Liver into a martial arts legend: starting with Embroidered Spring Blade

Chapter 47: Prince Xin Recruits! [Seeking monthly tickets for follow-up reading]

In the fourth year of the Tianqi reign, a group of officials led by Yang Lian, the left deputy censor of the Censorate, wrote a letter to impeach Wei Zhongxian for twenty-four major crimes in order to combat the eunuch party and requested the emperor to abolish the East Factory.

Unexpectedly, Wei Zhongxian turned the defeat into victory with his eloquence. Not only were Yang Lian's entire family executed, but he also took the opportunity to purge the Donglin Party on a large scale, killing countless people.

Among them was the Minister of War Yang Yuxuan.

In order to seize military power, Wei Zhongxian forged an imperial edict on the trumped-up charge of stationing troops outside the Great Wall and plotting rebellion, and executed the entire family of Yang Yuxuan, the Minister of War, and replaced him with Tian Ji, the leader of his "Five Tigers".

But Yang Yuxuan was, after all, an important official in the six ministries and a core figure of Donglin, with many followers.

After his death, the Donglin Party launched a counterattack, fighting the Eunuch Party openly and secretly, which gave Wei Zhongxian a lot of headaches. It took him a full year to gradually suppress the Donglin Party's counterattack and stabilize the government.

But the overt means are easy to deal with, but the counterattack in private is a bit troublesome.

In the past year, there has been a force that has been secretly assassinating members of the eunuch party in various places, causing panic among the eunuch party members.

In the end, the East Factory found out that these things were done by Yang Yuxuan's former military subordinate, a trusted and beloved general named Zhou Huaian, whose purpose was to avenge Yang Yuxuan.

In order to wipe out this hostile force in one fell swoop, Wei Zhongxian asked Cao Shaoqin, the second-in-command of the East Factory, to be in charge of this matter. He planned to exile Yang Yuxuan's two children outside the Great Wall and use them as bait to lure out Zhou Huaian and others and eliminate the future troubles forever.

Generally, when the East Factory did things, they would bring a team of Jinyiwei to assist them. To put it bluntly, they were just dogs.

Hawk and dog, hawk and dog, the East Factory is the hawk and the Embroidered Uniform Guard is the dog.

But Jiang Xuan didn't expect that he would be the one to be the dog.

It is said that people are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being fat. This is indeed true.

I had just mastered my sword skills yesterday and became famous among the Jinyiwei, and today Cao Shaoqin came to visit me.

How could he refuse the order from the East Factory?

This job has to be accepted whether you want to or not.

Jiang Xuan secretly pondered the plot of the Dragon Gate Inn.

If the original plot is followed, Zhou Huaian would most likely not appear during the rescue process. Instead, he would let the heroine Qiu Moyan and other friends in the martial arts world rescue people for him, and then go to Longmen Inn to meet up, attempting to leave the city and go to the frontier.

In the end, they had a fierce battle with the masters of the East Factory at the Longmen Inn. Then Cao Shaoqin arrived with a large army. Qiu Moyan and others died in the battle, but Cao Shaoqin was finally killed by Zhou Huaian and a cook with excellent knife skills.

Of all the characters in the story, only three survived in the end: Zhou Huaian, the proprietress of Longmen Inn, Jin Xiangyu, and the cook.

But Jiang Xuan had already had contact with Qiu Moyan. Now Qiu Moyan and Yang Huizhen were hiding in Jingning Temple in Jinglu Tunbao, and they had promised him not to reveal their whereabouts.

I don't know if the plot will develop according to the original trajectory, and whether Qiu Moyan will help Zhou Huaian save people this time...

Jiang Xuan frowned.

He wanted to ask Qiu Moyan and others about their plans, and then plan how he should act.

But since I left them my address last time, they haven't contacted me until now.

It is obviously too late to go to Jinglu Tunbu at this moment.

"That's all, let's take it one step at a time."

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Xuan shook his head and sighed, deciding to act according to the circumstances.

He had no good feelings towards either the Eunuch Party or the Donglin Party.

Just as he said to Ding Xiu and Jin Yichuan last night, he was just a small Jinyiwei and didn't want to get involved in so many factional disputes. He only did his own job.

But what if Qiu Moyan and Yang Huizhen also show up during this trip to Longmen Inn.

He was worried that the incident at Jinglu Tunbao would be exposed and would implicate himself.

He was able to be promoted to the rank of centurion because of his contribution in killing Yang Huizhen at the Jinglu Tunbao last time.

If this matter were to be exposed, not only would he not be able to become a centurion, but he would also be charged with deceiving the emperor and his future would be ruined.

Although his top-notch martial arts skills have barely surpassed the realm of ordinary warriors, it is undoubtedly a pipe dream to use them to escape the hunt of the East Factory.

All we can do now is adapt to the situation.

"grown ups!"

When they arrived outside the yamen, Lu Jianxing and others were already waiting at the door.

Ding Xiu also changed into a set of rattan armor and wore a conical helmet on his head. He was dressed like an ordinary Jinyiwei, but the large imperial sword in his hand was still quite conspicuous.

The Great Imperial Guards Sword, Miao Sword and Qi Family Sword are actually similar. They are all two-handed swords with long and narrow blades. They can also be used as spears, either for stabbing or chopping.

It’s just that the Great Imperial Guards Sword has a slightly longer history and can be considered the predecessor of the Miao Sword, while the Qi Family Sword was improved by Qi Jiguang based on the Miao Sword and was specifically used to deal with Japanese pirates.

Ding Xiu's large imperial sword is longer than those of Lu Wenzhao and Ding Baiying, at 1.6 meters long, and has a nice name, called "Meiying".

His Qi family swordsmanship has also reached the perfect level. In terms of strength, he is slightly stronger than Ding Baiying and is currently the best master under Jiang Xuan.

"Let's go on patrol as usual."

Jiang Xuan stepped forward and said, "There will be no missions for the next two days. You guys get ready and follow me out of the capital in three days." Jiang Xuan briefly explained the task assigned by Cao Shaoqin to everyone.

Cao Shaoqin only asked him to take some people out of Beijing, and did not say how many people to take, so he must have taken them all.

"Yes, my lord!"

When they heard that they were going to leave the capital to carry out the mission, their faces became serious and they nodded solemnly.

Time flies, and soon it is time to go to work.

As usual, Jiang Xuan went to a street restaurant to eat something to fill his stomach, then quickly rushed home to practice martial arts.

Since he chose not to belong to any party, the only person he can rely on at this moment is himself.

Only by having strong enough strength can you cope with any possible changes in the future and avoid being treated like a dog.

Thinking of Cao Shaoqin's disdainful eyes during the day, as if he was looking at an ant, Jiang Xuan felt as if there was always a surge of anger suppressed in his heart.

One day, he will let Cao Shaoqin try whether his dog's teeth are sharp!

……

Jiang Xuan took a deep breath and continued walking forward.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he reached the entrance of the alley outside his house, he was stopped by someone.

A servant dressed as a security guard stood at the entrance of the alley, seemingly waiting for Jiang Xuan. Upon seeing Jiang Xuan coming back, he hurried forward to stop him.

"Sir, my master invites you!"

Although his tone was polite, there was a hint of arrogance between his brows.

Jiang Xuan looked in the direction of his gesture and saw a black carriage parked not far away with two servants standing beside it, looking very impressive.

"Don't go."

Jiang Xuan just glanced at him coldly and turned to walk into the alley.

The servant was anxious and quickly reached out to stop him: "Master Jiang, don't you want to know who my master is?"

"Not interested, get out of my way!"

Jiang Xuan spoke indifferently, raised the hilt of his knife, pushed the servant aside, and walked into the alley.

"Master Jiang, please stay!"

At this time, a middle-aged man dressed as a eunuch walked out of the carriage and shouted hurriedly.

But unexpectedly, as soon as he spoke, Jiang Xuan walked even faster.

"Eh?!"

Wang Chengen was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses. He no longer cared about being arrogant and hurriedly chased after him, holding up the hem of his skirt, and shouted breathlessly: "Jiang... Lord Jiang, I am from the Prince Xin's Mansion."

Jiang Xuan paused.

Wang Chengen breathed a sigh of relief and quickly chased to Jiang Xuan's side. Looking at the young man in front of him who made the prince so important, his expression was a little complicated. He said, "Master Jiang, I am the steward of Prince Xin's Mansion. Wang Chengen, the prince asked me to bring you a message."

"I wonder what Lord Jiang thinks about the future of our Ming Dynasty?"

"Stand and watch."

Jiang Xuan said calmly, "Manager Wang, just speak frankly."

Wang Chengen's eyes twitched, he sighed, and nodded, "Master Jiang is indeed different. Then I will speak frankly."

"The prince hopes that Lord Jiang can serve the palace. As long as Lord Jiang agrees, the prince will be given important positions when he ascends to the throne in the future."

Jiang Xuan narrowed his eyes and said, "I don't understand what Your Highness means. I am a member of the Imperial Guard, the personal army of the Emperor. I am loyal only to the Emperor. If Your Highness inherits the throne in the future, I will also be loyal to Your Highness. Why would Your Highness do this?"

Wang Chengen shook his head and said, "Master Jiang, you are a smart man. You should understand what the prince means."

"The eunuch party is now powerful, and the prince has no one else around him. The prince hopes... that you will pledge allegiance to him now."

Hearing this, Jiang Xuan fell silent.

Wang Chengen continued, "Although the eunuch party is currently in power, Wei Zhongxian has lost all the support of the people. This will change sooner or later. Once the prince inherits the throne in the future, the situation in the court will inevitably change. Lord Jiang is a young and talented man. He should think more about himself."

As he spoke, Wang Chengen handed Jiang Xuan a token and said, "This is the prince's token. With this token, you can travel freely in all prefectures and counties and mobilize all the forces of Prince Xin's Mansion. If Lord Jiang has the idea, you can bring the token to Prince Xin's Mansion."

After saying that, Wang Chengen turned and walked out of the alley, waved his hand, and led his men away.

Jiang Xuan looked at the token in his hand engraved with the words "Prince Xin", his eyes flickered, and he frowned without saying a word.

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