I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 554 A way to survive
"Jiang Bin, what are you going to do?" Zhang Yong immediately became alert. Ever since they were imprisoned by Jiang Bin, he had been on high alert at all times. Seeing Jiang Bin's appearance at this moment, how could he not understand what he was going to do.

"Eunuch Zhang, although you and I have some old grudges in the past, we have worked together for almost twenty years after all. So I will not make things difficult for you today. I will give you a way out. You can leave on your own and no one will stop you." Jiang Bin said.

"Jiang Bin, please don't do things that will make your enemies happy and your loved ones hate you. I will never leave your Majesty. I have followed your Majesty for more than 20 years. How can I be a greedy person?" Zhang Yong stood between Jiang Bin and the bed vigilantly.

"You don't know what's good for you! A lot of people have died recently, so it doesn't matter if one more of you does." Jiang Bin has been brewing his emotions and determination.

"The emperor has his own way of dying, there won't be any blood." Jiang Bin said softly, he kept encouraging himself in his heart.
Regicide is a very stressful thing for anyone, especially for Zhu Houzhao who had done him a great favor, which caused him to have great psychological barriers. For a moment, he even wanted to turn around and leave, and then let Gu Yishan and others in to do all this.

Seeing Jiang Bin's performance, Zhang Yong became even more anxious. He was already sixty-six years old and old and frail. He knew that he was no match for Jiang Bin, but he had no intention of retreating. Instead, he rushed forward and hugged Jiang Bin's legs, saying, "Jiang Bin, you are courting death! Don't make a mistake!"

Zhang Yong's performance somewhat dissipated the murderous intent that had accumulated in Jiang Bin's heart.
"The Emperor has never treated you unfairly in the past ten years! You were just an unknown border general back then, and it was the Emperor who promoted you to the commander-in-chief of the Guards, and also conferred you the title of Duke, making you the highest position possible for a minister and bringing honor to the family. Is this how you repay the Emperor?" Zhang Yong keenly noticed that Jiang Bin's murderous intent had weakened, and continued quickly.

In fact, Zhang Yong had said similar things many times in the past twenty days, but they didn't have much effect. But this time, it miraculously worked.
Jiang Bin took a few steps back in a daze, then fell into a chair. Before, he was very proud of the praises from the people around him, so Zhang Yong's words naturally had no effect on him. However, the situation had changed drastically in the past few days, which hit him hard and forced him into a desperate situation. His psychological defenses collapsed, so he naturally listened to Zhang Yong's words.
"I have no way to live. I'm going to die anyway, so I might as well die before I die," Jiang Bin said with a wry smile.

"Why do you have no way to survive?" Zhang Yong interrupted Jiang Bin directly. As an old fox who had been active in the court for decades, he keenly sensed the opportunity.

"You have done something that will make your loved ones sad and your enemies happy, then you really have no way to survive! I can also guess the situation outside. Right now, becoming the emperor is your best chance to survive!" Zhang Yong said quickly.

Zhang Yong's words worked. Death is the only difficulty in the world. No one wants to die if they can live. Jiang Bin is the same. He looked at Zhang Yong, meaning that he wanted Zhang Yong to continue.
"I don't know who is the mastermind behind the emperor falling into the water, but I have a feeling it's not you, otherwise the emperor would definitely not survive today. Moreover, you have taken good care of the emperor over the past twenty days. Although you imprisoned us, you did your best to provide him with food, clothing and expenses, and you also did your best to treat the emperor's illness. If you were the mastermind, you would definitely not do this." Zhang Yong continued.

Jiang Bin's expression softened after listening to Zhang Yong's words. He said with some sadness, "I, Jiang Bin, am not an ungrateful person. If I hadn't been schemed against, I wouldn't have fallen to this point."

Zhang Yong quietly observed Jiang Bin's expression, and struck while the iron was hot: "Jiang Bin, you have been with His Majesty for eighteen years. As long as His Majesty's health improves, he will probably spare your life for the sake of the eighteen years of friendship, so why should you listen to those ill-intentioned outsiders? As long as His Majesty speaks, even if the King of Wu wants to kill you, he can't. So His Majesty is your only way to survive. If His Majesty is alive, you may still have a glimmer of hope. If His Majesty dies, you will definitely die." Zhang Yong's words completely broke through Jiang Bin's heart, and his expression began to change. Zhang Yong's words made sense. Under the current circumstances, Zhu Houzhao was indeed his only way to survive.
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Jiang Bin seemed to have thought of something again and looked at Zhang Yong hesitantly.
Zhang Yong immediately understood what Jiang Bin was worried about.
"I, Zhang Yong, swear to heaven that I will not tell anyone what happened here today. If I break this oath, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death. After death, I will fall into the Avici Hell and suffer eternal torture!" Zhang Yong immediately swore a solemn oath.

Jiang Bin showed a satisfied look, but said: "Eunuch Zhang, why did you have to swear such a vicious oath? We have worked together for more than ten years. I have always trusted Eunuch Zhang. It is not necessary to do this."

"Thank you for your compliment, Duke," said Zhang Yong.

After Jiang Bin changed his mind, he looked at the comatose Zhu Houzhao and said, "I'll go get a few more doctors to check on your majesty's condition."

After saying that, he walked out.
Watching Jiang Bin leave, Zhang Yong suddenly fell to the ground. His back was covered in cold sweat. He was breathing heavily. It was really too dangerous just now.
Anding Gate, also known as Anzhen Gate in the Yuan Dynasty, was the gate through which troops returned after victorious battles.

Deshengmen, formerly known as Jiandemen in the Yuan Dynasty, was the gate for sending out troops for wars, and its name means "virtue and victory".

These two gates are the northern gates of the capital city and were also the main targets of attack by the army led by Zhu Houxuan.

The towering Andingmen Tower and Deshengmen Tower are the landmark buildings of the capital and are also very familiar to the people of the capital.

"Boom boom!" Under the gazes of countless people inside and outside the city, the Andingmen Tower, which had been bombarded for more than a day, finally collapsed completely. The Andingmen city wall also became extremely dilapidated, and the Deshengmen Tower had collapsed halfway, and it looked like it would soon collapse.

The northern wall of the capital has been thoroughly washed by shells. The outermost layer of bricks has been shattered by shells, revealing the thick rammed earth inside. The artillery on the northern wall has been completely destroyed. The northern side of the capital has completely lost its long-range strike capability.
However, the thickness of the city wall of Beijing is 10 meters, and the ruins left after the collapse of the more than 30-meter-high Anding Gate Tower are still more than 10 meters high.
There were more than a dozen hot air balloons floating in the sky. The people on board were becoming more and more skilled in operating them. The leaflets printed by the Propaganda Department overtime had already been thrown into the city. The people on duty on the hot air balloons were holding binoculars, monitoring every move in the city.
"Your Highness, the artillery unit asks for instructions on whether to stop the shelling." Chen Hong walked in holding a pile of documents.

(End of this chapter)