Inside the car, the two men had different expressions, and it was unclear what they were planning.

On Dongmen Street, Yang Zhong felt bitter. He was now in a dilemma. He had arranged things so well back then, and things would not have turned out this way. He didn't know where he went wrong.

We need to sort things out carefully, to understand the whole story. It started when the Emperor sent Wang Xiejiang and others home to teach their sons. Later, Prince Yong returned to his fiefdom, and Wang Kuanqi was not in court. He was isolated and helpless, and was suppressed by Qiu Chengshi and others.

Later, Wei Tingsi went out of the capital to thoroughly investigate the corruption case in Prince Yong's fiefdom. Before he even left the capital, he received news that Wei Tingsi did not intend to go to Jiangnan, but was investigating the cheating in the imperial examination. So he focused his attention on the cheating in the imperial examination. Just when he thought that Wei Tingsi was going to get entangled in the cheating in the imperial examination, he went to Jiangnan instead, leaving Wang Jiyang behind.

Before he could figure out what the emperor was going to do, someone beat the Dengwen Drum, followed by Wang Jiyang leading a group of scholars and minor officials to kneel at the East Gate, requesting the emperor to thoroughly investigate the imperial examination fraud case. At this point, he realized that it must be a feint.

Dealing with Wei Tingsi and Wang Jiyang is not difficult. Wang Jiyang has Wang Kuanqi keeping a close eye on him, and Wei Tingsi can't get past the Wei family. Before he could take any action, that old bastard Xie Yun betrayed him!

The case of cheating in the imperial examination was handed over to Liu Huan. Although Liu Huan came from a second-rate family, he was special because his maternal family was the Huo family of Bianzhou.

He was still the Crown Prince's man, so Liu Huan was not someone to be trifled with. However, this fellow seemed to think he was too old and actually took away his eldest grandson. At this point, it seemed as if even the heavens were on his side, and Grand Tutor Wang died!

He was forced to his death by the current emperor! Just like retribution, the crown prince disappeared at this time. Although the current emperor came up with the shameless trick of the divine right of kings, it doesn't matter. He can't hold on for long. With the crown prince in trouble, the princes and other princes are restless, and chaos in the world is just around the corner. At that time, the current emperor will have to give up some things.

But before he could make good use of this golden opportunity, fate seemed to have tipped its scales. The Wang family was finished, and he had lost his strongest ally. As if fate was about to add insult to injury, Prince Yong secretly invited the Huo family from Bianzhou, and Xie Yun, that old scoundrel, was not to be outdone, inviting the Yan family from Jiangnan.

The Emperor did it on purpose! He deliberately caused him to experience dramatic ups and downs, leaving him in a difficult situation and utterly humiliated!

He thought that with the petition from the people and the death of Grand Tutor Wang, the Emperor would at least back down a few steps. He never expected that the petition would only ask the Emperor to spare the eldest grandson out of consideration for the Xie family's hard work, even if they hadn't made any great contributions. The death of Grand Tutor Wang was even more pointless. With no one to restrain Wang Jiyang from avenging his father, and no filial piety to keep him in check, Wang Jiyang was like the monkey on Flower Fruit Mountain, directly destroying the Wang family. Even after Grand Tutor Wang's death, he still couldn't maintain his integrity!

Upon closer examination, he realized that it all started with "returning home to teach his son." In retrospect, it all seemed like a huge conspiracy that had unknowingly enveloped him, leading to his current predicament of losing both his wife and his money.

"My lord, a letter from Lord Lu." Yang Shou limped over, his face bruised and battered.

Seeing his appearance, Yang Zhong was furious and wanted to tear the instigator in the shadows to pieces. He never expected that he, Yang Zhong, would be caught off guard at the crucial moment.

He took the letter and read it, his face turning ashen. "Tomorrow we will certainly lose to the Yan and Huo families. Go and tell them that losing the city is not a loss."