Preparations for the escape began a few days ago, and by the evening of the 20th, they had been prepared for four or five days.

Here in the palace, under the arrangement of Zhou Hou, there are Queen Yi'an, Zhou Hou herself, Concubine Yuan, Prince Ding, Prince Yong, the fifth prince, Zhu Cixi's unmarried concubine Ning's little beauty, two princesses, and Chongzhen.

The emperor's concubines had packed up their clothes and put on common people's clothes. The maids and eunuchs who served them had also changed their clothes.

The carriages used for escaping are also ready. They are soy sauce yellow ones that Huang Dabao and two royal merchants bought from the private sector at a high price in the past few days. They are strong and durable, and not as eye-catching as the royal vehicles. These vehicles and

The drivers are now all concentrated in the outer factory of the Bingzhan Bureau outside Bei'anmen, and are under the supervision of the Right Battalion of Kenan Camp.

In the inner school yard, there are now hundreds of carriages, mule carriages and camels. The carriages and camels are all loaded with large and small boxes. They look heavy, and most of them are yellow and white.

things.

In addition, large numbers of chariots, horses, camels and fully armed soldiers were also gathered in and around the Wengcheng at Chaoyangmen and Dongzhimen.

Gathered in the Wengcheng of Chaoyangmen were the main force of the Kenan Camp, the elites of the Beijing Camp, and some of the East Palace guards. Most of the key disciples of the royal family who had paid money in the capital also arrived at Chaoyangmen, and each prepared their horses.

The servants brought with them a small amount of soft goods and dry food. Moreover, they all followed Zhu Cixiang's instructions and put on common people's clothes. Those who had armor to wear wore coarse cloth clothes over the armor.

The situation in the Dongzhimen area is a bit chaotic. There are too many carriages and people, poor organization, and a lot of chaos. Not only the Dongzhimen Wengcheng cannot be filled, but even Dongzhimen Street is crowded. Those who are planning to escape from Dongzhimen

People also put on common people's clothes, and the women's families even specially smeared plaster on their faces. They were all black. I wonder if they can hide it from the eyes of the rogue bandits?

The sounds of crying and quarreling could be heard from time to time on Dongzhimen Street. It turned out that some nobles were eager to run away, and because they couldn't wait any longer, they started to quarrel with the Jingjun who were maintaining order on Dongzhimen Street and Dongzhimen Urn City.

The commander of this pure army was Zhu Cihong's original eunuch, now the eunuch Qiu Zhizhong. Seeing the chaotic and noisy scene, he was also sweating profusely. Is there a rogue cavalry outside the city?

How could this messy group of guys and the more than 2,000 to less than 3,000 clean troops he had just taken over escape?

Just when he was anxious to get angry, noisy and noisy sounds suddenly came from Dongzhimen Street.

One of Qiu Zhizhong's godsons, who was also an eunuch, rushed up to Qiu Daxuan who was anxious in Wengcheng. Just as he was about to bow down, Qiu Daxuan shouted: "What are you worshiping for? If you have anything to say, please tell me!"

"Godfather, the emperor and Qiantose are here!"

"What?" Qiu Zhizhong was stunned, "Did you read that correctly?"

"How can I be wrong about this? Godfather, hurry up and meet him!"

Qiu Zhizhong quickly tidied up his python robe, and then took a few large swords from the Jingjun and went to the inner gate of Wengcheng together. As soon as he got there, he saw the emperor's guard of honor, the guard of honor of the East Palace, and the queen's guard of honor.

We walked along Dongzhimen Street together.

Walking in front of these ceremonial guards was a group of big Han generals in golden helmets, all riding tall horses and carrying long-handled swords, which looked very majestic.

Is he really the emperor? How could Qiu Zhizhong dare to be careless? He hurriedly stepped forward. After taking a few steps, he was stopped by a golden-armored general.

"Eunuch Qiu, Master Qian Sui is right behind. You can go and pay your respects."

Qiu Zhizhong glanced at the man. He was an extremely grown-up man, with a neatly trimmed beard. His eyes were extremely big, and they stared like bells.

"Isn't this Lin Dayan? But he got an official position?"

Qiu Zhizhong recognized this man. His name was Lin Yihu. He was a member of the Tianjin Guards. He was selected as a Han general because he was tall. He was just an ordinary Han general without an official status. But today he looked like a steward.

I'm an official now.

"Haha, Eunuch Qiu has good eyesight," Lin Dayan smiled, "I won the appreciation of Master Qiantose and became the commander-in-chief of the guard camp."

There were not many guards in the East Palace, and they were not organized into battalions. Moreover, many old guards were incorporated into the Kenan Camp to serve as officers. Therefore, before Zhu Cixiang recruited the Han generals, he did not have any guard battalions, but he was recruited from the Kenan Camp.

A group of soldiers were transferred from the army, plus some original guards, all in the name of guards, and were commanded by Wang Qi.

And yesterday morning, after Wang Qi and his men recruited the Han generals, the number of guards increased to more than a thousand, which could form a battalion. Therefore, the name of the East Palace Guards Camp was given, and Wang Qi served as the commander-in-chief.

That is to say, he is the commander of a battalion. The following commander-in-chief, commander-in-chief, and commander-in-chief are temporarily appointed. Because of his bold personality and good martial arts skills, Lin Dayan has always had prestige among the generals of the Han Dynasty, so he was given the title.

Take the total.

Qiu Zhizhong congratulated Lin Dayan politely, and then quickly walked forward. After walking for dozens of steps, he saw Zhu Cihong, who was dressed in the prince's uniform, Wang Cheng'en and Zu Zepu walking side by side. It seemed that they were still there.

He was explaining something while walking.

Seeing Qiu Zhizhong running towards him sweating profusely, Zhu Cixiang quickly waved to him and asked him to come forward and talk.

"Zong Bing, this is the Royal Horse Supervisor Qiu Zhizhong, who was originally my companion." Zhu Cixiang introduced Zu Zepu and Qiu Zhizhong with a smile, "This is Zu Zepu, who was just appointed by this palace as Ji Zhizhong."

Commander-in-Chief of the Prefecture. Along the way from Dongzhimen, Commander-in-Chief Zu will be the main general. Qiu Banban, you will be appointed as the eunuch guarding Jiliao."

He leaned down, got close to Qiu Zhizhong, and whispered: "Qiu Banban, please remind me that no matter what, you must arrive at the army of Wang Yongji, the governor of Jiliao, in Yongping."

With that said, Zhu Cihong took out several copies of the Fujun Crown Prince's edict and gave them to Qiu Zhizhong. This edict was drafted with the approval of the cabinet and the prince, and was equivalent to a legal imperial edict. Then he whispered: "Please stop on the way."

Watch it, and you’ll know what to do after reading it.”

Qiu Zhizhong took the order with both hands, glanced at the chariot behind Zhu Cihong, and asked: "Master Qiansui, the emperor..."

Zhu Cihong said: "Everything is as usual, we just need to hide it from others."

Qiu Zhizhong nodded and said, "Old slave, I understand."

Zhu Cixiang added: "Accompany me to the tower and prepare a place for me to change clothes."

Zhu Cihong arrived in the prince's regular clothes in order to create the illusion that he and Emperor Chongzhen were at Dongzhimen. Therefore, he could not leave from Dongzhimen Street as he was, and had to walk through the city wall to Chaoyang Gate. He also had to change clothes with the guards around him and change into the Beijing camp.

The soldiers' mandarin ducks and jackets quietly left.

After going up to the tower, Zhu Cixiang called Wang Chengen and Qiu Zhizhong to his side again. While asking them to help him change his clothes, he whispered: "There are many people and horses on this road, and it is difficult to get away. But there are still three princes.

Your Majesty, you must be absolutely foolproof! Do you understand?"

"Old slave knows what to do." Qiu Zhizhong nodded, "But where should I go after I escape?"

"Go to Wang Yongji's army in Yongping." Zhu Cihong said, "I have also taken care of Zu Zepu... He will take the ancestral family's servants to protect you eastward.

If anything happens, you and Zu Zepu will work together to protect a prince and break out to Yongping!"

After the instructions were given, the clothes were almost changed. Zhu Cixiang did not stop any longer and immediately led his guards to Chaoyang Gate.

The security over Chaoyang Gate was much tighter. There were soldiers from the Kenan Camp and the Beijing Camp armed with weapons both above and below the city. Wu Sanfu and Zhu Chunjie were waiting on the city wall. When they saw Zhu Cihong approaching, they hurriedly stepped forward.

meet.

"Everyone is here? How are you preparing?" Zhu Cixi asked when he saw them.

"Everyone in the palace is here, but the old royal family hasn't come yet..." Zhu Chunjie replied, "Those who have arrived have all changed into common people's clothes, and no one knows."

Wu Sanfu said: "Most of the Kenan Camp, most of the East Palace Guard Camp, the Tiger Guard Camp adapted from the elites of the Beijing Camp, the Dragon Riding Camp adapted from the Han generals and other strong men have all arrived... There are more than 6,000 people in total, all of whom have arrived.

They are still elite, and they have been rewarded all over again, so their morale is not bad.

There are also more than a thousand disciples and capable servants of various noble families, all of whom are capable of fighting.

In addition, Eunuch Huang and the two royal merchants also gathered two thousand strong men who could fight, and they also managed more than 600 carriages, mule carts and more than 200 camels."
Chapter completed!