At this moment, the Palace of Supreme Harmony in the Palace of Heavenly Purity was completely silent. All the civil and military officials were sitting on pins and needles as they stared at Chongzhen with endless nervousness.
"Preposterous! The traitor actually forced me to kill the Great General. Do you think I, Chongzhen, am trash?”
Chong Zhen tore the letter into pieces, stood up from his seat and roared. His handsome face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and the veins on his neck were popping out.
How could he kill Wang Cheng? Wang Cheng was the pillar of stability for Great Ming. If he killed Wang Cheng, he would be destroying his own Great Wall.
He wasn't that stupid…
"Huff huff huff."
Chong Zhen's eyes were red, and he stood there with heavy breathing. The killing intent and humiliation in his heart were driving him crazy.
All the officials in the hall were in an uproar. Li Zicheng's condition was to kill Wang Cheng. For a moment, all the civil and military officials did not know what to say.
However, Courage was anxious. He stood up and shouted,"
"Your Majesty, if Li Ni keeps his promise, as long as the Great General dies, then our capital can live.”
As soon as he said this, the entire hall suddenly stopped. It was so quiet that even a needle could be heard.
All the officials stared at the man with wide eyes, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Was there something wrong with this guy's brain?
However, Courage didn't stop at all. He walked out of the crowd with a face full of anxiety. There was a thick fear in the depths of his eyes. His heart was in a mess and his legs were weak.
"Your Majesty, please make a decision quickly!”
"Sacrificing one person to save the lives of the entire capital, what is there to consider? If Li Zicheng said he wanted my head, I would immediately stretch my neck and kill him without saying anything. Even if my entire family died, I wouldn't even frown. I might even have to personally pick up my saber.”
"For the sake of the three million people in the capital, please kill the Great General!”
After saying that, the brave and loyal uncle pulled off the hat on his head, revealing his white hair. He lifted the hem of his clothes and knelt down righteously. He kowtowed non-stop, and blood quickly blurred his forehead.
Chong Zhen was so angry that his eyes turned black. His limbs went weak, and his heart rose and fell violently, about to explode.
Did this old thing really not understand the significance of Wang Cheng to Great Ming?
At this moment, the Marquis of Wu 'an, Zheng Zhijun, shouted with a flushed face,"
"Uncle Zhong Yong, your heart is really despicable.”
As he spoke, Zheng Zhijun's eyes were filled with anger. He was so angry that his entire body was trembling. He clenched his fists and wanted to slap the loyal and brave uncle in front of him.
"If Great General dies, Great Ming will be finished. You are destroying your own Great Wall, do you know that, old thing?”
However, the loyal and brave uncle still stared at Chongzhen and knelt on the ground again, shouting,
"Some deaths are lighter than a feather, and some are heavier than Mount Tai. Giving up the Great General alone to protect the three million people in the capital, the Great General will die without regrets.”
These shameless words caused Marquis Wu An, Zheng Zhijun, to feel a pain in his heart. He felt dizzy, and he retreated a few steps before being supported by the people behind him.
At the same time, many of the military officials in the hall gasped.
Hiss--
Everyone's eyes were filled with anger. They pointed at Courage and shouted,
"Shameless."
"Great General is dead, and Great Ming is finished.”
"If it wasn't for the Great General's efforts to turn the tide, the current capital would have been long gone.”
"You are still standing here because the general saved your life.”
However, in the face of life and death, not everyone could maintain their rationality. A portion of the nobility also stood up to support the loyal and brave uncle, especially those who had private dealings with Li Zicheng. They seized the opportunity to crazily bite him.
"God bless Great Ming. Without him, Wang Cheng, Li Cheng, and Huang Cheng, Great Ming would not have perished.”
"Wang Cheng was just lucky. If I had his soldiers, I would have been able to do the same.”
"He even killed the envoy just now. He's simply digging his own grave.”
“……”
For a moment, the entire Taihe Palace was like a wet market. Countless civil and military officials were arguing with their faces flushed red. The atmosphere in the hall continued to rise. Gradually, they rubbed their fists and began to fight.
Chong Zhen stood on the platform and looked at the chaotic scene in front of him. He was so angry that his entire body was trembling. His eyes were red, and everything he saw seemed to have double images. His ears were buzzing. He was extremely disappointed in these people. These were his subjects...
"Shut up!"
Chong Zhen shouted, and all the voices stopped abruptly. He separated from the two sides with an angry expression.
"Zhen will never use the Great General's life to exchange for my chance to live.”
As soon as he said this, everyone in the hall was stunned.
At this moment, a Centurion of the Embroidered Uniform Guards rushed into the hall in a panic and shouted at everyone,"No, no, it's not good. The Great General has led his men to open the city gates and rush out!”
The entire hall instantly became so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard. Everyone's pupils suddenly constricted.
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