March 15, 17th year of Chongzhen.

The army led by Li Zicheng surrounded the capital.

The time has finally come, the seventh year of the Apocalypse and the early years of Chongzhen, a large number of displaced people gathered in Shaanxi to rebel, at that time, no one thought that after 17 years, the Liukou of the climate surrounded the capital, and will overthrow and bury the Ming Dynasty that lasted for more than 300 years.

It all seemed like a dream.

The cruel reality is just around the corner, and Li Zicheng, who has always been called a rogue by the imperial court, began to attack the capital.

On March 17, Li Zicheng personally commanded the army and began to attack the outer city.

The capital is divided into an outer city and an inner city. There are seven gates in the outer city, and there are nine gates in the inner city, and its solidity is unimaginable to ordinary people, it is said that it is not so easy to attack the capital, but Li Zicheng only took more than a day to break through the outer city, and Li Zicheng launched an attack from Yongding Gate, which is the most difficult place to attack.

On 18 March, Li Zicheng began to attack the inner city.

As soon as the attack began, an unexpected situation occurred, and Cao Huachun, the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch and the governor of the Beijing camp, opened the gate of Changyi and surrendered to Li Zicheng.

The army under Li Zicheng entered the inner city.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye, from the fifteenth to the eighteenth, in four days, Li Zicheng took the inner city and the outer city, and the rest was the Forbidden City.

is also wooden, as well as Zhu Youzhen.

One news after another came, the outer city was breached, Cao Huachun surrendered, the city gate was opened, the inner city was also breached, and what was left of Zhu Youzhen and the Ming court was the Forbidden City.

The situation is irreparable.

Zhu Youzhen is going to prepare for the future, whether to flee out of the city or resist desperately, there are no soldiers by his side. Even the brocade guards guarding the Forbidden City have almost run, and the ghosts know that the Forbidden City can't hold it, and Li Zicheng has an army of millions.

It was also at this time that a few black-clothed people came to Duan Zongkui's mansion.

In the chaotic streets, several horse-drawn carriages rushed towards the Forbidden City.

At this moment, Li Zicheng has not completely occupied the inner city.

The carriage smoothly entered the Forbidden City, the former solemn Forbidden City. It has become lifeless.

Duan Zongkui in the carriage, his heart was beating wildly, the situation was changing so fast, he didn't expect that Li Zicheng would take almost the entire capital in four days.

According to the news from the outer city, Li Zicheng has very strict requirements for the army, and the situation in the capital is quite calm, but who knows how long this situation can last.

The carriage stopped outside the Qianqing Palace.

It was probably the first and only carriage to enter the Imperial City.

Duan Zongkui got out of the carriage. I saw Gao Qiqian standing in front of the Qianqing Palace.

Gao Qiqian's face did not have any blood, after seeing Duan Zongkui, he waved his hand, turned around and entered the Qianqing Palace without saying a word, Duan Zongkui naturally followed him into the Qianqing Palace.

Although it was the first time he came to the palace, Duan Zongkui didn't have the heart to appreciate everything around him at all.

The huge Qianqing Palace is unusually quiet, and there are no waiting sergeants outside.

Enter the Qianqing Palace. Duan Zongkui saw the emperor above the imperial chariot at a glance, and he involuntarily knelt down.

"Duan Zongkui, a student from Fuzhou, Shandong, visited the emperor ......"

There was silence in the hall. Duan Zongkui, who was trembling all over, raised his head and saw the emperor with a blank face.

Gritting his teeth, Duan Zongkui took out Zheng Xunrui's letter from his arms.

"His Royal Highness the King of Xiang sent a letter to the emperor, please take a look at the emperor."

"Boom ......"

A loud bang made Duan Zongkui's heart shrink violently, and he almost fainted.

Duan Zongkui didn't dare to look up, but the letter in his hand. was taken away.

A few minutes later, the emperor's voice came.

"What do you have to do with Zheng Xunrui, aren't you afraid that I will kill you."

I don't know why, Duan Zongkui's mood suddenly calmed down, maybe he heard Zheng Xunrui's name. Maybe it was because of Zheng Xunrui's trust.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Xiang trusts him and entrusts him to save the crown prince, princes and princesses, His Royal Highness the King of Xiang has made it clear that he will definitely treat the crown prince, prince and princess well."

Deathly silence returned to the hall.

Zhu Youzhen didn't know what his mood was, he hated Zheng Xunrui, but now, it was Li Zicheng who broke through the capital, it was Liukou, Zheng Jiajun was extremely powerful, if he wanted to break through the capital, it would be easier, but to this day, Zheng Xunrui didn't do this, what else did he have to complain about, no matter how much hatred he had, it didn't matter at the moment.

Zheng Xunrui's letter, written very sharply, analyzed the reasons for the demise of the Ming Dynasty, bluntly said that he Zhu Youzhen is a good person, but not a good emperor, when he Zhu Youzhen ascended the throne, the Ming Dynasty was already crumbling, without extraordinary talent, it was impossible to save this soon-to-be-sinking dynasty, even if there was no rogue, the Emperor Taiji of Houjin would attack the capital.

Zhu Youzhen couldn't refute it.

In fact, the rebuttal has no effect.

"Wang Chengen, bring a pen."

There are back and forth, Zhu Youzhen also has to reply to Zheng Xunrui, he believes that this letter will definitely be delivered to Zheng Xunrui's hands.

Half an hour passed, Zhu Youzhen was already in tears, he was immersed in the letter, regardless of anything outside, Duan Zongkui, who was kneeling below, looked up several times, but did not speak.

Waiting by Zhu Youzhen's side were only Wang Chengen and Gao Qiqian.

There was also no expression on the faces of the two, perhaps Cao Huachun's surrender made them fall into great pain.

Finally, Zhu Youzhen finished writing.

The letter was handed over to Duan Zongkui.

"Duan Zongkui, you tell Zheng Xunrui that I believe in him and hand over Zhu Cihong, Zhu Cijiong, Zhu Cizhao, Zhu Cihuan, Zhu Huijiao, and Zhu Huiqin to you, I hope Zheng Xunrui can treat them well, you tell Zheng Xunrui that the last holy decree I gave him was to let him marry my daughter Zhu Huijiao, and I entrusted Gao Qiqian to take care of many children, I hope Zheng Xunrui can agree......"

When I left the palace, it was not so easy, and there were Zhu Cihong and Gao Qiqian and others in several carriages, perhaps knowing that the situation had reached a critical moment, these royal nobles didn't say anything and got into the carriage.

In addition to Gao Qiqian, Zhu Huijiao is the oldest, already eighteen years old, she may not know that her father has married him to Zheng Xunrui, the good intentions of this, everyone can understand, the crown prince Zhu Cihong is also seventeen years old, to the age of being completely sensible, because of Queen Zhou's good education, knowledgeable and reasonable, every gesture has revealed extravagance.

Duan Zongkui, who had just calmed down, became nervous again, once Li Zicheng broke through the Forbidden City, these people would become the target of everyone, and Li Zicheng would search for the whole city, just relying on his Duan Zongkui's personal strength, he could not protect it at all.

After the carriage left the Forbidden City, it began to run wildly again, and at this moment it was already dark.

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the mansion.

Duan Zongkui got out of the carriage first, and then Zhu Cihong and the others also got out of the carriage and entered the mansion.

When he entered the mansion, Duan Zongkui was startled, he found that there were hundreds of people standing in the front yard of the mansion, all of whom were wearing black clothes.

Seeing Duan Zongkui come in, a man in black stepped forward and saluted.

"Mr. Duan, we are the dark line arranged by His Royal Highness the King of Xiang in the capital, and there are some dark line branches on the periphery, we are ordered to assist Mr. Duan to protect the safety of Zhu Cihong and others, this is not a place to stay for a long time, and please ask Mr. Duan to quickly pack up his things and follow us out of the mansion."

Duan Zongkui, who was extremely surprised, looked at everyone indifferently, nodded slightly, and before he could open his mouth to command, the housekeeper had already walked out, and several large boxes were carried out.

Duan Zongkui's mansion did not have any gold and silver treasures, and he had already exchanged the gold and silver treasures for the ticket stubs of Hongmen Qianzhuang.

The group walked through the mansion and into the backyard.

The door to the backyard was opened, and a few unusual carriages were heard outside.

Duan Zongkui, Gao Qiqian, Zhu Cihong and others got into the carriage again.

The carriage started quickly, where to go this time, Duan Zongkui didn't know, but his heart had settled down, it seemed that Zheng Xunrui had arranged everything, in fact, he Duan Zongkui entered the palace, it would definitely attract the attention of others, in case the palace was breached, who knows if someone would confess him, at that time, Li Zicheng searched all over the city, he Duan Zongkui had no way out, and Zhu Cihong and others did not want to live.

March 19, Mao Shi.

The bell of the Forbidden City was runged, it was the bell that summoned hundreds of officials to the court, and it sounded so desolate.

At that time, Li Zicheng broke through the Forbidden City.

Li Zicheng, who entered the Forbidden City, did not find Zhu Youzhen, and quickly issued a reward order for a reward of 10,000 taels of gold, but soon someone found Zhu Youzhen, and Zhu Youzhen and his most trusted eunuch Wang Chengen hanged themselves in the coal mountain.

Zhu Youzhen, the Chongzhen Emperor who ascended the throne at the time of crisis, was diligent all his life, thinking about restoring the glory of the Ming Dynasty, but in the end it was such a situation, when he rang the bell at the end of the day, no minister went to the court, which made him desperate, and being captured by Li Zicheng was an unacceptable ending for him.

After ordering the queen and concubines to commit suicide, Zhu Youzhen took Wang Chengen to Coal Mountain and ended his life with a white silk.

History is still history, there is no turning here, Zhu Youzhen in history, although he is the last emperor, is the most sympathetic emperor, he is diligent, not luxurious at all, and not lustful, but unfortunately he ascended the throne for 17 years and finally hanged himself.

This is a tragedy, but also a wake-up call for future generations.

They didn't know where Duan Zongkui and the others were hiding, but by instinct, they judged that they were hiding underground, and someone sent them to eat and drink every day, which was not bad, but they must not be able to walk around half a step casually.

Duan Zongkui has no problem, Gao Qiqian has no problem, Zhu Cihong and Zhu Huijiao have no problem, and even the young Zhu Cijiong, Zhu Cizhao and Zhu Cihuan have no problem, the only thing that is a little troublesome is Zhu Huiqin, after all, the little girl who is less than six years old has experienced these frightes, and it is inevitable to cry, but fortunately, with Gao Qiqian's careful care, the situation is much better. (To be continued.) )