Chapter 259: Destroying the Ye Family
Two months later.
Su Jingyao lives in a courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing, which is quiet and peaceful.
She leaned on the couch, looking into the distance through the half-open window with a leisurely expression.
This courtyard is under the name of Li Jing. After she faked her death in the fire and left the palace, she has been resting here for a while and her body has almost recovered now.
Li Jing arranged a new identity for her. Now she is the daughter of the Ning family, a secluded family in Jun Kingdom.
At the beginning of the founding of the Kingdom, the Ning family was one of the most famous and prominent families. Later, due to some changes, the whole family chose to live in seclusion.
Some of the clan's children were engaged in business and were very successful in the business world; some were involved in politics, but they were all extremely low-key, and the children who entered the court as officials would be even more careful to conceal their identities.
The reason why Li Jing was able to obtain such an identity for Su Jingyao was that he had saved the life of the father of the head of the Ning family, who is now the most respected old man in the Ning family.
Li Jing has superb medical skills and a wide network of contacts. He has made friends with many important people both in the business world and in the underworld.
Because Li Jing saved his life, the old man of the Ning family solemnly promised to agree to one of Li Jing's conditions. Li Jing used this condition in exchange for the Ning family to adopt Su Jingyao, but did not reveal Su Jingyao's true identity to the Ning family.
Now, she has a new name - Ning Qian.
The shallow water flows slowly and endlessly, coming endlessly and going without stopping.
This word "淺" was given to herself by Su Jingyao.
The plan she and Li Jing carefully planned was implemented quite perfectly.
On the surface, the palace maid who poisoned the woman destroyed all relevant evidence completely, and even Ye Yaqin did not leave any evidence in the hands of the palace maid.
Even if Jun Zechen suspected Ye Yaqin in his heart, it would probably be difficult for him to convict her.
However, Ye Yaqin did not know that when she discovered the palace maid burning paper that day, another palace maid, Xiaoqi, also went to the grove because of Li Jing's deliberate inducement.
Xiaoqi was a member of Lin Miaoyin's palace. She was timid by nature and did not reveal anything about the matter at first.
However, when Jun Zechen said that if the truth could not be uncovered within seven days, all the concubines would be buried with the empress, all the concubines in the palace and the empress dowager were looking for someone who could provide evidence.
For the sake of her unborn child, Lin Miaoyin offered a large reward to anyone who provided evidence.
The thing the Lin family has the most is money.
Under great pressure and temptation, Xiaoqi spoke out the matter tremblingly.
If Xiaoqi had not spoken out, Li Jing would have had to resort to a more dangerous method to draw the attention of the people at the Dali Temple to Xiaoqi.
Fortunately, Su Jingyao was lucky. Xiaoqi took the initiative to tell the truth, and she even had the poison provided by Ye Yaqin in her hand. This was naturally a backup plan left by Li Jing on purpose.
It was also because of Xiaoqi's initiative that Su Jingyao's risk of being exposed was smaller.
Now everyone in the palace is in danger and the atmosphere is extremely tense. Naturally, the fewer actions Li Jing takes, the safer it will be.
Li Jing is still in the palace at this moment, fully cooperating with various investigations, while also carefully destroying any clues that might arouse suspicion that Su Jingyao had faked her death and left the palace.
Li Jing has always been meticulous and careful. Su Jingyao has full trust in him and believes that he can handle everything.
It would probably take another month for Li Jing to come up with a foolproof plan and leave the palace smoothly without arousing anyone's suspicion.
After Li Jing successfully left the palace, Su Jingyao planned to travel around the kingdom of the emperor with Li Jing as brother and sister.
For Su Jingyao, love is the icing on the cake. Even without love, she can still live freely and unrestrainedly.
She already has the most beautiful love in the world, and perhaps no one else will be able to open her heart and make her heart beat again.
It is not suitable for me and Li Jing to develop into a romantic relationship.
Deep in Li Jing's heart, Su Jingyao is the most important person in his life. However, is this importance really love?
Because Su Jingyao once saved his life, Li Jing always regarded Su Jingyao as his savior and even regarded her as his master.
His humble mentality is definitely not the kind of love that Su Jingyao desires and expects.
On the third day of the seven-day deadline set by Jun Zechen, Lin Miaoyin obtained evidence from Xiaoqi and went straight to the Qianqing Palace, determined to report Ye Yaqin.
She didn't expect that Ye Yaqin was so cruel. After killing the empress this time, there was no guarantee that she would not kill her next time she gave birth.
It was also because of Lin Miaoyin's report that the Dali Temple learned the composition of the poison, and the investigation finally had a new direction.
They carefully asked Ye Yaqin about the time and location of that night, not missing any details.
After some investigation, they found traces of palace maids' paper money in the relevant places, which matched Xiaoqi's testimony perfectly.
After finding such a critical breakthrough point, the people from the Dali Temple followed the clues and continued the investigation.
Jun Zechen personally supervised the case and sent secret guards to investigate. Finally, he found the letters between Ye Yaqin and the Ye family, which were undoubtedly direct and conclusive evidence of the crime.
Jun Zechen saw the letters between the Ye family and Ye Yaqin, which fully recorded how to murder the empress.
His eyes were burning with anger, his teeth were clenched, and his facial muscles were trembling slightly with anger.
After taking a deep breath, he ordered Ye Yaqin to be executed without hesitation.
When Commander Ye received the news of his daughter's death, he felt a buzzing in his head, and he felt as if he was hit by a bolt of lightning from the blue.
The body, which was not young at all, trembled suddenly and he collapsed on the chair in an instant.
He was extremely anxious, fidgeting like an ant on a hot pot.
Your Majesty resolutely issued an edict on the day the Queen died, and the real murderer who killed the Queen was executed!
The daughter has been ruthlessly killed. Is the Ye family also doomed and not far from destruction?
But how could his Ye family become fish on the chopping board, to be slaughtered at will?
He couldn't just sit there and wait for death or surrender.
When Jun Zechen sent troops to encircle and suppress the Ye family, Commander-in-Chief Ye's originally calm expression suddenly became distorted.
He was also a veteran who had fought on the battlefield, so how could he be afraid of a young boy who had just ascended the throne?
General Ye was on high alert and summoned all the hidden soldiers to the capital.
What he said in the letter to his daughter was naturally just to reassure her. As a commander-in-chief, what use would it be if he did not have his own army?
Yet, his hands and feet were easily restrained by a young emperor who had just ascended the throne.
Now he has come to this point because the new emperor forced him to do so.
If the new emperor did not want to ally with the Su family, how could he have taken the risk to kill the empress?
However, General Ye never expected that the new emperor would go to such great lengths for the empress at the beginning of his reign, and even go to war with him.
Is the new emperor planning to massacre the capital? !
General Ye is no pushover either. As long as the new emperor takes action, he will mobilize all the hidden soldiers to the capital, and even order all the branches of the Ye family in other cities to mutiny.
Jun Zechen learned about General Ye's ambition and plan from the secret guards and sneered.
If after rebirth in this life he is still hesitant because of the Ye family's military power, he would not be the emperor.
Jun Zechen had a cruel heart and had no place to vent it. On the seventh day after the empress's death, he personally led his troops into the Ye Mansion.
That night in the capital, the sound of killing shook the sky. Jun Zechen held a long sword with a cold look in his eyes, and every time he swung the sword, he was filled with endless murderous intent.
The streets were dyed red with blood, corpses piled up like mountains, and the scene was horrific.
In order to deal with the branches of the Ye family in other cities, Jun Zechen decisively dispatched the Qianniu Generals of the Yulin Guards, the Left and Right Guards, and the Yulin Generals of the Imperial Guards, each leading 50,000 cavalry to several important cities of the Ye family to encircle and suppress all members of the Ye family.
He stood on the city wall, looking at the receding cavalry with a firm and determined gaze.
This civil unrest lasted for nearly two months before it ended. All of the Ye family's money and land were deposited into the national treasury, and all of the Ye family's food was donated to the local people to appease the suffering of the war during this period.
At this point, Jun Zechen finally completely regained the military power of the Ye family.
Su Hongyu never imagined that His Majesty would be able to wipe out the Ye family so cleanly and efficiently just a few months after ascending the throne.
He frowned, his eyes filled with disbelief and deep shock.
After his daughter's death, Su Hongyu's trust in His Majesty had completely disappeared, and he was no longer as devoted as before.
But fortunately, the eldest prince is still there, and he is still being taken care of by his daughter's personal maid and Nanny Lin. Thinking of this, Su Hongyu felt relieved a little.
I heard from Nanny Lin that His Majesty and the Queen Mother have arranged someone to take care of the eldest prince. At least from this point of view, His Majesty still values the eldest prince very much.
And the brutal treatment that His Majesty used against the Ye family also made Su Hongyu tentatively willing to believe that Yaoyao might not have been used by His Majesty, but was really killed by the Ye family.
After His Majesty regained the military power of the Ye family, he immediately began to train the army.
Su Hongyu had long seen through Your Majesty's plan, even though many court officials came to him and begged him to persuade Your Majesty not to start another war and to follow the example of the late emperor in implementing a benevolent policy.
If it were before, Su Hongyu might have thought that His Majesty was just a young man who had just started out, and that the idea of unifying the world was too radical and arrogant.
However, His Majesty now holds great power, and the military authority is firmly in his hands.
Moreover, because of the death of the Empress, His Majesty became even more cold-blooded and ruthless. If he was not satisfied with something, he would punish his subjects with a stick. In serious cases, the subjects would even be banished from the capital.
Under such circumstances, who would dare to touch your Majesty's mold at this time?