Ming: I am fake, walking on thin ice

Chapter 13: The Emperor Calling the Door: I am really the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty
Outside the pass, the Wala camp.

Yesen has been very irritable recently. He originally thought that by capturing the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he could restore the former glory of the Yuan Empire.

But who knew that the other side created a fake emperor and announced that the one they caught was really fake.

People from the Central Plains are cunning!
There is no two suns in the sky, and he is the supreme ruler. You just say you don't want the emperor?

"Great Khan, as long as we enter the pass, many of the Ming army have seen Your Majesty, and they will definitely recognize that the emperor in our hands is the real one." Eunuch Xining snorted, "They actually established a fake emperor. If the world knew about this, the Ming Dynasty would definitely be in chaos. If things go wrong, the princes of the Zhu family will rise up in rebellion."

"Well, Mr. Xining is right." Yesen's eyes flashed, "Boyan, take your troops to Datong tomorrow and take the Emperor of the Ming with you."

"Yes!" Boyan clasped his fists and said, "If the Datong defenders don't open the city gates, I will attack directly."

"No!" Yesen waved his hand and sneered, "You were just feinting to delay the defenders of Datong. Mr. Xining told me that the defense of Zijing Pass was empty. I led all my troops to capture Zijing Pass and then went straight to the capital."

After hearing this, the generals were overjoyed and started to get ready.

According to the traitor eunuch Xining, the Ming Dynasty lost all its elite troops in the Battle of Tumu, leaving only the old, weak and sick left in the capital.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Yuan Dynasty to regain control of the Central Plains!
Zhu Qizhen in the corner looked depressed. In just one month, he was no longer the emperor he once was. His beard was untidy, his eyes were dull, and he looked like he was dying.

"Hey, little emperor." A Wala general drew his sword, "This time the Datong garrison commander refused to obey your imperial order to open the city gate. I will kill you with one sword."

Zhu Qizhen was so frightened that he trembled and said quickly: "I am related to Guo Deng, the garrison commander of Datong. He will not ignore me."

……

The next day.

Outside Datong Pass, the sky and the earth are vast.

When Bayan's army arrived at the gate tower, they took Zhu Qizhen to the front and shouted at the gate tower.

Guo Deng, the Datong defender standing on the gate tower, recognized at a glance that it was the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and his heart skipped a beat.

"Listen, guards upstairs. Your emperor is here and orders you to open the city gates immediately." The Oirat people shouted.

"The emperor in your hands is a fake!" Guo Deng roared, "Don't play dirty tricks on me. Datong is ready to fight to the death. Come and attack if you dare!"

Zhu Qizhen, who was standing there, was anxious and shouted: "Guo Deng, why do you reject me like this! Don't you recognize me?"

Guo Deng heard his voice and confirmed that it was the emperor's voice.

But he also received a clear notice from the court that the emperor had returned to the capital and was preparing for war.

"I have been ordered to defend the city, and I don't know anything else!" Guo Deng shouted.

The orthodox emperor under the gate did indeed have a deterrent effect on him. He was indeed related to the Zhu family by marriage. If Zhu Qizhen went back, wouldn't that be the end of him?

However, the city gate must not be opened!

"I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Qizhen roared.

He had no choice, the knife was on his neck and he could die at any time.

Guo Deng, who was on the top of the tower, heard his words, his eyes flashed coldly, and he shouted: "I have received the imperial edict from His Majesty to defend Datong to the death. How can you be the emperor? You are a fake, used by Yesen to deceive me."

Zhu Qizhen was desperate.

The garrison commander disowned me, and the imperial court also abandoned me. Doesn't my mother care about these matters anymore?
"Prepare to meet the enemy!" Guo Deng ordered.

Boyan, sitting high on the horse, had sharp eyes. He was sure from Guo Deng's reaction that the emperor in his hands was real.

However, he did not order an attack.

……

In the capital, the Wuying Hall of the Imperial Palace, Zhu Qizhen appointed Wang Zhi, the former Minister of Personnel, as the chief minister of the cabinet, together with Shang Lu, Gao Gu, Peng Shi, and Jiao Jing, the imperial concubine, to handle government affairs.

All departments of the court are finally functioning normally.

"Urgent news... Urgent news..."

Yu Qian, the Minister of War, came in with a piece of intelligence in his hand, "Your Majesty, Yesen has captured Zijing Pass, and the garrisoning Chief Censor Sun Xiang died in the battle. Yesen is leading an army of 600,000 and is heading for the capital!"

The ministers were shocked!

Because after passing Zijing Pass all the way to the capital, there are no more strategic locations to defend.

"Finally they are here!" Zhu Qizhen stood up suddenly. "It's been a hundred years, and they have crossed the Great Wall again, spying on the Central Plains. We have no way out! Everyone, I will live and die with the capital."

Swish!
He drew his sword, his eyes cold, "The day Yesen crossed the Great Wall, he was doomed to die!"

Looking at the now extremely determined emperor, the old minister Wang Zhi had tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, I am willing to live and die with the capital. If that day comes, I will be able to go up to the city wall and draw my bow and arrows!"

"We, the ministers, will live and die together with the capital!" All the ministers bowed together.

Yu Qian glanced over, tears in his eyes, and laughed: "Hahaha, good, good, gentlemen, we don't need you to kill the enemy. You take care of the stability of the rear and the food and grass. Leave the killing of the enemy to our soldiers!"

"I will guard Deshengmen myself!" Zhu Qizhen said in a deep voice, "From today on, the government affairs will be handed over to the cabinet, and I will guard Deshengmen. As long as Yesen's army does not retreat, I will not leave Deshengmen."

"Your Majesty..." The ministers wanted to dissuade him.

"I have made up my mind!" Zhu Qizhen glanced around, "You all should know that I lost face in the Battle of Tumu Fort. This time I will not only avenge my humiliation, but also encourage the soldiers. As long as I am at Deshengmen, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will not retreat!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Yu Qian bowed.

Yesen's 600,000-strong army has arrived. The garrison troops in the capital, which were transferred from various places, are actually reserve troops and will definitely be frightened by the Wala army.

That would cause the army to become unstable.

The emperor personally guarding Deshengmen would undoubtedly boost the morale of the troops.

……

Deshengmen.

Zhu Qizhen went up to the city wall wearing armor.

Dressed in military uniform, he looked out at the vast mountains and rivers outside the city, and a burning passion rose in his heart: "How can such a vast country fall into the hands of the enemy?"

At this moment, the Chinese blood in my heart seemed to awaken.

Even if he was not the emperor, he would still take up his sword and go into the battlefield to defend the capital in person.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother sent someone to tell you to return to the palace." Shi Biao reported.

"I have said that you will not retreat until Yesen leaves Deshengmen!" Zhu Qizhen waved his hand.

One of the reasons why he came to Deshengmen was to avoid the Queen Mother, as he felt that the Queen Mother seemed to be suspicious.

It’s better not to meet too often. The more you meet, the more chances of being exposed.

"Shi Biao, although I have reached the Desheng Gate." Zhu Qizhen spread his hands, "I will reflect on myself three times a day and practice sparring three times a day without stopping. Call those brothers up as well, and then we can kill the enemy together and make meritorious deeds."

"Your Majesty, this is what they want." Shi Biao laughed.

These days, they have been practicing with the emperor and have increasingly felt that His Majesty is like a brother. Although he is majestic, he is not pretentious.

The Jinyiwei were all looking forward to fighting alongside His Majesty.

(End of this chapter)