Chapter 26: The Most Handsome Man (5)
"Who are you——"
"Who?"
Hearing Su Chanyu's question, the handsome man chuckled as if it was nothing, put down the teacup in his hand and looked at Su Chanyu. This look immediately made Su Chanyu feel out of control, as if there was a buzzing feeling in her head.
"That's too formal. Have you forgotten who ?"
After hearing the handsome man's words, a scene flashed through her mind in an instant. It was when she came to see Qing Yan during the day and just entered her room. When she came into contact with this person, she completely forgot everything that happened afterwards.
“You, you are——”
Talking face to face with the handsome man, Su Chanyu naturally seemed defenseless and spoke a little nervously.
"I just happen to be thinking about how to execute Prime Minister Su to make me happy. Are you interested in helping me think about it?"
The handsome man had a smile on his face, and it was impossible to tell whether he was speaking the truth or joking, but he actually said these words in front of Su Chanyu, which showed that he was really not shaken by anything, did not care, did not pay attention, did not think about it at all, and even did not want to think about it.
"you--"
Although she was smiling on the surface, the words mentioned made Su Chanyu feel as if she was being stared at by a poisonous snake. She instinctively lost her balance due to psychological fear.
"You beast, if you want to kill me, just kill me. Don't make things difficult for my daughter—"
It was Su Yuan who reacted to the handsome man's words and rebuked him, preferring to die himself rather than embarrass his daughter.
"I've already told you I won't leave you any chance of survival. Don't you think you talk too much? Can't you guys think of a way to make him shut up?"
The handsome man spoke with an impatient look. Although separated by the black veil, he could clearly feel the fear of the four assassins who were restraining Su Yuan. Then the four assassins exchanged glances. Two assassins held down Su Yuan's arms, one assassin opened Su Yuan's jaw, and one forcibly pulled out Su Yuan's tongue. Then he stabbed him back with a knife. A miserable wailing echoed in the whole room...
The handsome man showed a nonchalant attitude towards the occurrence of such a situation, watching with an attitude of pleasing to the eye; and seeing such a bloody scene, especially for the usually spoiled Su Chanyu, she felt her stomach churning and a strong desire to vomit immediately surged in her heart...
"It's quieter now—"
The handsome man rested his chin on his head and looked at Su Chanyu who was trying hard to suppress the urge to vomit. "How about it, are you interested in helping me think about it?"
“Hmm—”
Su Chanyu, who was frightened by fear, was easily brought back to her senses by the handsome man. She looked at the man in front of her with horror, who was more handsome than anyone else but more cold-blooded than anyone else.
"If you can come up with a suggestion that will make me happy, then I can give you a reward--"
With a smile and a cynical attitude again, the handsome man gave his opinion to Su Chanyu.
Su Chanyu looked at the man who was looking at her with fear and dread in her heart, and then turned her head in horror to look at her father who had just had his tongue cut off. The sight of his mouth full of blood and the constant bleeding immediately made Su Chanyu feel like she was about to suffocate. She only took a glance and immediately shifted her sight...
Su Chanyu was on the verge of mental collapse due to the psychological fear and shadow, with a smiling man with peerless beauty and a vicious side on one side and an abusive biological father on the other .
During this time, almost everyone in the mansion had been killed, and the killers were looking for those who had escaped, proving the saying that everyone should be killed...
On the second day, the news of the siege on the Prime Minister's Mansion of Yu State caused an uproar in the capital. Prime Minister Su Yuan had his tongue cut out and his limbs chopped off, the Prime Minister's wife was tied up and thrown into a pond, the eldest daughter Su Chanyu had her face disfigured and her hands nailed to a beam with wooden stakes. However, what was shocking was that the second daughter Su Qingyan was left in a bush of flowers as if she was sleeping, and the rest of the people in the mansion were all killed. The scene was shocking and horrible.
Similar incidents have also occurred in other countries, causing panic among the people.
【Zhou State】The imperial study in the palace.
"Is it happening again?"
"I didn't expect that there would be six or seven assassination cases in about half a year. The people killed must be important officials of the country."
"The countries whose ministers were assassinated have all fallen into panic, and even the small neighboring countries are in a state of panic."
"Your Majesty, are you still not going to start convening a military council?"
"That's right. All previous emperors have had the idea of unifying the world. Now is a great time to conquer. We should seize the opportunity and make our Zhou Kingdom stand at the top of the world."
Some ministers in the court were discussing the matter at hand. As Prime Minister Zhou had expected, many people believed that the Zhou Kingdom should take this opportunity to launch a punitive action.
Zhou Cheng had listened to many plans of expedition proposed by his ministers, and many people had expressed their opinions in the memorials. So even if he was watching the ministers' suggestions at this time, Zhou Cheng could remain calm. He had no plans of expedition from beginning to end, and he had been suppressing the ministers who were ready to make moves for the past six months.
"The balance of the world has been disrupted. Zhao, one of the two major countries that holds the balance, has declined. Our country now has enough power to rule the world. Your Majesty, now is a great opportunity—"
Some of the wise ministers also expressed their opinions, but Zhang Ren was the only one who remained silent with a heavy heart.
"I understand what you all said very well, but now is not the time to mobilize the army—"
Zhou Cheng's calm opening immediately caused a commotion.
"Your Majesty, you said that now is not the right time, when is the right time?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, if it were now, we could just send our troops to put pressure on those countries that are in turmoil, and then make them accept our surrender to expand the power of our Zhou Kingdom. In this way, even other countries that have not been affected will also submit to us. In this way, we can conquer the world without wasting much manpower--"
"That's right, Lord Zhou is right. Even if the emperor doesn't want to sacrifice too many innocent lives, this approach can avoid unnecessary killing."
“Yes, yes, yes—”
A large number of declarations of war were heard in the parliament. It can be seen that both the ministers who were accustomed to a quiet life and the generals who often guarded the border were unwilling to sit on the sidelines at this moment. They all thought about how to expand the national strength and conquer other countries.
"Quiet--"
Amid the noise, Zhou Cheng's stern rebuke instantly calmed the noisy atmosphere and diverted everyone's attention.
"It's not that I don't want to send troops or unify the world. I said that the time is not right now. I would like to ask everyone present who has really considered the current situation. On the surface, Zhao State seems to have failed, but it is still our state. Although they are in trouble now, they have not asked us for support. Not only did they not ask us for support, they also quelled the war in a short period of time. What's more, they still have the spare capacity to lend troops to the surrounding small countries to get them out of the trap. It is conceivable that Zhao State is not as it seems on the surface. Since the King of Zhao took power and joined the battle on the border, it is obvious that Zhao State is still showing the same "The war has not affected our Zhou State, and Zhao State has not offered support. If we suddenly send troops to attack other countries at this time, can you imagine what the consequences will be? Not only did we not send troops to help Zhao State, but we also invaded other unrelated countries. In the eyes of the world, we are like conquerors and killers, and our ambition to unify the world will be seen through at a glance. At that time, not to mention Zhao State, other countries will target us. Although Zhao State is weakened, it still has the power to compete with us. If other countries intervene, what do you think the final result will be?"
Zhou Cheng analyzed the current situation one by one. Immediately, those ministers who had just advocated sending troops lowered their heads and dared not say a word, because no one could refute Zhou Cheng's analysis. According to the situation, Zhou Cheng's analysis was entirely possible. If they sent troops blindly, they would most likely be attacked by countries headed by Zhao. Facing the military strength of various countries, even the powerful Zhou would not have a chance of winning. If Zhao stood on their side, then the world would be within their grasp. However, if they ignored Zhao's current situation and decisively sent troops to attack other countries, this would constitute a silent rebellion against Zhao, which was still a state. As a state, Zhao would of course be the first to launch an attack, and those countries that knew Zhou's ambitions would also stand on Zhao's side and join the battle. At that time, Zhou could only face attacks from many countries.
"I will say it again. I do not need a group of people who can only see the surface and ignore the possibility to teach me what to do. You can give me advice, but you cannot ignore the survival of the Great Zhou. As the emperor of the Great Zhou, I do not need my ministers to not consider the survival of the Great Zhou. Since this is your first offense, and I believe that you are really thinking about the future of the Great Zhou, so let's let it go this time. If anyone dares to mention sending troops again in the future, don't blame me for severely punishing them."
Seeing that the ministers just now did not say anything, Zhou Cheng further suppressed their momentum to prevent such reckless advice from happening again. In fact, he could have done so earlier, but he wanted to know how many people could analyze the current situation.
In an inn at the junction of the Yu State and the Zhou State.
"Master, I have just received the latest news that almost all of the people involved in the conflict in Zhao State have been annihilated. I would like to ask for your instructions on what to do next."
A young man was reporting to a handsome man who had appeared in Fancheng not long ago and caused quite a stir. The handsome man waved his folding fan and said calmly, "Oh? That's really surprising. Although I've heard that the current King of Zhao is brave and good at fighting, and is wise and decisive in dealing with things, I didn't expect that he would completely resolve our plan in such a short time. The 'ghosts and gods' plus his extraordinary talents and strategies are also known as the 'wise generals and ghosts and gods'. Zhao Ziheng, the king of Zhao, is interesting. Change the plan and go meet the rumored 'wise generals and ghosts and gods' first——"
"yes!"
"Oh, and—"
The handsome man who had just stood up and walked a few steps suddenly stopped and said calmly: "If it is useless, just get rid of it, so that it won't be an eyesore later--"
"Yes, sir!"
The middle-aged man immediately understood what the handsome man meant. This group of mainly handsome men did not know where they came from or where they were going. Their purpose and whereabouts were even more strange. People changed their previous itinerary and set off for Zhao State. For Zhao Ziheng, does this mean that a new test is coming?
