Zhu Youjian, who was already heartbroken, knew very well.
When things reached this point, the Ming Dynasty came to an end.
At least he was done for today.
The cabinet ministers in front of me are all unreliable.
Even if he continued talking for three days and three nights, not a single word would come out of the mouths of these cabinet ministers.
Perhaps these cabinet ministers were already thinking about how to surrender to Li Zicheng.
Civil servants have always had no integrity.
They may sound nice, but when things happen, none of them will be reliable.
The old saying is absolutely true, reading is a disservice.
At this moment, Zhu Youjian looked at the cabinet ministers in front of him and felt the urge to kill them.
But he still held back.
In any case, at least now he is still the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
He would not do such a thing himself.
Besides, killing these people would also dirty your hands.
Today's disaster seems to be unavoidable.
Zhu Youjian looked at these cabinet ministers and suddenly laughed.
"To this day, you are still able to come to see me, which is enough to show your loyalty to the Ming Dynasty."
Having said this, Zhu Youjian paused and continued:
"There are Li Zicheng's rebels everywhere now. If you are caught by them, you will die."
"Anyway, it's a death, otherwise we'd all settle here now."
"So as not to be caught by those rebels and humiliated for no reason."
"This way, even if I see the late emperor underground, I can still say that I died with integrity."
"Although we are all monarchs and ministers of a subjugated country, we can still be considered as sacrificing ourselves for our country."
After saying that, Zhu Youjian sat down directly on the ground, his eyes lifeless.
That way, it was as if he had lost his soul.
It seems that Zhu Youjian really has thoughts of death.
When the cabinet ministers who had remained silent just now heard this, they couldn't sit still.
Although they were cabinet ministers of the Ming Dynasty, they did not want to die with Zhu Youjian.
The Ming Dynasty was on its last legs, but they had plundered a lot of silver and land over the years.
Even if you don't serve as an official in the court, you can still live your life casually.
Anyway, if the Ming Dynasty dies, it will die. They will not be buried with the Ming Dynasty.
The worst case scenario is to surrender to Li Zicheng.
I believe that Li Zicheng will not kill these people without authorization.
Maybe the official positions of these people will be retained for future use.
Immediately, each of these cabinet ministers spoke out to dissuade him.
"Your Majesty, this is not possible."
"Your Majesty, taking care of your dragon body is the most important thing."
"If you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood."
"If it doesn't work, we can break out and hide in Nanjing."
"Nanjing is blocked by the natural barrier of the Yangtze River. It's not impossible for us to make a comeback."
"But if you die in the palace now, then our Ming Dynasty will really be doomed!"
"As long as you are still there, the incense of Ming Dynasty will still be there!"
These cabinet ministers rushed to comfort Zhu Youjian one by one, and asked him to give up his thoughts of committing suicide.
Because they really don't want to be buried with Zhu Youjian.
After hearing the words of these ministers, Zhu Youjian turned his head with a sneer on his face.
I just asked these people what to do. No one spoke, and they all seemed to be mute.
But now, he said that he would let all of them kill themselves here.
One by one, they stood up to dissuade them.
It seems that it is really for myself and for Daming.
To put it bluntly, these people are afraid of death.
He let them kill themselves and started talking.
"Haha." Zhu Youjian sneered.
"You can keep the green hills without worrying about having no firewood."
"I would like to keep my Qingshan, but is Li Zicheng outside willing to do so?"
"Do you think Li Zicheng will be willing to let me go?"
As soon as these words came out, these cabinet ministers fell silent again.
Zhu Youjian was right.
Although he said that, Li Zicheng would definitely not let Zhu Youjian go.
Zhu Youjian is a descendant of the Zhu family royal family of the Ming Dynasty and the current emperor. He must be Li Zicheng's first target.
And these cabinet ministers are irrelevant to Li Zicheng.
Zhu Youjian asked such a question, and they couldn't answer it.
Seeing that these people became silent again, Zhu Youjian suddenly became furious.
"I'm asking you something!"
"Why have you become mute again?"
"Didn't everyone speak very well just now?"
Zhu Youjian's voice echoed in the hall, but no one answered.
Looking at the cabinet ministers in front of him, Zhu Youjian's eyes, which were already lifeless, turned a little fierce.
He really wanted to kill these ministers who didn't have any.
After a long silence, a cabinet minister said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, if not, we will surrender."
After speaking, the cabinet minister buried his head and took a step back slightly.
Be prepared to run away at any time.
He knew that Zhu Youjian would definitely not be able to bear these words.
Maybe he would kill him personally.
Sure enough, it was just as he guessed.
After hearing his words, Zhu Youjian's face turned extremely ugly.
He suddenly sat up from the ground, pulled out a long knife from the guard next to him, and slashed at the cabinet minister.
But the cabinet minister was well prepared and had already started running away before Zhu Youjian's sword fell.
While running, he said: "Your Majesty, surrender is a wise move."
"Now the situation is dead and there is no life, there is no need to fight stubbornly."
"You are the emperor of Ming Dynasty. If you surrender, Li Zicheng will not kill you."
"If he kills you, you will be reviled by everyone in the world."
"You can still live your life peacefully."
Hearing these words, Zhu Youjian became even more angry.
How is it possible for him, an emperor, to surrender and live quietly?
If he is an emperor for one day, he will be an emperor for the rest of his life.
It is impossible to be someone else's prisoner.
He, Zhu Youjian, didn't want to be despised by the world like the ancestor of the Tumu Fort God of War.
He originally had great ambitions and wanted to revive the Ming Dynasty.
Although he did not fulfill his dream, he became the king of the country.
But he still has the dignity of being an emperor.
He couldn't disgrace Lao Zhu's family.
It was impossible for him to surrender to Li Zicheng.
Not to mention that Li Zicheng has now invaded Beijing, even if Li Zicheng puts a knife on his neck now, he will not surrender to Li Zicheng.
Zhu Youjian looked at the cabinet minister who persuaded him to surrender, and felt even more angry.
He quickly chased after him with a long knife in hand.
That posture clearly indicated that the minister would not stop until he was hacked to death.
The others stood quietly watching this scene, neither making a move to stop nor saying anything to help.
Although Zhu Youjian was still the emperor of Ming Dynasty at this moment, no one listened to his command.
Even if he wanted to kill this achiever now, no one would step forward to help him.
Just as Zhu Youjian was chasing the minister to chop him, an eunuch ran in from the door.
"Your Majesty, there is someone outside the palace asking to see you."
Hearing this, Zhu Youjian stopped.
Does anyone want to see you?
It's already this time, and there are still people who want to see him, the emperor who is at the end of his rope?
It's really surprising.
Not only Zhu Youjian, but also everyone else in the hall was confused.
The cabinet ministers were also extremely curious at this moment, wondering who came to see Zhu Youjian at this time.
You know, it is better to draw a clear line with Zhu Youjian at this time.
Otherwise, it would be troublesome if Li Zicheng pursued it.
But they didn't expect someone to come and ask for a meeting, which made them curious.
Zhu Youjian was also extremely curious.
"Let him in."
At this moment, Zhu Youjian couldn't care who was coming to see him, so he wanted to let people in first.
Anyway, it’s the last day in this world.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw two eunuchs walking in from the door.
Looking at the two eunuchs, Zhu Youjian's face was extremely ugly.
These two people were none other than Du Xun and Shen Zhixiu who had surrendered to Li Zicheng.
Seeing these two eunuchs who betrayed him, Zhu Youjian became even more angry.
He immediately raised the long knife in his hand, turned the direction, and slashed at the two of them.
When Du Xun and Shen Zhixiu saw this, they quickly dodge.
While dodging, he said loudly: "Your Majesty, we were sent by Emperor Yongchang to persuade him to surrender."
"Emperor Yongchang said that as long as you are willing to surrender, I will definitely protect you from death."
"Not only will I protect you from death, but your family will not be touched in the slightest."
Hearing this, Zhu Youjian stopped and roared.
"surrender?"
"I, Zhu Youjian, would rather be the king who subjugates my country than surrender!"
After saying that, he raised the long knife in his hand and chased Du Xun and Shen Zhixiu.
Seeing that Zhu Youjian was so stubborn, the two of them had nothing to do.
"Emperor Yongchang has completely captured the city of Beijing. You can't escape."
"You'd better surrender and give up your position."
"Why drag such a person to be buried with you?"
The voices of the two eunuchs rang again.
Zhu Youjian ignored the words of these two people and still chased them with his head buried in the ground.
He really wanted to hack these two traitors to death in this hall.
But the two eunuchs were very thieves. Seeing that Zhu Youjian couldn't persuade them, they ran out of the hall and ran towards the outside of the palace.
And this scene was watched by the people around, and no one stepped forward to stop the two eunuchs.
I don't know if they were afraid that the two eunuchs would eventually bring Li Zicheng to him to settle matters, or if these people had completely given up resistance.
Following the two eunuchs who ran out of the palace, there was also the cabinet minister just now.
Zhu Youjian watched the three people's backs slowly disappear from his sight, and sighed feebly.
It’s really like they all fly away when disaster strikes.
Zhu Youjian saw the reactions of the people around him just now.
Whether they were eunuchs, maids, guards or ministers, they all stood in place like clay sculptures.
It was as if Zhu Youjian's pursuit of the two traitors had nothing to do with them.
Zhu Youjian knew clearly that these people already had the idea of giving up.
He even had the idea of surrendering, but he couldn't force it now.
Immediately, he opened his mouth and said:
"The city of Beijing outside has been captured by Li Zicheng."
"I'm definitely going to die."
"You can do it yourself."
After saying that, Zhu Youjian collapsed on the ground.
Upon hearing this, the surrounding eunuchs and maids began to take action.
The guards and cabinet ministers also began to walk outside the palace.
"Your Majesty, take care!" A guard clasped his fist at Zhu Youjian and then walked out of the palace.
"Your Majesty, I am also helpless." A cabinet minister said bitterly towards Zhu Youjian.
Looking at these people, Inspector Zhu You sighed.
But at this moment, there was suddenly an extra piece of clothing on his body.
It turned out to be the eunuch Wang Chengen.
He did not leave, but put some clothes on him and stood beside him.
"Your Majesty, the weather is cold, please don't freeze yourself."
I originally thought that everyone would leave me, but I didn't expect that the eunuch Wang Chengen would actually stay.
This made Zhu Youjian feel a little moved in his heart.
But it’s more of a feeling.
The one who surrendered to Li Zicheng was also a eunuch, and the one who opened the city gate for Li Zicheng was also an eunuch.
But in the end, it was also the eunuch who stayed with him.
Wei Zhongxian, the biggest traitor in the Ming Dynasty, was also a eunuch.
The group of eunuchs is really elusive.
Zhu Youjian put away his thoughts and looked around.
I saw that the main hall, where many people were originally standing, was now empty.
There were only two of them, he and the eunuch Wang Chengen.
"Cheng'en, go quickly and take the three princes to escape."
Zhu Youjian looked at Wang Chengen and said in a deep voice.
Wang Chengen didn't say much. He knew that Zhu Youjian was most worried about his three princes at the moment.
This is the bloodline of Ming Dynasty.
What he has to do now is to follow Zhu Youjian's order and settle the three princes.
"I accept your order," Wang Chengen replied in a deep voice, and then walked out of the hall.
Looking at Wang Chengen's back, Zhu Youjian also stood up.
He picked up the long knife again and walked towards the harem.
Right now, it's time to run and escape.
There is no one in my family members to help me deal with it, so I have to do it myself.
If Li Zicheng broke into the palace, I believe his family members would also be humiliated.
It is better to die in one's own hands than to suffer humiliation and die in the hands of others.
At least you can get some happiness in exchange.
After Zhu Youjian returned to the harem, he ordered his queen and concubines to commit suicide.
And he himself walked towards his two daughters with a knife.
Looking at his own flesh and blood, Zhu Youjian's heart was bleeding.
But he knew very well that if he didn't die at this time, it would fall into the hands of Li Zicheng's rebels.
I'm afraid it will be difficult to die by then.
No matter how much he couldn't bear it, Zhu Youjian still raised the long knife in his hand and chopped at his own flesh and blood.
His two daughters looked at their usually gentle father, but at this moment they were inexplicably horrified that they were drawing swords against him, and instinctively avoided him.
But there was no way to hide from Zhu Youjian who was holding a knife.
Looking at his two daughters lying in a pool of blood, Zhu Youjian was also despairing.
He murmured: "It would be great if you were ordinary people."
"Why should you be born into an emperor's family?"
"You must not be reincarnated into an emperor's family in your next life."
(End of chapter)
