Chen Xuanji had been wounded in an assassination attempt?
Could something like that really happen?
After all, Chen Xuanji was now the Minister of War, one of the dynasty's Nine Ministers, and enjoyed His Majesty's great favor.
Not long ago, Chen Yi had heard news from Jiangnan Prefecture-Chen Xuanji had investigated and punished quite a few people in Jinling's government offices and confiscated their property, sending cartloads of gold and silver to Capital Prefecture.
An assassination attempt against such a high-ranking Imperial Court official-
Could it have been the people from the Jizhou Trading Company?
Chen Yi's thoughts raced as the information he had gathered over these past days, along with several conjectures, surfaced in his mind.
The Qinghe Cui Family and the Jizhou Trading Company were confirmed supporters of His Majesty's Southern Expedition against the Barbarian Tribe.
The Chen Family of Jiangnan presumably supported the Imperial Court's Northern Expedition.
Chen Yunfan's presence in Shuzhou offered a glimpse of that.
Under these circumstances, as head of the Chen Family of Jiangnan, Chen Xuanji naturally stood in opposition to the Cui Family and the Jizhou Trading Company.
And given Chen Xuanji's position-the people throughout the entire Great Wei Dynasty who dared assassinate him could be counted on one hand-
Thinking this over, Chen Yi changed into a reasonably tidy blue robe, then motioned for General Star and Ge Laosan to return to the quiet chamber.
"Who would be bold enough to assassinate the current Minister of War?"
Since he had asked, General Star simply stopped concealing it and said frankly, "According to the Secret Letter, the ones who attempted to assassinate Lord Chen were a band of Japanese pirates from the sea."
"Japanese pirates?"
Chen Yi raised an eyebrow slightly. *Whoever was behind this was truly cautious, actually bringing in Japanese