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With such a virtue at the end of Ming Dynasty, taking the prince and princess away, I am afraid that the news will leak before they leave the palace.

Chongzhen didn't have that ability, so he could only rely on Wang Tiaoding for everything.

A few days later, Wang Tiaoding made a plan to go out of the city, and Chongzhen was very satisfied with it.

So the imperial decree was issued, ordering the patriarch of the patriarchal mansion and the captain of the son-in-law, Ran Xingrang, to go to sacrifice to the imperial mausoleum instead of the royal family, and pray for the ancestors and ancestors to protect the Ming Dynasty forever. Due to the emptiness of the national treasury, the sacrifices were simplified and the scale of sacrifices was minimized.

This is in line with the practice of the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor generally only attends the grand ceremony.

Usually, sacrifices to the gods of mountains and rivers are mostly handed over to the officials of the Ministry of Rites. Sacrifice to the imperial mausoleum and so on, let the noble relatives do it for you.

But this time it was a bit outrageous, Chongzhen seemed to feel that a son-in-law sacrifice was not sincere, and sent his own sons and daughters to sacrifice.

At this time, Chongzhen had already had children who had not yet died, including the eldest son Zhu Cihong (11 years old), the third son Zhu Cijiong (8 years old), the fourth son Zhu Cixiong (8 years old), Princess Kunxing (10 years old), and Princess Zhaoren (1 year old).

Princess Zhaoren was carried out of the city by her wet nurse.

This kind of sacrifice method is against the rules, but it doesn't matter, who the hell cares about it.

Civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty, including noble relatives, are trying to make money in different ways. Just wait for the city of Beijing to be destroyed, and immediately take refuge in the new monarch, so as to keep one's own wealth and honor is the fundamental.

There are more than a hundred people in the sacrificial team, and they head north in chariots.

In this north direction, no one guessed that it was heading south. Who would have thought that when the prince and princess ran away, they would make a fuss first, and it was just to confuse the officials.

When they arrived at Qinghedian, the son-in-law Ran Xingrang suddenly suffered from abdominal pain, ordered the team to stop and rest, and at the same time sent soldiers back to the city to ask for a doctor.

According to the geographical location of later generations, Qinghedian is located outside the North Fifth Ring Road, and the scale of a small town has not yet formed in the late Ming Dynasty.

The battle of sorghum and He in Song and Liao, the base camp of the Liao army is here!

That night, Ran Xingrang called all the princes and princesses over, as if he was about to die soon, as if he wanted to leave some last words.

He talked a lot of nonsense, and it was intermittent, which made Zhu Cihong a little impatient.

At this moment, countless torches were lit on the other side of the Qinghe Bridge, followed by shouts of killing: "Shoot into Beijing and capture the emperor alive!"

Everyone was shocked. Officials, factory guards, soldiers, and handymen all ran away, and some even didn't care about putting on clothes and shoes.

Ran Xingrang turned over and got up, warning: "Don't panic!"

The wet nurse trembled with fright, and wanted to run away with Princess Zhaoren in her arms, but her legs were weak and she couldn't walk, she cried, "This...what can I do?"

Ran Xingrang scolded: "Shut up!"

Ran Xingrang hated the princess' wet nurse very much, because when the princess got married in the future, the wet nurse was likely to be the housekeeper of the princess mansion.

Ran Xingrang suffered a lot back then. Every time he met Princess Shouning, he had to bribe the housekeeper and eunuch. Once, when the housekeeper was drinking and gambling, Ran Xingrang didn't bother, and went directly into the house to have sex with the princess.

Knowing the situation, the housekeeper rushed into the room to catch the adulterer, scolded the princess for being shameless, and ordered the eunuch to beat the son-in-law.

The princess ran to her biological mother (Concubine Zheng) to complain, but she couldn't see her at all. Because the housekeeper had already sued the villain first, and bought off the eunuchs and maids around Concubine Zheng.

This situation happened many times in the Ming Dynasty, especially in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, when both the princess and the consort were bullied.

A red-helmed general rushed in and said anxiously to Ran Xingrang: "My lord, the intruders are here, hurry up and escort the prince and princess to evacuate!"

Ran Xingrang smiled and said, "You didn't run for your life?"

The red-helmed general said: "The royal nobles are here, how can they let go of them? My lord, don't say too much, hurry up and protect the prince and princess and escape!"

"What's your name?" Ran Xingrang asked.

The red-helmed general was so anxious that he grabbed Zhu Cihong and yelled, "My son-in-law, I will take the prince and escape first!"

"This is the sacred decree!"

Ran Xingrang took out an imperial decree, which belonged to the central decree and did not go through the supervisor of rituals and the cabinet.

The Red Helmet General was stunned for a moment, and finally realized that something was wrong.

Ran Xingrang pointed outside: "Those are not intruders, they are arranged by His Majesty."

"Your Majesty is going to..." The Red Helmets became more and more confused.

Ran Xingrang explained: "Your Majesty has proclaimed Zhao Han the King of Wu and married Princess Kunxing. Both the prince and the princess are going to Nanjing. You are very good. There are hundreds of people here, and you are the only one staying to protect the safety of the royal family. "

The Red Helmet General was shocked, but then he felt reasonable, Ming Dynasty must perish, and the emperor really should leave a way out for his sons and daughters.

The red-helmet general clasped his hands and replied: "In the next week, Ying Yuan is just a red-helmet pawn."

The so-called red-helmet generals are the guards of honor of the Ming emperor.

You must be tall, good-looking, and innocent to be selected for the guard of honor. The armor is all fake, it may be made of paper, and the weapons may be all wood and painted.

This situation is very common. The guard of honor of European monarchs also has beautiful armor.

Ran Xingrang said: "Follow me to Nanjing. When you reach the Jianghuai area, someone will be sent back to pick up your family members. My family members are also staying in Beijing at the moment."

"Obey!"

Zhou Yingyuan was overjoyed.

Loyalty to the royal family is one thing, but who wouldn't want to be able to survive? Not to mention saving the lives of the whole family.

Wang Tiaoding paced into the tent, and behind him stood two men with swords on their backs, and said with a smile: "My son-in-law, please."

Zhu Cihong, Zhu Yuxi and other emperor's children left the Forbidden City for the first time since they were young. They were terribly frightened at first, but now they understood a little bit, and followed everyone to the river in a daze.

There are more than 20 small boats docked in the river, and there are three swordsmen on each boat.

This is a member of Datong that Wang Diaoding himself developed in the capital, and he borrowed Xu Ying's example.

Ran Xingrang boarded a small boat, and a Confucian scholar bowed his hands to him: "My son-in-law, it's been a long time."

"President Yuan?" Ran Xing was a little surprised.

The name of this Confucian scholar was Yuan Jixian, a native of Jiangxi Province, who was well appreciated by Yang Sichang.

After Yang Sichang's death, Yuan Jixian was attacked by political enemies, saying that he was an internal response sent by Zhao Han, and that the Yuan family had turned their family into a traitor. Because of the defeat in the front-line war, Yuan Jixian was imprisoned and released only half a year ago.

Yuan Jixian was able to get out of prison not because he paid money to atone for his crime, but because dozens of his disciples walked all the way from Shanxi to the capital to knock on the gate and cry for grievances.

The initiator of entering Beijing to knock the que was named Fu Shan, with the word Qingzhu and Qingzhu!

This person also studied Confucianism and Taoism, worked in poetry, calligraphy and painting, and was also good at swordsmanship. By the way, he also worked as a medical saint.

Of course, at this time there was no reputation as a "medical sage". He was a well-known good doctor, and he only devoted himself to medical skills after the death of the Ming Dynasty.

Fu Shan stood beside Yuan Jixian, holding a long pole in his hand, and by the light of the torch, he pushed the boat away from the shore.

Ran Xingrang looked up at the night sky and let out a long sigh.

Chongzhen and Wang Tiaoding chose this son-in-law to work because the son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty was always poor.

It's not that the family is poor, but that I am poor, because I don't have any real power at all, and I don't even have the ability to occupy land in the suburbs of Beijing.

Even if we only talk about consorts, Ran Xingrang is the poorest among the consorts.

At that time, there were three candidates, and the other two were dressed brightly. Only Ran Xingrang was wearing old clothes, and he was too inferior to look up. Emperor Wanli fell in love at a glance. He was poor and timid, so he was a good match for his daughter.

Historically, Li Zicheng went to Beijing to torture his salary, and Ran Xingrang was beaten to death, but he failed to torture the hidden silver.

A poor man!

In addition, Ran Xingrang's hometown is in Nanzhili, and he is very willing to perform tasks in order to go home.

Everyone protected the prince and princess, sailed from Qinghe River to Yuhe River, rowed all the way to Tongzhou, and then transferred to a big boat to Nanjing.

But those red helmets, officials, eunuchs, factory guards and handymen who fled ran all the way outside Beijing, shouting in horror: "The intruders are coming, open the city gate!"

The defenders panicked, instead of thinking about defending the city, they rushed home one after another.

There are also city guards who come to their senses, why are they running? If the intruders come and surrender, they can also get the merit of dedicating the city.

They waited and waited, but the intruders didn't come, and they were inevitably a little disappointed.

When the news came out, the whole city was in chaos, and shouts came from everywhere at night.

The relatives and ministers were also terrified. Only a few went to the city for defense, and most of them hid at home, waiting to surrender to the intruders the next day. There are also some loyal ministers who tied the ropes well, and the whole family hanged themselves when the robbers broke through the city.

Chaos soon spread to the imperial city, and the guards of the imperial city panicked and went home.

Eunuchs and maids steal property. Some were waiting for a change of dynasty, and some slipped out of the palace with their belongings.

The eunuchs dare not leave, because they have too much money, they are easy to be robbed halfway, and it is more secure to seek refuge with the new king.

Chongzhen was woken up in the middle of the night, and the eunuch Wang Chengen broke in, yelling in fear: "My lord, the intruders have entered the city, let's run away!"

The news was so outrageous that when it reached the eunuch, Li Zicheng had already entered Beijing.

Concubine Tian Gui sat up in panic: "How can this be good?"

Concubine Tian Gui gave birth to two sons, one died last year and another this year. She became depressed, and Chongzhen often came to have intercourse recently, which can be regarded as comforting Concubine Tian Gui's pain of losing her son.

Chongzhen smiled calmly: "Continue to sleep peacefully, Li Chuang is a fake, I know it well."

Both Wang Chengen and Concubine Tian Gui were suspicious, thinking that Emperor Chongzhen had been frightened and confused.

At this moment, Empress Zhou and other concubines also rushed to Concubine Tian's bedroom.

There is no way to sleep tonight, so Chongzhen asked all the concubines to sit down, and said to Wang Chengen: "There are so many eunuchs in the palace, only you come to report the news, and you can see people's hearts in times of trouble."

"My servant is willing to die for the emperor," Wang Chengen knelt down, "Your lord, hurry up and escape while in chaos!"

Chongzhen waved his hand and said: "The intruder didn't come, you are all at ease. As for the prince and princess, they must have gone far away by boat at this time. The South is gone, the Central Plains are gone, and the Northwest and Liaodong are gone. Da Ming and I, etc. It's just death. While you're still alive, let's live a clean life. All these years, I have been busy, and now I can finally take it easy."

Historically, the southern provinces were still in the hands of Daming, and Chongzhen was busy fighting wits and courage with his ministers.

Chongzhen wanted to move to the south, implying that the minister took the initiative.

Some ministers also wanted to move south, hoping that Chongzhen would take the initiative.

The monarchs and ministers dare not speak of moving south, even if any minister speaks out, he will be sprayed bloody by the ministers.

So he kept consuming until Li Zicheng's troops came to the city.

Now you don't have to worry so much, and you can't find a place to move the capital. Chongzhen decided to enjoy the rest of his life, and the whole family committed suicide when the city of Beijing was destroyed.

Especially tonight, the whole city was in chaos, and only one Wang Chengen came to report.

Fake news is like this, Li Zicheng can still defend when he calls?

"Haha, don't be so sad, go to Xiyuan Lake tomorrow!"

Chongzhen laughed heartily, taking nothing for granted, as if he was back when he was a prince.