ebookland Chapter 335 Can You Stop the Gossips?
Chapter 335 Can You Stop the Gossips?
Zhou Yichen, "Have you forgotten that this palace city is not only populated by people who have surrendered to you, but also by other imperial guards!"
Zhou Hanjin immediately understood from Zhou Yichen's words that he had released all the imperial guards that he had detained.
He did not see the situation outside, so he naturally did not know that Zhou Yichen avoided Zhou Hanjin's question. It was not because he meant to admit that the old marquis had led his troops out of the capital, but because he did not want his father to know.
My father is in a difficult situation now. Facing the aggressive Eighth Brother, he naturally has no time to think carefully about how he got in.
But once the situation stabilizes, my father will definitely be deeply wary of me, and at the same time, he will have murderous intentions towards the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery and remove the old marquis from his position as commander-in-chief.
"Oh, even so, I'm not at the end of my rope yet!"
At this point, Zhou Hanjin has only two possible outcomes.
If the rebellion is successful, the winner will be the king and the loser will be the bandit, and the history books will be written by the victor.
The rebellion failed, and there will only be a few mentions of him in history books in the future, and his evaluation will not be good.
Now that it has come to this, the worst that can happen is that the rebellion will fail.
Zhou Hanjin did not want to admit his failure. He thought that even if he could rescue all the imperial guards under his control, they would only be half of their number.
It’s still unclear who will win or lose.
Zhou Yichen's eyes were cold. "Zhou Hanjin, as a descendant of the Great Zhou royal family, you not only colluded with the enemy and betrayed your country, joined forces with other countries to besiege Xi'an City, but also repeatedly sent people to kill our army along the way. Even if you sit on the throne, you can't keep the country!"
As they are all princes, they naturally have the right to fight for the throne. He will not reprimand Zhou Hanjin for being ambitious.
The reason why he disliked Zhou Hanjin was because the other party ignored the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians and soldiers for his own selfish desires!
People like him, even if they say it, probably don't care about the lives of these people.
The fact is just as he thought.
When Zhou Hanjin heard his words, not only did he not feel any shame or self-blame, he also revealed a sly smile.
"Even someone like my father is qualified to sit on the throne, why can't I?"
This statement is clearly a mockery of Your Majesty being unfit to be a king.
Zhou Yichen did not deny what Zhou Hanjin said because in his heart, he did not recognize his father's ability and character.
Among the sons left by the late emperor, the late crown prince, who was the most suitable to be the ruler of a country, was weak and died before he got married.
Before the late emperor had the chance to train an outstanding emperor to succeed him, he died suddenly of an old illness. Before his death, he randomly picked someone to inherit the throne.
This is a good thing for Emperor Tianwu.
Otherwise, with his mediocre abilities in all aspects, unremarkable personality, suspicion, fear of death, he might not be able to sit in this position.
Zhou Hanjin's words made His Majesty's face turn pale and blue. He had never thought that one day he would be in such an embarrassing situation. Not only would he be rebelled against by his own son, but he would also be cut several times.
He was also humiliated by his son's comments that he was not worthy of being an emperor.
"Of course you can't." Zhou Yichen did not speak for his father, but only responded to Zhou Hanjin's words.
"As the ruler of a country, you should put the people first in your heart, but you dragged countless people into this endless battlefield slaughter just because of your own selfishness!"
"Zhou Hanjin, do you know how many border soldiers will die in a war between the two countries? And how many people will leave their hometowns, become homeless, and live in fear of their future?"
Who can give justice to these people who died in the war and had nowhere to complain?
Even when he was a prince, he didn't care about the lives of the people. When he has greater power and is above everyone else, will he still care about anyone's life?
of course not.
Zhou Hanjin's face turned cold. Zhou Yichen's words were very calm and to the point, leaving him with no way to refute.
"Zhou Yichen, do you think that if you protect him like this now, he will pass the throne to you? Believe it or not, after this time, even if I fail, he will not pass the throne to you, and will be wary of you everywhere."
"This war will never be won. As long as he's around, he'll ask for peace sooner or later!"
Every word he said hit the mark of His Majesty's heart. He was afraid of death, and even more afraid that the war would consume a lot of money from the national treasury.
Over the years, he has borrowed a lot of money from the national treasury, and used it all to seek immortality!
Even though he did not dare to ask for peace easily and ceded a few cities under the threat of his ministers, the national treasury was empty and could not withstand the consumption of a long-term war!
Food, soldiers, horses, and medicine all require money, and war is the most costly and labor-intensive.
Zhou Hanjin knew about this, he was not sure whether Zhou Yichen knew about it, but he knew that the war could never be won without financial support!
And in Xi'an City, there is Chu Jiang, the Prince Chu, whom Zhou Yichen cares about!
Zhou Yichen definitely doesn't want to see the war fail.
"That's not an excuse for you to kill him." Zhou Yichen had already made preparations and he had his own solution to this problem.
This war was instigated by Zhou Hanjin. What he said now clearly revealed his father's character, and it was certainly not out of good intention.
I just want to sow discord.
"Your Highness, they are about to come in!" Zhou Hanjin's followers were covered in blood, and it was impossible to tell whose it belonged to. They retreated into the hall with blood on their faces.
While fighting hard, he frowned and reminded Zhou Hanjin, "Your Highness, please go first. I will stop them."
Zhou Yichen moved his fingers slightly, and the dozen people he brought in quickly surrounded Zhou Hanjin.
Zhou Hanjin glanced at the dozen people surrounding him, decisively grabbed the injured Majesty, and strangled him by the neck.
He said coldly, "Let me go, or I will kill him!"
"Zhou Yichen, you should know that once my father dies here, all my people will be defeated. The ministers outside don't know the situation and might suspect that you were the one who planned it all."
"They will think that I never rebelled from the beginning to the end, but only you wanted to rebel, to take over the palace and force my father to abdicate! By then, will you be able to stop the gossips?"
Of course it can’t be blocked.
People always believe what they see.
In this rebellion, Zhou Yichen not only successfully rescued the emperor, but also became the greatest hero.
Some people who are not hesitant to speculate about Zhou Yichen with the greatest malice will inevitably think that Zhou Yichen's arrival is too coincidental, and maybe it was Zhou Yichen who planned it.
Zhou Hanjin is eloquent and good at debate, and what he said really sees through people's hearts!
His Majesty, who was being strangled by him, turned red in the face and was unable to breathe.
"Save me, save me!" His Majesty's head was dizzy and he could not hear clearly what Zhou Hanjin said.
Zhou Yichen knew Zhou Hanjin's temper. If he continued talking, he was afraid that he would become indecisive.
For this reason, he pointed his sword at Zhou Hanjin without saying anything and said, "Let go."
Zhou Hanjin watched as the people he brought with him fell one after another. Even his loyal follower was stabbed with two holes, bleeding profusely, and then fell down.
The defeat is set.