The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1650

[1650.Chapter 1569 Shocks the Past and the Present]

Assassination…

When he thought of this idea, Wang Shouren suddenly became nervous.

He is completely different from Fang Jifan.

Fang Jifan was heartless and still admiring the rising fireworks.

To be honest, what can be made with millions of taels of silver is really different.

Wang Shouren was a disciple of Fang Jifan, and he cared more about his mentor’s safety than anyone else.

Behind him, Zhao Duoqian was still crying in grief: “Damn it, they actually burned my house… burned it…”

It seems that the only thing worth celebrating is that because they have to vacate the mansion for Fang Jifan, So he had moved all his family members out before.

Wang Guang shuddered involuntarily as he looked at the fireworks rising up and burning half the sky red.

He seemed to see that the fire was burning not only Fang Jifan, but also himself…

I…I…had done a good job in teaching, but they…they were so crazy that they wanted to burn me?

Wang Shouren looked at Fang Jifan with concern at this time and said: “Teacher…”

Fang Jifan’s face reflected the fireworks. He looked back at Wang Shouren and only uttered one word: “Speak.”

Wang Shouren said with a solemn expression: “This fire spreads like this The fire was so fast that it was definitely not a natural fire. It must have been fueled by fire oil and even gunpowder… Therefore, this was a man-made arson. It happened that the teacher was staying here, and someone suddenly set the fire. This was eight out of ten. Ninth is coming for his mentor. Let’s not worry about who the assassin is and who is in charge. If we continue to analyze, the other party seems to be in a hurry, because if the arrangement is careful, it is impossible for them not to know that their mentor is at this time. “

Not in the mansion.”

“The only possibility is…for them, the preparation time was hasty and there was no time to inquire about others. They were afraid that their mentor might leave Nantong Prefecture at any time. For the sake of safety, they did not make careful arrangements and detailed inquiries. , Acting in a very hasty

manner.” “It seems that these people are not good at this. If the students’ predictions are good, they are more of a temporary act, or even… they have not trained special assassins, but are just a group of temporary hired thugs. , so if you want to investigate, you only need to start with the roosters and dog thieves in Nantong Prefecture, and you will definitely be able to follow the clues and find the murderer behind them.”

Wang Shouren talked eloquently and seemed to be very experienced.

In fact, Wang Shouren in history was also an expert in this field. After all… he behaved very professionally when he was assassinated for the first time in history.

Fang Jifan really couldn’t understand how much Wang Shouren had in his head.

Later generations only regarded him as a great Confucian who founded a sect, but they did not know that this might just be Wang Shouren’s part-time job.

I have to say that his analysis is very accurate.

This was done in a hurry, appeared unprofessional, and resulted in a fatal mistake. But… this can never be an impromptu act by an ordinary person. If it were an ordinary person, it would be impossible to obtain kerosene and cause such a big commotion.

The only possibility is that there are some extraordinary people who want to kill Fang Jifan, but they are short of time and have no time to prepare. It can even be said that they are not proficient in the assassination business, so they are not prepared carefully. At this time, a group of thugs were hired, and these thugs must only be hired temporarily locally…

The answer is already obvious.

“Brother Wang means…this is the work of a group of people who oppose the reform of the Eight-Part Membership System?” Wang Guang said, his face turned miserable.

Although he had expected it, it was different after hearing Wang Shouren’s well-founded reasoning.

A person of noble status must be a scholar, or even a court official, but if he is not good at killing people, then he must be a civil servant or a literati who acts in a hurry. This shows that because of some current things, they have to make up their mind. Now Fang Jifan is encouraging the emperor to abolish stereotyped writing. Isn’t this the trigger for their determination?

Precisely because of the temporary actions, there were many haste and mistakes, but these haste and mistakes saved Fang Jifan’s life.

Wang Shouren nodded and said, “Yes, nine times out of ten, that’s the case.”

“It’s terrible, we…we should…should go to Zhizhou Yamen immediately and ask Zhizhou to dispatch troops to protect us…These people…they…they are crazy Wow, how dare they do such a thing…” Wang Guang said hurriedly, he was so frightened that he peed.

Wang Shouren seemed very calm at this time, shook his head and said, “You can’t go to Zhizhou Yamen.”

“No… not going? This Zhizhou belongs to the Duke of Qi.” Wang Guang said with a puzzled look.

“Zhizhou is a member of the Duke of Qi, but can you ensure that everyone in Zhizhou’s Yamen is a member of the mentor? This time… the assassination was very hasty, but once they did it, they would have no way out. If they knew their mentor If he is still alive, he must be eradicated. Do you know how terrifying a group of people who have ruined their boats are? At that time, unless there is a group of the most loyal guards of his mentor to protect him… Otherwise, rashly appearing in public will undoubtedly be a self-inflicted crime. Seeking death, as the saying goes, a gentleman does not build dangerous walls. At this time… the only way to ensure the safety of his mentor is… to go south…”

“South… to go south…” Wang Guang looked at Wang Shouren blankly. , I didn’t understand Wang Shouren’s idea for a while.

Fang Jifan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. To be honest, being assassinated for the first time was exciting, but… I was really scared.

Fortunately… I have Wang Shouren by my side, my dearest and most loved one.

Fang Jifan thought of Wang Shouren in history, who could be called a master in this regard. At that time, he offended Liu Jin, and Liu Jin found an opportunity to demote him. He was driven out of the capital, and Liu Jin arranged for a large number of assassins to hunt him down. Wang Shouren, Wang Shouren happily fooled the assassins and appeared like a ghost, making the professional assassins dizzy, so that a group of well-trained killers were still in a daze until Wang Shouren arrived thousands of miles away.

Fang Jifan sincerely admired Wang Shouren in this regard and said: “Bo’an, keep talking and ignore this bitch’s nagging.”

Wang Guang: “…”

Wang Shouren said: “I want to sort out this fire. Even if it was determined whether the teacher had died in the fire, it would take ten days and a half to find out. Even the students suspected that no one suspected that the body burned in the fire was the teacher. “

“At this time, my mentor should pretend to be dead and never show his face. Only in this way can these murderers breathe a sigh of relief and relax their vigilance.”

Fang Jifan did not hesitate at all, nodded and said: “That makes sense, so we should pretend to be dead at this time. , and then sneaked back to the capital. Hey, what a pity. I am definitely not a shady rat. Letting me go back secretly like this really hinders my reputation. But forget it, in order to ensure that you all In order to ensure the safety of the teacher, we should just be shy, but you just said, we go south?”

“Yes, we can’t go north,” Wang Shouren said firmly: “Since these people are burning the boat, they must have done the worst. Since they have made a move, they must let their mentor die without a burial place, so they may not doubt that his mentor faked his death, and the only way to confirm whether his mentor is really dead is to seal off Xiang Jingshi. Once the whereabouts of his mentor are found, he will do his best and use all resources to put his mentor to death.”

Fang Jifan nodded subconsciously.

Yes, who is he now? Anyone who has the courage to assassinate him must have put everything aside. This person knows very well what it will mean to this person if he is still alive. Therefore, it is not impossible that this person will take precautions and send people to lurk on the water and land routes between Nantong Prefecture and the capital.

At this time, Wang Shouren said again: “And if we go south to Ningbo, there is the Ningbo Navy in Ningbo. The entire navy is made up of the disciples of our mentor. They are absolutely loyal to our mentor. Therefore, when we arrive at this Ningbo Navy Village, we are basically safe. At that time, we will arrange sea ships to take the sea route under the protection of sailors, arrive at Tianjin Guard, and then enter Beijing to ensure absolute safety. Master, it is not suitable to stay here for a long time. We need to Set off immediately, there must be no further delay.”

Fang Jifan had to admire Wang Shouren’s ability. In such a short period of time, Wang Shouren had arranged everything for him. What a talent.

“Let’s go, Wang Guang, Lao Zhao, you can’t stay here, otherwise my whereabouts will be revealed. Either I let Bo’an kill you now, or you all follow me to Ningbo Water Village, you yourself Choose.”

Fools all know what they should choose.

Zhao Duoqian looked at his house, which was still on fire, and wanted to beat his heart again, and opened his mouth to cry: “My house…”

Fang Jifan stepped forward directly, raised his hand and gave him a slap: “What…what’s the mourning number? You’re like a dog. If you keep howling, everyone in the world will know that I’m not dead.”

“Oh.” Zhao Duoqian woke up, rubbed his face, and The grief was wiped away and he calmed down: “I’m offended, I’m offended.”

………

An express message from Nantong Prefecture was quickly delivered to Beitong Prefecture.

The express delivery shop in Beitongzhou rushed like crazy to deliver the memorial to the capital.

Emperor Hongzhi, who had just returned to Beijing, received a report from Nantong Prefecture before he settled down.

He took the report with a tired look on his face, opened it, and then…his face suddenly turned…as pale as paper…

Emperor Hongzhi could hardly stand still, feeling dizzy, and then…his vision went dark.

“Your Majesty… Your Majesty…”

Seeing His Majesty suddenly collapse, Xiao Jing on the side turned pale with fright. He rushed forward like crazy, hugged Emperor Hongzhi, and shouted in panic: “Your Majesty…”

( End of this chapter)