He had never smiled like this when his great revenge was avenged, nor had he ever smiled like this when he was promoted to a higher position, but at this time all the suppressed things in his heart were released.
The hatred when my father died, the fear of hiding in Tibet all these years, the grief and anger of not being able to love Ling Hanjing, and the helplessness of today's inevitable death situation.
These things could no longer suppress him. Before he died, he finally let out the things that were suppressed in his heart with this crazy laughter.
"Sword Thirteen! Burial Sword Style!"
In a daze, everyone saw that behind Yiye Guhong, there seemed to be another scene.
Among the mountains of corpses and the sea of blood, a figure covered in blood staggered to his feet. The long sword in his hand fell apart and scattered into pieces.
He looked up to the sky and roared, using all his strength to strike the sky thousands of feet high with a sword that was unparalleled in the world. The sea of clouds covering hundreds of millions of miles of sky was split open by the sword!
That sword cuts the sky!
Holding the sword and singing tragic songs, blood and tears flowed, and there was no more hatred for the slaughter of heaven and earth.
There is no place in the world, so the cold light shoots at the bullfighting!
In the vast space of heaven and earth, someone seems to be sighing, this invincible sword that kills everything, this sword that buries everything!
Thirteen of Swords...
Burial Sword Style!
The long sword in his hand was shattered inch by inch, and metal shards were flying in the sky, but his sword energy had reached a level that ordinary people could not understand.
On the opposite side, Tianjiu's aura was also changing.
Behind him, in the desolate Gobi desert, someone slashed the desert with a sword, and even split a tornado that reached the sky and the earth with a sword.
His sword moves are not amazing, but the combination of each sword move is enough to shock people throughout the ages.
"The rewards must be repaid in due time, life and death are also very few, the past has been wiped out by the wind, Shang Xian (xiang three times) the grudges and grudges are wiped out in one stroke!"
At that moment, in the sky and under the sea of clouds, two figures carrying the strongest sword energy collided with each other. At that moment, the world was silent!
Great sound!
The bright light burst out first, and Gu Yan and others were forced to turn their heads away, unable to look directly.
The sound of sword energy exploding and the sound of thunder exploding resounded in the sky together, and the lightnings all over the sky were frightened and fled in all directions.
At this moment, the figures of Yiye Guhong and Tianjiu began to fade away, and finally disappeared completely...
Thunder rolled past, and the next moment, heavy rain came with the wind!
Three days later!
"Sir, we have already checked. There are 130 households in Lijia Village, with a total of 665 people. No one has been spared. All the corpses are there, but a few have been burned by the fire. Their identities cannot be determined.
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As the sun set, on the hill behind Lijia Village, several young men in black were kneeling behind a middle-aged man in ordinary gray robes, respectfully reporting the situation.
The middle-aged man glanced at the ruins of Lijia Village at the foot of the mountain. His resolute face showed no emotion. He turned around silently and glanced at the criss-crossed sword marks covering the entire hillside.
Broken rocks, dark ravines, entire forests were uprooted, and all the trees were shattered.
The sword marks all over the ground were each three feet wide and one foot deep, even on the hardest rock.
Even though two days have passed, there is still a vague edge lingering in the air here.
The middle-aged man's eyes gradually became serious. He couldn't imagine what kind of confrontation between masters this existed in the world.
Yiye Guhong, the newly appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Forest Army, is so powerful!
At this moment, a slightly hunchbacked old man walked over from a distance.
He was dressed in a black robe, simple and sophisticated, and wore the black gauze hat of the palace eunuch. He had kind eyes and two white eyebrows hanging down from both sides. His walking pace was very standard, and every step was the same distance, just like using a ruler.
The measurement is average.
When he came closer, the middle-aged man waved his hand and pushed the young people away. When they were far away, he slightly arched his hand towards the old man.
"I've met the prince!"
The old man who was called father-in-law was Gong Yun'ao's personal attendant Wang Lian. "Your Majesty, you are so polite, Commander!"
Wang Lian bowed slightly and returned the salute, then asked, "Did the Shadow Guard find anything?"
The Shadow Guard, the most mysterious team in Daqing, was founded after Gong Yun'ao returned to the palace. It was used to spy on intelligence for the emperor and monitor officials and nobles, including intelligence on enemy countries.
This team is composed of only one-in-a-thousand experts, selected from the royal forest at all levels, and spread throughout Daqing's states and counties, forming a tight intelligence network.
Apart from the Emperor, the Shadow Guard is not restricted or controlled by any officials, nobles or institutions, and is only responsible to the Emperor alone.
The commander of the Shadow Guard, according to his rank, is the same as the six ministers of the first rank, and he has great power. When something is unresolved, he does not need to ask for an order to behead first and then report it, and he has the right to act expediently.
Ji Feng beside Gong Yun'ao is the deputy commander of the Shadow Guard, who has been hiding in the palace.
Therefore, this extremely powerful institution is like the shadow of the emperor, handling countless difficult problems for emperors of all dynasties.
In the entire Daqing, they are also the most loyal people to the emperor, and there is no one.
Therefore, when the Shadow Guard appeared here, it could already be seen how seriously Gong Yun'ao took this matter.
And this middle-aged man is the current commander of the Shadow Guard - Qi Xuanxin!
"There is not a single living person. There are 665 people listed in the Lijia Village household registration. Their bodies have been found. In terms of witnessing, there is basically no hope."
"My lord, what instructions do you have from your majesty?"
Qi Xuanxin did not dare to be more polite and went straight to the point. After all, the impact of this incident was too bad. His Majesty the Emperor Long Yan was furious and did not give him much time to investigate the case.
He didn't want to be driven back to his hometown by His Majesty the Emperor just after he reached middle age and live a retired life in advance.
Wang Lian had a solemn look on his face, "Your Majesty asked me to deliver a message."
He looked at the charred corpse and shook his head repeatedly, "Liang Jinghuan, the Young Minister of Dali Temple, is trustworthy. His Majesty has arranged for him to assist."
"Okay, thank you, Eunuch Wang." Qi Xuanxin was stunned for a moment.
Qi Xuanxin also couldn't figure out what kind of master Yiye Guhong had encountered and what kind of deep hatred led to his family being destroyed.
Wang Lian glanced at the sword marks all over the ground and said: "Let us be honest. Although Lord Dutong is a deputy in the Royal Forest Army and is under the jurisdiction of Zimo, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Forest Army, in terms of martial arts, Lord Zimo is not as good as this one."
There is no comparison at all with Yiye Guhong who comes from a rough background!"
"Lord Dutong's martial arts skills are definitely considered top-notch. There are only a few people in the world who can kill him."
"The one from Netherworld Mansion is indeed one, but he shouldn't personally kill the capital master. After all, for him, this is considered a loss of status. But if it weren't for him, the world is vast and he can kill everyone.
Lord Tong, it is true..."
Wang Lian sighed softly, as if he was puzzled, and then there was a trace of regret in his eyes, "What a pity for such a pillar of talent like Mr. Dutong!"
"Eunuch Wang, let's wait until the case is solved to express any emotion!" Qi Xuanxin's eyes revealed a trace of grief and regret.
"Master Dutong died, and the official was also extremely sad. But now Long Yan is furious and orders the official to solve the case within three months, otherwise the official and his family of more than 60 people, old and young, will have to move to Yufengtai to guard the border!"
Hearing this, the prince smiled softly and said in a calm tone: "Yufengtai is located in the far west of our country. It has desert scenery that is not found in the Central Plains. The commander can also appreciate different scenery in another place. Isn't it also the beauty of life?"
Something?"
"My lord, please stop joking about lowering your rank. The commander-in-chief of the Royal Forest Army was killed just after he took office, and his hometown villages and towns were bloodbathed. This kind of thing is unheard of in the history books, let alone our dynasty!"
"Ever since Datian heard about this matter, it has shocked the whole court and made Long Yan furious. It has definitely offended His Majesty. If it can't be done well, there will be no protection for the top, and he will be exiled to Yufengtai to guard the border.
God's grace is so great that if you are not careful, you will have to move!"
Qi Xuanxin had one head and two big heads. Thinking of Gong Yun'ao's face when he summoned him privately, his scalp went numb just thinking about it.
His Majesty the Emperor's face was so gloomy that it was almost dripping with water, and the anger and murderous intent in his eyes were so strong that it felt ominous. Even from a distance of more than ten feet, one could feel the murderous aura on His Majesty the Emperor's body.
It's so scary.
The key is that this thing is really bad!
The body of Yiye Guhong was tied to a pillar that was twenty feet high and stood on this hillside. The Lijia Village at the foot of the mountain was turned into a sea of fire. The fire burned for two days and one night before it gradually began to burn.
extinguished.
Moreover, at the scene of the crime, there was a blood letter left by the Netherworld Mansion, which shamelessly stated that the body of Yiye Guhong was their enthronement gift to the new emperor.
This is a serious provocation! A naked challenge to the emperor's authority.
Lijiacun is not too close to the capital but not too far either. Strictly speaking, it is on the edge of the capital.
Therefore, this incident has seriously affected the security issues in the Gyeonggi region. Because of this incident, half of the generals responsible for the security of the Gyeonggi region were imprisoned for dereliction of duty.
The remaining few were also very timid and did not eat or drink well. They usually did not go out or take a step forward, walked with their heads lowered and their tails between their legs, for fear that His Majesty the Emperor would notice them and send them in with a backhand.
And he, the emperor's close minister, the Shadow Guard, naturally became the best choice to temporarily take over the leadership role.
but……
Just as Gu Yan said, all signs of Yiye Guhong's death point to Netherworld Mansion.
Everyone knows that Bei Mingye, the Lord of the Nether Palace, never needs a reason to kill people. Moreover, the most important thing is that the Nether Palace is so powerful that it is easy to kill anyone.
What's more, Gong Yun'ao and the imperial concubine, including Yiye Guhong, all had issues with the Netherworld Mansion. Therefore, it would be very inappropriate for the Netherworld Mansion to kill Yiye Guhong to insult His Majesty, or to deliberately anger His Majesty in front of him.
Reasonable.
However, everything is not traceable. Among them is the imperial censor who visited Gu Yan and assassinated the ministers of the court for his own selfish reasons.
Everyone in the government and the public does not know that because of Ling Sujing, Yiye Guhong and Gu Yan have always been incompatible with each other, and they are often at war with each other, trying to get rid of each other quickly.
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