Zhu Cijiong sneered again: "Who said I would forgive you?"

"Ah?" Zhao Zhilong panicked. He didn't expect Zhu Cijiong to be so heartless.

When Zhu Cijiong was in Nanjing, the relationship between the two of them was pretty good.

As time goes by, Zhu Cixiong seems to have become a different person.

After a brief moment of shock, Zhao Zhilong kowtowed vigorously: "This is all Zhu Guobi's fault. Although I am wrong, my mistake is not fatal. Please spare my life, Your Highness."

Zhu Cijiong snorted coldly and shouted outside: "Come here, drag Zhao Zhilong out and behead him as a warning to the public."

Zhao Zhilong was completely panicked. He kept kowtowing: "Your Highness, please spare my life. I know I was wrong! Your Highness, please spare my life..."

But Zhu Cijiong remained unmoved.

The Jinyiwei outside the door rushed forward and took Zhao Zhilong out.

Zhao Zhilong made a sound like slaughtering a pig.

After a moment, the sound stopped abruptly.

A Jinyiwei came in and reported: "Your Highness, Xincheng Earl Zhao Zhilong has been beheaded in public."

Zhu Cijiong nodded coldly: "Okay, send his head to the front line to deter the rebels, and send the news to the capital to inform His Majesty."

"Yes." The Royal Guard said goodbye and left.

Li Dingguo and Li Xianzhong did not speak during the whole process.

Zhao Zhilong was the Earl of Xincheng.

A count can kill people as he pleases. What a courage.

What they didn't know was that Zhu Cixiong received a manual from Chongzhen before leaving Beijing.

There are names written all over it.

It is clearly written who can be killed and who cannot be killed.

He killed Zhao Zhilong because of the reasons on the list and his own considerations.

Only by killing more powerful people can the redistribution of land be completed.

If Zhao Zhilong's surrender was accepted, other powerful people would also surrender.

The mission of killing people and dividing the land is likely to fail.

So he had no choice but to kill him.

After killing Zhao Zhilong, Zhu Cijiong led his troops south again.

He did not continue the attack, but stationed in Anping Town waiting for the arrival of the main force of the Ping Liao army.

Yes.

The main force of the Ping Liao army has arrived in Tianjin and will soon be at the front line.