"Prince, my subordinates have received a secret report from Shadows. The East Factory Tiqi will arrive in Wuxi tomorrow. Are we going to start preparing?" Xiong Zhaolian came over to ask for instructions as soon as Zhu Yinglong returned to their temporary residence.

Zhu Yinglong is very conflicted in his heart now. He is weighing whether it is more beneficial than disadvantages to him to take this risk to save these Donglin people. Although no one can predict the future, he must not ignore it. You must know that a perfectionist will definitely not want any flaws in the plan. Zhu Yinglong happens to be such a perfectionist. Although reality has torn his perfection into pieces, sometimes he can't pull it out by entering this dead end.

"Prince, Prince..." Xiong Zhaolian was not surprised by Zhu Yinglong's stupid situation. He knew that the prince must be thinking about a very serious problem at this time, but now things are imminent. Although the plan is already there, it takes time to arrange it, otherwise it will be too late. It would be fine if Zhu Yinglong didn't come. He can decide by himself and do not need any requests. Now the prince is by his side, and he is the supreme commander, so he naturally needs to ask for instructions, so he had to push Zhu Yinglong's way.

"Brother Xiong, what did you ask me just now?" Zhu Yinglong came back to his senses and asked in a daze.

Xiong Zhaolian had no choice but to say the question just now to Zhu Yinglong, and then quietly waited for the instructions.

"Brother Xiong, tell me whether I should save these people?" Zhu Yinglong really wanted to find someone to rely on and listen to his opinions.

"The prince's list is all the pillars of the country, so my subordinates think they should be saved." Xiong Zhaolian said without thinking.

"If I give up all this action, will you hate me in the future?" Zhu Yinglong asked calmly.

"Prince?" Xiong Zhaolian didn't know that Zhu Yinglong was so complicated in his mind, and looked at Zhu Yinglong in confusion.

"From a personal emotional point of view, I don't want them to die under the butcher knife of the eunuch party, but reason tells me that if I save them, the trouble I will cause to me will definitely not be too small." Zhu Yinglong closed his eyes and said in great pain.

"Prince, they are all loyal and righteous people. The famous scholars of the world do not understand what trouble they will cause to the prince after saving them?" Xiong Zhaolian was a little anxious. If all actions were stopped now, wouldn't all that had been done in vain in the past two months?

"Brother Xiong, I ask you, I saved them, so will they be loyal to me or the current emperor?" Zhu Yinglong asked.

"Of course it's the prince!" Xiong Tingbi replied without hesitation.

Zhu Yinglong sneered and shook his head and said, "If it were your father's answer, he would definitely tell me that they are loyal to me, but on the contrary, they will regard me as a traitor. Not only will they not be able to receive my love, but they will also try every means to oppose me!"

"How is this possible?" Xiong Tingbi said in horror, "The prince saved them, how could they turn around to deal with the prince?"

"What is the best literati since ancient times?" Zhu Yinglong asked with a smile.

"A literati are very famous, and it has been the same since ancient times." Xiong Zhaolian blurted out.

"That's right!" Zhu Yinglong praised: "The Donglin Party members praised the Qingliu. Which of the leaders does not expect to be famous for their lives? Even if we save them now, they will never be grateful to us, because in their eyes we are rioters and rebels, and they will never be willing to join us. What's the benefit of saving such a person? It's better to fulfill the loyalty and righteousness he insists on. Perhaps they will be grateful to us in the underworld if they do this!"

"Prince, according to what you said, our trip to Jiangnan has been in vain." Xiong Zhaolian also felt that what Zhu Yinglong said was very reasonable. These literati regarded their reputation more than anything else. The country and the court were secondary in their eyes.

"No, we did not come in vain. This trip at least made me understand this truth, which almost made a big mistake. The people in the Donglin Party are not stubborn, so we should save people. Now I give them two choices, and those who are willing to be loyal to me will take them away. If you don't want to do so, please help them." Zhu Yinglong said in a cold tone. There are still talents among these people. Since they are not used by themselves, don't blame him for being rude. Now he is under the surveillance of the eunuch party. You must not bring yourself into danger because of these people.

"Prince?" Xiong Zhaolian felt cold sweating on his back. Although he had learned from his father how the prince was decisive in Shandong. He was in a counter-trend, and even killed the leader of the Winter Sorcery Sect, while chatting and laughing, and then subdued the Bailian Saint Aunt. Now that he heard such murderous words with his own ears, he realized that this seemingly gentle young prince did not even blink when he talked about killing.

"No need to say more, let your father know what I said just now." Zhu Yinglong ordered.

"Yes, Prince!" Xiong Zhaolian retreated sadly. Even his father seemed to be a little in awe of the prince now, so how dare he say more.

Zhu Yinglong took the time to give this order. After Xiong Zhaolian left, he fell head-on on the chair. This order has become a powerful evidence for later historians to criticize Emperor Chongzhen. There are many different opinions. Some believe that Emperor Chongzhen's order was also helpless. Anyway, those people could not escape the fate of death when they fell into the hands of the eunuch party. This also made them fulfill. The later imperial officials who were rescued kept silent about this matter, and seemed to agree with the caliber, unanimously denied that there was no such thing, and they did not leave only words after their death.

In a few words, the guards and cheetah battalions who participated in this matter were also killed in several battles. Xiong Tingbi and his son were already royal relatives. They did not reveal a single person until their death, nor did they leave behind any broken papers. Only in the royal sealed blockade of the royal concubine Xiong Hu left several vague descriptions, saying that Emperor Chongzhen was a little regretful of the order issued that year, but it is unknown whether it was really. Because the diary of the imperial concubine turned into ashes in a fire, Emperor Chongzhen went south before he ascended the throne and became the largest mystery in the history of the Ming Empire.
Chapter completed!