Everything that happened before one's eyes began from that day when Liang Wang and Guanyinbao discussed matters in the temple.

  That day, Liang Wang asked Guanyinbao whether to surrender or fight. Guanyinbao directly mentioned the names of three people and completely dispelled Liang Wang's idea of surrendering. What Zhu Yuanzhang was like, they were very clear about it. Killing three envoys and destroying documents was a big loss of face, and it would not be allowed by Zhu Chongba to leave room for maneuver. Liang Wang himself was also very clear about this point, so when Guanyinbao shattered his beautiful dream, he personally went to the front line with his troops.

  Guanyinbao, who had been loyal to the Liang royal family for generations, also began his plan. As early as when this Liang king first took office, Guanyinbao felt that he was not a great vessel and could not bear the weight of the position. However, the position of the king was after all personally chosen by the previous king, so with a loyal heart, he could only do his best to assist the current Liang king, Baozhewalimidai.

  It may be that the previous king's will played a role, but the new King of Liang was very trusting of Guan Yubao, and the rewards were endless. One day, he even held Guan Yubao's hand and said he was his most trusted minister, which moved Guan Yubao to tears and made him vow to assist the current king of Liang.

  However, the cruel reality hit Guanyin's heart like a dead ash, and although Zhenzhu Walaer was a bit absurd, he sat steadily on the throne of Liang Wang. But as he stayed longer on the throne of Liang Wang, his true nature was exposed.

  First, there was the erratic temper, recklessly punishing the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace, using some minor pretext to behead and slaughter people, causing panic among the people in the palace.

  Later, with a surge in lust, he selected beauties from all over Yunnan to enter the palace. He even personally sent letters to the Duan family of Dali City, asking them to offer 3,000 beauties to the royal court. If it weren't for Guanyin's efforts to persuade him, the Duan and Meng families would have turned against the Liang king long ago.

  If it can only be said that there is a personal moral flaw, then the matter of killing meritorious officials is not beneficial to governance. In recent years, King Liang has favored and trusted petty men, listening to their slanderous words. Of the foundation left by the old king, all of us old ministers have been killed off one by one, except for Guan Yubao. Either they were accused of a crime and had their families confiscated, or they were beheaded in public as a warning after being falsely accused of treason. If King Liang did not hold Guan Yubao in high esteem and trust him deeply, he would have also been killed off by those who envied him.

  Even if he trusted Guanyinbao, it didn't mean that Liang Wang would listen to him. As for the matter of loyal words being unpalatable, Liang Wang had always been one to avoid them. Moreover, Guanyinbao himself was also afraid. He didn't know how long Liang Wang's reverence for new people could last, and perhaps by tomorrow he would be thinking that he too would end up like those old partners - dead and his clan exterminated.

  However, what Guanyinbao could not accept was that Liang Wang had refused Zhu Yuanzhang's offer to surrender three times. This was because there were no treacherous officials who dared to be presumptuous, but it was indeed Liang Wang's own decision. On the one hand, he wanted to please the Northern Yuan court, and on the other hand, he was reluctant to give up his wealth and glory. This move thoroughly disappointed Guanyinbao.

  Facing the seat where old King Wang used to sit, Guanyin had an idea for the first time, which was to overthrow the current Emperor Liang and let him step down, so as not to lose the face of the Liang family for generations, and also to make the people of Yunnan more stable.

  This idea had been suppressed for a long time, but on that day in the grand hall, it burst into flames like wildfire. He wanted to get rid of King Liang from Kunming City and then start his own scheme.

  When Zha Duoerji left Kunming, Guanyinbao had the iron Zhizheng hanged and his head pickled for future use. He then dispatched trusted personnel to take over military affairs in Kunming.

  In just five short days after Liang Wang's departure, he grasped Kunming City in his own hands. Anyone who was still loyal to Liang Wang was killed, and those treacherous officials were no exception. One by one, they had their heads chopped off by the executioner. On that day, countless gates of Kunming City were smashed open, and countless officials were arrested and their homes searched.

  That day, the execution ground was a deep red, and the blood flowed endlessly into the streets of Kunming. Before the Battle of Baishi Jiang had even begun, the city of Kunming had already been baptized in blood.

  The four sealed gates left no way for anyone who wanted to go and report to King Liang, and Guanyin sitting in front of the palace gate was like Yan Wang, crossing out one name after another from the book handed over by his subordinates with a red pen.

  He sat there indifferently, not saying a word. Since King Liang was unrighteous and cruel, it was unnecessary to be loyal to him anymore. Over the years, he had worked hard for King Liang, which could be considered as repaying the kindness of the old king. To prevent the current King Liang from continuing to lose face for his ancestors, Guan Yinbao decided to seize the city and surrender.

  He never thought about the consequences of Prince Liang's victory, because that was something that would never happen. A king who went to the front line to direct the battle actually brought beautiful dancing girls with him, how could such an army win, how could such a king succeed?

  So at that moment when he thoroughly controlled Kunming, he was waiting for the news of Liang Wang's great defeat and the arrival of the Ming army.

  But he didn't expect to wait for the fleeing Liang Wang first, and it was also forgotten that with Liang Wang's temperament, how could he not escape? Maybe he escaped at the beginning of the battle.

  Now, holding the King of Liang's Guanyin, Baoyu couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic, looking at the similar faces of Zhenzhu and Old Master Wang in front of him, Guanyin Baoyu fell silent.

  Liáng Wáng saw Guānyīn Bǎo and didn't dare to say anything, after all, the knife was still on his neck, he could only tremble with fear and wait for Guānyīn Bǎo's next move.

  "Alas... let him go, along with the concubines of the Wang Mansion, and drive them out of the city. Give them some valuables, and whether they live or die will depend on their own luck. I, Guanyinbao, have done what is right by the old king."

  Liang Wang hastily drove his horse-drawn carriage with his woman from the west gate of Kunming, and whether he could survive or not depended on himself.

  "General! The Ming army outside the city is preparing to attack! What should we do in response?" A Yuan general came over to ask Guanyinbao for instructions.

  "Open the city! Follow me out of the city to surrender!" Guanyin walked step by step towards the city gate with his cane, now he was going to hand over this Kunming City to the Ming army, avoiding bloodshed and the difficulty of attacking the city.

  As he ordered, the Ming army officers who were just preparing to attack discovered that the gates of Kunming City suddenly opened, and a white flag representing surrender was raised on the city wall again.

  Lan Yu narrowed his eyes and looked towards the city gate, he wanted to see what kind of tricks Yuan people were playing, but all he could see was an old man with a hunched back walking out slowly with a cane, behind him followed an imperial attendant, whose hands held a tray, on which lay a seal of Liang Wang, and further behind were the Yuan army officers emerging with their hands raised.

  At this moment, the Ming army soldiers stopped in their tracks, and Lan Yu was overjoyed. The capture of Kunming City was so easily taken by him, without wasting any troops to attack the city, someone had handed it over with both hands. If Mu Ying knew about this, wouldn't she regret it to death...

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