Chapter 437: The Demon Concubine Who Brings Trouble to the Nation vs. the Bandit Emperor of the Founding of the Country 48
When the soldiers saw the gold medal, they thought that the soldiers were sent by the emperor. What they did was not ordered by the emperor, but was just the emperor's oral order conveyed by Prefect Yan. They wanted the reward, but also thought that Prefect Yan would be responsible if anything went wrong, so they came boldly.
"We won't kill you if you surrender your weapons! Why don't you surrender immediately?"
Lin Yuan was tall and majestic, and he wore armor engraved with dragon patterns. Except for His Majesty's personal guards, no one dared to wear such armor.
The soldiers believed it about 70% on the spot, and one after another they dropped their weapons and knelt down.
Yan Hongkang was a little confused. His Majesty had clearly asked him to kill Ji Liao, so why would he suddenly send troops to protect Ji Liao? This is impossible!
"A bunch of idiots! These are definitely not His Majesty's personal guards. Take up your weapons and kill them!"
Ji Liao came over with a sword, and Ji Yunhuan followed behind his father. The soldiers had long lost their will to fight and all moved away.
Yan Hongkang was so scared that he kept backing away, but Lin Yuan's team was right behind him and he had nowhere to escape.
"I know! This must be your private army! Ji Liao, you really want to rebel. His Majesty is right. You are ambitious and covet the kingdom of Jin!"
"Send a signal! Tell the city defenders to come to our aid quickly. We must capture this traitor!"
Butler Zheng reacted quickly. Just as he was about to fire a flare, he was hit on the arm by a sword, and then pierced through the heart by an arrow. He fell to the ground, and blood was all over the floor.
Lin Yuan was holding a crossbow made of fine iron. There were gold engravings on it, and it was obvious that it was not an ordinary item.
"Whoever dares to act without authorization will suffer the consequences! I am the general of the personal guards beside His Majesty. Seeing this token is like seeing His Majesty. Yan Hongkang, you are defying the Emperor and you refuse to kneel when you see the token. Are you planning to rebel?"
The soldiers knelt on the ground again, even a few young generals knelt down and shouted that they were wronged.
"General, you are very clear-sighted. We were all deceived by Yan Hongkang. He said there were rebels, so we came to suppress them."
"Yes, yes, it's none of our business. It was Yan Hongkang who deceived His Majesty and acted tyrannically in Jeju City."
"The soldiers guarding the city were also following orders. It was Prefect Yan who fabricated the order from His Majesty. We were all kept in the dark."
Lin Yuan put on a tolerant and generous look, "In this case, I will report to His Majesty and pardon you all for your innocence, but the traitor Yan Hongkang is the main culprit and must be put to death!"
Yan Hongkang didn't understand how things turned out like this. He was clearly leading hundreds of elite soldiers, and killing Ji Liao was a foregone conclusion, so how come a group of people suddenly appeared?
He pointed at Lin Yuan and shouted, "You are talking nonsense! I have never seen you by His Majesty's side. You are not His Majesty's personal guard at all. Who are you?"
Ji Liao bowed to Lin Yuan with a particularly respectful attitude, "Thanks to your majesty for being so perceptive, otherwise Yan Hongkang would have succeeded. Jeju City is such an important place, and the troops defending the city are of utmost importance. How can we let Yan Hongkang dispatch them at will?"
"General, you have worked hard on the journey. It's a pity that Ji is a criminal. Otherwise, I would definitely drink with you and continue our friendship."
Lin Yuan nodded at Ji Liao, his arrogant look exactly like the emperor's personal guards.
He glanced at Yan Hongkang sideways and said coldly, "You are just a prefect, how dare you see me? Here is the imperial token bestowed by His Majesty. Do you really need me to bring the imperial decree before you will be executed?"
"You should lead your troops away quickly and return to the camp to await your Majesty's orders. Anyone who dares to stay here will be complicit in this traitor's crimes."
Several young generals apologized with a smile and immediately counted the men and prepared to go back. Some of them even secretly slipped silver bills to the "General of the Royal Guards".
"General, you have worked hard. As a token of my appreciation, I would like to invite you all to drink some tea and ask you to speak a few good words to His Majesty. We brothers are all innocent."
Lin Yuan didn’t know whether he should accept it or not. Across the crowd, he looked at Ji Yunhuan for help.
Ji Yunhuan nodded slightly at Lin Yuan. It would be a waste not to accept the money that was delivered to the door. This was the mentality of the officials in Jin State. These young generals would feel at ease only after receiving the money.
Things went more smoothly than she had imagined. These people were already guilty, but a token and a few well-made suits of armor were enough to scare them off.
If a real fight breaks out, they will definitely be no match for the defenders, and there are more than a few hundred people in the defenders, so they cannot win.
So she could only take advantage of the situation and use the emperor's appearance as a banner. Before that, she had emptied the emperor's study and armory. What was a mere gold medal? She could really produce an imperial edict, guaranteed to be genuine!
But there is no need for an imperial edict at the moment, which saves trouble.
Seeing that the "Personal Guard General" did not accept the banknotes, the young general thought that the general thought it was too little, so he gritted his teeth and emptied all the banknotes on his body, and whispered: "If the general does not accept it, we will feel bad. When the general comes again in the future, we will definitely treat the general with good wine and food, and will not let the general down."
If the money is not enough, they can make up for it later.
Lin Yuan held the stand and signaled his men beside him to collect the money.
The bandit's den was filled with poor people, and they almost laughed out loud when they saw such a generous "bribe".
Lin Yuan glared at his subordinate fiercely, and the subordinate retracted his grinning mouth and put the banknotes into his arms.
No matter how Yan Hongkang threatened, bribed, yelled and cursed, the soldiers still withdrew quickly.
The flames from the gunpowder explosion had not yet extinguished, and there were many corpses lying on the ground. There were soldiers who were killed by bandits and civilians, as well as innocent civilians who were killed.
Seeing the soldiers running away in disgrace, the people bravely ran back. Some of them hugged the corpses on the ground and cried bitterly, shouting the names of their loved ones.
Lin Yuan lifted up his helmet and casually stuck the red tasseled spear into the ground. He touched the butcher knife at his waist and smiled grimly.
"Finally the performance is over. I am so exhausted. This armor is so fancy and cumbersome to wear. This gun is not easy to use either. My butcher knife is more useful!"
"You dog officer, you have killed so many people. It would be too easy for you to just kill you. Why don't we each kill them with a knife to vent our anger?"
Lin Yuan's men also took off their armors in pieces, and stood around Yan Hongkang in a sloppy and careless manner.
Yan Hongkang was so frightened that his legs were shaking. He trembled and said, "You...you are not the Royal Guards. Where did you get the token? Where did you get the armor? Who are you?"
"The one who wants you dead!"
Lin Yuan raised his butcher knife and stabbed it into Yan Hongkang's heart. The blade deviated a little and warm blood gushed out. Yan Hongkang widened his eyes and let out a wheezing sound from his throat.
Yan Hongkang still had a breath left, and the people rushed over with gnashing teeth. Some picked up swords and hacked at him, while more people kicked him, punched him, and some even bit him with their teeth!
Yan Hongkang's screams became weaker and weaker, and soon he was no longer able to breathe.
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