Rule over Ming Dynasty

In the face of life and death, everyone will feel fear, and the body's instinct will also produce a survival response.

Liu Zhang subconsciously kicked the desk, and his whole body fell backwards along with the chair, but the sharp blade struck his neck like the wind.

Just a hair's breadth away, the sharp blade grazed his neck and picked up a strand of broken hair.

"There are assassins!"

Liu Zhang barely managed to save his life and immediately exclaimed loudly.

When the masked assassin saw that the attack was unsuccessful, he jumped over the desk and continued to chase Liu Zhang, who had fallen to the ground.

Liu Zhang looked at the other person's figure and eyes and didn't recognize him at all. He grabbed the cushion on the ground and threw it at the assassin. Then he got up in panic and fled out of the study.

Judging from the look in the assassin's eyes just now, it was a look that really meant to take his life, but he had no grudge against anyone at all!

The assassin is agile and hot in pursuit.

The New Tubo Mansion is actually just an empty shell. The emperor does not grant residences to people like in the TV series. The guardians here are actually several former nursing homes of the Liu family.

After Liu Zhang moved into this big house, he did not fill up the nursing home and servants to look after the Earl's Mansion like Wang Hua did, but chose to make do with it.

The two chased each other in the twists and turns of the corridor, and the sound of footsteps and breathing became more and more chaotic. After all, Liu Zhang was just a scholar, and he soon fell to the ground.

When the masked assassin saw Liu Zhang falling to the ground, he was like a tiger chasing a little white rabbit. Liu Zhang on the ground was no different from a dead man.

"Who are you? Why did you assassinate me?" Liu Zhang shouted sharply, out of breath, still unwilling to give up.

The masked assassin hesitated for a moment, and finally asked in a young and slightly sharp voice: "Did Eunuch Zheng be killed by you?"

"Are you a eunuch?" Liu Zhang immediately guessed the identity of the other party after hearing this distinctive voice.

The masked assassin took a deep breath and no longer concealed anything: "Yes, Eunuch Zheng is my godfather. Today I will avenge him with my own hands!"

At the end of his speech, his tone became even sharper, and he obviously wanted to cut Liu Zhang into pieces, even showing a bit of madness.

"My officer recorded it very clearly in the logbook that Eunuch Zheng was not accustomed to water and fell into the sea and drowned!" Liu Zhang emphasized in confusion as he looked at the young eunuch in front of him who wanted to avenge Zheng Hai.

The masked assassin seemed even more excited and immediately exposed Liu Zhang's lies: "You lied! Before my godfather entered the palace, he was born into a fisherman's family and is water-savvy. The reason why he has always claimed that he is not water-friendly is because he was unwilling to go into the water to clean up. The mud under the Jinshui Bridge!”

This……

Liu Zhang did not expect such a past incident, but he had always thought that Zheng Hai was indeed incapable of water.

The masked assassin raised the dagger in his hand and approached Liu Zhang step by step. At this moment, his murderous intent reached its peak.

"Wait a minute, I did lie about this. Your godfather actually died of an illness!" Liu Zhang felt the threat of death and hurriedly reached out to explain.

When the masked assassin heard this explanation, his face under the black cloth became ferocious and asked: "Even if my godfather gets sick, will my two godbrothers who are accompanying him also get sick?"

Zheng Hai did not go alone this time, but was accompanied by two young eunuchs, but none of the three were able to return to the Ming Dynasty.

"That's all, I won't hide this matter anymore!" Liu Zhang seemed to have made a major decision and explained again: "According to the rules of the imperial court, everyone who goes to sea needs to be vaccinated with cowpox! Your godfather didn't know that day Because of the delay, it was already very close to the day of sailing when we arrived in Tianjin, but the cowpox in Tianjin had just been used up, and the cows with pox could not be found for a while. Since the day of sailing could not be delayed, your godfather chose not to be vaccinated with vaccinia. Sailing. While crossing the East China Sea, your godfather contracted smallpox from unknown sources, and the two young eunuchs who were accompanying him were also infected. There was a shortage of supplies on the ship, so the three of your godfather died soon. Therefore, he reported his death by drowning to the court because he did not want the matter to involve relevant officials, and it is rare for your godfather to be given a grand burial!"

Although the Ming Dynasty has been promoting cowpox vaccination across the country in recent years, the first vaccination of later generations will encounter all kinds of lack of cooperation, not to mention that cowpox cannot satisfy a population of 80 million.

Even though the Ming Dynasty has continuously introduced cattle from Mongolia and Japan over the years, cattle infected with cowpox have a relatively high mortality rate, so ordinary people are unwilling to actively infect cattle with cowpox.

On the one hand, humans have a natural resistance to the unknown, and many areas actually have doubts about the efficacy of cowpox. On the other hand, the production of cowpox is destined to be difficult to meet the needs of a population of 80 million within a few years.

Nowadays, the imperial court is mainly responsible for the vaccination of those who go to sea. If they are found to have gone to sea without vaccination, they will be punished as disrespectful.

Unfortunately, China's policy has always been to govern the people but not the power. Who dared to force Zheng Hai, who was ordered to sail in search of treasure seeds, to be vaccinated with cowpox before he was allowed to sail?

The reason why Liu Zhang concealed the truth about Zheng Hai's death was actually to preserve Zheng Hai's reputation, instead of being punished by the court for not being vaccinated against cowpox because he was eager to sail.

If we really want to call it true, Zheng Hai died of smallpox infection overseas because he refused to be vaccinated with cowpox. He is not worthy of praise. It is clearly disloyal to the imperial court.

If he had cooperated with the imperial decree, he would not have died of smallpox infection, and he would have been able to better fulfill the important task assigned by the emperor to find the treasure.

"Is everything you said true?" The assassin learned that the truth turned out to be the case, and the murderous intention in his body gradually dissipated.

If what the other party said was true, then his earlier suspicion would naturally be overturned. Not only was the other party not the murderer of his godfather, but he was also kind to his godfather.

Combined with his godfather's impatient personality and his earlier objection to vaccination with cowpox, his godfather was indeed able to sail without vaccination.

When Liu Zhang saw that the other party had listened to his words, he struck while the iron was hot and said: "Master Chen, the Tianjin vaccination officer, knows about this! If I have any lies, I will be punished by heaven and earth!"

At this time, there were rapid footsteps behind him, and several guards from the mansion finally came with knives.

When they saw the masked assassin, they couldn't help but be stunned.

I thought that the Liu Mansion had become an Earl's Mansion, but no one with a blind eye dared to break in. I never thought that I would actually encounter a masked assassin.

Just looking at the dagger in the opponent's hand, I couldn't help but retreat.

Snapped!
A brick suddenly flew out and hit the masked assassin on the forehead.

When Liu Zhang saw that the reinforcements had arrived, he touched the loose bricks on the ground and threw the bricks at the assassin. At the same time, he loudly ordered: "Assassin, kill him quickly!"

At this moment, he didn't care whether the other party died or not. Only if the other party died could he gain his own safety.

The masked assassin did not expect Liu Zhang to be so ruthless. He reached out and touched his forehead and found that his hands were covered with blood. He immediately turned around and left towards the planned escape route. "Where to run!"

Several nursing staff were originally worried that the other party was a desperado, but when they saw that the other party's head was smashed and he turned around and ran away, they immediately chased him.

Liu Zhang saw his guard chasing the assassin. Just when he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he found that there was a dagger at his neck.

At this moment, he regretted why he didn't recruit more nursing homes. This Earl's Mansion was simply a public toilet.

Liu Zhang found that death was getting closer to him, but he did not dare to look back and said: "I have just made it very clear that Eunuch Zheng died of smallpox due to vaccination with cowpox that should not have been done, and it had nothing to do with me!"

The person behind him seemed to sigh, but after saying three words, Liu Zhang's expression immediately changed: "Where is Su Can?"

During the adventurous journey to America to find treasure seeds, Liu Zhang was the leader of the fleet, while Zheng Hai and Su Can went together as deputy captains.

But this time, Liu Zhang was the only one returning from the American continent, and Zheng Hai and Su Can were not seen.

Although Liu Zhang also reported the cause of death of the two people, it was impossible for him to mean what he said. However, it made some people doubt the cause of death of Zheng Hai and Su Can.

Liu Zhang nervously looked at the dagger just an inch away from his neck, and said cautiously: "Aren't all Su Can's family members implicated and executed? You... why do you want to investigate the cause of Su Can's death?"

"I just need the answer. What is the truth about his death, or...there is actually another hidden meaning behind this matter?" The young man behind him used his dagger hard and put it to his ear to induce him.

When Liu Zhang heard the last sentence, he seemed to have figured something out: "You were sent by the emperor, right?"

If the young eunuch just came to him because he had doubts about the truth about Zheng Hai's death, then it would be excusable. It's just that Su Can's family members are all dead, but there are still people who want to seek the truth. He can think of only the emperor or the intelligence agency to which the emperor belongs.

"Turn around!" The young man behind him hesitated for a moment, then suddenly said.

Liu Zhang slowly turned his face, his pupils shrank suddenly, and his face was full of shock.

What happened on the American continent is like a mystery, shrouding the sky over the capital.

It’s not that China has no spirit of exploration, it’s just that once some people and things are out of control, no one knows how things will turn out in the end.

At that time, Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng also wanted to explore overseas. As a result, Xu Fu took three thousand boys and girls to the Japanese island, where they settled down and even established their own country.

Zhang Qian of the Han Dynasty was on a mission to the Western Regions for thirteen years. Although he was captured twice by the Xiongnu, he maintained his Han integrity and finally returned to the Han Dynasty after countless hardships.

No one knows, after a group of people go out, they will directly "lost contact" like Xu Fu, or they will maintain Han integrity like Zhang Qian in the Han Dynasty.

Now, Liu Zhang, Zheng Hai and Su Can led their troops to the New World, and now only Liu Zhang has returned. What happened on this expedition?

If Zheng Hai really died of smallpox infection, then what is the truth about Su Can's death?

The night sky in March is already full of stars. This starry sky without atmospheric pollution is particularly charming.

Looking at the entire city of Beijing, the Forbidden City is naturally the brightest place, while the lights of the imperial palace are mainly concentrated in the harem area, and the Qianqing Palace naturally has the most lights.

Qianqing Palace, Dongnuan Pavilion.

Under the service of dozens of eunuchs and maids, Zhu Youtang came here after washing himself and putting on clean regular clothes.

He is now accustomed to his current life, which includes busy work during the day, leisure time in Taiye Pool after get off work, and relaxation back in the harem.

Different from dealing with official business during the day, at night I mainly read the secret reports submitted by the intelligence agencies below, so as to control the dynamics of the country more accurately.

Zhu Youtang is currently paying the most attention to the north, but there is no important information from the north, and there are no new actions. On their side, they are dispatching troops step by step.

In fact, even if there is no news, it is already good news.

When a war is about to start, it is not actually possible to fight it if you want to. All kinds of military rations need to be prepared in advance, and ordnance and war horses need to be mobilized.

Now that the Yibula Yin Department has no new actions, give them enough time to deploy their troops. When they find an opportunity, they can kill the Yibula Yin Department with one blow.

However, there was no movement in the north, but there were twists and turns in the southwest.

After deciding to build the Ming-Myanmar Highway, connecting the Ming-Myanmar Highway to the Indian Ocean has become a basic national policy of the Ming Dynasty and a key step in building a direct access to the Sanyang Dynasty.

Duke Mu Cong of Guizhou has rushed back to Yunnan and is fully promoting the proposal of the Ming-Burma Highway.

Even if Bai Guguo did not come to the capital for the appointment this time, Mu Cong, the Duke of Guizhou, went back to interrogate them. As a result, Bai Guguo seemed to be devoted to cultivating Taoism, but he directly rejected the proposal to build roads.

If that's all, they actually openly said that Baigu has no contact with the Central Plains, and building the Ming-Myanmar Highway now is a wolfish ambition! Silkworm bushes and fishtails, why were we at a loss when we founded the country? You are forty-eight thousand years old, and now you are in close proximity to Qin and Sai, where are you now?
These words are borrowed from the allusions of the two countries Cancong and Yufu in the Shu region. Originally, the two countries had always been feudal states and autonomous. However, after being connected with the Qin and Han Dynasties, they became the territory of the Central Plains dynasty.

Now the Ming Dynasty wants to build the Ming-Myanmar Highway. In the eyes of the Baigu Kingdom, it is an ambition, so they have openly opposed the construction of the Ming-Myanmar Highway.

"What a great Bai Guguo, don't drink the fine wine as a toast!" Zhu Youtang's face turned cold when he saw the information sent from Yunnan, and he was instantly filled with anger by Bai Guguo's attitude.

Niu Mengmeng has grown into a graceful beauty. Although she is still wearing a set of light red palace maid clothes, her good figure cannot be concealed, and she still has that beautiful baby face.

Her eyes became more and more alert, and she was watching the light. Suddenly she felt Zhu Youtang's anger, and she couldn't help but stick out her lovely tongue.

This emperor is actually impeccable, but he is prone to anger recently.

She found Zhu Youtang looking towards her. She felt scared at first, but then as if she had realized something, she hurriedly stepped forward to help grind the ancient ink.

Zhu Youtang did not intend to give up the Ming-Burma Highway plan because of this resistance, so he dipped the tip of his pen in ink and gave instructions: "The Military Aircraft Department is discussing a plan to conquer the Baigu Kingdom!" (End of this chapter)