Beijing, Southern City District.
Compared to the high-ranking officials and nobles in the East District and the wealthy merchants in the West District, the place where the commoners lived was more lively and the smoke and fire were thicker.
The streets were filled with pedestrians. Amidst the chattering sounds, there were a few peddlers shouting from time to time.
Compared to the peddlers in Anfu Lane, the peddlers here were more approachable and their goods were cheaper.
Of course, because there were many people here, it was inevitable that there would be many people with ulterior motives mixed in.
In a medicine shop at the corner of the street.
A few people with anxious expressions ran in in panic.
"Doctor, do you have a prescription for asthma? My father has suffered for many years.”
The man cried to the doctor at the front desk, his eyes red.
"Yes, doctor, please save us!”
As he spoke, the two men beside him knelt down.
"These warriors, quickly get up."
The doctor quickly went forward and helped them up.
"Sigh, warriors, this asthma is difficult to cure. I really want to but I can't!”
The doctor sighed, but then changed his tone.
"However, I do have a prescription. Although it can't cure the disease, it can relieve the symptoms.”
"The doctor wants this!"
The leader of the brawny men hurriedly shouted.
The doctor nodded.
"Then come in. I still need to ask about some of the symptoms in detail.”
Hearing this, the few strong men got up and followed.
After the doctor turned around, he nodded at the medicine boy.
As they walked into the inner room, the expressions of the brawny men changed. They cupped their fists in greeting to the doctor.
At this moment, they were no longer as sorrowful as before.
"Go, everyone else is here."
Upon hearing this, the few burly men turned around and walked towards a medicine rack. They pressed the mechanism at the side and walked down the secret door.
After they left, the doctor restored the place to its original state.
Underground.
The group of burly men walked into a room. Under the flickering lights around them, a group of them was sitting together.
When the group of people saw the burly man and the others arrive, they nodded their heads in greeting. The burly man returned the greeting and then found a place to sit down.
"Is everyone here?"
At this moment, a man in a black robe walked up to them.
His voice was hoarse, and his wide black robe covered his body tightly, making it impossible to see his face clearly.
Everyone looked at him and nodded.
"Today, I have gathered all of you here. I believe all of you know the reason.”
The black-robed man looked at them and said slowly.
"Sir, didn't you just ask us to assassinate that old thief Zhu Di? If you give the word, we will definitely die!”
Someone stood up and shouted.
For them, assassinating Zhu Di was the only thought in their minds.
Everyone present was left behind by Jing Nan. They also had another name, Jianwen.
Speaking of Jingnan, Zhu Di was also a ruthless person.
Under Emperor Jianwen's every means of making things difficult for him, he had to endure in the pigsty for a few years and eat an unknown amount of pig feed before he could conquer the world step by step.
To be honest, if Emperor Jianwen hadn't been so stupid back then, Zhu Di wouldn't have been able to do anything to him.
Ming Taizu left Jianwen with a lot of people.
It was also because of Zhu Di's act of killing his nephew to seize the throne that it became a thorn in Zhu Di's heart.
His throne had come unjustly!
Over the years, he had asked around for Jianwen's whereabouts.
And these people, in order to help Jianwen succeed the throne and avenge the blood feud, had never stopped assassinating Zhu Di.
"I think it's better for us to be safe.”
One of the middle-aged men spoke with a serious expression.
"Lord He, are you afraid? Or have you forgotten the blood feud we bear?”
"If Lord He is afraid, you can stay here. We will go on our own.”
"That's right. They're both carrying a head on one shoulder. Could it be that Zhu Di still has a bronze head and iron arms? When an ordinary person is angry, blood will splatter everywhere! No matter how capable Zhu Di was, it was just a matter of one slash.”
……
The moment he said this, it immediately caused the others to be indignant.
"With a blood feud, how would I dare to forget? However, don't forget that the Embroidered Uniform Guards are not just for show. In the past, our assassinations were all in their hands.”
At the mention of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, everyone's expressions instantly changed.
The Embroidered Uniform Guards could be said to be their greatest enemy. Now that they were hiding underground like rats, wasn't it because they were afraid of the Embroidered Uniform Guards?
The black-robed man sat there and looked at them quietly. After a long while, he finally spoke.
"Now, there are rumors in the imperial court that Zhu Di is seriously ill. What do you think?”
He looked at everyone.
"What's there to see? That old thief Zhu Di can't hold on any longer. I'm afraid he'll even dream of us going to seek revenge.”
"Right now, there is no war in the north, but the crown prince is in charge of the country. There must be something strange about this.”
"Hmph, if he really dies like this, it'll be too easy for him.”
……
Everyone started discussing.
"In my opinion, why don't we take this opportunity to let His Highness come back to inherit the throne? Once that old thief Zhu Di dies and His Highness appears, the ministers in the court will definitely side with us.”
Someone slammed the table and shouted.
"No, Zhu Di's news hasn't been confirmed yet. It's too dangerous to let His Highness show up rashly. What if this is a trap?”
The middle-aged man hurriedly tried to dissuade him.
"I say, Lord He, you're not happy about the assassination, but you feel that it's dangerous to let His Highness come back to take the throne. What do you want?”
The man was a little unhappy.
"I just think it's better to be safe. It's a small matter for us to die, it's not worth it to implicate His Highness.”
He shook his head. Their situation was not optimistic.
Don't look at how impassioned they were and how they were not afraid of death.
However, so what? There were many people in the world who wanted to kill Zhu Di. He was still sitting on the throne.
"Then tell me, what should we do now?”
"We should first confirm Zhu Di's situation.”
the middle-aged man replied.
"The Crown Prince has been in charge of the country for some time now, but Zhu Di has yet to appear.”
As he spoke, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.
"Then we will personally send him off. When the time comes, we will take advantage of the chaos in the court and let His Highness take the opportunity to appear.”
Hearing his words, everyone looked at each other and nodded.
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