Chapter 588: The Dou Family Exposed

Latest website: "Wonderful! Simply wonderful." Han Zheng's eyes lit up.

This was the result he wanted most; for now, he did not want an immediate conflict with Yan Wang.

Because the Han Family's dealings with Dongying were becoming increasingly close.

According to Han Qi, due to the war between the Black Shark Sea Bandits and Wufeng Island, the Dongying Shogun was not only resentful of Yan Wang but also very worried.

They intended to secretly support the Han Family to keep Yan Wang in check.

The Eastern Japanese stated bluntly that they could provide firearms to the Han Family, and they even showcased a firearm superior to the matchlock, called a flintlock.

At the same time, if necessary, they could even dispatch the Dongying Army to assist in the fighting.

Therefore, their Han Family needed some time to engage in deeper dealings with the Eastern Japanese.

"Clap, clap, clap..."

Xiao Cheng and the others clapped one after another, expressing their praise.

Liang Kai said: "The Prime Minister is indeed calculating; you are right. Why should we do it ourselves? We only need to force Yan Wang to rebel, and when that time comes, my Liang Family will certainly contribute."

The group was in high spirits when a servant with a panicked face hurried to Dou Wei's side and whispered a few words into his ear.

Upon hearing this, Dou Wei's face instantly turned purple, looking as if he wanted to kill someone.

Xie Duan had never seen Dou Wei lose his composure like this, and he felt a bit uneasy.

The others were the same, constantly exchanging glances, seemingly wanting to obtain some information from each other.

Just as they were feeling puzzled, the accompanying servants entered from outside one by one and whispered something to them.

Liang Kai, Han Zheng, Wang Zi'an, Fan Xinglun, Xie Duan, and Xiao Cheng all changed color.

Especially Xie Duan, who was simply furious; he stood up directly, pointed at Dou Wei, and cursed: "Good for you, Dou Wei, you are simply treating us like monkeys. It was in vain that we trusted you so much; it turns out you just wanted to use us to make wedding clothes for your Dou Family."

Having said that, he angrily flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.

Dou Wei's guards wanted to stop Xie Duan,

but Dou Wei waved his hand, signaling for Xie Duan to leave.

"Calculating, truly calculating." Liang Kai showed sarcasm and also left following Xie Duan.

"Brother Liang, wait for me, I have important matters to discuss with you." Fan Xinglun chased after Liang Kai.

Han Zheng and Wang Zi'an looked at each other and also stood up and left.

In the blink of an eye, only Dou Wei and Xiao Cheng remained in the residence.

"Brother Dou, you never mentioned this matter to me. I only ask you, is this matter true or not!" Xiao Cheng stared into Dou Wei's eyes and said.

The news that had just made the servants panic was nothing else.

Just as they were coming to the villa, someone had shot an arrow carrying a secret letter into each of their mansions.

The content of the secret letter was that the Third Prince was the son of Dou Wei and Dou Guifei, surnamed Dou and not surnamed Zhao.

The secret letter also mentioned that they had already delivered the human and material evidence to Xie Huanghou.

Now, this news had even spread throughout the entire Jinling City.

"It is true," Dou Wei said, as if he had instantly exhausted all his strength.

Having just learned this news, his mind was instantly in a mess.

Now, he was gradually calming down.

He did not know how this news had leaked.

But the person who leaked the news was likely preparing to deal with him in the dark all along.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Cheng sighed heavily, "Brother Dou, you are muddled. How could you do this? This, this is the great crime of treason."

If it were not for the fact that his Xiao Family and the Dou Family had intermarried for generations,

he would have turned and left just like the other powerful clans.

After all, this matter was too egregious.

This was equivalent to the Dou Family secretly swapping the pillars, wanting to turn the Zhao Family's Great Song into the Dou Family's Great Song.

Most importantly, everyone else had been kept in the dark.

Now that this matter was exposed, the dignity of the Dou Family as the head of the powerful clans vanished in an instant.

Sighing again, Xiao Cheng continued: "What is to be done now?"

Dou Wei was silent for a long time, seemingly having made up his mind; he slowly raised his head and said to Xiao Cheng: "I promised the Third Prince that I would let him ascend the throne, so I must let him ascend the throne."

Staring fixedly at Xiao Cheng, he said: "Brother Xiao, does it matter if the Emperor is surnamed Zhao or not? His Zhao Family was also once a powerful clan. If the Royal Clan can be the Zhao Family, why can't my Dou Family be? Those who win the world are simply those with strong soldiers and sturdy horses; where does any logic come from?"

Xiao Cheng was so shocked that his mouth could almost not close; he guessed the implied meaning from Dou Wei's words, "Brother Dou, are you preparing to take action now?"

Dou Wei nodded, he patted Xiao Cheng on the shoulder, "Brother Xiao, I, Dou Wei, promise you that as long as the Third Prince ascends the throne, the Empress will always be from your Xiao Family. Today, you must force Zhao Heng to pass the throne to the Third Prince, and afterwards, kill the people and destroy the evidence in Xie Huanghou's hands, otherwise, delay will lead to changes."

Xiao Cheng frowned, finally nodded, and also made up his mind.

Things having reached this point, he seemed to have no other choice.

The Xiao Family and the Dou Family were in the same boat; one could say they prospered together and suffered together.

Furthermore, he could not refuse the temptation that from now on, the Empress would only come from the Xiao Family.

"Brother Dou, I understand." Xiao Cheng pressed the hilt of his sword at his waist and turned to leave.

At the same time.

Xie Duan and the others left the villa and returned all the way to Jinling, returning to their respective mansions.

Immediately, they sent people to Xie Huanghou's place to verify the truth of the news.

The news soon arrived: on the way back to the palace after worshipping Buddha, someone had suddenly told Xie Huanghou this earth-shattering secret.

They also handed over the old wet nurse who had participated in the matter to Xie Huanghou.

Besides that, there were also the ambiguous letters exchanged between Dou and Dou Wei back then.

Xie Family mansion.

Xie Duan was deeply worried and was having his servants pack up his valuables.

The person stirring up this storm had handed the human witnesses and physical evidence to Empress Xie, clearly intending to incite a conflict between the Xie Family and the Dou Family.

After all, as far as Dou Wei was concerned, the Xie Family had always been double-dealing.

Now that Dou Wei's conspiracy had been exposed, based on his understanding of Dou Wei, he feared that Dou Wei would resort to sinister and wicked schemes to force the Third Prince to ascend the throne as Emperor.

This was something he could not tolerate; he could never acknowledge the Third Prince, that bastard, as the Emperor of Great Song.

Therefore, he prepared to activate the chess pieces he had planted to ensure Dou Wei's plan would fail.

The Han Family residence.

Han Zheng was likewise ordering his servants to pack up his valuables.

Dou Wei's conspiracy had completely destroyed the trust between the powerful clans.

Now, he only felt that Dou Wei was too terrifying, and it was possible that the butcher's knife would soon be turned upon them.

Unlike Dou Wei and his faction, who basically controlled the Imperial Palace, Ningzhou, where Jinling was located, was the Xie Family's territory.

He had no choice but to flee back to Qizhou immediately and plan his next move.

The Liang Family residence.

Liang Kai took nothing and left Jinling City directly by carriage.

Looking back at the city gate, he revealed a cold sneer.

In truth, he had long been hoping for the world to fall into chaos.

There had long been no trust between the powerful clans; they had only been temporarily united to deal with the Imperial Clan and Yan Wang.

Sooner or later, they would have to tear off their masks for the sake of this world.

But the exposure of Dou Wei's secret plot had destroyed the last shred of trust between them.

If his Dou Family wanted to swallow the world for themselves, they would have to ask his Liang Family if they agreed!