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In the Huagai Hall, Qin Mu spoke without any anger, but the ministers in the hall seemed to be hearing thunder in silence, with cold sweat pouring down their backs and chills running through their bodies.
After Qin Mu finished speaking, he picked up the polished sword and shined it into the light. A cold light shone along the sword's body like a swimming dragon, hesitating and hesitating.
At this time, an announcement came from outside the palace: "The commander of the Ye Bu Shou City asks to see His Majesty!"
"Let him in!"
Huang Lianshan hurried in with Zhang Ji. After entering the palace, he knelt down from a distance: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was assassinated in Jiangyin."
"What?!"
Including Qin Mu, everyone in the Huagai Hall immediately stood up and interrupted Huang Lianshan's words almost in unison.
"Tell me, how is the prince?"
Huang Lianshan broke out in a cold sweat and said in one breath: "Your Majesty, fortunately, Eunuch Han came to the rescue in time. The prince was knocked out of the carriage by Eunuch Han and avoided the assassin's dagger. However, the prince was injured when he fell off the carriage. Fortunately, he was knocked out of the carriage by Eunuch Han. The injury was not serious and he should be able to recover in a few days. The assassins were stabbed in the shoulder with a dagger. The assassins committed suicide on the spot. One of the assassins was identified as a man from Linjia Village in Jiangning County. His name is Lin Da. He is originally from a rough place, but he returned home six months ago to collect firewood for a living, and "
"And what?" Qin Mu's voice was as cold as if it was squeezed out of a crack in the ice.
Huang Lianshan's heart trembled, and he lowered his head and replied: "Your Majesty, the assassin Lin Da has been sending firewood to the Duke of E's house at regular intervals in the past six months. We are currently tracking this person. I believe he will be there soon. Further details available”
The ministers in the palace secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that the prince's life was not in danger.
But the pressure in his heart did not weaken much, and he assassinated the prince. This is a major case that breaks the news. No one knows how many people will be involved.
Looking again at the sword with cold light in the emperor's hand, for a moment, everyone was in danger and sweating coldly.
Lu Zhenfei didn't wait for Qin Mu to speak, and said first, "Your Majesty, the assassination of the prince is a major treason case. I think we should immediately let the Ministry of Punishment and the Metropolitan Procuratorate investigate the case with all our strength and bring the mastermind to justice as soon as possible."
Yang Tinglin said urgently: "Your Majesty, the prince is the crown prince of the country. The current situation is unknown. It is inappropriate to continue to stay in Jiangyin. I believe that the top priority is to dispatch capable troops to Jiangyin to pick up the prince as soon as possible so that the imperial doctor can treat him."
"His Majesty"
"Shut up, all of you!" Qin Mu shouted coldly and ordered loudly. "Come here! Pass on my decree. Order the Duke of Wei, Liu Meng, to immediately lead his troops to blockade the thirteen gates of Nanjing. One gate will be opened in the east, west, and south. All persons entering and exiting must be strictly inspected."
"Here!"
"Huanglian Mountain!"
"Your Majesty, I'm here!" Huang Lianshan's whole body was soaked with sweat. He lay on the ground and did not dare to move. Big drops of sweat flowed from his forehead.
"Three days! I will give you three days. If the mastermind behind the scenes can be found out, I can give you a lighter sentence. After three days, if the mastermind behind the scenes cannot be found out, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"My lord, take the order!"
Huang Lianshan has just finished answering. A young eunuch hurried in from outside and bowed to the ground: "Your Majesty, there are thousands of scholars outside Chengtian Gate to petition, asking Your Majesty to cancel academic officials and to conduct mathematics, physics and chemistry assessments for officials from various ministries in the DPRK."
Qin Mu always respected scholars and never used words to accuse them. This made the atmosphere in Da Qin very open and all kinds of opinions were fully expressed. But precisely because of this, scholars have become more and more courageous. In just a few years, people have come to Knock Que to submit letters three times.
This time Qin Mu was angry, but he was not so polite. After hearing this, he immediately shouted: "Order the palace guards to immediately put the leader into prison and disperse the others. If anyone dares to cause trouble again, it will be treated as an assassination." The prince's accomplices"
When Lu Zhenfei heard this, he was shocked and shouted quickly: "Your Majesty!"
Lu Zhenfei wanted to stop him, but Qin Mu coldly said three words: "Kill without mercy!"
Lu Zhenfei and others felt chills in their hearts. The emperor was always merciful, but this time he even issued a decree of "killing without mercy" to the scholars, which shows how furious he was.
"Your Majesty, assassinating the prince is certainly a serious crime of treason, but it has nothing to do with the scholar's petition, Your Majesty."
"It doesn't matter? How do you know it doesn't matter?"
"this"
Now even Lu Zhenfei didn't dare to say more. The assassination of the prince was a shocking event. Throughout the past dynasties, once something like this happened, countless people were implicated, and a large number of people fell to the ground.
Lu Zhenfei didn't know whether he could weather this political storm safely. At this time, he couldn't care so much.
The sky was still gloomy, with misty rain curtains intertwining sideways, and the entire city of Nanjing was enveloped in a heavy gloomy air that lingered.
Huang Lianshan and Zhang Ji rushed out of Chengtianmen. Three days, they only have three days. The two of them didn't even bother to put on their raincoats, and their clothes were soaked by the rain. When he hurried out of Chengtian Gate, a large number of scholars had already crowded the spacious Imperial Street. Huang Lianshan jumped on his horse and roared to the crowd: "Ye Bushou is ordered to arrest the traitor who assassinated the prince. Anyone who blocks the way will be punished as treason and will be killed without mercy!"
"Make way! Make way!"
Huang Lianshan changed his usual low-key behavior, and with seven or eight black-clothed cavalry, he hissed and rushed away, his cold sword unsheathed, full of murderous intent. The scholars in front of Chengtian Gate were shocked, screaming and cursing. Fortunately, Huang Lianshan ran along the side street on the right side. There were relatively few scholars here, so they panicked and avoided, which did not cause much hindrance to them. Iron hoofs as big as bowls hit the ground, water splashed, and in an instant, the black-clad cavalry disappeared into the vast curtain of rain.
"The prince was assassinated?"
"Did you hear clearly? We were just talking about the assassination of the prince?"
"I heard it too, what's going on?"
"Yes! Yes! Who actually did such a treasonous thing and dared to assassinate the prince."
"not good"
Under the vast curtain of rain, thousands of readers were shocked and confused. There is a lot of discussion going on. A large number of guards suddenly rushed out of the palace, with tall red feathers on their helmets, which was a unique decoration of the palace guards. The black armor was so deep that it seemed as if it was impervious to wind and rain. It came like a mountain, frightening the scholars outside Suitianmen to death.
The guard leading the team shouted sternly: "The Holy One has decreed that those who take the lead in making trouble will be taken to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and the rest will be dispersed! If there is resistance, they will be regarded as traitors who assassinated the prince and will be killed without mercy!"
"Kill without mercy!"
"Kill without mercy!"
"Kill without mercy!"
Rows of guards pressed forward with guns. Those leading scholars include Huang Daozhou and Liu Zongzhou. was taken down quickly. The Imperial Guards got the imperial edict this time, and it was no joke. They were pressed with fierce swords and guns, and no one was afraid of death. Just don't run away.
among thousands of readers. Perhaps there are many people who are willing to die for Confucianism, but no one is willing to bear the charge of rebellion. Under the advance of the imperial guards, they all fled the imperial street screaming, throwing their umbrellas and bamboo hats on the ground.
At the same time, Wei Guogong Liu Meng and Yongjia Hou Li Chen separated the troops in the capital camp and quickly took control of all gates in the capital. Teams of elite soldiers who had fought hundreds of battles filled the city wall, and the city gates fell down one after another. Only Zhonghua Gate, Sanshan Gate, Taiping Gate, and Chaoyang Gate are allowed to pass from east to west, north to south, and only those entering and exiting. All are subject to rigorous interrogation.
In the night-busting Yamen on the back inner street, groups of black-clothed cavalry rushed out of the gloomy alley. He ran away in the rain. The thunderous sound of hooves scared the people on the street and fled.
These black cavalry were only in plain sight. Following Huang Lianshan's orders, they rushed straight to the Duke's Mansion and other high-ranking mansions. In addition, there are a large number of unknown spies in action, and the evil spirits in Nanjing are being uncovered one by one. Those who know the truth should cooperate quickly; if they hesitate a little, they will immediately disappear from the world forever.
After Liu Meng took control of each city gate in the capital, Li Chen commanded an army of 20,000 people and began to clear the streets. Groups of soldiers ran through the street, like black floods flowing down. All the people were ordered to return home immediately, and there was chaos on the streets.
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***
In the Huagai Hall, Qin Mu spoke without any anger, but the ministers in the hall seemed to be hearing thunder in silence, with cold sweat pouring down their backs and chills running through their bodies.
After Qin Mu finished speaking, he picked up the polished sword and shined it into the light. A cold light shone along the sword's body like a swimming dragon, hesitating and hesitating.
At this time, an announcement came from outside the palace: "The commander of the Ye Bu Shou City asks to see His Majesty!"
"Let him in!"
Huang Lianshan hurried in with Zhang Ji. After entering the palace, he knelt down from a distance: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was assassinated in Jiangyin."
"What?!"
Including Qin Mu, everyone in the Huagai Hall immediately stood up and interrupted Huang Lianshan's words almost in unison.
"Tell me, how is the prince?"
Huang Lianshan broke out in a cold sweat and said in one breath: "Your Majesty, fortunately, Eunuch Han came to the rescue in time. The prince was knocked out of the carriage by Eunuch Han and avoided the assassin's dagger. However, the prince was injured when he fell off the carriage. Fortunately, he was knocked out of the carriage by Eunuch Han. The injury was not serious and he should be able to recover in a few days. The assassins were stabbed in the shoulder with a dagger. The assassins committed suicide on the spot. One of the assassins was identified as a man from Linjia Village in Jiangning County. His name is Lin Da. He is originally from a rough place, but he returned home six months ago to collect firewood for a living, and "
"And what?" Qin Mu's voice was as cold as if it was squeezed out of a crack in the ice.
Huang Lianshan's heart trembled, and he lowered his head and replied: "Your Majesty, the assassin Lin Da has been sending firewood to the Duke of E at regular intervals in the past six months. Currently, the ministers are tracking down this person. I believe he will be there soon." Further details available”
The ministers in the palace secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that the prince's life was not in danger.
But the pressure in his heart did not weaken much, and he assassinated the prince. This is a major case that breaks the news. No one knows how many people will be involved.
Look again at the sword with cold light in the emperor's hand, for a moment. Everyone is in danger and sweating coldly.
Lu Zhenfei didn't wait for Qin Mu to speak and said first, "Your Majesty, the assassination of the prince is a major treason case. I believe that the Ministry of Punishment and the Metropolitan Procuratorate should immediately investigate the case with all their strength and bring the mastermind to justice as soon as possible."
Yang Tinglin said urgently: "Your Majesty, the prince is the crown prince of the country. The current situation is unknown. It is inappropriate to continue to stay in Jiangyin. I believe that the top priority is to dispatch capable troops to Jiangyin to pick up the prince as soon as possible so that the imperial doctor can treat him."
"His Majesty"
"Shut up, all of you!" Qin Mu shouted coldly. He loudly ordered, "Come here! Pass on my decree and order Liu Meng, Duke of Wei, to immediately lead the army to blockade the thirteen gates of Nanjing, leaving one gate each for the east, west, south and north. All persons entering and exiting must be strictly checked."
"Here!"
"Huanglian Mountain!"
"I'm here!" Huang Lianshan's whole body was wet with sweat. He lay on the ground, not daring to move, and large drops of sweat flowed from his forehead.
"Three days! I will give you three days. If the mastermind behind the scenes can be found out, I can give you a lighter sentence. After three days, if the mastermind behind the scenes cannot be found out, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"My lord, take the order!"
Huang Lianshan had just finished answering when a young eunuch hurried in from outside. He bowed to the ground and said, "Your Majesty, thousands of scholars have come to petition outside Chengtian Gate. They want Your Majesty to cancel academic officials and conduct mathematics, physics and chemistry assessments for officials from various ministries in the DPRK."
Qin Mu always respected scholars and never used words to accuse them. This made the atmosphere in Da Qin very open and all kinds of opinions were fully expressed. But precisely because of this, scholars have become more and more courageous. In just a few years, people have come to Knock Que to submit letters three times.
This time Qin Mu was angry, but he was not so polite. After hearing this, he immediately shouted: "Order the palace guards to immediately put the leader into prison and disperse the others. If anyone dares to cause trouble again, it will be treated as an assassination." The prince's accomplices"
When Lu Zhenfei heard this, he was shocked and shouted quickly: "Your Majesty!"
Lu Zhenfei wanted to stop him, but Qin Mu coldly said three words: "Kill without mercy!"
Lu Zhenfei and others felt chills in their hearts. The emperor was always merciful, but this time he even issued a decree of "killing without mercy" to the scholars, which shows how furious he was.
"Your Majesty, assassinating the prince is certainly a serious crime of treason, but it has nothing to do with the scholar's petition, Your Majesty."
"It doesn't matter? How do you know it doesn't matter?"
"this"
Now even Lu Zhenfei didn't dare to say more. The assassination of the prince was a shocking event. Throughout the past dynasties, once something like this happened, countless people were implicated, and a large number of people fell to the ground.
Lu Zhenfei didn't know whether he could weather this political storm safely. At this time, he couldn't care so much.
The sky was still gloomy, with misty rain curtains intertwining sideways, and the entire city of Nanjing was enveloped in a heavy gloomy air that lingered.
Huang Lianshan and Zhang Ji rushed out of Chengtianmen. Three days, they only have three days. The two of them didn't even bother to put on their raincoats, and their clothes were soaked by the rain. When he hurried out of Chengtian Gate, a large number of scholars had already crowded the spacious Imperial Street. Huang Lianshan jumped on his horse and roared to the crowd: "Ye Bushou is ordered to arrest the traitor who assassinated the prince. Anyone who blocks the way will be punished as treason and will be killed without mercy!"
"Make way! Make way!"
Huang Lianshan changed his usual low-key behavior, and with seven or eight black-clothed cavalry, he hissed and rushed away, his cold sword unsheathed, full of murderous intent. The scholars in front of Chengtian Gate were shocked, screaming and cursing. Fortunately, Huang Lianshan ran along the side street on the right side. There were relatively few scholars here, so they panicked and avoided, which did not cause much hindrance to them. Iron hoofs as big as bowls hit the ground, water splashed, and in an instant, the black-clad cavalry disappeared into the vast curtain of rain.
"The prince was assassinated?"
"Did you hear clearly? We were just talking about the assassination of the prince?"
"I heard it too, what's going on?"
"Yes! Yes! Who actually did such a treasonous thing and dared to assassinate the prince."
"not good"
Under the vast rain curtain, thousands of scholars were shocked and discussing. A large number of guards suddenly rushed out of the palace, with tall red feathers on their helmets, which was a unique decoration of the palace guards. The black-clothed mysterious armor was so deep that it seemed as if it was impervious to wind and rain, and it pressed down like a mountain, frightening the scholars outside Suitianmen to death.
The guard leading the team shouted sternly: "The Holy One has decreed that those who take the lead in making trouble will be taken to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and the rest will be dispersed! If there is resistance, they will be regarded as traitors who assassinated the prince and will be killed without mercy!"
"Kill without mercy!"
"Kill without mercy!"
"Kill without mercy!"
Rows of imperial guards pressed forward with guns, and the leading scholars, including Huang Daozhou and Liu Zongzhou, were quickly captured. The Imperial Guards had obtained the imperial edict this time, and it was no joke. They were pressing forward with fierce swords and guns. Anyone who was not afraid of death should not escape.
Among the thousands of scholars, there may be many who are willing to die for Confucianism, but no one is willing to bear the charge of rebellion. Under the advance of the imperial guards, they all fled the imperial street screaming, throwing their umbrellas and bamboo hats on the ground.
At the same time, Wei Guogong Liu Meng and Yongjia Hou Li Chen separated the troops in the capital camp and quickly took control of all gates in the capital. Teams of elite soldiers who had fought hundreds of battles filled the city wall, and the city gates fell down one after another. Only Zhonghua Gate, Sanshan Gate, Taiping Gate, and Chaoyang Gate are allowed to pass from east to west, north to south, and all those entering and exiting are subject to strict inspection.
In the night-busting Yamen on the back inner street, groups of black-clad cavalry rushed out of the gloomy alley and ran away in the rain. The thunderous sound of hooves scared the people on the street and fled.
These black cavalry were only in plain sight. Following Huang Lianshan's orders, they rushed straight to the Duke's Mansion and other high-ranking mansions. In addition, there are a large number of unknown spies in action, and the evil spirits in Nanjing are being uncovered one by one. Those who know the truth should cooperate quickly; if they hesitate a little, they will immediately disappear from the world forever.
After Liu Meng took control of each city gate in the capital, Li Chen commanded an army of 20,000 people and began to clear the streets. Groups of soldiers ran through the street, like black floods flowing down. All the people were ordered to return home immediately, and there was chaos on the streets.
*************************
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(To be continued...)
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