161: Bloodbath at the Inspection Office! Regent of Daqing! (33

Chapter 160: Bloodbath at the Supervisory Council! Regent of Great Qing! (33)

Suburbs of the Capital, Black Knights Camp.

The Black Knights here were the thousand Black Knights officially sanctioned to exist.

Jing Ge, the Deputy Commander of the Black Knights, had already been killed by Ye Wan on the border of Kyoto Prefecture.

The Commander of the Black Knights, named Wuxin, was like Jing Ge, only around twenty years old, but he was already at the Peak of the Eighth Grade.

Around noon, Wuxin received a report that the Black Knights' camp had been surrounded.

The patrolling scouts had not given any warning; the Black Knights' camp was quietly encircled, which had never happened before.

As he just stepped out of the camp gate, before he could even see his opponents, he saw an overwhelming rain of arrows whistling towards him!

“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

Arrows poured down like a storm into the military camp, and screams echoed everywhere!

Many soldiers who were still in their tents were shot dead through the tent fabric.

After one round of arrows, another followed!

Seeing that the most elite Black Knights were about to be completely shot dead before they could even mount their horses, Wuxin was furious.

“Black Knights soldiers, mount your horses and break through!”

The opponent's arrow rain was continuous; Wuxin had never seen an army so wasteful with arrows.

The Da Xue Dragon Riders Army, ten thousand men surrounding a thousand, Li Chang'an had ordered to reduce unnecessary casualties.

Moreover, in such an encirclement battle, many arrows shot out could still be recovered.

By the time the Black Knights charged to Ye Wan's front, the Da Xue Dragon Riders Army had already fired more than a dozen rounds of arrows.

“Ye Wan, why are you attacking the Black Knights?!”

Ye Wan saw that the Black Knights had already lost two-thirds of their force, and a smile immediately spread across his face.

“By order of His Highness Prince Qin, all members of the Supervisory Council are in rebellion, kill without mercy!”

Wuxin suspected he had misheard; the Supervisory Council, the Sharp Weapon of the state, in rebellion?

And a complete rebellion at that!

This matter was too sudden, without any warning.

“The Black Knights were personally established by Your Majesty; how can His Highness Prince Qin convict us?!”

Ye Wan replied, “Previously, he couldn't, but from today on, he can.”

“Da Xue Dragon Riders! Charge and kill the Black Knights! Leave no one alive!”

With the order given, Ye Wan led the charge, the white torrent like a Sharp Weapon, rushing towards the remnants of the Black Knights!

Although the Black Knights were courageous and showed considerable valor.

However, in the face of the huge disadvantage in numbers and equipment, after the first wave of three thousand Da Xue Dragon Riders charged through, only dozens of Black Knights remained.

As Ye Wan led his men back to charge again, the legitimate Black Knights of the Supervisory Council were completely wiped out.

“Confiscate supplies, cremate the bodies, destroy the camp!”

These legitimate Black Knights were set up to protect Chen Pingping and had been influenced by him for many years.

It was this Black Knights unit that had rushed a thousand li to rescue Emperor Qing back then, so Li Chang'an was not confident in directly incorporating them.

However, the four thousand Black Knights Chen Pingping had privately kept, who usually did not interact with Chen Pingping, could be considered for incorporation after the Supervisory Council was completely eradicated.

Inside the Supervisory Council.

The young man Yan Bingyun of the Supervisory Council was stunned by the madness and ruthlessness of the elders.

Under Murong Yan's leadership, these people had actually come up with a feasible plan.

Basically, it was the steps Murong Yan had just mentioned, but each step was detailed.

A plan to completely disrupt Kyoto, and then, taking advantage of the chaos in the various government offices of Kyoto, rescue Chen Pingping and two others, was conceived.

Just as everyone had discussed their division of labor and were preparing for a big night, a report suddenly came from outside the door.

“Bad news, the Shadow Guard and the Garrison Division have surrounded the Supervisory Council!”

Hearing this news, the hosts and elders in the hall all walked out of their rooms and came to the Supervisory Council's plaza.

Murong Yan saw three people, leading the Shadow Guard and soldiers, walk in through the main gate.

“Commander Qin, Commander Xing, and this Commander, you look unfamiliar!”

The newly appointed Garrison Division Commander, Qin Huan, was Qin Ye's second son.

After what happened this morning, the Qin Family had completely sided with Li Chang'an.

Therefore, when Xing Yusen said the Supervisory Council was going to rebel, Qin Huan did not hesitate and directly brought ten thousand men.

Because Qin Ye had specifically instructed that Chen Pingping was finished!

Qin Huan didn't know if the Supervisory Council would rebel, but he knew that Li Chang'an could not be offended.

Yan Bingyun looked at the Shadow Guard Commander whom even Murong Yan didn't recognize, and instantly recognized him.

“Teng Zijing, you're still alive!”

Teng Zijing politely cupped his hands, “Young Master Yan, I was once recruited into the Supervisory Council.

At that time, I worked under you, but later I was rescued by His Highness Prince Yong.

Today, with the Supervisory Council's downfall, I, Teng, can finally show my true face!”

At this moment, a blur suddenly flashed out of the room where several hosts had just been.

The blur stood still beside Qin Huan, then handed several pieces of paper to Qin Huan.

Murong Yan exclaimed in shock, “Wang Qinian, you've been hiding in the Surveillance Bureau's great hall all this time!”

Wang Qinian chuckled, “Today, I, Wang, have truly had my eyes opened; this Surveillance Bureau is truly dark!”

“Before, His Highness told me you were going to rebel, and I thought it would be at most a jailbreak.”

“It seems I, Wang, still underestimated your Surveillance Bureau!”

Qin Huan looked at the papers Wang Qinian handed him, and immediately felt like a bandit meeting a master thief.

“Inciting trouble at the Imperial Academy, secretly poisoning Kyoto's water supply, you are simply a bunch of madmen!”

In the original work, when Chen Pingping was subjected to slow slicing, Yan Bingyun had already transferred most of the elders loyal to Chen Pingping away beforehand.

However, even in that situation, someone had proposed this rescue plan.

Now, with things happening suddenly, Chen Pingping's staunch loyalists were all still in the council, so it was not surprising that they intended to formally put this plan into practice.

Qin Huan immediately said to several of his staff officers behind him, “Order all units, the Supervisory Council is plotting rebellion, not a single person can leave!”

He then handed two pieces of paper to the messenger, “Immediately present this evidence to Your Majesty and Prince Qin!”

Qin Huan was very clear that from today on, there would be two suns in the sky of Great Qing.

If the Emperor's successor was a Great Grandmaster, was he still an ordinary successor?

Just at this moment, Shadow suddenly led the Sixth Bureau Swordsmen into the plaza.

Murong Yan said in surprise, “Shadow! Weren't you captured by Prince Qin?”

Wang Qinian cursed at Murong Yan, “Old Rascal, Shadow has now abandoned the dark and turned to the light.”

“His Highness Prince Qin said that as long as Shadow fully assists in suppressing the rebellion, his crimes will be pardoned!”

With the appearance of the Sixth Bureau Swordsmen, officials from various departments also appeared in the plaza.

Except for the Fifth Bureau's Black Knights who were all dead, the Sixth Bureau Swordsmen were behind Shadow.

Among the Swordsmen behind Shadow, someone said in surprise, “Lord Shadow, how could you betray Director Chen?!”

One person led, and instantly a dozen more spoke up.

The Shadow Guard and Garrison Division personnel watched as more and more people dared to question and curse Shadow.

Out of over two hundred Swordsmen, fifty or sixty spoke up.

But most people remained silent.

Suddenly, a cold light flashed beneath Shadow's robe, and a long sword moved like a ghost through the crowd.

With continuous 'chih chih' sounds, everyone who had just spoken had their throats cut.

“The rest of you, if you want to live, follow me and kill!”

After giving the order, Shadow led the Swordsmen to kill the officials of the Supervisory Council.

Murong Yan and other hosts, Chen Pingping's staunch loyalists, also drew their swords and cursed.

“Shadow, Director Chen treated you well, but you repay kindness with enmity!”

“Brothers of the Supervisory Council, fight to the death with the traitors!”

“Kill! Kill all the traitors!”

In an instant, four or five hundred people engaged in a brutal struggle in the plaza and in the corridors of the Supervisory Council!

Fei Jie's Disciples from the Third Bureau were even more ruthless against the traitors of the Supervisory Council; with a flick of their sleeves, various poisons were unleashed.

Many highly skilled Swordsmen were killed by poison before they could even get close!

Wang Qinian poked Teng Zijing with his finger, “Go deal with those poisoners.”

“Otherwise, the Swordsmen will die too quickly, and both sides won't be able to finish each other off.”

This scoundrel Wang Qinian spoke loudly in a whisper, making the hosts of the Surveillance Bureau indignant.

But those Swordsmen had no choice; ten thousand Kyoto Garrison Division soldiers had surrounded the Surveillance Bureau, where could they find a way to live?

They only hoped that by killing more people from the Surveillance Bureau, Li Chang'an might be benevolent enough to spare their lives.

Teng Zijing's figure flashed, and he was already in mid-air.

He lightly shook his cloak, and various hidden weapons instantly shot out!

Each of these hidden weapons seemed to have eyes, precisely piercing the heads of the Third Bureau officials.

When Teng Zijing, a Ninth Grade expert, made his move, over thirty of the Third Bureau's poison masters died directly!

Teng Zijing's range was not as far as Yan Xiao Yi's, but his killing range was much larger.

The hosts only saw Teng Zijing flash and move for a while, and all the poison masters of the Third Bureau were killed.

The long swords of the Sixth Bureau Swordsmen furiously plunged into the chests of their former colleagues, only to be immediately overwhelmed by several Supervisory Council officials.

Wang Qinian clicked his tongue and sighed, “His Highness said that your Director Chen always likes to instigate others to kill each other.”

“Today, let the Supervisory Council's feng shui turn, and taste the flavor of your own swords.”

“Tsk tsk tsk, as expected of the Supervisory Council, so ruthless even to yourselves!”

“Those hosts and Advanced officials, leave them alive!”

Xing Yusen whispered, “I'll go get our people out.”

Then, Xing Yusen led a dozen people into a room deep within the Supervisory Council.

From inside, he led out over thirty masked Supervisory Council officials; these were all people from the Net who had been placed in the Supervisory Council.

According to a prior agreement, when the Shadow Guard and Garrison Division attacked, they would wait at the designated location.

The brutal infighting continued for over half an hour.

Due to Shadow's presence, the Swordsmen had a significant advantage.

However, due to their hatred for the traitors, a large number of Supervisory Council elders launched suicidal attacks on Shadow.

So, in the end, only dozens of people surrounded Shadow alone.

The Sixth Bureau Swordsmen, as expected, were all killed.

On the plaza, there were Supervisory Council officials everywhere, dressed in black uniforms.

Blood flowed all over the ground; the entire Supervisory Council was almost covered in blood.

On the blood-soaked ground, scattered limbs lay in disarray.

This blood-stained place was finally completely submerged in the blood of its own people today.

Seeing that it was almost over, Wang Qinian said to Xing Yusen and Teng Zijing, “It's about time, let's go up, the three of us.”

“Those few hosts must be kept alive; someone has to watch Chen Pingping being subjected to slow slicing!”

Another quarter of an hour passed, and the Shadow Guard successfully completed their mission.

Subsequently, the Shadow Guard took over the Supervisory Council, and the Garrison Division enthusiastically helped clear the battlefield.

As early as noon, Jing Ni had already sent messages to all Net branches in various regions.

Ordering all Net branches to clear out all local Supervisory Council sub-offices upon receiving the message.

However, most of the people in the local sub-offices were not core personnel, so the focus was on incorporating captives.

At the same time, she also sent a message to Western Qin, inviting Net elites to Kyoto to prepare for a complete takeover of Kyoto.

Royal Villa.

Lin Ruofu was somewhat surprised; Lin Wan'er wanted to summon him.

Of course, Princess Yichen could summon Prime Minister Lin.

But Lin Wan'er had never used this power, always inviting her father to discuss matters.

However, when Lin Ruofu entered the main hall of the Royal Villa, he was stunned.

On the wide couch in the main hall, Lin Wan'er leaned shyly in Li Chang'an's arms.

Li Chang'an naturally held Lin Wan'er; judging by the familiarity of their actions, the two had been together for more than a day or two.

Li Chang'an threw a token to Lin Ruofu, who respectfully took it, then respectfully returned it.

Then, he respectfully knelt on the ground, “Greetings, Your Highness Prince Qin!”

“It turns out His Highness Prince Qin has always been helping the Lin Family; this old subject is deeply grateful!”

Li Chang'an said, “Prime Minister Lin, please rise. In the future, I will rely heavily on you for matters of the court.”

Lin Wan'er smiled and said, “Father, when Wan'er was sixteen, she was already my husband's.”

“It wasn't much later than you and Mother, are you surprised?”

Lin Ruofu was somewhat surprised; could this be Lin Wan'er's true psychological state?

It turned out that the dignified, virtuous, generous, and gentle Princess Yichen was just a facade.

As expected... she was Li Yunrui's daughter.

“Wan'er, with her Wisdom Eye, recognized a hero and secured a way out for the Lin Family early on; alas, this father worried day and night without end.”

Lin Wan'er sat up straight and asked, “Father, how is the proposal for rewarding my husband coming along?”

Lin Ruofu sat in the chair below and said confidently, “Your Highness, this old subject plans to have Your Majesty bestow upon you the Nine Bestowments.”

“With the Nine Bestowments, all your treatment and etiquette will be no different from that of the Son of Heaven.”

“Additionally, Western Qin will also be actually enfeoffed to you, instead of merely being a nominal title as it is now.”

Li Chang'an thought to himself, enfeoffing a great state, bestowing the Nine Bestowments, plus the previously granted Special Rites, he had already collected the three-piece set for usurpation.

When he was first enfeoffed as Prince Qin, Li Chang'an thought he was playing the role of Li Er.

Later, after becoming the Kyoto Prefecture Governor, he felt it was the script of Zhao Er.

Now, the Nine Bestowments proposed by Lin Ruofu were the essential path for all usurping powerful ministers throughout history.

His Majesty Emperor Qing, of all people, had allowed Li Chang'an to accumulate so much experience.

Who told him not to reveal his Great Grandmaster identity? If you like to pretend to be an old tortoise, then this Prince will truly make you an old tortoise.

Li Chang'an thought of another honorific title; in his previous life, a powerful prince who overshadowed the court had been the Emperor's “Imperial Father Regent.”

In short, it meant that the Emperor was still young, and the Regent was responsible for managing state affairs.

This was even more powerful than a permanent Vice Emperor, a proxy Imperial Father.

Not only would he replace you as Emperor, but he would also be your father and sleep with your mother!

“However, this Prince and Emperor Qing are of the same generation, so being a father is out of the question.”

“But being this Regent, that's still possible.”

“And sister-in-law is also possible... mm-hmm.”