I never expected this thing to work so well.
Of course, besides this, there was also Emperor Zhu Qizhen, who had fallen into their hands.
He ordered all the prefectures and counties to surrender to him in his own name and in the name of the emperor.
He hadn't had much hope for this.
After all, everyone in the world knew that the emperor had been captured by him.
How could those local officials who hold military power possibly comply?
But it is clear that he is now judging present values by the values of future generations.
In modern terms, loyalty to the emperor was absolutely politically correct.
Disobeying the imperial decree was something I would never even dare to think about.
There must be many pedantic and blindly loyal ministers in the great Wu kingdom who regard obeying imperial edicts as an inviolable taboo.
Since he issued the imperial edict in the name of the emperor.
He ordered Zhou Wentong to take three thousand cavalrymen and the imperial edict to persuade various regions to surrender.
Many prefectures and counties have already surrendered to him.
However, Tianjin, a major city, was the first to surrender.
Li Qin then immediately picked up the imperial seal and said to the clerk beside him:
"I'll explain what I mean, and you draft it."
Geng Zhixiang, the garrison commander of Tianjin, abandoned his allegiance to the Ming Dynasty and made outstanding contributions, eventually being promoted to Minister of War.
He was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Jinshun.
Write it in the format of an imperial edict, and then give it to Zhu Qizhen so that he can approve it and issue it to Geng Zhixiang in the name of the emperor.
Do you understand?
"I obey your command."
Upon hearing Li Qin's order, everyone present immediately nodded in obedience.
Seeing their reaction, Li Qin nodded in satisfaction, then played with the imperial seal in front of him with both hands.
It has to be said, having an emperor in your hands makes all the difference.
He could then legitimately win over anyone and bestow official titles upon them.
Geng Zhixiang was the first high-ranking Wu official who held military power to voluntarily surrender to him.
I must bestow upon him a great reward, first by making him a Minister, and then by making him a Marquis.
It is to set an example for those who are hesitant and indecisive.
As long as you surrender voluntarily, he will absolutely not make things difficult for you, and will even treat you with high-ranking positions and generous salaries.
At that time, there will be plenty of people who will surrender voluntarily.
After all, he held the emperor in one hand and a knife in the other.
With the emperor in hand, he has issued an edict ordering you to open the city gates and surrender. If you open the city gates and surrender, you are obeying the imperial edict.
Moreover, those who surrendered were offered high-ranking official positions and generous salaries.
You could say I've given you both face and substance.
But we must resist to the end.
His army of over 100,000 was no pushover.
After Li Qin had done all this, he immediately added another imperial edict after the one that promoted Geng Zhixiang to a high-ranking official position.
He was ordered to immediately lead his 30,000-strong army to support Li Qin, the Duke of Liaodong.
They assisted him in attacking the capital, which was controlled by treacherous officials.
After all, they had finally managed to acquire these 30,000 troops.
Let them go and pave the way for him by attacking the capital.
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