In the village at midnight, the occasional dog barking made the village seem even quieter. Suddenly, as if hearing something, the local dog in the courtyard stood up suddenly and barked loudly.

"Heizi, Heizi, don't yell..."

The man was awakened from his sleep. He was yelling at his watchdog when suddenly he stopped talking as if he was being strangled by the neck.

"His father, what's wrong..."

When the woman beside him was about to speak, the man said in horror.

"Stop talking, hurry up, take the child and hide under the bed..."

The sound of horse hooves, like thunder, came from the direction of the village entrance. The quiet Dazhuang Village was immediately in an unprecedented panic. Although Zichuan County is located in the hinterland of Shandong, it was because of the invasion of Qing troops a few months ago.

At that time, the Qing army also raided some village markets in Zichuan County.

"The Tatar soldiers are coming again..."

When the sound of horse hooves woke the people in the village from their sleep, the villagers in the Sun family's mansion in the village also woke up. These villagers, who were usually arrogant and oppressed the people, all turned pale, and even

I was so scared that I didn’t even know how to put on clothes.

"Hurry, hurry, go and report to the master, the Tatars, the Tatar soldiers are killing, they are coming..."

In fact, there was no need to report at all. The deafening sound of horse hooves woke Sun Zhixian from his sleep early in the morning.

"Dong, Donglu..."

The moment he sat up, he immediately shouted,

"Quick, quick, tell Ding Zhuang, no, don't resist, don't anger the Manchu soldiers..."

When the soldiers arrive, not even a blade of grass will grow!

Almost subconsciously, such a sentence appeared in Sun Zhixian's mind. This was the words in the notice issued by the Qing soldiers when they invaded.

Although as a former Hanlin Academy reviewer, he was a little confused about the sudden appearance of Manchu soldiers, but because the court was most worried about the Qing soldiers entering Shandong from the Liaodong sea route to harass, he still subconsciously believed that the call was from

Manchurian soldiers.

"Old, master, Tatar, Tatar soldiers, soldiers..."

"No need to panic, no need to panic!"

Sun Zhixian said to his wife.

"Quick, get my official robe, this is a great opportunity!"

In an instant, Sun Zhixian saw an opportunity. In the past dozen years, he had been waiting for the opportunity. After passing the Jinshi examination during the Tianqi period, he was first awarded the Hanlin Examination and then moved to serve as an imperial examination. Sun Zhixian did

When Wei Zhongxian was in power, the eunuch party was very popular, so he became a member of the eunuch party and lived a good life. After the fall of Wei Zhongxian in the first year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen ordered the destruction of the "Three Dynasties Essential Code" compiled by the eunuch party. Published

For the purpose of speculation, Sun Zhixian once went to the Ancestral Temple to cry bitterly with the "Three Dynasties Essential Code". In August of that year, after he was "removed" by the imperial court and returned to his hometown, he had been waiting for the opportunity to come back, but he was included in the list of "eunuchs".

"Party", how could he come back again? But now that he heard that the Manchurian soldiers were attacking, he almost subconsciously came up with an idea - to defect to the Qing Dynasty.

"This is an opportunity..."

He quickly put on his official robe, and when he hurried out, he looked at his wife and said.

"Madam, here is your husband's chance to make a comeback."

Then Sun Zhixian ran towards the gate. When he saw a villager holding a sword and a gun, he immediately shouted.

"What do you want to do one by one? The Manchurian soldiers are here, and they are actually armed with swords and guns. Be careful to annoy them, and chop you with one knife. Quick, put down the swords and guns, and join me on your knees to welcome the soldiers!"

Okay!

The villagers were immediately dumbfounded, wondering what the master was going to do.

"Master, sir, what are you doing?"

Steward Sun Er looked at the master in surprise.

"What are you doing? Of course you are kneeling down to greet the heavenly soldiers. Quickly... open the door!"

The door opened, and almost as soon as it opened, Sun Zhixian heard the sound of horse hooves coming closer and closer. The Manchu soldiers on horseback were running and throwing torches at the houses on the roadside.

oops!

Those who killed people and set fires must be Manchurian soldiers without a doubt!

Developed, developed!

At this time, Sun Zhixian was thinking about the safety of his fellow villagers. There was only one thought left in his mind - after defecting to the Qing Dynasty, would the emperor reuse him?

Finally, the sound of horse hoofbeats came closer. Almost at the moment when the cavalry rushed in, Sun Zhixian led the steward and Zhuang Ding knelt down and worshiped.

"In the Ming Dynasty, Sun Zhixian, the imperial concubine, respectfully welcomes the Manchu general!"

Well!

Now it was Zhu Guoqiang's turn to be dumbfounded. The scene sung by the man named Sun made him confused. Manchu general? Didn't he see the words written on Laozi's banner?

"I look forward to the Heavenly Army of the Qing Dynasty as I look forward to the sweet rain. Today the Heavenly Army has finally arrived. I will lead the whole village..."

"Bah, you bitch traitor..."

Before Sun Zhixian could finish speaking, someone among the villagers suddenly stood up and shouted loudly.

"You have insulted your ancestors, don't drag us along with you. We are Han people and people from the Ming Dynasty. If you want to be a traitor, don't drag us along..."

Seeing the violent Zhuang Ding, Zhu Guoqiang felt happy, now he had something to watch.

"Hey, you arrogant bastard, come here and break his legs..."

Although Sun Zhixian roared like thunder, no one moved. Those Zhuang Ding who were kneeling on the ground, although they were kneeling, no one moved. Seeing this, Sun Zhixian, who was afraid that the Manchu general would be angry, rushed towards him again and again.

The Manchu general in the shadow kowtowed.

"General, please calm down. General, please calm down. You are just an ignorant person..."

"Aren't you afraid of death?"

Zhu Guoqiang ignored him, but stared at the Zhuang Ding and asked.

"Death is death, life is a Ming Dynasty person, death is a Ming Dynasty ghost..."

Zhuang Ding's answer made Zhu Guoqiang's heart heat up, and he pondered.

"Every person who is righteous will slaughter a dog, and a person who is unfaithful will be a scholar. Sun Zhixian, please take a fancy to who he is!"

Zhu Guoqiang sneered as he rode forward a few steps.

"Sun Zhixian, raise your head..."

Almost as soon as he raised his head, Sun Zhixian's face lost all color.

"Ah...you, you are bandits!"

How could he be a bandit?

How could they be bandits? Shouldn't they be Manchurian soldiers?

How, how could it be?

Sun Zhixian looked at these bandits in horror. He couldn't figure it out.

"No, I've never heard of it..."

I've never heard of a large group of bandits on horseback in the nearby mountains. Shouldn't this be Manchurian soldiers?

It doesn't make sense...

Just when Sun Zhixian was puzzled, he heard the mountain king on horseback asking.

"Sun Zhixian, what clothes are you wearing..."

This, this... Sun Zhixian, who was trembling all over, kowtowed immediately when he heard this.

"Yes, he is an official, official robe..."

"Whose official robe!"

"Da, Da Ming's...Da, your Majesty, please spare my life!"
Chapter completed!