Chapter 08 The dust has settled
Li Tian saw a sky-high fire burning in the palace, and then saw many soldiers running out, shouting: "His Majesty has a decree, whoever sacrifices the three princes of Chongzhen will be rewarded with ten thousand gold, be crowned earls, and those who hide will destroy the door!"
The soldiers quickly dispersed, and then the Shun army began to search the entire capital, focusing on boys and teenagers under the age of eighteen.
After he found out about this situation, he immediately rushed back, and he had to help Chongzhen and the others prepare for the search, but the soldiers of the Dashun Army had already scattered around the city with torches to conduct a large-scale search, so they had to sneak more carefully.
Everywhere Shun soldiers searched with torches, illuminating the night sky of the entire city as bright as day, and Li Tian, who was walking on the roof, was almost found several times.
It took him a long time to finally sneak back to Chongzhen's house and gently land on the courtyard floor, which greatly relieved him that he finally didn't get into trouble because he was exposed.
Feng Xiaowu pulled Princess Changping up from the corner of the wall and said to Li Tian, "Have you found any news, is it safe here?"
Li Tian was surprised to see that Feng Xiaowu and Princess Changping looked very close, but he still replied succinctly, "There is a fire in the palace, and the Shun army is tracking down the whereabouts of the three princes everywhere, we still have to find a way to hide the emperor's family." ”
Princess Changping hurriedly said, "Can the immortal master save my three brothers, they have lived in the palace since they were children, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to survive in this chaos." ”
Li Tian flatly refused, "There are countless Shun troops outside, and it is inevitable that I will not be discovered if I go out again, and what does it matter to me whether the life or death of those three princes is." ”
Princess Changping had tears in her eyes and said sadly, "Immortal Master, please be merciful, my two younger brothers are still young. The imperial brother Zhu Cihong can only write poems, books, rituals and music, but he is afraid that they will not survive for more than three days outside. ”
Feng Xiaowu comforted, "Sister, don't be afraid. My junior brother will definitely go and save your three brothers. ”
She turned her head to Li Tian and persuaded, "Senior brother can't think of a way, it's always bad to let the three little children wander outside." ”
Li Tian was surprised, "How did the relationship between Senior Sister and this princess of the dead country become so good. You've only known each other for less than two hours, haven't you?"
Feng Xiaowu snorted, "Sister Hui Yuan is naturally cute, I like her very much, and she has become Sister Jinlan, you are not allowed to bully others." ”
Princess Changping smiled bitterly, "Sister Xie has mercy, Changping just wants the three brothers to be safe, and asks my sister's immortal elder brother to look for it again." ”
Feng Xiaowu smiled and said, "Sister, don't say anything about the immortal immortal master, you won't be affectionate when you listen to it, my junior brother and I are just cultivators, not real immortals." ”
Princess Changping's expression was full of adoration. "Although my sister has no spells, she is an immortal in Hui Yuan's opinion, and only people with great skills can save my three brothers." ”
Feng Xiaowu patted Li Tian with a smile and said to Princess Changping, "In the future, you will call him by his name, and my junior brother will not dare to be disobedient." ”
Li Tian smiled embarrassedly, what else could he say to this senior sister who had saved her life several times and survived the tribulation together.
Princess Changping said excitedly, "Hui Yuan didn't know how much virtue she had accumulated in her previous life, and she was able to become a sister with an immortal like her sister, it's really like in a dream." ”
Feng Xiaowu took Princess Changping's hand and said, "Why should my sister be inferior. We. ”
"I've caught the three princes of Chongzhen, and I've caught the princes of the former dynasty that King Chuang wants to take!"
"It was Zhou Kui's family who tied it up and handed it over......"
Suddenly, Shunjun's shouting and announcement sounded repeatedly, followed by another long wave of cheers, which completely interrupted Feng Xiaowu's words.
Princess Changping stood up with a pale face. Stiffened for a while, she suddenly lay on the stone table in the courtyard and cried bitterly, Feng Xiaowu hurriedly patted her back and whispered comfort.
Chongzhen also pushed open the door and rushed out, shouting urgently, "My three princes have been arrested by the traitors. How is this good, God bless me!"
Li Banghua followed Chongzhen. also stomped his feet again and again, "The three princes are in trouble, how can this be good!"
Empress Zhou and Concubine Yuan ran out with them. In addition to crying helplessly, there was nothing to be done, and Princess Akihito in the room was sleeping in the arms of the palace maid, unaware of the arrest of her three brothers.
Li Tian said in a low voice, "Everyone shut up, no one will survive if they bring in Shunjun." ”
Chongzhen suddenly begged, "Two immortals, please save my three emperors, if they have three long and two short, there is no hope for the Ming Dynasty." ”
Li Tian and Feng Xiaowu didn't hear it, but just listened to the movement outside.
Princess Changping suddenly raised her head, knelt down to Feng Xiaowu and Li Tianzhong, and said, "Please ask my sister and Li Tianxian Master to save my three brothers, both of whom are still young. ”
Feng Xiaowu went to help, but Changping stubbornly knelt and couldn't afford it, and even Chongzhen, Li Banghua and others knelt down and begged together.
She had to explain, "My junior brother and I don't have any mana now, it's not much better than ordinary people, and it's very difficult to save people from the chaos. ”
Princess Changping said in a trembling voice, "Sister, is there really no way to save my three brothers?"
Feng Xiaowu nodded affirmatively, except for Li Tian, who looked impatient, everyone in the courtyard cried in a suppressed voice, and outside was the cheers of the soldiers of the Shun army who resounded throughout the city.
After finding Chongzhen's three princes, Li Zicheng felt that there was nothing to threaten him in the capital, so he ordered the Shun army to stop searching and scratching the people, so that the courtyard where Chongzhen's family was located was not searched.
He asked people to clean up the Qianqing Palace, and lit candles all over it, and walked around very proudly, but found that there were not many real belongings in the whole palace.
Disappointed, he lost his initial excitement, but he also understood that Chongzhen really had no money, and he felt that Jun Fei was weak, so he cheered up and summoned Chongzhen's three princes.
Chongzhen's three princes were escorted to the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, Li Zicheng waved his hand to let the soldiers let go of them, the crown prince Zhu Cihong stood up on his own, and Zhu Yongcan, the king of Yong, and Zhu Cihuan, the king of Ding, stubbornly twisted their heads to the side.
Li Zicheng asked proudly, "Why did your old Zhu family lose the world?"
Zhu Cihong raised his head and looked directly at Li Zicheng, and said loudly, "This requires you to ask the hundred officials." ”
Li Zicheng was surprised that the crown prince was not afraid of himself, and suddenly shouted with a hideous face, "Immortal Ming is dead, why don't you call your queen mother to surrender soon, and you will be found if you hide, it is better to come out in a dignified manner." ”
"I have heard of the virtuous name of Empress Zhou, and your father is not a ridiculous person, this king promises to give her a mansion and property, and ensure that your family will be glorified forever. ”
The crown prince Zhu Cihong shook his head and said, "My father sent my three brothers out of the palace before the city was broken, so we don't know the whereabouts of the queen mother and the emperor. ”
Li Zicheng saw that Zhu Cihong didn't seem to be lying, and he was relieved when he thought about it, and killed a lot of eunuchs and palace maids when he attacked the palace, maybe he changed his clothes and was killed by mistake after Zhou Hou, anyway, many concubines died in the palace.
He no longer bothered with the dead emperor and empress, his expression relaxed, and he said with a pleasant face, "Your father and emperor set fire to himself in the Wenhua Palace, and the queen mother also hanged herself in the Qianqing Palace. ”
The crown prince Zhu Cihong and his two younger brothers cried bitterly, both with grief at the death of their parents and fear for their future fate, so they cried endlessly.
Li Zicheng waited for the three princes to stop crying, and then said, "You don't have to worry, I will give you a mansion for your three brothers to live in, and if you grow up in the future, if you have talent, you can also enter the court as an official." ”
Crown Prince Zhu Cihong asked rhetorically, "Why don't you kill us?"
Li Zicheng smiled and said, "You are just children, you have not made any big mistakes, I don't kill people indiscriminately." ”
Zhu Cihong thought for a while, and said with a sad expression, "That's the case, please listen to my three requests, one is not to insult the mausoleum of my ancestors, the second is to bury my father and queen mother, and the third is not to kill the people of the Ming Dynasty." ”
Li Zicheng saw that Zhu Cihong's speech was well-founded, and he liked it very much, so he responded, "Of course, it is also the fortune of heaven that wants your Zhu family to die, no wonder Chongzhen." (To be continued......)