Just as the invading army led by Luo Rucai marched toward Beijing, Niu Jinxing also began to use his own methods. He ordered his cronies to write letters, hang them on carrier pigeons, and release them all.
When looking over the horizon, more than a dozen pigeons flapped their wings and flew towards the capital. Seeing this scene, Niu Jinxing also showed a smile that he had not seen for a long time. As soon as the cannons siege the capital were fired, the large number of people hiding in the capital would
I will go straight to the place where you are imprisoned, rescue him, and then hide in the capital of Nuo Da.
At that time, the city will respond internally and a large number of troops from outside will attack. At this time, the troops in Beijing alone can defend for up to three hours, and then the city will be broken!
"Prime Minister, the army will march to the gates of Beijing in less than an hour. Your troops?" Luo Rucai drove his horse to Niu Jinxing and asked him.
"Don't worry, as long as the cannon fires and the shouts are loud, they will naturally know what to do." Niu Jinxing was extremely relieved about the manpower deployed inside. What he was looking for was not ordinary people.
That person was enough to influence all major and minor affairs in Beijing. Even if the emperor was present, he would still have three-thirds of the say.
"With what the Prime Minister said, when the time comes to capture Beijing, the Prime Minister will definitely have a share of the credit!"
Luo Rucai was instantly inspired and thanked him loudly. After saying that, a subordinate came up behind him and said a few words in his ear. His face instantly turned pale.
"Trash! Why doesn't he die?"
Faced with Luo Rucai's gritted words, Niu Jinxing couldn't help but feel a little confused, and quickly asked: "What happened to make you so angry?"
"To be honest, Prime Minister, the 10,000 people I just sent to frighten the Beijing defenders suffered a huge defeat and suffered heavy losses. What makes me most angry is that they were shelled by the army just standing there!"
Niu Jinxing immediately realized that it was blown up by the cannon of the army. This led to such a disastrous defeat. From now on, if they want to attack the city, they will definitely have to pay a lot of price.
In order to prevent the siege army from suffering heavy losses, and not to let the future heirs of King Shun have a wrong impression of themselves, it seemed that those people had to pay more.
"That's the imperial cannon!" Niu Jinxing explained to Luo Rucai: "The Ming Dynasty bought cannon from those red-haired cannons many times. There are some in Beijing. This time the general's army suffered a loss from this item.
.Once this object is fired, if it falls into the crowd, blood and flesh will fly everywhere, and even the siege vehicle will be easily destroyed."
"What about that?"
Luo Rucai spread his hands, feeling very helpless. If the Hongyi cannon destroyed all his siege vehicles, wouldn't it be a failure? The city of Beijing is so high that it cannot be climbed up by ordinary ladders.
"It doesn't matter, I have a way. The general can attack the city on time."
"Then we have to rely on the Prime Minister."
…
In a larger house in the capital, there are some stone benches placed. The surrounding flowers and plants are already showing signs of sprouting. The garden is cleaned extremely clean. With the breeze blowing, the air has a delicate fragrance.
"Sir, there's news from the person outside." The steward removed the envelope from the carrier pigeon and handed it to the owner in front of him.
The host took his time and enjoyed the fine tea on the stone table. After finally taking a sip, he took a long breath, but still closed his eyes to rest.
"Tell me, why did His Majesty leave so suddenly without even telling me the news?"
Suddenly, the master asked a question, which made the butler, who had been hunched over, stunned for a moment. The words came from a bad person, so be careful when answering them. He hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid..."
"What are you afraid of?"
"I don't know." The butler's face turned pale in an instant, he broke out in a cold sweat, and he knelt down quickly.
"Bring it here."
The master didn't say anything. He took the envelope with a sigh and waved the butler away. When he saw the content above, he was not shocked. Instead, he felt that he had already expected what it said.
I can only say that I have already guessed my fate, and the letter in my hand only confirmed it.
"Where is my son? Please read the above to my father." He called out and his son hurried over, took the letter and read it out in front of him.
"I am Niu Jinxing, Prime Minister of Dashun. Today I order you to wait until my Dashun army is successful and lead the people to rescue your Marquis Liu Zongmin. When Dashun enters the city of Beijing, you will be rewarded heavily! Otherwise, once the city is breached, your family will be destroyed!
"
When he finished reading the last word, he couldn't help but take a breath. Such an obvious threatening tone was extremely infuriating, but for them, even if they were in the capital and Chuangjun was outside, it was enough to make them
Dare not say much.
"Father, this is obviously asking us to die!"
"So what? Do we have a choice?" The man stood up with his old body and said angrily: "Your Majesty abandoned us and left. My father, the chief minister of the cabinet, was in name only. He escaped from the capital but left my father behind.
He killed the capital! It was Your Majesty who was unkind in the first place!"
This man was none other than Wei Zaode. He was very good at rhetoric and his eloquence was better than anyone else. He could often guess Chongzhen's thoughts and catered to him everywhere. He became a bachelor in Dongge University, but because of Chongzhen's method of dealing with the enemy, he became silent.
, was kicked down by Chongzhen, and in anger he even kicked the dragon chair over.
He even did some extremely shameless things. In order to cater to Li Zicheng, he dedicated his daughter to Liu Zongmin. Liu Zongmin humiliated her in front of him, and he did not scold her.
In the end, because he was forced to hand over money by the invading army, he was stingy and refused to give it. In the end, his head was smashed with a stick and his son was beheaded. Although he was not a traitor, he was still a villain, even a despicable villain.
"What your Majesty did was indeed a bit chilling."
His son Wei Zhuizheng also said that he felt unfair to the two of them. Although his father did not have any strategies to deal with the intruders, he was still loyal to His Majesty.
"Then you can't blame me."
"How did father plan to rescue Liu Zongmin? As far as I know, Liu Zongmin was arrested that day and was imprisoned in Zhao Prison in Fusi, Beizhen. It was heavily guarded, especially after the capital was taken over by Meng Zhaoxiang.
There are far fewer people on the streets.”
Wei Zhuizheng was a little worried as he talked about the current situation. After all, although the capital was an isolated city, there were still some defenders. Moreover, the chief of the defenders was the ruthless Meng Zhaoxiang. If something went wrong, he was afraid of serious consequences.
Before Shun could call in, they would be missing their heads first.
"How many people do we have now?"
Wei Zaode did not speak, but kept thinking deeply, stroking the two gold ingots in his hands.
"There are about three hundred people, and with some others, there are almost five hundred people. However, these five hundred people are just a ragtag group in front of the Jin Yiwei. I am afraid they will not be able to withstand even three moves."
When Wei Zhuizheng talked about these men, he shook his head and said with a bitter smile. If he really planned to let these people rescue Liu Zongmin, it would be better to surrender directly.
"I have a plan that will allow us to rescue you as quickly as possible." At this point, Wei Zaode couldn't care less about his face and said bitterly. This is the only plan that can be used.
"What can father do?"
"Let your sister go."
"Little sister?" Wei Zhuizheng frowned in confusion. What does this matter have to do with his sister?
"The hundred households in Fusi, North Town, have long been secretly in love with your sister. If your sister takes the initiative to approach him this time and steals the token, then our people can go in directly and capture you.
To rescue you, we only need to fight a bloody road and hide you in my house. I hope they don't dare to search my house."
After saying that, Wei Zaode had a proud smile on his face, as if he was done.
"My little sister, are you willing?" When he heard that his father wanted his little sister to steal the token and even give his body to him, he couldn't help but feel a little bit unbearable. He wanted to take advantage of you for a thief.
My sister, isn't it?
“You have to be willing if you don’t want to!”
When Wei Zaode heard this, he immediately became a little angry. He raised his voice and said, "It's about the survival of the family. She is a woman. If we don't sacrifice her, how can we sacrifice you and me? If you are willing to grab the token,
,you can go."
"Children naturally only have what their father says."
Wei Zhuizheng hurriedly bowed and did not dare to question him again.
…
Wei Zhuizheng cautiously walked into the door of his little sister's room. Looking at the little sister dressing up, he was already a little unbearable and felt even more tormented inside.
"Brother, what's the matter?" The little girl was also quite curious when her brother, who usually didn't talk much, suddenly opened the door and walked in.
"Father asked you to do something."
Wei Zhuizheng's voice was very low. He was really afraid that his little sister would directly yell at him. Although he was an older brother, he didn't dare to speak at the moment.
"What do you want me to do if you pay up?"
The little girl had no idea that her father would ask her to sacrifice her life to steal things for the sake of the family, even though her daughter's virginity and life would most likely be at risk.