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	===Tracking the survivors===		===Tracking the survivors===
	In 1524, with all their brothers dead and Yangming having gone into hiding, Shao Jun and Zhu Jiuyuan despaired and finally decided to leave China in order to seek the help of foreign Assassins. ~~Jiuyan~~ suggested meeting with the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]]' retired Mentor [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]], whose reputation and fame had spread over {{Wiki\|Eurasia}}, and the pair traveled to Macau in order to board a [[ship]] bound for [[Europe]].<ref name="Scroll 13">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 13 (China)\|Database: Scroll 13]]</ref> Shao Jun and Zhu Jiuyuan eventually reached [[Venice]] and thought they were safe from the Tigers, but they were in fact followed by Templar agents. The elite [[soldier]]s, armed with [[musket]]s, ambushed the two Assassins,<ref name="Scroll 14">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 14 (China)\|Database: Scroll 14]]</ref> and Zhu Jiuyuan sacrificed himself so that Shao Jun could escape and find Ezio.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>		In 1524, with all their brothers dead and Yangming having gone into hiding, Shao Jun and Zhu Jiuyuan despaired and finally decided to leave China in order to seek the help of foreign Assassins. Jiuyuan suggested meeting with the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]]' retired Mentor [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]], whose reputation and fame had spread over {{Wiki\|Eurasia}}, and the pair traveled to Macau in order to board a [[ship]] bound for [[Europe]].<ref name="Scroll 13">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 13 (China)\|Database: Scroll 13]]</ref> Shao Jun and Zhu Jiuyuan eventually reached [[Venice]] and thought they were safe from the Tigers, but they were in fact followed by Templar agents. The elite [[soldier]]s, armed with [[musket]]s, ambushed the two Assassins,<ref name="Scroll 14">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 14 (China)\|Database: Scroll 14]]</ref> and Zhu Jiuyuan sacrificed himself so that Shao Jun could escape and find Ezio.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>

	Now truly alone, Shao Jun managed to reach Ezio's villa in [[Tuscany]] and persuaded the grizzled and reluctant Mentor to share his wisdom and teach her how to rebuild her Order. The Templar soldiers had followed the Chinese Assassin to [[Florence]] and attacked Ezio's villa, but the Mentor and Shao Jun successfully killed them.<ref name="Embers"/> After some training with Ezio<ref name="The Escape"/><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Return]]<br>↑ ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Port]]<br>↑ ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Consequences (China)\|Consequences]]<br>↑ ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Search]]</ref> and a parting gift in the form of a [[Precursor box\|box]] he told her to open only if she lost her way, Shao Jun decided to return to China in order to rebuild the Chinese Brotherhood and exact revenge on the Templars, who were more powerful than ever.<ref name="Embers"/>		Now truly alone, Shao Jun managed to reach Ezio's villa in [[Tuscany]] and persuaded the grizzled and reluctant Mentor to share his wisdom and teach her how to rebuild her Order. The Templar soldiers had followed the Chinese Assassin to [[Florence]] and attacked Ezio's villa, but the Mentor and Shao Jun successfully killed them.<ref name="Embers"/> After some training with Ezio<ref name="The Escape"/><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Return]]<br>↑ ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Port]]<br>↑ ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Consequences (China)\|Consequences]]<br>↑ ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Search]]</ref> and a parting gift in the form of a [[Precursor box\|box]] he told her to open only if she lost her way, Shao Jun decided to return to China in order to rebuild the Chinese Brotherhood and exact revenge on the Templars, who were more powerful than ever.<ref name="Embers"/>
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	\|prev=~~[[Renaissance]]<br>~~[[Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire]]		\|prev = [[Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire]]
	\|next=[[Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire]]<br>[[1526 Macau fires]]		\|next = [[Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire]]
	\|image=AC Blade Of Shao Jun - Purged Chinese Brotherhood.png		\|conc = [[Renaissance]]<br>[[1526 Macau fires]]
	\|timeframe=1524 – 1530s		\|image = AC Blade Of Shao Jun - Purged Chinese Brotherhood.png
	\|place=[[China]]		\|timeframe = 1524 – 1530s
			\|place = [[China]]
	*[[Forbidden City]], [[Beijing]]		*[[Forbidden City]], [[Beijing]]
	\|outcome=*[[Templars\|Templar]] victory		\|outcome = *[[Templars\|Templar]] victory
	*Near extermination of the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins]]		*Near extermination of the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins]]
	\|key=*[[Assassins]]		\|key = *[[Assassins]]
	**Chinese Brotherhood		**Chinese Brotherhood
	*Templars		*Templars
	**[[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Rite]]		**[[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Rite]]
	***[[Eight Tigers]]		***[[Eight Tigers]]
	\|participants=*[[Wang Yangming]]		\|participants = *[[Wang Yangming]]
	*[[Zhu Jiuyuan]] †		*[[Zhu Jiuyuan]] †
	*[[Shao Jun]]		*[[Shao Jun]]

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The Controversy

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	===The Controversy===		===The Controversy===
	[[File:The Return China (3).jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Maijishan Grottoes burning during the Great Rites Controversy]]		[[File:The Return China (3).jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Maijishan Grottoes burning during the Great Rites Controversy]]
	The same year, the Zhengde Emperor's fourteen-year-old cousin [[Zhu Houcong]] was crowned as the Jiajing Emperor with the Tigers' support. However, the Tigers ruled in his stead, as the young emperor was not interested in court affairs. This allowed the Tiger [[Yu Dayong]] to enforce the [[Slavery\|slave]] trade, selling the Templars' opponents to the [[Portuguese Empire]] from his [[fort]]ress in [[Macau]] and exiling their enemies out of China.<ref name="Scroll 9">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 9 (China)\|Database: Scroll 9]]</ref> Another Tiger, [[Gao Feng]], was appointed governor of the {{Wiki\|Gansu}} province and the warden of a secret Templar prison located in the [[Maijishan Grottoes]], formerly an Assassin stronghold.<ref name="The Escape">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Escape (China)\|The Escape]]</ref>		The same year, the Zhengde Emperor's fourteen-year-old cousin [[Zhu Houcong]] was crowned as the Jiajing Emperor with the Tigers' support. However, the Tigers ruled in his stead, as the young emperor was not interested in court affairs. This allowed the Tiger [[Gu Dayong]] to enforce the [[Slavery\|slave]] trade, selling the Templars' opponents to the [[Portuguese Empire]] from his [[fort]]ress in [[Macau]] and exiling their enemies out of China.<ref name="Scroll 9">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 9 (China)\|Database: Scroll 9]]</ref> Another Tiger, [[Gao Feng]], was appointed governor of the {{Wiki\|Gansu}} province and the warden of a secret Templar prison located in the [[Maijishan Grottoes]], formerly an Assassin stronghold.<ref name="The Escape">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Escape (China)\|The Escape]]</ref>

	In the following years, the Tigers' leader [[Zhang Yong]] set up the Great Rites Controversy in order to eradicate his rivals in court.<ref name="Scroll 9"/> The Controversy was a dispute between the Jiajing Emperor, who did not wish to be posthumously adopted by the Zhengde Emperor according to the tradition when a new emperor was not the son of his predecessor, and traditional officials who protested that he had no right to posthumously elevate his own father {{Wiki\|Zhu Youyuan}} to the rank of emperor instead.<ref name="Wiki"/>		In the following years, the Tigers' leader [[Zhang Yong]] set up the Great Rites Controversy in order to eradicate his rivals in court.<ref name="Scroll 9"/> The Controversy was a dispute between the Jiajing Emperor, who did not wish to be posthumously adopted by the Zhengde Emperor according to the tradition when a new emperor was not the son of his predecessor, and traditional officials who protested that he had no right to posthumously elevate his own father {{Wiki\|Zhu Youyuan}} to the rank of emperor instead.<ref name="Wiki"/>

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The scrolls are still database entries, no diff than those for people/places. Think some IRL info could help, working on fixing Era icons atm

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imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 00:57, 14 May 2024

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	\|prev = [[Renaissance]]<br>[[Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire]]		\|prev = [[Renaissance]]<br>[[Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire]]
	\|next = [[Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire]]<br>[[~~Battle of Sekigahara~~]]		\|next = [[Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire]]<br>[[1526 Macau fires]]
	\|image = AC Blade Of Shao Jun - Purged Chinese Brotherhood.png		\|image = AC Blade Of Shao Jun - Purged Chinese Brotherhood.png
	\|timeframe = 1524 – 1530s		\|timeframe = 1524 – 1530s

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Failed attack

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	In 1521, the "Zhengde Emperor" [[Zhu Houzhao]] died without an heir.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 4 (China)\|Database: Scroll 4]]</ref> Seizing the opportunity, the powerful Templar eunuchs known as the Eight Tigers—who had remained discrete after the execution of their leader [[Liu Jin]] in 1510<ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>—began to plot again in order to use the situation to their advantage by placing a puppet on the throne and silencing any opposition. The Templars discovered that [[Wang Yangming]], the governor of {{Wiki\|Jiangxi}} province and leading figure of the Neo-Confucian current, was also the [[Assassin leader\|leader]] of the Assassins and began to spy on him, identifying many of his allies.<ref name="Scroll6">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 6 (China)\|Database: Scroll 6]]</ref>		In 1521, the "Zhengde Emperor" [[Zhu Houzhao]] died without an heir.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 4 (China)\|Database: Scroll 4]]</ref> Seizing the opportunity, the powerful Templar eunuchs known as the Eight Tigers—who had remained discrete after the execution of their leader [[Liu Jin]] in 1510<ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>—began to plot again in order to use the situation to their advantage by placing a puppet on the throne and silencing any opposition. The Templars discovered that [[Wang Yangming]], the governor of {{Wiki\|Jiangxi}} province and leading figure of the Neo-Confucian current, was also the [[Assassin leader\|leader]] of the Assassins and began to spy on him, identifying many of his allies.<ref name="Scroll6">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 6 (China)\|Database: Scroll 6]]</ref>

	The Tigers prepared a massive operation to purge the Assassins from [[Beijing]] during the confusion caused by the absence of a declared Emperor, but luckily the plot leaked to the {{Wiki\|~~Concubinage in China~~\|Imperial Concubines}}, and one of them, [[Shao Jun]], was able to warn Yangming in time.<ref name="Scroll6" /> In order to counter the Templars, Wang Yangming called his best Assassins to the [[Forbidden City]] in an attempt to kill the Tigers before they could strike, but they were defeated.<ref name="Scroll7">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Database: Scroll 7]]</ref>		The Tigers prepared a massive operation to purge the Assassins from [[Beijing]] during the confusion caused by the absence of a declared Emperor, but luckily the plot leaked to the {{Wiki\|Imperial Chinese harem system\|Imperial Concubines}}, and one of them, [[Shao Jun]], was able to warn Yangming in time.<ref name="Scroll6" /> In order to counter the Templars, Wang Yangming called his best Assassins to the [[Forbidden City]] in an attempt to kill the Tigers before they could strike, but they were defeated.<ref name="Scroll7">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Database: Scroll 7]]</ref>

	After this debacle, those captured were tortured and executed by [[Ma Yongcheng]], the Tiger known as "the Butcher", and all those suspected to have any ties or immediate relations to the Assassins were murdered. The man designated to investigate the palace attack, a Templar named [[Wei Bin]], opportunely blamed officials who were innocent but were threats for the Templars' plans, designating them as culprits and having them executed as well.<ref name="Scroll7">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Database: Scroll 7]]''<nowiki/>''</ref>		After this debacle, those captured were tortured and executed by [[Ma Yongcheng]], the Tiger known as "the Butcher", and all those suspected to have any ties or immediate relations to the Assassins were murdered. The man designated to investigate the palace attack, a Templar named [[Wei Bin]], opportunely blamed officials who were innocent but were threats for the Templars' plans, designating them as culprits and having them executed as well.<ref name="Scroll7">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Database: Scroll 7]]''<nowiki/>''</ref>

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	In 1521, the "Zhengde Emperor" [[Zhu Houzhao]] died without an heir.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 4 (China)\|Database: Scroll 4]]</ref> Seizing the opportunity, the powerful Templar eunuchs known as the Eight Tigers—who had remained discrete after the execution of their leader [[Liu Jin]] in 1510<ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>—began to plot again in order to use the situation to their advantage by placing a puppet on the throne and silencing any opposition. The Templars discovered that [[Wang Yangming]], the governor of {{Wiki\|Jiangxi}} province and leading figure of the Neo-Confucian current, was also the [[Assassin leader\|leader]] of the Assassins and began to spy on him, identifying many of his allies.<ref name="Scroll6">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 6 (China)\|Database: Scroll 6]]</ref>		In 1521, the "Zhengde Emperor" [[Zhu Houzhao]] died without an heir.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 4 (China)\|Database: Scroll 4]]</ref> Seizing the opportunity, the powerful Templar eunuchs known as the Eight Tigers—who had remained discrete after the execution of their leader [[Liu Jin]] in 1510<ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>—began to plot again in order to use the situation to their advantage by placing a puppet on the throne and silencing any opposition. The Templars discovered that [[Wang Yangming]], the governor of {{Wiki\|Jiangxi}} province and leading figure of the Neo-Confucian current, was also the [[Assassin leader\|leader]] of the Assassins and began to spy on him, identifying many of his allies.<ref name="Scroll6">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 6 (China)\|Database: Scroll 6]]</ref>

	The Tigers prepared a massive operation to purge the Assassins from [[Beijing]] during the confusion caused by the absence of a declared Emperor, but luckily the plot leaked to the {{Wiki\|~~Concubinage in China~~\|Imperial Concubines}}, and one of them, [[Shao Jun]], was able to warn Yangming in time.<ref name="Scroll6" /> In order to counter the Templars, Wang Yangming called his best Assassins to the [[Forbidden City]] in an attempt to kill the Tigers before they could strike, but they were defeated.<ref name="Scroll7">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Database: Scroll 7]]</ref>		The Tigers prepared a massive operation to purge the Assassins from [[Beijing]] during the confusion caused by the absence of a declared Emperor, but luckily the plot leaked to the {{Wiki\|Imperial Chinese harem system\|Imperial Concubines}}, and one of them, [[Shao Jun]], was able to warn Yangming in time.<ref name="Scroll6" /> In order to counter the Templars, Wang Yangming called his best Assassins to the [[Forbidden City]] in an attempt to kill the Tigers before they could strike, but they were defeated.<ref name="Scroll7">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Database: Scroll 7]]</ref>

	After this debacle, those captured were tortured and executed by [[Ma Yongcheng]], the Tiger known as "the Butcher", and all those suspected to have any ties or immediate relations to the Assassins were murdered. The man designated to investigate the palace attack, a Templar named [[Wei Bin]], opportunely blamed officials who were innocent but were threats for the Templars' plans, designating them as culprits and having them executed as well.<ref name="Scroll7">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Database: Scroll 7]]''<nowiki/>''</ref>		After this debacle, those captured were tortured and executed by [[Ma Yongcheng]], the Tiger known as "the Butcher", and all those suspected to have any ties or immediate relations to the Assassins were murdered. The man designated to investigate the palace attack, a Templar named [[Wei Bin]], opportunely blamed officials who were innocent but were threats for the Templars' plans, designating them as culprits and having them executed as well.<ref name="Scroll7">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Database: Scroll 7]]''<nowiki/>''</ref>

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	The '''Great Rites Controversy''' was a decade-long operation led by the [[Eight Tigers]], a group of [[Templars\|Templar]] [[eunuch]]s who controlled the court of [[~~China~~]]~~'s Emperor~~ [[~~Zhu Houcong~~]]. It was their aim to eradicate all those who opposed their rule, from court officials to {{Wiki\|Neo-Confucianism\|Neo-Confucian}} philosophers~~; this~~ included their hereditary enemies, the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]], resulting in the near-eradication of the Chinese Brotherhood.		The '''Great Rites Controversy''' was a decade-long operation led by the [[Eight Tigers]], a group of [[Templars\|Templar]] [[eunuch]]s who controlled the court of the [[Zhu Houcong\|Jiajing Emperor]] of the [[Ming dynasty\|Ming]]. It was their aim to eradicate all those who opposed their rule, from court officials to {{Wiki\|Neo-Confucianism\|Neo-Confucian}} philosophers. This included their hereditary enemies, the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]], resulting in the near-eradication of the Chinese Brotherhood.

	==History==		==History==
	===Failed attack===		===Failed attack===
	In 1521, the ~~"Zhengde Emperor"~~ [[Zhu Houzhao]] died without an heir.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 4 (China)\|Database: Scroll 4]]</ref> Seizing the opportunity, the powerful Templar eunuchs known as the Eight Tigers—who had remained discrete after the execution of their leader [[Liu Jin]] in 1510<ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>—began to plot again in order to use the situation to their advantage by placing a puppet on the throne and silencing any opposition. The Templars discovered that [[Wang Yangming]], the governor of {{Wiki\|Jiangxi}} province and leading figure of the Neo-Confucian current, was also the [[Assassin leader\|leader]] of the Assassins and began to spy on him, identifying many of his allies.<ref name="Scroll6">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 6 (China)\|Database: Scroll 6]]</ref>		In 1521, the [[Zhu Houzhao\|Zhengde Emperor]] died without an heir.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 4 (China)\|Database: Scroll 4]]</ref> Seizing the opportunity, the powerful Templar eunuchs known as the Eight Tigers—who had remained discrete after the execution of their leader [[Liu Jin]] in 1510<ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>—began to plot again in order to use the situation to their advantage by placing a puppet on the throne and silencing any opposition. The Templars discovered that [[Wang Yangming]], the governor of {{Wiki\|Jiangxi}} province and leading figure of the Neo-Confucian current, was also the [[Assassin leader\|leader of the Assassins]] and began to spy on him, identifying many of his allies.<ref name="Scroll6">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 6 (China)\|Database: Scroll 6]]</ref>

	The Tigers prepared a massive operation to purge the Assassins from [[Beijing]] during the confusion caused by the absence of a declared ~~Emperor~~, but luckily the plot leaked to the ~~{{Wiki~~\|~~Imperial Chinese harem system\|Imperial Concubines}}~~, and one of them, [[Shao Jun]], was able to warn Yangming in time.<ref name="Scroll6" /> In order to counter the Templars, Wang Yangming called his best Assassins to the [[Forbidden City]] in an attempt to kill the Tigers before they could strike, but they were defeated.<ref name="Scroll7">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Database: Scroll 7]]</ref>		The Tigers prepared a massive operation to purge the Assassins from [[Beijing]] during the confusion caused by the absence of a declared emperor, but luckily the plot leaked to the [[concubine\|imperial concubines]], and one of them, [[Shao Jun]], was able to warn Yangming in time.<ref name="Scroll6" /> In order to counter the Templars, Wang Yangming called his best Assassins to the [[Forbidden City]] in an attempt to kill the Tigers before they could strike, but they were defeated.<ref name="Scroll7">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Database: Scroll 7]]</ref>

	After this debacle, those captured were tortured and executed by [[Ma Yongcheng]], the Tiger known as "the Butcher", and all those suspected to have any ties or immediate relations to the Assassins were murdered. The man designated to investigate the palace attack, a Templar named [[Wei Bin]], opportunely blamed officials who were innocent but were threats for the Templars' plans, ~~designating~~ them as culprits and having them executed as well.<ref name="Scroll7">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Database: Scroll 7]]~~''<nowiki/>''~~</ref>		After this debacle, those captured were tortured and executed by [[Ma Yongcheng]], the Tiger known as "the Butcher", and all those suspected to have any ties or immediate relations to the Assassins were murdered. The man designated to investigate the palace attack, a Templar named [[Wei Bin]], opportunely blamed officials who were innocent but were threats for the Templars' plans, accusing them as culprits and having them executed as well.<ref name="Scroll7">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Database: Scroll 7]]</ref>

	Understanding that none of his allies would escape the Tigers' wrath, the [[Mentor]] ordered a full retreat of all the Assassins and their allies from the Forbidden City.<ref name="Scroll7" /> Having lost his influence in the palace, but still in Beijing, Wang Yangming hoped to find a weakness in the Tigers' organization and take them down before they could completely steal imperial power. Yangming used his new recruit, Shao Jun, to gather information critical to Assassins' operations.<ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 8 (China)\|Database: Scroll 8]]</ref>		Understanding that none of his allies would escape the Tigers' wrath, the [[Mentor]] ordered a full retreat of all the Assassins and their allies from the Forbidden City.<ref name="Scroll7" /> Having lost his influence in the palace, but still in Beijing, Wang Yangming hoped to find a weakness in the Tigers' organization and take them down before they could completely steal imperial power. Yangming used his new recruit, Shao Jun, to gather information critical to Assassins' operations.<ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 8 (China)\|Database: Scroll 8]]</ref>
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	===The Great Rites Controversy===		===The Great Rites Controversy===
	[[File:The Return China (3).jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Maijishan Grottoes burning during the Great Rites Controversy]]		[[File:The Return China (3).jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Maijishan Grottoes burning during the Great Rites Controversy]]
	The same year, Zhu Houcong, ~~Houzhao~~'s fourteen-year-old cousin, was coronated as the "Jiajing Emperor" with the support of the Tigers~~; however~~, the Tigers ruled in his stead as the young ~~but cruel~~ boy was not interested in ~~Imperial~~ affairs. This allowed the Tiger [[Yu Dayong]] to enforce the [[Slavery\|slave]] trade, selling the Templars' opponents to the [[Portugal\|Portuguese]] and exiling their enemies out of China while also making himself huge profits.<ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 9 (China)\|Database: Scroll 9]]</ref> Another Tiger, [[Gao Feng]], was given command of the Templars' secret prison in the former Assassin headquarters of the [[Maijishan Grottoes]], with Ma Yongcheng torturing the prisoners.<ref name="TheEscape">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[The Escape (China)\|The Escape]]</ref>		The same year, Zhu Houcong, the Zhengde Emperor's fourteen-year-old cousin, was coronated as the Jiajing Emperor with the support of the Tigers. However, the Tigers ruled in his stead as the young boy was not interested in imperial affairs. This allowed the Tiger [[Yu Dayong]] to enforce the [[Slavery\|slave]] trade, selling the Templars' opponents to the [[Portugal\|Portuguese]] and exiling their enemies out of China while also making himself huge profits.<ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 9 (China)\|Database: Scroll 9]]</ref> Another Tiger, [[Gao Feng]], was given command of the Templars' secret prison in the former Assassin headquarters of the [[Maijishan Grottoes]], with Ma Yongcheng torturing the prisoners.<ref name="TheEscape">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[The Escape (China)\|The Escape]]</ref>

	In the following years, the Tigers' leader [[Zhang Yong]] set up the Great Rites Controversy in order to eradicate his rivals in court. The Controversy was a dispute between the Jiajing Emperor, who did not wish to be posthumously adopted by the Zhengde Emperor according to the tradition when a new ~~Emperor~~ was not the son of the former ~~Emperor~~, and ~~traditionalist~~ officials who ~~estimated~~ that he had no right to posthumously elevate his own father {{Wiki\|Zhu Youyuan}} to the rank of ~~Emperor~~ instead.<ref>{{WP\|Great Rites Controversy}}</ref>		In the following years, the Tigers' leader [[Zhang Yong]] set up the Great Rites Controversy in order to eradicate his rivals in court. The Controversy was a dispute between the Jiajing Emperor, who did not wish to be posthumously adopted by the Zhengde Emperor according to the tradition when a new emperor was not the son of the former emperor, and traditional officials who protested that he had no right to posthumously elevate his own father {{Wiki\|Zhu Youyuan}} to the rank of emperor instead.<ref>{{WP\|Great Rites Controversy}}</ref>

	Using the Controversy, Yong's ~~minions~~ Wei Bin and [[Qiu Ju]] murdered or exiled many of their political opponents while chasing the remaining Assassins. This forced Wang Yangming, who was a ~~famous~~ and known opponent of the Tigers, to disappear. A new Mentor, [[Zhu Jiuyuan]], was chosen by the Brotherhood and under his supervision, a renewed [[Assassin-Templar War\|secret war]] began in Beijing and all over China between the Assassins and the Templars. Primarily using Shao Jun, who had become a fully-trained Assassin and a formidable warrior, the Assassins tracked the Templars' agents and attempted to stop their growing control over the Empire.<ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 10 (China)\|Database: Scroll 10]]</ref>		Using the Controversy, Zhang Yong's subordinates Wei Bin and [[Qiu Ju]] murdered or exiled many of their political opponents while chasing the remaining Assassins. This forced Wang Yangming, who was a famed and known opponent of the Tigers, to disappear. A new Mentor, [[Zhu Jiuyuan]], was chosen by the Brotherhood and under his supervision, a renewed [[Assassin-Templar War\|secret war]] began in Beijing and all over China between the Assassins and the Templars. Primarily using Shao Jun, who had become a fully-trained Assassin and a formidable warrior, the Assassins tracked the Templars' agents and attempted to stop their growing control over the Empire.<ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 10 (China)\|Database: Scroll 10]]</ref>

	Unfortunately, the Brotherhood's actions were not decisive enough, and soon the Tigers effectively controlled China, retreating in luxurious palaces to enjoy their new power and placing puppets in court such as [[Yan Song]], the administration's new public face. In the shadows, the Tigers completed their hunt for the Assassins, raiding most of the Brotherhood's safe houses, destroying its information network, and finally killing all but three of the Chinese Assassins: Wang Yangming, Zhu Jiuyuan, and Shao Jun. They also began to search for ancient [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden\|artifacts]], as well as ~~consolidating~~ their grip and financial power through diverse operations throughout the country.<ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 12 (China)\|Database: Scroll 12]]</ref>		Unfortunately, the Brotherhood's actions were not decisive enough, and soon the Tigers effectively controlled China, retreating in luxurious palaces to enjoy their new power and placing puppets in court such as [[Yan Song]], the administration's new public face. In the shadows, the Tigers completed their hunt for the Assassins, raiding most of the Brotherhood's safe houses, destroying its information network, and finally killing all but three of the Chinese Assassins: Wang Yangming, Zhu Jiuyuan, and Shao Jun. They also began to search for ancient [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden\|artifacts]], as well as consolidate their grip and financial power through diverse operations throughout the country.<ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 12 (China)\|Database: Scroll 12]]</ref>

	===Tracking the Mentor===		===Tracking the Mentor===
	In 1524, with all their brothers dead and Yangming having gone into hiding, Shao Jun and Zhu Jiuyuan despaired and finally decided to leave China in order to seek the help of foreign Assassins. Zhu suggested meeting with the retired [[Italy\|Italian]] Mentor [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]], whose reputation and fame had spread over the [[Earth\|world]], to which the pair traveled to [[Macau]] in order to take a [[ship]] for [[Europe]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 13 (China)\|Database: Scroll 13]]</ref> Shao Jun and Zhu Jiuyuan eventually reached [[Venice]] and thought they were safe from the Tigers, but were in fact followed by Templar agents. The elite [[soldier]]s, armed with [[~~Firearm\|muskets~~]], ambushed the two Assassins,<ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 14 (China)\|Database: Scroll 14]]</ref> and Zhu Jiuyuan sacrificed himself so that Shao Jun could escape alive and find Ezio.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>		In 1524, with all their brothers dead and Yangming having gone into hiding, Shao Jun and Zhu Jiuyuan despaired and finally decided to leave China in order to seek the help of foreign Assassins. Zhu suggested meeting with the retired [[Italy\|Italian]] Mentor [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]], whose reputation and fame had spread over the [[Earth\|world]], to which the pair traveled to [[Macau]] in order to take a [[ship]] for [[Europe]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 13 (China)\|Database: Scroll 13]]</ref> Shao Jun and Zhu Jiuyuan eventually reached [[Venice]] and thought they were safe from the Tigers, but they were in fact followed by Templar agents. The elite [[soldier]]s, armed with [[musket]]s, ambushed the two Assassins,<ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 14 (China)\|Database: Scroll 14]]</ref> and Zhu Jiuyuan sacrificed himself so that Shao Jun could escape alive and find Ezio.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>

	Now truly alone, Jun managed to reach Ezio Auditore's villa in [[Tuscany]] and persuaded the grizzled and reluctant Mentor to share his wisdom and teach her how to rebuild her Order. ~~However, the~~ Templar soldiers had followed the Chinese Assassin to [[Florence]] and attacked Ezio's villa, but Ezio and Jun successfully killed them.<ref name="Embers" /> After some training with Ezio<ref name="TheEscape"/><ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[The Return]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[The Port]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Consequences (China)\|Consequences]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[The Search]]</ref> and a parting gift of a [[Precursor box\|box]] he told never to open unless she lost her way, Jun decided to return to China in order to rebuild the Chinese Brotherhood and exact revenge on the Templars, who were more powerful than ever, muzzling all opposition to their rule.<ref name="Embers"/>		Now truly alone, Shao Jun managed to reach Ezio Auditore's villa in [[Tuscany]] and persuaded the grizzled and reluctant Mentor to share his wisdom and teach her how to rebuild her Order. The Templar soldiers had followed the Chinese Assassin to [[Florence]] and attacked Ezio's villa, but Ezio and Jun successfully killed them.<ref name="Embers" /> After some training with Ezio<ref name="TheEscape"/><ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[The Return]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[The Port]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Consequences (China)\|Consequences]]<br>↑ ''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[The Search]]</ref> and a parting gift of a [[Precursor box\|box]] he told never to open unless she lost her way, Shao Jun decided to return to China in order to rebuild the Chinese Brotherhood and exact revenge on the Templars, who were more powerful than ever, muzzling all opposition to their rule.<ref name="Embers"/>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' {{1st}}

	==Non-canonical appearances==		===Non-canonical appearances===
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Desert Threat]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Desert Threat]]'' {{Mo}}