As a fan, the darkest period of history in the late Ming Dynasty is too unforgettable for werewolves. During that period, there were too many praiseworthy people and things that happened, and of course there were too many shameless people who made people grind their teeth and hate them.
Li Chengdong is definitely the leader among them.
The kind that makes people kill quickly.
Li Chengdong was Gao Jie's confidant. Chang Yu had long wanted to kill Li Chengdong and had the ability, but he still let him live until now.
More than two months ago, the rebel army moved north and approached the capital. When Chang Yu was ordered to go south to supervise the army, he saw Li Chengdong and wanted to kill him at that time. However, under the situation at that time, if he killed Li Chengdong, it would definitely shake Gao Jie's military morale and his efforts to suppress the bandits.
The overall situation is unfavorable, so I have to give up.
Later, he planned to kill him in the rebel formation while the two armies were fighting. However, the fighting was fierce and the situation was changing. The Qing army entered the pass without finding a suitable opportunity. Chang Yu went north to King Qin, but he also wanted to stay.
Let him help Gao Jie and let him have a dog-eat-dog fight with Liu Zeqing.
But now he found that his original intention was in vain. Not only did Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing not bite each other, they actually worked together to form a team with Liu Liangzuo.
Of course, they are not the only ones who are currently in a group. For example, Li Yan, Zhou Yuji, and Huang Degong are in a group, and Tang Tong, Ma Ke, and Wu Sangui are in a group.
With all the chaos these days, it’s time to stick together.
It's not that Chang Yu doesn't allow them to get together, nor is he afraid of them getting together, but now that Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing are in a team, there is no need for Li Chengdong to live.
Even if he lived for an extra hour, Chang Yu felt ashamed of the people of the Ming Dynasty who were massacred by Li Chengdong.
But how to kill?
assassinate?
What kind of assassin among thousands of soldiers can enter an uninhabited place and kill people invisible?
Find an unfounded crime and kill him?
During the really sensitive period of the military parade, do you want to ask the generals who beheaded, or the generals who participated in the rescue of Baoding Prefecture and chased the enemy thousands of miles away? The impact will be too great, not to mention that there are Gao Jie, Liu Zeqing, and Liu Liangzuo behind them, and the influence is too wide.
It may even cause unimaginable serious consequences.
"It's better to lure him into the city and look for opportunities to assassinate him." Li Muxian suggested. Chang Yu shook his head. Gao Jie and the other three are old foxes. They know that they can't be caught at this juncture.
Luring him into the city was a success. Wouldn't it be unexpected if he was suddenly killed in the city?
"Then send someone to deliberately find trouble, anger him and take the opportunity to kill him, and then end the coffin with a private fight." Wuzhong and Tu Yuan both agreed with Jia Waixiong's suggestion.
Chang Yu was silent: "If we talk about it as a personal fight, I'm afraid Gao Jie won't give up."
"You can't kill openly, you can't assassinate, and you can't fight privately. Mr. Factory Master, you are so timid in killing people now. You were not always like this in the beginning. You were decisive in killing at that time." Li Muchian smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Chang Yu also had a normal expression and sighed: "In the past, when I was young and full of energy, I just wanted to have fun without caring about the consequences. After the experience, I was indeed a little indecisive. But then again, this was not during the warlord period or in the army. I wanted to kill a general and his background
"It is powerful. If there is no definite accusation, there will be waves, so there must be a perfect plan."
Li Muchian stroked his beard and nodded, narrowing his eyes: "The current dilemma is that the factory boss wants to kill Li Chengdong. Firstly, he can't find a reason, and secondly, he is worried about Gao Jie's strong reaction. Is it possible to kill Li Chengdong justly and justly?
What’s the reason why Gao Jie doesn’t dare to come forward?”
"It can kill people, but it can also knock down mountains and shudder tigers?" Chang Yu raised his eyebrows: "If this was the reason, there would be no need to call everyone here."
Li Muxian chuckled: "If it is indeed difficult on weekdays, but tomorrow is the military parade, why don't we take advantage of the situation?"
Chang Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "It's a bit too much." He gritted his teeth and glanced at everyone: "I'm planning a lot of things tonight, but I'll see what you do tomorrow."
"In this humble position, I only follow the lead of the factory stallion, and I swear to kill this beast!" Several people quickly stood up and said, cupping their hands.
"It's just that I have the guts to ask in this lowly position, why did the factory owner kill Thief Li?" Li Muxian couldn't suppress his curiosity. Although Chang Yu had previously revealed that it was because Li Chengdong sent troops to rob people, this kind of thing is too strange these days.
Strangely, Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo did more, but they never saw the young eunuch so murderous towards them.
"The country hates the family." Chang Yu only said four words, and no one stopped asking.
When these four words came out of the little eunuch's mouth, he could kill anyone. If he asked any more questions, he would be talking too much.
In the dead of night, Chang Yu stood at the door of the lobby in the backyard of the yamen, listening to the chirping of crickets. He looked up at the dark clouds in the sky, and went over the plan for tomorrow in his mind. It was too much trouble, and it was a bit risky, but it could accomplish more with one stone.
"Brother, there is a military parade tomorrow and I have to be busy early in the morning. Why don't you go to bed early?" Chunxiang didn't know when he came back.
"Aren't you asleep too?" Chang Yu said casually and asked casually: "Where were you just now? Did you send Li Yan to another hospital?"
"No, I went home." Chunxiang looked a little shy.
Home? Chang Yu was startled: "What are you going there for?" He thought Chunxiang was going to Huang House.
"Brother, my own home is next to the Soldiers and Horses Division in the East City of Sichengfang. The two courtyards cost one hundred and eighty taels of silver, all of which are my own private money. You were too busy to tell you before." Chunxiang rubbed his hands.
smiled.
"Hey, good guy, I've already bought a house." Chang Yu was very surprised and patted Chunxiang on the shoulder: "One hundred and eighty taels, it's not a waste, but it's not expensive either."
"Hey, there are a lot of empty houses in Beijing now, and the price is relatively affordable, so I took action." Chunxiang grinned stupidly.
Were housing prices expensive in the Ming Dynasty? Prices vary in different cities, but one thing is certain that housing prices in Beijing were very expensive. To give two examples, in the Wanli year, a eunuch sold a house of 1,000 square meters for 1,300 taels of silver.
The average price was one tael or three. At that time, the per capita annual income in Beijing was only 5-8 taels.
Another example is Hai Rui, a famous minister in the Four Dynasties, who rented a house all his life for the simple reason that he could not afford it. Two phenomena also emerged from his case: first, the wages of civil servants in the Ming Dynasty were low, and second, housing prices were high.
Chunxiang bought two courtyards next to the Army and Horse Department in Dongcheng. It cost more than 200 square meters. One hundred and eighty taels of silver was really not expensive.
When Chang Yu just crossed over, he only spent fifty taels to buy a yellow house. This was because the bandit army was approaching the capital at that time, and everyone in the city was worried that housing prices would fall. Also, the owner happened to be a prodigal, and he was just picking up the pieces.
"Now that we have this house, do we want to marry a wife?" Chang Yu joked: "But we can't be like Pang Tianshou. If you really want to start a family, my brother will find you a match in the palace..."
"Brother, I have someone." Chunxiang interrupted Chang Yu hastily, his face turning red.
"There are already people! You kid...Okay, kid, how many things are you still hiding from me? Whose girl is inside and outside the palace?"
Chunxiang scratched his head: "The one in the palace, the one in the East Palace is Linglong."
Ahem, cough, cough, Chang Yu almost choked: "Good guy, I can't tell you on weekdays, but you are a master at flirting with girls. You even got Linglong."
Linglong naturally knew Chang Yu, and the prince's confidant maid was also deeply trusted by Chang Yu. She was smart and good-looking enough to be in and out of Huang's house, but Chang Yu was a little surprised that she actually came together with Chunxiang.
Because Lingli once said that all you need to do is save more money to wait until you leave the palace and find a good family to marry, but why would you be willing to marry a eunuch?
This is not because of inferiority complex or because Chunxiang's conditions are too poor. The second in command of Dongchang has a brother like Chang Yu. He is not bad in appearance, capable, and not bad in money. If he were a normal person, he would definitely be a rich, handsome man.
The top civil servant has a lot of girls.
But it happened to be a eunuch.
No normal person would find a eunuch to start a family with. In the palace, only the maids who are old and lustful or who have no hope of leaving the palace, are poor and have no support would be willing to have sex with an eunuch. Outside the palace, it is the kind of women who come from a low-class background.
Only then are they willing to rely on you.
But Linglong is young, good-looking, rich, and favored by the prince. It will not be a problem to leave the palace in the future. There is no reason to be with a eunuch!
Maybe it was love. Because of the relationship between Chang Yu and the prince, the two had a close relationship and maybe fell in love over time. For example, Princess Kunxing also fell in love with him. Chang Yu secretly rejoiced.
"Look for a good day to organize this happy event. If you don't want Linglong to suffer in the palace, I will go to the prince to ask for her to come out of the palace." Chang Yu was happy for Chunxiang from the bottom of his heart. After all, Gong is the only friend in this world.
There is only one Yonggu, and there is only one brother, Chunxiang.
"Thank you, brother," Chunxiang was overjoyed. Linglong was a confidant eunuch of Crown Prince Zhu Cixiang. It would be impossible to let her out of the palace for a while. But if Chang Yu came forward, the prince would definitely betray his face.
"It's just that I'm busy with official duties right now. It won't be too late to have a wedding banquet when my brother is no longer busy."
Yes, Chang Yu nodded: "It's better to talk more when you're in love. Flash marriages are risky." Chang Yu patted him on the shoulder. Chunxiang was confused: "Why don't I understand what the elder brother said?"
"You are very clever when flirting with girls, so I don't understand." Chang Yu raised his foot and lightly kicked Chunxiang, then turned and walked into the house: "Go to bed early, we have a busy day tomorrow."
However, that night, Chang Yu couldn't sleep, and there were always two girls floating around in his mind.