I'm full of rebellion against fate

Chapter 136 Cleaning

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”

Dongfang He looked at Chang Ningchen and saw that he had a serious expression on his face. He quickly explained to prevent Chang Ningchen from misunderstanding again. He said, "Our systems don't conflict. I have a way for us to live together until old age!"

Seeing Dongfang He's serious look, Chang Ningchen thought for a moment and then threw away the big stone hidden in his sleeve.

"Snapped!"

"..."

Dongfang He looked at the stone on the ground that was bigger than his hand. If he was hit by the stone, he would at least get a big bump if not killed. He couldn't help but distance himself from Chang Ningchen.

In order to ease the awkward situation, Chang Ningchen changed the subject and asked, "Do you have any ideas to turn the situation around?"

Dongfang He only has a few loyal warriors and some money, and the money he has can't even support themselves for too long, let alone recruit soldiers!

On the other side, Qiu He only found Xiong Chen's imperial robe in the Rippling Lake of the imperial palace. He directly told the civil and military officials that Xiong Chen was killed by Zhang Chenhe, and Zhang Chenhe and Wei Canghe were struck to death by thunder for regicide.

If Qiu He became emperor, the ministers would naturally oppose him, and those aristocratic families and old nobles would not listen to Qiu He's command. So he kept a backup plan and let the pregnant queen take charge.

Without other royal family members, the pregnant queen is undoubtedly the best puppet. As long as he can remove these stumbling blocks before the child is born, it doesn’t matter whether the child is a boy or a girl!

The queen didn't want to be Qiu He's puppet, but for the sake of herself, the child in her belly, and the family behind her, she had no choice but to let him manipulate her.

Qiu He took out all the evidence of corruption and told those aristocratic families that Shangshu Ling Zhang Chenhe was the culprit of this matter. As long as the Zhang family was brought down, he, Qiu He, would let bygones be bygones as to the collusion between the other aristocratic families.

When everyone heard that they would be fine as long as the Zhang family fell, they began to besiege Zhang Chenhe's relatives in the court. People who used to be proud to know Zhang's relatives were now terrified when they heard about Zhang.

Soon, the Zhang family was ordered to be exterminated along with all nine generations of their clan. This great family that had existed in the capital for hundreds of years was uprooted. As the saying goes, when a wall falls, everyone pushes it. However, those families that were on good terms with the Zhang family were the ones who pushed them the hardest.

Every day, people from the Zhang family were taken to the vegetable market in the capital to be beheaded. The blood dyed the nearby river red, and the executioner changed his knife again and again.

Everyone was very scared but at the same time they prayed in their hearts that the killing would end quickly. As long as all the members of the Zhang family died, the matter would be over.

Chang Ningchen and Dongfang He, who were in disguise, also saw this bloody scene. Dongfang He felt that Qiu He was indeed smart. If he wanted to sit on the throne and become emperor, he would definitely be pulled down by the aristocratic families in the capital. Now he took the incident of Zhang Chenhe as an opportunity to sow discord and gnaw on the hardest bone. This way, it would be like a big tree without a trunk.

Dongfang He sighed and said, "Qiu He has removed the trunk of the family tree. Without the support of the trunk, the crown has nowhere to rely on. Without the nourishment of the crown, the roots will rot."

Chang Ningchen also felt that the killing had just begun, and the smell of blood in the air made him very uncomfortable.

Dongfang He led his men away from Caishikou. The smell of blood here was so strong that the wind from far away could blow the smell over. Although many people had died now, everyone felt that it was not many. After more people died, everyone realized that there was a sword hanging over their heads. They began to panic and get scared. Everyone was in chaos. This was a good time.

The number of deaths is not the main point, the main point is that everyone is beginning to be afraid. So now is not the time for them to fight back, they have to lie low and wait for the opportunity.

Chang Ningchen also felt that Qiu He was very smart and patient. Before, the man was like a poisonous snake, who had retracted his fangs and pretended to be harmless to gain his trust.

What he didn't expect was that Queen Lin Jiangting cheated on him! Xiong Chen treated her so well, and they had never slept together since she was always sick!

Chang Ningchen said sadly: "Wow, Lin Jiangting actually helped Qiu He! I was so nice to her for nothing, I didn't even know she was pregnant!"

Dongfang He comforted him: "Think about it, she has no choice and the child may not be yours."

Chang Ningchen looked at Dongfang He in shock and asked, "Do you know whose child Lin Jiangting is?"

"Ah... I guess it might be the Zhang family. After all, the Zhang and Lin families are old friends."

Chang Ningchen suddenly remembered the last words Zhang Chenhe said. It was very likely that the words were about Lin Jiangting being pregnant with his child!

Qiu He saw that all the names on the Zhang family list had been crossed out, so he put down the Zhang clan book. He reached out and picked up a relatively small family. Although the family was small, it was very rich. Qiu He confiscated the family's property on the charge of privately making glass and then exiled the entire family to the border.

After dealing with one aristocratic family, it is the turn of another. Sometimes several aristocratic families are dealt with together. People in the capital are now in a panic, fearing that they will be implicated if they are not careful.

The other noble families are now praying every day that it is not their family that will be beheaded or exiled, and the larger noble families in the capital are already terrified, fearing that one day they will wake up and find the knife chopping their necks.

The noble families were now all as scared as quails. Those who had previously disobeyed Qiu He now followed his lead. In addition, Qiu He was originally the leader of most of the new nobles in the court, so soon all power was concentrated in Qiu He's hands.

There are also some stubborn officials and generals who refuse to bow their heads and always encounter accidents when returning home or going out. Qiu He does not need his ministers to oppose him. As long as everyone listens to him, he will create a new order.

On the other side, Chang Ningchen asked Dongfang He for his treasure chest. Although Dongfang He didn't know what he wanted to do, he still gave it to him. Then when he took it back, Dongfang He found that the box was much lighter. Is Chang Ningchen going to buy a lot of things?

Chang Ningchen said that he would know when the time came, but he had to keep it a secret now. The two waited for another month. During this time, Lian He was running around while Chang Ningchen stayed in the secret room to prevent others from finding out that the emperor was not dead and triggering Qiu He's pursuit.

Dongfang He contacted Lin Jiangting's father Lin Xian. The Lin family is the queen's maiden family, so they are the only family among the aristocratic families that do not worry about the clan being liquidated. Now they are also very prosperous in the capital.

"I watched him build a tall building, I watched him entertain guests, and I watched his building collapse..." Dongfang He warned Lin Xian that if he didn't do something, he would be doomed like other families.

Lin Xian sighed. If he had any way, he would definitely not watch the noble families being liquidated one by one. Ever since the Zhang family was exterminated, everyone has been scared. Now they are even more afraid that they will be betrayed by the people around them.

Dongfang He knew that Lin Xian didn't want to surrender, otherwise he wouldn't see him.