Geng Jimao seemed extremely surprised, with a stunned expression on his face.

"Hong Jingluo was blown up? How is this possible? ”

"Oh, King Jingnan, why is it impossible? The thief's hot air balloon flew over the governor's yamen and exploded indiscriminately, and the entire governor's yamen was blown into ruins. If the lower officials didn't happen to go to the city to inspect, they would not have escaped this catastrophe. ”

Zhang Chaoxuan looked like a mournful expression, took Geng Jimao's hand and said: "King Jingnan, this is already the case, it is better to hurry up and deal with Hong Jingluo's aftermath, and you will preside over the overall situation." ”

Geng Jimao is still deeply impressed by Zhang Chaoxuan.

Although he hasn't been with this person for a long time, Geng Jimao still has a deep understanding of Zhang Chaoxuan - this person is a typical official who laughs with the crowd.

With Hong Chengchou, an extremely strong officialdom old fritter, Zhang Chaoxuan can endure it again and again, and the effect is not bad on the surface.

It's just that now that Hong Chengchou has been blown up, Zhang Chaoxuan has no one to rely on for a while, so it is naturally a big mess, which is understandable.

But Zhang Chaoxuan is also the governor of Jiangxi who was sealed by the Qing court, and in the face of the crisis, he was so willing to be a small foil for Geng Jimao, and did not hesitate to give up the dominant power, which made Geng Jimao look down on him.

But thinking about it from another angle, this is undoubtedly a good thing for Geng Jimao.

If Hong Chengchou is here, he will have to be a little scrupulous.

Now that Hong Chengchou has been blown up, isn't he alone in charge?

Whether to fight or surrender in the future depends on his attitude, if he decides, Zhang Chaoxuan's character who can't beat half a fart with a stick will definitely be obedient, and he will never jump out and raise the bar.

Of course, no matter what Geng Jimao does and chooses in the future, the top priority at the moment is to take care of Hong Chengchou's aftermath as soon as possible.

Even face work has to be done, and only in this way can people be reassured.

Since it had been decided, Geng Jimao no longer hesitated, and immediately ordered a cadre of personal soldiers and Zhang Chaoxuan to go to the official office.

According to Zhang Chaoxuan, because the governor's yamen had been blown up, the temporary command office was moved to the prefect's yamen.

Hong Jingluo's body also stopped in it for the time being.

Geng Jimao was still a little surprised by this. The governor's yamen was blown up to that smithereum, and Hong Chengchou's corpse could still be recognized?

Maybe it's from the official uniform, and it can only be explained in this way.

said that the group hurriedly came to the prefect's yamen, and Geng Jimao followed Zhang Chaoxuan into the gate without thinking too much.

"King Jingnan, Hong Jingluo's body is parked in the backyard, let's go quickly."

"Hmm."

Geng Jimao did not doubt him, and followed Zhang Chaoxuan to walk quickly.

The group walked through the courtyard, and I don't know when Zhang Chaoxuan became farther and farther away from Geng Jimao, but Geng Jimao didn't notice it.

It wasn't until they passed through a moon gate and pointed countless crossbow arrows at Geng Jimao that Geng Jimao woke up like a dream.

"Zhang thief, you dare to lie to me!"

At this moment, Zhang Chaoxuan had already run behind this group of crossbowmen. He sneered: "King Jingnan is really easy to deceive, but then again, if it weren't for your evil intentions and secret tricks, Hong Jingluo would not have come up with this scheme." ”

"Hong Chengchou is not dead?"

Geng Jimao said with a twitch on his face.

"How could the old man die so easily."

Surrounded by a group of relatives, Hong Chengchou slowly walked from the back row.

When he saw Geng Jimao, he said with a smile on his face: "King Jingnan can't think of it, right?" Maybe you want the old man to die, but it seems to disappoint you. ”

Geng Jimao was so angry that he gritted his teeth, and the whole person was not good.

"What did you trick me into here?"

"Someone reported that King Jingnan and the thief secretly communicated with each other, and the old man naturally didn't believe it. But people's words are terrifying, so before the matter is completely clarified, I hope that King Jingnan can stay here for a while longer. ”

Hong Chengchou said that he was not in a hurry, and the clouds were light and the wind was light. It's as simple as staying for a meal.

Geng Jimao couldn't hear the off-string sound.

"You want to put me under house arrest?"

"Oh, King Jingnan, you can't say it so ugly. What is house arrest? Hong Jingluo just wants to have a good chat with you. ”

Zhang Chaoxuan said in a strange way on the side.

It's okay if he doesn't speak, but when he speaks, Geng Jimao explodes instantly.

"Shut up, there's no place for you to talk here."

Zhang Chaoxuan was deflated for no reason, and he was naturally unhappy in his heart.

But he only laughed twice and then didn't say anything, anyway, now that Geng Jimao is in their hands, it doesn't make sense to talk for a while, let him go.

"The old man has arranged thousands of people inside and outside this mansion, and it is impossible to rush out with only a dozen relatives brought by King Jingnan. Therefore, the old man still persuaded King Jingnan to order his subordinates to give up resistance. Maybe we can have a good chat. ”

Of course, Hong Chengchou knew that Geng Jimao's life could not be harmed at this time. Otherwise, if the Geng family army was furious and merged with the Qing army's green camp, the consequences would be devastating.

Geng Jimao also knew this, and he snorted coldly: "What if this king doesn't agree? Do you dare to order someone to fire an arrow? ”

Hong Chengchou shook his head and said, "Why make such a fuss? You and I both know very well that it is only a matter of time before I take you down, and there is no need to shoot arrows. But if King Jingnan resists desperately, after the old man takes the prince, I am afraid that these relatives of yours will not survive. ”

"You!"

Geng Jimao was so angry that his lungs were about to explode.

There is no doubt that Hong Chengchou is stuck in his seven inches.

These relatives are all henchmen of Geng Jimao's henchmen, Hong Chengchou doesn't dare to kill Geng Jimao, but he can kill these relatives.

At that time, Geng Jimao didn't even have anyone around him, so he called the sky and the earth to be ineffective.

The situation has reached this point, and it is impossible to turn the tables around.

Geng Jimao looked around and found that in addition to these crossbowmen, there were also many armor soldiers on the periphery.

According to his rough estimates, there were at least a few hundred.

Even if you fight ten, you may not be able to beat it.

Although he was very reluctant in his heart, Geng Jimao also knew that there was no other choice but to surrender at this moment.

"Put your weapons down!"

Geng Jimao sighed.

"Lord Wang, let's fight with this old dog."

"Yes, Lord Wang, instead of waiting to be killed, it is better to give it a go."

"Lord Wang, let's fight, there is still a glimmer of life if we fight!"

All the relatives follow your words and me, and the noise is like a vegetable field.

Geng Jimao waved his hand impatiently and said, "Enough, isn't what this king said bad?" ”

There was an instant silence.

Geng Jimao said coldly: "Put down all the weapons to this king." ”

Although the entourage was very reluctant, they did not dare to disobey Geng Jimao's order, and threw their weapons on the ground one after another.

Seeing this scene, Hong Chengchou clapped his hands and said, "That's right, is there anything that can't be sat down and talked?" Come on, show the king of Jingnan tea! ”

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