This was like killing a pig. Zhu Youjian's method was to stab the knife into the main artery and drain his blood. This way, he could complete his work.
Yang Zhaoji's method was to smash the pig into pieces with a hammer. Not only could the meat not be eaten, but the blood would also splash everywhere, making it difficult to clean up.
"Lord Xu, immediately lead the sword card team and search the reeds. If you encounter any rebel soldiers who resist, kill them without mercy!”
Now that things had come to this, he could only try his best to remedy the situation.
Seeing that the Ming army was attacking the city, Shen Zhi, Xia Zhongjin, Zhang Jianbai, Zhou Nianan, Meng Xianhan, and the other leaders of the Scent Sect each led a group of people and rushed out from all directions. They agreed to meet at Shuibo Liangshan.
Xu Hong Ru hurriedly changed into civilian clothes and ordered his rebel soldiers to chase the people out of the city through the breach in the west wall.
After a chaotic battle, Xu Hong Ru finally escaped and dove into the reeds.
He had grown up by the lake of Weishan since he was young and was very good at swimming. Seeing that there were many footprints in the reeds, he hurriedly pinched a reed pipe and stuffed it into his mouth. He dived into the water to avoid the search of the soldiers.
Troops of soldiers passed by, but they did not find any trace of him.
"Your Highness Prince Xin, we have not found any trace of the bandit leader Xu Hong Ru!”One batch after another of soldiers sent out to search reported that the government troops had dug almost three feet into Teng County, but they still could not find the so-called Emperor Fu Lie of the Resurrection, Xu Hongru.
" Maybe he died in the chaos of the army..." Yang Zhaoji finally realized how much trouble he had caused. His face flushed red as he argued.
"Bastard!" Zhu Youjian raised his hand and slapped the 60-year-old general's mouth, causing blood to flow from the corner of his mouth. When the soldiers behind him saw this, they all held their hands at their waists.
The other generals stood rooted to the ground, not daring to move.
"Yang Zhaoji despised his superiors and acted recklessly, causing the bandit leader Xu Hongru to escape and delay the opportunity. According to the law, he should be beheaded.”
Zhu Youjian's face was livid as he shouted.
"Yes, sir!" Several East Chamber foreigners stepped forward and grabbed Yang Zhaoji, pushing him out.
Yang Zhaoji's son and son-in-law's expressions changed. They pulled out their knives and placed them on Zhu Youjian's neck.
"Zhou Shixi, do you want to assassinate the emperor?”Facing the bright blade, Zhu Youjian was fearless and shouted coldly.
" I..." Zhou Shixi looked at the civil and military generals standing at the side, especially the Governor of Lunan, Zhao Yan. When he realized that these people were all sneering at him, his heart immediately turned cold!
"I dare not. It was all this subject who urged Commander Father to rashly attack. The crime lies with this subject and not Commander Father. I hope Your Highness will understand!”
"Yang Zhaoji, do you know your sins?" Zhu Youjian's gaze was cold.
"I…I know my sins!" Only now did Yang Zhaoji realize that in the eyes of this young vassal king, he was just a bug that could be easily crushed at any time.
It was laughable that I, Yang Taichu (Yang Zhaoji), had been shrewd for half my life. In my old age, I was actually tricked by a fledgling brat!
After playing with eagles all his life, a sparrow pecked his eyes!
" I'll hand over your head for the time being. Immediately send out all the soldiers to find Xu Hongru…" Zhu Youjian paused for a moment." If he's alive, I want to see him. If he's dead, I want to see his corpse!"”
The generals obeyed and retreated.
"Your Highness, the city has already been breached and the bandits have fled. Our army has already achieved full success, so why are we still tirelessly trying to capture the bandit leader?”Governor Zhao Yan asked in confusion.
"Lord Zhao, you might not know this, but Xu Hongru is the leader of the Fragrance Smelling Sect. The Fragrance Smelling Sect has been around since the Tang Dynasty. It has a deep roots and many disciples. Once Xu Hongru escapes and finds another place to raise his flag, I'm afraid there will be many more disasters!”
"I see!" Zhao Yan suddenly understood. According to what his highness said, those who were rebelling now were only the fragrant smelling disciples on the surface. Who knew how many fragrant smelling disciples there were in the dark!
"Your Highness, may I ask how to eradicate it?”
"Only reform." Zhu Youjian let out a long sigh." The villagers are poor and in danger. They can only seek spiritual sustenance. They are ignorant and greedy for small profits. The Scent Sect lures them with benefits. They are happy and join the sect enthusiastically, allowing others to order them around. Only by opening up the people's wisdom and accumulating their wealth could it be completely eliminated.”
Zhao Yan thought for a long time with his hands supporting his cheeks. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind. So this was the root cause!
"Your Highness's words have exposed this lowly official's decades of confusion. This lowly official is deeply impressed!”
Zhao Yan lifted his official robe, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed respectfully to Zhu Youjian.
As an official of a region, the people of Lunan were constantly in turmoil, so he repeatedly sent troops to suppress them. However, the more he suppressed them, the more people there were. He only thought that the people of Lunan were valiant and did not want to be transformed into a king.
However, Zhu Youjian's words today had awakened his many years of confusion. It turned out that the way to govern the people should first be to enrich the people, to educate and open up the wisdom of the people, so that they could not be bewitched by evil.
"Your Highness, someone has sent a letter!”The door opened, and a soldier barged in and handed a letter to Zhu Youjian.
Zhu Youjian opened it and his eyes lit up!
On the shore of Weishan Lake, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. The water was murmuring. A small boat was parked by the water's edge. On the boat, a coir old man was fishing.
"Boatman, boatman!" A fat man crawled out from the reeds. His hair was unkempt and his clothes were torn by the reeds. When he saw someone fishing by the water, he called out loudly.
The boatman glanced at him and waved his hand slowly." I'm fishing. Don't disturb me!"”
"Boatman, send me to the other side. These are all for you!”The fatty saw that he did not care about it, so he gritted his teeth and took out something from his bosom. He opened it and showed it to him.
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