The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 617
Li Zicheng slowly opened his eyes, his headache was splitting, and he drank too much alcohol.

He propped himself up and sat up, took a cushion and leaned against his back, and shouted loudly: "Water, I want to drink water."

The old servant's footsteps sounded quickly, and he brought the teacup up.

Li Zicheng picked up the teacup and drank it in one go, and drank three or four cups in succession, only then did he feel that the dry cough in his throat eased a lot.

Putting down his teacup, he looked outside, seeing that the sky was already dark, he frowned and asked, "Old Zhang, what time is it now?"

"Your Majesty, you have just passed." The old servant bowed his head and said.

"It's almost time, and I've been asleep for most of the day. Go and get me some food and drink. I'm already hungry." Li Zicheng waved his hand.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The old servant stood up and made arrangements.

In less than a while, several court ladies and eunuchs brought up the wine and dishes.

Li Zicheng didn't clean his hands either, and began to eat a lot on his own, while the old servant waited on him, bowing his head in silence.

Li Zicheng was halfway through his meal, looked up at the old waiter, frowned and said, "Old Zhang, do you have something to say? Just say it, don't hide it, I don't like people who are unhappy."

The old servant looked hesitant, and finally said: "Your Majesty, this old slave wants to tell you something in his heart."

Li Zicheng looked at the old waiter for a while, put down his chopsticks, and beckoned: "Come on, Lao Zhang, come and talk, if you have anything to say, I'm not the one who doesn't let people talk."

The old servant came to the opposite side of Li Zicheng and knelt tremblingly, looked at Li Zicheng and said, "Your Majesty, this old slave is already 64, and I have lived enough in this life. Being able to serve Your Majesty is also a blessing for my old Zhang family who has cultivated for eight lifetimes." .Even if you die now, it’s still worth it. Today, the old slave is bold and wants to give His Majesty a word. Even if His Majesty wants to kill the old slave, the old slave will not lose money.”

As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes.

Li Zicheng frowned and said displeasedly: "You old man, if you tell me what to say, why are you so wordy? But if you want to persuade me to open the city and surrender, I will be the first to cut off your dog's head."

The old servant cried and said: "Even if your Majesty killed the old slave, the old slave would still say it. Your Majesty knows how critical the situation is now. Your Majesty is a great hero, a great hero, and he does not want to be bullied. The old slave Naturally, I understand that this old servant is also willing to live and die with His Majesty. But Your Majesty, even if you don’t think about yourself, you should also think about the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness Qi Wang. The two princes are still so young, do you want them to follow along? Do you go to the national calamity together?"

Li Zicheng was furious when he heard the words, grabbed the jug in front of him and threw it at the old waiter, cursing: "You old man, I told you not to say what you want to say, you say these things to me!" I’m just making things difficult, what else can I do? They are my sons, and they will live and die with me. If you think I’m dead, can they still live? Will Jiang Chuan’er let them go? Idiot! idiot!"

The wine jug hit the old servant's forehead directly, and his face was covered with blood, which was really miserable.

The old servant didn't dodge either, and endured the pain and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, don't you want to leave a descendant for the Li family? Now that the Ming army has not attacked the city, if Your Majesty wants the two princes to live, the old man I should do my best to protect the two princes and leave a piece of flesh and blood for the Li family. Your Majesty, please think again!"

After saying that, the old servant knelt on the ground and burst into tears.

Distraught by the crying, Li Zicheng stood up suddenly, kicked the table in front of him flying, went to the side, took a sword from the shelf, drew it out angrily, walked over and put it on the old servant's neck. Cursed: "You old bastard, you are really noisy. I will die as soon as I die, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Even if my child escapes, she will spend her life hiding in hiding, living like a mouse. For the first half of my life, I was chased by the Ming army like a mouse and went all over the valley, so my son will still be a mouse after I die?"

The old servant just cried, knocking his head on the ground with a bang, and with the blood all over his face, he looked very miserable and terrifying.

Seeing the appearance of the old servant, Li Zichang sighed, retracted his sword, and said weakly: "Forget it, forget it, take the two of them and run for your life. Whether you can survive depends on their fate. If you can survive When you grow up, don't worry about the stupid idea of ​​revenge for the country, and you will be lucky if you live a small life in peace."

The words of the old servant finally moved him.

After all, tiger poison does not eat children.

These two sons were born to Li Zicheng by Empress Gao.But the Gao family fell into the hands of Qin Jun when he was in Beizhili, and now only these two sons are left.

Li Zicheng knew that he was going to die, and originally planned to die with his two sons, but after all, he still couldn't bear it.The old servant tried to persuade him, but he finally agreed.

Continuing the blood can be said to be the wish of every normal person, and Li Zicheng is no exception.Even to a certain extent, his desire is stronger than that of ordinary people.

The reason why he wanted his son to die with him before was also because he knew that once his son fell into Jiang Chuan's hands, it would be bad luck.

If he conquered the capital of Daming by himself, he probably would not have spared the lives of the emperor's children.

Cutting the weeds and rooting out the roots is the best way, so as not to cause any twists and turns after being soft-hearted for a while.

The old servant knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, this old slave will definitely live up to his trust. He will definitely escape with the two princes and raise them up."

Li Zicheng waved his hand and said: "Go, go, you bring more gold and silver from the inner treasury, you will need it later."

The old servant saluted again tremblingly, and walked slowly to the outside of the hall.

At this time, he was already a little anxious, and he was afraid that it would be too late.

Although he didn't know what was going to happen, he had a premonition that something would happen.

But as soon as he walked to the entrance of the main hall, he heard a burst of shouts of killing coming from outside, as well as the sound of weapons colliding, people's screams, and the sound of weapons piercing into flesh.

The old servant trembled all over, and hurriedly looked, only to see that the screams had stopped, and a large group of soldiers armed with knives and guns rushed in from outside the palace gate, heading towards the main hall.

And following this group of soldiers, a few familiar figures finally appeared.

"Eunuch Zhang, where are you going? But are you going to find these two princes?" One of them was wearing a red official robe, looked at the old servant with a sneer, and grabbed two luxuriously dressed men with frightened expressions from behind. Toddlers come.

The person who spoke was Liu Kaishan, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and the two young children in his hands were Li Zicheng's prince Li Yi and the youngest son Qi Wang Li Xuan.

And beside Liu Kaishan stood the indifferent prime minister Song Xiance and the right prime minister Niu Jinxing.

　I thought I was a king and planned to explode once, but in the end it turned out to be Cavin, still bronze! (Cover face) Thank you big brother for the reward of "I know what a name it is" and the votes of the brothers.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)