one month ago.

Yancheng, Yanwang Palace of the Japanese Kingdom.

"Who! How dare you..."

Under the dark moon, a large number of men in black armed with sharp knives launched a surprise attack on the Yan Palace.

This raid was obviously so secretive that the palace guards had no time to react and could only rely on the most basic warning.

These men in black are well-trained and extremely skilled in killing techniques, and the cooperation among the three or five of them is extremely tacit.

Some guards were wiped off their necks quickly before they had time.

While wiping his neck, the man in black also covered his mouth and nose to prevent any sound.

At this point, it was the time for the palace guards to change shifts. It was not until the palace's perimeter was completely breached that a lucky guard let out a cry.

"enemy!

!”

A long shout ended abruptly, but it was enough.

Bright sounds rippled through the silent palace, and soon there were loud shouts.

All the guards began to move, and the sounds of soldiers putting on their armor were heard everywhere.

Looking from above the palace, the surrounding guards began to gather towards the Yanwang Palace.

In the event of an attack, this is the place they need to protect most, and they must ensure the safety of Prince Yan.

It stands to reason that the operation has failed, but these men in black had no intention of retreating. Instead, they boldly charged towards the Yanwang Palace, not caring about the threat of their own death.

This is a competition for a time difference.

If the man in black breaks through into King Yan's palace first, then Zhu Gaochi's life will definitely be lost.

Once it is delayed and a large number of palace guards arrive, it will be a doomed situation.

However, although there were many people in black, they only numbered in the dozens.

Even if one is highly skilled in martial arts and agile, it is obviously extremely difficult to ignore the Imperial Guards wearing armored stomachs.

Suddenly the situation came to a deadlock.

The defense composed of more than a dozen guardsmen prevented these dozens of men in black from breaking through the encirclement.

Seeing the sound of a large number of footsteps, there were already shouts and shouts behind them. Once the guards arrived, the action of the men in black would be a complete failure.

Seeing this, the leading man in black let out a strange low roar.

Then the other men in black suddenly became crazy, completely ignoring themselves, and rushed straight towards the imperial guards in front of the palace.

The spear passed through the chest of the man in black very easily. In order to be more agile and fast, they had no other defense under the black clothes, and the shining samurai sword could not cause any damage at all if it did not hit the weak point of the armor connection.

Injury.

However, the Royal Guards, who numbered more than ten people, were unable to withstand such a fearless attack and could only retreat one after another.

The palace door was very wide, and soon a man in black broke through.

The Imperial Guards next to him wanted to stop him, but it was too late.

But as the palace door opened, the scene behind made the man in black feel a little chilled.

On the throne in the palace, Zhu Gaochi was sitting high in civilian clothes, with four guards below holding long swords.

Judging from their stature, these four guards are obviously masters among masters, and there is no way a man in black can rush through them.

Not to mention that there were more than a dozen eunuchs and maidens surrounding Zhu Gaochi, making it difficult to step forward.

At this time, several more men in black broke in. Seeing this scene, they looked at each other and charged directly.

But with four guards, there wasn't much resistance at all.

Armor is the best protection, coupled with superb swordsmanship, he has already killed several men in black in just a few rounds.

By this time, the fighting outside the door had stopped, and it was obvious that reinforcements were arriving.

Zhu Gaochi was sitting on the throne, seemingly calm, but only he knew that his calves were shaking constantly.

A eunuch had previously persuaded him to leave first, but Zhu Gaochi did not agree.

The situation outside is unclear at the moment, and moving rashly will only make it more dangerous. It is better to be safer in the main hall.

Only now that all the men in black were executed, Zhu Gaochi breathed a sigh of relief.

This is the first time he has encountered such a problem after coming to Japan for so long.

"Get the face towel, see who it is, and investigate closely."

Zhu Gaochi waved his hand, and the eunuchs and maids in front of him dispersed. The palace was already full of guards, so there was no need to worry too much about safety.

But from then on, Zhu Gaochi had made up his mind to increase the number of guards in the Yanwang Palace.

No, you have to do it twice.

The leader of the guards stepped forward and casually opened up a few corpses. After taking a lantern and looking at them carefully, he reported: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, these are all Japanese."

Zhu Gaochi nodded to express his understanding. It was late at night and he had no intention of sleeping again.

Then he sent an order to summon the ministers to discuss it.

At this moment, when the guards were preparing to carry away the body, a man in black who had fallen to the ground suddenly moved and raised his right hand in the direction of Zhu Gaochi, and immediately the sound of a hidden weapon was heard.

Several poisonous needles shot through the air.

"Your Majesty, be careful!"

The commander of the guards shouted loudly.

The eunuch nearby rushed towards Zhu Gaochi, trying to block the poisonous needle.

The guard commander immediately drew his sword and directly killed the man in black on the ground. The surrounding guards did not hesitate at all and started a new round of last-ditch attacks on the man in black on the ground.

Just as those poisonous needles flew away, the eunuch snorted and blocked one.

But one shot Zhu Gaochi's arm.

A slight stinging sensation came, and the eunuch who received the needle didn't care about himself, and immediately raised his voice and shouted: "His Royal Highness has received an acupuncture, call the imperial doctor quickly!"

!”

Zhu Gaochi looked at the poisonous needle inserted in his arm and was a little stunned.

The eunuch next to him immediately took it off first and lifted up his sleeves for Zhu Gaochi.

I saw that where the needle had been injected, there was already black and blue color spreading on the skin.

Zhu Gaochi himself didn't feel much.

Don't think that ancient poisons are very poisonous.

Generally speaking, even if it is a severe poison, if the dose is not enough, it is difficult to say that the person will die from the injection.

There will be a relatively long process here.

Even some poisons can be recovered by relying on one's own immunity.

In later movies and TV dramas, most of the scenes of people falling to the ground and dying instantly after being hit by a needle were extremely exaggerated.

...

Ming Dynasty, Qianqing Palace.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw his eldest grandson coming, his originally furious expression improved a bit.

After Zhu Ying saw the old man's face, he asked, "Grandpa, what made you so angry?"

Zhu Yuanzhang motioned to Liu He next to him to pass the information to Da Sun.

Zhu Ying started to read it after taking it.

It turned out that Zhu Gaochi, who was far away in Japan, was assassinated.

But the words are simple, but the situation seems a bit complicated.

Zhu Ying also immediately understood why the old man was angry, but he did not speak immediately.

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, then waved his hand.

Then, under the leadership of Liu He, all the surrounding eunuchs and maids withdrew. It was obvious that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to discuss some relatively private matters.

After everyone left and the door was closed, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Dasun, please tell me what kind of situation made them attack my nephew."

"In front of us, everyone behaves like a filial son. As soon as he leaves the capital, his true nature is completely exposed."

"All of this has already gone to the Japanese country overseas, and to cause such things as uncle and nephew fighting each other, the shame has been lost overseas."

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately began to complain and complain.

Now, we can only talk to Da Sun about such matters.

Yes, although the intelligence said that all those who carried out the assassinations were Japanese, Zhu Yuanzhang was so smart that he immediately understood that the person behind this was most likely either Jin King Zhu Fan or Qi King Zhu Su.
To be continued...