Hangzhou City, by the West Lake, Zhu Houzhao's station.

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

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, many big families in Hangzhou City have chosen to escape from the city." Liu Jin opened his mouth and said, and at the same time glanced at Zhu Houzhao with some concern, he felt that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince might be angry because of this matter.

However, Zhu Houzhao's expression did not change.

In fact, he wasn't really angry. It is also reasonable for these people to escape, and if it were themselves, they would definitely run away, and they would definitely not have any other ideas.

After all, after killing so many people and arresting so many people in the city, who knows if the next one will catch him?

You must know that the bodies of 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, now our attention is no longer on them." Tell Zhang He to cheer up his people. ”

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince." Liu Jin hurriedly agreed.

Hangzhou City, Shunchang cloth shop.

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

After hearing that Hangzhou City was completely unsealed, Wang Huai's face obviously flashed with surprise, and then said with a smile: "This is really beyond my expectations." Originally, I thought that under such circumstances, this prince would probably continue to blockade Hangzhou City and adopt a high-pressure posture. ”

I didn't expect him to unravel Hangzhou City like this. It seems that our prince is really confident, or that I am being underestimated. When he said this, the smile on Wang Huai's face slowly retracted, turned his head to look at Zhou Lao Er and said, "Are our people ready?" Tell them that if there is movement on the other side of Jinshan, they are ready to do it at any time. ”

"Kill Liao Zhong as soon as he makes a move, and then completely master Hangzhou Wei. At the same time, we will send people to attack the governor's yamen and the prefect's yamen, kill all these wine bags and rice bags, and then mess up the whole of Hangzhou, I don't think our prince can sit still. ”

"As long as he sends out his soldiers, we will concentrate our elite forces to kill him in one fell swoop. As long as the prince dies in Hangzhou City, the entire Jiangnan will be a mess, and then it will be all our chances. ”

"Don't worry, sir, we've got it covered." Zhou Lao Er hurriedly said, with an excited look on his face.

He'd waited too long for this day, and now he didn't want to wait any longer.

Jinshanwei, in the nineteenth year of Hongwu, built a city and a guard station in Xiaoguan Town (also known as Xiaoguan Town) in Huating County to defend against the invasion of Japanese pirates at sea.

Because it is opposite to the large and small gold mountains in the adjacent sea, it is called Jinshanwei. The city is square, with a circumference of 6 kilometers, and is a coastal defense fortress with heavy garrisons.

As a barrier to defend Nanjing, Jinshanwei developed into the largest town in the nearby area.

In Jinshan Town, Jinshan commands the Yamen, which is definitely the top priority. No one here dared to offend Li Zhong, the commander of Jinshan.

However, Li Zhong, the originally majestic commander of Jinshan, was sitting on a chair like a lost dog at this time, with a decadent look on his face.

This is a man in his 40s, his beard looks very embarrassed at this time, and there is no blood on his face, as if he is about to collapse at any time.

There was a man in his 30s standing beside him, his face was very flat, he was playing with a short blade in his hand, he looked up at Li Zhong from time to time, his eyes were full of mockery, and finally said: "At this time, do you still hesitate?" ”

"Now that the matter in Zhejiang has been released, if nothing else, it will be found here soon. All the grain in Zhejiang is transported from Jinshanwei, what Jinshanwei has done over the years has never seen the light, and you have also benefited from this, and we treat you well. ”

"Jin Shanwei up and down, will anyone not take money from here? How much money did your people take? You know it for yourselves. You took your money, but I also made it easier for you, it's a deal! But what do you want me to do now? You want me to rebel, it's a business to pin my head to my belt! If things fail, they will be cut down! And go and beat His Royal Highness the Prince, you guys are asking for my life! Li Zhong stood up and said with some excitement.

The man sneered, and said with a mocking tone in his tone: "You also know how the imperial court rules the sea ban. What's more, you are not a sea ban, you are a co-widow. You should know better than me what the crime is. ”

"Even if you don't rebel, will you be able to live?" The man asked rhetorically, "From the day you started doing this, you should have known that you were going to end up today." If you're willing to join us, you still have a way to live. Once we succeed, you will be a hero from the dragon, and it will be a small matter to pay homage to the prime minister at that time. ”

"You also know that we are following King Ning, and we are on the side of Qingjun this time. Think about King Yan back then, how did he become it back then? Think about the people who followed King Yan back then, how did they do it? If you look at yourself again, it's all this time, don't you even have the courage to do this? Anyway, it's death, and if it's not back, it's death, so why not give it a go? ”

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

Although he said such a cruel word, Li Zhong's body did not stop. He walked briskly outside, and then said to his guards, "Go and get me all of them." ”

Looking at what Li Zhong did, a smile appeared on Zhou Laosan's face.

For Li Zhong's choice, he was not surprised at all. Because at this point today, Li Zhong actually has no other choice.

As for the rest of Jin Shanwei, in fact, it is also a truth, and they have no other choice. In addition to rebelling with themselves, they are all dead ends.

Soon everyone was together.

Li Zhong looked at them with a calm face and said loudly, "I have something to tell you today. It's about 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 dare to guarantee that I will definitely share the wealth with the brothers! ”

Then Li Zhong told them about the matter, and when he heard that Zhu Houzhao was killing people in Hangzhou, everyone's faces became very ugly.

Everyone understands that the matter is revealed.

What they do on their own, they know for themselves. Once the matter is revealed, their situation will not be too good, and if they don't do it well, they will be beheaded all over the house, especially His Royal Highness the Prince.

In the past few years, there has been a rumor about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in Jiangnan, and everyone knows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince kills people without blinking.

For people like them, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely not let them go. So if they want to turn over, they have to think of other ways.

So when Li Zhong said that he wanted to rebel, not everyone thought it was strange, but many people were uncertain and didn't know how to choose.

"This time we are following His Royal Highness King Ning, and we are on the side of Qingjun." Li Zhong said loudly: "Once the thing is done, we will all be heroes, and all of us will be able to pay homage to the prime minister at that time." Anyway, if we rebel, we will die, and if we don't rebel, we will die, so I'll wait for a word from my brothers now. ”

"Those who are willing to follow me Li Zhong do it, stand on the right; Those who don't want to follow me Li Zhong stand on the left. Brothers, you can rest assured, everyone should know my Li Zhong's character, and I won't lie to you at such a time. If any brother doesn't want to follow me, the door is over there, and I, Li Zhong, will never stop it. ”

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

Since someone has moved, then the others will quickly follow him; But there are also people who have been standing still and have not moved, so that they have become left-handed.

Most of the people chose to follow Li Zhonggan, and only four or five people were still standing in place.

"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 his head to look at the few people who were standing in place, the smile on his face slowly retracted, and said with a serious face: "Although you brothers are unwilling to follow me Li Zhong, but let's get together and disperse, the door is over there, please." ”

A few people originally thought that Li Zhong would turn his face, but they didn't expect him to really talk and let them go.

Several people suddenly had smiles on their faces, and they hurriedly hugged their fists at Li Zhong, then turned around and walked outside.

Some people said a few words before turning to leave.

It's just that as soon as they walked out of the house, the sound of bowstrings sounded outside.

A few screams followed, and the smell of blood instantly permeated the room.

Li Zhong suddenly became angry, and rushed out of the room directly, only to see Zhou Laosan with someone mending the knife.

Seeing this scene, Li Zhong suddenly pulled out the knife on his waist, pointed at Zhou Laosan and said, "Zhou Laosan, do you want to trap me Li Zhongyu?" ”

Zhou Laosan didn't care, turned his head to look at Li Zhong and said, "You Li Zhong chose the meaning of a brother." But you should also understand that when these people leave, they will immediately go to the informant, which is not conducive to King Ning's great cause, and I will never allow them to do so. Since you don't want to do it, then I'll come, and it can be regarded as fulfilling your righteousness. ”

Zhou Laosan saw the people around Li Zhong, and said slowly: "This time it's a headless business, if you don't do it, it's all over the house." If we fail, none of us will survive. I would never allow any risk to exist, so I killed these people. ”

"At the same time, brothers, if you want to continue with us, it is best to leave your vote. Now these men are lying on the ground, and one by one you cut off their heads, and sacrifice their heads to the flag. If you fail to do this, I have reason to suspect that your hearts are not sincere. ”

Hearing Zhou Laosan's words, 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 were born and died with me, and you actually suspect them? I'm going to kill you today, in the righteousness of all brothers!" ”

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

If they can't see that this is Li Zhong and Zhou Laosan acting, they won't have to mix anymore.

So several people hurriedly went up to stop Li Zhong and opened their mouths to persuade: "General, what this Brother Zhou said is indeed reasonable, and our brother should indeed express his determination." When the people were righteous, they also formed a bloody alliance, not to mention that our brothers are going to do great things together, so we naturally need to sacrifice the flag. Now that they have the right candidate, let's do it. “

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

The others hurriedly followed.

Li Zhong shouted at this time: "Brothers don't have to be like this, our brothers can't stand his anger today, we must reason with this Zhou Laosan." ”

"General, general, we're not going to do that." This man said and pulled Li Zhong to comfort him.

After everyone made the vote, Li Zhong no longer struggled, but pointed at Zhou Laosan with a calm face and said, "Today, for the sake of my brother's face, I will no longer meet you in general." If there is a next time, I will kill you to comfort our brother. ”

After saying this, Li Zhong returned to the room surrounded by this brother.

They had to go back and renegotiate how to rebel, after all, rebellion is a big deal.

Zhou Laosan looked at Li Zhong's back, a sneer of disdain appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then waved his hand at the person behind him.

The people behind him quickly walked up and dragged all the corpses on the ground away, and the group quickly disappeared in place.

Their purpose has been achieved, and there is no need to stay here too long.

After another reassurance in the room, Li Zhong calmed down his anger.

His eyes swept over the faces of the people present, and Li Zhong said slowly: "Our brothers are conspiring for wealth this time, so we have to plan carefully, how to win this wealth." ”

A man named Yang Ming below spoke: "General, we are going to do this, but we can't let that person surnamed Zhou kill us." This is a head-off thing, and if we are played by them, our lives will be gone. So we have to be careful, what do they say, do they say what we do? ”

Li Zhong glanced at Yang Ming, nodded with a serious face and said, "They do have something for us to do, and they asked us to raise troops to attack Hangzhou." said that when he went to Hangzhou, he could join forces with us to kill the prince and occupy Hangzhou. ”