The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 590 Intact

“Chen Er, you’re only half right. Although I do want to rebel, no one has said it was me. It’s my own idea, but it’s also somewhat related to Wei Zhongxian,” Zhang Xingchen continued after saying this.

"Do you remember what the Emperor once said? Yang Xiaoqian and his deceased beloved concubine had something in common. Just yesterday, Wei Zhongxian told me that the Emperor had kept that woman's body perfectly preserved."

So I wanted my emperor to hand over the corpse to me, but he refused, which is why I started to plot a rebellion.

Zhang Xingchen's answer left Chen Er somewhat bewildered. Chen Er never expected that Zhang Xingchen's rebellion was for a corpse.

Moreover, this corpse was not Yang Xiaoqian's; it only resembled Yang Xiaoqian somewhat. Chen Er suddenly thought of Yang Xiaoqian's corpse.

"Zhang Xingchen, is it worth it for you to start a rebellion over a corpse? Why don't you go ask Wei Zhongxian for Yang Xiaoqian's body instead?" Chen Er's words shocked Zhang Xingchen.

"Chen Er, you said Yang Xiaoqian's body was in Wei Zhongxian's hands, but this old ghost told me it was in your hands. What's going on?"

Zhang Xingchen's words left Chen Er completely baffled. Before Chen Er could even reply, Ma Dazhi, who was standing behind Chen Er, spoke up first.

“I did kill Yang Xiaoqian, but Zhang Tianfei arrived before I could dispose of her body. And the words on that handkerchief were also written by Zhang Tianfei.”

Ma Dazhi's words were hard for Zhang Xingchen to believe. Zhang Xingchen had met Wei Zhongxian before, but Wei Zhongxian said that Yang Xiaoqian's body had been in Chen Er's hands all along.

"Chen Er, no matter what you say today, neither you nor Wei Zhongxian are good people. They are both my enemies, Zhang Xingchen. Moreover, I estimate that Yang Xiaoqian's body is already rotting."

Why not ask the Emperor for that woman's body? I've heard that his ancestors passed down a secret recipe for preserving corpses.

"Moreover, I've also heard that the Emperor is a pervert who sleeps with his deceased concubine every day. Recently, rumors have started circulating in the harem that the Emperor hasn't chosen any new concubines in a long time."

"Just to be with that dead man, do you think such an emperor can lead the Ming Dynasty to prosperity and strength? He'd be better off leaving it to me to manage."

Zhang Xingchen is currently acting like a madman. He is extremely deranged, and although his long hair looks somewhat unruly, he has a half-smile on his face.

Chen Er found it extremely distasteful. He sensed that Zhang Xingchen had changed drastically, which must be due to the death of Yang Xiaoqian, which had greatly affected him.

If Chen Er had known that killing Yang Xiaoqian would change Zhang Xingchen so much, he certainly wouldn't have made such a wrong judgment.

"Zhang Xingchen, so you started a rebellion for the corpse of the emperor's woman? Do you think that's a valid reason? Aren't you and the emperor both perverts?"

Chen Er's words immediately silenced Zhang Xingchen's laughter. Zhang Xingchen's sharp glasses were like two daggers, striking Chen Er hard.

However, Chen Er did not back down at all. He looked at Zhang Xingchen and Chen Er with a gaze that seemed to have collided with each other. Chen Er did not back down, which made Zhang Xingchen applaud.

"Chen Er, you are still very powerful. I still clearly remember the confidence and joy you gave me when we first met. I knew that you were leading the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

"We will surely become prosperous and strong, but our relationship can never go back to what it was before." There was a hint of disappointment in Zhang Xingchen's words.

However, he was soon blinded by his own ambition: "The reason I developed the Embroidered Uniform Guard with you was because I wanted to seize the Ming Dynasty's throne. I was so foolish before, wanting to serve the Ming Dynasty wholeheartedly."

“But ever since my death, Xiaoqian, and the time when the Emperor took Yang Xiaoqian for himself, I made a poisonous vow in my heart that I would take the Ming Dynasty, I would take everything the Emperor had, and I would make that dog of an emperor regret taking my woman away.”

Zhang Xingchen's words immediately displeased Chen Er.

"Zhang Xingchen, you're still deceiving yourself. Do you know that Yang Xiaoqian chose to abandon you and be with the emperor because she wanted to rise to a higher social status and become the emperor's concubine?"

"How could you use such thoughts to blind the filth in your heart?" Chen Er's words immediately made Zhang Xingchen roar.

"Chen Er, you're talking nonsense! You have no idea that Yang Xiaoqian did that to protect me. The Emperor has long been dissatisfied with me, and he has approached me more than once."

He wanted to make Yang Xiaoqian his concubine, to replace the deceased woman, but I firmly refused. Therefore, the Emperor hated me to the core and made me a thorn in his side.

"The Emperor dreamed of killing me, and he sent assassins to kill me more than once. In the end, Yang Xiaoqian left on her own initiative for my safety, and I went to confront the Emperor."

I know Yang Xiaoqian did all this for me, but because of my cowardice, I didn't dare to confront the Emperor directly, which ultimately led to Yang Xiaoqian leaving me heartbroken.

"She volunteered to become the emperor's woman. Originally, Yang Xiaoqian was willing to accompany the emperor and me at the same time for my sake, but that emperor was insatiable and gave Yang Xiaoqian a death order, forbidding her from seeing me again."

"Otherwise, throw me into the dungeon." Zhang Xingchen's voice trembled as he said this.

Zhang Xingchen clutched her hair with both hands, looking heartbroken. Chen Er was startled by Zhang Xingchen's words and only then did he realize what was happening.

Having heard many versions of the story, Chen Er always felt something was amiss. Although Chen Er and Yang Xiaoqian hadn't known each other for long, Chen Er also felt that Yang Xiaoqian couldn't possibly be the kind of person who valued money so much.

Otherwise, Yang Xiaoqian wouldn't have killed Zhao Tianming and chosen to be with Zhang Xingchen.

"Is what you said true? It was all the Emperor's doing. The Emperor wanted Yang Xiaoqian to replace his deceased concubine?"

Chen Er's voice trembled slightly. He felt like a fool who had been used by the emperor. Zhang Xingchen nodded seriously.

"That's right, it was all the Emperor's doing. So now that I've strengthened the Embroidered Uniform Guard, I'm going to start a rebellion. If the Emperor hands over the body of his beloved concubine, I can let this matter rest."