Upon hearing His Majesty's words, Meng Zhaoxiang immediately knelt down in fear. He could never bear His Majesty's words.
"Okay, I will let you go back to reunite with your family tonight. Remember tomorrow at Yin Shi, I will lead all the officials to Guan Ning's army to leave the city. You don't have to go out of the city to cover. You only need to use cannons to bombard the opposite side non-stop. Even if you can't hit it,
I have to fight too, do you understand?"
The rewards have been given out, and it’s time to talk about business. Going out of the city tomorrow will be extremely dangerous, and it will also be a turning point in the reconstruction of the Ming Dynasty. If you stay in the capital, the edicts cannot be sent out, and the letters from the officials below cannot be sent in. Let’s go.
It is inevitable.
It has been dragging on for so many days, and Liu Zongmin has been captured alive by himself. If he doesn't leave and wait for Li Zicheng's army to gather, he really won't be able to leave.
"Wei Chen understands."
Meng Zhaoxiang's loyalty to His Majesty has now reached a level unmatched by others. From the very beginning when Your Majesty ordered him to be the admiral of the capital camp, his trust in him is already a sign of the emperor's great favor. According to the rules, the admiral of the capital camp should be Xun Xun.
Qi Yi was sent to make the appointment, but His Majesty bypassed them and appointed himself as the admiral instead.
Besides, I was afraid that I would not be able to intimidate the soldiers in the capital camp, so I went to the capital camp in person to give myself the Shang Fang sword. Today, I directly made myself the uncle of Zhongdu and rewarded me with a hundred thousand taels of silver. How can I be disloyal with such a generous treatment?
If he had some complaints about being left to guard the capital before, from this moment on, His Majesty's words really carry some weight in his heart.
Therefore, I am a little worried about His Majesty leaving the city tomorrow. After all, although the thieves have negotiated a peace, as thieves, how can they have any credibility? But I can't openly disobey His Majesty's orders, so I can only nod in agreement.
"There are a lot of things going on in my palace, so I won't talk to you for now. Whether I can leave the city smoothly tomorrow is your responsibility." After that, Zhu Ling spoke with a heavy tone and finally left with his hands behind his back.
After His Majesty walked out of the tent, he stood up slowly and looked at His Majesty's leaving figure. Thinking that he might never see His Majesty again for the rest of his life, he felt quite sad and couldn't help but burst into tears.
"By the way, Meng Qing."
Suddenly. Zhu Ling turned around suddenly, as if he remembered something.
"I'm here!"
Upon hearing His Majesty's voice, Meng Zhaoxiang immediately ran out and arrived in front of him.
"I remember that your son is sixteen years old, that is, he became a Jinshi last year. He is only in his twenties this year." Zhu Ling recalled the memories in his mind and said to him.
"Your Majesty has such a good memory, just as your Majesty said." His Majesty's move was completely beyond his expectation. He never expected that your Majesty would remember his son's condition!
"But due to many incidents last year, I was not granted official positions. I will leave tomorrow. Meng Qing, I have to say sadly, staying in the capital is basically a dead end. Once the intruders find out that I am not in the capital, they are likely to attack the city.
, Judging from the current situation in the capital, it is difficult to hold on, sir..."
At the end, Zhu Ling also felt a bit sad. He knew that leaving Meng Zhaoxiang would be a dead end, but he was helpless.
The capital must be guarded by someone, but this person cannot be like that timid young man who surrenders directly when intruders attack the city, or abandons the city. He must be courageous and courageous. Even if he is attacked, he must be heroic and ambitious.
Death. Only in this way can the bloody spirit of the people and officials of the Ming Dynasty be inspired.
There are few people in the capital who are as good as Meng Zhaoxiang. If we say that the Prince Consort Geng Yonggu, Liu Wenbing, Wei Shichun and others are not qualified for this important post. Only Meng Zhaoxiang is worthy of this important post, so choosing him is a helpless move.
I feel a lot of gratitude in my heart, so I rewarded him so much today. I think he himself understands the meaning.
"With only meritorious service and no deeds for the country, it is normal not to be awarded an official position. Besides, His Majesty has just given him the hereditary position of commander and commander of the Imperial Guard, so he should be thanked." Meng Zhaoxiang showed great righteousness, and said a few words He did not talk about his insistence on staying in the capital, but only talked about Meng Zhangming's treatment.
"Meng Qing, let your son go with me and serve as a personal guard for the time being."
After thinking about it, Zhu Ling still didn't want to repeat the scene where Meng Zhaoxiang's family died fighting for the country. He could only save one person, and it was regarded as leaving him behind. This was the only thing he could do.
"I would like to express my gratitude to His Majesty for His grace! The Ming Dynasty will last forever!"
Meng Zhaoxiang immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily to thank him. Your Majesty has never forgotten the heroes of the Ming Dynasty, and will not leave them to fend for themselves. Such a master of the Ming Dynasty is worth his death.
…
I originally planned to go to the palace and rest for a while, but I realized that things were complicated. I ordered Wang Chengen to go back to the palace to handle matters. Queen Xuanzhou, Queen Yi'an and Zhang, the three princes and the most noble concubines went to Qianqing Palace, and told them that they only had half an hour to pack their bags. He was also reminded to change into coarse cloth clothes.
Remembering that as an emperor, he had to have some proofs with him, so he ordered Wang Chengen to bring all the jade seals, seals and dragon robes and pack them up and seal them up.
Wang Chengen immediately took several people back to the palace, while Zhu Ling took Gao Wencai and a group of Jinyi guards to Zhao Prison to see what the situation was like for Liu Zongmin who had been captured alive.
Several Jin Yiwei were already a little tired at night. They leaned against the wall and kept napping. The cell doors were opened layer by layer. One after another, the Jin Yiwei banner captains were awakened. They broke out in cold sweat and hurriedly knelt down. Fortunately, Zhu Ling was They are not good at punishing others, not to mention leaving tomorrow, so naturally they don't care about these small things.
Entering the innermost part, as soon as he stepped in, he felt an extremely strong smell of moisture. Furthermore, it was a dirty and messy environment. There were even mice scurrying through from time to time. After scanning around such a harsh environment, he was I really can't believe that someone has been imprisoned for more than ten years, or he may have gone crazy long ago.
"Your Majesty, be careful. This place is dark and humid, and there is poison in the air. We should leave as soon as possible." Gao Wencai's words were quite exaggerated. He said that there was poison in the air, but he just saw Zhu Ling's behavior. With an extremely uncomfortable expression, I couldn't bear to stay in there for a long time, so I gave him a step up.
"good."
As we entered, we saw Liu Zongmin chained in a corner, wearing a tattered prison uniform, with his hair disheveled, looking like a beggar.
Then he noticed that there were a few blood marks on his body, and Zhu Ling's expression turned bad immediately: "Didn't I tell you not to treat him like this? How did he get beaten like this?"
"Wang Gui! Answer!"
Gao Wencai immediately blamed the banner schoolmaster behind him.
"Replying to your majesty, it's not that the young men resorted to lynching, but that this man was too disobedient. He injured several brothers as soon as he came in. If there weren't many of us, I'm afraid he would have been able to escape. In desperation, he Moved his hands."
After saying this, Wang Gui immediately fell to his knees in fright, begging for mercy.
Thinking about it, a person with Liu Zongmin's personality would not be so obedient. These banner schools were quite helpless and stopped pursuing the responsibility.
"Liu Zongmin, don't you want to see me?"
After the words fell, Liu Zongmin, who was squatting in the corner, raised his head slightly. A look came out of his messy hair, and he looked at Zhu Ling. A moment later, there was a sigh from there, and then quickly and silently.
"What? Are you sad for your current situation?" Zhu Ling also couldn't figure out Liu Zongmin's heart. His understanding of him had always been limited to history books. After meeting him today, he could only explore step by step.
"Emperor Dog, what I sigh is that your life will be in danger sooner or later."
Liu Zongmin finally spoke, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he insulted Zhu Ling.
Gao Wencai, who was beside him, couldn't stand it anymore and planned to ask his banner school to teach him a lesson, but Zhu Ling reached out to stop him. He looked calm and said calmly: "In that battle, you were defeated.
, even Li Zicheng’s lord, Liu Zongmin, was captured alive. In your opinion, I and my capital are just empty shells, do you mean you can’t defeat even an empty shell?”
"Hahaha."
Liu Zongmin suddenly laughed a few more times, seeming to be laughing at Zhu Ling's naivety, or perhaps at the failure of that battle.
"Do you really think that if you catch me, your court will not be destroyed? I tell you, if I haven't been released within three days, you will be finished. King Shun's army will break through the city. I really want to see it then.
Look at what you looked like when you were caught."
Hearing this, Zhu Ling also smiled: "It's a pity. If I stayed in the capital for three days, you might be able to see me. But, I'm leaving tomorrow, so you won't be able to see me."
After hearing this, Liu Zongmin couldn't help but his face became heavy, and he was instantly angry inside.
"I'm leaving tomorrow, but you can do one more thing for me."
"What?"
"Lure the intruder to me, and then my army will surround him, surround him and annihilate him! This is the first thing you can do to atone for the Ming Dynasty." After saying that, Zhu Ling turned and left, leaving Liu Zongmin alone in the cell.
Struggling and roaring violently.
Outside, you can still faintly hear his shouting.
Gao Wencai walked up to him and asked Zhu Ling if he wanted him to be more honest?
Zhu Ling refused, looking at the stars in the sky and said, "Let him scream properly. I'm afraid he won't have the energy by tomorrow."
"By the way, have you told those ministers about Yinshi's departure tomorrow?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry, they all know."
"In addition, the commander, Lord Wang Guoxing, is also awake."
[Author's digression]: Can you please give me more banknotes? Please vote more. Thank you very much.