Chapter 406 The last scene before finishing the drama, and accidentally pitted others
Of these two people, one is a high-ranking, hereditary Duke who was born with a golden key in his mouth. He has made great contributions to the Great Ying Dynasty, and his eyes are always looking upward and far away.
One is Lao Yin Coin, who seems to offend no one and is a good man, but he can still sit firmly in the position of Minister.
None of these two old turtles are stupid. Now they just listened to a sentence and looked at a wooden box. They didn't even know what was in the wooden box. They figured out all the problems.
But it was too late.
No matter how thoughtful, ruthless, or clever they may be, they all made the same mistake.
That is, they have always looked down upon those who have little status and have not taken them seriously at all.
If he were a mortal, he would kill him without any guilt in his heart.
As for the people who work under me, except for a very few who have the same status, the rest are all the same, and they are not much different from how they treat ordinary people.
A woman who doesn't even have an identity and can be easily pressed to death by them with one finger at any time, who has even been abandoned and treated as a dead person, is naturally among them.
The two of them were frightened and angry at the same time. With just a change of thought, they immediately locked onto the only suspect.
But they couldn't figure it out no matter what, how could Ru Xin dare to do this?
How dare she!
Isn't she afraid of dying without a burial place?
The impressions of the past have been completely overturned, and they will not know what happened during those days when they were never willing to look down.
In fact, they still don't know that Ru Xin was obsessed with madness and walked between life and death.
They never care about such trivial things.
She should be loyal by nature and must always think about how to share the worries of adults, otherwise she will be treasonous and deserve to die.
She should be arbitrarily manipulated and sold to Jixiang Street, and she should be willing to spread her legs happily, otherwise she should die!
She should die for the high and mighty man with a smile, without any hesitation, otherwise she would die.
Duke Xianguo and Ye Shangshu were so angry that they didn't even think about why this happened, they just thought.
She deserves to die.
But now, they didn't have time to think about this. They just suppressed their anger immediately and calmly began to think about what to do next.
How can we restore the situation to the maximum extent and let the Emperor understand to the greatest extent that they have all been framed?
The two men were holding the wooden box and could not take it back. They could only watch the servant come down and open the wooden box in their hands.
In the wooden box, there are two identical transparent treasure boxes with jade seals inside, which are also identical.
The emperor, who was sitting on the throne, was shrouded in divine light, as if his real eyes were projected out. He just glanced at the two jade seals, then turned his eyes to the two people without saying a word, and saw the expressions on their faces.
After turning pale, he shouted with a hint of suppressed anger.
"Pass to Wei Qing."
Two jade seals from the previous dynasty were taken out at the same time by two ministers who fought to the death. Whether they were true or false was no longer important.
They made a big mistake, and neither of them will get anything good from it.
To put it bluntly, these two guys just wanted to use the Emperor to achieve their goals of eliminating dissidents and trapping their opponents. The Emperor was just a target they deceived and used.
In addition, the affairs of the previous dynasty were the most taboo to the emperor and were considered taboo by everyone.
If there is only one, the possibility of one of them achieving their goal is really very high.
However, they must have deceived Shengting, and they would do anything to achieve their goals, without any bottom line, and even the emperor would take advantage of it.
When they heard that the emperor ignored them and directly selected the director of Dingtian Division, they panicked.
"Your Majesty..." Duke Xianguo shouted and bowed down.
However, before he could say the next words, the emperor waved his hand, a divine light flashed, and Duke Xian's body instantly flew backwards, directly through the palace door, and hit the palace wall in the distance.
Ye Jianzhong's face was gloomy, he closed his mouth obediently, kowtowed to the ground, and did not dare to say a word.
The emperor didn't want to hear the mutual criticism between them at all.
A moment later, an old man with gray hair and a black suit came in from the door. Three steps later, he knelt down on one knee and bowed in a deep voice.
"My lord, Wei Xingchao, pays homage to Your Majesty."
"Check! Get to the bottom of it!"
"My lord, I obey the order."
Wei Xingchao stood up and glanced at the two treasure boxes on the ground with an expressionless face. He rolled up his sleeves and the treasure boxes were taken away. Then he stretched out his hand and pointed at Ye Jianzhong, and a flash of inspiration occurred.
There was a set of shackles on Ye Jianzhong's neck, and his arms and legs were bound by chains. An official seal flew out of Ye Jianzhong's body and fell into Wei Xingchao's hands.
In an instant, the light above Ye Jian's Zhongling Platform dimmed, the divine sea was blocked, his eyes became cloudy, and his whole person seemed to have aged a bit.
But he didn't dare to say a word more, and he didn't dare to resist at all. If he defended himself with a word now, he might die immediately.
Ye Jianzhong was taken away, and on the other side, Duke Xian, who was already embedded in the palace wall, with most of his bones broken, and was only breathing. After being pulled out, he was dragged away like a dead dog.
The two officials were brought to Dingtiansi and were imprisoned in a cell respectively. Someone gave Duke Xian the elixir to prevent him from dying. Wei Xingchao had also come to interrogate Ye Jianzhong in person.
The two sat opposite each other. Wei Xingchao looked at Ye Jianzhong. After a long time, he let out a long sigh.
"Master Ye, I'm sorry for my words. You have been an official for many years. You have gone through the ups and downs of the officialdom and you have even deceived everyone in the court. You are so scheming. But why have you forgotten the bottom line that you and I, as ministers, should stick to?
, that is, we must be loyal to His Majesty, and we must not try to deceive His Majesty."
"With one careless move, everything will be lost. I never thought that the pawn would cross the river." Ye Jianzhong didn't look angry at all, and he also let out a long sigh, full of complex feelings.
"Master Ye, tell the truth. You should understand that the more sophistry you use at this moment, the more useless it will be." Wei Xingchao's face darkened, and he suddenly lost interest in chatting.
At this moment, Ye Jianzhong still hadn't realized that the biggest mistake he made was not losing to anyone, but trying to deceive the emperor.
"Mu Ruxin, she is my work that I placed in the Xianguo Duke's Mansion. She is now on Jixiang Street."
Ye Jianzhong was very wise and did not resist stubbornly. He told the truth when he came up.
"The jade seal was sent to me by a horseman from the Ministry of Punishment. Its origin is unknown. It was at a time when I was fighting with Duke Xianguo to the point of life and death. Naturally, I didn't dare to offer it at will, so I asked Mu Ruxin to pretend to send it to Duke Xianguo, and then offered a trick to let him
Duke Xian sent it back to frame me, and I will offer it to Your Majesty again."
"It's just that I didn't expect that another fake jade seal would appear. Ru Xin, a cheap servant, framed the two of them in one fell swoop. I think that such a change happened only after she entered Jixiang Street. This matter is not related to the cheap seal.
If Tianxiao has anything to do with him, he has something to do with Ji Wudao. This is a conspiracy."
"Master Wei, you have been handling the case for many years. You should be able to tell that there is something fishy in it. I have no intention of deceiving the emperor. It's just that in recent years, it has been difficult to guess the emperor's thoughts. So I just added more unnecessary details and spent more time.
It’s just to protect myself.”
"Shut up!" Wei Xingchao's face darkened and he shouted, interrupting Ye Jianzhong: "Master Ye, you have forgotten your duty as a minister."
Wei Xingchao stood up and left the cell with a sullen face.
After sealing the cell with his own hands, Wei Xingchao gave a deep drink.
"Stand firmly in the cell. Unless the emperor comes in person, no one can meet Ye Jianzhong."
"No." Someone responded in a deep voice in the darkness.
After walking out of the dungeon, Wei Xingchao summoned Han Anming.
"Han Anming, the first-rank foreign marquis of Dingtiansi."
"My subordinate is here." Han Anming's heart trembled. His master called him this, so naturally something big happened.
"To enforce my decree, you can go to Jixiang Street and capture Mu Ruxin and Ji Wudao. As for Jian Tianxiao, forget it. As long as he doesn't stop him from taking people, you don't need to pay attention to him. Other than that, those who resist,
Shoot without mercy, and those who block it will be shot without mercy!"
"Subordinates take orders."
Han Anming left in a hurry, leading the troops of Dingtiansi to enforce the decree of the Xing Dynasty. For him, all the suppression and restrictions in the capital had completely disappeared.
The no-air laws, no-escape laws, etc. have no effect on him.
When streaks of escaping light flew past in the sky above Lidu, any knowledgeable person could not help but feel a chill in his heart.
Something big happened.
Rays of divine light descended from the sky and landed outside the Hidden Incense Pavilion.
"Surround them up and prohibit entry and exit. Those who resist will be killed. Those who trespass will be killed." Han An enforced the order with his bare hands and shouted in a deep voice.
In an instant, tokens were seen falling from the sky and scattered in all directions of the Hidden Incense Pavilion.
The token, which was a hundred feet high, had a large word "forbidden" on it. A faint ripple spread out slightly and then immediately stopped there, as if the entire Hidden Incense Pavilion was sealed in a separate space.
In addition, there are Dingtiansi monks in black clothes, hanging in the air. Each of them has an expressionless face, calm eyes, and magic weapons floating around them. They are still in full power and can be issued at any time.
A fatal blow.
Han Anming led his people into the Cangxiang Pavilion and looked around.
"Everyone, stay where you are. Anyone who moves without permission will be punished with the same crime!"
A door opened on the third floor, and Xian Tianxiao, with his upper body lifted, walked out, lowered his head, and immediately glanced at Qin Yang's room.
"Han Anming, what are you doing?"
In a flash, Jian Tianxiao appeared next to Han Anming and stopped in front of him.
"Mr. Tianxiao, this time it is my master's personal order. The Emperor has issued a decree. This matter has nothing to do with you. I know that you have some connection with Ji Wudao. We must also take him back for questioning. You must not make it difficult for Han.
Do it." Han Anming frowned, stepped forward and said in a low voice.
Then Han Anming took a step back, his eyes narrowed, and he shouted loudly.
"Come here, take down Mu Ruxin and Ji Wudao."
Jian Tianxiao's expression changed slightly, knowing that something big was definitely going on. The emperor personally ordered it, and Wei Xingchao, the Dingtian Secretary, also personally came to handle it. This matter was not a small matter, and it was not something he could stop.
The people brought by Han Anming didn't say a word, but the face of the Madam of Zangxiang Pavilion turned green. She didn't dare to delay at all and took them directly to Mu Ruxin's room.
The room was still sealed off, and these people were not polite and began to violently break the formation when they came up.
After a while, the door was blasted open, and a faint green mist dispersed from the room.
Several subordinates of Dingtiansi were the first to bear the brunt. They were easily able to break through the protection due to the mist on the spot. Their faces also turned a hint of green in the blink of an eye.
Several people stepped back and retreated. After three steps, they fell from the edge to the first floor.
"Ho...ho..."
After a few weird hoarse roars, several people completely died.
Han Anming's expression changed slightly, and with a wave of his hand, the rest of the people dispersed.
"Be careful, it's Yangqi." Jian Tianxiao swayed and appeared at the door of Zangxiang Pavilion in the blink of an eye, avoiding it from a distance.
"Yangqi?"
"Han Anming, don't look at it. Miss Ru Xin has been in there for almost a day. She must be dead." Jian Tianxiao sneered, frowned, and backed away in fear, being careful not to let those seedlings get into her.
"What a generous act. In order to kill a little girl, you actually used such overbearing energy. Just a trace of it can poison several of you Dingtiansi's Lingtai Houhou in just a few breaths.
, I’m afraid even your master may not be able to withstand the energy of the people inside.”
Han Anming's face was very ugly. The leakage was so powerful. If Mu Ruxin was inside, he would definitely be dead.
The green mist escaped from the room and floated towards the sky, being resolved by the spiritual light falling from the sky.
The room slowly became clearer.
Han Anming just took a look and saw a girl with a calm expression and green skin lying on a bed inside. He was already convinced that the person inside could not be alive.
At this moment, another foreigner came outside.
"Sir, the people who went to Ye Jianzhong's residence received news that Mu Ruxin's soul lamp has been extinguished."
Han Anming nodded and looked to the side, the old bustard who looked like his dead father.
"Which room is Ji Wudao in?"
The madam pointed with a grimace.
This time, a group of people came to Ji Wudao's door as if facing a formidable enemy. Who would have thought that with a slight push, the door would open. Nothing happened, and Ji Wudao was kneeling on the short table.
In front of me, holding a teapot, looking at them.
"Master Han, since you are here, come in and sit down."
Ji Wudao stretched out his hand to signal, poured the tea and waited for him.
Han Anming waved to his men, strode into the room and sat opposite Ji Wudao.
"You know what I came to ask you about?"
"Of course I know that I came to Lidu just to make Duke Xian pay for my life. Naturally, I want to be perfect and never give him a chance of life. Even if I die, it doesn't matter."
Han Anming took out the silver mirror, and before he could move it, Ji Wudao slowly spoke again.
"Master Han, do you think that Ru Xin has been silenced and I can still be here waiting for you intact?"
"What do you mean?" Han Anming was startled and suddenly had a bad feeling.
"You don't need to sacrifice Dingtiansi's magic weapon. This is just a clone that I left behind in desperation. It's a fake. If it's exposed to your Dingtiansi's secret treasure, it will shatter immediately."
"What on earth do you mean?"
"Master Han, I have already felt that my life has expired and I have no time. You'd better not interrupt me." Ji Wudao's speaking speed slowly increased.
Then, his body suddenly flickered, as if it was about to turn into a phantom and disappear.
…
At the same time, in the distant land of the Southern Barbarians, Qi Lou was dressed in Li costumes, standing on the highest point of a solitary peak, with a solemn expression and looking at the sky with confused eyes.
In front of him, there was an ancient altar, covered with traces of time.
On the altar, Mu Ruxin's shadow has become illusory, flying towards the sky and disappearing.
What is still on the altar is Ji Wudao's figure. As the ancient and lush sacrificial inscriptions are chanted in the building, the pale flame burns onto the phantom, slowly burning it as if it were the real thing.
The phantom has turned into an illusion.
Just like the disappeared phantom of Mu Ruxin, it slowly floated up and drifted towards the sky.
…
In the Hidden Incense Pavilion, Ji Wudao sighed as he looked at his body that had become a little illusory, even unable to condense into shape.
"My true self, Ji Wudao, is dead."
"Master Han, please remember clearly. I don't have much time. I only know that the fake jade seal was sent by a person who called himself Yu Ziqing. I didn't see him at all. I later gave it to Huan Hai.
I don't know how he did it in that moment of illusion.
Yesterday, Ruxin knew that she was involved and would definitely die. Before she died, she wanted me to run away quickly. She told me that she was a spy sent by Ye Jianzhong. She even told me that Ye Jianzhong asked him to send the fake jade seal to Duke Xian.
, framed Duke Xian.
She has redeemed herself and is free, but she locked herself in the room yesterday, and I knew that things were not that simple anymore. Is she already dead?"
"Yes..." Han Anming nodded.
"It's a pity. Ever since someone kidnapped me before, I knew that she would definitely not survive. I knew about it, and I wasn't surprised that she was silenced. I didn't even know that she was silenced just to be on the safe side.
Also normal.
Since I came here, I have been prepared to die. There is nothing to regret. I only ask Mr. Han to make Duke Xian guilty. If he dies, the troubles between humans and demons will be completely eliminated.
"
Having said this, the clone's figure began to become more illusory and less cohesive.
"There are two jade seals, did you know?"
"Two?" Ji Wudao was slightly startled and immediately shook his head: "Master Han, in the name of Master, I swear to heaven that I have only seen one fake jade seal!"
After saying this, the clone's reality changed even more frequently.
The clone sighed secretly, he was about to die again.
This time there is a new way to die.
At that time, it was a clone that took the form of Ji Wudao. The clone was naturally also Ji Wudao's clone.
At this moment, Ji Wudao was subjected to a death ritual, and his true identity was completely erased from this world. There would no longer be such a living being, and naturally his clone could no longer exist.
The death ceremony of the big man in the building is really powerful.
No wonder I heard before that the Li people's method of erasing traces is the most thorough, and now I finally see it.
As long as a dead person performs a death ritual, even if someone can take on the appearance of a dead person, they will never be able to change their true appearance again.
Naturally, no one can use the identity of this dead man to do anything in front of the Li people.
The clone slowly became illusory, like a burst of smoke, blown away by the wind, completely dissipated without a trace, disappearing completely, leaving nothing behind.
There was nothing in front of Han Anming, the tea in the cup was still steaming, and he was in a trance.
who is it?
Who did it? There are not many people who can do so many things in Lidu without leaving any trace.
Han Anming glanced in the direction of Miyagi and fell silent.
Even if he had the law in hand, he could not make a decision regarding matters involving the royal family.
After walking around in the Hidden Incense Pavilion, no one dared to approach Mu Ruxin's body. There were obvious traces of the use of the black ball inside. Similarly, there were the same traces here in Ji Wudao's place.
Even after using the silver mirror and retracing everything inside and outside the Hidden Fragrance Pavilion, there was nothing special found except for several hand-to-hand fight scenes involving Jian Tianxiao.
After returning to Dingtiansi, Han Anming cautiously visited Dingtiansi's cabinet.
Anyone who enters Lidu will leave a mark of their true nature when they first arrive. The stronger the person, the stronger the mark left behind.
For some strong monks, this thing can barely be used as a soul lamp.
Of course, only the life and death of people within Lidu can be distinguished.
Entering the empty cabinet, Han Anming activated the magic weapon, divine light surged, and a picture scroll appeared in front of him, and it soon settled on Ji Wudao.
The record about Ji Wudao is extremely simple. It only records that Ji Wudao came to Lidu for the first time and never left again.
But now, the true self reflected by Ji Wudao at that time has disappeared.
There are only two possibilities.
Either his master would come and erase it himself.
Either that, Ji Wudao is already dead, and he must have died in Lidu.
"It's really dead..." There was not much surprise in Han Anming's expression. What he had seen clearly just now, Ji Wudao's eyes, had clearly shown that he had seen his own death. That kind of faint lament and sorrow, Han Anming had seen many deaths.
I've seen it happen to people.
After leaving Dingtiansi's cabinet, Han Anming went to report to his master.
Wei Xingchao was interrogating Duke Xian at this moment.
"Master Wei, how many times have you asked me, I have said it all, and I have told it all truthfully. I am loyal to your majesty, and heaven and earth can teach you. Over the years, I have never had any different intentions. Your majesty knows it...
I have to meet His Majesty, and there is no doubt about my loyalty!"
Listening to what Duke Xian said, Wei Xingchao looked cold.
"I will convey the words of Duke Xian to His Majesty exactly as they are."
In addition to these words of loyalty, the words spoken by Duke Xian and Ye Jianzhong are very similar. The two framed each other...
The difference is that Duke Xian may not seem calm, but in fact he knows where the vitality lies best. He knows clearly that he can make any mistakes, but as long as he is loyal, there will be a turn for the better.
"Master, the investigation has been completed."
Wei Xingchao frowned, and suddenly felt something was wrong. The person was not brought back, and the investigation was completed so quickly?
I left the cell and moved to another place.
Han Anming told everything he saw and heard.
"...Master, this is roughly the case. To be on the safe side, my disciple went to the cabinet to check. Ji Wudao also died. He died in Lidu."
"Such a domineering rice qi cannot be obtained by ordinary people, nor can ordinary people bring it into Lidu. In addition, when acting in Lidu, it can be hidden from Dingtiansi's eyes, and this true weapon appears out of thin air.
Jade seal..." Wei Xingchao murmured to himself, silently.
After a moment, he said slowly.
"There is no need to investigate further. This is enough. I will report to His Majesty as a teacher."
"Yes." Han Anming breathed a sigh of relief. This matter was full of weirdness and confusion, but at this point, even if there was no evidence, it was already very clear.
From interfering, to framing, to killing people and silencing them, and then to hiding the truth from Dingtiansi...
Counting each of these items individually, there are many people who have the ability to do this, but if you add them all up, they can do it. There are only two or three people left in Lidu.
Han Anming handed back the decree. Wei Xingchao stood there alone, looking in the direction of the palace. After a long time, he slowly asked himself a question.
"Are you so impatient to wait?"
After a pause, Wei Xingchao answered again.
"It is true that Duke Xian is willing to take such a big risk to find a way to extend his life. It must be other ways to extend his life, which are already useless. Duke Xian is probably preparing for a rainy day for his master...
Several others took advantage of this opportunity to stir up trouble secretly, which was indeed a good opportunity. Unfortunately, they used the worst possible method, and His Majesty was not happy about it. It seemed that there was no flaw at all, but instead it became the biggest flaw."
Shaking his head, Wei Xingchao stood up and headed to the palace city.
When he met the emperor again, Wei Xingchao knelt down on one knee and reported everything to him in detail.
"Your Majesty forgives me for my incompetence. I have investigated this point, but I can't find anything based on my ability alone. I still ask your Majesty to make a decision."
After the emperor pondered for a long time, he slowly said.
"I can rest assured that Wei Qing is doing his job. Since we can't find out, let's stop here. Did the two of them say anything else?"
"Back to your majesty, Duke Xianguo has been shouting to meet your majesty. He is loyal to your majesty, and he is not trying to deceive your majesty. However, Ye Shangshu said that he had scruples after getting the jade seal, so he could not directly donate it. Your majesty can
Do you want to summon two adults?"
"No, the two of them, at this moment, are still blaming each other, blaming all the blame on a dead man who has been silenced, and preparing an edict."
After a while, Wei Xingchao left with his will.
As he walked on the road, Wei Xingchao felt a little awe-struck, as the Emperor's thoughts became increasingly difficult to guess.
Originally, he thought that after the emperor became furious, he would still show mercy and spare their lives, but he didn't expect that.
"To sacrifice one's country to the Duke, to kill mortals, and not to repent, is a heinous crime... He will be punished for several crimes together, and he will be deprived of his hereditary title, demoted to a commoner, and given dove wine."
"Ye Jianzhong was awarded nine orifices and received five punishments."
This is the final punishment.
Duke Xian seemed to have a lot of crimes, but he actually gave him the most honorable way to die.
As for Ye Jianzhong, there was no list of crimes at all, just punishments.
The sealing of the nine orifices eliminated any trace of Ye Jianzhong's vitality, and the five punishments meant that he was cut into eight pieces. With Ye Jianzhong's cultivation, I am afraid that he will not die immediately, but will live for a while before he finally dies.
But apart from that, what surprised Wei Xingchao the most was that the emperor had no intention of checking on the other princes.
Instead, they directly punished the Prince of the East Palace and King Zhao.
The two were directly ordered to remain in confinement for ten years and were not allowed to participate in anything.
Wei Xingchao left quickly with his intention in mind, not daring to think any more.
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On the other side, Qin Yang has left the radiation range of Lidu and headed to the Black Forest Sea, preparing to find the villain.
Whether the things here are finished or not, all you need to know is whether the villain's resentment has dissipated.
He had done everything he needed to do, and he had no control over the rest.
Flying in mid-air, with its feet on a cloud of white clouds, the ugly chicken stood on Qin Yang's shoulders, waving its wings and pointing to the sun in the sky.
"Qin Youde, the ancestor has almost recovered. You should flatter the ancestor quickly. Otherwise, when the ancestor goes up and comes back, you won't even have the chance to flatter the ancestor!"