Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 931 Scarlet Imperial Capital 4
The Queen's stamina frightened all the ministers. They are a group of bullies who are afraid of the hard. Even if the bullying Chongzhen is gone, ministers who are strong and fair, such as Sun Chengzong and Fu Zonglong, have been kicked out by them early on, thinking that the Queen is alone As a woman, the prince is young and ignorant, and he is easy to bully, so he dares to be so aggressive.Now that the queen has put on a tough stance that she would rather kill her own children than cooperate with them, they can't help but be thrown into chaos!Although there is no lower limit for these people, but people need face, trees need bark, even if they sell their ass, they have to look good, right?The crown prince is still alive and kicking, and Chongzhen is still yelling at Lushun across the sea to force the queen to establish a new monarch. It is shameful enough. If the queen is forced to kill the third prince and then commit suicide, then they say it nicely, "rebellious officials and thieves" The notoriety of the infamy can be regarded as solid, they all put their faces in their crotches!Wen Tiren hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, no, absolutely no! If you don't want to make the third prince the new king, we can discuss it again, it doesn't have to be so extreme!"

The queen yelled, "Get lost!"

Wang Yingxiong also softened his tone: "Your Majesty, we are waiting for the common people of the world, the country..."

The queen's hair was disheveled and she yelled at the top of her lungs: "Get out of here!!!"

Everyone turned their attention to Zhou Guozhang, Zhou Guozhang hesitated, and was about to speak when the Queen glared at him. The angry and frenzied eyes made the Guozhang feel suffocated, he took two steps back involuntarily, and muttered One sentence: "You unfilial daughter, do you have to kill everyone to be at ease!" Stamped her feet and took the lead and walked out.As soon as he left, everyone had no choice but to follow him, not even the courtesy of his subordinates.

Zhou Ruhu hurriedly hid himself in the shadows, now a group of beasts in clothes and clothes were passing by his feet, he didn't want to be discovered by them.He heard Wu Zongda say with some resentment and helplessness: "The empress would rather die than cooperate, what should I do?"

Wen Tiren glared at Zhou Guozhang and said in a sinister tone: "Zhou Guozhang, can you convince the queen?"

Zhou Guozhang was covered in cold sweat and said: "I will come over tomorrow to persuade her... She has a very strong temper. If she is pushed too hard, she will die together. Don't rush her, don't rush her!"

Zhang Pu was also sad: "Aren't you in a hurry? My lord, do you think you still have a lot of time? The Qing army is almost coming to Beijing. If you haven't done things by then, you know What are the consequences!”

Zhou Guozhang shivered and said, "I will do my best!"

Wang Yingxiong snorted, and said: "At worst, I will abolish the queen, or let her die in a strange way, and then make Concubine Tian the queen, and then make Concubine Tian's son the new king. It's not because of her!"

Zhou Ruhu clenched the handle of the pistol and tried his best not to pull out the gun and shoot the group of people out of the gun in one go.What Concubine Yuan said is absolutely correct. These beasts in disguise cannot govern the country internally so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment. Externally, they cannot defend the enemy and open up new territories outside the country. However, they are better at bullying orphans and widowed mothers than the others!Such "gentlemen" fill the government and the public. It is a miracle that the Ming Dynasty has not yet perished!

This group of dressed beasts cursed and discussed countermeasures all the way, and gradually walked away, and the palace finally returned to calm.Only suppressed cries came from the closed palace door. Zhou Ruhu could see through the gap in the blinds that the queen was holding the frightened third prince and concubine Yuan and crying bitterly. Concubine Yuan and the third prince were also crying. The three of them cried together, and they all felt sad watching it.He was originally so angry at these "gentlemen" and the serious consequences of Chongzhen's willfulness that he just wanted to leave. But when he saw these three crying like this, he couldn't move away anymore, silently After a long time, I finally made up my mind: "Don't say they are queens and concubines, they represent the face of the Ming Dynasty. Even if they are just ordinary peasant women, I can't just sit idly by and ignore them when I see them being bullied like this!" He stuck his head out. He glanced at the distance not far away, oh, the palace guards were changing the guard. There were curses and screams not far away, as well as the muffled sound of fists and feet falling on the human sandbag. Apparently, the one who made him stun him with sweat medicine and then dragged him to The unlucky guy who was covering himself with a blanket and pretending to be lazy and sleeping was discovered. As Zhou Ruhu expected, the palace guards who changed their defense after finding this unconscious guy just kicked him in a circle and didn't give him any treatment at all. A chance for that guy to speak!This movement attracted the guards who were supposed to come to guard the palace gate. It was a golden opportunity!Zhou Ruhu jumped lightly from the roof beam, rolled to the shadow and approached the palace door. When he saw that it was not locked, he didn't bother to knock on the door. He pushed it open gently, stepped in, and closed the door again.

In the main hall, the empress was holding the prince and concubine Yuan crying like rain, she didn't notice the movement at the door at all, and when she realized something was wrong, Zhou Ruhu had already walked in front of her.Her crying stopped abruptly, and she quickly wiped away her tears, protecting the prince and concubine Yuan behind her, holding the poisoned dagger in her hand, and asked coldly: "Who are you? What do you want to do?" Zhou Ruhu pressed his fingers on his lips and gave them a "shh", and wiped out several candles with a sweep of his hand, and the candlelight in the hall suddenly dimmed.The third prince's expression became even more frightened, and he hid in the queen's arms. He had been frightened for the past few days.Zhou Ruhu pointed to the side hall, and said in a low voice: "Madam, I am Zhou Ruhu, the son of Zhou Yuji, the chief soldier of Tangshan. I was ordered by my father to sneak into the palace... This is not a place to talk, let's go over there."

The queen has no impression of Zhou Yuji, but she also vaguely knows that the Qing army who entered the customs encountered an extremely tenacious resistance in Tangshan. Tens of thousands of troops were besieged on all sides, and thousands of people were killed and injured every day. , immediately breathed a sigh of relief, blew out several candles in a hurry, then carried the Third Prince in his arms, took Yuan Concubine, and entered the side hall with Zhou Ruhu.

A little further inside the side hall is the queen's resting place, which is relatively hidden and can avoid the eyes and ears of the palace guards.After entering the side hall, she asked Zhou Ruhu to sit down and asked in a low voice: "Are you really sent by General Zhou of Tangshan? What is the purpose of General Zhou sending you to sneak into the palace?"

Zhou Ruhu also lowered his voice and said: "Returning to your mother, my father discovered the vanguard of the slaves entering the customs as early as seven days ago, and realized that something was wrong. On the one hand, he ordered to strengthen the defense of Tangshan City, and prepared to fight the enemy to the end. On the one hand, they sent the last general to lead a group of elites to infiltrate into the capital, and if nothing could be done, they would try to rescue the empress and several highnesses, and then fled south to join the champion, and no matter what, the empress and you should not fall into the hands of Jiannu!"

The queen was a little moved and said: "So, Zongbing Zhou is still fighting hard against Jiannu in Tangshan City? He is really a loyal minister. There are really too few loyal ministers like him!" Then she remembered something, her expression Yi An asked: "Major General, when did you sneak into the bedroom?"

Zhou Ruhu told the truth: "It's been a while."

The queen smiled wryly: "What happened just now...you saw it all, right?"

Zhou Ruhu nodded: "I've seen it all!"

The Queen asked: "How do you feel now? Is the Ming Dynasty still worth your life?"

Zhou Ruhu also smiled wryly: "Don't dare to lie to your mother, just now I really wanted to leave... It's the same now, but my father said that such a big country is about to perish, but no one is buried for it, yes He will be ridiculed by future generations!" He took a deep breath, calmed down his emotions, and said, "My father's order is to take your empress and several highnesses out of the capital and flee to Nanyang. This...it is very possible. It was the last thing his old man asked me to do, and I must do it no matter what, I took the risk of entering the palace to take my mother and His Highness away."

Concubine Yuan was overjoyed: "You...you can really lead us to escape from this Palace of Hades?"

Zhou Ruhu said: "You have to try."

The queen's expression became increasingly gloomy, and she smiled bitterly: "Escape? Where can I escape? Now the palace is full of the eyes and ears of these rebellious ministers and traitors. Even I am unable to move forward. Let alone escape to Nanyang. Even if I escape from the palace, it will be impossible." It's extremely difficult!" She looked at Zhou Ruhu and said solemnly: "Little General, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave. If possible, please take me and Concubine Yuan and several other princes away, and send them to Nanyang. ! If you tell the champion, it means that the Ming Dynasty is over. He followed the example of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty and established the crown prince as the new king to swear to fight for the Northern Expedition. Whether he established himself as the king and divided the country, I will not blame him. As long as he gives a few princes a bite. Just eat!”

The third prince cried out in fear: "Mother's queen!"

The queen hugged the child tightly, tears streaming down her face, and said, "Good child, my mother can no longer take care of you. You must learn to take care of yourself like your brother, the prince... My poor child, if you can escape from this hell, You must forget your identity as an emperor and become a commoner under the rule of the champion. Don't listen to others' instigation to think about things that don't belong to you! In fact, it is useless to be a commoner under his rule. What's wrong, at least it's freer and happier than staying in this cage!"

Zhou Ruhu didn't know what to say.Originally, he was still thinking about how to send the family out of Beijing safely, but seeing that the imperial city was so tightly sealed off, he realized how unrealistic all the previous plans were!Not to mention taking such a big family away, even sending a child out is not easy!But if he can't rescue the queen, what's the point of his trip to the capital?The emperor is in danger, the prince is young, and the queen is the support for the overall situation. If the queen is gone, the world will not be in chaos!
The queen comforted the third prince a few words, and then said to Zhou Ruhu: "Little general, promise me that you must take the children away, I beg you!"

Zhou Ruhu waved his hands hastily, and said: "Your Majesty, don't say that, this is what I should do, if you do this, I will lose my life!"

A somewhat stern voice floated over: "Your Majesty, and this little general, if you have time to talk nonsense, you might as well think about how to escape from the capital!"

There are others here!

Zhou Ruhu bounced like an electric shock, pulled out his flintlock pistol with a swipe, and let out a low cry: "Who!?"

A black shadow quietly slid down from the pillar in the center of the side hall.This man was of medium height and thin. He was wearing the clothes of a palace guard. He looked very inconspicuous, but his eyes were particularly bright. His appearance was not shocking, but he was intimidatingly cold. This made Zhou Ruhu relaxed. In one breath, just by his temperament, you can tell that this is a ruthless character who has experienced hundreds of battles. The palace guards, who have never seen blood, definitely do not have such strong murderous intent.Before the man landed, he took a step forward, put a pistol to his head, and said in a low voice: "Show your identity, or die!"

A smile flashed across the stern face of the visitor: "Do you dare to shoot? Are you not afraid of attracting palace guards?"

Zhou Ruhu exerted force evenly with his finger on the trigger, and struck the hammer: "Do you dare to bet your life with me?"

Obviously no one wants to gamble with him: he shoots the palace guards, whether he can get away is half and half of the matter, but the one who made him hold the pistol to his head is [-]% dead!The stern handsome guy said: "Shi Tianbao, the squadron leader of the Scout Squadron of the Mountain Battalion of the Heluo New Army!"

Zhou Ruhu was startled: "Are you Shi Tianbao, the Miao lion who sneaked into Taiwan with dozens of people and made the Hongyi people fall to their knees?"

Shi Tianbao said: "I can't talk about a lion, but Shi Tianbao is really me." He brushed aside the pistol that might kill him at any moment, bowed to the queen on one knee, and said: "My humble minister Shi Tianbao , under the order of Champion Hou, came to pick up your empress and all the highnesses who moved south, trespassed, and frightened your empress, please forgive me!"

(End of this chapter)