On the night of March 18th, the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the capital city was destroyed.

A large number of obedient troops swarmed in from multiple city gates in the west and north, pouring into the criss-crossing streets of the capital like a tide. The sound of horse hooves and exclamations continued in the city.

Emperor Chongzhen was holding a bloody sword in his hand, his hair disheveled, and he looked even more ferocious when he heard the roar of cannons coming from outside the Forbidden City from time to time.

Zhou Shixian clearly remembered that in the original history, it was tonight that the frustrated Emperor Chongzhen ordered all the concubines in the harem to commit suicide, and then killed his two daughters with his own hands.

The six-year-old Princess Zhaoren was killed on the spot by Emperor Chongzhen. The fifteen-year-old Princess Kunxing survived because she blocked the sword with her hand, but one of her arms was cut off. Two years later, due to the hatred of the country and the family feud, she became ill and finally

Died of illness.

And now, the only person who can prevent this tragedy from happening again is the consort Zhou Shixian, who is on his way from the Tenth Prince's Mansion.

"Mother, do you think I look good in this dress?" In Kunning Palace, Princess Kunxing asked with a wry smile and a trembling voice.

She knew that tonight was the last moment. As a princess of the Ming Dynasty, she would soon leave this world. Therefore, Princess Kunxing dressed up and put on the dress she usually wore for grand ceremonies.

"It's beautiful... it's beautiful..." Queen Zhou choked with tears in her eyes.

She also held the six-year-old little princess Zhaoren in her hand. The little Zhaoren looked at her beautiful sister and mother who was holding back tears. She had no idea what was happening and her big eyes were blinking.

"If...if only, he could take a look, that would be great!"

At this time, Princess Kunxing did not seem to care about any royal rules and princess restrictions. In fact, she had always been curious in her heart, what did her husband look like? Is he as handsome as the rumors say?

"What kind of person is he? I haven't even seen him yet!"

When Queen Zhou heard this, she didn't know how to answer for a moment. She had not yet met her daughter's husband, and now she couldn't see her daughter leaving the palace.

"Hey, my poor daughter!" Queen Zhou was so excited that she didn't care anymore. She directly hugged her daughter and hugged her daughter tightly.

"He is a gentle and humble child. He has been kind-hearted and kind to others since he was a child. He is reluctant to crush an ant to death, and he does not know how to lie. He is a good prince-in-law!"

"The musketeers are ready to blast open this door for my consort. Those eunuchs who are blocking the back will be shot to death!"

At this time, Zhou Shixian, who was gentle and humble, and could not bear to crush an ant to death, encountered a little accident. Although he had the identity of a prince-in-law and claimed that he was here to rescue him, the eunuchs in the palace did not seem to

Don't believe him.

"This prince-in-law has been ordered to rescue you. Anyone who dares to stop him will be killed on the spot. If you still have any loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, please open the door quickly."

Although the capital city has been destroyed, there are still thousands of eunuchs and dozens of die-hard loyalists in the huge Forbidden City. There are also more than a dozen imperial guards who seem to have not escaped. Now these people are guarding the palace gate to prevent Zhou Shixian.

Lead the troops deeper into the Forbidden City.

When Zhou Shixian set off from the Tenth Prince's Mansion with more than a hundred cavalry, he had already asked Xue Laoer to send people in advance to successfully seize the keys to the chief minister in charge of the palace doors and seize the keys to each palace door in the Forbidden City.

However, I didn't expect that something unexpected happened in the end. Zhou Shixian's attempt to enter the palace to rescue the driver was unexpectedly blocked by dozens of eunuchs.

It can only be said that the loyalty and bravery of these eunuchs were indeed put to the wrong use. But the night was dark and windy, there were constant gunfire outside the Forbidden City, and the city was in chaos, so it was impossible to tell who the consort was!

What these eunuchs and guards saw was a group of menacing soldiers. At this time, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were all running out, heading towards the Forbidden City. What else could they be besides traitors?

They stubbornly guarded the last palace gate entering the main hall, refusing to open it even if they died. There were even a few guards who picked up their crossbows and shot arrows at Zhou Shixian's team.

At this time, there was no time to waste, so Zhou Shixian had no choice but to order his musketeers to line up immediately and shoot.

"Bang, bang, bang bang bang!"

In front of the palace gate, twenty musketeers in two lines pulled the triggers at the same time. The twenty improved turtle-dove-foot muskets in their hands immediately erupted with a violent explosion, and the orange-red flames connected into one, and the white

Thick smoke quickly filled the air.

Driven by the huge energy generated by the seven-cent gunpowder explosion, twenty eight-cent lead bullets quickly flew across a distance of twenty steps and directly penetrated the thick palace gate. You must know that this distance is two layers of heavy armor.

, will also be torn apart by lead bullets weighing eight cents, not to mention these wooden doors?

And twenty lead bullets penetrated at the same time, and the palace gate was directly smashed, and sawdust flew everywhere. The cloths on the dozens of eunuchs who were holding up behind the palace gate were vulnerable to the lead bullets, and the entire palace gate burst into flames.

As time went by, blood mist splashed, and screams and wails could be heard endlessly.

However, Zhou Shixian, the "kind-hearted" and good-hearted Fu Ma, didn't care about this at all. He immediately waved his hand, and the few guards around him rushed up and kicked open the palace door that had been damaged by lead.

"Bang!"

"Ah, the bandits are here..."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard the explosion of muskets, he was suddenly shocked. He didn't expect these bandits to come so quickly. This was definitely the way led by the eunuchs in the palace. Although he was angry, he couldn't help but feel a little lucky.

Fortunately, he had entrusted the prince to Zhu Chunchen and Wang Zhixin, and asked them to secretly escort the Ming Dynasty's heir to Nanjing. This was his last struggle.

However, Emperor Chongzhen also knew that if he acted now, it was already too late. Whether the matter could succeed or not could only depend on God's will.

It can only be said that although Chongzhen has been the emperor for seventeen years, he has no eyesight at all. He still doesn't know who Zhu Chunchen and Wang Zhixin are and whether they have the ability.

Emperor Chongzhen raised his head and looked at the three wives and daughters in front of him. His wife, who had been with him for eighteen years, and his daughter with unparalleled wisdom, held the blood-stained sword tightly in his hand again, but suddenly he felt weak and collapsed.

Average.

He looked at the scene in front of him and the messy hall, feeling extremely regretful in his heart, and his face even twitched violently several times. But now, in order to save the last face of the royal family, he had to take action.

This is the price of being born in an emperor's family! Everything given by fate has a price secretly marked on it.

Suddenly, there was a burst of footsteps outside the main hall, and then there was a highly identifiable scream from the eunuch Wang Chengen, the eunuch who had been guarding the door.

"Hey~~The thieves are causing chaos in the palace!"

When the matter came to an end, Emperor Chongzhen felt cruel, closed his eyes, no longer hesitated, and raised the sword in his hand with all his strength. Empress Zhou, who was blocking the two daughters, also closed her eyes in despair.
Chapter completed!