Chapter 40 The Battle for the Throne (Part 2)
The rain of arrows fell, and it stopped two or three times before the raindrops were stopped. The dead bodies were covered with the ground. At the palace gate, many corpses were still slapped at the door. The feather arrow nailed them to death on the door. The eyes were wide open, and so much fear, despair, and unwillingness remained.
Gao Yan pushed away the corpse and crawled up from the dead. His shoulders and legs were shot through the feather arrows, and a blood mark on his cheeks was also cut by the feather arrows.
He broke the exposed arrow shaft on his shoulder, then stood up with difficulty, looking at the bloody scene, his mind was blank.
【How could this happen? How could this happen…】
His heart was empty, and only such a thought echoed, [It's over, everything is over...]
Less than 100 more than 4,000 people survived and were all shot and killed by bows and crossbows.
In the Tai Chi Hall, the kings were silent, their faces were pale and their blood completely faded.
Whoever witnessed such a fierce battle and bloody massacre with his own eyes will make his legs weak?
Everyone understood that when King Langya rebelled, everything was under the control of His Majesty. The reason why King Langya could create such a great momentum was simply because His Majesty's tacit approval or even indulgence!
Empress Dowager Hu completely collapsed on the ground.
She looked at Gao Wei with fear and begging, hoping that Gao Wei could raise his hand and gently let Gao Yan go.
Gao Wei didn't even give her the light from the corner of her eyes, it was cold and like a statue.
"Your Majesty, Han Feng brings it to..." Xiao Shunzi quietly appeared from the corner.
Following him was also a maid dressed in black dress, Yuan Yun.
“Bring it up.”
A young general in armor was detained in the hall.
It was the former commander of the Eastern Palace, Han Feng.
At this moment, Han Feng's whole body was shaking like sieve chaff, kowtowed like pounding garlic, and said panic: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, this is not about the affairs of the minister. It was Lu Junjun... it was Lu Lingxuan who coerced the minister..."
"You are one of the commanders of the imperial guards. Now she doesn't even wear the palace waist card. How can she threaten you?"
Xiao Shunzi looked at him with contempt and said to Gao Wei: "Report to Your Majesty, when we arrest him, Han Fengzheng ordered people to attack Jiafu Palace..."
Gao Wei's forehead veins leaped, but he calmed down: "Is Jiafu Palace okay?"
"Report to Your Majesty, according to the instructions of Eunuch Lu, we have already mobilized hundreds of inner guards and imperial guards in Jiafu Palace, so the Jiafu Palace is safe and sound..."
"That's good..." Gao Wei looked at Han Feng who was lying on the ground like a person with cold eyes and no emotion at all.
However, this is enough to show that Gao Wei is extremely angry. The more angry he is, the calmer Gao Wei becomes.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is guilty, Your Majesty..." Han Feng crawled forward, trying to pull Gao Wei's sleeve, but was kicked over by Gao Wei.
A disgust flashed in Gao Wei's eyes and ordered: "Cut him."
Only a cold light was seen, the inner guard took a knife and Han Feng's neck fell on the ground, and his big skull rolled down.
Blood splattered on Gao Wei's hem, but Gao Wei didn't care at all.
That look doesn't look like anger or disappointment, but it seems like it doesn't matter. This kind of indifference gives people a feeling of fear.
"Wei'er..." Empress Dowager Hu wanted to say something else, but Gao Wei raised his hand to stop him.
He was extremely disappointed with Empress Dowager Hu and didn't even want to look at her again.
She looked at Gao Wei: "What do you want to deal with your brother?"
Gao Wei's face was calm and almost cold: "According to Qi's rule, the rebels are the three tribes of Yi, and he..., a whole family can't escape..."
"Does it really have to be like this?" Empress Dowager Hu asked with the last glimmer of hope.
Gao Wei remained silent.
Facing this woman, it is difficult for him to really put his heart into a mother in my memory. Fortunately, Gao Wei didn't look at him because he would feel soft-hearted after watching him.
Silence represents everything.
Empress Dowager Hu buried her face in her hands, and the cold wind blew across the eaves of the Tai Chi Hall, making a whimpering sound, not sure whether it was the sound of the wind or the crying sound.
Gao Wei's heart sank and turned around with difficulty, but heard Empress Dowager Hu ask in a crying voice:
"Emperor, are you not afraid of being betrayal if you continue like this? Do you really want to be a lonely person?..."
Gao Wei stopped and slowly turned around. Empress Dowager Hu's face turned pale and her eyes were red.
Gao Wei asked back: "Aren't I a lonely man now?"
Empress Dowager Hu's backbone seemed to be suddenly broken. Yes, my younger brother rebelled against him, and my mother, wet nurse and uncle betrayed him. Isn't it considered a betrayal of relatives and alone?
"Wei'er..." Empress Hu said with tears in her eyes, "It's the Empress of Mother who is sorry for you. The Empress of Mother is wrong. The Empress of Mother can abdicate and die. The Empress of Mother only asks you to let your brother go, okay?"
Gao Wei seemed to have not heard Empress Dowager Hu's pleading, turned stiffly, stepped up the steps, and then slowly stopped.
"It's okay to let me not kill you, anyway, my real purpose is never you..."
Gao Yan was stunned. First, he was surprised that Gao Wei would actually promise not to kill him, and then he was confused about Gao Wei's last words.
The purpose is not him? Why is the purpose not him?
Gao Yan was so smart that he slowly reacted and said, "My deeds..., what are your goals? You want to use the rebellion to eliminate all the heroes who oppose you?! You——"
This plan is beyond thought, putting everyone in a condom and then catching them all in one go.
Since then, Gao Wei has been unscrupulous in the court.
Gao Wei completely destroyed the last bit of pride of King Langya, because Gao Wei's purpose was not him from beginning to end. Gao Wei wanted to deal with those stubborn nobles. As for King Langya, it was just by the way.
Chapter completed!