newbobooks Chapter 311
Chapter 311
Actually, Yue Fuguang couldn't quite understand. The things had already been brought out, so what was the use of killing those two people? The paper would still be made, and the books would still be printed.Why they were so obsessed with this was truly baffling!
[Master, there is indeed the involvement of aristocratic family forces in this assassination, but the operation was not led by them. Half of the assassins were their own raised death squads, while the other half were hired killers they paid for.]
"Are the Tianxing Pavilion people considered Youtan's? It can't be the Fengyu Pavilion. With Feng Yang captured, Fengyu Pavilion shouldn't be able to make any waves in Dayan for a short time."
[Master, it's the people of Panshan, they intervened! Actually, the emergence of the new papermaking and movable type printing techniques had the biggest impact not only on the aristocratic families trying to monopolize the spread of knowledge, but also on Panshan, which attempts to control the courts and dynastic changes of various countries.
The person who acted against Old Nine Xie this time is one of the leaders of the Earth Division of the Panshan organization, codenamed Old Man.
His disguise is that of a dying old man living in the blacksmith workshop in the South City, Langtou Alley. His son, daughter-in-law, and eldest grandson are all his subordinates in the Earth Division.]
"Are you saying that the people of the aristocratic families are also colluding with Panshan?"
[They have indeed been in contact for a long time, but the people of the aristocratic families do not know they are from the Panshan organization, because these people have always liked to put on another disguise when doing things.
This is also the reason why, up to now, few people in the Dayan court know the name of Panshan.
But if you tell these lords the once-resounding names of the Iron Hand Gang, the Longevity Sect, the Pingliang Way, and the Blood Blade Hall, they have definitely heard of them all.]
"Little Zhu, do you mean these organizations were all Panshan's shell... disguises."
Yue Fuguang changed her words in time, almost blurting out the term shell company from her hometown.
And Emperor Mingxi and his ministers all gasped when they heard the names of these organizations.
The Iron Hand Gang was once very popular in Western Qiang, while the Longevity Sect once made a great name in Southern Yue. It was said that the death of Gan Sheng's father, the old Emperor Gan Chengjiang, was related to this Longevity Sect that operated under the guise of seeking immortality.
The Blood Blade Hall was in Northern Li, and the Pingliang Way just happened to rise in their Dayan, only it was pacified a few years ago because it manipulated the common people to rebel.
They didn't expect the enemy to be a centipede that dies hard; they had only chopped off an insignificant claw!
The main body was unharmed. In fact, if it weren't for the Junior Preceptor, they would still not know the name Panshan!
[Yes, these are all one of Panshan's organizations in various countries. And the one that assassinated Old Nine Xie this time is one of Panshan's new disguises after the annihilation of the Pingliang Way, the Phantom Assassination Hall.]
"Phantom Assassination Hall? An assassin organization? Why haven't I heard Wei Ping and the others mention it? It seems that no one from this organization participated in the assassinations aimed at me."
[Master, that's because some assassins have two or three identities. For example, an assassin from Fengyu Pavilion might be a temporary worker for Fengyu Pavilion, and their social identity could be from all walks of life.
So why couldn't they be Panshan's people sneaking in?
Even in the most strictly organized Youtan, there are quite a few of Panshan's people. So sometimes when Panshan wants to get rid of someone, they don't need to act under their own name at all. As long as they pay, their own people in these assassin organizations can do their bidding under someone else's banner.
Master, look at these civil and military officials in the court, the ones who will die at the hands of the so-called Fengyu Pavilion, Tianxing Pavilion, and Youtan in the future.
In fact, most of the buyers are Panshan. The ways they die are also varied; some are poisoned like the royal father and son, some die from accidental falls, some drink themselves to death, and some are stabbed to death by street thugs in broad daylight...]
"These ways of dying are not very decent!" Yue Fuguang seemed to glance over casually, but everyone her eyes swept across felt their bodies tighten and a chill down their backs. The weather, which was originally a bit hot, instantly became bone-chilling.
This sudden alternation of cold and hot made people sweat easily. Some people silently lowered their heads and wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads. These two ancestors were truly too terrifying.
Eating melons and gossiping is one thing, but why do they always bring up their death states?
And being like the royal father and son, is that very glorious?
The royal father and son duo were already numb to the point of speechlessness.
Even Emperor Mingxi, who had been a bit full of himself lately, settled down after being openly and secretly beaten down by the two ancestors.
Dayan hadn't taken off yet, the external enemies were still strong, and after clearing out some internal enemies, even more were discovered. The pressure kept him from getting carried away!
[Master, the Ninth Prince is severely injured and going to die. Will Master save him?]
"I won't save him. I'm more curious about what Northern Li will do after losing the Ninth Prince as a chess piece. And the forces that Bei Ye and Bei Yue left beside the Ninth Prince.
Because of this assassination, most of them are gone. If Northern Li finds out that it was done by the alliance of Panshan and the Dayan aristocratic families, I wonder how they will retaliate?"
Emperor Mingxi and his ministers exchanged a subtle glance. Rest assured, Gan Sheng and Bei Ji would soon know the mastermind behind the assassination of the prince in the Dayan dynasty.
[Master, what do you think the emperors would do if they knew that the Blood Blade Hall, Longevity Way, and Iron Hand Gang in their own countries were all tentacles of this mysterious Panshan?]
What would they do? Emperor Mingxi and his ministers could tell you: they would exterminate them at all costs. How can one allow others to snore beside one's bed?
Even an emperor would be wary of such a powerful organization, which is why he ordered two forces, one open and one secret, to investigate this organization.
Emperor Mingxi curled his lips into a smile. Dayan couldn't be the only one doing the work; his peers should also make a move and give this Panshan some trouble.
Before Emperor Mingxi's smile could climb from the corners of his mouth to the tips of his eyes, he was interrupted by an urgent voice.
It was the time for the morning court assembly. Who was so unafraid of death to interrupt the emperor and ministers discussing official business at this time?
"Your Majesty, bad news, Your Majesty... Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince... the Fourth Prince was assassinated, and the Ninth Prince... the Ninth Prince has passed away!"
An eunuch stumbled and crawled into the main hall, kneeling down to report the mourning as soon as he entered.
Many people frowned, secretly thinking it was bad luck!
"What did you say! Little Nine is gone?" Emperor Mingxi suddenly stood up, his face instantly hanging with an expression of absolute grief and disbelief.
Only Yue Fuguang, who was closest to him, saw that the heart-wrenching sorrow did not reach his eyes, and even the tears in the corners of his eyes were forced out by him blinking hard.
If Emperor Mingxi had lost all father-son affection for the Ninth Prince because of his status as an illegitimate child born of adultery.
Then recently, the Ninth Prince's frequent contact with people from Northern Li had completely disappointed Emperor Mingxi, and made it clearer to him why he was able to kill his brother and then murder his father in the original timeline. Everything had a trace to follow.
This time, saying he went to Baoye Temple to pray for his biological mother was just an excuse. He was just trying to rendezvous with important figures from Northern Li, which gave the assassins the opportunity to kill him.
Emperor Mingxi's performance continued. He staggered two steps and was quickly supported by Eunuch Qian so he wouldn't fall. "Also, what did you just say, Old Four was assassinated?"
Emperor Mingxi pointed at the eunuch who was still kowtowing and begging for forgiveness, and sternly said, "Speak, who did it? Is Old Four alright?"
The eunuch's face was covered in tears, and he stammered, "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince, he... he is severely injured... unconscious."
"What!"
"What?"
Of the two exclamations of "What?", one came from Emperor Mingxi, the biological father of the Fourth Prince.
And the other came from the Deputy Censor-in-Chief, Zhang Tingji.