The inner city of Shengjing has been broken by the Ming army, and there are corpses everywhere on the ground, but Zhu Youzhen can't find Huang Taiji's body, he is secretly anxious, with Huang Taiji's prestige in the Dajin Kingdom, if he runs away, it is entirely possible to organize the remaining Jurchens and continue to confront the Ming Dynasty.

"Carefully search all the palaces, you must find out Huang Taiji, you must see people alive, and you must see corpses when you die."

The soldiers re-searched all the buildings in the inner city one by one, paying special attention to the hiding places such as dark rooms and secret rooms, and it is not an exaggeration to describe the destruction of the inner city by digging three feet into the ground, but Huang Taiji seemed to have evaporated out of thin air and completely lost his trace.

Zhu Youzhen stood outside the front door of the Dazheng Palace, an octagonal palace that used to be the place where Huang Taiji handled government affairs, and now, Ming soldiers come and go here at will.

Suddenly, a black shadow swooped down from the inner city wall, skimmed over the low air like a big bird, and fell down ten steps away from Zhu Youzhen.

Fu Xiaojian, the head of the guard, was shocked, he shifted his position and grabbed in front of Zhu Youzhen, the long sword in his hand pointed at the black shadow: "Who are you and why are you here?" ”

The black shadow didn't pay attention to Fu Xiaojian, he had already bowed down in front of Zhu Youzhen: "See Your Majesty!" ”

"Grass people?" Zhu Youzhen looked at the black shadow kneeling in front of him, this person was dressed in dark clothes and pants, even the scarf on his head was black, and only two eyes were exposed, "Who are you?" Why do you call yourself a grass people? Are you Han? ”

"Your Majesty doesn't know the grass people? The grass people are Haidongqing! The black shadow was still kneeling in front of Zhu Youzhen.

Zhu Youzhen was shocked: "Hai Dongqing? You are...... Why do you cover your face with a black scarf? ”

"Hai Dongqing" didn't raise his head, his body didn't move, and he still looked down at the ground: "The grass people don't want others to see the true face of the grass people." ”

"Ao," Zhu Youzhen understood, he had been working on another front for a long time, and he couldn't show his true face, Hai Dongqing had already developed a habit, "Why are you here?" ”

"Your Majesty, the grass people know where Huang Taiji is hiding!"

"Huang Taiji? Where is he? Zhu Youzhen's breathing became short, he looked around, but there were Ming troops all around, and there was no trace of Huang Taiji at all, "Get up and talk back!" ”

"Your Majesty, please see!" Hai Dongqing stood up and stretched out his hand to point to a crooked-necked tree on the right, "Huang Taiji is there!" ”

The crooked neck tree is only one step away from the inner city wall, and the branches on it even reach the outside of the inner city wall, and the trunk breaks at the height of two people, and many branches are born, I don't know if this kind of tree is evergreen all year round, anyway, now it is luxuriant.

Zhu Youzhen looked at the crooked neck tree, but didn't see anything, "What?" Is Huang Taiji hiding in this tree? ”

The only remaining eyeball on Haidong's blue-black mask was rounded: "Exactly, Your Majesty!" Huang Taiji hid in this tree, waited for the grass people to go up, and captured him! ”

The Ming army has surrounded the crooked neck tree entirely, and if Huang Taiji wants to escape, he can only give birth to two wings.

Huang Taiji, who was hiding in the bushes, saw that the Ming army surrounded the crooked neck tree, and knew that the hiding place was seen through by the Ming army, he looked up to the sky and sighed: "Since Changshengtian gave birth to my Huang Taiji, why did he give birth to Zhu Youzhen?" ”

He let go of the branch he was grasping with both hands and turned his head back. He looked at the main hall of the left toilet with infinite nostalgia, and then resolutely jumped down.

"Horn!"

Huang Taiji fell on his head and feet, fell upside down on the ground, his cervical vertebrae were fractured, his brain burst out, and red blood and white brain were scattered all over the ground.

Hai Dongqing jumped down from the crooked neck tree, "It's a pity that Huang Taiji was not captured alive." ”

"It's better to be dead, otherwise, I don't know what to do with him!" Zhu Youzhen laughed, "How do you know that Huang Taiji is hiding in a tree?" ”

"Your Majesty, the grass people have been spying on Jiannu's military situation in Shengjing, last night the grass people visited the inner city at night, and saw that Huang Taiji had been watching under the tree with his crooked neck, and he couldn't be found anywhere today, so the grass people secretly searched, and sure enough, they found him hiding in the tree."

Zhu Youzhen looked at the crooked neck tree, "This tree, the branches are stretched out, Huang Taiji must plan to wait for the limelight to pass, and then slip out from the outside, but he doesn't know, the wall has eyes, haha, Hai Dongqing, hard work, you have made a contribution to Daming again, let's talk about it, what reward do you need from me?" ”

Hai Dongqing clasped his hands into fists and bowed down to Zhu Youzhen to perform the etiquette of a Jianghu person: "Your Majesty, the grass people have a reluctant request, and I hope that Your Majesty will be fulfilled."

Zhu Youzhen smiled with his eyebrows, "Say it, as long as you don't violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty, I will definitely fulfill you." ”

Hai Dongqing glanced at the Ming army on all sides, and said leisurely: "Your Majesty, can the grass people talk to you alone?" ”

Fu Xiaojian took two steps forward suddenly, and stood in front of Hai Dongqing with his sword, "Hai Dongqing, you are so bold!" ”

Zhu Youzhen beckoned, called Fu Xiaojian and lowered his voice and said to him: "Xiao Jian, don't worry, he is Ling Feng, one of the original four masters of Jinyiwei, my acquaintance, Xiao Jian should also remember, besides, his martial arts are not my opponent." ”

"Your Majesty ......" Fu Xiaojian still refused to retreat.

"Don't worry, Xiaojian, you can step back first!" Zhu Youzhen motioned for Fu Xiaojian to step back, and he took two steps towards Hai Dongqing, "Ling Feng, now there are only two people, me and you, if you have anything to say, just say it!" ”

"Majesty ......" Ling Feng stopped talking, his gaze kept on his toes.

Zhu Youzhen smiled indifferently: "Ling Feng is a man, why is he like a little daughter-in-law who has just passed the door now?" ”

"Your Majesty, the Jiannu has been extinguished, and the grass people hope that His Majesty will allow the grass people to return to the mountains and forests." Finally said what was in his heart, Ling Feng was relieved, and his gaze also left his toes and moved uneasily to Zhu Youzhen's face.

"Retreat?" Zhu Youzhen frowned, "Ling Feng, why is this?" Don't you want to continue to contribute to the country? ”

Ling Feng had a pimple in his heart, Zhu Youzhen really didn't want him to go into hiding, but as soon as the words came out, he could only bite the bullet, "Your Majesty, Huang Taiji is dead, Shengjing has been broken, the destruction of Jiannu is just around the corner, and the task of the grass people has been completed, so the grass people want to return to the mountains and forests and concentrate on cultivating martial arts......"

Zhu Youzhen's face had already regained his calmness, "Ling Feng, no matter how well you learn martial arts, if you don't use them, then what's the use of learning martial arts?" As the saying goes, if you learn literature and martial arts well, and sell it to the emperor's family, now is the best opportunity to sell it to the emperor's family. ”

Ling Feng hesitated for a short moment, but still insisted on his own proposition: "Your Majesty, since the grass people have been interrogators, they have seen too much killing and blood, and the grass people really don't want to see them anymore, the reason why the grass people want to go into hiding, on the one hand, is to improve their martial arts realm, and on the other hand, it is also to cultivate their self-cultivation, when the grass people were in Jinyiwei before, they also worked for the tiger and did some things that hurt the heavens and reason, and the grass people now want to atone for themselves." ”

"Ling Feng, are you criticizing me for causing too many killings?" Zhu Youzhen's face turned pale, and his face suddenly became expressionless, as if it was a white eggplant that had just been beaten by severe frost.

"The grass people don't dare! The grass people did not mean to criticize His Majesty. Ling Feng slammed and knelt down at Zhu Youzhen's feet, "Although the grass people have not participated in the major affairs of the imperial court, the grass people have been spying on the military and political situation of Jiannu, and the grass people know in their hearts that if the Ming Dynasty can't break through Shengjing, sooner or later, Jiannu will break through our Beijing." ”

"Well," Zhu Youzhen's face improved slightly, "Ling Feng, in fact, cultivation doesn't necessarily have to be in the mountains and the court, you can also practice, the key is to see how you do it." ”

"Your Majesty, the grass people understand, but the grass people really can't see killing and blood, so the grass people want to find a piece of paradise, cultivate themselves, and beg His Majesty to be fulfilled."

Zhu Youzhen saw that the persuasion was ineffective, so he no longer did useless work, "I promised you before, as long as you can complete the task, I will forgive all your previous sins, since you are determined to practice, I have nothing to say, I will reward you with a sum of silver taels as a reward for you to spy on the military intelligence of the Ming Dynasty during this time." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you for your accomplishment! Ling Feng kowtowed to Zhu Youzhen three times.

"Ling Feng, you will be able to enjoy the rivers and lakes in the future, but no matter where you are, you must abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty."

"The grass people will remember the teachings of His Majesty."

When Zhu Youzhen returned to Qingning Palace, the soldiers had already cleaned the palace, and the excitement of just catching Huang Taiji and the loss of Ling Feng's return to the mountains and forests were intertwined, making him feel tired, and he lay on the silver bed that Huang Taiji had slept on before, and fell asleep after a while.

There was a slight noise at the door, which woke Zhu Youzhen up, he didn't get up, he listened for a while, but he couldn't really hear it, "Xiaojian, who is making noise at the door?" ”

Fu Xiaojian walked quickly to Zhu Youzhen's bed: "Your Majesty, the soldiers said that they had caught two women and wanted to give them to their Majesty, but I was afraid of disturbing His Majesty's rest, so I didn't let them in."

Zhu Youzhen was puzzled, "There are a lot of women in the palace, what do you do when you catch two women and give them to me?" ”

Fu Xiaojian shook his head, "The minister doesn't know who it is, they didn't say it, and the minister didn't ask." ”

Zhu Youzhen had already fallen asleep, and just had nothing to do, so he said to Fu Xiaojian: "Let them come in, I want to see what important people they have caught." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Fu Xiaojian turned around and went out, and after a while, he led three soldiers and two stunning women.

The soldiers knelt down for Zhu Youzhen in unison, "Your Majesty, we have caught two special women." ”

"Special? What kind of special law? Who the hell are they? ”

"Your Majesty, they are the concubines and sisters of Huang Taiji."

"Huang Taiji's concubine?" Zhu Youzhen was stunned, "Didn't the concubines of Huang Taiji all be killed by Huang Taiji?" How is it his concubine? ”

"Your Majesty, they are two fish that slipped through the net."

"Okay, leave them here first, and then leave a person who can speak the Jurchen words, you can go back first!"

"Yes, we have brought someone who knows that His Majesty is going to interrogate them, who can speak the Jurchen words."