On May 25, the seventeenth year of Chongzhen (1644 AD), Gao Junshan tried the big traitors in public on the fourth floor of the west, and sentenced them to a thousand cuts, and executed these big traitors on the street.

Dolgon was still honest, and when he returned to Shenyang with the Second Legion of Gao Junshan, he rolled back to the old land with the remnants of his Eight Banners, and handed over all the Mongols and traitors under his jurisdiction to the Second Legion. In this way, the Second Army recovered all the cities lost by the Ming Court in the past ten years.

On this day, the big traitors who were tortured on the fourth floor of the west were: Fan Wencheng, Hong Chengchou, Zu Dashou, Sun Degong, Kong Youde, Ma Guangyuan, Jin Li, Bao Chengxian, Zhang Cunren, Li Guoying, Liu Wuyuan, and Chen Jin.

On the morning of the same day, the streets of the capital were empty, but the west fourth floor was crowded, and the heels were shoulder to shoulder. Even small businessmen have set up their stalls here, weaving through the dense crowd to sell.

So many people came to see the excitement, mainly to see Hong Chengchou. Because everyone in the capital knows that Hong Chengchou has been captured and martyred in the Battle of Songjin, Emperor Chongzhen also wrote a memorial for him personally, "In May of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen of Wei Da Ming, the emperor sent officials to pay tribute to the spirit of the old military department Shangshu, the right capital of the Imperial Palace, and the governor of Jiliao, Hong Chengchou: Woohoo! The red sheep of the catastrophe, the yellow dragon of the deep disaster. Inside and outside, rely on the ministers. Wu Tian doesn't hang, fold my humerus. I take thin virtue, and I peel off this, and I spill my nose in Linxuan, and the pain is like it......"

Hong Chengchou's "martyrdom", provoked the people of the capital also shed a lot of tears for him, and now I heard that Hong Chengchou did not die, but also made a traitor, the people were angry, and rushed to the fourth floor of the west to share a piece of Hong Chengchou's meat.

On this day, Gao Junshan also came to the scene of the public trial, he didn't have to go, he really wanted to see these historical figures who were tried by the public, since he crossed a hand, he didn't even see a historical figure, wouldn't it be a pity?

The people he wanted to meet were mainly Wu Sangui, Hong Chengchou and Fan Wencheng, and he wanted to see what these three people who influenced the direction of history looked like.

His curiosity almost caused trouble, because when he arrived at the scene, he was recognized by a person he didn't want to see, and this person was Chen Yuanyuan.

Chen Yuanyuan also came to the public trial, and what she was most worried about was Wu Sangui's fate. The scene of the public trial was full of voices, and the people were filled with righteous indignation, and they demanded that these big traitors be skinned alive. Ma Jinzhong, the deputy imperial envoy in charge of the public trial, began to read out the crimes of each big traitor one by one, and the scene quieted down.

When she heard that Wu Sangui was going to be cut by a thousand knives, she was so anxious that she wanted to go forward to cry out for injustice, but she was afraid that she would be beaten to death by the angry people.

"This, isn't this the person Gu Cheng met?" Chen Yuanyuan's heart was pounding, "If it is, then Xianggong should be saved." ”

She hurriedly squeezed forward to ask others: "May I ask the old man, who is the person sitting in the middle?" ”

She chose an older person to ask, and the old man told her that it was King Qin, the current emperor, who sat in the middle.

She was excited when she heard this, and squeezed forward desperately, she had to hurry up and see this big brother who gave him the first night, only by seeing him, her father-in-law Wu Sangui would be saved.

Gao Junshan was triumphantly enjoying the angry people's denunciation of the big traitor, when Li Derong suddenly came to his side and whispered: "King Qin, there is a woman who said that she knew you, and she was anxious to see you. ”

Gao Junshan looked confused, and couldn't remember what woman he knew for a while.

"Sun Kewang, let's go and have a look with Lone." Gao Junshan turned around and ordered Sun Kewang, who was guarding behind him.

Under the guidance of Li Derong, when he came to the heavily guarded backstage, Gao Junshan saw Chen Yuanyuan at a glance, and instantly he understood the purpose of Chen Yuanyuan coming to him.

"Big brother!" Chen Yuanyuan's voice was very sweet and gentle.

Gao Junshan pretended not to know: "This lady, I don't know what to call it?" ”

"It's me!" Chen Yuanyuan said anxiously, "Have you forgotten that night on the outskirts of Gucheng?" ”

Gao Junshan looked at Chen Yuanyuan with puzzled eyes: "Madam, I don't know what you're talking about." ”

Chen Yuanyuan's memory is profound, she will never think that she has recognized the wrong person, and Gao Junshan's outfit today is exactly the same as that night's outfit.

Gao Junshan was afraid of accidents, so he put on all the equipment, and of course his dress was almost the same as six years ago, but he didn't know it.

"I know you, you are the eldest brother who saved me that day." Chen Yuanyuan insisted.

Gao Junshan's face was indifferent: "Please go back, madam." ”

Chen Yuanyuan suddenly saw Sun Kewang behind Gao Junshan, she stepped forward and grabbed Sun Kewang in a gaffe as if she had found a life-saving straw: "This brother, you have seen me, right?" You know me, right? That night, King Qin saved me under the tiger's mouth! ”

Of course, Sun Kewang remembered the events of that night, and he also remembered Chen Yuanyuan's face, but he remembered Gao Junshan's instructions to him even more, as if he had never seen the person in front of him.

He also had a cold face: "Madam, I have never seen you, do you deny the wrong person?" ”

Chen Yuanyuan was desperate, as if she had fallen into a cold ice cave, and the flame of hope that had just been ignited was extinguished, and she fainted helplessly on the ground.

Gao Junshan ordered Li Derong to deal with the rest, and he and Sun Kewang returned to the palace early.

On the way, Sun Kewang asked curiously, "King Qin, who is that woman?" ”

"Chen Yuanyuan."

Sun Kewang was startled, she turned out to be Chen Yuanyuan. Chen Yuanyuan's reputation is unknown to anyone in the rebel army, but I didn't expect it to be her. And Gao Junshan predicted that there would be today's scene six years ago, which made Sun Kewang admire Gao Junshan to the Nine Heavens Clouds.

Five days later, Mrs. Gao, accompanied by Liu Fangliang, came to the capital, and Liu Fangliang moved all Li Zicheng's belongings in Xi'an to the capital according to Gao Junshan's instructions, and Tian Jianxiu also came to the capital to meet Gao Junshan.

Gao Junshan met Tian Jianxiu in the Wuying Palace.

Tian Jianxiu is also a member of the old eighth team, but he has little intersection with Gao Junshan, Tian Jianxiu saw Gao Junshan and hurriedly knelt down: "King Qin, now that King Chuang is gone, I, Tian Jianxiu, am willing to follow King Qin, and ask King Qin to take him in." ”

Gao Junshan helped Tian Jianxiu up and said: "Yufeng (Tian Jianxiu) is out of sight, you and I are both members of the old eighth team, and we are both generals of Gao Yingxiang, the lonely father Wang Gao, you come here now is equivalent to going home, how can you say the word "take in?" ”

Tian Jianxiu was moved, bowed again, and said: "I heard that Liu Zongmin and Song Xiance led troops against the King of Qin, and I am willing to lead a team of men and horses to capture Liu Zongmin, and I hope that the King of Qin will be favorable." ”

Gao Junshan said: "Liu Zongmin, he can't make any trouble, Gu has already sent Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong to clean him up." As soon as you enter Beijing, you will rest for a few days, and you will have something to discuss with you. ”

Tian Jianxiu is benevolent, has the style of a Confucian general, and has made great achievements in the battle from Li Zicheng, Gao Junshan decided to reuse it to appease Li Zicheng's old generals.