I, Kangxi, am here to overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming!

Just as Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang had predicted.

When Fei Yanggu learned that his beloved son, Wohe, had been executed by Aobai in the prison of the Imperial Guard without even a trial, this old general, who had never shed a tear on the battlefield, spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot!

His eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like a mad tiger, smashing everything in sight in the house.

"Ao Bai! I will never forgive you!"

His shrill and indignant roar echoed throughout the entire Feiyanggu Mansion.

Hong Xiguan listened to Cao Yin's report in the Southern Study, but remained unusually calm.

Alright, the fire is now fully blazing.

Feiyanggu, you absolutely mustn't back down!

Go wear mourning clothes right now and go to Sonagat's residence to cry! Make a scene at the Council of Ministers!

You are a veteran of the Plain Yellow Banner, and Sony is the banner lord of the Plain Yellow Banner! No matter how arrogant Ao Bai is, he would not dare to openly kill a meritorious minister of the Upper Three Banners!

If you cause trouble, Sony, for the sake of the reputation of the entire Plain Yellow Banner, must stand up and challenge Ao Bai!

Hong Xiguan has already come up with a hundred ways to "protect rights" for Fei Yanggu.

He had even begun to plan how to take advantage of the upcoming battle of titans to gain the greatest political advantage for himself.

However, Hong Xiguan ultimately underestimated Ao Bai's shamelessness.

It also overestimates the "rules of the game" of this era.

The next day, early in the morning.

While Hong Xiguan was still asleep, news he never dreamed of struck him like a thunderbolt throughout the Forbidden City!

Feiyanggu, something's happened!

However, it wasn't that he went to fight Ao Bai to the death.

Instead, Ao Bai attacked Fei Yanggu first!

Just last night, as Fei Yanggu was setting up a mourning hall for his son at home, overwhelmed with grief...

Ao Bai actually mobilized the troops of the Bordered Yellow Banner and surrounded the entire Feiyanggu Mansion with lightning speed!

The charges are utterly absurd!

"The resentment of the tomb guardians!"

When Hong Xiguan heard the charge, he was completely dumbfounded.

"Resentment" is a notorious "catch-all crime" in ancient political struggles!

What does that mean?

In other words, I feel that you harbor resentment and dissatisfaction towards the court and your superiors!

As for the evidence?

No need!

If I think you have it, then you have it!

Damn it! This is outrageous! Blatant political persecution!

If a father cries a few times and grumbles a few complaints at home after his son is murdered, does that constitute "resentment towards the imperial court"?

Is there no law at all?!

What Hong Xiguan didn't expect was that Ao Bai's ruthlessness far exceeded everyone's imagination!

He not only arrested Feiyangu, but also imprisoned Feiyangu's other two innocent sons, Nikan and Saharan!

Then they conducted a "trial" overnight!

Without the approval of the three judicial authorities, without the council of princes and ministers, and not even a symbolic imperial edict was requested!

Ao Bai, acting solely on his orders, ordered the execution of Fei Yanggu and his three sons before dawn!

When Hong Xiguan received the definite news, the bodies of Fei Yanggu's family had already been dragged to Caishikou, ready to be displayed to the public.

Annihilation of the entire family...

Ao Bai wiped out the entire family?!

Hong Xiguan sat blankly on the dragon throne, feeling a chill run from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head!

He was completely shocked by Ao Bai's lawless and barbaric behavior that disregarded all political rules!

Feiyanggu!

He was, after all, a Grand Minister of the Interior! A high-ranking official of the first rank! A trusted official close to the emperor!

He was a founding father who served under two emperors, Huang Taiji and Shunzhi, fighting in the north and south and making outstanding military achievements!

Ao Bai actually killed him without warning?!

And it was an entire family wiped out?!

This...this is no longer a powerful minister!

These are fucking bandits! They're robbers!

Does he even see me as the emperor? Does he even see the laws of the Qing Dynasty?!

What chilled and puzzled Hong Xiguan even more was the reaction of the other three regents.

What about Sony?!

Fei Yanggu is a member of your Plain Yellow Banner! Ao Bai's actions are a slap in the face to you, the banner lord! Why don't you speak up?!

Where is Suksaha?!

Haven't you always been at odds with Ao Bai? Why did you cower like a coward when you had such a good opportunity to attack him?!

Ebilun...

Forget it, that grandson is a fence-sitter, I can't count on him.

Hong Xiguan couldn't understand it.

Little did anyone know that Sony was truly old and frail, and in order to preserve the family line, it resolutely carried out the philosophy of "better to do less than more" to the end, which, to put it bluntly, was admitting defeat and showing weakness to Ao Bai.

As for Suksaha, although he wanted to get involved, he was powerless to resist Aobai's absolute military strength and his cronies, and fell silent after making a few accusations.

One is "unwilling to manage," one is "afraid to manage," and one is a "fence-sitter."

Ultimately, this led to the smooth and unimpeded implementation of Ao Bai's bloody massacre!

The ending of the case was a bloody irony.

After the entire Feiyangu family was wiped out, their enormous fortune was completely confiscated.

Then, with a stroke of his pen, Ao Bai directly "bestowed" it upon his younger brother, Murima, who had always coveted it.

Including that, the stunningly beautiful concubine of Fiyangu, whom Murima had long coveted, was reportedly sent to Murima's residence that very night and summoned all night long.

Eliminate dissidents and, incidentally, conduct another round of bribery!

This is a textbook example of a "powerful minister's model"!

Hong Xiguan sat in the South Study without saying a word.

Cao Yin, Li Xu, and the others knelt on the ground, not daring to even breathe loudly.

The atmosphere in the room was extremely oppressive.

Failed.

It was a complete and utter failure.

His carefully planned "winning over" scheme not only failed, but also dragged the entire Fei Yanggu family into the mess.

Hong Xiguan's plan to replace the guards has also completely fallen through.

Now, in the entire capital, who would dare to associate with this "jinxed" emperor?

Who else would dare to oppose Ao Bai?

An unprecedented sense of frustration welled up in Hong Xiguan's heart.

He felt like a lion locked in a cage.

Despite being called the "King of Beasts," it could only watch helplessly as the hyenas outside the cage brazenly tore apart its servants and swaggered around in its presence.

But there was nothing I could do.

So frustrating!

This is so damn frustrating!

Wohe was promoted by me!

Ao Bai killing him is a slap in my face!

He has now wiped out the entire Feiyanggu family!

This isn't just a slap in the face! This is like pressing my face to the ground and rubbing it back and forth!

Hong Xiguan clenched his fists tightly.

No!

I cannot swallow this insult!

But he knew he absolutely couldn't act recklessly now.

Hong Xiguan forced himself to calm down.

it is good……

Ao Bai.

You are fine.

You've successfully angered me.

Do you think that killing a few people will frighten me and make me back down?

you are wrong.

You will only make me stronger and more ruthless!