long, when he came to the outside of Yanqing Palace like a puppet, before he could speak, a palace maid ran over to him with tears in her eyes, saying that the Empress Dowager Yi'an had committed suicide by hanging herself not long ago.

Hearing the news, Chongzhen was stunned for a while.

Okay, the Empress Dowager Yi'an, who is very sensible, left ahead of schedule to avoid an embarrassing and uncomfortable meeting, which is also a good thing......

At this time, his heart was as uncomfortable as turning over the river and the sea.

At this time, he could no longer control himself, and he covered his face and cried loudly like a child.

The palace maids and eunuchs next to them looked at the crying emperor blankly, all at a loss, and many people began to sobble in a low voice, and the atmosphere was mournful.

Chongzhen cried bitterly for a while, and then ordered the palace maids and eunuchs to temporarily use the door panel to make a coffin as they had buried Queen Zhou before, and hastily buried the Empress Dowager Yi'an.

For the rest of the concubines, Chongzhen didn't want to go anymore, he coldly ordered that the eunuchs go to the palaces to preach the message, so that Concubine Yang and Concubine Yuan and other concubines will make their own decisions, and then the eunuchs and palace maids will arrange the funeral.

After making the will, Chongzhen stood for a while, and then walked towards the Zhaoren Palace, where the smallest, but most beloved Princess Zhaoren lived.

Such a young but flower-like daughter, of course, must not be allowed to fall into the hands of thieves. Let this heavenly nobleman, the golden branches and jade leaves, be cut off in his own hands.

What a cruel and helpless tragedy it is for a father to kill his daughter with his own hands, but now that he is, can he have any other choice?

Chongzhen staggered to the Zhaoren Palace, and a palace maid stepped forward to report that Princess Zhaoren, who was only six years old, had just fallen asleep.

Chongzhen walked through the door expressionlessly, walked slowly to the bedchamber, and when he saw his daughter's sleeping and delicate face, his heart was like a knife.

Daughter, don't blame your father for being ruthless, I really can't bear for my father to let you fall into the hands of thieves!

If there is an afterlife, you should be the daughter of an ordinary family, and you must not be born in the family of the emperor.

"Fetch my sword."

Chongzhen wiped the tears on his face, and whispered to the little eunuch holding the sword next to him.

The muscles on the little eunuch's face trembled violently, and two lines of tears burst out of his eyes in an instant. He lowered his head and respectfully handed the sword and both hands to Chongzhen.

With a bang, Chongzhen drew his sword, and the cold light was cold, emitting a cold air.

Chongzhen looked at the sword for a long time, and then looked at the lovely face of his sleeping daughter for a long time, gritted his teeth, held the sword upside down, and stabbed it at Princess Zhaoren's heart.

said it was late, it was fast, and the little eunuch next to him rushed over, stretched out his right hand, and held the sharp blade tightly!

Blood flowed out of the little eunuch's palm like a spring, and fell on Princess Zhaoren's chest bit by bit, staining the quilt on her chest with a bloody flower.

The blade of the sword was extremely sharp, and the blood flowed extremely fast, but the little eunuch held it tightly in his hand as if he didn't feel pain at all.

"Bastard, what do you want to do?!"

Seeing this strange situation, Chongzhen was shocked and angry, and shouted angrily.

The little eunuch had tears in his eyes, but his right hand refused to let go at all, but he choked up and said: "Your Majesty, although Weichen is incompetent, he is willing to ensure that the princess can leave the capital safely." I also hope that Your Majesty will be merciful and let the princess live. ”

"You? Are you kidding me! Chongzhen's face flashed a trace of hideousness: "I am the Son of Heaven, and I can't leave the city, you are an internal servant, you have no martial arts and no power, but how can you keep the princess leaving safely, isn't it to make fun of me?" ”

"Your Majesty, although the slave and maid are incompetent, there is a noble person to rely on, and with his help, he will definitely help the princess get out of danger." The little eunuch replied with a snort.

"Who is the nobleman?"

"Tang Wang Li's ......"

Next, the little eunuch quickly told Chongzhen that he himself had actually been bought by the secret agent system that Li Xiao had planted in the capital, and he was a member of the intelligence system of Li Xiao's security department. Now that the rogue army is besieging the city, most of the intelligence system personnel planted by Li Xiao in the capital have been transferred out of the city some time ago, but there are still a very small number of people lurking in secret residences in the city to observe the current situation.

"Although the slave and maid are incompetent, they can take the princess to a secret dwelling to save her life for the time being. Although Lord Li is far away in Liaodong, but to undertake the holy decree, he will definitely send troops to aid the capital, only until Lord Li enters the capital, and then hand over the princess to his hands and take it out, so that the princess's life will not be saved? The little eunuch whispered hurriedly, but his eyes were full of expectation.

The little eunuch paused, choked up and replied: "It's just a pity that the ability is meager, and the remnants of the Jingshi are really limited, otherwise, we must ensure that the emperor and the prince will leave safely." Now, I can only try my best to protect Princess Akihito first. After all, as a woman, she is not a particularly important child of the Heavenly Family, and her goal is not very obvious, so the thief should not be pursued too much in the future, and she should be able to save her life and escape from the capital......"

Listening to the little eunuch's words, Chongzhen's face was gloomy, and finally, he let out a long sigh and let go of the hand holding the hilt of the sword.

Alas, it seems that this Li Xiao's energy is really far beyond his imagination.

Unexpectedly, he actually concealed his own emperor, and laid a lot of ears and eyes in the capital, and even the little eunuch in this palace was bought by him as his subordinate, such an ability is really breathtaking.

In other words, if it weren't for this little eunuch exposing himself, maybe even if he died, he wouldn't have understood that Li Xiao still had such a hidden amazing ability.

It's just that Li's behavior can be regarded as a big rebellion. Sadly, now that I am myself, can I still punish him?

Perhaps, it is precisely because Li Xiao made such an arrangement that this little eunuch can have the opportunity to save this Princess Zhaoren and let her save her life, which is really inexplicable fate.

"What's your name?"

Seeing the little eunuch silently put away the sword, Chongzhen asked in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid is named Chen Quan."

"Chen Quan, Chengquan? Well, that's a good name. Chongzhen had a wry smile on his face, he stood up, looked Chen Quan up and down, and said slowly: "In this case, I will entrust the princess to you, I hope you will take good care of her, and you must let her out of the tiger's mouth." “

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, even if the slave and maid die, you must also keep the princess safe!"

Chongzhen nodded, slowly walked to Princess Zhaoren, who was still asleep, stared at it lovingly for a long time, then lowered his head and gently kissed Princess Zhaoren's delicate face.

Then, with heavy steps, he left the Zhaoren Hall and never looked back.

In history, this poor princess who was killed by Chongzhen himself, in this world that Li Xiao came, was able to change her fate by luck, which is really lamentable.

Not long after leaving the Zhaoren Palace, I heard the eunuchs and palace maids from the various palaces come to report that all the concubines have obeyed the emperor's order and have done their own thing.

Among these concubines, Concubine Yuan is the most decisive, she used scissors to cut the artery in her wrist before hanging herself, and the knife was extremely ruthless, the knife was as big as a child's mouth, and then calmly hanged herself.

Hearing the news that these concubines committed suicide in accordance with the order, Chongzhen was overwhelmed with grief, and beat his chest and cried for a while, full of grief.

Chongzhen issued an order to order his eunuchs to dig a pit urgently in the back garden, and then bury the coffins of Empress Zhou, Empress Dowager Yi'an, and Concubine Yang and Concubine Yuan in a hastily pit and bury them with soil.

The whole burial work, Chongzhen couldn't bear to watch. It's just that when he finally heard that all the coffins had been buried and the wooden monuments had been hastily erected, he couldn't help but cry like rain.

At nearly midnight, Gong Yonggu, a concubine who had changed into brand new clothes, hurried to the palace with more than a dozen family members.

"Your Majesty, the sons and daughters have all done everything after the future, the mother, wife and children have all been cut off, and the whole family will go to heaven together, and they will not be alone on the road......"

Gong Yonggu, who was kneeling in front of Chongzhen, was in tears, almost unable to speak.

Chongzhen clearly saw that under the horse's newly changed clothes, there were still a little traces of blood, and it was conceivable how painful and helpless he would be when he attacked his loved ones.

"Hongtu, I, I'm sorry for you......"

"Your Majesty, Hugh said this, the net worth and life of the next family are all given by Your Majesty, and now, if they can be loyal to the country, it is enough to smile at Jiuquan."

Looking at Gong Yonggu with tears, Chongzhen nodded again and again, he didn't say much, and immediately called the three princes and handed them over to Gong Yonggu.

Subsequently, Chongzhen Fu selected more than 20 of the dozens of soldiers stationed in the palace who looked relatively strong, and handed them over to Gong Yonggu and asked him to take them away.

"Hong Tu, let the three princes, together with these soldiers, go to your house tonight to spend the night. Your home is close to the city gate, as long as you find an opportunity to get out of the city, act immediately. I hope this will succeed, I, I will leave it to you. “

When Chongzhen said this, he leaned over and bowed to Gong Yonggu.

Gong Yonggu hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, it's a terrible thing!" Please rest assured, Your Majesty will desperately send the three princes out of the city, and will never let them fall into the hands of thieves! “

Chongzhen stepped forward and helped Gong Yonggu up with his own hands.

Subsequently, he handed over the imperial jade seal and other things that had been prepared to the crown prince Zhu Cihong with his own hands, and then carefully explained the preparations to the three princes, and then said goodbye to them with tears.

Chongzhen watched Gong Yonggu disappear into the night, two lines of tears, and couldn't help but fall.

After sending off the three princes, Chongzhen immediately issued an order, and all the eunuchs and remnants of the soldiers in the palace gathered in the Jianji Palace, intending to fight to the death with the enemy in the political center of the Ming Empire.

After a night of busyness and preparation, Chongzhen and his subordinates finally waited for a gloomy morning with a cloudy wind and angry roar and a rainy day.

At this time, the terrible siege horn, like the magic flute of death, sounded continuously in the capital, deafening and soul-wrenching.