Chapter 4: The tricks of the donkey are exhausted (4)

The Southern Expedition Army did not completely block Nanjing, so Cui Ningxiu quickly entered Nanjing under the arrangement of Lin Rong.

Of course, Cui Ningxiu didn't dare to blatantly meet his brother, who was the Minister of the University Soldiers. He first lived in a small inn, and then quietly found a beggar in the city and wrote a few words to ask the beggar to go to Cui's mansion to send the notes.

Cui Chengxiu, who had just been quarreling with a group of ministers in the court for most of the day, returned to her mansion, physically and mentally exhausted, four or five forces fought and scolded, and experienced the assassination of the empress dowager. The court was in chaos. Although no one proposed surrender at this time, Cui Ningxiu could see that in addition to being an official who would die after surrender, many officials had their own thoughts in their hearts. Although his godfather's master was still very strong now, he had reached the point where the oil depot was exhausted, and he had to consider the problem of his retreat.

The servants of the Cui family knew that their master was in a bad mood and no one dared to touch his eyebrows at this time. Therefore, although the note written by Cui Ningxiu was sent to Cui Chengxiu's table, how could Cui Chengxiu, who had no idea, pay attention to the note sent by a stranger to a beggar?

And the servants didn't even dare to mention it.

What should I do? When Zhu Youjian equals Jiangnan, what can I do if I am the only one lonely city in Nanjing do? Cui Chengxiu really doesn't understand why so officials support the perseverance and do not take the initiative. Hundreds of thousands of people in Nanjing, plus 200,000 troops, lost the place where taxes and grain production is produced. Even if there are many hoards in Nanjing, it will be consumed for a day. By then, Zhu Youjian will just wait until everyone in Nanjing is hungry and will be killed before siege. A lonely city has nothing to do except the symbolic meaning of being the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Even if Nanjing is destroyed, it will not have much impact on Zhu Youjian. Cui Chengxiu was so troubled that he even regretted joining the pirate ship of Wei Zhongxian for glory, wealth and power. Now he has the intention to surrender. I guess Zhu Youjian will not let him go. He is one of the surely dead.

Cui Chengxiu had many wives and concubines, and had already been dismissed in the name of too much expense in the mansion. Several of them were still caring about his flesh and blood. He did this and wanted to leave a bloodline for the Cui family. Therefore, the huge Cui family became more and more deserted day by day. In late spring, it was a solemn and desolate scene.

I believe that it is not just Cui’s mansion. People are dismissed almost every day for all the officials in Nanjing. There are news of people starving to death one after another, and this number is increasing every day.

Rise, the people suffer, the people suffer, no matter the rise and fall of the country, the people suffer in the end, the people at the bottom are still the people at the bottom. When Zhu Yinglong receives various news of the suffering or even death from Nanjing every day, he can't help but sigh, but he has no choice. Any country and nation will need a certain price to rise again or rise. Blood and life are always worth remembering by people in future generations.

"Master, just eat something. You haven't touched a drop of rice water since you went to court in the morning." Cui Chengxiu's wife Ma took a bowl of things into the study, put it down softly, and looked at her husband's sorrow when she saw the flowers blooming, and persuaded softly.

Cui Chengxiu worked hard for Wei Zhongxian's Wei family. He didn't expect that the scenery would be glorious in the end, but the fate made the capable general feel powerless. He looked up at the wife of the chaff, but found that he seemed to have never seen this woman before, and his heart felt aching. In the past few years, with Wei Zhongxian, the beautiful maid moaned under him, and countless people deliberately asked for pleasure. In the end, these people walked away and scattered, but what was left was the wife of the chaff who was almost strangers to him. How could he not make him sad?

"Madam..." Choi Chengxiu suddenly realized that she could not speak and refuse.

"Master..." Ma's choked up a little. She hadn't seen her husband's eyes for almost ten years. Whenever she learned that he was spending time outside, she was staying alone at home, crying silently until dawn, and she couldn't hear a warm word. Who knows the depression in her heart?

"I'm sorry, madam, you have suffered over the years." Cui Chengxiu finally discovered her conscience and said with a sore nose.

"Master, I am a woman. Logically speaking, it's not my turn to take care of the affairs of the court. But now the master is in a situation and his godfather is erratic. If the master is..." Ma couldn't help but persuade.

If it were in the past, Cui Chengxiu would have rudely snatched Ma's words, but now he listened to Ma's words quietly. After a long time, he sighed: "Madam, it's not that I can't bear to let go of the power and glory of my husband, but now I'm trapped in it and can't extricate myself. Life and death have become a front line, and it's impossible to escape."

"Then we can go, the sky is vast and the earth is vast, and there will always be a place for us and our husbands to live in." Ma said excitedly.

"Will, how about I go? Don't say that my every move is stared at by the Dongchang and the Jinyiwei. Even if I can walk, although Nanjing City is not completely surrounded, it is Zhu Youjian's army from east, west, south and north. Wherever we go, we will seek death." Cui Chengxiu said.

"What should I do?" Ma said excitedly.

"In fact, the court still has 300,000 troops, and may not be unable to fight. Unfortunately, the court is in chaos. My godfather still won't forget to fight with the empress dowager at this time. Alas, if the two sides work together now, they may not be the opponent of Zhu Youjian. The sky is messing with people!" Cui Chengxiu sighed to the sky.

"Is there no other way out?" Ma asked in tears.

"Are there any other way out?" Cui Chengxiu spread her hands and said helplessly, "Is there any other way out now?"

"Master, today I heard from the people that the Jin army occupied North Korea, and the Mao Wenlong of Dongjiang suddenly rebelled and defected to Huang Taiji. Isn't my second brother in Mao Wenlong's army? We..." Ma said suddenly.

Cui Chengxiu was shocked when she heard this. The court didn't know how his wife learned about this news. She quickly asked, "Madam, where did you hear this news?"

"I heard that people went out to buy things on the streets." Ma Shi said.

"If this news is true, the court may still have a glimmer of hope!" Cui Chengxiu said loudly with a sad face.

"Master, please come to the palace after nine thousand years of age!" Before he could sit down, he heard the news sent by Wei Zhongxian to urge him.

"Okay, just say I'll go there right away!" Cui Chengxiu didn't dare to neglect and responded to the eunuch who came to pass the message.

Just as Cui Chengxiu sorted out her ideas and was about to write something, suddenly, he saw a note on the desk of a familiar handwriting. Yes, it was the handwriting of his brother, and rubbed his eyes. It was good, the note was still there, not an illusion. Cui Chengxiu was shocked and pulled out Cui Ningxiu's note from the thin few famous thorns, which read the time and place of the secret meeting and the most hidden title between the brothers. In shock, Cui Chengxiu didn't really believe that his wife Ma had heard it back.

The news came, and now there was a 80% confidence that Mao Wenlong defected to Huang Taiji. Now anyone can see that Nanjing City is shaking. If Mao Wenlong did not vote for another boss at this time, he should directly hand over his younger brother Cui Ningxiu to Zhu Youjian. Of course, there is also a possibility that Mao Wenlong had handed over his younger brother to Zhu Youjian, and his younger brother came to see him as a lobbyist for Zhu Youjian. Which guess is right and which one is wrong? Cui Chengxiu was confused for a moment!
Chapter completed!