From beggar to emperor: I am not Zhu Yuanzhang

Outside Hongzhou City.

Tian Kai had been staying in a temporary camp outside the city for a week and was still unable to enter the city because the Hongzhou garrison refused to allow his troops to enter the city.

Hongzhou's reason is that in order to ensure the safety of the city, Tian Kai's tiger and wolf troops cannot enter the city. As for Tian Kai himself, although he can enter, there is one condition:

You must surrender your weapons and go in empty-handed.

Tian Kai, who was arrogant and arrogant, had never experienced such a bird-like attitude. In anger, he wanted to flip the table. In the end, Luo Zhixiang patiently persuaded him not to be impulsive and to agree to it for the sake of the overall situation.

Tian Kai thought the same thing. He traveled all the way to Hongzhou and overturned the table before entering the city. It was not good for him. If he didn't, it might lead to a dilemma. So just bear with it.

Tian Kai finally decided to leave the army in the camp outside the city, leaving Li Tao to garrison. He took dozens of guards with him, and accompanied by Luo Zhixiang, he entered the city empty-handed to meet Zhong Chuan.

The reception room of Nanping Prince's Mansion.

Zhong Chuan met Tian Wei and his party here. Different from the recovery from a serious illness a few days ago, Zhong Chuan looked very energetic today. This made Tian Wei a little confused and could not see Zhong Chuan's true situation clearly.

What Zhong Chuan wants is that you don't understand.

In the main hall, two teams of dancers danced gracefully to add to the fun.

Zhong Chuan picked up the wine glass and greeted Tian Kai: "I have heard about General Tian's reputation for a long time. It is a great honor to meet him today. Come, to fulfill the friendship of the landlord, please drink this glass to the full."

In this way, while you and I were pushing cups and changing cups, the two sides had already had several rounds of confrontation.

Zhong Chuan wanted to find out what Tian Kai said, and Tian Kai also wanted to find out Zhong Chuan's true physical condition, and each had their own hidden agendas.

Everyone knows that General Tian is the most powerful general under King Hongnong (Yang Xingmi), but for some unknown reason he suddenly turned against him, and why the general ended up in Hongzhou. It is really sad.

Zhong Chuan's words clearly meant something.

Tian Kai just responded vaguely: It's hard to explain in words. Tian Kai had no choice but to defect to King Nanping. If I don't leave, someone will kill me.

Don't worry, general. You will be safe when you arrive in Hongzhou. I admire the general as a man. If you don't dislike him, you might as well stay in Hongzhou. Don't worry, I will write to King Hongnong and speak justice for the general.

Zhong Chuan finally showed his trump card at this time.

Tian Kai thought he had won a round, but in fact he fell into Zhong Chuan's routine.

Just a few days after Zhong Chuan allowed Tian Wei to stay in Hongzhou, he sent an envoy to the Crouching Tiger Camp outside the city to convey the order, ordering Tian Wei to lead the army to march south in three days to Fuzhou in southern Jiangxi and suppress the uprising there. Wei Quan, the governor of Fuzhou, rebelled.

Daqing Zhongchuan treats Tian Kai as a knife and sends it wherever it is needed.

Tian Kai sneered, old man, you want to use me to eliminate dissidents for you, but you are really good at daydreaming. Yang Xingmi didn't even dare to think so. Are you better than him?

Tian Kai verbally agreed to Zhong Chuan's request, but put forward his own conditions: his army must be equipped with sufficient food, grass and weapons.

Zhong Chuan agreed immediately, it's easy to talk about, it's all a trivial matter, you can rest assured.

At the same time, Tian Kai proposed to go to the palace to say goodbye to Zhong Chuan in two days and report to him in person the preparations for the southern expedition.

No one would have thought that Tian Kai was already preparing to take action in advance.

The day before departure, Tian Kai summoned Luo Zhixiang and Li Tao for a secret meeting to discuss launching a mutiny.

Tian Kai expressed his thoughts and took the opportunity to bid farewell to Zhong Chuan in the palace to find out the truth. Then he launched a mutiny at night, killed Zhong Chuan and captured Hongzhou!

Then he assigned the task. Luo Zhixiang led a group of troops to follow him into the palace, ambush at the entrance of the palace, and took action immediately after receiving the signal. Li Tao led some people to lurk in various key places in the city. After Luo Zhixiang took action, he followed closely behind.

Try to solve the problem before dawn.

After the arrangement was completed, Tian Kai took Luo Zhixiang into the palace.

At the banquet in Nanping Prince's Mansion, Zhong Chuan and Tian Kai exchanged glasses again. Both parties drank to their heart's content. Zhong Chuan looked a little drunk, so he left the party and went back to rest, citing the fact that he was too drunk.

Tian Kai saw this and realized that this was a God-given opportunity. He immediately informed Luo Zhixiang outside the palace to prepare for action!

After receiving the order from his elder brother, Luo Zhixiang immediately led his troops to climb over the wall and open the door to rush into the harem of the palace. The rebels went straight to Zhong Chuan's bedroom. There was no resistance along the way, and the few patrols were quickly killed. It seemed a bit abnormal to go so smoothly.

Luo Zhixiang approached Tian Kai and said, "Brother, something seems a little wrong. It seems to be going too smoothly."

Tian Kai sneered: Isn't it smooth? Do you want to be in constant trouble?

Luo Zhixiang thought, could it be that I didn't express myself clearly?

While they were talking, they had already broken into the outside of Zhong Chuan's palace. The night guards rose up to resist, but were helplessly outnumbered and were quickly eliminated. Tian Kai raised his sword and shouted: Brothers, rush in and kill Zhong Chuan. You will be rewarded heavily!

Luo Zhixiang rushed to the front, kicked open the door, rushed in, and went straight to the bed. Through the moonlight, he could vaguely see the bulging quilt on the bed.

Old guy, he was so drunk that he slept like crazy.

Without saying a word, Luo Zhixiang raised his knife and struck. Strangely enough, the knife tore through the quilt, and he didn't hear a single cry.

He suddenly felt something was wrong. When he lifted the quilt, his face changed drastically. There was no one on the bed!

There are several pillows bulging under the quilt.

Brother, it’s broken, we were fooled.

Luo Zhixiang's face turned pale, and he already knew in his heart that they had fallen into a trap.

Tian Kai squeezed forward to take a look, and his breathing suddenly became rapid: Old man, you are playing tricks on me, I will fight with you.

Suddenly, a large torch lit up outside the house, and the firelight illuminated the night sky. Only a deafening shout could be heard from outside:

The rebels put down their weapons and surrender immediately!

Brother, what should we do? We are surrounded!

Luo Zhixiang looked at the ambush outside the door and became anxious.

Why are you panicking? Rush out with me!

Tian Kai raised his knife and rushed out of the house. As soon as he went out, he fought with the ambush soldiers outside.

The leader outside was none other than Zhong Chuan, who was drunk at night. At this time, he was neatly dressed and wearing dazzling armor, sitting on a horse and watching the hunt coldly.

It didn't take long for Tian Kai's people to be surrounded and trapped.

Zhong Chuan cursed: Tian Kai, you are a beast with a human face and a beast's heart, you are a poisonous snake with a heart of snakes and scorpions. I have kindly taken you in and replenished your supplies, but you want my life and take away my Hongzhou. With a vicious person like you, I finally understand why Yang Xingmi wanted to take your life. You asked for it all. Today, I will take your life for Yang Xingmi.

After Zhong Chuan had enough of scolding, he ordered a general attack.

And Tian Kai is not a vegetarian. Do you want to arrest me? First, ask me if the knife in my hand is okay.

Survive in the face of death, this is a tragic saying. Crouching Tiger Camp is not a fuel-efficient lamp in the first place. In addition, it is in a desperate situation. If you don't fight to the death, everyone will die here.

Under the leadership of Tian Kai, this group of people broke out with amazing fighting power, and actually broke through the encirclement of Zhong Chuan's army in one go. Tian Kai even killed dozens of people in a row and went straight to Zhong Chuan.

Old man, take your life.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhong Chuan's guards immediately protected him and left. At the same time, they sent the crossbow team forward and fired fiercely, suppressing Tian Kai's counterattack.

When Tian Kai saw Zhong Chuan being hurriedly picked up by the guards, he knew in his heart that it was impossible to kill him, so he could only rush out to meet Li Tao first.

So, he and Luo Zhixiang whispered, and the two of them joined forces and rushed out. Finally, they fought their way out and successfully escaped from the palace.

In the west city outside the palace, Tian Kai found Li Tao lurking and immediately changed his plan. They rushed out of Hongzhou City from the north gate and disappeared into the night.