Recap "The Imperial Age" Episode 40

Apr 27, 2022

Sheng Yong understood that even if the grain road was not attacked, the Southern Army would not be able to fight any more. He promised to exchange prisoners and returned Zhang Yu's body, as well as some of the soldiers of the Yan army who were still alive, including Zhang Fu. After defeating Dongchang, Zhu Di was in an unprecedented mood. Zhu Neng had followed him for nearly 20 years and had never seen him like this. Zhu Di didn't eat or drink, so Miao Yun came to enlighten him and comfort him. It was a matter of life in the military. Wang Baobao was a strange man in the world, and he still lost the battle of Shen Eryu. Now that the imperial troops and horses are intercepting all the way, but Zhu Di can still return the whole division, the imperial court can no longer help him, this is not a failure, it is a victory. Zhu Di was moved by her words and finally looked away. Miaoyun was also quite tired recently and was always dizzy, but she didn't want Zhu Di to be distracted, so she didn't tell him about her condition. Zhu Yunwen was extremely happy in the courtroom. After fighting for so long, he finally defeated Zhu Di once. He had no royal demeanor and ran out of the hall in front of all the ministers.

Zhu Di also knew that after three years of fighting along the way, the Yan army has won many battles, but it has never touched the foundation of the court. Zhu Di can no longer wait. This time, it is life or death. In World War I, he would lead his army to take Nanjing directly. This time, if Zhu Di could enter the Fengtian Temple in Nanjing, he might not be able to accommodate Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and others, but Daoyan still dared to ask him to save Fang Xiaoru's life. Fang Xiaoru is a role model for scholars in the world. Disappointed. Zhu Di promised to give Fang Xiaoru a life at that time, whether he left or stayed, it was his own choice. After Zhu Di led the army from Guantao into Shandong, they burned the bridge over, which meant that they had no way out.

Not far away is Qufu, the land of the sages of Confucius and Mencius, Zhu Di ordered not to be disturbed. After that, the Yan army avoided Jinan and circled around Dongchang, all the way to avoid the real, but Qi Tai reported to him that the Yan army wanted to come to the capital this time. At this time, the commander-in-chief Ping An and the commander-in-chief He Fu were now facing off against the Yan army in Suisui. Qi Tai boldly suggested that the Duke of Wei should be the general to lead the army north to help Ping An and He Fu. Xu Yungong was finally able to regain Zhang Shuai's seal, but his tactics were inconsistent with He Fu's, and the two quarreled, so they could only ask His Majesty's Holy Inquisition. Coincidentally, the signal for the Yan army to advance was the same as the signal for the Confederate army to break out of the siege, and they both sounded three times. Therefore, when the Yan army attacked, the southern army mistakenly thought it was the signal to break out of the siege.

Zhu Yunwen was dumbfounded, thinking that he was exhausted, but Qi Tai said that there was still the Yangtze River. He had let Sheng Yong collect all the boats from the Yangtze River. Zhu Di would definitely not be able to cross the river, but they did not expect that someone would send a boat to Zhu Di, and Zhu Di led an army to cross the river. Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai both suggested that Zhu Yunwen temporarily escape the disaster and retreat to Huxiang for a while, but Fang Xiaoru's suggestion was completely opposite to theirs, and they even tried to recruit troops to guard Nanjing. Zhu Yunwen did not flee, and ordered Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai to go out to Beijing to recruit troops. Zhu Di's troops approached the city of Nanjing and did not rush to attack the city. At the same time, it also gave them a chance to leave or stay.

In the city of Nanjing, many soldiers from thousands and hundreds of households had already fled. Xu Yungong was furious, and the valet beside him dared to say that Nanjing could not be defended. The King of Gu, Zhu Ling, persuaded Li Jinglong to surrender and opened the gate of Nanjing City for Zhu Di. Xu Yungong has decided to end his grudge with Zhu Di, and lead some soldiers and civilians from the Department of Left-behind in Beijing to fight the beasts. Zou Jin, the chief of the Dali Temple, and several civil officials said that Xu Zengshou communicated with Yan, and took him into the palace. Zhu Yunwen, who collapsed and went mad, killed Xu Zengshou in the palace. The King of Yan, Zhu Di, entered Nanjing and instructed Zhu Neng to take people to take over the yamen. After entering the palace, Zhu Di cried out to a corpse covered with white cloth, making others think that the corpse belonged to Zhu Yunwen.