The ministers were very determined and would not return to work unless they saw Chongzhen.

To threaten this.

Chongzhen was not easily frightened. Upon hearing the news, he immediately ordered the inner court to set up tents outside the imperial city gate for the ministers to shelter from the wind and rain.

For three consecutive days, official documents from various government offices had piled up like a mountain.

In order to prevent the court from coming to a standstill, some responsible ministers had to temporarily return to the yamen to handle urgent official business.

The rest continued to stalemate outside the imperial city gate.

The most difficult one was the cabinet chief, Xie Sanbin.

Although he agreed to change the crown prince in his heart, he could not say it out loud.

Otherwise, the court officials could drown him with just a spit from each of them.

So he could only be cautious and take one step at a time.

The high-level officials in the capital were in chaos, and the people were even more panic-stricken.

However, this does not affect ordinary people's enjoyment of the show.

The first thing they did every morning when they woke up was to buy a copy of the day's official newspaper to see if there was any content about the prince.

"Is there any news about the prince?" asked a commoner.

Another commoner carefully read the court report and shook his head, saying, "No, let alone the prince."

"You said... Will His Majesty change the crown prince?"

"It's hard to say. We can't guess what His Majesty is thinking."

"I think His Majesty will definitely change the crown prince."

"Why?"

"Because the prince has stayed in Nanjing for too long, he has been corrupted by the gentry in Jiangnan."

"It can't be changed," said another commoner. "How can Your Majesty fulfill his wish when all the civil and military officials in the court are against it?"

"That's not necessarily true!"

"What do you mean?"

"Because the most powerful army of the Ming Dynasty, the Ping Liao Army, will stand on the side of Prince Ding."