After returning to his camp, Li Qin did not rest immediately.
Instead, he continued looking at the map of the capital in front of him.
He was very clear that his most important goal at the moment was to capture the capital.
Only by capturing the capital can one drastically change their current situation.
Only by taking control of the imperial court in the capital, and having Emperor Zhu Qizhen in hand, can we succeed.
Only then could I truly have complete control over the central government of Great Wu.
Only then can one have a sense of righteousness and a top-down advantage over the governors and generals of various regions.
If they dare to resist me then, it will be considered a rebellion against the imperial court.
Moreover, with the imperial court on his side, he would have a great advantage in dealing with those local governors and viceroys.
Take him as an example. The original owner's father was supposed to be his successor, but after the original owner's father died, the court issued an edict to let his younger brother take over.
what to do?
Are you going to withdraw or not?
A family feud is about to unfold.
Similarly, this method could also be used on other governors and viceroys.
And this is just one example; there are many similar methods.
Because the central government and local authorities of the Great Wu Dynasty were inherently in a hierarchical relationship.
You can only obey the orders from the central government, and then find ways to circumvent them behind the scenes; you must never openly disobey them.
Therefore, my main task at present is to take over the capital and control the emperor and the court.
To occupy this righteous position.
As for his recent trip to the Jurchen camp to try and control the tens of thousands of Jurchen troops, it was also to prepare for taking the capital and dealing with the reinforcements from the various governors.
Looking at the map of the capital in front of him, Li Qin wondered how he could possibly take over the capital.
He had Zhu Qizhen try it out today, even though he himself thought the chances were slim.
As he predicted, those officials, though they all professed loyalty to the emperor...
But in reality, apart from a very few idealists, aren't most bureaucrats just looking out for themselves?
Once I capture the capital, I can guarantee that their identities will remain unchanged.
But their power will certainly plummet.
How could they, who have fought for power for decades, give up this?
They will definitely defend it to the death, even if the emperor himself goes to the city walls to knock on the gates.
They would absolutely never open it.
However, the fact that not all the remaining officials in the capital fled south to Nanjing was quite surprising to Li Qin.
It seems there are some tough guys among them.
Especially Zhu Qiyu, who is the regent, is surprisingly not to have fled, according to the current intelligence. He is still in the capital city that he is besieging. This is what surprised Li Qin the most.
You should know that the capital is now completely empty. His elite troops, along with his brother, were all wiped out at Tushu Fort.
Once he launches a strong attack, the capital city is very likely to fall.
At that point, he'll be completely at their mercy.
But their lives are in danger.
But despite the perilous situation, he did not run away.
Instead, he chose to remain in the capital to face his military might.
That's truly commendable courage.
He was completely different from his spineless, door-knocking brother.
He just had the courage to face a crisis.
Even at the very end, he took a knife and slit his own throat.
He couldn't possibly have such a huge advantage right now.
Although Zhu Qizhen knocked on the door, it didn't open.
However, during the siege, he was made to stand in the army, in front of the Wu army on the capital's city walls, to encourage his soldiers.
They often persuaded the enemy soldiers to surrender. Even if they couldn't open the city gates, they could still greatly damage the enemy's morale.
To take an extreme approach, you could put him at the front and let him lead the charge. He wouldn't believe that the soldiers inside the city would dare to shoot arrows at him or splash him with gold juice.
However, that method is just a thought. After all, Zhu Qizhen is his current treasure. If anything were to happen to him, he would be devastated.
Because even though he is currently the emperor, the ruler of all under heaven.
Although he wasn't very good at it, he had ruled the country for decades, and all the appointments of officials and the issuance of decrees during those decades were done in his name.
Even if he couldn't open the gates of the capital.
That doesn't mean he couldn't open the other city gates, especially when reinforcements from other governors arrived.
It's entirely possible to let him try to persuade the various governors and generals to surrender.
Anyway, he's still a very good card to play.
After doing all this, Li Qin then called in the military doctors who had accompanied him to the Jurchen camp.
And they asked them how Wanyan Jian's health was.
Finally, the military doctors told him that Wanyan Jian's injuries were so severe that he would not only fail to wake up, but it would be difficult for him to even survive the next month.
Upon hearing this news, Li Qin breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, Wanyan Jian's methods were too ruthless and he was too difficult to deal with.
I originally thought he would achieve great things and become my greatest enemy.
As a result, he unexpectedly died under Wu Jun's artillery fire.
Life is truly unpredictable.
In fact, when he went to the military camp this time, he had considered sending him away directly.
However, considering Wanyan Jian's immense prestige among the Jurchens, after he was injured and fell into a coma, the Jurchens launched a frenzied attack on the capital.
If I really kill him, those tens of thousands of Jurchens will definitely come after me.
It's not worth the risk.
Moreover, now that I control the Jurchen army, even if he is just unconscious, I can arrange for someone to poison him so that he dies silently.
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