Lying on the ground, Liao Zhongxin felt very calm inside. He knew that he was going to die, but he also knew that nothing would happen to his family from now on.

But he is a little worried, will these people cause trouble?

After all, the city of Hangzhou is currently empty of troops. If they lead people to kill the prince, they may be in trouble.

But after thinking about it, Liao Zhong stopped thinking about it. He was going to die. Death was like a light going out, so how could he care about this?

But at this moment, there was a sudden movement outside the door.

Then Liao Zhong heard a pop-pop sound, and people kept falling around him.

The people who wanted to kill him just now were all lying on the ground.

They had crossbow arrows stuck in their bodies, some in the top of their heads, some in their throats, and some with multiple arrows stuck in their bodies. No matter where they were stuck, it was obvious that these people would not survive.

The sound of dense footsteps approaching from outside, someone came in.

Liao Zhong couldn't believe it. Who could come in at this time?

He wanted to push himself up and stand up, but he had no choice but to lean up and look at the door.

A group of people rushed in at the door. They all held those kind of crossbows in their hands, and they quickly shot at the fish that slipped through the net. The most important thing is that their shooting speed is very fast, and their accuracy is also very high.

All the traitors were shot to the ground, unable to resist at all.

Seeing the black leather armor on these people who came in, Liao Zhong knew they were from the Black Dragon Guard.

He couldn't help but smile bitterly, His Royal Highness really knew what was going to happen.

At this time, someone had already walked up to Liao Zhong, looked at him lying on the ground, and asked, "Are you okay?"

Liao Zhong wanted to say, "Do you think I'm okay?"

But he also knew that there was really nothing to say about this thing. He quickly shook his head and said with a wry smile: "You won't die yet."

"Looking at you, you can't die." The visitor said with a smile, then waved to the person behind him and directly ordered: "Treat his injuries, don't let him die."

"Second Master, don't worry, this injury won't kill you." The man promised with a smile, while kneeling on the ground and began to treat Liao Zhong's wounds.

"You are quite capable. You were stabbed seven or eight times on your body, but none of them were seriously injured. Otherwise, how could you have waited for us to come?"

"It's just that I'm afraid of death." Liao Zhong said helplessly: "Although I know that I will die, I always want to avoid the vital points and stay up a little longer. If you come a little later, I might not be able to stay up."

"We should have come a little later, then you could be a hero." The man said with a smile.

Although he and Liao Zhong were chatting, the movements of his hands never stopped.

Liao Zhong looked at the man called Second Master and saw that he and his men had stabbed all the corpses on the ground.

These people didn't hesitate at all, they were very fast and their actions were clean and neat. It was obvious that they were all veterans.

"What should we do next?" Liao Zhong asked, enduring the pain in his body.

"Take your people to His Highness the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince is already waiting for you." Zhang Biao said with a smile: "Now it's your people's turn to do something. Our brothers have been working hard these days."

His Highness the Prince knew that the people on his side were unreliable, and now Liao Zhong also knew it. He couldn't help feeling a little ashamed of his previous thoughts, so he quickly said: "Okay, I will take them there myself."

"You're the only one who wants to take people there yourself? You're probably going to die on the way." Zhang Biao said angrily.

"But judging from your appearance, you won't be willing to go there. Wait a minute and I'll have someone get something to carry you."

"Thank you very much." Liao Zhong glanced at Zhang Biao gratefully.

Zhang Biao waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "I just respect you as a man. If you had surrendered just now, you would be the same as them now. After all, you still have some conscience."

"I am very ashamed," Liao Zhong said with some shame: "I have done a lot of wrong things before, and His Highness Prince Meng did not care about past grievances. How dare Liao Zhong betray him again? My life belongs to His Highness the Prince, and I will not sacrifice my life for others.

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Zhang Biao glanced at Liao Zhong and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal, the rest is not that important."

For people in this era, many things are important, but many things are not that important, such as embezzling some money.

Whether it is among civil servants or military officers, corruption is not a big deal.

What this era pays attention to is not losing anything in major matters, and everything else is just minutiae.

For military commanders, they sometimes deliberately embezzle to avoid overshadowing their superiors with their merits. This is called self-corruption.

There is also a saying in the imperial court that it is better to do what you have done than to do what you have done. This is something unique to this era.

Therefore, Zhang Biao still maintained respect for Liao Zhong, mainly because he did not surrender just now and was willing to fight to the death.

With this in mind, the previous things were not so important to Zhang Biao. They were just occupying some land and embezzling some money and grain, which were not that important.

This is the difference in thinking about issues from different standpoints.

Soon everything was settled here, and Zhang Biao had people carry Liao Zhong and rush to Zhu Houzhao's place.

However, they were very secretive along the way, and they acted very anxiously, so that outsiders could not tell whether they were going to save the driver or kill the prince.

By the West Lake, Zhu Houzhao’s residence.

Looking at Zhang Biao who walked in, and then at Liao Zhong who was carried in, Zhu Houzhao asked expressionlessly: "Has everything been done?"

"Go back to Your Highness, the matter has been settled." Zhang Biao nodded and said.

"You did a good job on your errand this time. I will give you a reward after you return to Beijing." Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "Don't you always want to lead an army? I will lead an army for you when you return."

After listening to Zhu Houzhao's words, Zhang Biao's face showed ecstasy, and he quickly knelt on the ground and said loudly: "I thank Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Okay, get up. You have been following me for a long time, and you should know that I always have clear rewards and punishments. You did a good job this time, and I will give you whatever you deserve."

After saying this, Zhu Houzhao looked at Liao Zhong on the ground.

Liao Zhong is now struggling to get up.

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand directly and said: "It seems that you are not colluding with them."

"Back to Your Highness the Crown Prince, I am a sinner, but there are some things in my heart that I will not forget. I am a minister of the Ming Dynasty, and I dare not forget my loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, to His Majesty, and to His Highness the Crown Prince!" Liao Zhong said quickly.

"It's good to have this loyalty." Zhu Houzhao nodded and said to the person beside him: "Carry him down to recover from his injuries."

After Liao Zhong was carried away, Zhu Houzhao waved to Zhang Biao and said: "Go and make arrangements right away. We have a big show to sing. I guess everyone over there can't wait, don't let them down."

"Yes, Your Highness, I will go and take care of it immediately." Zhang Biao quickly agreed.

Not long after Zhang Biao left, shouts of death rang out outside.

Zhu Houzhao sat on a chair wearing armor and looked at the West Lake in front of him, calmly.

"Your Highness, will they still come from the lake?" Standing next to Zhu Houzhao, Yang Lian asked with some doubts.

When things reached this point, he had already finished many things, so he ran to Zhu Houzhao's side to accompany him and asked the questions he had always had in his mind.

"Why won't they come? They will definitely come." Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "

The fighting was so fierce in the front, and this is a place where we can catch them by surprise. They already tried it last time, and they will definitely do it again this time."

On the West Lake, more than a dozen boats are wandering.

Wang Huai stood on the bow of the ship, with many people beside him, all of whom he had raised to die.

After hearing the cry of killing from the city, Wang Huai showed an excited look on his face. At the same time, he turned around and said to the people behind him: "Today is the day to make great achievements. Follow me up to capture the prince alive! No matter who captures him alive,

If you choose the prince, you can choose whatever you like, and you can be made a general in the future!"

Wang Huai loudly encouraged morale, and at the same time waved a sword in his hand, signaling the ship to rush forward quickly.

Naturally, the people under his command did not dare to neglect, so the boat rushed to the shore quickly.

Not far from the shore, a man quickly ran to Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, there are ships on the lake approaching us."

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said calmly: "Let your people get ready."

The man ran away quickly, the telescope hanging on his chest swaying.

He ran towards a small tall building not far away, which was his observation post and the place where orders were issued.

After the man left, Yang Lian asked again: "Your Highness, will that gentleman come?"

"I will come." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "If I am doing this, I will definitely come. Because success or failure depends on this, I need to watch it personally, otherwise I will not worry."

"Of course, it is not ruled out that he is a coward and he does not dare to come. But judging from this man's behavior, he is not a coward, so he will definitely come. I have been waiting for him here for a long time, and this man will not be removed.

, I cannot deal with Prince Ning with peace of mind."

Yang Lian didn't say anything else, just continued to watch.

After the boat docked, Wang Huai did not let anyone get off the boat immediately.

The last time he lost a lot of people here, he was extra cautious this time.

Hearing the increasingly louder shouts of killing not far away, Wang Huai's face showed an excited look. So he waved his hand and asked a team of his men to explore the way.

After they had gone far away, Wang Huai asked the others to follow them off the boat.

Some people moved toward the building in front.

Although I don't know where Zhu Houzhao is, I can definitely find it as long as I fight in.

Now that Zhu Houzhao is staring at the person in front of him, it is a good time for him to take action.

Some people quickly entered the building and passed what Wang Huai thought was the most dangerous place. But at this moment, Wang Huai suddenly heard a crisp sound, and then the person next to him fell down.
To be continued...