Flourishing of the Ming Dynasty Novel - Chapter 124

Chapter 124 Chaohui Mutation
Only when the grand and melodious sound of bells and drums rang out from the Forbidden City did Beijing truly awaken from its night of slumber.

The people in the houses in the streets walked out of their houses to start the day’s work. At this time, some servants in the houses of large families opened their doors and began to clean them. The merchants began to put their goods on the shelves, waiting for the customers to come … Everything was no different from every day in the past.

In the courtyard where Lu Zhen and the others stayed, several men dressed in servants took the vegetables from the gate and sent them to the kitchen. The food here was delivered by a special person, and there were many spies in the surroundings in order to ensure that nothing unexpected happened.

Although Lu Zhen had already gone to the palace to attend the court meeting today and everything was settled, these people still didn’t dare to slack off at all. It was because this matter was closely related to their future. People had to keep an eye on them, even if it was just two weak women and a silent man.

Qu Feng took a glance at the still quiet backyard, and the corner of his mouth curved up slightly. As far as he knew, County Magistrate Lu and his wife were sleeping in separate rooms, which made people curious about what was wrong with them. Normally, their relationship was not bad. Why would they make such arrangements? Could it be that they were looking at the normal county magistrate Lu with some hidden illness?

Although this matter had nothing to do with his duties, Qu Feng was still curious about the eccentricity of the people around him. Anyway, if it was him, if he had such a beautiful wife, it would definitely be impossible for him to leave her alone in the room.

As he thought about it, he followed his habit of patrolling the courtyard with his saber in front of him. Everywhere he went, he would exchange glances with the hidden sentries that were left there, so as to ensure that everything was normal.

However, just as he was slowly approaching the side door, one of the hidden sentries that had been arranged there disappeared. This caused him to frown slightly, “These fellows, at this time, have finally relaxed.” Just as he was about to say hello to the hidden sentry, a warning sign suddenly appeared in his heart.

As a musician in the East Factory, Qu Feng had experienced many battles before, so he had a natural feeling of vigilance. Just as he sensed that the situation had changed, he suddenly raised his hand and pulled out half of the saber inserted at his waist from the sheath. At the same time, he opened his mouth to warn him.

However, the shout that he was about to make out of his mouth suddenly became muffled, because a large hand was pressing down, and then his waist and eyes went cold. It was the feeling of a sharp weapon piercing into his body.

Qu Feng’s pair of eyes suddenly widened, his face filled with disbelief, but whether it was the screams or warning sounds before he died, they were completely blocked by this big hand back into his throat. He could only struggle unwillingly for a moment, then collapsed to the ground and lost all consciousness.

Until he was killed, he couldn’t see what the person who had ambushed him looked like. If he could turn around, he would be surprised to discover that this fellow who silently approached him and didn’t alert him until the moment before he attacked was actually the man who looked silent, limped, and ignored by his fellow people-Lin Lie.

After killing Qu Feng with a single strike, Lin Lie immediately used both of his arms to throw him onto his shoulder, and then threw him into a remote corner with a few steps. Under the blockade of that tree, Qu Feng and the corpse of the hidden sentry that had been killed earlier were placed together. Unless someone deliberately went over to check, it would be very difficult to discover their existence.

After doing this, Lin Lie turned around and quickly arrived at a corner door that connected the rear residence to this place. With a push of his hand, the seemingly tightly locked door opened gently, revealing two nervous and anxious faces.

During the half a month that he had lived here, Lin Lie had long since familiarized himself with all the doors and passageways here. In addition, he had long since seen through the laws of these fellows who were called servants and were actually monitoring and guarding.

Hence, when Lu Zhen told him that he would safely send the two girls out of the house today, Lin Lie agreed without any hesitation.

“Madam, you can leave now.” Lin Lie nodded at the two women.

Chu Yunrong’s gaze swept across the empty courtyard outside, revealing a trace of surprise. However, she quickly suppressed the shock and carried the small parcel with Cuimei and followed behind Lin Lie.

After leaving the corner door, a half-closed side door appeared in front of them. Lin Lie immediately stepped forward to open the door for them and said, “I’ve already prepared a carriage outside. Madam, please.” As he spoke, he snatched it out first. Outside was a narrow alley that was even narrower than the main entrance. This was originally a small door prepared for delivering vegetables and toilets to the mansion.

The two women nodded and quickly followed Lin Lie. After taking a few steps forward, their bodies trembled. If they hadn’t been prepared and pressed their hands on their mouths in time, they would have cried out in alarm. Because right in front of him, two corpses had been poured out.

These two corpses were naturally arranged to be monitored outside, but they were all assassinated by Lin Lie, who had already taken them out of the courtyard a step earlier. Half a month’s time was enough for him to find out where these spies were hiding. A sneak attack on them was just a simple task.

Seeing Chu Yunrong’s unbearable expression, Lin Lie hurriedly whispered, “These people are a great threat. Killing them is the safest way.”

“I know” Chu Yunrong nodded. The things Lu Zhen had to do this time were too serious. For her own safety, killing a few people was a helpless choice. She was not a little girl who only had good intentions. Thus, after a moment of daze, she pulled her slightly pale eyebrows and continued to follow Lin Lie. Soon, she left this area that smelled of blood.

After a few rounds in the labyrinth-like alley, the three of them finally escaped from it. A carriage had stopped in front of them. Lin Lie winked at the coachman and let the two women get in. He climbed up the carriage shaft and pointed at the coachman.

When Lu Zhen made the decision to fight back at a critical moment, he was already plotting how to escape from the control of the monitors. Especially the safety of the two women, which was the key to his attention.

Originally, if he was the only one, he wouldn’t be able to complete such a difficult action no matter what. Fortunately, with Lin Lie around, he took advantage of the fact that Lu Zhen was the only one who was paying attention to him, so he had already made preparations outside with the money.

Not only did he find a suitable place for them to stay, he also found a carriage that could cooperate with them in their escape through the forces on the streets of the capital. Now, the carriage would take them to that safe place, and when the fellows in the house reacted, they would probably not even be able to touch their shadows.

Sitting in the carriage in a daze, Chu Yunrong looked at the surrounding scenery that was quickly retreating. Her face was filled with excitement, “He actually made all the preparations early. Now it depends on how he can perform at the court meeting. I really hope to see it with my own eyes …”

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Of course, Chu Yunrong could not see the specific situation at the court meeting, but Lu Zhen had a more intuitive understanding of the court meeting-this was indeed a boring game.

After the eunuchs announced that they would allow the officials to speak, many officials came forward to express their suggestions. What they mentioned was indeed the country’s major policy. For example, if a certain place needed disaster relief and a certain place needed to build a dam, they would need to allocate money from the national treasury to allocate grain. There are also the transfer of some officials …

All government affairs didn’t sound like a problem, but the problem was that when these things were announced, the Son of Heaven agreed to them one by one, almost without the slightest hesitation or hesitation. Moreover, no other officials came forward to express their different views. This made Lu Zhen feel as if he was watching the news broadcast in the future. Although the incident was significant, no one had any sense of participation.

This was the Imperial Council, an existence that could only be regarded as a Ventilation Council. Actually, any major policy had already been approved by everyone long before it was put forward in public today. That was why it didn’t matter whether or not this morning’s court had it or not, because this was just a play played by a monarch and a subject.

However, today’s Grand Dynasty was destined to be very different from the past, because some people wanted to realize a wish they had for many days.

Many people heaved a sigh of relief when another official’s report was accurate and retreated. This was because, in their eyes, today’s court meeting was about to come to an end.

However, at this moment, a voice suddenly rang out in the square, “Minister of Military Affairs Minister Zou Fang has a play!”

When the officials heard this, they were stunned. Even the current Minister of War Xu Xi cast a slightly surprised glance at her subordinates. He did not know what major matters the Ministry of War needed to raise in public.

Wang Zhen’s eyes lit up as he glanced at the Emperor. Right now, Son of Heaven Zhu Qizhen had an excited expression on his face, “Zou Qing, if you have anything to say, come quickly.”

“Your Majesty, please use the might of our Great Ming Empire and the will of all living beings in the world to send troops to the grasslands to restore the prestige of our Great Ming Grand Ancestor Taizong!” Zou Fangzhong angrily said his opinion, and at the same time, he took out a memorial from his sleeve.

As soon as these words were spoken, a gasp sounded out from the plaza, and all the officials revealed expressions of disbelief. Only a few people who knew what was going on stood there steadily, a confident smile on their faces.

Zhu Qizhen’s face suddenly turned red, and he seemed to be excited. Obviously, he was also one of those insiders …