Several knives were plunged into his abdomen, and Fang Zhiyi spat out a mouthful of blood, staining everything before him red.
But he did not fall. Instead, he turned around, grabbed a knife, and swung it again. Yi Taiwei, who was closest to him, was still stunned when the knife slit his throat.
On that day, news of Fang Zhiyi's death spread throughout the capital.
Everyone was stunned. That disgraceful emperor was dead? What? He took the ruler of Mang Kingdom with him before he died?
Everyone was filled with disbelief until the entire capital was in chaos and armored soldiers began patrolling the streets. Only then did they realize that the emperor had really killed the king of Mang Kingdom, and even added a Grand Commandant as a bonus!
Covered in mud, Dexiang's hands trembled as he pulled out the letter Fang Zhiyi had personally given him from his pocket and handed it to Fang Fengqi in front of him.
Fang Fengqi looked solemn and reached out to take it.
The paper contained only a few words, making no mention of who would inherit the throne, offering no defense whatsoever, and even lacking a signature.
"You little bastard, remember to pay me back!"
Fang Fengqi looked at the ledger that Dexiang had taken out again, which recorded the money that had been stolen from the people and deposited in the bank.
"Your Highness, this old servant must go back now. His Majesty, he..." Dexiang didn't finish his sentence. He just wiped his nose, got up to leave, but was immediately embraced by two people.
"Your Highness, the Emperor is truly not the kind of person you think he is! Please let this old servant return!"
Suddenly, a man walked in straight from outside the tent. He glanced at Dexiang, who was also looking at the man in surprise. Xie Wanyuan bowed deeply to Fang Fengqi: "Your Highness, the Emperor has passed away."
Dexiang's body went limp and collapsed, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"How is this possible? How is this possible? When I left, the Emperor was still..."
Xie Wanyuan's expression was solemn: "Chief Steward Li, His Majesty waited for the opportunity to meet with the King of Mang, and took the opportunity to assassinate him. Before leaving, he also killed the Grand Commandant of Mang."
"This..." Dexiang looked around in a panic. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is not a puppet, nor is he a weak ruler!" He shouted, then burst into laughter, and then cried. "This old servant shouldn't have left! This old servant should have gone!"
Suddenly, Fang Fengqi squatted down and patted his shoulder: "Steward Li, I'll need your help with the things around me in the future."
Dexiang looked up at Fang Fengqi with red eyes.
“I didn’t know why he was so weak before. He not only surrendered, but also willingly made money for those people. It wasn’t until he drove me out of the capital that I understood something.”
Fang Fengqi pointed outside: "The bank set up by Father Emperor has provided us with a lot of funds. Each time, the funds are delivered through the same route, and then we exchange them for some goods that are not very useful before taking them back."
Dexiang remembered that he had once wondered why Fang Zhiyi, who was the founder of the bank, needed to borrow money, and then always bought worthless things with the borrowed money.
"Could it be? Is His Majesty...?"
At the same time, the bank's vault containing the ledgers suddenly caught fire. The fire was so intense that some people didn't even have time to react. However, soldiers who wanted to take advantage of the chaos attacked the bank's vault, which the guards had already fled. When they opened it, they found it empty.
Upon inquiry, it was learned that a caravan had come by before, saying they wanted to transfer assets back to Mang.
Xie Wanyuan cupped his hands and said, “Your Highness, it’s time to raise an army. The news of the death of the Mang Kingdom’s ruler has already reached their army. Taking advantage of the instability in their morale, we can take back the capital in one fell swoop. The Emperor said that when we take the capital, he will give us a great gift.”
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