Last year, he was reappointed as the governor of Shandong, presiding over the suppression of bandits in Shandong and resisting the eastward advance of Henan thieves.

Chongzhen heard the words of the inner servant, and tears welled up again, "My Daming still has loyal ministers!" ”

The courtiers in Beijing, and Chongzhen's bad relationship with the monarch and ministers, made Chongzhen begin to doubt himself, and at this time, someone wanted to save him, which was undoubtedly a great comfort to Chongzhen.

"Your Majesty, the queen hanged herself!" A palace maid suddenly ran out and fell to the ground crying.

Chongzhen's body shook and hurriedly got up, "Quick, save it." ”

There was a panic in Kunning Palace, and the palace maids and eunuchs were in chaos.

At this time, an eight-rank green-robed official bowed down in front of Chongzhen with some excitement, "Your Majesty, the junior minister Wang Yan, on the orders of Gao Futai, risked death to enter Beijing, please Your Majesty take Sheji as the crowd and immediately tour the south." Futai will raise troops to respond. ”

The person who came was Wang Yan, a man from Huguang, who was trapped in Linqing and missed the imperial examination in Chongzhen's sixteenth year, so he simply stayed under the command of Gao Mingyu and got the governor of the eighth grade.

After Li Zicheng occupied Guanzhong, the area controlled by the Ming Dynasty was still very large.

There are also three provinces of Shanxi, Beizhi and Shandong in the north, of which Shanxi's geographical environment is relatively closed, less affected by the war, and there is still some strength.

In addition, there are nearly 200,000 border troops and tun troops along the Great Wall, and it is not without the strength of a war.

Many local officials who are not in Beijing think that they will have to fight for a while, but they do not want the situation to deteriorate far faster than everyone imagined.

No one expected that the Qing army had entered the Ming Dynasty six times, but it did not bring down the Ming Dynasty, but the thieves occupied the Sanjin Dynasty in less than two months, and the soldiers and horses had been killed in Beijing.

In a month or two, what can you do, I'm afraid that the grain and grass can't be prepared, let alone the king of soldiers.

Gao Mingheng saw that the army of thieves on the south road had hit the Daimyo's mansion, and suddenly reacted, the thieves were about to cut off Beijing's southbound road, and the matter of moving the capital in Beijing had never come to fruition, so he became anxious.

He saw that the Ming court was about to be broken into the pot in Shandong, so he sent Wang Yan to the north and asked Chongzhen to make a decision quickly, and he mobilized soldiers and horses to prepare King Qin to take Chongzhen south.

Chongzhen listened to Wang Yan's words, and his eyes lit up, "How many soldiers and horses did Gao Futai bring, and where did they respond?" ”

Wang Yan was a little excited when he met Jun for the first time, "Your Majesty, Futai has led three thousand men and horses from Linqingzhou to the north, and now it should be to Jinghai in the south of Tianjin Wei. ”

When Chongzhen heard that there were only 3,000 people, his eyes immediately dimmed.

If it had been a few days earlier, he might have been able to leave, but now that the army had broken through the outer city and entered the inner city to attack the palace, it was only in these two days, and there were so many pairs of eyes in the city staring at him, he couldn't get out of the city at all.

Moreover, Baoding has been captured by Liu Fangliang, and the scholar Li Shutai was captured by the invading army.

It's too late. I can't go.

Chongzhen's expression was gloomy for a while, he would rather die in Beijing and die in Sheji, than be caught by thieves on the way to escape and become the laughing stock of the world.

Thinking of this, Chongzhen's expression became resolute, he looked at Wang Yan and said, "The army of thieves is gathered, how many pairs of eyes are staring at me inside and outside the city, do you think I can still get away?" ”

"Your Majesty, there is still half of the south of the Yangtze River, and there is no war, the taxes are abundant, and the population is large, and Your Majesty is needed to come and clean up the mountains and rivers." Wang Yan noticed Chongzhen's thoughts, and couldn't help but be a little anxious: "The Ming Dynasty is a two-capital system. After His Majesty arrived in Nanjing, he could immediately rebuild the imperial court, and in his Majesty's capacity, he would definitely be able to quickly calm the hearts of the people, and there would be no problem for the Ming Dynasty to hold the southeast. At this time, His Majesty temporarily abandoned the burden of the north and threw it to the thieves, so that the thieves could compete with the eastern captives outside the border. His Majesty is in Nanjing, making great efforts to make the country prosperous, training and cultivating soldiers, and the financial and manpower of the southeast, the ministers think that within ten years, Your Majesty will be like Emperor Taizu, and will be able to raise the Northern Expedition of the Sixth Division, sweeping away thieves and razors! ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks, even if it is an adventure, Your Majesty should also try to go south. Besides, the ministers will desperately protect His Majesty and protect His Majesty from the encirclement. ”

Chongzhen looked at Wang Yan's twenty-year-old face, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, only a stunned young man like him, who was not deeply involved in the world, dared to say something recklessly.

actually proposed to give up the north, which minister in Beijing dared to say that he was afraid that he would be immediately beaten into a traitor.

Chongzhen's heart was moved, he didn't expect that a petty official of the eighth grade would actually say such words.

The scene described by Wang Yan moved Chongzhen and made him look for some yearning.

If someone in the cabinet had proposed it half a month ago, perhaps he would have gone south.

At this time, bursts of artillery outside the palace came, and it was estimated that the intrusive army began to attack the city again, Chongzhen shook his head, "As soon as I leave, the intruders will inevitably search for the whole city, intercept and kill along the way, and no one will be able to leave at that time." I can die, but Ming can't die. I will stay in Beijing and let the brocade guard escort you, the Prince, the Empress, and my children to Nanjing. ”

"Your Majesty~" Wang Yan was anxious when he heard this, "When the world is in turmoil, the country depends on Changjun~"

At this time, a guard covered in blood ran in with a panicked face, knelt on the ground violently, and cried bitterly: "Your Majesty, Zhang Jinyan opened the city gate, and the thieves attacked the inner city.

Chongzhen's body trembled when he heard this, but he was no longer in a hurry at this time, but suddenly said: "Go, bring the crown prince, Yongwang, Dingwang and Kunxing." ”

The thieves have broken through the inner city, and the imperial city will soon fall, and Chongzhen is rarely decisive.

Soon, the crown prince Zhu Cixiong, the king of Dingzhu Cijiong, the king of Yong Zhu Cijiong, the fifth son of the emperor Zhu Cihuan, the princess of Kunxing Zhu Yujiao and others were called over, crying and standing in the hall.

Chongzhen looked at his children, and felt sour in his heart, he had been martyred wholeheartedly, but he hoped that his children could live.

He originally had no hope in his heart, but now that Gao Mingheng sent someone to pick him up, he still vaguely hoped that his children would escape and escape to the south to ascend the throne.

In this way, he also has an explanation for the ancestors and ancestors, and the Ming Dynasty can continue to continue.

For the crown prince, Chongzhen felt guilty, and the ministers proposed more than once to send the prince to Nanjing, but he did not allow it.

At this time, Chongzhen called the crown prince Zhu Cihong to his side, looked at it with loving eyes, and said with a little choked up: "I didn't send you to Nanjing as soon as possible, so that you and I would be in danger together." Now the governor of Shandong has sent troops to welcome you south. If my son can go to Nanjing to reach the pole, he should remember to cultivate his own team, and he should not believe the words of one faction. I have been in power for 17 years, and I have not trained you auxiliary ministers, and the people you can rely on in the future can listen to the words of the high governor among the civil ministers, and Huang Degong can be relied on among the military generals, but as for Zuo Liangyu's generation, they cannot be trusted. Remember. ”

After explaining a few words to the prince, Chongzhen found out that he really didn't fulfill his responsibilities, and he didn't even cultivate a minister who supported him.

Saying that Chongzhen couldn't make a sound, the prince and others also cried loudly, and the eunuchs and guards on the left and right all hid their faces and wept.

At this time, Wang Chengen had already brought a lot of coarse cloth clothes for everyone to change into. Zhou Hou, who was rescued on the side, did not move, obviously not ready to leave.

Seeing this, Wang Yan knew that he could not persuade Chongzhen to go south, so he suggested with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, if the thieves break the city, they will inevitably search for the prince, and the ministers think that when someone else pretends to be the prince and the princes, they will confuse the thieves."

The prince of the dead country fell into the hands of the enemy, where can there be any good end, and at this time, where to find someone?

Gao Wencai, who had just come in to report to the Jinyi Wei Qianhu, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the courtier is the same age as the prince, but he can die on behalf of the prince!"

Danger to see loyal ministers! When Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

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