Having said this, Wen Taiyi raised his head and looked at Huang Qiong with a very sad look on his face: "I am against you, but I have never thought about rebelling against the Emperor. I am indeed rebelling, but most of all I just want to welcome the Emperor." Reset. And the reason why I turned against you was because of your grandfather. Eight people in my Wen family died. My parents, two uncles, and two brothers all died at the hands of your grandfather."
"When I was only seven years old, I returned home alone with my aunt and my younger brother, holding a family of old and young coffins. There were eight coffins in total. Do you know how I felt at that time? My aunt couldn't bear the pain and left me halfway. Her two younger brothers and two children ran away with a traveling trader. If I hadn't met my master by chance and helped me return to my hometown to bury my family, I would have died on the way."
"Those years when I practiced martial arts with my master, I practiced martial arts all day long, just to be able to kill your grandpa one day and avenge our family. But when I was successful in martial arts, I went to the capital to find him. When it came time to take revenge, Prince Huaiyang had already vanished into thin air. It’s a pity that he died a good death. To me, even if it’s revenge, it’s not really revenge.”
"Back then, because he was the Fusi of Nanzhen and the right deputy commander, my father was loyal to the court and defended Emperor Liezong to the death, and refused to be bribed by him. After my father was betrayed and his identity exposed, he didn't even bother to find an excuse. , killed eight members of my family in one go. Only the young me, my younger brother, and my aunt from a small family were left. The entire Nanzhen Fusi was also bleeding like rivers. "
"Originally, he wanted to eradicate the weeds, but at the last moment, for some unknown reason, he finally let me and my brother go. But I will not be grateful to your grandfather for this matter. He let me go, but our family of eight Who did I order me to go to? Originally, as the Huaiyang County Prince's Mansion disappeared, I thought I had put down that grudge. But it wasn't until you left the palace that I realized that I had never let go."
"Why? Your grandpa did so many evil things back then, but you have been valued by the Emperor again and again. From a county king to a prince, to assisting the Emperor in handling government affairs, to leading troops in battles, to supervising the country, and then to the prince , and became the emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty. The higher you go, the more important you are used by the Supreme Emperor, the deeper the hatred in my heart becomes. Even though I know that you earned it through your ability. "
"But I just can't control the hatred in my heart. You, the grandson of the Prince of Huaiyang, can become the emperor of the Qi Dynasty, so what does the death of eight members of my family mean? Indeed, those who know my identity The King of Shu has tried every means to win me over more than once, offering conditions that no one can refuse. But I have never wavered, and my heart is only loyal to the Supreme Emperor."
"But I just don't accept you. Ever since you were appointed to assist in the affairs of the government, I felt that the Supreme Emperor attached great importance to you. I am afraid that the whole world of Qi Dynasty belongs to you. Although I didn't feel rebellious at that time, I felt that in my heart Just one idea, I absolutely cannot let you sit on the throne. But I didn't expect that you actually conquered the Fan family. Can you not rely on Nanzhen Fusi, but rely on the Fan family to rebuild a line."
"I have to admire your skill. I also know that it is impossible to prevent you from ascending to the throne with ordinary means. Therefore, I made up my mind to get rid of you completely. When you were in Xijing, I secretly sent someone to contact the King of Shu. , the people who cover him will assassinate you. Although the King of Shu is living in the Western Regions, he still has secret forces in Xijing, and I have found out clearly. It’s just that the King of Shu is very wicked this time and will not accept the move at all."
"I know everything about the secret contact between the King of Song and the Chu family. He asked the Chu family to find an assassin to kill you, and it was also instigated by my confidants who placed him beside him. Unfortunately, the Chu family did not succeed, but was You took the opportunity and ransacked your home. I never found out why the Chu family failed. Now I know that your martial arts are far beyond what ordinary assassins can handle."
"The Chu family is the chess piece and financial resources arranged by the King of Shu in Xijing. I know all these things. I also know that the Chu family is very familiar with the manpower left by the King of Shu in Xijing. Originally, I thought that the King of Shu had many people, although he When I left for the Western Region, I took away most of the masters to serve as guards. But the manpower left in the two capitals is still quite strong. But I didn't expect that you are a master yourself."
"After the Chu family failed, I always thought that you had capable people around you. After all, you and the Fan family were connected when they were in Longyou. The Fan family and his wife went to Longyou several times, and I still knew about it. So, I stopped for the time being. After all, I myself can never come forward, and I have to find another opportunity. In fact, I have already found several secret bases of the Guilin County Prince's Mansion in the capital."
"Originally, after the Guilin County King rebelled, I made up my mind to sit on the sidelines and watch the tigers fight from the mountain. So after discovering their stronghold, I did not do anything. I only responded to their activities in the capital after you took over. , I just turned a blind eye. But I didn’t expect that the seemingly powerful rebels were actually vulnerable under your command. "
"Ever since the rebels failed to attack Jiangning Mansion, the people they sent in the capital have been searching for traces of your movements everywhere. Because they have a certain understanding of your character, you have never been able to be in the palace like the Supreme Emperor. People who have always been honest. Therefore, they have been looking for opportunities for you to leave the palace. Their eyes have been staring at several palace gates in the palace. "
"There are many masters in the Guilin County and Prince's Mansion. I know this. I really don't have the ability to deal with you, but the Guilin County and Prince's Mansion still has this ability. In order to achieve what I want, I monitor their activities in the capital. Although they noticed it, they never interfered. Maybe they noticed what I did. I was not loyal to you and felt that there was an opportunity that I could take advantage of."
"After the Battle of Ganzhou, the king of Guilin County sent people to find me again, hoping that I could cooperate with them to get rid of you. Originally I didn't want to intervene, but the first time they assassinated you, not only failed, but they also brought in several masters. The queen who sent people to intercept you for the second time defeated several more masters, and one of them was captured alive. I didn't know you knew martial arts at the time, I just thought those two women were masters."
"No matter how many masters there are in the Guilin County Prince's Palace, they cannot withstand such a loss. Some of them jumped over the wall in a hurry, and the people who came to the capital this time finally showed up. I know that those two people are top masters in the world and have done many cases. .Originally, Nanzhen Fusi had been chasing them, but they could never catch anyone. Only then did I know that they had actually been hiding in the Guilin County Prince's Mansion all these years.
"It is precisely because we know that these two people are both top masters in the martial arts world. Therefore, we took advantage of this captured person and formulated today's fishing plan. Feeling that this may be the last time, the assassination Your chance. If it fails again, I am afraid that even the Guilin County Prince's Palace will not be able to mobilize experts. After several hesitations, I decided to take action myself this time."
"Because of the opportunity, I knew that this was the only one left. But I didn't expect that I would encounter a tough challenge. Not only are your martial arts extremely high, but I have been studying hard for more than 20 years and I am still no match for you. Your mother is actually 20 years old. A few years ago, there was Ice Rakshasa, one of the three great martial arts masters. It’s funny, the Guilin County King is said to have all the plans, but when he meets you, his nominal son-in-law, he is at a loss.”
After Gao Taiyi's words, Huang Qiong said calmly: "So, all you did was to borrow the rebel king's sword to get rid of me, the so-called remnant of Huaiyang. Seeing the rebel king lose on the battlefield , and failed to assassinate me one after another, and finally decided to die personally. Just for my own selfish interests and my own personal hatred, I did not care about the safety of the world. Gao Taiyi, you really deserve to die."
Although Huang Qiong's face was extremely calm when he said these words, Gao Tai also heard the indescribable coldness in his tone. Over the years, Gao Taiyi also knew the temperament of the young emperor in front of him. He couldn't help but close his eyes in pain. He knew that his painstakingly planned operation had failed, and that there would be many implicates waiting for him. Thinking of his wife and children at home, Gao Tai also sighed.
Huang Qiong, who had lost interest in continuing the interrogation at this time, did not continue interrogating Qian Zhonghe. Instead, these two guys were handed over to Gao Huaiyuan who came with the Royal Forest Army. Just tell him that he only asks about the results and not the process. Then he took Situ Huanshuang and Duan Jin back to the palace. Seeing the indescribable fatigue in Huang Qiong's bones, Situ Huanshuang and Duan Jin didn't ask any questions.
Back in the palace, Huang Qiong rarely comforted the two of them, but instead went to Wende Hall. He didn't even ask why his mother appeared there. Situ Huanshuang and Duan Jin, who didn't know what Huang Qiong and Gao Taiyi were talking about in that room, looked at each other. In the end, the two smart people, despite some hesitation, did not ask.
Huang Qiong, who entered the Wende Hall, saw a few piles of folding papers on the imperial case, but lost interest in reviewing them. Huang Qiong walked to the back hall to see if Zhang Qiaoer was up, but found that the beauty had left. Seeing the person go to the empty bed in the room, Huang Qiong sighed softly. Leaning on the bed, he originally wanted to think about something, but he didn't expect to fall asleep soon.
This time, Huang Qiong slept until dusk when she woke up. Seeing that it was getting dark, the eunuch was carefully lighting the candle for fear of waking him up. Huang Qiong stood up and took it. Seeing that he had woken up, Huang Qiong hurriedly brought the wet towel to the eunuch, and gently wiped his face with the towel on the tray in his hand. I couldn't help but feel that after this nap, the fatigue in my heart was gone.
After a hasty dinner, Huang Qiong, who was already used to bathing, went to the bathhouse to think about the problem. Lying in the prepared hot water, Huang Qiong's head didn't calm down at all. The purge of Nanzhen Fusi has become inevitable. Originally, Huang Qiong still wanted to be more stable. The old man had to do a good job and replace Nanzhen Fusi. But now it has reached a point where it is no longer possible without a solution.
In fact, Huang Qiong felt that after he promoted the secret system, there was no need to retain the Nanzhen Fusi, which was responsible for suppressing rebellions within the imperial court, investigating and monitoring all affairs in the world. Moreover, Nanzhen Fusi has been in charge of these things for more than a hundred years, and they are actually a bit too big to lose. Regardless of whether this incident occurs in Nanzhen Fusi, purge is inevitable.
But considering the old man's mentality, Huang Qiong decided to be more calm. After all, this Gao Taiyi is the only confidant of the old man who is still in office. However, now that the matter has come out, Huang Qiong has no intention of hesitating anymore. Even if Nanzhen Fusi cannot be revoked, purging becomes the first choice. The candidate to take over Nanzhen Fusi has become Huang Qiong's biggest headache.
What happened today shows that although Gao Huaiyuan has improved a lot than before, he is still a little too young after all. This candidate must be thoughtful and capable. Although I have the intention to train Gao Huaiyuan in this area, Gao Huaiyuan is still far from suitable.
