Seeing Zhu Qizhen below the city wall was already shocking enough.
But after hearing his words, the people on the city wall of the capital were even more shocked.
What is Your Majesty doing?
Since he has issued the decree, we are to open the city gates.
He, the emperor of the Great Wu, was actually knocking on the door for the rebels.
Upon hearing what Emperor Zhu Qizhen said, everyone present was immediately at a loss for what to do.
Because the emperor is issuing decrees right in front of you.
Do you intend to disobey the imperial decree?
Disobeying an imperial decree was a serious crime in this era.
However, in accordance with Emperor Zhu Qizhen's decree, the city gates were opened, allowing Li Qin's army to enter.
That definitely won't work.
In an instant, everyone was caught in a dilemma.
After all, no one had expected the emperor to side with the rebels.
Even Yu Gan, who was in charge of the battle, was caught in a dilemma.
The emperor stood on the enemy's side and even knocked on the door for them.
This is something that has never been seen before, even if you search through all the history books.
No monarch with any backbone would do such a thing.
It's utterly shameless and selfish.
But given the current situation, he must respond as soon as possible.
Otherwise, it would be a huge blow to morale.
It is highly likely that the army will collapse without a fight.
Or perhaps there are truly blindly loyal people in the city who secretly opened the city gates and let Li Qin in.
While everyone on the city wall hesitated, Zhu Qizhen below looked at Yu Gan, who was standing there dumbfounded.
Zhu Qizhen immediately tensed up.
Zhu Qizhen knew very well that he was now in Li Qin's hands.
Whether I live or die, and whether I will live a comfortable life from now on.
It all depends on the value you demonstrate.
Only by demonstrating their own value can they continue to receive preferential treatment.
You have to prove that you are still useful.
Otherwise, if you become useless in the other person's eyes, you might really be in mortal danger.
He knew perfectly well what he was doing.
But there was nothing he could do; his life was still in the enemy's hands.
What about the ancestral land and its people, what about the integrity and dignity of a monarch?
Let's save our own lives first.
So Zhu Qizhen shouted at Yu Gan's men on the city wall to open the gate, but there was no response.
He immediately became furious.
After glancing behind him at Li Qin, who was hiding far beyond the cannon's range.
Zhu Qizhen was even more furious and roared at Yu Gan and the others who were standing motionless on the city wall:
"Yu Gan, you have heard my imperial decree, why are you not opening the door? Do you intend to disobey the decree?"
"If you don't open the door, I will exterminate your entire family."
"His Majesty."
After hearing Zhu Qizhen's words, Yu Gan walked out from inside the city wall.
He knew he had to face these things.
"Your Majesty, I have already sent someone to inform the Regent Prince that I have been ordered by the court to defend the capital and protect the state and territory of the Great Wu."
"The imperial decree has arrived; I shall naturally open the gates to welcome Your Majesty."
Upon hearing Yu Gan's words, Zhu Qizhen immediately became agitated, pointing at Yu Gan and shouting, "I am the emperor! How dare you defy my decree! This is treason! You..."
Li Qin led his army on horseback, watching from afar as the furious Emperor Zhu Qizhen stood beneath the city walls.
Watching this farce unfold.
He watched as the emperor of Great Wu fawned over him, a traitor, but roared at Yu Gan, a loyal minister.
This reminded him of a famous meme from his past life.
Did he hit you? Yes.
Did I hit you? No.
Do you hate him? Yes.
Do you hate me? No.
Then why didn't you point a gun at him, but you pointed a gun at me?
This joke, now reversed, fits Zhu Qizhen perfectly.
Was Yu Gan a loyal minister? Yes.
Am I a loyal subject? No.
Then you didn't scold me, but you scolded him.
It's all because they're selfish and know that Yu Gan is a loyal minister and won't do anything to him, so they dare to act this way, feeling fearless and emboldened.
If he uttered a single curse, Yu Gan would send someone to shoot an arrow at him.
He dares to yell at me, but let's see what happens.
He is ruthless, selfish, and spineless, and also cowardly and afraid of death.
Watching the farce unfolding below the city wall, Li Qin knew that Yu Gan and the others would not obey Zhu Qizhen's orders to open the city gates and surrender.
Fortunately, I had already made two preparations.
Last night, I ordered the craftsmen to work through the night to build siege weapons.
They also sent some soldiers to the surrounding villages to "recruit" civilian laborers.
After all, manpower will be needed everywhere in the upcoming siege.
Although the enemy has artillery, siege weapons should not be of much use.
But trying it out on Geng Zhixiang's army wouldn't hurt anything.
Li Qin waved his hand, and his personal guards immediately waved the flags.
Zhu Qizhen's guards immediately escorted him back to the main camp.
Li Qin looked at the capital city wall opposite him.
He knew it was time to prepare for a strong attack.
However, he has another matter to attend to now.
That is to fulfill my duty as an uncle.
Go help your good nephew secure his position as the Great Khan of the Jurchens.
Through him, control those tens of thousands of Jurchen cavalry.
Those Jurchens had undergone Wanyan Jian's years of training and were battle-hardened.
Each and every one of them possesses extremely strong combat capabilities.
I still have countless battles ahead of me where I'll need them.
For example, the Xuanfu reinforcements that came to support the capital not long afterward.
It would be perfect to send these Jurchens as the vanguard to fight against the reinforcements from Xuanfu.
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