Chapter 1164 – The Prince of Zhongshans Choice (1/2)
Chapter 1164 – The Prince of Zhongshan's Choice
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Just like all the other streets of the capital, the Road of Peace was extremely deserted.
The experts of the Tianhai clan and the princely estates had left the city some time ago to meet up with the rebel army, and they were now all outside the Imperial Palace.
Yet it was at this moment that the Prince of Zhongshan chose to leave the rebel army and return to his estate on the Road of Peace.
The princes of the Chen clan with the greatest prestige in the military were the Prince of Xiang and the Prince of Zhongshan.
His departure left the rebel army stunned, even shaken.
Qin Chi was the chief strategist of the princely estate. He had not gone north with the army, instead secretly remaining in the capital to coordinate between the two sides.
Upon receiving the news, he hurried back to the princely estate. Upon seeing the prince sitting in the palace armchair, he looked like he had seen a ghost.
The Prince of Zhongshan had been recuperating from his wounds in Blue Pass this entire time, and it was only today that he arrived at the capital. After meeting with the Prince of Xiang in the rebel army and engaging in a short conversation, he went back to his own troops. No one had expected him to then enter the capital on his own, go back to his estate, take a bath, get some sleep, and then change into a soft and thin silken gown. At this very moment, he was eating a bowl of zhajiangmian1.
”My dear prince… What are you doing, Your Highness? Does Your Highness not know that we are in the middle of a rebellion? That we have started a revolt?”
Qin Chi had an incredulous look on his face. ”Your Highness should either join the rebellion or hurry up and make a decision. How could you go home and take a nap? Is this bowl of noodles that tasty?”
The Prince of Zhongshan put down his bowl and impassively said, ”Annoying. Just say what should be done!”
Qin Chi's eyes looked around as he whispered, ”From the situation outside the Imperial City, it looks like the Prince of Xiang is very confident.”
The Prince of Zhongshan sneered, ”You think that my royal brother will make me emperor?”
Qin Chi froze for a second. ”Presumably… not.”
The Prince of Zhongshan continued, ”This being the case, what difference will his success mean to me?”
Qin Chi bitterly smiled and replied, ”The problem is, if Your Highness does not yield to the Prince of Xiang, after he succeeds, he will assuredly kill you.”
The Prince of Zhongshan replied, ”That makes sense. Since His Majesty won't kill me, it would still be better for me to support His Majesty.”
Qin Chi was dumbstruck once more, wondering, where did these words come from?
Before he could continue his persuasions, the Prince of Zhongshan's hand clasped around his throat.
His Highness's fingers seem to be made of iron. I really shouldn't have advised him to put down that bowl of zhajiangmian.
These were the last two thoughts of Qin Chi's life.
Even after his throat was shattered, he still could not understand how the prince had known that he was privately communicating with the Prince of Xiang's estate, or why the prince was doing this.
Even after Qin Chi's corpse was dragged away, the Prince of Zhongshan still did not feel very happy. Untying his clothes, he began to fan himself.
A beautiful concubine walked in and, seeing the situation, immediately took up a small fan to assist him.
What the strategist found incomprehensible even in death, this concubine could see crystal-clear.
Even if the prince didn't know that his strategist was privately communicating with the Prince of Xiang's estate, he still wouldn't have listened to his opinions, because the prince had never once viewed the Prince of Xiang's venture with any optimism.