When he arrived at Zhengyangmen, there were still Beijing camp garrisons, although the number was small, but Zhu Ping'an was a little relieved, but when he saw the generals defending the city, he was surprised by Zhu Ping'an.

"Horse, why are you guarding the city here?" Zhu Ping'an was surprised, and when he saw the white clothes lined in Gong Yonggu's armor, he vaguely felt something had changed.

Gong Yonggu and Zhu Ping'an have known each other for a long time, and their friendship with each other is quite deep, and they have just heard that the division of King Qin has arrived in the capital, but they are not at ease, lest they are still pretending to be officials and soldiers, and they have opened the city gate, so they gathered some Beijing camp soldiers and their own family members to guard the Zhengyang Gate here, until the Shandong army banner under the city, this opened the city gate to welcome it.

But Zhu Ping'an's words made him cry like rain in an instant, and a man with iron beat cried like a child.

It turned out that just a month ago, Gong Yonggu's wife, Princess Le'an, died of illness. The husband and wife have a deep relationship, which is a rare story among the Beijing teachers, and the sudden death of his wife has hit Gong Yonggu a lot. But the next encounters made him even more sad and angry.

The Beijing battalion guarding the Beijing division and the Imperial Horse Prison army have been repeatedly transferred over the years, and the original elites have either been sent to the battlefield outside the Guan, or have been transferred to the troops to conquer and suppress the Liukou, the original nearly 100,000 elites, and now there are only more than 10,000 old and weak remnants left. As soon as the news of Li Zicheng and He Renlong's approach to the Beijing division spread, the officers in charge of the army immediately dispersed, and the soldiers also scattered and fled.

A few days ago, Emperor Chongzhen, in desperation, sent Gong Yonggu to assist Wang Chengen in supervising the nine gates and was responsible for the defense of the city, but there was not a single soldier to deploy. There was no way, Emperor Chongzhen could only follow the ancestral system, and send Xungui's sons and concubines to the Guozijian and the Five Armies Governor's Mansion for military training, and then they led the families of their respective mansions to be responsible for guarding the imperial city. But all the nobles, even Chengguo Gong and Dingguo Gong, did not respond, but vigorously shirked that there were no school-age children in the family.

Gong Yonggu was the only one who responded, he also built Emperor Chongzhen, he practiced martial arts since he was a child, he was familiar with military affairs, and his family was a hereditary noble, and he was quite influential in the army. With his ability to be Yonggu, he could recruit tens of thousands of rebels along the way, which was enough to protect the royal family and others to arrive in Nanjing safely.

But Emperor Chongzhen did not take his advice. When no one was available, and even no defenders were willing to defend the city, Emperor Chongzhen remembered Gong Yonggu's Jianyi, and asked him to discuss to see if he could recruit the rebels to defend the city.

Gong Yonggu has nothing to do, now the hearts of the people in the capital are scattered, and there are rogue armies on all sides, at this time, where will he recruit the rebels!

There was no way, Gong Yonggu had to lead his family to protect the courtyard, and gathered some old departments of the family to fortify Zhengyangmen.

After listening to Gong Yonggu's cry, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but have mixed feelings. This Gong Yonggu is the last few loyal and brave ministers in the history of the Ming Dynasty who can live and die with the country, and at this time, it is difficult for him to gather more than 1,000 people to guard the Zhengyang Gate of the inner city. Since I happened to meet him, I must never watch him repeat the tragedy of killing his son and mutilating himself and martyrdom in real history.

"Don't be sad, don't be sad, there is still a turning point now, I can't hide it, this time I entered Beijing, I want to advise the saint to move south, it really can't work, so the prince will go south to supervise the country, so as to preserve my Ming bloodline!"

Zhu Ping'an's words finally gave Gong Yonggu some hope. Zhu Ping'an asked him to immediately bring his family and children, gather his soldiers and horses, and wait for Emperor Chongzhen to follow him to Tianjin and board the ship to Shandong once Emperor Chongzhen issued an edict.

After sending Gong Yonggu away, Zhu Ping'an led the troops into the inner city slowly, and walked not far away, facing a few eunuchs from Pegasus, "In front of Shandong Zhu Zongbing, His Majesty has a purpose, and Zhu Zongbing will meet you in the Qianqing Palace!" ”

Zhu Ping'an stationed his soldiers and horses outside Chengtianmen, and he took Cao Wushu and dozens of guards into the palace in a hurry.

As soon as he entered the gate of the imperial city, Zhu Ping'an found that the original guards and generals of the Han Dynasty had long disappeared, and there were eunuchs with swords in their hands guarding everywhere in the palace.

Soon after entering the palace, Wang Chengen, who was dressed in military uniform, greeted him, Zhu Ping'an hurriedly saluted, Wang Chengen choked up for a while, and helped him up with both hands, "It's good to come, you have to go this time, although it is more dangerous, but it is of great benefit to you!" ”

Both of them are very clear about the purpose of this trip in their hearts, but there is no need to hide anything. Zhu Ping'an was simple and clear, and repeatedly begged Wang Chengen to go back to Shandong with him.

Wang Chengen said to him left and right, "Your eldest son should be about to turn old now, right?" ”

Zhu Ping'an was stunned for a moment, and then nodded.

"The name Zhu Chengyou was read by me and your father-in-law, the blessing of heaven, hehe, there is a deep meaning in this, do you know?"

Zhu Ping'an nodded again, "Uncle's expectation is that Ping An understands that the prince is not a generous king, and even the saint will not sit back and watch Ping An dominate Qilu, and there will definitely be some measures to check and balance me." Before entering Beijing, the little nephew also made some arrangements, if one day in the future, the prince will not allow me to be a minister of the auxiliary country in peace, then the little nephew will have to ......! ”

Wang Chengen smiled and waved his hand, "Okay, don't say it anymore, I am very pleased that you can have such vision and preparation, you can do it yourself." I only want to say one word, you are also a descendant of Emperor Taizu Gao, and you have the blood of the Shen family, this world is ......! ”

Wang Chengen didn't finish speaking, he knew that Zhu Ping'an would definitely understand what he meant, "You don't have to persuade again!" As he spoke, he brought Whitera over, "You should also know, this is my adopted son White, that is, the man I have prepared for you, let him follow you in the future, this child is a miserable man like me, I only hope that he will follow you, and he will have a peaceful life in the future!" ”

Zhu Ping'an's heart was sour, but looking at Wang Chengen's appearance, he was resolute and resolute, so he could only agree.

"There is another person, you also have to take it to Shandong!"

Wang Chengen continued: "It is the current Empress Yi'an, now that the harem is in chaos, the queen mother and Tian Guifei are destined to accompany the saint, but Empress Yi'an does not have to stay in the palace, I believe that the saint will not say anything even if he knows!" This person, you must take it with you, it may be beneficial in the future! ”

The shape is urgent, Wang Chengen and Zhu Ping'an said as they walked. In fact, just yesterday evening, the Chuang army and He Renlong outside the city had already sent secret envoys to the city.

Li Zicheng sent Du Xun, a eunuch who guarded Changping, and He Renlong sent his confidant Zhou Guoqing, and they came for different purposes. Li Zicheng hopes that Chongzhen can give up the last resistance, admit that the Ming Dynasty has run out of energy, and order the governors of all provinces in the world to surrender to the Dashun Dynasty.

And the purpose of He Renlong's messenger is a little strange, he repeatedly said that he rebelled, but Sun Chuanting forced him step by step, so that he really had no way out, so he took the risk, and it was really helpless to get to this point. What he meant was that as long as Chongzhen could wash away his grievances, make him king, and give him Shanshan as a fief, then he was willing to force Li Zicheng to withdraw his troops, and then guard the pass for the Ming Dynasty, and he could also send troops to exterminate the Liukou and resist the Manchu Qing outside the pass.

Zhu Ping'an's eyes lit up, in the final analysis, He Renlong still didn't want to carry the hat of a traitor, although his requirements were a bit arrogant, but in the final analysis, it was still a good choice. Anyway, now that the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi are under the control of the Chuang army, if they can promote the retreat of the Chuang army, it will be a rare respite for the Ming Dynasty. In this way, it not only preserves the Beijing Division, but also causes a battle within the intruding army, so why not do it?

Wang Chengen sighed, "With your understanding of the Holy Being, will he agree to such conditions?" ”

Zhu Ping'an was dumbfounded for a while, Wang Chengen was right, the opportunity had come, but such an opportunity, I am afraid that Emperor Chongzhen would rather die than agree to come down, and asking him to bow to a traitor is simply a fool's dream.

When I arrived at the Qianqing Palace, there were only a dozen people standing in the main hall, and the bell of Jingyang Palace rang several times, but no other ministers came to meet the king.

Chongzhen collapsed weakly on the dragon chair, no longer having a trace of a king's demeanor. Even Zhu Ping'an didn't notice when he entered the hall, and it was only after Wang Chengen reported loudly that he came to his senses.

Watching Zhu Ping'an salute in front of the steps, Chongzhen's face finally regained a line of blood. "You're finally here, and you've lived up to my expectations!"

In order to gain time, the minister led the fine cavalry to enter Beijing by land and starry night, and met with Liu Fangliang in Xiongxian County, fought several fierce battles, broke through, and arrived in Beijing safely! Let the saint worry, the ministers deserve death! ”

Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand, "It is not easy for you to personally lead troops into Beijing, and the rewards I promised you will naturally not break my promises, but it is meaningless to tell the world now, so let the prince help me complete these things!" ”

The crown prince Zhu Cihong was standing beside Emperor Chongzhen, his immature face was covered with a layer of frost, and he couldn't see what he was thinking in his heart, when he heard Chongzhen say this, he bowed, "Father, don't worry, the son will definitely reuse Zhu Ping'an!" ”

When talking about the word "reuse", Zhu Cihong deliberately accentuated his tone, which made Zhu Ping'an's heart shock. R1152