Ten feet away behind Hu Weiyong were the civil and military officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty. They all watched the surrender of the King of Han with uneasiness. Now that the Zhou army was completely disarmed and the city was controlled by others, these people have become meat on the chopping board.
, I can kill or scratch anyone I want.{p
When the Northern Han army approached the city, the ministers were running around like headless flies. Some were worried that the Han army would massacre the city and wanted to take the opportunity to escape. Some wanted to be loyal to the emperor and die for the country, but they couldn't bear to do so. When they were helpless,
It was the old prime minister Hu Weiyong who took on the important task of cleaning up the mess. The old man sent letters to comfort and contact people, which stabilized people's hearts.
Hu Weiyong did not have any outstanding political achievements, but he sat quietly as the Prime Minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty for twenty-five years. Which official in the Great Zhou Dynasty was not promoted by his hand?
Once he says something, no one dares not to think about it carefully.
In fact, facing this critical situation, Hu Weiyong was also frightened. For some reason, at the critical moment, a letter from outside the city completely reassured him.
This is a letter written by the old Liu Songpo. The letter did not mention persuading surrender. It just said that the people were innocent and would suffer military disasters. It also said that it was the general trend for the King of Han to conquer the world. The people's will cannot be disobeyed. As a minister, he should understand the importance of the country.
, the principle of underestimating the king.
Liu Songpo is now Xi Wenchen of the Southern Han Dynasty. I heard that his daughter Liu Ying'er, the little girl who once escaped from marriage and did not want to be a concubine, is now a military advisor to the King of Han, and has some unclear relationship with the King of Han.
It is impossible for Liu Songpo to lose his position as head of state. With such a heavyweight old colleague writing a letter, how could Hu Weiyong not be tempted.
Hu Weiyong has reached the age where he knows destiny and has a thorough understanding of many things. Since ancient times, history has been written by victory. Even if he died for the Zhou Dynasty, he may not have a good reputation in the history books in the future. It is better to follow the trend.
, to be a help in changing the dynasty.
I don’t want to be famous for eternity, nor do I want to be infamous for eternity, just have a small name in the history of history. This is Hu Weiyong’s inner voice.
As for other officials, when people were in panic, the words of the old prime minister gave them reassurance. As long as we work together to preserve the capital and dedicate it to the King of Han, we will definitely get a good future. The King of Han is benevolent and has never surrendered.
The rewards and punishments are clear. Our hundreds of thousands of troops surrendered and avoided many killings. This alone is a great achievement. Are we afraid that there will be no reward?
Hu Weiyong used all his connections to contact the officials of the six ministries and the generals of the Forbidden Army, formed a caretaker cabinet, ousted the great scholar Yang Feng, secretly arrested the generals of the main war faction, sent troops to besiege the Jinyiwei Yamen, bombarded the palace city, maintained public security in the city, suppressed the bandits, and suppressed the bandits.
The entire capital city was handed over to the Han army.
Even so, Hu Weiyong still trembled and felt uneasy in his heart. Although the King of Han was a hero who started his career in a reckless way, he was born into a noble family and was the orphan of the former Emperor Wu. Strictly speaking, these people were his father-killing enemies, and he
He is still young and energetic, so if he thinks of something unpleasant, he might kill them all.
Fortunately, the young monarch was extremely polite and well-behaved. He rode his horse to Hu Weiyong's side, got off his horse, and held the old man's arm.
"Thank you for your hard work, sir."
Hu Weiyong wanted to say a few words, which made the guilty minister afraid to get up, but his body swayed and he stood up lightly. Yuan Feng held his hand and laughed loudly: "You all have done a great job in saving the capital."
A group of former Zhou court officials were swarming in darkness in the distance. Seeing this scene and hearing these words, their hearts felt light. I don’t know who took the lead. They all knelt down and yelled: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live my emperor!" "
They shouted smoothly, but Yuan Feng was not used to it. He chuckled and got on his horse: "I heard that Zhang Jiusi is still in the palace. I would like to meet him."
As if to reflect his words, a rumble of artillery suddenly rang out from the direction of the Forbidden City, reminding everyone that the war was not over.
The cannonballs were fired in this direction, and the sound of howling cannonballs piercing the sky could be heard in the air. Although the officials had enjoyed peace and quiet in the yamen for a long time, they had also developed good wartime habits in the past few days during the siege, and they all evaded. But the Han soldiers did not move at all. With their battlefield-experienced ears, they understood at a glance that the cannonball was still a hundred and eighty thousand miles away from here.
Several cannonballs fired from the turrets of the Forbidden City fell into the houses in the distance in vain, causing no casualties, but arousing everyone's indignation. Especially those civil and military officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty who had just surrendered, all of them were righteous. His face was full of resentment: "How outrageous! This unscrupulous and unscrupulous king is not willing to withdraw from the stage of history, and is trying to make trouble again! We will take care of him now without the help of the big brothers of the Han Army!"
The surrendered Zhou army was eager to show off their merits in front of the new king. They fought bravely to take the lead and stormed the Forbidden City under the cover of firepower, bows and crossbows. A group of people wore quilts soaked with water and held weapons removed from the six yamen. Huge beams hit the main entrance of the Meridian Gate.
The huge red door panel is inlaid with ninety-nine and eighty-one copper nails. This is the most solemn door in the empire. It is usually only used by the emperor when he comes in and out. But now it was attacked by a group of rude soldiers with beams. The door on the Meridian Gate The resistance was fierce, and the firecrackers were like exploding beans, but the fine iron sand had no effect on the water-drenched quilt.
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The Meridian Gate was so strong that it could not be opened no matter how hard you tried. In desperation, a man dressed as an officer stepped forward and shouted, "I'll do it!"
The sergeants recognized Deng Yunfeng, the commander-in-chief of Jiang Defense, who was an expert in artillery, and stepped aside to let him operate. Deng Yunfeng cut off a piece of oilcloth with his knife and ordered people to bring the lead muskets used by the infantry, which were all large projectiles. , about forty or fifty, were wrapped in oilcloth, and then the gunpowder bag was opened and most of the gunpowder was taken out, leaving only a quarter of the amount. Then the lead wrapped in oilcloth was stuffed into the barrel.
Deng Yunfeng carefully adjusted the angle of the muzzle, aiming at a point one foot above the city wall, and then used a red-hot iron drill to pierce the eye of the fire. After the sound of the cannon, he saw the top of the Meridian Gate crying for father and mother, and the guard sergeant was shot by shotguns. There were countless kills and injuries, and the firepower suddenly weakened.
The other gunners followed suit, hitting the Forbidden City with clouds of shotshells, like heavy rain. The Imperial Guards suffered heavy casualties and could not bear the pressure, so they finally raised the white flag and surrendered.
The Meridian Gate opened wide, and the Imperial Guards cheered and swarmed in from the emperor's special royal road and rushed into the vast Fengtian Palace Square.
As soon as the defenders of the Meridian Gate surrendered, the palace defense collapsed. The Han army arrived in time and issued orders not to kill innocent people indiscriminately, not to enter the harem without permission, and to kill anyone who violated the rules.
The imperial army stopped in front of the Qianqing Gate. The palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty adopted the layout of the front dynasty and the back bedroom, with Qianqing Gate as the boundary. The front was where the upper court discussed politics and the ceremonial supervisor and the cabinet were, and the back was where the emperor and his concubines lived at home. place.
There are two important institutions in the front half, the Li Jian located to the north of Wuying Hall, and the cabinet located in Wenhua Hall. The eunuchs who were cut into pieces in the inner factory were in the Li Jian. In comparison, it was the Zhou Li Jian. The army officers hated these eunuchs very much. Before the King of Han's order to seal the sword came, many of the eunuchs had been killed, and some eunuchs also suffered and were hacked to death with random swords.
The palace in front was filled with blood. The thick smell of blood and constant screams reached the Qianqing Gate, making the imperial guards tremble in fear. The eunuchs looked pale and ran along the long imperial road, screaming: " The Northern soldiers have entered the palace!"
Beibei soldiers, what a terrible name, brutal and fierce cavalry, killing people without blinking an eye, eating people without spitting out their bones. Thinking of being tortured by these dirty, vulgar and animalistic soldiers, some fragile palace ladies and concubines committed suicide by hanging from the beam, or fell into a well, and some people died. He was so frightened that he ran around with his hair disheveled and holding the ornament box.
In the West Palace, the emperor held a long sword and stood in front of the bed of his beloved Concubine Cui. The young concubine had just given birth and was about to die before she recovered. Her pale face was covered with tears and her head was covered with white sweat. Scarf: "Your Majesty, I am only nineteen years old. I don't want to die."
The emperor smiled miserably: "If you want to blame me, I blame you for not marrying into the palace."
After saying that, he pierced Concubine Cui's heart with the long sword and stirred it twice. Concubine Cui kicked off her legs and died, with blood flowing all over the bed and the floor.
The sound of hurried footsteps came, and Cao Shaoqin and Wen Hai ran over wearing armor and holding weapons in hand. They said in a hurry: "Your Majesty, the Northern Army has invaded. We will protect you to break through, and there is still a glimmer of hope!"
The emperor lowered his head, carefully wiping the blood on the sword, and ignored them at all. Only then did the two of them notice Concubine Cui, who was lying dead on the bed, still staring with two big eyes.
"Your Majesty, break out of the encirclement!" Cao Shaoqin urged with tears streaming down his face. At this time, the sound of hitting the Qianqing Gate came from afar, mixed with the sound of a firecracker like exploding beans.
"Your Majesty, if you don't leave, it will be too late. Our brothers won't be able to hold on for long!" Wen Hai also shouted anxiously.
"If I don't leave, I will stay and history will repeat itself." The emperor sneered, then looked at the two loyal ministers, and sighed: "You go to Shanxi to find Taiping, I will hand over the reign to him. .You two have to shoulder the responsibility of assisting me. I am old and tired, but you are still young."
Cao Shaoqin and Wen Hai looked at each other, finally gave in, kowtowed to the emperor on the ground, and left in a hurry.
The emperor staggered towards the imperial garden, and at some point the sword came out of his hand. The eunuchs and maidens around him were busy running for their lives, and no one paid attention to him at all.
There is a hill in the imperial garden with a crooked-necked tree on it. Standing under the tree and looking at the palace, you can see smoke everywhere, black crowds, white weapons, howls and screams, and the emperor's sad smile. Looking at the outstretched branches of the crooked neck tree, I stretched my hand towards my waist.
What's worse, there is no belt on the dragon robe, and there is no rope to hang himself.
While hesitating, a long belt was handed over to him, "Your Majesty, please use the slave's belt." Cao Shaoqin didn't know when he came back.
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