Lady Wu and Yun Jiao were numb upon hearing the news.
Given the emperor's character, he would certainly agree.
As expected, the next day, the emperor personally left the city with the letter of surrender.
With this act, he was again detained by the Jin Army.
From then on, both the Emeritus Emperor and the emperor were in the hands of the Jin Army.
The Jin Army used the Emeritus Emperor and the emperor as leverage, forcing the remaining city defenders to open the gates of the Inner City.
The Jin cavalry entered the city.
Thus, the entire Capital City fell completely.
The first thing the Jin Army did after entering the city was to empty all the granaries in Capital City, as the consumption of twenty thousand Jin soldiers was substantial daily.
Capital City had already been besieged for over a month; many impoverished families had little food reserves.
Some laborers worked for a day, bought food for a day, and ate that day.
