After receiving the news, the village chief told the villagers that they could get ten taels of silver as long as they captured Hong Chengchou.
Ten taels of silver may not seem like much, but it is a huge sum of money for ordinary people.
They left their homes and searched the nearby fields and mountains.
Less than a day and a half later, someone reported that there were signs of stranger activity on a hilltop.
It is suspected that the man is Hong Chengchou, a remnant of the Jiannu clan.
The Ming army immediately set out and captured him.
Half a day later, the cavalry responsible for the capture returned to the camp.
Hearing the cheers outside, Huang Degong knew he had caught the right person.
When he arrived outside the tent, Ming army soldiers were escorting Hong Chengchou inside.
The two looked at each other.
Hong Chengchou withdrew his gaze as if he had been electrocuted and looked down at his feet.
Huang Degong sighed and said, "Hong Chengchou, it is not shameful to surrender because you are afraid of death. But it is wrong for you to give advice to the Jiannu in order to please them after surrendering."
Hong Chengchou blushed: "If you had experienced what I experienced, you would definitely work harder than me."
Huang Degong glared and asked, "What happened to you? Did the Jiannu torture you?"
“No torture.”
"Since there was no torture, then they were using a trick on you, right?"
It would have been better if he hadn't said this. After he finished speaking, Hong Chengchou's face turned red: "You don't understand."
Huang Degong blinked his eyes and suddenly realized: "Is it a beauty trap or a self-torture trap?"
Hong Chengchou's face turned even redder: "You...you are talking nonsense."
Seeing Hong Chengchou's embarrassed look, everyone burst into laughter.
After the laughter, Huang Degong ordered in a cold voice: "Immediately escort Hong Chengchou to the capital and hand him over to His Majesty for punishment."
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