Red Mansion: Seizing Jiangdong, starting with pirates

Chapter 182: Capture the Emperor Immediately

Emperor Longqing was stunned for a moment, then when he saw many Huaiyin troops rushing out, he was suddenly frightened and hurriedly turned his horse around.

However, because the distance was too close, Emperor Longqing was still a step too late. Jiang Feng rode his horse to catch up with him. When he saw that Emperor Longqing was about to run, he flew over and pounced on him.

However, Emperor Longqing's horse was still too fast.

Jiang Feng failed to hit Emperor Longqing's body, but only hit his thigh.

Emperor Longqing fled on his horse frantically.

Jiang Feng grabbed Emperor Longqing's thigh tightly.

The soldiers in the rear quickly chased after the horse. Someone shot an arrow, which hit the horse's butt. The horse ran faster in pain.

Jiang Feng was carried by the horse, and his lower body was rubbing against the ground at a very fast speed. Fortunately, he was wearing full armor and the ground was covered with snow, so he did not suffer serious scratches.

Jiang Feng desperately grabbed Emperor Longqing's thigh and refused to let go. To him, this was not an ordinary thigh, but a thigh with a title!
Jiang Feng climbed up with one hand and grabbed the robe of Emperor Longqing.

Emperor Longqing was terrified and kept whipping Jiang Feng with a horsewhip.

"Traitor, let go, let go!"

Jiang Feng's face was covered with bloody marks, but the title was right in front of him, which was wealth worth several generations. How could he let it go easily?

Jiang Feng became ruthless, lowered his head, and bit Emperor Longqing's thigh directly.

Inspired by the title, at this moment, Jiang Feng's bite force is comparable to that of a wild beast.

His teeth bit through the robe and bit off a large piece of flesh.

Emperor Longqing's face twisted instantly. He usually lived a life of luxury. Even if he fell he would see the imperial physician. He had never suffered such pain before.

The severe pain made him scream uncontrollably, and the whip in his hand fell.

Jiang Feng took the opportunity to climb up, hugged Emperor Longqing, and threw him off the horse.

The Huaiyin troops behind him quickly stepped forward, helped Jiang Feng up, and surrounded Emperor Longqing.

Jiang Feng's mouth was oozing with blood, some from Emperor Longqing and some from himself. He had just fallen off his horse, using himself as a cushion to protect Emperor Longqing, and the fall was severe.

My right arm hurts so much now, it's probably broken.

But fortunately, it's all worth it.

Looking at the embarrassed Emperor Longqing in front of him, Jiang Feng pushed everyone away, walked forward, and lifted up the guard robes of Emperor Longqing, revealing the delicate dragon-patterned clothes underneath.

It’s secured, the title is secured!
"Don't worry about me, give him treatment!"

Jiang Feng ordered.

The soldiers stepped forward and used the Huaiyin Army's standard hemostatic medicine to stop the bleeding from the wound on Emperor Longqing's thigh.

Emperor Longqing gasped in pain and refused to cooperate with the treatment. He said angrily:
"Rebel, traitor!"

Jiang Feng was not angry, but instead gave instructions to the soldiers.

"Please protect His Majesty and don't let him hurt himself!"

The soldiers agreed one by one with great excitement. This was a great achievement in walking distance!
Jiang Feng dispatched a large number of soldiers to surround Emperor Longqing in three layers inside and outside, protecting him tightly, and then led the troops to the south, preparing to join the main force.

Not long after they walked, they saw the sound of horses' hooves on the road ahead, and Fang Yong was coming with a large number of soldiers and horses.

Jiang Feng was overjoyed and hurried forward to report the good news that the emperor had been captured.

Fang Yong smiled after hearing this, dismounted, stepped forward, patted Jiang Feng on the shoulder and praised: "Well done!"

Unfortunately, Jiang Feng was photographed with a broken arm, which made his expression a little unnatural, and he smiled with his teeth bared.

Fang Yong noticed that something was wrong with Jiang Feng and asked him the reason. Jiang Feng shook his head and said, "It's just a minor injury. General, don't worry. The emperor's affairs are more important."

Seeing this, the soldiers around him couldn't help but tell Jiang Feng about the thrilling process of "capturing the emperor on the spot" just now.

After hearing this, Fang Yong praised:
"What a brave general!"

As he spoke, he took Jiang Feng's other hand and said seriously:
"If you encounter this situation again in the future, you must put yourself first." Jiang Feng was somewhat moved.

"General!"

Fang Yong turned to the crowd and said:
"I rely on my generals to gain the world, not on the world to gain my generals. If I value my generals, I will gain the world; if I value the world, I will lose the world! Therefore, in my heart, the lives of my generals are more important than the world!"

The soldiers below were all moved when they heard Fang Yong's words.

But in fact, this is a lie.

There are many times when a large number of soldiers have to be sacrificed in order to conquer the world. Although the Huaiyin Army has generous treatment and fair promotions, sacrifices are inevitable.

However, this did not prevent Fang Yong from using this incident to win people's hearts.

Only if you care for your soldiers and cherish their lives in normal times will they be willing to sacrifice for you.

Soldiers will choose to betray those who withhold their treatment and force them to die for them.

Next, Fang Yong arranged for Jiang Feng to go for treatment, while he went to see Emperor Longqing.

This was the first time the two met.

As a subject, Fang Yong should pay a visit.

However, both sides know what the current situation is like.

Fang Yong just bowed slightly, which was already the greatest courtesy to him.

"Your Majesty, I am sorry that I came too late to save you!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Longqing looked at Fang Yong with resentment and snorted coldly:

"Why are you pretending to be so hypocritical? I am now in your hands. I will do whatever you want to me!"

Fang Yong did not respond upon hearing this, but continued on his own:
"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will help you drive out the Tartars, pacify the country, put down the rebellion, and revive the country!"

Emperor Longqing stared at Fang Yong, clenched his fists in anger, and said nothing more.

Soon, Fang Yong brought Emperor Longqing and others back to the southward migration team.

Several teams gathered together and counted the number of people, and found that basically all the personnel who had migrated south by the imperial court had been captured.

Including the four kings and eight dukes, major nobles, several concubines and princes of Emperor Longqing, important officials in the court such as Yu Lian and the Minister of Rites, as well as the retired emperor and his gang were all arrested.

During this period, Dai Quan changed his clothes and hid in the crowd, but was recognized by Jia She.

"He is Dai Quan, the emperor's seal-holding eunuch!"

Jia She said so.

Dai Quan was soon arrested.

In fact, there are too many people who know Dai Quan. Even if he is not discovered by Jia She, he will be discovered by others and he cannot hide.

During this period, only Jia Mu, Jia Baoyu and others were not found. Some people said that they saw them fleeing to the west. To the west is the Taihang Mountains, and Jia Mu, an old lady, could not escape far, so Fang Yong ordered people to chase them.

Jia She played a significant role in the smooth progress of this operation to support the king, so Fang Yong specially sent someone to find Jia's mother to show his importance to Jia She.

Jia She was very grateful for this.

No matter what, Grandmother Jia is his biological mother, and he cannot ignore it even if he feels resentful towards her.

Fang Yong specially sent people to look for Lady Jia. This was not only to help him find someone, but also a way for Fang Yong to show his closeness to the Jia family. Even if Jia She was not grateful in his heart, he had to pretend to be grateful.

At the same time, Fang Yong ordered the rest of the people to rest on the spot.

The Huaiyin army had been ambushed here for a night and had experienced fierce fighting, so they needed to rest and replenish their strength.

The people migrating south were in chaos due to the melee, many of their vehicles and horses were damaged, and many people were even injured by mistake, and they also needed time to rest.

Fang Yong ordered everyone to set up camp on the spot and rest for a day. After they had rested tomorrow, they would set out to join Wu Yuan and Zhai Xun's large force.

However, what Fang Yong didn't know was that the capital had already been broken by Sun Shaozu's internal response, and a group of grassland cavalry was chasing here.
(End of this chapter)