Chapter 1: The End of the Road
Where am I?
Zhu Gaoyuan opened his eyes a little dazed.
The first thing that catches your eye is an old locust tree with a crooked neck, and there is still half a yellow silk rope sleeve left on the horizontal branch, and the broken mouth of the yellow silk is uneven, as if it was broken by a heavy object.
Why does this picture look familiar?
It seems that someone was about to hang himself, and then Huang Aya broke?
"The weaving bureau is really getting more and more disagreeable, and the yellow silk used by the heavenly family dares to be shoddy, but long live the lord, rest assured, this time the old slave will combine the two yellow silk together, and it will definitely not be broken again."
With a shrill voice, a figure walked into Zhu Gaoyuan's field of vision.
I saw that this person was white-faced and beardless, wearing a python robe and a three-mountain hat, what kind of shape is this?
Also, what was this guy shouting just now? Banzai? Long live what? Is this calling me?
Just when Zhu Gaoyuan felt at a loss, countless memory fragments suddenly poured into his mind, and along with these memory fragments,
There is also endless sadness, resentment and unwillingness.
When he was young, he was precarious in the Ciqing Palace.
When he was a teenager, he was terrified in the palace of King Xin.
At the age of seventeen, he hastily ascended the throne and was covered with thin ice under the shadow of Wei Zhongxian.
When Wei Zhongxian was eradicated, the mess of the Ming Dynasty made him anxious again, and no one could use the civil and military forces inside and outside.
He was thrifty and frugal, exhausted his efforts, and reviewed the chapter every day to the third and fifth watches, and his diligence was not inferior to that of Chengzu Taizu, but the national situation of the Ming Dynasty was still declining, and it was collapsing day by day.
Finally, the thieves entered the capital.
After arranging the aftermath, he took Wang Chengen to climb Banzai Mountain and committed suicide by throwing himself into the ring.
At this point, the memory was interrupted, and the memory belonging to Emperor Chongzhen ended here.
Chongzhen? Zhu Gaoyuan glanced down at the dragon robe on his body, and looked confused, I have traveled to the Ming Dynasty? And took away Emperor Chongzhen?
No way?
That's too ruthless, isn't it?
I just said when I visited Jingshan, if I were Chongzhen, I would never hang myself, but would definitely try to escape to Nanjing to reorganize the Ming Dynasty, and then you made my eyes black and crossed into Chongzhen? And Chongzhen, who just hanged himself in the coal mountain? God, don't play like this!
I'm just talking about it, I haven't thought about it!
It's already hanging the coal mountain, how else can you play?
If it was a year and a half earlier, this Chongzhen Emperor would still be able to rescue him.
But how can I save it now? It's already March 18th, Cao Huachun has opened the Guangning Gate, and the thieves have already entered the outer city of Beijing, and they will soon enter the inner city!
At this time, you let me cross over and turn the tide?
God, my surname is Zhu, but my name is Zhu Gaoyuan, not Zhu Youzhen, the king of the Ming Dynasty should not be carried by me, what the hell is this called.
"Long live Lord, Huang Aya is ready."
The shrill voice sounded again, pulling Zhu Gaoyuan's thoughts back.
Zhu Gaoyuan turned his head a little dazedly and looked at the white-faced man not far away.
Wang Chengen? The eunuch who is the master of ceremonies is the only eunuch who accompanies him on the road!
Wang Chengen straightened his clothes, knelt down in front of Zhu Gaoyuan, and said respectfully: "The old slave respectfully invites the long-lived lord to get up." ”
"Drive? Where to? Zhu Gaoyuan was stunned at first when he heard this, and then reacted to the meaning of asking him to hang himself, even if his face is black, get your mother's driver!
It is impossible to hang yourself.
Even if you die in battle, you won't hang yourself.
He Zhu Gaoyuan is not Zhu Youzhen.
It is not 100 million points that have strong psychological quality.
However, Wang Chengen's words also woke up Zhu Gaoyuan.
It is not advisable to stay here for a long time, and it is necessary to escape Beijing as soon as possible.
Because the Dashun army is about to enter the city, it can't be hidden.
Most of the people in Beijing have become die-hard fans of the Dashun Army, and he Zhu Gaoyuan is incarnated as a rat and drilled into the depths of the hole, and he will still be found out by the people.
Absconding with makeup? That's even more wishful thinking.
Throughout the north of Huanghuai, half of China has been completely returned to the Dashun army.
From Beijing to the south and west is the territory of the Dashun army, he Zhu Gaoyuan just cut a few knives in his face, and the soldiers and civilians along the way can also pull him out.
Who made him Emperor Chongzhen now?
Therefore, the only way to survive is to break out with arms.
So the first thing to do now is to gather people.
This was not a difficult choice, and Zhu Gaoyuan made a decision in an instant.
"Wang Daban." Fused with Chongzhen's memory fragments, this title naturally came out of Zhu Gaoyuan's mouth, "How many available manpower are left in the palace?" ”
Wang Chengen said: "There were still dozens of people before, but at this moment, I am afraid that there are only a dozen people left. ”
"It's a little less, but it's barely enough." Zhu Gaoyuan snorted and said, "You go down the mountain quickly to gather these people, I have important tasks to be handed over to them." ”
Wang Chengen looked at Zhu Gaoyuan blankly.
Zhu Gaoyuan suddenly said angrily: "Don't go quickly!" ”
"Well, the old slave obeys." Wang Chengen left in a hurry.
Seeing Wang Chengen go away, Zhu Gaoyuan set his eyes into the distance again, and it should be too late.
It is estimated from the sky that this time should be Mao Zheng (6 o'clock), if the historical record is correct, Liu Zongmin led the army from Zhengyang Gate, Chongwen Gate, Xuanwu Gate into the inner city of Beijing at the beginning of the year (9 o'clock).
As a lover of Ming history, he was very sure of the time when the Dashun army entered the city.
Therefore, he still has an hour and a half to prepare for the breakthrough, including shaking people.
Everyone in the world thought that Chongzhen was at the end of his rope at this time, even Chongzhen himself thought so, otherwise he would not have been discouraged and took Wang Chengen to the coal mountain to hang himself.
However, as a senior staff officer who was born in the border defense force and studied in a military academy for three years, Zhu Gaoyuan knew that Chongzhen at this time was far from the point of exhaustion.
At least the chances of a breakout are real.
He and his comrades-in-arms also specifically discussed this possibility.
So Zhu Gaoyuan didn't think much about it anymore and followed him down the mountain.
……
Half an hour later, the Captain's Mansion was attached.
Gong Yonggu splashed ink on the wall and wrote the words "The world is blessed by the country, and the body cannot be humiliated", and then discarded the brush worth 100 gold on the ground.
"Bring my BMW."
"And my sword and armor."
Gong Yonggu's expression was gloomy, and everything was over.
Jia Ding quickly brought Gong Yonggu's BMW over.
The sword and armor were also taken.
Gong Yonggu pulled out the treasure knife and compared it to his beloved horse for a long time, but he never got his hands on it.
It wasn't until there was a tsunami-like cheer outside Zhengyang Gate that Gong Yonggu finally made up his mind that such a peerless BMW, even if it was killed, it couldn't be left to the thieves.
Gong Yonggu closed his eyes and was about to start.
Just then, a shrill voice came: "There is a will!" ”
When he looked back, he saw a little eunuch in blue hurrying in.
Gong Yonggu hurriedly bowed down and said respectfully: "Respectfully, please be the saint Jin'an." ”
"St. Bow." The little eunuch waved in the direction of the Forbidden City, and shouted, "Gong Yonggu, the commander of the attached horses, will immediately select the elite family members of the mansion, and bring all the horses and ordnance of the mansion to the imperial horse to listen to the tune." ”
"Obey." Although Gong Yonggu was full of doubts, he still received the order.
After getting up, Gong Yonggu pulled the little eunuch again and said, "Can the little father-in-law take a step to speak?" ”
However, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the little eunuch and said: "Master Concubine, please forgive me, the slave and maid don't know anything, and the slave and maid have to rush to Fan Ge's old mansion to pass the decree, and retire first." ”
After saying that, the little eunuch turned around and ran outside.
Seeing the little eunuch trotting out of the Horse Mansion, Gong Yonggu couldn't help but be stunned.
What does this mean? Let me take the able-bodied man with the horses and equipment to the Imperial Horse Prison and stand by? Could it be that he was planning to gather the families of the officials and nobles in Beijing and forcibly break through?
Only then did you think of breaking through? Don't you think it's too late?
But then again, the horse leather shroud and the death on the battlefield are not a good destination.
It's better than doing nothing, shrinking at home and drawing a knife as soon as possible, even if you die, you have to pull a few thieves on your back, so as to live up to this good head and six feet!
……
Another little eunuch hurried up to the Desheng Gate.
Deshengmen, Xizhimen and Fuchengmen were the main attack directions of the thieves, and the attack on Deshengmen was particularly fierce.
Wang Jiayan, the assistant director of the Beijing camp and the right attendant of the military department, was ordered to guard the Desheng Gate, and had been holding on to the city for two days and nights.
In a daze, Wang Jiayan heard the sound of footsteps, and suddenly got up.
"Kill the thief!" Wang Jiayan roared violently, and the eunuchs lying on the head of the city, Minzhuang and the soldiers of the Beijing camp also got up in panic, and picked up their weapons one after another.
"Keep people under the knife!" The little eunuch cried out in horror, "Spare your life! ”
Seeing that it was the eunuch and not the thief who went up to the city tower, Wang Jiayan breathed a sigh of relief.
The little eunuch wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and then shouted in a sharp voice: "There is a will." ”
Wang Jiayan frowned, but he still bowed down on the top of the city: "The old minister respectfully invites the Holy Jin'an." ”
"St. Bow." The little eunuch waved in the direction of the Forbidden City, and shouted, "Wang Jiayan, the assistant director of the Beijing camp and the right attendant of the military department, immediately abandoned the Desheng Gate, and led the Beijing battalion soldiers, internal attendants and people to the imperial horse to listen to the tune, Qin this!" ”
"Commandment." Wang Jiayan bowed again and then got up.