While Yang Cheng was drinking and trying to get information out of the two Taoist priests, Di Kui had already rushed to the Yixian Sect to request an audience with the Golden Cauldron True Man.
Master Jin Ding opened the palace door, his tone slightly impatient, and asked, "What is it now?"
The grand alchemy refining ceremony is about to begin, and True Man Jin Ding has many things to prepare. Therefore, he has instructed Di Kui not to bother him unless necessary.
Di Kui said anxiously, "Please, Your Excellency, immediately order the arrest of Yang Cheng!"
This man is a remnant of the former Xin Kingdom, harboring wolfish ambitions. He plots to overthrow the Liang Kingdom, so he secretly infiltrates the Grand Preceptor's side, intending to kill the Grand Preceptor and then assassinate the Emperor to overthrow the Liang Kingdom!
Liu Pianpian was killed by his men. The reason Lu Panlong didn't discover the Red Turban Army assassins was also because he secretly sabotaged things!
Master Jin Ding sighed, his gaze towards Di Kui filled with anger and deep disappointment.
How did you know all this?
Di Kui hurriedly said, "I personally witnessed the Prime Minister's adopted son, Han Yu, enter Yang Cheng's room and have a secret conversation with Yang Cheng. Then I used secret techniques to eavesdrop on the two of them and that's how I learned about their wolfish ambitions!"
Master Jin Ding asked in a completely emotionless tone, "Are you sure?"
"Of course I'm certain!"
Master Jin Ding said calmly, "Very well, someone, bring Yang Cheng here for questioning."
Di Kui was unaware that he had overlooked a crucial issue, which was also a trap set by Yang Cheng for him.
He said that Yang Cheng claimed to be a remnant of the Youxin Kingdom and wanted to overthrow the emperor and rebuild the Youxin Kingdom.
But last time, Master Jin Ding had clearly implied that as long as Yang Cheng continued to perform well, he would no longer need the Liang royal family after the Great Refining of Pills, and the throne could be given to Yang Cheng.
If Yang Cheng really had remnants of the Xin Kingdom, why would he rebel at this point? Wouldn't it have been better to just wait to seize the throne and take revenge?
Moreover, the claim that Yang Cheng was a remnant of the Xin Kingdom is itself untenable.
The family with a grudge against the remnants of the Youxin Kingdom is the Gao family of the Liang Kingdom's royal family, not him, the Golden Cauldron Immortal.
Why would Yang Cheng go to such great lengths to infiltrate Jin Ding Zhenren's inner circle just to kill him first and then overthrow the Liang Kingdom? Was he out of his mind?
This is like your enemy is seriously injured and being treated by a doctor. Instead of stabbing your enemy, you take a knife and insist on stabbing the doctor, saying that you can't let the doctor save him. Isn't that just crazy?
Therefore, Di Kui's claim that Yang Cheng was a remnant of the Xin Kingdom is logically untenable.
But Di Kui had no time to think about any of that in his haste. He was simply anxious to tell Jin Ding Zhenren about it.
Little did they know that Jin Ding Zhenren had already completely lost faith in Di Kui and even harbored murderous intent towards him.
What use is a disobedient subordinate?
At this moment, Yang Cheng, who was drinking with the two Taoist priests Shouyue and Jingming, heard that Jin Ding Zhenren was looking for him. Yang Cheng immediately realized that his plan had succeeded.
So he immediately put down his wine cup and hurriedly went to the Yixian Sect with Shouyue and Jingming.
When Yang Cheng stepped into the main hall of the Immortal Sect, Di Kui gave him a cold smile.
No matter how much you scheme and plot, or how much you try to hide your true intentions, in the end I still managed to catch you out.
"Does the Imperial Advisor have something important to discuss with me?"
Yang Cheng cupped his hands and asked.
Jin Ding Zhenren pointed at Di Kui and said, "Just now Di Kui said that you conspired with the prime minister's adopted son to harm me, and that you are a remnant of the Youxin Kingdom who wanted to kill me and then overthrow the Liang Kingdom. What do you say?"
Yang Cheng looked at Di Kui as if he were an idiot, and after a long while said in a strange tone, "Lord Di, are you dreaming in broad daylight?"
Di Kui sneered, "Yang Cheng, it's no use trying to argue! I heard and saw clearly everything you said when you were plotting with Han Yu!"
Yang Cheng's expression became even stranger: "You mean just now?"
Di Kui said in a deep voice: "To be precise, it was two quarters of an hour ago!"
From the time he discovered Yang Cheng's conspiracy with Han Yu until Yang Cheng was summoned, only a quarter of an hour had passed.
Yang Cheng looked helplessly at Jin Ding Zhenren and spread his hands, saying, "Grand Preceptor, I don't know what's wrong with Lord Di, he insists on framing his subordinates. What Youxin Kingdom? Is there such a country among the Seven Kingdoms of the Nine Provinces?"
My subordinates were drinking with Daoist Masters Shouyue and Jingming an hour ago; how could they have had time to plot anything?
Master Jin Ding said calmly, "Let Shouyue and Jingming come in."
A moment later, the two entered the main hall, trembling with fear, and still smelling strongly of alcohol.
Although they are currently resting, they will begin large-scale alchemy in half a month. Master Jin Ding instructed them to recuperate, not to drink alcohol. It is unknown whether Master Jin Ding will reprimand them for this.
"Greetings, Master!"
Master Jin Ding said calmly, "An hour ago, Yang Cheng was drinking with you and never left?"
The two men, unaware of what had happened, could only honestly reply, "Yes, Lord Yang has been drinking with us the whole time and has never left."
Di Kui was stunned. He pointed at the two men and shouted, "Nonsense! I think you're both remnants of the Youxin Kingdom, helping Yang Cheng give false testimony!"
"Enough!"
Master Jin Ding shouted angrily, his gaze turning gloomy as he looked at Di Kui: "Di Kui, haven't you made enough trouble?!"
Have you forgotten what I told you last time?
That was the last time; don't test my patience!
Di Kui used to be quite cunning, and he was used to doing things in a shady way rather than openly confronting others.
But in this situation, Di Kui is being driven crazy; he's long been blinded by his own involvement.
He clearly witnessed Yang Cheng and Han Yu plotting together. He was definitely a remnant of the Youxin Kingdom with ulterior motives. Why wouldn't the Grand Preceptor believe him?
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