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Chapter 137 The situation is reversed
"Come and kill me, I will protect the emperor till my death!"

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There were spineless people, and naturally there were also diehards who were stubborn and loyal to the emperor. Even when faced with such a desperate situation, they did not turn against the emperor.

But there were still few such people. Under the threat of weapons, most of the civil and military officials in the court remained silent, and only a small number of them were loyal to the emperor.

"Hmph! You are so stubborn! If that's the case, don't blame me for being rude. Anyone who doesn't submit to me will be killed by me!"

King Cheng was not a patient man. When he saw those loyal officials cursing him, he immediately frowned and ordered the killing. He had endured and planned for most of his life, all for the sake of sitting on the supreme throne, gaining the highest power in the world, not allowing anyone to step on his head anymore, and not being bound and bullied by anyone anymore.

Now he is only one step away from success. King Cheng has long regarded the throne and the world as his own. His patience is running out. Those who are willing to submit to him can be easily persuaded, but those who are unwilling to submit have no need to exist.

At King Cheng's command, the knife-wielding Jinmen guards and soldiers rushed forward without hesitation. Unexpectedly, Gu Changting and the soldiers who had been ambushed and camouflaged rushed out and hacked and killed the group of people who were rushing in the front at a glance. In an instant, the situation reversed, and it was King Cheng and his men who were surrounded.

"you!"

This sudden change surprised King Cheng. He really didn't know how the situation could change so suddenly when he was clearly sure of winning. He had been planning for so many years and he thought he had done it very secretly. Now it seemed like a trap. He couldn't understand why things turned out like this.

"I never knew that my brother had such ambitions. I misjudged him."

The emperor who was stabbed in the chest and was thought to be dead, stood up in the surprised eyes of everyone, pulled out the dagger from his chest, took out a piece of iron plate with a dent in the middle from his chest and threw it on the ground.

Fortunately, he made sufficient preparations when making this plan, otherwise he would have been killed by this knife. However, catching such a big fish was worth the risk and drama.

The officials who were afraid to resist like quails saw this and roared! The situation had reversed and they immediately changed sides again, returning to the emperor to show their loyalty. Although they were worried, they were relieved. After all, the law does not punish everyone, and they just did not stand firm.

Besides, not to mention the pretentious appearance that King Cheng had put on before, his true nature has now been revealed, and it is really hard to think that he would be a wise king. Compared with King Cheng, they still prefer to work under the Emperor. Maybe they can create a prosperous era, and they, as ministers, can also leave their names in history instead of being infamous for eternity.

"How can you be okay? You schemed against me!"

The situation reversed in the blink of an eye. Looking at the ministers who had turned against him and then at the emperor who was obviously well prepared, King Cheng finally realized that something was wrong. It seemed that his every move was calculated by the emperor, including his plan which he thought was meticulous.

"Why? Where did I reveal my flaws?"

Things have come to this point, there is no possibility of success, but King Cheng is unwilling to accept this. He has been humble and patient for so many years and was about to succeed, but failed at the last moment. How can he be willing to accept this? Even if he has to die, he wants to die with a clear conscience!

He wanted to know why the emperor knew about the flawless plan and set up a strategy to make his decades of planning come to naught. "You didn't reveal any flaws. You disguised yourself very well over the years. I never doubted you, but you are too arrogant and too arrogant. You actually want to wipe out the entire Duke of Ying's family."

Rolling up his sleeves, the emperor really didn't understand. If he was stupid, he was able to endure for decades and almost let him get the throne. If he was smart, he actually did such a crazy thing and wanted to wipe out the entire Duke of Ying's family.

Even though he was the emperor, although he was afraid of the Duke of Yingzhou's Mansion, he did not dare to think of destroying the entire Duke of Yingzhou's Mansion so easily.

"The Duke of Ying's Mansion has been passed down until today. How can it be destroyed by a simple assassination like yours?"

Since the founding of Dayong, successive Dukes of England have been outstanding and well-known figures with unfathomable background. Moreover, the Dukes of England also control a powerful secret guard. When Taizu established Dayong, the secret guards around him were trained by the first generation of Dukes of England.

Later, although the first generation Duke of Yingzhou passed the training methods to Taizu, he also retained a secret guard. This secret guard was passed down over the years. Although it had been reported to the royal family and the secret guards of the Duke of Yingzhou rarely took action, the combat effectiveness of this secret guard was definitely not weak.

Just relying on the foundation accumulated over the past few decades as a king, he wants to wipe out the entire Duke of Ying's family. I don't know whether to say he is ignorant or fearless.

King Cheng is a contradictory and complicated person. I don't know how he could endure for so many years and reach such a point with his crazy brain.

"If you hadn't attacked the Duke of Ying's Mansion, Chang Ting wouldn't have come up with this plan to lure you into a trap and catch a venomous snake like you."

He originally thought that Changting and the old Duke had gone too far in mobilizing a large number of troops, and it was not worth holding such a "funeral" for this. If Changting had not said that it might involve the Liangyi Sect, he would not have agreed.

After all, what the Liangyi Sect had done during this period had already posed a huge threat to Dayong, and it must be completely eradicated. However, no one expected that it would develop to its current point. The Duke of Yingguo’s Mansion should not be underestimated.

"It's you!"

King Cheng's resentful eyes suddenly shot towards Gu Changting, who had been guarding the emperor. He was as silent as ever, but looked calm and reliable.

In the past, King Cheng knew that the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion was not easy to deal with. Gu Changting was also a rare talent, so he did not want to be an enemy of the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion.

But the Duke of Yingguo's family was too ungrateful. He tried every means to win them over, but they were like stones in a toilet, smelly and hard, and were only loyal to the Emperor.

When he failed to win them over, he wanted to find something to hold against the Duke of England's Mansion. However, he did not expect that the Duke of England's Mansion was so airtight that he could not find any evidence at all. Even though Gu Changheng was infatuated with Concubine Su, there was no evidence of any contact between the two of them, and he could not threaten the Duke of England's Mansion at all. He even had a serious suspicion that if he really threatened, the Duke of England's Mansion might let Gu Changheng die of illness.

If winning him over fails, the only option is to get rid of him. After all, the Duke of Yingguo is a staunch royalist and holds real power and military power. If the Duke of Yingguo is not eliminated, the chances of obtaining the throne will be even slimmer, so the assassination in the temple took place.

So much was spent and so many elite subordinates were lost. Although the final result was not satisfactory, except for the old fox, the Duke of England, the Duke of England's Mansion was seriously damaged, and the loss of so many manpower was not in vain.