The so-called "appearance of the dead country" probably refers to the scattered hearts of the people, and refers to the appearance of the scattered hearts of the government and the people.

Once people's hearts are scattered, there is often no room for recovery.

A burst of crows landed in the imperial city, and as soon as they saw the ominous appearance of these signs, the eunuchs in the palace chased them with their poles, and the crows flew out with a hoarse cry, and after the palace was quiet again, the whole palace returned to terrible silence again.

Because there were clouds in the sky, and the clouds were thick, although it was early in the morning, there was not much light, and everywhere was dim, and this dim morning only made the palace look more gloomy and terrifying.

As the emperor, of course, Xuan Ye didn't know, in order not to let him see the crows as soon as he went out, how those lustful eunuchs carefully drove away those crows, he didn't sleep much all night, hastily had breakfast, rinsed his mouth, returned to the Dongnuan Pavilion to rest, and waited for the eunuchs and palace maids to eat and then follow him to the Fengxian Hall to cry and worship the ancestral gods.

Fengxian Hall is one of the few Han-style palaces in the palace, where it is a family temple to worship ancestors, for the Manchu Qing Dynasty who have lost their ancestral tombs, the tablets there may be their only choice for filial piety.

He heard the eunuchs around him yesterday say something, and in the past few days, the palace maids and eunuchs have been rumoring that they have heard a loud noise in the temple in the middle of the night, and there seems to be footsteps coming from the temple. Even his personal eunuch said that at midnight in Fengxian Palace, there was always a sigh of hatred, and sometimes there was a sound of footsteps.

After returning to Jingnan from the front line, Xuan Ye paid close attention to this kind of unlucky news, and the eunuchs and left and right elders around him often played this kind of news to him. Every time he heard the eunuch's recital, his whole body would fall into despair, although he could not directly say his thoughts, but sometimes he would sigh in despair in his heart:

"This is the face of the dead country! It's the face of the dead country! ”

Every time he sighed like this, Xuan Ye's heart would have a sense of helplessness.

For Xuan Ye, who inherited the throne at an early age. In the more than 20 years after his accession to the throne, he can be said to have worked hard to regain power from the hands of the auxiliary ministers, and since then, no matter whether it is good or bad, it can be said that he has been conscientious and conscientious, determined to prosper the Qing Dynasty and be a "master of the ages". So that the national oak of the Great Qing Kingdom can continue.

Although he never thought of being a "prince of Yao Shun" who respected heaven and loved the people, what he thought about was Zhongxing Daqing, he didn't even think of emulating that emperor, he only hoped that he could be like the Xingqian Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and then be able to play in adversity, and then Zhongxing Daming. For him, as long as he can do this, it is enough, he doesn't even have too many delusions in his heart, he doesn't even dare to think about anything to retake the Central Plains, although sometimes he will say it in front of the ministers, but in his heart, all he thinks about is being able to settle down in the Western Regions, and let the world of the Aixin Jueluo family pass on, that's all.

But the cruel reality hit him for a while, making him unable to face the reality. What hit him was not just the collapse of the country's fortunes, but that Daming never forgot them, and it was Daming who didn't give him a chance to be safe. Every time, when such a thought comes up, the cruel reality will hit him mercilessly again.

From abandoning the Western Regions, fleeing to Shannan (Tianshan South of Central Asia), in the past few years, the collapse of the national fortunes, there is no future to speak of the reality, so that his sharpness is decreasing, although he is not addicted to women, but the belief in the power of ghosts and gods is increasing day by day, especially after returning to the court from the front line of "personal conquest", he will go to the Fengxian Hall almost every day to kneel in front of the tablet of the gods of the previous emperors of the past dynasties and cry and pray, praying for the ancestors to appear and bless the Qing Dynasty.

The more difficult the state affairs, the more pessimistic and desperate, the more sorrowful and miserable, every time at this time, the Fengxian Hall has become his place of refuge, he will kneel in front of the tablet of Taizu and Taizong and cry bitterly, saying what unfilial words of descendants.

In fact, as the emperor, Xuan Ye's character is extremely resolute, he went to Fengxian Hall not to ask for the blessing of his ancestors, in fact, he has too many distresses and endless sad words, neither to the courtiers nor to the concubine. Therefore, I can only cry bitterly to the two Taizu Taizong, after all, they created the foundation of the Great Qing Dynasty. He hoped that his ancestors would give him some revelation, even though they never gave him any revelation.

Since this period of time, the official and civilian defenders of dozens of cities have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, tens of thousands of Beijing battalion and eight banner soldiers have collapsed without a fight, and scattered all over the country, and the Ming army is rushing to Jingnan in the wind and snow, Xuan Ye knows that the current situation of the country has been completed, and he is very scared in his heart when he pretends to be calm on the surface. He was afraid of death, but he was also afraid of life, and he was already completely in despair, and he only said to himself in his heart:

"I have worked hard for more than 20 years, and I have never won such a field as today......"

When such a country is about to die, even if there is no abnormal situation in the Fengxian Palace, he will also go to the Fengxian Hall to cry bitterly, not to mention that for several nights, the eunuchs who are waiting in the Fengxian Hall all hear that the main hall is always in the middle of the night at the third watch, either there is a sigh or a sound of footsteps. There was even an old eunuch who saw a figure walking around in the candlelight, and almost scared the old eunuch to death. The old eunuch fled in a panic, shouting as he ran. This matter has also caused a lot of uproar, and everyone in the palace knows about it. Even if you want to, you can't hide it.

All kinds of such supernatural things made Xuan Ye take it for granted that it was the ancestor who appeared, and the reason why this was so was because the country created by the ancestor was about to die in his hands, and he had no face to see the ancestors after his death.

"It's all Zhu Ming, it's all Zhu Ming......"

Xuan Ye, who suddenly stood up, walked around in the warm pavilion, and his mouth made hateful sounds.

"Why do you have to kill them all, why can't you let me live, why don't you let my Great Qing Kingdom settle here......"

It seems that the reason why the Great Qing Kingdom has reached this point now is not because she is incompetent, but because the Ming Dynasty is aggressive, because the Ming Dynasty does not give the Great Qing Kingdom a chance to breathe, and does not give the Great Qing Kingdom a way to live.

Of course, he didn't think about it, and they never thought about giving Emperor Yongli a way to live.

Finally, he muttered to himself weakly.

"I have no face to see my ancestors and ancestors! There is no shame to see the ancestors and ancestors! ……”

When he was talking wildly in the warm pavilion, the eunuchs and palace maids all stood outside the pavilion, not even daring to breathe. They all know that the current situation is very urgent, the emperor is in a very bad mood, one can't help it, maybe someone's head will fall off, this time, but there have been more than ten years of slaves being killed by the rod.

Thinking that the emperor was in a very bad mood today, worried that he would get into trouble, and the minions who were beaten to death were all sad and full of panic. Several eunuchs and palace maids who often served by the emperor's side were outside the warm pavilion, waiting with bated breath, and no one dared to enter the warm pavilion easily.

Of course, there are also a few eunuchs who can hardly hide their happiness, these eunuchs who have been purified into the palace since childhood, although they have long been accustomed to being eunuchs, but they still remember why they were plundered into the palace back then, why they were castrated as eunuchs, at this time, in the face of the reality of the Manchu Dynasty's death, they always feel a little excited, of course, they will try their best to control these thoughts in their hearts. But sometimes there is always some truth to be revealed.

Sitting in the dragon chair dejectedly, Xuan Ye picked up the teacup, and then took a sip of tea, the tea was very light, and there was no even taste, but it still calmed his mind down.

"It seems that this is the only way to go."

Although he was afraid of death, Xuan Ye was already determined to accept all this, although he felt that he had no shame to see his ancestors and ancestors, but the current situation was irretrievable by manpower.

Thinking of this, he naturally thought of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, what do they look like now? Are they just like themselves, worried about the situation here? Why did not anyone in the Manchu Dynasty enter the palace to ask for a call and offer a strategy when the country was in danger?

Could it be that they are also helpless?

In that case, what's the use of having these minions?

"A bunch of useless minions!"

He suddenly thought of the matter of instructing Wang Huaxing, but he was lonely with Wang Huaxing. When the pro-conquest was unfavorable and he returned to Jingnan, some people suggested retreating south to preserve a trace of vitality, but Xuan Ye did not agree, because he knew that even if he retreated south, he might not be able to keep the Qing Dynasty, because only in him, the emperor, as long as the court of the Great Qing Kingdom was there, it would be impossible for the Ming Dynasty to give up the pursuit, and they would continue to pursue until the ends of the earth.

But some people saw what he was thinking, and some people suggested that the prince should retreat south, recruit troops from the southern border, and then lead the troops north to reinforce the imperial court to repel the Ming army...... It's just a joke.

When the time came, the crown prince led the army from the south. Where he fled to, as long as he didn't board the plane, as long as he didn't hold the ground, there would be no emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom, and there would be no court of the Great Qing Kingdom. For Da Ming, those people are just a group of rogues, just a group of bandits, nothing more.

At that time, the Great Qing Kingdom will be able to truly gain a glimmer of life. Decades, maybe hundreds of years from now. There is also a possibility that the Qing Kingdom will rise again.

But all this is obviously at the cost of the death of him, the emperor.

Thinking of this, Xuan Ye's heart began to hate the mediocre ministers in the court, and there was no one who could share the worries and come up with a way to get the best of both worlds for him.

Thinking of this, Xuan Ye, who was furious, suddenly smashed the teacup in his hand to the ground, and scolded hatefully.

"These useless wastes really deserve to be killed!"

After a shout of "kill it", Xuan Ye thought of Wang Huaxing again, and once again a complex emotion surged in his heart.

Entrusted to Wang Huaxing.

Did you do it right?

Wang Huaxing, in the final analysis, he is a Han after all!

Han!

Wang Huaxing is Han!

How much has he been wronged over the years?

In case he surrenders to the Ming people, by then, the Great Qing Kingdom will be completely finished.

"No, no, he's a loyal minister, he's a loyal minister......"

Xuan Ye muttered to himself.

"He will definitely be loyal to the Qing Kingdom, and he will definitely ......"

When he said this, he didn't even believe it himself, not because he didn't believe it, but because Xuan Ye felt that at this time, it was impossible for anyone to see the reality clearly.

Now that the Great Qing Kingdom has come to an end, at this time, not to mention Hanchen like Wang Huaxing, even his own family may not be reliable.

But who else can use it but himself?

Name after name popped up in his mind. Finally, he shook his head again and again. Those people are still a little bit worse after all.

Count on those people. I'm afraid that there will be no hope for the Great Qing Kingdom anymore.

"It's all a bunch of useless minions."

scolded resentfully. Finally, he said helplessly.

"Forget it. So be it. ”

He shouted to the eunuchs who were far away, letting them in. When the eunuch in front of the palace heard the sound, he hurried in and knelt on the ground.

Xuan Ye looked at them and whispered.

"Spread the decree, go to the Fengxian Hall immediately!"

The eunuch hurriedly asked softly.

"Do you want to prepare?"

"Don't be prepared, walk over!"

The eunuch in charge hurriedly went out of the warm pavilion, arranged for some of the eunuchs to go to Fengxian Hall with him, and some stayed in the palace, and sent a small promise to notify the eunuchs of Fengxian Hall as soon as possible, waiting for the driver. Even at this time, the rules that should be there are the same, and the more this time, the more important the rules.

When the eunuchs and palace maids were preparing, Xuan Ye wept silently, and he said to himself in his heart.

"I don't have the face to see my ancestors!"

He thought of the disaster that would soon follow. He couldn't help but think of himself, and thought that he was going to use his life to save the life of the Great Qing Kingdom. Thinking that he was young, he was going to throw his life in this place. His heart was sad, his nose was sore, and tears poured out.

But who wants to die in everything?

At this time, he even thought of Emperor Chongzhen, and he didn't know why Emperor Chongzhen was able to face death so calmly.

Now as long as you think of death, you think of dying here. His whole person became uncertain, he didn't even know how he got to Fengxian Palace, he didn't know how he knelt in front of the tablets of Taizu, Taizong, the emperor and his father, his expression was in a trance, and he only had one thought in his mind.

"I don't want to die."

Don't want to die.

If not dead. The Ming Dynasty will definitely not let him go, nor will it let go of the Qing Dynasty. Either he dies, or the Qing Kingdom is completely destroyed.

What to do?

Raising his head and looking at Emperor Taizong's tablet, he thought silently in his heart.

"Ask my ancestors to save me, save me......"

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