Mythical Three Kingdoms

That night, a fire broke out at Weiyang Palace. Zhong Yao and Yang Biao, senior ministers residing in Chang’an, were awakened by their household stewards and, upon hearing of the fire at Weiyang Palace, their expressions changed drastically.

By the time Zhong Yao, Yang Biao, and others dressed and came out, the blaze had already dyed the night sky red. When Zhong Yao stepped out in simple attire, his face contorted at the sight.

”Zhong Chang, bring all the Protectors from the house out, arm everyone with weapons and crossbows, and tonight, no one is to open the door, anyone who dares to break in, kill without mercy!” Zhong Yao angrily berated, ”How vicious, truly vicious, really vicious!”

”Yes!” Zhong Yao’s steward immediately bowed and saluted.

”Seal the gates, no one is to leave, anyone who leaves the Yang Family tonight will be expelled,” Yang Biao said with a sinister face, no longer possessing his previous gentlemanly demeanor. The head of a long-established aristocratic family, Yang Family Head now exhibited a presence that instantly quelled the chaos at home.

”The Liu Clan is ruthless enough!” Yang Xiu sneered at the firelight from Weiyang Palace.

”Shut up, this is not something you can comment on!” Yang Biao coldly glanced at Yang Xiu, and Yang Xiu, seeing his father’s icy gaze, felt a chill in his heart.

”It isn’t...is it?” Yang Xiu asked in a low voice.

”I don’t know. Since the theory of the Holy Emperor governing from the borders to rule the world emerged in Chang’an, even further advancing to Inner Cabinet, Parliament, Constitutional Government, etc., chaos in Chang’an was only a matter of time,” Yang Biao shook his head and said, ”The situation now is too complex.”

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiu grew apprehensive, no longer swayed by external factors, he began to think purely, but the more he thought, the darker his expression became, as Yang Biao said, the situation now is too complex.

Indeed, when the theory of constitutional government emerged, any Liu Clan member with a brain knew it was a tactic against the Liu Family, and as long as Liu Xie remained, the extremely unfavorable situation for the Liu Family’s dominion could occur.

And once such a scenario arose, the interests of the entire Imperial Family would be materially threatened. In this situation, executing the Emperor forcibly, and supporting Liu Bei to ascend, using the strongest power of the Liu Clan to protect the interests of the entire Imperial Clan wasn’t impossible, it was extremely likely.

However, the problem now isn’t just the Liu Clan, but also the calculations of others. The motives to eliminate the Emperor under the current circumstances are indeed many.

While Yang Xiu was thinking, a massive sword light surged from Weiyang Palace and then shattered completely.

”It’s over, the Emperor might...” When the fire started earlier, although Yang Biao was severe, he truly hadn’t thought the Emperor would die. The combat power of the Imperial Tutor Wang Yue is no joke, protecting Liu Xie to charge out in such a complex terrain as Chang’an was still extremely simple.

But when that sword light shattered, Yang Biao understood that Wang Yue had already died in battle, that sword from dusk till peak shattered in the night sky, enough to indicate the opponent arranged an adversary sufficient to match Wang Yue, perhaps even had preemptively heavily injured Wang Yue, and that light sword was Wang Yue’s final counterattack.

”Quickly notify the household guards, distribute the crossbows from the storeroom one by one, anyone who dares trespass the Yang Family tonight, kill without mercy, anyone who knocks, don’t open,” Yang Biao yelled. He was overall less capable than Zhong Yao; Zhong Yao, the moment Weiyang caught fire, already held no hope for Wang Yue, while Yang Biao hesitated for a while.

”Indeed, even the Imperial Tutor Wang Yue was plotted against?” Zhong Yao smiled bitterly looking at that shattered sword light. Though anticipated, seeing it truly was still unavoidable lamenting; he already heard the chaotic firefighting sounds in Chang’an City, were they really fighting fires, or trying to assassinate certain people, Zhong Yao knew in his heart.

”From dusk till peak, the final swan song, shattered before it even fell, seems it was someone close who did it, I wonder if it was Shia or someone else,” Zhong Yao shook his head and said, slowly headed towards his own inner courtyard to let the fires burn, already irretrievable.

Liu Yu, rushing back from the north in charge of the affairs of the Han Imperial Kinsman, gazed at the firelight in the direction of Weiyang Palace with a twisted expression.

”Which of you did it!” Liu Yu roared, a crowd of Liu Clan members looked at each other; upon learning of the Chang’an trend, indeed they had thought of quickly removing Liu Xie to prevent others from sharing power with them, but to recklessly eliminate Liu Xie...

Those Liu Clan members who didn’t know who acted felt darkly pleased in their hearts, in this situation Liu Xie was likely done for, done for would be good, save them from being the villain, later endorse Liu Bei, see who still dare shout constitutional government.

In the old Zhou mansion, Zhou Hui’s expression was extremely ugly, Weiyang caught fire, and he hadn’t yet instigated the Liu Clan members to act, how did it turn out like this.

Though now the situation not only fulfilled Zhou Yu’s requests, even exceeded them, yet Zhou Hui wasn’t a fool, something he didn’t do certainly wouldn’t be as he hoped, and what’s more the situation now is excessive, this is regicide!

”This is regicide, just who is this ruthless!” The Imperial Eunuch Tang Min felt a chill in his heart, [Jia Wenhe wasn’t so ruthless, he just pressed Huang Kui to act boldly first, stirring the conflict between the Imperial Clan and Dong Cheng, forcing both parties to battle.]

”Gone mad? What’s the meaning of this action?” The Chang’an informant snatched by Guo Jia, after Xi Zhicai’s death, murmured self-talk that wasn’t all retrieved by Xun Yu.