Beijing. ［? Eight? 一({Chinese[net< [ ]〉. The sound of artillery shook the sky, the smoke of gunpowder filled the air, and the entire majestic capital seemed to tremble in the artillery fire.

After all, the eunuchs were not soldiers, almost all of them had no training, although the resistance was very stubborn, but under the onslaught of the Dashun army, the casualties were extremely heavy, and the city was full of mourning, crying, and many people began to waver.

The people of Jingshi wept and cried for a long time, and they panicked and scurried around like headless flies. They didn't understand why the Tartars didn't come this time, but the attack on the capital was even more violent, as if it was about to collapse at any moment.

Especially in the Changyi Gate, where the Dashun army attacked the most fiercely, the city gate tower has been blown down, glazed tiles, wall brick fragments are scattered everywhere, the city head is covered with corpses, the blood soaks the city head and does not leave feet, the smell of gunpowder smoke mixed with the strong smell of blood, makes people smell disgusting.

Just when the eunuchs and defenders at the head of the city were about to be unable to hold on, the Dashun army, which was besieging the city fiercely outside the city, suddenly retreated, and the sound of guns and cannons also stopped.

Lu Jiude, the eunuch who led the crowd to defend it, breathed a sigh of relief and was ordering his subordinates to clean up the corpses and garrison equipment at the head of the city.

Suddenly, a man rode alone to the city in the open space below the city where the smoke of gunfire had gradually cleared, and shouted: "Don't let go of the arrows!" Listen, the people in the city, I am a messenger sent by the king of Dashun, and our king of Dashun has something to bring to the emperor! ”

What good things can Li Zicheng, a thief, say to the emperor? I'm afraid that whoever will pass the word will suffer, but the Dashun army is about to break the city, but Li Zicheng wants to talk to the emperor at this time, is there any turning point in the matter?

Lu Jiude hesitated in his heart, at this time, the capital was already crumbling, if he didn't agree to Li Zichengcheng, the city would be broken in the blink of an eye.

Lu Jiude understood why the other party suddenly withdrew this time, and it seems that Li Zicheng still has the intention of peace talks.

This envoy of Li Zicheng is called Zhang Yang, who has followed Li Zicheng's rebellion for many years and has won Li Zicheng's trust. After Zhang Yang was taken to the city, he had a brief conversation with Lu Jiude for a while, and finally Lu Jiude decided to take him to see Wang Chengen.

After all, what Zhang Yang talked about was too important, and he Lu Jiude couldn't call the shots at all.

"What else did he say?"

Chongzhen, who was on the sickbed, turned pale and asked weakly.

"Back to the emperor, old slave...... Don't dare to say. Wang Chengen knelt on the ground, his whole body cold.

"I told you to speak!" Chongzhen said angrily, but coughed and gasped because of emotion.

"The old slave deserves death! Your Majesty, please take care of the dragon! "Wang Chengen's heart is like a drop of blood," Back to the emperor, that Zhang Yangyan said that the king of Dashun had millions of soldiers, and the city was broken only in an instant, please think about your situation. ”

Chongzhen didn't say a word, and looked coldly at Wang Chengen who was kneeling on the ground, and suddenly felt that everything was lost. He knew that Zhang Yang was right, although it was a threat, it was not necessarily the truth.

I'm afraid the capital can't be saved, Li Zicheng's army is coming too fast, so fast that it's too late to even give an order to let the king of the world's soldiers and horses, the city is crumbling at this time, and these Wang Chengen have long known to him.

Is the three-hundred-year foundation of the Ming Dynasty really going to be destroyed in its own hands? The Ming Empire, is it really like this? Do you really want to be the king of the dead country? Chongzhen's heart was extremely angry, extremely sad, and at the same time full of unwillingness.

Wang Chengen saw that Chongzhen didn't say a word, so he had to continue to bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, that Zhang Yang also said, Li Zicheng said that as long as the emperor agrees to canonize him as the king, cut the northwest as a fief, and give the army a million silver, the king of Dashun is willing to immediately withdraw from Henan, after receiving the title, he is willing to lead his troops north to Datong to fight against gold and kill slaves for the imperial court, and he can also go south to Anhui to suppress Wang Ziyong and Zhang Xianzhong, but he will not be ordered to enter the Hajj. ”

Chongzhen's eyes suddenly lit up. Ants are still greedy for life, not to mention people, not to mention Chongzhen as the Son of Heaven? Who wouldn't cherish the opportunity in life?

Seeing that the city was about to be broken and in danger, Chongzhen was really unwilling, he didn't want to die like this, and he didn't want to bear the infamy of the king of the dead country after his death, he was moved by Li Zicheng's conditions.

He really wanted to promise Li Zicheng. Since ancient times, there have been examples of kings enduring humiliation and shame, thinking that Gou Jian could even endure the humiliation of his crotch in order to restore the country, and he had been lying on his salary for more than ten years, and finally had a shame before the snow, and now, he just accepted Li Zicheng's coercion and temporarily named him king, in comparison, what is it?

Anyway, even if it is to hold him back first, when the new Liao army of Moli, the governor of Huguang, arrives, and then let Moli clean up Li Zicheng.

However, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there have been rules of no harmony, no compensation, no land cutting, no tribute, and the Son of Heaven guarding the country, as well as the ancestral training that a different surname is not allowed to be crowned a king. Once Li Zicheng was promised these conditions, Chongzhen also had to bear endless infamy.

These ancestral rules are like mountains pressing on top of Chongzhen's head.

However, if you don't agree to the Ming Dynasty, you will lose the country.

Chongzhen is really a dilemma.

"Cabinet Announcement." After a long time, Chongzhen sighed and said to Wang Chengen.

Not long after, the cabinet assistant Wen Tiren and the auxiliary ministers Zhou Yanru, Xu Guangqi, He Ruzhong, Qian Xiangkun and others entered the Qianqing Palace, came to Chongzhen's sickbed, knelt down and shouted: "Weichen to meet the emperor!" Long live my emperor, long live, long live! ”

"Excuse me." With the help of Wang Chengen, Chongzhen struggled to stand up, and said anxiously: "Now that the Beijing teacher is in a hurry, what opinion do you have to save the danger?" ”

Wen Tiren and the others did not dare to speak. They all knew the conditions for Li Zicheng brought by Zhang Yang, and they also knew very well that Chongzhen called them at this time, in fact, he didn't really want to ask them, but just wanted to find a psychological comfort for his decision, so that he could pass his own level, so as to help him make his final decision.

Or rather, Chongzhen is looking for a substitute for the dead.

Chongzhen looked at Wen Tiren and said anxiously: "Since Wen Qing is supplemented, don't you have any suggestions?" ”

Wen Tiren hurriedly knelt on the ground, not daring to say a word.

Chongzhen took a breath, gritted his teeth and said, "You say, as long as you say it, I will do it." ”

Chongzhen said this, who could not understand what he meant? But Wen Tiren didn't dare to say it, knocked on the ground, and couldn't afford it for a long time.

He knew very well that as long as he opened his mouth to propose to accept Li Zicheng's conditions, Chongzhen would definitely agree.

In fact, Chongzhen thinks the same way. But because of the strict orders of the ancestors, Chongzhen could not disobey them.

But if such a suggestion was made by the ministers below, especially important ministers like Fu, he would feel a lot better in his heart, so that in the future, he could at least say that he had followed the advice of the ministers below to accept Li Zicheng's conditions.

Wen Tiren knew in his heart that as long as he opened his mouth, Chongzhen would accept it, and the danger in the capital would be lifted immediately.

But he Wen Tiren has to bear all the infamy and be blamed by the world, even worse than Yuan Chonghuan's death at the execution ground, and he will be scolded by the people even after his death.

And once Li Zicheng retires from the army, it will definitely be when his life is not guaranteed. Chongzhen would never pity him as a chess piece.

Chongzhen couldn't help but be angry when he saw Wen Tiren lying on the ground, he turned his head to Wang Chengen and said, "Go and tell Zhang Yang, I have a plan, and I have a decree to seal it." ”