Seeing Wang Chengen's appearance, the eunuchs and maids surrounding Kunning Palace all turned pale.
Obviously, Wu Qing's battle was lost.
If the battle situation in Wuqing had been dominated by the Beijing camp, or if Yang Guozhu's troops had not collapsed and were still in a stalemate, Wang Cheng'en would not be so unable to walk, let alone not stop after entering Kunning Palace.
Weeping and kowtowing without saying a word.
Although the eunuchs and maids did not understand Wang Chengen's character and could not judge Wu Qing's specific situation from Wang Chengen's appearance. But one thing everyone knew was that if Wang Chengen was so panicked, Wu Qing must have been defeated, and it was very likely that the entire attack on Tianjin would be defeated.
The 400,000-strong army was completely defeated.
The eunuchs and maids looked at Wang Chengen with their mouths wide open, and none of them could speak. You must know that the official army had not started to attack the Huben army yesterday, and the battle started today. And how many hours had it been? Four hundred thousand officers and soldiers faced off against four
Wan Hu Ben's army was defeated.
There was a feeling of panic in everyone's hearts, as if King Qi Li Zhi in Tianjin was not a mortal, but an immortal, an immortal who led an army of 40,000 tiger soldiers to easily destroy 400,000 official troops.
A eunuch on horseback suddenly couldn't control himself and said in a confused voice: "It's over, the Ming Dynasty is over!"
Everyone looked at the little eunuch who was the royal horse supervisor. What this eunuch said could be said to be treasonous. In the past, who would have dared to say that the Ming Dynasty was over? The Ming Dynasty has been passed down for more than two hundred years, and its rule and culture have penetrated deep into China.
In every corner of the world, who dares to say that the Ming Dynasty is over? This eunuch may be killed because of these words.
However, it was different at this time. Hundreds of noisy eunuchs and maids outside Kunning Palace looked at the young eunuch, but no one scolded him.
Since this battle was lost, Ming Dynasty was really finished.
Now the people of the whole world are leaning towards Li Zhi. The people in one town and nine provinces are rich and respectable, but the farmers in other parts of the Ming Dynasty still cannot have enough to eat. Since the Huben army defeated the new army of the Beijing camp in Tianjin, there is nothing left
Strength can preserve the Ming Dynasty.
For these eunuchs, the most terrifying thing was that the Ming Dynasty was over. They cut off their male genitals and became slaves in the palace. However, they failed to get glory and wealth. What they finally got was the news that the Ming Dynasty was about to perish. Once the Ming Dynasty ended, they
All the eunuchs of the previous dynasty will lose their source of food and clothing.
The eunuchs were all despairing.
They started to run away.
They did not flee to their posts in the palace, but to the eunuch residences on both sides of the inner palace. As they fled, these eunuchs discarded the three-mountain hats on their heads and took off their eunuch uniforms, hoping to escape as quickly as possible.
Go to your residence, put on civilian clothes and escape from the Forbidden City.
The Huben army was about to enter the capital, and the glory and wealth were gone. The only thing they could do was to escape, just to save their disabled body. These eunuchs were worried that other eunuchs who did not know what was going on would hinder their escape, so they headed towards the harem.
While escaping, he shouted loudly in the Forbidden City:
"The New Army is defeated! The Ming Dynasty is dead!"
"The new army is defeated! Run away!"
Hearing the shouts of these eunuchs, chaos suddenly broke out in the Forbidden City. The eunuchs who were barely sticking to their posts lost their order one by one. The Dongchang fans at the gates and walls of the Forbidden City all began to have their own thoughts. Even they were helpless.
The palace ladies who traveled far in the dark night also began to flee to their residences, and no one was left where they were supposed to be.
There was chaos outside, and the maids in Kunning Palace also began to secretly escape from the back door of Kunning Palace.
Wang Chengen was still crying and kowtowing beside the palace gate.
Zhu Youjian's third son, Zhu Cijiong, looked at Wang Chengen's actions, and his face turned white. He understood that once the new army was defeated, he, Zhu Cijiong, would change from the unattainable Prince of the Ming Dynasty to a former leader who could be killed and defeated by everyone.
A remnant of the dynasty.
However, the prince did not completely lose his mind. He stopped crying and suddenly said loudly: "Father! Let's flee to the west. There are ravines in Shaanxi, and Qin Kefu, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, is very loyal. We will flee into Shaanxi. Li Zhi will not wait for a while."
Can't catch up."
Wang Chengen, who was on the ground, heard these words, wiped his tears, raised his head and said: "Your Highness, Prince Ding, Qin Ke Mansion fought hard against the Hu Ben Army and died in Daming Mansion."
Zhu Cijiong opened his mouth and his face became paler.
After hearing Wang Chengen's words, Prince Zhu Cixiang gritted his teeth and closed his eyes helplessly.
After a long time, Prince Zhu Cixi opened his eyes, bowed and said to his father: "Father, the situation is over now. Why don't you let Cui Changwu out and open the city to surrender to Li Zhi? If you can greet the Huben army with a surrender gesture before Li Zhi implants the city.
, I’m afraid we can still save our lives.”
What Zhu Cixiong said at this time is absolutely true. The only way to save the lives of the emperor's family at this time is to make a good gesture. If Zhu Youjian is willing to give in, I am afraid Li Zhi will not kill more. Everyone in Kunning Palace is worried
Looking at Zhu Youjian, I hope he is willing to give up his pride and make a rational choice.
However, the frustrated Zhu Youjian did not react at all. His pale face looked at the increasingly chaotic Forbidden City outside without saying a word.
Time passed little by little, and as the news spread, almost all the eunuchs and maids outside fled. In Nuo Da Kunning Palace, only a dozen of the emperor's family members and a few of the most loyal old eunuchs were left.
Zhu Youjian suddenly stood up and raised his right foot to walk forward, but almost fell to the ground.
Prince Zhu Cixi quickly came up to help him.
However, Zhu Youjian hated Zhu Cixiang very much and used force to push the prince who came to help him to the ground.
"Obstacle! Get out of my way!"
Zhu Cixiang was pushed to the ground, fell hard, and looked at his father in surprise.
"Father?"
Zhu Youjian glared at the prince with a ferocious face, and said with a sneer: "Evil! The Ming Dynasty has perished! You still want to humiliate me! Go and give way to a Tianjin hawker!"
Zhu Youjian sneered and said in a low voice: "No! I won't give it! The country of the Ming Dynasty was passed down from the ancestors. I won't give it to anyone!"
Wang Chengen knelt on the ground, looked at the stubborn Zhu Youjian with wide eyes, and tightened the facial features on his face, as if he was helpless for the emperor's stubbornness.
Zhu Youjian took a breath and strode out of Kunning Palace.
While walking, he suddenly said in a miserable voice.
"It's dead, the Ming Dynasty is dead."
Walking on the corridor outside Kunning Palace, the middle-aged man looked around, but couldn't see a eunuch sticking to his post. He couldn't help shouting miserably: "Death! I have destroyed the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Youjian grabbed his crown, threw it to the ground, and suddenly burst into tears.
He suddenly tore off his dragon robe and pulled out the bun on his head. His hair was disheveled and he walked down the corridor wearing only a snow-white coat.
"The unworthy descendant Zhu Youjian destroyed the inheritance of his ancestors and gave the world to the traitor Li Zhi!"
On the empty imperial road of the Forbidden City, Zhu Youjian suddenly grabbed his face with his hands and said hoarsely: "Zhu Youjian, the unworthy descendant! The king of the country's subjugation!"
Seeing the emperor's crazy appearance, the royal family in Kunning Palace were stunned.
With tears welling up on Wang Chengen's face, he suddenly got up from the ground and chased after him outside the palace.
