Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 646 Damn Ming Dynasty!
Timur personally took charge of the craftsmen making weapons, only to realize that this thing is not easy.

On the one hand, there are a lot of clues, but on the other hand, there is no hope at all.

Even if they drew the shape themselves, the craftsmen would not be able to cast a suitable cannon without knowing the ratio of iron materials.

After the No. 30 cannon with dense holes was cast, Timur decisively gave up on weapon research and development and turned to the assassination operation that had been planned before.

"Amin, how did you do when I asked you to train assassins?"

A Ming, who was covered in a cloak, heard this and said.

"The organization has basically been established, and the Eagle's Nest has been renovated, which is enough to stop a million-strong army."

"it is good!"

"I will send the children of the Timur family to the Eagle's Nest for your special protection. Once Isfahan falls, that will be our last hope!"

"By the way, if you were asked to assassinate the Ming Emperor now, how confident would you be?"

"Three points?"

Timur felt furious when he heard Amin say three points with an uncertain tone.

"Only three points?"

A Ming didn't seem to notice that Timur was angry, and continued to talk to himself.

"Your Majesty, the essence of assassination is surprise. The children of the Ming Dynasty in our hands are still in training and cannot carry out their tasks at all. The assassins who have been trained cannot approach the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty at all due to language, skin color, hair color, etc."

Timur thought seriously for a while after hearing this.

"I heard that Emperor Zhu Yunxi of the Ming Dynasty liked to go deep into the people and interact with the local people."

"If you can't take advantage of his time in Samarkand to assassinate him, it will be even harder to find opportunities in the future."

A Ming thought for a while after hearing this.

"Since His Majesty said so, you can try a humble position."

"But there is no guarantee of success in this humble position. Once we fail, we will have to bear the wrath of Ming Dynasty."

Timur sneered when he heard this.

"Even if we don't assassinate Zhu Yunxi, will Ming Dynasty let us go?"

A Ming lowered his head and thought for a moment, this is really what happened.

With the strength of the Ming Dynasty, it was beyond everyone's expectations that it could endure for so long without fighting a war to destroy the country.

Therefore, no one dares to expect too much. They only hope that they will call later tomorrow night to give them more time to prepare.

"Your Majesty, if we set the assassination target lower, it may be more effective."

"Lower?"

"Who?"

Amin took out an assassination list.

"Your Majesty can choose one from here."

Timur looked at the list and saw Lan Yu written in the first line, and his eyes immediately burst out with strong hatred.But when he saw that the success rate of the assassination was only [-]%, he suppressed the hatred forcefully.

Lan Yu is the grandfather of the Ming Emperor. Once this person is assassinated, it will definitely arouse the thunderous anger of the Ming Dynasty.

Timur glanced down again and saw that Fu Youde, Feng Sheng and others also appeared on the list, and he couldn't help but have an idea in his mind.

"Everyone except Lan Yu has been arranged!"

"Especially Sharif, assign the most elite assassins to him and be sure to kill this traitor!"

"Yes!"

A Ming accepted the order and immediately retreated like a shadow.

While Zhu Yunxi was in Kangdu, Lan Yu mobilized all the troops he could to protect Kangdu's safety.

And there is only one requirement, that is, it must be a military household in the Ming Dynasty.

There were 60 Ming troops stationed in Kangdu, but the real Ming army households only had 10,000+ people.

These people must not only be dispersed and stationed in various strongholds to ensure the security of the entire Kangdu area, but also a large part of them must be deployed as officers to unite the 60 miscellaneous troops.

Therefore, the pressure to mobilize was very high, and even Lan Yu racked his brains, and then he mobilized [-] pure Ming military households to guard Zhu Yunxi.

Although he just didn't do this, and no one in the whole West dared to take Kang Du's idea, he always felt uneasy, fearing that Zhu Yunxi would have any problems.

Zhu Yunxi was very dissatisfied with Lan Yu's arrangement, but he never said anything and only hinted at Lan Yu several times.

Lan Yu also understood Zhu Yunxi's hint, but kept pretending to be dumbfounded and pretended not to understand at all.

Seeing that it was difficult to explain to this old guy, Zhu Yunxi didn't bother to talk to him. He just wanted to deal with Kangdu's affairs as soon as possible and return to the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yunxi's mission in Kangdu mainly had two aspects. On the one hand, he was to express condolences to the Ming soldiers stationed here. On the other hand, he was to enfeoff the local tribal leaders, recognize their aristocratic status, and give them a certain degree of autonomy.

This is also the Ming Dynasty's consistent method of governing surrounding areas, which is to support agents and let them rule the local areas on behalf of the Ming Dynasty officials.

This method is also called restraint.

There are many tribes in the Kangju area, and their religious beliefs are also very complex. There are monotheistic religions and some polytheistic religions.Especially near India, there are so many religions that we can’t even count them.

For these places, the Ming Dynasty simply did not have enough manpower to govern them. It could only assign tax levels to them, ask the local noble leaders to pay the taxes on time, and let them manage the rest by themselves.

Therefore, Zhu Yunxi's main job every day is to sit on the emperor's throne, which symbolizes the supreme imperial power, accept the kneeling of groups of foreign leaders, and then reward them with Ming Dynasty official uniforms and seals, recognizing their noble status and lordship rights.

In addition, Zhu Yunxi also goes to Kangdu University from time to time to brush his face.

Because of Jisu's policy, all the children of tribal leaders must be sent to Kangdu University to study and accept the culture of the Ming Dynasty.

It can be said that the current students of Kangdu University are the backbone of the people who will rule this land in the future.

Therefore, it is important for Zhu Yunxi to gain the loyalty of this group of foreign students.

On this day, Zhu Yunxi had another arrangement and was going to Kangdu University to preside over the midterm exam.

Just as Zhu Yunxi's honor guard was heading to Kangdu University, a thin figure quickly disappeared from the street and appeared near Kangdu University.

This thin figure is Amin. As a descendant of the Hashasin sect, Amin has always paid great attention to hiding his figure and appearance.

It can be said that in the entire Timur Empire, only Emperor Timur has seen his true appearance. Others, let alone seeing him, don't even know about his existence.

A Ming did not come to Kangdu to assassinate Zhu Yunxi. He just wanted to observe Zhu Yunxi's living habits first to see if there was any chance of assassination.

However, when he came to Kangdu University and found that the university, which had never banned tourists from visiting, was tightly guarded by guards, his heart suddenly went cold.

It seems that Zhu Yunxi's security level is stricter than he thought!

But this was not a problem for Amin, who had already found a job at Kangdu University.

Kitchen handyman!

Amin is very versatile. He not only knows the art of fencing and assassination, but also cooking, blacksmithing, carpentry, etc.

This is not because A Ming has a wide range of interests. In fact, this is what his teacher taught him.

The Hashashins believe that a qualified killer must be able to transform into various people.

They can be vendors carrying goods, passers-by on the street, guards, maids, attendants, etc. in a palace.

In short, they have to transform themselves into people of various professions, ambush the person being assassinated, and deliver a fatal blow to the person being assassinated at the most appropriate time.

Amin detoured to the side entrance of Kangdu University. Although there were guards at the side entrance, he was still allowed in after identifying himself and registering.

This made A Ming feel a lot of contempt for Daming's guard. Does this kind of guard, which seems strict but is actually full of loopholes, count?
However, Amin soon stopped laughing.

Not long after he entered the back kitchen, a group of Ming officers and soldiers wearing Feiyu uniforms sealed off the kitchen.

"From now on, only entry and exit are allowed here. Anyone who wants to go out must go through a body search and register!" A Ming was shocked when he heard this, and had a new understanding of Ming Dynasty's Jin Yiwei.

It is indeed a big country with a population of hundreds of millions, and its defense details are much better than those of small countries in the West!
However, this was just the beginning. The next series of operations allowed Amin to completely break through his defense.

After Jin Yiwei guarded the kitchen area, another group of people walked in quickly. These people were specifically responsible for passing the dishes.

A Ming looked at the eunuchs passing out the dishes and was even more desperate for the task of assassinating Zhu Yunxi.

These people's faces are white and beardless, and their bodies are so clean that they are extremely difficult to imitate.

He observed secretly and found that these people were in groups of five, and they knew each other well. They often said hello to each other, or talked about some incomprehensible gossip.

This proves that they all know each other and it is difficult for outsiders to blend into this group of people.

A Ming observed while cooperating with the chef in the back kitchen. The moment the dishes were served, A Ming thought of poisoning again.

But soon a new question arose, which dish should be poisoned?
Just as A Ming was thinking this, the leader of the Jin Yiwei walked in again and announced a new rule.

“Every dish must be tasted before it is cooked!”

"The person who tastes the food will be chosen from among you!"

"Come here and try this dish!"

A Ming looked at the Jin Yiwei officer in surprise and pointed at himself in disbelief.

"Sir, are you talking about me?"

"Correct!"

"It's you!"

"Come and try this dish!"

After hearing this, A Ming could only step forward, picked up the chopsticks unfamiliarly, picked up a piece of meat and put it into his mouth.

He thought that was the end, but unexpectedly the officer spoke again.

"Swallow!"

"what?"

"Swallow it, open your mouth and show me!"

When A Ming heard this, he could only obey the order obediently. It was not until the officer was sure that he had really eaten the food that he waved his hand to him in disgust and asked the eunuch who had been waiting for a long time to bring the dishes to him.

Jin Yiwei then asked a cook to test the dishes, and repeated this process until every dish was tried.

A Ming looked at Jin Yiwei's inspection process and felt even more desperate about the assassination of Zhu Yunxi.

There is definitely no chance of poisoning. If the poison is mild, it will not kill anyone. If the poison is severe, the person who tastes the food will be poisoned to death before Zhu Yunxi can eat it.

From this, we can only find a way to assassinate him personally!
Fortunately, Jin Yiwei's monitoring of the kitchen only lasted for an hour. After all the dishes were served, he didn't care much about them, and even allowed them to enter and leave the kitchen.

A Ming took the opportunity to escape from the latrine, found the student clothes he had prepared in advance, put them on, and pretended to be a student from Kangdu University to sneak into the student team.

Among the students, Amin heard a lot of news.

"Have you heard that His Majesty the Emperor is not only coming in person today, but will also personally receive the top ten students and dine with them!"

"is it?"

"This is really good!"

"It's just that my grades are not good. I'm afraid I won't be in the top ten..."

"Hahaha, you really dare to dream. With just a little bit of ink in your belly, you still dare to hope for the top ten. If you can get close to the top five hundred, it will be great!"

A Ming listened to the conversations around him and had another idea in his mind.

If I could become one of the top ten candidates, wouldn't I be able to assassinate Zhu Yunxi at close range?

Of course, A Ming would not take the exam by himself. Instead, he would look at the crowd to see which student he resembled in body shape and appearance.

Fortunately, he just took a casual glance and saw several people with similar body shapes to himself, but the skin color and face shape needed to be changed.

Now it’s just a matter of whether these candidates can get into the top ten!
As a bell rang, every candidate hurried to a huge examination room.

A Ming also followed the crowd to the examination room. When he saw the small houses in the examination room, A Ming felt happy immediately.

This is simply a perfect place for assassination. Even if I assemble a crossbow in a small house, no one will notice!
A Ming saw that the other students just looked at the number plate on the small house and went in, so he also found a room and sat in it.

However, before his butt was even hot, he saw a fat man standing in front of him.

"Classmate, are you sitting in the wrong seat? This is my examination room!"

"what?"

"Isn't it just sitting there?"

The little fat man frowned immediately after hearing this.

"Classmate, are you not a student of our Kangdu University?"

"I am, of course I am, look at my school uniform..."

"If you are a student at Kangdu University, don't you know that you have to sit for the exam according to your exam number?"

"You took my exam number, where did you ask me to go?"

"This……"

A Ming felt his head buzzing when he heard this. He never thought that there were so many rules in the exam!
"Oh, I'm sorry, I made a mistake and mistook the number 17 of the jiazi for the number 17 of the digit C!"

The little fat man curled his lips in disdain when he heard this.

"Hmph, what kind of look can you make such a mistake?"

"Even if you don't know A, don't you have any points for your own achievements?"

"The exam booths in the first row are all prepared for the top [-] candidates in the school. The Bingzi room... there are at least [-] or so people. How dare you be in the first row?"

"This……"

A Ming didn't want to listen to the little fat man's noise, so he quickly picked up his book and walked towards the third row.

However, the third row was already full of candidates, so A Ming could only continue walking backwards until he reached the last row and found an empty seat.

A Ming randomly picked an examination booth and sat in it. As soon as he sat in, he saw a person who looked like an examiner coming over.

"This candidate, there are 970 people in total for this exam. Your exam booth is not within the exam scope. Are you sure you are sitting in the right place?"

"I……"

While Amin was hesitating, the examiner continued.

"Take out your admission ticket and your student ID card!"

A Ming didn't have these things, he just came here to make up the numbers.

"I'm sorry, sir, I...I forgot to bring it..."

"Forgot to bring?"

The examiner sneered when he heard this.

"Then please get out!"

"I can even forget my admission ticket for the exam, why don't you die!"

After hearing this, A Ming could only stand up from his seat pretending to be aggrieved, and then walked out of the examination room in the direction of the examiner's finger.

Damn Ming Dynasty, isn’t it just a test? How come there are so many rules!

(End of this chapter)