Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 88 His Majesty’s Shooting
At the city gate, the cavalry officers and soldiers were quickly taking over the city defense just like in previous places. But here below the city, in front of Emperor Chongzhen, the people at the city gate were kneeling on the ground.

However, at this time, Emperor Chongzhen ignored them. He just turned around and told Jin Zhensun, who was promoted by him to directly subordinate the Biaoying guerrillas on the way: "Take a few people and rush to Ningwuguan immediately to report to Zhou Yuji, saying that I will reorganize Datong." Send troops to rescue Ningwuguan as soon as possible. Ask about the battle situation at Ningwuguan and report back immediately."

Jin Zhensun was born in the martial arts, and he was powerful and brave. When he was defending Baoding in history, he killed several bandit leaders in a row.His physical fitness is naturally better than many people.Therefore, after arriving at Datong on a forced march, upon hearing the decree, he immediately accepted the decree without hesitation, then ordered a few people, each with two horses, to go out and gallop south.

Watching him leave, Emperor Chongzhen counted the time. If the butterfly wings were not affected, Ningwuguan could still be guarded for at least a few days. In terms of time, it was time to catch up.

Thinking of this, he felt a little relieved, and then turned back to look at the crowd kneeling on the ground.

At this moment, Emperor Chongzhen saw two men dressed as military generals coming over with about twenty personal guards.

According to the original memory of Emperor Chongzhen, he recognized them immediately, they were the Jiang Yu brothers.

At the same time, the Jiang Quan brothers also saw clearly the face of the leading general. Because they had expectations in their hearts, they immediately recognized that this general was the emperor who should never appear here, but should be in the Forbidden City!

At this moment, both of them were shocked. They subconsciously tightened the reins, and the horses stood upright and screamed in pain.

In this case, the two of them had no choice, so they immediately dismounted their horses, and then knelt down to salute: "The last general of Datong, Jiang Yu, has seen my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

The others naturally followed him to greet him, and they were all shocked and then worried.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the two Jiang Yu brothers who were kneeling down on one knee and shouted coldly: "Jiang Yu, do you know your guilt?"

Hearing this, everyone was shocked.

People who don't know the inside story don't know why the emperor asked Jiang Yu as soon as he saw it!

It seems like Mr. Jiang didn’t do anything, right?If anything, there are rumors circulating in the city that the governor wants to surrender to the bandits!
The two brothers Jiang Quan were shocked, but they did not believe that the emperor would know that they were about to surrender. Therefore, they controlled their expressions and Jiang Quan replied: "Your Majesty, I don't know what the crime is." ?”

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen looked down at him and shouted angrily: "You two brothers wanted to surrender the thieves but were afraid that others would not comply. Wei Qing interfered, so they fabricated rumors to slander Wei Qing, and then defrauded the king of Dai to gain money for themselves to win people's hearts. Controlling the city gate will make it easier for us to subdue thieves, do you agree?"

Hearing this, Jiang Yan's first feeling was that he was naked in a public square, and everything about his body was exposed.

I really never expected that how did the emperor know about the things he did in Datong?
You know, only his eldest brother knew all of these plans, and the close guards around him only knew part of them.

If it was his eldest brother who made the whistleblower, then his eldest brother was the one who first brought up the matter of slaying the thief, so there was no reason for him to tell the truth!

In such a short period of time, he couldn't figure out what was going on. Naturally, he denied what he subconsciously wanted to do.

I heard him immediately reply: "Your Majesty, I have been wronged, and I will never do this. Otherwise, I will be quartered by five horses, and I will not have a good death!"

The other people kneeling on the ground couldn't help but look at each other after hearing their conversation. They all looked confused and couldn't understand why the emperor asked this?As far as they were concerned, they really didn’t believe what the emperor said was true!

Emperor Chongzhen had long known that he would deny it, so he just sneered.

Fang Zhenghua, who was standing next to him, saw him. He immediately waved his hand and saw a few guardsmen in golden uniforms escorting several tied-up people from behind.

When Jiang Yan opened his eyes, he was stunned as if he was struck by thunder.

These people who were tied up were none other than Jiang Kai and others he sent to deliver the surrender form to Li Zicheng.

Jiang Yan really couldn't understand why Jiang Kai fell into the emperor's hands?Even if it falls into the hands of the emperor, as long as they don't tell them, the emperor will still suspect that there is something wrong with them?This is impossible!

Naturally, he didn't know that when Emperor Chongzhen led the army, he happened to meet Jiang Kai and others head-on.

He Zanwen, who was originally leading the way, found out his identity and just held him there without thinking much.

But Emperor Chongzhen knew that Jiang Quan would give Li Zicheng a surrender order in advance, so that Li Zicheng's fear of Zhou Yuji came back to life.

Therefore, when he knew that it was someone sent by Jiang Yu, he immediately ordered a body search.As luck would have it, after a quick search, I found Jiang Yu’s fake watch!
While Jiang Yu was in a daze, a military captain in Jinyi unfolded the surrender form he had found and began to read it in public.

Others were very surprised when they saw Jiang Yu's personal guards being escorted out by the emperor tied up.They had a high probability of guessing that the emperor might have obtained some evidence.As a result, upon hearing it, it turned out to be evidence that Jiang Yu wanted to surrender to Li Thief.

Suddenly, most people became angry and turned to look at Jiang Yu. Are they going to sell them out without saying a word?
They stared at Jiang Yu, wanting to see how he would explain?

At this time, how else can we explain it?

Everyone has gained something!

Jiang Quan came back to his senses immediately when he heard the thought of the Jinyi Guard School Captain, his face turned pale, he turned to look at his brother, and when he saw his brother looking at him, he said in a low voice with a ferocious face: "A fish is dead and a net is broken, go up. !”

When they came over, the two brothers had already said that if something happened, it would be a great achievement to catch the emperor.

Therefore, when Jiang Xuan heard his brother's words, although he knew that the possibility of catching the emperor was very small, he still risked his life because he knew that it was useless to beg for mercy and repent at this time.

So, kneeling on the ground, he immediately kicked his legs hard and lunged forward.

As a result, Jiang Xuan suddenly realized that something was wrong with the movement he saw in the corner of his eye, so he subconsciously turned his head to look.

He saw his younger brother Jiang Yan quickly turning around, getting on his horse and trying to escape!
This is obviously to coax him to rush towards the emperor, allowing him to attract the emperor's attention so that he can escape!

This time, Jiang Xuan was dumbfounded!
Emperor Chongzhen saw Jiang Quan's quick movements and jumped on his horse to escape.He immediately sneered, stretched out his hand, and shouted: "Here comes the bow!"

After hearing this, Fang Zhenghua immediately took the bow and handed it to the emperor without saying a word, along with the matching arrows.

"drive……"

Jiang Yan spanked the horse's butt so hard that the horse jumped out like an arrow from his crotch.

At this time, the emperor's troops had not yet taken control of the entire city. If they fled in the opposite direction, they might still be able to escape.

This was the only thought in his mind at this time. For this chance of survival, he did not hesitate to lie to his brother to help him cover up.

Jiang Yu is the most powerful general in Datong, and the war horses he uses are naturally the best. They are also very fast. In just a short time, he has already jumped dozens of steps.

However, at this moment, he suddenly heard a pitiful cry from the war horse under his crotch, and then fell heavily to the ground.

Jiang Yuan was concentrating on escaping, and did not expect that this situation would suddenly occur. He was unprepared for a moment and had no time to jump off the horse. The horse and his men were suddenly rolled to the ground. He was thrown to pieces and his head was full of stars. .

When he came to his senses, there were already many unsheathed Xiuchun knives on his neck.

Under the city gate, Emperor Chongzhen gave the bow to Fang Zhenghua again, and said in a cold voice: "As he wishes, he will be imprisoned. When I send out troops, I will sacrifice him with a flag and quarter him on five horses!"

When Jiang Quan denied it just now, he swore that if he had any intention of surrendering to the rebel army, he would be quartered and die a miserable death!
Now, it seems to be coming true!

After hearing this, Fang Zhenghua immediately praised: "Long Live Master is really good at archery. He hit the galloping horse with one arrow. My servant can see clearly that the arrow feathers have not even entered the horse's belly!"

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen just smiled faintly at him, which seemed to be nothing.In fact, he knew that he wanted to shoot someone just now, but the horse heaved while running, and he accidentally shot the horse sideways.To be honest, if possible, he would not be willing to shoot the horse to death!
Now is the time when horses are really needed, what a pity!It seems that in the future, it is better to find opportunities to practice archery more!

Of course, you can’t admit this, and you have to maintain your composure!

At this time, several more horses came towards them on the street. Seeing brother Jiang Yu being tied up by the Jinyi Guards Captain Wuhua Da, and seeing the situation at the city gate, the leader was shocked and quickly continued to ride towards the city gate.

Before he even got close, he could already see who the most conspicuous person was!

Suddenly, he immediately reined in his horse and stopped. He didn't care about his hands coming to help him, so he got off the horse by himself. As a result, he fell, but he didn't care at all. He lay down on the ground and said loudly: "Wei Chen Datong Governor Wei Jingyuan has seen Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

He was lying in the house with his legs and feet disabled. When he heard the noise, he was delayed for a long time until he arrived.

However, Wei Jingyuan was not the last to arrive, there were other civil servants and generals from Datong who were also arriving one after another.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Wei Jingyuan who was lying on the ground, covered in dust, and immediately recalled his performance in history in his mind.

Even Li Zicheng knew about his integrity.After Jiang Quan offered Datong, Li Zicheng wanted to make Wei Jingyuan an official but was rejected. Li Zicheng did not make it difficult for him. In the end, he settled his mother and hanged himself.Li Zicheng felt that he was a loyal minister and ordered not to harass his family.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen showed a kind look and said to him: "Wei Qing is dead!"

After hearing this, Wei Jingyuan responded quickly, and then wanted to stand up. However, because his legs were sick and he couldn't exert force, he stood up several times before he finally stood up.

He himself was very embarrassed. When he was about to explain, he heard Emperor Chongzhen say again: "It is conveyed that all civil servants and generals in Datong should come to the Prince's Palace with Datong military records and annual military pay distribution records!"

After finishing speaking, he got on his horse and headed towards the Prince's Mansion under the leadership of the current prince.

Wei Jingyuan watched the emperor and his entourage disappear into the street with dust, and he had a lot of doubts in his heart.For example, why is the emperor dressed like this and why is he leaving the capital?Why did you catch Jiang Yu?Why do you need a military pay booklet...

In short, his mind was really full of questions, but he also knew that this was not the time to be in a daze at all, so he quickly called his personal guards and hurried to deliver the order.Anyway, when the time comes to meet him at Prince Dai’s Mansion, he will naturally know the answers to all the questions!

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In fact, the acting king Zhu Chuan has not been able to sleep well during this period. The reason is also very simple. Li Zicheng has come to kill him and will soon come to Datong.He had no idea whether Datong could hold on.

If Datong falls, a vassal king like him will basically not be able to survive.However, he could not escape from the ancestral system; what made him even more worried was that the highest officials in Datong, namely Datong Governor Wei Jingyuan and Li Zicheng were fellow villagers, and they were already planning to surrender the thieves!
For several nights, he would wake up from dreams that he was killed by Li Zicheng, or cooked, etc., and so on.

To be honest, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was frightened during this period.

At this time, he suddenly heard the sound of cavalry coming, and was immediately frightened, thinking that Li Zicheng's army had broken through Ningwuguan and was approaching Datong.

Zhu Chuan was like an ant on a hot pot. He didn't know what to do, but when someone came to report that the emperor was coming to the palace, he hurriedly prepared to pick him up.

The first time he heard it, he almost thought he had heard it wrong, but then he saw groups of royal guards swarming into the Prince's Palace, occupying various courtyards and halls to guard, and he knew that it was indeed the emperor who came. Otherwise, there would be no way there would be so many imperial guards and such a large formation!

Understanding this, King Dai was overjoyed: the emperor's arrival would definitely bring reinforcements, and he finally no longer had to worry about his life being in danger!
So, he didn't even bother to put on his dress, and hurriedly asked someone to rush the princess. He didn't even have time to wait, and immediately hurried out to greet her.

When King Dai arrived at the gate of the palace, he saw that the streets were under military martial law and there was a group of people coming not far away.

Subconsciously, he immediately looked for the emperor in dragon robes, but there was none.But he quickly focused his attention on the one surrounded by people.Although he was only wearing armor, being surrounded by others showed his different status.If there is an emperor, it must be this one.

At this time, his princess had also rushed over, flustered and surprised.Obviously, the princess also knew that the emperor's arrival meant that Datong was saved.

The king, his concubine, and other people in the palace knelt down early to welcome the emperor.

Emperor Chongzhen rode to the gate of the mansion, looked down at the King Dai and others who were kneeling on the ground, and said calmly: "Ping Shen!"

On behalf of the king, he thanked Enping. After standing up, he looked at the person in front of him and recognized that it was indeed the emperor.Because when he took the throne, he went to the capital to thank him and met the emperor.

Therefore, he immediately showed a happy face and said with excitement: "Your Majesty's Holy Majesty is here, Datong will be saved!"

"Not necessarily!" Emperor Chongzhen just replied after hearing this. Then he turned over and dismounted. When he looked at King Dai again, his happy face suddenly froze there.

Emperor Chongzhen strode up to the palace gate, came to him, and said to him: "I have something to say to you, let's go!"

As if Prince Dai's Mansion had become his home, Emperor Chongzhen was the first to enter.

King Dai came back to his senses when he heard what he said. He was very surprised and quickly followed him inside.

Along the way, he felt uneasy again. He didn't know what the emperor meant when he said maybe?Could it be that the imperial commander personally conquered Datong and still couldn’t save it?
Since Datong cannot be saved if the emperor does not come, and if Datong cannot be saved if the emperor comes, then isn't the emperor's visit in vain?

If Datong cannot be saved, what should he, the acting king who cannot leave the fiefdom do?The emperor should take him away with him, right?
Thinking about it all the way, when they arrived at the back office of the meeting hall of the Dai Wang Mansion, Emperor Chongzhen sat down. The captain of the imperial guard who had arrived first had already brought tea to him.

Cong Yanghe came at full speed. He was indeed thirsty, so he picked it up and took a sip.

At this time, only Fang Zhenghua and his royal guards were guarding the back office, and in front of Emperor Chongzhen was only the uneasy King Dai.Others were waiting in the front hall.

After Emperor Chongzhen finished drinking tea, he looked at Dai Wang and said, "Do you know that Brother Jiang Yu deceived you into taking control of the gates of Datong City and offered a surrender to Thief Li?"

"What?" When Dai Wang heard this, he was immediately shocked and asked a little stuttering, "No...isn't it Wei Jingyuan?"

Emperor Chongzhen shook his head and said: "My Emperor Taizu asked for instructions from his dream, and traveled day and night to lead the army. Finally, both the people and the stolen goods were captured. The messenger he sent and his brothers have been captured."

"???" Dai Wang was a little dumbfounded. What do you mean, Emperor Taizu has appeared?
To be honest, he was a little confused!

Emperor Chongzhen was used to seeing his expression, so he ignored him and continued: "If I hadn't arrived in time, the Li bandit army would have attacked Datong after breaking through Ningwuguan, and Brother Jiang Yu would have surrendered. The whole group was killed by Li thief, and the governor of Datong, Wei Jingyuan, and others committed suicide."

Dai Wang: "..."

In fact, he has always been unsure.Even if Datong will resist with all its strength, Li's army has even defeated Taiyuan, so Datong will definitely fall sooner or later.For this reason, he has continuous nightmares and cannot sleep well every day.

What the emperor just said is reasonable and reasonable, and it is really possible to happen.

When he came back to his senses, he was still frightened and said quickly: "Your Majesty, what should we do next?"

He originally thought that everything would be fine after the emperor came, but the emperor said "not necessarily" when he was at the door of the mansion. This made him a little confused about what to do, and in the end he could only ask this sentence.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen looked at him and said: "The only way is to reinforce Ningwuguan, use the natural danger of Ningwuguan to block Li's army, stabilize the situation, and then try again. But..."

When King Dai heard what he said, he nodded repeatedly, but the "but" surprised him again, so he stopped nodding and looked at the emperor in shock, waiting for the next sentence.

Just listen to the emperor continue to say: "...I led the army to march in person, and traveled day and night. Naturally, I couldn't carry food and supplies. Moreover, the cavalry army I led only had more than [-] cavalry. We still need to rectify the front line troops in Xuanda to compete with Li's army. . On the Xuanfu side, I have raided the Shanxi merchants who collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country. On the Datong side, we also need to calculate the arrears, ensure the payment of military pay, and integrate grain and grass supplies. This requires the prince to go all out and donate all his wealth. For national use!”

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