the heavens

Chapter 7
Half a month later, in Beijing.

It was the time when the moonlight was shining everywhere and the ground was covered with silver dust.

Above a restaurant, Lu Fengqiu was sitting alone, eating snacks. He always liked to eat delicious food, so when he came to the capital, he naturally wanted to try something new.

After all, the capital is the capital. Although the world is in chaos, the capital is still prosperous, which cannot be compared with other county governments.

This restaurant is also quite upscale, and the people who come in and out seem to be dignitaries.

Lu Fengqiu was dressed in white, with his long hair tied behind his back, he looked like a young man who was out for fun.

When he came to the capital, he wanted to meet the last emperor Chongzhen in the Forbidden City. In the Ming Dynasty, the emperor guarded the gate of the country and the king died in the country. Some are impressed.

To say that Emperor Chongzhen is not a faint king, he has been on the throne for more than ten years, he has been diligent and conscientious day and night, but it is a pity that his nature is self-willed, arbitrary and suspicious. At the time of foreign aggression, it is not yet able to turn the tide.

Lu Fengqiu still wanted to see if the Chongzhen Emperor could be saved.

As the saying goes, when the moon is dark and the wind is high, it is a good time to do things.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Lu Fengqiu directly jumped into the palace of the Forbidden City.

Although the walls inside the palace were high, they couldn't stop Lu Fengqiu.

It's just that the palace is really too big.

Lu Fengqiu had never been to this place before, so he was a little dizzy.

Fortunately, I met a young eunuch, and I took the young eunuch captive, and after some questioning, I knew where Emperor Chongzhen was staying at this time.

After knocking the little eunuch unconscious with one palm, Lu Fengqiu walked towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Inside the palace, the guards are naturally tight.

There is a whistle at five steps, and a post at ten steps. From time to time, there are Ouchi guards patrolling the palace.

If it weren't for Lu Fengqiu's outstanding lightness skills, it would be really difficult to walk safely in this palace.

Soon, Lu Fengqiu touched the top of the main hall of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

It was already late at night, and the hall was still lit with candles, illuminating the entire hall.

Above the main hall, on the dragon seat behind the imperial table, a half-haired middle-aged man in a yellow robe was reading the memorial while holding a candle.

This middle-aged man is Zhu Youjian, Emperor Chongzhen.

At this time, Chongzhen was frowning tightly, with a worried expression on his face, looking at the memorials one by one, and sighing from time to time.

Lu Fengqiu tapped the acupuncture points of the guards and eunuchs who were waiting outside the hall, and then walked into the Hall of Mental Cultivation step by step.

Hearing someone coming in, Emperor Chongzhen didn't even raise his head, he just said, "Wang Chengen, what time is it?"

Lu Fengqiu looked at the middle-aged man on the dragon chair with half-haired and half-black hair, who was still marking the memorial with a red pen and jade, he was really diligent.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen was only in his early 30s, but he looked more than 40 years old.

Lu Fengqiu couldn't help sighing, even if Li Zicheng didn't break through the city of Beijing, he would have to play himself to death within ten years according to Emperor Chongzhen's game.

Lu Fengqiu didn't speak, just looked at Emperor Chongzhen quietly.

I don't know how long it took.

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

Emperor Chongzhen coughed suddenly, as if he suddenly noticed something was wrong.

Emperor Chongzhen suddenly raised his head, and saw Lu Fengqiu in the hall.

Emperor Chongzhen's pupils shrank slightly, but he didn't show any panic. After all, he was an emperor who had seen the storm, so he wouldn't be scared out of his wits by Lu Fengqiu.

"Who are you? Why did you trespass on my Hall of Mental Cultivation!"

Emperor Chongzhen had a deep voice, and had held power in the court for several years. Sitting on the dragon chair, he naturally had the majesty without anger.

"Send Lu Fengqiu at Mount Hua."

Lu Fengqiu's tall and straight figure, like a green pine tree, stood in the hall and replied calmly.

"Huashan School? Lu Fengqiu?"

Emperor Chongzhen was slightly startled, he had always been diligent in state affairs, no matter in the court or in the rivers and lakes.

He knew many things clearly, so he naturally knew that the Huashan School was a well-known family.

"I heard that the Huashan faction colluded with Li Chuang's rebels to harm our Daming country. Are you here to take my life?"

When Emperor Chongzhen said the last sentence, his eyes shot out sharply, his body leaned forward slightly, his hands were clasped tightly on the armrest of the dragon seat, and he stared directly at Lu Fengqiu.

A wave of imperial majesty was pressing towards Lu Fengqiu!

Lu Fengqiu smiled faintly, and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Xiao Ke is not here to take His Majesty's life."

Emperor Chongzhen relaxed his tense body slightly when he heard the words, and said, "Oh? Since you didn't come to kill me, then don't tell me that you are here to go shopping if you break into my Hall of Mental Cultivation at night."

Lu Fengqiu walked slowly, walking forward, and said: "Your Majesty, don't panic, Xiao Ke just came to see the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty."

Emperor Chongzhen saw Lu Fengqiu approaching step by step, and couldn't help clenching the dragon chair with both hands.

Fortunately, Lu Fengqiu stopped, and Emperor Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief.

It is not an accident that people in the Jianghu violently kill people within ten steps.

If this person really came to kill him, even if he shouted out his throat, it would be difficult for him to survive.

This person can quietly sneak into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, but at this time there is no movement outside.

It is enough to see that this person has already knocked down the guards waiting outside the hall and a group of people.

Emperor Chongzhen only wanted to ask Lu Fengqiu for a while, and someone would definitely come.

As Lu Fengqiu approached, he could clearly see the face of the Chongzhen Emperor.

He couldn't help shaking his head and sighing: "It's a pity, it's a pity, he is a poor man, but he is an asshole!"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard the words, he couldn't help being furious, and scolded: "How dare you scold me!"

Lu Fengqiu looked directly into Emperor Chongzhen's eyes, and said flatly: "I didn't name names, I just felt sorry for His Majesty, it was supposed to be a great time, but it didn't end well in the end."

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help squinting at Lu Fengqiu, and said in a deep voice, "I am the most respected son of heaven, and you speak so rudely, aren't you afraid that I will kill you!"

Lu Fengqiu chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, are you interested in listening to me tell a story?"

Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice, "Let's listen."

Lu Fengqiu walked with his hands behind his back, and in the hall, he narrated what happened in the last days of the Ming Dynasty.

From the end of Ming Dynasty to the beginning of Qing Dynasty, Lu Fengqiu's speech was neither fast nor slow, but it was soul-stirring.

"In that year, Li Zicheng entered Beijing and became the Emperor of Dashun. Within a hundred days, Wu Sangui led the Qing soldiers into the pass."

"That year, the Manchu Qing Tartars' iron cavalry marched southward, Jiading slaughtered three times, and Yangzhou ten days ago, the Han people were slaughtered, and blood flowed like rivers!"

"In that year, countless people with lofty ideals of the Han people fought against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty, and devoted themselves to restoring the Ming Dynasty, but in the end they were in vain. The emperor guarded the country, and the king died in the country, but you are too confused after all! In 270 of the Ming Dynasty, Guozuo was finally defeated out of your hands!"

"If the Taizu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang knew that the Ming Dynasty was subjugated in this way, would he kick you, a coward who hanged himself to death!"

Lu Fengqiu spoke louder and louder, and in the end he even yelled loudly.

Emperor Chongzhen only wanted to delay the time before he listened to Lu Fengqiu's words.

But the more you listen, the more frightened you become, and the more you listen, the more fascinated you become.

Hearing that he hanged himself to death with only one servant beside him, he couldn't help cursing, they are all bastards.

Hearing that Li broke into the capital and became the emperor, he couldn't help cursing, the traitor will die!

Hearing that Wu Sangui led the Qing soldiers into the pass, he couldn't help cursing, the traitor will die!
Hearing the Qing soldiers massacre the city, he couldn't swear anymore. He gritted his teeth, held the dragon chair tightly with both hands, and stared at Lu Fengqiu.

Hearing Nanming's defeat, he finally collapsed on the dragon chair!
Lu Fengqiu's scolding made him wake up like a dream.

"Did the Great Ming Dynasty finally perish in my hands?"

"Did I choose to hang myself in Meishan in the end? When I died, I had only Wang Chengen as my companion. It's really sad!"

Emperor Chongzhen's eyes were full of confusion, and his mouth was chattering endlessly.

At first he only thought that this person in front of him was talking nonsense, but the more this person talked, the colder he felt down his back, and the scenes of blood and tears appeared in his mind as if they happened in real life.

His rationality told him that everything was not true, it was just a lie fabricated by the man in front of him.

But there is another voice in the dark, telling him that everything is true, everything is true!
"You're right, I'm such a jerk!"

Emperor Chongzhen seemed to be discouraged, and leaned on the dragon chair slumped, his eyes glazed over.

Seeing this, Lu Fengqiu couldn't help but said leisurely: "If you had the chance to do it again, would you still choose to hang yourself in Meishan?"

(End of this chapter)