Chapter 108 Rebellion (End) ◇

◎: Hu Yi was shot dead by Zhou Yu with one arrow. Not only Ruan Er next to him was shocked, but also the attacking team led by Hu Kui in front was shocked!

Hu Yi was shot dead by Zhou Yu with a single arrow. Not only Ruan Er next to him was shocked, but also the attacking team led by Hu Kui in front was shocked!

Hu Xiang's son is dead! Even if they kill all the Zhou family members, I'm afraid they won't be able to explain it!

Some people, seeing that things were going badly, took advantage of the chaos and fled! But some people thought they might as well go all out and planned to rob the hot spring villa and then run away!

Therefore, despite Hu Yi's death, those people were only stunned for a moment before continuing their attack on the Hot Spring Villa. Among them, Hu Kui even thought that if they could capture all the Zhou family members in the villa alive and hand them over to Hu Xiang for punishment, perhaps Hu Xiang's anger towards them would be alleviated...

Therefore, it further motivated the group of private soldiers and slaves to smash the outer wall of the villa...

The bandits outside the door are extremely vicious, but the people in the villa are not vegetarians either!

The people who live in the villa now, whether they are from the Zhou family, the Zheng family, or the Li family working in the villa, all of them have either experienced exile or have martial arts skills.

Among them, Zhou Yu, Zhou Luo, and Zhou Gong had all experienced the siege of Fuzhou City and personally killed the Tartars...

Therefore, when they saw Hu Kui and his men attacking the villa, everyone was not intimidated, but instead faced the situation with a positive attitude...

Besides attacking with bows and arrows from high ground, Zhou Luo and the other two also drew on their experience in defending Fuzhou and directed the others to attack with hot water, boiling oil, stones, and other objects...

Later, the Duke of Zhenguo, who lived in the villa, also arrived with his guards. He led the men in forming a battle formation, firmly blocking the entrance to the villa and the holes in the wall that had just been smashed open by the bandits. Whenever a few bandits broke in from there, the men would rush forward and kill them...

The people who attacked the villa were different from those who attacked the palace. Hu Xiang and his men who attacked the palace had over 10,000 soldiers under their command. With so many soldiers attacking the city together, the city walls were damaged in more than one place. However, there were only 100 people led by Zhou Jin to defend... Even if they wanted to block the gap, they couldn't...

There were only about 300 people attacking the villa, and some of them just ran away, so now there are only about 200 people in total. The men on the villa side are about 100 in total, and including the women, there are about 150 or 160 in total. In terms of number, they are not much less than the enemy!

Therefore, under the leadership of the Duke of Zhenguo, the men blocked the several entrances opened by the bandits, and Hu Kui and others on the opposite side tried their best but could not break through!

In addition, many people gave up and fled after seeing that they had been unable to break into the villa for a long time. When Zhou Jin and his group arrived, there were only a hundred or so people left, including Hu Kui, who were still anxiously guarding the gate...

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"The evil plot of Hu Xiang and his men has been exposed! They have all been executed! If you continue to resist, you will also suffer the same fate!"

Zhou Jin, Zhu Xi, and Mu Qingni shouted loudly before they even reached the villa. Everyone who was attacking the villa was frightened when they heard it...

I don’t know who took the lead, but they started running out first, and then all the bandits fled in all directions!

"Everyone! Follow me!" The Duke of Zhenguo, who was in the villa, saw this scene, snatched the dagger from the guard beside him, and led the charge out of the villa...

His vigorous steps didn't show any trace of his usual frail appearance. His eyes were shining with excitement!

How many years have passed! How many years have passed! He can finally go into battle and kill the enemy again! Haha, even though it's just a small dish, it's enough to make him, who hasn't smelled blood in a long time, excited!

The Duke of Zhenguo raised his knife and rushed towards a private soldier who was so frightened that he was a little weak. He couldn't catch up with others! This weak-footed thief was the closest to him and fell down in fear!

With one cut, the man's neck was cut!

Alas! I am still getting old! My movements are a little slow, and the knife cuts a little shallowly!

The Duke of Zhenguo looked at the man he had killed in front of him excitedly and said with regret!

The two guards beside him... while protecting him closely, they secretly complained:

Old Duke! You better take it easy! I wonder who was paralyzed in bed two hours ago?

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Seeing that the Duke of Zhenguo had taken the lead, Zheng Yong and the others in the villa also rushed out and attacked the fleeing private soldiers and servants...

At the same time, Zhou Jin and Mu Qingni also stopped Hu Kui who was about to escape in the crowd, and Ruan Er who had been standing outside looking at Hu Yi's corpse with a worried look on his face!

Zhu Xi ignored everyone and just ran towards the villa!

"Ayu! Ayu!" Zhu Xi shouted loudly in the chaotic crowd...

Zhou Yu, who had been hiding in the tree and attacking, had just hidden his crossbow in the space when he heard Zhu Xi's cry. He quickly poked his head out from between the branches, raised his hand and smiled at him:

"Joo Hee! I'm here! I'm fine! Don't worry!"

When Zhu Xi heard Zhou Yu's laughter, he finally felt relieved. He thought to himself, how come his A Yu is so beautiful even when climbing a tree!

…

Meanwhile, Zhou Jin had already dealt with Hu Kui and came to help Mu Qingni, who was fighting with Ruan Er...

Ruan Er's Kung Fu was only slightly inferior to his brother Ruan Da's, and he could fight Mu Qingni to a draw, but with Zhou Jin added to the mix, he couldn't hold on any longer.

"Let's fight one on one if you dare. You two against me alone are no heroes!"

Ruan Er tried his best to hold on while provoking Zhou Jin, trying to arouse Zhou Jin's manliness and fight him alone!

If it was just him, Ruan Er felt that he might still have some chance of winning!

"Ha ha,"

Zhou Jin would not be fooled by him and immediately replied shamelessly,

"Qingni and I have always been one. We fought against thirty or fifty thousand people together, and we won't be separated when we fight against even one of you!"

Ruan Er...this guy is so shameless!

Mu Qingni... who... who is your husband and wife...

"Ruan Er, I see you still have some conscience and are quite capable, so why have you continued to aid Hu Xiang and his men in their atrocities?! Now that Hu Xiang and his men have been captured, if you are willing to turn back and expose their crimes, I might be able to find a way to save your life!"

Mu Qingni had noticed from the last battle with Ruan Er that Ruan Er seemed to be disdainful of what Tian's mother and son did. This time, he didn't seem to participate in the attack on the villa, but just stood by and watched, so she couldn't help but persuade him.

"How is my elder brother now?" Ruan Er did not answer Mu Qingni, but asked back.

"We've already caught him!" Mu Qingni answered honestly, "He's currently being held captive with Hu Yong and the others."

"If I listen to you exposing the crimes of Hu Xiang and others, can you save his life?" Ruan Er asked again.

"I'm afraid... I can't!" Mu Qingni replied honestly. "For the crime of treason, not exterminating his entire clan is already a mercy. The most I can do is try to keep his body intact!"

"good!"

Mu Qingni thought Ruan Er would continue to resist to the end after hearing that he couldn't save his elder brother's life, but she didn't expect him to stop after thinking for a moment.

Half-kneeling on the ground, she begged him:

"General Mu, I will listen to you and expose Prime Minister Hu's crimes. Saving my life is not important. I only ask that you keep your promise, leave my eldest brother's body intact, and help collect his remains!"

Ruan Er wasn't afraid of the extermination of his entire clan. He and his brother had been dependent on each other since childhood, so where did the nine clans even exist?! He wasn't afraid of death either. His eldest brother was destined to die anyway, so he, as a brother, would just accompany him!

But he had heard that those whose bodies were not intact would fall into the three evil paths in the underworld, and their ghosts would suffer in the afterlife! They had suffered enough in this life, and he didn't want his eldest brother to have no peace after death!

"Okay!" Mu Qingni nodded.

…

On August 27, the 21st year of Chengqian, the case of Hu Lian and the Second Prince for treason was jointly tried by the Imperial Clan Court, the Ministry of Justice, and the Dali Temple, and the verdict was officially announced.

Hu Yong, the mastermind, was sentenced to death by slow slicing! His followers, including Wang Youde, were also sentenced to immediate execution! All males above the age of twenty in the clan were executed, and the rest were exiled to Liaodong as slaves!

The Second Prince, Zhu Huai, was known for his violent temper and erratic behavior. Despite being punished by the Emperor, he refused to repent and harbored a grudge, forcing the Emperor to abdicate. However, the Emperor, mindful that he had no intention of patricide and was merely being manipulated by Prime Minister Hu and his men, spared his life and sentenced him to life imprisonment, stripping him of his title and family lineage. His son, the Third Imperial Sun, was naturally imprisoned alongside his father.

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Alas! This evil old society!

After hearing the verdict of Hu Xiang and others, Zhou Jin and his sister sighed in their hearts again!

For the same crime of treason, Hu Xiang and his companions were sentenced to death by slicing or immediate execution, and their clansmen, regardless of their involvement or not, were either exiled or beheaded, yet the Second Prince and his son were only sentenced to imprisonment?!

This penalty is really good!!

Apart from making the brother and sister further understand the ancient imperial society, there is really nothing else to say!

Fortunately, Hu Yong's eldest son Hu Yan had been serving as an official outside and had always been at odds with his father, so he did not participate in Hu Yong's rebellion. After Zhu Xi, Mu Qingni and others pleaded for him, Emperor Cheng Qian specially pardoned him and spared his life. He was only demoted to a commoner and allowed to change his surname to his mother's. He was no longer allowed to call himself a descendant of Hu Yong, and was only allowed to serve people of his mother's clan.

It can be regarded as a little comfort to the indignant brother and sister!

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After a major treason case, thousands of people were beheaded, and the ground at Caishikou was still filled with the smell of blood after being washed for three days. However, except for those implicated by Hu Xiang and others, people's lives were not affected at all, and they continued to live their lives, whether bittersweet or sweet...

After the Hu Xiang rebellion case, those who made contributions were naturally rewarded.

Commander Lei Zhanlei of the Huben Camp was directly promoted from commander to lieutenant general. In addition to continuing to be in charge of the Huben Camp, he was also conferred the title of Earl of Zhongqin by Emperor Chengqian, and Hu Yong's Prime Minister's Mansion was given to him as an Earl's Mansion.

Mu Qingni was also promoted to guerrilla general, and according to Emperor Qian's order, he took over the defense of the four gates of Kyoto and the defense of the inner city.

Zhou Jin, who made great contributions in the case of Hu Xiang's rebellion, was directly promoted three levels and replaced the murdered Ma Jin as the new commander of the Longxiang Camp, one of the three camps. He was also given a house in Kyoto, which was the residence of Prime Minister Wang Youde.

The twelfth prince, Zhu Shan, was also caught by Emperor Cheng Qian and made the commander of the palace guard camp because his poor skills were exposed!

Originally, Emperor Chengqian wanted to ask Zhu Xi to do this job together, but Zhu Xi refused to do it. He said that he was tired enough serving his grandfather Emperor Chengqian all day long and had no time to accompany his A Yu. If Emperor Chengqian assigned him other work, he would not be the emperor's grandson anymore!

Emperor Chengqian was so angry that his face turned pale...

This brat! Besides constantly threatening him with not being the emperor's grandson, what else can he do?! Who else is he thinking about besides his A-Yu?! And he's always serving him?! What are he serving him for?!

Really! Do you think he's afraid?!

But... he was really scared!

Emperor Cheng Qian was really afraid that his fifth grandson would stop considering himself his grandson out of anger. This kid had long wanted to abandon him and take his A Yu to live a carefree life!

But he really couldn't bear to see his grandson leave him so soon! Now, apart from this useless grandson in front of him, he really couldn't find any other grandson who could treat him as a grandfather without asking for anything in return.

His third grandson, to whom he had entrusted important tasks, rebelled against him. His second grandson, whom he trusted, hid in his own chambers, daring not to come out, even though he knew someone in the palace was trying to force him to abdicate. The rest of his grandsons were similar to his second grandson...

Instead, his youngest son, who had always been neglected by him, and the useless grandson in front of him stood in front of him and tried their best to protect him!

So, Emperor Chengqian thought,

Forget it, if this kid wants to slack off, let him slack off!

But, do you want to abandon this old man and run away to live freely on your own? No way!

Therefore, he waved his hand and issued an order for Zhu Xi and Zhou Yu to get married in the early spring of next year!

Humph, you kid don’t want to serve your grandfather? Then I’ll let you marry a wife, and then you two can serve me together!

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Spoiler alert: After this chapter, most of the major battles are over, and this article will enter the house fighting mode, and all kinds of top-notch people will appear again soon...