Chapter 118

On the celestial screen,

The captured Zhu Qizhen was brought to the gates of the Great Ming's important border town by the Oirat, and under the coercion of the enemy, he called out to the defending troops on the city wall, demanding they open the gates.

Although the defending generals (such as Guo Deng) were loyal and refused to open the gates, the humiliating scene of the emperor personally "calling the gate" for the enemy had already been deeply imprinted in the hearts of every Ming soldier and commoner.

"Human Battering Ram... psychological attack..."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the descendant who was calling out in embarrassment on the celestial screen, feeling a rush of hot blood to his head, his vision went black, and he stumbled a few steps before being supported by Zhu Biao.

His lips were trembling, but he couldn't make any sound, only two lines of old tears rolling down.

Supreme shame! This was a supreme shame even worse than the fall of the country!

The dignity of the Great Ming Son of Heaven and the dignity of the Great Ming Empire were trampled to pieces by this unfilial descendant.

Yongle era.

Ming Chengzu Zhu Di was trembling with rage. He fought all his life, wanting the Great Ming's prestige to reach the four seas; when had he ever suffered such humiliation?

And it was humiliation brought by his own descendant.

This infamy of "Gate-Calling Son of Heaven" would be a stain on the Great Ming that could never be washed away!

"Alas..."

Liu Bang also put away his joking and sighed long,

"To be an emperor to this extent... it's truly stifling. Being used as a gun, and used against his own home gate."

"This 'psychological attack' is indeed ruthless, beating the Great Ming's face until it's swollen."

Ying Zheng was full of contempt and turned his head away, as if looking at it for one more second would dirty his eyes.

Liu Che said angrily: "Why not end his own life, why still suffer such supreme humiliation?!"

"The monarch dying for the state—is that just empty talk? This Zhu Qizhen, afraid of death, without integrity, is truly a disgrace to emperors!"

Li Shimin beat his chest: "Sad! Lamentable! The monarch being captured is already losing the dignity of the country."

"Leading the enemy and calling his own national gate is treating the ancestors' face and the country's dignity like discarded shoes."

"This 'Human Battering Ram' is so vivid, and so sad!"

Wei Zheng was heartbroken: "Integrity is heavier than Mount Tai! This Zhu Qizhen trampled the integrity of the monarch under his feet and also crushed the hearts of the ten thousand people of the Great Ming."

"After this, who would still be willing to die for such a monarch? Who would still believe in the dignity of this court?"

Cheng Yaojin felt ashamed for the Great Ming,

"This damn thing... I don't even know what to say. This emperor truly doesn't want any face at all."

【3. The Change of Seizing the Gate (unjustly killing Yu Qian)

Operation: After being released, his younger brother Zhu Qiyu had already ascended the throne, and he was under house arrest for seven years.

Taking advantage of his brother's serious illness, he launched the "Change of Seizing the Gate" to restore his throne.

The first knife after restoration was swung at Yu Qian, the commander-in-chief of the Beijing Defense Battle (charge: Mo Xu You).

Netizen joke: "Grandmaster of Killing the Donkey After the Millstone." Yu Qian saved his life and the country, but he took Yu Qian's life.】

On the celestial screen, Yu Qian was shown leading the Beijing Defense Battle, turning the tide, repelling the Oirat, and preserving the Great Ming's national destiny.

Followed by Zhu Qizhen launching a coup to restore his throne, and then imprisoning the greatest meritorious official Yu Qian, executing him on the charge of "intending" to rebel.

In the scene, before Yu Qian's execution, the people of the capital wept as they saw him off, forming a sharp contrast with Zhu Qizhen's cold-bloodedness deep in the palace.

"Yu Qian... Beijing Defense Battle... preserving the country... unjustly killed..."

Zhu Yuanzhang had just caught his breath, and seeing this again, his blood surged again.

Yu Qian! This is the savior of the Great Ming, the pillar that turned the tide.

This trash Zhu Qizhen almost lost the country, was saved, and instead of being grateful, the first thing he did after restoration was to kill his savior, the savior of the Great Ming's country.

"Beast! Ungrateful wolf, ungrateful dog thing!"

Zhu Yuanzhang hissed in rage, his voice changing,

"Yu Qian saved his life, saved the Great Ming's country, and he actually... actually killed Yu Qian?!"

"And on the charge of Mo Xu You? How does Zhu Qizhen have the face to say such things, how is he worthy of sitting on the dragon chair that Yu Qian saved with his life!"

Yongle era.

Zhu Di also looked at the scene with bloodshot eyes. Such a great talent, such a loyal official like Yu Qian, was actually unjustly killed like this!

This Zhu Qizhen deserves to be the third place on the list of dim-witted emperors.

"Grandmaster of Killing the Donkey After the Millstone... killing his own savior and the Great Wall of the country, is the dragon chair sitting firmly now? Bah!" Liu Bang couldn't help but curse.

Ying Zheng's eyes were cold: "Birds are gone, the bow is hidden; the rabbit is dead, the dog is cooked—this has existed since ancient times."

"But like Zhu Qizhen, with the enemy not yet gone and the country not yet secure, he was impatient to execute the pillar who protected the country. This is self-destruction. His stupidity is beyond compare, and his evil is unforgivable."

Liu Che laughed in anger: "A good 'Mo Xu You'? This Zhu Qizhen actually learned the 'essence' of Emperor Gaozong of Song, and even surpassed him."

Li Shimin was so angry he couldn't speak, just pointing at the celestial screen, his fingers trembling.

Zhu Yuanzhang roared at Zhu Biao and Zhu Di: "Biao'er! Old Four, swear to me! Future descendants, whoever dares to unjustly kill a loyal official like Yu Qian, heaven and earth will abandon him, and everyone will have the right to punish him!"

Zhu Biao and Zhu Di wept and kowtowed to swear.

Three Kingdoms plane.

Cao Cao sighed: "Yu Qian's talent is comparable to Xiao He and Zhang Liang."

"Zhu Qizhen's stupidity is far better than Zhao Gou's. Killing Yu Qian is not only destroying the Great Wall but also cutting himself off from the hearts of all scholars in the world."

Liu Bei wept: "Yu Gong's high righteousness is comparable to Prime Minister Zhuge. It is hateful that the dim-witted ruler actually did such a thing that pains his own people and gladdens the enemy."

"If my Great Han had such a loyal official, I would definitely treat him as a national scholar; how could I bear to harm him? This Zhu Qizhen is truly a sinner through the ages!"

Zhuge Liang said sadly: "The ruler is dim-witted and the subject is loyal; it is hard to have both since ancient times."

"Yue Fei's Fengbo Pavilion and Yu Qian's West Market execution are both tragedies under the dim-witted ruler and treacherous officials."

"This 'killing the donkey after the millstone' tells the coldest and darkest side of imperial art. Sad, lamentable."

【Three: Breaking the backbone of the Great Ming in one battle.

Military fault line: The elites of the Three Great Camps were lost, the group of generals was broken, and the Ming Dynasty turned from offense to defense, with huge pressure on border defense.

Eunuch power: Opened a bad precedent, and subsequent eunuch interference in politics became more and more intense (such as Liu Jin, Wei Zhongxian).

Civil officials dominate: Generals lost power, and the civil official group completely controlled the right to speak, burying the root of party strife.】

The celestial screen summarized the far-reaching consequences caused by Zhu Qizhen, the drastic changes in the Great Ming's military and political landscape, like a scroll of decline slowly unfolding.

"Elites lost... generals broken... turned from offense to defense... eunuch power... civil official party strife..."