Time passes.
Escorted by an army of ten thousand men, Zhu Qizhen, his eyes lifeless, was finally brought to the banks of the Yangtze River.
Looking at the Yangtze River in front of me, and the Jiangnan land in the distance.
Zhu Qizhen had already understood his fate.
On my journey south from the capital to Jiangnan, I often heard of various auspicious omens.
All of this proves that the mandate of heaven for the Great Wu has run its course, and that the mandate now rests with King Li.
Or perhaps it's auspicious omens indicating that King Li possesses great virtue and should inherit the Mandate of Heaven.
Listening to the auspicious reports along the way, and in addition to Li Qin's instructions to travel from the capital to Nanjing in Jiangnan.
He guessed that Li Qin was preparing to force him to abdicate.
Those so-called auspicious omens were just creating momentum for his upcoming coup, urging him to abdicate the throne.
Looking at the river in front of him, Zhu Qizhen felt a wave of sorrow.
Is the kingdom of Great Wu about to be completely destroyed in my hands?
After I abdicate, will Li Qin take my life away?
He knew that the abdication was inevitable, though he lamented that the kingdom of Wu had been lost in his hands.
However, what worried him more at this moment was how Li Qin would treat him, who had lost the throne, after he abdicated.
Will I kill myself?
The thought of how General Li Qin would treat him sent a chill down Zhu Qizhen's spine, filled with worry.
"Your Majesty, the boat is ready. Your Majesty, please cross the river quickly."
King Li personally went to the riverbank to welcome His Majesty.
Don't keep King Li waiting too long.
Otherwise, King Li would be unhappy and angry.
Just as Zhu Qizhen was looking at the Yangtze River in front of him with worry.
Xi Ning, the chief eunuch, walked up to him and said coldly.
He urged him to cross the river quickly so as not to keep Li Qin waiting.
Upon hearing that Li Qin might be angry, Zhu Qizhen quickly said to Xi Ning:
"Quickly, quickly, I need to cross the river."
As he spoke, he walked forward. He was now very clear that as long as he abdicated the throne, he would be able to achieve his goal.
Without the protection of the emperor's identity, Li Qin could very well have killed him.
Therefore, he absolutely dares not make Li Qin angry or show any dissatisfaction towards him.
As he spoke, Zhu Qizhen boarded a boat on the river and told them to set sail and cross the river as soon as possible.
He completely disregarded whether the ship met the specifications required for his status.
Xi Ning did not correct Zhu Qizhen's behavior in getting on the boat.
Instead, he waved his hand to make the boat move as quickly as possible.
After all, the person in front of him would soon no longer be the emperor.
This is something that almost anyone with eyes can see now.
Therefore, no one cared about etiquette or formalities anymore.
At this moment, all they wanted was to quickly send Emperor Zhu Qizhen to Jiangnan to hand him over to Li Qin.
As the ship carrying Emperor Zhu Qizhen sped along, it reached the south bank of the Yangtze River at top speed.
At this time, Li Qin and his generals had been waiting for a long time on the south bank of the Yangtze River.
Many generals have already expressed their dissatisfaction with Emperor Zhu Qizhen.
Many people were saying privately that Emperor Zhu Qizhen hadn't come yet, making them wait for so long.
Li Qin, however, after sending people to stop them from talking nonsense, sat on a chair on the shore and waited for Emperor Zhu Qizhen.
I kept telling myself, "No need to rush, no need to rush."
In fact, if he didn't want to come, he could have simply not come.
No one dared to say anything, because by this time most people were already treating him as an emperor.
But Li Qin still decided to come.
Because Li Qin knew that this grand drama between him and Zhu Qizhen, the relationship between ruler and subject, wouldn't last much longer.
In these final few matches, I will definitely put on an excellent performance to finish the show.
To the best of his ability, he still acted like a loyal subject in front of outsiders.
Even if everyone knows he's faking it.
But we still have to wear this layer of skin.
Therefore, he decided to personally come to the shore to greet the emperor.
Perform this final act of harmony between the ruler and his subjects well in front of everyone.
As Emperor Zhu Qizhen's ship slowly docked, Li Qin rose from his chair and walked towards Emperor Zhu Qizhen.
He walked up to Emperor Zhu Qi and was about to bow when he said:
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
Zhu Qizhen was immediately startled when he saw Li Qin bowing to him.
He then rushed forward to help Li Qin up, and said to Li Qin with a look of fear:
"My dear minister, my dear minister, there's no need for such formalities."
"My dear minister, you are the pillar of our great Wu; you must not bow to me."
Li Qin, who had been helped up by Emperor Zhu Qizhen, did not intend to continue bowing; it was merely a formality.
Then Li Qin stretched out his hand and said:
"Your Majesty, please. Your subject has already made preparations for Your Majesty in Jinling."
This time, when I went south to punish the false dynasty, I killed the false emperor. The palaces of the false dynasty were basically well preserved.
Please, Your Majesty, go and rest for now.
Upon hearing Li Qin's words, Zhu Qizhen was momentarily stunned.
Especially after hearing Li Qin say that he had killed the false emperor of the puppet dynasty.
You should know that the so-called false emperor was actually his own son.
Zhu Qizhen looked at Li Qin, who was smiling, and although he knew Li Qin had killed his son, he still forced a smile and said to Li Qin:
"My dear minister, you have fought in the south and the north, eliminating treacherous officials, quelling rebellions, and destroying the false dynasty for our Great Wu. Your achievements are truly outstanding."
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