Chongzhen heard the voice outside, sat in the carriage, and was about to draw his sword again.

But then he realized that he only had a scabbard left on his body, and the sword had long since been taken away by someone.

"Your Majesty!" Empress Zhou was a little uneasy: "The emperor's side is ...... Do you want someone from outside to send the emperor here? ”

"It's the same everywhere, maybe it's better not to be with us." Chongzhen sighed.

He wanted to complain that Tian Boguang was greedy for war, but after thinking about it carefully, since he was caught up by thieves, he really couldn't get out without fighting. Unless he only escaped, leaving the relatively slow carriage behind, that would mean leaving the queen and his children behind.

He has abandoned the city and the country, will he still abandon his wife and children?

At this moment, Gao Yigong saw the dust in the distance, and his heart moved, thinking of Yu Guozhen's cunning with soldiers.

"There's an ambush!" He screamed, turned and walked away.

Gao Yigong knew that since he caught up and didn't fight with the other party, it would be difficult to explain to King Chuang when he went back, but at the same time, he was also worried that his original strength would be damaged. He is the descendant of Gao Yingxiang, the former king of Chuang, and after taking his subordinates to join Li Zicheng, he was initially reused, but gradually he was a little excluded, if it were not for Li Zicheng's wife to protect him, his troops would have been broken up long ago. Otherwise, others are happy in the capital, but he has to eat the northwest wind here, and even face the world's strongest soldier Xinxiang Huwei!

He turned around and left, which made Tian Boguang stunned, and then couldn't help laughing.

There was indeed an ambush, but the number was not large, that is, more than 700 people. Led by Qi Niu, he has been staying in Tongzhou. This is also the backing for Tian Boguang to dare to stop, his original plan was to attract the other party, and then flank the opponent after Qi Niu's department arrived.

However, it is best to solve the problem without fighting, and to avoid casualties.

"This ...... Zheng Qing, come over here. ”

Chongzhen could hear the sound of horses' hooves outside. There was no other noise, the expected attack did not take place, and the fierce fighting was raging. He couldn't figure it out, so he lifted the curtain and summoned Zheng Zhifeng over.

Zheng Zhifeng arrived at his carriage. Bow your hand: "What does Your Majesty command?" ”

"The thief just came?"

"Yes, Gao Yigong, the general of the thief's subordinates, the nephew of the original thief Gao Yingxiang, was lucky to get away from Nanhai Bo's men in the battle of Chu'zhou, so he had already broken his courage, and when he saw that it was Nanhai Bo who sent the army to meet him, where did he dare to fight!"

Zheng Zhifeng is a smart person and knows what to say, but now that he sees that Huwei has another seven hundred people, his twenty or thirty people are not worth mentioning.

Therefore. He praised the might of the Tiger Guard fiercely. Chongzhen was also a little happy when he heard it, if he could really scare the thieves away, then he would be able to go all the way to the south this time.

He was still thinking in his heart, and he met local magistrates on the way to how he should arrange. That's when it happened. Tian Bo frowned and came over with Qi Niu, "Your Majesty, although Gao Yigong is gone, his strength has not been damaged, he will definitely send someone to follow us, I expect to break into the army of thieves." It will arrive soon. The only thing sent by my family officials this time is more than a thousand of us, and if we are really caught up and entangled by the army of thieves, it will be difficult to guarantee the safety of Your Majesty. Therefore, we have to travel day and night, and we will have to run on the road for a long time, except for the necessary rest in the middle. ”

"Everything is arranged by the two generals." Seeing that Qi Niu's clothes were comparable to Tian Boguang's, and seeing his size, Chongzhen vaguely felt as if he had seen him: "This general is ......"

"Qi Niu." Qi Niu Road.

"Oh, General Huwei, I've heard about it for a long time, but I haven't seen it until today, it's me who has lost people, it's I lost people!"

Chongzhen looked at Qi Niu, who was as majestic as an iron tower, and said sincerely, such characters were all caught by Yu Guozhen, which really reflected that he was a lost man.

Qi Niu didn't say any more nonsense, and returned to the bottom of the line. Chongzhen let out a long sigh and retracted into the carriage, and not long after, a tiger guard knocked on the carriage, Chongzhen lifted the curtain and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Your Majesty is hungry, there are some canned food here, Your Majesty will eat a little first, and there will be hot food when you get to the resting place."

The tiger guard handed over the two cans, which were prepared for Chongzhen and Empress Zhou, and it was the first time that Chongzhen had reached the cans - everything he ate in the palace was heavily tested, and by the time he reached his hands, it had already been unrecognizable. He grabbed it and looked at it, and there were some white fruit slices floating in the transparent glass jar, which looked extremely attractive.

Just don't know how to open this jar.

Seeing this, Huwei helped him open the mouth of the jar, Chongzhen and Queen Zhou shared one, and was about to eat, when suddenly met something, he stretched out his head and asked, "Have the soldiers eaten?" ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, we have enough supplies with us." The tiger guard said with a grin.

Originally, Chongzhen thought that the other party should be extremely grateful, but it was not just such a bland sentence. But he didn't know that among the tiger guards, if the soldiers did not eat, the gang and the team did not eat, and if the gang and the team did not eat, the battalion and regiment did not eat. If Yu Guozhen was in the army, he would have always eaten with the soldiers and grabbed soup in a pot, so he would have been immune to such verbal care.

Lowered the curtain, but Chongzhen still heard a faint sound outside, and the tiger guard who had just given him canned food said to his companion: "I saw the emperor today, you can go back and blow it in the future, I also saw the son of heaven of the Ming Dynasty with my own eyes, and gave him two cans!" ”

Chongzhen was still a little happy when he heard it, proving that Hu Wei was still a big man in his heart, but then he listened to Hu Wei again: "It's just that I look at him like that, this emperor really doesn't have any head, it's too hard, too tired and too stupid, he can't even beat canned food, and he has never eaten it...... Tsk, it's not as good as our Xinxiang people. ”

As soon as he said this, Chongzhen felt a sour nose and almost cried.

Indeed, he, the emperor, is too bitter, too tired, and too stupid......

"Your Majesty, wait for the concubines to taste it first." Empress Zhou saw that he had not moved, so she said in a low voice.

"No...... No, it's all come to this point, Nanhai Bo wants to kill the king, why do you need to poison this can? Chongzhen picked up a piece of pulp with chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth: "Ah." It tastes good, with some candied fruit flavors...... On the emperor's side, I don't know if there is. ”

"Yu Guozhen's subordinates are careful, they must all have them." Queen Zhou said this, but there was some concern in her eyes. At this moment, they felt the carriage slow down, and then followed. I heard the voice of the crown prince sound: "Father, mother, son-in-law offer food to father, queen mother." ”

Chongzhen lifted the curtain. The prince was seen trotting by the carriage with an open can. Chongzhen was about to speak, when a tiger guard next to the carriage leaned down. He pulled the prince up and put him on his horse: "Don't worry, your father has something to eat." is a filial prince...... Your Majesty, do you want the prince to be with you? ”

"Let the emperor get into our car, there is still room in the car." Empress Zhou immediately beckoned.

The tiger guard pulled the door open and let the prince in. Empress Zhou pulled the crown prince and said distressed with tears: "Emperor, are you okay?" ”

"It's okay, the Tiger Guards treat us with respect, and they are very good." The crown prince said in a low voice: "Father, queen mother, please rest assured. ”

He was born into the family of emperors. Although he is young, he knows that in the face of such a big change, he needs to be cautious in his words and actions. Seeing that he was so sensible, Chongzhen was sad and somewhat relieved.

patted him on the head: "Wu'er." Remember what happened now, and you will be able to be a good son of heaven in the future. ”

They left the capital at noon, and arrived in Tongzhou in the evening. But at this time, it was already November 16, and when I arrived in Tongzhou, I found that the canal was frozen yesterday. Originally, I wanted to take a boat to Zhigu, but naturally I had to cancel.

"I see that the Son of Heaven is very tired, why don't you ask the local yamen to prepare a house here and rest for a while?" Zheng Zhifeng suggested.

"No, this place is just around the corner from the capital, after Gao Yigong goes back, the army may come to chase after him, and we have to leave overnight. I'm still a little worried, if the sea off Zhigu is also frozen, then the ships that were supposed to meet there will have to go first, and if so, we will have to go south along the canal to the east of the mountain—but you have also heard that the thieves have dug the northern embankment of the Yellow River, and the northern section of the canal has become a swampy area, and it will be very difficult to move along the way. ”

"Do you want to ask the local government to provide some horses?"

"Don't alarm them, these officials can't be relied on now."

"And only a night march?"

"It doesn't matter if we are people, you people should pay attention. Your Majesty, they can rest in the carriage, and it will be fine. ”

The conversation between Tian Boguang and Zheng Zhifeng reached Chongzhen's ears, and Chongzhen felt that the hand of Queen Zhou beside her reached over, trembling slightly, obviously, she also heard it.

The trip has gone smoothly so far, and the only thing that was not planned is that the sky is not beautiful. Chongzhen knew that the Xinxiang Navy was unparalleled in the world, and if he could board the ship, he would be truly safe, even if it was only temporarily safe.

"Is it true that the heavens have forsaken me? Why did you leave Beijing and obstruct it in every way? He thought to himself, "Since I ascended the throne, I have asked myself why I have not been condemned to heaven, why is this so?" ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the Ji people have their own natural appearance, and Nanhai Bo is full of wisdom, he must have other arrangements." Although Empress Zhou couldn't see Chongzhen's face clearly, she also knew that he was worried.

"Hmm...... Nanhai Bo...... I've only seen him once. Chongzhen sighed.

Without stopping at Tongzhou, the group made a detour to the right bank of the canal and began to move south. Tian Boguang was worried that Li Zicheng's army would chase after him, but he never thought that Li Zicheng was laughing heartily at this time: "Die well, die well...... Since Chongzhen is dead, even if he escapes a few princes, it doesn't matter, it's a big deal to knock on the door and send them to see their old son! ”

What he saw was a corpse in the palace.

The corpse had been burned to the ground, and its appearance could not be seen, and the clothes on its body were also burned, but there were goods under the crotch, which proved that it was not a eunuch. After Liu Zongmin tossed around the palace, he found such a corpse, and said that it was Chongzhen, and where could the arrested eunuchs and palace maids distinguish it, and they were frightened, and they all pointed at it and said that it was Chongzhen.

As for the queen and the like, the fire was so great that they all burned to death, which is normal. Who has the time to search for corpses in the ruins!

"Ahem!"

When Li Zicheng laughed, Li Yan coughed twice, Li Zicheng suddenly came to his senses, sighed, and squeezed out two tears: "It's a pity, I was about to sit in the world with him, why couldn't I think about it, and set fire to burn myself to death...... Write down what I say, do you hear it? ”

His last sentence was directed at a group of literati, who nodded their heads one after another, praising King Chuang for his benevolence and righteousness.

"King Chuang, I am still a little worried about the tiger guard that Gao Yigong said, I am willing to take the headquarters to chase it and find out who it is." Li Yan said again. (To be continued)