Chapter 55: The beginning of killing

Shortly after King Zhao returned to the mansion, he received news that King Bi was executed for rebellion, and his eyes turned black. As soon as King Bi died, Yuwen completely lost the hope of Yang Jian in the capital, and vomited blood: "Pu Liuru, you are so cruel."

He had just sent his daughter to get married and was hit like this again. For a moment, he felt dizzy and almost fainted. After a while, he came back to his senses. Suddenly he remembered something and shouted to the outside: "Butler, butler."

The housekeeper of the royal family responded and said, "Prince, what are you asking for?"

Yuwen Zhao said weakly: "Is Mei'er back?"

The housekeeper was stunned: "Prince, didn't Mei'er get married with the lady?"

Yuwen Zhao remembered that in order to facilitate Mei'er's actions, people in the royal palace thought that Mei'er was also dowrying with Yu Wenfang. So, Mei'er must have fallen into the hands of Pu Liurujian, which led to the killing of his nephew, King Bi. Yuwen Zhao felt extremely regretful. At this time, he let go of everything in his heart. Pu Liurujian, if you have the courage, go to the royal palace to kill me too.

When King Bi was killed, the other royal family members in the capital were frightened, fearing that the next one would be his turn, but there was no reaction next time. King Bi's death seemed to have not happened at all. On the surface, Yang Jian continued to maintain preferential treatment to the royal family of various families. Not only did he not short of various daily necessities, he instead requested the young emperor and added a lot of rewards. The commotion among the royal family in various palaces finally calmed down.

There are a few days when Yang Tian got married. The entire Prime Minister's Mansion was full of joy and was newly arranged. Since the Prime Minister's Mansion announced the specific date of marriage with Yuanzhu State, officials who came to congratulate him continued to flow, and all kinds of gifts were delivered before Yang Tian got married.

Yang Tian was temporarily limited to the Prime Minister's Mansion and could not go out. Every day, he had to stand outside the Prime Minister's Mansion to greet the officials who came to congratulate him. After a few days, his legs became sore and his face was stiff. He had not yet achieved a kiss, and Yang Tian felt extremely tired.

In the study, Yang Jian held a invitation in his hand, looked puzzled and asked Li Delin: "Why is this the intention of King Zhao invite me to the banquet tomorrow?"

Li Delin was happy. Although he had done his best to assist Yang Jian, he actually had a friendship with Yuwen Zhao, Yuwen Chun and others. If Emperor Xuan had not been too disappointed with the Yuwen family, Li Delin might not be willing to help Yang Jian seize the throne of Yuwen family. He replied: "Maybe King Zhao is worried that King Bi will be implicated, so he must make a good prime minister."

Yang Jian shook his head. When Emperor Wu took a dangerous attack, he actually killed Yuwen Hu, but he was actually in danger. If he was not careful, he would be counterattacked by Yuwen Hu's forces and could quietly suppress Yuwen Hu's remnants. Yuwen Zhao and Yuwen Xian made great efforts. Yang Jian did not believe that Yuwen Zhao was a person who easily admitted defeat.

Gao Bing said: "When King Zhao thought it was a matter of being a banquet, it was not good for the Prime Minister, so the Prime Minister could refuse the King Zhao's banquet."

"Reject, King Zhao is a toothless tiger. If he doesn't go alone, wouldn't he be afraid of him? I will bring my own food and drinks to the banquet tomorrow. There are only a hundred servants in the Zhao Mansion. Do you dare to hurt me clearly?"

Since Yang Jian had decided, Li Delin and Gao Yang had no danger to pay for it, so he stopped persuading each other. Gao Yang only said: "When you go to the banquet tomorrow, please ask the Prime Minister to bring more guards."

Yang Jian nodded, thinking that there was no need to mobilize the troops too much. It was enough to bring dozens of guards, otherwise Yuwen Zhao would not be underestimated. If Yuwen Zhao really dared to be brave and was not good for him, he would just use the excuse to remove him. Without the leader of King Zhao, the troubles in the future should be reduced a lot.

The next day, Yang Jian took Yuan Zhou and dozens of guards to the Zhao Palace for a banquet. The Zhao Palace personally greeted him at the door of the palace. The two entered the palace together like friends. Yang Jian and Yuwen Zhao fought side by side many times. It can be said that during the reign of Emperor Wu, the two had a good relationship. It was not until Emperor Xuan, after the death of King Xian of Qi, that Yuwen Zhao pointed the suspicious spearhead at Yang Jian, and the relationship between the two really deteriorated.

As soon as he entered the palace, Yuan Zhou directed the guards to search everywhere. This move could be said to be extremely rude, but Yuwen Zhao looked at it with a smile without any intention of stopping it.

After Yuan Zhou finished searching and gave Yang Jian a safe look, Yuwen Zhao invited Yang Jian to the living room: "Prime Minister is promoted, I have never had the opportunity to congratulate you. Today I prepare a little wine. It is rare for the Prime Minister to be willing to enjoy the trip. I am really honored. Come and serve the wine and food."

"Yes, Prince."

The housekeeper of the royal family bent down and said, and was about to go down, but was stopped by Yang Jian: "No need, the prince treats him, how can Jian come empty-handed? The wine and food are ready, come and serve the food."

King Zhao was stunned. Although Yang Jian's move was not in accordance with the rules, it would probably make Yang Jian even more alert if he refused. So he kept silent. As soon as Yang Jian finished speaking, dozens of guards placed the wine and food on the table one by one. In the blink of an eye, the table was filled with a few jars of good wine.

"Come on, please." Yang Jian saw that the wine and food had been arranged, so he took his seat first, as if he was the owner.

"Please." Yuwen Zhao had no choice but to follow him into the table. Looking at the guard behind Yang Jian, Yuwen Zhao smiled and said, "Prime Minister, you and I eat the table, so many people on the side. Does the Prime Minister think I will assassinate the Prime Minister?"

Seeing that Yuan Zhou had sent someone to search the hall and there was no place for Tibetans, Yang Jian was happy and generous: "Today I will talk to King Zhao, you all go down."

"Yes, Prime Minister." Dozens of guards immediately walked out of the hall, only Yuan Zhou stood behind Yang Jian without moving.

Seeing Yuan Zhou staring at him with a vigilant look on his face, Yuwen Zhao secretly hated him, but if he wanted to drive Yuan Zhou away, Yang Jian might not be happy, so he had to pretend to laugh: "After these people leave, I will finally have a lot more relaxed conversation with the Prime Minister. Come on, I respect the Prime Minister and thank the Prime Minister for working hard on the Great Zhou State."

The wine is the wine he brought, and the food he brought. Yang Jian drank it all with confidence: "The prince has been bothering. He should be the prime minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty alone and work hard for state affairs."

The two of them talked with needles, but their faces were full of smiles. After drinking for three rounds, Yuwen Zhao and Yang Jian seemed to have returned to their past times and became friends again, talking and laughing.

Yuwen Zhao suddenly said, "Prime Minister, there are wine and vegetables, but no melons. Isn't it a pity that someone comes, bring the watermelons up."

Yang Jian did not expect to bring watermelon, so he did not stop him. After a while, a servant of the royal palace brought a big watermelon, and a short blade to cut watermelon. Yuan Zhou suddenly became nervous and stared at the servant of the royal palace who was sending the knife, pressing his hand on the hilt of the sword.

The person who gave the knife from the Zhao Dynasty shook his head lightly, and the servant honestly put the melon and the knife down, bent down and exited the hall. King Zhao personally held the knife and cut the watermelon open and delivered it to Yang Jian: "Prime Minister, this melon is the most enjoyable to eat in hot weather."

As soon as the melon was cut open, a cold air immediately emerged. The bright red melon flesh was inlaid with black melon seeds, which immediately increased the appetite. Yang Jian caught the melon, but did not put it into his mouth. Although it was unlikely that the watermelon would be poisoned, Yang Jian had to guard against it.

King Zhao picked up another piece of watermelon and sent it to Yuan Zhou: "Thank you for your hard work to protect Prime Minister Yuan, and you should eat melons to quench your thirst."

Yuan Zhou refused to accept it and said, "This is a banquet for the prince and the prime minister. Yuan Zhou is just a mere guard, so what qualifications are there to enjoy? It's not a matter of trouble for the prince."

Yuan Zhou did not take the watermelon, and a trace of disappointment flashed across Yuwen Zhao's face, so he had to sit down again: "Since this starts, I can only enjoy it with the Prime Minister." After that, he picked up the watermelon in his hand and bit it hard several times.

Seeing that Yuwen Zhao had eaten the watermelon, Yang Jian started to enjoy the frozen watermelon. The two of them ate several pieces together. Yuwen Zhao stood up and smiled and said, "Prime Minister, I eat most of the melons. I am anxious to pee. Go out and solve it first. Prime Minister sit down and I will come soon."

Yuan Zhou saw that Yuwen Zhao was eager to escape, and was suspicious. He suddenly heard a few slight metal impact in his ears. He was shocked and shouted: "Prime Minister, there are still many things in the mansion waiting to be dealt with, that is, it is better to leave the banquet and go back to the mansion."

After saying this, the sound of swords and swords came from Yuan Zhou's ears even louder. Yuan Zhou hurriedly whispered in Yang Jian's ear: "Prime Minister, go quickly, my subordinates heard the sound of swords and swords in the house."

Yang Jian was stunned: "Has the guards checked before?"

"Prime Minister, the search of the guards was just a hurry to take a look. The subordinates suspected that there were tunnels or tunnels in the house. If there were hidden people inside, it would be difficult for the guards to find them just now."

When Yang Jian heard this, he couldn't sit still and bowed to King Zhao: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, Jian will go back first."

Yuwen Zhao hurriedly shouted: "Prime Minister stays, I have something to discuss with the Prime Minister."

Just as he was about to chase Yang Jian, Yuan Zhou blocked the gate: "Prince, if there is still something wrong, welcome the prince to the Prime Minister's mansion."

Yuwen Zhao was blocked by Yuan Zhou, so he could only watch Yang Jian and his guards go away helplessly. Seeing that Yang Jian had already walked away, Yuan Zhou made way open the door, hugged King Zhao and left the palace.

Shortly after Yang Jian left, a wall in the hall of the Zhao Prince's Mansion moved, moved away, and dozens of servants with swords walked out of the ground. One of them asked in confusion: "Prince, why did you let the traitor go?"

Yuwen Zhao replied angrily: "If you don't let him go, would you want me to die under the sword of his general?"

When he returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Yang Jian was still a little shocked and asked Yuan Zhou: "Is there really a way to get a living room in King Zhao?"

"I did hear the sound of swords and swords colliding, especially when King Zhao was about to leave, the sound of collision was even more powerful, and it was definitely authentic."

Yang Jian was immediately shocked and sweated. He thought he was safe and worry-free. Unexpectedly, dozens of assassins hid under him. The more he thought about it, he became more and more angry: "Yuan Zhou, you should immediately bring people to the Zhao Palace and take down the Zhao King. If you really find the way out, kill the Zhao King directly."

"Subordinates obey orders."

Yang Tian had been greeting guests at the mansion. When Yang Jian had just returned, Yuan Zhou took hundreds of troops out of the mansion and asked quickly: "General Yuan, what's going?"

Yuan Zhou replied: "Kill King Zhao!"

Yang Tian was shocked. He knew that Yang Jian went to the Zhao Palace to attend a banquet today, but he didn't know what happened. Why did his father send someone to kill King Zhao when he came back. Li Delin and Gao Feng repeatedly told him not to kill the royal family without permission. In Yang Tian's opinion, it is of course far better to put them under house arrest in the capital than to kill them directly.

"General Yuan, please wait a moment. I'll ask my father before making a decision." Yang Tian didn't care about waiting at the door anymore, and ran towards Yang Jian's study.

The servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion behind shouted anxiously: "Criminal, Prince, you can't leave here."

Unfortunately, Yang Tian turned a deaf ear and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Several officers hesitated and said to Yuanzhou: "General, the prince's orders us to wait for the time being. What do you think?"

Yuan Zhou didn't look back: "Are we listening to the crown prince or the prime minister? Get on the horse." Several officers suddenly realized, turned over and rushed towards the Zhao royal palace.

Yang Jian had a hint of resentment on his face. When he saw Yang Tian enter the study, he scolded: "You are not guarding at the door, why are you here to do?"

Yang Tian hurriedly said, "Why did my father send someone to kill King Zhao?"

Yang Jian was impatient: "This man dared to hide his ambush during the banquet. If I don't kill him, wouldn't I be able to wait for him to kill me? You don't have to worry about this matter, go back to the mansion and stand."

Yang Tian found out the reason and his face was sincere: "My father wanted to kill King Zhao, just like killing a chicken and a duck, but he moved his whole body. The child thought that King Zhao and others must not be killed, so he asked his father to revoke the previous order."

Yang Jian said unconsciously: "It turns out that it was for this matter. You are still young and don't understand these principles. Although you are in power now, there are undercurrents in the capital. If King Zhao wants to harm him and do not punish him, wouldn't he seem to be too kind and ruthless? I am afraid that other kings will be ready to move."

"But if my father killed King Zhao, wouldn't he be worried that the people from all over the country would raise an army on the excuse of serving the king?"

Yang Jian was slightly moved. He just felt angry and threw this matter behind his head. This was actually the reason why Li Delin and Gao Bing urged Yang Jian not to kill the royal family without permission. However, Yang Jian thought in a blink of an eye: "At the same time, it will be a hidden danger sooner or later. It will be eliminated sooner or later. If these foreign kings are in the capital, it will be even more troublesome if they echo the outside world. Li Delin and others are scholars after all, but they only know that taking the world is a life-threatening thing, and they cannot tolerate any compassion."

Thinking of this, Yang Jian's murderous intent became more determined, but he didn't want to distinguish with his eldest son. He could do these things himself: "With the strength of the Zhao Prince's Mansion, I'm afraid that it has been defeated by Yuan Zhou, and it would be useless to not kill the Zhao Prince as his father."

Yang Tian felt relieved: "Don't worry, Father, I temporarily stopped General Yuanzhou, as long as my father canceled the previous order."

Yang Jian's face flashed with anger, "You are too brave, you dare to stop the orders of your father?"
Chapter completed!