A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

Yang Jian stared intently at Yang Da.

Fortunately, it was truly a stroke of luck.

He also left a contingent of men by his side.

Originally, he didn't have this force around him, but after he arranged for people to monitor the emperor, Changsun Sheng felt that perhaps someone else might treat them in the same way, so he strongly advised Yang Jian to plant a force around him that no one knew about.

It was this group of people who could save their lives in this situation.

Yang Jian gave a coded signal, and 300 people emerged from the surrounding area.

Although there were only 300 people, there weren't many people on the other side either.

Butlers are just butlers after all. Although they can send in some of the emperor's people, they dare not send too many, for fear of attracting attention.

Moreover, the number of people involved in a decapitation strike should not be too large, as the operation is too big; in the end, it would only involve a few dozen people.

Seeing this, Yang Da smiled bitterly, drew his sword, and committed suicide.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yang Fa immediately knelt down and shifted all the blame onto Yang Da.

He was forced to do everything by Yang Da, and begged Yang Jian to spare his life.

But Yang Jian didn't even glance at him; instead, he kept his eyes fixed on Yang Da.

He was someone Yang Da had watched grow up, and even now, he still couldn't figure out why Yang Da would betray him.

Obviously...

Unable to figure it out, Yang Jian shook his head, putting all of this out of his mind.

Looking outside the mansion, the shouts of battle were about to cease.

Yang Jian knew it was time for him to make his appearance.

The fact that the emperor sent assassins to storm the Yang residence has solidified the charge against Emperor Qianyang.

Everything Yang Jian did next was a counterattack.

Evidence proving they were sent by the emperor was found on the corpses. Yang Jian, along with his guards and the corpses, began his journey to the palace.

When Emperor Qianyang saw that no signal flare had been launched, he guessed that his plan had failed.

"Otomo, how long have you been following me?"

The eunuch felt a chill run down his spine. He felt as if he were sitting in front of an old lion king, which gave him an extremely terrifying feeling.

"Your Majesty, it has been 38 years. I have been with Your Majesty ever since I entered the palace."

The eunuch answered cautiously.

"38 years!"

"It's been so long already."

"But you've been with me for so long, why would you betray me?!"

Emperor Qianyang's tone grew colder and colder, and the last word almost chilled the eunuch to the bone.

He immediately knelt down, "Your Majesty, I'm innocent! I'm innocent!"

"This servant is utterly loyal to Your Majesty!"

"I implore Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly."

One after another, the eunuchs kowtowed to the ground, turning their foreheads bright red.

Emperor Qianyang watched coldly, without a trace of pity in his eyes.

The eunuchs gradually realized that Emperor Qianyang had already obtained evidence of this matter.

"Your Majesty, you've come this far, why can't you just pretend to be a little foolish?"

"Why do we have to be so explicit?"

The eunuch slowly stood up and looked at Emperor Qianyang with an unfathomable gaze.

"When did you find out?"

"It happened a long time ago, and he only found out by accident."

Emperor Qianyang smiled; it really was an accident.

"A mischievous child climbed onto the roof to play and accidentally discovered something extremely surprising."

"There are two mansions in Luoyang that seem to be far apart. It would take a good hour or two to walk from the gate of one mansion to the other."

"But the child discovered that the two mansions were separated by only one wall."

"The child remembered his father saying that the two mansions belonged to whom, and the child was very curious, even though in his father's account, the two people were enemies, the kind who would want to stab each other a few times when they met."

"Why did this happen?" the child wondered, and told his father, who was a guard in the palace, about it.

"Upon hearing this, the guards immediately went to the palace and reported it to me, which is when I began to have doubts."

The eunuch's face was sour; he never expected it to be for this reason—just because of a child's mischief and curiosity.

"Then why did you let me know about your plans, Your Majesty?"

The eunuch asked curiously.

"I discovered long ago that the Yang family had transferred some troops into the city."

"If it weren't for your report, how could all the guards of the Yang residence have been drawn outside?"

Emperor Qianyang smiled slightly, causing the eunuch to momentarily lose his senses.

If Emperor Qianyang had displayed such temperament and refinement from a young age, he would never have ended up in this situation.

What did Emperor Qianyang do back then?

He doted on his concubines, indulged in debauchery, and was extremely cruel—a perfect example of a tyrannical ruler.

He immediately realized what was happening, and his expression changed drastically.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?"

Emperor Qianyang: "If Yang Jian can place his people around me, why can't I place my people around Yang Jian?"

The eunuch's expression shifted between light and dark as he jogged to the palace gate, staring intently at the sky above the Yang residence in the distance.

"No need to look anymore, I have failed."

Emperor Qianyang sighed.

The eunuch finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It wasn't that he and Yang Jian had a deep relationship, but rather that they were now in the same boat.

He betrayed the emperor and defected to Yang Jian.

If Yang Jian wins, it will be fine. As Yang Jian's inside man, even if he provided wrong information, he will still have some credit.

However, even if the emperor wins, he will still face certain death, despite having contributed to the false information.

"Your Majesty, what have you arranged this time?"

The eunuch asked curiously.

Why?

Yang Jian finally arrived at the palace.

"Why? Why?"

Emperor Qianyang feigned ignorance.

The eunuch hurriedly bowed to Yang Jian, but Yang Jian didn't even glance at him.

Why did Yang Da betray us?

Yang Jian's life had been smooth sailing until Yang Da's betrayal dealt him a heavy blow.

He is not the protagonist of heaven and earth, and the world does not revolve around him.

Who is Yang Da?

Emperor Qianyang's lips curled up slightly. So what if he lost?

I gave you, Yang Jian, a slap in the face.

It's worth it!

Yang Jian could naturally see through Emperor Qianyang's perverse tastes, but he still endured the nausea of ​​eating flies and replied, "The head steward of the Yang family."

"Oh? The head steward of the Yang family? I never expected him to be such a loyal subject. He deserves a reward!"

"How about bestowing upon him the title of Duke of Sui? Hahahahahahahaha!"

The title of Duke of Sui was Yang Jian's father's, and Emperor Qianyang was trying to provoke Yang Jian.

"Your Majesty, why are you doing this?"

Yang Jian's eyes flashed with a cold light; he had now recovered.

It's best to know the reason why Yang Da was sent, but it doesn't matter if you don't.

He was just a servant.

Emperor Qianyang also noticed Yang Jian's change and curled his lip, saying, "Boring."