The prince is very cruel

At this critical moment, boom!

The sound of horse hooves suddenly came from afar, like thousands of troops galloping.

"The Imperial Guards, it's the Imperial Guards!" someone shouted.

Everyone looked at the street and saw that on the street where no reinforcements had arrived for a long time, suddenly, a group of imperial guards appeared, as if they were endless. They were like a giant hand, covering the sky and the sun, and grabbing at this place.

"How is this possible!" Many assassins changed their expressions, as if they had not expected the imperial guards to come.

"Hurry up and go!" A sword slave yelled, looking uneasy. Not daring to delay any longer, he left his companion's body behind and fled.

"go!"

The five sword slaves did not dare to delay any longer and jumped up from the ground. A large number of assassins also began to flee.

"Where to go!"

Guan Ning wanted to give chase.

But a voice stopped him.

"Lord Guan, wait a minute!!" The sharp voice came from Eunuch Lu, who actually came with the imperial guards.

drive!

"Whoa!" Eunuch Lu turned over and got off the horse. His movements were very skillful, and he did not stagger like some old eunuchs at all.

"Eunuch Green, why are you here?" Guan Ning glanced at the fleeing enemy.

"Sir Guan, the emperor has ordered that your mission has been completed. The rest will be left to the imperial guards." Eunuch Lu said with a smile.

Guan Ning frowned: "What do you mean? What mission is completed?"

Eunuch Lu said, "Your Majesty has been keeping an eye on this place. In short, His Majesty already knows the origins of these assassins and the person behind the scenes who prevented the officers and soldiers from providing support today."

"Next, the Imperial Guard will take over. Your mission is complete."

Upon hearing this, Guan Ning stood there in a daze for a long time, unable to come back to his senses.

Been following here...

His mind suddenly buzzed, his expression froze, and he exclaimed, "You mean...?"

Eunuch Lu nodded and said nothing more. Smart people don't need to make things too clear.

Guan Ning was shocked!

Watching thousands of imperial guards passing through, surrounding half of the capital like a big net, he finally realized that the old emperor knew everything.

The purpose of letting himself be the imperial envoy is actually to lure the enemy out of its hole. Once the war breaks out, the people behind the scenes will have to intervene in order to prevent themselves from having reinforcements.

As a result of this intervention, the old emperor who seemed to know nothing in the palace actually targeted them and then caught them all in one fell swoop!

It’s high, really high!

He couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. This old emperor was too scheming. He had become his chess piece. It seemed that he knew everything, but it was just for this moment.

He took a deep breath.

"Ok."

"How dare I ask Eunuch Lu about Chen Tu?"

Eunuch Lu said calmly, "Don't worry, His Majesty is wise and will make the decision."

"You may go to the palace now and wait for an audience with His Majesty."

"Your Majesty will put an end to this farce today."

Guan Ning took another deep breath. It turned out that the real Five Finger Mountain was the old emperor. He was hiding behind the scenes and was now closing in. I'm afraid the third prince would be in trouble.

"it is good!"

Having said that, he stopped chasing the Five Sword Slaves and went to check on Yuwen Hongdu's situation. He handed over everything on the scene to the Imperial Guards, and then he went to the palace.

Not only was the scene a river of blood, but there were also corpses scattered across the area for hundreds of meters. A large number of assassins chose to commit suicide before being suppressed. Only a small number were captured alive, but all of them were captured by the imperial guards.

Guan Ning didn’t know how many people the Imperial Guards had dispatched, he only knew that all the generals of the Imperial Guards had come. It was treated like a war, and the entire capital was blocked. It was like a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers had descended, and the real boss had taken action!

People were being arrested everywhere and homes were being searched everywhere.

The assassin's prisoner rescue gradually evolved into the old emperor's personal stage, a purge of all those hiding in the dark.

……

Guan Ning waited in the palace for a very long time, until it was dark and the night fell, before he was able to meet the emperor.

During this period, many ministers and generals came and went, and the imperial study was very lively.

Guan Ning really wanted to know what happened, but the Internal Affairs Bureau would not allow him to do so, and no one dared to approach within a hundred meters of the imperial study.

Finally, Guan Ning had fallen asleep, and Eunuch Lu finally came and told him that he could go over.

Royal study room.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live Your Majesty!" Guan Ning shouted with a bow.

"Here he comes." The old emperor looked very old and frail, like a dying man, and even needed someone to support him. However, Guan Ning did not dare to underestimate him, but became more cautious.

Perhaps those emperors who were not very good in history were also scheming and cunning old foxes, but people just misunderstood them too much.

"Your Majesty, I'm here." Guan Ning was speechless, thinking, I've been waiting for a whole day, and you just found out?

The old emperor nodded, showing no emotion, his old face almost expressionless.

"You did a good job on this."

"We successfully lured those people out."

Guan Ning raised an eyebrow: "Your Majesty, did you know all along that this was my plan? In fact, Lu Dan didn't explain it?"

The old emperor smiled and said, "This is not important."

"As long as it succeeds."

Guan Ning felt solemn. It seemed that the emperor really knew about it. He also felt that this matter was not leaked by Yuwen Hongdu, which meant that the old emperor had many channels to know about these things.

After all, he is an emperor, not a fool.

"Yes, Your Majesty, please forgive my crime of deceiving the king." He knelt.

The old emperor waved his hand and said, "It's a temporary solution. I don't blame you."

"I have already found out that Chen Tu was wrongly accused. You can go and release him soon."

"In addition, I have also met with a number of people, including the Minister of Justice Zhou Chaoxian, the Imperial Physician Hu Yang, and the Jingzhao Prefecture Governor Dong Li. They have offered to retire and return to their hometowns."

Hearing this, Guan Ning was shocked!

Retire and return home?

He suddenly raised his head. The old emperor didn't look like he was joking. He had a calm and composed look.

His heart was like a raging storm, and he suddenly had an inexplicable feeling that the old emperor must have been dissatisfied with these people whose names were read out for a long time.

Is it just a matter of using this trick to lure the snakes out of their holes and then finding a suitable reason to get rid of them all?

"So, this matter ends here." The old emperor suddenly said again.

Guan Ning frowned. Zhou Chaoxian had been dealt with, so what about Zhenfei and the third prince?

He didn't believe that the two of them were not involved in this matter, and he didn't believe that the old emperor who was in control of the overall situation didn't know about it.

When the words came to his lips, the old emperor seemed to know what he was going to say and narrowed his eyes: "Hmm?"

Guan Ning was startled and immediately bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I understand."

They are all smart people, so there is no need to say more. The old emperor does not want to talk about this matter and wants to sacrifice the car to save the driver. After all, Zhenfei and the third prince are from the royal family, and it would not be good if it got out.

Moreover, if the commotion was too big, it would be inappropriate for the relationship between the imperial court and the Jiangnan aristocratic group.

After receiving Guan Ning's affirmation, the old emperor finally showed a satisfied expression.