Min Ruoying looked coldly at the four imperial officials kneeling on the hall.

Zhang Chengye, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, Feng Dao, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Wang Zhengyan, and Kang Yanxiao, the fourth person, lay on the ground and touched the ground with his forehead.

The hall was as cold as ice. The chief minister Ma Yingying looked at his nose and his nose, like a clay sculpture. He knew Min Ruoying's temperament and knew that Min Ruoying was on the verge of anger at this moment, and the fate of these four people can be imagined. The occasional lifting of his eyelids glanced at the four people kneeling there, and there was also a sympathetic look flashing by.

These four people are dead.

"The country is in crisis, but you can't share your worries. Now when you are fighting for the country, you are thinking about leaving. Hehehe, those who are sick, those who are sick, and those who are old, don't even want to lose face in order to run away. Hahaha, is this the integrity of my important minister of Great Chu?" Min Ruoying's cold voice echoed in the hall. "Tell me, where are you going, packing up some packages and joining Qin Feng?"

"Your Majesty forgive me. I am indeed seriously ill and unable to handle official duties. I am afraid of your Majesty's major affairs. Please give me a clear picture." Wang Zhengyan, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, looked blue and pale, and he looked sick. At this moment, he knelt on the ground for a long time, and sweat had already wet the large area of ​​the gold bricks in front of him.

Min Ruoying laughed: "You are indeed sick. Even a man who is so stubborn is covered with several quilts at home for several hours, sweating profusely, and then soaking them in cold water for an hour will make you sick. Wang Zhengyan, are you still alone?"

Hearing Min Ruoying's words, Wang Zhengyan suddenly collapsed on the ground.

In the court, the officials looked up at Wang Zhengyan in shock, some angry, some despised, some shocked, and some disdained.

Min Ruoying stood up and looked down at the four people in the hall from a high place. The smile on her face was slightly lowered, and replaced by an expression of extreme anger.

"Come!"

As soon as Min Ruoying's words landed, a group of soldiers rushed over from outside the hall.

"Trag these four traitors and traitors and the country's borers out and beat them to death with sticks." Min Ruoying's sinister voice echoed in the hall.

"No!" The soldiers rushed forward, held down the four of them and dragged them out.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I know that I am guilty. I am willing to go to the front line and be a dead soldier with armor. Your Majesty, please spare your life!" Zhang Chengye, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, struggled desperately and shouted. A soldier reached out his hand impatiently to twist his chin, and the roar immediately turned into a hoho roar.

Min Ruoying, who sat down again, closed her eyes slightly. The hall was silent, and the sound of sticks hitting people outside clearly reached everyone's ears. The screams of the four people not like human voices made everyone in the hall fight.

No one dared to go up and seek for the nature of these four people. The Great Chu has reached the critical moment of life and death. A few days ago, the latest news from Qi Ming came. The Chu people most hoped that the two countries had a conflict and fight had not occurred at all. The monarchs of the two countries signed a peace treaty at Lianhua Peak in Luzhou, and the two countries stopped their troops.

For Chu, it was not true that the death penalty was pronounced. Without the threat of Qi, the Ming Dynasty would send their elite troops to the battlefield against Chu without any scruples. The truce of Qi Ming means that the Ming invasion of Chu would officially begin.

The screams outside became weaker and weaker, and finally there was no sound at all.

Min Ruoying's cold voice sounded again: "Issue the order that all the males in the four thieves and three tribes were sent to the coolie camp, and the women were used as prostitutes in the camp, and all their property was confiscated to serve as military funds."

The sound of breathing sounded again in the hall. Min Ruoying's eyes swept across and returned to extreme silence in an instant. "In the face of national crisis, any person who is unfaithful to the emperor, unfaithful to the duties, and who is vegetarian, will deal with these four thieves. Retreat the court!"

The frightened courtiers hurriedly left the hall. Before the Golden Hall, four bloody corpses were thrown into a flatbed carriage by the soldiers. Teams of soldiers were bringing clean water to wash the bloody ground.

The blood on the ground can be washed away, but fear is deeply imprinted in the hearts of every courtier. The emperor of Da Chu has no reason to say. Although these four people were indeed unfaithful to try to withdraw at this time, these four people have served Da Chu for decades. If they get such an end, they will be killed by the war, and they will all implicate the three tribes.

Everyone was extremely frightened and didn't know when such an end would fall on themselves.

The Ming army was about to come and resist the Ming army was dead. I imagine that these four people were still dead, but they actually had to stick their heads and shrank their heads, and they seemed to have no way to survive.

The Great Court Meeting has dispersed, and the Small Court Meeting has just begun in the side hall. Min Ruoying, who had just appeared firm on the main hall, was now exhausted, lying half on the bed, with a very haggard face.

During this period, he was attacked by internal and external forces and suffered a lot. The empress dowager was in great service and the court kept silent. Unexpectedly, the news leaked. The Ming people told the world that the Ming emperor and his wife were filial to the empress dowager, so they announced that the whole country would be suspended and the joy was stopped. This action made Min Ruoying feel embarrassed.

What made him even more frightened was that Wen Fuyi, the deputy commander of the Huofeng Army sent to Jinzhou, and Jia Zhengdao, the Minister of War, sent to Xuzhou. After leaving Shangjing, he disappeared without a trace, without seeing anyone in his life and without seeing a corpse in his death.

Some people said that the two people had been secretly killed by Guan Hongyu and Suqian, while others said that the two people saw that the situation was not good and took advantage of this opportunity to escape.

Min Ruoying doesn't believe the second statement. Whether it is Wen Fuyi or Jia Zhengdao, they are both together in Shangjing, how could they escape alone?

"Lei Wei, have you found a clue?" Min Ruoying asked while pressing her temples and gently kneading them.

"Your Majesty, the inner guard has been verified by many parties. When General Wen and Jia's Ministry of War went to Jinzhou and Xuzhou, Guan Hongyu and Suqian's troops showed no signs of mobilization, nor did they find any evidence of their attack. The two adults must have been killed, but there may be someone else who took action."

"I don't care who took the action. It's either Guan Hongyu or Suqian, it's nothing more than a wise man. I only care. Suqian and Guan Hongyu are still not from my great Chu." Min Ruoying said angrily.

Lei Wei was stumbled for a while and then whispered: "Your Majesty, these two people are afraid they can't believe it. During this period, in Xuzhou, the inner guard discovered Zhu Yi, the governor of Anyang County who had surrendered to the Ming people. When investigating the murder of General Wen Fuyi, he accidentally found a person in Jinzhou who looked very much like Zhang Xiaozheng, the Minister of War of the Ming Dynasty. After following the line of Zhang Xiaozheng, he found in the file file of the Ministry of Justice many years ago that Zhang Xiaozheng and Suqian were brothers of the same school."

Min Ruoying was stunned for a while and smiled bitterly: "In other words, Xuzhou and Jinzhou are no longer owned by us, and tens of thousands of elite Western troops in both places have surrendered."

Everyone inside was speechless. After a while, Lei Wei said: "The senior generals in these two places have probably already thought of surrender, but most of the middle and lower-level officers are still in the dark. If they can use Thunderbolt to kill Guan Hongyu or Suqian, they may not be able to reverse the situation."

"It's not so easy to take the general's head among the troops. The inner guard is an expert in doing such things. Haven't you tried it?" Ma Xiangdong asked.

Lei Wei said with shame: "Your Majesty, the chief minister, I have tried it, like a mud cow and a sea, and I have gone without a trace. I have evaluated that if I want to kill these two people, not only must I arrange it carefully, but the assassin must also be a master-level figure to succeed in one blow."

Said this means not saying it. Now, except for Min Ruoying, who is a master of the grandmaster, the rest of the Chu are all in Wanjian Sect, but Wanjian Sect has already closed the mountain gate to express its attitude.

"Your Majesty, is it the king's minister in the shore of the land? Wanjian Sect is a great Chu sect. It has been supported by the Great Chu court for many years. How can they be allowed to stand by and watch at this time? You also ask Your Majesty to order them out of the mountain with wise advice." Ma Xiangdong said angrily.

"I will go to Zhushan again. Bi Wanjian cannot be mobilized by my edict." Min Ruoying sighed: "Prime Minister, this battle is only for us. If we can win, we will naturally win a chance to breathe. If we lose, then there is nothing else to say."

Ma Xiangdong was silent for a moment: "Your Majesty, although 500,000 troops gathered around Shangjing City, the quality is mixed, and the combat power is worrying. I still want to ask Your Majesty to prepare for the plan to move the capital. Your Majesty, I stayed to guard Shangjing City and asked Your Majesty to go to Shu County. The road to Shu County is extremely steep. Just keep the door and you can ensure that Shu County is safe."

"I will not leave Shangjing City." Min Ruoying said indescribable. "The chief minister, if Shangjing City is lost, Chu State will be destroyed. The Emperor of Chu will be alive and die with Shangjing City."

Ma Xiangdong sighed: "The minister asked Your Majesty to send the general to escort the prince into Shu."

"As the prince of the Great Chu, Min Rui cannot leave Shangjing City. The chief minister, whether it is me or the prince, as long as one of them leaves Shangjing City, the people will be shaken and the army will have no fighting spirit. My father and son must stay in Shangjing City forever." Min Ruoying shook his head again and rejected.

"Your Majesty." Ma Xiangdong stepped forward: "We must make complete preparations. If we fail, we can still keep a little hope, right?"

Min Ruoying was stunned for a while before slowly saying: "A few days later, I will go on a patrol with the prince to inspect the defenses around the capital. Lei Wei, you arranged for the imperial concubine to take Min Jie to secretly leave the capital and go to Shuzhong. After leaving the capital, I will arrange a personal army to accompany you."

"As for your order!" Lei Wei nodded.
Chapter completed!