Just yesterday, the Prince of Yan attacked the capital at Nanjing! Dragging his troops behind him, he refused to comply with Jianwen's generals at the gate. Zhu Di marched through the gates and burned the Imperial Palace to a crisp. "Watching the palace burn made tears come to my eyes. I had never seen something so tragic!" says a guard. Many bodies were found under the ashes and two were suspected to be Jianwen and Empress Ma, though nobody is sure just yet. Details as to what Zhu Di is planning on doing are also not out yet as he hasn't shared with anyone. An anonymous person says, "I suspect Zhu Di is wishing to become the third emperor of the Ming dynasty. That's what I would do if I were him."
Three years prior to this, in 1399, the Prince of Yan began the long and hard battle to get into the Imperial City. In May, 1400, they fought along the Baigou River in Zhuozhuo. Zhu Di's army, once again, won. But by 1401, he had lost over 10,000 troops and so decided to use guerrilla tactics. Nobody knows exactly what kept him so stubborn and so intended on continuing the war but, lucky for him, he did and now he has won!
This is great. Just needs some polishing.
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