Chapter 16: Cutting down trees

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Zhu Changyuan snorted coldly and said: "There is no need to follow the left and right, you should do your own thing, don't let down the widow's hard work!" ”

Raising his feet and walking down, he looked at Dolgon for a slight pause, and said, "Time is running out, Prince Rui should go back to Jingshi with me, and take your people away by the way." ”

Zhu Changyuan walked out of the main hall, followed by Po Yu, Guo Cheng, Wang Wu and others, and then the Korean prince Li Hao, and then Xiong Wencan and Li Xin.

Not long after he left the door of the main hall, he ran into Zhu Yifan, the king of Xiang!

Zhu Changyuan glanced at King Xiang, who was in his forties and had a big belly, and secretly said that this thing didn't look like he was passing by, so he should be waiting for me here.

Sure enough, seeing Zhu Changyuan come out, Zhu Yifan put on a smiling face, walked towards Zhu Changyuan quickly, and said, "King Yanming, the minister has been waiting for a long time!" ”

"Oh, I can't help it, Uncle Wang, please get up quickly!"

In terms of seniority, this Zhu Yivanadium is a generation higher than himself, and he doesn't dare to give a big salute to Zhu Changyuan, because now the two of them are the vassal kings of the former Ming Dynasty, and they are completely equal in grade.

It's just that Zhu Changyuan is powerful, and Zhu Yivanadium has no strength.

"Don't dare, don't dare!" Zhu Changyuan arched his hand, took out a yellow scroll from his arms, handed it to Zhu Changyuan respectfully, and said: "The Ming Dynasty is dead, the world is in dispute, and the ancestors are not guaranteed. ”

Zhu Changyuan's face was calm, he took the scroll sent by Zhu Yifan and opened it to see that it was a persuasion table, and he smiled slightly.

"Forget it, Uncle Huang has this heart, and the widow is very pleased!" said that he returned the persuasion table to Zhu Yifan, and said: "However, the widow is thin and gracious, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public, so let's discuss this matter later." ”

Zhu Changyuan's heart is like a mirror, this Xiangwang Zhu Yifan is definitely not worried about state affairs to persuade him. Instead, he wants to keep his glory and wealth, and wants to take credit in front of him for political benefits.

For this kind of small fish and shrimp, it is better to pull it down, so. Zhu Changyuan thought for a while and said: "King Xiang is worried that the state affairs have moved the widow, and the widow has nothing to do, so he will give a watch and talk about it as a commendation!" ”

After speaking, he took off the watch from his wrist and handed it to Zhu Yifan. Said: "This watch has been with the widow for many years, although the etiquette is light, the blood friendship between you and me is heavier than Mount Tai. ”

Zhu Yifan took the watch tremblingly, and the excitement in his heart was indescribable.

Although he looked ugly, although he was a little disregarded for his temperament, he made the right bet, and his future in the future was even more prosperous, and he believed that as long as Zhu Changyuan did not fall, he would always sit on the seat of King Xiang.

Everyone saw it clearly. Although Zhu Changyuan rejected Zhu Yifan's persuasion, he rewarded Zhu Yivanadium with a thing, although the thing was insignificant, it was of great significance.

This shows that he wants to be the emperor, but he is just hindered by something that is not good for him to ascend to the throne directly.

Luo Rucai walked at the back of the line, and muttered to Mu Tianbo: "Before, we also persuaded the prince to ascend the throne as the emperor, why didn't the prince pay attention to it, and as soon as King Xiang said it, he treated him like this?" ”

Mu Tianbo said: "The throne is no better than others. If you want to ascend the throne, you must first get the support of the kings of the clan, and then you can get the support of the people. ”

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Zhu Changyuan dismissed all the princes on the same day, and then led his courtiers such as Li Xin, Polu, Guo Cheng, Wang Wu, as well as Dolgon and Duoduo and others. All the way north, straight to the Jingshi.

"Lord Wang!" Not long after he set off, Li Xin bowed his hand to Zhu Changyuan and said: "General Cheng Bujing called just now, and the 50,000 army led by him has arrived in Baoding Mansion, and he did not go any further, but stationed on the spot!" ”

"Hmm!"

Zhu Changyuan nodded with satisfaction.

In order to ensure the smooth passage to the north without any accidents. Zhu Changyuan arranged in advance and transferred all the 50,000 troops in Nanyang Cheng Bujing's hands to the north, in order to fear that Dolgon and Duoduo would break their promises and divide the Beijing Division.

Of course, this is very unlikely! Zhu Changyuan couldn't help but be guarded.

After crossing the Han River, Zhu Changyuan distributed a thousand-mile horse to everyone, including Dolgon and Duoduo, and said: "Everyone, this horse travels thousands of miles a day without effort, this place is two thousand miles away from Beijing, three days is enough!" ”

After speaking, "Drive!" With a sound, he rode out first.

The rest followed closely.

"Drive!" Everyone waved the whip in their hands, and the speed of the war horse under the crotch became faster and faster, and the wind was in their ears, and their tails were raised high and thrown behind them.

It was the first time that Dordor and Dorgon had ridden such a horse, and were amazed at their speed and endurance.

"Brother Wang!" Duoduo gave Dorgon a deep look, unable to hide the horror in his eyes.

Dolgon seemed to know what his younger brother was going to say, so he hurriedly stopped it, and said, "Fifteenth brother, concentrate on riding a horse, don't talk, you see, others have surpassed us a lot!" ”

"Drive!" Dolgon patted the horse's buttocks, and the horse galloped away, crossing mountains and rivers, and the speed of the road was unabated, until it approached the modern train.

The group went non-stop and came to Baoding Mansion two days later.

When I arrived at Baodi Mansion, I learned that Fulin and Haoge had emptied all the soldiers in the Beijing Division and stationed them in Changping County, which was not far away, so I made a gesture early that I had given up Beijing.

Zhu Changyuan smiled and looked at Dolgon, knowing that it must have been this product that had called Haoge or Fulin, otherwise it would be impossible for Jingshi to get the news so quickly.

Since the alliance of the princes, Zhu Changyuan has lifted the shield of the ten mobile phones he had given to Dolgon, allowing them to talk freely.

"Lord Wang!" Cheng Bujing knelt down in front of Zhu Changyuan in a military uniform, and said: "The last general, Cheng Bujing, led 50,000 horses from his headquarters to garrison Baoding, please instruct the prince!" ”

Cheng Bujing was originally a relatively large bandit leader around Xiangyang Mansion, relying on his resourceful wife, he got all the way to today's position.

Zhu Changyuan patted Cheng Disrespect's shoulder and said, "Get up, there are no instructions, since you are here with the army, these 50,000 people will temporarily protect the safety of the Beijing Division, go, and enter Beijing with the widows!" ”

Zhu Changyuan rode in front, Cheng Bujing's army pressed behind, and Hao Hao Tang walked towards the Beijing Division.

Walking outside the Yongding Gate in the south of Beijing, I found that there seemed to be a team of defenders on the city wall, and these defenders were basically dressed in the Ming Dynasty.

Those who don't know still think that Chongzhen came back to life and occupied the city of Beijing with the army.

"It's coming, King Yanming is here, open the door!"

only heard the shouts of a general above, and the Yongding Gate was slowly opened, and then, Zhu Changyuan saw a strange scene.

Hundreds of civil and military officials, wearing bright Ming official uniforms, walked in front of Zhu Changyuan's horse in a neat procession, and at the same time knelt on the ground and shouted at Zhu Changyuan in unison: "Long live King Yanming!" Long live King Yanming! ”

Zhu Changyuan rode on a horse, his eyes crossed the hundred officials and stayed on the Yongding Gate, ignoring the officials lying on the ground, and said with a cold snort: "The great Jingshi, such a strong city, it was broken in one day? ”

The ministers below were stunned for a moment, and then looked at each other one by one, blushing to the base of their necks.

This can be regarded as Zhu Changyuan's ridicule of these courtiers.

"If he hadn't dedicated the city to the thieves, why would the Jingshi have broken in one day?" Someone is already yelling down there.

Only then did Zhu Changyuan retract his gaze and slowly look at the courtiers kneeling in front of him.

Jiang Fengyuan, Wei Zaode, Xue Guoguan, Zhang Sizhi, Li Jiantai, Guang Shiheng, Guang Shiheng, Chen Yan, Zhang Guoji, Shang Zhouzuo, Li Shichun, Li Mingrui, Xu Hongji and other officials, as well as eunuchs headed by Wang Zhixin.

"Where's the high dive?" Zhu Changyuan opened his mouth and asked.

The voice is very soft, but it makes people shudder, as if they have a heavenly constitution in their mouths!

"I've been taken to the prison of the Criminal Department!" Liu Zhifeng, the secretary of the Criminal Department, said.

Zhu Changyuan looked at the ministers in front of him again, with a look of disdain on his face.

When the Ming Dynasty fell, Emperor Chongzhen was responsible, but these courtiers also had a great responsibility. When the country was in danger, the imperial court could not recruit troops to fight without military pay, so much so that even Emperor Chongzhen wore clothes with patches.

But these ministers, one by one, said that they were loyal to the country, and they had more money in their pockets than the emperor, and they didn't even pull out a dime.

According to historical records, when Li Zicheng besieged the city of Beijing, Wei Zaode, a cabinet scholar, had the opportunity to escape, but his family property was too much to be transported out, so he was reluctant to run, and finally his family wealth became Liu Zongmin's military salary.

There is nothing saddest in the world than this.

"Scratch it!" Zhu Changyuan finished speaking softly, and then said to the hundred officials: "Everyone has worked hard, get up, and go with the widow to the place where Emperor Lie died." ”

These officials are disgusting, but now is not the time to blame them. At this critical juncture, Zhu Changyuan doesn't want to hold anyone accountable for anything, anyway, there will be time to settle accounts slowly in the future.

"Yes!" Liu Zhifeng, the secretary of the Criminal Department, responded.

Zhu Changyuan dismounted, personally helped Xue Guoguan and Zhang Sizhi and others led by him, and said: "You are all my ministers of the Ming Dynasty and the pillars of the country, come with me to Jingshan to have a look." ”

Only then did the hundred officials get up, bow to Zhu Changyuan again and again, and follow him all the way on foot, towards Jingshan at the back of the palace.

When they arrived at the crooked neck tree at the eastern foot of Jingshan Mountain, the ministers hugged each other and cried, saying that this was the place where Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself.

"Alas!" Zhu Changyuan sighed sincerely, and did not comment on the merits and demerits of Emperor Chongzhen, but said to the minister next to him: "Wang Chengen is a heartfelt slave. ”

Not long after, a eunuch took the blue robe left by Emperor Chongzhen when he died and presented it to Zhu Changyuan. Zhu Changyuan looked at the blood stains that had dried up on it and frowned slightly.

"Forget it!" pointed to the crooked neck tree, and said to the eunuch: "This tree kills the emperor, unknown, cut it down!" (To be continued.) )