I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 167 Chu Zhao's Demeanor

"Chu Zhao, is it really impossible to resolve the feud between you and the Baili family?"

After lunch, Baili Dongjun called Chu Zhao to his courtyard and asked him this.

Chu Zhao glanced at the straw man in the yard, thought for a moment and said, "I don't hate your grandfather and your father. Although your grandfather and your father led the army to destroy our Western Chu, they were each serving their own masters at that time and they had no say in the matter. I won't put all my hatred on them. As long as your grandfather and your father submit to me, I can forgive them for their past mistakes and even make them marquises after the restoration of the country. But you should know what your grandfather's temper is like."

Baili Dongjun smiled bitterly.

Yes, he knew that, so he knew that his grandfather would never surrender to Chu Zhao.

"I have to say that your grandfather's vision in choosing a master is really bad. Xiao Zhongjing is too narrow-minded. Because of suspicion, he first killed his sworn brother, General Ye Yu of Beili, and his family. Only your good brother Ye Yun is still alive. Now he is pointing the butcher knife in his hand at you Baili..."

"Wait a moment!"

Baili Dongjun interrupted Chu Zhao and asked, "You said Brother Yun is still alive?"

"Alive, worshipped the Southern Sword Immortal Yu Shengmo as his master."

Chu Zhao smiled and teased, "Haven't you already seen him before? You didn't recognize him at Mingjian Villa? Then you're not doing a good job as a good brother. He recognized you at the first sight."

Baili Dongjun carefully recalled what happened in Mingjian Villa, and a figure emerged in his mind. He exclaimed: "Is it Ye Dingzhi?!"

Chu Zhao nodded and said nothing.

Baili Dongjun suddenly realized: "No wonder I always feel that he is somewhat familiar, why do you know so many things?"

"I have been planning for more than ten years. If I can't get any information, how can I talk about restoring the country?" Chu Zhao said seriously.

Ten years or so?
In other words, when he was four or five years old, he started planning to restore his country?
The key is that no one has noticed it yet.

This is too outrageous!
Baili Dongjun couldn't help but feel shocked, and asked doubtfully: "Come to think of it, aren't you afraid that our family will tell Beili about you?"

"As long as I don't take the initiative to raise the banner of restoring the country, your grandfather won't do that, and you probably won't do that either. But your father... I'm a little unsure, his attitude towards Beili is actually very complicated."

"How to say?"

"On the one hand, he is just like your grandfather. They are very loyal to Beili. Their loyalty is not to the court of Beili, but to the world of Beili. They don't want the people of Beili to suffer from war. On the other hand, he wants your Baili family to make further progress and get rid of the threat of the Beili royal family. However, he dare not take action under the suppression of your grandfather. If your Baili family wants to make further progress, you should know what position it is without me telling you, right?"

It can be said that the Baili family has reached the pinnacle under the imperial power, and even the general's mansion back then was far inferior to it.

One step further, the only thing left is the lofty throne.

Baili Dongjun understood, but was still a little confused.

"If what you said is true, my father would not tell the Beili court about you, right?"

Chu Zhao shook his head: "It stands to reason that this is the case. After all, Xiao Chongjing's fear of your Baili family will not decrease because of your exposure of my existence. On the contrary, it will make him even more fearful."

Baili Dongjun was not stupid and understood the key immediately.

After all, the Beili court has been investigating for so many years but has not found the truth, but the Baili family knows everything. How do the Beili royal family, especially the emperor in Tianqi City, view the Baili family?

Chu Zhao found a random place to sit down and continued, "Your father is the one in your family who most wants me to become powerful. He hopes that I can have the power to mess up the entire Beili. In this way, your family can stand up as a savior and save the people of Beili from danger. In the expectation of the people of Beili, you can sit on the throne of Beili. But like I said, he, like your grandfather, does not want the people of Beili to be caught in the flames of war, so I am a little unsure."

"its not right."

Baili Dongjun shook his head: "If what you said is true, my father is the same as my grandfather, and does not want the people of Beili to be caught in the flames of war. Then shouldn't my grandfather report you in time so that you can be arrested and executed as soon as possible to prevent the world from falling into the flames of war? Why do you say that he won't report you?"

"Ask your grandfather."

"Then wait for me, I'll go ask."

"What are you waiting for?"

Baili Dongjun smiled and said, "Then I'll ask my uncle to come over and drink with you?"

"Go away, I don't like drinking."

Baili Dongjun was very happy that Chu Zhao could be humiliated, and ran to the courtyard with a smile.

At this time, the lunch in the courtyard had not yet ended, but the two of them had eaten and drunk their fill and left early.

Baili Dongjun had a good memory and repeated Chu Zhao's words almost completely.

Seeing his father's face change drastically and his grandfather's silence, Baili Dongjun knew that Chu Zhao was right, and asked in confusion: "Grandpa, why don't you just report him?" Baili Luochen didn't answer, but stood up and said with a smile: "Grandpa also wants to know why he is sure that I won't report him. Come on, Grandpa will go with you to listen to what he has to say."

As soon as Baili Luochen left, Baili Chengfeng and his wife and Wenhujiu naturally followed. They were also curious about why Chu Zhao said that.

Chu Zhao was not surprised that Baili Dongjun brought back a family. He sat on a stone bench and poured a cup of tea. He smiled and said, "You guys drank a lot. How about a cup of tea to sober you up?"

"This is our Baili family."

Looking at Chu Zhao's master-like appearance, Baili Chengfeng couldn't help but mutter.

Baili Luochen didn't mind. He sat down and drank the tea in the cup. He smiled meaningfully and said, "Sir, how do you know that I won't report it to you?"

"Master Baili, are you testing me?"

Baili Luochen nodded, then shook his head: "I guess so."

"If my guess is correct, Lord Baili, would you be willing to serve me?"

Baili Luochen shook his head with a firm attitude.

"In that case, why should I waste my breath?"

Baili Luochen thought for a moment and said, "If my young master's guess is correct, when you raise an army, my Baili family will only deal with the barbarians heading south."

Chu Zhao was stunned: "Lord Baili, you don't think I would lead the barbarians into the Central Plains, do you?"

"Wouldn't it be possible?" Baili Luochen asked back.

"Baili Luochen, do you underestimate me?"

Chu Zhao snorted, "No matter how much we fight, it's our internal problem. It's like a fight between family members. What's the big deal about calling in outsiders? I'm not as shameless as you think. I won't collude with foreign races to invade the Central Plains just to restore my country!"

Chu Zhao's last sentence was very powerful.

Baili Luochen couldn't help but be stunned.

Put yourself in his shoes. If he were Chu Zhao, would he unite with the northern barbarians and march south to restore his country?
he does not know.

But what is certain is that if it were Xiao Chongjing, no, to be precise, if it were any one of them from the Beili royal family, they would definitely unite with the Northern Barbarians and march south.

Even the handsome young man Xiao Ruofeng is no exception!
Let’s not talk about other things for now, just talking about temperament, they are far from the royal family in the north and the prince of Western Chu.

Baili Luochen was filled with awe, stood up and bowed deeply.

"I was a dark-minded old man who underestimated your magnanimity. I hope you can forgive me!"

"Forget it. If I argue with you over such a small matter, it would make me look petty."

Chu Zhao waved his hand and looked at Baili Dongjun: "Let me tell you directly, your grandfather will not report me because he knows that since I dare to come to your Zhenxihou, I am not afraid of you telling Xiao Chongjing. In other words, he guessed that I now have the capital to fight against Beili."

Baili Dongjun looked at his grandfather, only to see Baili Luochen nodded and said, "Asking you to invite Master Chu is a test, and it is also one of the reasons why I will not report him."

"anything else?"

"The second reason is that since your grandfather has guessed that I have the capital to fight against Beili, if he reports me now, the whole world will immediately fall into war. Your grandfather does not want the people to be caught up in the war, so he naturally hopes that the current peaceful situation can continue."

Baili Dongjun glanced at his grandfather and nodded: "If there is a second, there must be a third, right?"

"The third reason is that your grandfather is not sure how much power I hold in my hands. Only when I raise the banner of restoring my country and start the road to restoration, can my power be wiped out in one fell swoop and the unrest be ended as soon as possible."

This time, without waiting for Baili Dongjun to continue asking, Chu Zhao directly said: "There is one last point, that is, Beili is the largest country in the Central Plains. Even if I succeed in restoring my country, I can't completely annex Beili. Since Beili failed to stop me from restoring my country, it means that my strength is equal to Beili. In this way, the situation between me and Beili is equivalent to the current situation between Beili and Nan. There will be minor frictions, but a major war will not easily break out. Then the world will enter a peaceful period again."

"Grandpa, is he right?"

Baili Luochen nodded, then shook his head: “The last point, I haven’t thought about it.”

Because in Baili Luochen's opinion, Chu Zhao had no chance of withstanding Beili's attack.

But now… he wasn't sure.

(End of this chapter)