Assassin, a profession that roams the rivers and lakes and above the courts, is dedicated to assassination.

The most common guests received by the Assassins were the head of a sect in the rivers and lakes, or a high-ranking official in the court who held real power, or a high-ranking person in the imperial palace.

There is hardly a little-known person who will be targeted by assassins, and the assassins who are staring at him with the identity of Ye Gu Yuanhong who are out of the house are afraid that they can't be counted with their fingers.

"There's no need to track it down, just be careful." Ye Gu Yuanhong did not have many people under him, and what he could do was limited, and he didn't want to spend all his manpower and energy on tracking down an assassin. "How's the situation going on over there with the Horse Racing Gang?"

Anyway, the assassins have it, they will continue to appear if their mission is not completed, just wait, why chase them? They disappear from time to time, and they don't have to chase, but they can't get rid of them.

Rong Jin took out a piece of cloth from his arms, on which was drawn a topographic map of the horse racing gang, which was very rough, but the general terrain distribution could still be seen.

"They're actually guarding a dead island, with a cliff near the sea on one side, and there's no way to go up at all. The other side is also a cliff, like a mountain that has been cut through the middle by a knife, the canyon is very wide, the cliff is very steep, and it is impossible to climb. They use the flag as their name, and they enter and exit by the iron cable suspension bridge. ”

Ye Gu Yuanhong nodded, these were known for a long time. "Have you ever been to the barracks? What is the strength of Jiangnan? ”

Rong Jin sighed: "Your Highness, ask the emperor for help, the soldiers in Jiangnan can't fight." ”

"Huh?" Ye Gu Yuanhong was shocked by this answer, can't fight? Is that still called a soldier? What kind of barracks is that? What is the use of an army without combat effectiveness? "There are a total of 2 million iron troops in Jiangnan, and there are 300,000 in Jiangning alone, is it still a problem to transfer 20,000 to exterminate a horse racing gang?"

The Horse Racing Gang is just a group of bandits and bandits, and they only occupy the geographical advantage, and there are no more than 10,000 minions.

"Your Highness, you are looking at the roster, the actual number of people in the military camp is far less than half, and most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, even young and middle-aged people can barely do some coolies, they can't do war at all, they can't pull a bow or get on a horse, they can't even run, they can't understand the military horn, they can't understand the flag."

Ye Gu Yuanhong's mind began to flash, this is Tanglin's army? Can't be a soldier who understands the military horn and can't read the flag? Can't even run?

"They've all come to this point?"

"Even each person only has one set of military uniforms, which they don't usually wear, but they only wear when someone from above comes to inspect them. There are not enough single knives, spears, bows and arrows, and most of them are rusty and mottled. ”

"Don't they usually train their troops?"

"They usually send these soldiers out to make money, and no matter how they get the money, everyone has to hand over a certain amount of money every month."

"Pay?" Ye Gu Yuanhong stood up suddenly, he really couldn't sit still. "What about military pay? When you are a soldier, you have to pay the army's salary every month, how can you pay the money? ”

Tanglin pays a large amount of military salaries every year, and the silver of the white flowers can be tight anywhere, and even the emperor does not dare to be extravagant on his birthday, and the military salary has never owed a copper plate.

"Those who are soldiers must have never seen military pay, and they don't know that there is such a thing as military pay. They were all arrested to serve as soldiers, and their families were poor and could not afford to pay taxes, so they had to be sent to serve as soldiers, and then they could make money and turn them in, and they could only go home when they had paid enough. ”

"Taxes? Taxes in Jiangnan are decreasing every year. ”

Rong Jin shrugged his shoulders, what's the use of you telling me this? I'm not greedy for a copper plate.

Ye Gu Yuanhong finally understood one thing, all the officials in Jiangnan were cut from top to bottom, and there would not be a single unjust death. But in this way, there will be no one to be an official, and it will cause great panic, and 100% there will be rebellion.

Jiangnan is rich and has not been in war for nearly 20 years. As a result, these peaceful years fattened a litter of rats, and the people lived in the heat and water.

No wonder there are many mobs in Jiangnan, behind this prosperity is the displacement of people. What flows in this Huai River are the sad tears of the people and the disappointment of the imperial court.

"The bandits of the Horse Racing Gang robbed the people's money and injured the people's flesh and skin. And these dog officials boil the people's anointment, and scrape the people's bones! ”

The prince was so angry in Jiangnan that he roared incessantly, but the emperor was comfortable in the capital.

Time is like water, and before you know it, the queen has been sent to Changmen Palace for a month, and many people no longer mention Miao Shiying, she has completely faded out of the sight of the concubines in the palace.

Her life and death have become insignificant, and it doesn't matter if she is doing well or not.

However, such a person who was abandoned in the corner of the red dust, and his existence as light as dust could even attract the favor of the Assassins.

I wonder if this counts as an honor?

The mission of the Assassins is to assassinate, and the purpose of assassination is to make people die. The more cruel the means, the more fearful the heart, and in the final analysis, the use of assassination is out of fear.

Fearing the authority of the assassins, the targets of the assassins are often those who are in high power.

Quan is a sharp sword, and the shining blade of the sword is naturally alarming, this is a thorn that must be eliminated first and then quickly.

Fearful of a certain incriminating evidence in the hands of the assassin, the target of the murder is often well-informed.

Knowing too much is definitely a blessing rather than a curse, and people who do bad things will never believe that others are good people who are trustworthy and loyal, they are only most at ease with the dead, so the real purpose of many assassinations is to shut up the other party.

Miao Shiying has fallen from the position of queen, and her current situation is not as good as being a prisoner, and there is no such thing as a high authority.

As for how much she knows, she has to have the opportunity to say it, Nagato Palace is a place that can't be seen by anyone who wants to see it.

So what was the purpose of the Assassins' attack on her? Is it just to find someone to practice?

The Assassin was not caught, and he was not successful. The assassin didn't expect Miao Shiying to be reduced to the point where she had to wear a flail at all times, and there were hidden guards to protect her.

The hidden guard is only responsible for protecting Miao Shiying's safety, and the matter of catching the assassin has nothing to do with the hidden guard. As a result, the Assassins were able to easily escape, although they did not succeed in the assassination.

Anyone can die, but Miao Shiying definitely can't. The emperor has sent the best hidden guards to her, and she can't die accidentally, which means that the emperor's body will always be weak.

When the emperor heard the report, he suspected that the Ouchi guards had done it, so he incorporated all the Ouchi guards in the inner court into the Imperial Forest Army and transferred them out of the palace, and the guards in the pro-military camp were all replaced by people selected by the emperor himself.

"Hahaha, God helps Hong'er." The emperor laughed heartily with a copy of the report, and when Emperor Jing heard the word 'Hong'er', she couldn't help but cast an inquiring glance at the emperor.

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