Martial Arts World Assassin

Chapter 167: Turtle Killing Society
Prince Kang's Palace.

In the dim bedroom.

Huang Sixi was giving instructions to the Taoist Dongxuan who had disguised himself.

Xiaozhuang stood in front of the table for two people, pouring tea from the pot.

At this time, more than a month had passed since Fei Hongjin summoned Xiaozhuang and Taoist Dongxuan to the capital.

During this period, Huang Sixi secretly assassinated Prince Kang Jieshu and the princess, and replaced them with Taoist Dongxuan and Xiaozhuang.

Originally Huang Sixi was worried that Taoist Dongxuan and Xiaozhuang were unfamiliar with the personnel in the palace and would not be able to adapt to their new identities. However, he did not know that the two had assassinated Tartar nobles many times, often impersonated others to sneak into the nobles' mansions, and were quite familiar with the situations of these nobles and high-ranking officials.

Even though Prince Kang and the Princess had many trusted servants around them, Taoist Dongxuan and Xiaozhuang found excuses to beat them to death. They were ruthless and quick, and eliminated all the hidden dangers around them cleanly and efficiently.

The servants in the mansion were afraid of the two men like tigers, and even when they found that their behavior was a little abnormal, they did not dare to doubt it.

However, Prince Kang is the leader of the Zhenghong Banner and has many relatives, who cannot be easily silenced. Taoist Dongxuan plans to move out of Prince Kang's mansion and temporarily live in the military camp. After a few months, when he has figured out the identities of all the nobles of the Eight Banners, it will not be too late to return to the palace.

Huang Sixi was just about to reassign him, so he said, "In a few days, the palace will issue an order to appoint you to a new position called the Nine Gates Commander, in charge of guarding the nine gates in the inner city of the capital! The office will be located on the gatehouse of Chongwenmen, and you can move there to live!"

"Nine gates of the inner city?" Xiaozhuang was familiar with the situation in the inner city. She continued:
"When the Tartars entered the capital, they expelled all the people in the inner city and occupied the houses and fertile fields in the inner city. Each of the Eight Banners occupied a district to protect the imperial palace! Almost all the nobles of the Tartars live in the inner city. After we take charge of the Nine Gates, can we fake an imperial decree, lead troops to attack the inner city, and massacre the nobles of the Eight Banners?"

"How easy is it to massacre them? Although we can control the Nine Gates, the Qing soldiers stationed at the gates are all sons of nobles selected from the Eight Banners. Asking them to massacre the inner city is equivalent to massacring their own relatives. Not to mention a false imperial decree, even if it is a real imperial decree, they will not obey!"

Taoist Dongxuan acted very steadily: "When I get the position of the governor of the Nine Gates, I will slowly promote Han generals and recruit Han soldiers. Then I will create a coup and have the opportunity for a bloodbath!"

"Han soldiers?"

Xiaozhuang pursed his lips and said, "The Han soldiers in the capital are all selected from the Eight Banners of Han. Most of them are from Liaodong and are very loyal to the Tartars. If we try to instigate them to rebel, they will turn against us!"

What she said is true.

The Qing soldiers garrisoning the capital, whether they were bannermen or Han people, were all useless because they could turn against us at any time.

Xiao Zhuang looked at Huang Sixi after he finished speaking and said, "Mr. Huang, what exactly is your plan for letting Junior Master-Uncle take charge of the Nine Gates Commander?"

Huang Sixi said: "There is no specific action for the time being. Taoist Master Dongxuan only needs to lurk in Prince Kang's mansion and take charge of the military power of the Nine Gates Admiral!"

If Huang Sixi were to forge an imperial edict now, he would actually be able to massacre the Eight Banners nobles. However, once the news of the coup in the capital spread, the Qing troops stationed in various provinces would immediately send troops to the capital, and cities across the country would also be in motion upon hearing the news. It would then be extremely difficult to annihilate them.

It has been less than 30 years since the Qing Dynasty ruled the Central Plains, and the fighting capacity of the Qing soldiers has not deteriorated. If they were to stir up wars in various provinces, with their riding and archery skills, they could turn the Central Plains into a barren land.

Huang Sixi had already decided that he would resolve the Qing Dynasty without war, so he would not purge the Eight Banners nobles in the inner city for the time being.

Once he has completed his layout in all the provinces and has brought the local Qing troops and the entire city under control, they can then take action together and there won't be any trouble.

Taoist Dongxuan was not aware of Huang Sixi's overall considerations, and said worriedly: "As long as the official position is still in my hands, I promise not to let the military power fall into the hands of others! But the Nine Gates Commander is so important, I am afraid that other princes and ministers will get involved. Mr. Huang, are our internal supporters in the palace stable?"

He and Xiaozhuang knew that Huang Sixi's disguise skills were superb. Not only did he replace Prince Kang, but Fu Qingzhu and Zhang Huazhao were also disguised by Huang Sixi and pretended to be high-ranking officials of the Qing court. In particular, the position Fu Qingzhu placed in was almost as important as the governor of the Nine Gates. There were even Huang Sixi's trusted confidants in the palace.

However, Huang Sixi did not reveal in detail the specific positions where these spies were lurking.

Taoist Dongxuan and Xiaozhuang only knew that they had their own people in the palace who could draft imperial edicts and appoint officials.

Long before the assassination of Prince Kang.

Huang Sixi originally wanted to replace Duolong first. Later, after investigating Duolong's background, he found that Duolong's background was not prominent, he was not a member of the royal family, and his family had no marriage with the royal family.

Duolong was able to take up the position of chief of the imperial guards because of the military achievements made by his father, and it was all thanks to the emperor's favor that he was able to hold his current position.

Huang Sixi asked Mao Huanlian to issue an imperial edict, directly depriving Duolong of his official position. Duolong returned to his mansion that day and died suddenly the next day. The coroner found that the cause of death was excessive shock.

Afterwards, the job of chief of the imperial guards fell on the head of 'Yan Zhongtian', who was impersonated by Fu Qingzhu. 'Yan Zhongtian' was recruited for his advanced martial arts skills and he had no relatives in Beijing.

Therefore, there is no flaw in Fu Qingzhu replacing Yan Zhongtian, and he can firmly grasp the defense power of the imperial palace.

As for Zhang Huazhao, Huang Sixi asked him to replace the commander of the imperial guards, Chalzhu, and go to the military camp to command the troops. The Qing soldiers under his command were all Dogdo's personal guards.

Huang Sixi will soon be away from Beijing for a while, and Dogedo's personal soldiers cannot be left alone at that time, so it is a good opportunity to hand them over to Zhang Huazhao for temporary management.

Huang Sixi said to Taoist Dongxuan: "Master, don't worry, no one can take away your position as the governor of the Nine Gates!"

Taoist Dongxuan and Xiaozhuang will be in charge of guarding the nine gates of the inner city, and Fu Qingzhu will be in charge of guarding the imperial palace, which will be enough to ensure the safety of Jiunan, Mao Huanlian and Liu Yufang in the imperial palace.

Next, Huang Sixi would go to the local area, not only to replace local officials, but also to mobilize local troops.

He then asked Xiaozhuang and Dongxuan, "How many of the heroes of the Dragon Subduing Society who gathered at the Yellow Crane Tower are still alive today?"

Xiaozhuang and Dongxuan looked sad. After nearly 30 years, most of the old members had passed away. "There are only about ten people left! But their descendants have all inherited their ancestors' will and are still fighting against the Qing Dynasty in various places!"

Huang Sixi said softly: "Only more than ten people? That's enough!"

When Xiaozhuang heard Huang Sixi mention the old hero of the Dragon Subduing Society, he immediately revealed a piece of news: "On the fifteenth of this month, Hejian Prefecture will hold a turtle-killing convention. All the major gangs in the martial arts world are invited. Deputy Chief Luo of the Dragon Subduing Society, Elder Jiao, and Elder Meng will all be present in person. They all participated in the Yellow Crane Tower Gathering in the past!"

Huang Sixi originally planned to go to the headquarters of the Dragon Subduing Society in person, but Hejian Prefecture is located in northern Zhili, which is relatively close to the capital. If he could meet his old friends in Hejian Prefecture, he would not have to travel long distances.

Huang Sixi asked, "Where exactly in Hejian Prefecture is this turtle-killing convention being held?"

"In Huaishuping!"

Xiaozhuang looked at Huang Sixi and said, "There is a Huang Gong Temple a few miles away from Huaishuping. It was built by Master Yisheng for the Dragon Subduing Hero. The Dragon Subduing Hero was originally from Hejian. Over the years, fellow martial artists have always liked to gather in Hejian when they hold conferences! Mr. Huang, if you want to meet the heroes of the Dragon Subduing Society, you might as well go to Hejian. I can introduce you to them!"

(End of this chapter)