The night was dark, and a crescent moon hung in the sky.
Outside the Duke's Mansion, two figures fell down.
It is Jiang Tianao and Jiang Huai father and son.
The two were dressed in night clothes, with their faces covered except for their eyes, and one of them carried a ring-shaped knife.
"Remember, after we enter, we will kill Chen Jinsong first, then Chu Ze, and finally those servants! The main ones are Chen Jinsong and Chu Ze. We must not let go of these two!"
Jiang Tianao whispered.
Jiang Huai nodded, and the two of them lifted up outside the high wall of the Duke's Mansion and landed in the courtyard at the same time!
The Duke's Mansion is very big, but in this dark night, most people have already rested, so it seems particularly quiet!
This time was not around the time of childbirth, and the father and son also chose this time specially.
Because at this time, Chu Ze has not gone to patrol the streets yet!
You can catch them all in one go!
The two of them walked through the outer courtyard and arrived at the inner courtyard.
A very obvious Bodhi tree stands in the courtyard.
The leaves rustle.
In the silent night, it is particularly harsh.
The father and son of the Jiang family looked at each other and headed towards the main room.
But suddenly, an old voice came from behind the two of them.
"I originally thought you would have two more days to live, but I didn't expect you were so impatient."
In an instant, Jiang Tianao and Jiang Huai froze and slowly turned their heads at the same time.
I saw Chen Jinsong appearing behind the two of them at some unknown moment.
Under the night, the old man's eyes showed a strong murderous aura, sweeping across the courtyard!
At this time, Jiang Tianao and Jiang Huai both had their eyes widened. Chen Jinsong, who had been reported to be seriously ill and in a coma, was now standing in front of them!
They both understood it at the same time!
There is something deceitful about it!
"Do it!" Jiang Tian'ao panicked and shouted loudly!
There is no turning back when the bow is drawn!
At this time, no matter what, we must fight with this old man!
In an instant, the silver light exploded, and the ring-headed long knife swung out into the air, drawing a silver rainbow.
The Jiang family father and son, with their bodies shaped like arrows, shot out and attacked Chen Jinsong!
Among them, Jiang Tianao, despite his age, is faster than Jiang Huai!
He took the first step, rushed in front of Chen Jinsong, and slashed at Chen Jinsong's head with a powerful sword!
Without any hesitation, it is the killing move!
The mad knife struck, bringing up gusts of strong wind, and the green energy visible to the naked eye was lingering. Before the long knife arrived, Chen Jinsong's pale hair was already blown up!
Chu Ze looked outside through the crack in the door, feeling slightly nervous.
The old man won't overturn his car, will he?
I saw Chen Jinsong's mouth raised slightly, his fingers stretched out, seemingly slowly but really quickly, and he touched the blade that was coming towards him!
"bite!"
Chen Jinsong's finger accurately pointed on the blade.
Starlight exploded from his fingertips!
Extremely dazzling!
The whole courtyard was like daylight!
Jiang Tianao tried his best to mobilize his energy, but he couldn't press down any further!
You can't even cut Chen Jinsong's finger!
At the same time, Jianghuai has also arrived!
The steel knife in his hand also went straight for the vital part of Chen Jinsong's head!
In the yard, Chen Jinsong smiled slightly, raised his other hand and clenched his fist.
There are many scars and age on his fists.
Punch out!
Surge of energy!
The next second, the steel knife cut by Jiang Huai was swung away, and the whole person vomited blood and flew backwards!
Jiang Tianao tried to change his moves, but found that Chen Jinsong's fingers seemed to have a strong suction force, and he could not pull out the ring-head knife at all!
I can't even let go.
Chen Jinsong said softly: "We are both in the Eclipse Moon Realm, but the gap is also very big. I have fought thousands of battles in my life. With my eighth-level cultivation in the Eclipse Moon Realm, I crossed the border and killed thirteen people on the ninth level of the Eclipse Moon Realm. Now I
Although you are old, you, who is on the first level of the moon and uses such rough skills, cannot compete with me!"
Jiang Tianao directly raised his legs and lifted Chen Jinsong's lower body!
"Bang!"
Jiang Tianao's right leg had just kicked halfway when Chen Jinsong's free hand hit him with a punch!
"Crack!"
The sound of broken bones was heard, and Jiang Tianao's right leg was bent visibly to the naked eye!
And this was just the beginning. Chen Jinsong flashed forward and rushed in front of Jiang Tian'ao. With the movement of his fingers, all of Jiang Tian'ao's acupuncture points were broken!
The last blow hit Jiang Tianao's Qihai directly!
After decades of hard work, Chen Jinsong completely destroyed him!
Jiang Tianao wailed and fell to the ground.
At this time, Jiang Huai could barely get up, and turned around to escape!
But the next second, Chen Jinsong was already flying away like a sharp arrow that had been leaving the string!
"Where to run?"
Chen Jinsong grabbed Jiang Huai by the collar and threw him directly into the courtyard.
"Bang!"
Jiang Huai was hit to the ground. Chen Jinsong landed on the ground, his body was upright, and he stepped down with his foot, directly hitting Jiang Huai's chest!
"puff!"
Jiang Huai spurted out another mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with horror!
Chen Jinsong really took action, his fighting power was simply terrifying!
Chen Jinsong pointed his finger in the air, Jiang Huai's cultivation base was also abolished!
In the courtyard, the Jiang family's father and son only met each other a few times, and all their cultivation was lost.
"You brat, it's settled, come out." Chen Jinsong said with a chuckle.
Chu Ze pushed open the door and walked out, laughing and saying: "Grandpa is mighty! You are worthy of being my Great Xia God of War!"
When he was young, Chen Jinsong was indeed worthy of this title.
At this time, the Jiang family's father and son were already like dead dogs. Their cultivation had been ruined. They were left with only their originally powerful physical bodies, and all the energy in their bodies had been lost.
Chu Ze knelt down, took off the masks of the two of them, and said with a smile: "It's really you two bastards!"
Jiang Tianao looked at Chu Ze and Chen Jinsong bitterly, and roared: "You deliberately set up a trap to trap me!"
Chen Jingsong shook his head and said with a smile: "I didn't come up with the idea. The mastermind is this brat! If you go to the Lord of Hell to complain, it will be blamed on him. My old man still wants to live for a few more years."
Chu Ze reached out and patted Jiang Tianao's face, and said teasingly: "Don't say that I cheated you. If you don't want to kill me, how can you come to my door today?"
"You bully others too much. Who wouldn't want to kill you?" Jiang Huai said sadly.
Chu Ze shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter what is right or wrong anymore! It's you who have lost now. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. This is never true!"
Chen Jinsong looked at Chu Ze and nodded with satisfaction.
I can't help but think back to that day.
Chu Ze was certainly not joking when he said he wanted to kill the Jiang family.
Soon he proposed using his power to coerce and harass the Jiang family.
It makes people in the Jiang family feel resentful and resentful.
At the same time, Chen Jinsong was asked to protect him secretly to prevent Jiang Tianao from being attacked and killed.
And once the opponent really takes action, the Jiang family will be destroyed!
If the Jiang family can bear their anger for a while, then the second step will be taken. Chen Jinsong pretends to be sick! To further seduce the Jiang family.
Chu Ze deliberately showed his unyielding intention to retaliate in front of Jiang Tianao many times, in order to cause invisible psychological pressure and hints to the Jiang family.
If Jiang Tianao can still endure it at this point, then Chu Ze will take the third step, which is to frame the case and take advantage of the search opportunity to stuff some shady things into the Jiang family.
It's just a frame-up, but it's unclear whether he can be convicted!
And once this step is reached, Chu Ze will also have to take risks.
It's a pity that Jiang Tianao and the others couldn't hold back after all.
After learning that Chen Jinsong was seriously ill and comatose, he directly chose to take action!
At this time, Jiang Tianao, who was lying on the ground, felt extremely regretful. He knew clearly that the Jiang family was over!
To kill a distinguished member of the imperial court, including the Duke of the country, would inevitably result in the whole family being slaughtered.
"Go to Gyeonggi Province and report it to the police! It's midnight, and it's easy for others to get arrested if they go out!"
Chen Jinsong said to Chu Ze.
"good!"
Chu Ze agreed directly without saying a word.
We rode a fast horse from the mansion and went straight to the Gyeonggi Province government office!
In Jiang's house, the night is as quiet as water.
Jiang Feng couldn't sleep.
He knew that tonight, Jiang Tianao and his third uncle Jiang Huai went to attack Chen Guogong's mansion and Chu Ze.
"Damn it, it's better to kill these two bastards and let them get so close to Xiao Hongmian!"
Jiang Feng gritted his teeth secretly. He kept looking at the courtyard, but no one came back. He was always a little panicked!
Suddenly, there was a burst of noise, and countless government officials rushed in holding torches, arresting everyone they saw!
For a moment, the entire Jiang family was in a state of uproar!
And the person who led the team was none other than Gyeonggi Province’s chief arrester, Cho Dal!
Before Jiang Feng could react, police officers rushed in and pushed him down!
Jiang Feng did not dare to disobey. When he was forced out, he yelled: "Captain Cao, what's wrong? Why did you suddenly break into my yard to take someone?"
Cao Da sneered and said: "Your old man committed a crime and dared to go to Chen Guogong's mansion to assassinate the distinguished nobles! Now, under the order of Master Ma, we will capture you, put you in the sky prison, and interrogate them all night!"
For a moment, Jiang Feng's face turned pale.
Although he had some vague speculations, when the matter came to pass, he was still unwilling to accept it!
But at this point, it is no longer a matter of whether he accepts it or not.
Cho Daneng became the chief arrester of Gyeonggi Province, and his cultivation is not weak.
No one in the entire Jiang family is his opponent.
At this time, he brought a large number of subordinates with him. Soon, everyone in the Jiang family was arrested from top to bottom. Everyone had their cultivation level sealed and thrown into prison!
In the early morning, Emperor Xia got up as usual and went to court.
To him, everything is so normal!
"If you have something to do, start to act, if nothing happens, leave the court!"
Following the eunuch's sharp voice, Ma Weilai stood up and said loudly: "I have my own notes!"
"What's the matter?"
"Last night, Jiang Huai, the manager of the Secret Military Division, together with his father Jiang Tian'ao, went to the Duke's Mansion to assassinate him, but were caught on the spot! Jiang Huai is a minister of the imperial court. If he wants to be convicted, His Majesty Zhu will approve it. This is the minister's memorial and confession in the case file.
Please check it, Your Majesty!"
Hearing this, Emperor Xia frowned and said: "There is no need to check. If the case is proven true, it will be sentenced according to the law!"
"Please read it, Your Majesty!" Ma Weilai bowed again and said.
Emperor Xia narrowed his eyes slightly and seemed to smell something unusual.
"Send it up!"
Ma Weilai took over the case files and memorials!
Emperor Xia started to look at it bit by bit, but soon, he frowned!
According to the confessions of Jiang Feng, Jiang Tianao and others, they were actually ordered by King Qingping.
Mingzhi must die, and with the use of various torture methods, everyone in the Jiang family simply gave up.
Emperor Xia had a clear understanding in his heart. No wonder Ma Weilai wanted to see it for himself.
It was obvious that he wanted to make a statement.
This involves royal family members.
Emperor Xia's face turned serious and he shouted coldly: "How brave! This King Qingping actually dared to instigate people to assassinate Chu Ze and bring King Qingping and his housekeeper to the main hall! I will personally try this case.
case!"
Ma Weilai cannot judge the identity of King Qingping at any cost!
Regardless of whether he really did it or not, he was Emperor Xia's biological brother after all.
Soon, King Qingping and the steward went to the main hall together.
Emperor Xia said coldly: "King Qingping, do you know Jiang Tianao's family?"
“I don’t know, I’ve never seen or heard of it!”
"But they were arrested for assassinating Chen Guogong last night, but they said it was you who instigated it. They also said that your housekeeper Wang Quansheng sent the message and gave him 50,000 taels of silver. They were at the Qingfeng Teahouse in the south of the city. What do you say about this?"
King Qingping turned to look at Wang Quansheng and said angrily: "But you did it behind my back?"
"What an injustice!" Wang Quansheng fell to his knees with a thud and shouted: "I have never been to the Qingfeng Tea House, let alone seen Jiang Feng! It is completely nonsense, this matter is pure fiction!"
King Qingping angrily said: "If you dare to lie, I will cut you into pieces!"
"Old slave has indeed never been there!"
After the two performed a show, King Qingping turned his head, bowed to Emperor Xia and saluted: "Your Majesty, it is well known to everyone in Kyoto that I have a grudge against Chu Ze, but I never said that I wanted to harm his life. I'm afraid
It was the Jiang family member who saw that he was going to die, so he was biting and biting randomly in an attempt to delay time! Just hang on and live for a few more days!"
Emperor Xia also frowned when he heard this.
King Qingping said it so firmly that he couldn't tell the truth from the lie for a while.
"Let Jiang Feng go to the palace! Find a few people who are about the same age as Wang Quansheng and let him identify them!"
"Call the shopkeeper and waiter of Qingfeng Tea House again!"
Emperor Xia gave the order again.
Soon, several people about the same age as Wang Quansheng entered the main hall together!
Then, Jiang Feng was also brought!
"You said last night that the steward of Prince Qingping asked you to assassinate Chu Ze. Let's see who is the person who contacted you?"
Following Emperor Xia's order.
Ten people of about the same age and stature as Wang Quansheng stood in a row!
Jiang Feng glanced over and suddenly looked confused!
Where is the person he has met!
"Then Wang Quansheng is not among these people." Jiang Feng murmured.
"Huh, close your eyes, turn around, listen to everyone's voice, and see if there is anyone who was talking to you that day!!"
Emperor Xia gave another order.
Jiang Feng turned around.
The ten men spoke out separately, but Jiang Feng still couldn't tell which one was Wang Quansheng.
In the end I could only shake my head helplessly!
After that, it’s the waiter and the shopkeeper!
Neither of them could identify them.
The shopkeeper didn't even have any impression of Jiang Feng, but the waiter still remembered it and said: "I met Mr. Jiang Feng that day to identify him. He is much younger than these people and is definitely not here."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia narrowed his eyes slightly.
With a wave of his hand, all the irrelevant people left!
"The Jiang family has an evil plot to assassinate nobles of the imperial court, and orders the entire Gyeonggi Province Yamen to be executed! The female servants in the family will be demoted to slave status! Resign from the court!"
Emperor Xia stood up and left immediately!
King Qingping breathed a sigh of relief, his palms full of sweat!
Returning to the harem, Emperor Xia closed his eyes and meditated for a moment, then asked the old eunuch: "Do you think my younger brother will instigate the Jiang family to assassinate Chu Ze?"
The old eunuch Huang Qi bowed and smiled and said, "It depends on what you think, Your Majesty. If you say you have given instructions, then you have given instructions. If you say you have not given instructions, then you have not given instructions."
Emperor Xia shook his head, sighed, and murmured: "How can it be so easy! Those ministers, how can they let me do what I want? If there is no evidence for this kind of thing, they will not let me kill people, and ah, I
You also have to consider the thoughts of the royal family’s children.”
In the Duke's Mansion, Chen Jinsong and Chu Ze also received the news.
"Jiang Tianao and the others bit out King Qingping?"
This was beyond Chu Ze and Chen Jinsong’s expectations!
Chu Ze frowned and asked Chen Jinsong: "Do you think this matter is true or false?"
Chen Jinsong shook his head slightly and said: "For Your Majesty, if there is no evidence, it is false. For you, the truth or falsehood is not important."
Chu Ze asked curiously: "Your Majesty, will you watch me die? I am an earthly person."
"Haha, do you think His Majesty is omnipotent?" Chen Jinsong shook his head disapprovingly and said: "If His Majesty was omnipotent, how could there be so many corrupt officials in the world? Why would there be a need for hundreds of officials in court? In the final analysis, this governance is
The world belongs to the ministers!"
He looked far away and said slowly: "Since ancient times, the court has been divided between monarchy and ministerial power, and they have been fighting endlessly. Your Majesty must not only suppress the power of ministers, but also win the hearts of ministers, because in the final analysis, your Majesty needs to rely on ministers to control the world! If not
If you prove it and punish it, doesn't it mean that everyone can be executed? With the nine kingdoms separated, Your Majesty needs talents to govern the country and win the hearts of the people, so it is impossible for him to do such a thing."
"At the time of Zhao State, the monarch acted recklessly, and the talented people in the country fled to other countries to work for other countries. As a result, traitors were in power in the country, the treasury was empty, and the people were resentful. It coincided with the year of disaster, and people were displaced all over the country. There were groups in the three neighboring countries.
However, the people in the territory turned against each other one after another, and the military officers who guarded the area were on the lookout.
So what if there are warriors from the Fierce Sun Realm who surrender? In the end, the royal family will be destroyed, and the warriors from the Fierce Sun Realm will die in battle! Our law in Daxia is strict. If His Majesty is executed without a certificate, he will be opposed by the ministers. If he persists,
However, it is inevitable that you will lose your heart, at least because it is not worth it for you to do such a thing!"
Chu Ze fell into deep thought. In fact, for a long time, he thought that the emperor was the greatest.
But now it seems that the emperor also has many things to consider.
In fact, the emperor was easily deceived.
Just like in Chinese history, there were emperors who made seemingly ignorant remarks like why not eat minced meat.
But when everyone advocates singing and dancing every day to promote peace, and when the values of the world he lives in are controlled by the officials, this will happen.
This is not based on the emperor's will, because his cognition has been controlled by others. This is obviously the power of ministers overpowering the power of kings!
Ministers can control the emperor without restraint.
This is why emperors have wanted to keep disputes in the court since ancient times!
Because if all the ministers are in peace, then the emperor will not be far from becoming a puppet!
"But what should we do next?" Chu Ze frowned and said, "If I put this trick on King Qingping, I'm afraid it won't work, right?"
Chen Jinsong smiled and said: "Of course it won't work. If you knock on the door of Prince Qingping's Mansion in the middle of the night, you will definitely be beaten up. He is not Jiang Tianao. But based on my understanding of His Majesty, he will definitely do this in this matter."
You want to beat Prince Qingping, but he won't let you have any conflicts with Prince Qingping's palace. So I said, it doesn't matter whether it's true or false.
Now that we can't move the Qingping Palace, we can only stay put for the time being. When you have more power and a stronger say in the court, and then seize the other party's leverage, then we can take action! But don't worry, Your Majesty will do the same.
I will definitely not let King Qingping touch you again, and if my guess is right, I should give you some compensation!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp shout came from outside the door: "Your Majesty has a decree to send Chu Ze to the palace for an audience!"