Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

Last year, Zhang Shikang encountered more than a hundred assassination attempts.

So whenever Zhang Shikang went out, not only would his personal guards be on standby nearby, but people from the East Factory and the Embroidered Uniform Guard would also follow him at any time.

The capital city is an important defense location, so under normal circumstances, Zhang Shikang's safety is absolutely no problem.

But the current situation is obviously not the normal one.

The guy who looked like a waiter might have just jumped out of a store.

Zhu Cilang and Princess Kunyi had never encountered such a situation before and were completely terrified.

Zhang Shikang did not hesitate and put the two children, aged 11 or 12, under his arms, one in his left hand and one in his right hand.

Then, he ran away.

He had been staying in the military camp for many years, so his physical fitness was good. In addition, he had rich experience in dealing with assassinations. Even with two children, he could run very fast.

The assassin was so dumbfounded that he could only chase him even harder.

This situation lasted for less than two breaths, but four or five young men dressed in Jinyiwei uniforms suddenly appeared on the houses on both sides of the alley.

But there were sounds of "whoosh", and four or five crossbow arrows all hit the assassin's chest and abdomen.

The assassin fell to the ground in pain and soon became silent. The four or five Jinyiwei jumped down from the house and after verifying that the assassin was dead, they immediately chased after Zhang Shikang.

But when Zhang Shikang heard the hurried footsteps behind him, he ran even faster.

"Commander, the assassin is dead. Please don't run away."

When four or five Jinyiwei saw that Zhang Shikang didn't even turn his head and just ran away, they hurriedly shouted.

Only then did Zhang Shikang stop and look back.

Four or five Jinyiwei immediately knelt on one knee. Although Zhang Shikang was fine, the factory guards could always be held to blame when something like this happened.

"Sir, you will die if you despise your position!"

"Master Zhang... Master Zhang, let my sister and I down." Zhu Cilang was strangled to the point of being unable to breathe, while Princess Kunyi's face was already flushed red, and it was unknown whether it was because of holding it in or for some other reason.

Zhang Shikang then let go, and Zhu Cilang was put down suddenly. His legs went limp and he sat down on the ground.

Princess Kunyi was also nervous, but she did not fall to the ground because Zhang Shikang held her shoulders with his right hand. However, the little girl's face became even redder, and her body subconsciously tried to break away from Zhang Shikang's embrace.

At this time, a large group of people rushed over from a distance, at least two or three hundred of them, all of whom were Zhang Shikang's personal guards who were on standby nearby.

"All of you, stand up and check where that man came from. If there is someone behind him, deal with him according to the law." Zhang Shikang said to his Jinyiwei subordinates who were kneeling on the ground.

"I obey your command." Several Jinyiwei had cold sweat on their foreheads, and it was obvious that they were all very scared.

They knew very well that if anything happened to the commander-in-chief, not only them, but also all the officials in the Jinyiwei would suffer.

The tens of thousands of soldiers in the Beijing camp alone would not spare them, not to mention the emperor's wrath.

They were supposed to be close guards, but Zhang Shikang felt that the capital was an important place and had been checked countless times by the factory guards. He felt uncomfortable with a group of people around him, so he only allowed them to follow him thirty steps away.

But no matter what, it is their dereliction of duty.

"Don't blame yourself too much, just focus on your work." As the person who was stabbed, Zhang Shikang was not angry at all. Instead, he comforted the guards.

He had long been accustomed to so many assassination attempts. Those who protected him actually had a harder job. They worked in shifts day and night. When he slept, these guards had to keep an eye on him from the trees and houses, no matter it was windy, rainy, or freezing cold.

These guards were personally selected by Chongzhen's two cousins. They were loyal and capable, and we cannot generalize them because of their shortcomings.

"Sir, please let me follow you closely. I will just dress as a servant." Hong Xiucheng, the commander of Zhang Shikang's personal guards, advised again.

"It's nothing for the dignitaries of the capital to bring one or two servants with them when they go out, sir." Hong Xiucheng said again, fearing that Zhang Shikang would not accept it.

"Okay, okay, from now on you pick two people to follow closely." Zhang Shikang finally compromised.

Hong Xiucheng finally looked relieved. Since he became the commander of the royal guards, many people had written to him more than once, asking him to protect Zhang Shikang's safety.

Sun Weifan, Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, Qin Liangyu, Cao Bianjiao, a group of noble sons in the Beijing camp, and even eunuchs Wang and Fang in the palace, as well as His Majesty's secret decree.

These letters contained both pleas and threats, but the bottom line was that if anything happened to Zhang Shikang, everyone would suffer, but he would be the first to suffer.

Hong Xiucheng was under tremendous pressure, but he still did not complain to Zhang Shikang but was grateful. Everything he had now was given by Zhang Shikang.

When Zhang Shikang wanted to learn martial arts from him, he was the happiest person. Not only did he teach him all his family martial arts, he even made a special plan for Zhang Shikang to learn martial arts.

However, Zhang Shikang was only interested in martial arts for a short period of time. He learned from Sun Weifan for a while, and also from other skilled generals in the Beijing camp, but without exception, he gave up halfway.

In Zhang Shikang's words, daily training in the military camp was bearable, but practicing martial arts was really hard.

Hong Xiucheng was also very helpless about this. He started practicing martial arts when he was a few years old and never slacked off from morning to night.

Zhang Shikang is already twenty years old. If he wants to achieve something at this time, he can only work harder.

After the assassination, Zhu Cilang and his sister no longer had the heart to go shopping, so Zhang Shikang had to personally send them to the palace.

Along the way, the brother and sister spoke very little. They were really scared after seeing two dead bodies while shopping.

"Xiao Zhu, don't take it too seriously, it's just a drizzle.

Your father is better than you, you have to learn from His Majesty." Zhang Shikang teased.

Brother Chongzhen performed very well when he went to the battlefield for the first time, and he directly gave the Beijing Camp the maximum buff of the emperor leading the army in person.

"Well, Master Zhang, I will definitely learn from my father." Zhu Cilang said seriously.

"Sister, why is your face still red? Don't be afraid, Master Zhang runs so fast, the assassin can't catch up with him." Zhu Cilang took the initiative to comfort his sister.

Zhang Shikang's face turned black when he heard this.

"I... I'm not afraid." Princess Kunyi said in a low voice.

"Then why are you blushing?" Zhu Cilang frowned in confusion.

"I...I won't tell you!" Princess Kunyi hesitated for a moment and then started to act like a rogue.

Although she is one year younger than Zhu Cilang, girls always mature earlier in some aspects.

How could she tell her brother that this was the first time she was touched by a man other than her father, and that he had touched her under his arm. After that, Master Zhang even hugged her.

Given the poor financial situation of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen never spoiled his children, but his teachers still taught them such knowledge as the separation of sex.

Princess Kunyi felt that she had no grievances in her heart, but she couldn't say anything because her brother was a piece of wood and stubborn.

"Little girl, are you disliking this master?

Don’t you understand the principle of taking emergency measures?

Besides, maybe you two won’t be able to leave the palace anymore.”

Although Zhang Shikang was a bit of a straight man, he still saw the little girl's shyness and pointed it out.

"Master Zhang, why?" Zhu Cilang asked, his attention clearly focused on Zhang Shikang's last sentence.

"Master, no...no, I don't mind. Kunyi will go out and play with you in the future." Princess Kunyi said hesitantly.

"Aren't you afraid that you will be killed one day?" Zhang Shikang pretended to be a fierce assassin and scared the two of them.

"No...I'm not afraid!" Zhu Cilang pretended to be calm.

"I... am not afraid either." Princess Kunyi also hurriedly followed.

"Forget it, after what happened, even if you two want to go out, your parents won't agree.

Oh, what a headache! "Zhang Shikang felt depressed when he thought about being questioned by the siblings' parents.

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