Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1412 Hauge's Death
Most of the household registration in Lanzhou City was removed by the Anxi Army. The city was empty, with strong winds blowing, fallen leaves flying, and dust all over the streets, just like the scene of the end of the world.

In the deserted government office, the pale-faced Hauge gathered with the last few ministers.

The arrival of the soldiers led by Zhang Sheng seemed to make them realize something. The atmosphere in the hall was very oppressive, and needles could be heard.

"Haven't Prime Minister Yu and King Anxi come over yet?" Hauge's pale lips moved.

Not long after arriving in Lanzhou, news came that Prince Qi Zheng was killed in Qianzhou. Hauge's condition worsened and he had been lying in bed, not understanding the situation outside. People came to ask questions.

Meng Qiaofang lowered her head and did not speak, but Soni next to her said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to wait. I have already inquired clearly. Sun Kewang has a different intention. Shangshu Yu is under house arrest."

Since Hauge and his party arrived in Lanzhou, they have been monitored by the Anxi Army.

These days, officials from the Kingdom of Jin came to Lanzhou to visit Hauge one after another, but none of the Anxi generals came to visit. The supplies and food for the palace were all exchanged by Sony and the ministers who rushed over.

Coughing violently, Meng Qiaofang hurriedly stepped forward to stroke Hauge, and then said: "Your Majesty, Sun Kewang turned his back on the back of his head. He saw that my big gold was defeated, so he wanted to join the Ming Dynasty and be the lackey of the Ming thief to preserve his wealth. .We can't stay here any longer, we must leave as soon as possible."

Hauge managed to calm down, and said with a wry smile, "Where else can we go now?"

If Sun Kewang wanted to defect to the enemy, it would really ruin the last hope of the Kingdom of Jin. Hauge really regretted taking in this rebellious boy.

Meng Qiaofang said: "Go to Tianshui to meet the King of Shu, and then turn to Sichuan."

"Going to Sichuan?" Hauge's face did not fluctuate, Sun Kewang was unreliable, and Wu Sangui might not be.Hauge could see clearly that these two people were actually the same person.

"Your Majesty, right now the main force of the Ming army is in Guanzhong, and Sichuan's environment is closed. He Tengjiao is relatively easy to fight. Back then Zhang Xianzhong was able to enter Sichuan to establish a foundation. It is not impossible for us to enter Sichuan and rebuild our foundation." Meng Qiaofang said.

He himself didn't quite believe this, but if Sun Kewang surrendered, where else could they go to have a chance to survive the separatist regime, he couldn't think of any other way except entering Sichuan.

Everyone was silent for a while, full of despair, not believing that Dajin could make a comeback in Sichuan.

Not to mention their current situation, the Anxi army is called protection, but they are actually under house arrest. They can't get out at all. Even if they do, I'm afraid they will only die on the way into Sichuan.

Sony's cheeks fluttered, and he stood up, "No matter what, we still have to leave here. It's too late. I'm afraid that Sun Kewang will sell us to Ming thieves, which will be bad for His Majesty. It doesn't matter if we die, but Your Majesty must send us out."

Everyone was sad when they heard this, now Jin has strong enemies abroad and traitors inside, the country has fallen to this point, even worse than Emperor Xian.

But at this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside the house, several guards arranged by Sony were rudely pushed away, and the sound of hurried footsteps and the clatter of armor came in.

Meng Qiaofang, Sony and the others all looked at the door, and saw Zhang Sheng leading nearly a hundred soldiers suddenly barging into the house.When everyone saw him coming up with armored soldiers, many people shrank their necks, and suddenly had an ominous premonition in their hearts.

But now, most of the people who can come to Lanzhou to meet Hauge are loyal ministers of the Kingdom of Jin, and they are also willing to go all out in the face of soldiers.

Sony and others stood in front of Hauge, looking angrily at Zhang Sheng who came in.Sonny said angrily: "Zhang Sheng, you brought weapons and soldiers into the palace, what is the meaning? Do you still take His Majesty seriously?"

In any case, Hauge is the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin after all, and those present are all high-ranking officials of the Kingdom of Jin. If Sun Kewang wants to show some face, he should talk about etiquette. No matter how much awe, I don't believe in the way of literati.

If he was afraid of the emperor and talked about etiquette, he would not be able to rebel against the Ming Dynasty, and now he is rebelling against the Jin Dynasty.

"The king of Anxi wants to invite the emperor to go to the camp in Xining so that it will be easier to take care of him. The emperor will tidy up and set off with his ministers." Zhang Sheng entered the hall with his legs spread wide, his waist slung with a saber, his hand on the hilt of the saber, and he did not salute. , said directly.

Seeing Zhang Sheng's attitude, everyone knew that Sun Kewang was plotting something wrong. When they heard that Sun Kewang was going to take Hauge to the Xining camp, they knew that there must be fraud, and they would not have any good intentions. .

Meng Qiaofang's face darkened, Zhang Sheng was so rude, Sun Kewang either wanted to rebel against the regicide, or wanted to control Hauge, and follow Wang Yan to rule the Jin Kingdom's government alone.

Warriors don't know righteousness, they are rude and reckless, and they have a cholera state, which is really hateful.Meng Qiaofang is also a powerful minister, but he has a bottom line. If someone like Sun Kewang doesn't obey the emperor's order, he will do anything.

At this moment, Hauge and the others had no means of checks and balances against Sun Kewang. Meng Qiaofang could only hope that they still had a little respect for the emperor Hauge, so she stood up and scolded: "King Anxi is a minister of the great gold. Therefore, it is reasonable for King Anxi to come to visit him, this is the principle of a minister, how can you ask His Majesty to come to see him instead."

Zhang Sheng's face twitched a few times, but he said coldly, "The king of Anxi is trapped in Xining, and now he can't get away. It's better to ask the emperor to go over." He glanced at everyone, squinted his eyes and said with a sneer: " Besides, Lanzhou is close to the front line, so it is dangerous on the one hand, and supplies are inconvenient on the other, if the supplies are cut off, the emperor and everyone will have a hard time eating."

These words were already a threat. If Hauge didn't go, the Anxi Army would cut off Lanzhou's supplies and starve Hauge and his party to death.

There was another cough in the back, and Hauge was already trembling with anger. If he was bitten by his own dog, he might as well fall into Wang Yan's hands.Several ministers tried to comfort him, but Sonny said angrily: "What does Sun Kewang mean? My monarch and his ministers don't obey. Could it be that he wants to trap the emperor to death? He is the king of Anxi, but I am a king. If he is not afraid of the world Spoiled, just try. Although my monarch and ministers are poor, but at most they can only die, how can they be humiliated by traitors."

Since Zhang Sheng was able to threaten like this, Sony and the others couldn't let Hauge go to Xining to be humiliated.

There are too many Jin Guo officials in Lanzhou, and many officials who came from Guanzhong gathered in Lanzhou.Sun Kewang wanted to use these people, so he didn't want to kill the king in Lanzhou, and planned to let Zhang Sheng bring Hauge to Xining, and then create an accident and give the Ming Dynasty an explanation.

Sun Kewang had already signed a peace agreement with Su Guansheng, and Hauge must die. This was the key to the Ming Dynasty agreeing to Sun Kewang's vassalage, and it was also the opportunity for the Anxi Army to go ashore.

Seeing this, Zhang Sheng's eyes turned cold, and he took a step back, "Pull them away, and take the emperor away!" The armored soldiers behind him immediately stepped forward.

"My man, how dare you do that!" Seeing Zhang Sheng's rudeness, Soni was furious, and suddenly stepped forward, grabbed the Miao Dao from the armored soldier, and hacked the soldier to death.

As soon as the sword moved, it completely tore the face, Anxi's army rushed forward, Sony killed eight people in a row, and was hacked to death by Zhang Sheng.Meng Qiaofang, the king of Yongping, was in command of Irden, and the commander-in-chief Meng Xiongchen, Meng Xiongbi and others grabbed tables and chairs and rose up to resist, but they were outnumbered and were all hacked to death.

In addition, Zhao Chongxue, Lin Weizao, and Pan Yunteng, more than 20 other Jin Guo officials who came to Lanzhou, were all killed.

Hauge wanted to draw his sword to fight, but because of his illness, Zhang Sheng took the sword and captured him.

On June [-], Zhang Sheng abandoned Lanzhou and took Hauge back to Xining camp. All the officials who had fled to Lanzhou with Hauge were all killed, and the only one serving Hauge was a young eunuch who escaped from Chang'an. It was just the two ugly court ladies and the injured and limp chief officer Zhao Liangdong.

Passing through prefectures and counties along the way, the people of the Kingdom of Jin watched it with tears in their laps.

On June [-]th, Sun Kewang and the outsiders of the Xining Mansion beheaded Hauge as requested, but Su Guansheng said: "He was also a king, so it would be too tragic to be beheaded. All his leaders are fine."

Sun Kewang then carried the dying Hauge outside the camp, strangled him to death with a bowstring, and cremated the body with firewood.When the nearby people learned about it, they found the ashes and buried them at the foot of Qilian Mountain.The emperor of the Great Jin Kingdom disappeared in smoke.

On June [-]th, Wang Yan in Chang'an learned that Hauge was dead, and immediately issued a decree, telling the world: "Yongzhang is dead, and great achievements have been made. Since then, the soldiers have been freed from the suffering of war, and the people Freedom from hard labor, and the provinces are free from export fees. The territory of the Ming Dynasty has been restored, and the war in the world has been suspended. This is to announce the world and comfort the public."

As soon as this decree is issued, it indicates that after decades of melee, the world will return to stability. For a long time to come, the center of the Ming Dynasty will change from war to people's livelihood and commerce, and enter the era of internal strength cultivation.

(Thank you for your support all the time, there is probably an afterword, and I will post it tomorrow.)
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