Hangzhou City, beside the West Lake, Zhu Houzhao's residence.

Sitting on the chair with an expressionless face, looking at the magnificent lake, Zhu Houzhao stretched out his hand and gently tapped the armrest of the chair, listening to Liu Jin reporting to him the situation in Hangzhou City.

"Your Highness, many wealthy families in Hangzhou City have chosen to flee the city." Liu Jin said, and at the same time glanced at Zhu Houzhao with some worry. He felt that His Highness the Prince might be angry because of this matter.

However, Zhu Houzhao's expression did not change much.

In fact, he was not angry at all. It was reasonable for these people to run away. If it were him, he would definitely run away and would never have any other ideas.

After all, so many people have been killed and arrested in the city, who knows if he will be caught next?

You must know that these rich people are basically not very clean.

Picking up the tea on the table and taking a sip, Zhu Youxiao said expressionlessly: "Don't worry about them anymore, our attention is no longer on them. Tell Zhang He to cheer up his people.

"

"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince." Liu Jin quickly agreed.

Hangzhou City, Shunchang Cloth Store.

Wang Huai was also listening to Zhou Laoer's report to him.

After hearing that the city of Hangzhou was completely unblocked, Wang Huai's face obviously flashed with surprise, and then he said with a smile: "This is really beyond my expectation. Originally, I thought that under such circumstances, this

The prince may continue to blockade Hangzhou City and adopt a high-pressure posture."

"I didn't expect that he would untie the city of Hangzhou like this. It seems that our prince is really confident, or maybe I have been underestimated." When he said this, the smile on Wang Huai's face softened.

He slowly calmed down, turned to look at Zhou Laoer and said, "Are our people ready? Tell them that once there is any movement in Jinshan, they will be ready to take action at any time."

"Kill Liao Zhong as soon as possible, and then completely control the Hangzhou Guard. At the same time, send people to attack the governor's yamen and the prefect's yamen, kill them all, and then the whole Hangzhou will be in chaos. I think

Can our prince still sit still?"

"As long as he sends out his troops and concentrates our elite forces to kill him in one fell swoop. As long as the prince dies in Hangzhou City, the whole Jiangnan will be in chaos, and then it will be our chance."

"Sir, don't worry, we have made arrangements." Zhou Laoer said quickly, with an excited look on his face.

He had been waiting for this day for too long, and now he no longer wanted to wait any longer.

In the 19th year of Hongwu's reign, Jinshan Guard built a city and guard station in Xiaoguan Town (also known as Xiaoguan Town) in Huating County to prevent Japanese pirates from invading the sea.

It was named Jinshanwei because it was opposite the Jinshan Mountain and the Big Jinshan Mountain in the adjacent sea. The city was square in shape with a circumference of 6 kilometers. It was a coastal defense fortress with heavy troops stationed there.

As a barrier to protect Nanjing, Jinshan Wei developed into the largest town in the nearby area.

In Jinshan Town, the Jinshan Commander's Office is definitely the top priority. No one here dares to offend Jinshan Commander Li Zhong.

However, the originally majestic Jinshan Commander Li Zhong was now sitting on a chair like a bereaved dog, with a look of decadence on his face.

This is a man in his 40s. The beard on his face looks very embarrassed. There is no blood on his face, and he seems to be about to collapse at any time.

Standing next to him was a man in his 30s with a very plain expression. He was playing with a short blade in his hand. He looked up at Li Zhong from time to time, his eyes full of mockery, and finally said: "That's all.

It’s time, do you still hesitate?”

"Now things have happened in Zhejiang. If nothing happens, we will find out here soon. All the food in Zhejiang is transported from Jinshan Wei. What Jinshan Wei has done in these years has never been exposed to the public. You

You’ve benefited a lot from this, and we’ll treat you well.”

"Up and down Jinshan Guard, isn't there anyone who won't take money from here? How much money did your people take? You know it yourself. I took your money, but I also made it convenient for you. This is a deal.

Ah! But what do you want me to do now? You actually want me to rebel. This is a business with your head in your belt! Once things fail, you will kill everyone! And you are going to beat His Highness the Crown Prince. What are you doing?

Kill me!" Li Zhong stood up and said with some excitement.

The man sneered and said with a sarcastic tone: "You also know how the imperial court stipulates the sea ban. What's more, you are not a sea ban, you are colluding with Japanese. You should know better than me what the crime of colluding with Japanese is.

.”

"Even if you don't rebel, can you survive?" The man asked: "From the day you started doing this, you should have known that you would end up today. If you are willing to join us, you still have a way to survive.

.Once we succeed, you will be Conglong’s hero, and then it will be a trivial matter to become a marquis or prime minister."

"You also know that we are following King Ning, and we are on the side of King Qing this time. Think about King Yan back then, how did he succeed? Think about those people who followed King Yan back then, how did they do it

Yes? Look at yourself again, you’ve reached this point, don’t you even have this bit of courage? Either way, you’ll die, and if you don’t, you’ll die, so why not give it a try?”

Li Zhong stood up suddenly, stared at Zhou Laosan with his blood-red eyes, and said loudly: "Zhou Laosan, I was forced to take this road by you."

Although he said such cruel words, Li Zhong did not stop. He walked quickly outside, and then said to his personal guards: "Go and find them all for me."

Seeing what Li Zhong did, Zhou Laosan had a smile on his face.

He was not surprised at all by Li Zhong's choice. Because at this point, Li Zhong actually had no other choice.

As for the other members of Jinshan Guard, the truth is the same. They have no other choice. Apart from following themselves in rebellion, they will all die.

Soon everyone gathered.

Li Zhong looked at them with a stern face and said loudly: "I have something to tell you today. It is related to our life and death. Where do the brothers go? I, Li Zhong, will not stop me. But if the brothers are willing to follow me, Li Zhong,

I can guarantee that I will definitely share wealth and wealth with my brothers!"

Next, Li Zhong told them what happened. When they heard that Zhu Houzhao had killed people in the locked city of Hangzhou, everyone's faces became very ugly.

Everyone understood that the matter was exposed.

They know what they are doing. Once the matter is exposed, their situation will not be very good, and they may be executed directly, especially His Highness the Crown Prince who is responsible for this matter.

In the past few years, stories about His Highness the Crown Prince have been circulating in Jiangnan. Everyone knows that His Highness the Crown Prince kills people without blinking an eye.

For people like them, His Royal Highness will definitely not let them go. So if they want to stand up, they can only think of other ways.

So when Li Zhong said he wanted to rebel, not everyone felt strange, but many people were uncertain and didn't know what to choose.

"This time we are following His Highness Prince Ning. We are on the side of the Qing Emperor." Li Zhong said loudly: "Once the matter is completed, we will all be heroes, and we will all be able to be crowned marquises and prime ministers. Anyway, we will die if we rebel.

"If you don't rebel, you will die, so I'm just waiting for a word from my brothers."

"Those who are willing to follow me, Li Zhong, stand on the right; those who are not willing to follow me, Li Zhong, stand on the left. Brothers, you can rest assured that everyone should know my character, Li Zhong, and I will not lie to you at a time like this. If

Which brother doesn't want to follow me? The door is over there, and I, Li Zhong, will never stop you."

The people below looked at each other, but soon someone stood on the right, which meant they were going to follow Li Zhong.

Now that someone has made a move, others will quickly follow him up; however, there are also people who have been standing still, so they are on the left.

Most people chose to follow Li Zhongqian, and only four or five people still stood where they were.

"Okay." Li Zhong said with a smile on his face: "Since so many brothers are willing to follow me, Li Zhong, then Li Zhong thanks everyone."

At the same time, he turned to look at the few people standing there, the smile on his face slowly disappeared, and he said with a serious face: "Although you brothers are not willing to follow me, Li Zhongqian, we can get together and disperse less often.

It's over there, please."

Several people originally thought that Li Zhong would fall out, but they didn't expect that he would actually let them leave as he said.

Smiles suddenly appeared on the faces of several people, and they quickly hugged Li Zhong, then turned around and walked out.

Some people said a few words before turning around and leaving.

But as soon as they walked out of the house, the sound of bowstrings sounded outside.

Then several screams were heard, and the smell of blood instantly filled the room.

Li Zhong suddenly became angry and rushed out of the room, only to see Zhou Laosan leading someone to finish off the attack.

Seeing this scene, Li Zhong suddenly pulled out the knife from his waist, pointed at Zhou Laosan and said: "Zhou Laosan, are you trying to trap me, Li Zhong?"

Zhou Laosan didn't take it seriously. He turned to look at Li Zhong and said, "You, Li Zhong, have chosen to be brothers. But you should also understand that these people will report immediately when they leave, which is not good for Prince Ning's great cause."

, I will never allow them to do this. Since you don’t want to take action, then I will fulfill your loyalty."

Zhou Laosan saw the people around Li Zhong and said slowly: "This time it's a trade of losing heads. It might mean killing everyone. If it fails, none of us will be able to survive. I will never do it."

No risk was allowed, so I killed these people."

"At the same time, brothers, if you want to continue with us, you'd better leave your vote. Now there are these people lying on the ground. You can chop off their heads one by one and use their heads to sacrifice the flag. If you can't do it,

At this point, I have reason to suspect that you are not sincere."

Hearing what Zhou Laosan said, Li Zhong rushed towards him with a knife and said loudly: "Zhou Laosan, you don't take me seriously at all. These brothers behind me are all

You have followed me through life and death, and you actually doubt them? I will kill you first today, as a brother!"

Several people standing behind Li Zhong glanced at each other and saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.

If they still couldn't tell that this was Li Zhong and Zhou Laosan acting, they wouldn't have to mess around anymore.

So several people hurried up to stop Li Zhong and tried to persuade him: "General, what Brother Zhou said is indeed reasonable, and we brothers should indeed express our determination. When they formed a sworn brotherhood, they made an alliance based on blood, not to mention that we brothers are

If we want to do big things together, we naturally need to sacrifice the flag. Now that they have a suitable candidate, that’s all we can do.”

After saying that, the man took out the knife in his hand, went up and cut off the head of a man who was still twitching on the ground.

The other people quickly followed.

At this time, Li Zhong shouted: "Brothers, you don't have to be like this. We brothers can't be angry with him today. We must talk to Zhou Laosan."

"General, general, we won't be like this." The man said and pulled Li Zhong to comfort him.

After everyone had submitted their names, Li Zhong stopped struggling and pointed at Zhou Laosan with a stern face and said: "Today, for the sake of my brother, I will no longer be acquainted with you.
To be continued...