Chapter 205: The thief enters Beijing

In April 1643, the thieves captured Xi'an, and the 20,000 officials stationed in Xi'an were destroyed. The general He Renlong was killed in battle. The governor of the five provinces Chen Xinjia surrendered the bandits, and the chief officials of Kaifeng Frontier surrendered the bandits, which caused an extremely bad negative impact among the gentry and powerful people.

At the end of May, Li Zicheng divided his troops to capture Pingliang, Qingyang, and Gongchang prefectures, and the land of Guanzhong was owned by bandits.

In mid-June, Li Zicheng became king in Xi'an, and his country was named Dashun. Next year was the first year of Yongchang, and changed Xi'an to Xijing, Yan'an Prefecture to Tianbao Prefecture, and Mizhi County was Tianbao County. He also posthumously conferred the title of ancestors for three generations as kings, respected the Emperor Taizu of Western Xia Li Jiqian as Shizu, and rewarded the three armies, and granted the title of meritorious officials and relatives.

On the seventh day of the seventh month, Li Zicheng divided his troops to fight the east. General Liu Zongmin led 100,000 elite troops out of Tongguan and went straight to the capital along the Pingyang Prefecture, Lu'an Prefecture, and Liaozhou. Li Zicheng personally led a large army of 400,000 cavalry to go north out of Tianbao County. He planned to take Datong first, and then attack the capital from Juyong Pass. At the same time, he ordered Li Guo to command 50,000 elite troops from Henan to attack the capital in three sides.

At the same time, Zhang Xianzhong also captured most of Sichuan Province and became king in Chengdu. He founded the country and named Daxi, and changed Chengdu to Xijing, with next year as the first year of Dashun.

Good fortune will never come alone.

Outside the pass, Zu Dashou surrendered to slaves and Jinzhou fell. Soon, Songshan and Tashan were also captured by Jiannu one after another. Ningyuan, where Wu Sangui was stationed, became an isolated city outside the pass.

The butterfly effect of Wang Pu traveling through time finally appeared.

Due to Wang Pu's lobbying, Sun Chuanting took the initiative to ask the commander of Zhejiang to train the new army. After Sun Chuanting went to Jiangnan, it directly resulted in Guanzhong no one guarding him. Li Zicheng decided to Guanzhong almost a year earlier than in the official history! After all, Li Zicheng drove his troops to the east and advanced, which brought another inevitable result - the loss of the capital must also be advanced.

For Jiannu, because Wang Pu captured Huang Taiji alive, Dorgon took office two years ahead of schedule. It also had a significant impact on Jiannu.

In fact, the butterfly effect brought by Wang Pu's time travel is far more than that, and the good show has just begun!

Nanjing, Taiping Gate.

The night was dim, and the entire Nanjing city was immersed in the quiet night. When the guards guarding the city gate were about to close the door, a sudden sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded from afar outside the city, taking advantage of the hazy moonlight. A fast horse was seen galloping along the official road like a storm.

"Who!" The city gate guard immediately became alert and shouted loudly, "Stop!"

"Report!" The fast horse was still galloping, and he roared shrillly towards the city gate. "The capital urgently reported, 800 miles of speed..."

"The capital is urgently reported? Eight hundred miles are urgent!"

The guards guarding the city gate were suddenly shocked, and the tightly held bowstring suddenly loosened.

In just a moment, the fast horse had already passed through the city gate and rushed into the city with a heavy breathing sound. At this moment, the fast horse suddenly fell to the ground. The knight on the horse was immediately overturned to the ground, and after landing, he rolled over several times. Then he was silent.

"Quick!" The boss who was guarding the city gate was stunned for a moment, and then screamed shrillly, "Hurry him up!"

The two soldiers rushed towards the knight and helped him up in a hurry. The knight was exhausted and his face was extremely tired. He was raising his right hand with difficulty, pointing to the yellow silk cloth bag on his shoulder, and said in an inauspicious voice: "Send it to the...Zhezhi...General...Uh..."

Before he finished speaking, the knight tilted his head and died, and a bright red blood slid quietly along the corner of his mouth.

The city gate always quickly untied the yellow silk cloth bag from the dead messenger, and turned around and shouted shrillly: "Hurry up. Bring the horse over!"

On the banks of the Qinhuai River, Nuanxiang Pavilion.

Wang Pu Zhengyan invited several distinguished guests, but today he invited was neither the honorary relatives in Nanjing, nor the gentry and powerful men in the south of the Yangtze River, nor the meritorious generals in the army, but several famous brothels on the Qinhuai River. They were Aunt Li from Nuanxiang Pavilion, Aunt Chen from Han Xiuzhai, Gu Mei from Meilou, and Tao Siniang from Yixiang Garden.

Nuanxiang Pavilion, Hanxiuzhai, Meilou and Yixiang Garden are the four largest gouge courtyards on the banks of the Qinhuai River.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Gu Mei said in a tender voice: "Mr. I have also drunk this wine and tasted the aunt's skills. You should say anything, right?"

"Haha." Wang Pu raised his glass and smiled, "Don't be anxious, drink first, drink."

"Oh." Aunt Li gave Wang Pu a blank look and said angrily, "You are not in a hurry, my husband is in a hurry. What medicine do you sell in this gourd?"

Aunt Chen and Tao Siniang agreed one after another.

Wang Pu couldn't resist, so he had to put down his glass and said, "Before talking about the serious business, I have a more private question to ask Mei Niang and three mothers. I wonder if you would like to answer?"

Gu Mei smiled and said, "Mr. Prince Concubine, don't forget that Sister Yuanyuan and Sister Xiaowan are both good sisters of my family. Even if I dare to offend you, the noble of the dynasty, I dare not disobey the affection between the two sisters. If you have anything to say, just ask. As long as I know it, I will tell you according to the truth. If I don't know it, I will even ask you if it is not."

Aunt Li, Aunt Chen and Tao Siniang responded in a row.

"Okay." Wang Pu smiled, "I wonder how much money Mei Niang can earn in Meilou in a year?"

"Not much." Gu Mei said in a slightly resentful tone, "In the past, I could make almost 30,000 to 50,000 taels of silver every year. This year, those brokers have visited the free fairyland of the prince-consort. My Meilou business is not as good as before. I am afraid I can't even earn ten thousand taels of silver. Nuanxiang Pavilion has Ten Niang's sister and Xiangfanzhuer, maybe it's better. Han Xiuzhai and Yixiangyuan are probably the same as my Meilou."

Wang Pu said: "I have a suggestion below. I wonder if Mei Niang and the three mothers want to hear it?"

Tao Siniang said, "Mr. Prince Consort, you are so kind. Just give me instructions if you have anything to say."

"Hey, isn't that a bully?" Wang Pu shook his head and said, "I'm not that kind of person."

Gu Mei said, "The prince-in-law's proposal must be extraordinary, but I want to listen carefully."

"That's it." Wang Pu said, "I plan to open a section of the Xiaoyao Fairyland in Suzhou, Yangzhou and Hangzhou. Unfortunately, there are few people in charge. Let's talk about the Xiaoyao Fairyland General Account in Nanjing. There are many things that I have to ask about, but you also know that I am also a Nanjing admiral. I am busy with military affairs and don't have much time to manage the Xiaoyao Fairyland."

Gu Mei's beautiful eyes narrowed into two slits and asked, "What the prince consort means..."

"That's right." Wang Pu said, "I want to invite Mei Niang and three mothers to be the general account and the three branch district landlords. If you are willing, in addition to the fixed annual salary of 10,000 taels, there are additional bonuses. You will only earn more money than before, and not less than before!"

Gu Mei was moved by her heart. What made her heart moved was not Wang Pu’s offer of the conditions, but once she became the head of the Xiaoyao Fairyland General Account, her chances of contact with Wang Pu would inevitably increase in the future, which was undoubtedly a great temptation for her! In fact, Gu Mei’s purpose was Wang Pu, not silver.

Aunt Chen was also a little moved, but what made her heart moved was the bonus that Wang Pu promised. However, she still couldn't give up Han Xiuzhai and asked, "Mr. Prince Concubine, what should I do if the girl in Han Xiuzhai and Han Xiuzhai are doing?"

Wang Pu said: "The girls from Hanxiuzhai Guanzhang and Zhang all went to Xiaoyao Villa for training. After the training, they were sent to the general account or local branch office to pick up customers. They were free for five years. They were responsible for selecting suitable soldiers in the army to marry them. Each person would give them a dowry."

Aunt Li said, "I'm afraid the prince-in-law will not do this. If you really want to do this, the girls will all leave in a few years. How should the Xiaoyao Fairyland be maintained?"

"Don't worry about this." Wang Pu smiled, "There are so many young and beautiful girls in the world, and I can guarantee you that you will never harm our beautiful women in the Ming Dynasty."

Just as he was talking, Lu Liu suddenly broke in with Sun Maocheng, who was panting.

Wang Pu's heart was thrilled. He thought to himself that something must have happened. Lu Liu is not a person who is ignorant of the importance. If there were no major matters of urgent matters, he would never have led his people in like this!

"Young Master." Sun Maocheng gasped, "The master asked you to go to the Governor's Headquarters quickly, there is something big about it!"

Sun Maocheng was a family member of Sun Chuanting. Since the father-son relationship between Sun Chuanting and Wang Pu was revealed, he changed his words to call Wang Pu a young master.

Wang Pu stood up suddenly and said to Gu Mei and the others: "Mi Niang. The three mothers, the adoptive father is going to take a step first when he sees the summoning. Let's talk about what happened just now."

Gu Mei and Aunt Li and the others stood up and responded: "Please give me some advice."

Wang Pu bowed with his fists, turned around and left.

After leaving Nuanxiang Pavilion, the guards had already taken the mount. Wang Pu turned over and came straight to the governor's headquarters of Sun Chuanting, surrounded by Lu Liu, Sun Maocheng and dozens of cavalry guards.

Zhejiang-Zhizhi Governor Headquarters, lobby.

Sun Chuanting had a gloomy face and was staring at Sanfentang newspaper on the desk in a daze.

The first Tangbao said that Li Zicheng, who had already become king in Xi'an, and immediately his troops were divided into two groups to advance eastward. The bandits in Henan also advanced northward, forming a three-sided attack on the capital!

The second Tang newspaper said that Zhang Xianzhong was also the king of Chengdu.

The third Tang newspaper tells the story of Jiannu outside the pass. Zu Dashou has surrendered Nu. Jinzhou, Songshan and Tashan are all captured. Ningyuan City guarded by Wu Sangui has become an isolated city outside the pass. Once there is a mistake in Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan, the capital will be directly exposed to the military front of Jiannu's Iron Cavalry!

The Ming Dynasty took a sharp turn for the worse. Perhaps in less than two months, the capital and the five northern provinces will all be defeated!

Although Sun Chuanting was mentally prepared for this, he still did not expect that this day would come so quickly. Perhaps Sun Chuanting still had fantasies in his heart, fantasizing that the capital and the five northern provinces could persist until the new army was trained. As long as the 100,000 new army in Nanjing was trained, Sun Chuanting would have the confidence to turn the tide, to rule the Jiannu outside and to storm inside!

But now, the deterioration of the situation has far exceeded Sun Chuanting's expectations, and his hopes have been completely shattered!

With the rapid footsteps, Wang Pu had already entered the lobby with a high voice, before the person could hear him: "Dad, what big thing happened?"

Sun Chuanting sighed, pushed the three pond newspapers on the table to Wang Pu, and said sadly: "This is the land that the capital has just sent to 800 miles in a hurry. You can see it yourself."

Wang Pu took the Tang newspaper and read it in a hurry and suddenly his face changed drastically. He asked in a voice: "Do you have any orders?"

"No." Sun Chuanting shook his head and said sadly, "Long live the emperor has no order, but just asked the Ministry of War to transfer these three ponds to Nanjing in a hurry."

A trace of guilt flashed through Wang Pu's heart, and even a fool could hear the pain in Sun Chuanting's tone!

Emperor Chongzhen only transferred the three seals of the Tang Dynasty without giving any orders. His intention was obvious. He obviously wanted to express his anger to Sun Chuanting and Wang Pu in such a "silent" way, a kind of anger that the king was in trouble but the minister ignored it! Or in other words, Emperor Chongzhen wanted to maintain his emperor's dignity in such a "tragic" way!

No matter what, Sun Chuanting was a loyal minister. Emperor Chongzhen was in trouble but he could only watch it. This was undoubtedly an extremely cruel thing for him. This fact made him feel heart-wrenching pain! Wang Pu suddenly felt ashamed, and forcing a loyal minister like Sun Chuanting to be Cao Cao was indeed a cruel thing.

"Dad." Wang Pu took a breath and said in a deep voice, "You stay in Nanjing, your son will take the navy to the capital!"

Sun Chuanting said suddenly: "You mean..."

"No," Wang Pu said in a deep voice, "We cannot solve the danger of the capital, nor can we save the five northern provinces. But we can save the Lord Wansui and the three princes!"

In fact, Wang Pu knew that the three princes might be able to be rescued, but Emperor Chongzhen would definitely not be able to save them.
Chapter completed!