I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 908 Wang Dachui, you are a ruthless person!
The atmosphere was solemn for a moment.

No one expected Wang Dachui to suddenly draw his knife, and no one expected him to dare to draw his knife.

The muscles on Yang Jinshui's face twitched involuntarily.

I didn't check the almanac before going out today, and I unexpectedly met a young man.

He glanced around, then held Zhu Xuanwan, who was snuggling in his arms, in his right hand and gently comforted her.

Zhu Changhao and Zhu Changhan's hearts were pounding and their faces turned pale. They wanted to get up and run, but their legs were weak and they couldn't move.

The machete was only 0.1 meter away from me, but I remained fearless and kept calm.

Well, I'll brag about this to my younger brothers and sisters when I get home.

The six people at the table next to them stood up and walked quickly over. The guard lieutenant who led the group had sweat all over his forehead and back.

We had our guns out and were almost about to pull the trigger.

Are there still such brave thugs in the capital nowadays?

Whose subordinates are they?
Of the twenty or thirty people who were watching the excitement in the aisle, more than a dozen also walked out and split into three groups.

Yiba followed and went to Zhu Xuanni's place.

A group of people went to the second floor at the front, which was the VIP seats and also the commanding height.

There was also a group of people standing at the door, ready to block it at any time.

Two plainclothes agents quietly left and went out to get people.

How dare you draw your sword in front of the four princes and princesses?

These daring criminals must be arrested to make them understand what the law of the land is!

However, Wang Dachui was unaware of these actions. He was still immersed in the illusion that he was invincible.

Yu Qiaolian, this little girl, is so pretty.

Showing off in front of her is dozens of times more impressive than showing off in front of other people.

No wonder storytellers often say that even a hero cannot resist the temptation of beautiful women.

Only when you can show off your power in front of a beautiful woman can you be considered a hero!

Wonderful!

Zhu Xuanni was not panicked at all. She lowered her head and looked at the knife that Wang Dachui had chopped on the table.

The blade is sparkling, and the black body is full of marks of forging, and it is obvious that it is purely handmade.

In today's industrial revolution, the kitchen knives, hatchets and sickles used by ordinary people are all made by machines. There is definitely no factory that makes these knives used exclusively by gangs.

In the past, swords and guns flowed out of the armory, but the Ming army stopped using cold weapons many years ago, and even if they had knives, they were bayonets.

Most of the swords and guns in the armory were melted.

I had to find a blacksmith to forge it secretly, but it seems the craftsmanship is not very good.

Zhu Xuanni flicked the blade with her fingers. The sound was muffled and the steel fire was very ordinary.

"Just because you have this thing, you can do whatever you want?"

Wang Dachui was stunned. Little girl, from your tone, it seems that you are not only not afraid, but you are also very unconvinced.

Look at your expression. You are so young but you are not afraid of danger. You have the potential to be a hero.

Wang Dachui said with a wry smile: "Why? This is my strength. Why are you dissatisfied?"

Zhu Xuanni gave a thumbs up, "You are amazing. You chose our table instead of the six strong men at the table next to you. The old ones are old and the young ones are small, so you only bully people like us.

You are really promising.

it is good!
Since strength speaks for itself, I will also speak for itself."

Zhu Xuanni stretched out her right hand and said, "Give it to me!"

The plainclothes guard stepped forward, walked up to her, lowered his head and asked, "What did you bring?"

Zhu Xuanni said without turning her head: "Our strength!"

The chief guard pulled out a gun, a Type 09 semi-automatic pistol.

Naturally, it was also a new gun designed by Zhu Yijun and perfected by the Gun Bureau.

The prototype is the Colt M2000 pistol, which is an upgraded version of the legendary M1911.

The M1911 fires mm bullets, is relatively large, and has unreasonable ergonomics.

The M2000 pistol is a good one. It fires standard 1911mm pistol bullets, has a smaller shape, focuses on ergonomics, and retains the simplicity and reliability of the .

Good gun.

Thus, the Black Hawk Type 5 revolver, Type 07 automatic pistol (Mauser pistol) and Type 09 semi-automatic pistol formed the first generation of pistol series of the Ming Dynasty.

The starting point is very high.

The revolvers were planned to be equipped to police and security forces.

The Type 07 pistol was equipped to non-commissioned officers and junior officers of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, as well as cavalry, task forces and guards.

The Type 09 pistol is equipped to middle and senior military officers.

Fengchensi and the General Security Bureau are equipped with two types of pistols, and the Type 09 is the main equipment.

At the same time, some of them were equipped with Type 07 Mauser pistols, which were easy to carry and could carve out a bloody path with fierce firepower in an emergency.

The chief guard carefully turned on the safety of the Type 09 pistol and handed it to Zhu Xuanni.

Zhu Xuanni's hand sank and she slapped it on the table.

“This is my strength!”

After saying that, the ten guards behind him all showed their weapons.

Six of them were holding Type 09 pistols.

The four men held Type 07 pistols in their hands, one in each hand.

Fourteen black gun muzzles were pointed at Wang Dachui and his men.

Wang Dachui's knees went weak and he fell to his knees.

He had been in the capital for so many years and knew that those who carried short guns as followers were not small figures.

And what these people were holding were obviously new weapons that have been equipped in the last two years, pistols.

He is definitely not an ordinary person. He is either a prince of the royal family or a noble family.

Anyway, every hair you pluck out is thicker than your thigh.

Wang Dachui's five men also knelt on the ground. Although they didn't know what was going on, they knew the opponent's strength very well.

Yang Jinshui, who had been silent all this time, spoke up.

He pointed at Wang Dachui with his left hand, nodding again and again, and spoke after a long time: "Wang Dachui, Wang Dachui, you are such a ruthless person. You dare to blackmail anyone!"

Who is Yu Qiaolian?

Others don’t know, but Yang Jinshui, one of the internal ministers, has a clear mind like a mirror.

He was secretly summoned by Empress Dowager Chen to perform in the Western Garden. Not only that, the concubines and the princes and princesses were all cover, and the emperor was invited specifically.

Why?
Everyone who is interested knows that Concubine Shun and Concubine Gong died of illness in Xiyuan, and no concubine has shown signs of pregnancy in the past two years, so Empress Dowager Chen is trying to find a way to fill the Xiyuan harem with people.

She chose Yu Qiaolian.

But the emperor's attitude was unclear, so everyone pretended nothing had happened.

As for why Empress Dowager Chen chose Yu Qiaolian, an actress, Yang Jinshui made a rough guess.

First, Yu Qiaolian came from the folk of Anhui Province, and her background was very simple, unlike the seven previous concubines, who all had various connections behind them.

The background and relationship are simple, and the emperor can easily accept it.

Second, no one knows a child better than his mother.

Empress Dowager Chen and the Emperor had been mother and son for twenty years, and they had a very close relationship. She knew more or less what the Emperor was thinking. She must have had some thoughts when recommending Yu Qiaolian.

No matter what, Yu Qiaolian was favored by Empress Dowager Chen and had the opportunity to enter the Western Garden and become a concubine.

Wang Dachui actually dared to blackmail her.

Besides, there was another table where you could show off your power, but you chose the table with four princes and princesses. If you are not a ruthless person, what are you?
Soon, a plainclothes agent from the General Security Bureau came in with a team of guards and took away Wang Dachui and his men, and also drove away all the other onlookers.

"Boss Yu, please sit down!" Zhu Xuanni acted like an adult, "Manager Dong, please sit down too."

Yu Qiaolian felt a little dizzy and sat opposite Zhu Xuanni in a daze.

"Boss Yu, I saw you perform in Xiyuan Liyuan the other day, The Female Prince Consort and Meng Lijun. I was sitting in the audience, closest to you."

Yu Qiaolian stood up suddenly in shock.

Dong Li, who had just sat down hesitantly, was startled and stood up as well.

what happened?

Yang Jinshui introduced them: "This is the eldest princess, this is the eldest prince, the second princess, and the second prince, I am Yang Jinshui, the Supervisor of the Imperial Household."

Dong Li's legs went limp, but luckily he held onto the table and did not fall down.

Like Wang Dachui, he thought it was a princess or prince of some vassal king or noble family, but he didn't expect it to be a prince or princess.

Yu Qiaolian stared at Zhu Xuanni for a while and felt that she looked familiar.

That day, Zhu Xuanni was wearing a formal dress with a jacket and skirt, and her hairstyle was completely different, as if she was a completely different person.

"Please forgive me, Princess, for my poor eyesight and my inability to recognize you."

"It's okay, please sit down." Zhu Xuanni said generously, "I came here today just to see Boss Yu."

"Running for me?"

"Yes, I am going to do a social survey on the current situation of opera actors. Mr. Yu's Huangmei Opera singing is really beautiful and it left a deep impression on me.

So that’s the first thing I thought of.”

Yu Qiaolian and Dong Li sat down carefully.

"Social survey, how to conduct it?"

“Just to see for yourself.

At present, the current situation of opera actors is very bad. On the left, they are exploited by theater rules, and on the right, they are blackmailed by ruffians. It is very worrying.

By analogy, it can be seen that society does not take the "literary and artistic workers" defined by the Emperor seriously, and still regards them as the lowest class.

That does not work.

Starting from the 41st year of Jiajing, my father implemented the New Deal with the support of Emperor Shizong. At that time, the status of merchants and workers was also very low.

After more than a decade, the profit-seeking, proletarian hooligans and peddlers are now completely different and have become the backbone of building the New Ming Dynasty.

Literary and artistic workers should also adapt to the times and improve their status."

Zhu Xuanni's words left Yu Qiaolian and Dong Li stunned.

Am I listening to a cabinet official giving a report?
How come these words sound so incongruous coming from a teenage girl?
It was heard that the emperor was precocious and understood many things at the age of seven or eight. Emperor Sejong taught him government affairs personally.

Is precocity also hereditary?

The chief guard here brought Zhang Dafa and Pu Lingdong, the owner of Chang'an Theater.

Pu Lingdong was a member of the Fujian business community, but as Quanzhou Port became increasingly unpopular, its influence also gradually waned.

Relying on the background and resources of Fujian officials headed by Li Zhi, he was able to make a living in the capital.

But the most delicious soup was taken away by someone, leaving only Roma Street, a place as remote as Quanzhou, for Fujian merchants like Pu Lingdong.

Pu Lingdong and Zhang Dafa walked over, knelt down with a plop, and begged Yang Jinshui again and again: "We were blind just now and offended the eunuch, please forgive us."

Yang Jinshui held the teacup, lowered his head and drooped his brows, savoured it slowly.

Not only were you blind just now, you are blind now too.

There are four princes and princesses sitting at this table, and you choose to make a request to me. What do you mean?
No matter how young they are, they are still the emperor's children, the sons and daughters of the emperor.

No matter how powerful I, Yang Jinshui, am, I am just the emperor's servant.

You two are obviously trying to destroy me!

Zhu Changhao, Zhu Xuanwan and Zhu Changhan were still confused and had no idea about the twists and turns involved.

Zhu Xuanni blinked and seemed to understand.

He took the initiative to speak and relieved Yang Jinshui's embarrassment: "It can be seen that today's drama was a conspiracy by you two, specifically to trick the Qing Meixi Opera Troupe and Boss Yu.

It’s just that Wang Dachui was blind and chose us to show his power.

You don't have to admit it.

Now Wang Dachui and his gang have entered the Jinyiwei Security Bureau. Everyone who goes there will confess wholeheartedly in the end.

It doesn't matter if you don't say it.

Resist strictness.

Not only have you conspired to blackmail me, you have also attempted to assassinate me, one, two, three, four, the four princes and princesses, and Eunuch Yang, the seal-holder of the Imperial Household.

The General Security Bureau will help you find evidence."

Yang Jinshui couldn't help but glance at Zhu Xuanni.

This ability to put on hats can really be inherited.

Pu Lingdong and Zhang Dafa were frightened out of their wits.

Intent to assassinate the prince and princess and Yang Jinshui?

This is a serious crime!

But Wang Dachui and his men had taken out their machetes and put the weapons right under the noses of the prince and princess and Eunuch Yang. Doesn't this count as assassination? Does it have to involve chopping and drawing blood?

Pu Lingdong and Zhang Dafa kowtowed to Zhu Xuanni repeatedly.

Just now, they saw that Zhu Xuanni was only ten years old and looked down on her. In addition, Yang Jinshui was so famous, so it was natural for them to ask Yang Jinshui for mercy.

Unexpectedly, the cruelest person among them was the eldest princess who was only ten years old.

"Your Highness, I was completely blinded by greed! Chang'an Theater is doing bad business and is almost bankrupt." Pu Lingdong complained loudly, "I thought about it and was at a loss when Zhang Dafa said that we can change it to a restaurant in name but a gambling house in secret.

I thought it was a good idea, so I agreed. Zhang Dafa found Wang Dachui and said that they were indispensable in setting up a gambling house in Roma Street.
They thought about it again and decided that since the theater would not be open for long anyway, they might as well kill a few more fat sheep. So they took Qing Meixi and Boss Yu, as well as the two or three troupes in front, as the big suckers.

I know I was wrong, please forgive me, Princess."

Zhu Xuanni said calmly: "The death penalty can be forgiven, but the living crime cannot be escaped."

Listen!

The eldest princess's words are simply old criminal law.

Pu Lingdong also said, "Please let the princess know."

Zhu Xuanni stretched out her hand, "Give it to me."

"what?"

"The title deed and property deeds of Chang'an Theater!"

Pu Lingdong couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

Princess, you are trying to rob me!
Compared to you, Wang Dachui is simply weak.

Zhu Xuanni glared at him and said, "Do you think this princess is a thief? The Shaofu Supervisor has bought your Chang'an Theater. But I'm charging 80% of the market price."

Pu Lingdong understood immediately, "I understand, that 20% is my filial piety."

Zhu Xuanni interrupted him rudely, "Does this princess need your filial piety? Or does Eunuch Yang need your filial piety? This 20% is your punishment!"

Pu Lingdong said sincerely: "The princess is wise!"

"Okay. Chen San, take Pu Dong's family to get the house deed. Then send Zhang Dafa to prison."

That’s right, for such a big thing, someone has to take the blame. Wang Dachui alone is still lacking, so adding Zhang Dafa is barely enough.

After a while, the house deed was delivered. Zhu Xuanni looked at it for a while, then slapped it in front of Yu Qiaolian.

"Boss Yu, this Chang'an Theater is given to you. From now on, it will only perform Huangmei Opera!"

What!
Zhu Xuanni's sudden words left Yu Qiaolian and Dong Li stunned.

(End of this chapter)