"With 200,000 troops, heroes from all walks of life are getting closer and closer to the capital."

Pang Hao sighed: "Jiang Tian, ​​that kid has already taken over the capital. He's surrounded my house?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xianzhong was immediately alarmed: "How many men does Jiang Tian bring into the capital to threaten you, sir?"

"It is said that there were more than 2,000 men, but each of them was a skilled warrior."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have ended up in such a sorry state."

Pang Haojiang told him everything about how he had asked him to donate 50 million taels of silver.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xianzhong was overjoyed.

Two thousand people were able to cause a huge uproar in the capital.

This clearly shows how weak the defenses of the capital were.

Zhang Xianzhong was always a man born with a rebellious nature.

This guy pretends to be incredibly loyal to Pang Hao, but he's definitely not truly loyal to Pang Hao.

Given the chance, Zhang Xianzhong would definitely turn the tables and kill Pang Hao.

Now that Pang Hao has delivered himself to Zhang Xianzhong's doorstep, Zhang Xianzhong doesn't need to be polite.

"Sir, I never imagined you had so much silver?"

Pang Hao hadn't even reacted yet: "Where would I get fifty million taels of silver? Even if I sold everything of value, I still couldn't scrape together forty million taels of silver."

Forty million taels of silver is an astronomical figure.

For Zhang Xianzhong, a man of insatiable greed, forty million taels of silver was enough for him to squander and live a life of luxury for a while.

“My lord has forty million taels of silver. I, Zhang Xianzhong, will protect your safety even if it costs me my life.” Zhang Xianzhong pounded his chest loudly. “If my lord has so much money, I estimate that the other civil and military officials will also have a lot of money.”

Pang Hao now complains while eating: "The combined wealth of all the civil and military officials in the court is more than mine, not less."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xianzhong smashed his wine cup on the ground and shouted, "Guards, take this man away and serve him properly!"

Upon hearing this, Pang Hao was startled: "Zhang Xianzhong, what are you trying to do?"

“My lord, all your money is mine now, as are all the jewels, valuables, and women in your mansion.”

The money of all the civil and military officials in the capital also belongs to me, Zhang Xianzhong.

I, Zhang Xianzhong, have made a fortune this time.

Thank you so much, Mr. Pang. Hahahaha…

Zhang Xianzhong looked up and laughed loudly.

"Zhang Xianzhong, what exactly do you want to do?"

"Lord Pang, you are really incredibly stupid. What do I want to do? I simply want to storm into the capital, massacre the city for ten days, and then sit on the emperor's throne."

"By then, everything in the capital will belong to my Great Xia Dynasty, and everything will be mine."

Pang Hao never imagined that after supporting Zhang Xianzhong for so many years, he would end up raising an ungrateful wretch.

This ingrate is heartless and will turn his back on you; he's going to eat you alive.

"Zhang Xianzhong, how could you do this to me..." Pang Hao had originally thought that by surrendering to Zhang Xianzhong, he could save his life.

He naively believed that even if he led Zhang Xianzhong's army into the capital and destroyed Jiang Tian, ​​he would still be the emperor.

He never imagined that, despite all his calculations, he would become someone else's pawn.

"Guards! What are you all standing there for? Take Pang Hao away! I'll kill him after I'm emperor!" Zhang Xianzhong's decision not to kill Pang Hao now was not due to magnanimity.

Zhang Xianzhong had already made his plans.

When he finally ascends to the throne, he will kill all the corrupt officials among the civil and military officials in front of the entire city to gain a good reputation for himself.

Pang Hao started cursing.

"Zhang Xianzhong, you will die a horrible death."

"Zhang Xianzhong, if you treat me like this, may you be childless and without descendants."

Zhang Xianzhong was not angry when he heard Pang Hao's curses: "Lord Pang, you said I would be childless, but it is you who will be childless."

“Pound is dead, and your only son is gone. Do you know why your son died?”

"Because you've done too many immoral things."

"Hu Wan has already told me that your family has assets of forty to fifty million taels of silver, and you have more than 100 beautiful wives and concubines. In addition, you have a lifetime's worth of 'longevity oil'."

"Thank you, Pang Da, for accumulating so much wealth for me, Zhang Xianzhong."

Pang Hao was about to unleash a torrent of curses when someone slapped him across the face dozens of times with a weapon.

Two guards grabbed Pang Hao by the hair and dragged him down.

After Pang Hao went down.

Zhang Xianzhong glanced at the generals in the military tent.

"You all heard what that kid surnamed Pang said just now, right?"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

In the eyes of Zhang Xianzhong and his ilk, the capital city was overflowing with gold, money, and women.

"Charge into the city, rob money, women, and territory!" Zhang Xianzhong stood up, drew his sword from his waist, and roared.

"Let's storm the city, rob money, women, and territory."

"Pass down the order: on the day the army breaches the city, the city will be massacred for ten days. I will not interfere with any soldiers looting at will."

"promise……"

Soon, Zhang Xianzhong's orders reached every corner of the military camp.

Everyone who heard this was extremely excited.

The temptation to massacre a city for ten days was simply too great.

"Hu Jun, Hu Wan is working as a steward in the Pang family mansion. You take 5,000 elite soldiers as an inside agent and sneak into the city first."

"promise……"

"The capital is ours. You should be the one to make the greatest contribution when the city falls."

Hu Jun nodded.

"Two days later, the army will set off. Before the army attacks the city, I hope you will turn the capital upside down."

"Understood, Commander Zhang, rest assured, I will certainly live up to your expectations." Hu Jun was extremely excited.

...

The branch of the Embroidered Uniform Guard stationed in the capital.

Lu Wentong sat there, his face ashen.

"What? Pang Hao ran away? What did you idiots do?"

"Lord Lu, we don't know how this boy escaped. We guarded his residence day and night, but he still got away."

"Fool!" Lu Wentong was furious. Jiang Tian wanted to take fifty million taels of silver from Pang Hao and also wanted to execute his entire family by slow slicing.

Now, Pang Hao has actually run away.

"I must tell the lord about this immediately." Lu Wentong quickly ran outside.

...

The Imperial Study.

"My lord, that brat Pang Hao has escaped." Lu Wentong's face turned pale, and he knelt down with a thud. "This subordinate deserves to die. Please punish me, my lord."

"Let them run away," Jiang Tian said, completely unconcerned. "However, your Embroidered Uniform Guard has failed in its duty, and this must be dealt with according to the rules."

"promise……"

“My lord,” Lu Wentong knelt there, “I am guilty beyond redemption. Even if I die, I will bring Pang Hao to justice after you punish me.”

“No need,” Jiang Tian said. “Pang Hao is of no value to me, and he is of no value to those rebels either.”

There's no need to waste manpower, resources, and money capturing someone who has no value.