In the dead of night.
A huge fire lit up half the sky.
In the outer cabinet, the flames soaring into the sky burned again.
Compared to the panic last time, the eunuchs this time were obviously much calmer.
In less than two hours, the fire was completely extinguished.
in the cabinet.
After receiving the news about the fire in the outer cabinet, Cao Ying, the chief steward, was furious.
"Didn't this guy Huang Xuan promise in front of me? Under his management, the outer cabinet will guarantee that there will be no accidents!"
"What happened this time?"
"Go, call this guy Huang Xuan!"
Seeing the little eunuch following him take the order and leave, Cao Ying couldn't help but show a hint of anxiety on his face.
The death of Cao Shuai made him keenly aware of the approaching danger.
In order to prevent accidents from happening, Cao Ying has already made up his mind. After the situation stabilizes, he will go into seclusion and strive to break through the bottleneck through his last harvest!
This step was crucial to him. Cao Ying had been planning for a long time before Tongque Terrace was established.
Now, we finally see the glimmer of hope.
Once you reach the sky in one step, the so-called crisis will naturally disappear!
"As long as I can successfully break through this time, let alone a giant deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, even if Emperor Wei comes to find me, he may not be able to do anything to me!"
Looking towards the direction where the little eunuch was leaving, Cao Ying murmured.
A flash of golden light burst out from his pupils!
…
After lighting a stick of incense, Liu Yidou came to the courtyard where Cao Ying was, with some anxiety and a few people behind him.
As soon as he crossed the threshold, a cold snort came from the courtyard.
"Huang Xuan, you keep saying that you will definitely give me an answer. Is today's fire your answer to me?"
"Eunuch, I was wrong!" Liu Yidou immediately knelt down and worshiped on the ground without even thinking about it.
The several eunuchs behind him also followed suit, with a look of uneasiness on their faces.
Seeing everyone's attitude, Cao Ying's originally gloomy expression finally improved a lot.
"come over!"
"Let me hear it first, how are you going to explain today's matter?"
Cao Ying hooked her hand at Liu Yidou, and then said: "I think you came prepared today, otherwise, there wouldn't be so many people behind you."
"However, you must tell me the reason for this fire. If you can't tell me the reason, you should know your fate!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience, including Liu Yidou, was stunned.
After a long time, Liu Yidou quickly stood up and walked to Cao Ying's side.
He said in an apologetic tone: "Father-in-law, this fire is indeed my fault. If you want to punish me, I promise not to say another word!"
"As for the outcome of this fire, I have already reached a conclusion!"
"All of this is what Eunuch Zhao did behind the scenes, and what I brought this time are all witnesses!"
As Liu Yidou spoke, he pointed at a young eunuch.
"Eunuch Cao, when Eunuch Zhao set the fire, this person was at the scene. If you don't believe it, you can ask!"
As if to cooperate with Liu Yidou, as soon as Liu Yidou finished speaking, the young eunuch said with some anxiety: "Yes, Eunuch Cao, it was indeed Eunuch Zhao who set the fire!"
"This guy is so bold. He bullies my wife all the time. He relies on himself to manage logistics and does evil everywhere."
"After Eunuch Huang caught him, he was originally going to keep him under strict supervision, but he didn't think of it. But just after sunset, this guy set a fire and took advantage of the chaos to escape. I think he must have planned it for a long time!"
"oh?"
When Cao Ying heard this, she raised her eyebrows. The next second, her eyes sank and she looked intently at the little eunuch who spoke.
"Did I let you talk?"
"You dare to be so presumptuous in front of me. I think you are really looking for death today!"
As he spoke, Cao Ying waved his hand, and a golden light suddenly appeared in front of Liu Yidou's eyes.
As the golden light shone, the little eunuch's mouth opened slightly.
But before he could let out a cold snort, his whole body had died instantly and he lay down on the ground, dying.
"court death!"
Cao Ying glanced at the little eunuch's body, then waved his hand, and his cronies hurried forward to deal with it.
After the scene was cleaned, Cao Ying turned to look at Eunuch Sun.
"Eunuch Sun, you have been following me for a long time, so you should know what my temper is like. Tell me, what happened tonight?"
"Did Eunuch Zhao do this?"
Faced with Cao Ying's questioning, Eunuch Sun couldn't help but have a bit of panic on his face.
Beside him, Liu Yidou lowered his head, with a hint of fear in his eyes.
At this moment, Liu Yidou knew clearly in his heart that the reason why Cao Ying killed someone was to scare the monkeys!
I had already discussed it with the father-in-laws behind me. This time, as long as everyone colludes, they will definitely pour this dirty water on Eunuch Zhao.
When the time comes, Cao Ying speaks out to deal with Eunuch Zhao. Even if he does have a backing, it won't be counted against a few people.
But now, with Cao Ying turning his back like this, Liu Yidou couldn't help but feel a little wary in his heart.
He was afraid that if the person with whom he was connected changed his tune, wouldn't he be in trouble in the end?
For a moment, Liu Yidou held his breath.
Secretly, he even mobilized his true energy and was ready to escape.
Fortunately, Liu Yidou expected that one of the scenes did not happen. When he went to see Eunuch Sun to face Cao Ying, he immediately fell to his knees and told the whole story with snot and tears.
"Eunuch Cao, I lied to you, it's my fault! Please, give me another chance. For the sake of following you for so many years, at least give me a chance to redeem myself!"
"I admit that Eunuch Zhao did all those things before...but he is too powerful and forced us, and there is nothing we can do!"
Hearing Eunuch Sun's cry and the opening remarks, Liu Yidou's face darkened, thinking that his plan would be exposed.
Unexpectedly, at the end of the sentence, Eunuch Sun's tone suddenly changed.
It wasn't until this moment that Liu Yidou finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Eunuch Cao, Eunuch Zhao said he has a backing. If we don't listen to him, we will definitely be left with nothing to eat!"
"The fire in the outer cabinet was his plan. The father-in-law before was just doing things for him. Not only that, the empress fled because of Eunuch Zhao!"
"Eunuch Cao, he asked us to do all this. We are really innocent!"
As soon as Eunuch Sun said these words, everyone behind him seemed to have a tacit understanding. At that moment, they all echoed, but in the blink of an eye, Cao Ying had already knelt on the ground before his eyes.
Facing the ending before her, Cao Ying frowned, but felt helpless in her heart.
At this point, he seemed to have believed what Eunuch Sun said, but even if he wanted to punish him severely, he didn't dare to do it.
He is about to retreat. Now, the most important thing he needs to do is stability.
If there are too many dead people in the outer cabinet, there will be a lack of management.
By then, I will definitely have a headache!
This is the saying that the law does not punish the public. Cao Ying finally hesitated and waved to the crowd.
"Well, since you are all involved in this matter, for the sake of our colleagues before, I will give you a chance to survive!"
"However, as the mastermind of the whole thing, the man named Zhao must be captured by me!"
"I don't care who his background is, but this time, we must get to the bottom of it. In addition, from today on, no one in the entire outer cabinet is allowed to go out!"
"Huang Xuan, you alone will handle this matter!"
