Chapter 62 Tian Hongyu Sends a Beauty
In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Chongzhen heard Wang Chengen's reply and closed his eyes. He tried to control his emotions, recalling his past with Concubine Tian. This woman, so talented and beautiful, so skilled in both civil and military affairs, had left him like this. He was reluctant to let her go, but he could only grieve for a moment before returning to the affairs of state.
Opening his eyes, Chongzhen said to Wang Chengen: "Go and tell the prince consort to do his best!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Wang Chengen accepted the order and withdrew.
Chongzhen calmed down and began to think about how to get Sun Chuanting to rescue Wang Qiaonian. Li Zicheng was now besieging Xiangcheng. Xiangcheng was in danger, and the country's most capable troops were in Songshan and were facing Huang Taiji. Now it was necessary to urge Hong Chengchou to advance quickly, eliminate Huang Taiji, and quickly transfer troops to Henan.
So, he began writing the imperial edict himself, ordering Hong Chengchou to advance. Before he could finish writing the edict, a eunuch arrived outside with an urgent report from eight hundred miles away. Chongzhen flipped open the report and felt dizzy, nearly falling. The eunuch caught him and placed him on the throne.
"Call the imperial physician quickly!" the eunuch shouted.
Before Zhao Xiaofei left Yonghe Palace, he followed Wang Chengen and Imperial Physician Hu to the Yangxin Palace. Seeing his father-in-law faint, Zhao Xiaofei didn't dare to rush forward to give him first aid. It was Imperial Physician Hu who stepped forward, pinched the Ren Zhong point, and gave him acupuncture.
It took a while for Chongzhen to regain consciousness. Zhao Xiaofei had already learned from the eunuchs that the emperor had fainted after reading the urgent report. The previous urgent report had fallen to the ground, and Zhao Xiaofei also read it. He saw the words "Wang Qiaonian died for his country," and Zhao Xiaofei's mind was as clear as a mirror. This time, he expected his father-in-law to make a series of stupid moves. First, he would let Sun Chuanting continue the encirclement and suppression of Li Zicheng, while urging Hong Chengchou to hurry up. In the end, he had driven both of them to their doom.
Chongzhen woke up and told Doctor Hu and Zhao Xiaofei to leave. Wang Chengen said, "Your Majesty! Rest a little, your health is most important!"
Chongzhen took a deep breath and said, "Call Wei Zaode, Zhang Guowei, and Chen Xinjia to the palace! Quickly!"
"Your Majesty!" Wang Chengen wanted to persuade him, but when he saw Chongzhen's eyes, he stepped back and delivered the order.
Coming out of the Yangxin Palace, Zhao Xiaofei sighed. Of the last two who could fight, one surrendered, and the other died in battle. There was definitely no hope. I should just go home and take a shower and have some sleep! Before leaving, he went to the Yonghe Palace again and pretended to take the pulse of Concubine Tian. In fact, he didn't know how to take a pulse; he just wanted to see what Concubine Tian looked like. It was said that Concubine Tian was as beautiful as a fairy, had great literary talent, and could ride a horse. It was said that she could even shoot arrows while standing on one leg in the stirrup, and could hit the target from a hundred paces away.
Unfortunately, dreams are beautiful, but reality is harsh. When the emperor proposed to take Concubine Tian's pulse, all the palace maids and eunuchs were present. And when Concubine Tian stretched out her arm, a palace maid immediately put a silk handkerchief on her white and slender arm.
Zhao Xiaofei could only pretend, and then left the palace and went home. When he arrived at the Prince Consort's residence, Princess Kunxing asked, "How is Concubine Tian's condition?"
"There's no hope! There's no hope!" Zhao Xiaofei muttered.
"My husband, is there really nothing you can do?" asked Princess Kunxing.
Zhao Xiaofei thought to himself, saving her would be harming her. At least she could die of old age, enjoying the royal treatment and a fine mausoleum. Then your father and the queen would have a place to rest after their death. If she lived, and lived to see Li Zicheng enter Beijing, and your father planned to kill her like he had killed Concubine Yuan, would she use her martial arts skills to strike back at him? Or what would it feel like to watch the man you loved plunge a sword into your own body? It would probably be better to die early.
"No! Concubine Tian is suffering from a heart disease! I can't cure heart diseases! Okay, go to bed!" Zhao Xiaofei had no interest in kissing, hugging or lifting the princess up after entering the palace, so he went to bed early.
The next morning, Zhao Xiaofei began exercising. He knew his escape plan was drawing closer, and he needed to improve his physical fitness so he could protect his women and bring them safely to Nanjing. So, after running 5 kilometers, he began learning archery.
Li Sihong and the princess were both learning, and both women were hitting the target with nearly every arrow. Several even hit the bull's eye, while Zhao Xiaofei only managed three arrows; the rest were off target. He was utterly embarrassed, covering his face. He simply put down his bow and went back to his room to look at his files.
This is the information my older brother gave me before I went to Nanjing to see Jiang Xiaomei. They were all recently released from prison. The first one is called Zhou Shuai, and he's quite handsome. He's 30 years old. He caught his wife cheating on him with another man. He beat him up and ended up hacking him to death. He was convicted of self-defense and sentenced to five years in prison, while his wife received two. After his release, his wife divorced him.
Zhou Shuai was an orphan. His father died before he was born, and his mother died of illness when he was 10. He was confined to an orphanage and aspired to serve his country. However, he never expected his wife to cheat on him. This was unbearable for any man, and when the adulterer beat him, he finally lost control and, after picking up a fruit knife on the table, stabbed the man's carotid artery, causing him to die in a pool of blood.
This was an ending with no winners. Zhao Xiaofei felt a great deal of sympathy for Zhou Shuai after reading it. If such a person were given a chance to be reborn, he would probably cherish it.
The second case is Fang Xinyu. He is 40 years old and previously taught combat in the army. After retiring, he opened a martial arts school in his hometown of Sichuan, offering boxing lessons. A car accident left him with his wife and children. Later, a real estate developer took a fancy to the land where his school stood, and they approached him to negotiate a purchase. However, the land, burdened with longing for his wife and children, he refused to sell it. The owner, taking advantage of his absence, bulldozed the school. He then attacked the owner and beat him to a pulp, leaving him in a vegetative state. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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