Chapter 491: Game within a Game
All officials were quite dissatisfied with the arrangements made by the Emperor of Northern Qi.
The wise king is still involved in a lawsuit.
However, the Emperor of Northern Qi ordered the virtuous king to investigate the case.
They knew exactly what he was thinking.
However, the Emperor of Northern Qi made a wrong calculation.
Even if the virtuous king solved the case, he would not be able to win back the hearts of his subjects.
The virtuous king received the order and went to Lord Wang's residence with the imperial guards assigned to him by the Emperor of Northern Qi.
Hundreds of people in the mansion were killed overnight.
The virtuous prince stood at the gate of Wang's mansion.
The bodies of men, women, young and old in the mansion were lying on the ground in all directions.
The bright red blood stained the blue brick and stone floor.
This tragic scene shocked the wise king.
His face turned pale.
The commander of the Imperial Guard was already accustomed to the situations in the palace.
Seeing the virtuous king standing motionless at the door, he asked, "Your Highness, what are your instructions?"
The virtuous king shook his head, relieved the discomfort in his heart, and ordered: "Go in and search."
"I obey your orders." The commander of the Imperial Guard led his subordinates in to search.
The bloody smell in the mansion was so strong that even though the virtuous king was standing at the door, he could still smell a hint of blood, which made his stomach churn and he wanted to vomit.
The wise king took a few steps back and stood at the bottom of the stairs waiting for the guards.
After an unknown amount of time, someone suddenly shouted, "Your Highness, I have found a clue."
The wise king looked up into the palace and saw the guards walking towards him quickly.
"Your Highness, I have discovered the bodies of two murderers in the palace." The guard handed a token to the wise king, "This token was found on the murderers."
The wise king took the token and examined it carefully, but could not figure out what it was.
At this time, the commander of the Royal Guard came over.
The wise king handed it over and said, "Do you recognize this token?"
The commander of the Imperial Guards' face suddenly changed when he saw the totem on the front of the token, which looked like a sea of clouds holding up a rising sun.
"Your Highness, this is a totem personally painted by the previous emperor for the previous crown prince." The commander of the imperial guards pointed to the rising sun on the token. "Because the previous crown prince's name contains the character 'Chang', which means eternal sun, this rising sun symbolizes the previous crown prince's status."
"So, it was the remnants of the previous dynasty who murdered Lord Wang's entire family?" The virtuous king said solemnly, "Why did they do this? Could it be revenge for Lord Wang's betrayal?"
The commander of the Imperial Guard said in a deep voice, "Lord Wang isn't the only official supporting the new ruler. Could it be that the remnants of the previous dynasty want to kill all the ministers of the old dynasty one by one?"
The wise king was about to speak.
Another wave of guards rode up and reported to him, "Your Highness, we have found clues to the murderer and have found his hiding place in an abandoned old house several dozen miles away from the National Temple."
The wise king immediately ordered: "Follow me to hunt down the murderer."
The group rode fast horses to the stronghold where the murderer was hiding.
The wise king pulled the reins and looked at an abandoned old house not far away.
The Emperor of Northern Qi summoned him before the morning court session.
Tell him about this plan.
It turned out that the Emperor of Northern Qi planned to exterminate the entire Wang family in two days and frame the remnants of the previous dynasty.
Unexpectedly, last night, the Emperor of Northern Qi received a piece of news.
The secret guards who have been secretly investigating the remnants of the previous dynasty have already found out about them.
Because the remnants of the previous dynasty incited the people to revolt, some clues were left behind.
The secret guards followed these clues and found their whereabouts.
The Emperor of Northern Qi immediately sent more people to wipe out the remnants of the previous dynasty.
At the same time, the Emperor of Northern Qi wiped out the entire Wang family and deliberately left behind a token symbolizing the identity of the prince of the previous dynasty, confirming the crime of the remnants of the previous dynasty in annihilating the entire Wang family.
Afterwards, the Emperor of Northern Qi arranged for some death row prisoners to pretend to be remnants of the previous dynasty and hide in this old house.
After all, Zhao Yi once found the private seal of the prince of the previous dynasty and traces of their life in the cave at the foot of Guosi Mountain.
Now the remnants of the previous dynasty are hiding in an old house dozens of miles away from the National Temple, which will not arouse suspicion.
At that time, he would follow the "clues" to find this old house, kill the death row prisoners hiding there, and claim to the outside world that he had wiped out the remnants of the previous dynasty.
Wait until the secret guards come back with the head of the previous dynasty's prince.
He then took the head of the former prince to report.
The wise king put his thoughts aside, dismounted, and entered the house with his guards.
Suddenly, he stopped, sniffed, and smelled a scent of blood.
The guards behind him also keenly sensed that something was wrong, drew the long sword at his waist, and kicked open the closed door.
I saw several tied-up death row prisoners lying in a pool of blood.
The guards' expressions changed drastically: "Protect His Highness—"
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