Saint Qin Batu

Chapter 103
Zhao Palace

The Zhao Palace tonight is very different from normal days. In the past, the Zhao Palace was always brightly lit until midnight, even day and night.However, today, the lights were all turned off just after Xushi.

All the concubines in the palace knew that the king was not happy today and dropped a lot of things in a row, as if he kept arguing about who to kill.They were so frightened that Yingying and Yanyan all washed up and went to bed early, and they had no intention of seducing King Zhao at all.

"Where are people! Where are people!" King Zhao's bedroom, the disheveled King Zhao Dan roared out again.A few old men wearing official Zhao uniforms knelt on the ground, their slightly trembling bodies showed the fear in their hearts.

In front of King Zhao's bedroom, a group of young eunuchs also knelt on the ground.An old eunuch who had taken care of King Zhao for more than ten years was enraged by King Zhao for reminding King Zhao to eat.The corpse was still placed not far away, in the cold wind, like a dead dog, no one paid attention to it.

"Squeak!" The door of King Zhao's bedroom was finally opened again.

A trace of anger flashed in Zhao Wang's eyes, but after seeing the person, his complexion improved a lot.

"Zhao De, what's the matter? What's the news from Wei Guo?" Zhao Wang seemed to have vented his anger for a long time, so he picked up a wine bottle on the table, raised his head and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid, Prince..." the eunuch named Zhao De bent over and opened his mouth calmly.

"Oh!"

The wine bottle in Zhao Wang's hand was thrown out violently, hitting one of the several officials kneeling on the ground.I don't know whether he was hit by King Zhao or scared, but the old man passed out directly.

Zhao Wang's eyes were scarlet, and he squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "Ba Xing, Ba Xing, this is the Ba Xing you have taken for me! A Ba Xing facing west! Qin!"

"Your Majesty, forgive me! Your Majesty, forgive me!"

Several gray-bearded old men on the ground knocked the floor loudly, tears and sweat streaming down the floor.

Zhao Wang looked at these few astrologers who used to be astrologers with a clear and high spirit, and felt more and more disgusted. He waved his hand and said, "Drag out! Stick to death! Stick to death!"

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, spare your life!"

Some people cried, some shouted, and some even fainted from fright.

Standing by the side, Zhao De glanced at the several astrologers who were showing their ugliness, then walked up to King Zhao and said in a low voice: "My lord, this matter is still unclear. If we kill them at this time, it is not the same as admitting So, Ba Xing is in Qin and not in Zhao?"

Hearing Zhao De's words, King Zhao's eyes flickered with hesitation, but he still looked angry.

Zhao De, as a minister of Zhao Wang's hidden residence, is very aware of Zhao Wang's various tempers and thoughts.Zhao Wang's silence at this time already shows that Zhao Wang is tempted.

"Your Majesty, the Prince's side..." Zhao De called the iron hot, and reminded again.

What happened tonight has already shown that Prince Zhao Zhao Yan is not the so-called overlord.However, King Zhao has spent a lot of effort on Prince Zhao over the years.Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect.Therefore, Zhao Wang's love for Zhao Prince Zhao Yan is also deep in his bones.

After Zhao De's reminder, King Zhao immediately figured it out.If these gang of astrologers were killed at this time, then the identity of the prince's overlord would be self-defeating.

At that time, the other son factions that he has been suppressing will definitely take advantage of the momentum.Zhao Yan's position as the crown prince is bound to be difficult to secure, and the future prospects of a deposed crown prince can be guessed almost without imagination.No matter who inherits the position of King Zhao in the future, he will be eliminated soon.

"Wait!" Zhao Wang said calmly.

The few astrologers who had been dragged outside the bedroom caught Zhao Wang's words very sensitively, and the voices of shouting heaven and earth disappeared immediately.

"Put these trash in prison first, and we'll talk about it later!"

"Thank you, my lord! Thank you, my lord!"

Several astrologers who had received amnesty immediately cried out again.

"Get out! Get out! Get out!" Zhao Wang was annoyed by the appearance of the astrologers. He stretched out his hand, waved his wide sleeves, and said impatiently.

Several astrologers didn't wait for the palace guards to procrastinate, they got up by themselves, and ran out of the palace before they had time to put on their shoes.

"Hey!" King Zhao sighed softly looking at those well-dressed astrologers, who seemed to have aged a lot for a while.

"Your Majesty..." Zhao De, who had been guarding King Zhao, said softly.

"Where is that Zhao Shiji now?" King Zhao asked with a gloomy expression after sweeping away his exhausted expression.

Zhao De's head was lowered a bit, "It's not in Handan anymore."

"Where's the merchant Zhao?"

"It's not here either..."

"Hehe! Not here anymore, not here anymore..." Zhao Wang's voice became lower and lower until finally, he couldn't hear it at all.

"This old slave is incompetent. When we arrived, the two places had already been hollowed out..." Zhao De swayed and knelt down, with his head on the ground and said.

King Zhao walked to a window in the bedroom, stared at the twinkling stars in the sky, and said, "Zhao De, get up. You are not to blame for this, you don't have to take the blame for others!"

Zhao De still couldn't get up, but hesitantly wanted to continue saying something: "Old slave...Old slave..."

"Hehe, get up, Zhao De." Zhao Wang turned his head, gently helped Zhao De who was kneeling on the ground, and said with a wry smile, "The widow is incompetent, and the ancestor's foundation was defeated by the widow in Changping. I thought God is so lucky to give me Zhao Guoyi's overlord star. It's a pity!"

"Your Majesty! Prince, it is Ba Xing! It must be Ba Xing!" Zhao De, who had just stood up, knelt on the ground with a plop, and said firmly.

"Hey, Zhao De, don't lie to yourself..." Zhao Wang waved his hand and said.

"My country, Zhao, was originally so powerful. 40 soldiers stood ready to fight, Lian Po, General Zhao She was better than King Jian of Qin. Lin Xiang even insulted the king of Qin twice, what a prestige. It's a pity that Zhao She and Lin Xiang returned Tu, Lian Po is old..." Zhao Wang's expression was stern, but his tone was full of helplessness.

"Your Majesty, there is still hope for our country of Zhao! In Handan City, there are still [-] deadly warriors. There are also [-] soldiers of tigers and wolves in Dai County. My country of Zhao is still not inferior to any of the Eastern Five Kingdoms!" Zhao De Said in an excited tone, the two white mustaches at the corners of his mouth trembled with his rhythmic words.

Zhao Wang looked at Zhao De's excited expression, and at the same time there was a gratified smile on his face, and a stern look flashed in his eyes.

"There were [-] people who lived and died in Handan. Eight years ago, the battle in Handan shocked all countries. I know it in my heart." Zhao Wang paused, and then said in the same tone: "However, the so-called [-] tigers and wolves in that generation county Bing, I'm afraid he still has the heart of a tiger and a wolf!"

Zhao De, who was still kneeling on the ground, trembled in his heart, showing a wry smile.After all, he still didn't help that person in this catastrophe!However, if that person is really removed, will the entire Zhao Kingdom still have a worthy general?
"Let's go, go see the prince..." Zhao Wang's voice sounded again, and he had already appeared at the door of the bedroom.

"Wei!" Zhao De stood up and bowed in salute.

……

Since King Zhao canonized Zhao Yan, Zhao Yan, who was only eight years old, already had the power to touch political affairs.King Zhao got angry for no reason today, and he also found out the reason from an attendant.

"I'm not the overlord, but the proton of Qin?" Zhao Yan, who had just heard the news, sat down on the ground like a thunderbolt.

Zhao Yan is naturally intelligent, and has been studying under the famous teacher hired by King Zhao for a long time.Although he is very playful and often teases people, but seeing the reality is indeed not comparable to that of ordinary children.After learning that he is not a bully star, the young Zhao Yan also understands what this means.

Zhao Yan was furious and smashed everything that could be moved in the house.At the same time, he was even more frightened, without the protection of Ba Xing's status, how many brothers who coveted his crown prince's position would attack him.

"Your Majesty is here!"

As a sharp voice sounded, Zhao Yan's eyes flashed with panic and fear, and he quickly got up and straightened his clothes.

"Squeak!" The door of Zhao Yan's bedroom was pushed open.

There were only two people who entered the door, one was Zhao Wang and the other was Zhao De.

"Son, pay homage to father and king." Zhao Yan bowed and saluted.

Zhao Wang ignored Zhao Yan, but stamped his steps, looking back and forth at the messy room.His gaze also swept over Zhao Yan from time to time.Zhao Yan, who was already extremely nervous, was even more cramped at this time.

"The widow's house is not as messy as yours!" Zhao Wang said, his tone was not angry, but he also lost the favor he used to have, and was flat.

"My son knows his mistake!" Although Zhao Yan didn't understand what Zhao Wang was thinking at this time, it was always right to admit his mistake.

While Zhao Yan continued to wait for Zhao Wang's reprimand, Zhao Wang said indifferently: "Do it yourself, clean up the house!"

"Squeak!" The door was closed again, and King Zhao just left without leaving any other words.

Zhao Yan raised his head somewhat disappointed, but saw Zhao De, the personal servant of King Zhao, still standing there, he was a little puzzled, but was interrupted when he was about to speak.

"His Royal Highness, as long as the king is still alive, you will be the overlord of my Zhao country. Since the king did not drive you out of this specially built palace, you are still the prince of my Zhao country, the future king. !” Zhao De said without haste.

After hearing Zhao De's words, Zhao Yan's originally dull eyes became bright again, and he nodded desperately.

……

In a huge mansion in Handan, a handsome man took a sip of the wine in the bottle with a smile in his eyes.

"Xiangguo, King Zhao doesn't seem to have any intention of punishing Li Mu, why are you so happy?" A man dressed as a eunuch asked suspiciously in the hall.

He is handsome, and he is also Zhao Guo's Xiangguo. This person's name is ready to come out.It was Guo Kai who killed Li Mu in vain in history.

Guo Kai gently put down the wine bottle in his hand, and said with a smile: "The reason why the king condemned Li Mu is because the king knew in his heart that Li Mu guarded Daijun and resisted the Xiongnu. That Young Master of the Qin Kingdom. The thorn has already been pierced..."

"Extreme! Exactly! However, if time goes by, Li Mu will gain a firm foothold in Dai County. Even if the king convicts and removes Li Mu from his official position, I am afraid that Li Mu's prestige in the army will not decrease much. .If the battle is unfavorable in the future, Li Mu's leather armor will go into battle and make great achievements..." The eunuch first nodded in agreement, and then said what he was worried about.

"The living Li Mu naturally has unparalleled prestige." Guo Kai said calmly with a smile, "But what if he dies? Once dead, what's the use of great prestige?"

"Dead...dead?" Even the eunuch, who was used to seeing the world, was shocked by Guo Kai's words.

Guo Kai shook his head, acting like a gentleman in every move, "Of course the king will not kill Li Mu. But, who do you think is the person who has the greatest suspicion for Li Mu?"

The eunuch was slightly taken aback, a little confused about what Guo Kai meant.But soon I figured it out, in the Zhao country, the one who has the ability to have an indelible hatred with Li Mu in the future is undoubtedly the current crown prince, Zhao Yan.

He has seen all the actions of the prince tonight.As one of the few people who are very familiar with the prince, the eunuch is very aware of the fear and anger in the prince's heart.With the prince's character of vengeance, he must hate the son of Qin who robbed him of his position as the overlord.

In the future, as long as Guo Kai revealed to Zhao Yan the news that Li Mu had released the Prince of Qin privately, Zhao Yan would definitely put Li Mu to death.However, all of this is precondition.

"However, now that he is no longer the overlord, can he keep his position as the crown prince?" the eunuch asked again suspiciously.

Guo Kai smiled indifferently and said, "Don't worry, the prince is still a prince. No, it should be said that the prince is still a bully!"

(End of this chapter)