Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

At this time, in a room in the Shandong Guild Hall.

The three businessmen got together to discuss the matter of assassination.

These three people appeared to be merchants from the Qingzhou Prefecture in Shandong Province, but in fact they were Luo Yangzhi, the second younger brother of Luo Yangxing, the former governor of Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty, and the two dead servants of the Luo Mansion, Luo Hu and Luo Yi.

Luo Yangzhi made sure that there was no one outside the room, so he closed the door.

He also signaled Luo Hu and Luo Yi to come forward, and said: "After several months of tracking, the situation has basically been figured out. Chongzhen will go to Li's house at the end of Wuyi Lane every few days."

"And Li Xiangjun will definitely return to the end of Wuyi Lane that day."

"It can be seen that the rumors are true, the dog emperor and Li Xiangjun are indeed having an affair."

"So our only chance is on the way from Chongzhen to the end of Wuyi Lane."

Speaking of this meal, Luo Yangzhi said again: "Recall, from the Imperial College to Li's house at the end of Wuyi Lane, is there any place suitable for assassination on the way? Is it easier to escape after the assassination?"

Luo Hu recalled for a moment and said: "Second Master, there is a Sanshan teahouse at the entrance of Wuyi Alley, and the back street of the teahouse is a bathhouse. Ah Chen and I can take turns to go to the second floor of the teahouse and wait for Chongzhen's carriage to pass by. Then he shot a poisonous crossbow at his carriage, then quickly left the teahouse through the back door and entered the bathhouse."

"There are a lot of people in the bathhouse, and they all have to take off naked."

"I just took this opportunity to throw away all the crossbow arrows and clothes I was carrying, and then put on new clothes and go out from the back door of the bathhouse, and then I or Ah Chen drove and waited outside the back door of the bathhouse, so that I can easily get rid of Yi Ding's detection."

Speaking of this meal, Luo Hu said with a smile: "The barbarians around Chongzhen are good at fighting in battle, but assassination tracking is not their specialty, so they will definitely be able to succeed easily, and they will also be able to get rid of easily after succeeding."

"En." Luo Yangzhi said with deep approval, "When it comes to assassination detectives, we have to rely on the Luo family."

After a pause, he turned his head and said to Luo Yi next to him, "Ah, don't run around during this time, especially don't go whoring in old courtyards, so as not to drink too much yellow soup and leak the secret."

"Yes." Luo Yi replied.

……

A few days later, Chongzhen's imperial chariot reappeared at the entrance of Wuyi Alley.

It is said to be a royal chariot, but it is actually an ordinary carriage, not even comparable to the carriages of those rich and powerful families. Chongzhen is really not particular about this aspect.

Chongzhen felt that only the weak would talk about face-to-face.

Isn't the ultimate goal of face-to-face meetings to be affirmed by others?

But the real strong needs the affirmation of others?nonexistent.

The real strong can wear a pair of cloth shoes better than others wearing famous brands.

If it weren't for the dozens of fully armed Yi Ding riding in front of and behind the carriage, it would be difficult for the people of Nanjing to connect this ordinary carriage with the emperor's imperial chariot.

Chongzhen was wearing iron armor, and inside the iron armor was also wearing a chain mail.

He wears a phoenix-winged helmet on his head and a mask on his face, leaving only two narrow eye holes for seeing.

Through the narrow eye hole, Chongzhen kept looking at the pedestrians on both sides of the Yanqiao, and from time to time, he would scan the carriage. Through the thin curtain, he could vaguely see a figure leaning against the window.

The carriage drove over Yanqiao, and then slowly drove into the narrow Bird Clothes Lane. …

At this moment, a figure flashed in the window facing the street on the second floor of a teahouse on the right.

Immediately there was a scream of "Xiu", and a crossbow arrow shot through the thin curtain of the carriage like lightning, hitting the figure of Mohu sitting by the window, followed by a painful groan.

"There are assassins!" Hu Guozhu immediately yelled, "The second floor of the teahouse!"

Yi Ding's reaction speed was still very fast. As soon as Hu Guozhu's voice fell, seven or eight Yi Dings responded quickly, and six or seven Yi Dings got off their horses and rushed to the first floor of the teahouse.

The two Yi Ding stood up directly on the horseback, then leaped, stretched out their hands and grabbed the second floor of the teahouse, then climbed directly to the second floor, and then climbed in through the window.

It's a pity that the assassins are faster than them.

When Yi Ding rushed into the teahouse, the assassin had long since disappeared.

"Go to the back door!" Wu Batan yelled, "The assassin left through the back door!"

Yi Ding immediately divided his troops into two groups, one part chased from the back door of the teahouse, and the other part went around the teahouse.

At this time, the entrance of Wuyi Lane was already in chaos, and the news of the assassination of the Holy Majesty spread throughout the Qinhuai River in a short period of time, and spread throughout the city in just half an hour.

That night, the whole city was mobilized.

……

The next morning, the martial law was still in force.

Luo Yangzhi wanted Luo Hu to go out and inquire about the news, to see if Chongzhen was dead, but he returned to the upper room on the second floor within a short while after going out.

"Why did you come back so soon?" Luo Yan asked.

"I can't get out at all." Luo Hu said, "The streets outside are full of officers and soldiers, and the gate of the guild hall has been sealed by the soldiers of the Beijing camp. It is said that it will not be released until Ying Tianfu inspects it."

"Such a big battle?" Luo Yangzhi said, "It seems that Chongzhen is probably dead."

"Second Master, don't worry, Chongzhen is dead." Luo Yi said with great certainty, "My arrow was aimed at his chest, and it definitely hit his chest. There is absolutely no mistake."

Luo Yangzhi said: "The arrow is smeared with poison, as long as you shoot it, you will die!"

"So." Luo Yi laughed and said, "Second Master, we can go back."

"That won't work." Luo Yangzhi waved his hand and said, "We must have definite news."

While talking, there was a knock on the door of "Peng Peng Peng" outside: "Open the door and check for travel!"

Luo Yangzhi gave Luo Hu a wink, and Luo Hu stepped forward to open the door. As soon as the door opened, two servants from the Yingtian Mansion pushed Luo Hu aside and rushed in. They looked up and down, left and right, and finally locked their eyes on Luo Yangzhi.

"Two servants, who are you?" Luo Yangzhi stood up, clasped his fists and bowed.

"Where are you from?" A yamen servant asked with a serious face, "What business do you do here?"

"Returning to the messenger, we are merchants from Zhucheng County, Qingzhou Prefecture, and this time we are here to sell rice."

"Selling rice?" The yamen servant sized Luo Yangzhi up and down, and asked again, "Is there an official letter from the government?"

"Ah, do you need an official letter from the government? Didn't the imperial court abolish it? Now merchants don't even need a guide, and people and goods are convenient in the Ming Dynasty." While talking, Luo Yangzhi stuffed a piece of broken silver.

After taking the broken silver, the yamen servant's face obviously became much better, and he said: "Don't run around these few days, or you will be taken in by yourself, and no one will be able to save you." …

Luo Hu said: "Dare to ask me, what happened?"

"Don't ask around." The yamen servant reprimanded, "Knowing too much is not good for you."

"Not yet." Luo Yangzhi reprimanded Luo Hu, and then apologized to the yamen servant, "I'm really sorry, my long follower has never traveled far, and has never seen the world."

"No problem." The yamen servant waved his hand and said to his companion, "Let's go to the next room."

After a while, the government officials closed the team and left after checking the merchants, and the Shandong Guild Hall resumed normal business.

The three of them had lunch in the guild hall, and when they came to the street again, they saw that the martial law on the street had also been lifted, and the order had returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

Seeing this, Luo Yangzhi felt a little uncomfortable.

Immediately, the three of them drove the rented carriage straight to Chaoku Street.

After arriving at Chaoku Street, he went straight to Qingyuan Teahouse, only to see that Liu Mazi had already started his afternoon storytelling.

In the past few months in Nanjing, Luo Yangzhi found that Qingyuan Tea House was the most well-informed. He often heard some inside information that could not be heard in other places, but it was hard to tell whether it was true or false.

The three of them ordered a pot of tea, pretending to be listening to the book, and cheering along from time to time.

But in fact, the ears of the three of them were listening to the conversations of the tea guests at the nearby tables. Chongzhen was assassinated at the entrance of Wuyi Lane last night, so he couldn't believe that these tea guests didn't discuss it.

Sure enough, the nearby tea guests were discussing this matter.

"Brother Zhang, I remember that you have acquaintances in the Imperial College, how is your Majesty doing?"

"Brother Niu, you are asking the right person. Let me tell you, the saint has already achieved the body of a saint after he went to Meishan to realize the Tao. How can a mere crossbow arrow hurt him?"

"So the majesty is all right?"

"It's okay, Your Majesty is fine."

"Thank God, thank God, fortunately His Majesty is fine."

"Yes, if the Holy Majesty has something good or bad, our Daming will be suspended."

Hearing this, the faces of Luo Yangzhi and the three of them became extremely embarrassed, especially Luo Yi, who wanted to grab the tea guest by the skirt and shout, absolutely impossible!
The discussion among the tea drinkers continued.

"Although the Holy Majesty said nothing happened, he was also half-dead from anger."

"That's for sure. If it were me, I would have to find out the assassin."

"It's really hard to find this group of assassins. This is in response to the Tianfu government officials, the Beijing camp soldiers, and the sailors under the admiral's office in Caojiang. Even the sons of King Qin were alarmed. Oh, and there are also Jinyiwei. Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers have been killed After searching the city for one night and one more morning, but he couldn't find the assassin, the Holy One was furious because of this."

"I've also heard about this. It is said that Jin Weiyi has been abolished."

"Yes, the Holy Majesty abolished Jin Yiwei in a fit of rage, and the Holy Majesty also said that he couldn't even find a few assassins, so what are you doing with Jin Yiwei's trash?"

"More than that? It is said that Li Ruolian, the commander of Jinyiwei, was hit by the court staff."

Hearing this, Luo Yangzhi's heart skipped a beat, Chongzhen actually abolished Jinyiwei?Li Ruolian, the commander of Jin Yiwei, was also beaten by the imperial staff?This may be an opportunity.

This time to Nanjing, the biggest difficulty for Luo Yangzhi was the serious shortage of manpower.

Although Luo Hu and Luo Yi were good players, they were only two of them after all. If they wanted to buy people, they would need to spend money. In this regard, building slaves was extremely stingy, and they only gave a mere five hundred taels of silver in total.

But now it's better, now that Jin Yiwei has been abolished by Chongzhen, his chance has come.

Because after Jinyiwei was abolished, the officers and soldiers of Jinyiwei had nowhere to go, and it was inevitable that they would feel resentment towards Chongzhen, especially Li Ruolian, who had been beaten by the imperial staff, probably hated Chongzhen to death.

So at this time, if you go to the door, you can easily instigate Li Ruolian.

As long as Li Ruolian is turned against one person, the entire Jinyiwei is also turned against!