On the second day of the seventh month of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, that is, the third day of the fall of Jingshi, Zhu Ping'an's headquarters arrived in Tianjinwei. Liao Kun, the new commander-in-chief of Tianjin Wei, received a secret order, and had already arranged the soldiers and horses to welcome Zhu Ping'an, Zhu Cihong and a group of subordinates of the East Palace into Tianjin.

Tong Wanjun, the head of the Denglai Naval Division, has led more than 100 ships to Tianjin Wei, and these days, the sea wind is raging, and the Denglai Naval Division has paid the price of more than ten small ships.

Liao Kun is a candidate specially placed by Wang Chengen, and he has already been instructed by Wang Chengen to prepare all the materials, but Zhu Ping'an has not boarded the ship for a long time, the reason is that Cao Wuxian, Zhu Yujiao, Shen Ke, Yongwang Zhu Cizhi, and Lingwang Zhu Cihuan have not come to Tianjin to make peace with the brigade, which makes Zhu Ping'an worried.

Zhu Ping'an sent a large team of people to respond, but he didn't get any news, but he learned that Emperor Chongzhen, Empress Zhou, Wang Chengen, Fang Zhenghua and others had self-immolated and died in the Qianqing Palace, and the Dashun army was ruined.

The Jingshi was in chaos, and the people lurking in the Jingshi began to lie dormant according to the original plan, and for a while, it was impossible to get in touch.

This made Zhu Ping'an anxious. Early in the morning, I came to Tianjin Weixi City to wait for news, but until the third pole of the day, there was still no news.

But Zhu Cihong didn't have the patience to wait, he took a group of subordinates Li Shichun and Yao Minggong and others to find Xicheng in a hurry.

"Zhu Ping'an, we have arrived in Tianjin Wei yesterday, and the ship is ready, why are you reluctant to set off?"

In the past two days, Zhu Ping'an has explained the reason to Zhu Cihong countless times. But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't listen to it at all.

"His Royal Highness is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, with the heavy responsibility of the Ming Dynasty, how can he be in danger for a long time, this has to go to Shandong first, and then he can be diverted to Nanjing, this back and forth. How long does it take to get on the road alone? Li Shichun asked.

"Lord Li's words are biased", Zhu Ping'an replied coldly: "Before the emperor rode the guest, he entrusted the crown prince and your royal highnesses to the lower officials, and now the eldest princess, Princess Zhaoren, King Yong, and King Lingwang have no whereabouts, so how can this official leave with confidence?" ”

Li Shichun was furious, and Yao Minggong, Wang Duo and others on the side also accused Zhu Ping'an of not distinguishing priorities and putting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in danger.

Zhu Ping'an's subordinates Wang Jinfa, Cao Bianjiao, Zhang Dingbian and others were like water, and they felt angry when they listened to the scolding of the ministers of the East Palace. Zhang Dingbian had even pressed his hand on the handle of the knife.

Zhu Ping'an looked at Zhu Cihong, "I don't know what His Highness means?" ”

The crown prince Zhu Cihong's face was pale, "The eldest princess and others are in danger, and the palace is naturally worried, but now that the state affairs are in such a situation, the palace can ignore the society for the sake of their own private affairs!" ”

"Has Your Highness decided to leave immediately?"

"Exactly, there are still guards in Tianjin. Zhu Aiqing can leave some people to assist General Liao to continue to investigate the whereabouts of the eldest princess and others, but the palace has to rush to Nanjing as quickly as possible. Preside over state affairs! ”

Zhu Ping'an sighed and solemnly clenched his fists, "In this case, the minister respectfully obeys His Highness's decree!" ”

Zhu Cihong went down to the city with his subordinates, and Li Shichun said worriedly: "Your Highness, this Zhu Ping'an is really domineering. Many of his subordinates are colluded with by him, and most of them are rude and ignorant. Now that there is a style of a feudal town, in the long run, it will inevitably be a disaster! ”

Zhu Cihong waved his hand, "There are many ears and eyes here. Don't take it lightly. Send a safe person to return to Shandong by land in advance, notify Feng Da and Wang Pin, make a good preparation, and as soon as the palace enters Shandong, it will be launched immediately! ”

Zhu Ping'an watched the figures of Zhu Cihong and others gradually disappear, and then he breathed a sigh of relief. Wang Jinfa asked with some concern: "Dashuai, let's just set off like this, don't we care about Cao Ye and the blind man anymore?" ”

Zhu Ping'an shook his head, "The prince is going south with all his might, and I don't want to insist too much, after all, he is now the lord of the Ming Dynasty!" In this way, arrange manpower to continue to investigate the whereabouts of those who were not injured, and contact the personnel of the Zhili and Hebei Military Intelligence Offices, so that they can also pay close attention to the news and respond in time! ”

Zhu Ping'an ordered Cao Bianjiao and others again, "Order all departments to prepare to board the ship, right?" In the evening, let's leave Tianjin Wei! ”

Cao Bianjiao and the others bowed down and strode away.

Huaide, who had been standing in the distance, slowly walked behind Zhu Ping'an, presented a snow-white sweat towel, and asked Zhu Ping'an to wipe the sweat on his face, and then respectfully retreated.

"Wilder!" Zhu Ping'an suddenly asked.

"The slave is here!"

"Uncle Wang, is there anything else to explain?" Looking in the direction of Jingshi, Zhu Ping'an was stunned for a while. These days, Huaide has told Zhu Ping'an everything that Wang Chengen commanded.

Zhu Ping'an didn't expect that there were so many stories and secrets behind Wang Chengen. Although her mother was just an ordinary woman, what her aunt and grandfather did shocked Zhu Ping'an, but also felt a lot of nostalgia.

Since ancient times, even later generations have tried their best to slander the group of eunuchs, and have always been called "eunuchs" and "traitors", but in the history of the balance between the inner court and the civil official group in the Ming Dynasty, eunuchs with both virtue and ability are endless. From Chen Ju, Wang An, to Wang Chengen, these people have succeeded one after another, but they are willing to pay a qiē for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, even if they are endlessly slandered, framed and framed.

Perhaps even they didn't realize that they had gone beyond the so-called narrow loyalty to the monarch, but chose to be loyal to the entire Ming Dynasty.

There is also Zhu Ping'an's aunt Shen Qinghe, about her conjecture, Zhu Ping'an chose to bury it deep in his heart. Zhu Ping'an can conclude that Shen Qinghe, like herself, is also from later generations, although she is only a woman, but she used her own way to add a touch of bright color to the last dignified history of the Ming Dynasty. It is precisely because of her efforts that she left things like Fengxiantang, the Spy Division, and the new Yutu, which seem to be inconspicuous from the long years, but they helped Zhu Ping'an change the course of history step by step with small efforts.

Huaide took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Zhu Ping'an with both hands. "My father-in-law also instructed the slave to give you this drawing, and asked me to pass it on. At that time, Mrs. Qinghe did her best to create such a thing with a lot of money, and regarded it as a treasure. The father-in-law said that he had some selfish intentions, kept this thing by his side all the time, and wanted to take it with him when he went on the road. Fortunately, there is also this handmade drawing by Mrs. Qinghe, and in time, you will definitely be able to create such a sharp weapon! ”

Zhu Ping'an took it, took a closer look, and couldn't help but gasp. There is a line of font on the drawing - "Apocalypse One-style Burst Fire Gun".

Seeing such a line of fonts, and then looking at the drawing with the drawings, explanations, operating instructions, and the size of the components, Zhu Ping'an's mouth was so open that he could almost stuff a duck egg.

The father-in-law said that Mr. Bi Maokang had also participated in the development of this continuous fire gun, and some unbelievable and earth-shattering ideas of Mrs. Qinghe gave him great inspiration, which contributed to the birth of this continuous fire gun. But after all, it is a start-up, and there are many shortcomings of this firecracker, and Mrs. Qinghe has recorded them one by one, just for future improvements, but she has never been able to complete this thing anymore. From now on, it's up to you to keep it done! ”

Zhu Ping'an held the drawing and looked at it for a long time, and then it was cherished and received in his arms.

Wilder continued: "When we parted, my father-in-law hesitated and felt that I should remind you one more time. My father-in-law said: 'I am glad to see that I have been a great general, but I am still too hesitant to deal with certain things, showing the generosity and kindness of my heart. But time changes, in the future you will face a troubled era without any reason and family affection, you know how to take precautions, but at the critical moment, there must be thunder means. Especially when you are in the current high position, you can no longer make decisions with your own heart, but make decisions according to the changes in the 'situation'. ‘”

Zhu Ping'an chewed on Wang Chengen's words, and soon understood which aspect he was referring to. What Wang Chengen wants to remind is that Zhu Cihong in front of him and his father who is still in seclusion. In a sense, there is no family affection in heaven, which is extremely correct. But Zhu Ping'an's heart was very repulsive to this unscrupulous approach, but Wang Chengen's words gave him a slap in the face, and it also made him sober up a lot.

Zhu Ping'an paced back and forth on the top of the city, and Huaide always stood aside, quietly observing the subtle changes in his face and eyes.

Zhu Ping'an stopped, held his hands in many mouths, raised his eyes and looked into the distance, half a mile away, is the Tianjin Wei's General Military Mansion, which is also where Zhu Cihong's current palace is located.

After pondering for a long time, Zhu Ping'an suddenly turned around and beckoned, and a figure immediately flashed in the shadow of the city, ran to the front, and knelt down on one knee, "What do you command?" ”

Zhu Ping'an didn't speak, but quietly thought about it for nearly a cup of tea, and then said slowly: "Immediately Feige sent a letter to Penglai and told Mr. Sù Yin that the things that were planned before can start to operate." The first thing to do was to spread the news of the fall of Jingshi and the disappearance of the crown prince and the kings to the area of Nanzhili. Mobilize the people planted in Jiangnan, and you can start to operate on the target person, but remember not to leave our traces! (To be continued......)