Chapter 298 Brothers Bid Goodbye (1/2)
Emperor Zhao Zhe trembled with fear inside the Iined such brutality fro subjects… His Majesty was a rown up in a pampered and protected environment Therefore, he had never even envisioned such a bloodyRou's conduct didn't reflect the slightest bit of mercy
He didn't seenity He didn't seem to care about the loss of tens of thousands of lives either
Neither did he care about the lives of the hundreds of civil servants and theinto his hands could only be described in one word – dead!
The iether in one corner; their beautiful faces were alarly pale and devoid of all traces of blood Their bodies tre in the wind
”Priuard at the entrance announced as he lifted his blood-stained saber However, this sounded like the knell of death to E Rou is here?!” Zhao Zhe's lips turned purple as he asked with a shi+vering voice, ”What's he doing here?”
nobody answered his question; there was a pin-drop silence
The sound of cal Rou leisurely walked in with a gentle smile on his face He casually strolled-in with his hands clasped behind his back; he was clad in an ordinary cotton robe
His countenance was both elegant and dull; it sees didn't wind around his heart
However, it see Rou — a demon from hell whose entire body was drenched in blood His Majesty was so frightened that his eyes rolled back while revealing the whites of his eyeballs; it seemed as if he would faint any moment now
”Your Majesty looks safe and sound,” Diwu Qing Rou greeted him in a soft voice
”Safe and sound… You as well You too appear safe and sound, Prime Minister” Zhao Zhe tried to control his facialwith a smile on his face After all, he didn't wish to lose the remnants of his royal demeanor However, he had failedRou crossed his hands behind his back, and stood at ease He then cast his eyes sideways; an iht behind hiracefully sat down
”Your Majesty”
”What?”
”You and I – a ruler and hisRou heaved a sigh Then, he continued with a sht that you and I would get along well… like a ruler and his ether with a co the lands into one domain We would stand at the top while the entire world prostrated before us
”I have the ability to achieve that I also have the courage to rule it from above But, it's a pity that Your Majesty has always failed to trust h as he shot a pitiful look towards Zhao Zhe, ”Whatever may the reason behind your distrust, but was it worth the trouble?”
”This… is our fault…” Zhao Zhe's eyes couldn't dare tovoice
”Well, it truly was a blunder on your part” Diwu Qing Rou chuckled and said
”You never trusted me in the past You left me with no recourse but to find opportunities in the battlefield in order to gain ined that the path I was going to take back then would bestow such a military authority and power upon me that it would clearly surpass yours”
Diwu Qing Rou narrowed his eyes; it seeic battles frootiations, and constant efforts to build my fame to where it stands now Piles of countless military exploits and achieve the time of my service in theme with the titles that I deserved Then, it just took a certain step for the entire jurisdiction and military command to fall into s stand
”You've always been incapable of controlling ed wars on all sides after that Firstly, I focused on eradicating the dissidents Secondly, I became an omnipotent commander in the eyes of the cos behind that war even in the eyes of Tie Long Cheng And, all of it was done to attain greatI didn't desire meritorious military accolades Instead, I wanted absolute power,” Diwu Qing Rou's voice sounded dull as he continued, ”The entire troops of the Great Zhao were sent to the battlefield bythat tienerals and high-ranking officers My motive was to useain absolute control over each and every army troop
”I was sure that you would never hand them over to me So, my only option was to strive on my own in order to obtain thee losses for the Iron Cloud But, our Great Zhao wasn't in a better condition either since too many of our people had also fell into the traps that I had personally set-up I had led them into the ambush which was set-up by their own nation But, you will recall that these people were loyal to Your Majesty In fact, they were the so-called 'loyalists' of the Great Zhao You see, I didn't trust them since I hadn't been able to obtain your trust at that tio because I needed only those ere loyal tosigh and said, ”Iron Cloud had been weakened so terribly by the end of the war that they found it difficult to retreat I stopped the battle, and returned to the Imperial Court with unparalleled ht that I had intentionally allowed Iron Cloud so Rou continued, ”I only had control over the overnovernovernment that I could control on a whinificant control over the nation Let's consider a possibility in which I had destroyed the Iron Cloud Nation Then, Your Majesty would've executed er
”So, I couldn't choose to start an all-out war at that tieous situation that we had built for ourselves, and was instead forced to retreat in order to hed deeply and continued, ”I would've given you a unified domain if you had put your trust in me back then But, you didn't
”You've waited for far too long to deal withRou stood-up, ”The military holds absolute authority You have no soldiers under your coenerals on your side You only have a bunch of pedantic scholars to depend on So, how do you plan on defeating me – the current leader of this nation's entire army? Your Majesty, don't you find this so ridiculous that even laughter would probably shy away from this?”
Zhao Zhe's face turned deathly pale as he stared blankly
”There are so s I had alished to share with you all these years But, I feel that they aren't necessary now that we stand here,” Diwu Qing Rou continued in an indifferent tone, ”In fact, there's no need for us to be talking like this I'm quite surprised by e inRou said slowly, ”It was childish of me that I bothered to have a conversation with you… Or perhaps it was just a de Rou turned around and left like a gust of wind He didn't even bother to look back at the Ehly defeated by hi Rou's voice sounded from outside after a few moments, ”Seal this place! Let His Majesty lead a comfortable life inside No one is allowed to enter or leave this place from noards until the war ends”
”Yes!”
”If in the war — His Majesty shall be permitted to look at our achievehtaway! After that, you shall proceed to exterenerations”
”Yes!”
Zhao Zhe heard everything clearly; he then fainted as his eyes rolled back into his head
His death was certain… regardless of their victory or defeat in the war
This was a reversed situation After all, it was always the Ienerations But, what did Diwu Qing Rou state in his order today? Was it not the exterenerations of the I rather hard to explain