In the early morning, the gate of the palace suddenly opened, and teams of soldiers in full armor appeared on the streets of Jiankang, with fire sticks clear and people and horses neighing.

People in the street-fronted houses were awakened from their sleep by the noise, worried that no one dared to come out to see what was going on.

After Rongkang entered Jiankang, this has become the norm for the people. The only thing they can do is to lock the door tighter and coax the children in the house to stop crying as soon as possible, so as not to cause trouble.

The royal nobles, together with officials of the court, were awakened by the sudden and rough pounding sound of the door in their sleep in the early morning. When they learned that Rong Kang ordered people to go to the palace immediately, they didn't know what happened. With fear, they hurried out under the urging of the soldiers who were like wolves and tigers outside the door. When they arrived, some people didn't even have time to wear shoes, and as for those who were not neatly dressed, there were many people.

For Southern Dynasties officials who valued their appearance, this was simply unimaginable in the past, but at this moment, no one has the intention to pay attention to these details anymore.

Hundreds of people were driven into the palace hall and were shocked to see the scene inside.

The hall was brightly lit, and Empress Dowager Gao sat in her position where she was usually accompanied by the little emperor to rule. Her face was nowhere to be looked, and her tears kept flowing. She seemed to be trembling slightly, looking weak. If she hadn't been forcibly held by a palace servant behind her, she would have fallen to the ground on the spot.

The little emperor was right beside her, wearing a nightgown, as if he had just been dragged out of the bed. His body leaned against the seat in a strange way, closed his eyes, and leaned softly to one side, motionless. At first glance, it seemed like he had fallen asleep, but in fact he was dead, but his facial features and seven orifices were still slowly oozing out with black blood. Although he was dead, his expression was distorted, and the pain on his face was clearly visible. He had suffered torture before his death, which can be seen.

The hall was silent for a moment, and suddenly, I don’t know which one started to start and shouted sadly, “What’s wrong with Your Majesty?”. The ministers seemed to react and knelt on the ground, bursting with tears.

Amid the heart-wrenching calls and crying, Gao Yongrong's eyes were dull and he had no reaction, as if his soul had left his body, and what was left here was just an empty shell.

Just as the ministers were crying, behind the hall gate, someone entered the hall accompanied by a wave of friction from armor and swords as they walked.

The ministers looked up and saw Rong Kang appearing surrounded by a group of military soldiers.

Rong Kang stopped in front of the dead little emperor's body and stared at the minister opposite him.

Everyone hated and feared him, and suddenly stopped the sound, and no one dared to cry anymore.

The hall became quiet again.

Rong Kang yelled: "Bring it up!"

There was a sound of footsteps behind him.

The ministers turned around and saw Rong Kang's subordinates escorting a few tyrants from the outside of the hall. They were actually General Liu Zhen, the Yulin who was responsible for the guards of the palace before the censor Zhang Zhi and Rong Kang entered the capital.

Rong Kang pointed to the little emperor's body: "You all saw that Your Majesty was killed by medicine, which was terrible. I have found out that these people took the lead in trying to kill Your Majesty usurp the throne, and they just caught him and rectified the Dharma on the spot to avenge His Majesty!"

After he finished speaking, he shouted, and several executioners holding ghost-headed swords came up and pushed the man to the ground to prepare for execution. The two struggled hard and shouted at Gao Yongrong in front of him: "Empress Dowager, help--"

Gao Yongrong's face became pale, his eyes closed, his hands trembled constantly, his nails had already been deeply embedded in the flesh, and they broke all the roots, and a trace of blood slowly oozed out from the depths of his palm.

"Kill me!"

After the words came, with a "puff", the two heads fell to the ground, rolled a few times before stopping.

The originally smooth ground of the hall was splashed with scarlet blood in an instant.

The ministers' faces were as bright as earth, and they couldn't help but tremble.

Rong Kang smiled grimly and said, "In addition to the two people who corrected the Dharma, I also found some of my accomplices..."

His eyes flashed with fierce light, and he slowly wandered around the faces of the ministers in front of him.

Everyone who had been seen by his eyes was creepy and wished he could escape from the ground three feet so that he could escape from here.

Liu Hui stood in the crowd, bowing her head desperately, not wanting to be seen by Rong Kang, but he heard footsteps coming towards him in his ears. He raised his eyes and saw several soldiers splitting away and rushing in front of him. Without saying a word, he dragged him out and shouted in a hurry: "I am unfair! I have no idea! Your Majesty's death has nothing to do with me!"

Rong Kang snorted: "The two of them have clearly confessed that you are a member of the party! Come and kill him!"

The ministers were shocked.

Liu Hui no longer cared about his face and threw himself to the ground, begging: "Taoshi, please spare my life! This matter really has nothing to do with me! I am loyal to the court and to the Taishi, and the sun and the moon can be seen!"

Cold sweat kept flowing on his forehead, rolling down one after another.

Seeing Rong Kang sneering, he glanced at him sideways, and opened his mouth and ordered someone to cut his sword. He was so scared that he was struggling desperately, and shouted: "I pay for money! I have money! I beg the Grand Master to accept my property and exchange my life!"

Rongkang then ordered people to let go of him.

Liu Huiruan struggled to get up on the ground, and no longer saw the demeanor of a famous scholar who was usually a little bit old. He said in tears: "When the Grand Tutor raised military expenses from us the last time, I was confused for a moment and forgot that there were still tens of thousands of taels of gold and silver in my home. In addition to gold and silver, I am willing to contribute together in the fields and villages in various places, and support the Grand Tutor to support the imperial court, and only ask the Grand Tutor to pardon!"

Rong Kang's eyes flashed, and his expression slowed down a little. He ordered people to take paper and pen and ask him to write down the hidden property and the hidden place.

Liu Hui took the paper and pen and wrote down the list tremblingly. The golden cakes alone were as large as five thousand crocks, tens of thousands of taels of silver, and countless copper coins. There were more than ten places where they were buried, and there were also farms and real estate in various places, densely packed with paper.

Poor he is known for his calligraphy. At this moment, the words he wrote were crooked and twisted, like a walking worm, which shows how frightened he was. After writing, the paper was taken away and presented.

Rong Kang took a look, shook the paper that had not dried ink, and sneered: "When I was in Badong, I heard that the nobleman Jiankang was rich! It was indeed well-known. It was not too late to repent, so I will save your life for the time being."

Liu Huizhi escaped the disaster and breathed a sigh of relief. Then he thought that all the wealth of his family had disappeared, his heart was as if he was shattered, and his eyes were dark, and he could no longer hold on, so he fell to the ground.

Rong Kang ordered people to take the list to search immediately, and then looked up at others, pointing their fingers randomly, and everywhere they went, they were all accomplices.

When they were forced to hand over the donation of property, everyone naturally concealed it, but tonight they knew they could not escape. The little emperor and the two headless corpses on the ground were proof. Without waiting for Rong Kang to speak, they all scrambled to ask for paper and note the property they wanted to donate.

Rong Kang ordered people to take out the paper and pens prepared early and distribute them one by one. Everyone wrote quickly and put them in. After watching, they laughed wildly and ordered their subordinates to copy them separately with the orders. Then they turned to Gao Yongrong, with a smile on their faces, and said respectfully: "Don't the Queen Mother still have an imperial decree? While all the ministers are there, please ask the Queen Mother to announce it."

Gao Yongrong's lips moved slightly and closed her back.

"The Queen Mother! When will you wait for the time to be unanimous? Could it be that you want His Majesty to die with peace of mind?"

Rong Kang's face suddenly turned gloomy and he shouted sternly.

Gao Yongrong's shoulders trembled for a moment, and finally opened his eyes. His eyes couldn't bear to fall to his blood-stained son beside him, and he said tremblingly: "Your Majesty has passed away, and the country cannot be without a king for a day. It is better to follow Yao and Shun, tell the world to abdicate the Grand Master..."

Before he finished speaking, he was already in tears and cried.

Rong Kang laughed wildly at the sky: "Have you heard it? The Empress Dowager personally issued an order to abdicate me, so why don't you pay a visit?"

Under the sword and axe, who dares to say that no word is said?

Everyone looked at each other, and their legs were weak and they kowtowed and shouted, with sparse voices. Seeing Rong Kang dissatisfied, they looked at each other with frightened eyes. Everyone was afraid and called again.

Poor court, civil and military officials, under the power of the tyrannical power, Ren Rongkang was rubbed and played with in his palm.

The former royal nobles and senior officials of the gentry, no matter how powerful they are, they have no dignity in the face of this unconcealed barbaric violence.

The humbleness is so low that it makes people unbearable to look at it.

Rong Kang laughed wildly at the sky, and was proud, and asked several families to send the woman to the harem tonight and be named as concubines.

All of his points were the famous noble surnames of the Southern Dynasty. In addition to the Liu family, there was also the daughter of Feng Wei, the Secretariat.

Liu Hui had just woken up and heard Rong Kang wanting to give his daughter to him as a concubine. His eyes turned black again and fell down again.

Rong Kang smiled and saw that those who were clicked were all bowed down and did not dare to resist at all. The only person stood up from the ground, glared at him, looked at him closely, and saw that it was Feng Wei, so he ordered someone to go up and press him to the ground again.

Just as he entered, he saw the little emperor die suddenly and the empress dowager was in a state of despair. Feng Wei knew that something was wrong.

Just a few days ago, Gao Yongrong had secretly informed him about the news and discussed how to get rid of Rongkang. He was opposed by him. He said that he should not act rashly. Instead of taking risks, it is better to continue to endure and wait for rescue.

He thought the empress dowager had been persuaded. He never expected that such a thing would happen tonight. Although he hated Rong Kang's human face and beastly hearts and his atrocities were outrageous, he knew that the situation was hopeless and he could not turn the world back. He could only suppress the humiliation and submit temporarily to the future. He never expected that Rong Kang would not count on making money, he seized the throne directly, and was shameless. He didn't even let go of his daughter. He could no longer bear it, struggled hard, pointed at Rong Kang and cursed.

Rong Kang drew his sword and came to Feng Wei, slashing him on the shoulder with one knife.

Feng Wei fell to the ground and kept scolding.

Rong Kang sneered and mocked: "Do you want your daughter to be the queen? Unfortunately, I only leave it to Gao's daughter, don't you think about it."

The laughter from Rong Kang's subordinates sounded in the hall.

Feng Wei struggled to get up from the ground and gritted his teeth: "Rongkang thief, you kill the king and bully the superiors, and do everything evil. You will be punished by God and will not die well!"

Rong Kang was furious and kicked him over to the ground. He was about to kill him. Suddenly, a report came from outside the hall. A soldier rushed over, knelt outside the hall, shouting anxiously. He found the army driving outside the city, which was only a hundred miles away from health.

Rong Kang was stunned and glanced at the Southern Dynasty civil and military officials who had different expressions in the hall. A fierce light flashed in his eyes. After thinking for a moment, he ordered his subordinates to detain everyone here and not leave. He took the people and hurried away.

The army outside the city that drove towards Jiankang overnight was the army led by Gao Yin. At dawn, it finally arrived at Shizigang, a south of the city, which was only twenty miles away from the imperial city. There, we met the Rongkang army, who was waiting for it. The two sides fought fiercely. In the afternoon, Rongkang was defeated. It was heard that Lu Jianzhi also led tens of thousands of people and was rushing towards Jiankang. He hurriedly fled into the city with the remaining troops, leaving behind the door without fighting.

That night, Gao Yin and the two armies of Lu and Cambodia who arrived later joined together. After resting, the next day, they were about to launch an attack on the city, but they learned about it.

Rong Kang drove all the royal nobles, gentry officials in the city, and the soldiers of the Southern Dynasty who had been confiscated when he first entered the city, a total of thousands of soldiers, to a clearing area in the south of the city, threatening to kill if they attacked the city.

That day, thousands of royal nobles and gentry officials who were not diligent in their daily lives and were inseparable from the threat of swords and axes, had no choice but to pick up the shovel and pick up the pit for themselves with tears. From morning to night, if they were slack, they would be beaten up by sticks. After they were dug, they were driven into the pit collectively like driving a duck. If there was any trouble, they would be killed immediately. Everyone was in a mess and dared not resist. They could only walk down the pit by themselves, letting the soil shovel down from their heads, and watched it slowly bury it across their waists. The person seemed to be trapped in the ground and could no longer move.

Heart-wrenching, filled with despairing crying and begging, mixed with the deafening "pit! pit! pit!" roars made by Rong Kang's soldiers echoed in every corner of this prosperous imperial city and lasted for a long time.

Romance is humiliated, wealth is withered.
Chapter completed!