Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 752 The Escaped Cao Huachun
"From now on, you can be an ordinary person safely!" Zhao Wen looked at Wang Chengen and said.

Wang Chengen hurriedly kowtowed to Zhao Wen, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Okay, you can go down." Zhao Wen said.

Wang Chengen thanked him and walked out of the Hall of Zhonghe under the leadership of his personal guard.

At this time, Chongzhen was imprisoned by Zhao Wen in the bedroom where Chongzhen originally slept.

Chongzhen's bedroom did not suffer much damage, so Zhao Wen arranged Chongzhen here.

Inside and outside Chongzhen's bedroom, more than 40 personal guards blocked the surroundings of the bedroom.

It can be said that not even a fly can fly into Chongzhen's bedroom.

Under the leadership of Zhao Wen's personal guard, Wang Chengen entered Chongzhen's bedroom.

Chongzhen sat on the bed in the palace without saying a word, his face gloomy.

At this time, Chongzhen no longer had the momentum on Meishan, nor did he have the idea of ​​suicide and martyrdom.

"My lord!" Wang Chengen walked into the bedroom.Kneeling in front of Chongzhen.

"My lord, I'm guilty!" Wang Chengen kowtowed to Chongzhen several times.

Chongzhen took a deep breath and said expressionlessly: "Get up, I'm not the emperor anymore, you don't have to kneel down to me, besides, what's your crime?"

Chongzhen seemed to accept his fate, and no longer entangled in these matters.

No one in this world is willing to die, including Chongzhen.

"I finally understand that this Ming Dynasty has come to an end, even if there is no thief Zhao, it won't last for many years!" Chongzhen stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the dark night sky outside the window.

While Wang Chengen was doing those things, Zhao Wen had a detailed conversation with Chongzhen.

At the beginning, Chongzhen kept scolding Zhao Wen.

However, as they talked, Chongzhen gradually fell silent.

Zhao Wen told Chongzhen many things, and analyzed the current Daming from the beginning to the end in detail, which can be said to have turned the current Daming upside down.

Zhao Wen made a detailed comparison between Xuanzhen and Daming, from the people at the bottom all the way to the officials above.

In short, all walks of life were compared by Zhao Wen.

In this comparison, Chongzhen understood many things.

"Thieves Zhao was right, even without him, even if he never showed up, Daming wouldn't be able to last for many years.

During the years of fighting with Zhao thief, I couldn't see many things clearly.Before the rise of the Zhao thieves, there were Jiannu outside the pass, Tartars in the grasslands, rogues like Li Zicheng in the interior, the She'an Rebellion in the southwest, floods in the southeast, and epidemics in the northwest...

At the beginning, I thought that as long as there was no Zhao Wen, the Ming court would definitely be able to persevere, but later, I figured it out, without Zhao Wen, the Ming court would not be able to persevere.

Can't hold on, these thieves from the Donglin Party have caused great chaos in the court, and they can't hold on for many years without Zhao thieves! "

Chongzhen looked at the sky outside the window, and said in a low tone.

Chongzhen is a conceited person. A long time ago, he felt that without Zhao Wen, with his ability, he would definitely be able to bring Daming back from the brink of crisis.

But Zhao Wen's words were like a bolt from the blue, waking him up and making him understand that if it wasn't for Zhao Wen, the thieves outside Jiannu Pass, etc. would have wreaked havoc on Daming.

Zhao Wen's words dealt a huge blow to Chongzhen, and Chongzhen couldn't let go of it for a long time.

"My lord, thief Zhao said that we will live like ordinary people in the future!" Wang Chengen said again.

"Ordinary people? Hehe, it's easy to say, but hard to do!" Chongzhen shook his head with a helpless expression.

At this moment, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door.

Wang Chengen's expression immediately became tense.

Chongzhen squinted his eyes and looked in the direction of the door, feeling uneasy.

Although Zhao Wen had promised to let Chongzhen and Wang Chengen go, Chongzhen and Wang Chengen were still a little scared.

The footsteps are getting louder and louder, and judging from the footsteps, it is not alone.

Chongzhen began to breathe heavily, and his heart suddenly hung up.

The footsteps became louder and louder, and finally, the door was opened from the outside.

Chongzhen and Wang Chengen held their breath, their eyes fixed on the door.

The door was opened by Zhao Wen from the outside, and Zhao Wen walked in.

"Are they all your daughters-in-law?" Zhao Wen pointed behind him, and then, a group of female relatives came in from outside.

It was Chongzhen's empress Zhou who took the lead, and behind Zhou was Chongzhen's emperor's sister-in-law Zhang Yan.

Behind Zhang Yan is a concubine of Chongzhen.

"Queen?!"

Chongzhen looked at Zhou, his eyes widened, and his face was in disbelief.

Chongzhen really didn't expect that the empress Zhou was alive, let alone that his sister-in-law Zhang Yan was still alive.

"His Majesty!"

When Zhou Shi saw Chongzhen, tears welled up from his eyes immediately.

Zhou took three steps and made two steps, and threw himself into Chongzhen's arms.

Chongzhen hugged Zhou Shi in his arms.

"Why are you still alive?" Chongzhen looked at Zhou Shi in his arms with a look of disbelief.

Before that, Chongzhen went to Kunning Palace.

At that time, Zhou was ready to commit suicide.

From Chongzhen's point of view, the time from when he left the palace to when Zhao Wen entered the palace was not short. Logically speaking, it is impossible for the Zhou family to survive such a long period of time.

Chongzhen couldn't figure out why the Zhou family was still alive.

"Your Majesty, the ministers and concubines were already on the beam at that time, but I don't know who lit a fire in Kunning Palace.

Not long after Chenqie went up, the flames burned the rope, and Chenqie fell down.

Probably because it was a little high, the concubine fell directly and passed out.

The fire in the Kunning Palace was not big, and because of the heavy snow, the Kunning Palace never burned.

In the back, a eunuch who didn't know where came from dragged the concubine out of Kunning Palace, and then met those soldiers and horses! "Nestled in Chongzhen's arms, Mrs. Zhou described the details of the incident in detail.

When Chongzhen heard this, his face was full of fear.

If there is no fire, the Zhou family is probably gone.

If the fire was a little bigger, the Zhou family would be gone.

If not for that unknown eunuch, the Zhou family would be gone.

For all of this, Chongzhen didn't know what to say, so he could only explain it all with good luck.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay now!" Chongzhen hugged Zhou Shi and kept comforting Zhou Shi.

"Sister-in-law, what about you?" Chongzhen looked at Zhang Yan and asked suspiciously.

"Back to Your Majesty, a concubine is about the same as a queen!"

Zhang Yan didn't elaborate, but replaced it with something similar to Zhou's.

In fact, Zhang Yan chose to commit suicide by cutting her wrists.

It's just that Zhao Wen's soldiers entered the palace before the blood was shed. When cleaning the palace, they rescued Zhang Yan who was still alive.

"What about you?" Chongzhen looked at his concubine.

The concubine looked hesitant, stuttering and unable to speak.

Seeing the appearance of this concubine, Chongzhen also wanted to understand.

This concubine must have been afraid of death and did not commit suicide, so she survived.

Chongzhen did not pursue all this, but just said that it is good to live.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhao Wen said, "I also sent someone to find your sons and daughters, and they will be sent over later. You should be ready."

Chongzhen looked astonished, "How did you find it?"

Chongzhen really couldn't figure it out, his son and daughter were arranged by Cao Huachun himself, and those people were all hidden piles of Jin Yiwei, Chongzhen couldn't figure out how Zhao Wen found them.

Zhao Wen looked at Chongzhen's appearance and said with a smile: "Although Jin Yiwei has been in Daming for nearly 300 years, there are endless means.

However, these methods of Jin Yiwei are just general.

To tell you the truth, I sent a large number of spies to the capital a long time ago.

These spies are now all over the capital from all walks of life, both on the surface and secretly.It is easy to find your son. "

Listening to Zhao Wen's voice, Chongzhen fell into silence.

Chongzhen really didn't expect that Zhao Wen had penetrated to such an extent.

"I have nothing to say!" Chongzhen said calmly.

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore." Zhao Wen turned and left after saying that, and closed the door behind him.

Walking on the road outside, Zhao Wen murmured to himself, "Zhang Yan deserves to be one of the five queens. It is true that she is tall. It is no wonder that Zhu Youxiao's life is so short. His physical fitness must be because of Zhang Yan. Yan, it has declined a lot."

The five empresses are Xia Ji, the daughter of Zheng Mugong in the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhen Shi, Empress Wen Zhaozhen of the Three Kingdoms Period, Li Zue, Empress Gao Yang of Emperor Wenxuan of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Xiao Shi, Empress Min of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, and Zhang Yan, Empress Zongyi'an of Ming Xi.

Zhang Yan's ability to rank among the top five queens is enough to show how outstanding Zhang Yan's looks are.

According to the records of Ming Dynasty, Zhang Yan was "elegant and plump, with a face like Avalokitesvara, eyes like autumn waves, mouth like vermilion cherry blossoms, nose like hanging gallbladder, and fine and clean teeth".

Comparing a woman with Guanyin shows her beauty.

Although Zhang Yan is pretty, Zhao Wen is not the kind of impatient person.

Therefore, Zhao Wen only lamented Zhang Yan's appearance, and had no other thoughts about Zhang Yan.

Zhao Wen worked in the Hall of Central Harmony until midnight, and found an undamaged palace in the harem to live in.

Although Daming is dead now, coal for heating can also be found in the palace.

There are several stoves in the room where Zhao Wen sleeps, and the room is not very cold.

While Zhao Wen was sleeping, the palace guards kept patrolling the palace.

There are also personal guards patrolling outside the palace, protecting the palace at all times.

It was very cold tonight, there was a waning moon in the sky, and the snow on the ground reflected the light of the moon.

A group of rout soldiers kept groping in the dark and came to the alley around the palace.

The leader is none other than Cao Huachun.

At this time, Cao Huachun's face was covered with blood, and he was holding a machete in his hand.

The armor on his body was extremely cold and covered with dirt.

Because the weather was too cold, Cao Huachun's body kept shaking.

There are about 300 people in Gao Qiqian's group, and most of these 300 people are Cao Huachun's personal guards.

The alley where Cao Huachun was located was not far from the imperial palace, but it was not close either, almost two miles away.

It is precisely because of this distance that the guards patrolling outside the palace did not come here to patrol.

"I don't know if the emperor was rescued by big and small Cao." Cao Huachun murmured.

Cao Huachun had been running around the capital with people since Zhao Wen entered the city, so he didn't know the news about Zhao Wen's release.

"Brothers, let's work harder tonight. Your Majesty doesn't know whether he is alive or dead. Let's watch here now." Cao Huachun turned around, and the soldiers behind Chongzhen whispered.

It can be said that Cao Huachun grew up watching Chongzhen, and Cao Huachun's affection for Chongzhen was no worse than that of Wang Chengen.

Cao Huachun squatted down, staring fixedly at the direction of the palace.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and the cold air became more and more intense.

Cao Huachun's body kept shaking, because it was too cold, Cao Huachun had to keep rubbing his hands.

However, the heat provided by rubbing your hands is almost negligible.

During the winter of the Little Ice Age, it was easy to freeze to death on winter nights in the capital.

Not long after, some of Cao Huachun's men couldn't hold on.

Some soldiers' faces turned blue from the cold, and their expressions were in a trance.

Moreover, this phenomenon is increasing.In the end, even Cao Huachun couldn't hold on anymore.

"Eunuch, I can't do it. The weather is too cold. Eunuch, if this continues, the brothers may not be able to hold on." One of Cao Huachun's personal guards said to Cao Huachun, trembling.

Cao Huachun's body was shaking constantly, he turned his head and said, "There is still a lot of time before dawn, let's find a place first, it's not a problem to stay like this forever."

After speaking, Cao Huachun led the soldiers to the depths of the alley.

Cao Huachun also knew that if he kept carrying it like this, he might be frozen to death.

Cao Huachun brought his soldiers to a house.

The door of this house looks like it has been neglected for a long time.

"Just this one, let's go in. Remember. We can only climb over the wall, and when we go in, try to make as little noise as possible."

Cao Huachun pointed to the house and said to the soldiers behind him.

As soon as Cao Huachun's voice fell, the soldiers behind him started to move.

Not long after, these soldiers who couldn't stand the cold jumped into the house.

This house is the home of a gentry who escaped from the capital before, and the decoration is okay.

Although there are not many things left, it is better than being exposed to the cold outside.

No matter how bad it is, there is also a place to shelter from the wind.

Cao Huachun took his soldiers to the backyard of the hall and other places that could accommodate people.

It didn't take long for flames to grow where these people were.

Cao Huachun squatted in a room, staring at the fire in front of him.

The flames brought some warmth to Cao Huachun. Because of the lack of firewood, Cao Huachun used the furniture in the room that could not be taken away to start the fire.

Cao Huachun originally wanted to find some warm quilts, but after searching for a long time, he couldn't find them.

The gentry left only the furniture and other things that could not be taken away, and almost all the remaining things that could be taken away were taken away.

Time passed by, and it began to snow outside again.

(End of this chapter)