bookrebus Chapter 128: Taking over as a substitute
Chapter 128: Taking over as a substitute
After a long time.
The prince placed the teacup on the table, looked at the staff, smiled, and said, "Everyone, you are all staff members of the Jiaodong Palace, and you are all my father's right-hand men. I respect you."
"But this time when I went out, I was also ambushed."
"The people outside gave me a choice and told me to stay in the enemy camp. I am here to persuade you to surrender."
One of them was startled and asked suspiciously, "Your Highness agreed?"
Zhao Yi glanced at the man and chuckled, "I am the prince of Jiaodong, Zhao Yi, that kind of person?"
"He gave me another way. Come back and join the generals and soldiers guarding the city to resist this arrogant guy. You are here speculating why others don't send troops. They are just playing tricks on us."
"I understand now!"
All the colleagues were shocked when they heard this.
They all stared at Zhao Yi.
The latter continued, "I am not a pushover. I have long seen that this person is trying to humiliate me. How can I surrender so easily? I chose to come back and fight the enemy together with my colleagues. From today on, we have no way to retreat."
"Without food or help, we can only hold out."
The officials were silent.
Now there is no food.
We can only defend ourselves.
Zhao Yi was even more shocked when he heard this. He stared at Zhao Yi and said, "Yier, they didn't do anything to you, did they?"
The officials also looked at Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi hesitated for a moment and said, "That Xiang Yu didn't do anything to me."
"It can be seen that Xiang Yu is not a heinous person, but a gentleman. However, he is a rebel."
The colleagues then breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhao Sui was also relieved for a while, but he immediately became worried. He glanced at everyone present and asked, "Officers, I have another matter that I must discuss with you. Since we are going to tear our faces apart with Beiliang, there will be absolutely no room for relaxation in the future. If there are still people who want to leave now, I can allow them to leave, but... this time, if you want to leave, don't make a big fuss."
He glanced at the crowd and saw several people were moved.
But no sound was made.
Zhao Yi sneered, "If you want to leave, leave secretly. Don't disturb others, otherwise, you will be punished by military law and there will be no leniency."
The colleagues were also hesitant, but a few of them stood up slowly.
This immediately caused strong criticism from some people.
"What is this about?"
"I am sorry to insult your reputation. When you were in the palace, you all had good food and good drinks. I was the one who provided all of these for you. But when things came to this, you actually wanted to withdraw?"
The few people who were leaving lowered their heads.
Zhao Sui, who was sitting there, smiled and stopped the others, saying with a smile: "Don't say that, I have made it clear that if you want to leave, I will not keep you."
The others did not speak, but stood aside with a look of contempt on their faces.
Zhao Yi's expression did not change at all, but seemed very natural.
But I saw a few people leaving.
Zhao Yi's expression never changed.
The others sat down and looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Zhao Sui.
Not long after.
One person asked, "Your Highness, what should we do next?"
This man is a general.
He is quite famous in Jiaodong, and even in the battle with Beimang, he made many outstanding achievements.
Zhao Yi glanced at the man and said, "General Xue. You are the right-hand man of the King of Jiaodong and the number one person who leads troops to fight. You should lead the soldiers and civilians in the city to resist these invaders together."
"Let's also show them that if they provoke us in Jiaodong, they will pay a heavy price."
"We also need to show them how powerful the people of Jiaodong are."
The general called General Xue was also very enthusiastic when he heard this and shouted loudly: "I obey your command!"
Zhao Yi began his deployment.
Even Zhao Sui couldn't get a word in.
After everything was arranged, Zhao Sui looked at Zhao Yi with a smile, "Yier, I didn't expect you to have such a skill."
Zhao Yi seemed to have thought of something, and hesitated a little, then said to Zhao Sui respectfully: "Father, today I will do all this for you, and it is also my fault for taking over your job."
Zhao Sui smiled and said, "Okay!"
"I'm very happy that you did this!"
"Yier, I am already filled with joy to see you like this."
There was a hint of coldness in Zhao Yi's eyes. Thinking of what happened in Xiang Yu's camp, he couldn't help but sneer and said, "Father, I don't want to be seen as a waste."
"I don't want others to tell me what to do."
"Your Highness, Prince of Beiliang, is Xu Ping'an here? I want to see how arrogant he is. He just sent out a general to capture us."
Zhao Sui was stunned and reminded, "That Xiang Yu is the one I told you about. He was in Tai'an City. He was a god-like figure on earth. He stopped Wang Xianzhi alone."
"Now you are coming to Liaodong to lead 30 troops. In addition to dealing with us, you also have to deal with the Beimang army."
"This person is not simple."
Zhao Yi was dissatisfied, so he said coldly: "Father, I understand. The more this is the case, the more I will do it. Otherwise, how can I continue to be the prince in the future?"
Zhao Sui listened to it and nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, okay, well said."
The two have already made a decision and cannot be careless at any time.
Zhao Yi knew very well in his heart that his decision might also be the decision made for many people. There was no way back and he could only move forward step by step, otherwise it would be counterproductive.
This was also the motivation that forced him to keep moving forward.
Zhao Sui said goodbye to Zhao Yi, then went to the backyard. Not long after, he walked out, already wearing armor, holding a long sword, with a firm look on his face.
Zhao Yi said: "Father, you should stay at home."
"I'm here outside, don't worry."
"I won't embarrass you."
Zhao Sui shook his head and said, "Yier, any decision you make now is an order from the Jiaodong Prince's Mansion. If I don't leave at this time, do you think that in this way, will anyone in the entire Jiaodong still believe in us father and son?"
"As a father, I can tell you clearly that there is no more. We have already put the arrow on the string and have to shoot it."
Zhao Yi was stunned when he heard it. He looked a little depressed. He nodded and said, "I understand, father. I won't say it anymore."
The two of them went up to the city wall.
Seeing the Prince of Jiaodong and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, both armed to the teeth, everyone was horrified.
Everyone looked at the father and son, with many doubts in their hearts.
I said to myself:
"what is going on?"
"Didn't we just hear a rumor that the prince and the prince were thinking of surrendering?"
"Why are they both wearing armor and walking out?"
"..."
At this moment, everyone was confused and didn't know what to say.
There was hesitation on everyone's face.