It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 712: A Knife pierces the heart silently

Liu Gu died just like that, without even a sound, and there was no expression of surprise on his face, as if he had known that this would be his ending.

Everyone present was confused by this sudden change and did not make a sound.

Everyone stared blankly at Liu Yao and Liu Gu's limp body.

Yuan Jianshuo's reaction was still quick. He had already waved to the guard general Guo Jin standing at the gate, asking him to send more people to surround the place. But at the same time, he also signaled the guards to step back and not hear too much.

After all, everything we are talking about now is related to the struggle for the throne.

The guards moved quickly and orderly, and Liu Yao turned around and looked at Ye Xueke.

By now Ye Xueke had already been frightened silly and just stared at Liu Gu's body in a daze.

"How much money did Liu Gu get from you in total?" Liu Yao's voice was cold and chilling.

"...There are always hundreds of thousands." Ye Xueke replied.

"Copy." Liu Yao had already given Guo Jin the order.

Guo Jin turned around and ordered his men to do their work.

"They are guilty of treason against the late emperor. Kill them all." Liu Yao waved his hand again. The guards standing beside Ye Xueke were indeed quick, and immediately stabbed him in the heart with their long swords. After that, even Chen Heshun's porcelain craftsmen didn't have time to stand up, and they were all killed with one sword.

Only the women of the Ye family, who were standing a little further away, saw this and wailed. However, in a moment, all of these people were stabbed in the heart and died without a sound.

Even the servants of the Ye family were unable to escape and all died.

The Ye family courtyard, which was originally somewhat crowded, was now like a purgatory on earth. The blood of these people slowly flowed out, slowly gathered into a small river, and flowed towards the potholes. Under the shadow of the flickering candlelight in the dark night, the smell of blood spread, which was indescribably weird.

Yang Xianrong watched all this, and her mind recalled countless times of facing life and death and corpses everywhere. She couldn't even remember what those killings were for. Because there were too many times, those lives that were once alive just disappeared.

Should we pity it?
Shouldn't.

Because either you die or I live.

Now, they survived again.

Xu Henian was already reciting scriptures in a low voice, which seemed a little out of place in the night sky.

Liu Yao looked at the corpses, curled his lips, and asked Mao Hongbin, "I heard from the Queen that you have been planning this for a long time, so I have also avenged Xiao Yi's brother, right?"

"Yes." Mao Hongbin suddenly felt that Liu Yao's tone was a little strange, but he didn't have time to think about it, so he just agreed. "I will write a detailed document later, and I will also explain this matter to Lord Xiao in person."

"Then tell me, did Xiao Yi know that my throne was not obtained in an ordinary way?" Liu Yao's eyes gleamed. Mao Hongbin was startled and didn't know how to answer.

Liu Yao answered again, "So he has always looked down on me and always felt that I should not be in this position."

"No..." Mao Hongbin wanted to say something, but he felt that what Liu Yao said seemed to make sense. For a moment, he could only respond dryly and then shut up.

"What if you know? What if you don't know? Now, you are the emperor and have already secured this position. What do you still care about?" Yang Xianrong straightened up and said, "Now, you are the emperor, and that is enough."

"Yes." Liu Yao looked at Yang Xianrong. This woman was indeed amazing. She remained calm in such a situation and even comforted her. Then, as the emperor, why did he only know about this at the end? Then, did they also know about this a long time ago?
Once you doubt, you will always doubt.

Liu Yao's mind also became confused, and his black eyes were hesitant.

"This happened because Liu Gu was greedy for money and instructed Ye Xueke to frame the supplier Fang Zhishen in order to obtain the right to supply the royal family. Now, these people have been brought to justice, and Fang Zhishen can also be rehabilitated. If he still has descendants, they can be released from prison." Yang Xianrong noticed that Liu Yao's expression was different and had already concluded the matter for him, "Liu Gu has been following the emperor since he was a child, but because he has a heretic in his heart, if he is not eliminated now, he will definitely become a big problem in the future."

"Yes." Liu Yao just responded again.

"Your Majesty." Yang Xianrong called him and extended her hand towards him.

But Liu Yao did not answer her. He just suddenly asked again: "Does Ye Xueke have a concubine, Yufen? Is this man really crazy? Is this house really the residence of the Lord of Earth?"

"This..." Mao Hongbin glanced at Yang Xianrong, and after getting her nod, he said, "This is the Embroidered Clothes Envoy... Before, the Emperor and the Empress said that they wanted to investigate for Mr. Xiao's brother, so... we followed the principle of 'benefit' and first found Ye Xueke, the current supplier of the Imperial City, and Liu Gu, who was in contact with him. Then we found out that Ye Xueke had also sent porcelain to Pingyang Imperial City. After that, the young generals of the Shaoying Group found the craftsman Chen Heshun... But in this process, if we can't get Ye Xueke to tell us about the relationship and transaction between him and Liu Gu, we may not be able to confirm this matter. Therefore, we sent the Embroidered Clothes Envoy who is good at disguise to enter the Ye family to be his concubine... Then, we joined hands with Taoist Master Xu to stage such a big drama of Yin and Yang House, through the concubine going crazy, the daughter and son-in-law being kidnapped, and the production of 5,000 porcelain figures, handwriting comparison... Finally found out..."

The latter part is indeed difficult to say, because no one expected that what was originally a case of conflict of interests would turn out to be the key to Liu Yao's acquisition of imperial power. And Liu Gu was not doing it for money, but for his master.

However, things have come to this, and there is no need to hide it. Moreover, now that all the parties involved are dead, it can only be like this.

"Let her out." Liu Yao glanced at the people in the yard.

"..." Mao Hongbin hesitated. After all, this man was the Embroidered Robe Envoy, who was under the jurisdiction of his brother.

But Mao Hongmao was not present today, so he had to look at Yang Xianrong again.

Yang Xianrong pursed her lips and was about to speak, but she saw the concubine Yufen actually walked out from the servants of the Yang family. She had a graceful figure and a pretty face. She was indeed a charming woman.

"I am Yufen, your humble servant, paying my respects to His Majesty." She knelt in front of Liu Yao.

"You are quite brave." Liu Yao said in a deep voice, but it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry, nor did it sound like praise.

"Just following orders." Yufen lowered her head.

"The Embroidered Robe Envoy should have ceased to exist a long time ago, right?" Liu Yao's voice became a little higher.