Forbidden City, Gonghou Garden.

The pavilions and pavilions are spread out in the garden, and the pines, cypresses, bamboo orchids are dotted with mountain stones, forming an evergreen garden scene in all seasons. Although the weather is still cold in winter, there is a formation in the garden, and it is as warm as spring. Zhu Changluo, the obese Taichang Emperor, covered his eyes with a silk scarf and touched among the mountains and rocks. Seven or eight pretty palace maids giggled and scurried, and they were all naked.

Zhu Changluo laughed and caught for a while, and he was out of breath when his body was weak. He took off his silk scarf, spotted a palace maid, and pounced. The palace maid was only thirteen or fourteen years old, and she didn't dare to dodge when she saw the emperor coming, and the moment she was thrown down, it was as if she was pressed by a fat pig, and she almost didn't get angry.

The Fat Pig Emperor immediately laughed, and was about to untie his crotch for three thousand milliseconds, but he heard a little eunuch running over with a sharp voice and shouting: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something is wrong." ”

The 'fat pig' turned a deaf ear and concentrated on the arch cabbage. The palace maid who was suppressed by him had no intention of laughing, and her face was flushed, and she was so frightened that she didn't know what to do. But the eunuch who reported the news didn't care about the emperor's old son's Yaxing, and still shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, the thieves are about to enter the capital." ”

Hearing the word anti-thief, the 'fat pig' turned his head and asked, 'What's the matter'?

"The 'revolutionary army' has conquered Tongzhou, and the 100,000-strong army has entered Chaoyangmen. Now the city is in turmoil, and the courtiers are frightened, and I ask Your Majesty to think of something quickly. "The little eunuch is brave and loyal. But after he finished speaking, the 'fat pig' on the other side blinked his eyes and asked rhetorically, "What about Fang Shoufu?" Why don't you go and invite him to meet him? Let him come up with ideas. ”

"The palace has already sent someone to pass on Fang Shoufu. It's just that the door of Shoufu's house is closed, and there is no one in sight, and no one can come out after shouting for a long time. ”

"What about Cui's internal supervisor?"

This question is the eunuch Cui Wensheng, the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch. But the little eunuch still shook his head, "Cui Neijian was still there just now." But when I called him, he ignored him. It's gone. ”

Even asking the two of them to no avail, the 'fat pig' was even more dazed, he could only mumble to himself: "It's not that there will be nothing to do in half a year, and the Jianzhou army will definitely come to escort it in half a year." How did this suddenly change? Who else can rely on the city defense now? Can Jingying still fight? Is it still too late for the army of Diaoshan Customs? ”

Shanhaiguan is hundreds of miles away, and the thieves have already arrived at the city gate, how can this be too late? The little eunuch was also sweating in a hurry, "The Beijing camp has been in chaos, the Shanhaiguan is too far away, and now only the thousands of Xuanjia troops trained by Xuanwu Ye are still usable." He had already led his troops to defend the city, and the rest of the city's troops had been dispersed. ”

As soon as he heard that there were still people willing to fight, the 'fat pig' suddenly became energetic. He stretched out his hand and shouted, "Quick, pull me up." Xuanwu Zhenren is not at a loss to my Ming guard, and at this critical juncture, I still have to rely on him. With him here, I am relieved. ”

The little eunuch stepped forward with great effort, and relied on the help of several palace maids to pull the 'fat pig' Zhu Changluo up. The emperor straightened his clothes and shouted: "Go to the celebrant and give an order, the soldiers and horses in the city are all dispatched by the Xuanwu real people, if you don't obey, you can cut it first." ”

The 'fat pig' shouted loudly, but the little eunuch said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that the celebrant will not be able to make a will." ”

"Why?"

"The people are scattered."

Hearing that the thieves were approaching Chaoyangmen, Zhu Changluo didn't take it seriously. But when he heard the master of ceremonies not listening to the command, he felt a pain in his skin, and immediately said angrily: "You are all my house slaves, and the thieves have not yet entered the city, how can you say that they will disperse?" ”

The emperor hurriedly came out of the palace garden, and wanted to see a neat palace inside, but the palace was full of palace maids and eunuchs. The servants who are respectful when they see him on weekdays will also have plastic surgery, and they knew they were afraid at first, but after a while, they went their own way, and there was no control.

"You ......, you ......." Zhu Changluo screamed angrily, and he hurriedly ran to the Qianqing Palace where he lived, and at this moment the concubines and children were in a hurry, and they sighed with tears in their eyes. There was no one in the huge Forbidden City to obey his will, and he knew that the situation was very bad, and then beat his chest and feet, and looked up to the sky and howled, "The ministers inside and outside misunderstand me, misunderstand me!" ”

At this moment, on the tower of Chaoyang Gate, the Xuanwu Zhenren with white hair was staring at the anti-thief army lined up outside with bloody eyes. Under his command is a group of hand-trained Xuanjia troops, trained by instilling his essence and blood condensed for hundreds of years, and can barely command the movement. But just like that, a few thousand elite soldiers will at most defend a city wall. The capital is so big, it really takes tens of thousands of people to defend it.

"The speed of this anti-thief action is amazing." Xuanwu Zhenren was determined to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but he didn't expect that in only about a year, the development of the 'revolutionary army' would be so fast.

The last time Zhou Qingfeng led the northward detachment to harass Gyeonggi, there were only one or two thousand people in total. But this time, the troops he brought were overwhelming, and the strength of the army was far beyond imagination. Troops were transferred from Tianjin by sea to go ashore, and then logistics were transported by ship, and the men and horses traveled in a hurry, and they rushed from Tianjin to Tongzhou in just two days. This speed is unimaginable at the moment, and it shows that the organizational capacity of the 'revolutionary army' is extremely strong.

Xuanwu Zhenren didn't know what organization was, he just had never seen such a fierce enemy. Because the 'revolutionary army' came so fast, that the direction of the capital did not have time to react at all. Tongzhou was taken in half a day, and then the enemy quickly advanced to Chaoyangmen. If you don't make a move, you will die.

Now there are not many enemies in the direction of Chaoyangmen, about two cavalry battalions. When they arrived outside the city, they quickly divided into several cavalry companies and reconnoitred in the direction of the other city gates. The Guards cavalry in shiny cuirass gave an awe-inspiring momentum, informing the Ming gentry in the city that the end had come.

Look at the time, it's past noon.

Xuanwu Zhenren sighed, feeling that there should be no big war today. However, the main force of the anti-thieves will definitely come from Tongzhou overnight, and the siege should be tomorrow. "I only have a few thousand people, how can I defend this capital of the Ming Dynasty? The ministers of the DPRK and China are all counting on the Jianzhou Jurchens to come to their aid, and this wishful thinking is really stupid. ”

Looking back at the city, the streets were full of people scurrying around like ants. The yellow light of the city defense is rapidly dimming, and it will not be long before it disappears - the 'revolutionary army' will not come, and the people will still have to live under the rule of the Ming court; now as soon as the 'revolutionary army' comes, the people's will immediately turn.

"This is really a soldier who surrenders without a fight. Last year, the anti-thieves harassed Gyeonggi, and the army of King Qin from all over Datong and Baoding came. The people in the city did not know whether the 'revolutionary army' was good or bad, and they could still hold on to the city defense and fight a battle. But now that the court is rotten, it is fair to oppose thieves. The people's hearts reversed, no one wanted King Qin anymore, and the people even looked forward to the thieves entering the city. ”

Alas, ......, Xuanwu Zhenren choked up, and sighed secretly: "I want Emperor Hongwu to expel the Tartars and restore my China, and the people are also eating pot pulp to welcome the king." But now they are going to meet a gang of thieves. ”

Xuanwu Zhenren was crying, and a small dot flew close in the distance, and when he got closer, he shouted crisply: "Grandpa Xuanwu, my mother asked me to ask you, will you descend?" ”

It was the ice phoenix that flew in, her little figure floating in the air, looking at Xuanwu in an old state, full of pitiful eyes. Xuanwu Zhenren raised his head slightly, and said with a wry smile: "After all, the phoenix has to follow the real dragon, and it has been like this for thousands of years. The white tiger is murderous, and would rather take refuge in the barbarians. And I ......, my old turtle has only one loyalty. ”

"My mother also said that I would persuade you for the sake of knowing each other for hundreds of years, so I said that I would run for nothing." Binghuang pouted and muttered, "Grandpa Xuanwu, if you die, will I never see you again?" ”

Xuanwu Zhenren smiled bitterly again: "I have cultivated for thousands of years to become a human, and if I die, I will die, but there is no way to resurrect." Zhu Hongwu is kind to me, and I promised to take care of his descendants, and now it is nothing more than repaying the favor. If you want to fight or kill, come on, my old bones will have such a day sooner or later. Tell Zhou Qingfeng that kid that this time I'm going to fight for my life, but I won't keep my hands. ”

"You have no idea how good that kid is." Binghuang snorted coldly, turned around and flew away. She flew away, and muttered, "Last night, my mother and I didn't beat him, and I was tricked by him into feeding a lollipop." My mother scolded the 'bad guy' all night, and secretly shouted 'husband' at dawn. ”

Xuanwu Zhenren is still benevolent, and his mentality is peaceful. The dignitaries and nobles in the city were like ants on a hot pot, and when the news of the 'revolutionary army' approaching the capital came, they blew up one after another. After hearing about this, the first assistant Fang Yizhe was in a daze like thunder, and then fainted, and relied on his family to pour a belly of ginseng soup to save him.

Fang Yizhe didn't want to do the job of Shoufu for a long time, but the emperor didn't let him go and didn't allow him to leave. He also worked as a monk for a day and hit the clock for a day, planning early to leave a way back for himself. It is impossible to surrender to the 'revolutionary army', and it is impossible in this life, because Zhou Qingfeng killed the officials and gentry too hard, and resolutely did not want these silverfish to enter his ranks.

Since there is no way to take the path of the 'revolutionary army', the gentry and magnates in the capital can only seek foreign aid. With the help of Liu Fucheng's hookup, they reached a reconciliation with Jiannu, and it was natural that they wanted to obtain the army King Qin from Liaodong. Liu Fucheng stayed in his own house and did not move, and he also pinned his hopes on the Jurchens.

But who would have thought that the 'revolutionary army' would come too quickly, the Tongzhou defenders would descend too simply, and the Jianzhou army would be too far.

Waiting for the eunuch in the palace to invite Fang Yizhe, this Shoufu Lord was crying bitterly. He has already packed all the family property, collected all the money, and waited for the world to respond quickly when the world changes. But now I realize that I still haven't been fast enough!

"How's it going over there in Changping? Can it still work? "Fang Shoufu's only thought now is to abandon the city and flee, if the road is smooth, he can coerce Emperor Taichang and lead hundreds of officials to Datong. If you go from Datong to Taiyuan, whether you go to Guanzhong or go down to the south of the Yangtze River, or even into Sichuan, you can continue to mix for a few years.

How can it be so easy to conquer the world? Wait for change.

But the servants hurried to the west of the city, and when they came back, they cried out with sad faces: "Master, the little one has just returned from the Deshengmen." The cavalry of the anti-thieves has fled to the north, locking the escape route of the capital. There were a few marquis who wanted to break out with the wealth and people, but they were killed on the spot soon after leaving the city, and even those who knelt on the ground and begged for mercy never let go. ”

Ah......, Fang Yizhe sat down again, only to feel angina. He cried bitterly: "Could it be that I want to be the first assistant of this dead country? Knowing this, Fang should have returned to his hometown and should not be greedy for authority. ”

By night, the message was clearer. The 'revolutionary army' has sent cavalry to quickly block all the gates of the capital, and has also sent troops to the north such as Zunhua and Juyong Pass to block them, completely cutting off the escape route of the gentry in the entire Gyeonggi land. The owner is so expensive that it has become a turtle in an urn, and there is no way to escape.