Chapter 247 This kid looks like me
Historically, after the opening of the Ming Dynasty during the Longqing Period, the commercial potential of the entire Ming Dynasty was released.
Countless goods went out to sea, and countless goods and countless silver were brought back.
The planet is crazy about Ming's goods.
The Ming Dynasty's scholars and businessmen were crazy about the huge returns.
When an individual or a group feels they are strong enough, they will subconsciously challenge authority and want to become the master.
This was the case with the southern literati and wealthy merchants in history.
Through their complex connections, they made most officials become their spokesmen, thus undermining the emperor's power.
Collect taxes?
Your Majesty is competing with the people for profit!
The emperor was furious because he could not collect commercial taxes, so he sent people to check, but they were severely beaten.
This is a famous tax resistance incident, but in the south, it is called a righteous act of resistance against a tyrant.
When the Ministry of Revenue's warehouses were empty, and the literati and wealthy merchants had so much money that they didn't know how to spend it, and so they squandered it like water, and when things like Yangzhou skinny horses and keeping a troupe of opera troupes at home became popular, then even the gods could not save the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, in his opinion, those time travelers who wanted to open up maritime trade from the very beginning were courting death.
When the interests are big enough and the host does not have enough chips to balance the situation, then being sidelined is inevitable.
In history, not long after the opening of the gates in Longqing period, the emperor gradually became a figurehead.
Emperor Wanli did not attend court for many years, but he held on to the silver, so he was able to maintain the situation.
After his death, his descendants were deceived and crippled.
And the Ming Dynasty was finished.
Jiang Qingzhi couldn't help but sneer when he thought of this.
"kill!"
A loud shout suddenly came from above my head.
"Stone!"
Mo Zhan shouted loudly.
Choking!
With the sound of swords being drawn, Mo Zhan jumped up and faced the assassin.
Sun Chonglou stood in front of Jiang Qingzhi. Xu Wei subconsciously wanted to find a place to hide, but then he changed his mind and stood on the right side of Jiang Qingzhi, but his body was shaking.
"What are you shaking for?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
"Am I... shaking?" Xu Wei shivered.
This was the first time he faced life and death.
Dangdang Dangdang!
The sound of long swords clashing continued to be heard.
Mo Zhan and his sword merged into one, the sword light continued to move forward, and the burly assassin retreated step by step...
"kill!"
Mo Zhan cut through the assassin's defense with one sword.
"Okay!" Xu Wei felt relaxed.
Then, he heard a clang. He looked back and saw a woman holding a dagger standing behind Jiang Qingzhi, but the dagger was blocked by the small shield in Dou Jialan's hand.
The woman screamed, "Take action!"
boom!
There was a sudden loud noise from a half-open shop on the left, and an iron rod flew out of the door.
Amid the flying wood chips, passers-by screamed and dodged.
Everyone was running away with their heads in their hands, and no one noticed that Jiang Qingzhi was looking coldly at the roof.
"Uncle, get out of the way!"
Xu Wei's face flushed and he rushed to Jiang Qingzhi's left side.
"Get out of the way!"
As soon as he rushed in front of Jiang Qingzhi, he was knocked away by a huge force. In mid-air, Xu Wei saw Sun Chonglou roaring and swinging his knife.
That long sword was specially made by Jiang Qingzhi and was more than twice as thick as an ordinary long sword.
Xu Wei had once mocked Sun Chonglou as a reckless man, but now he saw what this reckless man was doing...
The heavy long knife chopped the middle of the flying iron rod. With a clang, the iron rod flew diagonally, passed by a man's eyes, and with a whoosh, it was stuck in the shop door on the right.
Just as the tail end of the iron rod was still shaking, there was a shout from the shop and a huge man rushed out.
What he was holding in his hand turned out to be a desk. He walked over a few steps and smashed it on the head.
Sun Chonglou did not retreat but advanced, slashing at the table with his long sword.
With a bang, the table broke into pieces. The giant held the two parts in his hands and smashed them towards Jiang Qingzhi.
Dou Jialan swung his knife to split the wood and shouted, "Be careful, Stone!"
Although Sun Chonglou had a knife in his hand, Dou Jialan felt a chill down her spine due to her woman's intuition.
"kill!"
Sun Chonglou leaped up and slashed in the air.
At this moment, an arrow flew silently from his right side.
"There are archers!"
Dou Jialan shouted.
The giant in front roared, and regardless of anything, reached out to hug Sun Chonglou.
Even if he was stabbed, as long as Sun Chonglou was carried out, he could be shot to death on the spot.
Sun Chonglou threw the long knife in his hand and kicked out fiercely with his right foot.
Lean back.
A backflip.
The kick hit the arrow right on target, and it flew over his body.
The giant dodged the knife and rushed forward.
As Sun Chonglou landed on the ground, the giant man rushed in front of him. Just as he was about to hit him with his knee, Sun Chonglou's fist came at him.
"kill!"
The giant still kept pushing with his knee. He was betting that Sun Chonglou would retreat, otherwise this knee would turn him into a eunuch.
But Sun Chonglou didn't even blink.
Bah!
The giant was punched in the face, and his face suddenly became three points flatter.
With a howl, Sun Chonglou suddenly jumped up and smashed his right leg down from the air.
The kick hit the giant's head hard. He staggered back a few steps, his head tilted back 90 degrees, his eyes dull, and fell to the ground with a bang.
This series of changes happened in a flash. When Sun Chonglou landed, the archer on the other side had already shot the second arrow, and this time the target was still him.
"Old man, keep an eye on the young master!" Sun Chonglou rushed over like a tiger, his body flashing to avoid the arrows.
The archer had two arrows on his waist. He pulled out an arrow, drew his bow and released the bowstring...
Sun Chonglou rolled over while running quickly, and the arrow missed.
The archer pulled out the arrow again, and this time, he was prepared in advance.
But Sun Chonglou suddenly twisted his body in an impossible way. After landing, he supported himself on the ground with one hand and flew up.
He rushed to the archer, twisted his legs around him, held his head with both hands, and exerted all his strength.
Just like a giant python hunting its prey, when Sun Chonglou stood up, the archer, who had countless broken bones in his body, had stopped breathing.
"What a fierce man!" Several brave men watched the whole process under the eaves not far away.
At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared on the roof on the left.
As soon as this person showed up, he started shooting arrows from his longbow. The arrows seemed to have life and were chasing after each other.
But when the archer raised his eyes and saw Jiang Qingzhi looking at him coldly, he was startled and turned and ran away.
Amid the flying tiles, a shield was blocked in front of Jiang Qingzhi.
Mo Zhan, the best swordsman in Xuanfu, appeared in front of Jiang Qingzhi at some point.
The arrows clanged as they hit the shield.
Mo Zhan said: "Protect Master and retreat!"
"No need!" Jiang Qingzhi shook his head, "Is this the limit of these people's skills?"
The assassin on the rooftop kept running. He leaped across an alley and landed on the roof opposite. He stepped on the roof and fell down.
The family was having dinner, and they stared blankly at the assassin landing in front of the table, with the dust covering the entire table.
The assassin ran out as soon as he landed.
He rushed to the back door, kicked it open, and just as he was about to go out, he stopped.
Outside the door, Sun Chonglou held a knife in one hand and looked at him calmly.
The assassin looked at the man who was over thirty years old. He panted and laughed, "I have never seen a guy as powerful and flexible as you. What's your name, kid?"
"Sun Chonglou."
"You will definitely be famous in the future."
"The young master has already said so."
"So, you..."
"You want to ask me why I am talking nonsense with you and letting you take this opportunity to rest?"
"Yes!"
"Because I want to capture him alive, idiot!"
The light of the knife flashed.
Then dissipated.
The people from the Wucheng Bingmasi always arrive at the last moment.
The general leading the team shouted, "Who the hell is causing trouble?"
"It's an assassin!"
someone shouted.
When the general saw the corpses on the ground, his whole body tensed up.
"Who was assassinated?"
He saw Jiang Qingzhi.
His legs suddenly went weak, but fortunately his subordinates supported him in time.
God!
If anything happened to Jiang Qingzhi, the general felt that it would be more satisfying to kill himself.
"Is the uncle all right?"
Jiang Qingzhi shook his head.
The general was overjoyed and immediately shouted, "Surround this area and eliminate the assassins."
"no need."
Following this voice, Sun Chonglou came back with the assassin in one hand.
"Who is it?" The general came forward, but was blocked by Dou Jialan. "We don't need the help of the military department for this matter."
Just as the general was about to argue, several riders arrived, led by one who was Du He, Marquis of Xianzhang.
"I was drinking nearby when I heard someone was assassinated, so I came to see for myself. I didn't expect it to be Long Wilbur!"
Du He kicked the assassin as soon as he got off his horse. When he saw the assassin's appearance, he said, "He is from the north."
"How do you know that?" the general wanted to compliment him.
Du He pulled down the assassin's pants and looked at his thighs. "Damn, he is an idiot who grew up on horseback."
This is a bit of knowledge passed down from our ancestors.
"It's Altan's men!" Jiang Qingzhi ordered, "Throw the bodies outside the city to feed the wild dogs, and take this prisoner back to torture him."
Just got home, someone from the Ministry of Rites came.
"The Ministry of Rites can come and question us on this matter."
"No need."
Jiang Qingzhi rejected the Ministry of Rites' kindness.
The person who came was Fang Zhe, a supporter of Jiang Qingzhi. "Master, are we going to endure this?"
"Many times, it is better to use a knife than to question a thousand times."
……
"Your Majesty, Long Wilbur was assassinated, and the assassin is from the north."
Rui Jingxian got the news first and almost ran into the palace to report it.
"How about Lord Changwei?" Emperor Jiajing raised his eyebrows, with a flash of murderous intent.
"Chang Wei Bo is fine, but he refused the Ministry of Rites's offer to question Altan's envoy."
The Jiajing Emperor slowly loosened his grip on the Taoist book, "...I understand."
"Yes."
Rui Jingxian left with some disappointment. After leaving the hall, he saw Lu Bing hurrying over not far away.
He smiled and said, "Commander Lu, please walk slowly. Be careful not to fall."
When Lu Bing saw him, he knew he was late.
But now that I'm here, I have to report it even if I have to.
When he walked outside the palace, he heard Emperor Jiajing say calmly, "When you suffer a loss, you don't complain. Instead, you fight back. This kid is like me!"
……
Wang Shen has been waiting for news.
Huang He was a little anxious. He said earlier that he was going out for a walk, but in fact he wanted to be the first to know the news.
Wang Shen asked someone to get a pot of tea and sipped it slowly.
He couldn't drink such good tea in the royal court, but in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, there was nothing else but food was freely supplied. While the members of the delegation feasted on it, they also gave rise to many ambitions.
"All this originally belonged to us." Wang Shen thought of the Yuan Dynasty and couldn't help feeling intoxicated.
There were hurried footsteps.
Wang Shen raised his eyes and saw an attendant walking out the door.
“They missed.”
Wang Shen raised the teacup, took a sip slowly, and ordered, "Go and see when the official from the Ministry of Rites will arrive. If he does, have Huang He receive him. Oh, Huang He is out, go find him and bring him back."
As the chief envoy, he needed a tool to buffer the conflict between the two sides, and Huang He, the deputy envoy, was responsible for doing this dirty work.
The attendant went to ask and came back soon.
"There's no movement from the Ministry of Rites."
"No movement? Even a clay figure would have some temper. Why are they... not good!"
Wang Shen's expression changed drastically, "Huang Heke is back?"
"The deputy envoy hasn't come back yet."
"Go find him, quickly!"
(End of this chapter)
