After saying goodbye to Wang Cunzhang, Wei Zhenzhang turned around and walked towards Da'anmen.
After entering Da'anmen, there are official offices of various ministries on the left and right, and you can see the panicked figures of officials from time to time.
"Follow me to protect the emperor!"
"The Emperor is in danger, come with me to protect the Emperor!"
"It's a matter of eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor. Come with me to the palace to protect you!"
Along the way, Wei Zhenzhang met many officials, many of whom he knew.
He called on everyone to enter the palace with him, but these people just wanted to save their lives and escape, and no one wanted to follow him into the palace.
In fact, those who are truly willing to be loyal to the country are all resisting on the front lines at the moment.
And the "heroes" who are aware of current affairs have already sneaked home when the situation is bad, hiding and waiting for the new dynasty to begin and be born.
Those who are still in the official office at this moment are cowards who have no moral integrity and fools who have no clear head to judge the situation.
Entering Duanmen and Huangjimen alone, Wei Zhenzhang saw dilapidation and disorder.
The guards had long since disappeared, and the maids and eunuchs were running around randomly. Their arms and packages were all bulging. It was obvious that they had taken a lot of good things from the palace.
Obviously, these people can’t count on it either!
"Where is the Emperor?"
Pointing a knife at a palace maid, Wei Zhenzhang asked about the situation.
The little palace maid's face turned pale, and she replied tremblingly: "It seems...it seems like she went to Qian'an Palace!"
After learning the news, Wei Zhenzhang did not dare to delay at all, and immediately rushed to the direction of Qian'an Palace.
He was lucky enough. When he arrived outside Qian'an Palace, he happened to meet Emperor Zhao Weilong.
At this moment, the emperor and empress had already changed into civilian clothes, with only two eunuchs following behind them.
"Wei Zhenzhang, the Censor of the Imperial Palace, is here to see the Emperor!"
Seeing Wei Zhenzhang coming, Zhao Weilong stopped and asked, "Wei Qing, why are you here?"
Just now Zhao Weilong passed the order to discuss the matter, but none of the courtiers came. Then Wang Cunzhang arrived and told him that the situation in the court was over.
Wei Zhenzhang raised his head and said: "I'm here to protect the emperor!"
Zhao Weilong couldn't help being stunned, and then said: "Wei Qing is a loyal minister!"
Only through great changes can the human heart be truly revealed.
Zhao Weilong added: "Now that the imperial court has been defeated, it's enough for Wei Qing to have this childish heart. It's better to run away quickly!"
Zhao Weilong is very clear about the current situation. The building will collapse and he does not want to lose more lives, especially the lives of such a loyal minister.
"Your Majesty, I have promised Your Majesty to escort the Emperor to leave the capital for refuge. I also ask the Emperor to accompany me out of the city!"
"Wei Qing..."
"Your Majesty, time is pressing and we cannot delay any longer!"
Seeing Wei Zhenzhang's firm expression, Zhao Weilong remembered this friendship in his heart. If he could make a comeback in the future, he would regard Wei Zhenzhang as his loyal minister.
Without any further delay, Wei Zhenzhang changed out of his official robes, took the emperor and his concubines, and joined the fleeing team, heading straight for Chongyi Gate.
Chongyimen is located on the east side of the capital. It was captured after the fall of Zijinmen. Now many people have fled through it.
But when Zhao Weilong and others arrived, Zhao Yanxun's order to block the city gate had been sent, and the soldiers who stayed here were already blocking the people leaving the city.
"Everyone go back...go back quickly!"
"If you go back and attack the city defense again, you will be severely punished..."
The officer was yelling loudly, but with tens of thousands of people gathered at the scene, his voice could only be heard by a few people nearby.
However, under the threat of swords and guns, the people approaching did not dare to act recklessly, but there was no way to retreat due to the crowd behind them.
"Wei Qing, what should we do?" Zhao Weilong was extremely scared.
After all, he is only sixteen or seventeen years old now. He has been pampered and privileged all his life. He is very brave if he is not frightened to the point of weakness when sudden changes occur.
After a few breaths of silence, Wei Zhenzhang said: "I have a way..."
When Zhao Weilong was confused, he saw Wei Zhenzhang take a deep breath and then shout loudly: "The rebels are going to massacre the city. If we don't escape, we will all die..."
"Run away quickly, run away quickly..."
His voice was also not loud, but it easily affected the people around him, making these people's fear of death prevail.
"Escape quickly. Only by leaving the city can you survive..."
The crowd became commotion again, and dozens of people approaching Wei Zhenzhang started shouting, causing more people to explode emotionally.
The commotion of the crowd was noticed by Qianhu on the tower, which made him almost furious to death.
"Bring me the bow and arrows!"
Taking the bow and arrow from his subordinates, Qianhu aimed directly at Wei Zhenzhang, but unfortunately the crowd made it difficult for him to aim.
With a "swish" sound, the arrow roared out, but unfortunately it missed just a little bit.
The arrow passed through Wei Zhenzhang's ear and hit a man behind him, and his screams rang out from the spot.
"The rebels killed people...run away!"
Good guy, the crowd was immediately detonated. Everyone was excited and pushed forward with all their strength.
Even though the soldiers beheaded more than a dozen people at the city gate, the people behind kept pushing forward, and the crowd couldn't stop them at all.
After all, there were tens of thousands of people on site, and only a few hundred soldiers were left guarding the city gate.
Of course, the key reason is that the order to close the city was conveyed too late, which allowed many people to escape and set an example among the people.
Since others can go out, of course we can go out too.
There is no doubt that under the impact of tens of thousands of people, the soldiers at the city gate could not stop them. Then these people rushed into the Wengcheng and struggled with the soldiers guarding the Wengcheng gate.
"Damn... call for help quickly!" Qianhu scolded Hand.
No matter how many people the army kills at this moment, it will not be able to deter the fleeing crowd unless more troops are sent to suppress them.
"Damn it, I need to catch that bastard back!"
The bastard in Qianhu's account refers to Wei Zhenzhang, who stirred up trouble. After all, he was the one who aroused the emotions of the people.
In order to dispel the anger in their hearts, these thousands of households took their guards down to the tower.
At this moment, the crowd was trying their best to squeeze out. Wei Zhenzhang and his party were weak and arrived late, so they were still far away from the first city gate.
Wei Zhenzhang knew that trouble was coming when he saw Qian Hu coming down from the tower, walking around the crowd, and heading straight for him.
But he has to bear this trouble alone and must not involve the emperor.
So Wei Zhenzhang turned around and said: "Your Majesty, please leave quickly, I can't leave!"
Looking at the approaching soldiers, Zhao Weilong also realized the reality of the situation.
"Wei Qing..."
"Your Majesty, I can only send you here, take care..."
After saying this, Wei Zhenzhang turned around and squeezed toward the northwest.
Only by drawing Yong's army away would the emperor be more likely to escape.
"Wei Qing..."
Looking at Wei Zhenzhang gradually disappearing into the crowd, tears left the corners of Zhao Weilong's eyes.
"Husband, let's leave quickly, don't let our loyal ministers die in vain!"
Listening to the soft voice in his ear, Zhao Weilong clenched Rouyi in his hand, wiped away his tears, nodded resolutely, and continued to squeeze out.
On the other side, Wei Zhenzhang blended into the crowd and hid, making Qianhu unable to catch him.
For this Qianhu, the most important thing at the moment is to quickly control the situation at the city gate, otherwise he will not be able to bear the blow from his superiors.
Reinforcements quickly arrived, and with strong suppression and policy explanations, it took half an hour to restore order at the city gate.
The military has also begun to enforce martial law in the capital, and any suspicious person will be arrested.
Wei Zhenzhang, who was spying on the door guard, was caught inexplicably and was even identified by the leading party.
"This is Wei Zhenzhang, the imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. His knowledge and character are extremely high!"
"Brother Wei, you are fine!"
I knew the man in front of me, Wei Zhenzhang, as a director of the Ministry of Industry, but their friendship was limited to acquaintance.
Facing this person's conversation, Wei Zhenzhang turned his head away. This soft-spoken expression made him sick.
Next to him, Baihu, who led the patrol, said: "Now that the puppet dynasty has been destroyed, since you are good in knowledge and character, the prince will definitely use you!"
"Humph, you traitors and traitors, I have no sworn relationship with you!"
Hearing this, the director of the Ministry of Industry who had just been talking to him immediately stepped back, thinking that he would be covered in blood soon.
Baihu's anger suddenly surged up. He really wanted to kill Wei Zhenzhang with a knife, but thinking of the king's order that had just been announced, he suppressed his anger.
Zhao Yanxun's edict is very simple: give more opportunities to those who are stubborn and unwilling to surrender.
Just because such people are more valuable than weaklings who surrender directly.