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Chapter 502 There is no way to heaven and no way to enter the earth

Five thunderstorms hit the top.

Even though Wei Zhengdao had experienced countless ups and downs, overcome numerous obstacles, and defeated countless political enemies throughout his life, he was still stunned when he heard the news brought by Wei Yi.

Is Li Dachui the posthumous son of Li Zemin, the former deposed crown prince of the Qin Dynasty?
The rise of the Wei clan was due to their defeat of the former crown prince Li Zemin and their support for Li Anmin to ascend the throne, thus together with the Kou clan, they dominated the political situation of the Qin Dynasty for decades.

Now, when the Wei clan faces its greatest crisis, it discovers that its last ally has become its greatest enemy.

If Li Dachui is indeed Li Zemin's posthumous son, then he is undoubtedly the greatest enemy.

This is beyond doubt.

Do you really think Li Dachui is a saint who can tolerate anything that the world cannot tolerate?
No, no, no, even a saint would never let go of the enemy who killed his father and mother.

Moreover, as a prince, setting aside the blood feud, he had even more reasons to seek revenge against himself.

All previous transactions with the Beiting Protectorate were nothing more than traps set by them.

Wei Zhengdao's legs gave way, and he collapsed onto the muddy ground with a thud.

Hong Zhan, standing to the side, also gaped open, unable to react for a long time. Otherwise, with his martial arts cultivation, how could he have made Wei Zhengdao lose his composure like this?
Wei Yi quickly reached out to help Wei Zhengdao up, but despite his efforts, he couldn't lift Wei Zhengdao off the ground. The father and son looked at each other, and both saw deep despair in each other's eyes.

It's like a person who is about to drown suddenly discovering a piece of wood floating on the surface of the water. When they reach out to grab it tightly, the wood twists and turns, and the part hidden underwater rises up, revealing a venomous snake with sharp teeth. Its long forked tongue hisses as it lunges at them, trying to swallow them whole.

Think about what I've done over the past year or so.
This truly proves the old saying: "You're being sold out and you're still helping them count the money!"
The rain suddenly started to pour.

Just moments ago it was a light drizzle, but in an instant, large raindrops began to fall, splashing up clumps of yellow mud that soaked everyone to the bone.

"Lord Hong, help me up, let's go back first!" Perhaps it was the cold rain that finally woke Wei Zhengdao from his panic. Although his legs were still a little unresponsive, his rationality returned first. They dared not let the soldiers below see them in such a disheveled state, otherwise rumors would surely spread. Not to mention the shocking news brought back by Wei Yi, even the mere fact that Wei Zhengdao had a health problem would be enough to shake the morale of the army.

Hong Zhan bent down, his hands gently supporting Wei Zhengdao, his true energy surging forth. Without touching Wei Zhengdao's body, he had already helped him up, and then walked back the way they came. Wei Yi and the others blocked their way, preventing Wei Zhengdao from practically floating forward.

"Is the news true or false?" Hong Zhan couldn't help but ask again after returning to the earthen house.

He had privately approached Li Dachui and made some deals with him, but he could never have imagined that Li Dachui's identity was so terrifying.

"The news has been officially announced to the world by the Beiting Protectorate!" Wei Yi's face was pale, clearly he too was devastated by the news: "With Li Zemin's belongings and the endorsement of heavyweights like Princess Chang Le and Yu Entai, it is already convincing enough, so whether it is true or false is no longer important!"

Hong Zhan was speechless.

Yes, does it really matter whether it's true or false?

Those who believe this to be true will naturally believe it. "Li Tai was definitely killed by Li Dachui!" Hong Zhan glanced at Wei Zhengdao and said, "On that timeline, Li Dachui happened to be in Chang'an."

“Every step was planned!” Wei Zhengdao lowered his head, recalling all his interactions with the Anxi Protectorate and the Beiting Protectorate over the past two years. Many things that seemed scattered and unrelated before were now connected by a single thread, like a flash of lightning suddenly illuminating the dark fog, and all the truths were revealed to the world.

It seems a little too late to understand this now.

Wei Shi has been almost completely drained of his life force by Li Dachui.

For over a year, countless assets, technologies, and manpower have been continuously poured into Shu County. While doing this, they thought they were leaving themselves a way out and accumulating strength for a future comeback. Little did they know that they were continuously supplying their own blood to quench the enemy's thirst.

Cutting off one's own flesh to feed a tiger is nothing more than this.

Now how to do?
"Prime Minister, I don't quite understand why the Beiting Protectorate chose this time to announce this matter?" Hong Zhan felt a little confused.

Master Wei Zheng sighed and said with a wry smile, "What else could it be but wanting to take advantage of us and leave us with nothing?"

After all, he was a figure who had dominated the Qin Dynasty for decades. In a short period of time, he recovered from his extreme shock, not only figuring out the connections between the past events, but also understanding why the other party was doing this at this time.

"They want to swallow Hanzhong whole!" Wei Yi said bitterly. "Revealing this news at this time will inevitably cause panic among the troops. You can imagine what the scene will be like when this news spreads in Hanzhong. They want to take Hanzhong in the chaos so that they won't be controlled by us in the future!"

"That's right!" Wei Zhengdao struggled to his feet and said, "Wei Yi, you must immediately lead the most elite troops to Hanzhong overnight. You must stabilize Hanzhong. The fate of the Wei family hangs by a thread, and that thread is tied to Hanzhong!"

"I'll be leaving right away!"

"How could news from Beiting reach us so quickly? It must have been planned beforehand. If that's the case, someone will definitely push things along and spread the news rapidly. Every moment is precious for us now! Hurry, hurry!"

Wei Yi didn't say anything more. He waved his hand and led his trusted generals away quickly. A moment later, the sound of a rapid drumbeat to gather the generals rang out outside.

"Lord Wei, even if we control Hanzhong, what then? We'll be attacked from both sides!" Hong Zhan said worriedly. Linghu Shili's army had already caught up with them, and what they thought were reinforcements had now become their enemies. In the blink of an eye, it seemed they had nowhere to turn.

“Linghu Ye is also Li Dachui’s enemy!” Wei Zhengdao said calmly, “If the Wei family and the Kou family were the masterminds behind the overthrow of Li Zemin, then He Qiku and his son He Zudao were the sharpest knife, and Linghu Ye was one of the many other knives. Would Li Dachui forgive those who benefited from this incident? We will become natural allies.”

"Make peace with Linghu Ye?" Hong Zhan suddenly realized.

"So we need Hanzhong! We need His Majesty the Emperor!" Wei Zhengdao turned to look at the young emperor, who was fast asleep on the bed, oblivious to everything, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

Surrendering was never his choice.

(End of this chapter)