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- Near noon on the 19th, the city of Beijing was abuzz with people, war horses neighing, and large groups of bandits entering the city. These thieves galloped past. They were dressed in white clothes and blue hats. They held strong bows in their hands, long arrows in their clips, and short sticks tied to their waists.
The common people opened their doors as usual, and pedestrians on the street stood on both sides of the road to watch. It was silent, only the sound of armor and horse hooves could be heard. They seemed to have been mentally prepared for this day, with numbness and indifference written on their faces ¡
Li Zicheng, wearing a felt hat and naked clothes, riding a black barge horse with more than a hundred fine riders, entered through the Desheng Gate and turned to the Daming Gate. Puppet military adviser Song Xiance, puppet cabinet Niu Jinxing and Song Qijiao and other five cavalry followed him.
Puppet general Li Mou, deputy generals Tian Hualong, Li Yan, etc. divided the troops into separate generals.
Li Zicheng entered from the West Chang'an Gate, bent his bow and looked up to the sky, laughing loudly. He relied on his hundred shots to rush out of the capital, shot at the Chang'an Archway, and said: "If you shoot the middle character, the world will be at peace." Who would have thought it would happen? The arrow shot into the corrugations.
Song Xiance quickly said: "Shoot in the ditch, with Huaihe River as the boundary."
??In fact, in terms of physiognomy, there is an empty place inside the corrugated corrugations. Once it becomes empty, it is a sign of death.
Li Zicheng grew up to be ugly and blind in one eye. When he arrived at Chengtianmen, he looked forward to being contented. Seeing the four characters "Chengtian Gate", he wanted to use it to confuse the crowd. He bent his bow and pointed at the door board, loudly said to the thieves: "I can be the master of the world, so I can shoot the center of the four characters with one arrow."
Who would have thought that when he shot it, he missed and only hit under the word "Ìì". Li Zicheng was unhappy.
Niu Jinxing added: "If you are among the inferiors, you will divide the world among them."
Li Zicheng became happy and smiled. The eunuch Wang Dehua led 300 people to greet the Shengmen Gate first. This eunuch who was once reused by Chongzhen committed the most shameless act.
The eunuch Cao Huachun, who had surrendered earlier, guided Li Zicheng and his entourage Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, and Song Qijiao to enter the palace through Chang'an Gate, and the Forbidden City changed hands
But not everyone is as shameless as them.
The prince-in-law Gong Yonggu and Xinlehou Liu Wenbing received the emperor's secret edict on the 18th and rushed to the palace. Chongzhen asked them if they could fight in the streets for him. Chapter 552: Fight out of the capital to resist the bandits. Tell him it's impossible. Chongzhen said: At this point, my will has been decided.
Gong Yonggu replied to the emperor: "We have piled firewood at home, and we are determined to commit suicide as a family to repay the emperor." After Gong Yonggu returned home, he wrote eight big characters on the wall, "We have been favored by the country and cannot be humiliated." At that time, his wife, Princess Anle, had hanged himself, and Gong Yonggu and his five children committed suicide.
Liu Wenbing¡¯s entire family also committed suicide. His grandmother, who was over ninety years old, fell into a well and died.
Seeing that the situation was over, the bachelor Fan Jingwen lamented that as a minister he could not contribute to the emperor. He felt deeply guilty and went on a hunger strike. On the 19th, when the capital fell, it was rumored that the emperor had died, or that he had been on a "southern tour". He sighed: "I don't know where the emperor is. I only have to die to repay His Majesty."
Immediately he hanged himself in front of his wife Lu's funeral hall. After being rescued by his family, he wrote a poem to clarify his ambition: "Who said that believing in the country is not a man? What will you do if you delay your death?" He knelt down and cried in the direction of the palace, and jumped into an ancient well in Longquan Lane. middle. He was the only martyr among the cabinet ministers.
Li Banghua, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, led the censor to the city for inspection on the 18th, but was blocked by the eunuchs. On his way back, he met his colleague Wu Linzheng. They shook hands and cried, encouraging each other to fight for the national calamity!
The next day when I learned of the "national calamity", I cried with my head in my arms, took my seal, official hat, and official uniform, and went to the Ji'an Guild Hall to pay homage to Wen Tianxiang and wrote a death-defying poem: "Since ancient times, no one has died, leaving a loyal heart to illuminate history. Today I am riding a dustpan He went to heaven and his children and grandchildren will admire his name for generations." Then he hanged himself and died.
Martyrs like them include Hui'an Bo Zhang Qingzhen, East Palace Guard Zhou Jing, Xuancheng Bowei Shichun, Yangwu Marquis Xue Lian, Minister of War Wang Jiayan, Minister of Punishment Meng Zhaoxiang, left deputy censor Shi Bangyao of the Ducha Yuan, Dali Temple Qing Ling Yiqu, Taipu Temple Prime Minister Shen Jiayin, Taichang Temple Minister Wu Linzheng and others.
In stark contrast, most bureaucrats are greedy for life and fear death, and they humbly sell themselves to the new dynasty in pursuit of glory and wealth. The day after Li Zicheng took control of the Forbidden City, leading figures such as bachelors Wei Zaode and Chen Yan went to pay homage to Li Zicheng to express his intention to change the family.
Wei Zaode said shamelessly: "I have been in the cabinet for three years, but the emperor did not listen to me, which led to today's end."
Li Zicheng reprimanded: "You have been favored by the emperor and should die for the country. Why did you live in vain?" He kowtowed quickly, called Li Zicheng "Your Majesty", and said: "If Your Majesty pardons me, he will repay you with bravery and loyalty."
Li Zicheng looked down upon this kind of person who was courting Qin and Mu Chu, and ordered the soldiers to imprison him. Still unwilling to give up, Wei Zaode shouted out through the window of the prison: "If you want me, I can be any officer. Why are you detaining me?"?¡±
Li Guozhen, the commander-in-chief responsible for guarding the capital and governor of the capital camp, fled the battle and asked to see Li Zicheng.
Li Zicheng looked down upon him at all: "You have a heavy responsibility. You neither hold on to the capital nor die for the emperor. Why do you come to see me shamelessly?"
Li Guozhen was so frustrated that he had nothing to say. He repeatedly called Li Zi as "Your Majesty" and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty has risen to the occasion. I am willing to serve your Majesty for the rest of my life." How shameless a person is!
Li Zicheng was furious: "You have failed your monarch, why should I use a disloyal person like you? Do traitors who harm the country still want to survive?"
More than 1,200 other surrendered officials, according to the rebel army's announcement, dressed in green clothes and small hats, gathered at Huiji Gate, reported their names and titles, and waited for Niu Jinxing's recruitment.
These once powerful bureaucrats are now sitting on the ground like prisoners, allowing themselves to be teased and insulted by the rebel soldiers.
Later, an eyewitness described their ugly appearance like this: "On weekdays, those who are mature, those who are well-behaved, those who are famous for their literature and talents, those who are sharp-tongued, and those who are high-spirited, all have their heads lowered and their eyebrows lowered, standing upright like puppets, ready to be insulted by soldiers. He was joking and dared not speak out. He also had his hair shaved off and became a monk, and his head was covered with all sorts of ugly things, which he could not describe in his writings.
They were not summoned from dawn until dusk. They were so hungry, thirsty and exhausted that they lay on the ground in a mess, looking ugly. Li Zicheng was very disgusted with these demoted officials and said to Niu Jinxing and others: "Officials who can die for the country on the day the city is destroyed are loyal ministers. Those who fear death and steal their lives are unfaithful and unfilial people. Why should we keep them "
Niu Jinxing also treated this group of officials who came to wait for recruitment with contempt. He touched their heads with his hands and quoted the number "one pair" and "two pairs" as if he were treating animals.
After counting the number, more than ninety people were selected and sent to the outskirts of Song Qi to await dispatch. The rest were taken to Liu Zongmin to await punishment. Liu Zongmin had no intention of interrogating them and imprisoned them. Wearing prison uniforms, these officials were hungry and had no regard for dignity. They picked up the food discarded by the soldiers and stuffed it into their mouths, which completely disgraced the Ming officials
Li Zicheng, who had won Beijing, was so high-spirited that a great dynasty was destroyed in his own hands. This may have been something he had never thought of in the past, but now it has become a reality!
The officials were dying, and those who surrendered surrendered, but there were still a few people who had to endure the pain. But no matter how painful it is, they must survive, because this is what His Majesty the Emperor ordered them to do!
They must leave the capital and find Ding Yunyi, the King of Martial Arts!
They are Ding Yuanzhao, Gui Bo, Xu Dezhong and Zhou Xi.
Ding Yuanzhao still carried His Majesty¡¯s imperial edict in his arms. He knew that His Majesty must have died for his country at this time. No one is sadder than him, and no one wants to die with the emperor more than him, but he must live to see his son.
How is your wife? Ding Yuanzhao didn't know, but he didn't think about it. Compared with His Majesty's instructions before his death, what was his wife?
He doesn¡¯t even care about his own life anymore
The bandit army has just entered the capital, and the capital is now in chaos. It is their only chance to escape now.
The streets are in chaos, and thieves can be seen everywhere. How can we rush out? Uncle Gui thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a solution.
Xu Dezhong suddenly blinked his eyes: "I have an idea. I once saw a crazy person before."
He slowly expressed his thoughts. Uncle Gui's eyes lit up, and he bowed his head to Ding Yuanzhao: "Master Ding, it seems that I can only wrong you."
Ding Yuanzhao's face showed no expression at all. He is still thinking about the emperor: "The emperor has died for his country, what does it matter if I suffer such a small grievance?"
Uncle Ghost nodded solemnly
There were dozens of bandits standing at the gate of the city. They were looking towards the city absent-mindedly. Those brothers were afraid that they were all enjoying themselves in the city, but they wanted to stay here to guard.
At this moment, I suddenly saw two young men who were only 17 or 18 years old. They were driving an old madman away happily, and they kept picking up dirt from the ground and smashing it. This suddenly attracted dozens of thieves. of curiosity.
"Master, Master, come and see the madman, come and see the madman." The older young man on the left was not afraid of the rebels at all, and said with a smile.
This is the first time I was called "Army Master". The thieves immediately became interested and surrounded the old madman walking towards them with smiles.
The old madman¡¯s face was covered with dirt. He looked at the bandit army and smiled stupidly. His mouth moved and he didn¡¯t know what to say.What.
"Old madman, what's your name?" the leader of the bandit army asked with a smile.
The old madman opened his mouth, and all he could say was "Hehe". The young man following him smiled and said, "Master Jun, this old madman has been in the capital and can't speak."
"Oh? Boy, don't lie to me. Now that the rebels are entering the city, do you want to take the opportunity to sneak out of the city?" the little leader said with a sideways look.
"Master, what are you talking about?" The young man was not afraid at all: "Before the rebels entered the city, the original military commander here knew this old madman. What do you think we did? We often drove him out to eat cow dung. "
Having said this, he glanced towards the city gate and pointed: "Look, there is a pile of horse manure there. I'll let him eat it for you to see!"
The rebels looked toward the city gate, and sure enough, there was a pile of horse dung. With a "boom", everyone laughed, and unconsciously made way to see the old madman's joke.
"Old madman" Ding Yuanzhao, young men Xu Dezhong and Zhou Xi, walked towards it little by little. As long as they could reach the city gate, they saw hope of rushing out.
At this moment, a loud shout suddenly came from behind: "Master Ding, do you still want to run away?"
Ding Yuanzhao's body froze for a moment. Who recognized him at a glance?
"Don't let him get away, he is Ding Yuanzhao, the former right minister of the Ministry of War!"
The voice sounded again.
The bandits were shocked, and they drew their weapons and surrounded Ding Yuanzhao and the others.
Suddenly, another roar rang out: "All the sixteen heroes of Penghu are here! Kill the thieves! Kill the thieves!! Kill the thieves!!!"
Amidst the roar, the ghost uncle wielding a single sword came out desperately to kill.
¡°Let¡¯s go, Lord Ding, let¡¯s go!¡±
Xu Dezhong pounced on the bandits closest to him like a madman, while Zhou Xi pushed Ding Yuanzhao forward with all his strength.
Ding Yuanzhao took a step forward, gritted his teeth and rushed out. He didn't dare to look back, didn't dare to stop even one step. He knew what Uncle Gui and the others would face if they stayed here, but now, his life was no longer his!
Xu Dezhong and Zhou Xi took out the short blades from their waists and stabbed them out suddenly.
After this change, the bandit army was thrown into chaos, but they soon woke up. The sword and gun greeted Xu Dezhong and Zhou Xi and slashed at them.
Xu Dezhong and Zhou Xi have never practiced martial arts. How could they be the opponents of this group of thieves who are like wolves and tigers? Not long after, the two men were chopped down in a pool of blood.
Their bodies were twitching constantly, and they couldn't say a word, but their eyes met and smiles appeared on their lips.
No one has ever looked down upon them in the past, but now they have finally done something spectacular, and their death is worth it.
Then, they slowly closed their eyes. They sacrificed their young lives for Ming Dynasty.
Uncle Ghost saw these two young lives disappearing in front of him with his own eyes. He had no tears. He had to fight the enemy desperately and continue to block these enemies. He had to buy more time for Master Ding!
The enemy¡¯s swords fell on him one after another, but Uncle Gui was not afraid at all. Kill him, kill me. As long as you can¡¯t kill me, I will always stand here.
Suddenly, a sap fell on Uncle Gui's head. Uncle Gui staggered and fainted on the ground.
When he woke up, he found that he had been tied up and had many wounds on his body, but they were not fatal. But standing in front of him was a gloomy-looking leader of the bandit army.
Uncle Ghost actually smiled at him.
"I am Tian Jianxiu, General Quan under His Majesty Yongchang. Do you recognize me?" Tian Jianxiu said slowly.
"Yongchang? What is that?" Uncle Gui was still smiling: "I only know that the current emperor is His Majesty Chongzhen!"
"Bold, you bastard!" the thieves shouted in unison.
Tian Jianxiu asked his subordinates to calm down: "You are very brave. What is your name?"
"I don't have a name, so I'll call him Uncle Gui!" Uncle Gui laughed "Haha": "Do you recognize King Wu Lie Ding Yunyi? I am his sworn brother!"
Tian Jianxiu¡¯s expression changed. Ding Yunyi? Ding Yunyi! Then he was overjoyed, he actually caught Ding Yunyi's sworn brother?
He calmed down: "Why are you so desperate to protect Ding Yuan from escaping? I have already sent people to hunt him down. He won't be able to run far. You'd better tell him as soon as possible."
Uncle Gui was overjoyed. Master Ding ran out? Master Ding really ran away? Then just think about it yourselfThere are no regrets anymore. He sneered and said, "Do you want to know? I won't tell you!"
Tian Jianxiu shook his head: "Wang Qingheng, why did your father-in-law run out?"
In the bandit army behind him, Wang Qingheng stood up fearfully: "Return to the general, I really don't know."
In an instant, Uncle Gui knew why the bandit army recognized Master Ding. It was him, Master Ding's son-in-law who shamelessly betrayed him!
He spat fiercely at Wang Qingheng: "Are you worthy of being called a member of the Ding family?"
Wang Qingheng stood there with his head lowered, not daring to say a word.
"Yes, are you worthy of being called a member of the Ding family?" Tian Jianxiu actually agreed very much with Uncle Gui: "Among the people of the Ding family, needless to say, Ding Yunyi, I heard that Ding Yuanzhao was also a very loyal minister. . How come you are such a shameless son-in-law?"
Nothing would embarrass yourself more than having the master you took refuge in mocking you, but in front of these thieves, Wang Qingheng didn't even dare to let out a fart.
Tian Jianxiu turned his attention to Uncle Gui again: "Uncle Gui, I know you are a good man, and I can't bear to hurt you, but I am not the only one who has the final say here. You will be escorted to His Majesty soon. . Let me advise you, it will be useless in front of Ruhou. When you see him, you will regret why you didn't say it earlier."
"Ruhou? Who is Ruhou?" Uncle Ghost asked.
"He is also General Quan, his name is Liu Zongmin." Tian Jianxiu replied patiently.
"Liu Zongmin? I know what he is." The ghost uncle suddenly laughed loudly: "Isn't he the Liu Zongmin who was afraid of being killed by my King Wu Lie? Haha, the clown has also become a prince."
Tian Jianxiu¡¯s expression changed again. He had never seen such a tough-minded person before.
At this time, Uncle Ghost said again: "Tian Jianxiu, you can either kill me now or send me to Liu Zongmin to see if all my ministers in the Ming Dynasty are as greedy for life and afraid of death as Wang Qingheng!"
Tian Jianxiu sighed, waved his hand and had Uncle Gui taken away. He was silent for a while, and then suddenly asked Wang Qingheng: "Why is the gap between you so big? Tell me, if you fell into Ding Yunyi's hands, what would he do to you? He would care about his relatives. Won¡¯t he kill you? I¡¯m afraid he won¡¯t let you go, right?¡±
Cold sweat fell from Wang Qingheng's forehead. He knew that with Ding Yunyi's character, he would never let him go. But what choice do you have now? I have already taken this path, and I can never look back.
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