Chapter 98: Taking Advantage of the Situation (6)
After the battle that just ended, with the help of the Zhao army, [Liancheng] recovered quickly, and the Zhao army is currently stationed in [Liancheng]. The stationing of foreign troops in a city of their own country originally caused panic, but the Zhao army stationed here was not only not looked down upon, but was extremely loved; the cities outside [Liancheng] that had been captured by the Wu State were also recovering rapidly. Because of the help of the Zhao army, King Xu personally issued an order to favor the Zhao army, and even granted the Zhao army a mansion for rest in [Liancheng]. Of course, it was only provided for generals at the commander-in-chief level to live in, but the soldiers were not treated unfairly.
At night, in front of a magnificent mansion, the Zhao army was guarding. A fast horse galloped over and stopped in front of the door. Before the horse completely stopped, the person on the horse had already jumped off. Seeing the person coming, the guard not only did not stop him, but saluted him very respectfully. The person ignored him and hurried into the mansion. The lights in most rooms in the mansion had been turned off, but a room in the west was still brightly lit...
In the room, a person was sitting at the desk concentrating on writing. A hurried sound of footsteps gradually approached. After a while, the door was opened with too much force, causing the person who was writing to frown slightly. He raised his head with some dissatisfaction and stared at the person who came in. This person was Zhao Ziyan!
"grown ups!!"
"What's the rush?"
After seeing who was coming, Zhao Ziyan put down his pen calmly, as if he was interested in listening to the report.
"T-Thoroughly sorry!!"
The person who came was Wu Yao, who realized that his behavior was a bit rude and apologized quickly.
"No need, tell me, what's the matter?"
Zhao Ziyan had no intention of listening to the apology and directly asked Wu Yao to report the topic.
"Yes, sir, please take a look at this first. It was sent by Lord Wang——"
Wu Yao understood and took out a letter from his arms, handed it to Zhao Ziyin, then stepped back a few steps. Zhao Ziyin reached out to take the letter, slowly took it out of the envelope and began to read it. While Zhao Ziyin was reading, Wu Yao certainly didn't dare to disturb him and could only wait.
After a moment, Zhao Ziyin slowly put the letter down and laid it in front of him...
"Tell me, how did that go?"
"Huh? Yes, it has been revealed. I believe it will spread soon."
I thought Zhao Ziyan would talk about what was in the letter, but unexpectedly he asked about what I had instructed him to do. Fortunately, it had been dealt with. Because the letter was received suddenly, I hurried back for fear of delaying urgent matters, so the hurried scene just now occurred.
"Okay, I understand. By the way, notify them that I will leave for home the day after tomorrow."
"Eh? What?"
Wu Yao was very surprised at what Zhao Ziyan said, as if he had misheard something.
"Didn't you hear me? I said I was going to return home in triumph."
Zhao Ziyan repeated it tirelessly.
"But--"
It was too sudden. Wu Yao couldn't react to this arrangement immediately, or rather, he couldn't understand it.
"Why? The battle is over, and you've had enough rest. Do you still want to stay?"
"No, that's not what I meant. It's just that, didn't we just send out that message? How come it suddenly——"
Wu Yao felt really confused and totally lost.
This time, Zhao Ziyin did not rush to answer. Instead, he began to stare at Wu Yao. After noticing Zhao Ziyin's gaze, Wu Yao felt very uncomfortable, but he didn't know what to say. Moreover, he had to wait for Zhao Ziyin to tell him the answer. Although, this behavior was a bit beyond his authority.
"Do you know what it means to turn the tables on the enemy?"
Just when Wu Yao couldn't stand Zhao Ziyan's gaze anymore and was about to speak, Zhao Ziyan finally spoke.
"Take advantage of their own tactic?"
After hearing what Zhao Ziyin said, Wu Yao felt even more confused. It was not so much that he was confused, but rather that he didn't know what Zhao Ziyin was referring to. There was nothing he could do about it. Too many things had happened, and he couldn't find the source after searching his mind.
"...It seems that the emperor and Wang Ye both dote on you too much."
Zhao Ziyin stared at Wu Yao motionlessly. When he said this, Wu Yao was immediately startled, and his eyes looking at Zhao Ziyin were obviously a little dim. Seeing Wu Yao's changes, Zhao Ziyin shook his head slightly and sighed softly...
"Forget it, I can't blame you. Too many things have happened recently, and you must be tired. I shouldn't force you. Simply put, doing this is nothing more than delaying time. Whether the emperor is injured or he is resting there now, it should not be known to others."
"… Then what?"
Wu Yao reacted quickly. He no longer had the sadness he had just felt. Instead, he understood the matter more.
"Let's talk about the injury first. We don't know what , but we have completely blocked the news. Wang Ye was in charge of the situation before, but it was just a temporary measure after all. This matter cannot be just a simple assassination. In addition, the emperor is no longer here. If all this is known to outsiders, the consequences can be imagined given the current situation. On the contrary, if we directly release the news, the effect may not be beyond our control. Not to mention that the emperor is not here. In order to protect the emperor, we must first delay time, that is, spread the news. After all, we have prepared a substitute, but we don't know how long we can delay. So if we march back to the country now, people will think that the emperor's injury is not serious at all. Do you understand?"
Zhao Ziyin's words were both clear and vague, but he believed that Wu Yao could understand, and there were some things he could not say, but based on his understanding of Wu Yao, this level of words was enough for Wu Yao to understand; what's more, Zhao Ziyin knew very well that Wu Yao still could not get over the fact that Zhao Ziyin was injured, and was still blaming himself for it, but this was an accident that no one wanted, and such an incident had to be taken seriously by him. After all, Zhao Ziheng's strength would be necessary in the future, and for this they had to take every step correctly.
