Qin's Moon: I'm really not the Holy Lord of the Demonic Sect

Chapter 175 The Knot of Fire Rain

The case of the ghost soldiers robbing the military pay was officially solved, and Yang Che, the former Minister of Works, was promoted to Grand General. The original Grand General was demoted to Minister of Works for failing to investigate, but still retained his original military power. This undoubtedly caused a huge shock to the Korean court.

Ji Wuye, who held the position of Grand General and wielded absolute power, actually lost his position. Yang Che, the youngest Grand Minister of Works in the history of the Han Dynasty, was able to advance further in a short period of time and take up the position of Grand General. This was simply astonishing, especially since he had taken the position of Grand General from Ji Wuye.

The world can already see that a behemoth is rising from Korea. In the future, a general who may be even more powerful than Ji Wuye will appear. For a time, the general's mansion, which had just exchanged residences with Ji Wuye, was bustling with visitors.

Before Ji Wuye left, the Great General, which had been half-empty, was quickly filled with the many visitors, and in terms of its magnificence, it was no less magnificent than when Ji Wuye was still there.

This angered Ji Sikong so much that he smashed several more valuable jade cups.

Because Yang Che snatched food from the tiger's mouth and was appointed as the Grand General, the shock to the state of Han made Han Fei, who had made great contributions in the case of the ghost soldiers robbing the salary and was promoted to Grand Minister of Justice, suddenly become a minor supporting character.

Han Fei, as the ninth prince, was appointed Grand Minister of Justice, which seemed to be a trivial matter.

What happened next, in particular, plunged the entire country of South Korea into an uproar.

On the very first day Yang Che moved into the General's Mansion, an envoy from the Han King's Palace arrived with a decree from King Han An, betrothing Princess Honglian to the General.

A great general marries a princess?

What a grand event this is! Not to mention that Honglian is the youngest and most favored princess of King Han An, the mere fact that she is a princess is enough to cause a sensation in Han. Furthermore, although Princess Honglian is still young, she is already stunningly beautiful. Even if she is of humble origin, she is enough to attract countless people to flock to her.

A general who marries a princess will gain access to the imperial family, making him a person of great power and prestige.

Yang Che easily obtained what Ji Wuye had been plotting for years, making it a double blessing for him.

But as the saying goes, prosperity is followed by decline. Just when Yang Che had both power and beauty, his uncle, Liu Yi, the Left Sima, suddenly committed suicide. Before his suicide, he submitted a memorial to King Han, recounting in detail how he had framed his colleague, Li Kai, the Right Sima, for his own selfish reasons when he quelled the Baiyue rebellion.

The death of Zuo Sima and his memorial to the throne before his death caused an uproar throughout Xinzheng.

Amidst the uproar, one person stood out in bewilderment: Sikong Ji Wuye.

In the Sikong Mansion, Ji Wuye listened blankly to the young Bai Feng's report: I hadn't even made a move yet, how could Liu Yi have self-destructed? How am I supposed to make a move now?

Compared to Ji Wuye's bewilderment, Madam Hu's world collapsed; the truth of what happened back then was so cruel.

Li Kai's tragedy was caused by Liu Yi, and she had actually lived with her enemy for more than ten years. What kind of thing is this?

Is there anything so absurd in the world?

What Madam Hu didn't know was that the person who colluded with the bandit "Three Wolves of Broken Hair" to destroy Fire Rain Manor was also Liu Yi. If she had known, she probably would have wanted to die.

Liu Yi's death quickly caused a huge uproar in Xinzheng. Some people took the opportunity to kick him while he was down, believing that Liu Yi's crimes could not be atoned for even with death. They also used this as an excuse to impeach Yang Che, arguing that Yang Che, as Liu Yi's nephew, was not qualified to serve as the Grand General.

These people were of course from Ji Wuye's school. However, King Han An had finally managed to take the opportunity to strip Ji Wuye of his position as Grand General, thereby weakening his power. He then took the opportunity to promote Yang Che to the position of Grand General, and even went so far as to marry his most beloved youngest daughter, Honglian, to Yang Che. His purpose was to use Yang Che to counterbalance Ji Wuye, so why would he suppress Yang Che for this reason?

Moreover, King Han An had ample reason to believe that Yang Che was merely Liu Yi's nephew, a person of a different surname, and in terms of kinship, he was not even as close as Liu Yi's own nephews and cousins.

Even if it were to implicate others, it should be Liu Yi's relatives, not Yang Che.

Moreover, now that Liu Yi is dead and has paid the price for his sins, what's the point of further implicating others?

As for Li Kai?

Holding Li Kai, this secret weapon, Ji Wuye's mind raced.

Li Kai is still alive. If I push him out, could I get him back to the position of Right Sima and thus control the troops under the Right Sima?

If that's the case—

Moreover, if Li Kai were to see the light of day again, then Madam Hu—thinking of this, a sense of pleasure flashed through Ji Wuye's heart.

If Li Kai were to appear, Madam Hu would inevitably go to him. Although Liu Yi is dead, Madam Hu is still Yang Che's aunt. For his aunt to return to her old lover's arms would undoubtedly be a slap in the face to Yang Che, the newly appointed general.

Thinking of this, Ji Wuye could no longer suppress his impulse. He realized that this was indeed feasible. Although it wouldn't be enough to deal a significant blow to Yang Che, it would certainly disgust him.

As long as they can disgust Yang Che, that's enough. Even if they can't seize control of the Right Sima's troops, it's still worth it.

With this in mind, Ji Wuye prepared to go see Li Kai, believing that Li Kai would cooperate with him.

Just as Ji Wuye was about to go find Li Kai, he suddenly received news that Li Kai was going to escape.

No, now that Liu Yi is dead and Li Kai's injustice has been cleared, why would he think of running away?

Amidst Ji Wuye's shock, he received even more shocking news: an assassin was there to meet Li Kai, leaving Ji Wuye completely bewildered.

Is there someone behind Li Kai?

When Ji Wuye arrived at the scene, Li Kai had already escaped. This caused Ji Wuye, who had just been pleased with his brilliant plan, to instantly fall into a rage again. Why could things happen so coincidentally?

Why is it such a coincidence?

Li Kai escaped, and there were people waiting to meet him. Who were they?

"Who are they? Who on earth kidnapped Li Kai?" Ji Wuye shouted angrily.

"Reporting to the General, I observed that the man's swordsmanship was incredibly high, and he was wielding both black and white swords. He is suspected to be Hei Bai Xuan Jian, the traitor of Luo Wang from back then," Mo Ya said as he stepped forward. Blood seeped from beneath his black clothes. Although his martial arts were enough to rank among the top five in the darkness, there was still a considerable gap between him and Hei Bai Xuan Jian, who was at his peak.

Even in a brief exchange, he was already injured.

"Hei Bai Xuan Jian, isn't he from the Butian Pavilion?" Ji Wuye gasped. That was a behemoth that could rival the Luo Wang. Why would they target Li Kai?

Amid Ji Wuye's confusion, on the border between Han and Wei, Yang Che escorted Liu Yi, who had faked his death to escape, to this place. He would then have difficulty escorting him on his next journey.

"Where is Uncle going?" Yang Che asked, handing the bundle and short sword to Liu Yi.

"I'm going to the State of Chu. Our ancestors were from the State of Wei, but they declined and scattered to various places. I've heard of a..."

"I sent someone to Fengpei in the State of Chu to prepare for my departure. Archer, don't worry about me. I've roamed the world in my younger days and have plenty of experience."

Liu Yi smiled, looking relaxed, and didn't forget to remind Yang Che, "Take good care of your aunt as well. Even if she's not your aunt, there's still another layer of relationship between you, isn't there?"

The State of Chu, the land of Fengpei, the Liu family?

Thinking of this, Yang Che's heart stirred, but he suppressed his curiosity and thought he would understand eventually.

"Uncle, please take care on your journey."

"Go back now. Be careful in Korea, and take care of yourself." Liu Yi gave his final words of advice before walking away.

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