As expected, General Liang's expression changed upon hearing this. "Are you really sure you won't harm the people?"
Gu Qian: "That's up to you."
Whenever he conquered a city, he would not harm the civilians.
He would only kill those enemy soldiers who put up a stubborn resistance.
"General Liang, as you've surely seen, if Commandant Qin wanted to breach the city gates now, it would be a matter of moments."
After all, you witnessed the provocation just now.
The reason Commandant Qin showed leniency was to give you a chance.
An opportunity to save the people of Qidu from fire and water.
"So, General Liang, what's your decision?"
Qin Xiaowei listened to Gu Qian's words and smiled awkwardly.
This wasn't him showing mercy; it was clearly the general showing mercy.
...Northern Qi Dynasty, Imperial Palace.
The inner palace was in complete chaos.
The palace servants were all filled with anxiety.
They wanted to escape, but the palace gates were tightly shut, leaving them nowhere to run. In the end, they hid, just like the other people in the city.
In the main hall, only the Northern Qi Emperor and a dozen or so of Qi Ze's trusted ministers remained.
The remaining princes and ministers who had been turned by Shangguan Hong and Dong Sheng knew that something was happening today and did not attend court.
"My beloved ministers, do you have any countermeasures?" The Emperor of Northern Qi paced back and forth anxiously upon hearing the rumbling sounds outside the city.
The ministers looked at each other and shook their heads in unison.
"You all seem quite eloquent normally, but when it really matters, you all become mute!" The Emperor of Northern Qi slammed his fist on the table, looking displeased at the group of ministers below him.
Because of his words, His Highness, a large number of people knelt down.
The emperor of Northern Qi couldn't help but ponder,
What exactly went wrong?
They were clearly the ones in control, so why are they now in such a passive position?
He attributed all the blame to Qi Heng.
After thinking about it again, there was another reason: the incredibly powerful gunpowder.
In fact, he had been feeling uneasy for a long time because of the gunpowder issue.
Because Dongjin had been occupied for a long time, no gunpowder massacre was carried out.
He thought that Dongjin had run out of gunpowder.
Now, he learns that the Dongjin army is once again using artillery fire against his troops.
He broke down, feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
That's it, it's really over.
Their soldiers had witnessed the power of artillery fire, and he had certainly heard of it as well.
Ordinary soldiers are no match for this.
Is he really destined to become a king who brings about the downfall of his kingdom?
"Your Majesty...something terrible has happened, Your Majesty..."
At this moment, a palace attendant rushed in and immediately knelt down in front of the main hall.
"What's the panic? Speak, what's wrong?" The Emperor of Northern Qi looked at the eunuch's hurried footsteps, his hand trembling slightly.
The other ministers were not in much better spirits either.
"His Highness...he...he was..."
"Tell me, what exactly happened to him?" Qi Ze was the hope of the Northern Qi Emperor, and at this moment, the last thing he wanted to hear was any mishap to his eldest son.
"He...he was stabbed through the chest by Dongjin Qiang."
"What did you say?" The Emperor of Northern Qi clutched his chest in pain, his face turning ashen with rage.
The ministers, in a panic, began to whisper among themselves.
"Gu Qian!" The Emperor of Northern Qi clenched his fists tightly, harboring complete resentment towards Gu Qian for Qi Ze's death.
He plopped down on the dragon throne, his mind filled with sorrow as he thought of his eldest prince.
"Impossible! There are 300,000 soldiers outside the capital of Qi. How could my eldest son be dead!"
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