Chapter 29: Brothers’ Battle (2)
"The most important thing right now is King Ling's business, right?"
"Um!"
"Is it really possible?"
"I have made up my mind and have given him a chance. Perhaps Brother Feng is right. I cannot let others get rid of Zi Xi. Even if I have to kill him, I hope to do it myself. Just think of it as doing it for the country. I don't want to regret it anymore even if people say that I consolidated the throne by killing my brothers—"
Zhao Ziheng was still hesitant about Zhao Zixi. Zhao Ziyin knew this very well, but there was no other way. In the past, Zhao Ziheng always suppressed the topic of sanctions against Zhao Zixi. They had repeatedly suggested getting rid of Zhao Zixi, but Zhao Ziheng had always refused. Now, no matter how much Zhao Ziheng cared about his brotherhood, he was powerless. The cause of the disaster had surfaced, and the criminal had already posed a great threat to the country. It would be best if Zhao Ziheng could wake up, so Zhao Ziyin felt that with Zhao Ziheng's ability, he would definitely become the overlord of the world. The only thing to be afraid of was...
——The Royal Palace——
In the past, only Zhao Ziheng sat on the dragon throne in the [Imperial Study], but now it has been occupied by Zhao Zixi...
"How can this be possible? Has there been no news from the Han Kingdom yet?"
"Yes!"
"Damn it, I didn't expect that not only would he escape, but he would also be able to take back the royal city—"
" What should we do? Judging from the situation, the army sent by the King of Han to assist us may have been trapped by them."
"Humph, so what? The more conspicuous the wedding procession is, the better. Even if they are trapped, they will never think that it is just a bait--"
"What does the prince mean?"
Zhao Zixi and his accomplices have already occupied the palace. Zhao Zixi sits on the dragon throne. His accomplices have long regarded him as a minister in the court. Although they are concerned about the current situation, Zhao Zixi still seems to act as if it doesn't matter...
"Thousands of wedding processions are just to attract the enemy's attention. Although my calculations did not include my brother personally intercepting them on the way, my calculations did include his return. Once he returns, Zhao Ziyin will definitely follow him. In this way, the border they are defending will definitely be weakened. The King of Han will send the army in time. By then, how can my brother's small force possibly compete with them?"
"oh--"
Zhao Zixi's words immediately caused a commotion, and all the ministers were very excited. Seeing their reactions, Zhao Zixi also showed a confident smile. He did not notice that not everyone among these people was excited, and some of them had their own thoughts.
"So even if the royal city is captured, the prince doesn't mind at all—"
"It turns out that the prince had already planned it out long-term-"
"You are truly worthy of being the prince—"
"That's right, the prince really has the demeanor of a king. We will follow the prince until death. No, it should be His Majesty the Prince Ling——"
"We swear to follow His Majesty the King of Ling until death—"
The cheers from the ministers made Zhao Zixi very happy, and he smiled proudly as if he had already regarded himself as an emperor.
Zhao Ziheng’s worry and Zhao Zixi’s confidence.
A battle between brothers is finally about to come to a head-on confrontation.
Who is the final winner?
Who is the real king?
The heavy rain has not stopped since it began, and it has been raining for two days with no sign of stopping...
Located at the command post of the royal army camp in the royal city.
"emperor--"
Zhao Ziheng and other generals were discussing the map of the royal city and palace at the command platform, but were interrupted by a soldier who rushed in rashly...
"How dare you, what kind of place is this? How dare a soldier like you barge in?"
One of the generals on the discussion team immediately reprimanded the soldier who had barged in recklessly.
"Please forgive me, I just received information from the palace--"
"What's the new information?"
"Yes, the intelligence said that Grand Secretary Lin was tortured by King Ling and imprisoned in the dungeon. He is currently in danger—"
"What?"
"Why?"
The generals were somewhat shaken about the matter of Grand Secretary Lin.
"It is said that because Prince Ling did something to the Queen, the Queen became bedridden, so Grand Secretary Lin brought an army to challenge Prince Ling, and the result was—"
"What--"
This time, Zhao Ziheng dropped the documents in his hand on the table in surprise, and looked at the soldiers who came to report in shock.
"emperor?"
Zhao Ziyin, who was standing next to Zhao Ziheng, noticed his expression first and became worried.
"Not only Grand Secretary Lin, but also Prime Minister Wang and other ministers who were involved in the Queen's affairs have been punished to varying degrees. Among them, Grand Secretary Lin's situation is the most dangerous—"
Scholar Lin attacked Zhao Zixi after he learned about his daughter's situation from Qingqing, so he was tortured in public by Zhao Zixi as a demonstration to other important officials who resisted. Prime Minister Wang, who was the head of all officials, certainly could not tolerate this and publicly rebuked them. Other important officials also stood up to resist one by one, which annoyed Zhao Zixi, and he imposed different degrees of punishment on Prime Minister Wang and others who openly resisted him.
"What's his move ? He attacked the hostages. Isn't he afraid that we can attack the palace at any time?"
"It was just torture, they were not killed, so he had no reason to worry about it."
"But are we going to let him do whatever he wants? Don't forget that the ministers he imprisoned are all important officials of the State of Zhao. If anything happens to them, it will be a loss for us—"
"Don't get excited. I didn't say that we should just let him do what he wants—"
Some hot-tempered generals were very angry when they learned the news of the trapped important officials. Some other calmer generals could only suppress their inner anger and face the current situation calmly. It stands to reason that the calmer people appear, the more easily they get excited. However, the current situation forced them to face it calmly, otherwise all their previous efforts would be wasted and there would be heavy casualties.
After the military meeting, Zhao Ziheng summoned the soldier who reported the intelligence. His words made Zhao Ziheng's worries come true...
"Go down, and remember not to tell anyone about this—"
"yes!"
The soldiers withdrew, and Zhao Ziheng was stunned. He simply couldn't believe that Zhao Zixi would do such a thing to Lin Wei. It was beyond his expectation. He never thought that his repeated indulgence would cause Lin Wei to suffer such harm. Could he put all the blame on Zhao Zixi? Obviously not. He had never even had such an idea. He just thought that all this was caused by his carelessness...
"Weier——"
After learning about Lin Wei's situation, Zhao Ziheng fell into deep self-blame.
