Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 74
As night fell, Fang Zhenghua saw Emperor Chongzhen reading a book with a candle, and he advised with some distress: "Long live my lord, I have to travel a lot tomorrow morning, so I'd better go to bed early!"

Emperor Chongzhen heard the voice, looked up at him, and immediately said with a smile: "I can't sleep for a while, so I'll watch it for a while. You see, Qi Jiguang also thinks the same as me. When the army fights, it should pay more attention to the equipment of long-range weapons. It’s important to kill the enemy as much as possible before engaging in battle!”

In his book, Qi Jiguang paid great attention to the configuration of long-range weapons, from artillery and guns to bows and arrows, etc., and designed a multi-level killing mode to kill the enemy. This is completely consistent with the theory known to later generations.

At this time, Fang Zhenghua lit the candle a little brighter. Regardless of Emperor Chongzhen's words, he still advised: "The soldiers have all gone to bed, and it's time for Long Live Lord to go to bed!"

Emperor Chongzhen saw that he was stubborn and knew that it was for his own good. He thought for a moment and said: "Yes, let's follow my great companion!"

After hearing this, Fang Zhenghua immediately stepped forward, helped Emperor Chongzhen put away the "New Book of Ji Xiao", and helped him sleep.

Emperor Chongzhen lived and slept together with his soldiers. In addition to gaining military morale, there was another benefit: he could eat and sleep peacefully without worrying about being plotted against.

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He has gone to bed, but there are still many people who are awake. For example, there are many people in the capital who are awake.

The emperor led the army away, and the civil and military officials, royal relatives and nobles all breathed a sigh of relief.

Ever since Emperor Taizu had a dream, the current emperor has been very murderous. If he is not careful, he will behead his head and ransack his house.

No one is sure. Now that he is gone, he is at peace and should be able to sleep peacefully at night.

Wu Xiang hadn't slept at this time and was sitting in the study thinking about something.

The emperor led [-] cavalry troops out of the capital. He didn't know where he was going. Could he be going to Shanhaiguan?

Ten thousand cavalry troops are really not many, especially since these ten thousand cavalry troops were cobbled together. Wu Xiang himself was the leader, and he knew very well that the combat power of these ten thousand cavalry troops was really limited!

If it were said that the emperor was going to lead these [-] cavalry troops to fight against the bandits, he would not believe it!
Then where will the emperor go with his cavalry?

Thinking about this, Wu Xiang couldn't sit still, so he stood up and walked around while continuing to think about this problem.

For now, the biggest threat is definitely Li's army in Shanxi, followed by Li's troops in the Central Plains, which are also threatening the capital.No matter where the thieves are, the situation has changed drastically. Wherever the thieves go, the officers and soldiers will hear the news and descend. The advantage lies with the thieves.

Based on this alone, the cavalry army composed of more than ten thousand people in the emperor's hands would definitely not be able to fight a tough battle.

Isn't the emperor afraid of death?Wrapped in horse leather, haha!
Wu Xiang didn't believe it at all. Even if Emperor Taizu entrusted him with the dream, so what, he was still a man who had never left the capital. Could it be the same as another person?
All we can say is that the emperor leading the army must have a purpose!
After thinking about it, Wu Xiang suddenly stopped, a look of enlightenment appeared on his face, and he clapped his hands together, finally understanding.

There had been rumors in the court that the emperor was moving south!
However, it is obvious that moving the capital is not so easy!Therefore, the emperor took advantage of Taizu's name and found another shortcut.

The emperor led the cavalry and moved quickly, wandering around the capital. As long as there was any disturbance, he would immediately avoid it.If the capital falls, he will immediately lead the cavalry southward, which will not only allow him to escape, but also prevent the world from scolding him like Song Gaozong!
This method is simply perfect!

Thinking of this, Wu Xiang immediately felt that the capital was not a place to stay for a long time and would fall sooner or later!

However, the capital is still under martial law and cannot travel.Although after the emperor left this afternoon, officials have already petitioned to lift martial law, but the prince has not yet agreed.

No, it's better to encourage more people to report tomorrow and lift the martial law. Not only can I send a message to my son, but I can also move my family and belongings out of the capital.After thinking about it, Wu Xiang sat back at his desk and wrote another letter, preparing to send it to his son Wu Sangui together with the last one.

In the capital at night, except for the soldiers patrolling the streets, there was almost no sound.However, many officials are not stupid, and many of them have the same idea as Wu Xiang.

The prince wants to live and die with the capital, so they will not be buried!
As a result, many people in the capital secretly prepared to retreat.

No matter what, the sun rose as usual the next day.

Early the next morning, shortly after dawn, the cavalry in Juyong Pass had already eaten early, then quietly left Juyong Pass and galloped towards Xuanfu.

For the people in Juyongguan, because of the arrival of the cavalry, they slept late last night, so that when the cavalry set off in the morning, some people were still asleep.

However, the defenders at Juyongguan got up early.They couldn't sleep because they knew that if the emperor personally led the army, how could they still sleep!

Silently watching the cavalry troop filing out of the north gate, they all had mixed emotions.

From yesterday evening to today when they watched the cavalry leave, they all saw it in their eyes. The emperor personally led the army and did not do any harm to the local area. In so many years, such an army was absolutely unheard of.

At this moment, they only have one common emotion in their hearts: The emperor is definitely a good emperor, but his life is still very difficult!

While they were thinking about it, they saw their guard master coming over accompanied by a green-robed civil servant.

"Why are you all standing there stunned?" Wu Dakai shouted loudly, "Let's all gather together. Mr. Wu is following the emperor's decree to verify your arrears and reissue them to you later!"

When the defenders at Juyongguan heard this, they were all confused. One of them asked: "Master Wu, what did you just say? Do you owe wages? Do you want to pay?"

Wu Dakai actually quite understood their doubts, and immediately repeated loudly: "That's right, I need to verify the wages owed to you, repay them all, and then you all do a good job for me, no, for the emperor!"

This time, the defenders at Juyongguan all heard clearly.They were all in disbelief. They turned to look at the green-robed official, and when they saw the green-robed official nodding, they were all so excited that they didn't know what to say.

It's so pitiful that at the very moment when I thought I was least likely to have any money, I had to pay military pay, and I had to make up for the arrears!

God, it’s really an eye-opener!
No, no, no, the emperor is wise, the emperor is wise!
"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor..."

Many soldiers burst into tears for a moment, and many even knelt down and kowtowed in the direction where the emperor left.

The people in the city, mostly family members of soldiers, heard the noise and went out to check the situation.After they understood what was going on, shouts of "Long live the emperor" suddenly resounded in the sky above Juyongguan.This is absolutely different from the Juyongguan at this time yesterday, which is completely different!

At the same time, Li Zicheng also led the army to advance towards Daizhou.On the official road, the cavalry and infantry stretched for dozens of miles, with no end as far as the eye could see.

As he was walking, suddenly, several fast horses galloped toward him from behind. They looked dusty, as if they had traveled a long way.

(End of this chapter)