Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 344 Wang Baobao

"Wang Baobao launched a surprise attack on the palace, assaulted the Kheshig army, and fought with the Mongol private soldiers."

"The private armies of various units launched a counterattack, and the Han guards were drawn into the battle, resulting in a continuous three-way fight."

"Now a large number of people are flocking to the city gates to surrender."

Shi Nai'an reported to Lin Dao, "May I ask Your Majesty, how should this be handled?"

"It depends on their status." Lin Dao replied bluntly, "Those with ranks can stay and be used as sacrifices when things are done."

"The rest of the people will be organized into a separate labor camp. Once we've killed enough people in the city, we'll send them to clean up the city."

"We'll dispose of it after we finish the work."

"By the way, be careful about epidemic prevention. Don't let anyone infected with the plague come into the camp."

“King Ming is kind-hearted!” Shi Nai’an and the others immediately bowed and said, “We accept your command.”

Lin Dao nodded silently. "The chaos in the capital city will be resolved within a day or two at the latest."

"After the mission was accomplished, each unit entered the city in turn and set up camp in the areas that had been agreed upon beforehand."

"The epidemic prevention work must be done well. Masks must be worn, drinking unboiled water is not allowed, and only military rations are permitted."

"The medical team carried out disinfection and sprayed dichlorvos."

"The labor camps entered the city to work, cleaning up corpses and all kinds of garbage."

"Dredge and rebuild the sewer system and repair the roads."

"In short, there is a lot of work to be done, and everyone should do their best to complete the tasks assigned to them."

The generals bowed again.

"I obey!"

Lin Dao's prediction was correct; the capital city, littered with corpses, was indeed at its final stage.

"Gentlemen!" Wang Baobao, his armor soaked in blood, shouted to the local landlord militia and Han guards, "If you want to live, you must take the heads of the Mongols to the Red Turban Army in exchange for your lives!"

Wang Baobao, who himself was a Mongol, made a rallying cry with red eyes.

"I have already reached an agreement with the Ming King."

"Han soldiers only need the head of a Mongol to save their lives and avoid the death penalty."

"If there is one more, you will receive a reward of thirty strings of cash!"

"Gentlemen!" Wang Baobao exclaimed loudly, "This is thirty strings of cash!"

"The world is about to be at peace. How many acres of land can you buy with thirty strings of cash?"

"You all need to think about this carefully!"

If Lin Dao were here now, he would definitely expose Wang Baobao as a fraud on the spot.

He never agreed to such a thing.

Forget about the reward of thirty strings of cash, they didn't even have the most basic chance of survival.

The landlords' armed forces were all returning militias who had committed countless crimes in their hometowns.

Moreover, their nine clans had already finished their elimination game, so how could Lin Dao possibly let them live and leave behind these unstable factors?

As for the guards of the Han army, their ancestors were basically Han soldiers who fought their way from the north to the south.

Is this a perpetuation of bloodsucking, giving them the opportunity to continue sucking blood?
This shows how much they disrespect the King of Heaven!
The conditions that Wang Baobao mentioned were all fabricated by himself.

After all, there has to be a benefit to incite these soldiers to kill indiscriminately.

He also knew that once the truth came out, he would surely die without a burial place.

But in order to avenge himself, he cared about nothing else.

The Han soldiers had hope of survival, and even hope of living a better life, which boosted their morale.

Shouting and brandishing their weapons, they followed Wang Baobao in another fierce attack on the palace.

The Mongol people throughout the city have been almost completely wiped out.

The rest hid in the palace, putting up a final stand for survival.

The Kheshig army displayed the might of their ancestors.

In order to survive, they fought repeatedly with the Han army, and so many died that they almost blocked the palace gates.

Large-scale killings were also taking place inside the palace.

They killed the palace eunuchs.

During the Yuan Dynasty, all the eunuchs were Han Chinese.

It was no longer a matter of suspecting the eunuchs of colluding with the Han army; it was simply about killing and venting one's anger.

The eunuchs begged for mercy, but to no avail.

They ran to the retired emperor, the empress dowager, and the new emperor for help, but it was all in vain.

Finally, they grabbed brooms, mops, basins, and stones and fought back desperately.

The palace maids also suffered greatly.

Those who hid were alright, but those who were caught were either slashed by red-eyed soldiers or had their clothes torn off and were whipped into a gallop on the spot.

The entire palace was a scene of utter desolation, like a living hell.

"Come on~"

Wang Baobao desperately rallied morale, shouting, "Whoever obtains the head of the Yuan Emperor will be granted a royal title by the Ming King!"

The deadly lie has already been spread; there's no point in spreading more or more exaggerated lies.

The Han soldiers truly believed it.

After all, Wang Baobao's reputation has always been reliable.

They charged forward like madmen, risking their lives and blood to break through the Kheshig army's defenses and storm into the palace.

The heads of nobles, royal family members, and ministers who were hiding in the palace were all taken away.

Inside the main hall, the Emperor Emeritus, his face ashen, stared blankly at Wang Baobao. "Why did it come to this?"

"When you killed my whole family," Wang Baobao, gripping the knife, slowly stepped forward, "did you ever imagine it would come to this?!"

"No!" the Iron Pot Emperor screamed. "I, the Khan, have never issued an edict to kill your entire family."

The new emperor, who was formerly the crown prince, shook his head repeatedly, saying, "It's for peace talks. Hama said he wants to borrow the head of the Prince of Ruyang."

"Only the Prince of Ruyang was killed; your families were not harmed."

"Yes, it must be Hama who acted on his own initiative. We only need to find him and confront him to find out the truth."

Where is Hama?

With red eyes, Wang Baobao slowly shook his head. "He's in the outhouse; there's no need for a confrontation."

Before the former crown prince and the new emperor could say anything more, he saw a flash of cold light before his eyes.

When I came to my senses, what I saw was a pair of huge feet.

The headless severed head spurted blood, causing Empress Qi to scream in terror.
"Spare me!" Seeing Wang Baobao approaching, the Iron Pot Emperor fell to the ground, crawling backwards, pleading, "Spare me!"

"A man like you is destined to be an emperor or a Khan."

Wang Baobao rushed forward, raised the precious sword in his hand, and brought it down suddenly.

"How could the Great Yuan Dynasty not perish!"

The crawling body, decapitated, collapsed heavily to the ground. "Don't kill me!"

Seeing Wang Baobao looking at her, Empress Qi was so frightened that her eyes welled up with tears. "The Prince of Ming said he wants me~ You can't kill me~"

Upon hearing this, Wang Baobao narrowed his eyes.

The young Guanyin slave has now followed the Ming King; we must not leave her any trouble!

The next moment, a knife flashed.

Empress Qi's beautiful head fell to the ground, her eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

'King Ming said he wanted the Empress Dowager~'

How dare he kill me?

The last of the Kheshig soldiers and the Mongol nobles all fell to the blade.

This internal strife in the capital city has finally come to an end.

Perhaps some people are still hiding, but that's no longer important to Wang Baobao.

He turned around and met the expectant gazes of the many Han soldiers.

There's one last thing to do.

Wang Baobao smiled and said, "Gentlemen, we have accomplished our mission. Now let's go find the Ming King to claim our rewards!"

The surviving Han soldiers cheered with joy, relieved that they had finally survived.

“Don’t kill those palace maids and eunuchs.” Wang Baobao looked up and thought for a moment. “After the Ming King moves in, he will also need people to serve him.”

“If all the eunuchs are killed, we might have to choose some of you to be castrated in the palace.”

"Hahaha~" The Han soldiers, now relaxed, burst into laughter.

The Han soldiers, who had originally intended to continue their killing spree in the palace and find a palace maid to study foreign languages, began to line up and follow Wang Baobao to meet the Ming King and ask for rewards.

Walking through streets littered with corpses, Wang Baobao appeared somewhat dazed.

Perhaps the most painful thing in life is knowing when you will die, but having no choice but to walk towards it step by step.

The Han soldiers assumed that Wang Baobao was worried about his future, since he was a Mongol.

I never even considered that Wang Baobao had deceived everyone.

The royal flag of Lindao was enormous, standing prominently atop the city wall; just head towards the flag.

When Wang Baobao led the Han army to within a hundred paces of the city wall, Lin Dao was already standing on the city wall waiting.

He was also somewhat curious about what Wang Baobao was up to.

"King Ming~"

Wang Baobao shouted loudly, "I beg the Ming King to let me see my sister!"

"Alright." Lin Dao nodded and instructed Lan Yu, who was standing beside him, "Bring Guanyin Nu over."

Before long, Guanyin Nu, her pretty face pale and her expression terrified, came to Lin Dao's side.

Upon seeing her brother below the city, the little girl, who had lived in fear for the past few days, immediately burst into tears.

"Aha~~~"

"Call me brother!" Ignoring the numerous muskets and arrows pointed at him from the city wall, Wang Baobao stepped forward with his head held high and shouted to Guanyin Nu, "From now on, you are the Ming King's woman."

"Once married, you must obey your husband and follow Han Chinese etiquette!"

"Everything should be done according to the rules of the Han dynasty!"

Lin Dao frowned slightly.

Wang Baobao's words seemed to have a hidden meaning.

The way he's saying that sounds like he's giving his final instructions.

"You're not allowed to throw tantrums anymore."

"You must obediently listen to the King of Light."

"From this day forward, the King of Light will be your heaven, your earth, your life, and your divine presence."

"Do whatever the King of Light tells you to do, and never disobey the King of Light."

"In your spare time, read more books and learn about Han Chinese etiquette."

"When you have children in the future, you must take good care of them."

"Absolutely no more Mongolian things or Mongolian language will be used!"

Wang Baobao kept rambling on and on, constantly giving instructions to his younger sister.

Not only Lin Dao, but also the Red Turban Army on the city wall and the Han Army inside the city could tell that something was wrong.

This feels like making arrangements for one's death.

"All right."

Taking a breath, Wang Baobao waved to Guanyin Nu.

"Live well."

His gaze turned to Lin Dao. "King Ming, could you please send the heads of my father and me back to the grasslands?"

Lin Dao shook his head. "I don't have the time."

"That's true." Wang Baobao gave a wry smile. "Then, could you provide a coffin and a tombstone?"

Just as Lin Dao was about to shake his head, Guanyin Nu grabbed his sleeve, her eyes brimming with tears and pleading as she looked at him.

"Sigh, what can I do? I'm just a kind-hearted person."

Lin Dao sighed.

"can."

"Thank you." Wang Baobao took a breath, clasped his hands in a salute, and then turned to walk towards the Han army, which was buzzing with discussion.

Arriving before the Han army, Wang Baobao opened his arms and shouted loudly.

"Gentlemen, I lied to you!"

"I lied to you, saying that King Ming had forgiven me, in order to use you for revenge."

"Actually, that's not the case. King Ming has no intention of letting you go."

"I'm so sorry."

"Do whatever you want with them!"

The Han army was immediately in an uproar.

They couldn't believe it and surrounded Wang Baobao, vehemently questioning and accusing him.

Wang Baobao, with his arms outstretched, kept his eyes closed and remained silent.

Finally, the deceived Han army angrily raised their swords and spears.

Guanyin Nu on the city wall witnessed her brother's tragic death before her eyes, and she wept bitterly, collapsing to the ground.

"Brother~~~"

Lin Dao, who was standing to the side, raised his hand and waved it forward.

"Enter the city!"

(End of this chapter)