Although the south has just won a big victory, it has boosted the morale of the army. But it could not solve the internal crisis of the Ming Dynasty, and now the entire capital has entered a state of intense preparation.

Now Prince Ning is leading a large army to come, with no less than 700,000 troops. And the reinforcements from the ghost country will arrive soon, and the combined strength of the two sides is not less than one million.

And the capital now has only 50,000 forbidden troops and 100,000 soldiers defending the city, even if you add 9,000 gold guards, it is less than 160,000. With such a huge disparity in troops, the situation can be said to be extremely dangerous, and now there is a shortage of major generals internally, and there are no reinforcements outside, and the capital has become a lonely city.

Although some feudal officials on all sides still have a lot of troops in their hands, they are now unable to save the fire from far water. What's more, now that the Ming Dynasty is in danger, those feudal officials with heavy troops are also alive in their minds, waiting to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.

A battle between King Ning and His Majesty the Emperor was inevitable, and those people were watching at this time. If King Ning wins this battle, they will rebel and rebel with King Ning. If King Ning's war was unfavorable, they would march east to exterminate the rebellious party.

Emperor Shenzong was naturally extremely angry about this, but at this moment, he was powerless.

The Ming Empire, above the court, had already fallen into chaos at this time.

"Your Majesty, King Ning is menacing and strong. The capital is empty of troops and is powerless to resist, so please make a decision as soon as possible, so as not to destroy the lives of the people!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the situation is critical now, if King Ning invades the capital, it will definitely cause big casualties, so I have to think twice."

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Emperor Shenzong looked at the ministers in the audience, his eyes were full of coldness. These ministers are powerful and good on weekdays, but they are useless when it comes to critical times. Now persuade yourself to make a decision early, and you almost persuade yourself to surrender directly. Saying that all the lives and harms are just some excuses, and they only care about their own lives.

"If anyone else has anything to say, just say it all!" Zhu Yujun said indifferently.

The right prime minister, Liu Anzhi, looked at the henchmen beside him, and the man immediately took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, now that the army is pressing, for today's plan, only Kaicheng surrender is the best move." Your Majesty and King Ning are brothers of the same clan, as long as Your Majesty opens the city and surrenders, King Ning will not embarrass Your Majesty, and it can also save the people of the capital from a disaster!"

As soon as this remark came out, almost all the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty gathered accordingly, after all, the current situation. There is absolutely no possibility of victory for the Ming side, and even some ministers who are usually talented have to admit that this is indeed a good way at this time.

Emperor Shenzong's eyes became colder and colder, and he forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked, "If anyone else is in favor of surrendering, let's all stand up together."

Those who should have stood up have already stood up, and even if they haven't come forward, they are hesitating to stand up at this time.

Zhu Youji glanced at the ministers in the hall, then at His Majesty the Emperor, stepped forward and knelt on the ground, "Father, the sons and daughters think that what the adults said is very true. Now that King Ning's army is coming to the city, and there are ghost countries to help him, the Ming Empire is now under enemy on all sides, and there is no reinforcement to rescue the capital. With the strength of the capital, it is impossible to compete with King Ning's army, and please think twice!"

The crown prince Zhu Youqi and the third prince Zhu Youcong are incompatible with Zhu Youji on weekdays, but they have to stand on Zhu Youji's side at this moment. After all, as long as the current situation is not abnormal, everyone knows that the Ming Empire is now at an absolute disadvantage, and it is only an overnight moment to break the city.

Zhu Youzhu and Yu Ziqian glanced at each other and nodded slightly.

"Your Majesty, at this time, you must not surrender, and you must not be bewitched by these rebellious ministers and thieves. Whatever avoids the misery of life is an excuse for them to be greedy for life and afraid of death. Anyone can surrender, even if they are ministers, but Your Majesty can never surrender!" Yu Ziqian said awe-inspiringly.

"Yu Ziqian, you are so bold, how can you speak here" Yushi Liu Dequan scolded loudly.

Yu Ziqian is just a small Dali priest, and it stands to reason that he doesn't even have the qualifications to go to the court. It's just that Emperor Shenzong is walking in front of the special palace, and in their eyes, they naturally won't put a little Yu Ziqian in their eyes.

However, at this time, Yu Ziqian stood with his head held high, a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said lightly, "At this time of danger, you only think that you are not thinking about the court, what qualifications do you have to scold here!"

Emperor Shenzong glanced at Liu Dequan coldly, he is still the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Liu Dequan couldn't help but shudder at his first glance, lowered his head and didn't dare to say bad.

"Yu Aiqing, tell me your opinion"

"Your Majesty, anyone present can surrender, but you cannot. You are the son of the Great Tomorrow, and although King Ning is in the name of the Qing monarch, his purpose is to seize the throne, which is known to the world. To say a word of death, if His Majesty surrenders, King Ning will seize the throne. As long as His Majesty is here, his throne will not be justified, so what does Your Majesty think he will do with you?"

"These ministers persuaded His Majesty to surrender for their own selfish interests. If His Majesty surrenders, King Ning ascends the throne, they can still continue to be their great officials, and they will be prosperous and rich for a lifetime. Such deceitful and unfaithful people deserve to be killed."

The murderous aura of this sentence made the ministers tremble.

Yu Mian couldn't help but nod slightly when he looked at his grandson. A literati should be a literati, not only a military general can be unyielding, with a grandson, he can be blind even if he dies.

"Come on, bring everything in" Yu Ziqian shouted, and then saw two people walking in from outside the store with a large box.

Everyone was puzzled, and no one knew what this big box contained. The two of them placed the large box in the center of the hall and withdrew.

Yu Ziqian opened the box, and everyone saw a box full of letters. Everyone was suspicious, but before they could ask, they heard Yu Ziqian say, "Your Majesty, these are the letters of the ministers and officials at all levels of the court and the king of Tongning that the ministers have secretly collected in recent days, please take a look at them!"

At this moment, everyone was shocked, including Zhu Youji, everyone felt that a catastrophe was coming. Who and King Ning secretly went back and forth to each other, and they thought that what they were doing was very secretive, and no one would find out at all. Even if Yu Ziqian swore an oath, they didn't believe it was true, but they couldn't help but feel chills in their hearts.

"The minister has already listed the rebellious ministers and thieves of the king of Dark Tongning, please ask Your Majesty to take a look" Yu Ziqian presented the recital in his hand.

Zhu Yujun opened the fold and read it word by word, and his face became colder and colder. Then he brought the letters in the wooden box to him and looked through them one by one.

Suddenly, he threw the letter in his hand to the ground, and his eyes were even more murderous. The cold gaze swept over the ministers and people in the audience one by one. At this time, no one dared to raise their heads, but they could still feel the cold gaze passing over them.

In the end, Zhu Yujun's eyes stayed on Zhu Youji's body, with both anger and pain in his eyes.

Emperor Shenzong was extremely angry, and most of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty secretly surrendered to King Ning. And for so many years under my nose, I didn't even notice it. What made him feel extremely frustrated, and what made him even more sad was that his prince actually secretly communicated with King Ning, which made him difficult to accept for a while.

Since learning that King Ning secretly co-opted Zhu Youji to plot a rebellion, Zhu Youzhu and Yu Ziqian have been secretly searching for evidence that King Ning secretly communicated with the ministers of the court. As a result, what shocked them was the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and more than half of them secretly took refuge in King Ning.

In fact, it is not conceivable at this point that it has not been a day or two since King Ning plotted to rebel. Every year, officials of all sizes in the capital would receive bribes from King Ning, and even those who did not have a famous word to join him, he never stopped giving gifts.

Many people have already taken refuge in King Ning, while some people have turned to King Ning after seeing the current situation of the Daimyo. It's just that no one thought that the Manchu Dynasty would have so many people being co-opted and almost hollowing out the entire court.

Moreover, some time ago, the imperial court had purged some scum, but it did not expect that there were still so many rebellious ministers and thieves. Emperor Shenzong is also a person who has been on the battlefield, and there is no shortage of killing energy, and at this time, the eyes of the civil and military ministers under the audience are full of bloodthirsty murderous energy.

He can still understand that the Manchu Dynasty wants to oppose himself, but his son wants to oppose him, which makes him difficult to accept for a while. Although the emperor is the emperor of the world, he is also a human being, a father, and has seven emotions and six desires.

Not only did he fail as an emperor, but he also failed incomparably as a father. Glaring at Zhu Youji, he said, "Say, why do you want to secretly communicate with King Ning and plot to rebel!"

Zhu Youji trembled all over, and fell to his knees with a puff, "Father, the child knows that he is wrong, the child is confused for a while, and he will only go on the wrong path after being bewitched by King Ning, please forgive my father!"

Zhu Yujun looked at Zhu Youji, who kept kowtowing, and slowly closed his eyes. At this moment, he was just a father who was completely disappointed in his son, waved his hand lightly, and said gloomily, "Let the second prince take him down!"

Although it is sad, Zhu Yujun is still the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and once he launches a ruthless approach, he will be resolute and decisive. In just one day, all the ministers of King Ning and their families were put on death row.

Such a thing happened, but those who knew it were controlled by a certain range. At this time, the people of the capital must not be allowed to know about this matter, which will cause even greater panic.

At the same time, Zhu Yujun had already ordered the whole city to be on alert, preparing to fight to the death with King Ning. As soon as the holy decree came out, the entire capital entered a state of alert, and all the officers and soldiers were also waiting for the arrival of the rebels.

And the army of King Ning and the ghost country has already joined forces to encircle the entire capital, and they are stationed less than thirty miles away from the capital. When it was different from the capital, King Ning's military camp was already full of joy and drums, and he was very excited.