Chapter 1350: Siege of the Prime Minister's Residence
"Should I not have taken action just now?"
Li Qingyuan came to Zhang Tuohai and asked.
"In fact, it's not a big problem. From the moment they entered the Prince Qin's Mansion, they were already dead. I just want to gather more evidence. After all, you still have to give an account to your father, so you have to save face."
Zhang Tuohai said.
"Well, what do we do now? Wait for the confession?"
Li Qingyuan asked.
"Why do we have to wait for the confession?" Zhang Tuohai asked, "The evidence is already conclusive. The chief steward can make this case an ironclad case right here. At this point, Prime Minister Cao must die. Only when he dies can someone be held responsible for this matter."
Zhang Tuohai said.
"What if it wasn't done by Prime Minister Cao? After all, there is a slight possibility that the chief steward made the decision privately..."
Li Qingyuan said after hesitating for a moment.
"Haha, the chief steward is in our hands. Can he make the decision on his own? We have the final say on the details. Anyway, no matter what, Prime Minister Cao must die. If he doesn't die, the cabinet's affairs will not be accomplished."
"We need to use the remaining prestige of destroying Prime Minister Cao's entire family to promote this matter. By then, no one will dare to oppose us."
"Once things are done, even if the court officials are dissatisfied, they will have no choice but to accept it."
"So..." After listening to Zhang Tuohai's explanation, Li Qingyuan's body couldn't help but become alert.
It turned out that from the very beginning, Zhang Tuohai didn't care whether the mastermind behind it was Prime Minister Cao or not.
Whether it is true or not, Prime Minister Cao must die.
This will not change, the only difference in the end is how many people die.
If it were in the past, Li Qingyuan would feel somewhat uncomfortable seeing Zhang Tuohai acting like this.
However, after the escort incident in the first half of the night, Li Qingyuan had begun to slowly accept Zhang Tuohai's philosophy of stopping killing with killing.
Only by eliminating the source with thundering means at the beginning of things can the problem be solved at the lowest cost.
Just like if there is rotten flesh on your body, the cheapest way is to cut off all the rotten flesh as quickly as possible.
But if you take chances and delay, the rotten flesh will continue to spread and even spread throughout the body. By then, the loss will not only be a few rotten flesh, but it may also be life-threatening.
"Okay, I understand. I'll call someone."
Li Qingyuan gathered his guards and charged towards Prime Minister Cao's residence.
The guards held torches and rushed towards the Prime Minister's Mansion like a fire dragon in the dark night.
Such a massive action could not possibly be hidden from the people in the Prime Minister's Office.
In fact, just as he was leaving the Prince of Qin's Palace, someone from the Five Cities Army who was on night patrol came over to ask him questions.
"Who is coming?" asked a guard leading the troops.
Zhang Tuohai dismounted from his horse and rushed directly to the front of the team.
After seeing the guard, Zhang Tuohai went up and slapped him, then held Li Qingyuan's token in front of the guard.
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"Do you know me? Do you know this token?"
"This humble general pays respect to His Majesty the King of Qin!"
The guard looked at Zhang Tuohai, then at the shining prince's token in the other's hand, and quickly dismounted and knelt in front of Zhang Tuohai.
"Bring your people and follow me on business!"
Zhang Tuohai spoke loudly to the guard.
"Your command!"
The guard immediately gathered his men and followed Zhang Tuohai to charge towards the Prime Minister's Mansion.
There are more than just these patrolling troops in the imperial city.
As Zhang Tuohai traveled along the way, he recruited soldiers from various patrolling cities, and soon he had twice as many men under his command.
Soon, Zhang Tuohai brought his men to Prime Minister Cao’s residence.
As the second most powerful person in the entire empire, Prime Minister Cao's mansion is also extraordinary, like a small city.
At this time, a large number of servants wearing armor and holding longbows had already climbed up the high wall.
"Who are you? This is Prime Minister Cao's residence. Leave immediately. Anyone who dares to cross this arrow will be killed without mercy."
A steward shouted loudly while drawing his bow and arrow.
An armor-piercing arrow shot out and sank into the ground in front of Zhang Tuohai, with its tail feathers still swinging outside.
Looking at the arrow at his feet, a smile appeared on Zhang Tuohai's face.
"Send an order. Prime Minister Cao intends to assassinate the crown prince. According to the imperial law, he will be tortured to death and his entire clan will be exterminated! All three armies, listen up. Surround the Prime Minister's residence and don't let anyone escape!"
" yes!"
Zhang Tuohai's men dispersed and surrounded the Prime Minister's residence!
When the manager on the wall saw this situation, he immediately panicked and wanted to go back to report the situation.
But Zhang Tuohai would never give him this opportunity. He raised his hand and pointed at the man.
whoosh!
A burst of energy directly penetrated the man's chest!
With a plop, the man's body fell off the high wall.
When that man died, the servants on the wall were suddenly at a loss.
Although Prime Minister Cao was plotting to kill the prince, and even using someone else as a substitute, he was able to carry out his ulterior motive.
But this was a matter that could cost one's life, and Prime Minister Cao was afraid that the secret would be leaked if too many people were involved, so he kept it strictly secret and only core members knew the details.
As for these servants, they certainly don't know the truth.
Therefore, after Zhang Tuohai came to kill them, these servants felt that their master's crime had nothing to do with them and it was not worth risking their lives for a few taels of silver.
If you can make up for your crime with merit, you might even get some reward money.
Therefore, most of the servants did not choose to resist, and many of them simply dropped their weapons and ran away.
Some even opened their doors.
As soon as the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion opened, the guards following Zhang Tuohai rushed in like wolves and tigers.
Tie up anyone you see, and kill them on the spot if they dare to resist.
For a moment, shouts of killing resounded throughout the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Zhang Tuohai and his men ignored those small fry and rushed all the way to the core of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The closer you get to the core of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the more core members you will find who know about Prime Minister Cao's affairs.
These people knew that if their plan was exposed, they would surely lose their lives, so they all fought desperately.
But in front of Zhang Tuohai, these people's resistance was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
With one finger from Zhang Tuohai, the heads of these people were all pierced by the energy.
No one could stop Zhang Tuohai for even one round.
Seeing Zhang Tuohai so brave, his guards also rushed forward as if they were injected with chicken blood, and kept slashing at the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion with their knives.
People are like this. Once their qi and blood are stimulated, they can rely on their courage to exert power far beyond what they naturally possess.
The people in the Prime Minister's Mansion were already feeling guilty, and they were caught off guard. They thought they were in a desperate situation, and with no one in charge, they fought on their own and were even chased and hacked by the guards who were no better than them.
The entire Prime Minister's Mansion fell into chaos.
In the end, even the guards carried Zhang Tuohai all the way to the core of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
A withered flower arch appeared in front of us.
The guards thought that it was the same as before, so they rushed in directly by relying on inertia.
The next second, he was thrown out .
