Wang Hongyu was very sure that more than one group of people had already targeted him.
The assassin's assassination attempt failed. Only an hour had passed before the enemy knew the situation and was preparing for follow-up actions.
There was a murderous look in his eyes, just like those two people yesterday, and they looked very different in the crowd.
The people in the capital generally live a fairly stable life, so this group must be the killers.
I walked quickly to the west and arrived at a place called Luoguo Lane. It was very lively with people coming and going.
Wang Hongyu didn't hesitate and swooped into the alley.
Luoguo Alley began in the Yuan Dynasty, and became a residence for some yamen and wealthy people in the Ming Dynasty. During the Qianlong period of later generations, it was renamed Nanluogu Alley.
He is no stranger to this place, with eight alleys to the west and eight alleys to the east. There are more wealthy people living there now, and there are relatively fewer yamen than in the Qing Dynasty.
Wang Hongyu got in, and the people chasing behind him immediately decided to split up their forces. A few of them entered the alley in a friendly-looking manner, and then viciously detoured to the front to block him.
After burning the incense, Wang Hongyu walked out of a side road in an alley, shook his head and said: "For outsiders, you have a dark eye on the alleys of the capital. The She family's killer skills are indeed not good~"
He had assassinated himself three times, but except for the killing of King Fu's cronies at the pagoda and the sudden attack from the tunnel, the other assassinations did not cause him any trouble.
In a teahouse in the north of Luoguo Lane, Wang Wenyan and Yang Lian were chatting and laughing happily.
The eunuch Wang An, who is currently serving as the prince's attendant, has an excellent reputation, and his disciple Wang Wenyan is the military advisor of the Donglin Party and is known as the think tank.
He glanced at Wang Hongyu and said with a smile: "Haha, the She family made a mistake. The person Ma Wenqing found is not reliable at all~"
Yang Lian was a little displeased: "As I said, this Wang Hongyu is very annoying, but he does have some skills."
"After all, he is a martial artist who can deal with the She family, but he still has no power to fight back in front of the officialdom."
As he spoke, he looked outside again and saw Wang Hongyu looking over with a smile and waving to them.
Phew~
A mouthful of tea spurted out.
"You mustn't underestimate him."
Yang Lian patted Wang Wenyan's junior, and when they looked up again, Wang Hongyu had disappeared into the crowd.
"Forget it, in fact it's not us who have any grudge against him. As long as this kid doesn't trouble us anymore, we won't take the initiative to provoke him."
Wang Wenyan still has some discernment and knows that this kind of person may be a desperado.
It's better to mess with less.
Yang Lian said: "I just remember him, but if he doesn't mess with us or the prince, I won't mess with him either."
The two of them decided to watch a show first. Anyway, Ma Wenqing would be the first to torture him to death.
...
He also encountered people from Shuntian Mansion and the censor who patrolled the city.
They had obviously received orders to capture the Sichuan soldiers and were preparing to torture them to find out something and to incriminate Zhou Dunji and Zhang Shenwu Luo.
Wang Hongyu changed into a scholar's green shirt and looked handsome. He walked past them easily, and even heard them asking passers-by on the street who looked like Sichuanese.
Finally, when we arrived near the front door, we bumped into someone from the She family again.
They had been chasing Wang Hongyu for a long time and remembered his figure and face clearly, so they were still keeping an eye on him.
I'm just keeping an eye on you, I don't want to get rid of you, but I want you to come to the capital and enjoy the meal.
Before the people of the She family had time to summon more people, arrange an interception or assassination,
Wang Hongyu went straight to the Meridian Gate.
"What is he going to do!?"
The killer of the She family was shocked, knowing that it was impossible to assassinate the target under the watchful eyes of the Meridian Gate Han general.
Don't be afraid, he can't enter the palace, and it's too late to leave the palace now, so he will have to come back sooner or later.
The assassins of the She family gathered again and placed them at various exits nearby. If they didn't believe him, he wouldn't come back.
"Hahaha~"
Wang Hongyu smiled confidently, turned to face the She family killers who still thought they were not exposed, and stretched out his clenched hand.
What is this for?
The center of his fist was facing up, his middle finger pointed at the sky, and his eyes were squinting at the killers.
What's the meaning!?
The killers of the She family couldn't understand what it meant, but they felt very unhappy. If they weren't in front of the Forbidden City, they would have to swarm him and kill him.
Wang Hongyu suddenly turned around and ran straight to a large drum two people high next to the Meridian Gate.
Just pick up the drumstick and bang the big drum hard.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Damn it!
Dengwengu!
...
Damn it!!
Wang Wenyan and Yang Lian played with the tea bowl and were dumbfounded when they heard the clerk's report.
He beat the drum!
Does he know what this means?!
Yang Lian was also frightened, this person was more courageous than himself.
...
Inside the Forbidden City.
Wanli, who is already old and wearing yellow luxurious clothes, is admiring the chiming clock in the imperial garden with a relaxed expression.
This self-ringing clock is larger in size and is supported by four large brass pillars. There is a small door on each side for winding and adjusting the time. There are beautiful and clear Chinese characters on the huge clock dial to mark the time.
This large self-ringing bell and a more exquisite and beautiful small self-ringing bell were treasures presented as tribute by Spain and the Jesuits more than ten years ago.
Wanli loved them very much. One was placed in the imperial garden, and the other was placed directly in the bedroom.
The hands kept moving, and time passed quickly. He had been emperor for forty-eight years. Although it was a long time, it still took the blink of an eye.
Time is getting faster and faster. Wanli, who is already sick, knows that the future is not long...but he does not intend to seek immortality for eternal life like his grandfather Jiajing did.
Defeated by the civil service group... Wanli sighed helplessly.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The rumble of drums sounded outside the Forbidden City.
The eunuch and the palace maid were panicked and didn't know what was going on.
Wanli's eyes widened. This voice was so familiar that it reminded him of too many people.
"Dengwengu!"
"Memories from forty-eight years ago!"
The sound of drums suddenly brought Wanli back to his memories.
Forty-eight years ago, I was only ten years old, but my memory is very profound...
Father doesn't want mother to want slave Huahua, Zhang Juzheng played the drum for Guangxi's military situation.
He and his mother climbed up the tower and observed him secretly.
That was the first time I met Mr. Zhang...
The thunderous drum beat was neither urgent nor slow, but it never stopped, making my mother and myself so panicked that we couldn't eat... What happened next was that I lost my father but became the emperor, and Mr. Zhang became the chief minister with great power...
48 years ago, after Zhang Juzheng played the Dengwen drum, that drum was also beaten, but only that time left him with a memory that he will never forget.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The drums are still beating, and the sound is neither weak nor rapid, just like Mr. Zhang's time...
"Come here, first report to me what case you are asking about, and if it is appropriate, let the Sanfa Division handle it properly!"
"According to the order!"
…
Wang Hongyu kept knocking.
Until a fat eunuch came out of the palace with a bunch of people. He was a little surprised to see a handsome and heroic young man, and asked: "Who are you? What's the big deal?"
Wang Hongyu said loudly: "Zunyi Martial Arts Examiner Wang Hongyu, the key witness in the assassination of King Fu, has important information!" This chapter has been completed!