Actually, Yue Fuguang couldn't quite understand. They had already taken out the items, so what was the point of killing those two? Paper was made according to the original, and books were printed according to the original.
It's truly baffling why they're so fixated on this!
【Master, while powerful families were indeed involved in the assassination attempt, the operation was not led by them.】
Half of the assassins were their own hired assassins, while the other half were hired killers.
"Tianxinglou is still considered a member of Youtan? It can't be Fengyuge, can it? With Feng Yang arrested, Fengyuge shouldn't be able to cause any more trouble in Dayan for a while."
【Master, it's the people of Panshan, they've interfered! In fact, the emergence of new papermaking and movable type printing has had the greatest impact not only on the powerful families that tried to monopolize the dissemination of knowledge, but also on Panshan, which tried to control the courts and dynastic changes of various countries.】
The person who attacked Xie Laojiu this time was one of the leaders of the Panshan organization, codenamed Old Man.
His disguise was that of a dying old man living in the blacksmith's workshop in the southern part of the city, in Langtou Hutong. His son, daughter-in-law, and eldest grandson were all his subordinates in the "Earth" section.
"You mean the aristocratic families are colluding with Panshan?"
There was indeed prior contact, but the aristocratic families did not know that they came from the Panshan organization, because these people always liked to put on a disguise.
This is why, even now, very few people in the Dayan court know the name of Panshan.
But if you mention to these adults the once-famous names like the Iron Hand Gang, the Longevity Cult, the Peaceful Way, and the Blood Blade Hall, they'll definitely have heard of them.
"Little Bead, do you mean these organizations were all shell companies of Panshan... fronts?"
Yue Fuguang quickly changed his tune, almost exposing the shell company in his hometown.
When Emperor Mingxi and his ministers heard the names of these organizations, they all gasped in shock.
The Iron Hand Gang was once extremely popular in the Western Qiang region, while the Longevity Cult was once very famous in the Southern Yue region. It is said that the death of Gan Sheng's father, the old emperor Gan Chengjiang, was related to the Longevity Cult, which claimed to seek immortality and enlightenment.
Blood Blade Hall is located in Beili, while Pingliang Road just happened to rise in their Dayan, but it was suppressed a few years ago because it manipulated the people to rebel.
Unexpectedly, they were just a centipede with a hundred legs; they only chopped off an insignificant claw!
Their bodies were unharmed, and if it weren't for Master Shao, they wouldn't even know the name of Panshan!
Yes, these are all Panshan's organizations in various countries. And the assassination attempt on Xie Laojiu was carried out by Phantom Assassination Hall, one of Panshan's new frontiers after the fall of Pingliangdao.
"Phantom Assassination Hall? An assassin organization? I've never heard Wei Ping and the others mention it. It seems that no one from this organization was involved in the assassination attempt against me."
"Master, that's because some assassins have two or three identities. For example, an assassin from the Wind and Rain Pavilion might be a temporary worker for the Wind and Rain Pavilion, and his social identity might include people from all walks of life."
Why couldn't he be someone from Panshan who infiltrated the area?
Even within the most tightly organized You Tan, there are quite a few members of Pan Shan. Therefore, Pan Shan sometimes wants to eliminate certain individuals.
They don't need to use their own names to operate; as long as they pay, members of these assassin organizations can use someone else's name to get things done.
Master, look at the civil and military officials in this court, those few who will die in the future at the hands of the so-called Wind and Rain Pavilion, Heavenly Star Tower, and You Tan.
In fact, most of the buyers were from Panshan. The deaths were varied: some, like the royal father and son, were poisoned; some died in accidents; some drank themselves to death; and some were stabbed to death in the street by thugs…
"These ways of dying are not very dignified!" Yue Fuguang glanced at them seemingly casually, and everyone who was looked at by her eyes felt a chill run down their spines. The weather, which had been a little warm, suddenly turned cold.
The sudden change in temperature easily causes sweating, and some people silently lower their heads to wipe the cold sweat from their foreheads. These two ancestors are truly terrifying.
If you're just enjoying the gossip, why keep bringing up their deaths?
Is it an honor to be treated like royalty, just like the royal father and son?
The royal father and son duo were speechless and indifferent.
Emperor Mingxi, who had recently become a bit arrogant, calmed down after being subtly and overtly reprimanded by his two ancestors.
Before the Great Evolution could even take off, the external enemies remained formidable, and after eliminating some of the internal enemies, even more were discovered, making it impossible for him to rise!
[Master, the Ninth Prince is critically injured. Should you save him?]
"I won't save him. I'm more curious about what Bei Li will do after the Ninth Prince is gone, and what Bei Ye and Bei Yue's forces will remain by the Ninth Prince's side."
Because of this assassination attempt, most of them are gone. If Bei Li finds out that it was the alliance between Pan Shan and the Dayan family that was responsible, who knows how they will retaliate?
Emperor Mingxi and his ministers exchanged a knowing glance. Rest assured, Gan Sheng and Bei Ji will soon find out who was behind the assassination of the prince of the Dayan Dynasty.
【Master, what do you think would happen if the emperors knew that their Blood Blade Hall, Longevity Path, and Iron Hand Gang were all tentacles of this mysterious Pan Mountain?】
What will happen? Emperor Mingxi and his ministers tell you that they will spare no effort to annihilate them; how can they tolerate others snoring beside their own bed?
Such a powerful organization would be a threat even to the emperor, which is why he ordered two forces, one overt and one covert, to investigate it.
Emperor Mingxi smiled and thought that it wasn't enough for only the Dayan people to do the work; his colleagues should also get involved and find something for Panshan to do.
Emperor Mingxi's smile hadn't even reached his eyes when it was interrupted by a series of urgent sounds.
This is court assembly time. Who would be so fearless as to disturb the emperor and his ministers' discussion at this time?
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! Your Majesty... Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince... the Fourth Prince has been assassinated! The Ninth Prince... the Ninth Prince is dead!"
A eunuch scrambled into the main hall and immediately knelt down to announce the death.
Many people frowned, thinking to themselves that this was bad luck!
"What did you say! Xiao Jiu is gone?" Emperor Mingxi suddenly stood up, his face instantly filled with grief and disbelief.
Only the moonlight, which was closest to him, could see that the heart-wrenching sorrow did not reach his eyes; even the tears at the corners of his eyes were forced out by his blinking.
It is said that Emperor Xi no longer had any fatherly feelings for the Ninth Prince because of his status as the child born out of wedlock.
Recently, the Ninth Prince's frequent contact with the people of Beili has further disappointed Emperor Mingxi, and made it clearer why he was able to kill his brother and then his father in the original timeline. Everything has a traceable origin.
He claimed he was going to the Baoye Temple to pray for his birth mother, but it was all an excuse. He was just trying to meet with an important figure in Beili, which gave the assassins the opportunity to kill him.
Emperor Mingxi's performance continued. He staggered a couple of steps and was quickly supported by Eunuch Qian to prevent himself from falling. "And what did you just say? That the fourth prince was assassinated?"
Emperor Mingxi pointed at the eunuch who was still kowtowing and begging for forgiveness, and said sternly, "Speak, who did it? Is the fourth prince alright?"
The eunuch, his face streaked with tears, stammered, "Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince... he's seriously injured... and unconscious."
"What!"
"What?"
These two sounds came from Emperor Mingxi, the fourth prince's biological father.
The other voice came from Zhang Tingji, the Vice Censor-in-Chief.
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