Chapter 449

Su Qiao suddenly asked in a calm tone.

"My lord guessed correctly!"

"Furthermore, if this official has not guessed wrongly, Yang Yong's relatives did not all perish; instead, they hid themselves."

Su Qiao had a shocking deduction in his heart, so he went along with it and continued speaking.

Liu Minghe, upon hearing this, hurriedly flattered him: "My lord is formidable! The reason this subordinate spoke so wordily is also because the Bai Lian Sect is related to this! Many of Yang Yong's relatives died, but some survived—that is Yang Yong's daughter, Yang Xi!"

"Yang Xi, knowing she bore a blood feud, hid her name and surname from childhood, learned arts everywhere, secretly accumulated strength, and targeted the imperial court!"

"Could it be that the Bai Lian Sect was founded by her?"

"One cannot say it was entirely her, but her shadow is within it."

"So, among the Bai Lian Sect, there are still descendants of the Great Sui imperial clan?"

"Yes, they still exist to this day, and their position is extremely transcendent! This is also one reason why the Bai Lian Sect has always rebelled, wanting to obtain legitimacy."

When Liu Minghe spoke to this point, Su Qiao more or less understood what was happening.

The remnant of the Yang imperial clan is still alive; they have rebelled and committed treason three times just to win legitimacy.

However, this time they are not vying for the position of Crown Prince in the Donggong; instead, they want to become the Emperor of the entire world!

I fear that Emperor Yang's three failed expeditions against Goguryeo, the rapid overthrow of the Great Sui, and the slander of Emperor Yang in history books were all secretly pushed by people of Yang Yong's lineage!

Who could blame them for having a blood feud?!

"The secrets you mention are indeed quite important, but for this official and Your Majesty, they are not absolutely useful, so if you wish to exchange them for this, this official will not agree!"

Seeing the hopeful gaze in Liu Minghe's eyes, Su Qiao knew what he was thinking.

But just as Su Qiao said, wanting Su Qiao to plead for him, this chip is not heavy enough; more must be added!

Upon hearing this, Liu Minghe nodded and said: "I know, I know, but these are merely part of the secrets; what this subordinate is about to say next, I believe will surely be heavy enough!"

Upon hearing this, Su Qiao's eyes lit up; just a part had already revealed many secrets to him.

If it were the true secret, what would it be like?

A trace of struggle flashed in Liu Minghe's eyes, and he looked at Su Qiao again with eyes full of hope and expectation: "My lord, this subordinate has told my lord this secret of the fox; please, my lord, must keep your promise!"

"Although this official is not one whose single word weighs nine tripods, he does keep his promises; matters agreed upon by opening his mouth will surely be done!"

Su Qiao spoke with absolute certainty.

In his heart, he was still doubtful, or suspicious of whether he was being fooled.

What secret could be more important?

Who knew that Liu Minghe suddenly fell silent, instead looking at the Embroidered Uniform Guards around him, the meaning being self-evident.

Inside the study, Ma Kui and the other Embroidered Uniform Guards also looked at Su Qiao.

"Enough, you all go out."

Su Qiao waved his hand, letting Ma Kui and the others leave.

Liu Minghe was simply a person with no strength to bind a chicken, and even weaker than himself.

Some secrets indeed were not suitable for Ma Kui and the others to know.

Ma Kui and the others waited for Su Qiao's command, so they bowed and left Su Qiao's study, standing guard at the door.

Once they heard any strange sound coming from inside, they would immediately rush in!

After the Embroidered Uniform Guards left, Su Qiao looked at him and said: "Alright, everyone is out; now you can speak, right?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Minghe gave a sheepish laugh: "Lord Su, it is simply that what this subordinate is about to say involves too much; if anything leaks out, it will be truly troublesome then!"

"Enough, no need to explain to this official; just say what you know."

"Yes!"

"My lord should know about Emperor Yang's three trips to Yangzhou, right?"

Liu Minghe suddenly asked in a deliberately mysterious tone.

Upon hearing this, Su Qiao's heart stirred.

Back when he went south from Suzhou, Zhu Di had not yet returned; he had just happened to explain the truth of Emperor Yang's three trips to Jiangnan to Liu Rushi.

Now Liu Minghe brought up this matter again; could there really be some secret?

Su Qiao looked at him with some suspicion, then nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Back when Emperor Yang made three trips to Jiangnan, the world said Emperor Yang was arrogant, extravagant, and indulgent, seeking pleasure; in fact, that is not so. Emperor Yang's three trips to Jiangnan each had political purposes. During his last trip south, Yang Guang's goal was simply to control a stable south, temporarily abandoning the frequently warring north, planning to rely on the Jiangnan granary for steady development, then plotting northward to re-assert control over the court!"

"Lord Su is indeed erudite, knowing even such hidden matters! Back then, this subordinate also thought Emperor Yang was truly a foolish ruler; if not for later discovering some things, I would still be confused now!"

Liu Minghe took the opportunity to flatter Su Qiao.

Su Qiao glared at him, urging him to continue with the main matter.

Liu Minghe coughed a few times and quickly spoke of the main matter: "What Lord Su said is all correct, but there are some things my lord may not be clear about. Emperor Yang's civil and military achievements and status were extremely high back then, even far exceeding the late Emperor, Emperor Wen of Sui, Yang Jian. This also brought the Great Sui to an unprecedented prosperity, truly a time when ten thousand nations came to court, a heavenly upper nation!"

"And the Great Sui, because it ended the chaos of the Five Barbarians, exterminated foreign races, and so on, accumulated and piled up vast amounts of gold and silver wealth!"

When speaking to this point, Liu Minghe deliberately looked at Su Qiao.

However, Su Qiao's expression was very calm.

At least calm on the surface!

Actually, inside, Su Qiao was truly like a pot that had exploded.

Before transmigrating, Su Qiao had searched for related posts; regarding Emperor Yang's three trips to Yangzhou, there were many speculations.

Only one post, about Emperor Yang's treasure, was considered by people at that time to be the most unreliable and least possible.

There was one reason, even though the speculation was reasonable.

However, from beginning to end, no one ever excavated it, nor did anyone suddenly discover a treasure vault in Yangzhou.

The historical Great Sui certainly cannot have any connection with the Yang Gong Treasure Vault in 'Twin Dragons of the Great Tang'.

Moreover, the Yang Gong Treasure Vault has nothing to do with Emperor Yang.

Of course, that is getting too far away.

Still, let's talk about this speculation regarding the treasure of wealth.

When Su Qiao was explaining things to Liu Rushi, he had also mentioned this possibility.

Zhu Di even seemed quite interested and chimed in with a few words.

At the time, it was merely treated as a laughing matter.

Now, looking at what Liuminghe meant, this matter was very likely true, and he had also grasped an important lead!

Tsk tsk tsk...

This is no small matter — if word got out, it would probably cause a storm of bloodshed!.

304, the treasure is real!

When Su Qiao came back to his senses, he let Liuminghe continue speaking.

Liuminghe continued: "Originally, Emperor Yang of Sui planned to launch three campaigns against Goguryeo, then complete the feat of expanding the realm, and return in great victory to thoroughly resolve the threat of the great clans. However, all three of his campaigns against Goguryeo failed, and he suddenly became extremely despondent."

"And at this time, the great clans had long since discovered Their thoughts of Emperor Yang of Sui to target them, and immediately seized this opportunity to stir, secretly gathering connections and preparing to rise in revolt."

"Was Emperor Yang of Sui unaware? Of course he was, yet he had no way to deal with it. Clans like the Wang clan of Taiyuan, the Kong clan of Shandong, and the Cui clan of Qinghe — none of them were behaving, and their roots were deeply entangled. If Emperor Yang of Sui had won a great victory, it would have been fine, but now that he had failed, his grip suddenly became extremely weak."

"With no other choice, he came up with the idea of going south. Unlike his previous two southern tours, this time he planned to temporarily relocate his base to Jiangdu, intending to build up strength in Jiangnan before returning to the Central Plains!"

At this point, Su Qiao interjected: "But before Emperor Yang of Sui could carry out his grand ambitions in Jiangnan, he was killed amid the rebel forces, right?"

"That's right, my lord is correct. When Emperor Yang of Sui went south, he brought along a massive amount of treasure. After Yuwen Huaji killed Emperor Yang of Sui, that treasure was never found — it was as if it had vanished into thin air!"

"But some people say that this enormous treasure had long been handed by Emperor Yang of Sui to his trusted subordinates, who secretly transported it away and buried it."

"This can also be considered a benefit of Emperor Yang of Sui's caution — at least it didn't fall into Yuwen Huaji's hands."

Upon saying this, Liuminghe paused-.

Su Qiao was also digesting this information.

Confirmed!

The way Liuminghe spoke of these matters with such absolute certainty clearly showed he had full grasp of them.

These also served to verify some of Su Qiao's speculations.

He let out a long breath.

"Huu——"

Even though he had long been prepared in his heart, knowing Liuminghe would reveal a great secret, who could have known it would be this matter.

The treasure buried by Emperor Yang of Sui — just how much would there be?!

A treasure capable of restoring the kingdom must certainly be extremely vast in quantity, after all this could be said to be wealth accumulated over several hundred years.

Even he, a person not particularly obsessed with money, was similarly somewhat tempted.

"Alright, go on — have you gotten hold of the whereabouts of the treasure?"