Wang Chengen and Empress Zhou are the two key figures in whether Zhu Cihong can safely leave the dangerous city of Beijing.

These two people were fooled by Zhu Cihong for the time being, but they didn't need to be fooled for too long. Tonight, the news of the fall of Juyong Pass will arrive, and tomorrow Li Zicheng's army will arrive in Changping, and the vanguard may be outside Beijing......

At that time, no matter how much Emperor Chongzhen has elm heads, he will not stop the prince and Wang Chengen from planning to break through and run away. In the original history, didn't he run away in a panic in the end? In fact, running away is a "hope", thinking in my heart, just not saying it, as a confidant, I should have realized it. It's just that there is no eunuch like Wei Zhongxian around him, only Wang Chengen, an honest eunuch, who knows Mu Jue, and does not arrange a good passage for him to escape. So I can only go to the coal mountain and cut it off by myself!

However, it is not enough to have the cooperation of Wang Chengen and Queen Zhou, two honest people, at least it must be protected by Wu Xiang, an old and cunning warlord.

If you can't bring him over, then you can only follow him lightly and run away quietly...... You can run out, but you are too passive when you run out.

When he was thinking about how to suffocate Wu Xiang, the old warlord leader, with his dreams, Zhu Cihong had already returned to his Duanben Palace.

Before he entered the door, he saw Wang Chengen walking out of the door, saluting him, and then lowered his voice and said nervously: "Master Chitose, Wu Xiang has already arrived at the inner school, you can go to see him at any time." ”

"Good!" Zhu Cihong nodded, and said to Zhu Chunjie, the foreman guard behind him, "Go to the inner school field, go now." ”

The inner school field is not in the Forbidden City, but in the northeast corner of the Imperial City, located on the north side of the Taiye Pool, next to the north wall of the Imperial City. It is the place where the garrison of the imperial city and the eunuchs are trained and reviewed, and if Zhu Cihong wants to practice arching horses, he also has to go to the inner school.

Wang Chengen is now in charge of the inner and outer military camps, the commander of the nine gates, the garrison and the net army in the inner school field and the imperial city, and naturally he is also under his command. Wu Xiang had a dispatch from the commander of the Beijing camp, and he also had to be under his jurisdiction...... At least for now, Wu Xiang didn't dare to disobey Wang Chengen's orders.

So early this morning, Wang Chengen suddenly visited Wu Xiang's mansion and asked him to immediately go with him to the inner school field to participate in the military affairs of defending the city. It was still early morning on the 15th, and no one in Beijing knew that Juyong Pass had been lost, so the prestige of the imperial court still existed. Wu Xiang naturally didn't say a word, and took his third son, Wu Sanfu, into the imperial city together.

After arriving at the inner school field, Wang Chengen arranged for the Wu father and son to wait in a hall, and he came to the East Palace (Duanben Palace) to find Zhu Cihong.

"Is Wu Sanfu also in Jingshi?" Zhu Cihong heard that Wu Sangui's younger brother was also there, so he asked Wang Chengen while walking, "Who else in the Wu family is in Beijing?" ”

"Back to the Chitose Lord, except for the two brothers Wu Sangui and Wu Sanfeng, most of the rest of the Wu family are here, and there are more than 30 people! The number of guards and the old slaves also inquired, and there were more than 80 people. In addition, one of Zu Dashou's sons also lives with them, so there are more than a dozen guards of the Zu family. ”

Wang Chengen is the governor of Dongchang, and his ability to inquire about information is still a little bit clear. Wu Xiang has three sons, of which the eldest son Wu Sanfeng followed Zu Dashou during the Songjin War, and now it has been cleared, the second son is Wu Sangui, and the third son is Wu Sanfu, and now he came to Beijing with his father.

"There are so many in the thirties?" Zhu Cihong was stunned, "Who are they?" ”

In addition to Wu Xiang and Wu Sanfu, there is also a daughter of Wu Xiang who has not left the cabinet, as well as several grandsons and granddaughters of Wu Xiang, as well as the wives and concubines of Wu Xiang and Wu Sanfu. Oh, there is another concubine of Wu Sangui, named Chen Yuanyuan, who is one of Qin Huai's eight Yan......"

"Oh." Zhu Cihong nodded, and said in his heart: Except for Wu Sanfu and Chen Yuanyuan, none of them are long-lived, if they don't have themselves, they will have to call Li Zicheng to be slaughtered in more than a month!

Just because this big family is all trapped in Beijing, it is estimated that Wu Sangui either didn't expect Beijing to be gone so soon, or there is really no trick to drive his thirty or forty thousand old soldiers to work in vain......

"Wu Xiang has a daughter?" Zhu Cihong suddenly asked, "What's it called?" How old is it? ”

"Her name is Wu Sanmei, she is twenty-eight years old this year," Wang Chengen said with a smile, "She is Wu Xiang's youngest daughter, and it is said that she is very favored." ”

"Is there a Xu family?" Zhu Cihong is already thinking about someone's yellow flower girl...... It's not because he's lustful, he's a decent gentleman, not a woman.

But in order to win over Wu Xiang's father and son, sacrifice his hue and marry someone else's daughter.

In addition, it seems good to have Wu Sangui as his second uncle...... Even if he continues to be a traitor, Dolgon's side may have to guard against him with five points, and use five points, which will be less effective.

If he can continue the relationship with Wu Sanmei, use some counter-tactics or something, and let Wu Sangui and the Eight Banners come to the fire, no matter who killed whom, he has no opinion.

"Chitose, isn't that appropriate?" Wang Chengen seemed to have guessed Zhu Cihong's thoughts, and reminded in a low voice, "It's not in line with the ancestral family law...... Wu Xiang is a general, and his daughter can't enter the palace. ”

Zhu Cihong smiled: "The ancestors have entrusted their dreams to the palace...... This palace now has the responsibility of saving the great tomorrow, so it is natural to have power. ”

"This ......," Wang Chengen still shook his head, "I'm afraid that the ministers will talk too much." ”

"Don't be afraid, they won't have anything to say in two days!" Zhu Cihong was very sure, "Wang Companion, I will see Wu Xiang later, you look at the eyes of the palace and act, and protect the palace with a big match!" ”

Zhu Cihong saw that Wang Chengen was still hesitant, and hurriedly lowered his voice, "Wu Sangui has thirty or forty thousand Guan Ning elites!" We don't have a million, so let's give a princess! Actually, it should have been given a long time ago...... Give it, maybe Wu Sangui's soldiers will arrive! Even if there are 3,000 elites, Beijing City has a chance to defend it. Zhou Yuji has 3,000 people in Ningwu Pass, of which only 1,000 are elite in the Yongwei Battalion, and he has been guarding for more than ten days? ”

When Wang Chengen heard it, he actually felt that it made sense. There is no money, but the beautiful prince is ready-made! For the sake of the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world, what is wrong with the prince sacrificing his hue?

Zhu Cihong and Wang Chengen discussed all the way, and when they arrived at the inner school field, they finally negotiated...... The marriage was promised in advance, and then I found a way to do the work of Chongzhen and Zhou Hou.

In order to survive, Zhou Hou will definitely help Zhu Cihong, even if Chongzhen, an elm head, should not be difficult to convince. After all, Wu Sangui has a life-saving army in his hands!

Unless Chongzhen doesn't want Beijing City, doesn't want his ancestors' inheritance, and doesn't even want his own life, what's the big deal about sacrificing his son's beauty?

In addition to the beautiful man's plan, Zhu Cihong also discussed a set of coaxing nonsense with Wang Chengen.

At present, just one crown princess is not enough to make Wu Xiang die hard, if it is ten days and half a month in the morning, it may be okay, but now Beijing City cannot be defended, and the entire Guan Ning army must have a good place to go. If they are left on the Jedi in the northeast of Beijing, sandwiched between Qingshun, the final result will definitely be to choose the master.

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"Admiral Jingying Wu Xiang (Wu Sanfu), meet His Royal Highness the Prince!"

In the lobby of the inner school field, Wu Xiang and Wu Sanfu were bowing to the suddenly visiting crown prince Zhu Cihong.

Both father and son were a bit surprised. They originally thought that they were helping Wang Chengen arrange to defend the city, but they never expected to meet His Royal Highness the Prince of the Ming Empire.

Zhu Cihong raised his hand to signal the two to flatten. Before the formal conversation, it is better to talk to people. In addition to Wu Xiang, Wu Sanfu, and Wang Chengen, the idlers and others were all coaxed outside.

Wu Xiang and Wu Sanfu were also a little inexplicable, the father and son looked at each other, and they didn't know what was going on.

Zhu Cihong was looking at the two of them, they were both born well, tall and burly, with angular facial features, and a big beard. It's just that Wu Xiang's face is a little more shrewd, and his eyes are flickering. And Wu Sanfu, who is in his twenties, is more simple.

However, compared with the profiteers in the financial circle, venture capital circle and listed companies that Zhu Cihong has seen in later generations, these two should not be particularly cunning, right?