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   Chapter 343 341 [Wolf is coming]

   As for the virtue of the late Ming Dynasty, taking the prince and princess away, I am afraid that the news will leak before they leave the palace.

  Chongzhen didn't have that ability, so he could only rely on Wang Tiaoding for everything.

   A few days later, Wang Tiaoding made a plan to go out of the city, and Chongzhen was very satisfied with it.

  Therefore, an imperial decree was issued, ordering Ran Xingrang, the royal family's official seal, to go to sacrifice to the imperial mausoleum instead of the royal family, and pray that the ancestors and ancestors would bless the Ming Dynasty forever. Due to the emptiness of the national treasury, the sacrifices were simplified and the scale of sacrifices was minimized.

   This is in line with the practice of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor usually only attends the grand ceremony.

   Usually sacrifices to the gods of mountains and rivers are mostly handed over to the officials of the Ministry of Rites. Sacrifice to the imperial mausoleum and so on, let the noble relatives do it for you.

   But this time it was a bit outrageous, Chongzhen seemed to feel that a son-in-law sacrifice was not sincere, and sent his own sons and daughters to sacrifice.

  Chongzhen had already had children who had not yet died, including the eldest son Zhu Cihong (11 years old), the third son Zhu Cijiong (8 years old), the fourth son Zhu Cizheng (8 years old), Princess Kunxing (10 years old), and Princess Zhaoren (1 year old).

  Princess Zhaoren, carried out of the city by the wet nurse.

  This kind of sacrifice method is against the rules, but it doesn't matter, who the **** cares about it.

  Manchu civil and military officials, including noble relatives, are trying to make money in different ways. Just wait for the city of Beijing to be destroyed, and immediately take refuge in the new monarch, so as to keep one's own wealth and honor is the fundamental.

   There are more than a hundred people in the sacrificial team, and they head north in chariots.

   As far as the north direction is concerned, no one guessed that it was heading south. Who would have thought that when the prince and princess ran away, they would make a fuss first, and it was just to confuse the officials.

  When they arrived at Qinghedian, the son-in-law Ran Xingrang suddenly suffered from abdominal pain, ordered the team to stop and rest, and at the same time sent soldiers back to the city to call for a doctor.

  According to the geographical location of later generations, Qinghedian is located outside the North Fifth Ring Road, and the scale of a small town has not yet formed in the late Ming Dynasty.

  The battle of sorghum and He in the Song and Liao Dynasties, the base camp of the Liao Army is here!

  That night, Ran Xingrang called all the princes and princesses over, as if he was about to die soon, as if he was going to leave some last words.

   Talking a lot of nonsense, and intermittently, made Zhu Cihong a little impatient.

   At this moment, countless torches were lit on the other side of the Qinghe Bridge, followed by shouts of killing: "Shoot into Beijing and capture the emperor alive!"

  Everyone turned pale with fright. Officials, factory guards, soldiers, and handymen ran away one after another, and some even didn't care about putting on clothes and shoes.

  Ran Xingrang turned over and got up, warning: "Don't panic!"

  The wet nurse trembled with fright, holding Princess Zhaoren and trying to escape, but her legs were weak and she couldn’t walk, so she cried, "This...what can I do?"

  Ran Xingrang scolded: "Shut up!"

  Ran Xingrang hates the princess' wet nurse very much, because the princess will get married in the future, and the wet nurse is likely to be the big housekeeper of the princess mansion.

  Ran Xingrang suffered a lot back then. Every time he met Princess Shouning, he had to bribe the housekeeper and eunuch. Once, when the housekeeper was drinking and gambling, Ran Xingrang didn't bother, and went directly into the house to have **** with the princess.

  When the housekeeper learned about the situation, she rushed into the room to catch the adulterer, scolded the princess for being shameless, and ordered the **** to beat the son-in-law.

  The princess ran to find her biological mother (Concubine Zheng) to complain, but she couldn't see her at all. Because the housekeeper had already sued the villain first, and bought off the eunuchs and maids around Concubine Zheng.

   This situation happened many times in the Ming Dynasty, especially in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, when both the princess and the consort were bullied.

  A red-helmed general rushed in, and said anxiously to Ran Xingrang: "My son-in-law, the intruders are coming, hurry up and **** the prince and princess to evacuate!"

  Ran Xingrang smiled and said, "You didn't run for your life?"

  The red-helmed general said: "The royal family and nobles are here, how can they let go of them? Son-in-law, don't say too much, hurry up and protect the prince and princess and escape!"

   "What's your name?" Ran Xingrang asked.

  The red-helmed general was so impatient, he grabbed Zhu Cihong and yelled, "My son-in-law, I will take the prince and escape first!"

   "Here is the decree!"

  Ran Xingrang took out an imperial decree, which belonged to the central decree, and did not go through the supervisor of rituals and the cabinet.

   General Red Helmets froze for a moment, and finally realized that something was wrong.

  Ran Xingrang pointed to the outside: "Those are not trespassers, they are arranged by His Majesty."

   "Your Majesty wants to..." The Red Helmets became more and more confused.

Ran Xingrang explained: "Your Majesty has proclaimed Zhao Han the King of Wu and married Princess Kunxing. Both the prince and the princess are going to Nanjing. You are very good. There are hundreds of people here, and you are the only one staying to protect the safety of the royal family. "

  The red-helmed general was shocked, but then he felt reasonable, Ming Dynasty must be dying, and the emperor really should leave a way out for his children.

  The red-helmet general cupped his hands and replied: "In the next week, Ying Yuan is just a red-helmet pawn."

  The so-called red-helmet generals are the guards of honor of the Ming emperor.

   You must be tall, good-looking, and innocent to be selected for the guard of honor. The armor is all fake, it may be made of paper, and the weapons may be all wood and painted.

  This situation is very common. The guard of honor of European monarchs also has beautiful armor.

  Ran Xingrang said: "Follow me to Nanjing. When you reach the Jianghuai area, someone will be sent back to pick up your family members. My family members are also staying in Beijing at this moment."

   "Obey!"

   Zhou Yingyuan was overjoyed.

   It is one thing to be loyal to the royal family, but who would not want to be able to survive? Not to mention saving the lives of the whole family.

  Wang Tiaoding paced into the tent, and behind him stood two men with swords on their backs, and said with a smile: "My son-in-law, please."

   Zhu Cihong, Zhu Yuxi and other emperor's children, it was the first time they came out of the Forbidden City since they were young. They were terribly frightened at first, but now they understood a little bit, and followed everyone to the river in a daze.

  There are more than 20 small boats docked in the river, and there are three swordsmen on each boat.

   This is the Datong member that Wang Diaoding himself developed in the capital, and he borrowed Xu Ying's example.

  Ran Xingrang boarded a small boat, and a Confucian scholar bowed his hands to him: "My son-in-law, it's been a long time."

   "President Yuan?" Ran Xing was a little surprised.

   This Confucian scholar is named Yuan Jixian, a native of Jiangxi, and is well appreciated by Yang Sichang.

  After the death of Yang Sichang, Yuan Jixian was attacked by political enemies, saying that he was an internal response sent by Zhao Han, and that the Yuan family had turned their families into bandits. Because of the defeat in the front-line war, Yuan Jixian was imprisoned and released only half a year ago.

  Yuan Jixian was released from prison not because he had paid money to atone for his sins, but because dozens of his disciples walked all the way from Shanxi to the capital to knock on the gates and cry for grievances.

  The initiator of entering Beijing to knock the que is named Fu Shan, with the word Qingzhu and Qingzhu!

  This person also studied Confucianism and Taoism, worked in poetry, calligraphy and painting, and was also good at swordsmanship. By the way, he also worked as a medical saint.

  Of course, at this time there is no reputation as a "medical sage". He is a well-known good doctor. After the death of the Ming Dynasty, he only devoted himself to medical skills.

  Fu Shan stood beside Yuan Jixian, holding a long pole in his hand, and punted the boat away from the shore by the light of the torch.

  Ran Xingrang looked up at the night sky and let out a long sigh.

   Chongzhen and Wang Tiaoding chose this son-in-law to work because the son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty was always poor.

   It's not that the family is poor, but that I am poor, because I don't have any real power at all, and I don't even have the ability to occupy land in the suburbs of Beijing.

  Even if we only talk about the son-in-law, Ran Xingrang is the poorest among the son-in-laws.

  At that time, there were three candidates, and the other two were dressed brightly. Only Ran Xingrang was wearing old clothes, and he was too inferior to look up. Emperor Wanli fell in love at a glance. He was poor and timid, so he was a good match for his daughter.

  Historically, Li Zicheng went to Beijing to torture his salary, and Ran Xingrang was beaten to death, but he failed to torture out the hidden silver.

   One poor ghost!

   In addition, Ran Xingrang's hometown is in Nanzhili, and he is very willing to perform tasks in order to go home.

  Everyone protected the prince and princess, sailed from Qinghe River to Yuhe River, rowed all the way to Tongzhou, and then transferred to a big boat to Nanjing.

  However, those red helmets, officials, eunuchs, factory guards, and handymen who fled ran all the way to the outside of Beijing, shouting in horror: "The intruders are coming, open the city gate!"

  The defenders panicked, instead of thinking about defending the city, they rushed home one after another.

   There are also city guards who come to their senses, why are they running? If the intruders come and surrender, they can also get the merit of dedicating the city.

  They waited and waited, but the intruders just didn't come, so they were inevitably a little disappointed.

  The news broke out, the whole city was in chaos, and shouts came from everywhere at night.

  The ministers of honor and relatives were also terrified. Only a few went to the city for defense, and most of them hid at home, waiting to surrender to the intruders the next day. There are also some loyal ministers who **** the ropes, and the whole family hanged themselves when the robbers broke through the city.

   Chaos soon spread to the imperial city, and the guards of the imperial city panicked and went home.

  Eunuchs and maids steal property. Some were waiting for a change of dynasty, and some slipped out of the palace with their belongings.

  The eunuchs are afraid to leave, because they have too much money, they are easy to be robbed halfway, and it is more safe to seek refuge with the new king.

   Chongzhen was woken up in the middle of the night, and the **** Wang Chengen broke in, yelling in fear: "My lord, the intruders have entered the city, let's run away!"

  The news spread extremely outrageously. When it reached the eunuch, Li Zicheng had already entered Beijing.

   Concubine Tian Gui sat up in panic: "How can this be good?"

  Concubine Tian Guifei gave birth to two sons, one died last year, and another died this year. She became depressed, and Chongzhen often came to have **** recently, which can be regarded as comforting Concubine Tian Gui's pain of losing her son.

  Chongzhen smiled calmly: "Continue to sleep, Li Chuang is a fake, I know it."

   Wang Chengen and Concubine Tian Gui were both in shock, thinking that Emperor Chongzhen had been frightened and confused.

  At this moment, Empress Zhou and other concubines also rushed to Concubine Tian's bedroom.

   There is no way to sleep tonight, Chongzhen let the concubines sit down, and said to Wang Chengen: "There are so many eunuchs in the palace, only you come to report the news, and you can see people's hearts in times of trouble."

   "My servant is willing to die for the emperor," Wang Chengen knelt down, "My lord, hurry up and run away while in chaos!"

Chongzhen waved his hand and said: "The intruder didn't come, you are all at ease. As for the prince and princess, they must have gone far away by boat at this time. The South is gone, the Central Plains are gone, and the Northwest and Liaodong are gone. Da Ming and I, etc. It's just death. While you're still alive, let's live a clean life. All these years, I have been busy, and now I can finally take it easy."

  Historically, the southern provinces were still in the hands of Ming Dynasty, and Chongzhen was busy fighting wits and courage with his ministers.

   Chongzhen wanted to move to the south, implying that the minister proposed it on his own initiative.

  Some ministers also want to move south, and I hope Chongzhen will take the initiative.

   Monarchs and ministers dare not talk about moving to the south, even if any minister speaks out, he will be sprayed **** by the ministers.

   So he kept exhausting until Li Zicheng's troops came to the city.

   Now you don’t have to worry so much, and you can’t find a place to move the capital. Chongzhen decided to enjoy the rest of his life, and the whole family committed suicide when the city of Beijing was destroyed.

  Especially tonight, the whole city was in chaos, and only one Wang Chengen came to report.

  Fake news is like this, Li Zicheng can still defend when he calls?

   "Haha, don't be so sad, go to Xiyuan Lake tomorrow!"

   Chongzhen laughed heartily, taking care of nothing, as if returning to the time when he was a prince.

  (end of this chapter)