Most of them are famous because of their fathers and ancestors. They have no talents themselves and will definitely not be the opponents of the Zhou people."

"There are still four or five months before the war with the Zhou people begins. I can't wait any longer. With the current situation, if the Zhou people attack by force, I'm afraid they will all surrender along the way. They will be able to surround the Jinyongluo land without much effort, and then divide their troops into the heart.

, and they will not encounter any obstruction. If they fight outside Yecheng, the thieves in the city will either lead the emperor to escape, or they will persuade him to surrender."

Gao Zheng stepped forward and took Gao Rui's hand, her voice was trembling.

"Husband, I don't understand the world's major events."

"But in this big world, can't you find anyone else who can do something?"

"I lost my father when I was one month old. Emperor Shenwu took me to the palace and raised me personally. I lost my mother when I was nine years old. Emperor Shenwu helped me arrange my funeral and gave me comfort and enlightenment."

"After Emperor Shenwu died, Emperor Wenxiang saw that I was an orphan and arranged for me to have a family."

"Emperor Wenxuan founded the country. He didn't care about my youth. He entrusted me with important responsibilities and promoted me many times. He made me the governor at a young age and ranked among the three princes."

"Emperor Xiaozhao, the Supreme Emperor, is also kind to me and treats me with courtesy."

"I have received kindness from several emperors of Da Qi, but I cannot repay it when the country is in crisis. How is that any different from an animal?"

Mrs. Gao Zheng just cried silently.

Gao Rui touched her hand and opened his mouth, but could not speak.

Yecheng, Zhao Mansion.

The house was quiet, no one was moving around.

You can't hear any noise until near the inner room.

In the inner room, Zhao Yanshen sat aside, still looking at Gao Rui, who was sitting in the upper seat, with the familiar harmless expression.

There are many warriors hidden inside and outside the lobby.

"Situ Gong, if we can succeed today, you will be my number one minister in Da Qi."

After hearing Gao Rui's words, Zhao Yanshen just lowered his head and remained silent.

Gao Rui had no soldiers in the city, only the accompanying guards, and it was not easy to use these people to get rid of Hu Changren and other national thieves.

Therefore, Gao Rui came to Zhao Yanshen's house.

As a veteran minister in the temple, Zhao Yanshen has not had any negative comments for decades and has friends all over the world. He can be said to be a rare good person and a good minister.

Whether it's clan members like Gao Rui, relatives like Hu and Lou, or even villains like He Shikai, they all have a good relationship with him.

Because of this, Gao Rui needs his help.

Gao Rui continued to talk about his arrangements.

Zhao Yan sighed deeply, "Why would your Majesty do this?"

"As ministers of the same dynasty, we should support each other, understand each other, and be of one mind. How can we have the idea of ​​harming each other?"

"Situ Gong is an old man in the court. He has lived on the emperor's salary for many years. He should know the current situation. With the country at its current stage, can we still do nothing?"

"I hope Mr. Situ can give me his full help."

Zhao Yanshen will celebrate his birthday in the mansion tomorrow. Because he has many friends, many people will come to celebrate, including Hu Changren, Gao Yuanhai and others.

Gao Rui wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to set up an ambush in Zhao's mansion to attack and kill these people.

Before daybreak today, Gao Rui came to the Zhao Mansion in the name of celebrating in advance and brought several carts of gifts. It turned out that the cars were full of samurai.

Someone put on Gao Rui's clothes, left the Zhao Mansion, and led his "subordinates" out of the city to Cheng'an for business.

It gave everyone the illusion that Gao Rui was about to leave Yecheng. He was afraid that he would not be able to participate in the birthday banquet after leaving, so he participated in advance, left gifts and left.

But he himself led the warriors to hide in Zhao Mansion.

Now that the Zhao Mansion is under control, Zhao Yanshen himself is forced to stay in the inner room and cannot go out.

Zhao Yanshen sighed again.

"I can't hide it. I have to send someone to prepare for the banquet. You don't allow people in my house to go out. If the door is so closed, everyone will be suspicious. It won't work. Prince Zhao, please leave now. I won't give you anything."

Anyone talks about it."

Gao Rui shook his head again, "Things have reached this point, and I will not change my mind again."

"I never thought that Mr. Situ would be so opposed to this matter."

Zhao Yanshen sighed for the third time, and he slowly looked at Gao Rui, "Since Prince Zhao is ready to die, how can I stand by and watch?"

"Let's do this. Don't come forward. Send someone to follow me to see the people in the house. They should be frightened. I will comfort them and let them do their things normally. If anyone else comes, I can meet them.

"

Gao Rui hurriedly stood up and bowed deeply to Zhao Yan, "If Mr. Situ is willing to help, that would be great."

Zhao Yanshen stood up with difficulty while holding his cane. Gao Rui sent a warrior to lead him to see everyone in the house.

He himself stayed in the house.

Zhao Yanshen came to the other courtyard trembling, calmed the frightened servants, and ordered them to do things normally and buy some things needed for the banquet.

Everyone started to get busy.

When Zhao Yanshen returned to the back room again, Gao Rui's attitude towards him had changed and he no longer dared to be so rude.

Some slaves began to handle livestock and prepare meat in the backyard, while others hung up various decorative items.

Cars and horses were constantly coming in and out of the mansion, making it extremely lively.

Gao Rui looked at this and finally breathed a sigh of relief. What he was most worried about was that Zhao Yanshen refused to cooperate. Now that he is willing to help him, the big thing can be done.

Looking at Zhao Yanshen, who was leaning on crutches, shaky, with a tired face, and coughing repeatedly, Gao Rui felt a little guilty. Zhao Yanshen, who was almost sixty years old, was being tortured like this by himself.

"Mr. Situ, please go back and rest first. You won't have to do anything until tomorrow. There's no need to be in a hurry."

Zhao Yanshen nodded, and with the support of two guards, he walked to the backyard. The two warriors sent him into the house, closed the door, and guarded the door.

Zhao Yanshen walked into the house, and his whole body quickly became energetic. He no longer felt a little sluggish just now. He dropped the crutches in his hands and quickly walked to the edge of the bed. He looked at the door warily, coughing from his mouth and holding his hands.

But he slowly began to push the wooden bed with force, and the bed slowly moved forward, revealing a faint secret passage.

"King!!"

"It's not good!!"

The warrior broke into the hall, looked at Gao Rui, and said in horror: "Your Majesty! Zhao Yanshen is missing! Just now we went to bring him soup and tea, but no one answered the door. After entering, we found that there was no one in the house."

Gao Rui, who was discussing important matters with several confidants, was shocked and said, "What?!"

Everyone hurried to Zhao Yanshen's dormitory. As expected, there was no one anywhere, but Gao Rui smelled the smell of smoke. The warriors searched everywhere, and soon someone discovered the secret passage under the bed.

Looking at the secret passage in front of him with the smell of smoke slowly coming out, Gao Rui froze on the spot and didn't speak for a long time.

The tide is over.

The cry of killing suddenly came from outside the courtyard. The warriors were fighting. Everyone drew their weapons and gathered around Gao Rui.

Gao Rui looked calm, straightened his clothes, turned around and walked towards the main entrance.

"Stop it!!"

Gao Rui gave an order, and the warriors who were preparing to fight to the death stopped and slowly retreated.

Soldiers rushed in continuously from all exits, surrounding everyone, and crossbowmen appeared from a distance, aiming their crossbows at Gao Rui and others in rows.

Gao Rui raised his head, "Where are Hu Changren, Zhao Yanshen and others?!"

The soldiers standing in front of Gao Rui slowly gave way. Hu Changren and Zhao Yanshen walked out from among the soldiers, but they did not dare to get too close.

Gao Rui didn't look at Hu Changren, but he looked at Zhao Yanshen.

"Situ Gong, you are a veteran of several generations, and you can clearly see the situation in the world. Why?"

Zhao Yanshen and Gao Rui looked at each other, with no trace of guilt in their eyes.

"Several generations of veterans can clearly see the situation, so what can they do?"

"Does Prince Zhao still remember what happened to Prime Minister Yang?"

Gao Rui's upright body suddenly became deflated, his whole person became depressed, and his eyes dimmed.

"I want to support the heavens, but I regret that I don't have the talent."

He finally looked at Hu Changren.

"These warriors were deceived by me. They are innocent. Please forgive them."

After saying that, he raised the sharp blade.

The sword flashed and blood splattered.

The tall body fell suddenly.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, and although it was not yet dark, the whole world was gloomy, with not much light to be seen.

Hu Changren gasped excitedly, watching the other person fall in a pool of blood, his eyes bloodshot, and he was gasping for air.

"finally."
Chapter completed!