Li Qin looked at the ministers kneeling on both sides of the road in front of him.
Li Qin recognized many of them, after all, the original owner used to come to the capital frequently.
How could he not recognize these important officials of the imperial court?
After Li Qin's gaze swept across each of their faces, it immediately fell on a person kneeling in front of him.
Grand Secretary Qian Qianyi, why is he kneeling on both sides of the road, welcoming his traitor?
He was known as the leader of intellectuals, the mainstay of the purist faction, and the representative of loyal ministers.
He used to stand on the moral high ground every day, criticizing other ministers.
It's really surprising that he surrendered to me too.
Because almost everyone believed that he, as the leader of the literati, the mainstay of the upright officials, and the representative of loyal ministers, should be himself.
Li Qin had never received any letter of surrender from him before.
Who would have thought that he would surrender to me too?
However, this is also good, as I can use his reputation and experience to recruit his former students and officials.
Upon seeing them, Li Qin did not ride into the Forbidden City. Instead, he dismounted and helped up the ministers kneeling on both sides of the road.
He knew at that moment that although it was impressive and exhilarating to ride his horse into the Forbidden City in front of everyone,
But it doesn't benefit me at all.
On the contrary, they will also tell others about their ride into the Forbidden City on horseback today.
At that time, his already limited image will be further tarnished.
He is now fully aware that he is a rebel.
However, the banner I am currently raising is still "purging the court of corrupt officials".
As long as one has not publicly declared himself emperor and rebelled, one's status remains that of a subject.
It was ultimately inappropriate for a subject to ride into the Forbidden City on horseback in front of everyone.
In the future, this will definitely be your enemy, a point of attack against you.
Look, Li Qin is saying something about "purging the court of corrupt officials," and that attacking the capital is to eliminate treacherous ministers and ensure His Majesty's return to the capital.
However, he actually rode his horse into the Forbidden City, which clearly showed a lack of respect for the emperor and made him a traitor.
Li Qin was well aware that he would eventually take control of the Forbidden City, and he was in no hurry.
Anyway, now that we have the Forbidden City, we can close the gates and do whatever we want inside.
If you haven't seen it with your own eyes, you can say it's a rumor or slander.
But at least I still need that thin layer of paper between my eyes and the window; I can't break through it yet.
For example, you could close the door and poison the emperor, since no one saw it, there was no evidence, and it was all just hearsay.
But you can't do that in the street in front of everyone.
Therefore, after dismounting, Li Qin immediately helped up the officials who were kneeling on the ground.
"Gentlemen, please rise. You are His Majesty's subjects, and so am I. How can you kneel before me?"
At this moment, the ministers who were kneeling on the ground all looked up at Li Qin after hearing his words.
Everyone's face showed surprise.
After fighting for so long, he finally captured the capital. Shouldn't he now enter the Forbidden City to rule over the capital?
But they still listened to Li Qin and stood up.
Li Qin then walked up to Sun Zhixie, Xu Youzhen, and Qian Qianyi at the front and said:
"You all endured humiliation and hardship, and together with me, you eliminated the treacherous officials and the false emperor."
When His Majesty returns to the Forbidden City, you all must work with me to assist him diligently.
None of the ministers present believed Li Qin's words, but they still nodded in agreement.
There was nothing they could do; after all, Li Qin held the reins of power.
Whatever you say goes.
We'll help you cover it up and embellish it; it might just become a beautiful story of a ruler and his minister.
However, this beautiful story may end with Li Qin's virtue being so great that the emperor abdicates in his favor.
Li Qin then led them into the Forbidden City through the side gate used by officials.
Upon entering the Forbidden City, Li Qin saw Zhu Qiyu and Yu Gan's corpses being carried out and placed inside.
Faced with the two corpses, the ministers present displayed a variety of expressions.
Li Qin's expression was even more complicated.
Without these two, I might have been able to defeat the main force of the capital, capture Emperor Zhu Qizhen, and then take over the capital.
There was none of the bitter fighting that followed in the capital.
It can be said that these two people, especially Yu Gan, single-handedly supported the capital and delayed his stay in the capital for so long.
If reinforcements from various regions come in strong enough, he might really have to go back to his hometown in Liaodong.
He truly single-handedly gave the Great Wu a chance to turn the tide.
He was a loyal subject.
In peacetime, this would definitely be widely publicized.
But I haven't succeeded in starting my own business yet.
But we can't promote him yet.
After all, he had just been fighting a bloody battle with him, and so many of his soldiers had died at his hands.
If we were to promote him now, it would definitely cause resentment among the troops.
But once I succeeded in starting my own business, the world was at peace.
I could easily mold him into a harmless idol.
Promote his spirit of loyalty to the emperor and protection of the country.
After all, conquering the world requires fierce generals, but ruling the world only requires loyal ministers.
As for them, Li Qin's gaze swept over Sun Zhixie and the others.
Once their usefulness is exhausted, I can easily fabricate a biography of traitors to criticize them.
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