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Chapter 115 Damn, you are more shameless than me

Do not recognize Chongzhen...

This is for sure!

The queen is dead, and the prince is also dead!
This is already a blood feud, and there is no way out. Can we still imagine that by recognizing Chongzhen, His Majesty the Emperor will forget what they have done? At this time, not to mention that Chongzhen was still in the hands of Li Zicheng. Even if he had arrived in Nanjing and was recognized by the Nanjing court, the Dukes of Gonggun in the capital could not recognize him.

fake.

Definitely fake.

His Majesty the Emperor has sunk into the Lugou River, and anyone who claims to be the Emperor is a lie.

As for Chongzhen's edict, it was actually issued on the same day.

His Majesty the Emperor admitted in a public announcement to the world that he was intercepted and killed in the Lugou River. However, he was not killed because Yang Qing, the captain of the Jinyi Guards, protected him, and Wang Chengen, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, led away the assassins. However, he was not killed because he fled at night without knowing the direction. In the end, he did not reach Tianjin. Instead, he mistakenly headed west and encountered the Shun army attacking Baoding, so he was captured. However, the Shun army was still afraid of the power of Heaven and did not dare to regicide, and treated them with courtesy. They are currently under house arrest in Baoding City. In addition, His Majesty the Emperor has also learned from them that the rebellion was forced by hunger and was just for survival. Therefore, in order to avoid further loss of life, an order was issued to summon Li Zicheng and inform him personally. During this period, various places should guard their places. Unless they attack with the army, they are not allowed to fight. All decisions will be made after His Majesty personally informs Li Zicheng. In addition, there had been rumors about using troops to suppress the bandits and leading the captives into the Pass. His Majesty the Emperor specifically informed the world that the crime of establishing captives would not be pardoned, but those who used troops to suppress the bandits would be punished as treason.

Then the edict was sent by Shunjun to various places.

After receiving the edict from Shunjun, Feng Yuanyang allowed him to appear in public.

Of course, he should have arrived long ago, but Feng Yuanyang was not sure whether what he said was true or false, and it was useless even if he could not find Chongzhen to tell the truth.

After all, almost half of the north belonged to Li Zicheng at this time.

And then……

Wu Sangui ran away.

In addition, after the edict was sent to Dezhou, Yang Daxun, the commander-in-chief of Shandong Province, accepted the order.

Besides, the capital's original defense strength is not strong enough.

On the same day that Cao Youyi arrived in Baoding, Li Zicheng's army approached Juyong Pass, and guard Tang Tong, the eunuch and others surrendered. Li Zicheng easily passed Juyong Pass and headed straight for the capital.

Eight million taels!
With eight million taels in hand, a top fortress like Shanhaiguan, and shipping nearby, he became the prince who decided the fate of the north. At that time, all parties had to coax him.

In fact, more than half of the officials in the capital fled.

Then Qiu Zude, the governor of Shandong, accepted the order.

So he got another one wrong.

Colonel Yang said with a melancholy look.

The key is the capital.

He's stuck in Li Zicheng's back!
With this huge sum of money in hand, he can continue to recruit troops. Although he cannot become the King of Shuntian, he can still be the King of Jidong, and he is still considered a loyal minister to this day. Look at him running away without forgetting to take the prince with him. Queen Yi'an, this is the prince of the prison country, because it is difficult to defend the capital, so he moved to Shanhaiguan.

After all, he only has five thousand elites.

But the envoy who delivered the letter to the capital was directly beheaded by the imperial court in the capital.

but……

Someone has to believe it!
If you don't run now, you won't be able to run away when Li Zicheng reaches the capital. At least there is still a road from Shandong to go south. As for everything else, don't worry about it. The trees have fallen and the hozens have dispersed. What else should you consider?
Chen Yan actually wanted to run away, but because he had not finished transporting the money he had accumulated in the capital over the years, and still had more than 40,000 taels stranded, he was reluctant to throw it away and wanted to find an opportunity to run away with the money. As a result, he was detained by Zhang Jinyan and then forcibly He was appointed to the cabinet and became the only cabinet minister currently in Beijing. Below him is Zhang Jinyan, the Minister of War, but the real power must be in the hands of Wu Sangui, but Wu Sangui is a smart man, so he can just be the governor of Jingying and don't have to worry about the government affairs. Anyway, Zhang Jinyan and others will take charge of everything. They also wanted to summon Wang Yongji to Beijing to take the blame together, but a cunning old man like Lao Wang paid no attention to it. Song Quan also cleverly hid in Miyun. In the end, anyone with any brains would understand Chongzhen's danger. If this incident hadn't happened, it would have been okay for them to enter Beijing. The worst they could do was to fight Li Zicheng and then run away. But if this incident had happened, they would definitely not be allowed to enter Beijing. Once they entered Beijing, it would be difficult to prove their innocence.

After all, the emperor has run away, so why not stick to the capital, even though he said he would come back...

Of course, these are not important.

This shameless guy, with his five thousand elites, abandoned the Gonggun princes and the gentry in the capital who relied on him, and fled the city with more than eight million taels of silver collected in these days. In order to transport nearly 300 tons of gold, silver and jewelry, he used 4,000 horses, donkeys and mules, and also plundered all such livestock in the capital. Poor Zhang Jinyan and others lay crying at Chaoyang Gate, trying to stop Ping Xibo from leaving the capital with the Crown Prince and Queen Yi'an, but they were thrown directly into the moat by the Guan Ning Army soldiers, and then continued to cry on the ice.

Wang Chengen suddenly appeared in Tianjin.

In short, the capital, under the auspices of Mr. Chen Ge and Zhang Shangshu, directly beheaded the messenger on the grounds that the edict was false and the emperor was false. In order to convince others, they also found several accompanying maids and eunuchs to prove that they were watching His Majesty the Emperor's dragon chariot fell into the ice cave of the Marco Polo River.

Then Feng Yuanyang took over the order.

There are many like them.

He came to Beijing just for the money.

Chongzhen had a gloomy face.

However, it was normal for Wu Sangui to run away, and Yang Feng even concluded from the beginning that he would not defend the capital.

Then he ordered Cao Youyi, the commander-in-chief of Tianjin, to lead a thousand cavalry to Baoding to protect the emperor.

At this time, the cabinet in the capital was headed by Chen Yan, but he was just a decoration. In fact, there were three other great scholars: Fang Yuegong, Jiang Jingde, and Qiu Yu. However, Jiang Jingde resigned from office and left the capital early after Chongzhen issued the edict of Nanxing. Nanjing prepares to establish a new cabinet.

His target is Shanhaiguan, which is supported by his 300,000 Liao people. It also has the strongest fortress in the Ming Dynasty at this time. It also has sufficient weapons and ammunition. Even if he borrows troops to suppress the bandits, waiting there is much better than waiting in the capital. .

Baoding.

As for Fang Yuegong and Qiu Yu, they disappeared, probably looking for an opportunity to run away after Chongzhen left the capital.

The remaining local officials were in danger and a lot of them were on the run. The people were celebrating King Chuang. Even Shanxi had been captured by him. Chongzhen's edict was just a fig leaf for everyone.

Gun Gun wants to coax him, Li Zicheng wants to coax him, Jiang Nan wants to coax him...

"Damn it, you are more shameless than me!"

At this point, people have to be separated by several meters when going up the city wall.

After abandoning the capital, Li Zicheng's entry into the capital had to be delayed for a while, enough for him to wait at Shanhaiguan to improve the city defense.

After all, there was really no need for the two of them from Huguang to die in the capital.

Moreover, it was impossible for him to resist Li Zicheng in the capital. The latter's military strength was dozens of times his, and there were countless unscrupulous people in the capital, all waiting to welcome King Chuang. Within three days of guarding the capital, someone had to open the city gate for Li Zicheng. At that time, not to mention running away with the money, he himself had to go out and kneel down to greet King Chuang. In fact, he was a very simple person.

In fact, Wu Sangui was not necessarily involved in intercepting and killing him.

Because Xiao Wu doesn't have this need.

Xiao Wu has an army in hand and can advance and retreat calmly. It is not even necessary for him to borrow troops to suppress the bandits. Those who really want to borrow troops to suppress the bandits should be the gentry in Shuntian Prefecture, such as Liu Yuyou. These people are the ones who really want to Borrowing troops to suppress the bandits. Therefore, Wu Sangui did not need to participate in the interception and killing of Chongzhen, just like Yang Feng did not need to plan and recruit Li Zicheng himself, others would naturally do it for them.

But Wu Sangui's running away was undoubtedly a slap in the face to Chongzhen, who had always regarded him as the last hope of the Ming Dynasty.

This guy is also a person who runs away from the wind.

"Your Majesty, Liu Fangliang is here!"

He Fu ran in and said.

They have been in this so-called palace these days.

However, a few loyal ministers came over.

For example, Tongzhi Shao Zongyuan, who was originally killed in Baoding in history, but survived this time, and memorials from Feng Yuanyang, Yang Daxun and others were also sent, including memorials from several other summoned local officials, but Cao Youyi was blocked by the Shun army in Baoding. outside the city.

Chongzhen was wearing the dragon robe that Lao Wang had just made for him and the Yishan crown, as if he had returned to the Huangji Palace in the capital. In the slightly renovated hotel lobby, he was sitting on his hasty version of the dragon chair. Li Jiantai, He Fu, Shao Zongyuan and others stood on one side, and the two officers sent by Yang Feng and Cao Youyi stood on the other side. This was equivalent to His Majesty the Emperor coming to court. What happened to the inn?
The emperor's seat is the capital.

So Baoding is also the capital at this moment.

A palace is also a palace.

Liu Fangliang walked in proudly and looked at the scene with some surprise.

He smiled.

"Your Majesty is so playful!"

He said.

"How dare you not be polite when you see His Majesty?"

Colonel Yang scolded him angrily.

Liu Fangliang silently bowed his hands to His Majesty the Emperor.

"Long live the Lord, King Chuang has issued an order, please long live the Lord to meet in the capital."

He said.

"Your Majesty, since this thief is quite submissive, why not return to Beijing for now?"

Li Shoufu said quickly.

His Majesty the Emperor nodded slightly.

"Hurry up and prepare your car. It must be the gift of the emperor. Here is a list."

Yang Feng said.

Then he handed the list to Liu Fangliang.

"Where does all this mess come from? There are two carriages outside. I don't want to sit in them."

Liu Fangliang said.

After saying that, the thief turned around and left, looking very arrogant.

"Your Majesty, now that the war is in chaos, everything should be kept simple. Why not go to the capital first and then prepare the ceremony."

Li Shoufu said quickly.

His Majesty the Emperor nodded slightly.

Then he slowly stood up and walked out of the inn surrounded by a group of civil servants and military generals. Two carriages had been prepared for him outside. Fortunately, they belonged to some local tyrant and evil gentry. Get on the front one, and the prince and princess get on the back one. And Yang Feng rode on a horse sent from Tianjin and followed Chongzhen closely. Until now, Chongzhen was still not out of danger. If he died in Li Zicheng's army, it would be counted regardless of whether Li Zicheng did it. At that time, it would be Even the officials in Nanjing had to call for borrowing troops to suppress the bandits.

The hatred of your father!
At that time, there was no room for compromise with Li Zicheng.

The rest also mounted their horses and guarded Chongzhen's carriage...

"Long live the Lord, take off!"

Yang Feng temporarily replaced Lao Wang and shouted.

Lao Wang didn't come over. He was actually seriously ill. Although he miraculously escaped pursuit, it is said that he hid in the ice water at that time and then ran all the way to Tianjin. Although he later met a person who had been favored by him in Triangle Dian, he escaped. He died on the road, but he basically only had half his life left.

I am still bedridden.

His Majesty the Emperor's dragon chariot left his palace and quickly drove out of the Shunjun blockade. In front of him were countless people watching. Everyone looked at the emperor as he passed by. Some people knelt down and cried to see him off, as if he was He was about to be taken to the execution ground, but most of the officials and gentry avoided it. According to the original history, his dead body was actually displayed by Li Zicheng and allowed ministers to express condolences. However, most of the ministers in the capital ignored him and walked proudly beside him, and then hurried to show their loyalty to Li Zicheng. In total, he cried. Dozens of people, and even dozens more went to watch, but they didn’t cry.

It’s also very desolate!
In the howling cold wind, His Majesty the Emperor walked away from his subjects sadly like a great painter from the north.

After leaving Baoding City, the cavalry led by Cao Youyi appeared, but were blocked by the escorting Shun army.

They didn't insist and just followed from a distance.

Together with the escorting Shun army, the entire team totaled tens of thousands of people and headed straight for the capital.

By this time, all places north of Baoding had surrendered.

Two days later they arrived in Zhuozhou.

"What's the matter?"

Yang Feng looked at Liu Fangliang, who was running towards him again with a proud look on his face.

The latter smiled broadly.

"I'm here to tell Long Live Lord that the capital has surrendered to King Chuang. Your great scholar Chen Yan and the Minister of War Zhang Jinyan all knelt down to welcome King Chuang. Cao Huachun, the great eunuch in the palace, ordered the city gates to be opened, and then he led King Chuang The horse led the way for King Chuang. In addition, Zhang Jinyan said that Wu Sangui was the mastermind. It was Wu Sangui who colluded with Jianlu and wanted to borrow troops to suppress the bandits, so he intercepted and killed the emperor. He was only forced by Wu Sangui. In addition, he told King Chuang that the reason why he I have to obey Wu Sangui, just to cause you civil strife and make it easier for King Chuang to attack the capital. He is doing it all for King Chuang.

In addition, the vast majority of your civil and military officials in the capital have surrendered.

Including Luo Sigong, the palm print of Jinyiwei.

Just a dozen committed suicide.

The emperor's father-in-law also surrendered, and he even ran to King Chuang's horse and knelt down to greet him. "

Liu Fangliang said with a smile.

Then he suddenly couldn't help laughing...

"Damn it, this is the official!"

he said with a smile.

Yang Feng turned to look at Chongzhen in the carriage.

Chongzhen...

Of course, this result is inevitable.

After Wu Sangui fled, it was inevitable that the capital would surrender without a fight. Even if Zhang Jinyan and others wanted to resist, no one would listen to them. Historically, there was no resistance in the capital either. Li Zicheng sat outside the city gate, and the Ming army used weapons on the walls. The unloaded cannon sprayed ash outside.

Now after this civil strife, the capital has long since lost the courage to resist.

That's not bad either.

At least there were fewer dead people than in the original history.

However, Li Zicheng's harvest this time will probably be much less than in the original history. Yang Feng grabbed one wave, Wu Sangui grabbed another wave, and he received a third-hand goods. Fortunately, judging from the results of the two grabs, the big head should still be there, and he still has It's not like he got nothing. Besides, he probably didn't think he could make tens of millions before entering Beijing. As long as he can make ten million this time, it should be a surprise to him.

(End of this chapter)