Evil of all ages

Chapter 266 Power Struggle

Chapter 266 Power Struggle
Capital
The power struggle is intensifying
The Empress Dowager seized the opportunity to imprison Lü Busheng, the Minister of War, on charges of treason.

It was still the Heavenly Prison in the South of the City.

It contains elements of retaliation, like "an eye for an eye" or "a tooth for a tooth."

Although Xu Yushu was confined to his quarters, his connection with Qingyun Palace was not severed.

In an effort to help him, Qingyun Palace sent out batches of powerful individuals and disciples to assist him, but none of them made it to the capital before dying outside the city.

They sent it three times, and all three times it was the same.

This made the heavily damaged Qingyun Palace realize that the capital city, a den of dragons and tigers, was not a place that any martial arts sect could enter at will.

They gave up.

He immediately cut off all contact with Xu Yushu.

Di Qingtian is still searching for evidence to prove Xu Yushu's innocence.

He actually found a clue recently.

聂府
Nie Yang's youngest son got married, and the Empress Dowager allowed Nie Yang to return home for two days.

The wedding process went smoothly.

In the evening, the guests left, and the youngest son went to his bridal chamber.

Nie Yang pushed open the door to the study and went inside.

"Who?"

Upon entering the study and closing the door, Nie Yang noticed someone was inside.

Immediately, his nerves tensed up, and he turned to look at the figure standing in front of the desk.

"It's you?"

When the figure turned around, Nie Yang saw the other person's face and his brows furrowed.

Because the visitor was a veteran of five reigns, the old prime minister Gao He.

"Prime Minister Gao, what brings you here so late at night?"

Nie Yang guessed why the prime minister had come and knew that the time had come to test his acting skills.

"Commander Nie, you are a smart man. How could you not guess why I have come?"

Gao He asked in return, his face expressionless.

"Have you come to persuade me to betray the Empress Dowager?"

"Are you here to kill me?"

Nie Yang pondered for a moment and then asked.

"Commander Nie, you know the Empress's situation better than we do. She can't hold on for much longer."

"Do you intend to be buried with the wicked empress?"

Gao He's unspoken meaning was clear: he was there to give Nie Yang a chance.

"Prime Minister Gao, I respect you as a veteran of five reigns. If you leave now, I will pretend you never came."

"Otherwise, I will have no choice but to take you to see the Empress Dowager."

Nie Yang stepped aside, making way for Gao He to leave quickly.

"Commander Nie, if you don't think about yourself, don't you think about your family?"

"Especially since your youngest son just got married, don't you want him to see tomorrow's sun rise?"

Gao He asked calmly as always.

"What do you mean?"

"Do you really think I'm easy to bully..."

Before Nie Yang could finish speaking, a powerful aura pressed down on him.

Before he could confirm what was going on, Gao He suddenly appeared in front of him.

Even though Gao He raised his hand very slowly, Nie Yang saw it, but his body couldn't react at all.

Until Gao He's hand landed on his shoulder.

Gao He pressed down slightly, and Nie Yang's expression changed drastically.

"thump"

He was forced to kneel down by Gao He.

"You...you are a Grandmaster-level expert!?"

Nie Yang was completely unable to resist, as Gao He's oppressive aura was too strong, preventing him from mobilizing his internal energy.

He could only grit his teeth and struggle to look up at Gao He.

Gao He did not unleash his full power; instead, he concealed his aura, keeping it confined to the room.

Currently, he doesn't want the Empress Dowager to discover that he is a Grandmaster of Supreme Strength.

"Commander Nie, a wise man knows when to yield. Why should you drag your whole family down with you to be buried with the evil empress?"

Gao He's meaning was clear: if they didn't agree, the Nie family would be in turmoil tonight.

“If there’s a way to live, who would want to die? I took the poison given to me by the Empress Dowager, so my life is no longer in my own hands,” Nie Yang said helplessly and unwillingly.

"That's simple, just remove the poison from your body."

Gao He withdrew his hand from Nie Yang's shoulder and turned to look at the shadowy corner of the study.

Nie Yang followed Gao He's gaze.

A figure emerged from the shadows.

This startled Nie Yang; he hadn't expected there to be someone hiding in the study who hadn't been discovered.

The sinister old man emerged from the shadows without saying a word, walked up to Nie Yang, and grabbed Nie Yang's arm.

Nie Yang glanced at Gao He but did not resist the evil old man's actions.

Unexpectedly, the wicked old man cut a small but significant gash on his arm.

Nie Yang merely frowned, without pulling his arm back.

The evil old man licked the blood gushing from the wound.

After licking it, he put Nie Yang's arm down.

"It is indeed the Nine-Death Brain Worm Pill."

Ren Qitian, the mad doctor of the Demonic Sect, determined the poison Nie Yang had been afflicted by a blood test and then gave him two pills.

Looking at the two pills in his hand, Nie Yang knew that one of them was the antidote for the Nine Deaths Brain Worm Pill, and the other was a new poison that would control him.

After thinking for a moment, Nie Yang swallowed both pills.

Moreover, he knew that he couldn't possibly be the only one who had taken the new poison; his entire family had probably been affected.

But he wasn't worried at all, because as long as his master didn't give his approval, no matter what kind of poison they were poisoned with, it wouldn't kill his whole family.

"What do you need me to do?"

Nie Yang asked Gao He what his next task was.

"Keep the Imperial Guard firmly under control. We will inform you when we need you."

After saying that, Gao He left with Ren Qitian, the Nine-Death Mad Doctor.

The next day

Di Qingtian found evidence proving that Xu Yushu was framed.

Prime Minister's Residence

"As expected of the world's number one detective, if we hadn't acted swiftly and cleaned things up, I'm afraid Di Qingtian would have traced it back to us."

Gao Ge clenched his fist slightly. He hadn't expected that Di Qingtian would break the frame-up against Xu Yushu so quickly.

"You underestimate Di Qingtian. He knew all along that we were the ones behind it all."

Gao He sipped his tea and said calmly.

"Grandpa, are you saying that Di Qingtian knew it was us all along, but he only wanted to repay the Empress Dowager's favor and didn't want to investigate too deeply and get involved in our conflict?"

"It was just a brief mention."

Gao Ge's eyes widened slightly as he spoke.

"anything else?"

Gao He continued to ask.

"Di Qingtian's actions may seem like he's maintaining neutrality, but deep down he hopes we win and that the Empress will return power to the young emperor."

"After all, with the empress dowager in charge of the government, the world is not only unable to stay peaceful, but is becoming increasingly chaotic, which is something that the patriotic and people-loving Di Qingtian does not want to see."

The more Gao Ge spoke, the more joyful she became. Even someone like Di Qingtian was biased towards them, which meant the Empress was destined to never be able to turn the tide.

"Our distinguished guest has arrived. Please go out for a moment."

Gao He smiled but didn't say anything. Suddenly, his ears twitched, and he heard a noise. He then asked his grandson to go out for a moment.

Once Gao Ge left, the newcomer appeared.

It was Li Tianwu, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"What do you want from me?"

Li Tianwu cut to the chase and asked the question.

"Do you still remember that you owe me a favor?"

Gao He asked calmly.

Upon hearing this, Li Tianwu frowned. Gao He was a veteran of five dynasties, and having lived to this point, he owed many people favors.

Before he went into seclusion and became a grandmaster, he did owe Gao He a favor.

"what do you want to do?"

Li Tianwu was not afraid of Gao He making outrageous demands.