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Chapter 134 Fishing
Anyone who can plot the lives of the Duke of England's entire family must be no small figure, and the old Duke must not be a simple character in this drama.

But with the emperor and the empress dowager as such a big bait, she believed that no matter how much she wanted to succeed, she would certainly be cautious, think carefully, and make careful plans before taking action.

But they forgot one thing: the simpler and more crude the plan, the more unexpected it would be.

When they saw the servant holding a large tray of incense and candles, pulling out a dagger with a cold glow from under the tray, rushing towards the emperor, and stabbing the emperor in the heart, they were stunned. How could it be so simple and brutal?

However, she also admired the person who made this plan. He was really capable. The servants who could appear in such occasions to serve were all old servants in the Duke of England's mansion. They were deeply trusted, so there should be no problems.

But it was such a person who had problems, and I don’t know how the person behind the scenes did it.

But these are all things that happened later. What shocked everyone was that, because it was so unexpected and the servant was so close, it only took two seconds from the time he drew his knife to the time he stabbed the emperor in the heart.

Even though they had been prepared, in that fleeting moment, even the emperor's personal guard only had time to kick him out, but when he hit the person, the knife had already pierced the emperor's heart.

"emperor!"

"Escort!"

"My God!"

Accompanied by screams, the scene suddenly became chaotic, with servants and guests running everywhere, and the imperial guards, the empress dowager, Gu Changting and others anxiously running towards the emperor.

Instead, the assassin who was kicked away received the least attention.

Just when everyone was panicking, the Duke of Ying's mansion was surrounded. The imperial guards who were protecting the emperor drew their swords and looked at the Golden Gate Guards who were surrounding them as if they were facing a great enemy. They didn't understand why the Golden Gate Guards who were supposed to protect the capital would do this. This was tantamount to rebellion!
Soon, a handsome middle-aged man strode in with a big laugh. He said with a smile as he walked, "The emperor was assassinated in the Duke of Ying's mansion. All the people in the Duke of Ying's mansion and those present were slaughtered by the assassin. No one survived."

"Become the King!"

"King Cheng, what are you going to do?"

"Deng Huihan! What are you doing? What are the Golden Gate Guards doing? Are you trying to rebel?"

They were suddenly surrounded, and the ones who attacked them were the Jinmen guards, everyone was stunned.

Because of the status of the Duke of England's Mansion and because the Emperor and the Empress Dowager were present in person, almost all the civil and military officials in the court were present, which meant that all the civil and military officials in the court were caught in one fell swoop!

When they heard King Cheng's words "no one will survive", they were horrified and their brains were unable to work. They didn't understand at all. They were just here to pay their respects, so how did the scene turn into a rebellion?
"What? Of course, we are going to see the emperor to his grave!"

The smile on King Cheng's face was unusually brilliant, and he exuded unparalleled confidence and awe-inspiring power, which was completely different from his previous timid and low-profile appearance. King Cheng was the ninth son of the previous emperor, neither the eldest nor the heir. When his brothers and younger brothers fought for the throne, he did not show any intention of competing. Instead, he closed the door and locked it, successfully avoiding the battle for the throne during the previous emperor's time.

Of course, he had not shown any amazing talents since he was young. In short, he was very mediocre, so mediocre that the previous emperor had never noticed this son, so mediocre that none of his brothers took him along when fighting for the throne, and so mediocre that after the emperor ascended the throne, he treated his elder brother well.

King Cheng was also very aware of the current affairs and knew how to put himself in the right position. He usually just ate, drank, played, traveled, and indulged himself. He never interfered in the affairs of the court and was particularly tactful.

But today, King Cheng showed a side he had never shown before, confident, majestic and...ambitious!
After being shocked, everyone present did not find it unbelievable at all.

Yes, people of the royal family are the most noble people in the world. It is normal for them to have ambitions, and it is strange if they don't have ambitions. Looking back at the various dynasties in history, there are some that pretended to be pigs and ate tigers and finally reached the top. Although what King Cheng did was shocking, it was not so difficult to accept. I just sighed in my heart that it turned out that people of the royal family were not simple. I believe that the one who showed them was the stupidest.

"King Cheng, you are committing treason. The Emperor has been very kind to you!"

"Rebellious ministers and traitors!"

"The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. I am also the biological son of the late emperor. If Li Ye can sit on the throne, then naturally I can sit on it too. He won in the beginning, so I sat on the throne with my heart convinced. Now that I have won, naturally the throne is mine too. It is he who is incapable of keeping it."

King Cheng didn't care about the accusations from the crowd. The fact was that he won and it was his turn to sit on the throne.

"So you did all this, including the assassins who appeared in Yuquan Temple that day?"

With a gloomy face, Gu Changting stared at King Cheng with murderous eyes. He was really surprised to catch such a big fish, but this time the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion paid so much, not only to eliminate the threat factors for the Emperor, but also to find the enemies of the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion.

There is only a thief who can be a thief for a thousand days, but there is no such thing as a thief on guard for a thousand days. They must not let go of the crazy person who can do such a crazy thing and must eradicate it.

"nature!"

King Cheng was very proud of this incident, which was a great achievement of his. "Who made you, the people of the Duke of Ying, so stubborn and loyal only to my brother? I have no choice. You and your son are too difficult to deal with, and the military power in your hands is a threat. Since you can't be used by me, I have to get rid of you."

Looking at the mourning hall filled with white, he smiled and said, "Although I failed to catch you all in one fell swoop, I also got a surprise. As long as the old Duke of England is alive, the emperor will not leave the palace and will not give me such a good opportunity to take action. This is really a godsend!"

"Sure enough, he is ruthless!" Gu Changting's expression remained unchanged. It was obvious that he had already thought of this. When someone tested his attitude towards the emperor, he just thought it was the emperor's suspicion. Now he thought that it was not the emperor's doing, but King Cheng's.

What no one expected was that King Cheng was so cruel. If such a person ascended the throne, it would be a disaster for Da Rong and a disaster for the people.

"Deng Huihan, the emperor trusts you so much that he orders you to be in charge of the Jinmen Guard and supervise all officials. You have tremendous power. Do you really want to betray the emperor?" Knowing the disaster in the mansion, Gu Changting no longer said anything more to King Cheng. Now that things have come to this, it can only be a life-and-death battle. His eyes turned and his gaze fell on Deng Huihan, who was dressed in black beside King Cheng.