Li Zicheng slowly opened his eyes, he had a splitting headache and drank too much wine.

He propped himself up and sat up, took a cushion and leaned against him, and cried out, "Water, I want to drink." ”

The footsteps of the old chamberlain soon sounded, and he came up with a teacup.

Li Zicheng picked up the teacup and drank it in one go, and drank three or four cups in a row, and then he felt that the dry cough in his throat had eased a lot.

Putting down the teacup, he looked outside, it was already dark, frowned and asked, "Lao Zhang, what time is it?" ”

"Your Majesty, just after the unitary hour." The old waiter bowed his head.

"It's all time, and Lao Tzu has slept for most of the day. You go get me some food and drinks, I'm already hungry. Li Zicheng waved his hand.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The old chamberlain got up and made arrangements.

After a while, several palace maids and eunuchs came up with wine and food.

Li Zicheng didn't clean his hands either, and began to eat by himself, and the old waiter waited on the side, bowing his head and saying nothing.

Li Zicheng was halfway through eating, looked up at the old waiter, frowned, and said, "Lao Zhang, do you have something to say?" If you have something to say, just say it, don't hide it, Lao Tzu doesn't like people who are unhappy the most. ”

The old chamberlain hesitated, but finally spoke: "Your Majesty, the old slave has something in his heart that he wants to tell you. ”

After Li Zicheng looked at the old waiter for a while, he put down his chopsticks and beckoned: "Come, Lao Zhang come and talk, just say anything, I am not the one who doesn't let people speak." ”

The old chamberlain came to Li Zicheng and knelt tremblingly, looked at Li Zicheng and said, "Your Majesty, the old slave is sixty-four, and he has lived enough in this life." Being able to serve His Majesty is also a blessing that my old Zhang family has cultivated for eight lifetimes. Even if you die now, it's worth it. The old slave dared to give His Majesty a word today. Even if Your Majesty wants to kill the old slave, the old slave will not lose. ”

As he spoke, there were already old tears in his eyes.

Li Zicheng frowned and said unhappily: "You old thing, let you say it, why are you so verbose?" But if you try to persuade me to surrender, I'll be the first to cut off your dog's head. ”

The old chamberlain cried and said, "Your Majesty just killed the old slave, and the old slave also wants to say it." His Majesty knows how critical the situation is now. His Majesty is a great hero, a great hero, and he does not want to be bullied, the old slave naturally understands, and the old slave is also willing to accompany His Majesty to live and die together. It's just Your Majesty, even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the crown prince and His Royal Highness the King of Qi. The two princes are still so young, do you want them to go to the national disaster with you? ”

Li Zicheng was furious when he heard this, grabbed the wine jug in front of him in his hand and threw it at the old waiter, scolding: "You old thing, let you not say that you want to say it, you just want to say these things to block Lao Tzu, what can you do?" They are my sons, and they will live and die with me. You and I die, can they still live? Will Jiangchuan children still let them go? Idiot! Idiot! ”

The wine jug smashed directly on the forehead of the old chamberlain, and he was bleeding all over his face, so he was not miserable.

The old chamberlain didn't dodge, and knelt down in pain and said, "Your Majesty, don't you want to leave a descendant for the Li family?" Now that the Ming army has not yet attacked the city, if His Majesty wants the two princes to live, the old slave should desperately protect the two princes and leave a piece of blood for the Li family. Your Majesty, please think again! ”

The old chamberlain knelt on the ground and began to cry loudly.

Li Zicheng was upset by crying, stood up suddenly, kicked the table in front of him, walked to the side and took down a sword from the shelf, pulled it out and walked over angrily and put it on the neck of the old waiter and scolded: "You old thing, you are really noisy." Lao Tzu, I will die when I die, what is there to be afraid of. Even if my baby escapes, she will be hiding in Tibet for the rest of her life, and she will live like a mouse. Lao Tzu, I was chased by the Ming army in the first half of my life, and I drilled ravines everywhere like a mouse, do I still have to be a mouse when I die? ”

The old chamberlain just cried, slammed his head on the ground and rattled, coupled with the blood on his face, it looked very miserable and terrifying.

Looking at the appearance of the old chamberlain, Li Zichang sighed, took back the sword, and said weakly: "That's it, that's it, you take the two of them to run for your life, whether you can survive depends on their creation." If you can survive and grow up, don't worry about any stupid thoughts of revenge, and living a small life in peace is a great creation. ”

The old chamberlain's words still moved him after all.

After all, tiger poison does not eat children.

These two sons were born to Li Zicheng by the Empress Gao. However, the Gao family fell into the hands of the Qin army when he was in Beizhili, and now only these two sons remain.

Li Zicheng knew that he was dying, and he originally planned to die with his two sons, but after all, he was still a little unbearable. As soon as the old chamberlain advised, he finally agreed.

Continuing the bloodline can be said to be the wish that every normal person has, and Li Zicheng is naturally no exception. In a way, his desire is even stronger than that of ordinary people.

The reason why he wanted his son to die with him before was because he understood that once his son fell into the hands of Jiang Chuan, he would definitely be more than lucky.

If he conquered the capital of the Ming Dynasty by himself, I am afraid that he would not have left the emperor's children alive.

Cutting the grass and eradicating the roots is the best way, so as not to cause any twists and turns after being soft-hearted.

The old chamberlain knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the old slave will definitely live up to the trust, he will definitely escape with the two princes, and he will raise them." ”

Li Zicheng waved his hand and said, "Go, go, you bring more gold and silver from the inner treasury, and you can use it in the future." ”

The old chamberlain gave another trembling salute and slowly walked towards the outside of the main hall.

At this time, he was already a little anxious in his heart, and he was afraid that it would be too late.

Although he didn't know what was going to happen, he had a premonition that something was going to happen.

But as soon as he reached the door of the main hall, he heard a shout of killing, the clashing of weapons, the screams of people, and the sound of swords entering flesh.

The old chamberlain trembled, and hurriedly looked, only to see that the screaming had stopped, and a large group of soldiers armed with knives and guns rushed in from outside the palace gate and came towards the main hall.

And with this group of soldiers, there were several familiar figures at the end.

"Grandpa Zhang, where are you going? But are you going to find these two royal highnesses? One of them, dressed in a red official robe, sneered at the old chamberlain, and snatched out two richly dressed young children with frightened expressions from behind.

The person who spoke was Liu Kaishan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and the two young children he grabbed were Li Zicheng's crown prince Li Yi and his youngest son Li Xuan, the king of Qi.

And next to Liu Kaishan stood the indifferent Prime Minister Song Xiance and the right Prime Minister Niu Jinxing.