Chapter 150 Leave no one behind

The front hall outside the Prince Beijing’s Mansion was in a mess, with bloody limbs scattered all over the ground. The air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder and blood. Some maids and servants were so scared that they burst into tears. Some guards collapsed on the ground, their pale faces full of relief and fear at surviving the disaster, and they couldn’t stop breathing heavily.

The door of the front hall had been blown beyond recognition and flew onto the brick floor of the hall.

There were sounds of many people walking inside.

Then, several guards holding steel knives surrounded Shui Rong and walked out from the inner door of the front hall.

Shui Rong looked at everything in front of him, the veins on his forehead throbbing constantly, his hands clenched in his sleeves, and he gritted his teeth: “Good, very good.”

At this time, Yang Qilong strode in with several guards holding knives. They were in a disheveled state, with blood and wounds all over their bodies. It was obvious that they had experienced a great battle.

Yang Qilong walked up to Shui Rong and knelt down: “Your Highness, the rebels have someone to help us. We were ambushed and several guards died.”

Shui Rong’s eyes suddenly fell on Yang Qilong, and he uttered a word from between his teeth: “Who!”

Yang Qilong hesitated for a moment and replied, “It may be the White Lotus Sect.”

With a “humph”, Shui Rong turned and walked inside.

Yang Qilong handed the sword to the guard and followed him in.

As soon as he entered the back hall, Shui Rong stopped and turned to look at Yang Qilong who followed him in: “Speak.”

Yang Qilong: “There should be two groups of people on the other side. Those old beheaders are here to fight to the death, and they are probably from Ningguo Mansion. As for the other group, it’s hard to say, but it’s definitely not the White Lotus Sect.”

At this point, he was silent for a moment, then continued, “These people stopped the other two old men. They probably didn’t want to make a big fuss. They might be Jia She’s men.”

“Could it be someone from the palace?” Shui Rong suddenly asked.

Yang Qilong was stunned for a moment, then fell silent.

Just then, footsteps were heard in the front hall, followed by the voice of the guard: “Your Majesty, the South City is on fire.”

Shui Rong: “Oh?” He walked out quickly.

Seeing flames and thick smoke billowing in the direction of South City, Shui Rong’s eyes lit up: “Let’s go to the mountain and take a look.” After that, he led Yang Qilong to the back garden.

Yang Qilong held a lantern and accompanied Shui Rong to climb the hill in the back garden.

The small hill was covered with pine and cypress trees. Shui Rong stood under a big tree, looking at the south city that was burning red, with a smile on his face.

“Young Master, East City is also on fire!” Yang Qilong said excitedly behind him.

Shui Rong turned his head and looked towards the east city, and said excitedly: “Good, well done!”

Yang Qilong smiled and said, “With so many Jiangnan gentry dead, the emperor will have a headache.”

Shui Rong smiled and asked, “Could it be the emperor’s men?”

Yang Qilong was stunned for a moment, then replied, “So many years have passed, and the people left behind by Jia Daishan are all getting old. It’s unclear why we rescued those two old men, but the people who ambushed us are all tough guys.”

Shui Rong understood: “Okay, very good. If he is unkind, don’t blame me for being unjust!” At this point, he raised his head and looked towards the direction of the imperial city, “The people from the Infantry Yamen must have rushed to the East City to put out the fire. Go and burn down the Taiping Warehouse.”

Yang Qilong was startled: “This…”

Shui Rong: “I am not acting on impulse. I have long wanted to burn down several granaries in the inner city. In order to establish his image as a benevolent monarch to the herdsmen in Hetao, the emperor strongly demanded that the gentry in Jiangnan compensate the herdsmen with 20 dan of rice per acre of land, and only half of the silver was allowed. The emperor may not know that many grain fields in Jiangnan do not produce grain. Many provinces have suffered disasters this year. There will definitely be a shortage of grain next year!”

After a pause, he said, “Tell the White Tiger Hall Master that next he should do nothing but set fire to granaries in various places.”

A complex light flashed across Yang Qilong’s eyes, and he replied, “Yes.”

Shui Rong: “Go do it.” After saying that, he turned and walked down the hill.

“.Follow my command. One, two, three~~Push! Again!”

“push–“

Accompanied by a rumbling sound, the walls cracked and the roof shifted. In an instant, the house collapsed and smoke and dust rose into the sky.

Looking at the cleared space, Li Hu nodded with satisfaction.

After receiving the emperor’s oral order, Li Hu did not go directly to Daxiangguo Temple to put out the fire, but organized the surrounding people to open up a fire isolation zone around Daxiangguo Temple.

As the golden phoenix that flew out of South City, Li Hu enjoyed a high status in the hearts of the people of South City. They also knew that this was to protect their homes, so they all joined in.

As for the people whose houses were demolished, they believed Li Hu’s promise.

The fire was getting bigger and bigger. Seeing that Li Hu still had no intention of going to Daxiangguo Temple, the eunuch became anxious and said, “General Li…”

Li Hu: “The fire is too big. Let’s wait until it’s a little smaller.”

The eunuch: “But.”

Li Hu: “Don’t worry, the surrounding area has been completely blocked, and no rebel will escape.”

“Ouch.”

The eunuch stamped his feet and said, “My General Li, why don’t you understand? There are not only rebels in the Daxiangguo Temple, but also people from the Imperial Household Department and the Southern Pacification Department!” He suddenly remembered, “Is it because of Qiu Ying?”

Li Hu did not respond to him, but asked instead: “It’s been so long, and no one has come out. Is there anyone alive?” As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Daniu hurried towards Li Hu.

Behind him, two bodyguards were holding a man with a black face and ragged clothes.

Walking up to him, Wang Daniu reported, “General, the people from the Imperial Household Department have just escaped from the Daxiangguo Temple.”

When the eunuch heard this, he rushed over and asked anxiously, “What’s going on inside? Where are the others?”

The man fell to his knees and said, “Dead, all dead!” and burst into tears.

The eunuch was shocked: “All, all dead?!”

“Yes, it was those thieves.” The man sobbed and said, “We followed the Southern Pacification Office and sneaked into the Daxiangguo Temple. We were first attacked by a group of men in black. Later, we were besieged by those thieves and could not be killed. Then those thieves started to set fires everywhere. The fire was too big, and those thieves jumped out of the sea of ​​fire from time to time to attack.”

“Good,” the eunuch said with a clattering sound, “What a den of thieves.”

At this time, the guerrilla general of the Southern Camp came over hurriedly and reported to Li Hu: “General, several monks have escaped from the Daxiangguo Temple.”

The eunuch said, “Come on, follow me and kill those thieves.”

Li Hu was stunned. Is this a eunuch?

The guerrilla general of the Southern Camp continued, “I heard from those monks that the fire did not cover the entire Daxiangguo Temple, and people were fighting everywhere.” At this point, he lowered his voice, “There are still many people alive in the Southern Pacification Office.”

Li Hu nodded.

At this time, a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds came over, and everyone looked over.

A guard from the Imperial Household Department came over here on horseback, and when he arrived in front of Li Hu, he jumped off his horse, glanced around, and was stunned.

Li Hu looked at him: “What’s the matter?”

The man hesitated for a moment and replied, “General Li, news just came from East City that Jinyiwei Commander Qiu Duwei has died.”

Li Hu was in high spirits: “Captain Qiu is dead?!”

That guy: “Yes.”

Li Hu’s eyes flashed: “Let’s go, follow me to fight the bandits!”

The guerrilla general of the South Camp’s eyes lit up, and he shouted, “Follow up! Follow up!” and led all the soldiers of the South Camp to follow.

“Our ancestors said that we should try our best to bring Qiu Ying back,” the man shouted, but it was too late.

In front of the mountain gate, there were more than a dozen corpses lying in a mess, all of them were monks from Daxiangguo Temple.

Li Hu was slightly stunned. What a murderous aura!

The eunuch shook off the blood on his knife and smiled at Li Hu: “Excuse me, General Li.”

Li Hu looked at the corpses and asked, “Are they all rebels?”

The eunuch smiled and replied, “This Daxiangguo Temple is full of rebels.”

Li Hu nodded, turned around and looked at the soldiers of the Southern Camp: “Destroy the rebels, and leave no one alive!”

The guerrilla general of the South Camp suddenly drew out the sword from his waist with his right hand, swung it out with a cold light and said, “Kill!” and rushed in first.

Roars of killing immediately rang out in front of the mountain gate, and more than a thousand soldiers from the South Camp rushed in like lightning!

Li Hu strode inside.

The man finally squeezed next to the chief eunuch and whispered something in his ear.

Looking at Li Hu’s back, the eunuch opened his mouth and finally sighed. The hatred between Li Hu and the father and son of Qiu Duwei, the Southern Camp and the Southern Pacification Division, can be said to have been going on for a long time. This time, Qiu Ying and the people of the Southern Pacification Division will not be able to escape even if they have wings.
There were flashes of swords and blood everywhere!
Be it the guards from the Southern Pacification Office, the bald monks, or the unidentified men in black, they were all chopped to the ground by the soldiers from the Southern Camp.

Li Hu stood aside with his hands behind his back, watching everything with an expressionless face.

Suddenly, Qiu Ying’s desperate voice came: “Li Hu! You are so cruel, you will not die well!”

With a swish, Wang Daniu drew his sword!

Li Hu stopped him and walked over slowly.

Only Qiu Ying was left, forced to the edge of the sea of ​​fire, looking at Li Hu with hatred in his eyes.

Li Hu walked to about five steps away from him and stood still, looking at him: “Your father is dead.”

Qiu Ying: “You, what did you say?!”

Li Hu: “You can commit suicide. Maybe you can catch up.”

Qiu Ying was stunned, and the knife fell to the ground with a “clang”.

Li Hu: “Waste!” He looked towards the guerrilla general of Nanying.

The guerrilla general of the southern camp understood, swung his sword, and then kicked the body into the sea of ​​fire.
(End of this chapter)