The Jianghu in Wu Kingdom is a world without many restrictions. Since the country collapsed, even the last trace of restraint has disappeared.
Here human life is like nothing, whether it is the lives of ordinary people, dignitaries, or even the lives of princesses and princes, they can be clearly marked with a price.
But this is the first time I have heard of offering a reward for the emperor's head.
Millions of silver, ten magic weapons, guidance from a master, and fame... In addition to pursuing martial arts, martial arts practitioners also seek fame and fortune. This assassination mission has almost satisfied all their pursuits.
There are countless people in Wu country who want to rebel against the regicide, but this is very different from putting Wu Emperor's head on the reward list and clearly marking the price.
Thinking about it carefully, assassinating the emperor is much more difficult than assassinating the princess, and it is also easier to become famous. Among the famous assassins in history, none of them became famous because of assassinating the princess...
Regardless of whether there is such a daring assassin, daring to take on this task and offering a reward for the emperor's head is a rare pioneering work in the world for tens of hundreds of years. In the entire Wu Kingdom, rumors are raging...
With such a generous reward and conditions, many people are naturally eager to move, but Emperor Wu has lived in the deep palace for a long time, surrounded by countless guards, and there are many masters in the palace. Without the strength of a master, it is not easy to sneak into the palace and assassinate him.
Unless, there is some way to get him out of the deep palace, out of the imperial capital...
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In the imperial capital, all the officials have just come down to the court, and they are still digesting the news they just heard in the court hall.
Just now, His Majesty announced in front of all the civil and military officials that he would personally conquer and quell many rebellions in the country.
This news is not unexpected. Although the personal conquest of the emperor of a country can greatly improve morale, it will bring even greater problems.
They can understand His Majesty's eagerness. In order to sit in this position, he killed his brothers and fathers, and slaughtered his fellow clans. Under the throne, there is a sea of corpses and blood. The people do not accept him, and do not recognize him as the emperor. He needs to do something , to secure his position.
There is nothing that can establish the majesty of the king of a country more than a royal conquest, quelling rebellions, and stabilizing the domestic situation.
Not to mention how to ensure His Majesty's safety, but the food and grass that must be prepared in the early stage will consume the savings of the national treasury.
If it is recruited from various places, it will definitely increase the burden on the local government, that is, increase the burden on the people. If the people can't survive, they can only rebel...
One rebellion has been wiped out, and there will be ten more...
This is simply an unresolvable contradiction.
However, the emperor's order is hard to disobey, and His Majesty is arbitrary. In the past, there were some ministers who died at the Yushitai, but after they really died, the Wuguo Yushitai existed in name only. Disobeyed his orders.
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"Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and uses his troops like a god. If those rebels knew that His Majesty was going to march in person, they would have surrendered early. There is no need to spend all this effort..."
Emperor Wu waved his hand, interrupted a eunuch's flattery, and asked, "Is there any result to what I asked you to inquire about?"
"Return to Your Majesty, there is news." The eunuch hurriedly said: "Since that day, the ancestor has not returned to the imperial capital these days, and the senior has disappeared. Many people have seen him outside the imperial capital. The scene of the two fighting and fighting..."
"You haven't died yet?" A hint of disappointment appeared on Emperor Wu's face, and then he waved his hand and said, "I'll tell you, I'll collect what I need, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will prepare it as soon as possible..."
"Follow the order..."
The eunuch bowed and replied, before he had time to retreat, an eunuch ran in in a panic and said in a panic: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Emperor Wu frowned and asked, "Why are you so flustered!"
The eunuch knelt down on the ground, handed over a letter tremblingly, and said, "Here, this is the news that has reached the imperial capital today..."
Emperor Wu reached out to take it, tore open the envelope, and cast his gaze on it.
Not long after, his face became completely gloomy, he tore the letter into pieces, and said angrily: "Great rebellion, great rebellion, who sent this reward, who is it!"
He was trembling with anger, and roared, "Investigate, let me investigate strictly, if I really want to cut this person into pieces, I will kill his nine clans!"
The majestic king of a country was actually placed on the reward list with a price clearly marked on it. His head is worth one million taels of silver, ten handfuls of scrap metal!
This is a shame, a shame that he can't wash away in his life!
The eunuch trembled and said: "Your Majesty, I have already checked, the man did not leave his name, nor did he leave any clues..."
"Waste, waste, what use do I need you waste!" Emperor Wu waved his hand and said, "Come on, drag it out!"
The eunuch's face was pale, he knelt down on the ground, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, spare me, Your Majesty, spare me!"
Two guards with knives ran in quickly, looked at the eunuch kneeling on the ground, and drew out the long knives around his waist...
"stop!"
Emperor Wu looked at them, then moved his eyes to the weapons in their hands, took two steps back, and said coldly: "Who told you to bring weapons in?"
The two stopped and looked at each other with blank faces.
Emperor Wu looked at the two of them coldly, "Back off!"
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The emperor's recent behavior was a bit abnormal, which puzzled all the officials.
On the first day, he announced the news of the royal conquest, and ordered the officials of various ministries to prepare immediately without delay.
In the early morning of the next day, he arranged other affairs for the officials in charge of the matter in the court, and never mentioned the matter of the royal conquest.
The official just asked a question in doubt, and was sentenced to twenty punishments with the stick. Since then, no one in the court dared to mention the matter of Yujia's personal conquest.
This biggest state matter since the beginning of the year was silently put on hold.
Secondly, he also strictly ordered that, except for the city defense army, the imperial guards in the palace are not allowed to bring sharp-edged weapons within a hundred feet of the palace where His Majesty lives.
Even when officials go to court, they have to undergo extremely strict censorship. When entering the palace, they must first enter a small room, strip off their clothes, and undergo a search before they can go to the palace.
In addition, the meals made in the dining room have to be tasted ten times; when His Majesty goes to bed, there are no less than three hundred guards outside the palace; the masters in the palace are often brought by his side...
It was only later that the officials found out that someone was so bold and rebellious that he offered a reward of one million taels of silver for His Majesty's head...
Not to mention the value of those ten magical weapons that cut iron like mud, but the treasury of the Wu Kingdom cannot afford this million taels of silver...
I don't know who has such a big hand, is their family's money blown by the wind
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A certain state in Wu State.
It was just dawn, and there were few pedestrians on the official road.
At a certain moment, a black spot suddenly appeared on the horizon at the end of the official road.
The speed of the black spots was extremely fast, and when they got close, they realized that it was an old man with disheveled hair and ragged clothes.
The old man was travel-stained, his hair was congealed, and there was still a trace of blood on the corner of his mouth. He suddenly turned his head and said loudly: "Crazy woman, you have spared no effort and chased me for more than two months. Have I, Yang Wanli, ever offended you?"
Behind him, an old woman was riding on a horse, and she didn't answer. She drew her bow and shot an arrow, and the old man narrowly escaped by one side of her body...
At this moment, the depression in his heart seemed to have reached its peak.
This old woman's martial arts are on par with his, but she is an out-and-out lunatic. When she moves her hands, regardless of the cost, she hurts the enemy by a thousand and hurts herself by eight hundred. Even if she can defeat her, he will lose The realm has fallen, the foundation is destroyed, and there is no hope of breaking through in this life...
So he could only avoid his sharp edge, and as a result, she chased him relentlessly for more than two months.
Even if he is a royal family, he is full of self-cultivation, and he has cultivated himself for a long time, so he can't help being angry at this moment.
He turned his head and said loudly: "Crazy woman, why do I have any grudges against you? You hate me so much. Could it be that this old man stole your man when he was young?"
Whoop, whoop, whoop!
This time, three arrows fired in succession!