"Hahahaha, worthy of being a big official of the Donglin Party, you have to find a better-sounding excuse for yourself to surrender." Zhu Yuanzhang sneered: "In the future, when the history books say that you surrender to me, you will say that you are willing to bend to serve thieves in order to protect thousands of people in Shaanxi, right?" ”

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang said this, Hong Chengchou's face suddenly changed color.

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and said: "You may indeed be a talented person, but people are based on the world, not just rely on talent, talent must also be virtuous, only people with both talent and virtue are the people I can look up to, Hong Chengchou, you will die for me!" But don't worry, even if I kill you, I won't slaughter people, I won't burn houses, I won't loot property......"

When Hong Chengchou heard this, he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang did not plan to surrender him, so he hurriedly held his head in both hands, put it under the horse's belly, and shouted: "Left and right, protect me and kill me out of the city." ”

The soldiers on his left and right sides smiled bitterly and sighed, "My lord...... It is already difficult to get out of the city, and my subordinates are afraid that they will not be able to do it......"

Hong Chengchou was stunned, and suddenly felt disheartened, he shouted unwillingly: "This shameless thief, why does he say that I have no virtue?" Am I still less virtuous than this thief? These damn stupid thieves are simply deceiving people too much, deceiving people too much! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang did not rush to order an attack on the officers and soldiers on the long street, he just opened his throat and said loudly: "Officers and soldiers, listen well...... The only person I want to kill is Hong Chengchou, who has no virtue and no deeds, does not keep his promises, and is not the talent I need. But you are the people I need, and you don't have to die, all who lay down their arms and come out and surrender. I can give him a way to live, and ensure that he can also be paid food in the future, but if he is loyal to Hong Chengchou, he will be killed. ”

As soon as these words came out, the sound of the weapons landing on the long street resounded, although the two thousand heavy armored soldiers were all Hong Chengchou's family soldiers, but when it was a matter of life and death, people's loyalty could also be carried out, except for two or three hundred diehard loyalists who also supported Hong Chengchou, the other heavy armored soldiers all laid down their weapons. Obediently walked to the eaves and squatted down.

"Good!" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled.

At this time, General Cao who was tied to the roof of the building in the distance couldn't help but glance at each other, and they all thought in their hearts: Not long ago, Zhu Ba also used this trick to persecute General Xiao Cao, and finally released those border troops who were loyal to Xiao Cao. Let go of these die-hard soldiers?

However, the two of them thought wrongly, Zhu Yuanzhang's hand clenched his fist lightly, and ordered: "Kill them all, leave no mouth alive!" ”

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's order was just as soon as it was given, but the thief army did not move, but it was Hong Jun who moved first, these people's eyes were red, but they were fighting for trapped beasts, and what they wanted to do now was to fight for a good book. Fight a pair to earn money. But it was not so easy to fight, the crossbowmen on the roofs on both sides shot arrows at the same time, and the strong crossbow shots at very close range were simply neutral, and as soon as the crossbow arrows passed, hundreds of firearms fired in volleys...... Hong Chengchou's last two or three hundred dead soldiers. Fell down in an instant.

At the end of the long street, Yang Hong snorted coldly and forced over with five hundred heavy infantry, where did the remaining Hong army have a chance to fight back? It's just a blink of an eye. It was crushed into pulp.

Hong Chengchou's eyes under the horse's belly have lost their brilliance, this official who was still flying and domineering when he entered the city, and there was no one in his eyes, his eyes were scattered at this time, and he roared sadly: "Thief Kou An dares to kill me?" Thief Koan dares to be more virtuous than me? Thief Kou An dares to ......"

Yang Hong walked up to him, shook his head, and said in a low voice: "Lord Hong, do you remember the last general?" ”

"Are you ......" Hong Chengchou's eyes were foggy, as if he had seen Yang Hong, but he couldn't remember.

Yang Hong shook his head and said: "At the anti-bandit conference in Xi'an Mansion, we met. ”

"So it's you?" Hong Chengchou suddenly realized, and then said angrily: "Why, can a talented and incompetent young general like you be left alive by a thief, but a big man like me must be killed?" ”

Yang Hong said coldly: "Didn't you say it just now?" You have no virtue! ”

"No virtue? I, Hong Chengchou, is the twelfth generation grandson of Wurong Weng Shanhong, a scholarly disciple, innocent for many years, ten years of hard work in the cold window to read the book of holy leisure, the fourteenth place in the second class of the Bingchen Kedian test, and the birth of a Jinshi, how can there be no virtue? ”

"Humph!" Yang Hong took out the sword from his waist: "Wait for the fools of the Donglin Party, do you really think that you have read a lot of books and have a clean family background, so you are talented and virtuous?" Since ancient times, there have been many scum literati, and it is really clear to you! ”

Seeing Yang Hong draw his sword, Hong Chengchou also pulled out the sword from his waist, but he was just a literati, the sword looked good on his waist, and he had no actual combat effectiveness. However, Yang Hong was murderous with a sword, revealing a murderous aura from his bones.

"I'll fight with you!" Hong Chengchou roared loudly and pounced forward with his sword.

Yang Hong didn't move much, but his body shook slightly, the sword shadow was like a dream, the blood soared, and the head of Dou Da flew into the air, Hong Chengchou didn't understand until he died, why the thieves didn't want him to surrender, he had to kill him! A talented official like him should be someone who everyone is fighting for, crying and begging, and asking him to surrender if he sends a beautiful woman, right?

In fact, his idea is not wrong, if he didn't die here, but survived, when he was captured by the Qing soldiers, Huang Taiji would send his favorite concubine Xiao Borzigit to let Hong Chengchou Hu Tianhu, take his heart, and make him work for the Qing people. It's a pity that he ran into Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang, who has had the experience of being reincarnated, appoints subordinates to pay more attention to morality than talent, because he is confident that he can cultivate any type of talent, why do you have to let a capricious villain like Hong Chengchou take on a heavy responsibility under his command? So giving such a beautiful thing as a beautiful woman, Hong Chengchou will not be blessed in this life. (Note: This paragraph is a wild history and has no historical basis.) ）

Hong Chengchou died, Huaxian was peaceful, the soldiers of the Zhu army began to clean up the battlefield, the iron armor of the two thousand ironclad soldiers were taken off and collected for use, the surrendered officers and soldiers were escorted by the Zhu army into a wide prison camp, they entered the prison camp to take a look, only to find that thousands of people had been imprisoned here, the guards of Huaxian County, Luochuan, Pucheng, and Huaxian Township Yong Army were all imprisoned here. Thousands of people were all dejected, unsure of what the future would hold for them.

Zhu Yuanzhang finished his work with Hong Chengchou, and asked someone to invite Li Qingshui, Xiao Cao, Li Panlong and others who were tied to the arrow tower to watch the battle, loosen the shackles, and let them sit down and talk.

Li Qingshui was already in tears at this time, because he didn't investigate, not only made the thieves lurk in Baishui for several years, but also led to the killing of the governors of the five provinces, it can be said that the current situation in Shaanxi * West is completely finished, Li Qingshui simply can't forgive himself, if he wasn't tied up to death, he would have already thought of committing suicide.

Next to him, the second Cao was full of strange expressions, what they were thinking was that Zhu Ba had never killed us, and asked us to follow him in his army to see him teach us to wield a knife, but he killed Hong Chengchou, how strange is this? Could it be that our two uncles and nephews are virtuous people in his mind?

Next to Er Cao was Li Panlong, his expression looked very scared, it turned out that this guy was desperately thinking: Am I virtuous or unvirtuous? It's not good, the leader of the thief army just now said that there are many scum in the ancient literati, and I, Li Panlong, am I a talent, aren't I a literati? Are they going to kill me......

It's also very interesting to count the number of people with different expressions on their faces.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at their faces, so big that he guessed their thoughts, he knew that it was not easy for the big and small second Cao to say that it was not easy to say that it would fall, and now was not the time to say that it would be right to let their two uncles and nephews continue to follow him. Li Qingshui is not easy to say, it is difficult to persuade a young man like this, and there is no need to deal with it in a hurry, let's deal with Li Panlong first.

He smiled at Li Panlong.

Li Panlong didn't wait for him to speak, and immediately preemptively said: "I am virtuous!" I'm not scum! I'm very virtuous! ”

"Poof!" Xu Renjie smiled and bent down.

Li Panlong glanced at Xu Renjie resentfully, drooped his head depressedly and said, "Xu Yuanwai...... Oh, no...... Leader Xu, you deceived me so hard, I thought I could be a pair of brothers with you, but I didn't expect to be your subordinate prisoner...... Well, I also know that I am an official fan, I have tried my best to get promoted and make a fortune, and I have also hunted down and killed Miao Mei, and I am an old enemy with you, so kill me if I want to......"

"Who said they were going to kill you?" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "There is nothing wrong with being an official fan, people who use despicable means in order to get promoted and make a fortune are virtuous, people like you who organize the township and want to rely on merit to obtain an official position, I don't think there is anything immoral." ”

"Huh?" Li Panlong was overjoyed: "The king won't kill me?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "You are from Luochuan, you should know the rules of my Zhu Bajun!" ”

A few years ago, Huanglong Cottage also sent troops to repel the chaotic monkeys who invaded Luochuan, protected many squires and wealthy businessmen, and had a good reputation in Luochuan. Thinking of this, Li Panlong immediately understood what Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to say, and he hurriedly said: "I understand, I pay taxes, and I don't want to kill." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled: "Of course you have to pay taxes, but in the future, I want to entrust you with a new job, that is, 'help me collect taxes', from today on, you are the county order of Luochuan, of course, it is the county order of my Zhu Bajun, not the county order of the imperial court, do you have the courage to be this official?" (To be continued.) )