The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 742
As the Zijin Gate was opened, more and more Yong troops entered the city and fought fiercely with the defenders in the city.

In front of the second-level soldiers of the Yong Army, the army reinforced by the imperial court looked extremely weak at this moment.

It can be said that the Yong army pushed almost all the way and defeated the official army standing in front.

Of course, more and more officers and troops arrived, using the advantage of numbers to delay the advance of the Yong army.

The right guard of the prison gate, who was transferred by Wang Cunzhang, rushed to the inner side of the Zijin Gate, and organized defense by relying on the streets and alleys.

As for how long this line of defense can last, only God knows.

Because until this point, Wang Cunzhang, as the commander-in-chief of the city defense, rushed to the palace as quickly as possible.

The left guard of the prison gate who was mobilized by him had already appeared around the palace.

Soldiers and horses came and went for defense. Although they were powerful, the faces of the soldiers were full of worry.

It's normal to have such a mood, after all, the Yong army has entered the city, and the so-called city defense has actually been broken.

As the city guard, Wang Cunzhang has the highest right of passage, so he can naturally enter the palace smoothly.

Strictly speaking, his behavior of leaving the command center was irresponsible.

The reason for this choice was that Wang Cunzhang concluded that the capital could no longer be defended.

At this moment in the palace, Zhao Weilong has learned that the Yong army entered the Zijin Gate.

Fear and uneasiness lingered in Zhao Weilong's mind.

Zhao Weilong was scolded by Zhao Yanxun in the morning, and Zhao Weilong hadn't recovered from it yet, how could he have thought that this kind of thing would happen again in the afternoon.

According to his conservative estimate, the defense of the capital can last at least a month.

One month is enough time for King Qin's troops to arrive. This is Zhao Weilong's only hope for victory.

While there is little hope, it is certainly better than no hope.

But even this slim hope was shattered by the news that the Yong army had entered the city.

"What's going on, have you found out?" Zhao Weilong raised his sword and asked loudly.

Outside Qian'an Palace, the eunuchs standing in fear.

Just now, the three eunuchs and two maids who could not answer had died under Zhao Weilong's sword.

"Speak, talk..."

Zhao Weilong looks like a madman. At this moment, he is in a state of madness, which is a profound interpretation of what is called a king of subjugation.

"Rebels, rebels... I will kill you gang of rebels!"

While swearing, Zhao Weilong raised his sword and slashed. The eunuchs and maids screamed in panic and fled in all directions.

"You bastards, how dare you run away... It's all wrong, it's all wrong!"

Zhao Weilong looked like a madman, don't see Wang Cunzhang who rushed into the palace.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

It's a pity that the surroundings were in chaos, and Wang Cunzhang's shouting voice was directly covered by the screams of the eunuchs and maids.

Wang Cunzhang wanted to go inside, but was knocked down by the fleeing eunuch, and watched Zhao Weilong rush out of the palace gate.

Obviously, the emperor had a mental breakdown.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Wang Cunzhang struggled to get up, followed Zhao Weilong and chased him out.

From Qian'an Palace to Chongzheng Palace, Zhao Weilong gradually calmed down after stabbing more than a dozen court ladies and eunuchs to death.

Lifting the sword and entering the Chongzheng Hall, Zhao Weilong looked around, not even seeing a young eunuch on duty.

The doors and windows were opened at random, and the sound of "popping" was made by the wind, which made the place even more cold and desolate.

"What about people? Where have they all gone?"

Walking up the imperial steps quickly, Zhao Weilong turned around, looked at the empty hall, and shouted with all his might: "Up to... Up!"

When he learned that the Zijin Gate had fallen, Zhao Weilong immediately sent someone to pass the decree and summoned officials to discuss matters.

All the government offices are in the imperial city, and the slowest one to reach Chongzheng Hall, 10 minutes is enough.

Now more than ten minutes have passed, but there is no one in the Chongzheng Hall.

"Shangchao... Shangchao... where did they all go?"

"They're all rebellious ministers, they're all rebellious ministers..."

At the entrance of the main hall, looking at the mad emperor, Wang Cunzhang shouted: "Your Majesty, the capital is already in chaos, no one will come!"

Seeing Wang Cunzhang appear, Zhao Weilong dropped the sword in his hand and quickly walked down the imperial steps.

Perhaps because he was too nervous, his last step missed and he fell to the ground.

Although in severe pain, Zhao Weilong didn't delay at all, staggered up and ran towards Wang Cunzhang.

"Aiqing, you are finally here...you are a loyal minister, you are my great loyal minister!"

Holding the emperor up, Wang Cunzhang hooked his waist, looked at the emperor's face at a close distance, and said, "Your Majesty, the Yong army invaded Zijin Gate, and please avoid it quickly!"

Grabbing Wang Cunzhang's official robe, Zhao Weilong cried, "Can you keep it? Can you keep it?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

"Wang Qing, can you defend yourself?" Zhao Weilong was terrified.

Wang Cunzhang said loudly: "Your Majesty, the Zijin Gate has fallen, please quickly avoid it!"

This loud roar, like a blow to the head, made Zhao Weilong finally wake up.

"Avoid? How to evade?" Zhao Weilong asked hastily.

Since it is the word "avoidance", it naturally means that the capital must not be able to hold on.

"Nowadays there is chaos in the city, tens of 10 people are mixed together, as long as the emperor sneaks in among the people, he will be able to avoid the evil hands of the rebels!"

The conversation with Zhao Yanxun this morning made Zhao Weilong understand one thing, his Ninth Uncle will definitely kill him.

So after returning to the palace, he has been thinking about how to get out if the capital really cannot be defended.

Hearing Wang Cunzhang's words, although Zhao Weilong was moved intentionally, he still asked: "Wang Qing...is there really no room for redemption?"

"After the emperor escaped from birth, he may be able to regroup and clean up the country to drive out the rebels!"

Zhao Weilong sat slumped on the ground. At this moment, he was in a state of being in a state of being in a state of burning.

At this moment, Chen Changhe appeared outside the main hall, followed by more than a dozen eunuchs.

These eunuchs are of different ages, and they wear all kinds of clothes, and they are all dressed up by poor people.

These people were carefully selected by Chen Changhe to protect Zhao Weilong from sneaking into the common people.

Compared with the army and Ouchi guards, these rootless eunuchs are actually more trustworthy.

Walking into the main hall, Chen Changhe with gray temples said loudly: "Your Majesty, don't waste time!"

Zhao Weilong is the designated successor of Emperor Tai'an, Chen Changhe is naturally loyal to him, and regards Zhao Yanxun as a traitor.

"Your Majesty, before the minister came, he had already sent people to preach in the city that the rebels would slaughter the city after they entered the city..."

According to the practice of the times, it is not uncommon for the siege army to enter the city and massacre the city.

Therefore, many ordinary people will believe what Wang Cunzhang preaches.

Wang Cunzhang continued: "As long as I order to open the gates of the city, hundreds of thousands of people in the city will flee for their lives. The emperor can mix with the people and escape from the city together!"

"Wang Qing, where did Master Huang go?"

Wang Cunzhang didn't know about this matter, he only heard Chen Changhe say: "Your Majesty, Master Huang has gone to Zijinmen!"

Without Huang Zhicheng accompanying him, Zhao Weilong still felt uneasy.

But before he could send someone to look for him, Wang Cunzhang said, "Your Majesty, we are running out of time. Please leave quickly, Your Majesty!"

"Please leave quickly, Your Majesty!"

Looking at the two kneeling in front of him, Zhao Weilong felt very relieved, at least at the last moment, he still had such a group of loyal ministers.

"Wang Qing, Eunuch Chen...you go with me!" Zhao Weilong burst into tears.

"Your Majesty, I'm going to the Zijin Gate, and I'm going to fight the rebels!"

"Your Majesty, this old slave can't walk anymore, and can't accompany the Emperor!"

The two loyal ministers were unwilling to accompany them, and both had the best reasons, so Zhao Weilong didn't know how to persuade him.

"Your Majesty, let's go!"

Seeing Wang Cunzhang and Wang Cunzhang's firm eyes, Zhao Weilong knew that it was useless to persuade him, so he wiped away his tears and retreated.

Walking out of the main hall, Zhao Weilong changed the dragon robe and asked the queen to leave at the same time.

"Let the queen change into the clothes of a court lady!"

In the end, the only person he can rely on for his life is his wife who has been with him for a long time.

When she changed into common people's clothes, Zhen Xiangyi also dressed as a court lady and hurried over with a maid.

"Queen, I have become a bereaved dog!"

Hearing this, Zhen Xianglian said solemnly: "Your Majesty, my concubine is willing to accompany you!"

(End of this chapter)