When the ministers in the hall saw this scene, many of them felt sad. For the first time, they discovered that the beastly brocade robe they wore did not seem so comfortable!

Chongzhen sat too high and too far away, so that even though he was satisfied, he could not clearly see the reactions of his important ministers.

Now, he seems to have found the feeling of being wise and powerful again.

"Dear dear sirs, the people of Shandong are suffering from the evil. Day after day, I feel uneasy. How can you and others stay out of it? Can you give me some good words today to save Shandong from the fire and water?"

The heads of the ministers lowered even further.

Chongzhen waited for a while, feeling furious in his heart. Just as he was about to speak, someone broke in outside the palace.

"Your Majesty, urgent report from Shanxi. The rebels broke through Huangyu Pass and Jingxing Pass yesterday, and their troops have reached the outskirts of Zhending (now Zhengding) and Shunde (now Xingtai). This is an urgent document from the famous soldier Lu Xiangsheng, praying for more help from the imperial court.

Soldiers to prevent bandits from causing trouble in the capital."

There was an uproar in the hall, and everyone was dumbfounded.

No one would have thought that the Northwest Rebel Army, which was already in great trouble in Shanxi, would break through the Taihang Mountains and enter the capital.

Now that we have reached Zhending and Shunde, is the capital still far away?
Chapter completed!