Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

Ji Yingjie panicked.

For this reason, he did not hesitate to sell out the interests of Jin State in exchange for the Tang Dynasty sending troops.

As long as the State of Jin can be preserved, what does it matter if a little interest is sacrificed?

As long as he doesn't become a king who loses his country and is not killed by Chu Ning, it will be fine.

Of course, there are people who are more panicked than Ji Yingjie at this moment.

With the destruction of the main force of the Qin State, Ying Zheng was defeated and killed, and the entire Qin State was in chaos.

Qin State, Yangcheng.

Many wealthy families who heard the news began to relocate and even shipped out all their valuables.

They knew Chu Ning's hatred for the Qin Dynasty and did not dare to bet that Chu Ning would not massacre the city after arriving here.

Although there were still some Qin troops in the city, there were less than 10,000 of them. How could they resist the huge number of Chu troops?

All of a sudden, all the wealthy and powerful families evacuated.

When the people saw this situation, they immediately panicked and moved their families away.

In just a few days, more than 20,000 people left Yangcheng.

When the news spread, it caused more people to panic. For this reason, Prime Minister Baili Xi immediately went to the palace to find Crown Prince Ying Hai to discuss countermeasures.

Xianyang Palace, inside the East Palace Hall.

A young man in his twenties, who was a little fat, had a worried look on his face.

He was none other than the Crown Prince Ying Hai of Qin.

On the left and right sides of the hall stood several ministers.

"Everyone, you are all my confidants, so I will tell you straight away. Now that my father has been killed, all our troops have been lost, and the Chu army is heading towards Chaoyang City, what countermeasures do you have?"

The defeat on the front line made Ying Hai very panicked. He knew very well that the Qin army would definitely not be able to stop the Chu army in its current situation.

Therefore, he could only invite his confidants to discuss countermeasures.

Now that Qin has no emperor, he, as the crown prince, is in charge and has to make preparations in advance.

But as soon as he finished speaking, several ministers in the hall looked at each other and remained silent.

Ying Hai's face darkened and he snorted coldly: "My lords, my Qin State has fallen into such a state, do you think you can survive alone?"

"Chu Ning and my dynasty have a grudge for murdering my wife and poisoning me. If he attacks Yangcheng, he will definitely not let any of us go."

The word "Duhuo" made everyone's face change drastically.

They really wanted to take a gamble.

The Qin State is now in name only. Chu Ning will definitely want to govern the Qin State. When that happens, Chu Ning will need their help.

As long as they help Chu Ning govern the Qin State, they will be able to survive.

But now, Ying Hai's words brought them back to their senses.

If it were any other dynasty, Chu Ning would definitely show mercy.

But the Qin State did too many things to Chu Ning, and even caused Princess Changping to die in its scheme.

In addition, Li Xing's poisoning caused Chu Ning to be severely poisoned. Under such circumstances, how could Chu Ning show mercy to them?

"Your Highness, with our current strength, we cannot compete with Chu Ning."

A minister took the initiative to say: "The Chu army is now in high spirits and has a large number of soldiers and horses, while Yangcheng has less than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and it is impossible to defend it."

“Why not…why not…”

At the end, he didn't dare to say any more.

Ying Hai's face was gloomy: "As opposed to what, explain it clearly!"

The minister looked at the others and saw that no one was willing to speak, so he gritted his teeth and said:

"It is better to surrender and fight for a chance of survival."

"surrender?"

Ying Hai's eyes narrowed, and a hint of hesitation flashed across his face: "If I surrender, I will definitely become a laughing stock of the world."

"Besides, Chu Ning has no good feelings towards our dynasty. If I surrender, what if he kills me?"

There was actually a hint of surrender in his words.

He was just worried that Chu Ning would continue to kill him after he surrendered.

The minister naturally understood the meaning of Ying Hai's words, his eyes lit up immediately, and he quickly advised:

"Your Highness, don't think that Chu Ning is a shameless person."

"He is now in control of the overall situation. Our dynasty is in name only. What he is thinking about is how to govern our dynasty."

"If he kills people after you surrender, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the people of our dynasty, which will be very detrimental to his future governance."

"Chu Ning is a smart man, he will definitely settle this account."

This made Ying Hai hesitate.

If he could live, he certainly didn't want to die.

Now this person's words gave him a glimmer of hope.

He raised his eyebrows, turned to look at the others, and asked, "My Lords, what do you think?"

Seeing that Ying Hai seemed to be giving in, several ministers echoed him: "Your Highness, resistance is a dead end, but surrender may give us a glimmer of hope."

"That's right. Under the current circumstances, our army is no match for the Chu army. We might as well surrender."

"Yes, then Chu Ning will definitely think about how to govern our dynasty, and he will definitely save the life of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"I second your opinion. Surrender is the best solution at this moment."

For a moment, everyone persuaded Ying Hai to surrender.

Seeing that so many people wanted to surrender, Ying Hai's psychological defense finally collapsed.

But at this moment, a roar came from outside the palace: "How dare you, a bunch of spineless people, persuade His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to surrender!"

As the cold wind swept in, Baili Xi's angry face appeared in front of everyone.

Ying Hai felt guilty and smiled awkwardly: "The Prime Minister is here. I was just about to discuss with you how to deal with the Chu army."

Unexpectedly, Baili Xi did not listen to Ying Hai at all. He stared at the ministers with cold eyes and angrily said:

"As a subject, you persuaded your master to surrender. This is disloyalty."

"At a time when the survival of your country is at stake, you do not think about serving your country, but actually do such a treasonous thing. This is unjust!"

"How can such disloyal and unrighteous people like you talk freely here?"

"Someone, take all these people out and chop them up."

But as soon as he finished speaking, no soldiers came in from outside the palace.

Baili Xi was stunned for a moment, then he realized that this was the East Palace and no one would obey his orders.

The minister, who had felt a little guilty just now, finally reacted.

They are in control of the situation now, how can they allow Baili Xi to take over?

Someone immediately stood up and bowed to Ying Hai, "Your Highness, Baili Xi already knows our plan, we can't let him out!"

"Yes, this person must die, otherwise we will all die."

"Old thief Baili, if you want to die, just go and die by yourself. Why drag us into this?"

"Your Highness, you cannot hesitate, or we will all die."

Everyone's words made Ying Hai realize the seriousness of the problem.

If Baili Xi had not died today, and the news of his surrender had spread, he would have been despised by the people of the country.

Thinking of this, Ying Hai's eyes flashed with a fierce look: "Someone, come! Pull Baili Xi down and chop him up!"

Several soldiers rushed in, grabbed Baili Xi and dragged him out.

Baili Xi yelled, "If you don't join me, the Qin hegemony will be destroyed in your hands."

The sound of cursing came to an abrupt end with the sound of a head falling to the ground.

Ying Hai ordered with a gloomy face: "Prepare for surrender immediately. I must survive!"