After arranging everything, Li Qin carefully observed the defenses on the capital's city walls.
He immediately returned to the dragon carriage in the middle of the army.
After entering the imperial carriage, Emperor Zhu Qizhen, who was under close surveillance, immediately stepped forward to pay his respects to Li Qin.
He was fully aware that his life was now entirely in the hands of Li Qin, the man standing before him.
Seeing that Emperor Zhu Qizhen was about to bow to him, Li Qin immediately helped him up and said:
"Your Majesty, the laws of the land are supreme. How can a ruler bow to his subject?"
After hearing Li Qin's words, Zhu Qizhen nodded tremblingly and said:
Yes, yes.
Finally, with Li Qin's help, he returned to his seat.
Li Qin then looked around. There were several guards monitoring Zhu Qizhen inside the imperial carriage.
Several eunuchs who had been captured during the war were also assigned by him to serve Zhu Qizhen.
Among these eunuchs was one named Xi Ning, who was the leader of this group of eunuchs arranged by him.
He was also the first eunuch to surrender voluntarily after being captured.
So he was sent here to serve and also to monitor Emperor Zhu Qizhen.
After Li Qin helped Zhu Qizhen to his seat, the eunuch Xi Ning immediately brought Li Qin a chair.
After Li Qin finished, he looked at the nervous Zhu Qizhen opposite him and said:
"Your Majesty, I have escorted you to the capital."
Once I am ready, I will first use military might to intimidate the treacherous officials in the capital.
"Your Majesty need only go to the city walls and order them to open the gates. They will surely open the gates and surrender under the awe of Your Majesty's imperial power."
Upon hearing Li Qin's words, Zhu Qizhen was immediately taken aback, even though he had been mentally prepared for it.
But he still couldn't quite accept it.
He was, after all, the emperor of the Great Wu, a descendant of the founding emperor.
Now, under the threat of the traitor Li Qin, they are actually trying to persuade their own people to open the city gates.
How can I face my ancestors?
But my life is now entirely in their hands. If I don't do this, I'm doomed.
Even if he doesn't dare to kill me, he can definitely make my life miserable afterward.
Zhu Qizhen was immediately caught in a dilemma.
When Li Qin, who was sitting opposite him, saw that Zhu Qizhen was caught in a dilemma and did not immediately answer his question, he realized that Zhu Qizhen was in a dilemma.
His expression immediately changed, and then he said:
"Your Majesty, if you have other ideas or disagree with my methods, you can tell me."
After he finished speaking, Zhu Qizhen immediately saw Li Qin behind him.
The guards who came in with him had already placed their hands on the swords at their waists.
The guards who had been watching him were also staring at him fiercely.
It was as if they were saying that if he dared to oppose what Li Qin had just said, they would immediately come up and beat him up until he agreed.
Zhu Qizhen was immediately terrified and trembled as he said to Li Qin:
"My dear minister, my dear minister, you are the most loyal subject of my Great Wu. I will certainly adopt your idea."
After hearing Zhu Qizhen tremblingly agree to his request.
Li Qin immediately broke into a smile.
He then looked at Zhu Qizhen across from him with a smile, thinking to himself, "As expected, a spineless person is easier to control."
If he really encountered a stubborn emperor who wouldn't listen to his orders, he would be in a difficult situation.
However, even an emperor with a strong backbone could not be captured by him.
After all, he had plenty of time to commit suicide before being captured.
Li Qin looked at Zhu Qizhen opposite him, stood up, and with a smile on his face, gave a perfunctory bow to the trembling Zhu Qizhen, and said:
"Your Majesty's willingness to heed my loyal advice truly makes you the most enlightened ruler of our Great Wu."
Once I have captured the capital and purged the treacherous officials from the land, then we, the ruler and his subjects, will be united, and the world will surely be at peace.
After hearing Li Qin's words, Zhu Qizhen also said tremblingly:
Yes, yes.
"Then I shall take my leave."
After saying that, Li Qin turned and walked outside, while Zhu Qizhen wanted to get up and see him off.
Li Qin simply replied with an "Mmm" and said:
"Your Majesty, you can simply sit down. What kind of etiquette is there in this world where a ruler sees off his subject?"
After speaking, Li Qin stepped out of Emperor Zhu Qizhen's imperial carriage.
After stepping out of his imperial carriage, night had fallen. Li Qin surveyed the newly constructed camp by the light of torches.
He looked towards the light in the Jurchen camp in the distance.
After surveying the area, he immediately returned to his own camp.
Looking at the map showing the former defenses of the capital and the remaining troop strength, he saw...
These items were provided by the prisoners of war he captured during the Battle of Tushubao.
It's important to understand that those 100,000-plus prisoners weren't all soldiers; a large number were officers.
Among them were quite a few high-ranking military officers who held the title of lord.
Most importantly, they were all generals of the capital's garrison, and no one knew better than them about the defenses and remaining forces in the capital.
After Li Qin captured them, he immediately imprisoned them in solitary confinement and extracted information about the capital from them.
Under the Great Memory Restoration Technique, the spineless high-ranking officers of the captured Beijing garrison immediately revealed all the information they knew about the capital.
Li Qin looked at the information they presented.
According to the intelligence he provided, the remaining soldiers in the capital are mostly old, weak, sick, and disabled, and their total number is less than 20,000.
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