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Zhu Zhanji wanted to take up arms and kill the enemy, but he could do nothing. He was so angry that he could only watch the Ming army retreat step by step and have their heads chopped off by the enemy like cutting cabbages.

The people around Zhu Qizhen had been trying to cover his retreat, but they never found an opportunity and instead attracted the enemy's attention.

"The person being protected over there must be an important person. Find a chance to capture him."

"clear."

The enemy ordered to shoot arrows, and everyone around Zhu Zhanji was instantly shot to death and fell down one by one.

The enemy immediately surrounded Zhu Qizhen on horseback, "Brother, do you think this guy is a very powerful person?"

"Didn't we hear that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally led the army to fight? Could this be it?"

"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty? Oh my God, we're going to be rich then."

"Of course not. Their emperor is in our hands. If we use him to threaten Ming, we can get whatever we want."

"Then let them give up Beijing and rebuild the glory of our Yuan Dynasty."

"What are you daydreaming about? You don't even know if it's true or not? Take him away first."

Seeing that things had developed to this point, Zhu Qizhen was captured by the enemy without saying anything or resisting.

Angrily, Zhu Zhanji walked up to him and punched him twice, although he didn't hit anything.

"Asshole, you and this brat, you have no skills but still try to imitate others to lead the army in person. Not only were you beaten so badly, you were even captured. How could I have a son like you? You really bring shame to our ancestors. I'm so angry. If I had known that you were going to destroy the nearly hundred-year foundation of our Ming Dynasty, I should have strangled you to death when you were born." Zhu Zhanji was even more angry because this kid had no backbone at all and was actually captured like this. He might as well have committed suicide with a sword. He even wanted to chop him to pieces with a sword.

Just when Zhu Zhanji was about to go crazy with anger, the scene suddenly changed. He suddenly returned to the palace, which seemed to be the Council Hall.

The people in the room were arguing loudly, and he vaguely heard someone say, "What should we do? His Majesty has been captured."

"What else can I do? It depends on the other party's attitude."

"What kind of attitude can those bandits have? They will definitely use Your Majesty to threaten our Great Ming to plunder our property."

"That's right. I heard that the Queen Mother and the ladies in the harem were also in a state of panic and have already gone to collect gold, silver and jewelry."

"You ignorant woman, we haven't even come up with a plan yet, why are the harem in disarray? Isn't this giving the enemy an opportunity?"

"So, everyone should quickly come up with a plan to save His Majesty."

"Save him. How can we save him? Yesen is not stupid. If he captures Your Majesty, he can keep threatening us. How can he let him go?"

"Then, will His Majesty be left in the hands of the enemy..."

"Oh no, oh no, they're heading towards the capital." Someone suddenly came to report.

"What, they have reached the capital?" If the ministers were just a little panicked just now, then when they heard the news that the Mongolian army had reached the capital, they instantly became like ants on a hot pan.

"When your majesty led the expedition in person, he took all the elite troops from the capital and the surrounding areas with him. Now the capital is completely unprepared. If they attack us first, the sky will fall..."

"No, the capital can no longer be defended. We must move south and retreat to the south, otherwise the foundation of the Ming Dynasty will be lost."

"Yes, yes, Lord Wang, what you said makes sense. The only solution now is to move south."

"Quick, go and invite the Queen Mother over to discuss the move south."

"Are you guys going to desert when you hear we're being attacked?" Suddenly, a dissenting voice emerged.

"What are you talking about? We are fighting to preserve the Ming Dynasty. Two hundred thousand elite troops were destroyed in Tumubao. The enemy is coming and we don't even have the capital to fight back. If we don't retreat south, we will all be finished."

"Your Majesty, we can't just ignore it."

"Now that the capital is in danger of collapse, why would we care about His Majesty?"

"That's it."

"Migrate south, move south." The ministers suddenly split into two factions, one advocating migration south, and the other thinking that they still had to fight.

"Those who agree to move south will be killed!"

Suddenly a loud voice was heard and everyone stopped to look in the direction of the voice. Zhu Zhanji had been annoyed by the noise just now, and when he heard the remarks of those who agreed to move south, he wanted to kick them a few times.

Now that it was quiet, I still heard these words and was curious about who said them.

Everyone turned around and saw Yu Qian walking in from outside, followed by two people.

"Anyone who agrees to move south will be killed!" Yu Qian stepped forward and repeated what he had just said.

Most people were temporarily stunned by Yu Qian, and suddenly no one spoke. At this time, the imperial lecturer Xu Youzhen stood up and said, "My lords, I noticed a change in the stars a few days ago, and now it seems to be true. The solution is to move the capital to Nanjing."

"You are right. Nanjing was the capital chosen by Taizu. There is a dragon vein in Zijin Mountain. Moving the capital to Nanjing is the best strategy." With Xu Youzhen's words, some ministers became excited again.

Yu Qian immediately said in a stern voice: "Anyone who proposes to move south should be beheaded immediately. The capital is the foundation of the country. Once the capital is moved, the situation will be over. Have you forgotten the Song Dynasty's migration to the south? What was the result? Do you also want to linger there?"

Some ministers blushed slightly. Yu Qian continued, "If Lord Xu is so accurate in observing the stars, why didn't you speak out before His Majesty went on the expedition? Why are you talking after the fact now?"

"Minister Yu, now is not the time to talk nonsense. You don't agree to move south. Do you have a better solution?"

"I think we should fight to the end," Yu Qian replied.

"Fight, Minister Yu, are you kidding? Two hundred thousand men are buried in Tumubao, and all the generals who can fight have followed Your Majesty in person. Now the capital has no good generals and no troops. What can we use to fight?"

"That's right, there's no way we can win?" others echoed.

"Although our current situation is indeed critical, it is not completely without hope, and as long as we can capture Beijing, we will win."

Yu Qian remembered that the war of resistance was supported by Minister of Rites Wang Zhi, Cabinet Scholar Chen Xun and others.

Zhu Zhanji, who was standing by, was also very excited from the moment he saw Yu Qian. Fortunately, Yu Qian was still there, and the Ming Dynasty was saved. Zhu Zhanji was so moved that tears came out.

The people who came with Yu Qian were none other than Empress Dowager Sun and Zhu Qizhen's only half-brother Zhu Qiyu. When His Majesty led the army in person, it was originally arranged that Prince Zhu Qiyu of Qin would be the regent.

When Zhu Zhanji saw Sun Ruoji, the woman who had become the empress dowager, he really wanted to strangle her to death. Although he couldn't blame her for everything, Zhu Qizhen's character was shaped by his mother's pampering.