roccoschili Chapter 137 Those rumors are true
Chapter 137 Those rumors are true
The first person to see the King of War was Su Mo, deputy commander of the Five Cities Military Department. Ever since he received the task of surveillance outside the palace, he had never let down his guard. However, no matter what message he passed on, Su Mo never received any further instructions.
Su Mo also wanted to know whether the War King used him on a whim, or as he thought, it would be an opportunity for him to pry open the Su family.
As the first person that the War King met after opening the gate of his mansion, Su Mo felt nervous but also excited. After all, this represented the War King's attitude, and he finally officially entered the sight of the powerful people in the capital.
The War King was looking at the report compiled by Su Mo every day. He remembered clearly who entered the palace, how they entered, who left the palace, when and where, and who let them in through the palace gate.
Moreover, the trips with doubtful issues are marked with dots below, making them look clear and obvious.
"Well done." The War King said lightly.
"Your Highness, is there still no news about Zong Kui?" Although Su Mo is not a straightforward person, Zong Kui is a very important person. The capital has been under lockdown for five days, and even four of the ministers' mansions have been trapped, but there is no news of Zong Kui being captured.
Even after Old Zhuang fainted, people were saying that the War King had taken the opportunity to eliminate his enemies. After all, no one knew whether Zong Kui had really come to the capital of Dongchu. This statement was all the War King's one-sided opinion.
Moreover, starting yesterday, a new rumor began to circulate, that is, the War King might be seeking revenge for the deposed queen and the deposed crown prince.
This is also the reason why people in Beijing are now in such a state of confusion.
It would be fine if Zongkui was really in Dongchu. If not, the King of War would be the pillar of the country, but if he kept harboring deep hatred in his heart, it would surely be the beginning of chaos in Dongchu.
"It doesn't matter. He can't escape from the capital." The War King said lightly, without any trace of the ruthlessness that he had shown that night when he vowed not to be a human being unless he killed the clan leader.
"Is he still in the capital?" Su Mo didn't notice any clues of him entering or leaving the palace, but he was doing his job seriously. He knew about the secret passage, and the route was not towards the palace, but the War King had not given them an order to withdraw. This was what puzzled him.
"Have you heard any news about me in the capital these two days?" The War King raised his eyes slightly and looked at Su Mo nonchalantly.
Although Su Mo was older than the War King, he was extremely nervous. He didn't know whether to nod or shake his head. But just as he was thinking about how to respond, the War King spoke again.
"Those rumors are true."
The War King said something lightly that shocked Su Mo's heart. His narrow and long icy eyes were bottomless, and his eyes fell on Su Mo's face, seemingly unintentionally but also as if scrutinizing, making his body tense unconsciously.
Is it all true?
Whatever is true, it definitely can't be Zong Kui's news, so it must be... about the deposed empress and the deposed crown prince...
Su Mo was shocked. Although he had checked the files about that year after the rumor came out and had some guesses in his mind, when the War King said these things directly in front of him, Su Mo still couldn't help but get nervous.
The deposed queen is the topic that the current queen mother avoids the most. Also, although the deposed crown prince was young at the time, he had already shown the demeanor of a crown prince. It is said that he will become a king who will revive the country when he grows up.
Even Mr. Zhuang praised it highly at the time.
But it was also Master Zhuang who played a crucial role in the deposed Empress and Crown Prince's attempt at rebellion. The deposed Crown Prince's work had clearly criticized and disrespected the actions of the previous emperor, and Master Zhuang's comments were even more damning.
That piece of homework became evidence that the deposed prince was disrespectful to the late emperor.
It is said that Mr. Zhuang and the deposed queen had a dispute over this and parted on bad terms in Fengxi Palace.
The War King, who was raised by the deposed queen, could not have been unaware of this, so the fact that the banker was surrounded first became an opportunity for the War King to take revenge.
Now the War King says that these are true.
Thinking about the War King's experiences over the years, they were very similar to Su Mo's, like an ant trying to shake a tree. If the War King still harbored resentment, then his target might not only be Old Zhuang, but might even be...
Su Mo's mind was full of thoughts. What the War King did was no different from what Su Mo had endured for more than ten years.
"Your Highness, I want to ask you, will you shake the foundation of the country for your own selfish desires?" Su Mo knew that if he joined the War King's sect, the unshakable Su family might no longer be unshakable, but he had personal grudges in his heart, but he also had the righteousness of family and country.
"What do you think?" Zhan Wang did not want to answer this question, but threw it back. He also wanted to see Su Mo's reaction.
"I think the prince won't do that!" Su Mo's complicated thoughts gradually calmed down, and he also made a judgment in his heart about the things that were talked about on the streets. If the King of War was like this, he would have had countless opportunities over the years.
But the King of War has always been the pillar of Dongchu. Relying on fierce fighting and conquest, he gradually turned the originally weakest Dongchu into a place that other countries dared not bully easily.
Even defeated Nanqing.
"So, it's the people who harbored Zongkui who are getting anxious." When Zhan Wang heard Su Mo say this, he finally revealed the answer he had been wanting to know: "Zongkui was poisoned, and all the pharmacies in the capital were under control. They couldn't get the medicine they needed, so Zongkui died of the poison."
"Counting the days, it's almost time."
Su Mo finally understood the origin of the rumors. He looked at Zhan Wang in disbelief, "So, the Zhuang family is really involved with Nanqing, right?"
You should know that the key focus of these rumors is on the banker, and the feud between the banker and the deposed queen and the deposed prince was brought up in order to blur the focus.
"I only believe in evidence." The War King did not answer. There was no distinction between the banker and other people in his cold voice, which meant that if there was no evidence, he would never make false accusations, and if there was evidence, he would never let anyone go.
Su Mo vaguely felt that this sentence sounded familiar. Yes, this was what Mr. Zhuang said in the file back then.
This is how Zhuang Lao spoke when the late emperor asked him about the deposed empress's plot to rebel. It sounded impartial and absolutely fair.
It was he who produced the evidence of the deposed crown prince's work and put the final nail in the coffin.
"Your Highness, is the late Crown Prince's homework real..." Su Mo couldn't help but ask. Mr. Zhuang had a good reputation throughout his life. He served three generations of Crown Princes and was also the late Emperor's Imperial Tutor. Therefore, his words were final and no one would doubt them.
But at this moment, Su Mo began to have doubts for the first time.
"Shhh."
The War King refused to say anything more, his cold, narrow eyes fixed on the report in his hand.
"Your Highness, I am willing to follow you and eliminate the parasites in the Dongchu court, which will fulfill my heart's desire!" Su Mo knelt on one knee in front of the War King again, but unlike before when he was driven by personal grudges, the chaos in the capital in the past few days has made him realize that there are definitely people in Dongchu who are colluding with the enemy. If this threat is not eliminated, Dongchu will perish.
Family and country grudges.
Without country, there is no home.
However, under the national hatred, it is not impossible to avenge personal grudges.
The Zhuang family is the giant tree behind the Su family. If the Zhuang family has something to do with Nanqing, how can the Su family remain unaffected?
"The evils of Dongchu are a chronic disease, and to cure a chronic disease one must use strong medicine, which can be fatal."
"I am willing to follow the prince, even if it means death!"