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Chapter 14 Wei Zhong, are you looking for death?
Zhou Chen knew that even though he had now deposed the Empress from her dual rule, imprisoned the Grand Tutor in the imperial prison, put Jin He in charge of the Imperial Guards, and replaced the palace guards, he was still a formidable force.

Everything went so smoothly, without encountering the slightest obstacle.

He appeared to be drunk and intoxicated by the world.

But these are all just superficial illusions.

The real root cause of the crisis has not been addressed.

Those who have jumped out now are just small fry acting as vanguards; the real big fish are still lurking in the shadows.

Beneath this facade of success lies a lurking undercurrent of deadly intent.

After Jin He left, Lü Bu returned to the palace to report shortly afterward.

"Your Majesty, the two princes have received the imperial decree and left the city to accompany the Grand Tutor to the four northwestern prefectures to assist him in disaster relief," Lü Bu said respectfully.

"Oh? My two brothers are so obedient? They didn't disobey the imperial decree?" Zhou Chen asked in surprise.

Upon hearing this, Lü Bu immediately said, "At first, the two princes feigned illness and declined to see the Emperor, but they did indeed intend to defy the imperial decree."

"But after I killed a few people, the two princes realized that the imperial decree could not be disobeyed, so they obediently complied with the order."

Lu Bu spoke casually.

But Zhou Chen could hear the bloody undertone in Lü Bu's words.

How many people were killed?

I'm afraid they killed more than just a few people!

Otherwise, given the nature of the two princes, how could they have so easily submitted?

However, Zhou Chen did not intend to blame Lü Bu.

None of his brothers were easy to deal with; if they weren't given a taste of blood, they probably wouldn't take his words, the emperor's, seriously.

"Did you personally escort them out of the city?" Zhou Chen asked again.

Lü Bu immediately replied, "This humble general personally escorted them to the Grand Tutor's army outside the city before returning."

"Furthermore, when I escorted the two princes there, it was the Grand Tutor who personally received them."

"At this time, it is estimated that the two princes have already left Luoyang with the Grand Tutor."

Lu Bu estimated.

"That's good." Zhou Chen nodded.

He was genuinely worried that his two brothers might cause trouble again, taking advantage of their princely status. However, as long as Grand Tutor Wen Zhong personally received them, there wouldn't be any problems.

Perhaps others couldn't control the two princes, but Grand Tutor Wen Zhong could.

"Hopefully it's not too late."

Zhou Chen sighed inwardly.

The situation in the four northwestern prefectures was always Zhou Chen's biggest worry.

Two of the four prefectures in the Northwest fell a week ago. Now that a week has passed, it is unknown how the situation in the four prefectures in the Northwest will develop.

Now we can only hope that the Grand Tutor can arrive in the four northwestern prefectures as soon as possible and bring the situation under control.

……

late at night.

In a secluded, cold palace within the imperial palace.

Two figures sat facing each other.

"Wei Zhong, what brings you to this place in the dead of night?" A sharp voice rang out in the quiet Cold Palace, and one of the figures spoke first.

"Zhao Gao, with your intelligence, you can't possibly not guess why I invited you here!" Another figure spoke up just as sharply.

Indeed, the two figures sitting opposite each other are none other than...

It was Zhao Gao, the emperor's personal eunuch, and Wei Zhong, the chief eunuch of the empress's household.

Zhao Gao waved his hand impatiently; "Hmph, I don't have time to guess your purpose. Speak quickly if you have something to say, I don't have time to waste with you here."

Although both were eunuchs in the palace, they had different masters.

This led to their opposing camps.

Seeing Zhao Gao's impatient expression, Wei Zhong said dismissively, "Zhao Gao, since that's the case, then I'll just speak frankly."

"You, Zhao Gao, haven't forgotten this cold palace, have you?" "Twelve years ago, a remarkable event occurred in this cold palace."

Wei Zhong glanced at Zhao Gao meaningfully and said.

Upon hearing Wei Zhong's words, Zhao Gao's pupils contracted sharply, and he immediately stood up.

The aura of a half-step Grandmaster erupted, locking onto Wei Zhong opposite him, and he said sharply, "Wei Zhong, how did you know about this?"

"Who told you that?"

"How much do you know?"

Zhao Gao stared intently at Wei Zhong, his murderous intent undisguised.

It seemed as if Wei Zhong was prepared to silence him if he said anything displeasing.

Seeing Zhao Gao's strong reaction, Wei Zhong's smile only deepened; "Zhao Gao, you don't need to know how I knew."

"However, if this matter is exposed, you, Zhao Gao, should know in your heart what kind of fate awaits you."

"You don't need me to remind you, do you?"

Wei Zhong smiled effeminately, completely unconcerned about Zhao Gao's murderous glare.

"Wei Zhong, are you looking for death?"

"Believe it or not, I'll kill you right here and no one will know."

Zhao Gao's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

This was his biggest secret, a secret he couldn't let anyone see in the light of day.

Once exposed, Zhao Gao will definitely die without a burial place.

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhong shook his head in disbelief; "I don't believe it."

"Let's not even talk about how you're evenly matched with me, you simply can't kill me."

"Take this matter for example. I am not the only one who knows about it. I invited you here. You should know that even if I were dead, someone else would know."

"Let me show you something else."

Wei Zhong took out a small notebook and handed it to Zhao Gao.

Wei Zhong came to see Zhao Gao today, and he was well prepared.

He simply refused to believe that with all these things, he couldn't defeat Zhao Gao.

Zhao Gao took the notebook, opened it, and glanced at it.

The above content once again plunged Zhao Gao's heart into despair.

Zhao Gao's expression changed for a moment, and finally he sat down weakly.

"Speak! What exactly do you want from me?"

"If it is within my capabilities, I can help."

"But if it's something beyond my capabilities, then I'm powerless to help."

Zhao Gao said in a low voice.

He compromised.

Faced with this threat, Zhao Gao had no choice.

Seeing that Zhao Gao had relented, Wei Zhong smiled knowingly. "Zhao Gao, don't put on that deadpan face. I don't care whose side you are. I've brought you here today to help you."

"As far as I know, the Emperor has given you three days to investigate the disaster relief efforts in the four northwestern prefectures and the matter of Zhang De poisoning the Emperor."

"If you can't find a result, you should know that the Emperor will not let you off the hook."

Wei Zhong said in a sinister tone.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Gao sneered; "What? You mean you're going to help me investigate?"

"Or do you already have the answer, and know who's behind both of these things?" Zhao Gao squinted and gave Wei Zhong a deep look.

Wei Zhong shook his head and smiled; "That's precisely why I came to see you this time."

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(End of this chapter)