Watching the fake Wu Sangui go out of Chaoyang Gate with more than a thousand fake and shoddy people who couldn't be beaten, Zhu Cihong took a deep breath, and went with Wu Sanmei to find Chongzhen, Zhou Hou and Empress Zhang.

The sound of cannons on the side of Zhengyangmen has already rumbled, and the fake Chongzhen should also go up to the arrow tower. This scene mostly attracted Li Zicheng's attention...... If you don't run now, when will you wait?

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen was dressed as a peasant uncle, sitting on a firewood bench, looking in the direction of Zhengyangmen in a daze!

The sound of cannons and the sound of the mountain shouting for a while were coming from there. Isn't the long live of the Ming Dynasty himself? was kidnapped by his son, pretended to be a farmer, left his ancestral inheritance, and was about to flee in disgrace...... Naturally, no one will shout at him!

So on the side of Zhengyangmen, it should be the army of rogues cheering, right?

Roving bandits...... It's still in!

When Chongzhen was sad and sad, the sound of a quarrel suddenly came from his ears, or a woman arguing with someone, this woman's voice sounded familiar, as if it was the queen?

He turned his head and looked at Queen Zhou, who was dressed as a folk woman, and was reprimanding a fat man.

“…… Brother Chun said, there is no carriage for you! Either your gold and silver will be thrown away, or you will stay in Beijing to accompany them! ”

Empress Zhou's tone was full of resentment, and listening to her words, it seemed to have something to do with money. Chongzhen sighed, and suddenly thought of a Tang poem: Poor couples mourn everything...... I thought that I was the richest person in the world, and it had nothing to do with being poor or anything. But now that I think about it, the first company in the world also has the expenses of the first family, and the money is always insufficient, isn't that poverty?

"How can there be no carriages and horses? There are so many cars and horses here, it's enough to borrow a little from my family......" The fat man is still arguing with Zhou Hou.

Zhou Hou snorted: "You go and talk to Brother Chun to see if he will kill you with a sword!" The day before yesterday, he killed more than 40 people in one breath outside the noon gate, and also cut Xiang Zhanshi's neck with his own hands......"

"This, this, this...... No, he's my grandson! ”

This fat man turned out to be Zhou Kui, the father of Zhou Hou, he was the richest man among the imperial relatives, with a family fortune of one million, and in Beijing alone, he hid no less than 300,000 taels of silver.

However, when Emperor Chongzhen begged him to donate his military salary a few days ago, he insisted on not pulling out a dime. Empress Zhou had no choice, so after selling some of her gold and silver jewelry, she scraped together 5,000 taels of silver and asked Zhou Kui to donate it to the court in her own name, which was considered to be a lead. But this abbot actually took another 2,000 taels from the 5,000 taels, and only took out 3,000 taels and donated them. Then he took the lead in pretending to be poor, making the bricks and tiles on his house crooked and messy, hiding all the valuable things in the house privately, and then selling the house at the door of his house at a low price, and deliberately wearing the most shabby clothes to go to the court, not even sitting in a sedan chair, but walking.

As soon as he took the lead, of course, other imperial officials and nobles did the same, Emperor Chongzhen was busy for a long time, and he only got 200,000 yuan, and Zhu Cihong knocked more than Wang Zhixin alone!

Probably because the family had too much money and was reluctant to donate a little to Zhu Cihong, so when Zhu Cihong "sold the city order" on the 17th, he still didn't pull out a dime and missed the opportunity.

After receiving the notice that his daughter was ready to flee, he was reluctant to spend a lot of money to buy carriages and horses. As a result, when I ran away today, there were not enough vehicles to hold silver. I had no choice but to ask my daughter and son-in-law for help.

Just when the father and daughter of Zhou Hou were arguing, Zhu Cihong had already arrived, holding hands with Wu Sanmei, and came up to ask Emperor Chongzhen for peace with a smile. Chongzhen ignored him, and Zhu Cihong was not angry, and continued to come to his mother happily to say goodbye. Seeing the chubby Zhou Yuanwai, he remembered that it was his grandfather, and said with a smile: "Grandfather, are you here?" What about the cousins? Why didn't you see them? ”

Zhou Kui is not young, but he is extremely well maintained, his beard is black and shiny, his eyes are bright, and he looks about the same age as his son-in-law Chongzhen.

He also knew that his grandson had become a bit ruthless, but he still mustered up the courage to make a request - he wanted to borrow a hundred and ten carriages for silver......

Zhu Cihong has a lot of carriages and mule carts in his hands, but most of these vehicles are not used to hold silver?

Lending to Zhou Kui is not equivalent to letting Zhu Cihong throw away his silver and take the car to load the Zhou family's silver?

"Okay!" Zhu Cihong smiled and nodded, "Ancestor, how much money does your family have?" Is it boxed? Why don't you let the pickers transport it to Chaoyangmen first. ”

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen and Empress Zhou, who were still angry with Zhou Kui just now, suddenly had a feeling of sympathy for Zhou Kui.

This miser is going to be fooled! Maybe you have to call Zhu Cihong, a bastard, to deceive the family and go bankrupt!

Zhou Kui is just a little stingy, and he is not much insidious and cunning, if he is really cunning, he will not be reluctant to pay until he dies. His money was not stored in foreign banks, but was hidden in the cellar of his family. Li Zicheng is here, aren't they all from others? It's better to take it out and let your son-in-law recruit soldiers to save your life!

How can such an honest miser resist Zhu Cihong's flickering? At that time, he asked the housekeeper to follow Zhu Chunjie, who was sent by Zhu Cihong, to take the soldiers and a hundred or dozens of pickers to his house to pick up silver.

More than 300,000 taels of silver is almost 20,000 catties, plus the weight of the box, there are always 20,000 catties. If you use pickers, more than a hundred are enough. But the picker can't go far, and he can't go fast. Who can pick up more than 100 catties of silver and walk to Dagukou? It's good to be able to pick Tongzhou.

Although Tongzhou is a canal wharf, there may be boats available. But there is no certainty, even if there is, the speed of the boat is slow, and it is easy to be caught up by the enemy.

In addition, the pickers are also slow, and they can't be compared with chariots, horses, and camels. Therefore, Zhou Kui couldn't find enough carriages, and there was no way to take away so much silver by hiring pickers.

However, there is no problem in picking up the silver from Jiading Bofu to Chaoyangmen. The Zhou family's mansion is not far from Chaoyang Gate, and it will be reached in a while.

Just when the Zhou family's silver and family members were transported one after another, Wu Xiang and Tang Ruowang also disguised themselves and walked along the city wall from Zhengyangmen to Chaoyangmen.

Together, the two of them mean that the great retreat is about to begin!

"Old Tarzan, how's it going?" When Zhu Cihong saw Wu Xiang, he immediately asked about the situation on the Zhengyang Gate.

"The thief has been bluffed," Wu Xiang smiled a little smugly, "and is moving from the Temple of Heaven to the Yongding Gate!" It is estimated that the siege will not begin until dawn...... The morale of our side is still high, after all, it is the Son of Heaven himself, and he has been rewarded. ”

"That's good!" Zhu Cihong stroked his palm, "Old Taishan, Tang Jianzheng, you can go with my father, mother, and Empress Zhang...... You go first! ”

"Chitose, aren't you going along?" John Tang asked hurriedly.

"There's still something going on in this palace," Zhu Cihong said, "I'll chase you after I'm done...... My horse is fast, you catch up. ”

After speaking, Zhu Cihong turned his head and said to Wu Sanmei: "Third sister, you can also go with Lao Taishan." ”

"Slave and Chitose together!" Wu Sanmei shook her head, and leaned towards Zhu Cihong's side again, "The slave wants to protect the Chitose Master!" ”

Quite loyal!

Zhu Cihong looked at Wu Xiang, and Wu Xiang said to his daughter: "Third sister, you have to follow Chitose Master well!" ”

"Well, my daughter must protect Chitose Ye!"

Wu Xiang smiled and said to Zhu Cihong: "Master Chitose, this old man's daughter has been practicing martial arts since she was a child, although she doesn't have any great skills, but she will definitely not make a mistake with you." ”

"Okay, let the third sister follow."

"The old man has gone first!" Wu Xiang didn't drag the mud and water, and immediately went to bring a game of East Palace guards, escorting the carriage of Chongzhen, Zhou Hou, Empress Zhang and others to Chaoyangmen.

Zhou Kui saw that his daughter and son-in-law were gone, and he also wanted to hurry on the road, so he asked Zhu Cihong: "Brother Chun, where is the carriage you gave me?" ”

Zhu Cihong smiled, and directly ordered Zhu Chunjie: "Let the porter carry the silver outside the Chaoyang Gate and pile it on the edge of the stone bridge across the moat!" ”

What do you mean?

Zhou Kui was stunned for a moment, "Brother Chun, ...... are you?"

Zhu Cihong smiled and arched his hand at Zhou Kui: "Ancestor, grandson on behalf of Da Ming wants you to say thank you!" ”