King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

night.

It's early summer and the heat is already blazing.

The full moon hung in the dark night sky, and the silver-gray moonlight spread out, illuminating the surrounding streets as if it were daytime.

At this moment, the streets of Yingtian City are not as noisy as they are during the day.

Occasionally, there were two or three people walking on the street, supporting each other, with slightly red cheeks and mumbling to each other.

It seems particularly abrupt amid the occasional chirping of insects and cicadas around.

In the city.

A secluded residence.

The person at the gate of this house is none other than this person.

It is the residence of Zhang Shangyun, the current head of the weapons workshop of Ming Dynasty.

The main reason why he was able to acquire this huge mansion was due to Zhu Gaoxu's transformation of the weapons workshop.

Before the transformation of the weapons workshop, Zhang Shangyun and a group of craftsmen working in the weapons workshop were like zombies. They could not see any hope for their lives at all, and all they did was to do their job as they pleased.

But Zhu Gaoxu intervened with thundering means.

For the craftsmen in these weapons workshops, there is more hope for their quality of life and future days.

but……

About it.

Zhang Shangyun, who should have been happy, living in a huge house with a wife and children, could not be happy today no matter what.

If you look closely, you can clearly see that Zhang Shangyun's hands, which were resting on the solid wooden table, are trembling slightly. His expression is extremely solemn and his face is as gloomy as water.

The reason why he acted like this to be popular in front of Han Prince Zhu Gaoxu was very simple.

Because of today.

Zhu Gaoxu and Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi will wait until the decision is made.

Ji Gang, the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, was responsible for the execution.

Due to Zhu Gaoxu's order, Ji Gang did not hide anything from Zhang Shangyun.

After all, you need others' cooperation and your safety must be 100% guaranteed.

It is definitely impossible to deliberately hide this matter from others.

It is precisely because of this that we know that this matter involves great importance.

That's why Zhang Shangyun was so scared and nervous.

In fact, such a thing is understandable, even though Zhang Shangyun was promoted to be the person in charge of the weapons workshop.

But after all, he was just promoted from the craftsmen, and to put it bluntly, he has never seen any big scenes.

Faced with such a sudden change, Zhang Shangyun was so frightened that he lost two of his three souls. He couldn't even remember how he returned home from the weapons workshop today. His head was a complete mess.

but
Fortunately, with Zhu Gaoxu's order, the Jinyiwei were unusually gentle to him.

Following Zhang Shangyun into his home, they did not disturb anyone and were all dressed in casual clothes to minimize the impact as much as possible.

After entering.

Everyone hid in a room in the side hall.

Sitting on the other side of the wooden table, Zhang Shangyun's wife, Liu, saw her husband taking a long time to eat after dinner was ready for the family. She looked at the people who hid in the dark when they arrived at their house, and did not see her husband invite others to the table to eat together.

As a result, Liu couldn't help but feel suspicious and frowned. She knocked on the table lightly, her face showing fear and worry, and she asked in a slightly timid tone:

"Old Chapter"

"What happened to you today?"

"Why have you been so absent-minded since you returned to the mansion?"

"And what about those friends of yours? They didn't say a word after coming to our house, and they all hid in the dark."

"Just now, I kindly wanted to invite them to have dinner together, but they all refused."

"What's going on with you?"

"What happened."

"You have to tell me the truth!"

"do not scare me."

"Nowadays, with such a good life and such comfortable days, don't mess around."

"Prince Han has nothing to say about you."

"You can't do such a cruel thing!"

Say it.

She unconsciously looked outside the door, at the location of the plain-clothed Jinyiwei hiding in the darkness.

After hearing this.

Zhang Shangyun, who was originally in a daze, came back to his senses. Looking at his terrified wife in front of him, his expression changed involuntarily. He quickly adjusted his mentality and forcibly suppressed his uneasy thoughts. He forced a smile on his face that was uglier and more fake than crying, and said comforting words:
“No, no, no”

"Madam, please don't interfere in this matter."

"I will tell you what you should know."

"And you'd better not ask about things you shouldn't know. Knowing too much is not good for you or even our family."

"But there is one thing I can assure you."

"These people are all from the imperial court, and they are also specially arranged by Prince Han."

"For our family, there are only benefits and no harm."

"Although these people may seem cold, they have been in our house for such a long time and have never done anything beyond the limit or excessive. They all come with good intentions towards our family."

"so."

Having said this, he paused, his expression suddenly became extremely solemn, and he suddenly changed the subject and continued:

"Eat well."

"After dinner, clean up the leftovers on the table as quickly as possible, and then you can take the children to rest early!"

"Whatever happened during this time, there was a lot of noise."

"Don't worry about it, and don't step out of the main room."

"Understand?"

then.

With a kind look on his face, he reached out his hand and rubbed the little head of his son, who was sitting next to him and was quickly and carelessly eating food in the bowl.

See this situation.

Such nonsensical explanation.

This made Liu, who was already panic-stricken and worried, even more uneasy than before.

There was a brief silence.

Liu came back to her senses from her confusion, slowly raised her head and looked at Zhang Shangyun in surprise and disbelief, her face full of anxiety, as if she was about to ask him questions, wanting to know what he meant and what big event had happened.

After all, Liu is not a fool.

Making her husband so serious and saying such words.

This matter must be of great significance.

This made her feel even more uneasy.

"Shut up."

"Are you deaf to what I just said to you?"

"Didn't you hear that?"

"Just do what I tell you to do and don't ask about things that are not your business."

"I don't want to talk about this again."

"Do you understand?"

A rude scolding voice was heard.

Liu, who was originally ready to get to the bottom of the matter, was stunned by the scolding. The words that were about to come out of her mouth were suppressed by Zhang Shangyun's rude scolding.

This made Liu feel a little overwhelmed.

Neither sitting nor standing.

"That's enough." "What are you still standing there for?"

"Hurry up and eat. After eating, take the children to rest."

"Why are you staring at me?"

"Just staring at my stomach can fill you up?"

Just as Liu was stunned, Zhang Shangyun's scolding voice exploded in her ears again.

Liu was shocked instantly. She didn't dare to say anything more at this moment and hurriedly picked up the food.

Not long after.

The family finished this extremely depressing dinner in a silent and eerie atmosphere.

At this moment, Liu seemed to have understood and guessed something. She was unusually well-behaved and didn't say anything more.

He quickly cleaned up the leftovers on the wooden table, then pulled up his son who was like a curious baby in the hall, stood up and walked quickly out the door in small steps.

but……

Just as Liu was about to step out of the door, she suddenly retracted her foot, slowly turned around, and stared at her husband Zhang Shangyun, who was standing with his back to her not far away, for a long time.

Zhang Shangyun, who was sitting upright at the wooden table with his eyes half closed, seemed to be thinking about something. As if he had noticed something, he suddenly raised his head and looked towards the threshold.

Seeing Liu holding her son and stopping at the doorstep, Zhang Shangyun could not help but frown, with a hint of displeasure flashing across his face:
"What are you still doing?"

"Anything else?"

Being scolded again, Liu did not dwell on this issue too much, nor did she answer the question, and said softly:

“Old Zhang…”

"I won't ask too many questions, nor will I think too much. I will do as you say and won't hold you back."

"But you have to promise us mother and daughter to take good care of yourself."

"The child is still young..."

Having said this, she paused and didn't say anything more.

However, Zhang Shangyun was not a fool, and naturally understood the implication of his wife's words.

After hearing this.

Zhang Shangyun, who was originally furious and wanted to shout, stopped abruptly the words that were about to come out of his mouth. Misty eyes spread silently and he nodded towards Liu.

immediately.

Liu said no more, pulled her son over the door and walked out in big strides.

The behavior of Zhang Shangyun's family was seen by the Jinyiwei hiding in the dark. Many of them showed some contempt for it. The people around them whispered and laughed and teased:
"Interesting. Interesting."

"Is this the so-called separation of life and death being performed in front of us?"

"no."

"This shows how little confidence and faith we have."

"Don't you think about where this is? This is Yingtian City, the capital of the Ming Dynasty!"

"If we don't receive the news in advance, something unpredictable might happen."

“Now everything has been planned in advance.”

"Is it necessary for a small country like Japan to act like this?"

"Really are"

"You are a bunch of disgraceful people. Who are you looking down on?"

However, as soon as the Jinyiwei in charge of this matter spoke, they were stopped by a look from the leading Jinyiwei captain, and they were prevented from discussing it any further.

After all, when he received the order, Ji Gang, the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, had given him strict orders and reminded him about Prince Han's attitude towards Zhang Shangyun's family.

Do not be disrespectful to Zhang Shangyun's family.

Do your own job well. Even if the mission fails and all of them die, nothing must happen to Zhang Shangyun's family.

to this end.

How could he dare let the people below say anything too extreme?

The Jinyiwei hiding in the dark had to shut their mouths awkwardly after receiving the look from their boss.

Time flies like an arrow, time flies like a shuttle.

unconsciously.

It's already the second half of the night.

Many of the Jinyiwei who were hiding in the dark yawned with their hands covering their mouths from time to time.

"What's going on with you guys?"

"Cheer up, everyone."

"I need to sleep."

"Wait until tomorrow when the guys who are taking over the shift come to take over, and then you can go home and have a good sleep."

"Otherwise, if something unexpected happens, the thieves will find an opportunity to take advantage of it."

"We are all going to suffer the consequences."

As the whispered scolding voices rang out, the Jinyiwei, who had originally looked depressed and yawned from time to time, all rubbed their faces vigorously with their hands, forcing themselves to cheer up and not dare to be negligent in the slightest.

crunch
Ding ding ding.
Just then.

Suddenly, a strange noise was heard in the originally quiet courtyard.

All the Jinyiwei hidden in the courtyard couldn't help but look serious. Their eyes, which were originally a little sleepy, suddenly widened like bells, and they all looked towards the place where the unusual noise came from.

Under the silver-gray moonlight.

I saw several short and slender figures in night clothes jumping into the yard along the wall.

See this situation.

All the Jinyiwei hiding in the dark couldn't help but tremble.

There is no doubt that the person they were waiting for has arrived.

However, those people in night clothes who sneaked into the villa quietly and silently were completely unaware of it.

I saw the leader of the Night Walkers standing right in front, gesticulating at the people entering the courtyard, and at the same time, he was chattering something.

But listen to what he says.

The identities of these people in night clothes have been 100% confirmed, they are undoubtedly Japanese.

at the same time.

Just as the Japanese were deploying their troops and assigning tasks.

The solemn-looking Jinyiwei whispered to the leader hiding in the dark:
"Boss"

"Are you going to do it?"

Listening to the question, the captain of the Jinyiwei half-squinted his eyes, stared at the Japanese who were already in the open for a moment, waved at the person next to him, and whispered:
"Not urgent."

"Wait until these bastards get deeper into the courtyard before you take action."

"Otherwise, if we start now, we'll be too close to the wall."

"I'm afraid we won't be able to catch these bastards right away, and they'll find an opportunity to run away."

Order received.

The Jinyiwei who were originally eager to give it a try, calmed down with a solemn look, suppressed their restlessness, and waited obediently for orders.

Just a moment.

The Japanese who were in the corner of the courtyard wall waited until all matters were arranged.

Each of them was as quick as a rabbit, wasting no time and running straight towards the room where Zhang Shangyun's family lived.

See this situation.

As the Japanese advanced deeper

The captain of the Jinyiwei who was hiding in the dark corners also saw that the time was almost right.

Then, his expression suddenly became serious, he waved his hand heavily at his subordinates and shouted:
"Do it!!"

"Block these bastards' escape route."

"Catch him for me!" (End of this chapter)