Rise of the Overlord

Chapter 246

As the leader of the mysterious forces, Guo Heng was still confused by the news brought by his father Guo Xian. In the side hall of the Xiande Hall of the Imperial Palace in Chang'an City, Wang Yimin, the director of the Tang Empire's General Intelligence Bureau, spoke to Su Yi in a deep voice. Reported: "Your Majesty, it can now be confirmed that the controller of the mysterious force that has been hiding in our Tang Empire is Guo Heng, the son of Vice Premier Guo Xian, who will soon be the chief engineer of Chang'an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant."

Su Yi's face was a little gloomy at this time, "Could Guo Xian be the real mastermind behind the scenes?"

Wang Yimin shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, according to the evidence currently held by our General Intelligence Bureau, what Guo Heng has done has been behind the back of Deputy Prime Minister Guo Xian all these years. If His Majesty hadn't led troops into the Ziyue Empire back then, Guo Heng might have succeeded in usurping the throne in the Ziyue Empire."

Su Yi snorted coldly: "I didn't expect the head of that mysterious force to be hidden under my nose. When will your General Intelligence Bureau close the net?"

Wang Yimin then said: "Because of lack of funds, Guo Heng has already sold the engine design drawings of the Fu Niao fighter jet and the Iron Eagle bomber to the Noomi Empire at a price of 5000 million Tang Yuan, although the General Intelligence Bureau does not have this information. Information about all the members of this mysterious force, but in order to prevent Guo Heng from making other things that would cause huge losses to our Tang Empire, our General Intelligence Bureau is going to arrest Guo Heng and all known members of this mysterious force immediately , I believe that even if there are some fish that slip through the net, under the identification of other members, they will be caught in the end."

Su Yi frowned slightly, "The engine design drawings of the Fu Niao fighter and the Iron Eagle bomber have really been obtained by the Noomi Empire?"

Wang Yimin immediately said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the people under Guo Heng who are in charge of this transaction have already been instigated by our General Intelligence Bureau, and the key data of the two sets of engine design drawings sold to the Noomi Empire have been tampered with by us." , and 5000 million Tang Yuan in cash is currently under the control of our General Intelligence Bureau."

Su Yi's brows suddenly widened, "It seems that your General Intelligence Bureau has received an additional 5000 million Tang Yuan in funding this time."

Wang Yimin smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, many nobles from the original Cangyu, Liuyun, Tianxing, and Ziyue four countries have joined the conspiracy group established by Guo Heng. Most of these noble families have huge wealth. , I believe that the harvest this time will definitely be very rich, such a large amount of wealth, our General Intelligence Bureau dare not monopolize it."

A cold light suddenly flashed in Su Yi's eyes, "It seems that I was too kind to the nobles of the original four empires, and just taking advantage of this incident, I will sort out the nobles of the original four empires, In addition, now that the Nine-Nation Military Alliance has been established, war may break out at any time, so we just take this opportunity to raise more military expenses for this war."

A murderous look appeared on Wang Yimin's face, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, our General Intelligence Bureau will never be merciful to those families who plan to rebel. Perhaps your Majesty does not need to allocate additional funds for the construction of [-] aircraft carriers."

On the afternoon of February 3016, 22 in the Tang Dynasty, Wu Haowei, deputy brigade commander of the Second Brigade under the First Field Division of the Royal Army of the Tang Dynasty, was called to the division headquarters by a phone call. Wu Haowei was controlled by someone just after he entered the division headquarters. up.

In all parts of the Tang Empire, like Wu Haowei, there were more than 20 general-level military generals who were controlled this afternoon, and hundreds of school-level officers. Captains, lieutenants, and second lieutenants were all arrested by the General Intelligence Bureau. More than [-] people were arrested, and tens of thousands of non-commissioned officers and soldiers were also temporarily controlled.

At the same time that the General Intelligence Bureau was arresting the members of the conspiracy group among the armed forces, the General Intelligence Bureau also dispatched a large number of people. With the cooperation of the garrisons in various places, it launched a network collection operation against the non-military members of the conspiracy group.

Some nobles from the original Cangyu, Liuyun, Tianxing, and Ziyue Four Kingdoms participated in this rebellious group. They were unwilling to be arrested and chose to resist with arms. The General Administration also seized the opportunity to seize all the property of these noble families.

In the mansion where Guo Xian, the second deputy prime minister of the Tang Empire, lived, Guo Xian asked Wang Yimin, director of the General Intelligence Bureau, with a puzzled expression: "Director Wang, why did you bring so many people to my place?"

Wang Yimin sighed, "Prime Minister Guo, I am here today to arrest Guo Heng!"

"What? Arrest Guo Heng? Director Wang, is there some misunderstanding here?"

Next, Wang Yimin briefly introduced Guo Heng's actions to Guo Xian.

"This... this... this is impossible! This is absolutely impossible! How could Xiaoheng be the leader of the conspiracy group?"

Guo Xian's face had turned pale, and he even shook his body a few times. If the secretary next to him hadn't supported Guo Xian, Guo Xian might have collapsed on the ground.

Seeing Guo Xian's appearance, Wang Yimin couldn't bear it, but he still told the cruel reality, "Prime Minister Guo, our General Intelligence Bureau has obtained enough evidence, starting from the Ziyue Empire, the stock that has assassinated too many people The mysterious force of the famous military generals was formed by Guo Heng himself, and Guo Heng even made plans to assassinate the emperor many times before."

Wang Yimin's words made Guo Xian unable to bear it any longer. He rolled his eyes and passed out. When Guo Xian woke up, he found that his son Guo Heng had been handcuffed and anklet.

Seeing his son, Guo Xian struggled to stand up immediately, "Xiao Heng, please explain to Chief Wang that you are just an engineer in an aircraft factory, how could you be the head of a conspiracy group!"

Guo Heng, who was pale, showed a smile that was uglier than crying, "Father, I'm sorry, because of my own ambition, I got you involved this time."

When Guo Xian heard his son admit it, he couldn't help shaking his body a few more times, making people feel as if he had aged several years in an instant, "Xiao Heng, why are you doing this? Why are you doing this?"

Guo Heng smiled wryly and shook his head, but did not answer his father's question.

At this time, Wang Yimin, director of the General Intelligence Bureau, said: "Prime Minister Guo, I'm really sorry, I have to bring Guo Heng back to the General Intelligence Bureau. There are many things that Guo Heng needs to explain clearly."

Guo Xian opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say a lot to Wang Yimin, but in the end he could only utter one word with difficulty: "Okay——"

That night, Guo Xian, the second deputy prime minister of the cabinet, knelt in the main hall of Xiande Hall, and said to Su Yi and Ouyang Xue with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, Empress, I know that what Guo Heng did is unforgivable. But the old minister has only one son, Guo Heng, so the old minister can only pray to His Majesty and the Empress to spare Guo Heng's life."

Su Yi snorted coldly and said: "Your son is capable enough, not counting the members of the conspiracy group who were captured before, just this time, 23 generals of our Datang Empire were arrested, and even There are also four lieutenant generals in the army, more than 700 officers at the school level, more than [-] officers at the lieutenant level below, tens of thousands of non-commissioned officers and soldiers involved, former nobles from Cangyu, Liuyun, Tianxing, and Ziyue. , and involved thousands of people, your son's ability to be an engineer is indeed a bit inferior."

Guo Xian hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Guo Heng deserves to die! Guo Heng deserves to die! But the old minister is just such a son, let the old minister watch him... woooo... the old minister is really... woooo... "

Seeing Guo Xian who was crying bitterly, the empress Ouyang Xue, who couldn't bear it, said softly to Su Yi: "Your Majesty, according to the situation learned by the General Intelligence Bureau, Vice Premier Guo really didn't know what Guo Heng did before, and he was completely taken by surprise." Guo Hengmeng is in the dark, let the guards move a chair for Vice Premier Guo, and talk slowly if you have anything to say."

In fact, the reason why Empress Ouyang Xue is in the Xiande Hall at this time is because Guo Xian begged on her knees.

After Ouyang Xue's father, Ouyang Qi, was unfortunately killed in the battle to defend Ziyue City, it was Guo Xian, the Prime Minister of the Ziyue Empire, who overcame all opinions and allowed Ouyang Xue to inherit the throne and became the first empress of the Ziyue Empire. .

In the ensuing battle against the invasion of the Orensa Empire, Guo Xian also thought hard and tried every means to raise a large amount of supplies and soldiers. He led the Ziyue army to carry the Orensa army for several months, and finally waited until Su Yi The Su family army brought in joined the Ziyue Empire's battlefield.

Guo Xian can be said to be kind to the royal family of the Ziyue Empire and to Ouyang Xue, so Ouyang Xue came to Xiande Hall at this time to intercede for Guo Xian.

Su Yi couldn't suppress his anger and said to Guo Xian: "I know you don't know what Guo Heng has done, otherwise you won't even see my face today! You still want me to spare Guo Heng's life , do you know how many people died because of Guo Heng's ambition, and how many orphans and widows he produced, you Guo Xian only has one biological son, don't those who were killed by Guo Xian have no parents!"

Guo Xian, who was kneeling on the ground, was speechless after being scolded by Su Yi. Even the queen Ouyang Xue who was next to him opened his mouth but did not answer Su Yi's words.

Then Su Yi said in a cold voice: "Guo Xian, you go back first! The interrogation of Guo Heng is not over yet, and there are some things that Guo Heng needs to explain clearly. Let’s investigate everything and talk about it!”

After Su Yi finished speaking, he ignored Guo Xian who was still kneeling, flicked his sleeves, and returned to another bedroom with Queen Ouyang Xue. This bedroom was where Queen Ouyang Xue lived.

That night, after Su Yi and Ouyang Xue had tossed about on the bed, Ouyang Xue, who was lying in Su Yi's arms, hesitated for a while and asked Su Yi: "Your Majesty, what are you going to do with Guo Heng?"

Su Yi heaved a long sigh, "According to what Guo Heng did, it would not be an exaggeration to shoot him ten times, but Guo Heng is the only son of Vice Premier Guo Xian after all. The Ziyue Empire has made contributions, and I also have a bond with Guo Xian, so I am actually a little hesitant about how to deal with Guo Heng."

Ouyang Xue thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, it can be said that Guo Xian is kind to me and the original royal family of the Ziyue Empire. I wonder if I can save that Guo Heng's life in the end?"

Su Yi didn't give Ouyang Xue an answer right away, "Wait until we find out about the entire conspiracy group, and then study how to deal with Guo Heng!"

In the early morning of February 24th, Wang Yimin, the director of the General Intelligence Bureau, entered the palace with a large stack of papers. After meeting Su Yi, Wang Yimin reported: "Your Majesty, Guo Heng, the leader of the conspiracy group, has cooperated very Everything has been explained, and even the list of members of the entire conspiracy group has been handed over, but..."

Su Yi frowned, "But what?"

Wang Yimin said with a somewhat embarrassed expression: "However, Guo Heng committed suicide last night, and it was too late when he found out."

Su Yi frowned even more when he heard this, "What did your General Intelligence Bureau do? Guo Heng is such an important prisoner, how could you let him commit suicide!"

Wang Yimin said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, we didn't expect Guo Heng to do such a terrible thing. He hid under the bed and used his own teeth to bite through the main artery of his wrist. When our people found out, Guo Heng had already passed away. gone."

Su Yi pondered for a while and said, "Show me Guo Heng's confession."

Wang Yimin immediately handed over a large stack of papers to Su Yi. By the time Su Yi finished reading Guo Heng's confession, half an hour had passed.

Su Yi said in a cold voice: "By virtue of what Guo Heng has done, it is not an exaggeration to kill him a hundred times. In order to silence him, even the old, weak, women and children were not spared. The former general of the Ziyue Empire Army who was exterminated by him There are more than a dozen of them, and Guo Heng's death is considered cheap, but I don't need to make any troubles if he dies like this, after all, Guo Heng is the only son of Vice Premier Guo Xian."

Wang Yimin then said: "Your Majesty, with Guo Heng's confession and the list of members, the members of the entire treasonous group will be severely punished, but the scale still needs to be determined by Your Majesty."

Su Yi said without hesitation: "Now that the nine-nation military alliance has been formed, war may break out at any time. It is just to take this opportunity to kill chickens and monkeys. All members of the treasonous group must be dealt with strictly. Severe sentence is required, those who can be killed or not killed, all of them will be shot!"

Guo Xian, the second deputy prime minister of the Datang Empire Cabinet, submitted his resignation letter to the Datang Empire’s cabinet the day after he learned that his son had committed suicide. After Su Yi had a detailed discussion with Guo Xian, he finally approved Guo Xian’s proposal resignation.

After Guo Xian left the power center of the Datang Empire, he has been committed to the charity of the Datang Empire, and donated most of his family property for charity. On Guo Xian's 80th birthday, Su Yi came down The purpose is to bestow Guo Xian as the lifelong charity ambassador of the Tang Empire.

(End of this chapter)