Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

In Kunning Palace.

When Zhang Yan saw how exhausted he was, a trace of heartache flashed across her face.

"Your Majesty, are you exhausted these days?"

"Huan'er, go get someone to boil some water so His Majesty can take a good bath!"

After giving instructions to the palace maid, she helped Zhu Youxiao sit down on the phoenix couch.

Zhu Youxiao was indeed exhausted. He had never been so tired even after working overtime every day in his previous life.

All day long he either reviewed memorials and inquired about government affairs, or led his men to hang out in the Beijing camp.

But he felt that this was not enough!

Today, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty has been completely rotten, and what he is doing now is just to extort money so that he can have the capital to do what he wants.

But he is still short of people!

There are many, many people missing!

He forced a smile and nodded to Zhang Yan, indicating that he could still hold on.

"They all say that they regret teaching their husbands to seek a title, but I am so lucky that I married an emperor!"

Zhang Yan smiled bitterly and shook her head, took off her shoes, got on the couch, knelt behind Zhu Youxiao and started to massage him.

"No need, just sit aside and let the maids take care of these things."

Zhu Youxiao reached out and held her hand. For some reason, whenever he saw Zhang Yan, he felt an incomparable sense of peace.

Maybe it's the spice on her body, or maybe it's just her own charm.

"Those palace maids are clumsy and rough, I am worried that they might hurt Your Majesty again!"

Zhang Yan pouted, pried Zhu Youxiao's hands apart, and continued with her work.

About an incense stick later, several palace maids brought in a large bathing bucket, and a group of eunuchs hurriedly added warm water into it.

After everything was ready, Zhang Yan got down from the couch and undressed Zhu Youxiao herself.

"Your Majesty, please take a bath first. I will have someone prepare food."

Zhu Youxiao shuddered when he heard this: "No, I'm not hungry!"

"When I came, I had just finished my meal!"

"Pfft..."

Zhang Yan was amused, covering her mouth and said, "Look at your Majesty's reaction, don't worry, it's not that mixed-faced Wo Wo!"

"Really?"

"That's not true!"

After the couple asked and answered questions and confirmed that it would not be the kind of throat-irritating food they had eaten before, Zhu Youxiao finally felt relieved.

"Then have someone send it over."

After saying that, he took off the last pair of shorts with his own hands, and under the gaze of Zhang Yan and a group of palace maids, he turned over and jumped into the bathing tub.

The water temperature is slightly hot but not unbearable. There is a layer of flower petals floating on it. As soon as you enter the water, you can smell a refreshing fragrance.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but narrow his eyes, enjoying the rare leisure time.

Zhang Yan was lying beside the bucket, looking at him with a smile on her face. She had a cat toy in her hand and was teasing Zhu Youxiao's face from time to time.

The long chicken feathers brushed across my face, feeling slightly itchy but very comfortable.

Before he knew it, Zhu Youxiao was snoring while soaking in the water.

"My lady, the meal is here."

A palace maid came over and reported to Zhang Yan in a low voice.

"Put it aside for now, don't disturb His Majesty."

Zhang Yan stood up, thought for a moment, and asked someone to make the bed and light some precious calming incense at the bedside.

After Zhu Youxiao fell into a deep sleep, she ordered the palace maid to take him out, wipe off the water stains, and then put him on the bed and cover him with a brocade quilt.

Zhu Youxiao was completely unaware of all this. All his fatigue from the past few days was completely brought out while he was taking a bath.

After lying on the bed, he even turned over naturally, lifted the brocade cover, and hugged her in his arms.

Two snow-white buttocks were exposed. The palace maids who saw them wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, so they could only cover their mouths and hold back their laughter.

Zhang Yan had a good personality and was usually not harsh to the palace maids. Seeing this, she simply glared at them fiercely, then walked to the side hall and fetched another brocade quilt, which she put on Zhu Youxiao.

Chapter 24: You bastards, go die!

Just as Zhu Youxiao fell asleep, five fast horses galloped out from Guangning Gate.

On horseback were Li Zicheng, Li Guo and others.

They did not stop for a moment until they reached the border of Fangshan, where they stopped their mounts and found a flat slope to sit down and rest.

A few people ate cakes and drank cold water while resting and chatting casually.

But just as he was about to set off again, Li Zicheng took out a stack of silver bills from his package.

"Brother Gao, Brother Zhang, Brother Liu, this is the banknote His Majesty gave us before we left the palace. He said it was for recruiting soldiers and buying horses."

"Ten thousand taels each. After you take them, we'll separate."

Gao Yingxiang frowned slightly, feeling a little surprised.

He was not surprised that the emperor would give money.

What was surprising was that the money was actually in Li Zicheng's hands!

Zhang Xianzhong and Liu Zongmin had the same expression. They couldn't understand why the emperor would give the silver notes to Li Zicheng, who had no intention of rebelling.

But the money was given by the emperor, and they had no control over it. They could only suppress their dissatisfaction temporarily.

Gao Yingxiang put his thoughts aside and pretended to laugh.

"Hahahaha, if Brother Li hadn't told me, I really wouldn't have known about this!"

"In that case, come on, brothers, take the banknotes and we'll see you another day!"

After saying that, he took two steps forward and took the ten thousand taels of silver that belonged to him from Li Zicheng.

Zhang Xianzhong and Liu Zongmin followed closely behind.

Although they could rob food from wealthy merchants, they needed real money to get war horses and weapons.

With this silver, they became more confident in the rebellion.

After the five people separated, Li Zicheng took Li Guo and rushed all the way to Mizhi.

At every checkpoint along the way, they showed the pass personally issued to them by Wei Zhongxian.

After traveling for several days in a row, Li Guo felt a little exhausted.

"Uncle, why are you in such a hurry to go back?"

Li Zicheng had a dark face and did not answer him, but just whipped the horse hard on its back.

"drive!"

The warhorse's speed increased by another three points.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to answer, but he doesn’t know how to answer!

Just because Zhu Youxiao asked Wei Zhongxian to convey a message to him.

"Be careful of your wife and a bachelor named Gai Hu from your village!"

Be careful about what?

What is there to be cautious about between a married woman and a bachelor?

There must be an affair going on!

So, after receiving the activity funds, he has been rushing back as fast as he can these past few days.

The distance between Beijing and Mizhi County, Shaanxi Province is 1,600 miles, and this is the distance in later times.

The roads at that time were far less developed. The winding paths and official roads together stretched for at least 2,300 miles!

The war horses galloped two hundred miles every day, and by the time the uncle and nephew arrived home, it was already early October!

Perhaps because of the Little Glacier, the snow has fallen particularly early in the Guanzhong region in recent years.

When I went to the capital, the weather was still a little hot, and in the blink of an eye, the world was covered with a layer of silver.

The horse's hooves made a crunching sound on the snow.

Li Jiqian Village, it is said that the villagers here are descendants of Li Jiqian, the founding emperor of Western Xia.

This is Li Zicheng’s hometown.

The roads in the village were empty, and the people, lacking food and clothing, were staying at home to keep warm.

Li Zicheng did not go back to his own home first, but went straight to Li Gaihu's home.

Looking at the dilapidated courtyard and the gate that was about to collapse at any time, he made a gesture to Li Guo to keep quiet.

Then he took a running start, jumped over the wall, tiptoed to the door of the main room and listened attentively.

"It's so dry..."

"Go get some lard and spread it on..."

"........."

In the room, the conversation between a man and a woman made Li Zicheng furious!

That woman is his wife, there is no doubt about her voice!

And that man, this is Li Gaihu's home, who else could it be if not him?

Which man can tolerate such a situation?

"boom!"

Li Zicheng kicked the door open and rushed into the inner room in a few steps.

On the bed in the inner room, an ordinary-looking woman was lying flat on her back, covered with a tattered quilt. She was Li Zicheng's wife, Han Jiner.

There was a bulge in the quilt, and Li Gaihu was lying underneath doing something.

"Yellow kid!"

When Han Jiner saw Li Zicheng, she let out a cry of surprise.

Then, the quilt at her feet was lifted and Li Gaihu's head popped out from inside.

He was caught cheating in bed and was extremely panicked.

"Huang, Huang Wa, weren't you captured and taken to the capital?"

Li Zicheng looked at them with fiery eyes, especially Li Gaihu.

"Go to hell, you bastards!"

After a loud shout, he pulled out the dagger from his waist and stabbed towards Li Gaihu.

Li Gaihu was horrified when he saw this and quickly dodged.

But the bed was so small that as soon as he stood up, he stepped on Han Jiner's foot, lost his balance, and fell on his back off the bed.

"Crack!"

A cold light flashed, and the short knife that was supposed to stab his neck was completely stabbed into Li Gaihu's side.

"what!"

Li Gaihu fell to the ground and let out a muffled groan.

Beads of sweat the size of beans wet his forehead in an instant.

Seeing this, Han Jiner on the bed widened her eyes and screamed in fear.

"Killing!"