Zhou Kui was arrested quickly. It must be said that the Jin Yiwei was very efficient. One second, Zhou Kui's servant seemed to be cursing, but the next second he saw Xiuchundao and was so frightened that he knelt down in front of him.
Then it was just like when Chen Yan and Zhang Jinyan had their homes confiscated, the only difference was that this time they did not kill anyone here, but took Zhou Kui away directly.
Zhou Kui's performance was as expected by Gao Wencai. From the first moment, he clamored to meet His Majesty and shouted that he was wronged. When it came to the final trial, the cold officials around him looked at him expressionlessly.
, only then did he know that he was really going to die this time.
The crowds and bustling crowds once caused chaos in the order. This was obviously attributed to the rapid management of the capital after the plague. As recorded in history, from the moment Li Zicheng led the army into the capital, the deadly plague mysteriously disappeared.
.But unexpectedly, it is still the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
The four yamen quickly tried Zhou Kui's charges, and finally beheaded him on the grounds of oppressing the people and occupying fertile farmland. The daughter he had always longed for, Queen Zhou did not show up to save her. Perhaps her daughter did not know about this at all.
As notices were posted in the streets and the corpses were paraded through the streets, the incident soon came to an end. In the eyes of officials at all levels, this move was just something His Majesty concocted for money and reputation, but to ordinary people, this was undoubtedly
It is to kill powerful people and bring benefits to the people.
Fifty miles away from the capital, we broke into the army camp.
"Your Majesty, according to reports from my spies in the capital, it seems that King Qin's army only has the ten thousand people. No other troops have arrived in the past few days. In the past few days, the Ming court has been ransacking homes and arresting people. Even Dongchang has
It has been rebuilt, and the emperor seems not to be afraid of my army siege the city."
Niu Jinxing had also been worried about Liu Zongmin's defeat in the past few days. He was afraid that various troops from the imperial court would arrive and ruin their plan, so he had been using pigeons to send messages to the capital to find out what was going on in the capital.
But in recent days, the Ming court has been reorganizing its internal affairs, which puzzled him. He always thought that King Qin's army would arrive one after another, but the performance in recent days made him wonder, could it be that King Qin's army only had those 10,000 people?
If there are only 10,000 people, will they evacuate or not?
"Ten thousand?"
Li Zicheng has always been extremely worried about Liu Zongmin's safety. Jiexuan has been following him for many years, and he has always been the first to bear the brunt of the attack. But now that he is captured, there is nothing he can do, and he has not been able to sleep well in the past few days.
"Then attack the city!"
Suddenly standing up, Li Zicheng immediately pulled out his sword and stuck it on the wooden table, saying angrily: "Jixuan's arrest is a shame to my Dashun! Everyone here is responsible! Including Gu! If Jixuan makes a mistake, some
Just go and be buried with him."
This sentence clearly refers to Li Guo, who led 20,000 troops and was defeated that day. After hearing King Chuang's words, he was so frightened that he could not stand. He broke out in cold sweat and turned pale instantly.
"Your Majesty, don't be anxious. If we attack the city by force, if the emperor jumps over the wall and uses your life as a bargaining chip, wouldn't it be in vain?"
Song Xiance on the side quickly stepped forward to dissuade him and analyzed the adverse consequences of this move. Only then did the furious Li Zicheng calm down slightly.
"What do you think we should do? If we withdraw, Jiexuan will definitely not be able to come back. If we don't withdraw, if other troops from King Qin of the Ming Court arrive and surround us, we will be completely doomed!"
Sitting down again, Li Zicheng was still a little dissatisfied.
"I learned from the spies in the capital that the emperor seems to be leaving." Seeing that King Shun calmed down a little, Niu Jinxing immediately stepped forward to tell him an important piece of news.
"How do you know? Is this news true?"
Hearing that the Ming Emperor was leaving, Li Zicheng instantly became angry. For them, as long as Chongzhen dared to leave the capital, he would never come back! If they could capture Chongzhen alive, not to mention Jiexuan, most of the Ming Dynasty would be killed.
They can also quickly occupy the country.
"It should be true. After the peace talks between Dashun and the Ming Dynasty, for some reason Chongzhen suddenly abandoned a large number of officials and only summoned less than twenty people every day. Those abandoned ministers complained, so they secretly told me
Deliver the message, so the message should be true.”
Although Niu Jinxing had never been to Beijing before, there were some people there who planned to surrender to Dashun. However, a sudden peace negotiation interrupted their plans, so they could only deliver news through carrier pigeons every day. And he had to
Knowing that many abandoned officials were extremely dissatisfied, some of them planned to join Dashun, so they established contact.
"How many reinforcements have arrived from Shanxi?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, 30,000 troops have arrived, 10,000 cavalry, 10,000 infantry and 10,000 peasants, led by Tang Tong." Li Yan, who had been silent until now, finally intervened here.
"Send fifty thousand troops to lay an ambush in Tongzhou. Prime Minister, you must contact those people at any time to determine the date and direction of Chongzhen's departure from the city. You must also find out how many people there are. You will not treat them badly when the city is captured."
"Go back to your Majesty, I understand."
"Child Chongzhen, it seems that I really underestimated him."
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After Zhou Kui's incident, Zhu Ling felt a little embarrassed. He didn't want to go back to the palace for fear of seeing Queen Zhou, so he took Gao Wencai, Wang Chengen and a group of banner commanders directly to the place where Guan Ning's army was stationed.
Someone had previously mentioned in the memorial that it was extremely inappropriate for Guan Ningjun to live in the incubation of officials whose homes had been confiscated, and the reasons were very good: first, the residences of the officials whose homes were confiscated were scattered throughout the capital, and they were severely scattered.
The Ning army gathers slowly and may even delay the opportunity for fighting.
Secondly, these places are all inhabited by the common people. If many soldiers are suddenly added, it will cause panic. Once there were 200,000 registered soldiers in the Beijing camp. Although there are only a few thousand now, there are still many residences that only need to be cleaned.
Habitable.
These two points alone were enough for Guan Ningjun to change his residence. Zhu Ling personally came to inspect their residence in Beijing Camp today. He will leave tomorrow, but he is very prepared today.
When I arrived here, I saw people coming and going in the capital camp, which was very lively. I sent people to check, and they reported that they were recruiting soldiers today, so the place seemed very lively today.
Zhu Ling did not intend to disrupt Meng Zhaoxiang's recruitment, so he took a detour directly to the camp of Guan Ning Army. He heard his voice before seeing him, which is the most appropriate word to describe Guan Ning Army.
Before entering the main camp, the sound of training inside could be heard throughout the surroundings. Even the strong men who were planning to join the Beijing camp looked here frequently. It was obvious that they were quite curious. When did the Capital also have such a strong team?
"Stop, who is approaching my camp?"
A Guan Ning soldier wearing battle armor stood at the camp gate. When he saw Zhu Ling and others approaching on horseback, he immediately shouted to stop.
"Tell your deputy commander that your majesty is here for inspection." Zhu Ling didn't need to say anything. Gao Wencai responded immediately. After hearing this, Guan Ningjun immediately knelt down to apologize and immediately went back to call the deputy commander out.
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The deputy commander's name is Yang Kuo. He has a beard and is tall and tall. He is good at using a big sword. When he was a general in the Battle of Songjin, he personally led 300 warriors to attack with a sword and killed 800 enemies.
Yu Ren can also be regarded as a tiger general.
This man is only good at fighting, but not good at scheming, which is why Li Yuan chose him as his deputy commander-in-chief. This man only knows how to kill the enemy and make contributions to the country, but never engages in twists and turns, and he is quite popular with Wu Sangui.
He led a large group of generals and guerrilla generals to the camp gate. When he saw Zhu Ling, he immediately knelt down and said, "Join your Majesty."
"Everyone, please get up. I'm here to visit you today, so there's no need to be too polite." Zhu Ling said with a smile. Yang Kuo was also quite rude. He immediately got up first.
Hearing that His Majesty said that he wanted to reward them, he was immediately happy, but he felt that he had lost the battle a few days ago, so he showed a guilty expression and asked: "Your Majesty, our army has been defeated a few days ago, how come there are still rewards?"
?”
"Lost?" Zhu Ling waved his hand and said otherwise: "Maybe you think we have lost the battle, but I and the court do not think that although there are some losses in this battle, you can still recover quickly after being ambushed and defeat the intruders again. That's all.
Courage is enough to earn a reward!”
After hearing His Majesty's words, Yang Kuo and the people behind him no longer looked lifeless, and immediately their hearts became much more open, and their image of Your Majesty in their hearts was also greatly changed.
Most of them are from Liaodong. They have experienced the invasion of slaves, their hometown was massacred, and even suffered exploitation by the imperial court. They were unable to get military pay. Many of them actually have some feelings towards the so-called imperial court and His Majesty.
But after all, Liaodong is his hometown. Joining the army to kill the enemy is not only for money, but also for his hometown.
But when he came to the capital this time to be King of Qin, he experienced the death of his general in the first battle, and Guan Ning's cavalry, which had always been invincible, also suffered a lot, so he became a little decadent and in sorrow.
But unexpectedly, His Majesty did not blame them today, but instead encouraged them and even wanted to reward them.
Suddenly, His Majesty's inner image changed a lot. He was no longer the monarch who ignored the people of Liaodong and was helpless against the offensive of establishing slaves. Guan Ningjun's eyes were full of light at this moment.
"Each person will be rewarded fifty taels of silver! They will be distributed immediately!"
[Author's digression]: Write well today, and read other people's good books every day. I firmly believe that one day I will no longer be that unknown author.