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Later that night the rest of Jiajing's men faced both Ezio and Jun at Ezio's house. Most of the men employed Chinese sword-fighting techniques (as the first man that Shao killed had), but one of them instead used a Chinese hand cannon. Though they fought well, the men were all killed by the two Assassins. The next day Shao departed for China, but not before receiving a mysterious gift from Ezio – a tiny chest, which he told her to only open if she loses her way.<ref name="ACE"/> | Later that night the rest of Jiajing's men faced both Ezio and Jun at Ezio's house. Most of the men employed Chinese sword-fighting techniques (as the first man that Shao killed had), but one of them instead used a Chinese hand cannon. Though they fought well, the men were all killed by the two Assassins. The next day Shao departed for China, but not before receiving a mysterious gift from Ezio – a tiny chest, which he told her to only open if she loses her way.<ref name="ACE"/> | ||
==Historical Context== | ==Historical Context== | ||
The real life emperor was known for his corruption and poor treatment of government officials, as well as neglecting his duties from living in isolation. His concubines plotted against him, having attempted to strangle him until one of the girls panicked and alerted the authorities. Contrary to his portrayal in the series, it was actually the Empress who authorized the execution. | The real life emperor was known for his corruption and poor treatment of government officials, as well as neglecting his duties from living in isolation. His concubines plotted against him, having attempted to strangle him until one of the girls panicked and alerted the authorities. Contrary to his portrayal in the series, it was actually the Empress who authorized the execution via slow slicing (an exectuion method that's reserved for the gravest crimes such as treason). | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 12:16, 26 April 2012
The Jiajing Emperor (16 September 1507 – 23 January 1567) was the 11th Ming Dynasty Emperor of China who ruled from 1521 to 1567. His ascendance as Emperor was aided by the Templars.[1]
Biography
Assassin eradication
In 1524, tired of the Chinese Assassins' meddling, he hunted the Assassins down, aiming to destroy all who opposed him. Nearly all Chinese Assassins were killed, with the few survivors fleeing West to seek support from other Assassins.[1]
Jiajing sent men after them, following the Assassins as far as Italy. In Venice, they killed the mentor of a female Assassin named Shao Jun, who managed to escape them. They followed her to Florence, where she sought aid from the former Mentor of the Italian Assassins, Ezio Auditore. Shao explained to Ezio that both her and her (late) mentor wished to meet him in order to learn how to strengthen the Assassin Order in China and recruit new Assassins. At first he refused, stating that his time with the Assassin Order was over, but he later gave in and explained how to keep alive the hopes of men by fighting for the people and liberty. Jiajing's men tracked the two to a marketplace in Florence while Ezio ran errands, and one of the men confronted them in an alley. [2]
Shao fought and killed him, and both she and Ezio quickly fled, knowing more of Jiajing's men would most likely follow. On the carriage ride back to Ezio's home, Shao told him about Jiajing's cruel ways. She explained that Jiajing liked inflicting pain on his enemies with torturous deaths. Explaining that she had been a concubine before her mentor had saved her, when they returned to save the other concubines Jiajing had killed them all. He preferred líng chí – a slow process of a thousand cuts until death – to simple beheadings.
Later that night the rest of Jiajing's men faced both Ezio and Jun at Ezio's house. Most of the men employed Chinese sword-fighting techniques (as the first man that Shao killed had), but one of them instead used a Chinese hand cannon. Though they fought well, the men were all killed by the two Assassins. The next day Shao departed for China, but not before receiving a mysterious gift from Ezio – a tiny chest, which he told her to only open if she loses her way.[2]
Historical Context
The real life emperor was known for his corruption and poor treatment of government officials, as well as neglecting his duties from living in isolation. His concubines plotted against him, having attempted to strangle him until one of the girls panicked and alerted the authorities. Contrary to his portrayal in the series, it was actually the Empress who authorized the execution via slow slicing (an exectuion method that's reserved for the gravest crimes such as treason).
Notes
- A message that Clay Kaczmarek wrote in blood on the wall in Desmond Miles' room stated that "Within Emperor Jiajing's sin and Quetzcoalt's hunger lies the answers."