Chapter 514: Fabrication (2/2)
Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping was not alone. Even King Duan was surprised. Why would they find someone so inept?
Did they betray their master?
Furthermore, they had no reason to do so! They had the upper hand, but they decided to betray Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping.
What was happening?
King Duan simply couldn't understand what was happening.
Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping grit his teeth in shock. Then, his body shuddered even whilst he tried to calm himself down.
”What are you talking about? I don't know any of you!” Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping bellowed as he glared at the messenger.
”Prime Minister, how can you leave us in the lurch? You told us to use killing Fang Zhengzhi as an excuse to kill Yan Xiu! You told us that nothing would go wrong! Now that something has gone wrong, you have to save us!” The Southern Region messenger pleaded, ignoring the glare.
”What... what nonsense are you spouting?!” Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping paled.
He had lost control of the situation. This was a setup. He had walked right into a trap. He had never told them to kill Yan Xiu!
What was happening?
Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping couldn't understand why things would take a turn for the worse all of a sudden.
He had cultivated these men for many years. They would never betray him!
Left Prime Minister glared at the Southern Region messengers.
Then, he noticed a smirk on that messenger's face. This man was out to get him!
He understood everything at that moment.
Fang Zhengzhi!
That was the only explanation that Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping could think of. After all, these men were captured from the Seven Star Lane! He had suspected that it could be a trap.
He had only dismissed that thought after he found out that the Ninth prince was the one who insisted that they were sent here. Furthermore, these men were escorted here by soldiers and not city guards.
But now...
He realized that this was a trap that he had walked into. Furthermore, this was a trap from which he couldn't escape.
Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping felt a chill down his back.
He thought about what would have happened if the Crown Prince had come instead of him. Would they have said that the Crown Prince sent them to assassinate Yan Xiu?
If this accusation was assumed to be true...
How would Yan Qianli react?
”Fang Zhengzhi... good on you. What a vicious plan!” Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping had always thought that he was the one in the dark.
He never realized that Fang Zhengzhi had been playing him all along.
When did he do it?
How could he swap the men without anyone noticing?
Oh yes!
When the doors were locked!
It was a stroke of genius! If the doors to the Seven Star Lane weren't locked, he couldn't carry out his plan! And Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping's men had done it for him!
Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping felt a chill as he looked up into the sky. He had sacrificed much to get to the position he held today.
But now...
It was all about to be destroyed...
He was bitter.
He was extremely bitter!
”No, I still have a chance of coming back from this. I have to capture them and interrogate them! I will definitely be able to tie this back to Fang Zhengzhi!” His eyes glittered with excitement, ”How dare you malign a rank one official! Men, arrest these b*stards!”
”Prime Minister... you... you betrayed us!” The Southern Region messenger rolled away from the Left Prime Minister.
”Arrest them!”
”Charge, arrest the eight of them!”
The two assistant ministers reacted and gave the command to their guards.
There was no reply.
The guards had already charged.
”Kill!”
”Don't let them run!”
The guards raised their weapons.
The hate in the eyes of the eight Southern Region messengers was clear.
”Prime Minister, you are vicious indeed!”
”I never thought that you would betray us after so many years of loyal service. We will fight this out!”
”Kill!”
The eight Southern Region messengers began fighting their way out.
One of the city guards standing beside King Duan turned to look at him for orders.
”Your Highness, what do we do now?” The city guard asked softly.
”There is an old strategy that was once adopted by the great Han Xin. It is known as ”Confuse the enemy with your actions and hide your true motives”. Do you know what I mean?” King Duan smirked icily.
”Yes, sir!” The city guard's eyes glittered as he called the other guards over. ”Protect the ministers and arrest the criminals!”
”Yes!” The city guards responded in unison.
The raised their weapons and began to fan out. They surrounded the ministers as well as their guards.
They pushed the eight Southern Region messengers to the side.
The expressions of the ministers changed when they saw this. As the Left Prime Minister, Yu Yiping was not weak.
However...
He couldn't possibly attack city guards.
”Go away! I don't need your protection!”
”Go away!” The two assistant ministers were equally flustered. They couldn't do anything as long as they were being surrounded by city guards!