Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 79
Du Xun was very satisfied after hearing this, nodded and said: "So, it seems that the change of dynasty is what everyone wants, and our family cannot go against the will of the people. You think so, right?"

Wang Chengyun and others listened and immediately nodded in agreement.

However, Du Xun quickly changed the subject and asked the businessman: "What does Zhu Zhifeng say? Huang Yongfa, tell me!"

After hearing this, Huang Yongfa shook his head and said, "The villain has tested it secretly. Master Zhongcheng should be unwilling to surrender."

"Haha, what's the use if he doesn't want to surrender?" Wang Chengyun heard this and sneered, "Eunuch Du is suppressing him, what can he do? In terms of military matters, Dong Yongwen has been imprisoned by Eunuch Du, and now I am the one who makes the decision. That's all. The poor soldiers in the Xuan Mansion, as long as we tell them that King Chuang is coming, they will be free from rent and service, won't they be happier than us?"

When Du Xun heard this, he rolled his eyes and looked at Wang Chengyun: "Tell me, which one is better, to surrender now or to surrender after the king's troops approach the city?"

When Wang Chengyun heard this, he immediately understood and immediately replied with a smile: "The situation has become clear. The imperial court has no power to fight back against the Dashun Kingdom. There is no possibility of another miracle. In this way, naturally the sooner the better, maybe it will happen in the future, my father-in-law." The Chief of Ceremonies of Dashun Kingdom and the eunuch in charge of the seal, congratulations to the father-in-law, congratulations to the father-in-law!"

When Du Xun heard this, he burst into laughter.

That's what he had in mind.

There are no eunuchs around Li Zicheng now. If he is the first eunuch to take refuge with Li Zicheng, he might be the most trusted by Li Zicheng and become the No. 1 eunuch in the palace in the future!

Huang Yongfa watched the two of them discussing from the side, but he smiled and did not interrupt.Compared to these two people in the officialdom, he did not want to seek a place in the new court.

I saw him helping them pour wine and picking up food, while listening silently.

As a businessman, I just think about how to make more money.If the Xuanfu side did not resist, they would be able to avoid military disasters and save Shanxi merchants a lot of losses.Therefore, he represented Shanxi merchants and rushed over from Zhangjiakou to inquire about the news and try to facilitate this matter.

What he didn't expect was that the eunuch, who was the emperor's confidant, was so afraid of death that he could abandon his master just by turning around. He just thought about how to please the new master, which also opened his eyes.

At this time, Du Xun and Wang Chengyun had already discussed the result, which was to write a letter of surrender as soon as possible and hand it to Li Zicheng as soon as possible to express their loyalty, in order to obtain a higher return.

According to Wang Chengyun, he sent for several confidants, and all those who had been with him signed the surrender form.Because only by signing the form can Li Zicheng see it and reap the benefits.

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What they didn't expect was that Datong Commander-in-Chief Jiang Yan had the same thoughts as them.

Datong Governor Wei Jingyuan dragged his sick leg to discuss with him, but he was perfunctory and secretly continued to sow discord between Dai Wang and Wei Jingyuan.Now in Datong City, most people know that their Master Zhongcheng and Li Zicheng are fellow villagers, and they are likely to surrender to Li Zicheng.

People were panicked, making Wei Jingyuan even more lonely and helpless. Even some generals who wanted to resist alienated him.

Under such circumstances, when Zhou Yuji's messenger arrived in Datong again, there was no definite news that reinforcements would be sent.

"Lord Zhongcheng, the bandit army is ten times larger than mine. If we really can't send reinforcements, the commander-in-chief said it's okay to send in some grain, grass and gunpowder!" The messenger became anxious and kowtowed in the lobby of the governor's office, crying and begging, "Sir, The commander said that with the fall of Ningwuguan, there will no longer be any geographical advantage to stop the rebel army. The commander vowed to live and die with Ningwuguan, and he also asked Mr. Zhongcheng to provide some support. The commander is risking his life!"

Wei Jingyuan couldn't sit still. He hurriedly instructed the master next to him with his hands: "Quickly, help him up, help him up!"

His master heard this and hurried over to help the messenger up, only to find that his forehead had been bruised and his face was covered with blood.

Seeing this, Wei Jingyuan struggled to stand up, looked at the generals on the left and right, and said sincerely: "I know that there are some rumors about me in the city, but heaven and earth can teach me that I have no intention of subduing thieves. .”

Having said this, he said in a firm tone: "I am willing to join hands with you to shed blood as an alliance, serve the country with loyalty, and swear to fight the bandits to the end and never surrender!"

When Jiang Yu heard this, he finally reacted. He clasped his hands and said to Wei Jingyuan sincerely: "Master Zhongcheng, the general must believe it."

Seeing him take a stand, others could only follow suit.However, no one knows how many of them are sincere.

Seeing this, Wei Jingyuan persisted and asked people to arrange the ceremony immediately, and he was the first to take the lead in cutting blood to show his determination.

Jiang Quan was the second one to come forward to pledge his blood as an alliance and express his support for the governor.

After the ceremony, Wei Jingyuan couldn't hold on any longer and was sent back to the mansion to recuperate.

When his wife saw the wound, she couldn't help complaining: "Master, you are a civil servant, how can you do something like a martial artist?"

All those who make an alliance based on blood are all Jianghu men. The behavior of warriors is absolutely despised by civil servants on ordinary days!

After hearing this, Wei Jingyuan sighed and said in a very helpless tone: "Then what else can I do? If I don't have money, I can rely on a method approved by them, hoping to impress them to gather a support army."

"What's the result? Can you figure it out?" After hearing this, his wife asked with a little expectancy.

When Wei Jingyuan heard this, he was silent for a long time, and then slowly said: "I hope so!"

As soon as he heard this, his wife knew that it would be of no use to her husband if he humbled himself!

After all, it’s still a matter of money. Without money, nothing can be done!
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but said bitterly: "This world belongs to our Zhu family, but this generation of kings has nothing to lose and has prejudices against the master. Otherwise, let it go and resign and return to his hometown!"

When Wei Jingyuan heard this, his face suddenly darkened and he shouted: "Don't talk nonsense. When the country is in danger, how can you ignore it! If you eat the emperor's salary, you should be loyal to the emperor! As a high official of the Ming Dynasty, I , if you can't do anything, you can only serve the country with death, and you will never live in an ignoble way!"

After hearing this, his wife let out a long sigh, with a look of despair on her face, and said nothing more.

In the evening, the setting sun set in the west and dyed half of the sky red.

Outside Xuanfu City, suddenly a cavalry army came rolling in with the rumble of horse hooves, like thunder in the sky.

Suddenly, on the top of Xuanfu City, the soldiers screamed in surprise.

Zhu Zhifeng, the governor of Xuanfu, heard the commotion and thought that the bandit army had arrived suddenly, so he hurriedly went to find the commander-in-chief and the supervisor.However, when he received a report that the imperial cavalry had arrived, he hurried to the top of the city to see the situation.

At this time, Du Xun and Wang Chengyun had also arrived at the top of the city. They saw about three thousand cavalry under the city. The man at the head, holding a gold medal in his hand, shouted loudly at the top of the city: "We are on business, open the city gate quickly. !”

Du Xun recognized that the man was He Zan, but he was a little surprised why he led three thousand cavalry troops to Xuan Mansion?

But no matter what, he was a eunuch and came from the palace. When facing the gold medal, he represented the emperor. Even if he had decided to surrender the thieves, he still had to show his loyalty to the emperor before the thieves arrived and in front of others.

So he ordered the city gates to be opened.

When He Zan saw the city gate open, he waved his hand and led the cavalry into the city.

Just like at Juyongguan, the three thousand cavalry troops had already been told what to do when entering the city.

He immediately rode his horse along the horse road to the top of the city and quickly began to take over the city defense.

Seeing this unfavorable scene, Wang Chengyun and others were immediately dissatisfied and signaled to Du Xun with his eyes. Du Xun immediately asked He Zan, who had dismounted and strode towards them: "What are you doing?"

He Zan did not answer, looked at the people in front of him, and asked instead: "Are you the governor of the Xuanfu, Lord Zhu Zhifeng Zhu, and the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, Wang Chengyun, in front of you?"

In fact, you can tell them by their clothes.

Du Xun became a little angry when he saw that a little general soldier ignored him, and immediately asked: "Even if you have a gold medal, do you dare to ignore our family like this?"

On the surface, the eunuchs sent by the palace have the greatest power, and all the generals and governors have to be lowered.

He Zan still ignored them and just looked at the other two leaders.Zhu Zhifeng felt that the atmosphere was tense and spoke quickly, trying to calm down: "It's me and General Wang. I wonder what business you have come to Xuan Mansion for?"

He Zan glanced at Wang Chengyun's personal guards and the city guards watching the show on top of the city, and finally just replied: "Everyone, please be patient. We will know what happened after a while!"

Wang Chengyun felt a little bad when he saw this, and immediately called a personal guard and whispered instructions.

When the guard heard this and was about to turn around and leave, he saw He Zan point his finger and immediately shouted: "No one moves, otherwise I will blame you for being rude!"

As he spoke, the cavalry officers and soldiers gathered behind him dispersed and directly monitored the group of Xuanfu leaders in front of him.At the same time, He Zan once again took out the gold medal and showed it.

Du Xun was about to get angry, but when he saw the gold medal revealed, he had to change his tone and said in a sinister tone: "Well done, you are so grateful. Winning the gold medal is quite impressive. Let's just watch and won't give you any satisfaction later." If you give an answer, our family will immediately impeach you."

Having said this, he paused and then added: "You don't know that my godfather trusts our family very much."

He Zan couldn't help but sneer in his heart after hearing this: Your godfather has already gone to see Yama!
However, on the surface, he still maintained restraint and said calmly: "Eunuch Du, please wait a moment. It won't take long. I believe you will be satisfied."

According to the countermeasures discussed in the Shouhuang Palace, if he was not sure of control, he would stabilize the situation and wait for the Chinese army to arrive.

Juyongguan is just a group of old and weak soldiers, while Xuanfu City is one of the important towns on the nine sides and cannot be compared to the same.It's just that the three thousand cavalry troops came at full speed. If they were ordered to capture them directly, they might not be able to capture them.They can only take advantage of the fact that they don't know what will happen next, so they can stabilize themselves first.

At this time, Du Xun felt a little more comfortable after hearing his words and saying that he would be satisfied.

He looked at He Zan, his face suddenly changed, and he actually laughed, and asked He Zan: "We remember that you are the governor of Qian, why did you lead the cavalry out of the capital on official business? But what happened in the capital?"

After hearing this, the other two people were also very concerned about this matter, so they remained silent and looked at He Zan to see how he would answer.

He Zan's task was to stabilize them and prevent them from discovering anything and causing them to jump over the wall. He softened his tone and replied with a smile: "Of course something big happened. Emperor Taizu entrusted a dream to the emperor to form a new Beijing camp. The last general was ordered to be transferred to the cavalry battalion of Xinjing Camp!"

"What?" When Du Xun and others heard this, they were immediately surprised. They forgot about other things and quickly asked, "Did Emperor Taizu entrust a dream to Long Live Lord?"

Zhu Zhifeng said with emotion: "I think about it every day, and I dream about it at night! In this situation, we really need Emperor Taizu to appear!"

He Zan was eager for their attention to be diverted, and immediately replied: "Yes, Emperor Taizu has appeared, and the Ming Dynasty will surely be revived!"

Wang Chengyun listened and sneered in his heart. In this situation, what would happen even if Emperor Taizu really showed up?The general trend of the world cannot be changed by just one person!
He was more concerned about other aspects, so he also said coldly: "Then why did you come to Xuan Mansion? If you still act like this, if you didn't know better, you would have thought you were going to capture us!"

When Du Xun heard this, he turned to look at the top of the city and found that He Zan's cavalry were indeed as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They controlled every part of the city and treated them as enemies with murderous intent.

Suddenly, his expression changed again, and he asked unhappily: "It's true, He Zan, let's ask you again, what do you mean?"

After He Zan heard this, he saw that the Xuanfu defenders were on guard, and he immediately laughed and said: "Okay, I can reveal one thing, the newly formed Beijing camp needs to recruit more border troops, and Ji Town's [-] new troops have been recruited. Jingying. It's the brothers from Ji Town, choked."

Upon hearing this, the Jizhen cavalry officers all responded.

Seeing this scene, the Xuanfu defenders obviously relaxed their guard, and many people even looked forward to it.If you can be transferred to Beijing Camp, your life will be improved, right?

Perhaps he knew what they wanted, so He Zan said loudly again: "Tell the brothers in Xuan Mansion, what do you think about the salary you owe?"

"The outstanding wages were settled, and I received 42 taels of silver at once!"

"I also received 42 taels of silver!"

"..."

The cavalry officers looked at the Xuanfu defenders in front of them, and immediately reported the count proudly, with a loud voice, which immediately aroused envy, and of course more disbelief.

Du Xun heard this and shouted without hesitation: "Impossible, where can the imperial court get so much money?"

Zhu Zhifeng, Wang Chengyun and others didn't believe what they heard.

Unknowingly, their wariness turned to doubts about Yin Zi.

At this moment, the rumble of horse hooves was heard outside the city, and another cavalry army arrived.

When He Zan saw it, he felt relieved and immediately said with a smile: "You don't believe it, but the facts are the facts. If you have any questions, they will be answered immediately!"

At this time, everyone's attention turned to the outside of the city, and no one continued to ask questions.

They were all curious. It seemed that there were quite a lot of troops in the cavalry camp newly established by the imperial court.

And Du Xun and others' sharp eyes discovered that in the middle of this cavalry army, there were actually cavalry troops, that is, Ti cavalry, and there were even hundreds of cavalry. What was going on?
The city gate was already controlled by He Zan's men, and the subsequent cavalry troops marched directly into the city. Like He Zan's group, they also went to the top of the city and continued to strengthen their control over Xuanfu City along the city wall.

The soldiers of the Jinyi Cavalry Army surrounded a person and came towards He Zan.

Du Xun's sharp eyes saw that next to the general who was wearing armor and a helmet, and wearing an armored mask, was actually Fang Zhenghua, the eunuch sent to Baoding by the emperor.

At this time, the setting sun has set in the west, and only the remaining light shines on the sky. Not only does it dye the clouds on the horizon red, but it also shines faintly red on the side of Xuanfu City.

"Eunuch Fang, what is going on?" Du Xun immediately complained to Fang Zhenghua, who was also a eunuch.

But then, he stared at the general, feeling a little familiar and a little strange.

No matter how high-ranking the generals are, when they encounter eunuchs like them who are released to supervise the army, they will still be dominated by eunuchs.But Du Xun discovered that Fang Zhenghua seemed to be surrounding this general and was half a step behind him. What the hell is this?

When He Zan saw that the person was approaching, he immediately took a few steps to greet him, then clasped his hands and reported, "Your Majesty, the three people in front of me are Du Xun, the supervisor of the Xuanfu, Zhu Zhifeng, the governor of the Xuanfu, and Wang Chengyun, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu."

Hearing his words, Du Xun and others were immediately startled. What is the name?Bishop?who?It can’t be His Majesty, right?

Under normal circumstances, even if they were beaten to death, they would not believe that today they would come to the Xuan Mansion, dressed as a military general, and come here covered in dust.

However, needless to say, this general is none other than Emperor Chongzhen!
Emperor Chongzhen had already walked closer and stopped. When he saw that He Zan had controlled the three giants of the Xuan Mansion, he turned to look at the three people in front of him, and immediately shouted coldly: "Take down two of them!"

When He Zan heard this, he immediately responded: "The general will obey the order!"

Then, he waved his hand, and the cavalry officers and soldiers who had been surrounding Du Xun and others immediately rushed forward, preparing to take someone away.

Du Xun heard their conversation and felt the familiar voice, and suddenly became very frightened. However, he still couldn't believe that the current emperor would come to this Xuan Mansion?

No, I saw him pointing his finger at Emperor Chongzhen and asking in a frightened tone with a little stutter: "You...who are you?"

Wang Chengyun was also very shocked, but when he saw He Zan trying to capture him, he was naturally unwilling to surrender. His men immediately drew their knives in their hands and made a defensive posture to protect their commander.

As for Zhu Zhifeng, he was completely stunned. The man in front of him was really the current emperor. How could this be possible? The princes in the court just allowed the emperor to run away from the capital?
Seeing their reactions, Emperor Chongzhen immediately reached out and lifted his mask, revealing his true face.

For the first time, the three giants of Xuanfu all stared at this man, and they could see clearly what this general looked like at a glance!

Immediately, after seeing clearly, the three people froze in unison.

(End of this chapter)