In normal times, rumors are easy to suppress.

But this is a desperate situation trapped in one place.

Xiao Yuan's heart-attacking effect was achieved, and when the news came back, the kings were all happy, and King Liang couldn't help but smile on his back, and said:

"It can be seen from the rank that this king has contacted a minister of the Yan Kingdom here, you know, that is Situ!"

"I have that here." The Spirit King followed suit.

There is no doubt that in this situation, some ministers who are greedy for life and afraid of death, in order to survive, or to leave a way back for themselves, have a lot of secret small actions.

Xiao Yuan was also in a good mood, and said with a smile: "That being the case, then let these traitors who want to stay behind add another fire!" ”

"Good!" King Liang immediately agreed.

Two days later, the Yan Palace.

Before going to the court, several ministers gathered together while walking forward, discussing something in a low voice, among them, there was Situ Zhou Miao of Yanguo.

King Liang promised him that he would persuade King Yan to do one or two, and if the matter was successful, he would not only protect his official position, but also reward him with meritorious deeds.

Zhou Miao is a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, he is a typical disguised traitor, in the past, he didn't know how many people fat and ointment were looted, and let him die with King Yan, how could he be willing! He hasn't had enough of his extravagant life!

And several people around him, according to the secret letter, have learned that they are all like-minded people.

In a short time, the ministers went to the palace.

During the court discussion, King Yan's face had not been very good-looking, he first raised the current predicament, and then looked around and asked the ministers what to do.

What strategy is there now, either fight to the death or surrender as soon as possible, there is simply no third way to choose.

The ministers, as before, bowed their heads again and remained silent.

Seeing this, King Yan was angry, and couldn't help but say, "You ministers! Not everyone can speak well on weekdays, but when the country is in crisis, they are all dumb! ”

People are lower.

At this time, Zhou Miao looked left and right, first glanced at a few of his peers vaguely, and then the first one stood up and said, "Your Majesty." ”

Seeing someone coming out, King Yan was shocked, and hurriedly asked, "Huh? Zhou Aiqing has a good plan? ”

"This ......" Zhou Miao's face was a little embarrassed, but soon, he said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, the current war situation, my country is no longer able to return to the sky, in the opinion of Wei Chen, in order to avoid unnecessary casualties, we should make plans as soon as possible." ”

I thought that he had come out to offer advice, but when he heard this, King Yan was stunned at first, and then frowned: "What does Zhou Aiqing mean?" ”

Zhou Miao swallowed his saliva, in order to survive, he had the courage to stealthily glance at King Yan, and then said cautiously: "For the people of the whole city, and 200,000 soldiers, or ...... Or please drop ......"

"What did you say!?" The Yan King was furious when he heard this.

But before he could say the second sentence, another minister immediately stood up: "Yes, Your Majesty, Lord Zhou is reasonable, in the current situation, even if you fight to the death, in the end, 200,000 soldiers will have to spill their blood on the battlefield, and the two kings of Qin Liang are brutal, maybe they will slaughter the city......"

"Your Majesty, in such a situation, if you don't surrender, the whole city will be in danger......"

"Please also ask Your Majesty to think about the common people......"

"Your Majesty thinks twice......"

Several ministers stood up and expressed their agreement with what Zhou Miao said.

"You guys! You guys! King Yan was stunned for a moment, staring at these people with wide eyes.

The other ministers also looked left and right, their minds turning, and the corners of their mouths moved slightly.

Someone stood up again: "Your Majesty ......"

But before he could speak, King Yan had already reacted, and what followed was annoyance and anger!

"Shut up!"

He shouted loudly, got up angrily, and pointed at Zhou Miao and the others: "You gang of traitors! Such a critical juncture! Don't think about being loyal to the country! He was not ashamed to persuade me to surrender! ”

As he spoke, he was furious, and immediately shouted: "Someone! ”

Following his order, the guards outside the hall immediately stepped in and saluted with fists: "Your Majesty." ”

"Drag these traitors down to me and behead them for public display!" King Yan pointed at Zhou Miao and the others.

"No!" The guards immediately responded, but no matter who you are, it is one left and one right, and Zhou Miao will be dragged out.

The latter didn't expect this to happen, he was so frightened that he screamed and shouted again and again: "Your Majesty spare your life!" Your Majesty spares your life...... The ministers are loyal, but they are only thinking about the soldiers and the people, and they have no other intentions......"

But his shout quickly disappeared outside the temple.

A minister, just like that, died!

This is also the Yan King, there is no way, at such a juncture, he can only kill the chicken and make an example.

After slashing Zhou Miao angrily, he also stared around and shouted, "I, I'd rather die than surrender!" All the soldiers of our army will also fight to the end! From now on, anyone who dares to surrender again will be punished for treason! ”

This hand made the ministers silent, and those who wanted to persuade them to surrender, where did they dare to say another word, they all broke out in a cold sweat, and their bodies were lower.

King Yan killed Zhou Miao to deter the court, he had to fight to the death, but this did not mean that others were the same as him.

The loyal minister did not say.

When many ministers saw this, their hearts were even more desperate, and they knew that they would die next.

For this reason, many people began to claim that they were sick and could not go to court.

If you are persuaded to surrender and killed, if you are not persuaded to surrender, you will also be killed by the enemy when the time comes, and the officials are panicked.

The news reached the South Gate.

The guard here is still Zhang Xi.

At this moment, Zhang Xi's mentality is very complicated.

Although the defenders of the south gate are still arranging defenses, in fact, there are already problems inside, which has a great deal to do with the rumors in the city.

The panic of the soldiers spread throughout the army, and the instability of the army's morale made Zhang Xi feel even more hopeless.

He is like this, but it is conceivable that his lieutenants are not to mention.

Right now, hearing about Zhou Miao's killing, his lieutenant general couldn't help but say: "General, Your Majesty has to kill all of us, once the coalition forces launch a strong attack, when the time comes, I am afraid that none of the officers and men, including you and me, will survive, how can this be good." ”

There were only two people in the hall, and Zhang Xi glanced at him: "Say whatever you want." ”

"This ......" The adjutant general hesitated for a moment, and said cautiously: "I don't know if the general has heard, when the King of Qin attacked Jin before, there was a small general, named Liao Shuang, just because he chose the opportunity to take refuge, he got the post of county guard, and ...... as a general."

"Hey, you mean ......" Zhang Xi's expression became solemn.

He did not rebuke or blame the lieutenant.

Seeing this, the adjutant general knew that Zhang Xi actually didn't want to die, so he hurriedly said: "General, imagine that the coalition forces want to enter the city now, but why haven't they attacked it?" And the south gate, if it is actively opened, then the credit is too great! ”

"Makes sense, makes sense......"

Zhang Xi sighed: "Instead of dying, it is better to take the opportunity to gain fame and fortune." ”