Nanjing City.
As the anti-rebellion army entered the city, the whole city fell into chaos.
The people hid in their homes and refused to go out.
The rebel soldiers either surrendered directly or fled in all directions.
Some people took advantage of the chaos to smash, loot and burn, committing evil.
Especially after learning that the prince had fled and the imperial guards had followed him.
Many people came to the outside of the imperial city in search of opportunities to make a fortune from the national crisis.
The brave ones quickly ran into the imperial city, looking for valuables.
Seeing someone taking the lead, other people also followed into the imperial city to steal things.
There were still some guards and eunuchs in the imperial city who had not escaped.
At first they drove the people away with weapons and sticks.
But there were too many people and they couldn't drive them away.
Seeing that they couldn't stop the looting, they simply joined the looting.
In the crowd.
A tall figure walked quickly.
It was Li Ruolian, commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
At this time he was wearing cloth and his face was covered with a piece of rag.
He did not search the palace for valuables like others did.
Instead, he went straight to the prince's bedroom: Chunhe Hall.
After arriving at the Chunhe Hall, Li Ruolian briefly observed the structure of the hall.
Then he took out a tinder from his arms and started to set fire.
After a moment.
He walked out of Chunhe Hall with a cigarette in his mouth and hid in a corner to observe the fire.
As the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Li Ruolian has mastered the skill of arson.
The fire he set burned fast and got out of control even faster.
Before he could finish his cigarette, the fire in Chunhe Hall was out of control.
Amid the exclamations of the eunuchs and the people, Li Ruolian put out his cigarette and turned to leave.
At this time, the army to suppress the rebellion had not yet surrounded the imperial city, so he evacuated easily.
The mission of this trip south has been completed, and he wants to return to the capital as quickly as possible.
It was not Chongzhen's order that he hurried back, but his own idea.
because...
There was a group of people in the Jinyiwei prison waiting for him to torture.
Thinking of those people, Li Ruo Lian couldn't help laughing: "Hehe, hehehehe!"
......
The first day of the twelfth lunar month in the twenty-seventh year of Chongzhen, at the time of Shen.
Battle reports were sent to Prince Ding Zhu Cijiong.
"Report! Ma Wannian led his troops to attack the outer city of Nanjing and has captured nine city gates including Gaoqiao Gate, Shangfang Gate, Jiagang Gate, and Shuangqiao Gate!"
"Report! Qin Yiming led his troops into the Imperial City and then chased them out of Chaoyang Gate. They encountered Zhu Guobi near the Xiaoling Mausoleum. They have defeated him and are now chasing Zhu Guobi himself."
"Report! Liu Zhaoji has occupied Jiangdong Gate and three other city gates."
"Report! Li Dingguo and Li Xianzhong led their troops into the outer city from Jiangdong Gate and the inner city from Sanshan Gate. They have now surrounded the imperial city and are awaiting your military orders, Your Highness."
Nanjing City has four walls from the outside to the inside.
From outside to inside, they are the Outer City, Inner City, Imperial City and Palace City.
Li Dingguo and Li Xianzhong only dared to surround the imperial city but did not dare to enter it.
If you rashly enter the imperial city, you will end up finding Zhu Cilang's body.
No matter how Zhu Cilang died, they would be implicated in the end.
So there is no way to move forward.
Zhu Cixiong pulled the reins of his warhorse and asked, "Where is my elder brother? Is there any news about him?"
"In reply to your Highness, Qin Yiming said that the Crown Prince was abducted by Zhu Guobi and was rescued by the Xiaoling Guards when he passed by the Xiaoling Mausoleum. They are sending people to search Zijin Mountain."
Zhu Cixiong turned his horse around and said, "Follow me to the Xiaoling Mausoleum."
Just after taking two steps, another scout came to report: "Your Highness Prince Ding, there is thick smoke in the imperial city. I heard from the eunuchs who escaped that the Chunhe Palace was on fire."
"What?" Zhu Cijiong was a little surprised: "Are you sure it's the Chunhe Hall?"
"The eunuchs said it was Chunhe Palace. We have to wait for Your Highness to go there in person to confirm whether it is the real one."
Zhu Cijiong frowned and thought for a while, then turned his horse's head again: "Let's go into the city!"
With his order, the central army began to move towards Nanjing City.
By the time the army arrived at the outskirts of Nanjing, the outer city had already fallen into the hands of the Sichuan Army.
Ma Wannian rode his horse to Zhu Cijiong, dismounted and saluted: "I pay my respects to His Majesty Prince Ding."
Although Zhu Cijiong was very anxious, he still patiently got off his horse and helped Ma Wannian up: "General Ma, there is no need to be polite."
Ma Wannian took out Chongzhen's imperial edict from his bosom and raised his hands high: "I am following your majesty's imperial edict to send troops directly to Nanjing. I hope your highness will be aware of this."
Zhu Cixiong took the decree and read it, confirming that it was true.
He patted Ma Wannian's shoulder and said, "Well, you are here at the right time. Open the city gate quickly and follow me into the city to wipe out the rebels and rescue the prince."
Ma Wannian clasped his hands together and said, "Yes!"
Ma Wannian led his troops ahead, and Zhu Cijiong followed behind.
The two armies entered Nanjing city one after another.
They divided their forces into three groups.
Some people guarded the city walls and gates.
Some people took to the streets to maintain order and hunt down the rebels.
The rest followed Zhu Cijiong to the outside of the imperial city.
After meeting Li Dingguo and Li Xianzhong, Zhu Cijiong asked directly: "Have you seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Li Dingguo and Li Xianzhong shook their heads at the same time.
Zhu Cijiong waved his hand and said, "Come on, bring your trusted followers with me into the city to look for someone."
When the confidants were lining up, a group of cavalry came from the east.
After questioning, it was learned that they were Mei Chun, the commander of the Xiaoling Guard, and Ni Yuanlu.
Zhu Cijiong couldn't wait to order: "Hurry up and ask him to come over..."
Mei Chun dismounted and walked side by side with Ni Yuanlu to Zhu Cijiong.
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