The person coming from outside the city was indeed Emperor Chongzhen.
He stopped about a hundred steps away from the top of the city wall, and then shouted loudly to the top of the city wall: "I am the current emperor. Li the thief is cruel. If you follow Li the thief to rebel, you will definitely be spurned by the world and be cursed for eternity. I think you have no choice but to rebel. Those who surrender can be pardoned, or join the army to serve the court, or go home to reunite with your family!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Fangliang immediately shouted, "BullSh!t, the dog emperor is the best at spreading rumors. Our Dashun Kingdom has equal distribution of land and exemption of grain, which is many times better than your dog emperor!"
Most of the other people on the city wall thought that what he said made sense, and they all followed suit and cursed.
Emperor Chongzhen did not argue with them. He waved his hand and a rider stepped out and shouted to the top of the city wall: "Brothers, I am Zhang Liuer, a personal guard under General Zhang of Taiyuan. All the food in Taiyuan has been taken away by your Highness... by the thief Li, and famine has occurred. General Zhang sent people to ask for help several times, but the thief Li did not return. He is going to starve the brothers and people of Taiyuan to death..."
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