Chapter 29: Brothers’ Battle (3)
After learning about the situation in the palace, Zhao Ziheng took action first, assembling his army and preparing for battle at any time...
"Master, it seems that King Zhao is going to make a desperate move?"
"It's only a matter of time. Given the current situation and the current situation, this approach is both correct and reckless."
Feng Qinghan and his subordinates in the tower were looking down at Wang Jun who was ready to go. Feng Qinghan was waving his folding fan leisurely, as if everything had nothing to do with him, and he had forgotten the fact that he had just helped Zhao Ziheng not long ago...
" Does he really not care about the lives of those ministers?"
"That's why I say this approach is also reckless. Maybe he has his own ideas. But this may be a chance for us to see the side of him that is called 'ghost god' up close. I'm really looking forward to it—"
Feng Qinghan had a smile on his face, and his subordinates could only look at him and then shift their attention to the army ready to go, because Feng Qinghan's actions had never been something that they, his subordinates, could understand.
Wang Jun's movements soon reached Zhao Zixi's ears.
"Oh? He is preparing to attack? Well, let him see the forces gathered in the palace. Does he think he can capture the palace as easily as the royal city? Go, pass on my order, prepare to fight—"
Zhao Zixi was disdainful of Zhao Ziheng's actions and frivolously prepared for the upcoming battle.
"yes !"
A general who received the order immediately left to do his job.
"Your Majesty, Prince Ling, the Prince of Zhao has always been calm and composed. Do you think the Prince of Zhao has come up with a plan?"
"Hmph, what do you mean by calm and collected? What countermeasures? Have you forgotten that we still have a lot of chess pieces that can be put to use? Even if he has any countermeasures, we can use those chess pieces. With the importance that my brother attaches to them, he will definitely not act rashly. What's more, hasn't the Han army been in contact? They have already crossed the border and will arrive in the royal city in a few days-"
"Yes, Your Majesty is saying——"
The ministers' opinions were overturned lightly by Zhao Zixi. It seems that even at the critical moment, Zhao Zixi was still fully sure and confident in himself. This excessive self-confidence usually makes people careless and gives the other party an opportunity to take advantage of them. Will Zhao Zixi do the same?
Since being raped by Zhao Zixi, Lin Wei has lost all sense of anyone's voice. Even though her father was imprisoned and in danger of death, nothing else mattered to Lin Wei. What mattered was that she had lost the motivation to support herself. Everything came too suddenly and caught her off guard, so she suffered such indelible scars...
"Please, my lady, please eat something--"
Qingqing had been guarding Lin Wei all the time these past two days, and had never closed her eyes. Lin Wei was the same, with her eyes open and lifeless as they were when she first saw her. The difference was that she was no longer crying, and there were only clear tear marks at the corners of her eyes. She must have dried up her tears long ago...
"Even if you don't want to eat, you have to think about the unborn dragon. If you continue like this, your body will not be able to bear it--"
It was surprising to say that even though Zhao Zixi did something against common sense and animal behavior to Lin Wei, the baby in Lin Wei's belly did not miscarry because of this. It was conceivable that Zhao Zixi really cherished her. If Lin Wei had a miscarriage at this time, it would definitely cause great harm to Lin Wei. Zhao Zixi had come here frequently in the past two days and asked the imperial doctors to look after her. Because she had not drunk a drop of medicine, no less than ten imperial doctors had been implicated. Because she had not eaten a single bite of food or drunk a sip of water, more than a dozen palace maids and eunuchs in the [Zhonghe Hall] had died. The reason why Qingqing was able to save her life was entirely because she was Lin Wei's personal maid...
"My queen——"
No matter how she called and persuaded, Lin Wei remained indifferent. Even using the unborn child as an excuse did not sway Lin Wei at all. It was obvious that her heart was really dead. She was like a body without a soul, allowing death to approach her...
"My queen, I heard that the emperor is ready to go to war. He may come to rescue you at any time. Before that, you must take good care of yourself, right?"
Lin Wei was shaken at first when the name 'Emperor' was mentioned, but after that, no matter how Zhao Ziheng's movements were mentioned, Lin Wei was no longer moved. Over the past two days, Qingqing's voice had become hoarse, but she did not give up. At least she was determined to stay by Lin Wei's side before Zhao Ziheng came. Even if she had died at the hands of others before Zhao Ziheng came, Qingqing would stay by Lin Wei's side until the last moment!
Since the recapture of the royal city, the heavy rain has been like the wail of heaven. Heaven is weeping for the fratricidal conflict in Zhao State, and it has never stopped...
The dark curtain gradually descended again.
——Wang Jun’s garrison——
(Weier, do you hate me?)
Zhao Ziheng sat in the makeshift tent, fully armed with black armor and ready to go to the battlefield at any time. At this moment, Zhao Ziheng closed his eyes, the only person he was worried about was Wei'er.
(Please, don’t get into any trouble before I arrive. If anything happens to you, I will never forgive myself in my life. You said you wouldn’t let me worry, you said so, so I believe you, I believe you will be fine, right? Wei’er——)
"Your Majesty, the time has come!"
The sound of soldiers came from outside, and Zhao Ziheng suddenly opened his eyes. At this moment, he had no expression on his face. Whether it was his expression or his eyes, he was just focused on something. It seemed that he had never worried about Lin Wei before...
Walking out of the tent, a group of soldiers armed with full black armor like Zhao Ziheng stood on both sides. Each of them showed high morale and were ready to die. They had an aura of not fearing life and death and being ready to face death. It was obvious at a glance that they were unique soldiers.
"In today's battle, our opponents are our former compatriots, and some of them are even your former comrades-in-arms. However, they killed innocent people indiscriminately to seize power and disregarded the survival of Zhao State for their own selfishness. They stood on the side of the enemy of Zhao State. For the stability of Zhao State, today we will kill the criminals of Zhao State and defend the stability of Zhao State. If you don't want to fight with your former compatriots and former comrades-in-arms, it's not too late to withdraw now. This king will not blame you, because once we fight, we will all forever bear the infamy of killing our compatriots and brothers, and that will forever leave an indelible mark in our hearts. We will spend the rest of our lives carrying the crime of killing our compatriots—"
Every word Zhao Ziheng said was imprinted in the hearts of everyone present, but no one had any thoughts or hesitations about withdrawing from the front line because of the choice Zhao Ziheng gave. Zhao Ziyin was very moved when he heard this...
"Perhaps, if I had only handed over the throne, Zhao might have been able to avoid this civil war, and there would have been no need for our compatriots to kill each other. However, I gave Prince Ling a chance. In order to seize the throne, he did not hesitate to abandon the safety of Zhao and even contacted other countries to invade our Zhao. At present, our Zhao is still in an extremely uneasy situation. His choice could lead to the demise of our Zhao. If this were not the case, and handing over the throne could end this civil strife, I would be very willing to give in and use my life in exchange for the safety of Zhao. However, what Prince Ling did was not what a qualified monarch should have, so I refused to let him inherit the throne. This should have belonged to our Zhao royal family. The battle between our brothers has developed to the current situation because of my womanly kindness. After this incident, I will personally confess my guilt to the people of Zhao. The most important thing at present is to quell this meaningless civil strife as soon as possible. Those who are willing to follow me until death, please follow me."
After finishing his speech, Zhao Ziheng strode through the crowd and ran towards the battlefield. Zhao Ziyin and several other generals followed closely behind him, followed by the black-clad soldiers on both sides, and finally the various troops. After listening to Zhao Ziheng's words, no one deserted and they all marched towards the battlefield with high morale...
