Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 422 Capture alive

Song Jian nodded, "This is a good idea, then let's start searching the city now?"

The other two men nodded, and then assigned an area to each of them, and ordered their men to start looking for Prince Yi Zhong from house to house.

Where is Prince Yizhong now?

Now he is nesting in a mansion with his old grandma.

Haha, to say that such a dirty place is still very safe, who would have thought that such a noble person as the dignified Prince Yi Zhong would hide here?

Therefore, Song Jian and the others searched for three days, but were surprised to find no trace of Prince Yi Zhong.

Several people were anxious now, because they have blocked Jinling City for several days now. If this continues, the people of Jinling City will starve to death.

Prince Yi Zhong must be found before tonight.

Song Jian was very cruel this time. He didn't care whether he was disturbing the people or not. He ordered all the people in the area he was responsible for to be driven out of the room.

Then screen them one by one.

Don't tell me, this method is still somewhat useful. As time goes by, many gentry and wealthy families who originally took refuge with Zhen Dianlun were found.

However, it was almost dawn, and Prince Yi Zhong was still not found.

Just when they were about to give up, the people in the last area were finally gathered together.

Song Jian was no longer as careful as he was at the beginning. He sat dejectedly on the chair next to him, closing his eyes and thinking about how to explain to his master Jia Rui.

At this moment, he heard the sound of warblers and swallows.

In a moment of boredom, Song Jian looked up and saw that a large group of prostitutes had been driven over.

In addition to the prostitutes, there were also some men wearing heavy makeup and dressed similar to women.

Looking at these men, Song Jian had a hint of disgust on his face.

A good man doesn't think about defending his family or the country, or farming and doing business for the country. Instead, he engages in this business, which is really a disgrace to all men.

Out of disgust, Song Jian didn't want to look at them, so he turned his head to the other side.

Among these men with heavy makeup, there was one who was looking around hesitantly.

This person is none other than Prince Yizhong.

He had no idea that the soldiers under Jia Rui were so crazy. In order to find him, they even drove hundreds of thousands of people into the open space and screened them one by one.

After a while, it was finally the turn of King Yi Zhong. He was very scared, but on the surface he still pretended to be calm. He twisted his waist like the husband in front and walked to a young eunuch.

This little eunuch was the one who served Prince Yizhong in the "Imperial Palace".

He first saw Prince Yizhong and didn't pay attention. Just as he was about to let him pass, he suddenly stopped and stared closely at Prince Yizhong's earlobe.

It turned out that Prince Yi Zhong had a black mole on his earlobe.

Just now, when King Yizhong was drawing his eyebrows, he only paid attention to his face, but forgot to cover his earlobes.

The little eunuch stared closely at King Yi Zhong, took a step back, pointed at him and shouted loudly: "This is the anti-king."

When the soldiers nearby heard this, they immediately swarmed forward and wanted to capture Prince Yi Zhong.

Although Prince Yizhong is a relative of the emperor, his own skills have not fallen behind. At this last moment, he also wants to give it a try.

So he stepped forward and kicked a soldier down, snatched a steel knife from his hand and struck back, slashing the shouting eunuch to death.

Then he held the knife and wanted to rush out. Unfortunately, no matter how brave he was, he was only one person. Soon the knife was knocked out of his hand, and then he was tied up and dragged in front of Song Jian.

Song Jian looked at Prince Yizhong kneeling there, feeling so happy.

I was already ready to give up, but I didn't expect this guy to pop up. This is really a credit given to me by God.

You must know that these generals who are trusted by Jia Rui, although they have many soldiers under their command, they do not have much credit. In the future, when Jia Rui ascends the throne one day, their titles will not be big.

But it's different now. He personally captured the prince of Yi Zhong County. One day, when the Duke of Guo ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, his contribution should be among the first few.

At that time, some of the Dukes may not be able to arrive, but even a Marquis cannot escape.

As a result, Song Jian smiled and the lines on his forehead were opened.

"Prince Yizhong, are we meeting again?"

When Song Jian came to the capital for the first time, the emperor once hosted a banquet in honor of Song Jian. Prince Yizhong was also present at that time, and the two parties had met once.

Prince Yizhong looked at Song Jian who was sitting on top and showing off his power, he spat hard, and then said: "A slave who betrays his master."

After hearing these words, Song Jian's expression changed. He stood up from his seat, walked to Prince Yizhong, and raised his chin with his foot.

"Haha, you are about to die, yet you still dare to speak arrogantly."

"If you want to kill or behead him, come and frown. I am not a descendant of Emperor Taizu."

Song Jian stared at Prince Yizhong, his hand already holding the sword on his waist.

At this moment, a breeze blew towards Song Jian. And this is Song Jian's sword, which has also been unsheathed. Facing the direction of the breeze, several sword flowers appear with a shake of his hand.

Then there was the clang of metal on metal.

In the next moment, he took several steps back and saw clearly who was coming.

This is an old nun, holding two scimitars in her hands, attacking this side continuously.

Although she was already quite old, her skills on her hands had not dropped at all. Each stroke was as tight as a knife, and each stroke was as fast as a knife. The knife never left Song Jian's neck.

Supervisor Song can be said to be a general immediately, but he is really not used to fighting on the ground.

Therefore, the sword in his hand danced like a flower, and he could only retreat step by step.

However, the advantage of the old nanny was to persist for a few moments, because countless Song Jian's soldiers had surrounded her from all directions. They each raised their scimitars and slashed at the old nanny desperately.

To say that this old nanny was indeed powerful, she moved around with her feet, the knife in her hand danced like snowflakes, and in the blink of an eye, four or five soldiers fell under her knife.

It's a pity that these soldiers simply risked their lives. Although they were stabbed, they still moved forward desperately. Some wanted to grab the old woman's clothes or body, and some tried their best to block the knife for their companions behind.

Under this desperate attack, the old woman finally couldn't hold on anymore and was stabbed in the ribs.

She endured the pain and the hot blood that kept flowing out, swung the knife fiercely, fought off a few people, and then passed through Prince Yi Zhong.

Song Jian's soldiers wanted to go over and take someone away, but were stopped by Song Jian.

At this moment, a cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He now understood that it was not a big deal to send Prince Yizhong back to the capital. He was causing trouble for his master, so he might as well take advantage of this opportunity to kill them, so that he would have something to say then.

Therefore, Song Jian stopped his own soldiers.

However, although the soldiers did not move forward, there were already 300 archers around Song Jian, drawing their bows and aiming arrows at the old woman and Prince Yizhong.

At this time, the old nanny had already mentioned Prince Yi Zhong, and was trying to use her last strength to escape, when suddenly the sound of bowstrings sounded continuously behind her.

She looked out of the corner of her eye and saw a hail of arrows shooting towards the area.

This old nanny is really very capable. She is holding Prince Yizhong in one hand, and is constantly shooting bows and arrows with the other hand, while at the same time running towards the crowd with her feet.

It's a pity that although this old woman has great kung fu, she is still a human being and not a fairy. She just escaped twenty or thirty steps and was hit by Hou Jin's arrows one after another.

Then the old grandma fell to the ground unwillingly.

Even at this time, the old lady still protected Prince Yizhong with her body, miraculously preventing Prince Yizhong from any harm.

Song Jian, who was standing behind, curled his lips regretfully when he saw this.

"Drag Prince Yi Zhong back."

His soldiers immediately stepped forward in front of the two men. Just as they were about to kick the old woman away and drag King Yizhong away, the old woman suddenly rose from the ground, and the steel knife in her hand drew a line. The beautiful arc beheaded the soldier with a single blow.

Then she grabbed Prince Yizhong and threw him violently outward.

It's a pity that she has reached the point where the lamp has run out and she doesn't have much strength anymore. Originally, he wanted to throw Prince Yi Zhong on a nearby roof to give Prince Yi Zhong a last chance to survive, but unfortunately he only threw it half way. Prince Zhong's body fell to the ground.

Not only did this not save Prince Yizhong, but it actually caused Prince Yizhong to suffer a lot of damage. He lay there and started to moan.

Song Jian frowned and became a little angry, "Fire the arrow."

Following his order, hundreds of archers behind him immediately started shooting arrows, and the old woman was shot into a hedgehog in the blink of an eye.

Blood continued to flow from her body and flowed all over the floor.

At this time, Song Jian was sure that the old nanny was dead, and then ordered people to drag the Prince Yizhong back.

At this time, Prince Yizhong held his chest and kept crying out in pain.

Song Jian frowned. Although he didn't want to care about him, he was afraid of dying in his own hands.

If he had died in the arrows just now, it would have been fine, but now he is obviously still alive. If I don't hurt him with all my heart, who knows if the high officials in the court will impeach me?

In order to reduce his own troubles, Song Jian could only ask the military doctor to take a look at Yizhong County Prince.

An old military doctor came over to take a look at Prince Yizhong, and then reported that it was just a broken rib, and there was no big problem. It just needed to be reattached.

Song Jian felt relieved, and then ordered people to carry Prince Yizhong back to the military camp on a stretcher.

With Prince Yizhong being found, the blockade of Jinling City was lifted, and the people could finally go out to buy some food, or go outside the city to buy some food.

During this period, because Zhen Diangling controlled the entire Jinling City, the people were so frightened that they did not dare to take to the streets.

Because as long as they are caught by those soldiers on the street, the men will be taken to be strong men or cannon fodder, and the women may be raped or dragged to cook for the soldiers.

Now that the imperial soldiers have finally arrived, they can breathe a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)