"Eat his mother, live with his mother, if you don't eat enough there will be King Chuang..."

In the midst of the songs welcoming King Chuang, a group of officials of the Ming Dynasty who stretched their necks to welcome the new king finally saw the soldiers of Dashun who made them think about it day and night.

The number of this group of Dashun Tian soldiers is not large, that is, about a thousand people. There are about fifty or sixty horsemen walking in front, all with tall horses and wearing armor. Those following behind are all infantry, only cloth-faced armor protects them.

There were about three hundred people carrying firecrackers on their shoulders, and the rest were armed with swords and spears.

The team of Dashun Tianbing was not very neat, and looked a little worse than the ordinary Beijing Camp troops. However, according to the professional eyes of Zhang Jinyan, the former Minister of War, this army, which at first glance looked the same as the Beijing Camp troops, had soaring qualities.

murderous intent!

"What an elite soldier!" Zhang Jinyan stroked his beard, squinted his eyes, and nodded slightly, as if he really understood.

He turned back to Shao Zhan Xiang Yu and said: "How can the Zhu family's ragtag soldiers compare to such elites? Even if they are ten times more powerful, it will be difficult to defeat them!"

Xiang Yu is from Sichuan, and he echoed with a Sichuan accent: "Enemies! Compared with Da Shuntian's soldiers, even Guan Ning's soldiers are far behind! The prince of the Zhu family is jumping up and down, thinking

Blocking a car with a mantis' arms is really laughable!"

"That's right! Zhu Cixiang will be captured by Da Shuntian soldiers in a few days..."

Xiang Yu shook his head and said with a smile: "That's not necessarily true. He will probably commit suicide and die for his country, right?"

Just as the two of them were talking, the "Da Shuntian Soldiers" had already arrived in front of them. The leader was a strong man with a bumpy face and a messy beard. He was wearing long iron armor and a pointed helmet on his head.

How cruel!

Zhang Jinyan and Xiang Yu didn't dare to talk anymore. They were not worthless soldiers from the Beijing camp, but the heavenly soldiers from Dashun!

So Zhang Jinyan, Xiang Yu, and several other civil servants with lower official positions immediately stood up according to their official positions, and took out the congratulatory forms for surrender that had been prepared long ago, holding them with both hands and raising them high above their heads.

Zhang Jinyan was the leader, so he spoke by name: "Zhu Ming's criminal ministers Zhang Jinyan, Xiang Yu, Liang Zhaoyang, Zhou Zhong, Wei Xuelian, Qian Weikun... etc. are waiting to greet the Dashun soldiers outside the Zhengyang Gate, and congratulate King Chuang.

Your Majesty may live forever without borders, and the great prosperity of the country may last forever!"

After he finished speaking, the officials who were welcoming the surrender and their servants shouted in unison: "We sincerely wish His Majesty King Chuang a long life, and the great prosperity of the country forever!"

"Hahaha..." The general of the Great Shuntian Army on the horse laughed, and then pointed his riding whip at everyone, "Are you going to submit to King Chuang?"

Zhang Jinyan said with a smile on his face: "This general, we are all Zhu Ming's courtiers. Because we are dissatisfied with the ignorant king who harms the people and the traitorous ministers who harm the country, we look forward to the great shuntian soldiers day and night, just like a baby looking to a loving mother... Today we finally got what we deserve."

willing!"

"Oh," the general asked, "Is this what you mean?"

"We are all willing to submit to King Chuang..."

"Where are those people behind you?" he asked again, pointing to a group of servants holding sharp swords.

"We are also willing to be the pioneers of the King!"

"Okay, okay..."

Zhang Jinyan raised the memorial in his hand high and said, "General, we have prepared a letter of congratulations on surrender and want to present it to King Chuang in person."

"Okay, we've even prepared the letter of congratulations on surrender," the general nodded repeatedly, "You guys are really good, not bad... bring them all to me for a look."

Look? This general can still read! Zhang Jinyan said in his heart: No wonder Chuang Wang has achieved such a great cause, there are so many talents under his command! This seemingly vulgar general turns out to be both civil and military!

Thinking of this, he took the lead and handed the "pockmarked general" the congratulatory form he had written in his own hand. Other officials also followed suit. The general took it with a smile and opened it one by one with dignity... He

He was really literate. When he opened a book, he would read out the official name, confirm it, and then give it to one of his followers to put it away.

After confirming all the letters of surrender and congratulations, the general pointed to the servants with swords behind the officials, and asked with a serious face: "Why are you still carrying swords? You can't bring swords to King Chuang!"

When Zhang Jinyan heard this, he quickly turned to the servants behind him and said: "Hurry, hand over the weapons and hand them over to the Dashun Tian soldiers!"

General Pockmarked waved his hand, summoned a group of infantry, and asked them to go up and disarm Zhang Jinyan's servants. When he saw that the disarming was complete, he ordered a group of soldiers to step forward and surround Zhang Jinyan, Xiang Yu and others.

"General, why is this?" Zhang Jinyan saw that something was wrong with the situation, and quickly raised his hands and said, "I have sincerely surrendered to Dashun..."

The pockmarked general ignored him, but turned around and shouted: "Master Chitose, there are more than forty or fifty rebels here!"

Thousand-year-old master? Rebellious thief... Zhang Jinyan, Xiang Yu and others were confused for a moment.

Who is Qian Suiye? Is it Li Zicheng's son? Then who is the rebel? Does Dashun also call Zhu Ming's side rebels?

When I was confused, a rather surprised voice sounded: "Ah, Mr. Xiang, are you trying to fight against the Ming Dynasty?"

When Xiang Yu heard the voice, he felt familiar! It was the voice of the Crown Prince Zhu Cixi... He quickly followed the voice and looked at it, and at first glance, Hun'er was almost frightened to death.

Zhu Cixiang, who was dressed in iron armor, was riding a horse in a swaggering manner, surrounded by several guards. When he reached the pockmarked general, he gently reined in the reins, and then looked at a group of captured rebels with a smile.

them.

Xiang Yu is an official in the East Palace. Of course he recognized Zhu Cixiang at a glance. Now he couldn't even speak properly: "You, you, you are His Highness the Crown Prince...why are you here?"

"Yes, yes, I am the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Cixiang nodded with a smile, "Mr. Xiang, you are so careless, why didn't you see more clearly before you ran out and became a rebel... The rebellious generals are still

He’s climbing the wall! It’s early!”

"Oops!" Zhang Jinyan shouted at the side, "I'm so confused. The city gates are blocked. How can the Dashun soldiers ride into the city on horseback?"

"Hahaha!" Zhu Cixiang smiled, "Zhang Shangshu, Mr. Xiang, and you guys, do you know that joining the rebellion is rebellion? To rebel... you will be beheaded!"

When it came to "decapitation", Zhu Cixiang's tone had turned cold, and then he shouted: "Get them all for me!"

"Here!"

The East Palace guards following Zhu Cihong were already ready to capture people. After hearing the order, they swarmed up and captured all the officials who were surrendering and the servants they brought with them.

Xiang Yu was already frightened, and when two East Palace guards fought against him, he begged repeatedly: "Master Qian Sui, please forgive me, please forgive me... I was confused for a moment, and I don't dare to do it anymore."

Zhang Jinyan still had some backbone, and knowing that he could not get any favors, he simply yelled: "Zhu Cixiang, you are a brat. You are about to die, but you still dare to be arrogant. When King Chuang's soldiers break the city..."

"Gagged! Bound!" Zhu Cixiang waved his hand fiercely, "Take them all to the Meridian Gate and behead them!"

As soon as they heard that they were going to be beheaded, the captured civil servants and their servants all started wailing. The cries of mercy and the sounds of wailing came one after another. The people watching on both sides of the street were also frightened.

, everyone dispersed in a hurry, and no one dared to sing the ballad to welcome King Chuang... It was better to escape for one's life!

…

Meridian Gate is very close to Zhengyangmenwai Street where Zhang Jinyan, Xiang Yu and other rebels were arrested. After entering Zhengyangmen, not far away is Daming Gate. Daming Gate has a long street leading to Chengtian Gate.

There are yamen on both sides of the street. On the east side are the Six Ministries, the Zongren Mansion, and the Hanlin Academy. On the right are the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army, Jinyiwei, and the General Administration Department. Most of the officials in the capital of the Ming Dynasty served in these yamen. Later generations

The Tiananmen Square is also in this area. Chengtianmen was later named Tiananmen!

After entering Tiananmen, there is another wide walkway, with the Altar of Sheji and the Imperial Ancestral Temple on both sides. At the end of the walkway is the legendary Meridian Gate.

The so-called beheading at the Meridian Gate is probably about this - beheading at the gate of the Imperial Ancestral Temple? In real history, there is no such thing. Beijing has a special place for execution. In the Ming Dynasty, it was at the Dongsi Archway, and in the Qing Dynasty, it was changed to the vegetable market.

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Chapter completed!