Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 253 Chapter 253, Li Zicheng was desperate and hanged himself in the courtyard
Surrounded by a group of guards, Li Zicheng hurriedly walked along the backyard of the Dashun Palace, intending to leave the palace and look for opportunities to escape from Xi'an City.

I met a lot of people along the way, many eunuchs and maids subconsciously wanted to follow the emperor Li Zicheng, but they were immediately kicked and kicked by the accompanying guards and drove them away.

Several officials shouted loudly that they wanted to join Li Zicheng's fleeing queue, but Li Zicheng also directly ignored them.

Li Zicheng doesn't even want his wife and children, so what are these courtiers!
Soon, Li Zicheng was close to a side entrance of Xi'an Imperial Palace.

This place was originally a channel for purchasing food and transporting various daily necessities in the palace. It was rarely visited by people, but now it has become Li Zicheng's escape route.

Everything seemed to be going well, and Li Zicheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Wait a minute, let me rest for a while!"

Li Zicheng is no longer the former Li Zicheng. In the past few years, he has basically not gone to the battlefield in person to charge the battle. Coupled with the fact that his body has been hollowed out by wine and sex and he is getting older, his physical strength has become a huge problem.

Li Zicheng gave the order, and everyone naturally had no choice but to stop.

Panting for breath, Li Zicheng asked someone to bring clear water, gulped it down, and felt refreshed for a while.

This clear water brought him more pleasure than any wine and beauty.

After Li Zicheng finished drinking, he looked up and looked around.

At the moment, there are about two to three hundred guards around Li Zicheng, not many.

In all fairness, Li Zicheng was somewhat disappointed.

But he is also very clear that it is very good to have these people still protecting him in a hurry.

Li Zicheng made a promise: "Second and third sons, you cover my retreat today, and when I make a comeback in the future, you will all be the founding heroes of Dashun!"

The reason why Li Zicheng was able to support Da Ming for 16 years, with several ups and downs, is that he was always able to unite people when he failed.

This time, Li Zicheng's promise also seems to have achieved results.

The guards responded in unison: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely escort Your Majesty to leave this place!"

Suddenly, the whole palace became more and more noisy.

Not far away came a heart-piercing shout: "The soldiers and horses of the imperial court have come in, everyone run away!"

Then, the sound of musket firing began to come, and it continued to approach as time went by.

Li Zicheng was taken aback, he stopped breathing for a while, and said directly: "Quick, follow me and leave this place!"

Everyone opened the palace gate, got another carriage, and hurriedly covered Li Zicheng to leave Dashun Palace.

Looking at the Dashun Palace that was gradually being thrown away behind him, Li Zicheng felt both fortunate and disappointed.

Fortunately, of course, because he was able to leave during the short period of time before the Ming army captured the palace, but because of his loss, he did not know when he would be able to return to the palace.

Li Zicheng cheered up and ordered: "Let's go to the west and see which of the city gates over there is still in the hands of loyal people!"

After all, Li Zicheng is a person with rich escape experience, and he has drawn up an escape route in a short period of time.

The main force of the Ming army led by Zhu Cihong came from the east, and the direction of breaking the city must basically be in the east, so Li Zicheng's escape to the west is the most likely way to leave Xi'an today.

Along the way, many common people and officials in Xi'an were panic-stricken, the whole city was in chaos, and all kinds of rumors were flying everywhere.

"The Ming army has broken through the city, and His Royal Highness and the Queen have been captured!"

"Your Majesty has hanged himself in the palace, and Dashun is dead!"

"We must surrender as soon as possible, otherwise the imperial troops will be held accountable."

Li Zicheng didn't bother to pay attention to these, anyway, he escaped first.

After running all the way, I came to Zhengyang Gate in the northwest.

Although there is some confusion here, there are still signs of military activities on the city wall.

Li Zicheng looked through the car window, and then he was overjoyed: "It's Li Erwazi, it's great that he's still guarding here."

Li Erwazi refers to Li Zhengqi, the distant second nephew of Li Zicheng, who was appointed as the Grand Sima of Dashun and Gyeonggi. He is not ranked high in Dashun, but he is one of the military generals who hold the real power of "capital" defense.

Li Zicheng hurriedly said: "Hurry up, let Erwazi open the city immediately, and then take his soldiers and horses to escort me away!"

Li Zicheng's eyes had already revealed the light of hope. He could feel that the opportunity to leave Xi'an was in front of him, and freedom was in front of him!

Li Zicheng's order was resolutely carried out immediately, and a guard hurried up to the city wall to negotiate.

A moment later, the guard's body fell from the sky and landed heavily not far from Li Zicheng's carriage.

Li Zicheng was taken aback.

Afterwards, many arrows fell from the city wall like raindrops, directly covering the surroundings of Li Zicheng's carriage.

The palace guard next to Li Zicheng never expected that the friendly troops on the city wall would suddenly turn against him, and he suffered heavy losses without any preparation.

Even the loyal general who guarded Li Zicheng to leave the palace also died in the rain of arrows.

Then, the voice of Li Zhengqi, whom Li Zicheng called "Li Erwazi", came from the city wall.

"Quickly, go down and take down the traitor Li Zicheng, and hand it over to the imperial court. His Royal Highness will reward you a lot!"

Li Zicheng was completely Muggle.

There is no need to say too many words, just this one sentence, Li Zicheng already understood everything.

Everyone has betrayed him!
Li Zicheng jumped out of the carriage and staggered towards the alley not far away. Behind him, the remaining dozens of guards shouted and fought with the hunting troops led by Li Zhengqi.

Li Zicheng ran for a while, then suddenly slipped and fell into a simple courtyard not far away.

Behind him, dense footsteps were approaching, and Li Zhengqi's voice was still high-pitched: "That traitor Li Zicheng can't run very far, please search quickly! Whoever captures Li Zicheng first, this general will give him a reward of 1000 taels!"

A voice laughed and said: "General, I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has offered a bounty of 10 taels for Your Majesty... Where is Li Zicheng's head? You only give us this little?"

Li Zhengqi scolded with a smile: "There is so much nonsense, you find it before you talk about it!"

Li Zicheng listened to these conversations and knew that all the guards who were loyal to him in the end had been slaughtered by Li Zhengqi's troops. He couldn't help but despair, knowing that this time there would be no luck.

Li Zicheng looked around and saw a tree with a crooked neck in the small courtyard. He gritted his teeth, took off his waist belt and made a cover on the branch.

"I was supposed to rule the world and sweep Liuhe, but when did my luck fail! Woohoo, what a pity!"

Li Zicheng didn't hesitate any more, he put his head deep into the cover, and then kicked down the stool under his feet.

After shaking for a while, Li Zicheng's body didn't move any more.

A generation of heroes died in the city of Xi'an!
(End of this chapter)