Episode 23 plot introduction

On the day of the pro-government ceremony, the grown-up Xiao Yu wore the God's Crown robe and for the first time did not hide behind any of the auxiliary ministers.Xie Yanfang entered the palace despite being ill, but still tried to maintain the dignity of a powerful official in the family.He thought that he had the edict of the young emperor's abdication and a group of courtiers' handles. Even if Qiu Shou failed, he could still win the battle at the ceremony.But Xiao Yu announced an edict in court to liquidate Xie Yanfang's family, listing him for having an affair with Shuo Mo, murdering Chu Cen, manipulating a machine to burn blood, and buying a murderer to ambush Xie Yanlai.

The court was in an uproar.Xie Yanfang initially wanted to argue, saying that these were charges fabricated by Chu Chao and Xie Yanlai in order to seize power.The Chu Dynasty did not argue with him, but only asked people to present evidence.Ah Xiang was brought into the palace, and the survivors of the old cases in Weijiacun also testified one by one; the intercepted prescriptions, secret messages, military orders and the ambushers' confessions were placed in front of the ministers.Xie Yanfang looked at the clues that she thought had been dealt with long ago, and finally understood that Chu Chao was not forced to leave these days by him, but was leading him step by step to a place where he could not escape.

Xie Yanfang returned to Gaoyang after a disastrous defeat.He was unwilling to be imprisoned and still wanted to use the Xie Ancestral Hall to preserve his last dignity.In the Gaoyang Ancestral Hall, the Xie family's ancestral tablets stood quietly. He once used these tablets as the reason for all his calculations.Xie Yanlai and Chu Chao came hand in hand. When Xie Yanfang saw his brother resurrected from the dead, he could no longer remain calm.He asked Xie Yanlai why he didn't hate the Chu Dynasty, since there were so many blood debts between the Xie family and the Chu family.Xie Yanlai only said that the person who really pushed them into blood debt was Xie Yanfang, who always claimed to be Xie Jiamou's future.

The Chu Dynasty took advantage of the opportunity to poison Chu Cen, Ah Xiang was hanged, the old case of Weijiacun and Xie Yanlai's ambush were revealed one by one.As Xie Yanfang listened to these old things being retold, it was like seeing the web she had woven with her own hands wrapping around her.He once thought that everyone was just a pawn, that the Chu Dynasty would be led away by hatred, that Xie Yanlai would be overwhelmed by guilt, and that Xiao Yu would always need to assist the government.But in the end, these people did not follow the path he set. Instead, they worked together to fight back where he was most confident.

Xie Yanfang did not choose to stand trial.He lit the ancestral hall on fire, hoping that the glory and sins of the Xie family would be reduced to ashes along with himself.When the fire started, Xie Yan originally wanted to step forward, but was held back by Chu Chao.Xie Yanfang has reached the end of his life, and rescuing him will only allow him to continue torturing others in the name of the Xie family.The fire in the ancestral hall reflected the night red, and Xie Yanlai stood outside the door without saying a word for a long time.Chu Chao stayed with him, knowing that this fire burned not only Xie Yanfang, but also the shadow that Xie Yan could not escape from for many years.

When Xiao Yu announced the decree, his voice was a little tight at first.Xie Yanfang has been in power for many years, and his disciples and old friends are all over the palace. To liquidate such people in public is not something that the young emperor can accomplish with just one sentence.Chu Chao didn't speak for him, he just stood at the side of the hall and looked at him.Xiao Yu held the edict tightly and finally read out every crime.As the evidence was presented one by one, the court officials who had been waiting and watching did not dare to speak for Xie Yanfang anymore.For the first time, the young emperor truly suppressed the rumors in the palace as emperor.

After Xie Yanfang returned to Gaoyang, there were still Xie family members trying to persuade him to escape.But he knew that the situation was over, and he would not be able to play chess again no matter where he fled.The ancestral hall is the last place he can choose, and it is also the place where he has the deepest obsession in his life.When Xie Yanlai saw those tribesmen dispersed in panic, he felt no joy of victory in his heart.The Xie family gave him a surname and a shackle; now the shackles were broken, leaving behind a charred open space.Chu Chao did not persuade him to put it down, but only stood with him until the fire gradually died down.When the sky turned white, Xie Yanlai whispered that she could finally leave Gaoyang.