No one could have predicted this turmoil in the Tingwei Mansion, not even Gangcheng Jun Cai Ze, who was betting on both sides not to win big but to keep the bottom.
The old man was sitting peacefully in his mansion, and was tasting the fragrant tea sent to him by Chang'an Lord's mansion, saying that it was a tea given to him by Chang'an Lord's personal order.
The eldest son Cai Dui, who had known his destiny for a year or two, looked anxious and walked in a hurry.
Before anyone could get closer, the old man could not help but be haunted by voices saying that something big had happened outside.
When he came to his father, Cai Dui, who could also be called an old man, had already finished explaining a series of things that happened outside. He looked at his father and waited for him to come up with an idea.
I heard that the three great families of Meng Xibai were captured and sent to Xianyang Prison by Li Si, the prime minister of Zuo and the court lieutenant.
After making some small fuss about the new building, he cooperated with Ying Chengyu. He had already prepared for Ying Chengyu to deal with the three major aristocratic families, and the old man was a little stunned when the situation became uneasy.
He asked again and again whether the news was reliable or not. Meng Jiakun, Xi Shu, and Bai Fei had spread false news, just like the news that made Cai Ze the leader of the family a few days ago.
Cai Duiyan, who had learned half of the word "gou", sent people to Meng Xibai's family and Tingwei's house.
Meng Xibai's three houses were empty.
The Tingwei Mansion was abuzz with people, all of whom were three families who were in high spirits and loudly shouted for injustice.
In order to obtain the truth, I sent two waves of people, and finally went to two places in person. The news is absolutely not false, it is true and reliable.
The old man had just recovered from his daze and fell into daze again.
The fragrant tea that had been brewed on the table no longer steamed from the surface, and the aroma had completely dissipated. The old man was still looking straight ahead, as if he had fallen into some nightmare and could not wake up.
Cai Dui usually thought he was very patient, but today he realized that his qi training skills were still not deep enough and he couldn't wait any longer.
"Father, Dad!"
He called softly and then loudly, but the old man still didn't wake up.
Unable to wake him up with words, Cai Dui had no choice but to grab his father's shoulders and shake them back and forth twice.
The old man's eyes focused on his son's face, and he became brighter.
"Dui also stayed in the new building that night, what should Dui do?" Cai Dui said with a little resentment.
If the old man hadn't left him on the new balcony and refused to let him go, he would have gone home with the old man.
The three great families of Meng Xibai have just convened a group of noble families to hold an unobstructed meeting, stumbling upon Ying Chengyu.
The next day, he was invited into Tingwei's Mansion by Li Si, and there was news that Ying Chengyu wanted to have fun with the whole family of the three aristocratic families.
As long as there are few normal people who know these two things, they will not connect the two things together.
Cai Dui, who was involved from the beginning to the end and was a stumbling block for Ying Chengyu, was very panicked.
The three major families were all arrested, and the three masters of Meng Jiakun, Bai Fei, and Xishu, who were famous that night, were all imprisoned, and there was a possibility of death.
He is the son of the head of the Cai family.
No matter how you look at it, it's not safe enough.
The old man did not answer his son's question. He took the freshly cooled tea and drank it in one gulp, not knowing its taste.
He smiled bitterly and said: "What a bold young master. When he heard that the king wanted to kill his four-year-old grandson, he scolded the king for being cold-blooded and inhumane. Looking back today, he wrongly blamed the king for his unruly behavior.
If you don't follow the path forward, you should be killed."
The old man picked up the empty teacup and tilted it, staring at the bit of fragrant tea remaining at the bottom of the teacup.
"Ze's power is not strong. I have no idea how you are going to help Ze rise to power, but I never imagined that this would be the case..."
"Father."
Cai Dui was very anxious.
I felt that if my father continued to sigh, his life would be gone.
"Don't panic, nothing will happen to you. Don't say it's you, Meng Xibaisan and everyone will be fine."
Putting the tea cup gently on the table, the old man stood up straight and took care of his clothes. This was his usual preparation before doing big things.
"There were more than a thousand people from the three families in Xianyang, how could they all be killed? Lord Chang'an just arrested the leader Kong to pave the way for my father. Next, it's time to look at Ze's methods."
Cai Dui breathed a long sigh of relief, his face softened a lot, his heart was half relieved, and he nodded heavily to show his understanding.
In fact, except for those five words that he would be fine, he didn't understand the rest at all.
But that's not important. It's important to learn from my father that Ying Chengyu can't kill.
The old man comforted his son for a few more words, and said that Chang'an Jun had broken the rules by arresting people in this way. How could he dare to kill people unless he was really mad?
The frightened Cai Dui finally let go of his worries and resigned.
The old man was thinking about what to do next. He would take over the position of leader of the family that was vacant after the three major families were arrested, and help the Cai family become the head of the family.
Just when he came up with a rough plan, the half-century-old son looked anxious again and ran in in a hurry, still shouting as he ran.
"Father! Zuo Xiang killed someone in Tingwei's Mansion! Chang'an Lord went crazy and killed someone!"
The old man's expression was frozen, and all the strategies he had racked his brains to come up with were completely gone, leaving only nine characters.
How could this guy really dare to kill someone?
How dare this guy really dare to kill someone!
Once again, Cai Dui grabbed his shoulders and shook him awake, and the old man began to think about retreating.
Old people who have traveled around the world have seen people who do not respect the rules and ignore them.
No matter how amazing, talented or charming those people were, they all died young without exception.
Half an hour ago, Xianyang Prison.
Meng Jiakun, Bai Fei, and the heads of the three great Western Shu families were put in heavy shackles and shackles by the jailers into the cell where Gan Luo was imprisoned.
The three stepped on the hay under their feet, with gloomy faces. After entering, they sat down on the ground - the shackles on their feet and the shackles around their necks were a bit heavy.
The jailer who sent the three people into the cell did not leave after opening the cell door, but watched helplessly as the heads of the three aristocratic families hurriedly sat down.
The jailer pulled off the black silk scarf covering his mouth and nose, revealing a handsome face.
"The three great families of Meng, Xi and Bai, who started out with military exploits, can hardly bear these burdens after hundreds of years. I really don't know how the three generals Meng Mingshi, Xiqi Shu, and Bai Yibing felt when they learned that their descendants would be like this.
"
The familiar tone made Meng Jiakun, Bai Fei, and Xi Shu suddenly raise their heads and stare at Ying Chengyu who revealed his true face at the cell door with hateful eyes.
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"Your death is coming!"
"Your Majesty will not allow you!"
The smell on the first floor of Xianyang Prison is very strong, and the jailers who go there on duty every day will wear black scarves to cover their mouths and noses.
The three people who knew about this just thought that the jailer was wearing a black scarf to cover half of his face because he was on duty on the first floor of Xianyang Prison today, and did not think about hiding his identity.
When he was arrested and sent to Xianyang Prison, he was in a very bad mood and was distracted, which allowed Ying Chengyu to take advantage of him.
Otherwise, at such a close range, Ying Chengyu would definitely not be able to hide the identities of the three of them.
Gan Luo was sitting on the bed, his hair messy, like a bird's nest built by a bird that couldn't build a bird's nest.
Crossing their arms, they looked coldly at the three people who were about to struggle to get up and rush towards Ying Chengyu.
He said coldly: "Three uncles have the strength to curse, so why not think about how to survive?"
He raised his head and stared at the door with his eyes. His already cold gaze became even colder, and the flowing cold water turned into solid ice lumps.
"My brother, who has the world in mind and is a living saint, has no intention of letting you get out alive."
The three of them got up and walked towards Ying Chengyu with small steps. The chains jingled and the unpleasant chains trembled endlessly. Their feet were tied by the chains and they could not take a big step.
They rushed to Ying Chengyu, but because their hands were also fixed on the shackles hanging around their necks, they could only use the shackles to hit Ying Chengyu.
They cursed, shouted, and said words that they thought would make Ying Chengyu extremely painful.
"I've long said that you, a fool, have a sinister mind and can't stand upright, and that's true today."
He also said that no wonder you are worthy to be compared with His Majesty. It is a blessing that the late king chose Your Majesty as king instead of you."
"It's a good thing that I didn't help you to rise to power in the first place. With your scorpion-hearted heart, it would be a disaster for the Qin State."
"..."
He casually pushed three elderly people with limited mobility to the ground, and Ying Chengyu, who was good at respecting the elderly, responded professionally.
The three of them knew that even though they were fully armed and without any restraints, they could not even injure Ying Chengyu in the slightest with their sharp knives.
So he fell to the ground for the second time and stopped struggling. He just kept yelling and verbally outputting words, venting his anger in this incompetent way.
They heard what Gan Luo said, but they pretended not to.
First, when Gan Luo was arrested, the three of them did not lead a group of aristocratic families to rescue Gan Luo. Instead, they took this opportunity to woo the aristocratic families.
Fighting Ying Chengxi and rescuing Gan Luo are the best ways to develop and strengthen the family.
It was fine before I met Gan Luo, and I felt no guilt in my heart. If I attack someone but not myself, I will be punished by heaven and earth.
When I saw him, even the old man with a face as thick as the bark of an old tree felt a little uncomfortable. He was used to calling me "nephew" and he couldn't say it out loud. He didn't know how to answer Gan Luo's words.
Secondly, the three of them did not believe what Gan Luo said. The three of them were not Bao Bai Lingzhi, and the three major Meng Xibai aristocratic families were not small aristocratic families like the Bao family.
The three of them didn't believe that they wanted to kill themselves silently and calmly, just like they killed Bao Bailingzhi.
In Qin, no one except the First Emperor could do this.
But the First Emperor, who could do this, had no reason to do so.
The three industries were to train concubines and sell them to towers, which was completely in line with Qin law.
The children of the three families served in various major cities in Xianyang and contributed to the Qin State.
What reason did the First Emperor have to order the eradication of these three great aristocratic families?
The arrest of three families this time, in the view of the three of them, was just a desperate move by Ying Chengyu who had no choice but to jump over the wall.
It was Ying Chengyu who didn't dare to drag it on, fearing that the three of them would unite with a group of aristocratic families to force him to behave like this.
Gan Luo stopped admonishing the three of them and looked at the three of them just like him before, constantly verbally abusing Ying Chengyu.
From just now to now, Gan Luo has been doubtful about whether Ying Chengyu dared to kill people. He has never given up the idea that Ying Chengyu was trying to scare him.
Since the founding of the Qin State, there have been frequent and dangerous political struggles for power.
Those vying for the throne include Mi Bazi and King Zhaoxiang of Qin, the Queen Mother of Huayang and King Zhuangxiang of Qin, and the First Emperor and Lu Buwei.
Those fighting for power were Wei Yang and Qianlong, Fan Ju and Wei Ran.
When one side loses, it basically loses its life, and there are very few people who survive the defeat.
This was already the most dangerous level of the Qin State's struggle. The Qin State had never experienced such a situation as Ying Chengyu, who directly arrested the whole family and ordered everyone to be executed before the struggle started.
"Are these the last words of the three uncles?" Ying Chengyu asked with a squinted smile, and suddenly said: "That's right, after today, there will no longer be the three surnames of Meng Xibai and Meng Xibai in the Qin State. There will be no successors to the uncles, and no one will be left.
The last words are correct, and no one will listen to them anyway."
The three of them sneered and didn't take it seriously, just thinking it was Ying Chengyu's rant.
Pen Yingcheng's words include words like "daydreaming" and "suffering from heart failure".
The three of them felt no threat from Ying Chengyu.
The prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain that is difficult to climb.
Ying Chengyu sighed and called the real jailer of Xianyang Prison. In front of the three people and Gan Luo, he ordered the jailer to find Li Si and asked Li Si to kill a few of them quickly and send their heads over.
The jailer nodded and left quickly. The three of them just thought that Ying Chenglong was farting.
Only Gan Luo felt alarm bells ringing in his heart and felt uneasy.
This was what Ying Chengyu told Li Si just now when he went to capture the three families.
Not long after, the heads of the three major aristocratic families came to him.
In Tingwei's mansion, Li Si was hearing a case from the jailer.
He glanced at the gate of Tingwei Mansion and then looked back.
The three families have been arrested in Tingwei's Mansion for two hours. His Majesty should have known about this a long time ago.
Thinking to himself, Li Si stared at the unruly Meng Xibai family members in the hall who were about to die without realizing it.
The names of five people who had not been tried before were named, and the soldiers of Tingwei Mansion were asked to escort the five people forward for trial.
These five people belonged to all three families of Meng Xibai. Li Si opened a new bamboo slip and recited the things that the three people had done that violated the laws of Qin.
The three people didn't take it seriously. They had seen many such processes before.
In the end, either the case could not be settled without witnesses, or the witnesses were hesitant and did not know what to say, which was not enough to convict them.
Thunder, little rain.
In the eyes of the three people who were laughing at them and enjoying the show, Li Si read out the charges against the three people at his own pace, put down the physical evidence, and called witnesses to come forward.
The witness this time was different from the one the three people thought they had before.
Their eyes were calm, their expressions were calm, and there were no dodgeable eyes or uncontrollable hand tremors.
There were a total of eleven people in their group. After saluting Li Si, they explained clearly what had been committed by the five men from the Meng Xibai family who had not cared much about it.
The five people who spoke frowned and their hearts beat faster. The atmosphere gradually turned cold and solemn, and the sound of hip-hop disappeared.
"Shut up! How dare you, a pariah, slander me! You are talking nonsense, when will I break in..."
One person yelled.
According to the previous scene, the witness who was telling the story would immediately shudder and then not dare to continue talking.
However, what he was waiting for this time was not the horrified look on the witness's face, but a lump of waste on his mouth, and a ball of cloth with a peculiar smell.
The smell of the cloth was so strong that it made the man want to vomit.
Before he actually vomited it out, Li Si in the hall had already finished speaking about the witnesses and inspecting the important physical evidence.
He said sternly: "Official boss! Execute immediately!"
Huh~
The soldiers who only obeyed orders regardless of whether they were right or wrong raised their swords and dropped them.
The man's head fell to the ground with a ball of cloth in his mouth. He could no longer spit it out.
Under the horrified gazes of everyone, under the screams of the three families, and under the bright red color.
Li Si calmly opened the bamboo slips he had just put down and continued to recite the charges.