Save the Bachelor of Heaven

The next night, Xiang Nan said goodbye to Qiu Moyan, "When I leave, I vow to eradicate the eunuchs, avenge Yang Gong, eliminate harm for the court, and benefit the people. You don't have to feel sad for me, I have already ignored life and death." "

“I know, don’t worry.” Qiu Moyan nodded and said, “If you die, I will collect your bones and raise Jinbao and Yuying well.”

"Uncle Zhou, you must come back safely." When Yuying and Jinbao learned that Xiang Nan was going to kill Cao Shaoqin, they couldn't help crying and saying goodbye.

"Good boy, don't cry, wait for the news of my victory." Xiang Nan said, picking up his umbrella and leaving.

"Stop, where are you going?" As soon as he reached the door, gold and jade flashed out.

Her left eye, which was injured last night, was still a little red, swollen and bloodshot, so it looked quite scary.

"You have no right to ask." Xiang Nan waved his hand.

"I have the right to intervene." Jin Xiangyu insisted, "No wonder your wedding is in such a hurry. It turns out you are going to assassinate Cao Shaoqin."

 “How do you know?” Xiang Nan looked surprised.

 “You can’t go.” Jin Xiangyu stopped him.

 “Why?” Xiang Nan asked doubtfully.

"You promised me that you would help me take out the things under the desert. If you die, wouldn't you break your promise?" Jin Xiangyu said, "You can go. After two months, you can help me take out the things. You You can do whatever you want, and I won’t care about you anymore.”

"Jin Xiangyu, you really got into the eyes of money." Xiang Nan couldn't help scolding after hearing what she said, "Do you know how cruel Cao Shaoqin is. In two months, there are countless loyal and virtuous ministers. , innocent people will be killed by him.

Are those human lives so insignificant in your eyes? By the way, I forgot, you don't care. You own a black shop, and killing people is your main business. "

Jin Xiangyu couldn't help but look embarrassed when Xiang Nan scolded her.

"Don't stop me anymore. If I don't come back, I will compensate you with my death. If I come back, I will naturally help you get your things." After Xiang Nan said that, he walked away.

Qiu Moyan, Jinbao and Yuying sent him out one after another.

Seeing that Xiang Nan was willing to risk his life and assassinate Cao Shaoqin, Jin Xiangyu couldn't help but be intimidated by his aura of "Where righteousness lies, even if tens of thousands of people are there, I will go there", and for a moment he didn't dare to say anything.

 …

 After Xiang Nan left home, he came to the governor's residence.

 The Ming Dynasty was divided into fifteen provinces, known as the Chief Secretary of the Two Capitals and Thirteen Provinces, which is also the "seven south, seven and sixty-three provinces in the north" often heard in storytelling.

 Among them, Sanqin is a province, and the highest official is the chief envoy.

His mansion is naturally vast and magnificent, and Cao Shaoqin will stay here tonight.

When Xiang Nan arrived, he saw that the two streets outside the Chief Envoy's Mansion had been sealed off and were guarded by Dongchang Fanzi, local garrison troops, and the third squadron of government officials.

Ordinary people should not say that they have passed. If they come too close, they will be whipped, or arrested directly.

However, this does not trouble Xiang Nan. With his skill, it is not difficult to sneak into it.

He then used lightness skills, jumped up high, and passed over the heads of everyone, like a wisp of breeze, crossing dozens of feet.

Those Dongchang fans, local garrison troops, and Yamen policemen, etc., have the highest martial arts skills, but they are only at the level of the Four Ghosts of the Yellow River, so how can they find traces of Xiang Nan.

 Enter the Chief Envoy's Mansion, you will see that the security in the mansion is even tighter, and all the guards are black flag guards. They are the masters Cao Shaoqin has recruited from the martial arts world, and they are also his most capable elites. However, their strength is at most similar to that of Mu Nianci and Lu Guanying who first appeared in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and they are not considered to be great characters.

After Xiang Nan entered the residence of the chief envoy, he looked around and saw singing, dancing and feasting in the front hall.

Cao Shaoqin's power was higher than that of the imperial power. Even high-ranking officials like the Minister of War had no scruples about killing at will, especially local officials.

 Hence, the local officials naturally fawned over him and tried to please him in every possible way. I'm afraid that if one person doesn't do his job well enough, he will be reprimanded or even beheaded.

And Cao Shaoqin was not only brutal and murderous, but also a person who liked to flatter others and flatter others. To him, money and beautiful women are meaningless, all he wants is power.

These local officials, who were of the first rank and had conquered the territory and broken up the land, were now flattering and servile to him in every possible way, which naturally made him very happy.

 …

Xiang Nan saw that the front hall was crowded and heavily guarded, so he did not go there hastily, but lurked in the attic in the back garden.

There is a three-story attic in the back garden, with beautiful carved railings and jade inlays. It is the most beautiful building among the imperial envoys' residences. If Cao Shaoqin wants to live in the governor's residence, he must choose the best house.

Xiang Nan hid in it, holding his breath and concentrating, waiting quietly for Cao Shaoqin's arrival.

 …

About an hour later, Cao Shaoqin had finished the banquet and was supported by two beautiful concubines into the attic.

Although Cao Shaoqin was an eunuch, he could not practice humane ways. But because of the venerable taboo, the worse he was, the more the local officials wanted to present beautiful women to him. These two beautiful concubines were specially recruited by the chief envoy to serve Cao Shaoqin.

Cao Shaoqin had no desire for women at all. He waved his hand and asked the two concubines to retreat, and then began to take out the secret box to handle official business.

It turned out that he had great power and monopolized the affairs of the government, and he had to deal with major military and state affairs first. As for Emperor Jingtai, he was just a puppet, and even the jade seal was in his hands.

After Cao Shaoqin finished handling all the troubles, he called Chang Yanxiao, the fourth gear head, and conveyed his decree to him, asking him to order people to complete it as soon as possible.

 What surprised Xiang Nan was that Cao Shaoqin actually intended to depose Emperor Jingtai and install Prince Zhu Jianshen as emperor.

It turns out that Cao Shaoqin has been secretly poisoning Emperor Jingtai for many years, making him weak, depleted of both qi and blood, dizzy, and difficult to manage state affairs.

 This is why power has been reduced to others over the years, allowing Cao Shaoqin and other eunuchs to take advantage of the situation to become bigger.

But Emperor Jingtai was not a fool. He had already noticed something was wrong, so he secretly contacted the courtiers and wanted to eradicate the eunuchs in one fell swoop. Therefore, Cao Shaoqin intended to kill Emperor Jingtai and install Prince Zhu Jianshen as emperor.

Zhu Jianshen is only ten years old now and is still a naive child. As a result, he was unable to manage government affairs at all.

 At that time, it will still be left to the eunuchs. And he not only had the merit of supporting the establishment, but also was the governor of Dongchang. He had power over the government and the opposition, so his power was even stronger.

 That’s why he ordered Chang Yanxiao to increase the dose of medicine given to Emperor Jingtai, preferably so that he would get sick within half a year. At that time, he can eliminate hidden dangers, support the new emperor, and firmly grasp the power.

 “Go.” Cao Shaoqin waved his hand.

 “Yes.” Chang Yanxiao immediately went down to deliver the order.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, why don't you just be your own puppet? Why do you want to rebel against yourself?" Cao Shaoqin said coldly.

 (End of this chapter)