The immortal of the Tang Dynasty, but the game starts at Xuanwu Gate?

In just one day, the undercurrents within Chang'an City erupted completely, and they were many times more intense than anyone had imagined.

One impeachment memorial after another was sent up, and Li Shimin's desk soon became overflowing. Du Ruhui, the Ministry of Justice, and the Court of Judicial Review led a large number of officials and imperial guards to arrest people throughout the city.

The Zheng family and the Lu family were undoubtedly the most targeted.

The Li family of Zhao County was clearly prepared, and acted without hesitation the moment they received the news. The Wang family of Taiyuan reacted quickly, knowing that they could not stand idly by, and followed suit immediately.

The Cui family of Boling was still hesitant, but when they saw Cheng Yaojin and others immediately launch an attack on the Lu family of Fanyang, the Yan family, and many other prominent families in the north and south, and join in, they knew that they only had one choice!

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" Cui Xuan braced his hands on the table, staring intently at the people below. "Throw away everything we have related to the Lu family of Fanyang and the Zheng family of Xingyang. We have to deal with this mess today, whether we like it or not!"

"Damn it!" Cui Dunli cursed, "Are these people crazy? Once wasn't enough, they had to do it again!"

"Do they really think His Majesty is a pushover, someone who can be easily manipulated?"

Cui Gan's expression was extremely gloomy: "They're probably still smug, thinking they can control the situation, but they've completely misjudged themselves!"

"Now look what's happened, we've really blown the sky out of the woods."

"With Chen Huai'an dead, nothing we say matters anymore!"

"That's why we must act immediately!" Cui Xuan gritted his teeth and said, "Now is not the time for sentimentality. If we don't take a stand, no one can expect peace in the future!"

"Furthermore, this is also a good opportunity for us!" Cui Xuan looked around at everyone. "This is a benefit given by His Majesty. The Lu family and the Zheng family are destined to have rivers of blood shed today. They brought this upon themselves through their own sins."

"Once these two companies are eliminated, countless positions will be vacated and will be divided among all the contributors in this effort."

"You should understand what this means!"

Cui Gan and Cui Dunli remained silent.

They understood what Cui Xuan meant.

If they don't take a stand and choose to sit on the sidelines and watch the tigers fight, it will be a disaster.

Just like the Xuanwu Gate Incident, all the meritorious officials rose to prominence, while the neutrals basically met with bad ends.

Moreover, if they don't help, there's no guarantee that one day the executioner's blade won't fall on their heads.

Chen Huai'an died of poisoning.

What does this mean?

This isn't the first time he's been murdered!

Once, twice, and three times, will it be Li Shimin's turn next?

No one could guarantee that Li Shimin wouldn't think the same way, so the news of Chen Huai'an's death seemed to ignite a signal that no one could remain unscathed in this situation.

Cui Dunli hesitated, "Once we take action, our relationship with the Qinghe faction will deteriorate rapidly. Once we're stained with the blood of our own people, we can never go back to the way things were!"

"Is this the time to concern ourselves with these things?" Cui Xuan retorted angrily. "What time is it now, and you're still worried about these things?"

"As times change, countless people are destined to be eliminated; no one is an exception."

"Don't forget why we were able to pass this down in the first place; what we need to do is cooperate with those in power!"

Cui Gan made up his mind: "You're right, now is not the time to talk about this. We can only go down this path to the bitter end."

"They brought this upon themselves, so they must bear the consequences!"

"Let's do it!"

Upon hearing this, Cui Dunli no longer hesitated: "Then let's do it!"

"..."

"They've all gone mad! They're all insane!"

Fang Xuanling looked at the endless stream of folded documents being handed to him and muttered to himself, "This is terrifying!"

He's lived to be this old, what kind of situation hasn't he seen?

Back then, he followed Li Shimin in conquering the world, and they survived the bloody battlefields that were like meat grinders.

But even at this moment, he still felt a chill run down his spine.

These memorials seemed to have been prepared in advance, and at this moment they were all sent up layer by layer.

He even saw memorials from Lingnan.

Fang Xuanling really couldn't understand how long it had been since the news of Chen Huai'an's death broke. Only a few hours.

Even if a document from Lingnan could fly, it couldn't fly that fast, could it?

Not only that, but there were even memorials from the border regions.

Almost all the targets were directed at the Lu and Zheng families.

Most importantly... a memorial should, in principle, go through multiple layers of delivery before reaching them.

Even back then, when Wang Gui wanted to submit a memorial to the Emperor, he had to go through various procedures, and if the content was incorrect, it might even be blocked.

But now, these things are incredibly efficient.

Fang Xuanling touched a memorial, staring at the ink stains on his fingertips, and remained silent.

"Xuanling!" Cheng Yaojin strode in, placing a memorial and a stack of secret reports on his desk. "The Lu and Zheng families have been colluding with foreign enemies for years by relying on border generals. I've been investigating for a long time, and this is all the evidence. Order their arrest!"

Fang Xuanling asked incredulously, "You're getting involved too?"

"You have nothing to do with this; you could easily have stayed out of it!"

Cheng Yaojin grinned: "What do you mean by 'staying out of it'? I don't understand!"

"All I know is that the doctor I found for my son died, and I'm going to avenge him!"

"That's what I promised that brat!"

Fang Xuanling paused for a moment, stared at the things on the table, closed his eyes, and laughed: "Alright, arrest them!"

"I'll go myself!" Cheng Yaojin said earnestly.

"No problem!" Fang Xuanling readily agreed. "I'll send men to arrest them all!"

After saying that, he cursed, "He's insane!"

"Kemin and Xuancheng have gone mad, and now you've gone mad too. His Majesty is even mader than you!"

"Then I'll go crazy with you guys!"

"Hahahaha!" Cheng Yaojin patted Fang Xuanling on the shoulder, "As expected of a civil official who has fought alongside us on the battlefield, he's just my type."

"What kind of bullshit Lu family or Zheng family are we? We're not afraid of them!"

"A bunch of people who only know how to use underhanded tactics, today we'll turn them upside down!"

Fang Xuanling remained silent.

Cheng Yaojin may seem rough around the edges, but he's actually quite shrewd; he might have already grasped the current situation.

In a way, the news of Chen Huai'an's death came at just the right time.

Of course, Fang Xuanling didn't say he wanted Chen Huai'an to die; if they could, they would be the last people who wanted Chen Huai'an to die.

However... judging from the current situation, the news of Chen Huai'an's death seems like a perfect reason.

A reason to unite everyone in hatred and urgency, a reason to ignite the pent-up undercurrents in Chang'an.

One... reason for His Majesty to wield the butcher's knife.

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