I will lead the whole village to occupy the land and become the king.

"What a jerk Lu Yanzheng!" Emperor Jingqing slammed his palm on the table. "If I don't teach him a lesson, he won't know that this is my world!"

"But Your Majesty," one of the ministers said timidly, "the treasury is empty, and we don't have..."

Before he could finish his words, "No money for war," Emperor Jingqing roared, "Stop the construction of Zhaixing Tower. Pay the money from my private treasury!"

The ministers were shocked. Was the emperor really provoked this time?

Unfortunately, before Emperor Jingqing could mobilize all resources, Lu Yanzheng's army had already arrived at the city.

……

The imperial navy allowed the Northwest navy to cross the river without any resistance, and the Northwest Army landed continuously.

At the same time, the army led by Qin Shen and others also arrived at the city walls of the capital from several other directions within the agreed time.

The capital of Dai Viet was called Shengjing, and it had eight gates, located in eight different directions. However, the four gates in the east, south, west and north were main gates, and the other four were side gates.

The Northwest Army was divided into eight groups and stationed at the eight gates of the city wall. The soldiers responsible for challenging the enemy came forward and shouted at about the same time.

"Listen up, fellow countrymen defending the city! We are all Dai Viet people, we shouldn't be fighting among ourselves! But the imperial court is being unkind, making life miserable for the people. Our prince promises that if you take the initiative to open the gate, we will not harm you in the slightest! After the war, every fellow countryman who has reduced casualties in this war will be rewarded! Yes, you heard correctly, not only to our Northwest Army, but also to you who are defending the city!"

"..."

Such calls were continuously broadcast outside the eight city gates for half an hour using the loudspeakers provided by Jiang Qinyu.

At this time, Emperor Jingqing also received news that Lu Yanzheng's troops were at the gates of the city.

He fell down on the dragon throne, his eyes wide in disbelief, "How many people did he bring?"

"Your Majesty, we don't know the exact number yet, but I have personally witnessed that there are at least 30,000 Northwestern troops outside the East City Gate!"

Thirty thousand? Thirty thousand outside one city gate, wouldn’t that be eight… Emperor Jingqing tightened his grip on the dragon throne.

When did the Northwest Army have so many people? And how did they get to the capital?

As if anticipating his question, the minister wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued, "The Northwest Navy has built an extra-large warship. It's said that this ship alone can carry tens of thousands of people across the river at once..."

In fact, after the warships of the Northwest Navy released all the small boats, the maximum number of people they could carry was 15,000. With the addition of those small boats, more than 20,000 people could cross the river at the same time.

The Northwest Army had a total of 200,000 people this time, which means they only went back and forth ten times.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jingqing shook his head, "Impossible! How could they possibly build a ship like this?"

Even if a boat that big could carry so many people, it couldn't possibly be very fast, right? So, how could there be no noise while crossing the river? And if there was noise, how could no one have come to report it in advance?

In the Golden Palace, the ministers were panicked and silent, but it was only for a brief moment before someone started arguing.

Emperor Jingqing looked at the old ministers arguing endlessly, and his heart sank little by little.

Yes, he has a bunch of useless people. When encountering a problem, their first reaction is not to solve the problem, but to solve the person who created the problem.

Just like before, when Lu Yanzheng showed his rebellious intentions, he should have nipped this hidden danger in the bud as quickly as possible, but these rubbish's suggestions made Lu Yanzheng stronger.

The Northwest Army is now at the gates of the city. Although the capital's defenses are strong, it is not known whether they can withstand the Northwest Army's gunpowder weapons. The city gates may be breached at any time.

"Your Majesty, let's surrender!"

Someone suddenly said this.

Emperor Jingqing looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the person who spoke was one of his most trusted ministers, Prince Taifu Zhao Rui.

"Grand Tutor, you..." The other ministers looked at him in disbelief.

Zhao Rui trembled as he stepped forward, looked at Emperor Jingqing, and said, "The Northwest Army is eyeing us covetously. The capital may be breached at any moment. Rather than causing great suffering, it is better to surrender now."

He just didn't want the war to really break out. Many shops in Beijing belonged to him. What would happen if they were blown up by the Northwest Army's gunpowder weapons?

"Surrender?" Emperor Jingqing suddenly stood up and laughed loudly, "Haha... I, Xiao Jingqing, am actually going to surrender to a traitor?"

The ministers looked at him with complicated expressions, and most of them had fear in their eyes.

Emperor Jingqing's expression suddenly changed, and his voice was cold and hard, "I, Xiao Jingqing, will never surrender! Someone, come and convey my decree, ordering the commander of the Jingji camp to come to the palace immediately for an audience!"

He is the true emperor, and he doesn't believe that a traitor can really push him off the throne!

"Your Majesty, this is bad! The Northwest Army has reached the palace gate!"

However, at this moment, a young eunuch stumbled in, knelt on the ground with a terrified look on his face, and shouted in tears.

"What? Didn't the Northwest Army just arrive at the city gate?"

"Are the gates of the capital city so fragile? They were breached just like that?"

"Are the Northwest Army's gunpowder weapons already so terrifying?"

"..."

The ministers trembled with fear, but could not help but express their true feelings.

But the young eunuch who came to report the news said, "No, I heard that the commanders of the East Gate, South Gate, Northwest Gate, and Southeast Gate took the initiative to open the city gates to let the Northwest Army in!"

Ministers: "..."

What's the point of fighting? Their own people have turned against them, and the soldiers defending the city have turned against them!

Emperor Jingqing fell down on the dragon throne again, his eyes becoming dull.

Those responsible for protecting the emperor's safety also gathered around Emperor Jingqing, and the chief eunuch repeatedly asked, "Your Majesty, I'd better take you to hide first. After all, the palace is heavily guarded, and it will definitely not be so easy for them to break in..."

But before he could finish his words, another young eunuch ran in and shouted in a shrill voice: "Your Majesty, the Northwest Army has broken through the palace gate!"

This news was like a drop of water falling into a frying pan, and the Golden Palace exploded instantly.

At this time, Lu Yanzheng rode his horse calmly behind the charging team and entered the palace through the main gate.

He did not expect that today's siege would be so smooth. Four of the eight city gates opened on their own initiative, and the other four stood still for a quarter of an hour. After the Northwest Army fired the first siege bomb, they also silently opened the city gates.

Lu Yanzheng looked up at the majestic and magnificent imperial palace, and a sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

If the king is unkind, the people will suffer, and God will naturally destroy him.

The ancestors of the Xiao family in the Dai Viet Dynasty certainly never expected that their descendants would be so foolish, right?

But these were not what Lu Yanzheng should care about at the moment. He glanced around again, then raised the long sword in his hand and pointed it forward, "Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"

Whether guards or soldiers in the palace, they are all the emperor's most loyal supporters, and casualties here are inevitable.

……

Just as Lu Yanzheng and a group of Northwest Army soldiers entered the palace, Jiang Qinyu in Dingshui Village was finally allowed to go out for a walk.

"Auntie," Shufan and Pan'er held hands and looked at Jiang Qinyu and said in unison, "Where are you going?"

Jiang Qinyu quickly smiled and touched their heads and said, "I want to go around the village."

"Then we'll go with you." The two said in unison again.

Jiang Qinyu nodded, "Okay."

So, originally she wanted to go out and relax by herself, but now she had to hold a child in each hand, with two maids, Yunzhu and Amber, following behind her.

Jiang Qinyu glanced back and sighed in her heart, it's over, will she always have to go out like this in the future?