Seeing that he could not get an answer from the two scholars, the emperor could not help but feel a sense of sorrow, he had promoted so many ministers, and in the end there were only two who stood beside him without fear of life and death, and one of them was still considered to be a traitor who flattered himself and obtained a high position. The other was a loyal young general.

The emperor calmed down, thinking that he might not have the reason to survive today, from ancient times to the present, the prince who committed rebellion has no reason to keep the emperor. Thinking that he was about to die, and a little unwilling, to tell the truth, now the emperor feels very lonely, always thinking about a few people to die with him, because of this, many times these traitors take advantage of the situation and get the emperor's complete trust.

The emperor felt that there was a breath in his heart that he wanted to send out, and now he had no scruples, although these ministers all had some power, what was he afraid of now? Those who are dying, give them some color now, so that they can get out of this sulking breath in their hearts.

So the emperor said to Jia Ke, who was standing aside: "Tell your true thoughts, let these ministers listen to them, and let them see for a long time what is loyal to the monarch and what patriotism is." ”

Jia Ke had already thought about it just now, there was no danger of taking refuge in the emperor, and now his side still had the upper hand, as long as he was killed, with his own 50,000 horses and the three battalions of 150,000 troops controlled by Wang Ziteng of the Jingying Jiedu Envoy, even if the other Jiedu envoys surrendered to the prince, his side could also win. At most, the emperor is dead, and then the crown prince is also taken down, and then the emperor is replaced.

So Jia Ke immediately replied to the emperor: "The minister is born as His Majesty's person, and death is His Majesty's ghost. At this time, it is the time for the minister to repay the emperor. I am willing to die with the emperor and guard the emperor forever. ”

When the emperor heard Jia Ke say this, he was moved. And I didn't expect Jia Ke to be killed by him, the emperor who was already at the end of his rope, it seems that he still has some vision, at least when he was at the end of his rope, he didn't become a loner.

The emperor laughed at this time, and said to the ministers who persuaded him to give in: "Have you heard, this is the real loyal minister, since you have recognized the prince, then go to your new master, I will take these loyal ministers around me, and wait for him to take his life." ”

The ministers below looked at each other, and they were all a little twisted, if they left at this time, it would not be to show that they were disloyal, but if they didn't leave, the new emperor would blame him, and I am afraid that he would not be able to enjoy this glory and wealth.

So these people looked at each other, and finally fixed their eyes on one of the ministers, who was the first to come out and persuade the emperor to give in.

When the minister saw that everyone was staring at him, he turned his heart to the side, he was already the first to advise the emperor, and he didn't care about offending him again. So the first one turned around and walked down the mountain.

Since there is a leader, there are ministers who go out one after another and go down the mountain to join the prince. In the end, there were only a few people left in the main hall, including Lei Ying, the squire of the military department.

This Lei Ying also echoed when everyone advised him just now, and the emperor looked at him strangely and asked, "Lei Ying, didn't you persuade me to abdicate just now?" Why don't you go out to meet your new master now? ”

Lei Ying looked at the emperor stubbornly and said: "The minister just persuaded His Majesty to give in to the crown prince, in order to save the emperor's life, and to do the duty of a courtier when nothing can be done. But now that the emperor is determined to die, how can the minister turn his back on the lord and surrender to the thief. So stay and die with the emperor. ”

The emperor looked at this stubborn Lei Ying, with a desolate smile on his face, and then looked at the few people left behind and said, "After the collapse of me, there will be an edict, how many of you will be buried near me?" I think no matter how ruthless the new emperor is, he will act according to my edict, and as for your family, the new emperor will definitely treat you well in order to win people's hearts. You don't have to worry. ”

When the emperor said this, he laughed desolately.

When Pan Yong heard the emperor say this, his legs were trembling and he couldn't stand anymore, so he took a trembling step forward and said to the emperor: "Long live the Lord has not yet reached this point." It's just that in the end, I can't do anything, and I think the prince won't do anything with the emperor. The emperor still shouldn't think about this. ”

In fact, Pan Yong thought in his heart that if the emperor did not die, as the emperor's former minister, the prince would not necessarily want his life for the emperor's sake, after all, the prince still had to save face. And once the emperor dies and leaves a testament, they have to die if they don't die. That's why I came out to persuade the emperor a few words, so that he should not commit suicide.

At this time, Lei Ying stood up against it, "Pan Yong, what are you talking about?" Do you want the emperor to linger? Besides, how can you be sure that the prince will not do such a disobedient thing. If the prince is ruthless at that time, the emperor may not be able to keep the whole corpse. ”

Pan Yong was about to refute, but he didn't know what to say when the words came to his mouth.

At this critical juncture of life and death, it can best show a person's nature. Now you can see that Lei Ying's nature is strong, and he would rather break the jade than be complete.

Jia Ke looked at the emperor and several other ministers from the side, and began to prepare for the future, and hurriedly stepped forward and suggested to the emperor: "The emperor doesn't have to be like this, we haven't reached the point of exhaustion yet, if we can take a risk, maybe there is a chance to turn the tables." ”

As soon as the emperor heard Jia Ke's words, his eyes immediately lit up, and the paleness on his face retreated a lot, if he could live, who would want to die?

"Aiqing, is there any way to say it quickly, let's discuss it together." The emperor was already in a bit impatient.

Jia Ke stepped forward and bowed his hand, and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, it seems that the crown prince has the upper hand now, but it is not. The only people and horses that the prince can use now are the tens of thousands of horses of Xie Hu, the envoy of Liaodong Jiedu (Jia Ke has considered it during this time, some time ago, the King of Beijing was so jealous of the Liaodong Jiedu envoy, and even sent his troops to fight with the Tatars, it seems that this person is the prince's descendant), and there is just the forbidden army controlled by Shangshu Huotu of the Ministry of War. As long as the emperor breaks out of the encirclement, he can order the three major battalions, as well as the 50,000 horses in Xuanfu Town, and the army of the king of Qin. Under the siege of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, the rebellion can be quelled in an instant. ”

The emperor listened to Jia Ke's words, and for a moment it was like seeing the sun, and the thoughts that were all discouraged just now immediately came to life again, and he walked back and forth in front of the palace excitedly, thinking about the method Jia Ke said, and found that it was indeed the case. As long as you don't have Zen, you are still the master of this world. And Wang Ziteng, the envoy of the three major battalions, is also his confidant and Jia Ke's uncle. When the time comes, the troops of the two divisions will definitely be able to quell the rebellion.

The more the emperor thinks about it now, the more this truth is, the only people he can trust now are the three people in front of him, no, maybe four people, and the old eunuch Dai Quan beside him has always been by his side.

This is really: the times are in danger, and the world is chaotic. If there is no turmoil, I can't see clearly, which one is loyal and which one is a traitor?

The Emperor was determined to take a risk. Otherwise, he would not be willing to die. He suddenly turned around and asked Jia Jiake: "How to break out, you give an explanation, and we all listen to you." ”

"If you want to break out, you must first reduce the possibility of being discovered, ask the emperor to change his clothes, take off the dragon robe, change into the clothes of ordinary soldiers, as long as he carries the jade seal with him, and the emperor will fight his way out of the encirclement. At that time, the emperor will command the world with a jade seal. Jia Ke said respectfully.

When the emperor heard this, he immediately said to Dai Quan next to him: "You go find a few ordinary clothes, don't be too conspicuous." ”

Although Dai Quan reluctantly stayed just now, he was afraid of death, the reason why he didn't leave was actually because others might still have a chance to live, and he, as the emperor's intimate person, had been in charge of the secret guard for the emperor for so many years, and he knew too many secrets, and the prince would never let him live, so he stood by the emperor's side and would not retreat.

And our emperor didn't know that these loyal ministers around him were actually the only ones who were really loyal to him, and the others either couldn't see hope, or had other scheming.

When Dai Quan was in a daze there, he suddenly heard that things had taken a turn for the better, and he dared to slack off, so he ran to the back to look for clothes as soon as he slipped away.

Not long after, Dai Quan ran out of the back of the palace with a pile of clothes. At first glance, these clothes were relatively old guard clothes, and one or two of them were worn by eunuchs.

The emperor looked at the clothes that Dai Quan brought, and it was really unbearable. But at this time, the emperor not only did not get angry, but praised him for taking Dai Quan. That's when these old clothes are just right.

So the emperor said to Pan Yong and Lei Ying, who were standing on the side: "Come, everyone hurry up and change your clothes." When the time comes, let's break out of the encirclement. ”

So these people came to the front and began to look through the clothes, trying to find a set that fits. In the end, the emperor chose a guard's clothes, and the remaining two had to put on the clothes of eunuchs, because the remaining ones were not complete, and rashly putting them on would definitely show their feet.

Among these people, only Jia Ke did not change his shape, because he was wearing unicorn armor, and he couldn't put on other clothes. It's better to live in such a bright and bright way, so as to attract some attention to the emperor and others and reduce their chances of being discovered.

After everyone was dressed, Jia Ke arched his hand and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty wait here, I will go to the tethered horse stake in front and lead a few horses, and everyone will break out of the battle when the time comes." ”

When the emperor heard this, he immediately nodded and agreed: "Go, you have to go and go back quickly, be more careful." After Jia Ke heard the emperor's words, he immediately left the inner imperial city and walked outside.

The emperor looked at Jia Ke who was far away, and he was also a little suspicious in his heart, but he had to believe Jia Ke now, because this was his last hope.

At this time, the emperor swore in his heart that if Jia Ke could come back with the horses and keep him out of the siege, he would definitely protect Jia Ke from glory and wealth.

Besides, Jia Ke went out of the Inner Imperial City and came to the outside of the Brick City, only to see that all the people were running away at this time, he just came to the stable, only to see that his fire dragon foal had been untied, thinking that someone wanted to ride this horse, but where was the fire dragon foal that others could ride, it seemed that it was to run away from everyone and escape, and now he saw that no one ran back to wait for him.

When the fire dragon horse saw Jia Ke coming, he immediately trotted all the way to him, and the horse's head kept drilling into Jia Ke's arms, as if telling his grievances, Jia Ke held the horse's head with one hand, and kept stroking its neck with the other hand. It's so easy to hold it down.

Then Jia Ke turned over and got on his horse, and walked towards the Tucheng outside, and he was no longer in the mausoleum range when he left the Tucheng.