Sincere Heart in Jianghu

Hearing the other party's words, Yang Ming's heart also sank, the information that he had spent so many years trying to obtain, he never thought that he would know the truth so easily, and the enemy was right in front of him, should he kill or not?

Such a powerful enemy was able to tell him everything. How magnanimous was his heart. The real enemy was no longer in this world and he was just a passive chess piece.

And this pawn that was so called a pawn in the eyes of others, in the eyes of Yang Ming, was a great man that could support both heaven and earth.

He Chongzhi's emotions were also very complicated at the moment. After he and Yang Ming finished talking about everything, his gaze suddenly turned older as he looked at Lord Long who was lying on the sickbed.

"Us brothers have done a lot in this 50 years, the matter of the rebellion has been resolved, this Yang Ming has done a great service, Lord Long, let us return to the palace together in a while!"

Lord Long gently nodded his head before slowly closing his eyes again.

After a while, a few people came from outside. Their expressions were hurried, the leader had a fair complexion and wore luxurious clothing. His temperament was even more extraordinary, as he stepped forward and cupped his hands towards He Chongzhi.

"General He, I've been running all the way back from the border. I'm really afraid that I won't be able to see you all. Someone has already told me what happened. Let's head back to the palace now!"

He Chongzhi nodded and pulled Yang Ming to his side, "Accompany me back to the palace first, there are some things I want to tell you!"

Yang Ming nodded, and followed along with him.

After getting on the palanquin, about several hours passed before they reached their destination. After getting off, Yang Ming looked around, only to see a dazzling golden wall that dazzled everyone's eyes.

This must be the legendary imperial palace! He had never thought that one day he would be able to come to this palace, nor did he think about interacting with these people from the imperial court. He had always been carefree and at ease.

In next to no time, a group of people swiftly came out to welcome them in.

Yang Ming was arranged to be alone in a private room. After the people outside had finished dealing with everything, there would be someone who would come to invite him.

There were a lot of changes happening outside for a while. After the Lord Long was dressed again, he dressed up exactly as Yang Ming thought. He was indeed the current emperor.

The people around him were kneeling, and the one in front of them was He Chongzhi. Yang Ming knew that as the son of heaven, it was natural for him to kneel, so he followed behind them and knelt down.

A eunuch stepped forward. "The emperor has given the order today to formally abdicate from the throne on the first day of the month. He will pass the position of emperor to the current crown prince and present it to us!"

The youth who went to fetch He Chongzhi just now, was the current crown prince. He stepped forward and bowed to him a few times, "Since royal father has entrusted such an important task to your son, your son will definitely give it his all. Your son will definitely bow down to the best of his ability, thinking everything through for everyone in the world!"

"My son, I naturally trust in your abilities. From today onwards, I will no longer interfere with matters of this world. From this moment on, all matters concerning the court will be left to you to handle. First of next month, you will officially ascend to the throne!"

After he finished speaking, he couldn't help but cough violently. His father-in-law went forward and handed him a handkerchief. He covered his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, dyeing the handkerchief red.

He Chongzhi anxiously stood up, and stepped forward to support him, "Your majesty, what's wrong?"

He smiled lightly, "My days have come. It is not because I can pass the throne to the Crown Prince in front of all these loyal ministers. I can't take it anymore.

Tears welled up in his eyes as the crown prince knelt to one side and held his hand tightly. "Imperial Father, I've already sent for an imperial physician. You'll be fine!"

He placed his hand on the crown prince's face, "Foolish child, royal father's life has always been extended by inner force. Today, in order to fiercely fight, in order to not let the Ninth Prince succeed, for the dynasty, and for you, he has done a great service!"

The Crown Prince's voice was choked with sobs, "Royal father, since I was young, I have treated General He as my father. I have received your teachings. Your son will forever remember such a great favor!"

The Emperor lightly smiled. "My son, those people naturally can't do anything when they see you return. These past ten years, I've wholeheartedly nurtured my successors. Don't worry, they'll be able to help you!"

He turned his head to look at He Chongzhi, and revealed the last of his smile, his head tilted to the side, and he slowly closed his eyes.

Everyone started to cry loudly. He Chongzhi's face was already covered in tears, as he allowed it to roll down his face.

The news of the emperor's death quickly spread and the entire nation mourned for it. He Chongzhi, dressed in white, kneeled in front of the emperor's funeral.

He ordered for Yang Ming to be invited. When Yang Ming arrived, he knelt with him.

"There are some things that I want to tell you again today. After I finish saying them, all of my worries have been cleared!" He composed himself and lightly exhaled, a somewhat blank expression on his face.

"Back then, I was just like you, arrogant and proud. My martial arts were much higher than my peers, so it was a good fight. Perhaps it was due to luck, but I have not lost a single time!"

"Later on, we met the current emperor and got him to be our close friend. At that time, he was still the crown prince, and the two of us were extremely close, so we became brothers with the opposite sex. Only later on did we find out that he was the crown prince."

"At that time, the emperor had already ascended to the throne and was considering how to rule the world. He thought of a plan, and spent more than ten years to prepare for it. Thus, what happened in Qingcheng fifty years ago happened."

"All those martial arts manuals were actually fake. After he collected all the martial arts from different sects and schools, he invited a few well-versed martial arts experts as well as some gifted scholars to work on them together."

"The reason why the people of this world are deceived, aside from those unique martial arts, is because the writing traps set by the scholars have played an extremely important role."

"After falling for the trap, those people will naturally go to the Western Regions to look for them, and they have already set a plan. They will disperse them one by one, and then use their eager hearts to lure the seniors into a trap they had set earlier. It could even be said that they didn't use too much strength and eliminated these martial arts experts one by one!"

This matter is very confidential, and very few people know about it. The only person who has truly set up the plan is the late emperor, while the others have only acted according to plan, and no one dared to say a single word. Of course, there are still people who leaked news, and your Qingcheng has only found a few clues, but the people who spoke wrongly, were all secretly executed by the late emperor not long after!

He heaved a sigh of relief, looked at Yang Ming and shook his head.