Although Zhu Gaojie only selected a thousand soldiers to enter the city, these soldiers alone dazzled the eyes of the people who came to watch and greet him.
The elite soldiers in the army who have experienced the test of blood and fire give others a completely different look and feel, which is far beyond the comparison with the Shuntian Mansion Yamen or the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division that everyone sees on weekdays.
The neat and uniform steps, the excited and uplifting appearance, and the brand-new and sharp armor and weapons at first glance made the people of the capital who were watching exclaim and sigh from time to time.
"These soldiers look so brave..."
"Look, over there, the weapons over there look really sharp!"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so handsome..."
"Look, those following behind are Tatar prisoners of war? Wow, there seem to be many heads dragged on the truck behind!"
For the civil and military officials of the imperial court, as well as the major families who came to greet them, the impact and shock brought to them by Zhu Gaojie and these thousand military elites was even greater!
While the civil servants looked at the marching army, they secretly muttered in their hearts:
"An army that has fought hundreds of battles, with a murderous intent..."
"Looking at the number of Tatar prisoners of war and heads, this military achievement must be unmistakable. It is truly an extraordinary feat!"
There were also people who stared intently at the armor and weapons on these soldiers, their eyes looking particularly gloomy.
"New paper armor, new swords, and divine arm bows... How can he come up with so many new tricks?"
Zhu Gaojie smiled and waved to the people while scanning the scene with his peripheral vision.
He knew very well that after experiencing the last assassination incident in Yunzhou, those people should know very well that their security work must have been changed and improved long ago, and they would not be so easily approached by assassins.
Let's see what new tricks they come up with...
Shen Qingyu, who was in charge of the security work on the side, already had a serious face. She and Su Wu, the commander of the capital, were closely watching every move on both sides, fearing that there would be a loophole somewhere and several assassins would suddenly appear.
Yang Rong, the chief minister of the cabinet, noticed a strange atmosphere after following Zhu Gaojie for a while, and was slightly surprised.
What's going on, Your Highness?
Why are the defenses still so tight when we return to the capital?
Could it be...
Yang Rong was so shocked that he almost accidentally broke a few of the long beards under his jaw. He didn't care about his heartache and quickly came to Xia Yuanji and whispered a few words to him.
Since Zhu Gaojie was performing a brilliant performance this time, the civil servants did not ride in sedan chairs, but rode horses to accompany him.
Yang Rong's movement immediately turned the attention of all the civil and military officials, a little inexplicably. Zhu Gaojie also noticed this scene and smiled at him, indicating that it was okay.
Only then did Yang Rong feel relieved, knowing that His Highness should have been prepared for this, and it was not a random attack.
Xia Yuanji, on the other hand, glanced around and said in a deep voice:
"Brother Mianren, if you show victory today, I'm afraid it may not be safe..."
While the two were communicating, the civil servants in the queue had different thoughts, and some of the instigators had ulterior motives, making them feel vaguely uneasy.
"Huh, I didn't expect you to be a death-phobe!"
Hu Shilang stared at Zhu Gaojie's back in front of him, cursing crazily in his heart, and couldn't control his expression.
The reason why he is so crazy is partly because of the secret trade between his family and the grassland. Over the years, he has become very fat and rich, but unexpectedly, Zhu Gaojiu pacified the grassland in one fell swoop and destroyed the Tatars and Oaras. , immediately plunged the entire Hu family into an indescribable panic.
On the other hand, before the Confucian scholars made trouble and attacked the Academy of Literature, there were direct descendants of the Hu family, and even his relatives, and those who were later sent to the grassland to communicate the news were also descendants of the Hu family in his house. The result was good, Zhu Gaojie had his head chopped off!
Not only was he blocked from making money, but he was also suffering from the pain of murder. Under such circumstances, how could he keep Hu Shilang from having murderous intentions towards Zhu Gaojie? Even if Zhu Gaojie now makes it clear that he has a great reputation, a strong army and a strong horse, and is about to succeed to the throne, he still cannot dispel the hatred and murderous intention in Hu Shilang's heart!
This was also an important reason why he had been contacting many parties before, and even spent all his wealth to win over those people.
And today, it’s finally time to see the outcome!
"Zhu Gaojie, you killed my family and cut off my wealth. Either you die today or I die!"
When Hu Shilang thought of this, he touched the sharp crossbow hidden in his arms, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Not far away, Cui Shangshu, who was looking around and feeling vaguely uneasy, suddenly saw his expression and was shocked!
"Success and defeat, success and failure, right and wrong, are all determined in one fell swoop..."
Although he used Hu Shilang to single-handedly lead this matter, but the moment was about to come, he still felt a bit of fear and retreat in his heart. After all, the person who would be assassinated later was the Prince of the East Palace of the Ming Dynasty, the only one who could legitimately succeed to the throne. !
And what people like me are planning is an out-and-out crime of regicide!
However, when he thought that after the matter was accomplished, not only would he and his family be able to sit back and relax, but they would also be able to control the court, establish a new king, and have power over the entire government, this immediately made Cui Shangshu firm up in his mind.
Prince, must die!
Just as everyone had different thoughts and as the army slowly marched towards the imperial city, the soldiers who had been arranged to die finally began to take action.
There is a very important procedure for performing Jie Yao Gong, that is, while accepting the cheers from the people of the capital, you will also receive the condolences sent by the people, which is called eating pots of pulp to welcome the king.
And the dead soldiers were mixed in with the crowd of condolences to the troops!
Although it stands to reason that these condolences were carefully selected after being reviewed, on the one hand, the sudden return of Zhu Gaojie's class teacher to the court, and on the other hand, due to the manipulation of those officials and wealthy families, these dead soldiers were safe. Mixed in.
And as Zhu Gaojie turned over and dismounted, came to the crowd of condolences, smiled and made a gesture of being close to the people, and took the glass of wine representing public opinion from the leader of the old man, the dead soldiers as assassins suddenly launched the assassination. !
I saw several middle-aged men who had lowered their heads and mingled with the crowd, suddenly stood up, pulled out extremely sharp daggers from their waists, and rushed towards Zhu Gaojie without making a sound!
At the same time, two other people suddenly stood up, one on the left and one on the right, slipped out a crossbow with a cold light from their sleeves, pointed it directly at Zhu Gaojie not far away, and pulled the trigger of the crossbow!
It can be described as a two-pronged approach and every effort, vowing to completely cut off all hope for Zhu Gaojie! (End of chapter)
