Emperor Chongzhen sat down in a hurry, looking at a room full of boxes and packages, frowning: "Is the Queen going out?"

"I'm just making some preparations in advance," Zhou Hou said, "so as not to leave in a hurry and leave anything valuable behind."

"Go? Where to go?" Chongzhen asked knowingly.

Zhou Hou glanced at her husband angrily and said, "I'm going to Nanzhong's house! My ancestors all entrusted their dreams to Cixi. Your Majesty will not even listen to the words of your ancestors, right?"

It's just a dream from the ancestors... Emperor Chongzhen looked at Zhou Hou and became very angry! You have never seen how women can be so easy to deceive?

"Did Cixing tell you?" Emperor Chongzhen said coldly, "You just believe it?"

Empress Zhou nodded: "There is nothing better than a mother who knows a son. I watched Cixi grow up. How can I not know what kind of temper he has? But when Cixi entered the palace to see me the day before yesterday, his whole person was completely different.

...My face changes faster than turning the page in a book, and my speech becomes clear and coherent, as if I have gained dozens of years of experience overnight. Who else has such great magic power except our ancestors?"

As she spoke, Zhou Hou clasped her hands in front of her chest and muttered: "Ancestors bless you, ancestors bless you!"

When Empress Zhou said this, Chongzhen also felt that something was very wrong with Zhu Cixiang. He snorted: "He has changed a lot, and has become a lot more cunning! I don't know what he said to Wu Xiang, but he actually coaxed Wu Xiang into being...

Presenting a daughter to the palace, and writing a personal letter to Wu Sangui to bring in reinforcements!"

"Really?" Zhou Hou's originally serious face suddenly burst into laughter, "Wu Xiang wants to present his daughter to Cixi? That's a good thing. Cixi is sixteen this year, so it's time for him to accept a concubine... The prince

It is necessary to make a big deal for the concubine Na Zheng, and there are no young maids in the palace, so why not let Wu Xiang's daughter enter the palace to serve her immediately."

Speaking of this, Zhu Cixiang really has no luck with women! He clearly has a beautiful wife named Ning assigned by the country, but because Li Zicheng made too much trouble, he couldn't be polite, and his father, Chongzhen, was not lecherous. He hadn't chosen a palace maid in I don't know how many years.

.

Therefore, most of the women in the palace were old, and they could be his mothers if they were younger. Moreover, Chongzhen was afraid that Zhu Cixi would find an older wife for him, so he sent all the palace maids under the age of fifty to Duanben.

Palace, Duanben Palace is full of old ladies!

"How can you be so casual?" Emperor Chongzhen glared at his wife, "Why is Wu Xiang's daughter also a talented person... The prince still has to go through the process of selecting his concubine. After tomorrow morning, I will issue an order to the cabinet to choose Wu Xiang's daughter.

Talented people for the prince."

"It's best this way, because I'm afraid those civil servants will use ancestral control to suppress people and not allow Ci Xun to accept talented people." Zhou Hou frowned a little.

"Isn't that right?" Chongzhen said, "Now the fate of the capital lies with Wu Sangui!"

"Then we can leave when Wu Sangui's army arrives?" Zhou Hou looked at Emperor Chongzhen eagerly, "I have already asked people to pack up all the valuable things in the harem, Cijiong, Cizhao and Cihuan.

My brother and two girls were also put away by reliable people. In addition, many people's clothes were prepared, both for adults and children. Cars and horses were also prepared, and the carriages were not from the palace.

, all bought from the private sector, strong and durable..."

Even the clothes of the common people and the carriages used by the people were prepared... He was planning to escape in disguise!

Cold sweat broke out on Emperor Chongzhen's forehead. It turned out that it was not only the prince who was a bad imitator, but also the empress, who had always been virtuous and virtuous, and even put on make-up and absconded!

No! The queen is so honest, how could she think of this? Someone must be instigating her behind the scenes!

"Queen, did you think of these things?"

Hou Zhou shook her head: "How is that possible? I have been in a mess for a long time. It was Cihong who made a list and had someone send her to Kunning Palace."

It's the prince again... Chongzhen thought about it and was surprised. This kid Cixi is getting more and more treacherous! If he ascends the throne in the future, he will definitely be an emperor who is even more treacherous than the treacherous ministers. Those ministers who have subjugated the country should know how powerful they are.

Got it!

Seeing that Chongzhen was deep in thought, Zhou Hou thought that he was dissatisfied with his son's treachery, so he quickly said for his son: "Your Majesty, Cixi is also very filial... If he hadn't been there these two days, you and I wouldn't even be able to escape with our lives.

Why are you talking about reviving the Ming Dynasty?"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard "Reviving the Ming Dynasty", his heart was immediately twisted. He was such a wise emperor, so why did the Ming Dynasty become worse and worse under his own governance?

Just when Emperor Chongzhen couldn't figure it out, an old woman's voice came from outside the main hall of Kunning Palace: "The Queen, my servant Li Yuer, needs to report something again."

Li Yue'er was the female official of Duanben Palace and the eyes and ears assigned by the Queen of Zhou Dynasty to Zhu Cixiang.

Queen Zhou glanced at Emperor Chongzhen, saw the emperor nodded, and replied: "Come in and answer."

Then there was a creak, and the palace door was gently pushed open. An old lady wearing a palace maid's coat and skirt walked in quickly, saluted Chongzhen and the queen, and then hurriedly reported: "Just now, Lord Chitose sent his internal officials.

Went to the East Palace to pick up military uniforms, armor and swords. The slave asked and said that they were sent to Xizhimen. Master Qiantose will fight against the rebel soldiers at Xizhimen tomorrow..."

Fight against the rebel soldiers! Still at Xizhimen... Zhu Cixiang is going to the front line!

Emperor Chongzhen was once again stunned by his son's extraordinary behavior. When in the Ming Dynasty had there ever been a prince who faced the enemy in battle?

Empress Zhou was also stunned, and then she burst into tears. While she was crying, she complained against Chongzhen: "I blame your Majesty for holding on in the capital even though he could have escaped... He wanted to hold on, but he had no soldiers, no generals, no pay.

Brother Chun has no choice but to go into battle in person. What if something happens?" When Zhou Hou said this, he suddenly stopped his voice, then looked up at Chongzhen, with pleading eyes in his eyes, "Your Majesty

, it’s better to call Brother Chun back, let’s run away together!”

Escape together as a family, what a good suggestion! This is the advice of a wise queen!

It's a pity that Emperor Chongzhen is not good at taking advice. At this time, he was thinking of his most trusted nobleman Zhu Chunchen. Chongzhen stood up suddenly: "What happened to Zhu Chunchen? How can you let a child like Brother Chun go into battle? Gao Gao

Keep me company!”

Gao Yushun, who was standing aside, quickly responded: "I'm here, old slave."

"Immediately send someone to pass on my oral instructions. The Crown Prince is not allowed to come to the battle." Chongzhen said, "Send Zhu Chunchen to me again!"

If Zhu Chunchen, Duke of Chengguo, heard Chongzhen's oral instructions, he would be moved to tears because he could finally avoid facing the army of traitors.

It is a pity that Chongzhen's oral edict did not reach Zhu Cihong and Zhu Chunchen in time. Because the eunuch who delivered the oral edict went to Xizhimen, but Zhu Cihong and Zhu Chunchen were at Fuchengmen to watch the army of the king.

Of course King Chuang's army was large, but it was already dark now and he couldn't see clearly. He only knew that there were countless torches forming several long dragons, rolling in from the southwest. At the same time, in the distance from Fucheng

On the open ground about five or six miles away from the door, a large bonfire was lit, burning brightly, which was very spectacular.

"What a big bonfire. That's... where the Diaoyutai is, right? What are these bonfires used for?" Zhu Cixiang, Wu Xiang, and Zhu Chunchen, who was shaking like chaff, were standing by Fuchengmen Wengcheng.

On the top of a city gate outside. He didn't show much fear, but he was just a little interested in the big bonfire in front of him.

"That's what the vanguard of the bandits set up to point out the direction for their rear troops." Wu Xiang frowned a little. In fact, he didn't quite understand why the bandits ordered such a big bonfire. "They were all marching at night, it seems.

The morale is high!”

"Do they need to light such a big bonfire to guide the way?" Zhu Cixiang asked, "Are they afraid that they won't be able to find Beijing?"

"Of course the old camp soldiers can find them," Wu Xiang continued to talk nonsense, "It's hard to say about the newly attached Wuhe... Qiantose Master should know that birds are blind, right? It's also called night blindness. You can't see at night and can easily get lost.

A big bonfire will give them some direction."

"Night blindness..." Zhu Cixiang knew about night blindness, "do our people have it too?"

"It's not as serious as them. Night blindness is related to eating." Wu Xiang said, "After all, the capital is under the emperor's feet. The more the people eat, the fewer people will suffer from night blindness. There are many poor people there, so naturally there are more people with night blindness.

I estimate that more of these big fires will need to be lit later. Every large camp will have to light a bunch of them."

"That's it..." Zhu Cixiang nodded and said to himself: It seems that the breakout time should be arranged at night. As for the specific time, we will decide after the first battle tomorrow... If Wu Sangui's army can hold on for one more day in Beijing, Wu Sangui's army will be far away from Beijing.
Chapter completed!