Evil of all ages

Chapter 234 Always Willing
Prime Minister's Residence

Gao Ge led a man wearing a black cloak and a hat into the back garden to see his grandfather, then tactfully withdrew.

Once Gao Ge left, the newcomer lifted his hat, revealing his true face.

It was none other than the 15-year-old Emperor Li Xuanqing.

"Prime Minister, didn't you say that to overthrow the wicked empress, we need to first remove her two brothers and the corrupt official Shen Zhonghe?"

"Why not continue targeting Shen Zhonghe now, since we failed to deal with him last time?"

The young emperor Li Xuanqing asked, puzzled.

"Your Majesty, do you think the failure to deal with Shen Zhonghe last time was a coincidence?"

Gao He calmly countered with a question.

"It's not a coincidence. Could it be that the Demon Queen has already discovered our actions?"

Li Xuanqing's expression changed as he asked.

Gao He shook his head slightly, indicating that it was not.

"If it's not a coincidence, then what is it?"

Li Xuanqing couldn't contain himself and asked.

“Last time we were so well prepared, but Shen Zhonghe was still able to escape danger because he has a new master and it was his new master who helped him.”

Gao He said calmly.

"The new master?"

"who is it?"

Li Xuanqing was quite surprised to hear this. Not only did Shen Zhonghe betray the Empress, but besides the Empress, who in the capital had such power that they could help Shen Zhonghe escape danger?

"The Ghost Market Controller—The Ghost Emperor!"

Gao He didn't keep them in suspense and revealed Shen Zhonghe's new master.

"How could it be the Ghost Emperor?"

Li Xuanqing asked in surprise.

"Shen Zhonghe was incredibly skilled at accumulating wealth; how could he possibly be an incompetent person?"

"I'm afraid he had already seen through the situation and knew that continuing to follow the Empress Dowager wouldn't last long."

"In order to survive"

"It's not surprising that he has a new owner."

"The Ghost Emperor probably took him in because of his remarkable ability to amass wealth."

Gao He said calmly.

Why did Shen Zhonghe choose the Ghost Emperor?

"Furthermore, even with our thorough preparations, the Ghost Emperor was able to help Shen Zhonghe escape danger. Isn't the Ghost Emperor's ability just too great?"

Li Xuanqing couldn't understand why Shen Zhonghe didn't choose to be loyal to him, but instead went to be loyal to the Ghost Emperor.

“His choice of the Ghost Emperor was a wise one.”

"Because he betrayed many people, first the late emperor, then the eldest prince, and then the wicked empress. Who would dare to employ him?"

"In addition, he was branded as a corrupt official, so his career in the court was almost over."

"If he doesn't seek the protection of a grandmaster, who else can he turn to?"

"As for the Ghost Emperor's abilities... Has Your Majesty not heard the saying: 'As long as you can afford the price, the Ghost Market will grant your every request'?"

Gao He replied.

Li Xuanqing never expected that a single sentence circulating in the Ghost Market would be so valuable.

"The Empress Dowager doesn't know that Shen Zhonghe has betrayed her yet, which is a good thing. Next, as long as her two brothers are removed, her reign will be over."

Gao He said calmly.

"Prime Minister, Minister Xu and Duke Anshi are probably not easy to deal with."

"Moreover, the Empress is not stupid. If her arms are cut off for no reason, she will definitely protect her two brothers to the death."

Li Xuanqing was still a little worried.

"Don't worry, she can't protect them, because it's not just me, the prime minister, who's going after those three siblings, but all the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital."

"Faced with the evil of the world, the three siblings had no choice but to be devoured."

Li Xuanqing left satisfied with the answer he wanted.

“Grandpa, three years ago, the Divine Dragon Sect revealed that the Demon Queen was a member of the demonic path. At that time, everyone thought the Demon Queen was doomed.”

"The Empress Dowager weathered those crises, but what about this time...?"

As soon as the young emperor left, Gao Ge came in, his face still showing a hint of worry.

"Will not"

"No matter how lucky a person is, it's only temporary."

“It’s been three years already, her good luck can’t last forever.” “And this time, I hardly needed to push things along; many things just happened naturally.”

"This shows that many people can't wait to overthrow the three siblings."

"We'll see."

"Look at how these three siblings walked into the abyss."

After Gao He finished speaking, he waved for his grandson to leave.

outside the capital

Three miles from the city gate, Huang Taihong stopped there with more than a hundred personal guards.

Huang Taihong looked at the city gate of the capital, knowing that it would be difficult to enter.

Because it is a serious crime for an officer to return to the capital without a transfer order.

He was likely to be arrested by the heavily guarded troops as soon as he arrived at the city gate with a hundred personal guards.

But now that he's already here, how could he possibly turn back?

Without further hesitation, he led his personal guards toward the city gate.

They also gave advance instructions that if the city's heavily armed guards tried to arrest them, the personal guards should not resist.

Sure enough, as soon as they approached, a large number of soldiers guarding the city poured out.

Huang Taihong was prepared and continued to approach with his personal guards.

Four hundred meters from the city gate, an unexpected situation occurred for Huang Taihong.

The heavily armed soldiers who had come out to defend the city then poured back into the city.

A group of people were left at the city gate, led by what appeared to be the city's garrison general, as if they were standing there to welcome him.

Seeing this situation, Huang Taihong, despite his doubts, still led his men forward.

"Could it be General Huang Taihong?"

The general guarding the city asked enthusiastically.

"You know me?"

Huang Taihong frowned. How could a city garrison general know him?

"General Huang, there are orders from above. If it is you, General Huang, please come in without questioning."

The general guarding the city ordered his men to clear the way.

"Who gave you the order?"

Huang Taihong was surprised that he was not arrested or questioned, and let him enter the city. This was not an order from the imperial court to the general guarding the city.

Upon hearing this, the general guarding the city simply shook his head slightly and said nothing.

"Going into the city"

Seeing that he couldn't get any information out of him, Huang Taihong gave the city's garrison general a quick look before leading his men into the city.

Upon entering the city, he did not seek out his elder brother, but instead asked the commoners for directions and led his men directly to the Duke of Anshi's mansion.

Because he already sensed that he was becoming someone's pawn.

After letting Huang Taihong in, the general guarding the city hanged himself.

Anshiguo Duke's Mansion

"Snapped"

Xu Ming slapped Xu Zhengqi hard across the face.

"Have you forgotten everything I said?"

Although Xu Ming was granted the title of Duke, he still preferred to refer to himself as "this Marquis".

At this moment, he looked at his son, whom he had raised to be a hopeless case, with a sense of disappointment and frustration.

Xu Zhengqi was completely dumbfounded.

"Father...Father, what did I do wrong?"

Xu Zhengqi felt wronged. It was fine that he was beaten for doing something wrong, but he didn't even know what he had done wrong.

"I've already told you who in the capital you can and can't mess with, have you forgotten all of that?"

Looking at his son's aggrieved expression, Xu Ming tried his best to suppress his temper.

"I haven't forgotten. It's just the old prime minister. The son of the carefree king and the ghost king is not to be trifled with."

Xu Zhengqi replied.

"Since you haven't forgotten, why did you provoke the son of the Ghost King?"

Xu Ming asked in a low voice.

"What? Provoking the son of the Ghost King?"

"Me? When?"

Xu Zhengqi was completely bewildered. He had provoked the son of the Ghost King, but he himself didn't know it.
(End of this chapter)