Among the nobles of the Ming Dynasty, the British Duke had a transcendent status and his power was still above the Duke of Chengguo. Even Liu Jin and Wei Zhongxian were in power, no one dared to touch them.
But after the nest is destroyed, how can the eggs be completed! The wealthy family of more than two hundred years has reached a critical moment of life and death. A year ago, Zhang Shize had just inherited the title of his father Zhang Zhiji. Before the young Duke could even enjoy the glory of the Duke, he tasted the taste of changing dynasties.
The sound of cannons became more and more fierce, and the shouts of killing were getting closer and closer. The subordinates came in a hurry to report the message. Xizhimen was broken, Xuanwumen was broken, and the army of the King of Chuang rushed in...
The young Zhang Shize was spinning around the ground, unable to hide his fear. At this moment, the old butler stumbled over, his body covered in dust, his forehead was blue. He came to the hall, knelt on the ground, howled and cried bitterly.
"Master, something is wrong."
"What's the matter?" Zhang Shize took a few steps to the front of the old housekeeper, grabbed his chest, and questioned him sternly.
"Look at this."
The old housekeeper trembled and handed a flyer to Zhang Shize. Zhang Shize snatched it. After taking a few glances, he felt that his eyes were dark and almost fell to the ground. This flyer was made by Gu Zhenhua in advance.
I saw it read: Dashun Tian soldiers will not disturb the people. First kill eunuchs, then kill nobles. Recover stolen money and help pay, strip skin and cramps, kill all corrupt officials, and enjoy peace.
Below these sentences, there is also a list of rewards and arrests written. The British Duke Zhang Shize is listed, second only to Duke Cheng Guo Zhu Chunchen!
Seeing this, how could Zhang Shize not be afraid? His rosy little face turned pale in an instant, his limbs trembled unconsciously, and he murmured in his mouth: "What should I do, what should I do, what should I do?"
Just when Zhang Shize was at a loss, a servant suddenly ran in. This guy was even more embarrassed than the old housekeeper. There was a wound more than an inch long on his arm, and blood was left.
"Dude, Zhu Chunchen was killed!"
"What?" Zhang Shize's voice changed and he said loudly: "Say it again, how did Zhu Chunchen die?"
The servant said with a sad face: "I don't know, I just heard someone outside say that he was chopped into meat paste and rotten sauce in Xizhimen!"
"Ah!" Zhang Shize couldn't help but screamed in pain, tears rolling in his eyes. He was not feeling sorry for Zhu Chunchen, but was sad for himself.
At this time, the old housekeeper suddenly said, "Master, the one who killed Zhu Chunchen must be the one who broke into the king. We can't sit still and wait for death."
"Yes, I don't want to die, I don't want to die!" Zhang Shize shouted nervously: "Go quickly, gather all the servants, protect me, and fight out of the capital!"
At the order of Zhang Shize, two or three hundred clerks from the Duke of England were summoned to protect him and rushed out to the east.
Not only Zhang Shize, but also other nobles and high-ranking officials in the capital, all received news. In fact, many people were lucky enough to think that as long as they surrender, they could save their wealth and glory. However, when they saw the leaflet, they were all frightened and took their families out of the city.
The chaos in the capital became even worse. The collapsed Ming army, the rebel troops, the fleeing people, and the hasty nobles, all the roads were blocked.
There are killings everywhere, fires everywhere, everything is out of control, and people struggle desperately for the slim vitality, desperately.
Tens of thousands of people rushed to Chaoyang Gate, like a tide, rushing towards the narrow city gate frantically. However, the city gate was only ten meters wide, so how could it accommodate so many people? The city gate turned into canned sardines, and cries were endless.
An old man fell down, and countless big feet stepped on him, like a wave, drowned in the sea of ​​people. There are no fewer such waves, the elderly, weak, women and children, the most serious casualties, and the dark red soil on the ground exudes a pungent smell of blood.
Of course, there are also people who are much luckier than them, that is, they followed Gu Zhenhua's guards. They took advantage of Zhu Chunchen's order and ran to Chaoyang Gate first and successfully took over the city defense.
When Sun Cheng and Lu Yong saw that there was no troops outside the city that had already been destroyed, they secretly opened the city gate and asked the guards to protect their families and leave the city as fast as possible.
Just as they left the city, the rangers of the Dashun Army also noticed that they hurriedly called the main force to seize Chaoyang Gate.
Looking at these cavalrymen, Sun Cheng secretly shouted: "The second, the troops of the King of Rebellion will come soon. The fourth brother has not left the city yet, so I'm afraid it will be troublesome!"
"Brother, I will take my men to pick up my fourth brother. Even if I try my best, I will protect his safety."
He Zhonghou, who was standing beside him, also said: "If Zhenhua had not planned, how could we have come out so easily? He must not have any accidents."
Lu Yong nodded and was about to choose a manpower. He turned around suddenly and suddenly saw five guards retreating quietly, gradually leaving the team, turning their horses heads, and about to slip away.
Lu Yong's anger suddenly rose: "Stop it all!"
With a loud shout, then a fierce whip was whipped hard on the horse's butt, and the war horse instantly jumped out. The five people also heard the sound and were shocked. Not only did they not stop, they also wanted to speed up and escape.
"Soul fade!" Sun Cheng, who also noticed this scene, was even more angry. He drew his bow and arrow. With a whoosh, an arrow just penetrated a guard's chest and fell off his horse. He shot the arrow, and he drew out the second arrow expressionlessly.
At this time, Tang Zhanxiong also reacted and cursed loudly: "The ungrateful bastard, if you want to escape, ask the big knife in your grandfather's hand first!"
As he spoke, he rushed up. When the other guards saw this scum, they were filled with righteous indignation. They raised their muskets in their hands, and the gunshots rang out. In a blink of an eye, four escaped guys were killed, leaving only the last one.
Lu Yong's horse quickly rushed to the front of him and blocked his way. The guy knew he couldn't escape, so he could only roll off the horse, kneeling in front of Lu Yong like a pug, crying and kowtowing constantly.
"Please let the young man go, the young man wants to save his life. Mr. Gu is very kind, but if you want to kill the city to help, isn't that moths fly into the fire and destroy themselves? You can give a way out!"
"It's too late!" Lu Yong sneered: "Everyone can punish the ungrateful scum!"
As he said that, he waved the knife in his hand and happened to see the guy's chest. From his chest to his neck, the whole person was cut in half. The body fell to the ground, and the blood stained the loess red.
Five lives disappeared in an instant, and they died in the hands of their own people. All the guards present were astonishing. Lu Yong activated the war horse and came to everyone, his face was so gloomy.
"Everyone, I know that some of you just want to take advantage of the troubled waters. When you leave the city, you are thinking about yourself. But I want to say that you must have a conscience in being a human being. Everyone can escape successfully, relying on Brother Gu, and you just escape like this. Are you worthy of your conscience?"
Lu Yong's questioning made some people present bow their heads. Sun Cheng also said: "Brothers, everyone, have a clear mind. Where can you go in such a chaotic world? Brother Gu is a capable and knowledgeable person. He can let us leave the city smoothly, so that we can make a person like him and follow him without suffering any loss."
"Yes, follow Brother Gu!"
"Follow Brother Gu!"
Tang Zhanxiong and others took the lead and shouted, and the scattered hearts of the guards gathered temporarily. Lu Yong finally let out a long sigh. He called Tang Zhanxiong and said to him: "Old Tang, I will appoint you as the captain of the law enforcement team now. If someone escapes, the whole family will be cut off, and no one will be left!"
"Don't worry, I'm never merciless."
"Uncle Second, it's not good. Look, it seems that someone is rushing over there!" Lu Shun suddenly exclaimed.
Lu Yong and Sun Cheng hurriedly looked away. Sure enough, dust was flying, and a cavalry was quickly coming towards Chaoyang Gate. Both of them looked stern. The army of the King of Breaking was coming so fast!
"Second, do you have the courage to enter the city?"
Lu Yong suddenly smiled and said, "What's the matter that I dare not? If you hit the ground, your life will be together. If you don't take the fourth brother out, we will pay the life."
"Yes, good brother, you should share life and death!
Chapter completed!