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Chapter 821 Bloody Night, Three Dukes Captured in One Go

"not good!"

"madman!"

"Quick, stop him!"

The guards in front of Yang Biao exclaimed in surprise and hurriedly pointed their weapons at Su Yao.

However, the next moment, Su Yao's sword flashed as fast as lightning. With a flash of cold light, there was a series of clinking sounds, and the weapons of the guards were knocked away or cut off by Su Yao's blade before they fell.

"Oops!"

"Run, Yang Situ, run, everyone run!"

The guards' offensive was thwarted, and seeing that they were unable to stop Su Yao, they retreated in a hurry, shouting at Yang Biao and others to escape.

However, how could Su Yao let them go so easily?
"Don't leave the trash!"

Before one wave of troubles subsides, another wave arises. Su Yao swings his long sword, and the cold light appears again.

This time, Su Yao did not hold back. In an instant, blood burst out and heads flew into the sky.

One, two, three guards turned into headless ghosts in Su Yao's hands. This scene shocked everyone. Except for Zhao Qian, Ma Ritian and others who relied on their status and stood still, most of the others shouted to escape.

Some of them climbed out the window, while others ran away. However, the main culprit, Yang Biao, was still standing there with a pale face, staring at Su Yao with wide eyes.

However, it's not that he is not afraid of death or thinks that Su Yao can't do anything to him. It's simply that Su Yao is too fast and has already reached him before he can come to his senses and act.

"General, what do you mean? Why are you like this? Why are you like this?"

Facing the long knife dripping with blood, Yang Biao's voice trembled and his words were incoherent.

Su Yao's eyes were cold, and he said coldly: "What do you mean? It's just that the law is strict!"

Before he finished his words, Su Yao flashed again and approached Yang Biao in an instant.

Before Yang Biao could react, the back of Su Yao's knife hit his neck hard, making him groan, and then his eyes went dark and he fell to the ground.

"Yang Situ!"

"General, are you going to kill them all?!"

Zhao Qian, Ma Riti and others were immediately panicked when they saw this, and they retreated one after another, their faces as pale as paper.

They never expected that Su Yao would actually dare to take action in Situ's mansion and even knocked out the current Situ!

Su Yao smiled coldly, his eyes sweeping across everyone like a knife:
"Kill them all? If you weren't so greedy and secretly manipulated the imperial examinations, crossing my bottom line, how could you have ended up like this today?"

"What happened today is nothing but your own fault!"

As if in response to Su Yao's words, in the chaos, a burst of hurried footsteps and shouts of killing suddenly came from outside the door.

Generals Wang Ling, Zhao Yun and Dian Wei each led their troops and poured into the mansion like a tide, weapons in hand, and began to suppress Situ's mansion.

They had a clear division of labor. Zhao Yun and Dian Wei led their soldiers to be responsible for siege and attack, and to kill the Yang family soldiers and guards who were resisting stubbornly; Wang Ling led the Jinyiwei to be responsible for arresting people and searching, and to capture those officials and related persons who tried to escape.

"According to the order of the general, arrest the traitor in the Yang Mansion. No one is allowed to move rashly!"

Outside the banquet hall, Wang Ling shouted loudly, his voice was cold and majestic.

Under his command, those who had just escaped from the banquet hall were pinned to the ground and tied up.

When Zhao Qian and others saw this, their faces turned pale, their legs became weak, and they could hardly stand.

Only then did they understand that Su Yao had already set up a tight net, and what happened today was definitely not a momentary impulse, but was premeditated!
Zhao Qian closed his eyes in despair and did not struggle, but Shangshu Ma Riti was unwilling to surrender and continued to shout at the top of his lungs:

"Impossible, this is impossible!"

"Yang Situ's plan was flawless. You can't accuse us of a crime without evidence!"

As the Minister of Rites, he was naturally responsible for the preparation of the imperial examination.

Therefore, he was very clear about how cleanly he and his team had done this arrangement.

It was nothing more than hints and guidance, followed by a strict examination of the files. There were no monetary accounts or written correspondence at all.

Ma Riti couldn't understand why the general would make such arrangements in advance and surround Situ Mansion today.

After all, even if your suspicion is wrong, what can you do if you have no evidence?
You can't just say that you knew we were at a gathering today and thought you could get some information, and then convict all of our high-ranking officials based on the general's one-sided statement and the drunken rumors you heard from the people around you, right? !

How can anyone in this world be convinced? "You are indeed right."

Seeing Wang Ling's Jinyiwei file in, surround the high-ranking officials in the hall, and control the situation, Su Yao also sheathed his sword and had the leisure to say a few more words to him:

"I do not have any evidence that you manipulated the imperial examinations, but when did I ever say that I arrested you today because of the imperial examinations?"

"what?"

"what?!"

"General, what do you mean?"

Not only Ma Riti looked confused, but even Zhao Qian opened his eyes and looked at Su Yao in confusion.

Then, Wang Ling reached into his arms and took out a document:
"Yang Biao and Zhao Qian, you are the Three Dukes, but you colluded with the princes to cause chaos. This is Ma Teng's confession and the letter with the seals of the Three Dukes. It is ironclad evidence. What else do you have to say?"

hiss--

When everyone heard this, they gasped and looked pale. They didn't expect that Su Yao actually had such evidence.

It's over, it's over!

I didn't expect that I would be defeated outside the court!

Suddenly, Ma Riti, who had just been like a fighting cock, fell to his knees with a thud. He was no longer able to struggle and was easily tied up by the Jinyiwei.

But Zhao Qian, who was named, turned red in the face and roared, "Framed! This is a frame-up!"

"I swear to God, Zhao has never colluded with any princes, let alone stamped the seal of the Three Dukes!"

"That traitor Ma Teng must have been making false accusations to protect himself. General, you cannot convict me based on this alone."

"If you don't believe me, I can take out the seal and compare the two. I'll know the authenticity at a glance!"

Zhao Qian's defense was broken.

Because he was really wronged.

The Three Dukes did collude with other princes to cause rebellion, and signed their seals as a guarantee.

But that person was the former Sikong Zhongfu, who had died on the way to exile in Liaodong.

As for Zhao Qian, you can say that he knew about this but did not report it, or even deliberately condoned it, and watched the situation develop without any good intentions.

But if you are saying that he really did this heinous thing, then he really didn't.

After all, Mr. Zhao is over 60 years old and has old illnesses, so he doesn't have the energy to bother with that much.

Now, he suddenly heard that he was accused of treason by Ma Teng, and he was completely stunned.

When the old man thought of the precedent of Zhong Fu being punished before, his blood boiled. After a fierce defense, he finally couldn't hold it in. His eyes went dark and he fainted.

This scared his son Zhao Chi.

He immediately fell beside his father, calling for a medical officer and begging Su Yao desperately.

"My Zhao family is loyal and devoted. We beg the general to spare our lives!"

Facing Zhao Chi's plea, Su Yao did not make things difficult for them. He called for the medical officer to come to their rescue and gave them a choice:

"Here is Ma Teng's letter. The evidence of his crime of treason is irrefutable."

"But considering your Zhao family's past achievements, even if he made a mistake due to his old age, I can still give you a chance."

Su Yao stared at Zhao Chi with a sharp gaze, his tone without a trace of emotion:
"The imperial examination is the most important matter at the moment, and it concerns the country."

"So, either you tell me everything about the cheating in the imperial examination, admit your guilt, and your father will be dismissed from office and fined to save his life, and I will leave your Zhao family a glimmer of hope."

"Otherwise," Su Yao paused, his eyes becoming colder, "then you will be charged with treason, your property will be confiscated and your family will be exterminated. No one will be able to escape!"

"Let me make it clear first. I, Su Yao, always keep my word. Don't expect me to show mercy this time like I did to Zhong Fu last time and just exile the whole family."

"I'll give you one day to think about it. Think it over in prison and tell me the result before tomorrow night."

"I hope that you can make the right choice and not make mistakes."

After saying that, Su Yao waved his hand and handed the scene over to Wang Ling and others. He then flashed away and disappeared into the night.

(End of this chapter)