As for the question of whether Cao Huachun was in Beijing during March of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, there is controversy in later generations. Because Cao Huachun was exposed by a group of ministers during the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, saying that he opened the door to welcome the surrender. And he himself defended and falsely accused, saying that he was not in Jingshi.

However, Zhu Cihong saw Cao Huachun's name on the "list of escort attendants" provided to him by Wang Chengen!

He is indeed in the capital division! However, he did not hold any important position, nor did he come for official business, because he had returned to his hometown six years ago. The purpose of his visit to Beijing was to sell his property.

Cao Huachun's family is rich! Because he is not the only one in his family who has become a eunuch through hard work, he was the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi, the governor of Dongchang, and the governor of Jingying Rongzheng before he said goodbye. His second brother Cao Huayu is also a high-ranking official, and before his death, he worshiped the governor of Zuo and was an official for 40 years, but he made a lot of money!

Therefore, the Cao family is in the area of Wuqing County in Tianjin Wei, and is also a well-known family, and is the big landlord of Tianjin Weitou No. 1, and also has many industries in Beijing.

probably felt that the Beijing division was about to change hands, and the Ming Dynasty was also crumbling, so Cao Huachun hurriedly entered Beijing after dealing with the funeral of his second brother Cao Huayu, wanting to sell a lot of the Cao family's family business in Beijing.

However, the Cao family had too much family business, and the real estate market in Beijing was not good, so it was not sold for several months, and the poor and crazy Emperor Chongzhen found out, so people found Cao Gonggong and forced him to donate 50,000 taels of silver. But it made Grandpa Cao feel bad......

When he learned that Zhu Cihong and the eldest prince of Zhu actually came with the sword of the Zhongzhi monk Fang of "Fu Jun, the Governor of the Governor of the Army", Gonggong Cao subconsciously thought of the silver of the white flowers!

Therefore, Zhu Cihong was outside the gate of Cao's Mansion with "This Mansion for Sale", and the Gonggong Cao he saw was an old man named Huazi with white hair, wearing patched cloth clothes, and full of wrinkles......

"Are you Cao Huachun?" Zhu Cihong looked at the old man who kowtowed to him, and he couldn't cry or laugh a little.

Isn't it money? As for this?

"The old slave is Cao Huachun, master, the old slave is bitter, the old slave is poor......" Cao Huachun knelt there and cried, it was really sympathetic! But after crying a few times, he heard someone laughing in his ears!

Who is it?

The old eunuch looked up and was immediately stunned, because it was the crown prince Zhu Cihong who made the laughter!

What's going on? The old eunuch said in his heart: I am so pitiful, a poor old man with no children and no daughter is crying, the prince is not sympathetic, but laughs so happily, this is not what Renjun did! Isn't it said that the prince Chitose is kind-hearted? How so?

Zhu Cihong was not happy when he saw the old man looking up at him, but patted him on the shoulder, "Sensei pretended to be pitiful in front of the palace, the palace is not here to ask for money!" ”

Don't want money? Cao Huachun still felt that something was wrong.

Zhu Cihong pulled him, "Let's go, go inside and talk." ”

Cao Huachun is quite old, but because he has lived a very restrained life for a long time, he has not been hollowed out by women, so he is quite strong. As soon as he was pulled, he immediately stood up, walked quickly in front of the way, and invited Zhu Cihong into a hall with only a few pieces of tattered firewood furniture. He also said with an apologetic face: "The old slave is really simple here......

"Stop, stop, stop......" Zhu Cihong waved his hand and interrupted Gonggong Cao, "Time is pressing, I don't have time to say this, you hurry up and let people prepare carriages and horses, pack up the gold and silver treasures, and go out of Chaoyangmen to Wuqing County before dark, the palace will send you!" ”

What do you mean?

Cao Huachun was stunned.

Zhu Cihong looked at the stunned Cao Huachun, and said seriously: "Father-in-law Cao, the dispatch that this palace wants to hand over to you is an important matter related to the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty...... The reason why you do it is because Hongu trusts you the most. ”

Trust me the most? Cao Huachun didn't believe this! He and Zhu Cihong were not familiar with each other, and Zhu Cihong was only twelve years old when he returned to his hometown.

"Chitose Lord, what do you want the old slave to do?" Cao Huachun asked hesitantly.

"Go to Wuqing to gather the children's families, prepare mules and horses, and prepare dry food for ten thousand people...... The children and the horses and carts are as numerous as possible, and they are as good as they can with swords, guns, bows and crossbows. As for the women and children in the clan, you can go to Dagukou to wait first. ”

"Master wants to ......"

Zhu Cihong looked at Cao Huachun and said in a low voice: "Father, mother, and the palace are about to go south, and they will take the sea route from Tianjin...... ordered his father-in-law to take his children to meet him in Wuqing and escort him all the way. When I arrived in Nanjing, my father-in-law and the Cao family were all heroes of my Ming Dynasty! And your Cao family is the whole clan escorting Nanxing, and when you get to Jiangnan, you will have to be reused, and you are undoubtedly a first-class famous family! ”

Cao Huachun's hometown of Wuqing is located between Beijing and Dagu, 150 miles from Beijing, so it is very suitable as a transit point for escape.

The journey of 150 miles, if you travel day and night, can be completed in one day at the earliest. But people are sleepy and tired, and there is no safe place to rest, which is also very dangerous. I didn't know if I encountered a sneak attack by a squad of enemies and blew up the battalion!

Therefore, Gonggong Cao, the number one person in Wuqing County, is very important!

As long as the Wuqing Cao family can be mobilized, they can let the people who came in a hurry have a safe place to stay.

Moreover, the two brothers Cao Huachun and Cao Huayu have always been in charge of the military, and there must be many children in the clan who practice martial arts, and there must be a group of servants who can be driven. It is possible to pull out one or two thousand people.

And this move to the south is also a rare opportunity for the Cao family in Wuqing!

The Cao family can not only leave the increasingly treacherous Beizhili region, but also become the number one family to escort Nanxing! When you arrive in Jiangnan, are you afraid that you won't be reused?

Of course, Cao Huachun wanted to leave, but the gate of Jingshi was closed on the twelfth, and no one could get out without a will, but he was still a little skeptical of the news of Tianzi Nanxing.

"Master, is the emperor really leaving? Did the Cabinet agree? Can you arrange a guard for the horses? ”

Zhu Cihong said: "This palace will accept Wu Xiang's daughter as a concubine!" Wu Xiang had already written a personal letter to Wu Sangui, and the Guanning army was rushing to Beijing day and night. As for the Cabinet, there will be a vote of its own. ”

"Wu Sangui is here? Thank goodness ......"

"Grandpa Cao, without further ado!" Zhu Cihong saw that Cao Huachun was still grinding, so he urged, "The thieves are coming, it's too late to clean up!" It's better to ask your family to pack up your things first, and the specific strategy will be explained to you in detail by this palace. ”

Cao Huachun knew that this matter was extremely important, and if it could fall on him, there would be no reason to shirk it, otherwise he would have a bad heart for Daming...... The big guard (Wang Qi) beside the prince seemed to be holding a Shang Fang sword!

So he didn't hesitate at the moment and immediately took over the dispatch. And he is sensible enough, and he doesn't want the silver in the cellar at home. After receiving Zhu Cihong's order, he immediately took his son and nephew, accompanied by Zhu Cihong's lecturer Li Shichun, and rode out of Chaoyang Gate together and headed for Tianjin Wuqing Pegasus. The time to leave the city was half an hour earlier than the king's heart.

And Zhu Cihong got 50,000 taels of silver from Cao Huachun's mansion! What a reward!

It seems that it is also slanderous to say in the history books that Cao Huachun opened the door to welcome the surrender, and Gonggong Cao, like Wang Xinxin, is a good eunuch worthy of trust!

Just when he was about to go to the house of Bingbi Wang Yongzuo, who ranked third in the celebrant supervisor, to ask for money, Zhu Chunjie, who had been sent to find Zhu Chunchen, flew in and brought a message that Zhu Cihong wanted to "scold his father".

Chengguo Duke Zhu Chunchen was summoned into the palace by Chongzhen!

Why is Chongzhen's father so unreliable? Zhu Chunchen's family is rich, and 300,000 taels can be dug up...... This rich man has now been summoned to the palace, and it is estimated that he is still planning some kind of trick against himself! It's really hard to be a filial son!

"Let's go, go back to the inner school!" Zhu Cihong said to the left and right, "Then send people to the city gates to give orders, tell them that the palace is ordered to go out of the palace to raise the army, and the governor is directly under the military affairs, so that the guards of each gate will go to the inner school field to see and receive military salaries...... 5,000 taels of silver were given at each gate! ”

"Give so much?" Zhu Chunjie was shocked when he heard this number, this prince's style is too big, right?

Zhu Cihong sighed: "I want to give it!" Tomorrow is probably the first battle, and the first battle must be won! You don't have to re-reward it, what else can you use?

In addition, how is the matter of sending someone to check on the blocking of the six gates of the inner city? Report it now. ”

"Whoa!"