"General Wang, please continue to hunt! Don't let them go."
Xiao Shangzi quickly led people to the prison car. When he saw a dozen people escaping, he quickly said to Wang Ke of the Shenji Camp who was following him.
"Don't worry, let me chase you!"
Wang Ke led his cavalry and chased Hong Chengyu in the direction where he escaped.
"Master, are you okay?"
When Xiao Shangzi saw that Wang Chengen's robe was full of blood, he quickly dismounted and ran over, asking Wang Chengen.
"Okay, it's all the blood of the enemy."
Wang Chengen saw Xiao Shangzi groping around on his body and quickly kicked him away and said.
"Your Majesty originally wanted to come in person, but he expected that something might happen and there might be danger, so he sent me to greet him at the east city gate."
"The Jinyiwei who came back to report the news were waiting at the door, and they quickly led the Shenji Battalion to rush over. Fortunately, it was not too late."
Seeing that his master was okay, Xiao Shangzi breathed a sigh of relief and told the whole story.
"Master, did you kill Hong Chengchou?"
Then Xiao Shangzi's eyes fell on the head of Hong Chengchou, whose head had fallen to the ground and was still staring at death. He was shocked at first sight.
"Hong Chengyu and his son Hong Tao want to rescue people in my hands. Do you think I will give them a chance?"
Wang Chengen stood up and wiped his knife, as if he had done an insignificant thing.
"But Your Majesty wants you to escort Hong Chengchou back to the capital alive, and you chop him up. What if Your Majesty blames him?"
Hong Chengchou, who was watching his head fall to the ground, was also a strong soldier of the Ming Dynasty. He never expected that he would end up like this.
He asked his master worriedly.
"Your Majesty blames me. It's all my fault. Enter the palace!"
Wang Chengen was not afraid at all and said to Xiao Shangzi.
Chongzhen, who had been waiting for news at the minister's side, never went to bed because he knew that Wang Chengen would definitely come to the palace to see him.
Pacing back and forth in the hall, waiting anxiously.
"Wang Chengen, Xiao Shangzi wants to see you."
While waiting, there was a call from the eunuch outside the palace.
"Quick, come in quickly."
"Your Majesty! Chengen is back!"
Hearing that the person was back, Chongzhen hurriedly walked towards the door. As soon as Wang Chengen entered the hall, he knelt down in front of Chongzhen with tears streaming down his face.
"Chengen, what happened? Why is there blood all over your body?"
Chongzhen saw Wang Chengen lying on the ground with blood stains on many places, and quickly helped him up and asked.
"Your Majesty, just when my father-in-law was about to arrive in the capital,... they finally fled. I have asked Wang Ke of the Shenji Battalion to lead people to chase them."
Seeing Chongzhen looking at him, Xiao Shangzi quickly took a step forward and told what happened.
"I'm fine, old slave."
Wang Chengen raised his head and patted his chest and said.
"Okay, it's okay."
Seeing that Wang Chengen was fine, Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty, this old slave has caused trouble. Please punish him."
Seeing that Chongzhen cared so much about him, Wang Chengen was moved and kowtowed several times.
"Hong Chengchou ran away as soon as he ran away. I immediately sent people to hunt him down. Now he has no military power and is just meat on the chopping board to be slaughtered."
After hearing Wang Chengen's words, Chongzhen thought that Hong Chengchou had been rescued, and he was a little unhappy. However, seeing Wang Chengen like this, he tried his best. He spoke to him.
"Xiao Shangzi, quickly ask Zhu Si to send the Jin Yiwei away. I want to see Hong Chengchou alive, and I want to see his corpse even if I die!"
"Your Majesty, Hong Chengchou has been beheaded by me."
Before Xiao Shangzi could speak, Wang Chengen said to Chongzhen.
"Beheaded? You said you beheaded Hong Chengchou?"
Hearing Wang Chengen's words, Chongzhen was also startled. He was not sure whether he heard correctly, so he asked Wang Chengen again.
"Yes, Your Majesty, Hong Chengchou's head is right here."
Wang Chengen put Hong Chengchou's head in the bag, and when he opened the bag in front of Chongzhen, a pair of heads with eyes still open were inside.
"I know you want to live, but the circumstances were."
Wang Chengen, who still wanted to explain, was interrupted by Chongzhen in the middle of his speech.
"Great, you have done a great job!"
Chongzhen looked at the head in the bag and felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach, but his happiness was beyond words. He patted Wang Chengen and said.
"It's good that this old slave didn't cause any trouble to His Majesty."
Wang Chengen did not expect that Chongzhen did not blame him, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Okay, go down and have a rest. When you're done, I'll reward you based on your merits."
"As commanded."
Xiao Shangzi wanted to help Wang Chengen back, but before he left the hall, he was stopped by Chongzhen. Fortunately, Wang Chengen was not injured. He gave Xiao Shangzi a reassuring look and walked back alone.
"Xiao Shangzi, wait a moment."
"Your Majesty, do you have any other orders?"
"Have the imperial edicts been sent out?"
"Everything has been conveyed. General Chong should have received it by this time. He also sent a thousand households to keep an eye on it at Shanhaiguan."
Shanhaiguan
"By God's will, according to the emperor's edict, there is a peasant rebellion in Yuzhong, and the Ming Dynasty officials who killed me rebelled. Yuan Chonghuan was ordered to lead 10,000 Japanese troops to exterminate them. Many matters in Shanhaiguan are temporarily managed by the local general Wu Sangui. I hereby serve as the supervisor of the Jinyi Guard Qianhu. , admire this!”
"The general will obey the order!"
After the eunuch finished reading the imperial edict, Yuan Chonghuan and Wu Sangui knelt on the ground to receive the edict.
"Sangui, go take your father-in-law and Master Qianhu to rest."
Yuan Chonghuan stood up and ordered Wu Sangui to take people to rest quickly.
"No need, General Yuan, it's better to go and get back to work quickly. If it's over, you may miss important events."
The eunuch who was responsible for delivering the imperial edict knew that the matter was urgent. After the edict arrived, he had to rush back to resume his duties.
"Okay, then I won't send you off, father-in-law. Someone, take Qianhu to his residence."
Yuan Chonghuan took the imperial edict and walked directly into the tent.
A quarter of an hour later, Wu Sangui returned to the military tent, watched Yuan Chonghuan throw the imperial edict to the ground, and quickly picked it up.
"General."
After placing the imperial edict on the table, Wu Sangui said softly.
"Asking me to deal with a group of farmers, I really don't know what the emperor is thinking!"
Yuan Chonghuan kicked the table open, pulled out his saber, and looked at the blood that couldn't be wiped off.
"General, I think this is an opportunity."
Seeing Yuan Chonghuan's angry look, Wu Sangui swallowed in fear and whispered beside him.
"Oh? Yes, you are right, it is indeed an opportunity. You are now guarding Shanhaiguan, this is your opportunity!"
Yuan Chonghuan looked at Wu Sangui, his eyes full of murderous intent.
"General, what I am today, Wu Sangui, is all due to your cultivation, General. With hundreds of thousands of troops in Shanhaiguan, you are the only one who obeys your orders!"
Seeing Yuan Chongshan's eyes, he quickly knelt on the ground and said.
