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At this time, Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian, and his officials, who were holding court, were completely unaware of the situation.

"Your Majesty, it's time for us to ascend the throne!"

Ying Zheng, Xiong Ba, Li Xunhuan, and others escorted a bewildered and anxious A Jiu towards the Fengtian Hall.

Chapter Sixty-Nine: Your Majesty the Empress Dowager requests your rest.

The world of The Sword Stained with Royal Blood.

Fengtian Temple.

"Waste! Everything is waste!"

"What use are you to me?"

"You eat the king's food, so have you done your duty to the king?"

"You all, show me how you fight a war!"

Although Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian, was only in his early thirties, his hair was already half-white and his face looked old. At this moment, he held a report of defeat in his hand, and he looked like a roaring lion.

However, this lion had no intimidating power whatsoever.

The court officials, led by Grand Secretary Zhou Yanru, all wore trembling, submissive expressions, but inwardly they were sneering.

Can you blame them?

Putting aside other matters, before Emperor Chongzhen (Zhu Youjian), there were only a little over 110 Grand Secretaries in the Ming Dynasty.

This is Zhou Yanru's second time serving as Grand Secretary. Before him, there had been more than forty Grand Secretaries.

This year is only the fourteenth year of the Chongzhen Emperor's reign.

On average, at least three or four prime ministers are replaced every year.

This is the Grand Secretary!

Under one person, above ten thousand people!

As for the high-ranking officials who were ordered to commit suicide by Emperor Chongzhen (Zhu Youjian), there were twenty or thirty of them.

"The Ming Dynasty was already showing signs of its impending demise."

This is the thought of all the civil and military officials.

If a civil official did anything that displeased Emperor Chongzhen (Zhu Youjian), he would either be dismissed from office or be put to death.

If a military general is defeated in battle, or cannot win, he will either be executed or imprisoned.

It wasn't that the Ming Dynasty lacked talented people; they were either killed by Emperor Chongzhen himself, forced to their deaths by him, or imprisoned.

"Because the Ming Dynasty already had a deposed emperor."

For Emperor Chongzhen (Zhu Youjian), the daily work of civil and military officials was merely perfunctory.

Many civil and military officials have even sought ways to retreat.

Given Emperor Chongzhen's methods of governing the country, even if it were someone like Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, or Li Shanchang, the Ming Dynasty would still have been doomed, let alone them.

Is diligence in government useful?

The more diligently Emperor Chongzhen (Zhu Youjian) was incapable of governing the court, the more mistakes he made, and the faster the Ming Dynasty collapsed.

Is thrift useful?

Frugality is definitely useful!

However, the Ming Dynasty did not need a frugal emperor; it needed an emperor who could govern the country.

"Do you have anything to say?"

"130,000 troops! That's 130,000 troops! And they were surrounded by 110,000 Qing troops, threatening total annihilation. What was Hong Chengchou even doing?"

Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian, roared hysterically.

His original plan was for Hong Chengchou to first destroy the main force of the Qing army, then lead his army into the pass to eliminate the rebels in various places, and then he would be able to develop the Ming Dynasty properly.

However, the result was far from what he had expected.

Hong Chengchou not only failed to annihilate the main force of the Qing army, but also faced the danger of his entire army being wiped out.

Hong Chengchou's 130,000-strong army was the entire elite force of the Ming Dynasty outside the Great Wall. Once the entire army was wiped out, there would be no army outside the Great Wall that could withstand the Qing army.

"We deserve to die! We are willing to be ground to dust for Your Majesty."

Zhou Yanru and all the civil and military officials spoke in unison.

The voices were incredibly synchronized, even their tones and intonations were remarkably similar.

Clearly, this answer has been given not once, but hundreds or thousands of times.

Whose fault is it that the Battle of Songjin has turned out this way?

Hong Chengchou clearly told you that you need to wait for the right moment to act, and that you need to find an opportunity to fight the main force of the Qing army.

As a result, you kept urging me every single day.

In a different dynasty, one could still obey the rule that "a general in the field may disobey the emperor's orders."

But who dared to do that during the Chongzhen reign?

Whoever dares to do it will die.

Moreover, it was the kind where the entire family was wiped out.

"Issue an imperial edict to Hong Chengchou and Zu Dashou, ordering them to seek an opportunity to fight again, to turn the tide, to reverse the defeat and defeat the Qing army."

Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian, shouted loudly.

It doesn’t make sense!

The Ming Dynasty had 130,000 elite troops!

The Qing army numbered a mere 110,000!

The advantage lies with the Ming Dynasty!

It must be that generals like Hong Chengchou were afraid of death and dared not fight with all their might.

Zhou Yanru and other civil and military officials: "?zhu?zhu".

Shouldn't they be left to hold out and await reinforcements at this point?

Shouldn't we send reinforcements right now?

If Hong Chengchou and his men had been able to turn the tide, would they still have been surrounded?

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

Zhou Yanru and all the civil and military officials shouted in unison.

Those who dared to oppose it are long gone.

"What about people?"

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian, roared in fury once again.

He has already announced the imperial decree, so why is there no sound from outside?

"Zhu Youjian, stop shouting. Your men have all been dealt with."

Just then, a deep and authoritative voice rang out from outside the door.

"The rebels have already entered the city?"

A civil official's face changed drastically, his expression filled with fear, and he guessed.

"What? The rebels have already reached the palace? Why didn't I hear any battle cries? Did they all surrender? Why weren't I notified?"

"Run! The Ming Dynasty is doomed! The Shun Dynasty must have stormed the capital!"

"Spare me! I'm willing to surrender! I'm willing to surrender!"

"How could it be so fast? I haven't received any news at all. We haven't even agreed on the terms of surrender yet."

?炷?炷

Inside the Fengtian Hall, chaos erupted instantly.

Some wept bitterly, some knelt down and begged for mercy, and some were overjoyed.

Someone actually dared to call Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian, by his name. This was a heinous crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family. Only rebels and the Qing army would dare to do such a thing.

The Qing army was still fighting a major battle with the Ming army in Songjin.

Only the bandits Li Zicheng and Zhang Fei would have had that time.

Zhang Xianzhong's army was far from the capital, so only Li Zicheng's army had a chance of reaching the city.

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"The rebel army has already stormed the palace?"

On the throne, Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian, staggered and almost fell to the ground, feeling dizzy and lightheaded.

Was he a ruler who lost his country?