Chapter 3: Slaying the Soft Bones

There will be brave men under the great reward.

When the hundreds of people behind him heard this, they worked harder one by one.

After a few clicks, the factory guards of the East Factory were all killed, and the remaining brocade guards couldn't resist at all.

Zhu Yuanchen was overjoyed and immediately ordered people to outflank him, but at this moment, there was a loud shout in the distance: "Your Majesty is here, the traitor still hasn't put down his weapon, and he will be captured?" ”

Zhu Yuanchen subconsciously took a few steps back, turned his head to look in the direction of the sound, but saw a cold light shooting towards his face, straight to his neck.

Whew-

Poof-

An iron arrow shot from the opposite side, piercing half of Zhu Yuanchen's head in the blink of an eye, splashing blood plasma and brains, scaring everyone into a daze.

Even though the sound of killing in the distance shook the sky, there was an eerie silence at the entrance of the Guogong Mansion.

Deathly tranquility.

Whether it was the murderous family or the factory guard who fled in a panic, they all froze at this moment and did not dare to act rashly.

One arrow might, terrifying!

At the exit of the street, the sound of horses' hooves vibrate, and the leaders were Chongzhen and Zhou Xian, followed by a large number of soldiers and horses.

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Zhou Xian held a bow and arrow in one hand, strangled the war horse with the other, and shouted again: "Your Majesty has arrived, and the rebellious ministers and thieves will not be captured before they are tied?" ”

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Those family members trembled with fright, hurriedly threw away the weapons in their hands, and fell to their knees.

The soldiers and horses behind him swarmed up and tied up all of them.

Chongzhen rode his horse to the door, glanced at Zhu Yuanchen's body lying on the ground, and couldn't help but praise for a while: "Xian'er is really brave and brave!" ”

Zhou Xian hugged his fists: "Your Majesty is overrated...... When it comes to bravery, this brother is the real bravery. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to a brocade guard who had been struggling to kill the enemy just now.

This person's name is Li Ruolian, he is a martial artist, and now he is the commander of Jinyiwei, in history, when the thieves attacked the city, Li Ruolian desperately defended Chongwen Gate, and was martyred after the city was broken, which was the last face of Jinyiwei at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

Chongzhen looked at Li Ruolian, who was covered in blood, and the embroidered spring knife in his hand was cut into a gap: "Li Aiqing, suffered." ”

Li Ruolian breathed a sigh of relief and knelt on one knee: "Minister Li Ruolian is guilty, please punish Your Majesty!" ”

Chongzhen waved his hand and helped him up, "Why did Li Aiqing say this?" ”

Li Ruolian's face was painful: "Your Majesty, the last general will lead a team to encircle and suppress the Chengguo Mansion, but Zhu Yuanchen seems to have expected that the brothers did not die on the battlefield, but died here, and they died a nest!" ”

Chongzhen waved his hand, "Victory and defeat are commonplace, Li Aiqing, you have done your best, the dead and wounded in this battle are all paid silver taels, and their descendants will enter the court as officials." Li Ruolian, from now on, I will order you to be the commander of the Jinyi Guard. ”

Not only is he not guilty, but he was also promoted?

As for the current commander Luo Yangxing, this is an out-and-out traitor, and on the way back, he has been ordered to be killed by Chongzhen.

Chongzhen patted Li Ruolian on the shoulder, then looked at Wang Dehua beside him, and said in a cold tone: "Who leaked the news?" ”

After he went on a killing spree in the palace, he mobilized people all the way and raided the mansions of various officials separately.

Although there are many people in the palace, the news can be spread before the arrival of the factory guards, except for Li Banghua and the two who left the palace in advance to take over the patrol, one is Wang Dehua.

"Slave...... The slave doesn't know......"

"You're damn !!"

Chokew-

Poof-

Chongzhen turned his head suddenly, and the long sword in his hand was pulled out and stabbed, instantly stabbing Wang Dehua to the heart.

This sword came too quickly, and Wang Dehua, the dignified factory supervisor and who had just been promoted to the prison army, was now stabbed to death by Chongzhen, which was too fast.

When the other little eunuchs who followed saw this, they trembled with fright.

Chongzhen held the long sword that was still dripping blood, and his face was cold: "I personally assume the position of supervising the army." Wang Chengen, you are solely responsible for all the affairs of the East Factory. ”

"The old slave obeys!"

Wang Chengen knelt down nervously to accept the order.

Zhou Xian nodded secretly, and he was relieved.

[The old man is finally not confused, he personally supervises the army, and also promotes a loyal minister like Wang Chengen to power...... This is the eternal loyalty who hanged himself with the coal mountain, and he is loyal! 】

When Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but secretly rejoice, and Wang Chengen gave him a sigh of relief.

The raid continued.

The Guogong Mansion is indeed rich, and the inventory far exceeds that of Wei Zaode, who has just been promoted, and after the search, Jin Yiwei moved boxes of gold, silver and jewelry out, and soon pushed them into a wall.

It's a real wall, two or three meters high, and each box is opened, and the golden light dazzles the eyeballs.

During this period, they went separately to copy the factory guards of other ministers' mansions, and they also came back one after another to report to Chongzhen.

In the last count, there are countless jewelry, calligraphy and paintings, and they can't be counted at all, and the copper coins and cotton silks are not easy to count, and the gold and silver alone have reached 14.5 million taels, and the grain has reached nearly 800,000 stones.

Of course, this is only the amount on the surface, as for the private shops, fields, etc., at least accounting for more than ninety percent of the assets of these corrupt officials......

"Woe to the country and the people, fish and meat people, I am wrong!!"

Chongzhen looked at these gold and silver jewels and couldn't help but let out a sigh of pathos.

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At the same time, Changyi Gate.

On the tower of the city, Wang Jiayan summoned the soldiers who defended the city, and one by one military orders were issued, and the soldiers began to patrol the city in an orderly manner.

Downstairs in the city, Li Bangyan began to gather refugees who fled from outside the city, selected some young and strong people, and formed a large reserve army.

As for those whose origins are unknown, they are all taken into custody by them to prevent all future troubles.

Historically, the plague was rampant in Yanjing City, with countless casualties, and the three major barracks were also transferred to the outside of the city to die, plus those civil officials were waiting to surrender, so that the capital was heavy, and there were only a few thousand eunuchs guarding the city.

With such a city defense, how could it be possible to defend Li Zicheng?

But now, with Li Banghua and the others, heavy troops have been arranged to guard the city.

Of course, a large number of people does not necessarily mean that it can be held.

Most of these Beijing camps are old and weak, plus they neglect to practice on weekdays, and they have no food to receive, who will work hard?

On the contrary, looking at the endless white tents outside the city, I inevitably felt fear and even despair.

"Two generals, as Ming soldiers, we will not hesitate to sacrifice our lives for the country, but we lack food and clothing, we don't have enough food, and we don't even have the strength to hold a knife, I don't know when the imperial court will send food and wages?"

"Yes, it's okay for us to defend the city, but we have to give food, and my mother is dying of hunger......"

"Two generals, please also ask the imperial court, hurry up and pay the food, we are too hungry."

"I haven't eaten for a few days, and the villagers are so hungry that their legs are weak, how can they defend the city?"

"If we knew this, it would be better to stay outside the city, and maybe the army could give us a bite to eat......"

Some people in the army and civilians began to complain, and a wave of fear permeated the Changyi Gate, and everyone reacted violently, shouting and screaming.