The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 223: A King Who Shows Great Kindness, a Minister Who Serves Him to the Death, and a Plaything Who Lives as a Second Life

Lian Po had no idea what King Zhao was thinking and remained silent.

The veteran is still full of passion.

But the fake word "Fake Prime Minister" on his head and the two words "Xinping" in "Xinping Jun" made him dare not reveal his true feelings easily.

King Dan of Zhao is not King Huiwen of Zhao.

Suspicious nature.

He trusted the royal family, but not the civil and military ministers.

Zhao Wangdan grabbed the corpse of a beautiful man, tore off the beauty's clothes, and wiped the scattered blood on his body:
“I remember.

"When my father went to Mianchi to meet King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Lord Lian said to him when he saw him off that if he did not return, he would make me his successor.

"After the meeting at Mianchi, my father rewarded Prime Minister Lin who accompanied him, but ignored the merits of Duke Lian who deployed troops on the border to confront the State of Qin.

"Mr. Lian was not promoted in those years because of me."

Lian Po was moved. He opened his mouth a little, then closed it again and pursed it into a straight line.

At his age, he can't afford to make mistakes.

Zhao Wangdan threw off his bloodstained clothes and glanced at the eunuch standing in the corner.

The eunuch held the clothes and walked respectfully before King Dan of Zhao, his body trembling like a sieve.

As Zhao Wangdan was getting dressed, he said:

"The Lin family colluded with foreign countries and should be punished for their crimes.

"Since Prime Minister Lin has made great contributions to Zhao, I will let them go and watch them leave Zhao.

“It’s just a pity for Lord Lian.

"The Lian and Lin families have been friends since the generation of Lord Lian, and have been related by marriage for two generations.

"When the Lin family fled to Zhao, several of Lord Lian's daughters and granddaughters would follow them.

"Now that he's gone, it will be hard for Lord Lian to see his daughter and granddaughter again."

Zhao Wangdan, who had put on his clothes, supported Lian Po, with an apologetic look on his face:
"Mr. Lian cannot enjoy the happiness of family life, this is my fault, I hope Mr. Lian will not blame me."

Lian Po was horrified.

After he finished talking with his nephew Lin Yi, he immediately came to see the king without any delay.

But the king actually knew about Lin's escape first, which shows that the king's spies are spread far and wide.

After the great shock, I was moved.

As for the matter of Lin's family moving to Qin, the old general originally wanted to use his years of hard work and the fake position of prime minister to exchange for King Dan of Zhao's approval.

The Lian and Lin families were relatives for two generations, and Lin Yi treated Lian Po as his foster father.

The entire Lin family moved from Zhao State to Qin State, with no way out.

The Lian family now had a way out.

Although women use their surnames instead of their clan names, and after marriage they belong to their husband's family, strictly speaking this cannot be considered a branch of the Lian family.

But no matter what, the girls from the Lian family who married into the Lin family have Lian Po's blood flowing in their veins.

This more or less gave the veteran some psychological comfort.

What King Dan of Zhao said was that Duke Lian could not fully enjoy the happiness of family life.

What it actually means is that you, Lian Po, are looking for a way out. Okay, I agree.

The old general bowed down at Zhao Wangdan's feet.

Like pushing a golden mountain, like toppling a jade pillar.

"I am willing to die for the king!" The old general's voice was old and vicissitudes of life, echoing in Changle Palace like a tiger's roar.

Although the tiger is old, it still looks majestic!
King Dan of Zhao threw back his head and laughed heartily, his laughter overturning the roof of the hall.

"Sir, please take a rest!" Zhao Wang Dan helped Lian Po up and said with a flushed face, "We have to get up early tomorrow to attend the grand court meeting."

With blood burning, the veteran responded with "Yes".

Tomorrow is not the day for Zhao State's regular court meeting.

This temporary court meeting means that the State of Zhao will take major action.

The false news of a serious illness and impending death cannot be spread in vain...

The veteran is in high spirits.

The wind that blew when the gate of Changle Palace was opened and closed diluted the increasingly strong bloody smell in the palace.

King Dan of Zhao watched Lian Po leave, then suddenly covered his heart with his hands, his face showing extreme pain.

He changed his palm into a fist, and pounded the heart area on his left chest. The pain from the external force could reduce the pain from the internal force.

The pain was still very severe after it subsided, and it made his facial features squeeze together and twisted beyond human form. "How dare you!" The eunuch suddenly screamed in a sharp and crisp voice at Zhao Wangdan.

Zhao Wangdan raised his head, a fierce light in his eyes.

Watching the eunuch rushing towards him and passing by him.

Zhao Wangdan covered his heart and looked back, just in time to see the eunuch kicking down a bloody man.

The bloody man let out a scream that Zhao Wangdan was very familiar with.

Zhao Wangdan was once extremely obsessed with this scream that always sounded between the bed curtains.

"Stop!" Zhao Wangdan gave the order.

The eunuch who was punching and kicking the bloody man stopped and began to sweat.

There are cold sweats from being scared, and there are hot sweats from beating people.

Zhao Wangdan looked at the bloody man and smiled:

"Guo Kai?"

The bloody man quickly crawled to the feet of King Zhao, prostrated himself in front of him, stuck out his bare buttocks, and cried incoherently:

"Your Majesty, please have mercy and don't kill us!"

Zhao Wangdan hooked Guo Kai's chin with his toes, slowly lifted it up, and said with a smile:
"You are lucky that you were not killed by me.

"Why don't you just continue to play dead? What were you trying to do?"

The red soles of Zhao Wangdan's feet were dripping with blood, and the bloody smell went straight into Guo Kai's nose.

Guo Kai was so frightened that his pretty face turned pale, looking even more pitiful. He said tremblingly:

"Kai saw that the king was unwell, and he only thought about the king. He wanted to help the king sit down and rest, forgetting that he was already a dead man."

Zhao Wangdan felt warm in his heart.

Lian Po left the State of Zhao and his king Dan, but he was still Lian Po, and still the famous general that other countries competed for.

But if Guo Kai leaves Zhao State and leaves him, King Dan of Zhao, he will be nothing.

Only Guo Kai, who was nominally a favorite but actually a plaything, would really worry about the health of Zhao Wangdan.

Zhao Wangdan is the big tree, and Guo Kai is the vine on the tree.

The taller the tree grows, the higher the vines climb.

"It really makes me feel sad..." Zhao Wangdan leaned over.

He carefully wiped away Guo Kai's tears, kissed his fair and delicate face gently, and said softly:
"How could I bear to kill such a beautiful woman? I was forced to do so by Lian Po."

He held Guo Kai in his arms:

"God bless my beauty."

Zhao Wangdan rested his chin on Guo Kai's shoulder, frowned, looked painful, and a look of cruelty flashed in his eyes.

He hugged Guo Kai tightly, harder and harder, until his whole body was shaking.

Guo Kai lay in Zhao Wangdan's arms, feeling as if all the bones in his upper body were broken and in extreme pain.

He gritted his teeth and whispered softly in Zhao Wangdan's ear:

"Is the king feeling better?"

Zhao Wangdan felt warm in his heart, and he let go of his strength and said weakly:
"much better."

"That's good..." Guo Kai let out a long sigh.

He lowered his eyebrows and eyes to hide the same tyrannical look in his eyes as Zhao Wangdan's.

[Lian Po...deserves to die...The King...deserves to die too!]
He was not Guo Kai, who was deceived by the sweet words of King Zhao.

The next day.

Zhao Palace, Xin Palace, and Front Hall.

King Dan of Zhao had a rosy face and looked very good as he sat on a high seat.

He looked down from above, pausing for a moment at the front left, his eyes filled with sadness.

[uncle……]
The person who originally sat in that position was Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao.

Last March, Zhao Bao died of illness.

Zhao Wang Dan was heartbroken.

There was no longer any royal family member that King Dan of Zhao could trust in the Zhao court.

"Is Lord Lian here?" King Dan of Zhao made the first sound before attending court.

(End of this chapter)