Chapter 766

"Everything you have done, I know in my heart."

Gao Yang straightened his waist, and he looked directly into Wu Zhao's eyes again, "For the Emperor, for Da Qian, what does it matter if I die ten thousand times!"

Wu Zhao turned around, her voice low, "The Empress Dowager's status is noble, and Prime Minister Lu is the head of all officials; who knows what forces they have in the shadows!"

"How can palace scandals be spread? But if all this isn't revealed, the Eleventh Brother is my brother; this matter is truly tricky!"

A smile appeared on Gao Yang's face, and he pounded his chest, "Eating the monarch's salary, worrying about the monarch's affairs. Although the Empress Dowager is noble and the Eleventh Highness is tricky, I have already prepared dozens of poison schemes for the Emperor!"

"These are not big problems!"

"Evidence is something only the righteous need; I don't need it at all!"

He had Lu Wen smell twenty or so farts, took liberties with the Empress Dowager, and knew all of this; the Empress Dowager and the Prime Minister might want to silence him.

As a poison strategist, one must strike first to gain the advantage, or strike later and suffer!

Gao Yang understood this principle too well, but he wasn't coveting the Empress Dowager's beauty, which was why he made such a big scene; it was really because he had no choice.

If the Lin family hadn't told him this news, the Empress Dowager and the Prime Minister might have united to stage a palace coup, control Wu Zhao, and take the opportunity to depose her and establish a new emperor.

Since he knew all this, he could only stand on Wu Zhao's side; after all, Wu Zhao treated him well and held the entire Gao family in high esteem.

He couldn't even investigate in secret.

Under his assistance, Wu Zhao stabilized grain prices, killed Prince Rong, and even repelled the Great Chu; the hearts of the people were flourishing, and the entire Da Qian was thriving!

Giving Wu Zhao more time would be even more disadvantageous for the Empress Dowager and the Prime Minister; what Gao Yang worried about was a palace coup!

So he had to remind Wu Zhao, to avoid her being careless and losing the country. The Prime Minister and the Empress Dowager colluding was a threat that was truly too great for a new monarch!

But once he reminded Wu Zhao, this matter was placed in the open. Evidence might not be needed, but the truth of the matter had to be distinguished, and the Empress Dowager and Lu Wen had to be stabilized as much as possible.

Of course, the most important thing was that Gao Yang knew Wu Zhao was an extremely decisive person!

Prince Rong had eaten excrement and was taken down when he entered the palace seeking Wu Zhao's judgment; who else could do such a thing?

Gao Yang was full of anticipation.

The position of Prime Minister is quite good!

"No!"

"That won't do!"

Wu Zhao suddenly raised her head and shook her head at Gao Yang.

Gao Yang was completely numb, "Does the Emperor not believe in my ability?"

Don't do this; if Wu Zhao doesn't take action, the Empress Dowager and Lu Wen might want to silence him!

"I naturally believe in Lord Gao, and I am very clear about Lord Gao's ability, but..."

Wu Zhao threw out a thick memorial directly.

"What is this?"

Wu Zhao took a deep breath, "This is the memorial from the Imperial Hospital for the Empress Dowager's medication!"

Gao Yang opened it and found that the records were very old, dating back ten years, and the prescriptions on it were dense, all records of medication for each palace and hall.

He looked up, puzzled, staring at Wu Zhao.

Wu Zhao took a deep breath, "Fifteen years ago, the Xiao family of Youzhou had two daughters, both beautiful and peerless, famous far and near. The eldest daughter, Xiao Yushu, was sent into the palace to become a palace maid, while the second daughter, Xiao Qing, was rebellious by nature and liked martial arts, traveling far with the family's merchant caravan to do business in the Seven Kingdoms. But she fell in love with the Qi royal family at first sight and stayed in the Qi Kingdom regardless of everything. Old Master Xiao heard of this and was angered to death. The entire Xiao family pleaded guilty to Father Emperor and severed ties with the second daughter, Xiao Qing."

Instantly—

Gao Yang's pupils shrank, and the records in his hands seemed to start burning!

"Ten years ago, my mother passed away due to illness, and the position of Empress of Da Qian was left vacant. At that time, Xiao Yushu was not yet the Empress, just a noble consort. She was quiet by nature, and her presence was not strong. She was frail, sick every three days, and treated me very well."

"Father Emperor had great ambitions, but very few heirs. Besides me, the son born to the Empress passed away, and the princes born to other concubines also passed away one after another."

"And for several years in a row, no princes were born. Da Qian had no heir at the time, which could be said to have shaken the foundation of the state. So after my mother passed away, under the suggestion of Father Emperor and the tacit approval of the officials, there was an unwritten rule in the entire inner palace: whoever gives birth to a dragon son first will be the Empress!"

"Xiao Yushu went to a temple to pray for a child, and only a month after returning, she became pregnant with a dragon son. Afterward, she gave birth to a dragon son and was established as the Empress of Da Qian!"

"And what is very strange is that ever since Empress Dowager Xiao gave birth to the Eleventh Brother, her originally frail body recovered, and she rarely used medicine. Everyone in the palace said it was the Eleventh Brother who brought good fortune. I... also believed this deeply back then."

"But now it seems that there are quite a few people behind this, and this pair of black hands behind the scenes is also bigger than imagined!"

Gao Yang looked at Wu Zhao, his skin twitching.

This, it seems, was hasty!

"I heard that the Xiao sisters look similar, only distinguished by the 'Dragon-Subduing Mole' on their backs!"

"To take action against the Empress Dowager and the Prime Minister and convince the world, I need evidence. Should I take down the Empress Dowager directly? But what if I guessed wrong?"

"When the time comes, how will it end?"

Wu Zhao furrowed her brows and muttered to herself.

At this time, Gao Yang took a deep breath, "Emperor, this matter... perhaps I can share the burden for the Emperor!" ===== CHAPTER 768 =====