Chapter 2 Dark and windy night

"Hey, did you hear that?"

"Recently, several Jianghu assassins have come to the capital, specifically to kill people in Dongchang. Now the people in Dongchang are so scared that they don't even dare to enter their own doors, and they have all taken refuge in Dajue Temple!"

"Who says it isn't!"

"Finally, someone can control these eunuchs!"

"I hope these gangsters will kill them all!"

"You can't say that. If it weren't for these quacks, our Ming Dynasty wouldn't be so chaotic."

"I heard that a martial arts conference was held in Jiangnan a few days ago, and many people were accidentally killed. In the end, when the people from the court went to investigate, they just paid some money and got over it. They didn't dare to provoke those people in the Jianghu!"

"Alas! There are eunuchs in the court who are causing chaos in the country, and knights and knights are using force to break the law. They are not good people. Only ordinary people like us are suffering!"

In a restaurant in the west part of the capital, three figures wearing warrior robes and holding long swords sat by the window, listening to the discussions of the surrounding drinkers without saying a word.

But there was a bright light in his eyes.

A black-clothed warrior said in a low voice: "No wonder no one has been seen in Dongchang these days. It turned out that they all hid in Dajue Temple!"

A burly man said excitedly: "Brother Zhao, Li Zhong, the deputy governor of Dongchang, is hiding in Dajue Temple. Now that Wanyu Lou is dead, should we kill Li Zhong as well?"

"yes!"

"Now that Wan Yulou is dead, if even the deputy governor dies, it will definitely be a huge blow to the eunuchs. How arrogant will those eunuchs be then?!"

The warrior in black next to him also said excitedly.

Hearing this, the thin sword-wielding man in the middle frowned and hesitated.

"We have killed many people from Dongchang in the past few days, and all the family members of the three adults have been sent away. There is no need to add more trouble, right?"

The burly man said quickly: "Brother Zhao, we are all here, we can't leave empty-handed, right?"

"yes!"

The black-clothed warrior next to him echoed: "Although Brother Zhao killed Wan Yulou, several people in the core of Dongchang are still alive. Li Zhong, the deputy governor of Dongchang, has also done a lot of bad things with Wan Yulou in recent years. If he hadn't

Kill him and wait until he becomes the governor of Dongchang, and then the blood will flow into a river in the court, and all our efforts will have been wasted!"

When the man heard this, his eyes moved a little.

After hesitating for a moment, he nodded and said: "Okay, let's go to Dajue Temple tonight first, but if there is nothing we can do, leave quickly, and don't be reluctant to fight, otherwise once we are trapped in a tight siege, we won't even be able to leave!

"

"Brother Zhao, don't worry. As for the wastes like Dongchang, we can come and leave whenever we want. There's nothing to be afraid of!"

"good!"

"In the past six months, some of the strongest bosses in Dongchang have become our victims. Now even Wan Yulou has become the victim of Brother Zhao. What other masters can there be in Dongchang?"

The two said nonchalantly.

"There are mountain high mountain!"

"Once we meet a top expert, the situation will not be so smooth!"

"The crouching tigers, hidden dragons in the capital are no better than outside. We still can't be careless!"

The man holding the sword shook his head, his expression solemn.

If anyone from Dongchang is here, they will definitely be able to discover that these three people are the three assassins who kidnapped Shen Qianzhi and the two officials of the Ministry of Rites at the Longjiang Naval Shipyard.

And this sword-wielding man is the swordsman who took the head off Wan Yu Lou’s neck, Zhao Huaian!

…

At night, the moon and stars are few and far between.

Beijing, Xishan Dajue Temple.

Several Dongchang officials wearing yellow python robes were hiding in a heavily guarded temple, discussing in low voices.

The leader was a slightly fat eunuch full of majesty.

This person is none other than the deputy governor of Dongchang, Li Zhong.

"Eunuch Li, now that Governor Wan is dead, how should we write the memorial to be submitted to the emperor?"

"yes!"

"It's Zhao Huaian again, forcing us to hide here, damn it!"

"What if I don't report it?"

"Don't report? Governor Wan was killed by Jianghu people. If someone brings trouble to the emperor for such a big thing, can we afford it?!"

"Humph! We are in control of the court now. If anyone dares to pass us and go directly to the imperial court, we will silence him. This is not easy!"

"That's right, let's do it like this!"

"Wait some time and find another reason to report the death of Eunuch Wan!"

Everyone was talking to each other, discussing how to suppress the news of Wanyu Lou's death.

After all, things are not going well in Dongchang now.

In order to suppress the Dongchang, the emperor established the West Factory and fought openly and secretly with the Dongchang. People died almost every day.

Moreover, all officials hate the eunuchs. If the ministers in the court learn about Wan Yulou's death, someone will definitely add insult to injury and try their best to suppress Dongchang.

So they all wanted to suppress the news of Wan Yulou's death first.

Li Zhong was sitting on the main seat, listening to everyone's discussion, his face was very gloomy.

As the deputy governor of Dongchang, he should have been the happiest person when Wan Yulou died.

But now he was not happy at all.

In the past few days after returning to Beijing, the assassins who killed Wan Yulou were causing trouble everywhere and killed many people in Dongchang.

He was the dignified deputy governor of the East Factory, but when he returned to the capital, he didn't even dare to enter the front door of his house. He could only hide in the Dajue Temple to discuss matters, and he was always on tenterhooks.

How did this make him happy?

After a while.

He waved his hand, suppressed everyone, and said coldly: "Just do what Eunuch Huang said first. The news of Eunuch Wan's death can be kept secret for as long as possible."

"Eunuch Wan is dead. The most important thing now is to stabilize the situation. We must not only guard against the West Factory, but also guard against Wei Zhongxian's remnants."

"The remnants have been lurking since Wei Zhongxian's death. Under the leadership of Eunuch Wan over the years, although the remnants have not dared to take the lead and have become much more honest, now that Eunuch Wan is dead, there is no guarantee that they will not have any ideas!"

"Before the Emperor knows the news of Eunuch Wan's death, the situation must be stabilized quickly and the remnants must not be given a chance!"

Hearing this, everyone's hearts trembled, and they all nodded solemnly.

Over the years, Dongchang has not been monolithic.

The last governor of Dongchang was Wei Zhongxian, who had all the power in the government and the public. He claimed to be nine thousand years old. He was so powerful in the court that even the emperor had to look at Wei Zhongxian's eyes to act.

Later, the new emperor came to the throne and saw the dangers of the eunuchs, so he made up his mind to suppress Dongchang.

After Wei Zhongxian fell, his remnants fled desperately, but some of them were not deeply involved in the case. The emperor missed them, so he did not kill them and let them continue to stay in Dongchang.

The largest force among them is a group of people headed by Dongchang stall owner Zhao Jingzhong. Under the suppression of Wan Yulou over the years, although this group of remnants dare not take the lead, but now that Wan Yulou is dead, there is no guarantee that they will not

have a thought.

In addition, Liu Xi, the second stall owner of Dongchang, has also cultivated a force recently and also has thoughts on the position of governor.

They are all members of Wanyu Tower, and they have been marked by Wanyu Tower.

And Li Zhong has also been loyal to Wanyu Tower these years.

Now that Wan Yulou is dead, they will naturally find ways to help Li Zhong ascend to the position of governor. Otherwise, whether Zhao Jingzhong or Liu Xi become the governor of Dongchang, their lives will be difficult.

"Okay, let's all disperse!"

Li Zhong stood up and said: "I have been keeping a low profile recently, so I don't want to become a soul killed by the swords of those gangsters again."

Hearing this, a Dongchang official frowned and said: "Eunuch Li, these gangsters have not left, we can't hide here forever, right?"

"yes!"

"You can only be a thief for a thousand days, but how can you guard against a thief for a thousand days?"

The others also spoke.

Li Zhong waved his hand and said: "I have found out that these Jianghu assassins sneaked into the capital this time to secretly pick up the families of the officials who were rescued by them. As long as we don't do anything to the families of those officials, they will not

Will find you."

At this point, Li Zhong snorted coldly, "Besides, the capital city is not outside. If they continue to make trouble, even if we can't catch them, the one at Hulong Villa will not let them go!"

When the person from Hulong Villa was mentioned, everyone nodded and felt a little more at ease.

"You're right. With our strength, we really don't dare to mess around in the capital."

"But before I leave, it's okay to kill you!"
To be continued...