From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 824

In the best restaurant in Ningbo, a lively dinner party turned into a hasty escape and a brutal massacre on a clear and sunny day.

Zhou Yuan held a knife and slaughtered the family owners and servants who colluded with the island pirates like pigs. He showed no mercy and had to chop off their heads to make sure they were dead.

There were ten people at a table, and there were servants and grooms downstairs. There must be thirty or forty people fleeing.

But it was meaningless. Zhuang Xuansu had surrounded the restaurant with dozens of internal guards.

The surviving family owner saw this scene and immediately knew that the situation was over, so he knelt down and begged for mercy.

"We plead guilty! We are willing to accept the court's trial!"

"We will not resist! Stop it!"

They thought that as long as they were not killed on the spot, they could use their connections and contacts to slowly smooth things over in prison, at least they would not be beheaded.

The officers of the Inner Court quickly tied them up, which made them feel relieved. The rope tied around their bodies seemed to be their lifeline.

After a while, they saw Zhou Yuan.

He was covered in blood, his hair was disheveled, and he was holding a sharp knife, striding down from the upstairs.

A group of people knelt on the ground, not daring to resist at all.

"Prince... we plead guilty... we admit everything..."

An old man trembled and said, "As long as there is evidence, we will have no complaints even if we kill all nine clans."

Zhou Yuan walked to his side and said lightly, "Don't think I don't know what you old guys are thinking. Are you paying for your lives? Let the backstage rescue you?"

"It's a pity that it's too late. You colluded with the island bandits and betrayed the country and the nation. I don't need evidence to kill you, and even... I don't need evidence to kill the big guys behind you!"

He raised the knife and chopped it down directly.

Zhuang Xuansu said coldly: "Kill!"

Dozens of internal guards chopped off the heads of all the people who had been tied up. For a moment, blood was all over the ground, shining in the sun.

It was noon, and it was the busiest street. Many people saw this scene and were so scared that their faces turned pale and they shrank back.

But seeing these arrogant and domineering profiteers who were usually a disaster in trouble, they felt an indescribable sense of relief in their hearts.

"That young man is so scary, who is he? Is he an imperial envoy of the court!"

"Hush... keep your voice down, didn't you see the dragon on his clothes? This is something that only a prince can wear. How many princes are so young in our Jin Dynasty!"

"Ah? You mean... this is the King of Zhongwu?"

"It must be!"

The people whispered to each other and discussed in a low voice.

"Zhongwu Wang is such a big shot. He came to Ningbo Prefecture to fight the island bandits!"

"Yes, the Mongols and the Eastern Tartars can't stop Zhongwu Wang. These island bandit monkeys will definitely suffer."

"Great, those monkeys are killing people everywhere. They should have been killed long ago."

"These profiteers must have colluded with the island bandits and forced Zhongwu Wang to kill people."

The brave young man couldn't help but shout: "Your Majesty, you killed them all!"

Zhou Yuan looked at him, but the young man's legs trembled and he quickly retreated.

Looking at the people who were constantly retreating at both ends of the street, Zhou Yuan put away his knife and shouted: "Any traitors who colluded with the island bandits will never be tolerated by the court. Kill them one by one."

"This king is here, and peace has come here. Everyone, just wait and see how the court avenges the villagers."

He and Zhuang Xuansu looked at each other, rode directly on the horse, and headed towards the mansions of the major families.

At this moment, a large number of Jinyiwei Tiqi finally entered the city.

Black horses, black flying fish clothes, black official hats and embroidered spring swords, hundreds of Tiqi were a massacre, and after entering the city, passers-by were terrified and avoided them.

The people knew that whoever offended Jinyiwei would suffer, not to mention that there were so many Jinyiwei this time.

They all wondered if something went wrong.

The Tiqi's goal was very clear. They were divided into several waves and went to the major families directly. Together with the female officials of the inner court, they carried out an all-round and no-dead-angle massacre of the families involved.

The confiscation of property and extermination of the clan came so suddenly.

"Li He is here."

Zhuang Xuansu walked to Zhou Yuan's side, sniffed, and said, "You smell too much blood."

Zhou Yuan said, "That's right, it's time to kill."

"The city of Ningbo Prefecture is handed over to you. Eliminate all evil and leave nothing behind."

He rode on his horse, looked at the Virgin Sister, and rushed directly out of the city.

Outside the city, the army gathered.

Li He was wearing armor. When he saw Zhou Yuan coming, he immediately dismounted and clasped his fists and said, "See you, General!"

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice, "Report the situation!"

Li He said, "The Zhejiang garrison army was divided into four routes and has already attacked Yanzhou Prefecture, Shaoxing Prefecture, Jinhua Prefecture, andIn Ningbo, the battles have already begun in various prefectures. The island bandits are being eliminated in each county and town, and all are killed on the spot. "

"The island bandits in Ningbo Prefecture are mainly concentrated in Xiangshan County and Dinghai County. There are also remnants of island bandits stationed in villages and towns in other counties. We must sweep all the way and finally reach Xiangshan County."

Zhou Yuan was covered in blood at this moment, exuding a ferocious murderous aura. He raised his sword high and said sternly: "Brothers! It's time to avenge the people!"

"Remember! Island bandit monkeys! Don't spare any of them!"

"Kill! "

He rushed forward first, followed by Li He, and thousands of troops followed and rushed southward.

Where Tieliu said, all the island bandits would be wiped out.

Among these thousands of troops, in addition to the soldiers, there were dozens of Jinyiwei Tiqi.

Ye Mian spent a lot of effort in the past six months and finally found out the dens of the island bandits in various places. These Jinyiwei Tiqi were to show the way.

This saved Zhou Yuan a lot of effort, and everyone just needed to kill.

"Ahead is the Gao family's manor, which hides more than 60 island bandits. We didn't find them several times before."

"If Ye Mian hadn't given us the information, we would have been kept in the dark now."

Hearing Li He's words, Zhou Yuan frowned and said, "Gao family? What do they do?"

Li He said, "A famous tea merchant family in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, who sends silver to King Jing in Shenjing every year."

Zhou Yuan's face sank, and he said coldly, "Surround them! No one will be left alive in the manor!"

"Yes!"

Li He shouted: "Kill them in! No one will be left alive!"

Soon, shouts and screams were heard. Facing Li He's elite troops, the surrounded island bandits had no ability to resist and were killed.

"Stop! Stop!"

"I am His Royal Highness Prince Jing's man! Can you bear the responsibility!"

"I want His Royal Highness Prince Jing to kill you all!"

The middle-aged man in luxurious clothes shouted at the top of his lungs. As the head of the Gao family, he had been to Beijing three times and drank with His Royal Highness Prince Jing.

Li He sneered: "Gao, you are still stubborn when you are about to die. You harbored island bandits and committed the crime of treason. You will be executed for nine generations."

The middle-aged man shouted: "Harboring island bandits? Show me the evidence! My Gao family took in the island bandits in order to poison the food and kill them all, but before we could do it, you came in and killed them. "

"My Gao family has at most failed to make any contribution, so we dare not accept the reward, but you dare to touch my Gao family and see!"

Zhou Yuan walked forward with a knife in his hand and said in a deep voice: "If I want to touch your Gao family, Prince Jing will not even dare to fart, do you believe it!"

The head of the Gao family was stunned for a moment, and when he saw the blood-stained dragon pattern on Zhou Yuan's body, he thought of a person for a while.

"You...you...Zhongwu King?"

He was so scared that his legs trembled, and he couldn't help but retreat again and again.

Then he knelt on the ground like a collapse, crying: "Prince! I am also forced to do so! I am also desperate!"

"My heart is on the side of the court. Trading with the island bandits is also a way to make a living. If I can't pay, Prince Jing will not forgive me! "

Zhou Yuan walked up to him and said calmly: "If life is so tiring, then don't live anymore."

He chopped down with a knife, splitting his head in half, and then shouted: "Kill! Leave no one alive!"

Many soldiers around also became aggressive and rushed forward to kill.

Those who betray their country and nation will be punished sooner or later.