Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

But Wu Lan also knew when to quit. He said, "This doesn't seem to have anything to do with you. It's better to go back to your room early. The master said that you can leave after the wedding is over and the banquet is over. Before that, you have to stay here obediently."

Gu Yue maintained a calm expression and turned away stiffly.

No, there must be something wrong.

Gu Yue muttered to himself.

He entered the room and sat back on the bed sluggishly.

The prince is dead, and Gu Xu wants to marry the princess's sister.

The death of the crown prince was related to him, but no one in the entire Dunxin Marquis's mansion seemed to care, and the marriage was still being prepared. The impostor used by the court to replace the crown prince was most likely Gu Xu's man, and Gu Xu didn't need to pretend to be close to the crown prince and marry the Jing family.

Moreover, the Su family is powerful, and if his grandson joins forces with the Jing family, can he still be the emperor?

Something must be wrong.

Gu Yue became anxious.

……

The Su family fell into decline overnight.

The once prosperous and magnificent gate is now sealed and locked with a heavy lock, and the neat tiles that were shining a few days ago are now covered with a layer of dust.

First the Hu family was wiped out, and then the entire Su family was imprisoned. The entire court was in a panic, and no one dared to be the first to stand out at this time.

Su Muying committed usurpation of power, self-reliance of troops, private mining of mines, deceiving the emperor... six major crimes and twelve minor crimes were listed clearly. The money and treasures seized from Su's family and gold and silver from private mines in various places were added to the national treasury, amounting to as much as 80 million taels.

These silvers are not actually too much. It is easy to accumulate such wealth when sitting in the position of prime minister, not to mention that part of it is gold and silver minerals, which shows that Su Muying's corruption is only a small part.

Having said that, no one dared to plead for them.

In the palace.

The emperor had passed the initial stage of surprise and anger when he saw the list of his property, and he had calmed down. He put the memorials in his hand into two piles, wrote down two lists, and looked at them carefully.

The prince stood below, silent.

"I heard that when the house was searched that day, Gu Xu also went with them." The emperor suddenly said.

"Yes." The prince raised his sleeves and replied.

"As soon as he left, Su Muying ran away." The emperor smiled coldly, "Prince, you knew that the Su family had a history with him, but you still took him to participate in the action that day. What was your intention?"

The prince knelt down and said, "Father, it is precisely because Gu Xu intends to break off relations with the Su family that I beg you to let him catch the traitor with his own hands. It is not Gu Xu's fault that Su Muying escaped."

"Then tell me, how did he run away?" the emperor said coldly.

"I have previously reported that Su Muying has a group of subordinates, which includes all kinds of talented people and heroes. Before the operation, we surrounded the Su family for three days, and Su Muying went to court as usual and stayed at home on holidays. But when we broke into the gate of the Su family that day, there was no sign of him." said the prince.

"Considering that the organization called Lingfeng Pavilion is secretive and unpredictable, I guess that Su Muying got the news before the house was confiscated and fled in advance."

"You escaped early without thinking of a fight to the death, and instead handed your family's lives over to the court?" The emperor threw the memorial in his hand on the table. "How could you tell such a clumsy lie!"

The prince seemed extremely calm and composed: "Father, please calm down. I don't think Su Muying is capable of doing such a thing."

The emperor stared at him.

The prince said, "Su Muying is quite ambitious, but he has been hiding for many years without revealing any clues. He even poisoned my father and made him seriously ill, but he did not start the rebellion immediately. This shows that he is not sure of everything."

"Go on," said the emperor.

The prince said, "As for abandoning his family and escaping alone, I think he is more capable of doing it. Father, Gu Xu has been investigating the case of the self-immolation of the Prince of Shen and his wife in the Prince of Shen's mansion for many years, and he has made some progress recently."

The emperor frowned.

"Investigation evidence and surviving witnesses can all confirm that the Prince of Shen and his wife were killed by assassins sent by Su Muying, and then hung from the beams of the house. The reason was that Su Huaiyue was involved in a major treason case at the time, and Su Muying was afraid that the court would investigate and implicate his plan, so he killed them."

The emperor was stunned: "Are you telling the truth?!"

"It is absolutely true." The prince said, "That is why Gu Xu begged me to let him kill his enemy, and that is why he appeared in the team that confiscated the property that day."

The emperor frowned.

The prince continued, "Father, Old Master Su also knew about this. You must have heard how much the Su family doted on Su Huaiyue back then. Since such a beloved relative could be killed, it is not surprising that Su Muying would abandon the lives of the rest of the Su family and escape alone."

"How could such a thing happen..." the emperor murmured.

No wonder there were so many omissions in the case files of that year, but at that time all their energy was focused on finding the so-called Chao Zhen Army, and they ignored the truth of the matter.

The emperor glanced at the prince kneeling on the ground, and his tone was still bad: "Get up."

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your health is more important." The prince said earnestly.

The emperor waved his hand: "In this matter, you and Gu Xu are guilty of dereliction of duty."

"Yes, your son is willing to accept the punishment." The prince lowered his head and said in a pleasing manner.

The emperor said, "You two don't need to interfere with the rest."

"Then, how should the rest of the Su family be punished?" asked the prince.

"Of course he was beheaded." The emperor said, "Do you want to give him some advice, too?"

"I dare not, but I have some ideas." The prince said, "Su Muying is a heartless person. Keeping the rest of the Su family as hostages is not very useful. But now we are killing all the people to vent our anger. Firstly, the bloodshed will not be good for my father's body. Secondly, Su Muying has no ties in the world and will not leave any room for maneuver. I think it is better to keep him for a while."

The emperor nodded slightly.

"That makes sense. There is no need to rush, so let's put the beheading aside for now." The emperor said, "But no one in the Su family will survive."

The prince felt that there was something else behind his words.

As expected, the emperor said, "I have already sent the Hidden Dragon Guards to hunt down the third branch of the Su family that separated from the family earlier."

The prince asked, "They have already separated, do we still need to capture them and bring them back to the capital?"

"If you don't remove the root of the problem, there will be endless troubles." The emperor looked at him and said, "Prince, your kindness should not be used in this kind of place."

"Yes, I will accept your instruction." The prince bowed and said.

……

Luonan Road, Liuli Town.

First, the once popular fried chicken shop closed down, and not long after, the martial arts school that had been open for more than two years also quietly sold its mansion and disappeared.

Liuli Town returned to peace.

Substitutes similar to fried chicken have emerged one after another for a while, but the market will always be saturated. After a whole year of survival of the fittest, there is only one fried chicken shop left in the town, and its business is mediocre.