Dingguo Duke Xu Xigao attached great importance to this land in western Beijing, so the one who sent him to guard the manor was his third son Xu Ziguang.

Xu Ziguang was sent to the countryside by his father in Beijing, and he always complained about the world. Although the manor was not far from Beijing, the bumpy road made him unwilling to go to Beijing. The robbers robbed the manor of the British Duke and Cheng Guogong, which gave him a glimmer of hope. If he could defend his own manor or even catch the bandits, maybe his father would change his mind and let him return to Beijing.

He was about to send someone to invite Zhang Dingbang, the head of the British Duke Mansion, and Zhu Ping, the head of the Chengguo Duke Mansion, but he didn't expect that the two of them arrived before the servants left. It turned out that they had lost a lot of money and food and could not explain to their master, so they went to Xu Ziguang's Duke Mansion to discuss countermeasures.

Xu Ziguang asked in detail about the two families' robbery and asked: "Did they leave any names?"

Zhang Dingbang and Zhu Ping shook their heads at the same time.

Xu Ziguang asked, "Then are there any special marks on them?"

Zhang Dingbang thought about it carefully and said, "I saw a plum blossom embroidered on their chests."

Zhu Ping echoed: "Yes, the red plum blossom."

Xu Ziguang said: "The Red Plum Steals."

Zhang Dingbang said: "When I went to Wanping County to report the case this morning, I happened to meet Brother Zhu Ping. The two of them were paired up and found that the Hongmei thief first robbed my house and then the Zhu family."

Zhu Ping said: "So they are likely to come and grab your manor tonight."

Xu Ziguang said: "After they snatched you two, they should gain a lot. They have to rest for a while. How could they come to my house tonight?"

Zhang Dingbang said: "The Hongmei Thief is not an ordinary robber. They are extremely greedy. Brother Zhu Ping and I are close to each other, so we suffered the same night. Brother Xu's house is far away, so the Hongmei Thief did not come to you. But Brother Xu's family has a great cause and may have been targeted by the Hongmei Thief. Sooner or later, they will come to you to rob."

Xu Ziguang slapped the table and said, "I'm still afraid that he won't come. The ancestor, Zhongshan King, fought south and north, and the Mongolian Tartars were killed and fled. He said that he had killed stars in the sky and came down to earth. Although I, Xu Ziguang, was not as good as my ancestor, I would not take a few small thieves seriously."

Zhang Dingbang clapped his hands and said, "Okay, we have brought a lot of talent to help the war this time, and we vowed to kill the Hongmei thief in one fell swoop."

Then, they discussed how to arrange troops, who guards the front yard and who guards the back yard. The only drawback is that crossbows are control weapons, and the three of them have only two bows, and they are also for hunting. The range is too small, so most servants hold big knives and iron rods.

Zhu Cheng naturally didn't know about their secret talks, so that night, he led the Jinyiwei in black clothes and black scarf to be a robber as planned. Of course, Zhu Youjian and Ke Qingqing also followed behind to watch the fun.

Before entering the village, I came to visit Ma and reported that Dingguo Gong Manor seemed to be ready.

He asked for the fair: "Young Master, are we going back? The other party has made preparations, and we attacked rashly, and the losses are quite large."

Zhu Cheng sneered: "The other party relies on untrained servants to bully civilians. We are elite soldiers in a hundred battles, so how can we be fooled by a few servants? Today, I will be in charge of the command, and you just take people to collect money and property."

Zhu Cheng led his troops to the gate of Dingguo Gong Manor. Before he could stand still, he shot two arrows from the top of the wall, one arrow shot to Qianliang, and the other arrow shot to ask for the ball. Fortunately, Chu Liang was wearing cotton armor, and the arrow was not strong enough, so he was not injured. He was so frustrated that the arrow hit his thigh, and he almost shot to the opposite side. He fell to the ground and screamed. Several Jinyiwei quickly stepped forward and rescued Chu Liang and Qiuqian. The other Jinyiwei guards protected Zhu Cheng, Zhu Youjian, and Ke Qingqing behind him.

At this time, a head was poked out from the courtyard wall. It was Xu Ziguang. He laughed and said, "Little thief, you dare to go to Master Xu's house to act wildly. I'm impatient to live. Those who know the truth, please tie your hands quickly and I'll spare you."

When Zhu Cheng saw Chu Liang gets arrow, his eyes turned red. He usually doesn't expect soldiers to be injured, let alone Chu Liang is his beloved general.

He wanted to send someone to charge, but there were bows on the wall. Although there were very few, if he attacked the courtyard, there would be casualties. After more than four years of training, these Jinyiwei had fully accepted his modern military management philosophy. Like seeds, they would become towering trees in the Ming army in the future. How could he bear to destroy it in such an inconspicuous small battle?

He regretted why he didn't bring bows and arrows when he set out this time. If he brought bows and arrows and shot against these servants, the mobs would inevitably scatter. However, he was worried that using the armour would be recognized and caused trouble, so he left all the bows and arrows in the camp.

Zhu Youjian was so angry that he was furious when Xu Ziguang said arrogantly. He took out a slingshot, picked up a stone from the ground, pulled the rubber band long, aimed it at Xu Ziguang's head, and with a "swoosh", the stone flew towards Xu Ziguang. The slingshot was made by Zhu Cheng's blacksmith for Zhu Youjian. Zhu Youjian usually likes to use a slingshot to play with birds, but this time he went out, but he didn't expect it to be a big deal.

With a "Ouch", Xu Ziguang rolled down from the wall, covering his mouth and rolling on the ground. The hit was so accurate that it hit him in the mouth, and two of his front teeth flew away.

Zhu Cheng's eyes lit up. There was no bow or arrow to use stones. He asked the Jinyiwei to pick up stones from the ground - of course, it was not enough to throw them directly. They were not far enough to even reach the courtyard wall. He remembered the game "Age of Mythology" played in his previous life. The output of the Egyptian stone-cattering soldiers and archers was extremely close. So he asked a man in black to take off the black clothes, tore the clothes one by one, and tied them to the stone. Then he asked the soldiers to grab the rope, swing the stones, aimed at the courtyard wall and threw them inside.

The servants of Chengguogong Mansion almost burst into laughter and threw stones. Do you think they are playing house?

Xu Ziguang was covered in blood and cursed: "Why do you laugh? Use snacks. When their army disperses, we will rush out. I will crush the bones of the little doll who shot me just now. Liu San and Zhao Dali, you can shoot me, shoot one person, and give me two taels of silver!"

Liu San and Zhao Dali responded, pulling their bows and shooting arrows. Unfortunately, the man in black was prepared and hid outside the range to throw stones, which made the two of them lose their plan to make money.

After all, without training, the first batch of stones in the man in black were thrown outside the courtyard wall, but the second batch of stones was much better. Only the sound of "Oh" inside the courtyard wall was heard, Liu San and Zhao Dali were half exposed outside, with the largest target, and more than ten stones flew over, smashing them to death, and they couldn't get up.

The servant was a slave raised by the master. He was not a soldier. When he saw the blood, he was so scared that he was trembling. He didn't dare to stand up again. Xu Ziguang was both threatening and tempting, but when the servant saw the man in black attack fiercely, he didn't dare to climb up to the wall to guard him again. At this moment, a stone flew in and hit Xu Ziguang's right shoulder. His right shoulder immediately shattered and could no longer be lifted.

Xu Ziguang was a very smart person. He knew that he could not keep the courtyard anymore, so he immediately returned to the backyard to pack up the gold, silver and soft materials.

Seeing that Dingguo Gonggong Manor had no resistance, Zhu Cheng ordered the soldiers to climb over the wall. However, for the sake of safety, before climbing over the wall, another fire strafing was carried out, and stones fell into the yard like raindrops.

More than thirty men in black climbed over the wall, but they saw dozens of servants holding pot lids, some holding bed boards, some hiding behind a pile of bamboo poles, and some hiding in the corner of the courtyard wall. No one of the servants took up their weapons and fought with them. At that moment, two men in black opened the door and welcomed Zhu Cheng in. The others ordered the servants to hold their heads in with their hands and squat on the ground.

Zhu Cheng entered the yard and ordered people to tie up all the servants. The servants in the front yard were guards and thugs, and they were very skilled in martial arts, but in the face of the dense rain of stones, they were scared and surrendered.

The servants in the backyard were just ordinary servants. They did not see the terrifying stone rain just now, and they fought with the men in black with swords and guns.

Zhu Cheng had already solved the enemy in the front yard and walked into the back yard. Before he could stand still, a knife was slashed. Zhu Cheng hurriedly raised the knife to greet him, but how could the child's strength be compared with the adults? He was about to be injured under the knife. In a critical moment, an iron rod held the big knife.

Zhu Cheng was shocked and angry and said, "What's going on? Even a few servants can't deal with it?"

The man in black said, "It's not that he can't deal with it, it's hard to capture alive."

Zhu Cheng scolded: "It's really a banana watermelon. What I said is to try, not necessarily. Don't hold back, solve the problem quickly!"

The man in black danced like a flying stick, and his moves were always the key to the servant's vital points. With a "default", he knocked the sword away. The servant hurriedly stepped back. The man in black stepped forward and swung the stick and smashed it. He was hitting the servant's head. With a "puff", he smashed thousands of peach blossoms and fell to the ground.

The servants were frightened by this tragic scene. Several threw the knife and vomited wildly. Some of them immediately knelt down and begged for mercy. Of course, there were also many deadly tough elements, and they were still holding up their swords to fight. When the man in black saw someone killing, he stopped holding back and soon sent these deadly tough elements to the West.

The front and back yards were cleaned and several acquaintances were found, one was Zhang Dingbang, the head of the British Duke Mansion, and the other was Zhu Ping, the head of the Chengguo Duke Mansion. The two of them were so scared that they were trembling like sieves. Zhang Dingbang once again peed his pants in a dissatisfaction.

After searching, he could not find Xu Ziguang, the son of Duke Ding. At this moment, Wu Huping walked from the backyard, holding a person in his hand. Who would it be if it were Xu Ziguang?

Wu Huping laughed and said, "I had expected you to slip away from the back door, and there was a waiter waiting for the rabbit. Sure enough, I caught it."

Zhu Cheng said: "Tie the culprit on a tree and whip twenty whips first to avenge the injured brother."

Zhu Cheng asked coldly: "Who shot the arrow just now?"

Everyone quickly pointed their hands at Liu San and Zhao Dali.

Zhu Cheng walked to Liu San, without saying a word, pulled out his waist and pointed it at his neck with a knife. Liu San's head "gululu" rolled out a long way, and blood from his neck soared into the sky, spitting Zhu Cheng and the people next to him.

The scene was silent, and everyone was stunned by this cold-blooded child.

Zhu Cheng said word by word from the gap between his teeth: "Those who hurt my brother will kill Wuhe!"

When the Jinyiwei heard this, his heart was filled with warmth, tears flowed out from his eyes, and he knelt down and shouted: "Sir!"

Zhu Cheng raised his knife and was about to cut off a murderer when he suddenly heard someone shouting: "Chief, wait a minute."

When I looked closely, I limped over to the ball.

Zhu Cheng said: "What, you want to plead for him."

He asked for justice: "No, sir, I want to take revenge myself and chopped off this bastard. I have been in the world for more than 30 years and have never been injured. I almost overturned in this gutter. I was so angry when I thought about it."

Zhu Cheng handed him the knife, and he picked up the knife and slashed Zhao Dali's neck. After chopping, he was still not relieved, so he untied his pants and urinated at Zhao Dali's head. Unfortunately, the unlucky guy, Qiuqiu, accidentally peed on the wound while peeding, making a ghost cry, and laughed at the crowd of men in black.

Within more than ten days, Zhu Cheng led the Hongmei Thief to sweep the manor of the Duke Earl who occupied the imperial village, making them panic all day long.
Chapter completed!