Ever since Da Lao Zhu rose up and drove away the Mongols to establish the Ming Dynasty, in the past few decades, nothing so outrageous and ridiculous has ever happened!
A minister of the Six Ministries, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, a third-rank official, and almost an important minister of the imperial court, actually assassinated the prince of the East Palace with a crossbow in public!
What kind of crazy act is this?
Only those traitors recorded in history books who were treasonous and plotting to usurp the throne would act so wildly!
Therefore, just after Hu Shilang took out the crossbow hidden in his arms, and then his hands were quickly cut off by the Jin Yiwei, there was an uproar on the field!
Whether it was the civil and military officials at the rear or the onlookers who had not completely left, they were all completely shocked by the scene in front of them!
This is an attempt to assassinate the prince in person!
And he was still holding a forbidden crossbow!
The assassin was actually the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, a high-ranking official of the imperial court!
Except for those guys who had ulterior motives and were extremely panicked at this time, almost all the other officials were shocked and frightened.
Could it be that this guy surnamed Hu has gone crazy because of his success?
How dare you act so irrationally and rebelliously!
However, after the initial shock, many officials quickly reacted and became furious.
The Minister of Rites was the first to come out. His face turned red. He pointed with his finger at Minister Hu who had fainted on the ground due to excessive blood loss and said tremblingly:
"Beast! You traitor!"
"How dare you do such a crazy thing!"
"What are your intentions? You actually want to rebel and tamper!"
The other officials also began to curse, and their words were filled with utter hatred for the Minister Hu who was lying on the ground and did not know whether he was alive or dead.
Who would have thought that among the civil and military officials who are least likely to and should not get into trouble, there would be someone like Hu Shilang who openly assassinated Zhu Gaojie with a crossbow arrow!
This completely broke the entire officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, and could even be said to have dealt a very fierce and heavy fatal blow to the Ming Dynasty!
You must know that with the old emperor Zhu Di Bintian, Zhu Gaojie, the prince who oversees the country, is already in a stable position and is the legitimate successor to the emperor. In addition, he swept across Mobei this time and made extraordinary achievements, and his reputation is even greater. There is no one who can compare with him. He can only wait for his victory and achievements to become the emperor and take charge of the huge Ming Empire.
However, at this juncture, he was unexpectedly assassinated by an important official in the court at such a very important public occasion?
This is simply a big joke!
It has also brought pressure to many officials that is heavier than Mount Tai!
After all, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites could take out a strung crossbow from his arms and aim directly at the prince Zhu Gaojie to assassinate him. So must the other officials be good people?
Among the many civil and military officials present, are there others who want to assassinate Zhu Gaojie? Are there any other accomplices? Who is leading all this conspiracy?
Therefore, while everyone was yelling at Hu Shilang, Yang Rong and Zhu Gaojie discussed a few words in a low voice. After receiving his order, he walked out from the Jinyi Guards and glanced around with a very stern look. Many officials were forced to remain silent.
"Everyone, there are a lot of things going on today, and an assassin has appeared. Your Highness has given orders for the people and officials to withdraw and leave in an orderly manner."
"His Royal Highness will lead the crowd to dedicate the ceremony to the Jie Ancestral Temple on his own, and will be accompanied by the cabinet."
"We will discuss this matter at the meeting tomorrow."
"Everyone, please disperse first."
Hearing Yang Rong's words, the Minister of Rites suddenly became anxious. This Xianjie Ancestral Temple has no business of its own? In addition, Hu Shilang also caused an assassination incident, wasn't he about to be in bad luck?
He spoke hurriedly:
"Mr. Yang Ge, this..."
Yang Rong glanced at him, his eyes full of warning. How long has it been? What do you want to do if you are still nagging so much?
You, the Ministry of Rites, have suddenly created such a big trap. Fortunately, Your Highness is fine. Otherwise, I would be the first to send troops in and kill you all!
"Let's all disperse. I don't want to say it again."
As Yang Rong finished speaking, dozens of imperial guards behind him, plus those armored soldiers, also took a few steps forward and stared coldly at everyone on the field.
As a result, no one dared to say anything anymore.
Many officials left in an orderly manner under the command of the guards in uniform. Except for those few whose hearts were completely numb and could only walk in a daze with the crowd, the rest of the officials left while whispering. The discussion was full of disbelief mixed with anger.
After all, this kind of public assassination of the prince by a court official has almost never happened except for the last dynasties written in the history books when the world was in chaos. It can be called extremely shocking!
Nowadays, Confucianism is still the mainstream of the Ming Dynasty, and loyalty to the emperor and patriotism are almost as if they were carved with a knife. Such a brazen assassination, carried out by an important court official himself, really exceeded the bottom line of many officials.
Zhu Gaojie, on the other hand, was watching all this silently in the crowd. After a long time, he took his eyes away from the crowd in the distance. He casually glanced at Hu Shilang who had already fainted on the ground, and slowly said:
"Interesting, really interesting..."
However, the people around him didn't dare to really find it interesting.
Xia Yuanji has a straightforward personality and is devoted to Zhu Gaojiao. He is a truly loyal minister. He raised his hand to Zhu Gaojiao with a very serious expression:
"Your Highness, this matter is by no means a trivial matter. The person named Hu is of the third rank of the current dynasty, and the Hu family is a powerful family in the north. He dares to take such a risk and commit an assassination, which means there must be a reason why he has to do it."
"That's why he was willing to take the risk of confiscating his family and exterminating his family!"
Shen Qingyu was squatting next to Hu Shilang whose hands were cut off, inspecting the crossbow that had not been fired. At this time, she heard Zhu Gaojie's words and stood up straight:
"Your Highness, this crossbow is almost identical to the one used by the two assassins. It should have been released from the same batch."
"Moreover, I discovered that these arrowheads were all smeared with blood-sealing poison..."
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but be horrified.
This, this is really deliberate! He came completely prepared and wanted to kill Zhu Gaojie, the prince of the East Palace!
Zhu Gaojie was not surprised. He would naturally be fully prepared for the assassination.
It's a pity that he can be assassinated so easily?
ridiculous!
Without even looking at Minister Hu on the ground, he directly gave an order to Shen Qingyu:
"This man will be tortured!"
"Gu Zhen is very curious, who gave him such courage!" (End of Chapter)
