The process of capturing the capital was very smooth. There were many people who were willing to die with Daming, but there were not many who could pose an obstacle to the Revolutionary Army. Masato Genmu's Black Armor Army was already the biggest obstacle, but he was defeated and killed in less than a quarter of an hour.
Passing through Chaoyang Gate, Zhou Qingfeng rode the giant wolf straight along the street. Within five miles, he arrived at Donghua Gate in the east of the Forbidden City. The army followed him into the city and quickly occupied all the important places in the city. The officials and people of the capital were already frightened. Hearing the rumbling of the cannon outside the city, they were even more frightened. When they felt the dense footsteps passing through the street, everyone hid in their homes and felt unspeakable horror.
The city was broken, the city was really broken!
Without any suspense, the Revolutionary Army easily occupied the capital of Daming.
Seeing Zhou Qingfeng run away like a wisp of smoke, Xu Bing cursed in anger. She stopped other travelers who wanted to walk around and asked them to stay to control the army and the whole city. Even the fire phoenix, Ice Phoenix, was forced to stay by her. She was not allowed to run around and had to work.
In the cold night, the city was dark everywhere. Every house was closed and there were few pedestrians on the road. Even the night watchman was nowhere to be seen. When Zhou Qingfeng arrived outside Donghua Gate, he jumped over the wall without thinking and entered the Forbidden City.
The courtyard wall inside the palace was high, but there were at most magnificent buildings in the deep palace. There was nothing special. This was the place where the power was concentrated in the land of China. But now there were only some palace maids and eunuchs running around. Many people stole valuable things in the palace and wanted to escape. But when they saw Zhou Qingfeng riding the giant wolf, they were all scared out of their wits.
"Is this the country that I want to occupy?"
Dog Meat ran all the way with Zhou Qingfeng on its back, having fun in this place where outsiders were usually forbidden. He ran to the Huangji Gate and wandered around in the square in front of the gate. Then he ran through the Huangji Gate to the Huangji Hall, the Jianji Hall, and the Qianqing Gate to the Qianqing Palace where the emperor lived.
Before they passed through the Gate of Heavenly Purity, Ma Keshi, Eunuch Ma, chased after them from behind. When he saw Zhou Qingfeng, he immediately knelt down and called out 'Your Majesty', saying that he had come to serve under the orders of Lady Xu. To put it bluntly, he was here to be a tour guide. After all, he was familiar with this place.
Zhou Qingfeng was wandering around like a God of Night, enjoying his power as a conqueror and doing whatever he wanted. But when he heard the word 'Your Majesty', he frowned and said, "I will not become an emperor. You are thinking too much."
Ma Keshi was shocked, "If the Grand Marshal doesn't become the Emperor, who in the world can become the Emperor?"
"Zhu Hongwu's righteousness is unparalleled throughout the dynasties. Expelling the Tartars and restoring China, what kind of achievement is this? But look at his descendants, they grew up in the depths of the palace, raised in the hands of women, each more useless than the last.
In the past dynasties, the founding monarchs were all capable and virtuous. In less than three hundred years, the power of the country would definitely decline. What did this mean? I would rather my descendants be ordinary people than have them come out to harm the country I founded. In the future, the people who will rule the country will be capable and virtuous, they don't need to be my descendants. After me, the world will no longer be a family. I want to found a true country. "
Without waiting for Ma Keshi to understand, Zhou Qingfeng rode 'Dog Meat' and scurried around, scurrying into the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Candles flickered inside the palace. There were many people gathered in the main hall of the palace. One of them was extremely fat, wearing a dragon robe and holding a sharp sword. In front of him was a group of weeping people, some kneeling and some lying on the ground, some men and some women.
The fat man in the dragon robe raised his sword high, shouting at a young girl, "Why did you suffer to be born in the family of an emperor?" As he spoke, he swung his sword at the girl's neck. Zhou Qingfeng appeared behind him, coldly snorting. His snort was like a clap of thunder in the fat man's ears, scaring him so much that he immediately trembled, his sword falling powerlessly to the ground with a clang.
After the fright, the fat man in the dragon robe turned his head to take a look. When he saw the ferocious giant wolf puppet, he trembled with fear. When he looked at Zhou Qingfeng riding the wolf, he was even more frightened. He sat on the ground and asked in horror, "Who are you?"
Ma Keshi flashed out from behind and shouted with a sharp voice, "How dare you! This is the Grand Marshal of our 'Revolutionary Army' coming in person." He turned his head and bowed to Zhou Qingfeng, saying, "Grand Marshal, this is the fake and incapable emperor Zhu Changluo. Most of the people in the palace are his concubines and children. This person is muddleheaded and devoid of conscience. Instead of submitting, he wants to kill his wife and children. "
Zhou Qingfeng glanced at the wives and children of Taichang Emperor a few times, then looked at Zhu Changluo himself. He asked curiously, "In the ambush case, who sent the guy who beat you?"
Sigh … The people in the palace were still digesting the sudden appearance of Zhou Qingfeng, so when they heard him ask about the ambush case, they were even more baffled. Even Ma Keshi couldn't figure out what his boss was thinking. Boss, shouldn't you be showing off at this time? Why are you asking this?
Zhou Qingfeng continued, "It's better if there are fewer historical mysteries, lest later generations of historians write nonsense papers to cheat funds. The ambush case has only happened a few years ago, so the corresponding people should still be fresh in people's memory. The victim's family is even in front of you. Let him write his memoirs. "
'Writing memoirs' was basically a synonym for keeping idle people within the 'Revolutionary Army'. Zhou Qingfeng had already sent countless people to write their memoirs. He even looked at Zhu Changluo's fat pig-like body and specially warned, "I heard that this person is addicted to wine and women, indulging in lust and pleasures, and his body is very poor. Let him lose weight and stop touching women. Maybe he can live for a few more years. "
When Zhou Qingfeng said this, he also deliberately glanced at the group of imperial concubines behind Zhu Changluo and clicked his tongue a few times. Ma Keshi thought that he understood the meaning of his superior's words. He shouted at a few dumbfounded eunuchs and palace maids in the palace, "What … Don't you recognize me? I haven't left the palace for long. "
Ma Keshi, Eunuch Ma, was originally considered half a favorite in front of Emperor Wanli. Although it was replaced by Taichang Emperor, there were still people in the palace who recognized him. At this moment, the new and the old were replacing each other, and everyone was in a panic. Everyone was worried that they would lose their lives. A golden thigh appeared in front of them, and someone immediately rushed out to recognize him.
Ma Keshi was much better at dealing with the people in the palace than Zhou Qingfeng. He only coughed and said in a low voice, "Go find all the people from Song: Director Of Ceremonies and tell them that I, Ma Keshi, am back again. If someone doesn't come, then don't ever come again. "
Once Eunuch Ma showed his power, he immediately suppressed the situation. Zhou Qingfeng found it interesting and said casually, "You will be in charge of the affairs of the palace for the time being."
With this order, Ma Keshi was so happy that he almost popped out. The concept of 'managing' was so big that it was even more powerful than the power of a eunuch in Song: Director Of Ceremonies. Zhou Qingfeng scratched his chin and suddenly asked, "Is there a Wang Cairen in the palace?"
Wang Cairen?
With the position of 'managing', Eunuch Ma's political awareness instantly increased. Even if the Grand Marshal wanted to pluck the stars, he had to think of a way. But there were so many imperial concubines in the palace. Who knew which Wang Cairen the Grand Marshal was looking for? Instead, the eunuchs he had just subdued came forward and whispered a few words. He immediately said to Zhou Qingfeng with a smile, "Is the Grand Marshal looking for this incapable emperor's imperial concubine?"
In fact, Zhou Qingfeng was curious about who Wei Zhongxian was. This' Jiuqiansui 'was actually quite talented. If he didn't die, Daming could survive for a few more years. Maybe he could survive. However, Zhou Qingfeng vaguely remembered that Wei Zhongxian changed his name after entering the palace. As for what name he changed, he didn't know. He only remembered that 'Jiuqiansui' once served as a meal for a Wang Cairen.
To put it bluntly, he served as a meal for Wang Cairen.
As for who Wang Cairen was? Uncle Zhou didn't know.
As Eunuch Ma spoke, he just winked and the eunuchs immediately grabbed a woman from among the wives and concubines around Zhu Changluo. This woman was about 27 or 28 years old. Her beautiful face was pale, and there were tears in her eyes. When she saw Zhou Qingfeng, she couldn't help but tremble. Ma Keshi also specially introduced, "This is Wang Cairen. She is an incapable emperor and has a son named Zhu Youxiao."
"Hmm … Eh … Eh …?!" Zhou Qingfeng came to the palace just out of curiosity and fun. He racked his brains to start from Liaodong and went through untold hardships just to one day come to the Forbidden City to behave atrociously. He asked Wang Cairen casually, but when he heard the name 'Zhu Youxiao', he couldn't help but look at Wang Cairen a few more times.
"Hmm … She's not bad." Zhou Qingfeng didn't take it seriously. After a few glances, he actually didn't think she was very beautiful. But to be able to openly criticize the old Emperor's woman like this was really too satisfying.
Ma Keshi was from the East Faction Guards, so it was a basic skill to observe people's expressions. His Tianjin Police Department was equivalent to the internal intelligence investigation department, so he naturally knew that his Grand Marshal had a 'solitary illness'. Looking at the women around the Grand Marshal, although they were all stunning beauties, they were older than the standard for a wife from an ordinary family. He suddenly had a plan …
Zhou Qingfeng remembered that Ming Xizong was Zhu Youxiao, and Wei Zhongxian was Zhu Youxiao's henchman. In this way, the Wang Cairen he was looking for was the one in front of him. He smiled and looked at the other person, but Ma Keshi suddenly interrupted and said in a low voice, "Grand Marshal, there are many women in the palace. Other than the imperial concubines of the incapable emperor Zhu Changluo, there are also the imperial concubines of the original Wanli Emperor."
These words … Zhou Qingfeng was a little annoyed. He frowned and glanced at Ma Keshi, saying, "I didn't mean that. I was just a little curious."
Oh no, the horse had hit the horse's leg. He quickly changed his words.
Ma Gonggong was a clever person, so he quickly apologized, "This subordinate deserves to die, I misunderstood. It's just that when I heard the Grand Marshal's order to detain the incapable emperor Zhu Changluo to investigate the assassination case, I remembered that the other important person in the assassination case, Imperial Concubine Zheng, is still in the palace. I also wanted to bring her to the Grand Marshal to see. "
Imperial Concubine Zheng? She was favored by the Wanli Emperor for decades. This woman was very extraordinary.
Zhou Qingfeng came to the palace out of curiosity. When Ma Keshi mentioned Imperial Concubine Zheng, he immediately scratched an itch. His expression immediately changed, saying, "I heard that this Imperial Concubine Zheng is quite old. But she is also a famous person. I want to see what she looks like. And you're right, such an important person should be selected to write a memoir. "
Ma Gonggong praised his own wit in his heart. He quickly gathered the eunuchs in the palace and immediately ordered them to bring all the beautiful imperial concubines to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. As for the one that the Grand Marshal liked, that was her good fortune.
"No, I'm afraid the women in the Palace of Light are not good enough." Ma Gonggong felt that he should work harder. After all, the Wanli Emperor had been on the throne for decades. Most of his imperial concubines were old, and there weren't many beautiful ones. He couldn't pick a good one.
"Go and pick out the female members of the nobles and ministers' families in the city. If there are any beautiful ones, bring them to me, regardless of whether they are married or not. Pay attention, the Grand Marshal likes tall and well-developed women. Don't pick those thin and small ones. You'll get scolded. "
At this time, the news of Ma Gonggong's return had already spread throughout the palace. The originally panicking inner palace immediately found a pillar of support. The first to rush over were the people of the Song Master Of Ceremonies. Soon, all the eunuchs and palace maids of the four departments, eight bureaus, and twelve prisons in the palace knew about it. Eating and drinking depended on whether or not they could hug Ma Gonggong's thigh. Once he gave the order, a large group of people rushed out.
Working for Ma Gonggong was such an honorable thing, so they naturally had to work harder.
As this rumor spread, the shocked officials in the ruined city received a piece of news — the new Emperor wanted to select women. The selected officials could be pardoned. Every household should quickly hand over their beautiful women!
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