Chapter Five Hundred and Eighty-Fifth Night Attack on Wu Wangfu [1 more]
Yunlai Inn
As a time-honored inn in the capital, Yunlai Inn has existed in the capital for almost decades. It can be said to be a well-known inn in the capital.
On this day, the several courtyards of Yunlai Inn were filled with guests from all over the world.
The shopkeeper of Yunlai Inn is known as Shopkeeper Ma. As for his real name, very few people know it. On weekdays, everyone calls each other Shopkeeper Ma.
Shopkeeper Ma has a kind-hearted appearance and wears a uniform. He looks like a good man who has done good deeds and accumulated good deeds.
However, at this moment, Shopkeeper Ma was in a courtyard. In front of him, a dozen men and women lowered their heads and looked at Shopkeeper Ma in awe.
Shopkeeper Ma was sitting there, and in front of him, a man had all his bones broken and was lying on the ground like a rotten fish.
Shopkeeper Ma looked at the man on the ground with a cold expression, and said coldly: "I said, no matter who our people are, once they fall into the hands of the government, they will not be allowed to survive the next day.
, let me ask you, why are Li Hu and others not dead yet?"
The man who was lying in a pool of blood was taking in less air and outgoing more air. He was about to be unable to hold on anymore. Shopkeeper Ma stepped forward and took a breath of vitality into his body. Soon the man came back to his senses.
Usually the face shows a bit of blushing color.
"Big shopkeeper, it is true that this matter involves Chu Yi and the young prince. The Jinyi Guards are extremely guarded. Even if we have our manpower among the Jinyi Guards, we can't find any chance."
Shopkeeper Ma snorted coldly and said: "They are all trash. It has been half a month. The leaders and marshals of other branches of the White Lotus Sect have gathered here to question their crimes. How do you think I, the shopkeeper, should reply to them?"
A leader of Wenxiang Dao said: "How dare they really think that Wenxiang Dao is easy to bully?"
After looking at everyone calmly, Shopkeeper Ma picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then said: "This incident has caused great losses to our White Lotus Sect, especially our Wenxiang Dao, which was specially investigated by the imperial court.
, there are at least dozens of strongholds that have been discovered. If this continues, the little strength the White Lotus Sect has accumulated after so many years of silence will probably be wiped out."
The leader just now said with some impulsiveness: "In that case, why don't we just rebel?"
"Bang! Bastard"
Shopkeeper Ma slapped the table on the spot, and said solemnly with a tigerish face: "Rebellion? Don't look at how King Ning's rebellion was put down, and how the Tatars were interrupted.
Damn it, if you rebel at this time, other than dying, is there any other possibility?"
Several Wenxiang Tao leaders who were clamoring for rebellion immediately blushed and opened their mouths, as if they wanted to defend themselves. However, when they thought of the Pingning King of the Ming Dynasty, the elite soldiers who had fought countless battles to destroy the Tatars, even if they were hundreds of thousands
Elite soldiers traveled across the ocean to conquer Japan, but there were only ten or two hundred thousand elite soldiers left behind in the capital.
Wenxiang Dao has many tentacles in the capital and is deeply hidden. They even have their people in the government. Therefore, as the big shopkeeper of Wenxiang Dao, Shopkeeper Ma knows many secrets and is even more aware of the Ming Dynasty's military.
What is the strength?
It is precisely because they know how powerful the military power of the Ming Dynasty is that the White Lotus Sect, which has always been committed to rebellion, did not choose to rebel when the government was conducting large-scale searches and arrests of White Lotus sect members. Instead, they chose to hide deeper.
Hoping to evade capture.
As for rebellion, at least Shopkeeper Ma had never thought about it in his mind. The more they knew about Daming's strength, the less likely Shopkeeper Ma and the others had any thoughts of rebellion.
A woman who looked to be in her thirties and was wearing very colorful clothes flicked her sleeves and said with a sweet smile: "Master shopkeeper, the heads of other families came here this time, apparently to smell the fragrance of us.
We are here to investigate, but if my prediction is correct, they are obviously coming for Chu Yi, His Highness King Wu."
As the leader of the White Lotus Sect and Wenxiang Dao, Shopkeeper Ma is naturally not an ordinary person. After listening to the beautiful woman's words, Shopkeeper Ma nodded subconsciously, glanced at the beautiful woman appreciatively and said, "Master Su
What he said is true, these people are simply coming for Chu Yi."
"Hey, they don't want to assassinate Chu Yi!"
A Wenxiang Dao leader couldn't help but change his expression after hearing what Shopkeeper Ma said, with a look of horror on his face.
Who doesn't know that Chu Yi's cultivation is almost unparalleled in the world. Over the years, Chu Yi has been assassinated more than once or twice. He doesn't know how many times it has happened. In this case, Chu Yi has not escaped unscathed.
No damage, which shows how strong Chu Yi is.
Now the branches of the White Lotus Sect are gathering in the capital. On the one hand, they are here to raise their troops to punish the perpetrators, and on the other hand, they are simply coming for Chu Yi.
The leaders and marshals of the many branches of the White Lotus Sect can all become leaders of one party, and their cultivation is naturally not too bad, and even a few of them are at the level of first-class experts in the world.
But if these people alone want to assassinate Chu Yi, to be honest, no one, including Shopkeeper Ma, would be optimistic about it.
Several other leaders also looked at Shopkeeper Ma, and one of them heard one of them say to Shopkeeper Ma: "Sir, assassinating Chu Yi is a matter of no return, whoever wants to go can go. Anyway, we smell the fragrance."
You absolutely cannot get involved."
Shopkeeper Ma smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Several people's expressions changed when they saw this, and they said in a trembling voice: "Shopkeeper, what are you doing?"
Shopkeeper Ma smiled bitterly and said: "We at Wenxiang Dao have no other choice at all. Others may not participate in this assassination of Chu Yi, but we at Wenxiang Dao must participate."
"this"
Several leaders showed horror one by one, only to hear Shopkeeper Ma explain: "Don't forget, those people came here not only for Chu Yi, but also to accuse us. Originally, we heard that
The huge strength of the Xiang Dao has already made these people afraid of them. Now they finally have a chance to seize our leverage. It is for the sake of the saint that these people did not unite and annex our Xiang Dao."
"Saint?"
The leaders were stunned for a moment. The White Lotus Saint was a high-ranking existence in the White Lotus Sect. Unfortunately, the White Lotus Sect was severely divided. The direct result was that the White Lotus Saint had a high status but not much real power.
But no matter what, the White Lotus Saint is also the symbol and representative of the White Lotus Sect's orthodoxy. If any branch can get the approval and support of the White Lotus Saint, it will be able to mobilize most of the White Lotus followers to a certain extent, even if they are
Other branches must also consider the consequences if they violate the wishes of the White Lotus Saint.
One of the leaders slammed his fist on a tree next to him. Suddenly, the tree rustled and leaves fell down.
"Damn it, if we go to seek trouble for Chu Yi, we are really asking for death. Don't the saints and the others understand?"
Shopkeeper Ma stroked his beard, slowly shook his head and said: "Everyone, even though we know that Chu Yi's cultivation is profound and unpredictable, the Saint and the others still dare to unite to deal with Chu Yi. It's not like they have nothing to rely on. The Saint's cultivation has already advanced to the innate level.
In this realm, even if you look at the world, there are only a handful of strong men. When the time comes to unite with so many sects and leaders, even if they are stacked with people, it will be enough to give the saint a chance to kill with one strike.
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Prince Wu's Mansion.
Except for occasionally visiting the palace or taking the young prince to see the folk customs in the capital, Chu Yi spent most of his time in Prince Wu's Mansion.
Even important cabinet ministers such as Yang Yiqing and Wang Hua may not get Chu Yi's permission if they want to see Chu Yi if they have nothing important to do.
The night fell, and the entire capital was shrouded in darkness.
As the watchman's voice echoed in the silent night sky, in the darkness, figures floated past like ghosts.
The watchman was so frightened that he almost dropped the gong and drum in his hand. He subconsciously took a step back, then rubbed his eyes and looked again, but there was nothing except darkness.
The watchman shuddered subconsciously, as if he had seen a ghost.
A graceful figure is hidden under the night clothes. Wrapped by the tight night clothes, such a perfect body is highlighted. It is really convex and concave, full of temptation.
Behind him, there were more than a dozen figures, all dressed in night clothes. They were tall or short, fat or thin. Some were carrying long swords, some were carrying fly whisks, and some were even carrying long spears and broadswords.
These people suddenly appeared in front of Prince Wu's Mansion.
In front of the gate of Prince Wu's Mansion, red lanterns were hung high on both sides of the gate, and the two servants guarding the gate were leaning there and sound asleep.
Chu Yi was in seclusion and saw no outsiders. Even if important officials from the court came, Chu Yi would rarely see them. This directly led to the scene in front of Chu Yi's house where no one was seen.
The servant guarding the door fell asleep without any worry that anyone would come at this time.
Several figures floated down, like ghosts, and a tall and thin figure stepped forward and grabbed one of the servants by the neck. As for the other one, he also fell into the hands of a man in black.
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"Let me ask you, is Chu Yi in the house?"
With a click, the man next to him directly broke the neck of another servant, and the remaining man was so frightened that he fainted.
"What a courageous person!"
Then I heard the man who had broken the neck of another servant say in an angry voice: "Why do you ask so many questions? Just go in and kill him. Regardless of whether Chu Yi is here or not, we must slaughter the Prince Wu's Mansion with blood today to let him know."
Our White Lotus Sect is very powerful."
Needless to say, these people were the top leaders of various branches of the White Lotus Sect who gathered at the Yunlai Inn during the day and agreed to join forces to assassinate Chu Yi.
