Zijing Pass.
He stood on the hill far away and looked at the last obstacle.
This place was less than three hundred li from the capital.
The cavalry would arrive in a day or two.
In fact, a few days ago, he had tried to take Zhu Qizhen to Da Tong Xuan City, wanting to break through these two big cities.
They had completely torn apart the northern defense line.
However, the generals guarding Da Tong's Xuan City didn't open the gates like the generals guarding the small cities.
The general had adopted a very clever strategy.
He turned a blind eye.
Only some people who did not know the emperor were left on the city wall. They did not go to meet him.
Such a cold treatment prevented Wala's vicious plan from succeeding.
He had tried many times, but he could not open the city gate no matter how hard he tried.
He asked for gold, silver, and property, saying that he wanted to return them to the emperor.
In the end, they were still concerned about the emperor. The vast amount of silver in these two cities was sent out to ensure the safety of the emperor, Zhu Qizhen.
More than 100,000 taels were quickly distributed.
However, how could the Wala people, who had gone mad from killing, be satisfied?
He decided to leave a portion of his men behind to surround the city, leading Zhu Qizhen and tens of thousands of elites to bypass the many cities.
He headed straight for the capital!
To his great surprise, many people abandoned the city and fled when they heard that the Wala army was coming!
There was almost no large-scale resistance along the way. It was smooth sailing!
In less than half of the expected time, they arrived at the Purple Jing Pass!
"Reporting, Grand Preceptor, there are many guards at the Zijing Pass!”
The scouts scouted and reported the enemy's situation. The Zijing Pass was different from the other checkpoints and cities along the way.
The fortifications here were very strong, and there were many soldiers on the city walls.
If they attacked forcefully, they would definitely consume a lot of manpower.
The most important thing was that the morale that they had just built up in the past half a month would be damaged!
He still wanted to preserve his morale to attack the capital!
Therefore, he came to Zhuqi Town. It was still night time, and there was still a banquet.
However, they had used a lot of manpower this time.
All the Han people who had surrendered, including the Emperor's personal eunuchs, joined in.
Zhu Qizhen subconsciously wanted to refuse, but the situation did not allow him to do so.
In any case, he had already opened many city checkpoints, so he did not care about one more or one less.
He had to ensure that he was full first.
The ambitions he had accumulated since he ascended the throne were all worn down by the cold wind and the cruel battlefield outside the frontier.
The only one left was the selfish Zhu Qizhen.
After I die, I don't care about the flood!
In front of the Zijing Pass.
The eunuch shouted," Open the door! Open the door!"
A group of people dressed like guards surrounded Zhu Qizhen and stood in front of the checkpoint.
"Who's down there?"
"We took advantage of the chaos to rescue His Majesty from the enemy leader. Hurry up and open the door!”
The eunuch's words made the people guarding the city uncertain.
However, the people below the city walls were all Han people, wearing imperial armor.
The general believed it.
"Open the door!"
The gate of Purple Gold Pass opened quickly and then closed.
Soon after, a group of Wala cavalry rushed over and cursed at the treacherous people below the city!
It was as if Zhu Qizhen had really been rescued!
The guards immediately greeted the Emperor. When they saw Zhu Qizhen, they were overjoyed.
It was the real person. The Emperor had really escaped from the enemy camp!
They were still fantasizing that they would receive a lot of rewards in the future, and it would be considered as saving the emperor!
He had many flattering words for his personal eunuchs and wanted to write a few more words about himself in the merit book.
After all, opening the city gate was also a great merit!
However, they did not expect the city gate to be opened in the middle of the night.
The Wala army hiding under the city wall immediately charged in.
The soldiers were slaughtered once again, and flames engulfed everything.
When Zhu Qizhen saw this scene, he felt a little sad in his heart, but he did not think much of it.
As long as he could live comfortably, it didn't matter if he died.
The Purple Jing Pass was broken!
The capital was only a step away!
……
In the capital.
Yu Qian took a deep breath and cupped his hands at Empress Dowager Sun.
"Empress Dowager, in times of danger, the country relies on the Changjun.
I implore the Empress Dowager to issue an imperial decree to allow King Hun to ascend the throne!”
As soon as he said this, many people echoed.
"I agree!"
"I agree!"
King Tiandao's magnanimity and ability had impressed them.
In addition, the emperor in the north was too much.
Trash.
They had no choice but to support the new emperor after the topic of moving south was rejected.
All in all, they were completely disappointed in Zhu Qizhen.
On the other hand, they were also afraid that Wala would use the same trick again.
If they blocked Zhu Qizhen from attacking the city, would they have to shoot arrows from the city walls?
Should he defend?
Some things had to be put to an end!
"I implore the Empress Dowager to issue a decree for King Hun to ascend the throne quickly!”
Seeing this, Li Shi Min sat on the second seat.
He could not help but think of the incident at the Black Tortoise Sect. He and countless others had risked their lives.
He was only 28 years old when he took the throne.
However, the twenty-three-year-old King Hun only needed to sit quietly on the chair.
There were ministers fighting for the throne for him!
How fast would it be to occupy the throne of righteousness and fall from the sky!
"You guys!"
When it came to the most important thing, the throne, Empress Dowager Sun was furious.
She turned to look at King Hun, who was sitting upright, and the suspicion in her heart grew rapidly!
"Please issue a decree, Empress Dowager!"
The Minister of Personnel Affairs, Wang Zhi, the current head of all officials, spoke.
The officials behind him also knelt down, wanting to support the new ruler.
The situation had already taken shape, so Li Shiming didn't say anything hypocritical.
He said that he couldn't take on a big responsibility and just sat quietly in the second seat.
He knew that Empress Dowager Sun was a smart person.
The other party would definitely agree.
Seeing that the Empress Dowager was hesitating, the officials below constantly advised her.
"Empress Dowager, the Purple Jing Pass has been breached.
Please make your decision quickly."
"I'll do as you say!"
Rationally, Empress Dowager Sun agreed to another new ruler, but emotionally, he could not accept it.
His own son's throne had been taken away!
"Aijia is tired. The matters after this will be handed over to you sirs.”
Empress Dowager Sun glanced at King Hun and left.
"Farewell, Empress Dowager!"
Li Shi Min cupped his hands and bid farewell like everyone else.
From now on, she was kicked out of the decision-making circle.
King Hun, no, Li Shi Min, who was now the emperor, was enough to make any decision!
Everything was going so smoothly.
After he ascended the throne, the ministers paid their respects to the emperor.
"Long live my emperor, long live my emperor.”
Li Shimin chose to be like King Hun in history, Jingtai.
"Long live my emperor, long live my emperor.”
In the Hall of Heaven's Tribute, he looked at the officials kneeling below.
His thoughts couldn't help but flash back to a thousand years ago.
In the palace, there were also many people cheering for his ascension!
After a while, Li Shimin came back to his senses.
He issued orders to defend the city.
The first thing to do was to close the city gates.
Li Shimin accepted the suggestion of Yu Qian and the others and placed a considerable number of soldiers outside the city.
With his back against the city wall, he did not have to worry about the cavalry attacking from behind.
They could also use the cannons on the city walls as support.
Most importantly, they could attack at any time.
Yu Qian and the others had thought it through in detail.
However, what they did not expect was that Li Shiming, who was publicly acknowledged as the greatest emperor of the ages, was a genius.
He was about to give them a big job!
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