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Volume 5 6-23 Northern soldiers enter the palace

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    Ten feet away behind Hu Weiyong were the civil and military officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty. They all watched the surrender of the King of Han with uneasiness. Now that the Zhou army was completely disarmed and the city was controlled by others, these people have become meat on the chopping board.  , I can kill or scratch anyone I want.  {p When the Northern Han army came to the city, the ministers were scurrying around like headless flies. Some were worried that the Han army would massacre the city and wanted to take the opportunity to escape. Some wanted to be loyal to the emperor and die for the country, but they couldn't bear it, and they were helpless.  At this time, it was the old prime minister Hu Weiyong who took on the important task of cleaning up the mess. The old man sent letters to comfort and contact people, which stabilized people's hearts.  Hu Weiyong did not have any outstanding political achievements, but he safely sat in the position of Prime Minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty for twenty-five years. Which official in the Great Zhou Dynasty was not promoted by his hand?  Once he says something, no one dares not to think about it carefully.  In fact, facing this crisis, Hu Weiyong was also frightened. Somehow, at the critical moment, a letter from outside the city made him completely reassured.  This is a letter written by the old Liu Songpo. The letter does not mention persuading surrender. It just says that the people are innocent and will suffer military disasters. It also says that it is the general trend for the King of Han to conquer the world. The people's will cannot be disobeyed. As a minister, he should understand the importance of the country.  , the principle of underestimating the king.  Liu Songpo is now Xi Wenchen of the Southern Han Dynasty. I heard that his daughter Liu Ying'er, the little girl who once escaped from marriage and did not want to be a concubine, is now a military advisor to the King of Han, and has some unclear relationship with the King of Han.  Liu Songpo couldn't get away from his position as head of state. With such a heavyweight old colleague writing a letter, how could Hu Weiyong not be tempted.  Hu Weiyong has reached the age of understanding destiny and has a thorough understanding of many things. Since ancient times, history has been written by victory. Even if he died for the Zhou Dynasty, he may not have a good reputation in the history books in the future. It is better to follow the trend.  , be a help to change the dynasty.  "I don't want to be famous for eternity, nor do I want to be infamy for eternity, just have a small name in the history of history. This is Hu Weiyong's inner voice.  As for other officials, when people were in panic, the words of the old prime minister gave them reassurance. As long as we work together to preserve the capital and dedicate it to the King of Han, we will definitely get a good future. The King of Han is benevolent and has never surrendered.  The rewards and punishments are clear. Our hundreds of thousands of troops surrendered and avoided many killings. This alone is a great achievement. Are we afraid that there will be no reward?  Hu Weiyong used all his connections to contact the officials of the six ministries and the generals of the Forbidden Army, formed a caretaker cabinet, ousted the great scholar Yang Feng, secretly arrested the generals of the main war faction, sent troops to besiege the Jinyiwei Yamen, bombarded the palace city, maintained public security in the city, suppressed the bandits, and put a  The complete capital was handed over to the Han army.  Even so, Hu Weiyong still trembled and felt uneasy in his heart. Although the King of Han was a hero who started his career in a reckless way, he was born into a noble family and was the orphan of the former Emperor Wu. Strictly speaking, these people were his father-killing enemies, and he  He is still young and energetic, so if he thinks of something unpleasant, he might kill them all.  Fortunately, this young monarch was very old-fashioned in his dealings with others. He rode his horse to Hu Weiyong's side, got off his horse, and held the old man's arm.  "My lord, thank you for your hard work." Hu Weiyong wanted to say a few words, but the guilty minister was too frightened to get up, but his body swayed and he stood up lightly. Yuan Feng held his hand and laughed loudly: "Please protect the capital.  It's all a great achievement." A group of former Zhou court officials were crowded in the distance. Seeing this scene and hearing these words, their hearts felt light. I don't know who took the lead. They all knelt down and shouted: "Long live my emperor.  , Long live, long live!" They shouted smoothly, but Yuan Feng was not used to it. He chuckled and got on his horse: "I heard that Zhang Jiusi is still in the palace, I would like to meet him." As if to reflect his words.  As if, the rumble of artillery suddenly rang out from the direction of the Forbidden City, reminding everyone that the war was not over.  The artillery shells were fired in this direction, and the sound of the artillery shells piercing the sky could be heard in the air. Although the officials had enjoyed peace and quiet in the yamen for a long time, they had also developed good wartime habits in the past few days during the siege, and they all evaded.  But the Han soldiers did not move at all. With their battlefield-experienced ears, they understood at a glance that the cannonball was still hundreds of thousands of miles away from here.  Several shells fired from the turrets of the Forbidden City fell in vain into residential buildings in the distance, causing no casualties, but arousing everyone's indignation.  Especially those civil and military officials of the Zhou Dynasty who had just surrendered, all of them were righteous and full of anger: "How outrageous! This unscrupulous and ignorant king is not willing to withdraw from the stage of history, and is trying to make trouble again! No need to work for the Han army, brother  Move out, we will take care of him now!" The surrendered Zhou army was eager to show off their merits in front of the new king, and fought bravely to attack the Forbidden City under the cover of the firepower of firecrackers, bows and crossbows.The helpers wore quilts soaked with water and carried huge beams that had been removed from the Liubu Yamen, and went to attack the main entrance of the Meridian Gate.  The huge red door panel is inlaid with ninety-nine and eighty-one copper nails. This is the most solemn door in the empire. It is usually only used by the emperor when he comes in and out. But now it was attacked by a group of rude soldiers with beams. The door on the Meridian Gate  The resistance was fierce, and the firecrackers were like exploding beans, but the fine iron sand had no effect on the water-soaked quilt.  Log into 6 Literature Network and support the version of Wulin Empire.  The Meridian Gate was so strong that it could not be opened no matter how hard you tried. In desperation, a man dressed as an officer stepped forward and shouted, "I'll do it!"  The sergeants recognized that it was Deng Yunfeng, the general of the Jiang Defense Force, who was an expert in artillery, so they moved aside to let him operate. Deng Yunfeng cut off a piece of oilcloth with a knife and ordered people to bring the lead muskets used by the infantry, which were all large pellets.  , about forty or fifty, were wrapped in oilcloth, and then the gunpowder bag was opened and most of the gunpowder was taken out, leaving only a quarter of the amount. Then the lead wrapped in oilcloth was stuffed into the barrel.  Deng Yunfeng carefully adjusted the angle of the muzzle, aiming at a point one foot above the city wall, and then used a red-hot iron drill to pierce the eye of the fire. After the sound of the cannon, he saw the top of the Meridian Gate crying for father and mother, and the guard sergeant was shot by shotguns.  There were countless kills and injuries, and the firepower suddenly weakened.  The other gunners followed suit, hitting the Forbidden City with clouds of shotshells, like heavy rain. The Imperial Guards suffered heavy casualties and could not bear the pressure, so they finally raised the white flag and surrendered.  The Meridian Gate opened wide, and the Imperial Guards cheered and swarmed in from the emperor's special royal road and rushed into the vast Fengtian Palace Square.  As soon as the Meridian Gate defenders surrendered, the palace defense collapsed. The Han army arrived in time and issued orders not to kill innocent people indiscriminately, not to enter the harem without permission, and to kill anyone who violated the rules.  The imperial army stopped in front of the Qianqing Gate. The palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty adopted the layout of the front dynasty and the back bedroom, with Qianqing Gate as the boundary. In the front was where the upper court discussed politics and the ceremonial supervisor and cabinet were, and in the back was where the emperor and his concubines lived at home.  place.  There are two important institutions in the front half, the Si Li Jian located to the north of Wuying Hall, and the cabinet located in Wenhua Hall. The eunuchs who were cut into pieces in the inner factory are in the Si Li Jian. In comparison, it is the Zhou Dynasty.  The officers and soldiers hated these eunuchs. Before the King of Han's order to seal the sword came, they had already killed many people in the inner factory, and some eunuchs also suffered and were hacked to death with random swords.  The palace in front was filled with blood. The thick smell of blood and constant screams reached the Qianqing Gate, making the imperial guards tremble in fear. The eunuchs looked pale and ran along the long imperial road, screaming: "  "Beibei soldiers have entered the palace!" "Beibei soldiers, what a terrible name, brutal and fierce cavalry, kill without batting an eyelid, eat people without spitting out bones, thinking of being tortured by these dirty, vulgar and animalistic soldiers, some fragile palace ladies and concubines hang themselves from the beam, or throw themselves into the palace."  Wells died, and some people were frightened crazy, with disheveled hair, running around holding ornament boxes.  In the West Palace, the emperor held a long sword and stood in front of the bed of his beloved Concubine Cui. The young concubine had just given birth and was about to die before she recovered. Her pale face was covered with tears and her head was covered with white sweat.  Scarf: "Your Majesty, I am only nineteen years old. I don't want to die." The emperor smiled sadly: "If you want to blame me, I blame you for not marrying into the palace." With that, he pierced the sword into Cui Fei's heart.  , stirred hard twice, Cui Fei kicked her legs and died, blood flowing all over the bed and floor.  The sound of rapid footsteps came, and Cao Shaoqin and Wen Hai ran over in armor with weapons in hand. They said in a hurry: "Your Majesty, the Northern Army is coming. We will protect you to break out. There is still a glimmer of hope!" The emperor lowered his head and looked carefully.  He wiped the blood on the sword and ignored them at all.  Only then did the two of them notice Concubine Cui, who was lying dead on the bed still staring with two big eyes.  "Your Majesty, break out of the encirclement!" Cao Shaoqin cried bitterly and urged. At this time, the sound of hitting the Qianqing Gate came from afar, mixed with the sound of firecrackers like exploding beans.  "Your Majesty, if you don't leave, it will be too late. Our brothers won't be able to hold on for long!" Wen Hai also shouted anxiously.  "If I don't leave, I will stay and history will repeat itself." The emperor sneered, looked at the two loyal ministers, and sighed: "You go to Shanxi to find Taiping, I will hand over the reign to him.  You two have to shoulder the responsibility of assisting me. I am old and tired, but you are still young." Cao Shaoqin and Wen Hai looked at each other, finally gave in, kowtowed to the emperor, and left in a hurry.  The emperor staggered towards the imperial garden. He didn¡¯t know when the sword came out of his hand. The eunuchs and maidens around him were busy running back and forth, and no one paid attention to him as the emperor.  There is a hill in the Imperial Garden with a crooked-necked tree on it. Standing under the tree and looking at the palace, you can see smoke everywhere, black crowds, white weapons, miserable howls and screams, and the emperor's sadHe smiled, looked at the outstretched branches of the crooked neck tree, and stretched his hands towards his waist.  "Too bad, there is no belt on the dragon robe, and there is no rope to hang myself."  While hesitating, a long belt was handed over, "Your Majesty, please use the slave's belt." Cao Shaoqin didn't know when he came back.  ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ Dear children, the new chapter of Iron Age City is under intense preparation, and we will see you soon. Thank you very much.  Please look forward to.
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