Ming Dynasty: A mere unruly commoner is rebelling against the heaven?

Chapter 220: Now that you have met the Emperor, why don’t you bow? !

"Look! The Wala people are coming!"

In the military formation outside the capital, someone pointed to the distant horizon.

In the sunlight, a black spot appeared on the horizon.

Then, there was a black line.

Finally, it turned into a dark mass!
One hundred and fifty thousand Ming soldiers, all armed to the teeth and wearing Ming helmets and armor, slowly marched towards the capital.

Behind the 150,000-strong army, there were more than 10,000 factory guards and more than 300,000 logistics troops.

Nearly five hundred thousand people were approaching the capital city like a crowd covering the sky and the sun.

As for the capital city, 10,000 barricades were set up in front of the nine city gates.

An army of 250,000 soldiers marched out of the city to meet the enemy and stood behind the chevaux de frise.

Yu Qian, Cao Li and others stood on the city wall and observed the battle situation.

The people of the capital city hid in their homes in fear, locked their doors and prayed for peace.

Officials from the capital and Zhu Youlang gathered at Fengtian Gate Square, anxiously awaiting reports of the battle.

Because Yu Shen not only did not allow any soldiers to climb the city wall, even officials from the capital were not allowed to climb the city wall.

So they could only stay in the palace and wait for the battle outside the city to settle.

Zhu Youlang sat on the dragon throne in fear, feeling like he was sitting on pins and needles, as if a thorn in his back and a fishbone stuck in his throat.

The officials in front of him were even more anxious and kept pacing on the spot.

On the city wall, Yu Shen looked at the army approaching from a distance, his heart beating nervously and his hands clenched into fists.

Close, closer!

It was so close that Yu Shen could already feel the murderous aura rising from the 150,000-strong army!
At this moment, some sharp-eyed soldiers outside the city saw the bright Ming Dynasty emperor’s ceremonial guard among the 150,000-strong army!
"Oh my God! That...that...isn't that the Ming Emperor's imperial guard of honor?!"

"Your Majesty, has he not been captured by the Oirat people?"

"How could there be a Ming Emperor's imperial procession in the middle of a huge army?!"

"Not only the emperor's guard of honor, but also the soldiers beside him are wearing the armor of our Ming Dynasty!"

"What...what the hell is going on?!"

"..."

Seeing this scene, the soldiers outside the capital felt extremely confused.

Wasn’t it said that Zhu Youtang had been captured by the Oirat people?
But looking at the posture, how does he look like a prisoner at all?
What about the Wala army?
There is no trace of the Wala people here at all!

Those 150,000 soldiers were all wearing armor and clothing from the Ming Dynasty!

Under the city wall, the troops that Yu Shen had transferred from various places began to whisper.

The military morale, which had been finally solidified by Yu Shen, began to waver.

Yu Shen, who was standing on the city wall, also heard the soldiers' words and suddenly felt extremely panicked and frightened.

Yu Shen immediately shouted loudly to the people below the city.

"Shut up! Shut up, everyone!"

"Anyone who spreads rumors, misleads people, or spreads gossip will be immediately executed by slow slicing! The entire family will be executed!"

"The news that the emperor was captured is absolutely true!"

"This is the trick used by the Oirat people. They deliberately kept the emperor's ceremonial guards to make us suspicious of each other and disturb the morale of the army!"

Yu Shen had previously emphasized one point in the decree.

Those who spread rumors, create trouble, mislead the people, and obstruct military orders in the army will be executed by slow slicing and their property will be confiscated.

This law exists to deal with the current situation.

He was afraid that the soldiers under him would think and discover the truth.

Therefore, he did not allow the soldiers to communicate with each other. He wanted the soldiers under him to only have the same ideas that he had instilled in them.

Under Yu Shen's high-pressure rule and the threats from the two officers in the army, the unrest in the army was quickly quelled.

But the seeds of doubt had already been planted in the hearts of the soldiers.

High-pressure rule can only suppress the performance of soldiers, but not their hearts.

The large army in the distance slowly stopped.

Gao Shun approached Zhu Youtang's dragon sedan chair and leaned over to ask for instructions.

"Your Majesty, the capital is just ahead."

"But outside the capital, there is a dense row of barricades."

"There are still a large number of soldiers guarding the city gates, all wearing armor and holding weapons, ready for battle."

"I'm afraid we'll have to forcibly attack the city again before we can enter the capital."

"Um?!"

Zhu Youtang frowned, then lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and got out.

When he saw the army preparing for battle and pointing swords at them outside the capital, his face suddenly turned gloomy.

He guessed that something might happen in the capital, but he didn't expect it to be so serious.

The densely packed army blocked the city gates, fearing that he would return to the capital!
Zhu Youtang was filled with anger and not a single worry.

Let’s not talk about whether these people can stop the 150,000 troops under his command.

Even if he could stop them, he could immediately dispatch another 500,000 troops from the nine important border towns to the south!
Xuanfu rebelled and he captured it.

Datong rebelled and he captured Datong.

If the capital city rebels, he can just capture it again, it will not make any difference.

However, Zhu Youtang had no idea to what extent the rebellion in the capital had reached.

Did only a small number of people rebel, or did all the officials in the capital rebel?

Zhu Youtang pondered for a moment and then gave the order.

"Wang Zhi, bring my horse here!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Wang Zhi, who was attending at his side, immediately brought the Ferghana horse presented by the Oirat Mongols to Zhu Youtang.

Zhu Youtang jumped on his horse and walked towards the front of the team.

Seeing this scene, Wang Zhi, Mou Bin, Liu Jin, Gao Shun and others were all shocked.

They quickly caught up with Zhu Youtang and followed him. Zhu Youtang was wearing a bright yellow military uniform, which made him stand out in the crowd.

No matter how far away he was, one could tell at a glance that he was the emperor in the crowd.

Wherever Zhu Youtang went, the people around him would give way and salute him.

The emperor's guard of honor automatically split into two rows, surrounding Zhu Youtang.

When the troops in front of the capital city gate saw this scene, they were extremely shocked!
Some people even screamed: "That's His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Everyone around him is bowing to him!"

"Wait! Look at the person standing next to His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Oh my God! The supervisor of the West Factory, Wang Zhi; the supervisor of the East Factory, Liu Jin; the commander of the Imperial Guard, Mou Bin; the Marquis of Wuding, Gao Shun..."

"These are all your Majesty's trusted ministers, and they are all by your side!"

"Those who are protecting His Majesty are the guards from the East and West Factories and the Imperial Guards, right?"

"Look, that's the Northwest Governor Xu Chang. The army around him is the imperial army from the three major camps of the capital!"

"This...this...Your Majesty has not been captured at all!"

"..."

The soldiers outside the city were in an uproar.

Yu Shen was anxious and shouted loudly on the city wall.

"Shut up! Shut up, everyone!"

"If anyone spreads rumors again, I will kill his entire family immediately!"

"Shut up! Everyone, shut up!"

But this time, Yu Shen's threats had little effect.

The entire army outside the capital was in shock.

It turns out that they were all deceived by Yu Shen!
It turns out that your majesty was not captured at all!
All of this is a lie made up by Yu Shen in order to seize power!

Just as the soldiers were in an uproar, Zhu Youtang sat high on a Ferghana horse, gazing at the army in front of him with a majestic face.

Wang Zhi stood beside Zhu Youtang and shouted loudly to the army in front.

"Now that you have met the Emperor, why don't you bow?!"

Wang Zhi's words penetrated people's hearts, and the faces of the soldiers guarding the city gate turned pale in an instant.

Wang Zhi did not ask them why they rebelled or why they turned their swords against Zhu Youtang.

I only asked them one question, which was why they didn't kneel down when they saw the emperor of the Ming Dynasty?

This is actually giving them a chance.

Kneeling down to Zhu Youtang proved that they were still loyal to Zhu Youtang, but were deceived by Yu Shen's lies.

As long as these deceived and misled soldiers came to their senses and corrected their mistakes, Zhu Youtang would not make things difficult for them.

If they did not kneel down to Zhu Youtang, it would mean that after knowing the truth, they still decided to stand against Zhu Youtang.

Zhu Youtang would never show mercy to such rebels.

Wang Zhi's words made the soldiers guarding the city outside the city lose their morale.

Many soldiers looked at each other with hesitation, and even the hands holding the weapons were shaking.

Their hearts are already in chaos.

Seeing that Wang Zhi's shout had some effect, Mou Bin also stood up and shouted to the soldiers in front of him: "Since you are meeting the Emperor, why don't you bow?!"

Why not worship?

Why not worship?

Yes, as people of the Ming Dynasty, why didn’t they kneel down when they saw the emperor of the Ming Dynasty?
They shouldn't stand in front of Zhu Youtang with weapons.

They should lay down their weapons and kneel down before Zhu Youtang.

The two consecutive questionings from Wang Zhi and Mou Bin made these soldiers who were transferred from other places by Yu Shen begin to regret it.

Among these people, a considerable number still remain loyal to Zhu Youtang.

Some people even put down their weapons, lowered their heads in regret and shame, and did not dare to look at Zhu Youtang.

The legs of some people began to tremble, and they were showing signs of kneeling down to Zhu Youtang.

Especially those militiamen who were forcibly recruited from various northern states wanted to kneel down in front of Zhu Youtang immediately and shout "Long live the emperor".

They didn't want to fight at all, but were forcibly recruited to fight the Oirat people.

But at this moment they suddenly discovered that the person Yu Shen asked them to fight was actually the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Why fight? Just surrender!

However, Yu Shen threatened them with the lives of their families and would not allow them to surrender to Zhu Youtang.

This makes them feel extremely conflicted and painful.

Gao Shun saw their struggle.

Gao Shun stood up and asked them loudly again: "Since you are meeting the Emperor, why don't you bow?!"

As soon as Gao Shun finished speaking, he took the lead in kneeling down and saluted Zhu Youtang.

"General Gao Shun pays respect to His Majesty!"

Immediately afterwards, Wang Zhi, Mou Bin, Liu Jin, Xu Chang and others also followed Gao Shun's example and paid their respects to Zhu Youtang.

"Your humble servant Wang Zhi pays respect to Your Majesty!"

"I, Mou Bin, pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

"Your servant Liu Jin pays respect to His Majesty!"

"..."

This alarmed the soldiers around Zhu Youtang.

Under the leadership of several people, Zhu Youtang's 150,000 troops, more than 10,000 factory guards, more than 300,000 logistics troops, including the Oirat people hidden among them, totaled nearly 500,000 people.

Suddenly, they all knelt down before Zhu Youtang and shouted "Long live the emperor".

"Meet His Majesty the Ming Emperor!"

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Nearly 500,000 people knelt down in worship of Zhu Youtang, cheering like thunder and seas for his long live!
This scene is spectacular!
This scene also deeply stimulated the soldiers guarding the city outside.

Their psychological defenses completely collapsed!
(End of this chapter)