"What did you say?" Jing Maocheng turned his head and said in a deep voice, "Another Jing Maocheng?" ”

"Well, that's right." The little leader guarding the door hurriedly said, "About an hour ago, dozens of brothers entered Chaoyang Gate, and the guy in the lead said that he was Jing Maocheng and a partial general in front of General Li Yan's account. ”

"Is there such a thing?" Jing Maocheng said in a condensed voice, "This thing is new, someone actually pretended to be Lao Tzu?" ”

"Impersonation?" The little leader guarding the door said, "What, what do you mean?" ”

"Leave that alone." Jing Maocheng said coldly, "Lao Tzu wants to take a look, who the hell eats the bear's heart and leopard gall, and dares to pretend to be Lao Tzu's name, hum!" ”

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Guozhang Zhou Kui Mansion.

Gao Qiqian and more than a dozen little eunuchs just pressed the crown prince Zhu Cihong and King Yong and King Ding to the ground, and the gang of thieves had already rushed to the door of the Guozhang Mansion.

Although that figure was wearing homespun clothes, Gao Qiqian could still see at a glance that she was clearly the princess of Changping!

When he saw the shirtless thief man next to Princess Changping in a blink of an eye, Gao Qiqian was even more shocked that one fart ascended to heaven, and the second fart was born, his grandmother's, isn't that Wang Pu? Didn't Wang Pu be his Nanjing Governor in Nanjing, when did he arrive in Yanjing?

Gao Qiqian's brain is not stupid, he understands everything in a blink of an eye, and he wants to escape without saying a word.

It's a pity that it's late, the old eunuch just turned around and felt a sharp pain in his vest, and then felt a burst of suffocation, and then couldn't breathe, and lowered his head with some difficulty, only to see that a drop of blood had been leaked out of his chest, and under the faint firelight, there were red blood beads dripping down the tip of the knife.

Wang Pu appeared in front of Gao Qiqian with a smiling face, and said in a low voice: "Grandpa Gao, you are really good, you dare to tie up the prince?" ”

After speaking, Wang Pu twisted the steel knife that was stabbed into Gao Qiqian's chest again, and Gao Qiqian's face twitched violently.

Gao Qiqian tried hard to raise his hand, but only half of it was lifted and fell down, Wang Pu drew the knife with his backhand, and Gao Qiqian's body was like sawn down wood, falling straight down.

The remaining dozen or so little eunuchs were shocked to realize that something was wrong, and it was too late to resist, and the twenty or so elites of the officers and soldiers had already pounced like hungry wolves, and a dazzling cold light flashed, and the dozen or so little eunuchs had all been killed on the spot, but this scene scared Zhou Kui, the national abbot who was peeking out in the dog hole, half to death!

What the fuck is going on?

Didn't Gao Qiqian want to sacrifice the crown prince, King Yong, and King Ding to the thieves, this is a great achievement, why did they die at the hands of the thieves?

This can be done through evil doors.

"Huh." The old housekeeper who was beside Zhou Kui suddenly exclaimed, "Master, look at that person...... It looks like Her Royal Highness the Princess. ”

Princess Zhu Weiru of Changping is also from Queen Zhou, and she is also Zhou Kui's niece, she usually comes to the Guozhang Mansion, this old housekeeper has been a housekeeper in the Zhou Mansion for decades, and it can be said that she grew up watching Princess Changping, although she is dozens of steps away, but his pair of dog eyes are still recognized at a glance.

"What? Ru'er! Zhou Kui was taken aback when he heard this, and said hurriedly, "Where?" ”

"Right there." The old butler pointed to the outside of the dog hole and whispered, "Look, she helped the prince up." ”

"Is it really Ru'er?"

Zhou Kui was taken aback, thinking that Ru'er was a dignified princess, when did she get involved with the thieves? While thinking, he hurriedly whispered: "Quick, quickly bring the old man's reading glasses." ”

"Hey."

The old housekeeper responded, and carefully took out Zhou Kui's reading glasses from his arms, reading glasses are a rare thing in this era, they have to be passed from the West, and they may not be able to buy it if they have silver, Zhou Kui carefully put on reading glasses, and went to the dog hole again to look out.

This time he didn't see Princess Changping, but he saw another face that was enough to make him tremble.

Zhou Kui couldn't help but sigh, and quickly covered his mouth with his hand, so panicked, the reading glasses on the bridge of his nose had fallen to the stone slab, and they shattered into pieces in an instant.

Outside the Governor's Mansion.

Wang Pu pricked up his ears for a moment, and slowly turned his head to stare at the Guozhang Mansion with the door closed gloomily, just now he seemed to hear half an exclamation, faintly familiar, it seemed to be the voice of Zhou Kui's old thing! Could it be that Zhou Kui's old thing is hiding in the gate, if this old thing is recognized, it will be a bad thing!

Now in danger, the slightest negligence can lead to a desperate situation!

Suddenly, a trace of hideous murder flashed in Wang Pu's eyes, and he forced towards the gate of the Guozhang Mansion step by step, Zhou Kui, who was hiding in the gate, was shocked and frightened and collapsed to the ground, what kind of person is Wang Pu? This guy even dares to rob the court, he's an outlaw.

"General." Monk Zhang hurriedly walked up to Wang Pu and said in a low voice, "There are thieves coming, it is not appropriate to stay here for a long time!" ”

Wang Puhuo Ran turned around, and sure enough, he saw that two teams of thieves had patrolled along the street with torches, and there were hundreds of people at least, and then the prince Zhu Cihong and King Yong and King Ding, all of whom had already taken off their royal robes and changed into the homespun clothes of the brothers, but it was a pity that the brothers were too small, and the wide clothes looked nondescript when worn on the body, which could easily arouse the suspicion of the thieves.

"General, let's go!"

Monk Zhang urged again.

Wang Pu strode down the steps, looked at Princess Changping and said in a deep voice: "Throw away all the valuables related to the royal family, especially the gold, silver, and jade jewelry on your body, throw them all away!" ”

Inside the gate of the Guozhang Mansion, Zhou Kui sat on the ground with his buttocks, as if he had just climbed up from the water, and on this hot day in September, he actually broke out in a cold sweat!

"Whether this can be left or not is left by my father."

Princess Changping opened her little hand, and there was a jade Buddha statue one inch high lying in the palm of her hand, Wang Pu glanced at Princess Changping, grabbed the Buddha statue, and threw it into the ditch in front of the Guozhang Mansion, and then turned back and glared at Zhu Cihong and the three of them: "What about you, what are you on your body, throw them all away!" ”

This can't be blamed on Wang Pu being ruthless, in fact, he also wants to be able to leave the jade Buddha statue, after all, this is the last relic left by Emperor Chongzhen to Princess Changping, but reason tells him that if he leaves this jade Buddha, it is likely to expose the identity of Princess Changping, so that everyone here doesn't want to get out of Yanjing City alive!

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Kunning Palace.

Niu Jinxing entered the Dongnuan Pavilion surrounded by several generals and more than 100 personal soldiers, and Queen Zhou, who was hanging on the beam, had been taken down, and was lying quietly on the ground at the moment, looking at Queen Zhou, who looked lifelike and seemed to be asleep, Niu Jinxing couldn't help sighing.

Empress Zhou died, and Li Zicheng had less money to show off his achievements.

On the way to Beijing, Li Zicheng talked to Niu Jinxing more than once that he wanted to accept all the queen concubines of Emperor Chongzhen as his favorite concubines, and Li Zicheng wanted Emperor Chongzhen to know that he Li Zicheng was not a grass coward, he was a male lord who had the ability to sit on the country, he could not only seize the country from Emperor Chongzhen, but also snatch his woman from Emperor Chongzhen!

There are constantly thieves who report that the corpse of Tian Guifei was found in Chengqian Palace, and the corpses of many concubines were also found in the harem.

"What about Chongzhen?" Niu Jinxing asked in a sullen voice, "Where did Chongzhen go?" And where have their three sons and two daughters gone? ”

It is not surprising that Niu Jinxing knows so well the details of Emperor Chongzhen, from Xi'an to Yanjing, I don't know how many eunuchs have taken refuge with thieves along the way, these eunuchs told Li Zicheng and Niu Jinxing everything in the palace, Niu Jinxing even knew that Emperor Chongzhen only had two sets of dragon robes, and they were full of patches.

The eunuchs Wang Xiangyao, Wang Dehua, and Wang Yongzuo, who were in charge of leading the search, were brought to Niu Jinxing.

Niu Jinxing looked at the three eunuchs with pity, and asked in a condensed voice: "Where is Chongzhen, where is Chongzhen, ah?" ”

The three eunuchs were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, and Wang Xiangyao said in a trembling voice: "Prime Minister, the Forbidden City has almost been searched, will Chongzhen run away...... Ran away? ”

"Ran away?" Niu Jinxing said angrily, "Nonsense! The men and horses of the Dashun army have already surrounded the entire Yanjing City, where can Chongzhen run? Search, take someone to the prime minister to search, you can't find Chongzhen, the prime minister will pick off your human skin, and then take your meat to boil oil and light the lamp! ”

"Yes."

"Yes."

Wang Xiangyao and Wang Yongzuo were silent, and even their teeth began to fight, only Wang Dehua was quite calm, and suddenly said: "Prime Minister, the slave knows that there is still a place that has not been searched." ”

"Oh?" Niu Venus asked, "Where?" ”

"Coal Mountain!" Wang Dehua said, "Will Chongzhen hide on the coal mountain?" ”

"Search, immediately take someone up the mountain to search!" Niu Jinxing said, "There are also Chongzhen's three sons and two daughters, digging three feet into the ground and searching for Lao Tzu, living to see people, dead to see corpses!" ”

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Chaoyang Gate.

Wang Pu and Monk Zhang took more than 20 brothers to protect Princess Changping, Prince Zhu Cijiong, Yongwang Zhu Cijiong, and Dingwang Zhu Cijiong hurriedly rushed to the Chaoyang Gate to close the box, and the thieves guarding the inner city gate seemed to regard this group of people as their own and did not stop them, but when Wang Pu and them entered the urn city, the accident happened suddenly.

Hundreds of torches suddenly lit up on the originally pitch-black city wall, and the entire urn city was illuminated as bright as day in an instant, under the blazing firelight, the black pressure thieves had come out of the back of the battlement, one by one with bows and arrows, and Leng Sensen's arrows had been aimed at Wang Pu and others in the urn city.

This situation couldn't be more obvious, Wang Pu and the others clearly stepped into the trap set by the thieves, and now they have no power to resist! If they make any rash move, the thieves on the tower will immediately fire arrows, and the twenty or so of them will be shot into hedgehogs one by one.

In the sound of hurried horses' hooves, two teams of rogue cavalry appeared from the inner city gate and the outer city gate at the same time, and hugged Wang Pu and them through the city gate hole. Wang Pu secretly screamed bitterly, quickly extinguished the torch in his hand, and then wiped off the charred ash on the torch and smeared it on his face.

Jing Maocheng had seen Wang Pu in Datong, if he didn't wipe the scorched ash on his face, he would probably be recognized by this guy!

Even if he is captured alive by the thieves, as long as he is not recognized, Wang Pu is confident that he will still have a chance to escape, but if he is recognized by Jing Maocheng, then he will definitely die! Who is Wang Pu? That's a dangerous person who shocks the world, even if Wang Pu is willing to surrender, I'm afraid that Li Zicheng won't dare to accept him!

Jing Maocheng rode his horse and rushed straight to Monk Zhang, clasped his fists and said, "Brother monk, it's been a long time!" ”

Monk Zhang cupped his fists and saluted back: "Brother Maocheng, don't come unharmed?" ”

"Haha." Jing Maocheng looked up to the sky and snorted, and said, "Someone said that there has been a Jing Maocheng who has entered the capital, brother, I guess it may be your monk brother who is here, but I didn't expect it to be really you!" Brother, can you tell my brother, why are you here in Beijing this time? ”

"I don't have to do anything more." Monk Zhang said, "Since it has fallen into the hands of Brother Mao Cheng today, even if you take someone." ”

"Brother Monk." Jing Maocheng said sincerely, "As the saying goes, the mountain does not turn the water, the water does not turn the people, at the beginning in Chuzhou, thanks to the brother, the elder brother picked up a surname, and then you ate eighty military sticks because of the elder brother, the elder brother knows this, I Jing Maocheng is not an ungrateful person!" Brother, as long as you make the reason for entering Beijing clear, as long as there is no major conflict with our rebels, my brother will let you go today. ”

Monk Zhang said: "Brother Maocheng, what you said is true? ”

"Of course." Jing Maocheng said loudly, "You and my brother are both well-known men, and what they talk about is the word faith, how can there be a truth without faith?" ”

"Good!" Monk Zhang said loudly, "Then the little brother will tell the truth." ”

After that, Monk Zhang shook his fist to the south and said loudly: "This time I entered Beijing, and my younger brother was ordered by my general to save people. ”

Jing Maocheng couldn't help but have a smile on his face, Monk Zhang is Monk Zhang, a tendon for people, and a tendon for speaking and doing things, he didn't think that Wang Pu and the righteous army are now hostile relations, and he said that he came to the capital to save people on Wang Pu's orders, and others would definitely not say this.

However, it is precisely for this reason that Jing Maocheng cherishes his friendship with Monk Zhang, and makes friends and brothers with a frank man like Monk Zhang, Jing Maocheng is happy in his heart, but Jing Maocheng regrets that one of them is an official army and the other is a righteous army, and it is difficult to really be brothers in this life.

Jing Maocheng said: "Brother, can you know who you are saving, brother?" ”

Monk Zhang turned around and beckoned his brother to bring up the four people, Zhu Weiru, the princess of Changping, Zhu Cijiong, the prince of Yong, and Zhu Cijiong, the king of Ding, and said, "It's them." ”

Jing Maocheng saw at a glance that Princess Changping was a daughter, and said with a slight smile: "Since Wang Pu sent your brother to save these four people, then they must not be ordinary people." ”

Monk Zhang said: "Isn't this nonsense? ”

Jing Maocheng said: "Is it Sun Chuanting's family? ”

The relationship between Wang Pu and Sun Chuanting Jing Maocheng knows, in the eyes of Li Yan and Jing Maocheng, these righteous soldiers, Wang Pu is a rebellious minister, and they don't believe that Wang Pu will send Monk Zhang into Beijing to save the princess and the prince.

Monk Zhang snorted and didn't say anything, but Jing Maocheng thought he had acquiesced.

Wang Pu on the side was almost about to applaud, it seems that he sent Monk Zhang to approach Jing Maocheng in the first place, and this move was the right move!

To be honest, Wang Pu didn't think too much about it at the beginning, he just thought that Monk Zhang and Jing Maocheng had similar surnames and similar backgrounds, and the two should have a common topic, and sending Monk Zhang to contact Jing Maocheng was to deal with Li Yan in the future.

Wang Pu is not an immortal after all, things in the future are ever-changing, and no matter how much you want, it is useless.

"Okay." Jing Mao said, "Brother monk, you can go, but these brothers of yours and Sun Chuanting's family are too small to stay, you go back and tell Wang Pu that he can prepare silver to redeem people." ”

"Then you might as well tie me up." Monk Zhang didn't have a good breath and said, "This time the people who entered Beijing didn't save them, and they also trapped the brothers they brought in the capital, do you think the little brother still has the face to go back to Nanjing to see my general?" ”

"It's better not to go back to Nanjing." Jing Maocheng looked happy and said, "Brother, listen to my brother, the Ming Dynasty has perished, this world is already the world of the Great Shun Dynasty, you will not have any good results if you follow Wang Pu, it is better to switch to our righteous army, brother, I can help you introduce General Li Yan!" ”

Monk Zhang frowned and said, "Brother Maocheng, you are trying to trap me for injustice!" ”

Jing Maocheng retorted: "Good birds choose trees to perch, and good ministers choose their masters, this is the great righteousness!" ”

"Needless to say." Monk Zhang said, "Brother Maocheng, let your people tie up the younger brother together." ”

Jing Maocheng blinked, suddenly thought of an idea, and said in a condensed voice: "Brother monk, then don't you think about these brothers of yours and Sun Chuanting's family?" As long as you agree to serve the rebels, I can let them go, otherwise don't blame the old brother for being ruthless. ”

"You ......," Monk Zhang said angrily, "You are blackmailing!" ”

"Even if it's it." Jing Maocheng laughed and said, "Brother monk, brother, I really think it's a pity that your martial arts and talents follow Wang Pu, if you switch to the righteous army, you will definitely have a great achievement, maybe in the future, when you sweep Jiangnan or go out to conquer Jiannu, you will be the forward general under General Li Yan's account." ”

Monk Zhang was silent.

Jing Maocheng glared and shouted, "Come on, bring Sun Chuanting's family down...... Chopped! ”

There were already more than a dozen thieves with tigers on their backs, and they were about to drag away the four sisters and brothers of Princess Changping, Monk Zhang hurriedly grabbed the first two steps in front of the four of them, and said loudly: "Slow! ”

"How?" Jing Maocheng smiled and said, "Brother, have you figured it out?" ”

"Okay." Monk Zhang gritted his teeth and said loudly, "Let them all go, I'll stay!" ”

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Li Zicheng came to Desheng Gate surrounded by dozens of cronies and generals.

Immediately looking up at the majestic city tower, Li Zicheng felt a lot of emotion in his heart, thinking that he was a little post man, fighting all the way, how many times he was wrapped in horse leather, how many times he escaped death, and now thirteen years have passed, he finally stepped on Yanjing and the Ming Dynasty under his feet!

Quietly in the Desheng Gate, only the first assistant of the cabinet, Zhou Yanru, the second assistant, Chen Yan, Wei Zhaocheng, Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, and Zhang Jinyan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and other high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty who surrendered to thieves knelt tremblingly on both sides of the official road, and shouted shamelessly "Long live the Emperor Yongchang of Dashun".

Li Zicheng didn't even look at them, and he looked down on these literati who had no integrity.

If Emperor Chongzhen knew that he saw so many high-ranking officials in the court pouting their butts and prostrating themselves on the ground, flattering the thieves, he would definitely be angry and come back to life and then die, just as Emperor Chongzhen said before he died, "I treat the soldiers well, and now I say this, why is there no one among the ministers?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen treats scholars very well, the reason why today's situation has occurred is completely caused by Confucianism, the blood surnames of these high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty have been castrated by Confucianism, they all seem to be normal people, but in fact, they have become spiritual eunuchs without "roots".

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(To be continued)