Chapter 125: Prince Ding ascends the throne 1
"Kill!" Jin Bin rushed back with his men! Zhao Xinhui hadn't expected this situation, and the organization was short of manpower! Zhao Xinhui and Zhao Xiaofei retreated step by step, and finally had to go to the attic of Zhao Xinhui's house.
Princess Kunxing was firing arrows back from behind General Zhou and his men, but she was always worried about her husband. She never took her eyes off the Zhao residence. When she saw the enemy rushing back, she cried out, "Oh no! My husband is in danger!"
Zhou Shuai originally wanted to kill the man immediately, but unfortunately he didn't expect someone to think of rushing back to kill him. Zhou Shuai said to the other team members: "Follow me to rush into the Zhao Mansion to rescue the prince consort!"
"Yes!" the team members answered in unison.
"I want to go too!" said Princess Kunxing.
"No! You stay here! Everyone else follow me!" Zhou Shuai rushed in with his team members.
Zhao Xinhui had already been captured. He had been drinking heavily and his reaction time was slow. He was soon injured and beaten. Jin Bin shouted to the attic: "My Lord! Surrender quickly! Or I will kill this Zhao with a single blow!"
Zhao Xiaofei asked the escort next to him, "Can you kill Jin Bin with one shot?"
"My Lord! No! There are too many people holding shields blocking the way!" said the escort.
"Prince Consort Zhao, I don't have the patience to play with you! Just tell me the truth!" Jin Bin said while holding a knife to Zhao Xinhui's neck.
"Listen up, brothers downstairs! Whoever can kill Jin Bin will be rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver from Thailand that Feng Shengshi brought outside the door! You saw it just now, it's all real gold and silver! 10,000 taels!" Zhao Xiaofei shouted.
Jin Bin cursed inwardly: Damn it! This son-in-law is really good at playing tricks, using my money to arrest me! He looked around at the soldiers. Some were loyal to him, but some were not. There were actually a few who secretly looked at him.
Jin Bin cursed, "You bunch of bastards! What are you looking at me for? Only if we capture the Prince Consort will we have a chance of getting out alive!"
"Don't listen to him! The Crown Prince and the Empress Dowager are just outside the city! If you kill Jin Bin, you will be making great contributions to the enthronement of the new emperor! I promise that not only will your lives be safe, but you will also receive rewards and even be promoted! What are you still hesitating about? Kill! Kill him! Kill him!" Zhao Xiaofei was so anxious that he started swearing.
"Laozi~" Jin Bin hadn't finished speaking when an arrow flew towards his face. Jin Bin quickly lowered his head and dodged the arrow.
Then, gunshots rang out, and many of Jin Bin's guards fell to the ground, dead. Zhao Xinhui took advantage of this moment to run to Zhao Xiaofei's attic, but he was too drunk and slow. Jin Bin, now desperate, threw the knife in his hand. The knife stabbed Zhao Xinhui in the lower back. Zhao Xinhui screamed and fell to the ground!
Just as Jin Bin threw the knife, another arrow shot towards him. This arrow hit Jin Bin's left eye, and the arrow was so powerful that the tip shot directly from the back of his head. Jin Bin fell to the ground and died!
The two arrows were shot by Princess Kunxing, Zhu Mianzhu. Zhao Xiaofei shouted from the attic, "Surrender and you won't be killed! Surrender and you won't be killed!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Shuai and his team members shouted loudly: "Surrender and you won't be killed! Surrender and you won't be killed!"
Under the threat of muskets and bows and arrows, all but a few diehards knelt and surrendered. The few who resisted stubbornly were also shot to pieces by the muskets.
Zhao Xiaofei went downstairs to Zhao Xinhui's side and sniffed him for breath. Seeing that he was still breathing, he said to Zhou Shuai, "Send someone to call my brother! Commander Zhao can still be saved!"
"Yes! Come, carry Lord Zhao into the house!" General Zhou ordered the cleanup of the battlefield and beheaded Jin Bin, Feng Shengshi, and Lou Guangxian. He then led his men to the military camps to appease the troops under their command!
Princess Kunxing Zhu Mianzhu came to Zhao Xiaofei, dropped the bow in her hand, threw herself into his arms and said, "I was scared to death! I was really worried that something would happen to you!"
"Did you shoot those two arrows just now?" Zhao Xiaofei asked while hugging Kunxing.
"Well! How about it? My archery skills are pretty good, right?" Kunxing said proudly.
"Great! Give me a kiss!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Hate it! There are so many soldiers here!" Princess Kunxing covered her face and blushed.
After cleaning up the Zhao Mansion, Zhao Xiaofei immediately summoned the surrendered soldiers to the gate for questioning. There were only 300 soldiers left from Feng Shengshi and his men. Zhao Xiaofei stood before them and shouted, "Brothers! I know the court treated you unfairly! But that was in the past! From now on, military pay will be in arrears! Those of you who want to continue serving, stand on the left. We will register you and issue you back pay. Those of you who don't want to serve, stand on the right. We will provide you with travel expenses and allow you to return home!"
Upon hearing this, the soldiers below returned the money for their journey. Immediately, a soldier stood to the right, and Wanshan immediately sent someone to give him a 10-liang ingot of silver and then told him to leave immediately. The remaining soldiers, seeing that they were really being given money, stood to the left, and some to the right. Wanshan led his men to distribute their military pay and journey expenses one by one.
After everyone had received their silver, 120 people remained. These people were immediately incorporated into Wanshan's team. They immediately went to the military camp to tell the emperor about his benevolent and righteous act. As long as they followed the court, they would immediately receive silver!
General Zhou brought the heads and the surrendered soldiers with him. He quickly persuaded Feng Shengshi, Lou Guangxian and their soldiers to surrender. He also promised that if they surrendered, they would be given silver immediately.
Except for a few who fled with ulterior motives, the remaining nearly 10,000 troops gathered at the parade ground, waiting for the court to pay their outstanding wages!
Zhao Xiaofei ordered his men to bring a silver cart and place the silver on the stage. It was bright daylight, and the silver shone brightly, making the people feel itchy.
Zhao Xiaofei took out the magical loudspeaker again and shouted to the audience: "Brothers! You are all loyal men of the Ming Dynasty! Today, I will make up for your outstanding wages! If you want to continue conquering the world with us, register with me! If you don't want to continue fighting, we won't stop you! Take the money and go home to marry! As long as you don't continue to serve the bandits, we will not make things difficult for you! Now listen to my orders! Everyone line up here to receive the money. If anyone tries to grab it, I can't recognize him with my musket and bow! Do you understand?"
"Understood! Long live the Ming! Long live the Ming!" Some of the shills immediately chimed in. People tend to follow the crowd, and the other soldiers followed suit, shouting, "Long live the Ming! Long live the Ming!" The sound shook the heavens! Even Empress Dowager Zhou, who was outside the city preparing to enter, heard it.
Queen Mother Zhou asked Wanshan, who had just returned, "Did Marquis Zhongzhen subdue all the rebels?"
"Don't worry, Queen Mother! All the traitors have been killed! Now Tianjin City is ours!" Wanshan replied.
"Okay! Let's go into the city!" said Queen Mother Zhou.
"yes!"
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