Chapter 07 Li Zicheng's ambition
Li Tian walked to the roof of a tall mansion, hid among the roof tiles and observed the capital, only to see that the residents on both sides of the street were in front of their homes to recognize the incense case, kneeling neatly beside the incense case and bowing their heads and not daring to speak.
Countless people knelt like this in the streets, and the word Shunmin was taped to their foreheads, as were the other streets, and everyone listened to the cheers of the king in the distance.
At the end of the street in the distance, a fire dragon finally came, it turned out to be countless soldiers in cloth uniforms holding torches, from Li Tian's point of view, I saw that other streets had such fire dragons surging forward.
These armies gathered in the direction of the palace with neat stalks and torches, and the whole city was like a huge gossip burning with flame lines, and the palace was the center point of all the flames.
"Bang Bang ......"
Wherever the army passed, the civilians kneeling on both sides of the road lowered their heads deeper, and Li Tian also hid his body lower, and it was still very shocking to face the ancient army with such a neat appearance.
He suddenly noticed that there was a team of elite soldiers in the distance protecting some people coming, and he saw a person riding a white horse, wearing a felt hat and a green coat, and he was a middle-aged man with a very simple face and a big beard.
Li Tianzhi said that this person must be one of the leaders of the rebels, and he didn't dare to observe carelessly, but he saw that the person was getting closer and closer, and he could gradually hear him shouting to the residents on both sides.
"Zicheng was originally a common man, because he was oppressed by corrupt officials and evil officials to live anymore, and he also entered the Beijing division for the common people of the world, just to find a way to live for everyone. ”
"In order to break this dark and lightless world, this king let everyone in the world live a peaceful life, so he established the Great Shun Dynasty. And the people are Dashun's parents and relatives. ”
"I Dashun will never be good at killing a good citizen, let alone robbing any of the people's property. Those good officials will also be treated well, and the big guys can be the people of Dashun with peace of mind......"
Li Tian saw that the leader who claimed to be Li Zicheng was extremely emotional. And he personally dismounted several times to help up the kneeling old man, thinking that it was really a new dynasty just rising, and it seemed that this person was not bad to the people.
Generally speaking, the emperor of the dead country must have something to make the people resentful, and he was a little hesitant to help Chongzhen escape, but when he thought about it, he was relieved, what did all this matter to him.
just promised to save Chongzhen's family from the escape, without too much involvement.
Li Zicheng was very excited at this time, and he never dreamed that he would really enter Beijing one day, looking at the high-ranking officials and businessmen who couldn't stop kowtowing to him. The pride in my heart cannot be expressed in words.
He proudly accepted the kneeling and flattery of the high-ranking officials and gentry of the former Ming Dynasty, thinking that he would kowtow to the other party more than ten years ago, his heart became more and more heroic, and he felt that the world was in his hands from now on.
A soldier will come to report soon, "Tell King Chuang, the gate of the former Ming Emperor's palace has been opened, and the Forbidden City will soon be taken." ”
Li Zicheng's expression wrinkled slightly dissatisfied, ignoring the soldiers as if he hadn't heard them, but still smiling and talking to the official gentry kneeling on the side of the road.
Song Xiance, who was short next to him, gave the soldier a wink, and the soldier was not stupid. Immediately said again: "Report to Your Majesty, the Forbidden City has been broken open, what to do next, please ask Your Majesty to instruct." ”
Li Zicheng seemed to have noticed the little soldier at this time, and said with a smile, "All the brothers have worked hard. This king is going to meet with Emperor Chongzhen of the previous dynasty, and he is afraid that he is now regretting not agreeing to my peace terms. ”
The surrounding Dashun officials laughed and slapped Li Zicheng's ass. A faction pointed out the leaders of the country, and then walked towards the palace in a crowd.
Li Tian in order to collect more information. I decided to follow along, and carefully sneaked among the eaves on the side of the road. It has never been discovered.
Li Zicheng rode to the gate of the palace, looked at the Forbidden City where the gate was broken, and turned over and dismounted excitedly, so that other Dashun officials had to follow their mounts.
He took a long breath and pointed to the Forbidden City Road, which was basically occupied by the Shun army, "When this king gathered people to rise up in Baizhi County more than ten years ago, did you brothers ever think that one day they would enter this Forbidden City and trap the unattainable emperor in the palace. ”
Song Xiance praised Li Zicheng and said, "King Chuang rose up to save the people of the world, and then overthrew the pseudo-Ming, which is the act of a glorious saint through the ages, and it is also a destiny given by God. ”
Niu Jinxing, who was dressed as a Confucian student, also smiled and touted, "King Chuang is the emperor's destiny determined by heaven, and he is also destined to save the holy monarch in this troubled world, so it is an inevitable result to become the master of Beijing today." ”
Li Zicheng smiled and said, "This world is laid down by all brothers together, I won't learn from Zhu Yuanzhang who is ruthless, just sit with my brothers." ”
The surrounding Shunjun personnel were suddenly overjoyed, and they smashed at Li Zicheng with sycophants, a jubilant scene.
Li Yan, who was dressed in white armor and had an elegant face, showed a cautious look on his face, and hesitated, "Your Majesty was able to capture the capital and occupy the world, only because of the corruption of the previous dynasty. ”
Li Zicheng said with a smile, "Of course, this king must treat the people of the world well and let Dashun pass on for eternity." ”
A rugged black-armored general was uncomfortable by the cold wind of the spring night, and shouted with a big grin, "This world is all our brother's, what are you still grinding here, big guy, go into the palace to see what the emperor is like." ”
He has a fierce face full of flesh, and he is none other than Liu Zongmin, a famous fierce general in Dashun.
Li Zicheng smiled bitterly and said to Liu Zongmin, "You, you are worried about the countless treasures in the palace. ”
He himself also wanted to see the wealth in the palace, so under the leadership of the eunuch who had defected, he walked to the depths of the palace with everyone.
At this moment, Li Tian was hiding in the distance and observing Li Zicheng and his party, because he couldn't follow the other party into the heavily guarded palace, so he could only hide in the depths of the roof and wait quietly.
He only had to carefully analyze the first order issued in the palace to know what the nature of the power of the Dao was and to plan his next move.
Li Zicheng came to the Chengtian Gate, pointed to the Chengtian Gate plaque on the door and said, "If I shoot the word Tianzi with an arrow, I will definitely be able to unify the world and the country will be forever." ”
The people around him knew that Li Zicheng was a marksman, and they all applauded loudly.
Li Zicheng proudly bent his bow and set up arrows, and when he let go, the bowstring sounded, and the arrows went straight to the door number.
"Whoosh, ding. ”
There was a dead silence under the Chengtian Gate, because the arrow was firmly nailed under the word of heaven.
It was still Prime Minister Niu Jinxing who reacted smartly, and when the high-ranking officials of Dashun were dumbfounded, he stepped forward and bowed and said, "Congratulations to Your Majesty, an arrow shot under the word Tianzi, which shows that the king can seize the world and sit firmly in the world." ”
Li Zicheng turned his worries into joy when he heard this, and he threw a bow and laughed.
The surrounding civil and military ministers and escort soldiers cheered and shouted happily, "Long live, long live......
Li Zicheng suddenly stretched out his hand to signal quietness, and pointed to the Forbidden City, "In order to be foolproof, all the soldiers will follow me to find Chongzhen, and this world can really get it." ”
He led the soldiers and horses and the ministers to lead the way with the surrendered eunuchs, and quickly rushed to the white stone and jade steps outside the Wenhua Palace, only to see a man in the imperial robe standing in the main hall with his back to the palace door.
Liu Zongmin said happily, "That dog emperor is still here, I'll go and arrest him!"
Li Zicheng stretched out his hand to stop Liu Zongmin, and shouted to the man in the imperial robe in the palace, "You are Emperor Chongzhen, the country has been destroyed today, if you surrender, I can ensure that you have no worries for the rest of your life." ”
The man in the imperial robe did not speak, but he started a fire and threw it on the ground of the Wenhua Palace, and in an instant, the entire ground burst into flames, and then the flames enveloped the man in it.
Li Zicheng was furious and shouted, "The left and right soldiers will follow me to rescue Chongzhen, and don't let the people of the world say that I killed the king and destroyed the country." ”
But the fire in the Wenhua Hall ignited quickly, as if a lot of oil had been poured in advance, so Li Zicheng and the others couldn't rush in at all.
The man wrapped in the fire laughed loudly, "The traitor who destroyed my Ming still wants a good reputation, it's really a lack of snake heart, the Ming is dead, I also have to go to see the emperors......"
Li Zicheng couldn't lead people to rush in at all, but he was forced to retreat by the increasingly fierce fire, and could only watch the people in the fire cry out that Daming was dead.
After watching the people in the sea of fire fall and do not move, he suddenly shouted like crazy, "All go to find the three princes for me, you must find the princes of Chongzhen, and you can't bring them to me in the slightest!" (To be continued......)