Zhu Jiuyuan

Zhu Jiuyuan (朱九淵; 1473 – 1524) was a Master Assassin and Mentor of the Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins.
==Biography==
Following Wang Yangming's disappearance to escape the Great Rites Controversy in 1524, Jiuyuan succeeded him as leader of the Assassins in Beijing and trained the former Imperial concubine Shao Jun from initiate to the full rank of Assassin.Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China – Database: Zhu Jiuyuan
After the Jiajing Emperor initiated a purge of the Assassins under the influence of the Eight Tigers, Jiuyuan fled with Shao Jun to Europe in an attempt to find Ezio Auditore da Firenze, the retired Mentor of the Italian Brotherhood, and gain his help to rebuild the Chinese Brotherhood. However, Jiuyuan was killed in Venice by Templar agents before they reached Ezio's villa.
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Embers 
*Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China 
*Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun 
===Non-canonical appearances===
*Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm
*Assassin's Creed: Turbulence in the Ming Dynasty
==References==
zh:朱九渊
Category:1473 births
Category:1524 deaths
Category:Individuals
Category:Ming people
Category:Han Chinese
Category:Assassins
Category:Chinese Assassins
Category:Master Assassins
Category:Mentors
Category:Zhu (朱) lineage