Upon hearing Zhu Qiyu's words, Yu Gan sighed deeply.
If this person had succeeded to the throne, how could the Great Wu have ended up like this today?
In the end, he could only organize the last remaining soldiers, along with the Embroidered Uniform Guards and eunuchs, to escort Zhu Qiyu to the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
After breaching the last line of defense in the capital, Li Qin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He then waved his military flag and ordered the prepared army to launch a full-scale attack.
Completely capture the capital.
At the same time, it is especially important to capture Emperor Zhu Qiyu.
We absolutely cannot let him get away.
At this time in the capital, with the complete collapse of the defense line, there were scattered Wu soldiers everywhere, along with strong men who helped defend the city, and some scattered Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards), eunuchs, and other officials.
Meanwhile, the Liaodong soldiers who rushed in, along with Geng Zhixiang's army that followed, and the Green Standard Army, were all desperately hacking and slashing at the remaining Wu soldiers who were resisting.
Among them, a large number of ordinary people from the capital were beheaded and their heads were used as military merits.
Anyway, this is an old tradition in their army.
Peng Jiahu, as the vanguard of the army, led his troops to the forefront, and the people leading the way for him were Xu Youzhen, who had just rebelled, and Sun Zhixie.
At this moment, the two walked ahead to lead the way for the army.
"Come with me, I'll take you to the Forbidden City."
With the capital city completely breached, chaos was erupting everywhere.
In the home of Qian Qianyi, a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and known as a leader of intellectuals.
After the news of the complete fall of the capital came.
His wife then led him to the edge of a very deep pond and said:
"My lord, you are a high-ranking official of the Great Wu, a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet."
Now that the city has fallen, you should serve your country with utmost loyalty.
Rest assured, I will be with you. If you die for your country, I will die for my husband.
At this moment, Qian Qianyi, who was known as a leader of the literati, reached out and touched the water before saying:
"The water is too cold, you can't go in."
His wife was also taken aback when she heard Qian Qianyi's words, and then showed a shocked expression.
She never imagined that, as a leader of the intellectuals, she would be expected to fulfill her duties as a subject when the city fell.
He actually said something like that.
Finally, with a look of despair in her eyes, she said, "Fine, if you won't leave, I will."
After she finished speaking, she immediately jumped into the pond.
Qian Qianyi was shocked to see his wife jump into the pond.
He never expected that his wife would actually jump.
He then immediately ordered his servants to quickly rescue his wife.
Then he turned and left the pond.
Inside the palace, chaos had long since broken out.
Countless palace maids and elderly eunuchs also began to scatter and flee.
Where etiquette and hierarchy were once of utmost importance, now there is no distinction between them.
Countless places that were once strictly forbidden to enter, such as roads that only the emperor could walk on.
However, it was trampled upon by countless fleeing eunuchs and palace maids.
Deep within the palace, countless former imperial concubines and dowager consorts either fled, committed suicide, or quietly waited in the palace for everything to unfold.
The Empress of Zhu Qiyu, who had just become Empress not long ago, paid her last respects to the Empress of Zhu Qizhen, who had already been promoted to Empress Dowager.
After persuading them to commit suicide, he returned to his palace, took out a white silk ribbon, and hanged himself inside.
However, she was rescued by her close palace maid shortly after she had attempted suicide.
Meanwhile, the soldiers searching for Zhu Qiyu's whereabouts finally learned his location from a captured eunuch.
Surprisingly, he headed towards the Imperial Ancestral Temple, escorted only by the few Imperial Guards and eunuchs around him.
Upon learning this news, countless Liaodong soldiers, guided by prisoners, began their charge towards the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
At this point, everyone knew that as long as they captured Emperor Zhu Qiyu, they would definitely be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households in the future.
As the Liaodong soldiers began their attack on the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
The Imperial Guards responsible for the final defense outside the Imperial Ancestral Temple finally couldn't hold out any longer.
In the end, Yu Gan led the remaining Imperial Guards to block the entrance.
Wearing a dragon robe, Zhu Qiyu looked at the ancestral tablets in front of him, drew his sword, and bowed to the tablets one last time.
He placed the knife against his neck, feeling the coldness emanating from it, and was terrified.
But looking at the numerous ancestral tablets in front of him, he knew he absolutely could not be captured alive by Li Qin.
The Great Wu cannot afford to have another captured king.
Finally, he steeled himself, slit the knife across his own neck, and collapsed to the ground.
The last thing he saw was his own blood soaking through his dragon robe.
But the last thought that came to him was...
My brother's dragon robe really doesn't fit him properly.
Outside, Yu Gan held a knife, looking at the many fierce Liaodong soldiers in front of him.
He knew he had utterly failed.
The people before him would soon be conquering the world, and from the moment they forced laborers to fill the moats, he knew this scene would soon unfold across the land.
Soon this peaceful world will be plunged into a bloodbath.
Ultimately, he was unable to stop these rebels, allowing them to drag the world into endless war.
This chaotic era has finally begun.
In the end, I couldn't save the day.
"I have the will to kill the enemy, but I am powerless to reverse the situation."
After speaking, Yu Gan plunged the sword in his hand into his chest.
He fell to the ground.
After he fell, countless Liaodong soldiers rushed into the Imperial Ancestral Temple behind him and carried out Zhu Qiyu's body.
On Xu Youzhen's advice, Peng Jiahu dispatched a portion of his troops to block the gates of the Forbidden City ahead of time.
They then began arresting the princes, princesses, and concubines who were still alive.
At the same time, we must protect the precious documents and materials within the Forbidden City, which are more valuable than any gold or silver jewelry.
After completing all this, the soldiers in Liaodong immediately began to wipe out the remaining resistance forces in the capital.
At the same time, the remaining surviving court officials were arrested.
After all, Li Qin would need them to form a new court.
Of course, those craftsmen were also specially ordered by Li Qin to be given special protection.
As time passed, the soldiers in Liaodong finally gained basic control of the entire area around the capital and wiped out the remaining resistance forces.
Upon learning that the army had essentially taken control of the capital, Li Qin immediately went to the capital under the protection of his personal guards, including Qi Duchen.
He rode his horse over the earthen wall that had delayed him for several days and headed straight for the Forbidden City.
At this moment, beside the Forbidden City, the ministers of the Great Wu who had surrendered knelt on both sides of the road leading to the Forbidden City.
They knelt to welcome Li Qin as he officially entered the Forbidden City.
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