Chapter 438 The assassin mixed in with the welcoming crowd!
For many officials in the capital, Zhu Gaojie's triumphant team was very popular.
After all, after Zhu Di, the old emperor, suddenly died of a serious illness, Zhu Gaojie, the prince of the East Palace who took charge of the army and even had the support of a considerable number of officials, had a great reputation among the people and was an out-and-out emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
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As long as Zhu Gaojie did not die on the Mobei grassland and returned to the capital safely as soon as possible, the situation in the capital could be stabilized in an instant, and then he could step-by-step succeed to the throne of the Ming Dynasty, grant amnesty to the world, and start a new prosperous dynasty.
But for some officials and aristocratic families, Zhu Gaojie's return is almost like a blow to their lives!
Especially those who had opposed him, had done anything secretly, or even linked up to assassinate Zhu Gaojie, they were basically caught blind...
It is precisely because of this that the minister surnamed Hu was able to rely on his identity and the support of his small circle to wander among these people, persuade and threaten him, and finally managed to collect the dead men and equipment to assassinate Zhu Gaojie this time.
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In their view, as long as the assassination can be successful, everything will be fine, all problems will be solved, and there will no longer be any difficulties.
After all, on their side, in addition to the Cabinet and the Ministry of Household Affairs, there are people from the other five ministries and government agencies involved.
Even the powerful official Wang Zhi was well aware of this. Although he did not participate, he sat back and ignored it, happy to see it happen...
In the eyes of many people, Zhu Gaojie, the prince of the East Palace, is a little too different, and can even be called shocking!
It has always been the emperor, the scholar-bureaucrats, and the aristocratic families who rule the world together. How can they mix with those poor families and mud-legged people?
In this big world, can you still rely on those mud-legged people to help you manage it?
How wrong!
It is precisely because of this that there is a very strange atmosphere permeating the capital, which makes many people feel vaguely uneasy.
This uneasiness reached its peak when the Jin Yiwei and the Fifth Army Camp suddenly entered the city and ordered them to take over all defenses.
The cabinet does not matter. This defense was originally used to protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince when he entered the city. Now that it is taken over by the Jin Yiwei and the army, it is actually safer.
There were quite a lot of complaints in the DPRK about this. After all, in the eyes of many officials, the Jin Yiwei were just royal hawks and dogs, and the army was even more unreasonable and unreasonable. They were barbarians. They were supposed to replace the familiar Shuntian government officials and the soldiers and horses of the Five Cities.
The company made many officials feel uncomfortable.
But for some people with ulterior motives, this move seems a bit earth-shattering!
"This doesn't look right..."
Seeing the soldiers of the Fifth Army Camp meticulously inspecting and cleaning the high-rise buildings on both sides of the road, a few people were hiding in the alley next to them, whispering, with distracted eyes:
"These Qiu Ba have driven all our people away. Every high point is guarded by soldiers. What should we do?"
"I had the opportunity to hang out in high places before, but now I have to give it all up..."
Just when these people were at a loss, a group of soldiers patrolled here. The leading school officer's eyes narrowed and he immediately shouted:
"What are you guys doing hiding here and sneaking around?"
"Didn't you know that this place is closed to traffic?"
"Come on, control them all and check the directory!"
As the leading school officer issued the order, dozens of soldiers behind him immediately stepped forward to take action. They were all elite soldiers from the three major battalions. They immediately controlled several people and pinned them to the ground.
Scenes like this happened all over the city from time to time. The Jin Yiwei and the soldiers of the three battalions worked together to clean up the route where the army would triumphantly tomorrow, leaving no dangerous spots untouched.
Any place that may pose danger to His Highness the Crown Prince, whether it is on both sides of the city wall or inside private houses, is closely guarded by soldiers.
And some sneaky guys were immediately arrested once they were discovered.
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When the man surnamed Hu and others received the news, they were all dumbfounded.
"asshole!"
He threw the cup in his hand directly on the ground, and the hot tea splashed all over the floor.
"Tell them to be careful, be careful, are they all pig heads?"
"It's better now. We didn't have enough manpower in the first place, and so many people were arrested again!"
"What else can you use to turn yourself around?"
Everyone was silent and looked ugly. Finally, the leader, Cui Shilang, broke the silence:
"Forget it, if you get caught, get caught. They are just unimportant people anyway."
"At least there is no problem with the dead soldiers and no one is arrested."
The man named Hu let out a long sigh:
"Master Cui, it's not that I'm impatient, but for things like this, it's always good to have more strength."
"First let the dead men assassinate, and then let the people outside make trouble and disrupt the scene. This can just expand the matter and prevent the cabinet from suppressing it or shutting down the city."
"At that time, we can calmly mobilize our manpower, create public pressure in the court and among the people, force the cabinet to step down, put our people in charge, control the situation in the court, and then establish a new king."
"It's good now. Things haven't even started yet. We've already lost a lot of manpower. The person on the other side is afraid of death. They're very well protected. How can we do anything under the circumstances? How can we still succeed?"
Seeing him talking like this, Cui Shilang looked very ugly. However, now that everyone is in the same boat, he couldn't get out even if he wanted to. He could only say slowly:
"Since ancient times, how could it be so easy to achieve great things?"
"Since the dead soldiers have not suffered any losses, we will still act according to the plan."
"We have received notification from the cabinet that tomorrow Zhu Gaojie will lead the army to enter from Anding Gate and march all the way to Zhengyang Gate for a parade."
"Although the Jin Yiwei and the army have now taken over the defense and are conducting strict inspections, the dead soldiers are mixed in with the team that welcomes the flowers. We guarantee that no major problems will arise."
"As long as Zhu Gaojie dies under the crossbow, everything will be fine!"
Everyone also nodded. Indeed, no matter how cautious you, Zhu Gaojie, are, you must always accept the love of the people, right?
The dead soldiers mingled among the people, took the opportunity to step forward and fire several crossbow arrows in succession. No matter how great your military exploits and reputation are, you will still die!
And as soon as Zhu Gaojie dies, people like them will immediately have a way out and a chance to survive!
"Everyone," Cui Shilang saw that no one objected, so he said in a deep voice again:
"Success or failure depends on this!"
"Since Zhu Gaojie wants to do harm to us, let's take the first step and kill him first!"