"Is this Chongzhen? Did he die like this?" Li Zicheng pointed to the body covered with yellow cloth on the ground and asked from side to side.
The guard next to him stepped forward and explained: "Your Majesty, I led the guard camp to discover this corpse at the Wanshou Pavilion in Meishan. He covered his face with hair and hanged himself. A blood-stained coat was also found nearby with writings on it. Read
The content is suspected to be Chongzhen’s posthumous edict.”
After saying that, he presented the rolled-up bloody clothes in his hand. Li Zicheng took it, unfolded it, and looked at it carefully.
"Can you see the other corpses? For example, the prince? The second king?" Niu Jinxing asked standing aside.
"Other than that, there's nothing else to gain."
After hearing this, Niu Jinxing looked at Li Zicheng and saw that he had passed the edict to him. Then he smiled helplessly and said, "It's better for him to get rid of everything once and for all, leaving a mess for me."
Niu Jinxing looked at the edict and shook his head, as if sighing.
"Prime Minister, the imperial seal was not found in the palace, and the body cannot be clearly seen. Could it be that Chongzhen committed suicide? I want to test it myself." Li Zicheng said what was in his heart.
Niu Jinxing thought about it for a while and replied cautiously: "Your Majesty is worried, I know it. But in my humble opinion, whether this corpse is real or fake, your Majesty does not need to worry too much."
"Oh? What do you mean?"
Niu Jinxing stretched out his hand and gestured, saying: "First, Your Majesty only needs to tell the world about Chongzhen's death and the contents of his edict. Regardless of whether the body is true or false, Chongzhen is dead in the hearts of the world."
Li Zicheng nodded. After the enthronement ceremony was completed, the imperial power was in his hands and he could do whatever he said.
"Secondly, after Yingtian learns of Chongzhen's death, there may be internal strife over the new emperor's accession to the throne. Even if Chongzhen fakes his death and escapes, and a new emperor has been established in the south, what do you think will happen?"
"You mean, even if Chongzhen goes to the south, he will inevitably die?"
"Exactly, even if the new emperor couldn't bear to kill him, how could the civil servants behind the new emperor sit back and watch Chongzhen return to the south? And how could Chongzhen give up the throne in a daze? There will be chaos in the south by then. The key to this lies in time and his heirs.
, Your Majesty only needs to send troops to seal off the key routes to the south and search for the whereabouts of Chongzhen's heirs. Even if he has the help of gods, it will be too late when he reaches Nanjing. By then, Your Majesty can take advantage of the enemy's civil strife to conquer the south of the Yangtze River in one fell swoop.
Certainly."
"What the Prime Minister said makes sense, but I still want to see this corpse in person..."
"Your Majesty, this brings us to the third point. If this is really Chongzhen's corpse, think about it. He was the leader of the defeated army and the man who hanged himself. He must be filled with resentment. When the king sees the king, he will not give in. If he inspects it rashly,
I'm afraid it will attract evil spirits into the body, which will be of no benefit to Your Majesty's dragon body."
Li Zicheng thought deeply for a long time before he was able to let go of the matter and ordered people to properly dispose of Chongzhen's body and give him a grand burial to show his broad-mindedness.
After that, he left in a hurry, apparently to go to the army to order the southward road to set up defenses and search for the heirs of Chongzhen.
When Niu Jinxing saw that Li Zicheng had listened to her words, she breathed a sigh of relief, left the palace and returned home.
These days of handling internal affairs have made my old bones almost fall apart.
As soon as I walked into the door of the house, I saw a person standing in the courtyard, waiting for a long time.
Niu Jinxing hammered her waist, walked up to the man, sat down, and said, "I've done everything you want to do."
The man stepped forward diligently, beat Niu Jinxing's waist and shoulders, and brought tea and water.
Looking at his face, he turned out to be Luo Yangxing, the former commander of the Jinyi Guards in the Ming Dynasty. I didn't expect that he could actually get involved with Niu Jinxing.
"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your help. I brought you some expensive pastries. Madam Yan said she liked them so much that she accepted them all."
Niu Jinxing entered the capital, and like other high-ranking officials in the Shun Army, he bought a house and took in several beautiful concubines. Among them, the youngest one, whose surname was Yan, was beautiful and skilled in craftsmanship, and was deeply loved by him.
Niu Jinxing stroked his white beard and asked: "Please tell me frankly, is he Emperor Chongzhen?"
"I would never dare to deceive the Prime Minister. Before the official released the news, I personally checked it and it was undoubtedly Emperor Chongzhen. Although I, Luo Yangxing, am already a minister of Dashun, the Luo family has been favored by Zhu Ming for generations. The reason for this
I really want to ask for help from your lord, but I really can’t bear the death of Emperor Chongzhen’s body..."
"Well, needless to say, it is human nature to eat the emperor's salary and be loyal to the emperor. I also see your loyalty, so I am willing to help. From now on, you can work well under me."
Luo Yangxing knelt down and saluted, "Thank you, Prime Minister, for your appreciation, and I am willing to ride for you!"
By coincidence, not far from Niu Jinxing's residence was the residence of Zhu Chunchen, the former Duke of Chengguo of Ming Dynasty. Although he and Luo Yangxing were both surrendered ministers, they were doing completely different things.
I saw him walking back and forth outside a room with his hands behind his back, hesitating.
Within two days of entering the capital, this intruder asked each family to give money in exchange for their lives. There were more than dozens of people in his family, and they were members of the royal family, so the head tax was not a small amount.
As a clan member, Zhu Chunchen had been operating in Gyeonggi Province for many years, so he could afford the money. It was not because he was unwilling, because Emperor Chongzhen didn't even spend half of his money on him back then.
However, I saw that some civil servants paid for their lives and then advanced to a higher official position. However, they opened the city gates for the Shun army, but they were not taken seriously because of their status as relatives of the country, and they were even exploited!
He hated it so much that he couldn't go on like this.
When the new dynasty was just established, if there was one thing that could be accomplished, it would be the minister of Conglong, so the plan was placed on Zhu Cixiang, the former Ming prince who was in the room.
When Chongzhen was in danger, he entrusted the prince to Zhu Chunchen and ordered him to take the prince out of the city, but he kept it secret and kept the prince in his mansion.
The poor, ignorant prince was sitting in the room reading a book, but he didn't know that he had become Zhu Chunchen's "great achievement" and his future was uncertain.
One of the nine fortresses in the world is Juyongguan.
Since it was built, it has been the gateway to the north. If the pass is broken, the important area of the capital will no longer have a barrier, so generations of military strategists will fight for it.
The army led by Li Zicheng entered through Juyong Pass and marched straight into the capital in a few days, which shows its importance.
Juyong Pass is located between high mountains and ridges. It is in a dangerous situation. There are cliffs on both sides, making it impossible to climb. It has two passes in the north and south. The south is called "Nankou" and the north is called "Juyong Pass".
Chongzhen and his party had many people but few horses, and lack of food rations. They also had to take care of women and children, so they walked very slowly.
Feng Dian slept in the open for nearly 20 days before arriving at the pass. Everyone was sallow and skinny, and even the children had no energy to cry. It was obvious that they had suffered a lot.
Fortunately, it's finally here.
Chongzhen was riding on a horse, wearing a blue arrow jacket and a big velvet hat, with a Qiu Shui Yan Fei Dao across his waist, dressed as a soldier, looking at the majestic Guancheng.
Even though his face looks disheveled and his eyes are dark, it can't help but that he is in high spirits at this time!
"This is the first step towards great rejuvenation!" Chongzhen said happily.
As time goes by, the fusion of the soul of Chongzhen II has been perfected, and he seems to have become younger. Some black hair has recently grown back on his originally gray temples.
But there were words that he didn't understand from time to time. Yang Boxian just thought that he was uneducated and couldn't understand, but Wang Cheng'en felt strange.
Your Majesty, you are still the same Majesty, but you are becoming less and less like Your Majesty.
"Brother Huang, what are you talking about? Tell me." Uncle Yang asked Chongzhen while leading the horse, while his wife sat on the horse holding the child.
With the contacts along the way, Orion Yang Boxian admired this knowledgeable "Brother Huang" more and more.
"Haha, I didn't say much, I'm just happy! You will follow me when I enter the customs later. Leave everything to me. When we enter the customs, we can rest."
Everyone nodded in unison.
After that, the group of people walked to the gate. The guard guarding the door was sharp-eyed and saw that the leader of the horse was dressed as a Shangguan. His droopy dead face was replaced by a smiling face. He straightened his clothes and walked forward to flatter Chongzhen.
said:
"Shangguan has arrived, and the plum blossoms are shining brightly!"
Chongzhen jumped off the horse with a riding crop in hand and patted the dust off his body.
"You're welcome, you and I are all working for Mr. Jingzhong, there is no distinction between superior and inferior."
Seeing that Chongzhen was not acting like an official, the gatekeeper couldn't help but feel close to him, and glanced at the sign on his waist from the corner of his eye.
"Your Majesty, Captain, has entered the customs and has important matters to give? I need my subordinates to report to..." He hadn't finished his words yet.
"Hey, there's no need to alarm the other adults. I'm just taking the road here to go to Shanxi to do something. Do you want to have the customs documents reviewed?"
After saying this, without waiting for a response, he called Wang Chengen to get the customs clearance documents.
The guard hurriedly said: "Oh, don't look at it. What are you talking about, Lord Commander? You're already here. Let's go straight into the customs."
"Then it will be hard work."
Seeing that there were others behind Chongzhen, the guard couldn't help pointing and asked: "Who are they?"
"They are all raised by me in the camp."
"The villain understands, open the door and let us go!" This chapter has been completed!
