A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 90 Nanjing Statue of All Living Beings

Zhu Di led the army to Nanjing City.

The gates of Nanjing City are closed.

As the capital of the Ming Empire, this city was extremely well-repaired.Thick bricks and stones were built layer by layer. The soldiers stood at the top of the city, aiming their artillery and bows and arrows at the Northern Army below. They only waited for the guard general's order to fire thousands of arrows to start this bloody battle.

However, the guard general stood on the edge of the city wall, staring directly at the army below, and did not issue an order for a long time.

He is hesitating.

Now the situation is actually clear. The Northern Army has 12 troops approaching the city. Although Nanjing's city defenses are strong, almost all the troops in the city have been mobilized. There are only [-] defenders, and their morale is low.

In his heart, loyalty and the instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages were entangled and competing.

At this time, suddenly a soldier wearing fine armor separated from the army and came under the city wall.

"Pass the words of His Highness King Yan!" the soldier shouted loudly:

"Our army is here to establish a righteous emperor, support the world, and clean up the rebellious officials."

"Are you trying to stop me as a righteous warrior? Feng Sheng can't do it, Fu Youde can't stop it, and Li Jinglong has become a prisoner! Do you want to follow in their footsteps? Not only will you die, but you will also be despised by everyone in the world. cast aside!"

"I have an army of 12 here. The warriors are sharpening their swords and preparing to use your blood to achieve their fame!"

"Now open the city gate, you are still the heroes, the heroes of the righteous emperor and the traitorous ministers of the Qing Dynasty! You will be rewarded."

"When I attack the city gate, you will all be aiding the tyranny. Not only will you die, but you will also be despised by everyone in the world!"

"I'll give you a stick of incense time to think about it."

The soldiers turned their attention to the guard, and they were shaken.

The guard's palms clenched tightly and let go several times.

He finally slapped the city wall with a heavy palm.

"Open the city gate!"

The heavy door of Nanjing slowly opened.

Countless Union soldiers poured in, clearing the streets and disarming the soldiers on the walls.

A smile appeared on Zhu Di's face, and he finally returned to the place where he had been away for a long time.

As the leader of the alliance of kings, he took the lead and entered the city.

Behind him were the kings.

King Qing and King Su were at the rear, and they looked at each other helplessly.

According to the plan, they will preserve their strength in this war and take action when they finally capture Nanjing to compete for the throne.

But Zhu Di is a thief. In the few battles he just became the leader of the alliance, he always let his subordinates be the vanguard and take the lead, while the rest of the kings' armies were responsible for chasing and killing, etc., which gave them a taste of the sweetness.

As time passed, he became more relaxed and less defensive.

Unexpectedly, in the battle with the Southern Army, Zhu Di actually placed their troops in the front army, which was the forefront of the fight against the Southern Army.

By the time they got the news from behind, the battle was over.

Although the battle was won, fighting for a day was no joke.

The two kings combined nearly 10 troops and suffered [-]% casualties. The remaining vassal kings' troops also suffered many losses.

Now, they no longer have the strength to confront Zhu Di.
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"Long live Yan Ni has entered the city!" The palace was full of people running around like headless flies. They didn't know what they were doing. They only knew that their sky was falling and the dynasty was about to change.

But there was a young eunuch who rolled and crawled and came to Jianwen's dragon chair.

At this time, Emperor Jianwen was sitting on the throne blankly, seemingly unresponsive.

"Enter the city, entered the city..." He murmured in a low voice, and then seemed to wake up, and he suddenly said loudly:
"Huang Zicheng! Fang Xiaoru! Where is Qi Tai? You keep saying you are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but where are you now?!!!"

No one responded to him, Fengtian Hall was empty, and it seemed that he already had the answer.The loyal little eunuch ran to Zhu Yunwen and shouted in a tearful voice:

"Long live my lord, all the ministers have gone to welcome Yan Ni! You run away quickly! Although the capital has been lost, you still have half of the country. As long as you escape, whether it is Zhongdu or Jiangnan, you can always make a comeback and fight with Yan Ni. A chance to compete!"

The young eunuch's words seemed to wake him up. With his help, Zhu Yunwen finally stood up, stumbled and ran out of the palace.

When he came to the gate of the imperial city, he saw that the gate was tightly closed and filled with fully armed soldiers.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Yunwen breathed a sigh of relief: There are still ministers loyal to him in the court. Look, there are still soldiers who are still planning to be loyal to him even when the city is broken.

Taking them with you will make you safer.

So he shouted loudly: "Soldiers, you have worked hard! Come down to the city quickly and escort me out of here. When we get to Zhejiang and Fujian, everyone will be heavily rewarded!"

However, what puzzled him was that after hearing his shouting, the soldiers on the city wall looked at each other and whispered something, but they had no intention of moving.

Until a general's figure appeared on the tower.

With a respectful look on his face, he said:
"Your Majesty, it is better to stay in the palace. There is chaos outside and it is not safe."

Zhu Yunwen was stunned for a moment, and the eunuch beside him cursed angrily:

"How brave! How dare you disobey Lord Long Live's will? Open the city gate quickly and escort Long Live out of the city!"

"Your Majesty, you'd better go back." The general ignored the young eunuch.He repeated it again, and his curved body slowly straightened up. His face could not be seen clearly in the sunlight, but his eyes were shining in the dark. Zhu Yunwen could clearly see that they were greedy.

Zhu Yunwen understood in an instant.

Now he is so hot that he is the best gift to King Yan.

With everyone betrayed and separated from his relatives, he only felt that something in his heart seemed to have collapsed, and everything seemed to be meaningless.

He had ruled the world for two years, but what he got in exchange was this ending.

With the help of the young eunuch, he returned to the palace.

He suddenly whispered:

"You take people to find firewood and burn me and the palace, leaving nothing for Yan Ni!"

The young eunuch was stunned for a moment, then cried and replied:

"Your Majesty, everyone in the palace has fled. Only the slaves are left. Where can we find firewood..."

Zhu Yunwen sighed helplessly:

"Then bring me the white silk."

"Long live..." The little eunuch raised his head, his eyes filled with fear.

"I am the emperor, how can I wait for Yan Ni to enter the city and have the ax blade attached to him? The emperor has his own way to die, so go quickly!"

"Slaves...obey the order."
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"Big brother?"

Xu Zengshou quickly walked to the front yard of Prince Zhongshan's residence, and he was ready to welcome King Yan's arrival.But when they came to the gate of the mansion, they saw the red lacquered door tightly closed, and a man holding a sword in his arms and sitting in front of the mansion with a golden sword. When he saw the man's face clearly, Xu Zengshou couldn't help but screamed.

Xu Huizu pulled out his sword, laid it in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "No one in the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion is allowed to leave today."

"Brother, that's brother-in-law... King Yan! It's already reached this time, are you still working for Emperor Jianwen?" Xu Zengshou said hurriedly. He was afraid that his eldest brother would not be able to understand the situation. Yuzhong Jianwen said:

"When Emperor Jianwen came to the throne, except for Li Jinglong, none of us Wu Xun was called Wu Xun. They didn't regard us as their own at all!"

"I know." Xu Huizu said with a sullen face, "So when His Majesty asked me to lead troops to accompany Cao Guogong on the expedition, I refused due to illness."

"However, I still don't allow you to go out to greet him. His Majesty has made sacrifices to heaven and ascended the throne as emperor, so he is the emperor. King Yan can oust him, that is his ability; but as long as he does not sit on the throne for a day, He is still a traitor! Our Xu family is only loyal to the person sitting on the throne."

"My Xu family is the family of a prince, and we have our own integrity. You greet me like this, but you are similar to those villains who are like flies and dogs. How is this inappropriate?"

Xu Zengshou lowered his head after scolding him. He seemed to realize his mistake and replied in a low voice:
"yes, Sir."

(End of this chapter)