Wu Litu also held a knife and rushed towards Chu Yi, his eyes full of murderous intent and said: "Even if Chu Yi, the strongest man in the Ming Dynasty, is here, he will not be able to escape the fate of being surrounded and killed. Wang Shouren, you really underestimate us.
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In the view of Wu Litu and others, Wang Shouren was too trusting and even announced the imperial decree in this handsome tent. Wasn't this putting himself in danger?
Even Chu Yi, who is known as the first person in the Ming Dynasty, no matter how strong he is, can he still be stronger than so many of them?
The light of the sword enveloped Wang Shouren, and it must be said that not everyone in Wu Litu and others could take the attack together. However, the target they chose was not someone else, but an innate-level strongman like Wang Shouren.
I saw Wang Shouren standing there motionless. The moment the sword light drowned Wang Shouren's figure, I heard a clanking sound. The next moment, a long spear was thrust out, just a few times, and besieged Wang Shouren.
Several strong Jurchen tribe members had their weapons thrown away one by one, and then were shot to the ground by Wang Shouren with the spear in his hand.
Wu Litu and others lay on the ground vomiting blood, looking at Wang Shouren with horror on their faces.
It's really Wang Shouren's elegant appearance that is too confusing. Even though Wang Shouren is famous in the army, Wu Litu and others at most think that Wang Shouren is very strategic. They have never thought that Wang Shouren has such a profound talent.
of cultivation.
As one of the few innate strong men in the world, Wang Shouren should not take it easy when dealing with Wu Litu and others. Otherwise, how could he put himself in a disadvantageous situation by taking risks?
It is precisely because of this that the Jurchen tribe leaders such as Wu Litu jumped into the trap prepared by Wang Shouren one by one without any precautions.
Wang Shouren glanced at the several Jurchen tribe leaders who were shouting curses on the ground, waved his hand and said: "Take them all down."
There was a lot of movement in the big tent, which naturally alerted the rebels outside the big tent. The warriors of the Jurchen tribe tried to rush into the big tent one by one, but were blocked by Wang Shouren's elite soldiers.
Just as the two sides were confronting each other, Wang Shouren walked out of the tent, and behind him were the Jurchen tribe leaders who were tied up one by one.
Wang Shouren was heard shouting loudly: "Wulitu and others have already been executed. You surrender and don't kill me!"
When they saw Wu Litu and others tied up behind Wang Shouren, the Jurchen tribe warriors opened their eyes wide one by one, looked downcast with disbelief, and looked guilty, not even daring to look at them.
tribal leader.
Seeing this situation, Wang Shouren took a step forward, a powerful aura spread out from his body, and shouted: "Why don't you surrender quickly!"
"Kill, kill this dog officer, rescue the leader..."
Hearing a shout, he saw Jurchen tribe warriors surrounding Wang Shouren and others.
Wang Shouren sighed softly, shook his head slowly and said: "Kill!"
Following Wang Shouren's order, he saw the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty all around taking out powerful crossbows one after another.
The arrows fell like rain, but it took only a blink of an eye. The Jurchen tribe warriors, who had focused all their attention on Wang Shouren and others, never thought that the Ming soldiers around them had hidden powerful weapons such as strong crossbows.
Every arrow is enough to take away a life. No matter how brave you are, it doesn't matter if you can fight a bear or a tiger. One arrow will kill you on the spot.
Even if hundreds of warriors wield swords and guns in their hands, facing the well-prepared soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, it would be easy for them to be surrounded and killed by hundreds of powerful crossbows.
In just a dozen breaths, the surroundings were quiet except for the screams. Seeing that one of the warriors from the tribe was shot dead on the spot, even Wu Litu and others couldn't help but show their faces.
Horrified and unbearable.
These warriors can be said to be the foundation of their foothold and the backbone of the tribe. Especially some tribes living in the mountains and forests rely entirely on these warriors to survive in the mountains and forests. Once the losses of these warriors are too heavy, even
It can affect the rise and fall of a tribe.
If all the warriors of a tribe die, then the tribe is destined to disappear.
"Stop, stop, we are willing to surrender, we are willing to surrender..."
At this time, several Wulitu tribal leaders couldn't bear it any longer, and one by one they began to plead with Wang Shouren.
It's a pity that Wang Shouren didn't even look at them, and showed no intention of stopping. As Wang Shouren didn't speak, the powerful crossbows in the hands of the Ming soldiers naturally aimed at the Jurchen tribe warriors and fired at them.
Gradually, the air of blood filled the air all around, and the crossbow in the hand of a soldier of the Ming Dynasty cracked and broke. It seemed that the crossbow, which had shot dozens of arrows, was broken like this.
Although I dare not say that every arrow can kill a Jurchen, three or five arrows can definitely take away a life.
There were originally only a thousand people, but after experiencing such a wave of arrows, there were actually less than a hundred people still standing.
"vomit……"
"Surrender, I surrender, don't kill me, don't..."
The remaining people were almost frightened out of their wits, as if they were stunned, and kept mumbling in their mouths.
Not to mention these people, even if it were other people, surrounded by the corpses of their companions, and being targeted by arrows one after another, they might lose their lives at any time, no matter how mentally tough they were.
, I’m afraid I’ll be scared crazy.
In one day, Wang Shouren completely eliminated the senior officials of the Three Guards of Jianzhou and the leaders of the Jurchen tribe who were causing trouble in the lands outside the Pass.
The Jurchen tribe with all their leaders gone was like a headless fly. Following Wang Shouren's order, the tens of thousands of troops from the imperial court were divided into several groups and pounced on these Jurchen tribes like wolves and tigers.
If the leaders of these Jurchen tribes were still there, they might still be able to resist for a while, but now that they were plotted by Wang Shouren, all the leaders were either killed or captured. The moment the Tiantian soldiers came, those Jurchens
Don't even know how to respond.
Wang Shouren, who had pacified the land outside the Pass in World War I, returned to the court, and the emperor's edict was indispensable. With Wang Shouren's return, and the addition of Yang Yiqing and others, the power of King Wu's party naturally increased greatly, and they easily suppressed the revelations of some officials.
There are bad signs coming out.
After all, Chu Yi has been away from the capital for nearly a year. People are forgetful. Even a person like Chu Yi will be forgotten by people in the face of time and does not have much deterrence.
It is human nature to strive for power and gain, especially those officials who serve as officials in the court. It would be abnormal if they did not strive for power and gain.
Wang Shouren returned from his victory, which immediately boosted the momentum of King Wu's party and stabilized the situation in the court.
Zhu Houzhao did not forget Chu Yi's instructions. Although there are Wang Shouren, Yang Yiqing and other virtuous and important officials sitting in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houzhao has never missed a morning court. He is conscientious in his duties, but he wants to choose the emperor.
Those censors who had many problems could not find any problem.
In the imperial study, Zhu Houzhao was sitting there, and opposite him were Wang Shouren, Yang Yiqing, Chen Ding and other cabinet ministers.
Except for formal occasions, Zhu Houzhao actually did not have any airs of an emperor. In the imperial study room, the emperor and his ministers sat opposite each other, looking harmonious.
At this time, Wang Shouren said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, news has come from the land outside the pass. At the beginning of autumn, the people who moved to the pass have already harvested. Although the food produced is not enough to welcome everyone, but for the court,
In other words, it can greatly reduce the burden of transporting food outside the customs."
Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly and said: "This matter is being watched by Duke An, but I couldn't be more at ease."
In a massive killing, most of the Jurchen tribe outside the Pass was wiped out. Even if some of them survived, the remaining people were largely a group of old, weak, sick and disabled people.
Wang Shouren's name in places outside the Pass, especially among the remaining alien races, can definitely stop babies from crying at night, so Zhu Houzhao directly handed over matters outside the Pass to Wang Shouren.
Now it is obvious that the effect is excellent. It is expected that it will take up to half a year before the people who move to the outside of the customs have opened up more space. By that time, the people outside the customs will no longer have to rely on the allocation of food support from within the customs.
Zhu Houzhao was sitting there. Although he was listening to several cabinet elders reporting to him the details of some major events in the court, it was obvious that his thoughts were not on this.
As the chief minister of the cabinet, Yang Yiqing naturally noticed that the emperor was distracted. After a slight cough, Yang Yiqing looked at Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, you are not worried about His Highness King Wu again."
Zhu Houzhao glanced at Yang Yiqing and sighed softly: "It's been almost a year. At the beginning, my eldest companion still sent letters back, but it has been half a year, and my eldest companion has not even sent a letter."
It’s not sent back, so why don’t I worry?”
Several people looked at each other, and Yang Yiqing smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, King Wu brought such a large fleet, and it can be said that he was extremely well prepared. In those days, the eunuch Sanbao could sail to the West several times and return safely, so His Highness King Wu can also return smoothly.
It's just morning and evening.
Wang Shouren said: "The reason why there is no news from King Wu is probably because the distance is too far. After all, the waves on the sea are huge, and every letter has to cross the ocean, thousands of miles away. In this case, who can
It is impossible to guarantee that every letter will be delivered to the capital smoothly."
Wang Shouren didn't mention this, Zhu Houzhao said immediately: "So, Daban and his fleet most likely had an accident. Otherwise, how could there be no letter for so long."
While he was talking, outside the imperial study, a chamberlain walked in quietly. Wang Zheng, who was standing beside him, saw this and stepped forward quickly.
I saw the chamberlain handing a letter to Wang Zheng, and then quietly retreated, without affecting the conversation between the emperor and several pavilion elders.
Wang Zheng lowered his head and read the letter, with a look of surprise on his face.
However, as a close servant of the Emperor, Wang Zheng quickly walked up to the Emperor and whispered in the Emperor's ear.
"What, news about the fleet!"
With a low cry, Zhu Houzhao showed a bit of surprise on his face, and subconsciously looked at Wang Zheng's hand.
It was a letter, and it could be seen that the letter was well protected, but Zhu Houzhao couldn't wait to take it.
With a glance, Zhu Houzhao's eyes couldn't help but shrink, because from the mark on the letter, Zhu Houzhao was able to determine that it was a letter sent back through the Jinyiwei channel by Cheng Yi, a Qianhu official of the Jinyiwei who accompanied Chu Yi on his voyages to the West.
This letter was sent from Cheng Yi and passed through more than a dozen countries, large and small, and experienced many storms. The Jin Yiwei personnel responsible for delivering the letter even almost capsized and perished in the ocean several times.
Under normal circumstances, if there is nothing wrong with the fleet, Jin Yiwei will not take the initiative to pass on the news to him.
After all, Zhu Houzhao sent the Jinyi Guards and the people from Dongchang to the ship not to monitor Chu Yi, and he would not monitor Chu Yi. He just sent these people in the hope that Chu Yi could use them more smoothly.
Now Zhu Houzhao looked at the letter in his hand that was sent from Cheng Yi, a Qianhu of Jinyiwei, and Zhu Houzhao felt inexplicably uneasy in his heart.
"Did something go wrong with Daban? No, no, Daban will be fine!"
Zhu Houzhao murmured softly, and now Yang Yiqing, Wang Yangming and other cabinet elders sitting opposite Zhu Houzhao also noticed the letter Wang Zheng handed to Zhu Houzhao.
Hearing Zhu Houzhao's uncontrollable muttering, Wang Yangming and others suddenly understood that this letter actually came from the fleet that sailed to the Western Ocean.
Doing the math, if the journey was extremely smooth, the fleet would have sailed thousands of miles away after such a long time.
Just as the emperor said, there has been no news about the fleet for almost half a year. Everyone said nothing, but it would be strange if they didn't have any worries in their hearts.
At this moment, a letter suddenly appeared from the fleet, especially this letter was sent by someone from Jinyiwei. Everyone stared at the letter in the emperor's hand.
Yang Yiqing took a deep breath and said: "Your Majesty!"
After being awakened by Yang Yiqing, Zhu Houzhao realized that he had just lost his composure. He nodded to several ministers he trusted, then put the letter on the table in front of him and said: "This is what I sent to assist you."
The message sent by Qianhu Chengyi, the imperial guard of Daban, just looked at the date on it. It took more than three months to reach the capital. If there was a slight mistake during this period, this letter may not reach me.
before."
Anyone who is familiar with the Emperor will notice that although Zhu Houzhao was explaining the origin of the letter to everyone, under his robe and in his sleeves, his hands were slightly clenched and unclenched, and they were clenched and unclenched repeatedly.
It can be seen that Zhu Houzhao is not as calm as he appears.
Wang Yangming stroked his beard and glanced at the letter on the table. His eyes fell on Zhu Houzhao's slightly nervous face. He sighed softly in his heart and then said: "Your Majesty, since it is news about the fleet,
Your Majesty, please open it."
Zhu Houzhao looked at the letter, feeling a little uneasy in his heart. He slowly reached out towards the letter. The moment he touched the letter, Zhu Houzhao's hand paused slightly.
However, Zhu Houzhao was also an emperor of his generation, so he only became so strange when he encountered Chu Yi's incident.
Taking a deep breath, Zhu Houzhao slowly opened the letter, his eyes naturally falling on the lines of writing.
Zhu Houzhao's breathing became heavier and heavier. Suddenly, Zhu Houzhao slapped the table with his palm, and shouted with anger on his face: "Trash, they are all trash, so many people can't find even one person."
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Cheng Yi honestly told the story of Chu Yi's disappearance in the letter, and then they spent a while, digging almost three feet into the ground to search, but they couldn't find any trace of Chu Yi in the letter.
What Zhu Houzhao was most worried about was what happened to Chu Yi. Although the letter only said that Chu Yi was missing, it did not say that Chu Yi had any accident.
But even if he disappeared, this was unacceptable to Zhu Houzhao.
There are so many people, why is it that no one is missing, but Chu Yi is missing? If Chu Yi encountered any danger, Zhu Houzhao would not believe it at first.
Zhu Houzhao didn't know what kind of cultivation Chu Yi was in the past, but following Shao Yuanjie and Zhang Yanyi, two innate Taoist masters, Zhu Houzhao heard Shao Yuanjie and Zhang Yanyi praise Chu Yi's cultivation more than once.
Both Shao Yuanjie and Zhang Yanyi highly praised Chu Yi's cultivation. They bluntly said that if Chu Yi claimed to be second in cultivation, then absolutely no one would dare to say that he was first.
With such a level of cultivation, not to mention there is no danger, even if there is any danger, it will definitely not endanger life.
"What, His Highness King Wu is missing?"
"The chief steward is missing?"
We originally thought something went wrong with the fleet heading to the Western Ocean, but no one expected that Chu Yi was missing.
What kind of person Chu Yi is, everyone present knows better than anyone else. Just as the emperor thought, Chu Yi will definitely not have any accidents. In this way, Chu Yi's disappearance is worth pondering.
Everyone looked at Zhu Houzhao for a moment.
They knew very well how deep the relationship between emperor and minister was between Zhu Houzhao and Chu Yi. Now that Chu Yi is missing, it would be strange if Zhu Houzhao didn't react.
Just now, Zhu Houzhao slapped the table and shocked a few people. But now everyone found that Zhu Houzhao did not burst into thunderous rage as they imagined, or that he had extremely powerful
Crazy reaction.
Zhu Houzhao just sat there, leaning slightly on the seat behind him, closing his eyes slightly, looking very calm, but if you look carefully, you will find that Zhu Houzhao's body is struggling slightly.
, one hand even clenched a fist.
"Daban, is this the purpose of your voyage to the West?"
Suddenly, Zhu Houzhao spoke word by word.
Zhu Houzhao was not a fool. He soon realized that the reason why Chu Yi insisted on going to the West was to prepare for today.
All the unreasonable things about Chu Yi's actions in the past were explained at once.
Just like when Yang Yiqing met Chu Yizhou and told him that Chu Yi wanted to leave completely, he even went to the palace in person for this purpose.
Now that I think about it, Chu Yi didn't say it unintentionally, but had a purpose.
A pair of deep eyes fell on Yang Yiqing and the others calmly, and Zhu Houzhao's voice was hoarse as he said, "Tell me, have you ever let me down?"
Although the words were spoken calmly, Yang Yiqing and Wang Shouren could clearly feel the sadness, questioning and anger contained in them.
"Hey, Chief Manager, why are you doing this?"
Wang Shouren sighed in his heart. He really couldn't understand why Chu Yi made such a big fuss. Isn't he afraid that Zhu Houzhao would do something crazy because of his disappearance?
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