Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 97 A Tragedy (Please Subscribe!)

The masters in the No. [-] village in the world were all blown away by the artillery outside. They knew that no matter how high their martial arts were, they were still flesh and blood. How could they withstand the bombardment of other people's cannons?
Some people have already started to retreat, they want to escape through the back door, but at this time, the back door has also been sealed.

It can be said that Cao Zhengchun has already laid a net in the world's No. [-] village, even if a bird flies by, it will instantly turn into a hedgehog.

The archers were ambushing outside the No. [-] village in the world, and their goal was to shoot and kill those who tried to escape by climbing over the wall with light skills.

Zhu Houzhao has already tasted the sweetness of the reform measures introduced by the imperial court related to commercial tax. If the reforms are not stepped up like this, then sooner or later Ming will call for a civil uprising due to the emptiness of the treasury.

At the same time, almost all the silver earned by Shen Wanqian fell into his own pocket. Once the reform is made, he will be the one who will benefit the most. How can he not feel distressed?
Shen Wanqian has a wide range of connections, he has met many officials in the court, and the road paved with money is the safest.

Therefore, he sent money to several censors and asked them to write to Zhu Houzhao to cancel the reform of commercial tax rates. Only in this way can his interests be guaranteed.

However, who would have thought that such a small act of his would be punished by Jin Yiwei, and he would even be sung for a while in the court as a ditty, which is really embarrassing.

However, this did cause some waves, but in the face of the huge imperial power, this is nothing at all.

"Shoot at the miscellaneous family and beat them to death!"

Cao Zhengchun seemed to hate the No. [-] village in the world. At this moment, he had completely forgotten what Shen Wanqian had said to him, and he had completely forgotten how much money he was greedy for. Only on the flat ground can the hatred in my heart be relieved!
Jin Yiwei quickly filled the ammunition, and the black muzzle of the tiger crouching gun was aimed at the gate of the No. [-] village in the world.

"Stop it all, speak up if you have something to say, don't hurt your temper!"

At this time, a man dressed as a woman appeared in front of the gate of Tianxia Yizhuang, holding a folding fan in his hand. He looked young and beautiful, but it was a pity that he was dressed as a man.

Cao Zhengchun knew her, and she was Shangguan Haitang, the practitioner behind the scenes of No. [-] village in the world.

"Eunuch Cao, I am Shangguan Haitang, a secret agent under the command of Tie Dan Shenhou of Hulong Mountain Villa. We can discuss things."

Cao Zhengchun snorted coldly. He hated others relying on background to scare people, because his backer was today.

"Then if this status is still too low, look, how about this?" Shangguan Haitang thought she could use the signboard to force Cao Zhengchun to submit, so she also raised the belt badge of a second-rank guard with a knife on her body in front of Cao Zhengchun.

Cao Zhengchun sneered ferociously, pulled his hair with his hands and said: "Hehe, I thought it was some kind of grandeur, isn't it the girl under Tie Dan Shenhou's command? Pooh! It's him Tie Dan Shen Hou Zhu Regardless of coming here in person, Zajia will also raze this place to the ground!"

"Come on, don't listen to his nonsense, and fire at the miscellaneous family!"

Soon, Jin Yiwei ignited the fire zhezi, and aimed at the nianzi and lit the cannon.

Bang bang bang!
A series of cannonballs were fired, and the impact point of the cannonballs almost exploded the flesh and blood of the people around them.

Shangguan Haitang didn't expect that even taking out the badge of the Ouchi bodyguard could not suppress this eunuch.

After a round of shelling, all the buildings in Tianxia No. [-] Village collapsed one after another.

Cao Zhengchun was also amazed at the power of this tiger crouching cannon, but after one round, it was only superficial, and it was only just beginning to be leveled.

"Continue to fill the ammunition, and continue to fire the miscellaneous!"

Boom boom boom!
The sound of cannons shook the sky, and after five rounds of tiger squatting cannon fire, the No. [-] village in the world was almost razed to the ground.

Looking around, there are corpses everywhere, devastated everywhere.

Cao Zhengchun waved his hands and said, "Stop shooting and see if there are any survivors?"

The fans of Dongchang searched one by one for a long time, but they couldn't find a living person. The village of thousands of people was destroyed like this.

"Hmph! You guys still dare to talk about government affairs and Your Majesty. Now is the best end!"

"Come on, search for me, find out all of Shen Wanqian's treasures for the miscellaneous family, and the miscellaneous family is going to meet the Holy One."

Cao Zhengchun's cunning expression was clearly exposed in front of everyone.

"I report to the governor, I searched all the stone capitals, but I didn't find Shen Wanqian and Shangguan Haitang, nor did I find those gold, silver and jewels."

"That's right, the cunning rabbit has three caves. There must be secret passages in the huge No. [-] village in the world. If you dig it for the miscellaneous, you have to find it even if you dig three feet into the ground!"

"As ordered!"

Many soldiers began to dig around the No. [-] village in the world with their shovels.

Not long after, I found a secret passage in the backyard. However, the secret passage was too deep and no one dared to go down.

"Quickly report to the Governor, and let the Governor judge!" Several soldiers discussed and reported the matter to Cao Zhengchun as soon as possible.

Cao Zhengchun was lying on a chair, and several eunuchs pressed his waist and beat his legs, looking very comfortable.

"Reporting to the governor, I did find a secret passage in the backyard, please tell me, what should I do next?"

Cao Zhengchun sat up suddenly. What he was most concerned about now was not Shen Wanqian, but his gold and silver jewelry. As long as he handed over all these gains to His Majesty, then Cao Zhengchun would be established again this time. great merit.

"Bastard! What else can I do? Send people in to investigate, if you want to see people, if you want to see the corpse, don't hurry up!"

"Yes!"

The guard ran to the secret passage, but saw several servants throwing smoke bombs inside, but the smoke bombs were poisonous.

"The superintendent has orders, hurry down and investigate!"

"This smoke bomb is poisonous, we have already succeeded."

As he said that, several people came out of the tunnel, and they all carried several corpses on their backs.

When the corpses of Shen Wanqian, Shangguan Haitang, and several senior generals in the No. [-] Villa in the World were placed in front of Cao Zhengchun, Cao Zhengchun smacked his mouth a few times pretendingly.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it's a pity, a pity, a pity that a country is invincibly rich, and a country is beautiful."

"Report to the Governor, a lot of gold, silver and jewels were found in the secret passage. These people were blocked by the jewels and died in it by our smoke bombs."

When Cao Zhengchun heard this, a slightly smug expression appeared on his face, as if everything was under his control.

"Check it out one by one for the miscellaneous family, and store them intact. The miscellaneous family will go to meet His Majesty and report all the situation here to His Majesty."

"Come here, take care of the scene, no one is allowed to leave this place."

"Master Shen, thank you for your help, we will see you soon!"

"Get up!"

Shen Lian, the Commander of Jin Yiwei, silently looked at Cao Zhengchun who was going away, feeling mixed feelings in his heart. This person is insidious, cunning, capricious, and he might swing his fist at him one day.

Facing the devastated No. 1000 village in the world, Shen Lian couldn't calm down for a long time. These were more than [-] lives, and they were gone in an instant.

He waved his hand feebly, directing his entire team to leave the place.

(End of this chapter)