When Zhu Cixiang led his troops to escort Zhang Jinyan, Xiang Yu and other rebels into the Daming Gate, the morning court had already begun, but there were still late officials slowly going to the Meridian Gate one after another. All the yamen in the Daming Gate also had weak people.

It was running, the doors were opened, and officials and scribes arrived one after another.

This scene is almost the same as before Li Zicheng’s army came to Beijing!

Officials and clerks, large and small, all seemed very relaxed. Some people were chatting while walking. Most of the topics discussed had nothing to do with the ongoing war. Many of them were simply about gambling and drinking wine last night.

Last night, there were gunfire all night around the outer city!

Not many of the officials and courtiers in the Ming Dynasty cared about it... Most of them obviously had the same idea as Zhang Jinyan and Xiang Yu. They just wanted to surrender! If you can't become an official in the Ming Dynasty, then you can become a Dashun official.

As an official, if you really can't do it, you can go home and take care of yourself in old age.

Of course, there are people who are anxious to get angry. However, most of these people were pulled over by Zhu Cihong and either joined the Kenan camp or the Beijing camp; or spent money to buy a runaway order and ran to Tianjin long ago; or they stayed at home.

Pack your bags and wait to escape with Zhu Cixiang and Emperor Chongzhen.

There are only a few dozen ministers who have now arrived at Huangji Gate to discuss the strategy of retreating from the enemy with Emperor Chongzhen who is like an ant on a hot pot.

Zhu Cixiang, who was wearing armor, led a fully armed army, escorting more than a dozen officials, including the former Minister of War and Zhan Shifu, as well as twenty or thirty men dressed as servants, and rushed in.

When we arrived at Daming Gate, the air inside the door suddenly solidified!

The officials of the Ming Dynasty, who were walking slowly, chatting with gusto, and thinking about how to escape or surrender, all seemed to be under a restraining spell, looking at this unbelievable scene in front of them.

What happened?

Why did the crown prince lead troops into the Ming Dynasty? He also arrested so many officials... Is this a palace coup? The crown prince finally couldn't stand the fatuous king who had subjugated his country?

But the rogue bandits are all approaching the city. Is it too late for the palace to change now?

In addition, didn’t Zhang Jinyan step down? Why did the prince arrest him? Does Zhang Jinyan, who was dismissed and investigated, still want to prevent the crown prince’s coup? Is he that loyal?

Just when everyone was thinking wildly, the guards of the East Palace with loud voices began to shout: "Listen carefully, everyone, Zhang Jinyan, Xiang Yu and others openly rebelled outside Zhengyang Gate this morning, acting as rogue internal agents, and were suppressed by the troops led by Master Qiantose.

, were seized on the spot, and more than a dozen copies of surrender letters and congratulations were copied, as well as dozens of weapons... irrefutable evidence!

Therefore, Lord Chitose issued an order to escort these rebels outside the Meridian Gate and behead them!"

What?

Zhang Jinyan and Xiang Yu became rebels? They acted so fast!

But why were you so careless and caught by the Crown Prince? Isn't this too unlucky?

And now we have to behead people outside the Meridian Gate... But is outside the Meridian Gate a place for killing? This is still the time when the emperor was in court, and the emperor was inside the Meridian Gate. You, the prince, killed dozens of people at a time outside the Meridian Gate.

Personally, who are you killing this for?

The officials outside the Meridian Gate were all stunned by Zhu Cixiang's behavior. They just watched in a daze as more than a thousand East Palace guards and soldiers from the Kenan Camp escorted dozens of death row prisoners towards the Meridian Gate, and then outside the Meridian Gate again.

, setting up the execution ground for murder!

This is really killing people!

Seeing that Zhu Cihong was serious, Xiang Yu and several concubines had almost fainted from crying. After all, Zhang Jinyan had been the Minister of the Ministry of War. He was a bit tougher, but his face was pale. The servants who followed Zhang Jinyan to surrender were all

There was no gag, everyone was crying and begging for mercy.

Many officials and scribes gathered around to watch. Zhu Cihong also dismounted his horse, stood upright with his hand on the hilt of his sword, and looked fiercely. He just looked coldly at the rebel who was about to be stabbed.

His head guard, Wang Qize, is arranging for an executioner... not just anyone is qualified to kill! Those who are qualified to serve as executioners are all noble children in the East Palace Guard Camp. They have never killed anyone in the past, but now

This is my first time killing someone!

Less than a stick of incense had passed, and behind most of the rebels who were kneeling outside the Meridian Gate, waiting to be stabbed, stood a young nobleman with a pale face.

People must be killed! This is the fate of their generation of Ming Dynasty nobles!

But there is one rebel who does not have an executioner behind him. This rebel is Shao Zhan Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu looked at Zhu Cixiang with pleading eyes. He is Zhu Cixiang's official! There should be some preferential treatment, right? Why not take him to the imperial prison first?

Lock up?

At this time, Zhu Cixiang had already walked up to Xiang Yu with a smile on his face, and then solemnly bowed to him: "Mr. Xiang, you are my lecturer, and you have taught me many saints' principles.

I have always respected your knowledge very much. I also understand that it is easy to tell but difficult to do, and I also know that it is impossible for you to act according to the way of a saint. But I never thought that you would be so eager to surrender!"

As he spoke, his eyes were cold and stern, slowly sweeping over everyone onlookers, and his tone suddenly became extremely cold.

"...It doesn't matter if Mr. Xiang refuses to die for the Ming Dynasty. Even if Chuang Ni is forced to do so out of desperation, I will not blame him. But what happened today was out of desperation? Chuang Ni hasn't entered the city yet.

, the inner city of the capital is even more impregnable! You can’t wait to surrender to the enemy and surrender! You have disappointed me so much!

But after all, I have learned the principles of saints from you! There is a teacher-student relationship...so I cannot watch you die under the executioner's knife."

Forgive me?

Xiang Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Zhu Cixiang began to pace slowly, walked around behind Xiang Yu, suddenly stretched out his left hand and grabbed Xiang Yu's hair bun, and had already drawn his sword with his right hand, and then used the blade of the sword to press hard on Xiang Yu's neck.

With one stroke, warm blood spurted out, staining the blade of the sword red, and splashing on the back of Zhu Cihong's hand and the armor leaves of his armor.

The sudden change was completely beyond Xiang Yu's expectation. His eyes were staring hard, as if he didn't believe that he was dead, and there was a gurgling sound in his throat.

Zhu Cixiang, who committed the second murder, was much calmer. He held Xiang Yu's body with one hand, an apologetic smile appeared on his face, and said in a gentle voice: "Mr. Xiang, I'm here to see you off... All the way

good!"

This prince is so cruel! The courtiers outside the Meridian Gate were frightened.

His father is already fierce enough. He has killed many ministers over the years, but it was just words. This prince likes to do it himself! And this quickness... isn't this the first time he has killed people?

He is only sixteen years old, and he kills people like this? Can he still do it when he grows up?

By the way, this prince seems to be very cunning! He is cunning and cruel, and he is especially good at buying military morale and amassing money... He is really not a good person!

Xiang Yu had already fallen. Zhu Cixiang wiped the sword and his palm with his official uniform, then sheathed the sword and looked back at the dozens of other pale-faced executioners. He said with a smile: "It's your turn! Take action."

Well... the first time you kill someone, it’s always uncomfortable, and you’ll get used to it after killing too many people!”

…

"Your Majesty, please crawl..."

"Climb...how did you crawl into Beijing City?"

When Zhu Cixiang committed the second murder, Li Zicheng had already arrived outside Yongding Gate. Yongding Gate and the nearby city walls were occupied by troops commanded by Chen Yongfu.

Li Zicheng, who was listening to the good news in Diaoyutai, heard that Yongding Gate had been captured. He didn't ask any questions and came excitedly with his imperial camp.

On the way here, he had already made up his mind to ride a big horse into Beijing!

He has been thinking about this for many years!

But who knew that before Chen Yongfu opened the Yongding Gate, he just found a ladder, wrapped it in yellow cloth, and asked Emperor Dashun to climb into Beijing...

Chen Yongfu smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, I can't do anything... Zhu Thief's soldiers blocked the city gate, not only Yongding Gate, but also You'an Gate, Guangning Gate, and Xibian Gate. So the soldiers who advanced to the city were blocked.
Chapter completed!