King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

The eyes are full of desolation.

Inside the dark and damp interrogation cell.

The air was filled with the pungent and sickening smell of blood, along with shrill cries, curses, and begging for mercy.

The three Japanese who surrendered just now had been tortured beyond recognition at this moment.

They were all dressed in rags, their bodies were covered with bloodstains, their hair was disheveled, and they stank of urine, death, and something burnt, with blood flowing from the corners of their mouths.

Looking at the masterpiece in front of him and the results of the interrogation in his hands.

Ji Gang nodded in satisfaction, waved to the Jinyiwei's exclusive doctor who was already waiting outside the door, wearing a long gown and carrying a medical box, and said:
"come in!"

"These three people are of great use to me, no matter what you use them for."

"Anyway, no one can die."

"If one of them dies, I don't need to explain the rules of the Royal Guard."

"You should know the answer in your mind."

After hearing this.

The doctor who had been waiting at the door shuddered, and a look of panic appeared on his face. He then quickly agreed:
"promise!"

"Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief. I will do my best."

"Do your best to save the lives of these three people."

While talking.

The doctor did not pause or hesitate at all, and hurriedly stepped forward to call for the Jinyiwei guards standing by to quickly put down the three people who were still tied to the interrogation chairs.

at the same time.

He quickly opened the medicine box he brought with him, and without thinking twice, he even skipped the step of taking the pulse, and directly gave acupuncture to stop the bleeding of the three Japanese pirates in front of him, who had been tortured beyond recognition.

Wait until the hemostatic needle is applied and the bleeding area is sealed.

He rushed over without stopping, and ordered his men to bring up the medicine that he had prepared long ago, and told them to give it to the three Japanese pirates in front of them quickly.

This medicine.

Over the years, he has saved so many prisoners who were tortured beyond recognition by the Jinyiwei and needed his help, and he has used his lives to summarize the most effective life-saving medicine.

to him.

Anyone who has experienced the torture of the Jinyiwei will be cured as long as he is still alive.

No matter what, there is absolutely no problem or mistake in just taking this medicine to prolong your life.

After keeping these people alive, I will start to think of ways to take the pulses of these bastards and give them different herbs based on each person's physical condition and characteristics.

Have to admit.

The doctor in front of me is really capable and an extremely experienced veteran.

The Japanese pirates, who had been tortured beyond recognition and breathing more in than out, drank the medicine poured down their throats. It didn't take long for their originally weak and chaotic breathing to slowly become steady and strong.

That sentence really came true.

Every profession has its specialties!

Seeing the three people calming down, Ji Gang, who was standing by, nodded with satisfaction, waved to the people beside him, and ordered:

"Here comes someone."

"Order the carriage to be prepared. I want to go to the palace of the King of Han."

Say it.

Without even glancing at the people in the prison, he turned around and strode out the door.

As Ji Gang left.

The originally heavy and depressing atmosphere in the sky prison gradually dissipated. The Jinyiwei and doctors who were in charge of guarding alert couldn't help but relax their bodies, and they all exhaled long breaths. Their faces and expressions also became relaxed, no longer depressed and anxious as before.

The Jinyiwei who had placed bets just now on how long the three Japanese bandits could hold out, those who had guessed correctly were all smiles and asked the dealer to pay quickly, while those who had not guessed correctly were extremely depressed and could not help cursing under their breath. Then they glared fiercely at the three Japanese bandits who had been put down and were lying flat in the prison where they were being treated. They looked completely disappointed in their good deeds, which was extremely interesting, just like an ordinary person.

In an instant, the entire sky prison became extremely lively.

Those who know clearly that this place is the Heavenly Prison, while those who don’t think they have entered a gambling house!
It interprets all kinds of people vividly.

at the same time.

The palace of the King of Han.

Ji Gang, exhausted, rode in a carriage and rushed to the door as quickly as possible.

However, he was stopped by the soldiers guarding outside the mansion. They did not let him go just because he was the commander-in-chief of the Jinyiwei. Instead, they made him wait at the door obediently. One of them knocked on the closed door of the mansion several times. After the door was opened, he whispered a few words to the person who opened the door. After getting a promise, he trotted into the courtyard.

Ji Gang was turned away.

Faced with the situation in front of him, he did not feel unhappy at all.

After all, it was so late and this was the prince's mansion. Even though he was the emperor's lackey, he did not dare to be arrogant. He could only wait obediently and wait for the notification and the summons from the people inside before he could enter.

time flies.

Before I knew it, a cup of tea had passed.

The soldier who had just gone in to report finally came out trotting along with Old He, the chief steward of the Prince of Han's residence. He came up to Ji Gang and bowed respectfully, saying:
"Pass on the prince's oral order."

"Call the commander in."

"Commander-in-chief, please go."

"The prince is already waiting in the pavilion."

Say it.

He didn't care about Ji Gang's reaction. He turned around and led the way deeper into the mansion.

Received the command, received the promise.

Ji Gang did not dare to delay at all, and hurriedly followed Lao He's pace and walked quickly into the yard.

Not long after.

Led by Lao He, Ji Gang came to the pavilion in the villa.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu was half-closing his sleepy eyes and rubbing his slightly sleepy face with his hands, trying to relieve the tiredness brought on by getting up in a hurry.

In the pavilion.

The servant who was in charge of Zhu Gaoxu's daily life lowered her head and held the kettle to make tea for Zhu Gaoxu.

get inside.

Seeing this, Ji Gang's expression became serious. He bowed to Zhu Gaoxu with great respect, and said with a hint of apology:

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to His Majesty the Prince of Han."

"This is an urgent matter."

"I have no choice but to visit you late at night and disturb your Majesty's rest."

"I beg Your Majesty to forgive me for this inappropriate behavior."

The attitude can be described as extremely sincere and genuine.

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu, who was just relaxing, put down his hands that were rubbing his face fiercely, waved his hands at Ji Gang without making any comment, and said with a smile:
"nothing."

"This king knows what is going on."

"Understand. Understand."

About it.

Zhu Gaoxu is not a fool.

It was possible for this emperor's lackey to rush here so late at night.

There was no doubt that something big had happened.

Otherwise, how could the person who could sit in this position be so tactless and come to visit at this time to disturb someone's sleep?

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu smiled at him, then pointed to the hot tea that the servant had prepared in front of him, nodded and said, "It's already late at night."

"You look tired. Looking at the commander, I think you haven't had a good night's rest."

"Have a cup of hot tea first!"

As he spoke, he picked up the warm tea on the table and took a big sip, then continued:
"This matter."

"General Commander, there is no need to be so formal in front of this king."

"Just tell us what happened."

Get affirmation.

Ji Gang, who was about to speak out, seemed to sense something and swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth. He then looked around at the servants who were guarding by the side with their heads lowered and had not said a word.

See this situation.

We are all smart, so how could we not understand what he meant?

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but laugh at this, waved his hand at the servants guarding around, and ordered:

"okay."

"There is nothing to do here, please leave."

"This king has important matters to discuss with the commander-in-chief."

then.

The slaves who were waiting quietly around to serve turned around without any hesitation and quickly disappeared into the pavilion.

Stay until everyone has left.

In the entire pavilion, only Zhu Gaoxu and Ji Gang were left.

Zhu Gaoxu smiled without comment, put down the teacup in his hand, raised his hand and said:
"Say it!"

"What happened?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Gang no longer hesitated. He reached into his bosom and took out the recorded confessions of the three captured Japanese bandits in the prison. He handed them over with both hands and explained:
"Your Majesty is truly a master of prediction."

"Tonight, we are following the prince's orders to ambush the craftsmen at important positions in the weapons workshop."

"There really are Japanese people who are so bold as to try to kidnap our Ming craftsmen."

"This time, the Japanese bandits sent a total of six people to raid the residence of Zhang Shangyun, the head of the weapons workshop. Three of them were killed on the spot by the ambushed Jinyiwei, and the remaining three were captured."

"Among the captives, one of them was named Nakata Noki, who was also a member of the Japanese delegation. He confessed that he was a close confidant of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, the main person in charge of the Japanese delegation."

"The letter records the whole story of the three captured Japanese bandits that I just interrogated overnight, and what I learned from them, as well as the Japanese's plan and layout for this mission to the Ming Dynasty."

"I beg Your Majesty to take a look."

Yo ho.

These Japanese people really have evil intentions and no good intentions, and they act very quickly.

I just met him in the court today and had a very pleasant conversation with him.

It’s only been half a day and they’re already kidnapping people?
But it's okay.

He had already planted his own spies in Japan in advance, and coincidentally, this spy happened to accompany the Japanese delegation on its mission to the Ming Dynasty.

If it weren't for the existence of this spy, we wouldn't have known the news in advance and set up an ambush in advance.

These Japanese people really succeeded.

on this matter.

The Ming Dynasty would probably suffer a great loss, and would be speechless, and might not even know who did it until its death.

Maybe they won't even suspect those bastards in the Japanese delegation.

then.

Zhu Gaoxu did not express his opinion immediately. Instead, he picked up the letter handed to him by Ji Gang and carefully read the contents. He wanted to see if these Japanese bastards and old scoundrels had any other secrets besides trying to kidnap the Ming craftsmen.

but.

Accompanied by the content that comes into view.

Zhu Gaoxu's expression unconsciously became gloomy at a speed visible to the naked eye, his pupils couldn't help but shrink, his expression became extremely solemn and terrifyingly gloomy, and a terrifying murderous aura instantly rose from his body.

The temperature in the entire pavilion dropped by several degrees without anyone noticing.

The leaves in the courtyard swayed in the wind without any wind.

"Hehehe"

"Interesting. Interesting. Getting more interesting."

"These bastards are really too bold."

"How dare you even think of such a thing, and dare to get involved in this relationship?"

"Dare you to plot against the Ming imperial family?"

"It's really daring, daring, so daring, I'm tired of living."

"What a good way to sow discord. What a good way to sow discord."

"While the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits."

Then, Zhu Gaoxu fell silent, and suddenly opened his half-closed eyes. He turned his head and stared at Ji Gang who was very close to him, and asked solemnly:

"The contents of this letter."

"Besides you, who else knows?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Gang paused for a moment, his expression became extremely serious, and he quickly agreed:

"Go back to your lord."

"When the Japanese leader is being interrogated, in order to prevent the news from leaking out, I will be the only one in the prison, and no one else will be present."

"This news is known only to me."

"Now he is the prince."

After hearing this.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded with satisfaction.

He is worthy of being the chief of the emperor's henchmen. To be able to sit in this position, regardless of how capable he is, his ability to act cautiously is something that ordinary people cannot achieve.

After getting a definite answer, Zhu Gaoxu smiled:

"Very good, very good. This matter has been handled quite well."

Say it.

Zhu Gaoxu then turned his gaze again to the confession of Nakata Noki in his hand, his brows furrowed as he fell into deep thought, his eyes rolling from time to time, and no one knew what he was thinking about.

That's it.

A long time passed.

Zhu Gaoxu came back to his senses from his daze, flicked the letter in his hand lightly, his expression suddenly froze, and he shouted angrily to the outside of the courtyard:
"Here comes someone."

"Go to the Crown Prince's residence and the residences of the six ministers as quickly as possible and inform the Crown Prince, the six ministers and others."

"Just tell them that I have something very urgent to discuss with them and ask them to come to my house as quickly as possible."

"promise!"

Then, Lao He's figure appeared at the gate of the courtyard, and he bowed slightly in response.

Wait until it leaves.

Zhu Gaoxu turned his gaze to Ji Gang, who was sitting beside him with his head lowered. He half-closed his eyes and pondered for a moment before commanding:
"Lord Ji"

"For this matter, I'll have to trouble you to stay here and drink some tea and wait for a while."

"When the prince and his men arrive, we will discuss how to deal with the follow-up matters." (End of this chapter)