At the same time, an idea involuntarily emerged in his mind: he began to possess the power of a king!
William Zhu was just surprised when he felt the power in his body getting stronger and stronger. It was like he was a balloon being blown up.
In just a moment, he felt that his whole body had great strength. Before he could even try it out, he involuntarily had another thought in his mind: "I already have the power of a king, just like the King of Western Chu back then. I can lift a tripod, have a force of a thousand pounds, and am naturally close to weapons. To receive this benefit of traveling through time, I must revive the Ming Dynasty and make it stand at the top of the world, otherwise it will backfire and my soul will be reborn as a pig after I die."
William Zhu was stunned. Was this the golden finger that came with time travel? Did he have the power of a king, like the King of Western Chu?
After waiting for a long time, there was no other movement. At this time, William Zhu came to his senses. This must be the benefit of traveling through time!
It's better to have this talent out of nowhere than to have nothing, right? William Zhu didn't complain. He was calm and felt his body again. He felt like he had endless energy.
He lowered his head to look at the imperial desk in front of him. It was made of solid wood, a little over two meters long and about one meter wide. With all the things placed on it, it must have weighed at least a hundred kilograms, right?
Then, William Zhu stretched out his hands, grasped the imperial desk, and lifted it up with force, trying to test how much strength he had!
As a result, the heavy imperial desk was lifted up easily as if it was made of paper. Because he used too much force, the imperial desk on his side was lifted up first, causing the table to tilt, and all the memorials and other objects on the desk fell to the ground with a "clatter".
The palace maids and eunuchs waiting at the door heard the noise and thought something had happened, so they quickly pushed open the door to check. As a result, they saw Emperor Chongzhen standing there with the heavy imperial case in his hands, and when he saw them open the door, he was also looking at them.
So, they just stared at each other, both sides were a little dumbfounded.
One party's surprise was mixed with surprise, while the other party's surprise was still mixed with surprise!
What was going on? Was he dazzled? How many people could lift such a heavy imperial desk? Not to mention, how could he lift it so easily just by holding the edge?
At this moment, inside and outside the hall, it was very quiet. Everyone was like clay sculptures, motionless, with most of them looking surprised!
William Zhu reacted first, and as soon as he loosened his hands, the heavy imperial case fell to the ground with a loud bang, proving that the imperial case was really heavy.
The palace maids and eunuchs were awakened by the noise and immediately fell to their knees at the entrance of the palace, extremely surprised but not daring to speak.
At this time, William Zhu could be sure that, although he was not extremely strong, he was definitely at the level of a strongman. The fact that he possessed the power of a king must be true! That is to say, as long as he wanted, he could reproduce the bravery of the King of Chu in himself?
Thinking of this, William Zhu could not help but feel pleasantly surprised. With this golden finger, the idea of leading the troops to fight in person to rebuild his prestige would become possible!
If you lead the troops yourself, take the military power into your own hands, break the jars of the original Ming Dynasty, and rebuild a new Ming Dynasty, then there will be hope!
He himself could not lead troops to fight, but it did not matter. Julian Zhou was a rare famous general in the late Ming Dynasty. He was loyal to Emperor Chongzhen and the Ming Dynasty. He defended Ningwu Pass to the death and eventually died for his country...
When he thought of this, William Zhu became anxious again.
At this point in time, Taiyuan had already fallen, and Leonard Li would then lead his army to continue the attack. That is, they were blocked by Julian Zhou for a few days at Ningwu Pass. After the gunpowder was exhausted, the 3,000 defenders could not withstand the attacks of hundreds of thousands of enemy troops, and finally died in battle. The Ming generals in Datong and Xuanhua not only did not rescue, but also surrendered early, which made it easy for Leonard Li's army to reach the capital.
In other words, once Ningwu Pass falls, he will lose his last chance!
Therefore, if William Zhu wants to break the impasse, he must lead reinforcements before Ningwu Pass falls, and use the danger of Ningwu Pass to block Leonard Li's army!
However, to achieve this, he still needs to do a lot of things.
First, we must have our own army, and it must be cavalry, so that we can arrive in time for rescue. However, there are no ready-made elite cavalry in the capital, and even the military pay for guarding the capital is still in arrears. What should we do?
Second, you must have money to raise an army. And money is also necessary, so where does the money come from?
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There are many problems. If we follow the rules, these things will not be possible at all! However, if we turn the table over, it will be possible!
Thinking about this, William Zhu quickly went over this period of history in his mind, and immediately came up with a plan. He looked at the kneeling palace maids and eunuchs and ordered: "Summon Charles Wang to see me immediately!"
Speaking of the eunuchs he could trust in this era, Charles Wang was definitely ranked first. For no other reason, it was because Charles Wang was the only friend of Emperor Chongzhen!
At this moment, he directly replaced Emperor Chongzhen and began to issue orders. Only by considering himself as Emperor Chongzhen could he integrate into this era as quickly as possible. From then on, there was only Emperor Chongzhen in this era, not William Zhu.
When the eunuch heard this, he quickly agreed and then hurried forward to convey the order.
At this time, Charles Wang had been sent by Emperor Chongzhen to supervise the army in the Beijing camp, and it would take some time for him to come. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen thought about it and issued another decree: "Order Felix Fang to return to the capital from Baoding immediately, with as many cavalry as he can, and rush 800 miles!"
The eunuch Felix Fang is currently supervising the army in Baoding. Even after Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself and the capital fell, he refused to surrender and finally died fighting for his country. Therefore, he is also a trustworthy eunuch.
It can be said that in the later period of the Chongzhen Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen had actually lost his trust in outsiders and could only appoint eunuchs around him. As a result, among so many eunuchs, only these two with names and surnames proved to be worthy of his trust.
Knowing history can help you avoid misjudging people. This is also the advantage of time travelers in later generations!
After writing two edicts quickly, Emperor Chongzhen thought for a moment and immediately issued a third edict: "Tell Tang Tong, the general of Jizhen, and Li Shoufu, the general of Changping, to lead their troops to Beijing immediately."
In the original history, Emperor Chongzhen issued an order to help Leonard Li, but generals from all over the country waited and watched, including Wu Sangui. However, Tang Tong was the first to lead 7,000 troops to the capital, and was then sent by Emperor Chongzhen to guard Juyongguan. Although he eventually surrendered to Leonard Li without resistance, Emperor Chongzhen thought it was okay to send another order to urge Tang Tong to surrender.
As for Changping General Li Shoufu, he was guarding the imperial mausoleum. When Leonard Li's army arrived, he did not choose to surrender and died in battle. Even though he did not have much ability, he was still loyal.
When these decrees were issued one after another, they immediately alarmed many people.
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