Thanks to my two buddies Jiechen and Wozanipp for the tips, thank you.
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The Regent's Palace covers a large area, with large pavilions, towers, rockery and ponds in the back garden, and flowers and trees of all seasons.
The back garden is usually a forbidden area and ordinary people are not allowed to enter. Wu Sangui and others had no chance to enter the back garden.
It was dark at this time, and Wu Sangui and his men rushed in so hastily that they could hardly find their way.
Hao Bilong also rushed in. Wu Sangui shouted anxiously: "Zerun, Zeyuan, take half of the men and go find Dorgon. Quick, Zepu and I will stay behind to stop the enemy."
"Cousin, I'll stay!" Zu Zeyuan swung his sword to chop off an incoming arrow and shouted to Wu Sangui.
"Stop arguing, go now, if you're any later we'll all die here!"
Wu Sangui was not just famous for nothing, he was indeed very brave. A horseman rushed in from outside the door and knocked down two of his men in succession. Wu Sangui paused with his right foot on the rockery and leaped out. The sword in his hand was as powerful as thunder, and with a puff, he chopped off the head of the Qing soldier on horseback.
When he landed, he tapped his toes, rushed out a few steps, and with another knife, he cut the neck of another Qing soldier's horse that rushed in, and the horse's blood spurted out... ..
Zu Zepu stayed behind with fifty men and also rushed over to try their best to stop Hao Bilong's troops, with swords flashing and roars like thunder.
The opportunity was fleeting. Zu Zerun and Zu Zeyuan did not dare to stay any longer. As they leaped over the sky, they shouted to the dozens of people behind them: "Search separately. We must find Dorgon. Quickly!"
Ever since fierce explosions and shouts of killing were heard from the back door in the back garden, the maids inside were so scared that they hid in all directions. It was pitch dark everywhere. Some of the guards from the front yard also rushed back, and the whole back garden soon became a battlefield.
Suddenly, there were gunshots at the back door. Wu Sangui had never thought that there were people with muskets among Hao Bilong's troops. As the gunshots rang out, several of his men were shot and fell down. Even Zu Zepu was not spared and was shot in the chest. The bullets were round at this time, and the wound was very large, and blood spurted out.
"Zepu!" Wu Sangui exclaimed, and carried Zu Zepu to the wall. Zu Zepu spat out blood and said with difficulty: "Cousin, my elder brother... they are probably... blocked. You go quickly... ... don't worry about what's behind... ... "
Before Zu Zepu could finish his words, his head tilted to one side. "Ah!" Wu Sangui roared in grief and anger, put Zu Zepu down, and rushed inside.
While Hao Bilong sent people to call for reinforcements, he rushed into the back garden. Wu Sangui and his men knew that if they could not capture Dorgon, they would all die. So everyone fought very hard, fighting and fleeing.
However, while Hao Bilong was holding him back for a while, the nearby Qing troops heard a fierce explosion coming from the direction of the Regent's Palace and rushed over. One group after another rushed into the back garden.
Although Wu Sangui was brave and bloody, his men became fewer and fewer as he killed more people, while the enemies became more and more. Finally, he was forced to hide in a wing room. The door of the palace was very strong, and he bolted it. The pursuers outside the door could not break it open for a while;
Wu Sangui's left arm was injured and bleeding. He hastily tore off his clothes and bandaged it, then jumped out of the back window. Boom! He never expected that there was a pond under the back window.
The pursuers at the front gate heard the sound of water and shouted, "Quick, quick, quick! The rebel jumped out of the back window, chase him!"
Wu Sangui swam to the shore with great difficulty. The pursuers were circling around him. There were torches everywhere and arrows were constantly shot at him. He desperately jumped over a clump of flowers and trees, crouched like a heron and slithered like a snake, and quickly rushed up the corridor and ran through the archway.
The pursuers behind him kept shouting, and there were also sounds of killing coming from the east. It was probably Zu Zerun and Zu Zeyuan and others. Wu Sangui fled in the opposite direction at a very fast speed. There was no way, as the arrows chasing him were whistling at him from behind, so he had to hurry up.
Perhaps it was God's will that he ran into the West Flower Hall, where Dorgon was. However, Dorgon was not alone. There were seven or eight guards with swords around him.
The candles in the West Flower Hall were burning brightly. Dorgon sat high on a tiger-skin chair with an indifferent expression, neither panicked nor disturbed, without losing his kingly demeanor at all.
Wu Sangui was overjoyed to finally see the real master after escaping death. He rushed to the West Flower Hall. The guards in the hall shouted, "You are looking for death!" and rushed out with swords drawn.
"Kill!" Wu Sangui swung his sword as fast as lightning, roaring and slashing wildly. He chopped off the head of the first guard who rushed out with one blow, and then he used his sword to block the second guard's blow on his head.
Dang! With a clang and sparks flying, Wu Sangui took advantage of the situation and kicked the second guard hard in the crotch. With a bang, the second guard was kicked over and fell, screaming.
The remaining five or six guards rushed forward, swords flashing, and blocked Wu Sangui at the door. Wu Sangui roared like thunder and chopped hard, but he could not get in for a while.
Dorgon in the flower hall leisurely picked up a cup of tea and took a sip, then said coldly: "Wu Sangui, it's you!"
"Dorgon, stop talking nonsense and come out to confront your Grandpa Wu if you have the guts."
"You're about to die, and you still want to talk big." Dorgon suddenly picked up a pistol from the table and pointed it at Wu Sangui who was busy fighting at the door.
Wu Sangui saw it out of the corner of his eye, and rolled to the left, hiding behind the wall. There was no sound of gunfire, but the pursuers who had been chasing him came rushing over, shooting a hail of arrows at Wu Sangui without saying a word.
Wu Sangui swung his sword continuously, but he was no match for so many blows. The sound of blows entering his flesh continued, and he was nailed to the wall in an instant. He died with his eyes open.
Zu Zeyuan and Zu Zerun in the west courtyard, and Zu Dashou and Zu Dale in the front gate were all outnumbered by the continuous influx of Qing troops for reinforcement, and were either injured and captured or killed on the spot.
Zu Dashou, who was the least injured, was brought before Duolegun. Dorgon asked him, "Zu Dashou, I have treated your ancestors well. Now that you have committed such a treasonous act, aren't you afraid that I will kill your entire family?"
"The victor goes to the king, Dorgon. You are lucky today. You want to kill my entire family? Dream on! My ancestor would like to advise you to check whether your head is stable first. The Qing Dynasty is over! Hahaha... The Qing Dynasty is about to end. I am afraid that your end, Dorgon, will not be much better than that of my ancestor!"
When this was mentioned, Dorgon couldn't help but become furious. He drew his sword and pierced Zu Dashou's right shoulder bone, then twisted it violently.
Zu Dashou screamed in pain, spitting saliva on Dorgon's face and said, "Dorgon, what you inflicted on your great grandfather today, your great grandfather will definitely return to you double in the future. Moreover, you don't have to wait too long, you will soon taste... this kind of feeling!"
The so-called second grandfather is Zu Dabi, the second madman. It was rumored that Qin Mu thought highly of Zu Dabi and invited Zu Dabi to drink many times.
Zu Dashou had already made arrangements. He had sent someone to deliver a letter to Zu Dabi asking him to be loyal to Qin Mu as a plan for the future of the Zu family.
As for whether Zu Dabi can really be valued by Qin Mu, that is a matter for later. First, he will be used to scare Dorgon and make him have some reservations.
It would have been better if Zu Dashou didn't mention Zu Er the madman. Once he mentioned him, Dorgon became even angrier. He gripped the hilt of the sword with both hands and twisted it continuously, making Zu Dashou suffer from excruciating pain.
Zu Dashou knew he was going to die and didn't want to suffer any more, so he simply chewed off his tongue and committed suicide.
Dorgon was so furious that he even spared the dead. He ordered Zu Dashou and others to be dismembered and fed to dogs.
As the saying goes, killing is not the right way to go, Dorgon's punishment of dismembering the body and feeding it to dogs was extremely cruel.
When people were sent to search the homes of Wu and Zu, they found that, just like the search of Gong Dingzi's home, key figures such as Zu Zeqing and Wu Yingxiong were missing from the wives and children of the two Zu families.
Dorgon was still furious, and he sent out scouts to search for Zu Dashou's youngest son Zu Zeqing and Wu Sangui's son Wu Yingxiong.
How could they find it? The Zu and Wu families did not send the people away today. Seeing that the situation was becoming increasingly favorable for Daqin, Zu Dashou had already made plans to bet on both sides.
Before the Qin army's Northern Expedition, he wrote a letter to his second brother, asking him to be loyal to Qin Mu, and at the same time sent his wife and children out to hide, so that no matter who would take over the world in the future, his wife and children would have someone to rely on.
In fact, whenever there is chaos in the world, it is common for some big families to bet on both sides;
When Zu Dabi was captured, Qin Mu not only did not kill him, but also wanted to recruit him. This was the best opportunity for the Zu family to bet on both sides. Zu Dashou had seen countless storms and naturally would not miss such an opportunity.
Although Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui were forced to start the rebellion tonight, once they succeed, it will be a great opportunity for both Zu and Wu families to rise to prominence.
Unfortunately, Dorgon was not destined to die, and Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui ultimately failed.
But although the rebellion was quickly quelled, the chain reaction it triggered has only just begun, and the consequences it brings are beyond imagination...
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.(To be continued..)
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