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Chapter 428 Assassination on the Street
May of the fourth year of Zhengde
Beijing Fachang
The sun is in the sky, although it is said that it has not yet entered the summer, but there are already some signs of summer heat.

It's just that at this moment, many people looked at the execution field guarded by the soldiers in front of them, and felt a little cold for no reason.

For the people of the capital, the biggest hobby on weekdays is to watch the excitement, but in the past few years, it is none other than the current champion Hou Lihuan who gave them the most talk.

At this time, in the crowd, a well-informed person was talking happily to his companion beside him.

"Have you heard? It is said that the ones who bumped into the hands of Champion Hou this time were more than a dozen officials from Yutian County's county government. All these officials were taken over by Champion Hou."

Seeing that person's triumphant expression, someone couldn't help but said: "He Da, do you know why these people were ransacked and exterminated by the champion?"

The man called He Da was taken aback for a moment, then reacted and said: "I don't know, I heard that the imperial court is going to carry out tax reforms and check the number of acres of land and Dingkou in the world. It fell into the hands of Champion Hou, and ended up in the end of a family being ransacked and exterminated."

"A traitor, what a traitor, even if he deceived his superiors and concealed it from his subordinates, he is not guilty of death, but he even wanted to confiscate his family and exterminate his family. Li Huan is truly a traitor!"

A scribe in Tsing Yi who listened to what He Da and the others said couldn't help cursing in a low voice.

Someone next to him heard the scolding of the scribe in green and couldn't help but subconsciously put some distance away from him, and looked at him with a strange look.

It is with such an elite army in hand that Li Huan and even the emperor have the confidence to carry out tax reforms.

It can be said that the power of these officials is even faintly stronger than that of the imperial power.

"Crossbow arrows!"

The next moment, Li Huan's hand shook suddenly, and then the cloak unfolded, and the arrows that were originally caught in the cloak shot out suddenly.

At that time, the imperial power was at its peak, and as a courtier, he could only obey the will of the emperor, and there was no room for resistance at all.

Surrounded by Jin Yiwei, Li Huan came galloping in a brocade suit, showing off his demeanor, and I don't know how many people were amazed by it.

The most important thing is that these assassins thought that they could at least injure Li Huan severely, not to mention shooting Li Huan into a hornet's nest, and then they stepped forward to make up the knife, and Li Huan was definitely dead.

The rest of the people looked at each other, and rushed towards Li Huan regardless, not even paying attention to Lin Pingzhi and others who were slashing at them with long knives.

Under Li Huan's restraint, Jin Yiwei did not dare to say that Qiu did not commit any crimes in the capital, at least no one was looking for trouble among ordinary people. Startled and dodged around.

One after another, the arrows sank into the bodies of one after another of the figures, and each arrow contained a terrifying force, which directly flew the person who was hit by the arrow.

There were only a few of the [-] or so assassins who rushed out at the moment, and these few assassins did not expect their companions to die so quickly. They hadn't rushed to Li Huan's side, and they fell down Mostly.

Just now the censor couldn't help clapping his hands and exclaimed: "Okay, well said, Master Cheng's words are really shocking and reasonable, but there is a traitor like Li Huan entangled in the court, I will be so bright There is no chance of prosperity.”

However, as desperadoes who were raised, since these people were selected to assassinate Li Huan in the street, there are naturally some people behind them who are sure to guarantee the loyalty of these people.

As the left servant of the household department, Cheng Yuan had impeached Li Huan in front of the imperial court not long ago, so it can be said that he had a whole lot of resistance to Li Huan's tax reform from the bottom of his heart.

Although the Ming Dynasty in the Zhengde period has shown some signs of decline, the prosperity has not diminished.

The officials of Yutian County who also resisted Li Huan's tax reform naturally became like-minded people in Cheng Yuan's eyes.

But in the eyes of people like Cheng Yuan and Chen Zhi, their faces were naturally full of disgust and disdain.

The scribe naturally noticed the way these people were looking at him, and immediately showed a look of surprise, he waved his sleeves and said, "Hmph, a group of stupid people, don't they know that Li Huan, the traitor, is the one who really brings disaster to the country and the people. "

Now Li Huanke is still concurrently serving as the admiral of the Jingying. After the Jingying has been reorganized, although there are more than 18 in the establishment, the real number of soldiers and horses it has now is only about [-].

Shouts reverberated around the court. For these people, Li Huan was harmless to them. Moreover, Li Huan had repeatedly ransacked the families of corrupt officials and wiped out their families. Therefore, in the eyes of ordinary people, Li Huan, who dared to kill corrupt officials, must be It is a good official.

With the strong support of Wang Yangming, the tax reform has been formally promulgated and implemented, and the land of the two capitals and thirteen provinces has begun a vigorous investigation of the land and Dingkou.

But among these people, a few figures could be seen looking at the officials of Yutian County who were taken to the execution ground from a distance under the protection of the servants around them.

Even if it is a top player, if he is locked by more than a dozen crossbow arrows without precaution, he will suffer heavy damage even if he does not die.

Speaking of this, the member of the Ministry of Justice, Wailang, said with a bit of dissatisfaction: "If things go on like this, won't all of our authority belong to His Majesty? possible!"

But what they never imagined in their dreams was that under the dozens of powerful crossbows, Li Huan was not injured at all, and even killed most of their companions with a single blow.

For this reason, Li Huan can be said to have ordered Jinyiwei spies from all over the world to monitor the place early on, but if there is any change, he must be notified as soon as possible.

However, the more this was the case, the more cautious Li Huan was, because this was not normal at all, and even Li Huan himself wouldn't believe it if there was no danger in this calm.

Although it has been known for a long time that Li Huan's strength is unfathomable, it is impossible for such an attack to hurt Li Huan in the slightest, but most of these assassins were settled so easily, which still makes Lin Pingzhi and others a little bit do not adapt.

Even for some will of the emperor, if the cabinet and the six important ministers have any objections, they can also refute the will of the emperor through the six subjects.

Riding on the horse, looking at the people around him, Li Huan's mind was more focused on the ongoing tax reform.

A member of the criminal department, Wailang, sighed softly: "For Li Huan's sake, these people's cases were directly handed over to the cabinet, and Wang Yangming's cabinet elder personally reviewed them and presented them to the emperor. For crimes, I and the Ministry of Punishment simply have no room to intervene."

Hearing the words of his colleagues, Chen Zhi, who is one of the officials of Daoism, couldn't help but gritted his teeth and said: "As the saying goes, you can't live without self-inflicted crimes, Li Huan, a thief with a yellow mouth who came from a mere military family, actually wants to learn from others and change the law. How many people will he offend if he tries to implement the strategy of distributing the income of the family? I will wait and see how it changes, and someone will let him know that there will be a price to pay for the reform."

Li Huan, who came back from the execution ground, was heading towards the Hou's Mansion surrounded by a team of Jinyi guards. Because he often walked Yong'an Street back to his mansion, many vendors on Yong'an Street were already familiar to Li Huan and his party.

Li Huan flicked his fingers repeatedly, and within a few breaths, the four people who rushed to Li Huan's approach all had their acupuncture points sealed and fell limp to the ground.

"Champion Hou, Champion Hou!"

The end of Yong'an Street leads directly to Maoyan Lane, which is where the current Champion Hou's Mansion is located.

Now because of Li Huan, the officials of Yutian County have ransacked their homes and exterminated their families. Cheng Yuan came to see the officials of Yutian County for a ride.

"It's a pity, it's a pity for Yutian county magistrates, it's only my fault that we can't save them!"

Before Lin Pingzhi and the Jinyiwei had time to fight those outlaws, they saw the outlaws in front of them being shot and killed by arrows one by one on the spot.

Not only did Jin Yiwei send out guards to monitor the world, recently, Li Huan went to the Beijing camp to inspect more than once.

Li Huan couldn't help frowning when he looked at those assassins who were full of evil spirits and temperaments that were very different from ordinary people. These people were not ordinary people at first glance, they were not from the Jianghu, and they were not soldiers in the army. outlaws.

Seeing this, Lin Pingzhi couldn't help frowning and said, "Catch those alive."

But what surprised Li Huan was that after such a long time, everything seemed to be going so smoothly. The whole world was calm, as if everyone was cooperating with the tax reform.

Being able to get together with Cheng Yuan, it is obvious that these people have the same attitude towards Li Huan.

In addition, the capital can be regarded as the home of the emperor, and the two violent intelligence agencies, Jinyiwei and Dongchang, have definitely penetrated the capital the deepest, which makes it difficult for some people to discredit Li Huan in the capital. It's easy.

Even if Lin Pingzhi, who was closest to Li Huan, pulled out the Xiuchun knife in his hand, it was too late to stop the arrow from shooting at Li Huan.

However, with generations of officials competing with the emperor, most of the power in the hands of the emperor today has been vested in the hands of these officials.

Among the shops on both sides of the street, at least two or thirty people in total were abandoning the crossbows that shot arrows in their hands one by one, and then rushed towards them with their respective weapons.

But at this moment, Li Huan's voice sounded: "What are you still doing in a daze, let me take him down, remember to keep alive."

However, Lin Pingzhi's complexion turned dark, and his eyes were fixed on the direction where the crossbow was shot.

I originally thought that there would be people in the local area who would secretly fuel the flames, and even create things like civil uprisings to obstruct the reform.

So Li Huan's reputation may not be good, but at least he wasn't discredited to the point of being disgusting in the capital.

Mentioning this point, including Cheng Yuan, the faces of several officials showed solemn expressions.

Cheng Yuan frowned, glanced at the people around him and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty could have created a generation of prosperity for a generation of sages with the assistance of many virtuous ministers in the court, but just because the champion Hou Lihuan followed His Majesty By your side, bewitching the Son of Heaven, such treacherous people surround His Majesty, and our virtuous words are hard to reach Your Majesty's ears, and the one who will destroy our Daming country and society in the future must be Li Huan!"

Even when they saw Jin Yiwei coming with Li Huan on his horse, not many people showed signs of panic.

It's just that the situation is obviously different now than before.

All of a sudden, a shout was heard angrily: "Death to the traitor!"

The identities of Tong Chengyuan are also not simple, they are all powerful officials above the court, there are six ministers, there are six department officials, and there is a supervisory censor.

Every execution in the law field always attracts many people in the capital to watch. This time it is obviously the same as before. The surrounding area is full of darkness, and all the people came to watch the excitement. If it is not for the fact that there are soldiers in the capital to maintain order There are so many people onlookers that they will break through the execution ground.

A censor stroked his beard and looked at Zhang Ke and other officials kneeling on the execution ground with some sighs.

A sudden roar brought Li Huan back to his senses, and then Li Huan heard the sound of arrows piercing the air.

It's a pity that before Lin Pingzhi and others came forward to arrest him, those people rushed to Li Huan with red eyes.

Some people were directly hacked and killed by Jin Yiwei on the spot, but these people were completely desperate.

You must know that at the beginning of the founding of the country, whether it was Taizu or Emperor Taizong, they were all emperors who would conquer the world immediately.

Immediately, Li Huan looked at the shooting arrow, his face remained unchanged. Seeing that the arrow was about to approach him, he saw Li Huan violently waved the cloak on his body, and the dark black cloak immediately shone like a dark cloud. However, all the arrows shot at Li Huan were wrapped in cloaks as if swallows were returning to their nests.

However, the 18 soldiers and horses of the Beijing Battalion can definitely be regarded as one of the best military elites in the Ming Dynasty.

puff, puff

Following Li Huan's order, no less than a hundred bloody heads rolled down the execution ground, which was daunting.

Suddenly, excited shouts came from the crowd, which immediately attracted the attention of Cheng Yuan, Chen Zhi and others.

Hearing the sound of piercing through the air, Li Huan immediately judged that the arrows from the powerful crossbows were definitely the ones attacking, and no less than a dozen arrows all locked onto his figure.

The dozen Jinyiwei who were following Li Huan also reacted at this moment, but no matter how fast they reacted, they were still not as fast as the powerful crossbow that was fired.

Riding on the horse, Li Huan's mind was racing with thoughts. After so long, Jin Yiwei from all over the world did not report any abnormalities. This was somewhat beyond Li Huan's expectations.

Only then did Lin Pingzhi and the Jin Yiwei rush forward, almost instinctively removing the jaws of several people and carefully opening the mouths of several people to check carefully to prevent the other party from committing suicide.

It's just that although a few people were captured alive, they laughed loudly without fear: "If you want to capture us alive, it's a dream!"

Hearing the other party's words, Lin Pingzhi and the Jinyiwei couldn't help but change their expressions, subconsciously looked around and made a defensive posture, faintly protecting Li Huan and the assassins who were captured alive.

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