Outside Puzikou City, corpses were strewn all over the ground, and snowflakes were floating on the messy corpses, making it particularly solemn and desolate. On the ground lay a fallen flag, the word "Ming" on it was already blurred in the mud and snow.
A soldier wearing a wide-brimmed hat ran desperately in the snow, accidentally kicked a corpse and fell to the ground. He immediately turned over and stared at the whistling iron horse with terrified eyes. He pressed his hands on the snow behind him and kicked his feet to move his body backwards.
A large flag with "Prince Gaoyang" written on it fluttered over, and on a large brown horse, Zhu Gaoxu, who was fully armored, raised his spear and stabbed at the soldiers on the ground. But the spear was suddenly retracted, and Zhu Gaoxu shouted on horseback, "Surrender and you can avoid death!"
"General, please spare my life!" the soldier finally shouted.
Zhu Gaoxu then put away his spear. The soldier turned
"Wa wa wa..." Zhu Wengui, who was less than one year old, seemed to sense the danger. He kicked and cried in the arms of the eunuch Wu Zhong.Empress Ma was distressed when she heard this and looked back at Wengui several times. If Wengui fell into the hands of the enemy, he would be in great danger, but Empress Ma could not bear to take his life personally. After all, he was her own flesh and blood. She could only leave it to fate and let Wengui's fate take its course."Your Majesty!" Eunuch Wu Zhong knelt in the hall holding the little prince, "Your Majesty, please think twice..."Ma said, "I am the mother of the country. How can I be humiliated by a traitor?"Wu Zhong cried, "I am willing to follow the Queen."Ma pointed at the child in his arms and said, "Take good care of Wengui."Wu Zhong knelt there for a long time.Ma gritted her teeth and walked out of Kunning Palace without looking back. The spring snow outside had stopped,
The simple room in the temple was almost empty except for two pieces of crude wooden furniture and cloth bedding. Yao Ji propped her back against the wooden door and heard people outside discussing how to execute her!Yao Ji was terrified and angry, her hands and feet were shaking. She didn't want to die! She wanted a lot of things, but after more than ten years in this world, all she got was torture. How could she be willing?After a while, there was a "bang" sound, and Yao Ji stumbled when the door was lifted, and the thin door was knocked open. Then two nuns came up and grabbed her, and tied a hemp rope around her.Yao Ji struggled to her feet, staring at the old nun at the door, gritting her teeth and hissing, "If I die here, I will turn into a fierce ghost and make you all die miserably!""Shut her mouth!"Yao Ji bit her lip and spat out a mouthful of blood toward the door, staring at it with her big eyes....The capital city, with a p
A circle of white cloth had been hung on the Meridian Gate, and faint sounds of mourning were heard from the palace. Zhu Gaoxu stood on the Thousand-Step Corridor and heard Wang Bin say that the emperor had committed suicide by burning himself in the Fengtian Hall and had passed away.Zhu Gaoxu looked back to the north and thought to himself: When the Fengtian Hall caught fire, I went in personally, and I didn't see the emperor inside at all.He did not comment, but handed the reins to Wang Bin and said, "She is Yao Ji. You take care of her while I go to see my father first."Wang Bin said, "I obey your command."Yao Ji's bright eyes rested on Zhu Gaoxu. Zhu Gaoxu saw it and knew that Yao Ji didn't know anyone here except him, so he said kindly, "Don't worry, I'll be back soon."Wang Bin pointed to a mansion on the Qianbu Corridor, and Zhu Gaoxu walked towards that place alone.On the way, he was still thinking about one thing: before going
It looks very desolate among the carved windows and painted buildings.Zhu Gaoxu walked into the gatehouse and saw Yao Ji coming out of a wing room. She leaned against the door and looked at him, then took another step out, knelt down and bowed, her slender neck very straight.Yao Ji was still wearing a monk's robe, and it was a bit strange for her to perform such etiquette. However, she had lived in the palace before, so she performed the etiquette very properly."Forget it." Zhu Gaoxu said.The woman had to look at the ground while doing the salute. At this time, Yao Ji immediately raised her head and asked softly, "When the prince saw Queen Ma, what did she say?""I said some bad things about you." Zhu Gaoxu forced a smile and said, "But I defended you. You were born to be extremely beautiful, so you are jealous of others, and because you have been bullied for a long time, you have so much resentment."Yao Ji immediately cast a grateful
The people in Wuding Marquis's mansion were in mourning and weeping. They were not weeping because the emperor had passed away, but because the old Marquis Guo Ying had passed away!Yesterday, the Jingnan Army entered the capital. This morning, Guo Ying drank poison and died for his country. When he died, blood was gushing out of his seven orifices and his face was hideous. When the son-in-law Guo Zhen got the news, he hurried back to the mansion. At this time, the second son of the Marquis, Guo Ming, had already wiped the blood off his father's face and discussed with his brothers: when the funeral was held, they should say that their father had died of illness!Two brothers disagreed, but the eldest son Guo Zhen quickly sided with his second brother Guo Ming. The eldest brother had his own opinion, so the Marquisate claimed that Guo Ying died of old age and illness.At this time, many shops in the capital were still closed. The incident happened suddenly a
Just when Guo Ming was about to go find Dali Temple Minister Xue Yan, Xue Yan came to his house on his own to mourn the old marquis.Xue Yan was immediately received as a distinguished guest by Guo Ming, who personally followed him around and led the way. Xue Yan went to the mourning hall to pay respect to the spirit tablet, and then said to Guo Ming and others, "The old marquis is old and has many children and grandchildren. Guo Dianbao must mourn for him."Guo Ming replied with tears in his eyes, and then said, "Mr. Xue Si, please come this way."He took Xue Yan to the living room not far away and sat him down. He said, "The world is in turmoil right now, but Mr. Xue Si still took the risk to come here. The Guo family is very grateful.""Where is the unrest? The situation has long been determined." Xue Yan said calmly, "Yesterday, when the King of Yan came to the capital, I met with him. Many people urged him to ascend the throne, and I followed suit
On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, the third day after the Jingnan Army entered the capital, Prince Yan refused several attempts to ascend the throne and received no consent from his ministers, so he reluctantly ascended the throne in the imperial city and became emperor.Since Emperor Jianwen died by self-immolation in the Fengtian Hall, the Fengtian Hall was burned down, and the coronation ceremony was held inside the Fengtian Gate. Zhu Gaoxu followed the royal family, nobles, generals and ministers to watch the ceremony.The interior of Fengtian Gate had already been properly decorated. On the dragon throne were set up a cloud disk and a yellow cloud cover that could collect "fairy dew". The ground was covered with a vermilion carpet that extended all the way outside the gate.The court officials and the musicians from the Jiaofang Bureau filled the Fengtian Gate. During the national mourning, the musicians did not play music, but the ceremon
Zhang returned to the Prince's Mansion and told Zhu Gaochi about Xu Miaojin's situation, repeatedly hinting that Miaojin's whereabouts had been unknown for half a year. But Zhu Gaochi was not interested.Then Zhang said, "Tie Xuan of the Shandong Provincial Administration Office has not surrendered yet. Didn't the official document from the capital say that your father will lead troops to attack him? When your father returns to Beiping, the prince can follow your father to the capital."Zhu Gaochi slumped on a couch, nodded thoughtfully and said nothing.Seeing this, Zhang said kindly, "My Lord, when you arrive in the capital, don't forget those former officials who were unsuccessful in their duties."Zhu Gaochi immediately said in a deep voice, "Are you dissatisfied with my father's satisfaction with me and think that things are not chaotic enough?"Zhang said softly, "The Crown Prince is our father's eldest son. If he doesn't become the Crown P