Chapter 71 Has everyone been caught?

Watching the villagers walk away, Sikong Yan waved to the guards, who immediately took their leave respectfully.

Soon, only Sikong Yan and Shen Chaoyan were left on the hillside.

Sikong Yan looked at the setting sun, and after a long silence, he turned to look at the people around him, "Third brother's arms are really long. Even Yuhua Temple has his people."

In fact, before the eldest prince got into trouble, Sikong Yan had never had any idea about the throne.

The eldest prince is a dozen years older than Sikong Yan, and the two brothers have a very good relationship.

In Sikong Yan's heart, the eldest prince is both a teacher and a friend, and the closest person to him on his path to growth.

He studied hard and practiced martial arts diligently, just hoping to become the eldest prince's right-hand man in the future.

Unfortunately, things don't go as planned.

After the eldest prince got into trouble, Daxia was affected by natural disasters and wars, and the people lived in dire straits.

When the previous emperor fell ill and passed the throne to Sikong Yan, Sikong Yan was shocked, but he tried his best to shoulder the burden of being the king of a country.

In order to ensure that the people had enough food and clothing, when he first ascended the throne, he not only promoted new agricultural tools, but also went to the site to guide and supervise water conservancy projects.

The third prince had made careful arrangements for so many years, but he never thought that he would miss the throne in the end.

How could the third prince be willing to accept this?

He did a lot of insidious things behind the scenes to ruin Sikong Yan's reputation.

Seeing that Sikong Yan also guessed that the group of people just now were the work of Sikong Yu, Shen Chaoyan said softly, "Before, Sikong Yu hid in the dark and turned the situation upside down, trying to reap the benefits. You have already eliminated many of his followers in the court and forced him into the light, so there is no need to worry about him in the future."

The third prince was ambitious. When the previous emperor was in power, he secretly cultivated his power.

He coveted the throne for a long time.

His power was intertwined, and the cartoonist opened the door for him.

Now that his ambition is exposed, it may not be a bad thing.

"My beloved concubine is right." Sikong Yan stretched out his hand and took Shen Chaoyan into his arms. Looking at the darkening sky, he slowly narrowed his black eyes.

The third prince pretended to be an idle prince with no ambitions, and racked his brains and used all means to ruin his reputation bit by bit, hoping to make him completely lose the support of the people.

What a good calculation!

In such a big court, there are not many ministers who completely stand on the side of Sikong Yan.

In the past, Sikong Yan was young and arrogant, and he did everything by himself, just to prove himself.

But now, there is no need.

The heart of a king should be as bright as a mirror and as clear as water, and it can accommodate the common people.

Shen Chaoyan raised her head and blinked at the man, "So, Your Majesty, the sun is setting, should we go back?"

Sikong Yan met her gaze, and his heart softened.

Not only did she know the Third Prince's plan and the secrets of the ministers, she could also predict the future. How lucky was he to have such help?

With her around, he felt like he had divine help.

"We were interrupted by the villagers just now. Now there's no one in the back hills. Let's continue."

"Continue what... um!"

Before Shen Chaoyan finished her words, Sikong Yan had leaned over and kissed her lips again.

In fact, there was one more thing he didn't say to her.

When he said he liked her, it wasn't just a test.

... ...

Back to the temple, it was completely dark.

After Sikong Yan sent Shen Chaoyan back to the chamber, he also returned to his yard. Not long after, the lights in the yard went out.

[Ding! Host, there's a big melon about Yuhua Temple. Do you want to eat it? 】

In the room, Shen Chaoyan had just blown out the candles and lay down when the heavenly book showed large, glowing characters in front of her.

Shen Chaoyan turned her head and glanced at Xue Youran who was already fast asleep: [Come on! Eat a melon before bed to help you sleep! ]

[As a royal temple, Yuhua Temple usually receives mostly high-ranking officials and nobles. The ladies and wives of officials often come here to burn incense and fulfill their vows.

In order to get the shady deeds of court officials out of these people, Sikong Yu planted his people in the temple's fortune-telling and interpretation items. 】

Sikong Yu's methods are really endless.

Which official in a high position does not have a trace of stain on him?

Even if he protects himself, who can guarantee that his wife, children, relatives and friends at home are all clean?

As long as Sikong Yu digs out some dirty secrets, he can use it to control them!

Shen Chaoyan: [But, Yuhua Temple is a royal temple after all. How did Sikong Yu get his people in? ]

Tianshu: [The deputy abbot of Yuhua Temple has a handle in his hand and has been silently doing things for him. ]

Shen Chaoyan: [What handle? ]

Tianshu: [The deputy abbot has two wives at the foot of the mountain, and they gave birth to two sons and a daughter for him. ] Oh

my god!

This monk is awesome! He has become a monk, but he still has both sons and daughters!

No wonder those villagers can go to the back mountain today. It is likely that the deputy abbot led them to the back mountain.

Shen Chaoyan: [No! We have to find a way to notify the tyrant as soon as possible! ]

Tianshu: [The tyrant's secret guards have detained Xukong! They are interrogating him now! 】

Shen Chaoyan was relieved: 【Tyrants are very efficient!】

Tianshu agreed with her: 【Who is not capable when he is an emperor?】

Shen Chaoyan yawned: 【Have you come up with the result? Can you overthrow Sikong Yu?】

【It is still under trial. I will inform you as soon as the result comes out.】

Shen Chaoyan yawned again: 【Okay, I will take a nap first.】

Today, she got up very early to come to the sacrifice. After

gossiping for so long, she was really sleepy.

Not long after she closed her eyes, she fell asleep.

... ...

It was late at night and everything was silent.

Sikong Yan changed into night clothes and went to the back mountain quietly.

There was a small and secluded courtyard there.

The door of the courtyard was tightly closed, and it was quiet all around, with no one in sight.

Sikong Yan raised his eyes to estimate the height of the wall, then leaped and landed lightly inside the courtyard wall.

After he went in, the secret guards guarding the door immediately knelt down and saluted, "Your Majesty!"

Sikong Yan asked, "Have they caught everyone?"

The secret guard replied, "Yes, Lord Xuan Zhu has already interrogated them!"

Sikong Yan nodded slightly.

Someone in the house heard the noise and immediately opened the door.

Suddenly, a smell of blood came to his face.

Sikong Yan didn't care, he took a step with his long legs and strode in.

"Mmmm! Mmmm!"

Several candles were lit in the room, enough to illuminate the room. There were

several monks lying on the ground, all with their hands and feet tied.

Several of them were covered in wounds, obviously Xuan Gong had tortured them severely.

Only one person was intact and huddled in the corner, shivering.

The man looked to be in his forties, white and plump, and the monk's robe he wore was more textured than that of the other monks.

Xuan Gong pointed at this person and reported to Sikong Huang, "Your Majesty, according to Xukong's explanation, these people are all the Third Prince's men. They are all hard-headed, and I have tortured them for so long, but I haven't been able to pry their mouths open!"

Xukong is the junior brother of Xuyun, the abbot of Yuhua Temple. He is not pure in the six senses and is greedy for life and afraid of death.

At that time, Sikong Yu accidentally discovered that he had kept a woman at the foot of the mountain, and he easily got hold of his handle and forced him to do things for him.

With Sikong Yu's help, Xukong soon became the deputy abbot of the temple.

He planted a lot of people in Yuhua Temple for Sikong Yu.

But this person was a soft bone. Xuan Cang didn't even start to torture him. As soon as he stabbed the dagger into his fingers, he was so scared that he shook out Sikong Yu's people.

This group of fake monks on the ground are all Sikong Yu's people, and they are all strong.

If Xuan Cang hadn't been prepared in advance, he might not be able to catch them in one fell swoop.

There are as many as thirteen fake monks on the ground, which shows how deeply Sikong Yu's power has penetrated into Yuhua Temple!

These monks knew the terrain of Yuhua Temple very well, and they knew where the blind spots of the Yulin Army were.

With their help in secret, it was no wonder that Sikong Yu was able to arrange He Yulin and those villagers without anyone noticing.

Sikong Yan looked down at these fake monks and uttered a few words coldly, "Since they are useless, just kill them all."