Chapter 116 Dark Hour 4
With a snap, the scabbard hit the servant. The servant immediately fell to the ground and said hurriedly, "My Lords, I'll go right away! I'll go right away!" He quickly got up and ran inside.
After a while, an elderly man arrived at the door with his family of several dozen people. He came to Zhou Shuai and bowed, saying, "Sir! I am ignorant. Please forgive me!"
"Admiral Wu! Do you think that the enemy army is about to enter the city and the imperial edict of the Ming Dynasty will be useless?" Wanshan walked forward and asked coldly.
"I dare not!" said Wu Xiang.
"Wu Xiang, please accept the order!" Wan Shan said as he unfolded the imperial edict.
Wu Xiang and his entire family knelt on the ground. Wan Shan recited, "The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, summons you: Wu Xiang is appointed Governor-General of the Grand Canal and Commander-in-Chief of the Jiangnan Army, with the added title of Minister of War. He is also the Grand General of Zhenyuan! He is to escort the prince to Nanjing as Regent! This is my decree! Governor-General, accept it!"
Wu Xiang was stunned when he heard this. His son had urged him so many times, but he still hadn't come to the capital. And Chongzhen actually trusted him, making him the Governor of the Grand Canal? And the General of Zhenyuan? He couldn't believe it, and he couldn't believe it. He couldn't believe it. He couldn't believe it. He couldn't believe it. He couldn't believe it.
"Your Highness, I accept the order!" Wu Xiang took the imperial edict, looked at it, and then handed it to a servant, saying, "Do the two emperors have any other orders? How do we get out?"
"Lord Wu, please pack your luggage quickly, we are about to set off! The emperor said to take your two sons, Chen Yuanyuan, and your daughter Wu Sanmei with you! The others are in the capital!" said General Zhou.
Wu Xiang glanced at Zhou Shuai and Wan Shan, then suddenly turned and ran inside. Zhou Shuai was quick and grabbed the old man! He said, "Want to run? Come here!" Zhou Shuai quickly clamped Wu Xiang under his armpit.
Wanshan and the other team members immediately drew their rifles and pointed them at the rest of the Wu family. Although Wu Xiang was restrained, his mouth wasn't blocked. He said, "They're forging the imperial edict. The Emperor will never allow us to leave the capital with our women!"
The servants were hesitant upon hearing this. After all, the Jinyiwei were sent by the emperor, but the master said they were faking the imperial edict, which made them thieves! So, without hesitation, they drew their swords and prepared to rescue their master.
What a shame! Wanshan and Zhou Shuai were prepared and opened fire without a word. The Wu family servants immediately fell, but any who dared to step forward were also shot down by Wanshan. Only then did everyone realize that their muskets could fire continuously. Only then did no one dare to move. Behind Wu Xiang, Wu Sanfeng and Wu Sanfu had already been tied up by the other team members.
General Zhou pointed his rifle at Wu Xiang's head and said, "If you just follow us to Nanjing, you'll be offered a high position and generous salary! If you don't behave, your entire family will be killed."
"You dare! I..." Wu Xiang hadn't finished speaking when Wan Shan shot another servant in the head, who was lying on the ground. The servant was still wailing when he was suddenly struck by the musket, and half of his head disappeared. A patch of red and white was left on the ground!
"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll make your whole family the same as him!" Wanshan said.
"Go and bring Chen Yuanyuan and Third Sister out!" Wu Xiang said tremblingly.
"You're so shameless!" Zhou Shuai muttered.
Soon, the two women were brought to the main gate. Zhou Shuai told the two team members, "Tie them up and get in the car!" They went up and tied up Chen Yuanyuan. As they were about to tie up Wu Sanmei, she suddenly pulled a dagger from her waist and stabbed the team member. The team member turned and dodged.
Zhou Shuai drew his embroidered spring sword and knocked the dagger away with one blow. He then placed the sword on Wu Sanmei's neck and said, "Behave! Stop talking nonsense!" The team then tied Wu Sanmei up.
Seeing that everyone they needed to take away had been tied up, Wanshan shouted to the other team members, "Kill them!" The other team members immediately raised their guns, pulled the trigger, and shot the others to death! Other team members threw homemade incendiary bombs at the Wu Mansion! The entire Wu Mansion was suddenly engulfed in flames.
Wan Shan and Zhou Shuai led the five members of the Wu family out of the Wu Mansion and headed straight for Chaoyang Gate. Behind them, the fire at the Wu family's house grew increasingly fierce, illuminating the sky red.
But at this time, no one cared about the fire at Wu's house, because everyone was worried about their own safety. As long as it didn't burn down their own house, it would be fine!
Wanshan and Zhou Shuai tied up the five men, put them in a cart, and gagged them. They were afraid someone would see them, after all, the Five Cities Military Commission was still patrolling. But they were also wondering if the court would change tomorrow. But kidnapping Pingxibo's family was a small matter. What if others thought of it? A safe bet is a safe bet!
Everything went smoothly, and they arrived at a courtyard near Chaoyang Gate. This was the courtyard Zhao Xiaofei had rented, where the jeep and dozens of four-wheeled carriages were hidden. The officials with their families were escorted to the vehicles by the team members and could not get out without their orders.
The five members of the Wu family were stuffed directly into the first carriage behind the jeep. Zhou Shuai said, "Just be obedient! We won't treat you unfairly when we get to Nanjing!"
Wanshan boarded the jeep and said to all the team members behind him, "Let's go!"
Wanshan's charioteer and his companions advanced, with several horses in front pulling a jeep. On either side were mounted escorts, and many others sat in the carriages with the officials, their rifles drawn, ready for any unexpected event.
As Zhou Shuai opened the car door, Princess Kunxing in the back demanded, "Why did you tie me up? Where is the Prince Consort?"
"The Prince Consort is still in the city. He's going to save the Emperor! If he succeeds, he and the Emperor will go to Tianjin to join us. If he fails, the Prince Consort will also go to Tianjin to join us!" Zhou Shuai said. He thought to himself, don't ask me to do this kind of nonsense anymore.
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