Ming Jiajing: Starting from Immortality

Chapter 134 Bloody murder in the spiritual realm, extermination of nine clans!

Jingxi.

Lingjing Hutong.

It was named after the Lingji Palace built by Emperor Chengzu Wen for two gods, and later it was changed to "Lingjing" because of its homonym.

Although it is a homophonic mistake, the meaning of "Lingjing" representing "divine fairyland" is more in line with the original intention of Emperor Chengzu Wen.

Lingji Palace.

The full name is Hong En Lingji Palace.

It was first built in March of the 15th year of the Yongle reign and was one of the Taoist temples where the royal family sent officials to offer sacrifices on a regular basis during the Yongle reign.

It was at its peak at that time.

But no matter how long something lasts, it cannot withstand the passage of time. More than a hundred years after Emperor Yongle passed away, Lingji Palace gradually lost its former prosperity and became an ordinary Taoist temple.

Right in front of the Lingji Palace, three men who looked like Taoists were wandering back and forth stealthily. One of them was a tall man carrying a long box on his back, which looked very similar to the fourteen-style brocade box of the Jinyiwei.

They looked around and carefully examined every corner and bend. Then, one of the strong men rode westward on horseback. Less than a quarter of an hour later, he turned back, as if he was rehearsing something.

The two beggars wandered slowly from west to east. Then, a tall man who looked like a Taoist priest came to the west corner of Lingji Palace with a box on his back. He put down the box, opened it, closed it, opened it, and closed it again, repeating this several times.

Every movement is blocked and covered by many people, and ordinary people who come and go struggling for survival do not notice those abnormalities.

Soon, a prince's sedan chair turned from the gray factory alley to the street in front of Lingji Palace. People who looked like Taoist priests and beggars made preparations silently and followed the flow of people towards the designated destination.

When the prince's sedan chair arrived in front of Lingji Palace, the two beggars suddenly appeared, knelt down in front of the sedan chair, and blocked its way.

The leader of King Jing's personal guards pulled the reins to stop the horse and shouted, "How dare you!"

Before he could utter the next words, he saw a Taoist priest nearby pull out a Hu Dao from a box and rush towards the sedan chair.

"There's an assassin!" The commander of the guards drew his sword and shouted loudly.

The twenty personal guards in front, behind, and on both sides of King Jing's sedan immediately drew their swords to defend against the assassins.

But the Taoist was indeed quite brave and intelligent. He swung his sword and accurately cut the weak points of the two legs of the warhorse under the crotch of the guard commander. The horse's legs broke and the horse fell forward in pain. The guard commander was caught off guard and did not have time to jump off the horse's back, and was heavily thrown to the ground.

The Taoist priest ignored the leader of the guards, raised his Hu Dao and went straight to the sedan chair. The other two Taoist priests had already dealt with several guards in front of King Jing's sedan chair, who fell to the ground and could not get up.

The Taoist rushed into the car and stabbed the sword in his hand towards the seat inside the car.

Unfortunately, there were not many people there.

"Fell into a trap!"

In a hurry, the Taoist's voice no longer concealed anything. Although he spoke in Chinese, it revealed a strange taste.

It's more like Tatars speaking Chinese.

The Taoist priest stepped out of the sedan chair and wanted to take advantage of the chaos to organize his men to escape, but he saw a man flying down from an ancient cypress tree in the southeast corner of Lingji Palace and kicking the Hu Dao in the Taoist priest's assassin's hand more than ten feet away.

The Taoist assassin was caught off guard and staggered back two steps. He suddenly pulled out a dagger that was shining with cold light from his arms, turned around and was about to fight a life-and-death battle with the flying warrior.

And this warrior was none other than Zhu Qi, one of the Thirteen Guardians. He opened his legs to the left and right, and with two "pa pa" sounds, the dagger fell to the ground.

The Taoist assassin was also kicked in the face, hitting both eyes and blinding him instantly. He let out a scream and fell backwards, hitting the stone steps in front of Lingji Palace, his brain bursting out immediately.

Seeing this, the other two Taoists and two beggars ran towards the southwest corner of the courtyard wall with a whoosh, looking for a chance to escape. But this was a dragnet, so where could they run to? Before they had run a few steps, they saw a group of Jinyiwei rushing out from the entrance of the alley, holding crossbows in their hands.

At close range, based on the basic capabilities of the Jinyiwei Tiqi, this is a one-shot kill!

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh", a burst of crossbow arrows shot out, and the two Taoists and two beggars were directly turned into hedgehogs.

The evil bandits who were mixed in the crowd and covering for the assassins were all targeted by the Jinyiwei guarding the periphery, and died one after another in front of Lingji Palace.

There were no survivors, and there was no need for them. These evil bandits thought they were being covert, but when they entered the capital, they were already being spotted by the Imperial Guards.

The secret envoy of the Jinyiwei in Bansheng had already reported the vicious plot of the traitor leaders Zhao Quan and Qiu Fu back to the Ming Dynasty.

These evil bandits disguised as beggars or Taoists were one-way transparent to the Jinyiwei.

King Jing appeared beside Zhu Qi, looking at the dead demon bandits and assassins with a fierce light flashing in his eyes.

There is no doubt that these assassins were all Han people, but after betraying the interests of the Ming Dynasty, they were caught by the traitor Ban Sheng and had to work for Zhao Quan and Qiu Fu. Even if it was to assassinate the king, they had to fight hard.

"Seventh Master." King Jing said in a cold tone.

Zhu Qi, who had just finished killing someone, felt his legs tremble and said hurriedly, "Your Highness, Prince Jing, if you have anything to say, just tell me. You are not worthy of this title."

Prince Yu and Prince Jing were close to the Embroidered Uniform Guards and even addressed the Commander-in-Chief as their uncle. This was no secret in the Northern Pacification Office.

Even the commander-in-chief didn't dare to address him as uncle, so how could he dare to address him as the Seventh Master of His Royal Highness Prince Jing?

King Jing nodded and said, "Can the identities of these evil bandits who are willing to be driven by the northern barbarians and traitors be found out?"

"Yes." Zhu Qi replied.

With the current strength of the Jinyiwei, as long as this person did not jump out of a crack in the stone, it would only take time to find out his identity.

"After finding out their identities, we will handle it according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty." King Jing said indifferently.

According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, those who assassinate the king and his emperor are guilty of treason and shall be executed along with all nine generations of his clan!

There was an assassination before entering the capital, and another assassination before leaving the capital. King Jing was in a very bad mood. If he didn't kill some people, he would not be able to get rid of the resentment in his heart.

"Yes." Zhu Qi accepted the order.

As the royal lackeys, it is the duty of the Jinyiwei to eliminate traitors and villains.

But when the nine clans of the rebels were found and killed, Prince Jing was most likely no longer in the country.

"Prince Jing, let the Jinyiwei escort you back to the palace." Zhu Qi looked at the prince's sedan chair and suggested.

It will take time to clean up the evil bandits in the capital, so the Jinyiwei will be on guard to prevent any problems.

Prince Jing did not reject Zhu Qi's kindness, but instead of returning to Prince Jing's Mansion, he went to Prince Yu's Mansion.

Taking advantage of this assassination, the brothers had something to talk about.

Zhu Qi watched King Jing leave, and later received news that the Japanese pirates who were lingering in front of Yuxi Palace and intended to assassinate the emperor were captured in one fell swoop.

After the Jinyiwei left, an old Taoist priest walked out of Lingji Palace and wiped the blood off the stone steps.

An assassination attempt by a traitorous leader of Bansheng against the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and His Royal Highness Prince Jing was thus averted.

(End of this chapter)