When the assassin who arrived later stabbed Zhu Youjian with a knife, his two companions also woke up and wanted to attack Zhu Youjian from both sides.
Still a step slower, the assassin in the middle was the closest to Zhu Youjian, and the tip of the knife reached Zhu Youjian's chest. Zhu Youjian made a "golden jade full hall". When there was a cry, the assassin's machete broke into two pieces from the middle, Zhu Youjian. He couldn't help but back, the scimitar swiped forward without any lag, and slashed on his thigh. The femur on the thigh broke, and the assassin suddenly fell to the ground without making a sound.
At this time, the assassins on both sides entered the attacking distance. The two scimitars, from the upper left and the upper right, slashed towards Zhu Youjian without reservation. They had heard the footsteps of the Ouchi guards. This time they slashed. They do not leave behind, they have only one way to attack.
Unsuccessful Bian Chengren.
Zhu Youjian saw that the coming was fierce, without using a knife stand. He just took the risk of hitting the enemy, but the scimitar couldn't take it back. He didn't expect the two assassins to come so quickly and still desperately posture. Now it is too late to raise the knife.
He raised his true energy and slid back a few steps before he avoided the assassin's scimitar in a thrilling and dangerous way. The blade was only a few inches away from Zhu You's bra.
However, Zhu Youjian lacked the experience of facing the enemy.
It just so happened that the Ouchi guards had already rushed into Zhaohua Temple.
Seeing that the situation was critical, the two assassins really only had one chance. They once again abandoned the defense, and the two scimitars were both tangent to Zhu Youjian's chest.
Zhu Youjian leaned back, bent his knees, but his body shot forward like a sharp arrow. Instead, he slid down the assassin’s knife and fell behind them. He dropped the tip of the knife on the ground, and the person was already standing. loose.
The guards were automatically divided into two groups, one group was around Zhu Youjian, serving as a human shield for Zhu Youzhen, and the other group ran towards the two assassins.
"Keep alive!" Zhu Youjian knew that his battle was over. He stood behind the guards, frowning and thinking about the origins of these assassins. They haven't said a word until now, and they can't judge the assassins from their accent. road.
The guards were originally attacking the assassin’s head, chest and other vital parts. They were ready to strike and take down the two assassins as soon as possible. Whether dead or alive, when they heard the call from Zhu You, they attacked the assassin’s arms, thighs, and shoulder.
Under the attack of the guards, the assassins are like small boats on the sea without their oars. They can no longer control their own destiny, even suicide.
In less than half of the time, the two assassins were already scarred, and they were caught with their hands. The guards, together with the injured two assassins who fell to the ground, were tied together firmly.
"Your Majesty, a death penalty." The chief guard Fu Xiaojian heard the news of Zhu Youzhen's assassination just now. He almost made his legs weak in fright. When the assassin was captured, he couldn't help but knelt down in front of Zhu Youzhen to plead guilty.
"Xiaojian, it's none of your business. This is completely accidental," Zhu Youjian asked Fu Xiaojian to get up. "Tie the assassin and take it back for a good interrogation. Don't let them commit suicide."
"Your Majesty, don't worry, the criminals have tied ropes in their mouths. They just want to bite their tongues and commit suicide. It's impossible." Fu Xiaojian stood beside Zhu Youzhen, looking around with his eyes. He didn't know if Zhaohua Temple was inside. And the assassin's accomplices.
"Ok."
"Your Majesty, your concubine is involved, your majesty, please come down!" Wang Meiyu has already returned to Zhaohua Temple with the guards. Although Zhu Youjian was not injured, she still blames herself very much. If it weren't for accompany her out to play, Zhu Youjian would not be assassinated. No matter who the murderer was sent, she was the culprit. Besides, at the critical juncture of Zhu Youjian's defense against the enemy, she also ignored Zhu Youzhen and the danger, pulling Wan'er to escape. Zhaohua Temple.
"Yu'er don't have to blame yourself. You did the right thing. You brought the guards in time to save me." Zhu Youjian believes that Wang Meiyu is not betraying herself. She decisively flees Zhaohua when she cannot directly help herself. Temple, go to seek rescue soldiers not far away, so calm, not even as many men, if Wang Meiyu becomes the hostage of the assassin, the guards are here, I don’t know what the ending is, at least when the assassin is hopeless to escape, suicide is It is entirely possible.
What Zhu Youjian cares about is the identity of the assassin. Who sent the assassin
Is it the slave building, the remnants of Mongolia, or the vassal minister of the imperial court? If it's the former, it doesn't matter, they are no longer Da Ming's opponents, and only then use the upper and lower sanctions.
If it is the latter, then it is dangerous. Are they uncomfortable with their own brutality, or are they opposed to the New Deal? Was it done by one person, or did the ministers unite against his signal
The emperor was assassinated. In Zhu Youjian's eyes, it was a trivial matter, but behind this trivial matter, what secret was hidden
Perhaps this trivial matter can change the direction of Daming, so that the New Deal he has worked so hard to establish is interrupted by this trivial matter.
Zhu Youjian fell into deep thought.
"Your Majesty..." Wan'er slowly leaned to Zhu Youjian's side. She was still feeling uneasy about her escape from Zhaohua Temple just now. She had lost her life and it was a small matter. How could her Majesty face the siege of the assassin alone? Because of the shock, she had forgotten that she did not know how to martial arts.
"Wan'er, don't say it," Zhu Youjian gave a soothing look, "However, I can't do it as a flower chicken. I'm not in the mood to do it today. I will make up for you another day."
The emperor was attacked at Zhaohua Temple, and all the girls had no interest in playing. Under the careful protection of the guards, they returned to the palace together.
Zhu Youjian knew that it must be very difficult to pry open the mouths of these assassins. He originally planned to hand these assassins to Jin Yiwei, but after thinking that Jin Yiwei had lost the power of inquiry and conviction, he finally handed it over to the Judicial Yuan.
Three days later, Qiao Yunsheng, chief of the justice court, personally reported the assassin's situation to Zhu Youjian.
Although the assassins were determined to die, they didn't even have the power to die in the prison, and they couldn't survive or die.
After three consecutive days of cruel torture and endless mental torture, they finally broke down and were forced to reveal their identities.
"Your Majesty, these assassins are from the Dongyu Dynasty." Qiao Yunsheng's eyes were a little gloomy. Dongyu was far in the south, but he sent someone to assassinate Zhu Youqin. Last time Zhu Youqin wanted to send troops to Dongyu, he still opposed it too long ago. At the end of last year, Dongyu should have been sent troops to destroy Zhu Youjian.
"Dongyu Dynasty? Why did they assassinate me?" Zhu Youjian faintly felt that it might be related to Daming's dispatch of troops to Dongyu, but it was decided recently that Daming dispatched troops to Dongyu. Toungoo is thousands of miles away, so it can't be so fast. Just get the message, is there any other secret
"Your Majesty, these assassins said that because of the many years of war with Ayutthaya, Toungoo planted their spies at the court of Ayutthaya. The spies sent Puti out as an envoy to Daming and reported to the Toungoo Dynasty. Their king Talon decided to send someone. Your Majesty the Assassination..." Originally, he didn't know much about Toungoo and Dacheng. During the trial of the assassins, he gradually learned the geographical location and domestic conditions of Toungoo and Dacheng.
It's not easy for him, this person can't stay! Zhu Youzhen secretly exclaimed, if he does not kill this person, even if Daming conquered Toungoo, there will be rebellion in the future. "If you assassinate me, Dongyu will not be afraid that Daming will retaliate with the power of the country?"
"Returning to your Majesty, the assassin said that there are also people in Tongyu who persuade him, but he thinks that if your Majesty... If there is a three-something long and two short-lived, and there is no offspring, Daming will inevitably lead to chaos. When Daming is relieved, Dongyu should Dacheng was destroyed a long time ago. Even when facing Daming, Toungoo was not afraid..." Qiao Yunsheng hesitated.
"Qiao Aiqing has something to say, it's Talong's business, don't be taboo!" Seeing Qiao Yunsheng hesitating, Zhu Youjian estimated that Talong should have something more ugly. Anyway, Talong is about to die, Zhu Youjian. Don't care about him.
"Your Majesty... Talong also said that the land in the northeast of Dongyu was not taken from Daming? This Talong is so arrogant..." Dongyu took the land of Daming. It was a matter of the Wanli Dynasty. Wanli was Zhu You. The emperor's grandfather, asked an outsider to insult the emperor's grandfather, Qiao Yunsheng couldn't say anything.
Talong is really a character. He thought that the current emperor of Daming was still Lord Wanli. Zhu Youqian asked, "Qiao Aiqing, what do you think of Talong's words?"
"Your Majesty, the veteran is confused. I knew it for a long time. I didn't dare to oppose your Majesty's use of Dongyu." Qiao Yunsheng worried that Zhu Youjian raised his opposition to the dispatch of troops to Dongyu. At that time, he was the most fierce opponent of the meeting. Zhu Youzhen's character, since Talong sent someone to assassinate, Zhu Youzhen definitely wouldn't take a break.
"Yes, Qiao Aiqing, although Daming's land is vast, if the territory expanded by the ancestors is discarded, it will be despised, and even the ancestors will be insulted." The Han people have always attached great importance to their ancestors. Only the Han cultural area in the world would have holidays, and Daming was based on filial piety, Zhu Youjian thought, after this time of assassination, Qiao Yunsheng should not object to regaining his homeland in the future.
If Qiao Yunsheng's support for him in the past was due to the imperial power, then his support for him in the future means that his political views will be the same. At least on the issue of his homeland, their opinions should be the same.
"Your Majesty, the veteran now really understands your Majesty's use of troops," Qiao Yunsheng looked so enlightened, he felt more and more that Zhu Youjian was an unexplored prophet, "These young people dare to swallow the elephant with ants."
"Haha, it’s good for Qiao Aiqing to understand," Zhu Youjian said. If Qiao Yunsheng is regained, then the assassination is really not a bad thing. Not a real vassal state of Ming Dynasty."
"Your Majesty, Toungoo is indeed a white-eyed wolf, and Taizu has listed them as a country not to be conscripted." Qiao Yunsheng was a little suspicious of Taizu's vision, and of course he did not dare to say it directly in front of Zhu Youjian.
Zhu Youzhen can ignore these false gifts, "Qiao Aiqing, now let’s talk about how the assassins knew that I was going to Yuquan Mountain. This was a temporary decision by me. How would they know?" This is what Zhu Youzhen worries most, unless The assassin has an inside line in the palace, otherwise he would never know that he was going to Yuquan Mountain. If there were Toungoo’s spies in the palace, besides today, there will be tomorrow, and his life is always under their threat. This is the bane. .