The battle report from the sidelines came late.
On the first day of the tenth month, he led tens of thousands of elites to charge towards the Purple Jing Pass.
The rest of the army restrained the Ming army on the border.
As long as they crossed the Purple Jing Pass, the capital would be impregnable.
Originally, after the victory of Earthwood Fortress, Wala's Grand Preceptor wanted to go south immediately.
However, the prestige of the Ming army was still there, and the prestige of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di was still there.
Many grassland tribes were afraid and didn't dare to follow.
Helplessly, he had to personally persuade them and use a strategy to stimulate the various tribes before organizing this trip down south!
In the capital.
After more than a month of preparation, there were already 100,000 soldiers in the city.
They had stored more than a year's worth of food, and their equipment was barely sufficient.
Under Yu Qian's constant vigilance, the Bureau of Military Personnel did their best to ensure that they could mobilize their troops and logistics.
However, the hearts of the people were frightened by the battle reports.
The entire northern defense line, which was over a thousand miles long, had received military reports.
Every city was in danger, and every border was under fierce attack.
It was as if the northern grassland tribes were endless!
It was like a tide heading south, as if it wanted to drown the capital and the entire Great Ming!
In a civil fort, the generals and dignitaries were all killed or injured.
How could the remaining civil officials not think of the worst outcome?
The idea of moving south immediately spread among the courtiers.
Wenhua Hall, side hall.
There were only a few people who advocated moving south before.
But now, they occupied a considerable number of people.
Almost half of the people in the hall knelt on the ground and advised Empress Dowager Sun and King Hun.
"This old official begs Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager to quickly move south to avoid disaster!”
Moving south was a solution, but Li Shimin had never thought of it.
During this period of time, he had been busy training the 10,000 men under his command.
They barely managed to execute orders and become a combatable army.
"If I leave, who will defend the city?”
Li Shi Min personally went to every corner of the Nine Gates.
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles.
He had even personally inspected the terrain twenty li away from the capital and memorized it.
In a war, the terrain was especially important.
The key to winning with fewer people was often here.
The minister who moved south knelt down and remonstrated.
"Prince Hun, this old minister is already seventy-eight years old this year.
However, he couldn't take any risks for the empire of Great Ming!”
This person was an old official of the Zhu Yuanzhang era and had a lot of experience.
As soon as he said this, many ministers behind him spoke with conviction.
"We will definitely defend the capital!
If the Wala people came, at worst, they would die together!
But you and the Empress Dowager are precious and precious. Nothing must happen to you!”
"We will fight to the death!"
For a moment, the ministers spoke like generals who were not afraid of death.
He had expressed his stance that he would live and die with the capital!
Some of the neutral and wavering ministers were tempted.
Yes, whether or not the capital could be defended.
Empress Dowager Sun and the king of the country were of utmost importance, so it was safer to go to Nanjing.
If they won, they would return to the capital and counterattack Wala.
If they lost, the capital would fall, and Nanjing could still organize an army for the Northern Expedition.
Gambling on the fate of a nation was a very dangerous thing.
Adding the Northern Song and Southern Song Dynasties, only a few hundred years had passed.
Most of the officials in the side hall were undoubtedly biased towards moving south.
"I implore the Empress Dowager and King Hun to quickly move south!”
Such words made the Minister of Official Personnel Affairs, Wang Zhi, frown slightly.
As for the Assistant Minister of War, no, he was now the Minister of War, Yu Qian, he was furious.
"Ridiculous! Ridiculous!
If they moved south, where would the hearts of the people be?
How can the capital be defended?!"
The minister who had been the first to warn them to move south jumped out and shouted.
"Yu Qian, guarding the capital is your duty.
We just don't want the Ming Dynasty to repeat the mistakes of the Northern Song Dynasty.”
The two sides immediately engaged in a heated debate, and they were even about to start fighting.
Li Shimin felt tired when he heard this.
If Zhangsun Wuji and Du Ruhui were still around, they would be in such a situation.
None of them would mention moving south.
Without exception, they chose to mobilize the army and fight back!
The grassland tribes were nothing but clay chickens and pottery dogs. They would be destroyed sooner or later!
Regardless of whether it was civil officials or generals, they all had confidence.
The martial Tang Dynasty had beaten the surrounding countries into submission.
But now, he was faced with a minister who would flee south at the slightest sign of trouble.
Li Shimin felt very tired and only felt that it was noisy.
How could he win the battle to defend the capital with these insects?
"Alright, quiet down.
This king has decided to advance and retreat together with the capital. Don't talk about moving south again!”
Li Shi Min couldn't understand why the ministers would be so panicked in a battle that wasn't too difficult.
In just this one month, he had thought of several ways to retreat.
What was there to be afraid of?
However, he had neglected one thing.
For thousands of years in this land, there were not many emperors who could fight as well as him.
In terms of military, no one in history could surpass him!
"King Hun!"
He wanted someone to advise him, but Yu Qian said directly.
"Empress Dowager, you can't move south!
In my opinion, those who dare to move south again to shake the morale of the army should be beheaded!”
Empress Dowager Sun, who had been silent for a long time, stood up and advised.
"Today's meeting, all kinds of thoughts can be expressed.
Lord Yu, you don't have to do this."
After hesitating for a long time, she still decided to fight.
Then, the documents sent by the Jin Kingdom emissary were displayed to the ministers.
Wala asked for a lot of gold, silver and jewelry to redeem the emperor Zhu Qizhen.
"Empress Dowager, I believe that this person is treacherous and that the Wala people will not keep their word.
No amount of gold, silver, or jewelry could be exchanged for His Majesty!”
Yu Qian was the first to stand up and say.
He didn't think Wala would let the Emperor go so easily.
Wouldn't that be a one-way trip?
Moreover, the news of Zhu Qi Town's actions at the border had long since spread to the capital.
No one dared to openly say such a humiliating act.
In their hearts, it was not that no one compared him to the later emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Incompetent, cowardly!
"On the contrary, I think it's just a bit of gold and silver.
It would be better to give it to Wala to protect His Majesty.”
The people who advocated moving south had seen through the hearts of the people, and at this moment, they had seen through what Empress Dowager Sun was most concerned about.
She was immediately tempted!
Empress Dowager Sun naturally understood that Wala would not easily give up such a big bargaining chip.
However, as a mother, she was more emotional.
"No matter what, I have to try.
He should immediately gather the wealth and send it to Wala.”
The amount of money the other party wanted was not a small number, but Empress Dowager Sun did not want to let go of even the slightest chance.
He felt a little lucky.
However, Li Shimin retorted.
"Empress Dowager, your son thinks this cannot be done.
If the Wala people really sent the gold, silver, and jewelry in full, they would definitely be even more greedy.
If you don't allow it once, all the previous ones won't count.”
Hearing this, Empress Dowager Sun was furious.
"Don't you want His Majesty to come back?”
The suspicion and fear he had for a long time had completely exploded at this moment.
Zhu Qizhen was not around, and Li Shimin, the King of Hun, was constantly seizing power.
Obviously, he was already half an emperor. The only thing missing was righteousness and status.
"It is precisely because I want Imperial Brother to come back that I cannot agree to any of the golden men's extortion!
Otherwise, all the people in the cities and checkpoints in the north would have died in vain!”
Li Shi Min said leisurely. He directly told them about Zhu Qi Zhen's visit.
For a moment, the hall fell silent.
He still brought up this matter that he couldn't bear to talk about.
Several city checkpoints had fallen because of Zhu Qi Town!
They had already reached the point where they had no choice but to resolve this matter. Wala was only a few hundred li from the capital!
In ten days at most, the army would arrive at the city!
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