The twenty-sixth of the lunar month!

As the head of Inspector Shi was sent to the city, there was an uproar in the city of Nanjing - Inspector Shi's entire army was annihilated!

There are no available soldiers in Nanjing, and there is no rescue army outside!

What to do?

The army of the Eastern Captives is just outside the city!

It's five days until tomorrow!

When the five days come, if you don't sacrifice the city, you will definitely slaughter the city, and your wife will be taken prisoner!

This night, there was already a mess in Nanjing, not overnight, but in the five days that the eastern soldiers came to the city, the soldiers and civilians in the city had long been in chaos, and the nobles of Liudu and the officials of the six ministries who pinned their hopes on the public were all looking at their noses and noses, and they all had no ideas.

Is this city offered or not?

If you don't sacrifice it, you die!

If you give it, you may not live it!

Did you really evacuate to the outside of the gate with the eastern captives?

This night, for everyone, is a multiple-choice question, especially for Xu Wenjue, who is so responsible for guarding and guarding, he is also very troubled in his heart now.

What to do?

Is this city to be defended or not to be kept?

Hold it, you can't keep it!

Thinking that as soon as Jiannu arrived in the city that day, he used Hongyi cannons to break a section of the outer Guo city wall, if they wanted to storm it, it was as simple as opening paper.

Once the city is broken......

Xu Wenjue didn't even dare to think about it.

But what if you don't keep it?

Don't keep!

That is to dedicate the city, but what about after the dedication of the city? His life has been saved, but what about the future? In the future, will it be possible to evacuate to the outside of the customs with the eastern captives? Don't go, stay in Nanjing, and when the emperor investigates it, he will lose his head the same!

Headache!

At this time, it was rumored that Zhao Zhilong, the Marquis of Xincheng, Tang Guozuo, the Marquis of Lingbi, Liu Zuochang, the Marquis of Anyuan, and others asked to see.

After a simple politeness, everyone sat down one after another, in fact, what is the purpose of asking for a meeting at this time, each other understands, it is nothing more than to discuss a way out.

But, where is the way out?

"Well, the current situation, everyone understands, inside, there are no troops to defend, and outside, there are no reinforcements. Let's talk about it, what should I do? ”

Xu Wenjue sighed, and then took his cup and was silent.

"This ......"

After a long time, Zhao Zhilong broke the silence.

"The big guys are all my Ming dynasty's family of Shixun, for generations under the emperor's order to guard Nanjing, Mu Huang's grace must not be said to be heavy, it is said that the east prisoner invaded the city, we should die for the Ming Dynasty, just ......"

Pursing his lips, Zhao Zhilong said with some embarrassment.

"It's okay for me to wait for death, it's just that the two million fathers and elders in the city will definitely be ruined by then, and Emperor Gao's filial piety tomb will also be destroyed, so how can we be worthy of the people and Emperor Gao?"

Xu Wenjue and the others nodded one after another, but they did not say anything to agree.

"But if you surrender the city, wouldn't it be a disappointment to the emperor?"

"If we don't surrender, then two million soldiers and civilians will be killed! How ruthless are we to let two million people fulfill our name of loyalty? ”

Silent!

Suddenly, there was silence in the hall!

Everyone stopped talking, they had been guarding Nanjing for generations, and their families thrived here, once the city was destroyed...... It's not just the people who are suffering!

"But if the city is sacrificed, we will also be dead, even if the East Prisoner lets me go, how can Your Majesty let me go?"

"What then?"

"If they can give it to this city, they will not give it, and if they can not give it, they will not give it, if they ask for money and food...... Just say yes to them as much as you can! ”

"But what if they don't?"

The hall fell silent again!

If they don't say yes, what will happen then?

Is it really going to dedicate the city?

But if the city is sacrificed, what will the court do when the time comes?

They were more willing to redeem the city with silver than with the sacrifice of the city. Not to mention the ransom of the city with silver, the court will not be able to hold much responsibility accountable at that time. Even those silver are not the rich merchants in this city that they paid, and they can't pay tens of thousands of taels when they go home.

Even now, they have scraped together millions of taels of silver, which can be given to them at any time as long as the eastern captives outside the city are willing. If you think it's less, you can take out more silver.

Money is something outside of the body, and it doesn't matter much.

The question is, what if the other party doesn't want this? What if they have to go into the city?

For a while, everyone looks at me, I look at him, but in the end, a decision has to be made.

"For the sake of the people, for the safety of Emperor Gao's mausoleum, this can only be done, but if you want to sacrifice the city, you have to agree to the Dongyu - first, don't kill one of my people, and second, don't disturb the ......filial piety tomb at all."

Soon the basic tone was agreed - for the sake of the people, it can be lowered, but there are some conditions! Of course, these conditions are negotiable. But who's going to talk about it?

Facing everyone's gaze, Xu Erjue said silently.

"It's still him......"

There are people in the city who can go and negotiate. In fact, before this, they had already sent people to negotiate with Dongyu, and the negotiations also had certain results. For example, if it is delayed for a few days, it can be regarded as a delaying tactic that has seen an effect.

Of course, it is not that they did not pay some price, such as the fact that they had to take out money and food to labor the army. But what are 100,000 taels of silver and tens of thousands of stone of grain?

"He, is he willing?"

Someone around immediately questioned.

"This time is different from the last time!"

"Don't worry, he's greedy too."

……

"Shi Gong is eternal!"

Again, looking up to the sky with a long sigh, Qian Qianyi looked up at the sky, unable to speak for a long time.

Once this matter is successful, it must be a great achievement!

Until now, Qian Qianyi still remembers that four days ago, that early morning, when he stared at the mighty Qing army camp outside the city, he not only felt frightened. On the contrary, he seemed quite excited.

After he was dismissed from his post after failing to compete for power with Wen Tiren, he traveled all over the year round, and came to Nanjing a few months ago, worried about state affairs, he had to place his trust in Qin Huai, and borrowed wine every day to kill his sorrows...... I never thought that I would encounter the Eastern Capture Army forcing Nanjing.

And what is even more unexpected is that the princes of Nanjing actually want him to go out of the city to negotiate with the Dongyu?

The negotiation is fake, but the delay is real!

"No matter what the outcome of the negotiation is, as long as you can strive for as little as five or six days, as long as fifteen or sixteen days, when the Shi Inspector returns to the division, and when the reinforcements of the German prince arrive, the Dongyu will be defeated, and then Mu Zhai will make an immortal contribution to my Ming Dynasty!"

Xie Sheng's words flashed in Qian Qianyi's mind again, and he didn't even hear what Wei Guogong said to him clearly.

Since his dismissal, Qian Qianyi has been eager to become an official again, and all he lacks is an opportunity.

Isn't there an opportunity right in the corner?

When he got off the hanging basket, Qian Qianyi still remembered how he said to the other party in an awe-inspiring manner.

"I am Qian Qianyi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites before the Ming Dynasty!"

……

However, once the city is broken, it is a dead man!

A dead man!

Either you die or you fall!

"Monser, tomorrow is the deadline, I don't know what to do with Monser?"

Looking at Qian Qianyi, who had been standing there silent for a long time, Ding Jizhi asked.

He is a well-known composer in the south of the Yangtze River, and he is omnipotent in qule, and in the past, Qinhuai singers such as Li Xiangjun and Gu Mei liked to cooperate with him. He traveled extensively, and Zhou Lianggong, Wang Shizhen, Mao Bijiang and others were all his friends. And Qian Qianyi is very familiar with him, this time he came to Nanjing, Qian Qianyi was staying at his house.

Faced with his friend's inquiry, Qian Qianyi did not speak.

"Can we delay a few more days? De Shizi has not yet arrived in Nanjing, and he may ......"

Without waiting for Ding Jizhi to finish speaking, Qian Qianyi said.

"De Shizi is impeached for the officials of Nanjing, now he will definitely not rescue Nanjing, if it is not bad, he will definitely take advantage of Shi Gong's martyrdom, envelop the Jiangbei army, with the intention of separating and self-reliance, and I will enter the troubled times......"

While shaking his head and sighing, Qian Qianyi said again.

"As for procrastination, how can Abatai allow me to procrastinate any longer......"

After a pause, another long sigh came from his throat.

"What will happen to Nanjing now?"

"Death or ......"

Looking at the prosperous Qin Huai, after saying these four words, Qian Qianyi sighed.

"Millions of lives in the capital are ruined, how can my generation sit idly by...... Ay...... Don't do it, don't do it! ”

Listening to his friend's long sigh, Ding Jizhi didn't speak for a long time, he thought about it while he was stroking the qin, and then said.

"If someone else sacrifices the city, Monser should be martyred, and his full name will be celebrated!"

Name Festival!

The reminder of his friend made Qian Qianyi stunned for a moment, he stared at the Qin Huai River, which had been frozen, and was silent for a long time before speaking.

"The water freezes and can't go down."