The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 759
Ding Yi quickly entered the inner city, which was already under the control of a large number of his soldiers and horses.

After entering the Meridian Gate, it is equivalent to officially entering the Forbidden City.

The hooves of war horses trampled on the palace, shaking the imperial city.

He is not yet an emperor, and he was not qualified to enter the imperial city, let alone ride a horse and bring soldiers and horses.

But the Ming Empire has lost all dignity now, and was humiliated by Li Zicheng long ago.

"My lord." He Xiaoche, who was stationed in the Forbidden City, hurried over to greet him.

Both of them were riding horses, and they didn't pay much attention to the imperial city that once ruled the world.

"What's going on in the Forbidden City?" Ding Yi asked.

"There are more than 4000 eunuchs in the palace, all imprisoned, and more than 3000 court ladies, a total of 420 people."

"Li Zicheng killed so many?" Ding Yi was speechless.

In the late Ming Dynasty, there were estimated to be [-] to [-] eunuchs in the palace, but not all of them were killed. After the city was destroyed, some escaped.

At that time, all the Chuangjun robbed wealth and court ladies, and not many people cared about the eunuchs.

Many court ladies were insulted, and people committed suicide every day.

After Ding Yi's troops entered the city, they finally calmed them down temporarily.

"My lord is going to live there temporarily?" He Xiaoche asked at this time.

After Li Zicheng came in, he handled official business in Wuyingdian and lived here.

According to He Xiaoche, Ding Yi should choose a new one and not repeat Li Zicheng, otherwise the omen is not good.

"Wuyingdian." Ding Yi didn't care at all.

He Xiaoche froze for a moment, nodded immediately, and arranged for guards.

Wuyingdian was originally the place where the emperor lived and summoned ministers. It is located at the southern end of Neitingwai West Road, that is, entering the Meridian Gate, going west, passing through Youshun Gate, and then going forward is Wuyingdian.

The Wuying Hall corresponds to the Wenhua Hall in Zuoshun Gate on the east, forming a pattern of Wendong and Wuxi. One Wen and one Wu guard the three main halls.
Li Zicheng chose this place because it was close to the Meridian Gate, and he could run out at any time in case of a situation.

Ding Yi chose this place because he didn't want others to think that he was messing with the palace and staying away from the harem.

Although Chongzhen did not marry a few wives and all of them were killed, there are still many court ladies in the palace, and even the concubines of the former emperor before Chongzhen are still alive, Ding Yi always wants to avoid suspicion.

After entering the Hall of Martial Heroes, everything is available in the hall. Li Zicheng ran in a hurry. Yuan Shi returned and killed Wu Sangui's family. This time he didn't fight Wu Sangui.

The Hall of Martial Arts is actually not a bad place. There is a Yude Hall in it. Later generations see it as similar to a Turkish bath. It was built in the Yuan Dynasty, and it was a place where many concubines bathed in the Ming Dynasty.

On the west side of the Hall of Martial Arts is the chef, the monk, the imperial wine room, the stables and the Nansi room to the north, all of which are very close to each other. These places serve the Ming emperor.

The gate of Wuying Hall has five rooms and three openings. The gate is very large and can be entered by horseback. After entering, it is divided into the main hall and the back hall.

The back hall is also called Jingsi hall.

There is a corridor connecting the two halls.

Ding Yi rode all the way in, and quickly walked around.

Just as he got off his horse and walked into the Hall of Martial Arts, Lu Chao walked over with ten court ladies.

The leading maid was wearing a light red dress, tall and slender, with a pretty face.

"Zeng Rou pays homage to the prince."

"You are Zeng Rou." Ding Yi was overjoyed and looked intently.

Zeng Rou was placed in the Daming Palace by the Intelligence Department. She came here when she was a teenager, and she is almost in her early twenties now, right?This was an old girl in ancient times, and I have to say that the sacrifice was great.

Zeng Rou nodded shyly, lowered her head, a little afraid to look at Ding Yi.

"Zeng Rou, you have worked hard, I know you have given a lot." Ding Yi softly said.

When Zeng Rou heard this, her eyes turned red, and tears rolled out immediately.

"My lord has great kindness to the Zeng family, some small things should be done by Zeng Rou."

"Your younger brothers should also come to Beijing in a few days, and then you can be reunited."

"Thank you, my lord."

"Zeng Rou, you have contributed to Lushun. Tell me, what request do you have? You can ask for it."

Ding Yi thought she wanted to leave the palace, and Ding Yi also agreed to let her leave the palace.

Zeng Rou thought about it, and suddenly her face turned redder.

At this moment, she raised her head slightly and took a sneak peek at Ding Yi, then she seemed to have taken great courage, and said softly: "Zeng Rou has nothing to ask, she is willing to stay in the palace and continue to serve the princess and the prince."

"..." Ding Yi.

Lu Chao's face also changed slightly, he looked at Zeng Rou a little unhappy.

Zeng Rou is already in her 20s, how could she make such a request?

The prince is the one who wants to be the emperor, and it's not your turn to serve him.

There will be a row of maids standing behind Zeng Rou, the youngest is 13 years old, and the oldest is only 15 years old. They are all delicate and delicate, and that one is no younger and more energetic than Zeng Rou.

Zeng Rou was also very scared after she finished speaking, she really had the courage to say this sentence.

After staying in the palace for so many years, Zeng Rou is also an ambitious person.

Moreover, she is already in her early twenties, an absolutely old girl in Daming, now she is out of the palace, who can she marry?
Of course, it would be no problem for Lushun to get married, not to mention that her younger brothers are doing well in Lushun.

The point is that she is not reconciled.

Bearing the burden of humiliation in the palace for many years, do you have nothing?
Zeng Roujue thinks her looks are not bad, maybe she can give it a try.

Ding Yi was looking at her right now.

Zeng Rou still looked quite young, just looking at her appearance, she was no different from the little girl in her.

She has a typical oval face and is quite tall, taller than the palace ladies behind her by more than half a head.

She was wearing a light red long dress, which was very bright compared to the plain colors of other court ladies.

The long skirt was a bit tight, outlining her obvious upper body, which she should have done on purpose, which made her look more rounded.

Ding Yi watched for a moment, then looked up at Lu Chao.

Lu Chao looked embarrassed. Originally, he asked Zeng Rou to carefully select and find a few reliable maids, just to dedicate them to Ding Yi and please him.

After all, they occupied the palace and wanted to make the prince happy, but Zeng Rou suddenly appeared by herself.

"Lu Chao, is there any Jinyiwei in the capital?" Ding Yi asked suddenly.

Lu Chao was stunned for a moment, and then said: "They all dispersed. I asked Luo Yangxing, and they all ran away. Some were at home, and some ran outside the city. They were almost unorganized."

"You go to Luo Yangxing and reorganize the Jinyiwei on the basis of the intelligence department. You first make the Jinyiwei commander do it."

"Yes, my lord." Lu Chao bowed down with joy, and immediately felt that he had done the right thing in finding Zeng Rou.

After getting up, Lu Chao hurriedly said to Zeng Ju: "You clean the Hall of Martial Arts well, replace all the things that should be changed, and serve the prince well."

"Yes, Master Commander." Zeng Rou said flatteringly.

This command made my lord feel elated after listening to Lu Chao, so he quickly turned around and left without disturbing Ding Yi.

Ding Yi waved to Zeng Rou, Zeng Rou also retreated with a smile, and led the maids to tidy up the Hall of Martial Arts.

Watching Zeng Rou's graceful figure leave slowly, Ding Yi squeezed his temples as if he had a headache.

Don't chill the hearts of the heroes, he also felt that Zeng Rou seemed to have nowhere to go.

Staying in the palace might be her best destination.

In fact, he wished he could find ten or twenty court ladies, close the door, enjoy himself to his heart's content, and live the life of an emperor.

But he knew he couldn't do it.

The world is uncertain, and there are more things to do.

If so, then what is the difference between me and Li Zicheng.

"Come here, call Wang Duo, Zhang Jinyan, Zhang Xin."

The three most senior ministers alive among the Beijing officials are these three capitulators. Ding Yi can't kill them now, so he must use them.
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Commander Lu walked out of the Hall of Martial Arts triumphantly, grinning and smiling all the way, and suddenly his face changed slightly.

You can't get carried away with your complacency yet, the prince's great career has not yet been accomplished.

Lu Chao is a smart man, and he knows that the prince is smarter than him.

If he gets carried away now, what's the difference from Li Zicheng who was kicked out?
There is still a lot to do.

Lu Chao walked out of the Meridian Gate, and there were several intelligence department personnel waiting for him outside.

"Director Lu." Everyone gathered around.

Although Lu Chao didn't want to show off, he couldn't help it: "My lord ordered us to reorganize with the Jinyiwei in the capital, and I will temporarily be the commander of the Jinyiwei."

"Congratulations, Master Commander."

"From now on, I should call Commander-sama."

All the subordinates cupped their fists one after another, flattering for a while.

"There is nothing to like now, there are still a lot of things to do, let's go back."

After several people got on their horses, Lu Chao led his men to the Jinyiwei yamen, and at the same time sent a rider to summon Luo Yangxing.

At about ten o'clock in the morning, more than 100 Jinyiwei from the capital gathered in the Jinyiwei yamen.

When Li Zicheng entered Beijing, some Jinyiwei died in battle, some surrendered, some returned home, and some escaped from the city.

Gathering in a hurry now, not many people came.

Luo Yangxing looked at the scene. Almost none of the thousands of households in the city were there, either died or ran away.

Those who come are all under a hundred households.

"Everyone, come and meet Jin Yiwei's new commander, Lord Lu Chao Lu."

When everyone heard it, they hurriedly bowed down.

Lu Chao was expressionless: "My lord wants to reorganize Jinyiwei, I dare not say anything else, the salary must be higher than before."

The expressions of everyone who said the first sentence were shocked, and their faces glowed.

"It doesn't matter what you have done in the past, whether you have surrendered a thief or beaten an officer or soldier, don't mention the past, as long as you will concentrate on helping the prince in the future, the past will not be forgotten."

Including Luo Yangxing, everyone knelt down and bowed together: "I am willing to serve the prince."

Luo Yangxing added: "Luo swears that day that he will be loyal to the prince."

All the generals clapped their chests to swear.

Lu Chao said slowly at this time: "Luo Yangxing, take everyone to investigate carefully. How many of the thieves entered Beijing this time are officials loyal to my Daming. Report all the lists and the situation of their family members."

Luo Yangxing's expression straightened, thoughtful.

"These loyal ministers who are loyal to Daming, you can't let them chill. You can't miss one, and you can't wrong one."

"No." Luo Yang and everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing whether Lu Chao wanted to be loyal or treacherous.

He couldn't tell the truth from what Lu Chao said, but he was quite capable as the commander of Jin Yiwei for many years.

It was decided at the moment to make two lists, one for the loyal ones and one for the capitulators and treacherous ones.

Lu Chao had just finished arranging some things, when a guard came in outside, saying that a eunuch named Gao Qiqian asked to see him, claiming to be your father.

"..." Lu Chao was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud.

(End of this chapter)