Xiao Ruxun followed the army and charged into the capital. She commanded the army to attack the Northern Peace Gate of the Imperial City as quickly as possible, striving to break through the Northern Peace Gate and attack the Imperial City. After that, they would charge into the Imperial City, which was the true Forbidden City.
That was where his new dynasty was about to be born.
It was where the highest power center of the country was located.
His new dynasty had to be born there for it to be meaningful. Then he would decide where he would continue to grow. But no matter what, he had to enter the Forbidden City.
There were also some things that he had to get his hands on. Things that symbolized imperial power had to be in his hands.
The advance was smooth. All the defense facilities were directly broken. In less than half an hour, the vanguard had already rushed to the foot of the Imperial City.
They looked at the Imperial City on the other side of the moat. Then they looked at the defending soldiers on the tower of the Imperial City who were running around in panic. From the vanguard to the middle army, they did not stop at all. They directly rushed along the bridge of the moat. They did not even wait for the arrival of the cannons.
When Xiao Ruxun arrived at the other side of the moat, he saw his army had already begun to climb up the walls of the Imperial City.
The tower of the Imperial City was taller than the outer and inner city. It was at least 11 or 12 meters tall. It was also more sturdy and easier to defend. But Xiao Ruxun always felt that if the enemy had attacked the Imperial City, no matter how sturdy the Imperial City was, what could it do?
Just like the current situation. The two sides were no longer fighting. One side was fiercely attacking while the other side was fleeing. The Ming Army on the city wall had no fighting spirit to defend the city. At this time, even if the tower was 30 meters tall and 50 meters thick, it could not stop the end of a dynasty.
Just like right now. Dozens of scaling ladders had been set up, and countless soldiers were rapidly climbing up. The Ming soldiers on the city walls were no longer resisting. The soldiers climbing up the city walls went up one by one.
The Zhennan Army quickly took the initiative. It was easier and faster to conquer this gate than to conquer the inner city wall.
When Xiao Ruxun was using the telescope to check the situation, Di An Men was also conquered. It had completely lost its defense. A large number of soldiers rushed into the Imperial City.
They raised the flag with the word "Qin" and attacked the Imperial City.
It was a wonderful feeling. Each of them had become a witness and a direct participant in history. They had witnessed the end of a period of history, but they had also witnessed a new beginning.
In the eyes of the people at that time, this was just a normal period of time, but in the eyes of the people of later generations, this period of time was very heavy.
The black flood surged into the Imperial City, and battle cries shook the heavens and the earth. Even though Xiao Ruxun had given the order in advance not to burn or loot, Xiao Ruxun wasn't sure if the bloodthirsty soldiers would remember this order.
His eyes were already red from killing, so would he care about setting another fire?
All he could do was closely follow the footsteps of the soldiers and advance with the army with his commander's flag. As the first army to charge into the Imperial City, the existence of this commander's flag and their stability would directly determine whether the army that entered after them followed military discipline or not.
This wasn't just an important tourist attraction in the future, it was now the center of power. Many things were valuable and couldn't be damaged. Even the slightest damage would make his heart ache.
The Imperial City was the center of administrative work for the officials of the Daming Dynasty. The offices of the six ministries and other major departments were all here. Further inside, the Forbidden City was the residence of the Emperor. It had the same moat and taller and thicker walls.
Of course, in Xiao Ruxun's view, it was also meaningless. It was only a psychological effect and a symbol of power. Your Imperial City had already been conquered. What could a mere Forbidden City represent? What use could it be? Even if you built a war fort, even if you stored food in it for ten years, could you defend it?
What was the point of continuing to defend it?
How long could you last under the attack of an absolute advantage in military strength with no blind spots?
Xiao Ruxun continued to advance with the footsteps of the army. Along the way, he could see the chaos in the entire Imperial City. A complete mess wasn't enough to describe the chaos in the Imperial City, but that was the only way to describe it.
The ground was littered with debris, broken things, palace attendants caught by the soldiers and pressed to the side of the road. There were also some palace guards who had disarmed and surrendered.
Xiao Ruxun also saw Mount Jing. This royal park also represented the end of the Daming Dynasty. Emperor Chong Zhen hanged himself here and announced the end of an era.
But there was no doubt that in this era, this era that belonged to Xiao Ruxun, Mount Jing would no longer have such a tragic meaning.
After crossing Mount Jing, the army reached the Forbidden City. The palace gate facing them was the Black Tortoise Gate, named after the sacred beast Black Tortoise that guarded the north. It was an important gate of the Forbidden City. If this gate was broken, the gates of the Forbidden City would be wide open. There would be nothing that could stop Xiao Ruxun's march.
Everything would be in his pocket.
But at this moment, he still had some worries in his heart, such as Zhu Yijun's current situation.
He didn't know what Zhu Yijun's current situation was.
He didn't know whether he was alive or dead. To be honest, there was a time when he thought that if he rebelled, how would he face Zhu Yijun?
At that time, he didn't even know how he would face Zhu Yijun if he was alive.
If he was dead, Xiao Ruxun would be much more relaxed and take the opportunity to push the blame. But if he was still alive, and Shen Yicheng still planned to use Zhu Yijun to do something earth-shattering, the situation would be completely different.
But everyone here had no way out. They were not fighting for Zhu Yijun. They were fighting for the reborn Daqin and Xiao Ruxun.
So Xiao Ruxun spread the rumor that Zhu Yijun had been killed by Shen Yicheng to shake the morale of the army and create a perfect opportunity for the generals to act.
When raw rice was cooked into rice with eight treasures, true or false, life or death was meaningless.
How to face it?
It was very simple.
He was a fake, and the real one was dead. Everything was Shen Yicheng's plot!
Xiao Ruxun believed that no matter how despicable he was today, no matter how shameless he was tomorrow, he would still be the Son of Heaven tomorrow.
Because he was the victor, the history books were written by him, and he could do whatever he wanted. With the clever words of the royal scholars, he could describe the events of today in any way he wanted.
For example, Shen Yicheng had killed Zhu Yijun, burned himself to death in a palace, and was forced to ascend to the throne to save the world.
But no matter. That was what everyone had said for thousands of years. It didn't matter if the future generations believed it or not. He had countless methods to change this history, so how could the future generations know the truth of today's events?
How could they figure out their own thoughts?
Did they really know what had happened that day?
Did they know what Candlelight Shadow's axe sound was about? Did they know how Yongzheng died? Did they know where the Imperial Jade Seal was? Did they know if Wang Mang was a transmigrator?
Where was the evidence?
It was all just speculation. So the so-called future generations' comments were insignificant. Everything was just speculation, and there was no real evidence.
After understanding this point, the last bit of worry in Xiao Ruxun's heart was gone. Only then did he resolutely set foot on the legendary path of rebellion, all the way until now.
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