March 19, the seventeenth year of Chongzhen. The city of Beijing was destroyed, and the emperor died in Meishan.
Prince Zhu Cixiang was captured by Li Zicheng and his whereabouts are unknown.
The history books say he died. He didn't.
A soul three hundred years later fell into the body of the subjugated prince.
Outside the pass, the Manchu and Qing cavalry were watching, the military discipline of Dashun in the city was broken, and the small court of Hongguang in the south was fighting endlessly.
He didn't have a single soldier in his hand, only a jade pendant related to his father and emperor, a suicide edict hidden close to his body, and the history of three hundred years later in his mind.
The Qing army is about to enter the pass. Shave your hair. Easy to take. Yangzhou ten days. Jiading Santu.
A few lines of ink in the history books will fall on the heads of tens of millions of living people.
He had to escape, go south, and help the mountains and rivers rise again.
Some people say that a prince who has subjugated his country cannot save the world.
My Ming Dynasty, I will save it myself.
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An article about traveling through Nanming. Students of modern history narrate the story of Zhu Cixiang, the crown prince of Chongzhen, from the time he was captured in the bandit camp to gathering the royal guards, defeating his troops and running south, the main line is clear. The writing style is calm and the psychological portrayal is delicate - the protagonist's fear and conspiracy, Zhou Chen's die-hard loyalty, and the foreshadowing of the "false prince case" laid by General Hong Guang are all written solidly. The rhythm is tight and the suspense is high. It is a rare masterpiece of historical time travel without being suspended.
An article about traveling through Nanming. Students of modern history narrate the story of Zhu Cixiang, the crown prince of Chongzhen, from the time he was captured in the bandit camp to gathering the royal guards, defeating his troops and running south, the main line is clear. The writing style is calm and the psychological portrayal is delicate - the protagonist's fear and conspiracy, Zhou Chen's die-hard loyalty, and the foreshadowing of the "false prince case" laid by General Hong Guang are all written solidly. The rhythm is tight and the suspense is high. It is a rare masterpiece of historical time travel without being suspended.