The end of natural disasters: the daily life of child brides in ancient times

There was no sign of discomfort in his conversation.

Lu Qingqing wanted to say a few more words of advice, but was stopped by Old Man Zhuang.

To be frank, this place is nice and the location is spacious.

Lu Qingqing had no choice but to agree to come and bring him three meals a day.

After he finished his meal, she came to look after the luggage, and Old Man Zhuang went over to give Qin Lang acupuncture.

The two agreed on how to arrange the next days of sailing before parting ways.

Not long after Lu Qingqing returned to her room, the boat started sailing.

But just as the boat left the dock, they heard loud gunshots and shouts of killing coming from the East City Gate behind them.

Not only behind him, but also from the west and south of the city, there were continuous sounds of cannons and shouts of killing.

Many people were horrified and ran to the deck to check the situation.

But the location of the large ship was too far from the city gate, and nothing could be seen at night.

Lu Qingqing was leaning on the railing and looking behind her.

Looking at the dark night, her heart beat fast.

Is this King Chuang attacking the city?

Why so fast!

This time is several months earlier than previously expected!

Things turned out just as Lu Qingqing had guessed, King Chuang surrounded the capital.

At this moment, the capital city was no longer as quiet as before.

The people were awakened from their sleep by the sound of cannons and were in a panic, not knowing what had happened.

The palace was in chaos.

The palace maids and eunuchs ran around, trying to find a place to hide and a chance to survive.

Emperor Chongzhen went up to the bell tower, rang the bell, and summoned his ministers to discuss countermeasures.

However, after waiting for a long time, no minister came.

But instead of waiting for the minister, an envoy from King Chuang came to seek peace.

Listening to the envoy's request for the title of king and the reward of one million silver coins, Emperor Chongzhen remained silent for a long time.

How can the current national treasury afford a million-dollar reward?

I don’t know if it’s because of the integrity in his heart or if he is really short of money.

In short, Emperor Chongzhen rejected the envoy's request.

This move triggered a new round of attacks.

Soon, the three camps guarding the outer city surrendered.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard the report from the guards, he knew that he was powerless to save the situation.

He called his wife, children and the elderly over.

The three sons were asked to change into civilian clothes and be escorted out of the imperial city by eunuchs.

They hid at their maternal grandparents' house and looked for an opportunity to leave the city.

As for the remaining concubines and princesses, they were all ordered to hang themselves.

However, who wants to die when they can live? Many concubines struggled and refused to hang themselves.

Chongzhen raised his sword and stabbed several people to death, and the remaining concubines were executed by the guards.

Queen Zhou was so determined that she hanged herself on the ground.

The remaining two princesses were assassinated by Chongzhen himself with a sword.

After dealing with the situation in the palace, Emperor Chongzhen escaped from the Shenwu Gate with his personal eunuch Wang Chengen.

When he escaped to Coal Hill, he stopped at the crooked tree.

Finally, he threw the belt onto the crooked tree.

From then on, the Ming Dynasty, which started with a bowl and ended with a rope, came to an end.

At this time, the boat Lu Qingqing was on had already sailed far away.

Behind their ship, there were many large and small ships.

These ships were all those that fled the dock in a hurry when King Chuang attacked the city.

At this time, because they did not know the situation in the capital, ships of all sizes did not dare to dock.

Lu Qingqing leaned back on the bed in the single room, thinking about what was going to happen next.

King Chuang has already attacked the capital, and it won’t be long before the barbarians move south.

By then, this land will inevitably be engulfed in war.

She had to go faster, faster.

Return to King Huai's fiefdom as soon as possible before the attack comes.

But it's no use for her to be anxious now!

It is impossible for a plane to come out and take her back in an hour or two.

She could only wait for the ship to arrive in Pengcheng County as soon as possible.

After getting off the boat, she had to speed up to get to King Huai's fiefdom.

By then, riding a horse will definitely be faster than riding in a carriage.

However, given Qin Lang's current condition, he still needs to consult Doctor Zhuang.

Lu Qingqing was thinking about what was going to happen next and slowly fell asleep.

When she woke up the next day, she bought breakfast and went straight to the bottom of the cabin.

By the time it was over, Dr. Zhuang had already woken up.

When I saw her coming over, I took her breakfast and asked about what happened yesterday.

Lu Qingqing lowered her voice and told him what she had guessed.

Doctor Zhuang was terrified, but fortunately he left the city overnight.

But then, he started to worry about Zhu San, Erdan and others, wondering how they were doing now.

Beijing at this time.

King Chuang had already captured the capital. To be exact, it was a minister who opened the city gates.

They successfully captured the capital with almost no military expenditure.

Fortunately, at this time, King Chuang was full of ambition and determined to accomplish something great.

After entering the city, he strictly ordered his soldiers not to disturb the people.

Anyone who dares to injure others or rob their property or women will be killed without mercy.

Therefore, order in the capital still exists today.

However, officials in the capital are not included in the scope of "people".

More than 800 officials were arrested by the peasant army.

They were tortured and forced to hand over gold and silver.

The cruelty of the methods used is daunting.

In just a few days, the peasant army forced tens of millions of taels of silver from these officials.

After seeing the methods of the peasant army with their own eyes, Zhu San's family and Erdan's family remembered what Doctor Zhuang had advised them before.

But at this time, the capital city was completely blocked and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

Both families found a way to exchange their silver and money for food and hid it in the cellar.

On weekdays, I never go out.

Because they lived in the city's famous slums.

Even later, when the peasant army extorted civilians on a large scale, they were still not greatly affected.

It was not until the barbarians invaded Beijing that they fled with them.

On the boat, Dr. Zhuang worried about his old friend for a while, and soon turned his attention to Qin Lang's condition.

After quickly finishing his breakfast, he went to give Qin Lang acupuncture and pulse diagnosis.

But the physical condition reflected by his pulse made him scratch his head.

It seems that there is nothing wrong with him, so why is he still not awake?

He even secretly applied acupuncture to several painful points on Qin Lang.

If you prick this painful point, the person will roll over in pain.

He pricked all five painful points, so that the person on the bed did not wake up.

Okay, let’s rule out the possibility of pretending to sleep.

He was so worried that he held his head in his hands, not knowing how to tell Lu Qingqing.

Why was this burden allowed to get on board? It was because he could cure illnesses!

But if I tell Lu Qingqing, there is nothing I can do.

That girl wouldn’t just throw herself into the river, would she?

Thinking of that scene, Dr. Zhuang shuddered all over.

No, no, I should go back and study the medical books.

Maybe there was something he hadn't noticed.

When he looks through the medical books again, all those books, maybe he can find the problem.

Doctor Zhuang had made up his mind, but when he returned to the cabin and saw Lu Qingqing, he still felt a little guilty.

I just told Lu Qingqing that I needed to continue the acupuncture for a while to see the results.

Lu Qingqing didn't suspect anything and returned to her single room.

Time passes day by day.

The news that the capital was captured by King Chuang quickly spread to the surrounding areas of the capital.