Chapter 217: Lao Zhang hangs himself
"Ma someone's light words can persuade the prince? If you can't bow your head to the King of Xiwu, sooner or later you will end up in a different place, but it is better to die now. ”
Some people say that Zhang Shicheng, who threw himself into the house, was rescued from the beam of the house and died of hunger strike after being sent to Yingtian, while others say that he died by hanging his neck while the guards were not paying attention. The most terrifying version is that because he deliberately provoked Lao Zhu, he was beaten by Lao Zhu with a stick and finally fed to the dogs.
Ma Du felt that the last one might be bigger, and it was very likely that something like this would happen to the stubborn Lao Zhang and the brutal Lao Zhu. If Zhang Shicheng refuses to bow his head to Lao Zhu, it is really better to die now than to feed the dog, and he can still end up with a corpse.
"King of Western Wu?" Zhang Shicheng laughed, "Mr. Ma was not abused by the thief army in Gaoyou, he hated the Zhu thief like this king, and he called him a Zhu thief yesterday, and today he will become the 'King of Xiwu', Mr. Ma, you have become so fast." ”
Ma Du pointed outward, "Listen to this shouting and killing, the prince is not far from the palace, and now this Pingjiang has changed hands." The times are also strong, Ma is just a small person, without the ambition of the prince, he can't see death as home, and he has to live for himself and his family. The eldest husband can bend and stretch, so why should the prince bow his head once? ”
That's right, Ma Du is persuading to surrender, although Zhang Shicheng is already a lost dog, but he still has the support of the people in Jiangnan and Zhejiang, if Zhang Shicheng can surrender, it will be of great benefit to Lao Zhu to gather the people's hearts and stabilize the territory, otherwise Lao Zhu will not spend a lot of effort to persuade Zhang Shicheng to surrender in history.
Facts have also proved that the people of Pingjiang have never accepted Lao Zhu, and they hate Lao Zhu so much that they can't kill on a large scale, and they pump heavy taxes while moving rich households in Pingjiang.
If Zhang Shicheng can surrender, it will be a good thing for himself and the people of Pingjiang, of course, this has to be done willingly, but with his mentality, it is not very likely, Ma Du just tried his best.
Zhang Shicheng really sneered, "Why should Lone bow his head to the thief bald, where is the thief bald stronger than Lone, but he doesn't look at me in the sky." ”
Forget it, there is this sentence that Lao Zhu will be killed and fed to the dogs.
Ma Du sighed and said: "Just as Ma didn't say anything, he was already afraid of entering the palace when he heard the movement, so the prince hurried on the road." ”
Zhang Shicheng smiled and took the tall round stool that Ma Du put on the ground, "Thank you for the stool, why did you break a leg?" ”
"Lord Wang, you send out all the furnishings in the house, this stool is something I finally found, be careful when you use it, don't fall it, do you want me to help you hold it."
Zhang Shicheng laughed, "Hahaha...... No, no, you're so weird and funny, how can someone hang themselves and help others. Ay! ”
As he spoke, he climbed onto the stool, threw the white silk in his hand up and stepped over a beam, Zhang Shicheng reached out and grabbed the two ends, and said while tying the white silk: "You should also go early, it is always troublesome to be caught by the Zhu thief......"
Before Zhang Shicheng could speak, he heard someone shouting outside the hall: "It's that there are people laughing here!" Kick the door open! ”
Boom!
The door was kicked open, and a group of Zhu Jun armed with arquebuses rushed in, occupied the four corners of the house, and aimed the arquebuses in their hands at Ma Du and Zhang Shicheng in the center of the room.
Zhang Shicheng saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly kicked the stool under his feet, and his neck just felt tightened, when he heard a snap, his body fell heavily, and he saw a young officer walking in quickly with a burning arquebus with a muzzle.
"It's Zhang Shicheng! It's really Zhang Shicheng! Hahaha...... Caught a live one, let Lao Tzu pick it up! Let Lao Tzu beat him half to death first, and avenge my father! ”
The young officer laughed and was about to go to grab Zhang Shicheng, who was so smashed, that he heard someone next to him say to him: "Tang Ding, what's wrong with your father?" It's not life-threatening. ”
"My dad was hit by an arrow, and now he's doing well...... Yes! Tang Ding jumped back suddenly, looking like a hell, "Ma...... Uncle Ma, why did you come here so quickly! Impossible! We were the first to enter the city, and we were the fastest, how could you have arrived before us, you flew over! Now the credit is gone! The shame of our musket battalion cannot be washed away! By the way, I don't seem to have seen you on this expedition,......"
Tang Ding seemed to be stimulated, and he slapped his thighs incoherently while jumping non-stop.
"Tang Ding, what's wrong with you? Zhang Shicheng caught it. Outside the door, another young officer came into the hall and looked at Tang Ding, who was jumping around in the hall, confused.
Tang Ding pointed at Ma Du and pouted: "Dog Qianhu, the credit was snatched away by Uncle Ma!" Our shame can't be washed away! ”
The dog clenched his fist and crackled, "Call me Lin Qianhu, and I'll beat you up next time I call you that." He looked at Madu and couldn't help but exclaim, "Oops! It's a horse business! It's really your horse business! ”
Ma Du nodded, "It's me, the dog is quite capable, I didn't expect you to be a thousand households!" ”
"Hehe...... "The dog scratched his head like a fool, "It's not a blessing from you and Commander Zhu, I haven't seen you since I left Hongdu, and my father sent me a letter to ask you to say hello." But as soon as I asked Commander Zhu, he would get angry and beat people, and I didn't dare to ask anymore from then on. Are you okay if you haven't seen you for the past two years? Every time my father comes back, where do you settle down now? After the battle, I want to go to your house to pay a visit, but I don't know if it will work. Did you catch this Zhang Shicheng, or are you very capable, and the villain is willing to lose......"
The dog was also a little incoherent, and said a lot of words, as if these words had been held back for a long time, and he didn't give Ma Du a chance to interject.
Tang Ding was confused on the side, "How can this Lin dog recognize Uncle Ma, isn't he usually quite bullish and arrogant, and when he sees my Uncle Ma, he doesn't look like a fool's grandson." ”
When the dog was talking to Ma Du, two more people dressed as generals entered the hall, saw Zhang Shicheng who was sitting on the ground, and looked at the white silk on the beam, the two looked at each other and sighed in unison and strode to Zhang Shicheng's side, one of the black and fat people patted Zhang Shicheng on the shoulder and said: "Zhang Jiusi, are you still afraid that a hero like you will not be able to live?" ”
Zhang Shicheng raised his eyes to look at the two, a sneer appeared on his lips, and then he was silent.
Seeing this, the two couldn't help but blush, their lips snorted twice, and they swallowed the rest of the words into their stomachs.
"Who are these two, dogs?" Madu asked casually.
Gouzi said: "It's General Li Bosheng and General Zhao Shixiong, they are pointing all the way, so that we can attack the palace so quickly!" Hearing the dog say this, the two of them turned even redder.
It turned out to be Zhang Shicheng's general and the party leading the way, no wonder he didn't recruit Lao Zhang to see him.
Ma Du said to the dog: "Dog, can you let them all out, I have a few words to say to Zhang Shicheng!" ”