People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 487 Killing Chang Mao, the emperor is responsible for destroying the corpse and eradicating traces

"Your Majesty? This is..."

It was very quiet at night, and the few sounds in the night sky were particularly harsh.

But if it were anyone else, they might not be able to recognize this movement immediately.

Especially in a relatively sparsely populated area, even if someone hears it, no one may take action.

Even in the prosperous Jiangnan, the wilderness between cities is still full of dangers.

No one would investigate because of some strange noises, except Zhu Yuanzhang.

"This is the sound of the Vulcan Gun..."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face became a little ugly.

The current destinations of the two types of muskets designed by Zhang Yi are almost fixed.

The Xuanwu Army got part of it, the Shenji Battalion got part of it, and the Forbidden Army in the capital also got part of it.

It is impossible for these weapons to be lost among the people.

Where did that sound of muskets come from?

"alert!"

The guards protecting Zhu Yuanzhang outside became nervous when they heard the gunfire.

"His Majesty……"

Mao Xiang, who had not appeared until now, appeared next to Zhu Yuanzhang, and Lao Zhu's face was as dark as water:

"Did you hear?"

"Your Majesty, I don't know what's going on with the gunshots in the middle of the night. Would you like me to send someone to the surrounding guard posts to mobilize troops?"

"No, I don't believe there is anyone in the Ming Dynasty who can mobilize so many people?"

Lao Zhu waved his hand. Their caravan seemed to have less than 100 people, but it was fully equipped with armor, firearms and other equipment.

Even an army of hundreds of people may not be able to defeat it.

On the borders of the Ming Dynasty, being able to mobilize hundreds of people was almost considered rebellion.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not think that the gunshot was aimed at him.

“You go some people and find each other!

How long had it been since the Vulcan Guns fell into the hands of the Xuanwu Army that someone was using them to do other things? "

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it for a moment and understood where these guns came from.

Mao Xiang heard this and said:
"Your Majesty, we already have a small number of people here. If we send more people out, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to your safety..."

Hearing this, Lao Zhu nodded slightly.

He is not reckless or blindly confident.

There are probably more than 90 guards under him, including Mao Xiang.

If you really separate people, if something happens, it will be difficult to handle.

However, Lao Zhu still insisted that Mao Xiang send out ten men with muskets to follow the sound to find the source of the gunfire.

When Mao Xiang heard this, he had no choice but to continue the order.

"His Majesty……"

Liu Bowen was a little worried, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand:

"Liu Ji, look!
Some things, if I don’t come down and walk around in person, I don’t know how rotten they are underneath.
Looking back, I want to talk to Chang Yuchun! "

"Extinguishing!"

At night, after deciding to be vigilant, the Jin Yiwei put out the bonfire for the first time.

A group of ten people left the vicinity of the camp and headed in the direction of the gunfire.

On the other side, the life-and-death struggle between Zhang Yi and the pursuers behind him has just begun.

Both parties were unfamiliar with the place. After getting into the forest, Zhang Yi could only rely on his sense of direction to walk in the direction of the official road.

Behind him, a group of people were chasing him, and another group of people were waiting behind the woods.

As soon as Zhang Yi got out of the woods, he was shot.

This shot injured him.

Although it was just a superficial injury, he already had little physical strength, but the injury became serious.

Although he really wanted to go towards the official road.

But in the face of the pursuit of these people, it backfired. After he retreated into the woods, he began to change directions and escape.

Zhang Yi looks embarrassed, but in fact the people who are chasing him are not feeling well either.

Taking advantage of environmental factors, he killed many more people.

Now he has human lives in his hands.There are already three more.

While you were chasing me and running away, Zhang Yi became more and more proficient at killing people.

He just regretted that he was not 13 years old after all.

The body is not fully developed, and even the strength is not as good as that of an adult.

If he were now, Zhang Yi would be confident to kill a few more with his own force.

With his current situation, he was thankful to be able to escape.

Just when Zhang Yi was having a hard time, there was a commotion behind him.

Gunshots?

Zhang Yi heard gunshots, but they were not aimed at him, and Zhang Yi's thoughts arose.

When he turned around, he happened to see a bunch of people searching for him, who were also looking back hastily. Zhang Yi rushed towards them without even thinking.

These people were a three-person team, but what Zhang Yi really wanted to target was a man with a Vulcan gun.

"careful!"

Their companions noticed Zhang Yi approaching quickly.They shouted loudly, but Zhang Yi didn't give them a chance. The two knives in his hands came out.

When he first started practicing martial arts, he learned the art of flying knives from Lao Mo. Later, he made his own musket, so he rarely used this skill.

Zhang Yi has not stopped practicing the art of flying knives over the years, and with his abnormal muscle memory, Zhang Yi is unrivaled in terms of accuracy.

At close range, the lethality of a small throwing knife is no less than that of a musket, and it is even more concealed.

Before he could shout out, Zhang Yi had already killed two people.

The flying knife accurately hit the opponent's eyes, and the opponent fell down. The remaining one, Zhang Yi, hit the opponent's temple with a palm, and the opponent immediately bleeded from all his orifices and fell directly to the ground.

After killing three people, Zhang Yi found a gun and some gunpowder from the enemy, and then decisively left the place.

Zhang Yi didn't care what happened to the other party behind. As the saying goes, a gentleman doesn't stand behind a dangerous wall. He didn't want to cause trouble, so he found a direction and continued walking towards the official road.

On the other side, Chang Mao and his people were actually in trouble.

The Jin Yiwei appeared in the darkness and soon came into close combat with their men.

Although these people are also good fighters, how can they beat the armored regular army? They will be cut down with just a few strikes.

These people also tried to use muskets, but they encountered the flintlock guns of the Jin Yiwei.

These people are no match.

Gunshots rang out.

Chang Mao immediately panicked. Anyone who could have a musket in this world would be able to figure out who he was just by thinking about it on his knees.

They did not care about the least difference, and everyone became like birds and beasts.

Chang Mao also panicked and chose a direction to escape.

"Sir, it's too dark here to chase..."

As soon as they ran away, the ten Jinyi guards who came out were hard to track, but looking at the Vulcan gun on the ground, they probably understood!

"You guys go after those people and try to find them. We will take them to see the emperor...the master!"

The leading Jinyiwei took the captured crew to Zhu Yuanzhang's camp.

"Your Majesty, we caught these people, used some methods, and interrogated them..."

Back at the camp, Jin Yiwei used some torture and easily figured out the purpose of these people.

Mao Xiang had a serious look on his face and immediately went to report to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"The Vulcan Spear was brought out by Chang Mao..."

Mao Xiang first told the origin of the Vulcan Spear, and then told Zhu Yuanzhang the news that made him unable to sit still:
"The person they are chasing is Xiao Zhenren..."

"what?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression changed drastically and he stood up suddenly.Zhang Yi, Chang Mao wanted to kill Zhang Yi.

"According to the other party's statement..."

Mao Xiang repeated what those people confessed to Lao Zhu, and Zhu Yuanzhang turned blue when he heard it.

According to the other party, they were a group of people who were caught by Chang Mao for smuggling. Because of the benefits, Chang Maoyue acquiesced to the behavior of this group of people.

Because of their interests, Chang Mao took the initiative and arranged for them to become a ship that provided food for the imperial court, allowing them to make a serious living.

But it was precisely because of this that when Chang Mao asked them to kill someone, these people agreed.

Zhang Yi and Chang Mao took advantage of the opportunity of being in charge of logistics and specially arranged to be on the other party's ship.

Just wait until there is no more people on the sea to kill him.

Afterwards, they planned to abandon the boat and pretend that Zhang Yi fell into the water and died. There was no evidence of his death in the vast sea. This was Chang Mao's plan.

Chang Mao was not supposed to be on the boat originally, but he asked to be on the boat because he wanted to see Zhang Yi suffer so much.

And their people happened to be carrying a few Vulcan guns.

Lao Zhu was so angry that his body was shaking, Chang Mao, Chang Mao, it’s this prodigal son again%
He originally thought that by rescuing Chang Yuchun and making Chang Mao, a bastard like him, old Zhu, Duke Zheng, he wouldn't have to worry about this trash.

But he underestimated this guy's madness. How dare he kill Zhang Yi?

Moreover, the authority of the Xuanwu Army was used.

What Zhu Yuanzhang hated most in his life was the private use of public power. Every action Chang Mao made met Lao Zhu's standards for killing people.

What's more, the person he wanted to chase was Zhang Yi.

"Come here, prepare your horses, and follow me out to find someone in person!
When you meet Chang Mao, come with me and catch him. I really want to kill him with your own hands! "

Lao Zhu pulled out his sword from his waist, filled with murderous intent.

Seeing that he wanted to take action himself, the others quickly knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, take care of your dragon body and don't take risks!"

"Go away, I have been dismounted for a few years, and I am not so delicate!"

"His Majesty……"

Liu Bowen also wanted to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang, but was interrupted by Zhu Yuanzhang:

"Mr. Liu, just wait here. I will go to Chang Mao personally to settle the score. This time, even his father can't save him..."

Once Lao Zhu makes up his mind, no one can stop him.

He called for a horse and called for the prisoners.

After asking Zhang Yi about the direction of his escape, Zhu Yuanzhang gave these pirates a happy blow with one sword strike after another.

But he said to others:

"Catch those people and try to keep them alive..."

Ten people were left to protect Liu Jizhou, and the others divided into two groups, following Zhu Yuanzhang all the way toward the coast to arrest people.

……

Zhang Yi didn't know all these changes. He just wanted to get closer to the official road and then get rid of his opponent.

But behind him, Chang Mao and a few people around him were also running in the same direction.

Finally, in the darkness, he vaguely saw Chang Mao.

The other party also saw him and shot him directly.

"Young Master Chang, you are crazy..."

Because there were unknown people chasing him, everyone wanted to hide their bodies immediately. Several other people were speechless when they saw Chang Mao criticizing one of them.

"Kill him, and we can shirk responsibility if we meet anyone else!"

Chang Mao felt a little proud when he saw that Zhang Yi was silent after a shot was fired.

Several other people looked at each other in confusion. Although they secretly cursed this guy, there was indeed no movement from Zhang Yi's side.

It should have hit someone, and the swords on the left and right are just to make up for it.

Everyone cautiously dismounted their horses and walked towards the grass where Zhang Yi fell to the ground.

When approaching the grass.Zhang Yi burst out.

Two rays of cold light flashed out and penetrated the two people's throats accurately.

The remaining people were shocked and rushed towards Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi blocked the knife with his matchlock gun, made a circle with one hand, and hit a person on the temple.

He shot the remaining one and killed him directly.

But the next moment, gunfire rang out, Zhang Yi instinctively dodged, and was injured again.

"Hahaha!"

Chang Mao was instantly overjoyed when he saw the blood splattering.

He grinned grimly:
"If you run away again, I will kill you..."

It was too late to reload, so Chang Mao walked towards Zhang Yi with a knife, only to find that Zhang Yi had a short musket in his hand.

"Don't think I don't know, you fell into the water..."

Before he could finish speaking, the gun breathed out.

Hit Chang Mao's knee.

Under close range treatment, Chang Mao's knees were directly shattered.

Ah!
Screams echoed in the night sky.

Zhang Yi stood up expressionlessly and walked to Chang Mao.

"Zhang Yi, you can't kill me! My father is Chang Yuchun... You don't remember the faults of villains..."

Chang Mao threatened and begged for mercy...

The expression on Zhang Yi's face was playful:
"It's good. People like you will never change their ways..."

He slowly walked to Chang Mao. Chang Mao suddenly rose up and stabbed Zhang Yi with his last strength. However, the person behind him was not at the same level as Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi easily grabbed his wrist and twisted it off!
Chang Mao's painful screams echoed in the night sky.

"Chang Mao, do you still remember Lao Meng?"

Zhang Yi asked lightly.Lao Meng?

Chang Mao didn't care about this name at all, and he couldn't remember this person's name for a while.

However, recalling the process of his confrontation with Zhang Yi, he gradually recalled it.

"you……"

"I originally wanted to find an opportunity to kill you, so I just delivered it to you myself..."

The dagger in Zhang Yi's hand was quietly sent into Chang Mao's heart.

In this way, Chang Mao ended his absurd life.

"Zhang Yi, what are you doing?"

Zhang Yigang had just killed Chang Mao when he suddenly heard someone calling him. He turned around and was on guard, only to find an unexpected person appearing not far from him.

"Uncle Huang?"

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was wearing casual clothes and accompanied by three or two bodyguards, was also staring at Zhang Yi. However, he took advantage of the moonlight to look at the corpse on the ground and recognized the person at Zhang Yi's feet at a glance.

"Changmao!"

Lao Zhu's expression changed drastically. He wanted to capture Chang Mao and Zhang Yi and kill Chang Mao. They were two completely different concepts.

Lao Zhu took three steps at a time and walked to Zhang Yi. He pushed Zhang Yi away and squatted on the ground.
Without looking closely, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Chang Mao was dead.

Killing with one knife was easier than killing himself. Lao Zhu took a breath.

Looking back at Zhang Yi, he had mixed feelings.

He had known him since he was seven years old, and it had been six years since he knew it. This child was no longer what he imagined.

"This is the eldest son of Duke Zheng, how dare you kill him?"

Lao Zhu's voice was a little harsh.

Zhang Yi didn't expect that he would meet "Uncle Huang" here, and seemed a little confused.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked like he hated iron but could not make it into steel:
"Why are you still standing there? Why don't you dig a hole quickly and bury them all..."

Buried? '

Before Zhang Yi could react, Lao Zhu grabbed the knife from his hand and slashed Chang Mao's face to pieces.

(End of this chapter)