Chapter 05 The Last Loyalist

"I heard that the king of Chuang entered the city, and strictly ordered the army not to plunder the people, and two Dashun soldiers went to rob a few pieces of cloth from Zhang Ji's tailor shop, and at that time they were beheaded by the king of Chuang. ”

"That is, now Zhengyangmen has gathered all the ministers of the previous dynasty to kneel to welcome the king, and there are countless obedient people kneeling along the street to receive the king, which is the desire of the people of the world. ”

"Quickly send the news back to the house, King Chuang swore that he only came to save the people of the world, and would never kill anyone indiscriminately. ”

"Now my lord can rest assured, as long as he is not held accountable for the crime of serving in the previous dynasty. ”

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Chongzhen listened to the sound of talk outside the courtyard wall, only to feel that all thoughts were lost, and he was supported by Queen Zhou and sat on the stone bench, and the whole person was dumbfounded.

Li Tian saw that Chongzhen would not be able to recover for a while, so he motioned to Feng Xiaowu to be optimistic about these people, took a look at the environment of this house, and then walked lightly towards the house outside the garden.

He found that the whole house was silent, and there seemed to be no one there, except for one room with candles lit, as if there were still people talking.

Li Tian gently stabbed a small hole in the paper window with his sword, and then looked into the room through this hole, only to see an old man in official uniform kneeling in front of the table with a bitter cry, and a portrait of a character hung on the wall behind the incense candle table.

He decided to take a look at the situation first, so he didn't rush in to control the person, and was ready to listen to what the old man said, and then act according to the situation.

"A dignified husband, a sage is a teacher. Loyalty and filial piety, swear to death. ......" the old man in official uniform knelt down and cried to the portrait, while writing with a brush on the white paper in front of him.

Li Tian's killer training at the secret base also has advanced cultural courses, so he can understand that the old man is writing a suicide note. shows his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, and mentions that the portrait is a prime minister named Wen Tianxiang.

He frowned and pondered. Wen Tianxiang's words also seemed to have some impressions, but he quickly shook his head to get rid of this problem. How could I have heard the name of the minister of a certain country in Shenzhou.

The old man in official uniform put the suicide note on the table, folded it and put it away, brought a stool with high legs and supported it in the center of the room, stepped on it, took out a white cloth from his bosom and hung it on the beam, knotted it into a rope sleeve and prepared it properly, and slowly put his head into the sleeve.

Li Tian felt that it was good that the original owner of this house committed suicide, saving himself the matter of figuring out how to live here temporarily, anyway, it was very simple to dispose of the corpse, and it would definitely be possible to stay undiscovered for a long time.

When he saw the old man kicking the bench, he stopped caring about the situation in the room, walked up to Feng Xiaowu and said, "The owner of this house has committed suicide. We also have temporary shelter and overall it's been good. ”

Feng Xiaowu exclaimed, "Senior brother said that the master here committed suicide, what is it for?"

Li Tian didn't expect Feng Xiaowu to ask about the owner's situation, so he said indifferently, "There is only one old man in the whole house, and he just put his head in the white cloth hanger, and he will be out of breath in just another minute." ”

Feng Xiaowu hurriedly said, "How can the junior brother not save him when he sees death, and he should stop the suicide of someone who can't think of it, you have disappointed me too much." ”

She hurriedly put down Princess Akihito and ran towards the house. He kicked open the door of the room and broke in, and soon walked out slowly with an old man with loose hair.

Chongzhen also recovered a little at this time, and when he saw the owner of the house wearing the official uniform of the Ming Dynasty, he couldn't help but get up and walk over with Queen Zhou. After seeing the appearance of the house owner by candlelight, he suddenly snorted coldly.

Empress Zhou asked, "Emperor, by the inspection, which minister is this?"

Chongzhen snorted coldly, "He is Li Banghua, the imperial envoy of the left capital. I usually sing against me, but I suddenly remember to die for some reason. Maybe it's because I'm worried that I won't be treated like a traitor. ”

Empress Zhou smiled and comforted, "Don't think so badly of people, the Ming Dynasty still has loyal ministers." ”

Feng Xiaowu lowered her head to listen to Li Banghua's chest. "There is still breath, and it will not die." ”

Chongzhen looked up at the sky on a spring night and sighed, "This day has changed after all, let's go into the room and wait, and see what this rebel has to say." ”

He pulled Empress Zhou into the room, Yuan Guifei followed with Princess Zhaoren, and several people sat down on the chairs in the hall to look at the room, while the two palace maids who followed were busy cleaning up.

Chongzhen looked around the room, found the incense candle table at the end of the room, pointed to the white paper on it, and said, "Show it to me, I don't know why this old thief wants to die." ”

He took the blank paper suicide note handed over by the palace maid Cheng Cheng in fear, opened it and saw that his face gradually became solemn.

Li Banghua was woken up by Feng Xiaowu, looked left and right in a dizzy state, and suddenly exclaimed, "Who are you, why did you come to the old man's house, I seem to have hanged myself, could it be that the legendary ghost is actually a stunning woman?"

Feng Xiaowu smiled and comforted, "Don't be afraid, old man, we just borrowed a house from you to live in, and you are not dead yet." ”

Li Banghua looked at Li Tian blankly, his thoughts suddenly sobered up and normal, and exclaimed, "Are you thieves who entered the mansion to rob, it is really hateful to not let the old man go on the road quietly, tell you the truth, there is no money in this mansion at all." ”

Feng Xiaowu hurriedly said, "Don't get me wrong, old man, we just borrowed your mansion to live for a few days, and we will leave when it is safe outside." ”

Li Banghua sneered, "Hehe, the Ming Kingdom has been captured by thieves, what safety is there at all, leave quickly, don't miss the old man on the road!"

"Old man, please believe us, it's really not a bad person......"

Li Tian looked at Feng Xiaowu coldly and explained to Li Banghua, secretly shook his head and sighed, only feeling that Feng Xiaowu was too nosy.

But thinking that it was like this when I met her for the first time, even if I didn't know myself, I would still come to the rescue, this Senior Sister Feng was really not an ordinary warm-hearted.

He suddenly became a little angry, it's not impossible to help others, but it also depends on what the situation is, now she is just an ordinary person who has not cultivated, why bother to cause more trouble.

But now that people have been saved, Li Tian began to think about how to deal with the consequences of the original owner not dying, the big deal is to control it first and explain that it is just to stay temporarily for a while, and when he can get out of the city, he will be free.

Chongzhen slowly put down the white paper in his hand, let out a long sigh, and said to Queen Zhou, "This Ming still has loyal ministers, but unfortunately there are too few, if God is willing to give me more good ministers and fierce generals, it is impossible for the thieves to attack the Beijing Division." ”

Empress Zhou also read the contents of the blank paper and said to Chongzhen, "Don't mention the past again, this old minister can think of dying loyally for the country, we have to treat him well." ”

Chongzhen Huo stood up and said, "I'll go and see the loyal ministers who are ready to die for the country, I must not let the loyal courtiers of the Ming Dynasty chill their hearts, and the future of the Ming Dynasty will have to rely on them." ”

Empress Zhou hurriedly stopped Chongzhen, who was going out, and said, "You Zhen, you promised me not to think about the throne anymore, I hope you can put your mind on your family, and stop worrying about the national affairs that make some people afraid." ”

Chongzhen said in a low tone, "How can the ancestral foundation be easily abandoned, all mistakes are the reason for the incompetence of the courtiers, I will treat and cherish this opportunity to live, let Li Chuang take away this world." (To be continued......)

PS: The kitten really wants to do more, but it's a pity that I can't use my hands too much, and I really feel sorry for the book friends who like this book.