Chapter 557: The conspiracy behind the assassination
one month ago.
Yancheng, Yanwang Palace of the Japanese Kingdom.
"Who! How dare you"
Under the dark moon, a large number of men in black armed with sharp knives launched a surprise attack on the Yan Palace.
This raid was obviously so secretive that the palace guards had no time to react and could only rely on the most basic warning.
These men in black are well-trained and extremely skilled in killing techniques, and the cooperation among the three or five of them is extremely tacit.
Some guards were wiped off their necks quickly before they had time.
While wiping his neck, the man in black also covered his mouth and nose to prevent any sound.
At this point, it was the time for the palace guards to change shifts. It was not until the palace's perimeter was completely breached that a lucky guard let out a cry.
"enemy!!!"
A long shout ended suddenly, but it was enough.
Bright sounds rippled through the silent palace, and soon there were loud shouts.
All the guards began to move, and the sounds of soldiers putting on armor were heard everywhere.
Looking from above the palace, the surrounding guards began to gather towards the Yan Palace.
In the event of an attack, this is the place they need to protect most, and they must ensure the safety of Prince Yan.
It stands to reason that the operation has failed, but these men in black had no intention of retreating. Instead, they boldly charged towards the Yanwang Palace, not caring about the threat of their own death.
This is a competition for a time difference.
If the man in black breaks through into King Yan's palace first, then Zhu Gaochi's life will definitely be lost.
Once it is delayed and a large number of palace guards arrive, it will be a doomed situation.
However, although there were many people in black, they only numbered in the dozens.
Even if one is highly skilled in martial arts and agile, it is obviously extremely difficult to ignore the armored guards.
Suddenly the situation came to a deadlock.
The defense composed of more than a dozen guardsmen prevented these dozens of men in black from breaking through the encirclement.
Seeing the sound of a large number of footsteps, there were already shouts and shouts behind them. Once the imperial guards arrived, the action of the men in black would be a complete failure.
Seeing this, the leading man in black let out a strange low roar.
Then the other men in black suddenly became crazy, completely ignoring themselves, and rushed straight towards the imperial guards in front of the palace.
The spear passed through the chest of the man in black very easily. In order to be more agile and fast, they had no other defense under the black clothes, and the shining samurai sword could not cause any damage at all if it did not hit the weak connection of the armor.
Injury.
However, the Royal Guards, who numbered more than ten people, were unable to withstand such a fearless attack and could only retreat one after another.
The palace door was very wide, and soon a man in black broke through.
The Imperial Guards next to him wanted to stop him, but it was too late.
But as the palace door opened, the scene behind made the man in black feel a little chilled.
On the throne in the palace, Zhu Gaochi was sitting high in civilian clothes, with four guards below holding long swords.
Judging from their stature, these four guards are obviously masters among masters, and there is no way a man in black can rush through them.
Not to mention that there were more than a dozen eunuchs and maidens surrounding Zhu Gaochi, making it difficult to step forward.
At this time, several more men in black broke in. Seeing this scene, they looked at each other and charged directly.
But with four guards, there wasn't much resistance at all.
Armor is the best protection, coupled with superb swordsmanship, he has already killed several men in black in just a few rounds.
By this time, the fighting outside the door had stopped, and it was obvious that reinforcements were arriving.
Zhu Gaochi was sitting on the throne, seemingly calm, but only he knew that his calves were shaking constantly.
A eunuch had previously persuaded him to leave first, but Zhu Gaochi did not agree.
The situation outside is unclear at the moment, and moving rashly will only make it more dangerous. It is better to be safer in the main hall.
Only now that all the men in black were executed, Zhu Gaochi breathed a sigh of relief.
This is the first time he has encountered such a problem after coming to Japan for so long.
"Get the face towel, see who it is, and investigate closely."
Zhu Gaochi waved his hand, and the eunuchs and maids in front of him dispersed. The palace was already full of guards, so there was no need to worry too much about safety.
But from then on, Zhu Gaochi had made up his mind to increase the number of guards in the Yanwang Palace.
No, it has to be doubled.
The leader of the guards stepped forward and casually opened up a few corpses. After taking a lantern and looking at them carefully, he reported: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, these are all Japanese."
Zhu Gaochi nodded to express his understanding. It was late at night and he had no intention of sleeping again.
Then he sent an order to summon the ministers to discuss it.
At this moment, when the guards were preparing to carry away the body, a man in black who fell to the ground suddenly moved and raised his right hand in the direction of Zhu Gaochi, and immediately the sound of a hidden weapon was heard.
Several poisonous needles shot through the air.
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
The commander of the guards shouted loudly.
The eunuch nearby rushed towards Zhu Gaochi, trying to block the poisonous needle.
The guard commander immediately drew his sword and directly beheaded the man in black on the ground. The surrounding guards did not hesitate at all and started a new round of last-ditch attacks on the man in black on the ground.
Just as those poisonous needles flew away, the eunuch snorted and blocked one.
But one shot Zhu Gaochi's arm.
A slight stinging sensation came, and the eunuch who received the needle did not care about himself, and immediately raised his voice and shouted: "His Royal Highness has received an acupuncture, call the imperial doctor quickly!!!"
Zhu Gaochi looked at the poisonous needle inserted in his arm and was a little stunned.
The eunuch next to him immediately took it off first and lifted up his sleeves for Zhu Gaochi.
I saw that where the needle had been injected, there was already black and blue color spreading on the skin.
Zhu Gaochi himself didn't feel much.
Don't think that ancient poisons are very poisonous.
Generally speaking, even if it is a severe poison, if the dose is not enough, it is difficult to say that the person will die from the injection.
There will be a relatively long process here.
Even some poisons can be recovered by relying on one's own immunity.
In later movies and TV dramas, most of the scenes of people falling to the ground and dying instantly after being hit by a needle were extremely exaggerated.
Ming Dynasty, Qianqing Palace.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw his eldest grandson coming, his originally furious expression improved somewhat.
After Zhu Ying saw the old man's face, he asked, "Grandpa, what made you so angry?"
Zhu Yuanzhang motioned to Liu He next to him to pass the information to Da Sun.
Zhu Ying started to read it after taking it.
It turned out that Zhu Gaochi, who was far away in Japan, was assassinated.
But the words are simple, but the situation seems a bit complicated.
Zhu Ying also immediately understood why the old man was angry, but he did not speak immediately.
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, then waved his hand.
Then, under the leadership of Liu He, all the surrounding eunuchs and maids withdrew. It was obvious that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to discuss some relatively private matters.
After everyone left and the door was closed, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke: "Dasun, please tell me what kind of situation made them attack my nephew."
"In front of us, everyone behaves like a filial son. As soon as he leaves the capital, his true nature is completely exposed."
"All of this has already gone to the Japanese country overseas, and to cause such things as uncle and nephew fighting each other, the shame has been lost overseas."
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately began to complain and complain.
Now, we can only talk to Da Sun about such matters.
Yes, although the intelligence said that all those who carried out the assassinations were Japanese, Zhu Yuanzhang was so smart that he immediately understood that the person behind this was most likely either Jin King Zhu Fan or Qi King Zhu Su.
Such a clumsy act of killing someone with a borrowed knife was simply too childish in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.
After Zhu Ying was silent for a while, he said, "Grandpa, this information says they are all Japanese."
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly again and said, "Stop speaking for them. How can we not know about the twists and turns here?"
"If it was the Japanese king who did it, why not assassinate both of them and choose Gao Chi instead?"
"We also know some of Gao Chi's situation in Japan. Although he only went there for a few months, he calmed down the production of the feudal country very quickly."
"The Japanese people are not treated as differently as the two of them. There are no barriers to trade, and the relationship with the Japanese nobles is relatively peaceful and friendly."
"Look at the good things they said, do you really think we don't know anything?"
"It's completely and completely wanton, especially the third child. We used to think that he was charmed, but now we didn't expect that he has intensified his behavior. He doesn't care about production, and he kills innocent people indiscriminately in the domain. He has no need to govern at all.
the meaning of."
"It's a good thing that we thought about the possibility of him inheriting the Ming Dynasty. Fortunately, Niezi's true nature was exposed early. He is really a complete bastard."
"We don't even want to talk about the things about the seventh child. He is simply worse than the third child. He is a completely cruel king. We can't even imagine how he gave birth to such bastards.
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Zhu Ying could only smile bitterly as she listened to the old man yelling.
In fact, Zhu Ying did not know anything about the affairs of King Zhu Fan of Jin and King Zhu Su of Qi.
After all, the Qunying Chamber of Commerce has a close relationship with Zhu Fan, and they are also familiar with the situation in some vassals.
Judging from the current moral concepts, killing people for fun is indeed a bit excessive.
The Japanese people living in Jincheng and Qicheng of the Japanese state felt that it was too simplistic to describe it as dire straits and hot water, and the people were in dire straits.
However, after Zhu Ying pondered for a while, she said to the old man: "Actually, that's not necessarily the case."
"Although the performance of the two uncles in Japan was a bit poor, from more aspects, the nobles and royal family of Japan were more assured of them."
"On the contrary, Gao Chidi has quite the aura of a wise king. Compared with each other, he has won the love of the people of Japan."
"It is said that the lives of some Japanese people in Yancheng are already happier than before when the Japanese ruled."
"Such a situation is even more worrying for the Japanese country."
"Of course they can clearly distinguish the pros and cons. This is a battle involving the hearts and minds of the people. If things go on like this, Yancheng will definitely gain more support from the people of the Japanese country. It is the iron nail that the Ming Dynasty has nailed in the Japanese country.
nail."
"On the other hand, even if the two uncles have a strong army, it is much easier to deal with them."
"Perhaps things here are not as complicated as we think."
Zhu Ying's voice of defense made Zhu Yuanzhang's expression soften again.
However, he still said coldly: "Of course we have thought about what you said, Dasun."
"However, it is not that simple to raid the palace so quickly."
"The guards guarding the Yan Palace are all subordinates who used to follow Lao Si. They are highly disciplined and have extremely strong combat effectiveness."
"Although the fourth son doesn't like this eldest son, it is his own vassal after all. Of course, he won't deliberately leave any loopholes."
"If you want to raid the palace so quickly, you must not only have a very good understanding of the palace guards, be familiar with the terrain, but also have someone to support you."
"Now that such a situation has arisen, even if Lao San and Lao Seven are not the masterminds, they must know something about the situation and even have the intention to help secretly."
Indirect participation was also participation in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.
As an uncle and nephew, when I learned about this situation for the first time, of course I wanted to help each other instead of closing the wall between brothers.
This is the source of Zhu Yuanzhang's anger.
Zhu Ying thought for a while and said, "The Japanese country is far away and the information is simple. We cannot just rely on guesswork to conclude that this matter is related to the two uncles."
"My grandson still trusts the two uncles and would not do such a thing. If this makes the two uncles feel cold, it will be more than the gain is worth the loss."
"The most important thing now is to conduct a clear investigation so that there can be no unjust accusations."
"Grandpa's attitude is extremely important. Whether it is the third uncle or the seventh uncle, even if he is really involved, if grandpa continues to blame, then those who were not involved will definitely have thoughts in their hearts."
"There is even a possibility that some jars will be broken."
Zhu Ying's words made Zhu Yuanzhang calm down.
Previously, I was only concentrating on my own speculation, but I didn't think about the consequences of just blaming someone.
First of all, it is not very likely that both of them are involved. After all, the matter of closing the wall between uncle and nephew is extremely secretive and will not be easily revealed to another person.
And now for Ming Dynasty, there is no way to define who is really involved.
According to Zhu Yuanzhang's character, an edict must have passed and both of them were punished equally.
In this way, other people who did not participate will definitely feel very unwilling and aggrieved.
Moreover, the two of them are now suspected, but there is also a certain possibility that the Japanese side framed the situation and did this deliberately.
This may seem a bit small at the moment, but it is ultimately possible.
After thinking calmly, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "We are a little anxious. It seems that we really need to investigate this matter first."
"But at present, these two scoundrels are still quite suspicious, so let them find their own way to prove themselves."
"The assassin is a Japanese, and the Japanese royal family cannot escape the involvement. Let's take our time with our family affairs. This time we must let the Japanese royal family give an explanation."
Zhu Ying nodded in agreement.
On the surface, since the assassin was a Japanese, no matter what was in the pot, it was first carried by the Japanese royal family.
It just so happens that there is no excuse now. This is equivalent to having one more lever in hand, which Ming can use to launch another attack.
If the answer given by the Japanese royal family is not satisfactory, it is not impossible to raise an army to conquer the Japanese country again.
It would be much easier to conquer now than before.
As for Zhu Gaochi's poisoned needle, there is nothing to worry about.
Comparing the level of medicine between Japan and the Ming Dynasty, there is a world of difference.
What seemed to be a highly poisonous thing to the Japanese people, but to the imperial physician of the Ming Dynasty, it was really not that difficult.
Even if it was the eunuch who was poisoned by the needle, after a few doses of decoction, there would basically be no problem.