In fact, just last night, Liu Ce received a letter sent by Wang Chengyin before, and learned that the emperor had arrived at Juyong Pass, and as the chief military officer of Jizhen who was also in charge of the defense of Juyong Pass, even if the emperor did not pass on the meeting, he should also come to the audience. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

When Wang Chengyin sent people out of the city to deliver the message, the emperor had not yet attacked him, so he didn't have much of that heart, reminding Liu Ce that the emperor might not be good for him.

So after receiving Wang Chengyin's news, he didn't think much about it, and soon took three hundred family guards, quickly whipped up, and rushed to the direction of Juyong Pass.

Half a night, plus a half a day, changed horses several times along the way, galloped back and forth for nearly three hundred miles, and finally arrived at the south of Juyong Pass at three o'clock in the afternoon.

However, what he didn't expect was that he came in a hurry, but what he got was a completely unexpected result.

Emperor Chongzhen was noncommittal after listening to what he said, and suddenly asked: "Did Liu Qing know the defense situation of Juyong Pass before?" ”

Liu Ce didn't see Wang Chengyin, and he didn't know what the situation was before, but when he saw the emperor asking, according to the convention, he could only pick up good words, so after thinking about it, he still considered it and said: "Juyongguan has always been the throat of western Beijing, and the two mountains are sandwiched here, and the situation is dangerous. Since His Majesty's accession to the throne, the nine sides have reorganized, and the generals and soldiers at the passes above and below Jizhen have all been vigorous, changing the chronic disease of laxity and slackness. Ministers, Juyong Guanshan is consolidated and solid, His Majesty and the princes of the court must be stable in Beijing, and the west can be worry-free. ”

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly laughed and said, "What a Liu Ce!" What a worry-free western! ”

Liu Ce, who was secretly proud of saying these words for himself, suddenly heard the emperor say these two words, and his heart chuckled, and while looking up at the emperor, he was still thinking: "Could it be that this is wrong, could it be that Wang Chengyin, a bastard, stabbed the basket in Juyong Pass?!" ”

At this moment, I only heard Emperor Chongzhen say in a cold voice: "Juyong Guanguan Mountain is dangerous, of course I and Sun Ge Lao know. However, the danger of Guanshan is not enough! Juyong Guanzhong's military equipment is slack, there are 3,002 registered soldiers, and there are really 806 old and weak, do you know? ! In such a situation, where does it come from?! Where did you come from?! ”

After listening to what the emperor said, Liu Ce's head buzzed, and he was speechless for a while, just stunned and opened the emperor.

At this time, after a slight pause, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Liu Ce and suddenly said sharply: "Liu Ce! Are you guilty?! ”

Liu Ce suddenly woke up, and hurriedly kowtowed to the ground while saying in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty forgives your sins!" The minister really doesn't know the root of such a snub situation in Juyong Guanzhong! Since the arrival of the minister, he was ordered to rectify the northern line of the border guard, Juyongguan lives in the west end of the border fort of Jizhen Town, although the future has time to vigorously rectify, but the minister has never thought that it has been abandoned if this! The minister is guilty of negligence and negligence, please forgive your majesty! ”

After hearing Liu Ce's words, Emperor Chongzhen turned his head to look at Wang Guoxing and said, "Bring Wang Chengyin up!" ”

As soon as Liu Ce heard that he had brought Wang Chengyin up, his expression was even more panicked.

Wang Chengyin is his personal guard in the Chinese army, of course he knows a lot about his situation, if Wang Chengyin says something that should not be said in front of the emperor, he will really die.

A moment later, Wang Chengyin was brought in by the Jinyi Guard under Wang Guoxing.

When Wang Chengyin saw the emperor here, he immediately knelt on the ground, and saw Liu Ce kneeling on the ground in horror and looking back at him, and soon knew that this was the emperor's crime to cure Liu Ce.

After a night of suffering, Wang Chengyin knew that he was probably more than lucky, after all, all the generals and officers under him in Juyong Pass had been killed, and the sound of muskets and screams from under the cloud platform made him even more frightened.

Since ancient times, it has been difficult to die alone. He knew that if there was no accident, he would be dead, but putting the responsibility on Liu Ce and dragging Liu Ce into the water was the only straw he had at this moment.

Seeing Wang Chengyin come in and kneel, Emperor Chongzhen said: "Wang Chengyin, Juyong Guan's soldiers are old and weak, and they are taking advantage of all kinds of serious situations. How did the Jizhen General Military Mansion reply to you, you can tell the truth! ”

Wang Chengyin saw the emperor ask this, and knew in his heart that this was also an opportunity to exonerate himself, so he immediately said: "Weichen did not go out of the month after he arrived at Juyong Pass, and found out the situation in Guanzhong, and then immediately reported to the General Military Office, and then His Majesty sent the Imperial History Supervision Army of the Inspectorate to verify the salary of the soldiers, and Weichen also rushed to Jizhen to report the matter to Liu Dashuai in person.

Liu Shuai personally said to Wechen that this is the arrears of the previous dynasties, and the risk of paying to occupy the service involves the noble generals of the Beijing Division, and instructed Wechen not to delve into it, how it was in the past, how it is today, Xiao Guicao can do it immediately. This is what Liu Shuai said himself, and Weichen has remembered it so far, and he will never be wrong! ”

"In addition, Weichen also wrote about the former military governor's mansion, but there was no follow-up! Today, Your Majesty uses this to cure the crime of deceitful king, and the micro-ministers are really wronged! ”

After Wang Chengyin said this, he couldn't afford to kowtow.

After listening to what Wang Chengyin said, Emperor Chongzhen looked at the stunned Liu Ce and said, "Liu Ce! What else do you have to say if I punish you for your sins today?! ”

Liu Ce, who was a little distracted and at a loss, saw the emperor say this, and immediately kowtowed and replied, "Your Majesty! The minister is guilty! But this has always been the case in the Nine-Sided Army, and Jizhen is not the only one. Even if the situation in Jizhen is a little serious, it is because it is located near the left side of Gyeonggi, and there are many noble and wealthy families, and it is an old chronic disease, and it is not the crime of the minister! The minister has been in Jizhen for less than two years, how can he blame the minister alone?! ”

Looking at Liu Ce, who was still not giving up, Emperor Chongzhen said expressionlessly: "I use your position as the marshal of Jizhen in the hope that you will rise and fall and make a difference, rather than letting you be a vegetarian and stick to the old rules.

"Juyong Guanjingxi lock key is very important, you have served in Jizhen for more than a year, but now the situation in Guanzhong is like this, you as the commander of the army, first deduced that I don't know, after Wang Chengyin confronted you, but you blamed it on old illness, like you are the commander of the border town, how can I let you sit in the position of Jizhen!?

"As for the matter of asking about the guilt, you can rest assured, of course I will not just blame you Liu Ce alone! But you, Liu Ce, are the first person I want to ask about sin! ”

After saying this, Emperor Chongzhen didn't wait for Liu Ce to speak again, and then drank the order left and right, and said, "Don't take him down with me yet!" ”

Huang Degong, Wu Sangui, Cao Dingjiao and other attendant military attachés who had been serving the emperor quickly stepped forward and pushed Liu Ce to the ground.

Liu Ce was particularly unconvinced at this time, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty will be punished today for not teaching, and the border marshal will be captured for a petty crime, how can you convince the hearts of the people in the future, and why will you be in Anbian Town?!" ”

After Liu Ce said this, he stared at the emperor in a daze, and the city tower was quiet for a while, waiting for the emperor to answer.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't laugh angrily when he saw this, then looked at Liu Ce, and said slowly: "You don't have the sin to die, and I don't have the heart to kill you." But if you say so, I will kill you. I want to see, kill you Liu Ce, which side commander is not convinced?! Which border town is uneasy?! ”

After saying this, Emperor Chongzhen's eyes caught a glimpse of Sun Chengzong, the minister of military aircraft, as if he was about to open his mouth to speak, and then waved his hand at him and said, "Sun Qing doesn't need to say much!" ”

Then he said left and right: "What are you waiting for?!" ”

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen's words fell, Liu Ce was about to continue shouting grievances, when he suddenly heard a loud bang, and then a muffled snort, it turned out that Hu Dawei pulled out the Qi knife on his waist and stabbed it into Liu Ce's chest!

The long Qi knife entered from Liu Ce's chest and pierced through the back of his heart, and the blade that came out of the chest was dripping with bright red blood.

Liu Ce looked at Qi Dao on his chest in disbelief, looked at Hu Dawei with an expressionless face, wanted to say something but couldn't say it, his head hung down, and he died.

Huang Degong, Wu Sangui and others, who were originally holding Liu Ce, let go of the column, and Liu Ce immediately fell to the ground and died on top of the city tower.

Hu Dawei turned around and knelt on the ground and clenched his fists and said: "Weichen drew his sword in front of His Majesty, violating the imperial system, please punish Your Majesty!" ”

Drawing his sword at the same time as Hu Dawei, but not as fast as Hu Dawei, You Yangkun and You Yangkun heard Hu Dawei's words, and immediately knelt on the ground.

Emperor Chongzhen nodded at him, then looked around at the military attachés on the left and right, and said: "You are all the swords in front of the imperial front that I personally selected. Besides, this time it is at my will, what a sin you are! ”

After saying this, Emperor Chongzhen motioned to Hu Dawei and the other kneeling attendants and military attachés to get up, and then said to Sun Chengzong: "Sun Aiqing, now that Liu Ce has subdued the law, there is no need to say anything else.

"Liu Ce is certainly guilty, but I killed him not because he deserved to die, but to warn future generations and warn those who come.

"Anyone who dares to disobey the court or disobey the government and the government, resulting in the waste of government and military affairs, and messing up my world, no matter who it is, will be killed.

"Now that Liu Ce is dead, the Military Aircraft Department can write nine sides to announce his crimes, and at the same time pass on the first Ji Town, so that the whole Ji Town knows what to fear and what to warn.

Sun Chengzong originally wanted to say something to advise the emperor to be patient and not to kill the border marshal, etc., but when he saw the emperor say this, he also extinguished the idea of admonishment, and sighed in his heart, but just bowed down and promised.