To say that Xia Wanchun and Han Lingshan were sleeping these days would indeed be an injustice to them.
First of all, after Han Lingshan watched the emperor and Wang Chengen, his master and servant, drink and bleed to death, he placed their bodies first to ensure that their bodies would not be insulted.
Secondly, according to the order from Lantian, they also have to collect the bodies of those who died for the Ming Dynasty.
So, both Han Lingshan and Xia Wanchun have been very busy these days.
Because there were so many people in the Dead Country, completely beyond their expectations.
Compared with the martyrdom of the ministers of Emperor Jianwen after Zhu Di ascended the throne, there were not too many ministers in Chongzhen Dynasty, only more than 30 ministers, and most of them were literati and officials. But the martyrdom of these people was worthy of their predecessors.
As for ministers and ministers, Xuanwu Bowei Shichun, Xinlehou Liu Wenbing, and Prince Consort Gong Yonggu either closed their doors and set themselves on fire, or their entire families jumped into a well.
As for civil servants, the first recommendation was the bachelor Fan Jingwen. After he wrote in large letters on the wall, "Whoever said that he believed in the country (Wen Tianxiang) is not a man, what will he do if he postpones his stay?" He resolutely committed suicide by throwing himself into a well.
Ni Yuanlu, the Minister of Household Affairs, hanged himself to die for his country.
Liu Lishun, the number one scholar, heard that thieves had entered the city, and wrote a fatal message: "Benevolent and righteous is what Confucius and Mencius taught. Wenshan practiced it, why not me!" A family of eighteen closed their doors and committed suicide.
Li Banghua, the censor of Zuodu, tried his best to persuade the emperor to flee south, but was scolded by the emperor as a "rat".
However, when the city was destroyed, he wrote on the door of the pavilion: "A dignified husband, a sage and a disciple. He is loyal and filial, and his death will overwhelm him." He committed suicide by taking medicine.
Wu Linzheng, the young minister of Taichang Temple, had been commanding the guards on the city. After the city fell, he hanged himself.
The soldiers of the Dashun Army had heard his name for a long time and passed by his door without daring to go inside to rob him. They exclaimed: "A good man, a true loyal minister!"
The Ministry of Household Affairs reported to Wu Ganlai who was involved in the incident. , wrote a poem in the hall: "Who is left behind to worry about the world, the red flags are fierce at the top of the city. The king and his ministers are righteous, the world is dawning, the foxes and mice are fighting in the wind and rain in the autumn. The mountains and rivers are empty of tears and blood, sad and Pinglang is full of sorrow. Xun knows that the world situation is difficult to fight for , I hope my loyalty will last forever!" He led himself to hang himself in his room.
Jin Xuan, the head of the Ministry of War, committed suicide by drowning himself in the river.
When his mother and wife heard about it, they cried and said: "We are destined wives, how can we be humiliated at the hands of thieves!" One after another they threw themselves into the well and died.
After his brother buried his mother, brother and sister-in-law, he also threw himself into a well and died...
What can be said is that when the city was destroyed and the country was in ruins, hundreds of palace maids in the Forbidden City who had not escaped with the princess committed suicide, so powerful that thousands of surrendered ministers died of shame!
p>With so many people martyred, Xia Wanchun and Han Lingshan were very busy.
"The things in Beijing are finally over. I want to go home, back to the academy, and stop by to see my dad on the way. I am very worried that he will be pissed to death by Tan Boming, Zhang Feng and others."
p>"It's almost over. Li Dingguo's troops are ready to attack."
"Li Dingguo's army is clearly in Miyun.Why not quickly march into the capital? ”
“Because there is Li Hongji’s general Li Jin blocking the way, who is fighting to the death, just to give Li Hongji enough time to torture and plunder the capital. ”
“So, Liu Zongmin’s atrocities were actually forced by us? "
"No, it's because they are cruel. "
"I am beginning to miss Mu Tiantao now. His army was defeated by the bandits and has been scattered. I don't know if he is still alive. "
"Don't think about it, good or bad is his own choice. We at Lantian always respect other people's choices. "
"Forget it, the Ming Dynasty is dead, let's stop talking bad about them.
This time the master sent me to the capital, and I finally understood his painstaking efforts. No matter what kind of things we do or what kind of struggles we engage in, the interests of the country must come first.
We must remember that self-interest must be subordinate to the overall situation!
Han Lingshan nodded and said: "Everyone does not need to understand this truth. It only needs some key people to understand it. I think you can see it too. You will be the first person trained by your master." The candidates for the fourth or fifth generation of state ministers,
If you understand this truth, then our Lantian Imperial Court will be stable for at least thirty years. ”
Xia Wanchun said: “I will also deliberately cultivate a person in the future, and he will also have to go through what I went through.
Han Lingshan said: "The Ming Dynasty is finished. Where can you find such an opportunity?" "
Xia Wanchun sneered and said: "If there is no such opportunity, I will create such an opportunity. ”
Han Lingshan felt that he was already a person who would do anything to achieve great things. Now after listening to Xia Wanchun’s words, he felt that he was still a very kind and simple person.
Cunning and insidious , Vicious, has never been a derogatory term.
This is a necessary high quality for politicians!
It is unacceptable for the enemy, but for the politicians they represent. For the common people, meeting a ruler who has such characteristics is definitely a blessing, not a disaster.
Meeting a ruler who is truly benevolent, kind, and noble to the outside world is the common people. The catastrophe.
The ragged Mu Tiantao walked on the streets of the capital without looking away, and countless Dashun soldiers passed by him without any panic.
< p>Nowadays, the streets of the capital are full of people like him.It is strange that the Dashun Army is extremely cruel to those wearing silk and satin, but they are so cruel to a half-grown wanderer like him. He was very friendly, and after walking less than half a street, he got half a bitten chicken and two black-faced steamed buns.
He didn't mind it, biting into his hands. The chicken in the house was wandering on the street.
Once the eight thousand troops dispersed, he found that he did not seem to have much sadness. At least, Xue Xiucai and the others finally followed him out of the encirclement. .
MuTian Tao placed these people in a villa that he had ordered Xue Xiucai to buy, and then entered the capital alone.
After experiencing a series of bloody battles in the capital, Mu Tiantao thought that he had cleared away all the kindness of Prince Mu's Mansion. From now on, he was ready to truly live for himself.
Lan Tian has no face to go back.
So, he thought he would hang out with Li Hongji for a while and then see which way the wind blows.
He didn’t want to ask Li Hongji for a high-ranking official or a big salary. He knew clearly that with Yun Zhao around, Li Hongji’s fate would not be too good. He just wanted to know that Li Hongji was being driven from the capital by Lantian’s army. After being driven away, where else can you go?
Along the way, there were still many Dashun soldiers who took a fancy to this tall and middle-aged man, hoping that he could join the Dashun army and enjoy the hot and spicy food.
It’s just that Mu Tiantao didn’t like these unshaven, dirty and ugly soldiers, so he just kept evading, saying that he wanted to find his uncle in the Dashun Army.
Mu Tiantao's Shaanxi dialect immediately stopped other soldiers from recruiting. Under normal circumstances, anyone from Shaanxi would be thrown into the Wang Laoying camp or Liu Zongmin's personal guards. Recruit.
He also gave him half a half-eaten roast chicken and two steamed buns, and gave him directions to Laoying and Liu Zongmin's mansion.
These people know that this kind of young man who obviously has the tall and burly figure of Guanzhong people is the favorite of Li Hongji and Liu Zongmin.
Over the years, it has been very difficult to recruit warriors from Guanzhong who dare to fight. The wealthy Guanzhong people are now Yunzhao's lackeys. No one is willing to abandon their homes and careers to follow these bandits. mix.
After thinking about it, Mu Tiantao still felt that it would be better to sneak into Liu Zongmin's army.
To enter Liu Zongmin's army, it is not enough to speak Shaanxi dialect alone. You must have merit.
Seeing the stakes that Liu Zongmin placed at the gate, as well as the bloody corpses on the stakes, Mu Tiantao looked at them for a long time, but did not see the figure of Wei Dezao, the chief minister of the dynasty.
Then, he found a piece of hemp paper, and wrote Wei Dezao's name and the words "Cao Gong's treasure" with his left hand, and said a standard mouthful with a smile on his face. The Guanzhong words were handed to the Dashun soldiers guarding the gate.
Hearing that the boy from Guanzhong had fled to the capital, the Dashun soldiers who were both from Shaanxi naturally became a little closer to him.
Without much effort, Mu Tiantao, a black-faced and down-and-out boy whose aristocratic temperament had long been wiped away by the cold wind in the capital, was brought to Liu Zongmin.
"What do you mean?"
Liu Zongmin held a charming ** woman in his arms and pointed at the piece of hemp paper he sent with his thick fingers.
Mu Tiantao said quickly: "I heard that Wei Dezao, the chief minister of the dynasty, obtained the secret map of Cao Huachun's treasure house."
Liu Zongmin frowned and said: "Is that the eunuch who oversees the East Factory? ”
Mu Tiantao nodded repeatedly.
Liu Zongmin nodded, pushed away the woman in his arms, pointed at Mu Tiantao and said: "Guanzhong baby?"
Mu Tiantao puffed up his chest and said: "Guanzhong swordsman!"< /p>
Liu Zongmin laughed loudly when he heard this, and then he drew out the long knife beside him and slashed it like a sword.
Mu Tiantao jumped out of the way, rolled twice on the ground, and hid far away. As soon as he stood up, he punched a guard hard on the waist. The guard bent down in pain. He took the opportunity to pull out the guard's long sword, put it across the guard's neck and said: "Let me go."
Liu Zongmin's long sword had been sheathed at some point, and the beautiful woman returned to him In his arms, Liu Zongmin's big hands were trying to figure out the woman's arms, and he said to the woman: "That's the bad thing about the Guanzhong kid. He has a bad temper, but he has a bad head."
The woman smiled sweetly. He said: "The general can accept him as his adopted son and slowly teach him to be smart."
Mu Tiantao said angrily: "If you want a son, give him a child. Grandpa has parents!"
Liu Zongmin laughed even more heartily after hearing this. He slapped the woman hard on the buttocks and said, "She is a good childbearer. When I have time, I will give birth to seventeen or eight sons to follow me." Let's conquer the world together."
Looking up, he saw Mu Tiantao holding the guard and walking slowly out, and said with a grin: "You entered Grandpa's door, you want to run away so easily?"
"I gave you a way to get rich, but you don't pay attention to it, and you still want to kill me to silence me. It's great to exchange one life for another!"
Liu Zongmin laughed harder and pointed at Mu Tiantao. Said: "If grandpa wants to kill you, do you think you can escape?"
The guard who was held hostage by Mu Tiantao grinned and said: "You little fool, if you don't let go, kowtow to the general. , He’s a fucking swordsman, he doesn’t have any eyesight at all.”
Mu Tiantao looked back at the other guards who were watching the fun with their hands folded, and couldn’t help but blush, and slowly relaxed. He opened the guard, returned the other person's long sword, then knelt on one knee with his hands clasped above his head, and said loudly: "Black Suan Ni Liu Yunlong is willing to serve the general, please take him in."
Liu Zongmin smiled even more. He was so happy that his big yellow teeth were clearly exposed. He kissed the woman heavily on the face and said, "Listen, Hei Suan Ni, damn, it sounds better than my grandfather's reputation back then!"