Chen Kan sat on the stool and stared at the three assassins in front of him.
The tone was so cold that no emotion could be heard.
"I, we hired someone. Someone paid us a lot of money to assassinate you."
The assassin who had tried the Tiger Bench knelt in front of Chen Kan and cried bitterly, with a look of horror on his face.
Chen Kan frowned: "Tell me, who sent you here?"
The assassin fell to the ground and said in a trembling voice: "We are a killer organization, and we don't know who our employer is."
Chen Kan's brows furrowed even more tightly: "Since you don't know, then go to hell."
"No... no, don't kill us. We don't know who the employer is, but our landlord definitely knows. We can lead the way. Please, let us go."
The assassin really collapsed now and hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy.
Although the other two assassins did not make a sound, they could not help but tremble while kneeling in front of Chen Kan.
Chen Kan pondered for a moment, then turned to look at the little girl: "Niuniu, right? You tell me."
Little girls are little girls after all, although they can be easily surprised when they assassinate others.
But after being caught, the psychological defense is also the easiest to collapse.
"I said, I said, my name is Niuniu, we are the killers of Wuminglou, Wuminglou is in Suzhou, Jiangnan, we are from Suzhou, don't kill me, I don't want to die!"
The little girl cried so much that she cried, but Chen Kan had no sympathy for her.
Since he couldn't get any useful information, Chen Kan turned around and left the dungeon.
After a while, there was no sound in the dungeon.
Chen Kan stood at the door of the dungeon and waited for a while. The expression on his face was unrecognizable, but the murderous intention in his heart could not be contained.
A killer organization dared to assassinate a prince who held military power.
Should we say that they are greedy for profit, or should we say that they do not know their own abilities?
"Master Hou, it's all done!"
Zhang Dong stepped out of the dungeon, and the silk on which he wiped his hands was dyed red with blood.
Chen Kan nodded slightly and ordered calmly: "Send someone to the capital to tell Xu Yuan that if you cannot bring the owner of Wuming Tower to see me within a month, then let him be the commander of the Military and Horse Division to Chen An."
In the entire Ming Dynasty, the most powerful killer organization must be the Jinyiwei.
The second is the Five Cities Military and Horse Division created by Chen Kan.
If even a small killer organization, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, couldn't be dealt with, then Chen Kan would have doubts about Xu Yuan's abilities.
After all, the nominal leader of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division is Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui, but in fact all affairs are handled by Xu Yuan.
"yes!"
Zhang Dong responded, then turned and left.
Chen Kan walked slowly towards the backyard, constantly thinking about various possibilities in his mind.
He had many enemies in the Ming Dynasty, and there were also many people who disliked him. However, there seemed to be no people who hated him enough to pay for murder, except for Chen Ying and Ji Gang.
As for the White Lotus Sect, after all the high-level officials were lost, there were only two or three big cats and kittens left. It was too late to hide from Chen Kan, let alone take the initiative to provoke Chen Kan.
But Chen Ying is in jail, and Ji Gang probably doesn't have the courage to break up with him yet.
As for foreign countries, Arutai should be eager to eat him alive.
But Arutai is far away in the grassland, and Chen Kan doesn't think he has the ability to control the Ming Dynasty's killer organization.
In other words, Chen Kan didn't think Arutai could still afford to kill a prince.
You must know that Chen Kan's gain from the fire set off in Kent Mountain was not just as simple as catching Ben Shiyari.
The wealth, cattle and sheep accumulated by the Tatar tribe over the years, and even the noble men who stayed in the camp were all burned by the fire.
Now Arutai is a pauper with nothing but an army of 400,000.
Therefore, Arutai’s suspicion can basically be ruled out.
So, who is it?
Chen Kan thought about countless possibilities in his mind, and then he overturned them one by one.
Even Li Rang and Yuan Rong were taken into consideration by him, but he didn't think these two brothers-in-law dared to mess with him now.
Among the remaining opponents.
The only ones who find him an eyesore, and even hate him with an itch, are probably the rural gentlemen in Jiangnan.
As for the reason.
It's simple, because Chen Kan touched the cake of their sea trade.
Before Chen Kan promoted Zheng He's voyages to the West, sea trade was firmly controlled by these rural gentry families along the Jiangnan coast.
But since Chen Kan gave Zhu Di an excuse to go to sea to find his nephew, sea trade suddenly became a piece of meat that everyone could get a piece of.
They had no way to stop the profit-seeking businessmen, and they had no way to stop the people who wanted to go to the sea.
The coastline of the Ming Dynasty was too long, and there were only a few gentry and wealthy families along the Jiangnan coast.
In the face of huge interests, even if they hold Ming's right to speak, they can't control those who are motivated by interests.
Unless they have the guts to kill everyone who goes into the sea.
But do they have the guts?
Obviously not.
So, in their incompetent rage, it seemed reasonable to vent their hatred on Chen Kan, the instigator.
Chen Kan's brows furrowed tightly. If it was the work of the gentry and wealthy families in Jiangnan, then this matter might have to be discussed in the long run.
That was a force that even Zhu Di was afraid of.
It's good that he has military power, but he can't lead his army south to kill randomly.
If he dared to do this, not only Youyou Qingshi couldn't spare him, but even Zhu Di wouldn't spare him.
Unless, after beheading the person, he immediately goes to sea, hides far away, and never gets involved in Ming Dynasty's bad things again.
But now Australia's construction is just beginning.
Even if Chen Kan passes away, the environment he will face will only be worse than that of Ming Dynasty.
Chen Kan never wanted to leave Daming unless he had to.
After a while, Chen Kan came back to his senses and had some thoughts in his mind.
Since mass killing doesn't work, let's treat others in their own way.
No matter who they are, they will all die in the end.
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The next day, Chen Kan rarely got up early.
Although he only slept for less than three hours last night, Chen Kan was still in high spirits.
As usual, Chen Kan went to the kitchen to stew a bowl of nutritious soup for Chang Ning. After seeing her drink it with his own eyes, Chen Kan went out into Beijing.
It has been more than two years since he came to Beijing, but Chen Kan has only entered the city a handful of times.
The city of Beijing today is very different from when he came. The large construction site has turned into a brand new city.
Except for the three main palaces and a few royal palaces, most of the residential buildings have been completed.
Chen Kan went straight to the Bada Hutong of Xizhimen.
Back when Beijing was undergoing major construction, Chen Kan asked Yuncheng to buy a street of shops in the names of different people.
Among these shops, there are perfume shops, soap shops, pharmacies, restaurants, teahouses, and brothels.
Chen Kan did this very secretly. Even if the Jin Yiwei came to investigate, they might not be able to find out that these shops are related to the Hou Mansion.
The real purpose of these shops is not to make money.
But to cover one of the brothels called Yanlailou.
Chen Kan has many industries and back-ups in Ming Dynasty, and this is just one of them.
Chen Kan came to Yan Lai Tower to stop his horse, and the charming old bustard holding a round fan came up to him.
"Ouch, Mr. Hou hasn't been here for a long time, why do you have time to come here today?"
Chen Kan threw the horse rein in his hand to the boy, and then laughed and said: "Of course I came here to listen to the music. I have summoned all the most beautiful ladies to me, and I will give you money to use them."
"Okay, Lord Marquis, will you arrange a private room or a private seat today?"
The old madam smiled like a rotten persimmon, took Chen Kan's hand and walked upstairs.
Chen Kan didn't refuse either, looking like a veteran of flowers.
After entering a private room, Chen Kan sat down peacefully. After a while, a group of Yingying Yanyan entered the private room and danced Chen Kan's favorite dance.
Chen Kan was still enjoying the dance and eating vegetables.
A girl gathered around Chen Kan and served him dishes, while watching Chen Kan's fingers gesturing on the table.
Chen Kan wrote the word "Jiangnan" on the table with tea. The woman nodded without any trace and immediately continued to serve Chen Kan.
Although the Hou Mansion now only has two owners, it already belongs to the top wealthy family in the Ming Dynasty.
Naturally, there is no shortage of dead soldiers in the mansion.
And Yanlai Tower exists to cover up the dead soldiers in the Hou Mansion.
The woman who serves Chen Kan is called Matchmaker. She was brought by Zhu Yuelan from the palace and she is Chang Ning's dowry maid.
The dead men of the Hou Mansion were in her hands.
At the same time, she also has an identity as Zhu Di's spy in the Hou Mansion.
The reason why Chen Kan handed over the dead soldiers of the Hou Mansion to him was to show his loyalty to Zhu Di.
If not, even if Chen Kan and Zhu Di had a son-in-law relationship, Zhu Di would not be able to trust Chen Kan so much.
Chen Kan conveyed the news in place, watched singing and dancing in Yanlai Tower for a while, and drank some wine.
Only then did he leave the Hou Mansion and head towards Shuntian Mansion.
Because of the cement matter, Zhang Guan still owed Chen Kan a favor. Now that the Army Academy is about to start, it's time for this favor to come back.
Chen Kan entered the government office unimpeded, and Zhang Guan seemed to be discussing the opening of the northern Army Academy's enrollment with officials sent from the capital.
Now that the general building of the Army Academy has been completed, Chen Kan came at the right time.
Seeing Chen Kan entering the door, Zhang Guan hurriedly stood up and saluted: "I have met the Marquis."
Chen Kan stopped and turned to look at the official sitting on the main seat, with a smile on his face.
"Master An, long time no see!"
The person who came was none other than An Feng, the left minister of the Ministry of War, who was also an old acquaintance of Chen Kan. When Chen Kan made trouble in the Ministry of War, Ru Yu hid and did not dare to see him.
An Feng led people to stop him, but he almost gave him an old punch.
However, after so many years, Chen Kan is no longer the young and frivolous Chen Kan, so he can face An Feng calmly.
On the other hand, An Feng couldn't help but darken his face the moment he saw Chen Kan, obviously recalling something bad.
"It turns out to be the Marquis. I haven't seen him for a long time. I heard that the Marquis rarely goes to the city when he stays in the Marquis Mansion. Why do you have time to visit the government office today?"
