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Now that Shi Kefa has been transferred away and Liu Zongzhou has gained a high position again, it will definitely cause waves in the court.Fortunately, he is not a court official yet, but only in the prince's mansion.

Although Liu Zongzhou was happy when he returned home, he remained calm.Because he also knows that there are other forces operating in the Jiangnan boundary, he is thinking about what he should do.

Liu Zongzhou looked down on Wang Duo's traitorous behavior. If he did that, it would basically ruin his reputation throughout his life.But he also looked down on Shi Kefa, he would not admit defeat to Zhu Youjian, let alone choose to compromise for the sake of the court.

Liu Zongzhou only wanted to learn from Zuo Guangdou and the others, and he wanted to compete with the emperor.

Liu Zongzhou didn't understand why Zhu Youjian gave him the position of prince and grand master, but he thought it was Zhu Youjian's wrong move.When the opponent made a mistake, he naturally had to take advantage of it.

"I have to talk to Qian Qianyi." Liu Zongzhou thought to himself.

The political struggle in the same camp is not a game of weapons, but a game of people's hearts.In this regard, Liu Zongzhou felt that no one in Jiangnan could beat the Donglin Party.

Moreover, the prince Zhu Cihong has been confirmed by him, which is a sure move.What Liu Zongzhou wants to do is to make good use of the prince's chess piece, and then start a comprehensive layout.

"Uncle Zhong, when Wang Duo comes again in the future, just say I'm not here." Liu Zongzhou sat quietly in the yard thinking about it all night, and got up in the morning to explain to the housekeeper.

This is the first step in his plan, to draw a clear line with Wang Duo.Liu Zongzhou believes that his current status no longer needs Wang Duo as a partner.Wang Duo can only do bad things, which is far from the big things he wants to do with Liu Zongzhou.

Liu Zongzhou's second step is to appease the scholars who live in Jiangnan for the time being, and try his best to show his kindness to Zhu Youjian.At least Zhu Youjian couldn't detect it until his layout was completed.

Regarding Zhu Youjian's involvement in Xiao Enke, he originally had an opinion. Now that Liu Zongzhou thinks about it from another angle, he doesn't think it's a big deal. Anyway, the scholars who choose scholars are still Jiangnan scholars, and they can't escape the Confucianism's consistent advocacy of respecting teachers. road.

"Master, news came from the prince just now that the emperor was assassinated while traveling."

Liu Zongzhou, who was constantly perfecting his idea, was interrupted by the news of the housekeeper, Liu Zongzhou hurriedly asked: "Is the emperor okay? Who did it?"

"I heard that the emperor is fine. It seems that a group of people from the Jianghu did it. The emperor's guards were already prepared, and the assassins took them all on the spot."

"People from the rivers and lakes?!" Liu Zongzhou sneered, he had already guessed who the other party was.

278: Another assassination

Since Yang Jing's death, Zhu Youjian basically judged that someone was going to assassinate him.Therefore, during this period of time, he attached great importance to security work.

General Mountain has begun to be noticed by interested people. Fortunately, there are enough secret sentries, and the surrounding investigation is very strict, making it difficult for outsiders to enter.

This assassination incident was completely set up by Fang Jinnan.The Tiandihui has not yet completed its rectification, and the opponents still don't know that the Tiandihui has become Ming's intelligence system.

Therefore, they used the same channels as before to investigate Zhu Youjian's whereabouts.As a result, the factory guards already had basic information before the assassins acted.

When Zhu Youjian dressed up by Ji Biao drove to the outside of Nanjing with the convoy, the attack happened suddenly.

First of all, there was a rain of arrows, and the target was directly aimed at the three carriages in the middle of the convoy.The opponent used a light continuous crossbow, and within a few breaths, dozens of crossbow bolts were hit by each carriage.

The wooden carriage of the carriage is full of crossbow arrows, like a hedgehog.Especially the position of the window of the carriage is densely packed with arrows.

The leader of the assassins saw that all the arrows were stuck in the car, and none of them shot into the car.Obviously, the car has a protective design.

If one hit was missed, the second wave of assassins used throwing axes.Since the crossbow arrows can't shoot out and go in, the heavier ax will start to break through the armor.

At this time, the guards of the convoy naturally reacted, and teams of shield players quickly lined up and began to guard both sides of the carriage.Most of the flying axes hit the shield formation, and several guards were injured on the spot.

"Kill!" Seeing that there was still no effect, the assassin rushed forward.There were as many as four or fifty assassins who rushed out.All of them wore armor and masked their faces, and they acted in an orderly manner.

Ji Biao looked out from the viewing port of the car coldly. These people were obviously not ordinary Jianghu people, but more like the elite of the army.Their methods of attack and discipline are far stronger than those of ordinary rivers and lakes.

Assassination methods in rivers and lakes generally use poisoning or assassination, and will not attack directly.Raids require more manpower and scheduling.

"My lord, do we want to make a move?" A guard beside Ji Biao asked.

"What move? This point can be solved by the guards outside the thieves, so that the front guards can quickly reinforce." Ji Biao said without hesitation, waving his hand.

"Da da da di..." A bugle sounded, and the spear guards at both ends of the convoy quickly rushed towards the middle.

Assassins are very good at fighting, and they are evenly matched with guards.The two sides slowly began to get entangled, and the guards had a slight advantage in numbers.

"Kill Hunjun!" Immediately afterwards, a group of assassins wearing colorful clothes and masks came out again.

When Ji Biao saw it, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. These are the gangsters, and the opponent is slowly showing his cards.

The Jianghu assassins didn't fight the guards at all, but directly attacked the shield a little bit. The two strongest among them smashed a gap with a mace, and rushed directly towards the carriage.

"See? This is the way of the rivers and lakes, attacking the core directly and not seeking other results." Ji Biao was still not nervous.

"My lord, is it our turn to show up now?" Ji Biao's subordinates were a little anxious, and such scenes were rarely seen.

"Give the order, the carriage rushes forward, and leave this place for the guards outside." Ji Biao glanced at the battle outside, and found that the guards were barely supporting, but these assassins became more and more fierce as they fought.

"My lord, don't we help?" Ji Biao's subordinates were puzzled, why did they leave without helping when they were clearly at a disadvantage?

"Didn't you notice that they haven't attacked our horses? This shows that the opponent still has cards and is waiting for us to leave. These Jianghu assassins are used to consume our flags. Seeing how desperate they are, they must have promised a heavy reward .The convoy is gone, their target is not there, and the combat power is halved. Why be nervous?"

Another burst of bugles sounded, and the carriages of the convoy began to break away from the guards and rushed forward together, it seemed that the emperor's convoy could not hold back and was about to flee.

"Bang bang bang!" After driving less than 500 meters, there was a burst of gunfire outside, and the two leading carriages stopped immediately, and the horses pulling the carts died in the middle of the road.

"It's an iron cannon." Ji Biao's men realized, and the entire convoy stopped.The so-called iron cannon is a big lift rod, and it is also the strongest musket of this era.

To assassinate the emperor in Nanjing, it is impossible to get a cannon, and the big lift is the most powerful heavy weapon.If all the cannons were pulled out, it would be a direct military mutiny of the army.

"Attack!" Ji Biao also heard it, and quickly gave an order.

The big lifting pole also needs to be charged. Just when the enemy finished the first wave of shooting and reloaded the gunpowder, the carriages of the two carriages stopped in front opened up at once, and the dark muzzles of the two cannons were aimed at the attackers. direction.

"Boom!" There were two loud noises, a puff of white smoke rose, and the bullets hit the assassin directly like a shower of raindrops.The cannon is a scattered shell that has been loaded with medicine long ago. When it is fired, all the trees in front of it seem to have not been swept by a broom.

"Kill!" The remaining assassin on the opposite side was not reconciled, shouting and rushed towards the carriage behind.They also know that the cannon needs to be reloaded, so if they don't charge at this time, what about waiting to be shot?

"Rush out." After Ji Biao finished speaking, he unscrewed the latch of the iron armor of the car and kicked the car.Immediately, the carriage behind rushed out of three soldiers with muskets.

The leading assassin was taken aback when he saw so many gunners rushing out, but he still rushed forward bravely.

"Papa papa!" A musket shot rang out, and the assassin who had already run close fell to the ground.

"Withdraw!" The leading assassin was unexpectedly fatal, the first wave missed him, and when he looked back, there were only three or five people left beside him.

"Stop chasing, go back and deal with the thieves behind." Ji Biao glanced at the assassin who was running away, he had no intention of chasing him at all.

"My lord, those two cannons?" The horse in front of the carriage was dead, and the two cannons were left alone on the carriage.

"Change horses." Ji Biao thought for a moment, the threat of cannons was more effective than muskets.

When the Musketeers drove their carriage back to the scene of the incident, the battle between the two sides was still a draw.Obviously, the task of this group of people is to contain the guards.

"Papa papa!" There was another burst of close-range shooting, the opponent fell down by a dozen, and the strength of the two sides was reversed at once.

The assassins were dumbfounded immediately, they turned around and ran, and before they had run more than a dozen steps, they heard a "boom!", and the fastest runners were directly dismembered.