EBE Chapter 332 Kidnapping the Queen
Chapter 332 Kidnapping the Queen
Chapter 332 Kidnapping the Queen
The next day, at noon, in front of the ruins of the Qing Dynasty Gate.
Five disheveled women were tied to a pillar. The signs on their bodies bore their names: Gao Guilan, Wang Ying, Sun Rurui, Chen Yuanyuan, and Wen Liandie.
The onlookers were abuzz with discussion.
Someone asked, "Yesterday, when the execution was scheduled to take place, Prince Rui suddenly ordered it to be stopped. Why is the execution being carried out again today?"
A well-informed person spoke up: "Yesterday, Prince Rui used prisoners as bait to destroy another Ming spy stronghold. The wives and concubines of Wang Wenzhou, the leader of the Ming spy group, were all captured, but Wang Wenzhou managed to escape."
Dorgon shouted, "The auspicious hour has arrived! Execute!"
"Yes!" The executioner, who was to carry out the slow slicing, quickly stepped in front of the woman.
"You damned Tartars, you will all die a horrible death! My husband, Wang Wenzhou, will seek revenge on you!" Gao Guilan shouted.
Wang Wenzhou's other "babies" also all looked like they were ready to die.
"Bang bang bang..." Suddenly, the human bombs in the crowd exploded one after another, killing hundreds of civilians.
Taking advantage of the chaos, a man on horseback galloped over, and the man drew his bow and shot five arrows at the five women in an instant.
"Thud thud..." The knight's archery skills were superb, and all five women were hit in the head, dying on the spot.
The knight shouted, "Dorgon! Listen up! I am Wang Wenzhou, the Vice Minister of Rites of the Ming Dynasty. The hatred for the murder of my wife is irreconcilable, and I will definitely skin you alive!"
Dorgon immediately ordered, "Seize him!"
The actor playing Wang Wenzhou, Wu Sangui, turned his horse around and galloped away amidst the chaos.
This is a play performed by Wang Wenzhou and Dorgon; the dead babies are all fake babies.
At this moment, Wang Wenzhou was sitting in a hot air balloon, its destination: Ci'en Temple. On this day, Dodo's baby, Borjigit, would be going to offer incense with Empress Zhe Zhe, Consort Chen Hailanzhu, and Consort Zhuang Dayuer.
These four Mongolian women all shared the surname Borjigit. Empress Zhe Zhe, wife of Huang Taiji, was the aunt of the other three, who were actually sisters. It must be said that before the Manchus entered the Central Plains, there was virtually no ethical code. Even the practice of succession by brother was common; if an elder brother died, his sister-in-law would remarry his younger brother.
Wang Wenzhou didn't dare drink this time. He had already crashed twice; if another one happened, he might really die.
Because the Empress came to offer incense, there were many imperial guards inside Ci'en Temple.
Outside the main hall where the Empress was offering incense, there were only a dozen or so personal guards. After all, the Empress was there to offer incense, not to show off her military might; too many people would be disrespectful to the Buddha.
At that moment, twenty flying objects appeared in the sky, and the guards couldn't figure out what they were.
"A miracle! A miracle! Your Majesty, your sincerity has moved the heavens!" Suddenly, a guard knelt down and shouted.
The other guards, as if suddenly realizing something, immediately knelt down. After all, people of this era had never seen a human who could fly. Moreover, the Empress offering incense in the temple could only be explained as a deity descending to earth.
Looking down from the air, Wang Wenzhou saw all the guards kneeling respectfully on the ground and burst out laughing. He had thought this operation would definitely involve a direct assault and the losses would be significant, but he never expected that these superstitious, foolish guards would all be his teammates.
"Attack!" Wang Wenzhou commanded.
In an instant, a rope was thrown out of the basket, and the soldiers of the labor camp leaped down the rope.
"Your Majesty, come quickly! Heavenly soldiers and generals have descended to earth!" A guard looked up and shouted.
Jian Fengyu, who was in mid-air, shook his head with a wry smile, picked up his crossbow, aimed at the man, pulled the trigger, and the arrow flew out.
The other labor camp soldiers in mid-air fired their crossbow bolts.
As soon as the first group of paratroopers landed, all the Qing Dynasty guards who had been kneeling on the ground were killed.
Jian Fengyu made a gesture, and everyone immediately dispersed to guard the entrance to the main hall.
Hearing the commotion outside, Zhe Zhe and the others went out to investigate, supported by palace maids.
"Ah!" Borjigit was stunned by the sight before her. Outside the main hall, there were corpses of guards everywhere. The men in black standing there were dressed exactly like the men of Wang Wenzhou who had kidnapped them the day before.
"Look!" Zhe Zhe pointed at the people who were parachuting in, stunned.
Borjigit had never seen an airborne landing before, and she was terrified. But then she suddenly noticed a person in mid-air who looked familiar. Upon closer inspection, she realized it was Wang Wenzhou.
Wang Wenzhou landed safely and walked over with a smile.
“Babies, babies, don’t be afraid!” Wang Wenzhou looked at Borjigit and said with a smile, “Sister-in-law, what a coincidence! We meet again! But this time, I am really heartbroken! All my babies were killed by that bastard Dorgon! I can only try my best to avenge them, and I never expected to see you again, sister-in-law!”
"Whoosh!" Da Yu'er suddenly drew her dagger and rushed towards Wang Wenzhou.
"Bang!" A guard from the sedan chair carriers kicked Da Yu'er and quickly subdued her.
"Ah!" Wang Wenzhou was stunned, and quickly said, "Ru Ru?"
Jian Fengyu, Liu Rushi's student, was also stunned. This imperial concubine looked so much like Mr. Liu, almost identical. Of course, there were still some differences between the two; Liu Rushi was a little taller than Dayuer.
Wang Wenzhou put his hand on Borjigit's shoulder and asked, "Sister-in-law, who is this?"
"Consort Zhuang, Dayuer!" Lady Borjigit was very puzzled. How did Wang Wenzhou know they were going to offer incense? She suddenly realized that perhaps her own prince had leaked the information to Wang Wenzhou.
"Who goes there! How dare you kidnap the Empress!" At this moment, the guards outside the main hall tried to rush into the hall, but were blocked by the soldiers of the labor camp.
"Get them on the hot air balloon quickly!" Wang Wenzhou hurriedly ordered.
Jian Fengyu nodded and blew his whistle rhythmically a few times. Immediately, a rope was dropped from the hot air balloon in the air.
The soldiers escorted Zhe Zhe and the others, tied them to ropes, and then they were pulled up by people in the hot air balloon.
Wang Wenzhou roared, "Listen up, guards outside! Your Empress, two Imperial Concubines, and one Fujin are in my hands. Anyone who dares to attack again, I'll kill one of the Imperial Concubines first!"
"Stop! Stop it, all of you!" Guard Commander Er Cheng'an hurriedly said.
The guards ceased their attack, and Er Cheng'an asked, "May I ask who the hero is?"
"Haha!" Wang Wenzhou laughed loudly, "I am Wang Wenzhou! Go back and tell Huang Taiji that if he wants his babies' lives, he should exchange them for Dorgon's head!"
After Wang Wenzhou finished speaking, he waved to his men and said, "Brothers, let's retreat!"
The sedan chair carriers at the defensive entrance slowly retreated and climbed onto the ropes.
Wang Wenzhou, standing inside the hot air balloon's crash compartment, hurriedly ordered, "Pull them up while raising the balloon, and don't let the guards on the ground take advantage of any openings."
"Yes!"
Er Cheng'an stared helplessly at the hot air balloon in the sky. He knew that he was probably in grave danger. After such a big incident, he would definitely not be able to face the emperor's wrath.