"I don't want to either! The captives must be killed! We will raid the Wang family compound later and leave the silver to the people in the town! Let them escape on their own!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Boss, if you put yourself in my shoes, I think you are quite merciful! This is the Ming Dynasty, a time of chaos. If I were you, I would kill all the people in the town! We can't guarantee whether anyone here is on Wang Yanyi's side. So, we will raid Wang's house and rush to the county town. We will report to the government that we encountered bandits and they rushed into Wangjia Town." Wanshan said.
"You want to be the first to complain! Wanshan, I really didn't see that!" Fang Xinyu said with a smile.
"Then what good ideas can you come up with? There will probably be a lot of such things in the late Ming Dynasty. It is impossible for us to discuss them whenever we encounter something. There will be a lot of things to do in the future. If we have time to discuss this, it will delay many things! What I mean is to kill them! We didn't provoke them, they provoked us. You must pay for what you have done!" Wanshan said.
"Kill you if I want to! I can't do such a thing except on the front battlefield!" said Zhou Shuai.
"Just watch! Besides, there are people from the Beijing camp and the fighting industry!" Wanshan said.
"I think that's it! We just have to watch!" Fang Xinyu said.
In front of the Wang family compound, a man who looked like a servant came out and said something to Mao Jiu. At this time, Zhao Xiaofei came over and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Your Majesty! The head of the Wang family is willing to pay half of his silver to buy his life!" said Mao Jiu.
"How much?" Zhao Xiaofei asked coldly.
"One hundred thousand taels!" said Mao Jiu.
"Hmph! You think you're done with just 100,000 taels? If we take it in, it won't be just 100,000 taels, right? I don't want a penny of this money. I'll give half to my brothers and keep the other half for those orphans and widows to keep a way out." Zhao Xiaofei said.
"Understood!" Mao Jiu said excitedly. He then turned to his men and said, "Our master said that half of the silver will go to you brothers. Follow me and charge!"
Mao Jiu took out a grenade he'd gotten from Wan Shan, pulled the fuse, and threw it at the gate of the Wang family compound. With a resounding bang, the gate and the bricks and tiles of the gatehouse flew off. Several servants at the gate were pierced by the broken door panels, leaving bloody holes all over their bodies.
The other servants, terrified by the thought of siege artillery, immediately dropped their weapons and fled deeper into the courtyard. Mao Jiu and Li Deliang commanded the charge as they rushed in, and the entire Wang family compound immediately fell into chaos. Women cried, children screamed, and men struggled desperately. The troops from the Beijing Army and the Daxing Army were at the forefront. The escorts primarily surrounded the courtyard, preventing anyone from escaping.
The Wang family compound had been completely cleaned out by blood. Zhao Xiaofei hadn't even gone in. Mao Jiu and Li Deliang were holding Wang Yanyi out. His hair was disheveled, his face was covered in blood, and he knelt limply on the ground.
"Sir, please spare me! Sir, please spare me!" Wang Yanyi cried out. He kowtowed repeatedly.
Zhao Xiaofei approached and said, "If you're out there, you should expect this day to come! Come on, send him off!"
"Have mercy! Have mercy! I know I was wrong! Have mercy!" Wang Yanyi was dragged away. Mao Jiu raised his knife and slashed, and a head fell to the ground.
Mao Jiu walked over and said, "My Lord! The man has been killed!"
"I saw it! How much silver was found in his house?" Zhao Xiaofei asked.
"He has probably more than 300,000 taels of silver, and even more land deeds. He also has quite a few shops in the county town!" said Mao Jiu.
"Let the brothers take as much as they can, and throw what they can't take away onto the streets of the town. Let the brothers shout, welcome the King of Rebellion, welcome the King of Rebellion, we won't pay taxes when the King of Rebellion comes!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Yes!" Mao Jiu laughed happily. He understood that the prince consort wanted to pin the blame on the bandits. He took the order and quickly made arrangements.
At this time, Li Deliang walked over with an expressionless face, clasped his fists and said, "Your Ma-sama! All the men, women, and children in the mansion have been dealt with."
"Okay! I won't ask for details. Let's bury the women and children!" Zhao Xiaofei felt a little anxious.
"Your Highness is so merciful!" Li Deliang said. Then he organized some people to dig a hole.
In the town, 100 people pushed carts and threw silver at the doorsteps of each house, shouting: "Welcome the rebel king, welcome the rebel king, the rebel king has come and no taxes will be paid! Welcome the rebel king, welcome the rebel king, the rebel king has come and no taxes will be paid! Welcome the rebel king, welcome the rebel king, the rebel king has come and no taxes will be paid!"
Furious that they couldn't take all the silver, these people threw it into every window, breaking many. Some even threw it directly into the houses, but no one dared to leave.
It was almost dawn, and Li Deliang had almost finished dealing with the women and children. Zhao Xiaofei ordered, "Let's go!"
Before leaving, Mao Jiu threw a torch into the Wang family compound. Firewood had already been piled up inside, and cooking oil had been poured on it. Suddenly, flames shot up into the sky, and the team could still see the black smoke from a distance.
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