Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

"Lu Xiangsheng! What are you going to do?"

Fan Yongdou had just come down from the city wall. When he saw Lu Xiangsheng's posture, he was horrified. He pointed at Lu Xiangsheng and scolded him, his hands shaking.

"What for? Mr. Fan, aren't you asking even though you already know the answer?" Lu Xiangsheng said with a smile.

Swish, swish, swish - the servants of the Fan mansion on the city wall shot arrows at Lu Xiangsheng, and the shield bearers had already raised their shields to protect Lu Xiangsheng inside.

The first soldiers who rushed over surrounded Fan Yongdou in a moment. The five or six servants behind Fan Yongdou wanted to resist, but were chopped to the ground by the powerful Tianxiong Army soldiers.

"Fan Yongdou colluded with the Qing army and aided the enemy in committing treason. Those who surrender will not be killed, but those who resist will be killed without mercy!" Yang Guozhu took the lead and rushed up the city wall while shouting.

Although the servants of the Fan family are ferocious, they are servants after all. They are more than capable of bullying civilians and small vendors on a daily basis. However, they are not even a little bit inferior to the Tianxiong Army who have just retreated from the battlefield.

In addition to the disparity in military strength, in less than a quarter of an hour, more than half of the Fan family's servants were killed or wounded, and the rest knelt down in surrender.

Fan Yongdou was so angry that his liver and gall were about to burst. At this time, he was pinned to the ground by the Tianxiong Army soldiers, but he still cursed at Lu Xiangsheng:

"How dare you do this? Do you really think I'm afraid of you?

If it weren't for me manipulating this matter, you would have been impeached and convicted two years ago. How could you be where you are today?

It would be fine if you don't think about repaying my kindness, but why do you turn around and frame me?

You say that I colluded with the Qing army, do you have any real evidence?

Do you really think that I have no one in the court?"

Fan Yongdou was indeed very angry. He had worked hard in Zhangjiakou for many years and had always made arrangements with various parties. Although Lu Xiangsheng did not accept his filial piety, Fan Yongdou did pass on the message to his network of connections in the court, which saved Mr. Lu from being oppressed by party struggles.

Fan Yongdou had a positive attitude towards Lu Xiangsheng's ability. At least with Lu Xiangsheng there, the Xuanda defense line did not have to worry about being troubled by the Tatars.

Only in this way can the interests of the Fan family and even the entire Shanxi merchant group be basically guaranteed.

Fan Yongdou is certainly not stupid and would not really let an incompetent person be responsible for the security of his own business.

Fan Yongdou certainly has reason to be angry. From his point of view, Lu Xiangsheng's current behavior is ungrateful.

"Whether you are afraid of me or not is not important.

You may have said good things for this governor, but that was never for the court, but for your own benefit.

Don't judge others with your narrow mind.

You may have many people to rely on, Xiong Yinglong? The Donglin Party in the court? Or the Jian Nu?

However, who among them can stop me now that I have raised my sword?

As for the evidence you mentioned, there will be it after you die.

At worst, you can always find armor and weapons in your silver vault, and you will be dead by then, so what can you do?"

Lu Xiangsheng slowly drew out his sword. His words were calm, but his words made Fan Yongdou's expression change again and again.

Corrupt officials are treacherous, and honest officials can only fight against corrupt officials by becoming even more treacherous. This is what the Marshal told him before he left.

If it were three months ago, he would not have dared to act like this even if he was full of passion, as he was constrained by Gao Qiquan internally and bullied by court officials externally.

But now it is different. He is no longer the timid Lu Xiangsheng. After ten years of hard work, his blood is still hot. With the support of the Grand Marshal, he, Lu Xiangsheng, can finally show his talents.

As angry as he was when he was suppressed and constrained, Lu Xiangsheng is as happy now.

Fan Yongdou only saw Lu Xiangsheng's cold eyes and knew that most of his words were useless. He was quick-witted and immediately gave in:

"Lord Lu! This time I admit defeat. I am willing to give away all my property. Lord Lu, you can use it for military purposes or for your own use. As long as you can let me go, I am willing to give it away.

Lord Lu, don’t worry that I will go back on my word. My family can all be used as hostages. I only ask Lord Lu…”

"For a merchant like you who has no country and no home, what's the point of living in this world?" Lu Xiangsheng sighed and raised his butcher knife.

"Lord Lu, do you know how much wealth the Fan family has?

That is something you will never be able to achieve in your lifetime, ten lifetimes, or even a hundred lifetimes..."

With a click - Lu Xiangsheng didn't want to listen to Fan Yongdou's noise anymore, so he raised his knife and slashed, and Fan Yongdou's head rolled to the ground.

"This Governor is different from them."

Lu Xiangsheng muttered something as he looked at Fan Yongdou's eyes which were still open.

When he was done, he wiped his sword clean on the gorgeous sable fur coat covering Fan Yongdou's corpse.

"You don't have to give it away. I can find out your property."

After saying this, Lu Xiangsheng no longer hesitated. He ordered his subordinates to tie up the surrendered servants, and personally led people to seal up the Fan family's treasury.

The two tunnels of the Fan family were also revealed by the official of the Fan mansion who was trying to save his life. In less than two quarters of an hour, the turmoil of the Fan family was completely quelled.

Compared with the Fan family, the disturbances caused by other Shanxi merchants such as the Wang family and the Jin family were much smaller. Under the charge of fierce generals such as Yang Guozhu, they quickly chose to surrender.

They thought that Lu Xiangsheng was only after their property, and that as long as they surrendered, they could always save their lives thanks to their connections in the court.

But what they finally got was just the raised butcher knives of the remnants of the Tianxiong Army.

On the west side of Zhangjiakou Fort, a standoff was taking place inside the military camp where Xiong Yinglong was located.

Xiong Yinglong was caught off guard at first by Lu Xiangsheng's sudden attack. The defenders in the military camp had no time to react and were completely controlled by Hu Dawei.

However, the Great Wall defense that Zhangjiakou Fort relied on became Xiong Yinglong's shield. The Great Wall walls were tall and thick, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there were dozens of cannons as a killer weapon.

Xiong Yinglong and his more than 800 servants were furious at Lu Xiangsheng's unreasonable attack on the camp. They scolded Hu Dawei and demanded that Lu Xiangsheng come for a talk.

Of course he knew what he had done, but like Fan Yongdou, he did not think that Lu Xiangsheng had any definite evidence.

Even if Lu Xiangsheng was his superior, he could not kill or impair a local defender without real evidence.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Lu Xiangsheng, who had finished dealing with the merchants' affairs, arrived.

However, behind him, in addition to the thousands of elite soldiers led by Yang Guozhu, there was also a large group of people, young and old, who were also involved.

——Those were the relatives of Xiong Yinglong’s servants in Zhangjiakou Fort.

"Lord Lu! How dare you do this?

Disregarding the laws of the country! Aren't you afraid of being impeached by the court officials?"

Xiong Yinglong was shocked and angry, his shoulders were shaking with anger. He had fearless servants, the strength of the Great Wall, and the power of artillery.

But he never expected that Lu Xiangsheng could come up with such a treacherous plan and use ordinary people to threaten him?

What kind of hero is this?

Lu Xiangsheng did not answer Xiong Yinglong's question, but ordered Xiong Yinglong's servants and relatives to kneel in a row, with soldiers standing behind them holding swords.

"Xiong Yinglong, I am really curious, how can people like you have the nerve to bring up national laws?

If you really abide by the laws of the country and are truly loyal to the court, how could you do such a thing as colluding with foreign countries?

Now I am the knife and you are the fish, yet you come to talk to me about national laws.

According to the Grand Marshal, I have never seen such shameless people like you. "

Lu Xiangsheng's expression was quite calm when he spoke, and Xiong Yinglong was able to remain calm.

But the group of servants behind him, seeing their relatives kneeling under the butcher's knife, all looked at their wives and children with changed expressions.

"Listen, I will only say this once.

But those who surrender will not be killed.

But anyone who kills Xiong Yinglong will not be punished.

If you do not surrender, you and your families will be reunited in the underworld!"

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