The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 570 Cutting out the roots
"Your Highness the King of Han, if His Highness the King of Wei heard what you said, he would be sad." Yu Jiang, who had been expressionless all the time, frowned slightly at this moment, and his tone became a little colder, "Are you speaking up for the King of Chu? Do you want to find Your Highness to avenge the King of Chu?"

Yu Jiang's question left Zhao Yao stunned.

Yu Jiang said sarcastically, "It seems that in your heart, the King of Chu is more important than His Royal Highness the King of Wei."

Zhao Yao immediately retorted: "I didn't. In my heart, the fourth brother is just as important as the eighth brother."

"Then why did you say that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei wanted to kill you?" Yu Jiang looked at Zhao Yao fiercely and questioned again.

He was not happy with Yu Jiang's disrespectful attitude towards Zhao Yao. He took a step forward, stared at Yu Jiang coldly, and warned him: "Yu Jiang, pay attention to your identity."

Yu Jiang ignored Tong Xi and took out a letter from his arms, "Your Highness the Prince of Han, this is a letter from His Highness the Prince of Wei."

Tongxi walked forward, took the letter, and then handed it to Zhao Yao.

"Your Highness the Prince of Han, the person that His Highness the Prince of Wei deserves the most is you. I hope you won't hurt His Highness the Prince of Wei's heart." Zhao Yao's words just now made Yu Jiang feel very unfair for the Prince of Wei. "I'll take my leave." After saying that, she turned and left.

Zhao Yao looked at Tongxi, who instantly understood and immediately chased after him.

The anger just now was immediately dissipated by Yu Jiang's questioning, and now only full of helplessness was left. Zhao Yao opened the letter and read it carefully.

The King of Wei did not write much in the letter, saying that he had done what he promised, and that the King of Chu was not dead but alive and well. He also told Zhao Yao not to go to the capital. As for other things, such as the death of the Queen of Chu and the children, he did not mention a word. Finally, he told Zhao Yao that Concubine Liang was fine and asked Zhao Yao not to worry.

After reading the letter from King Wei, Zhao Yao fell into silence and did not come back to his senses for a long time until Tongxi came back.

"Your Highness, Yu Jiang has already left."

"left?"

"Yes, Yu Jiang said before he left..."

When Zhao Yao saw Tongxi's hesitant expression, he guessed that what Yu Jiang said before leaving was not nice.

"What did he say?"

"He said that he would tell His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei exactly what you said." Tongxi continued, "He also said that he was not worthy of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei."

Zhao Yao listened and said nothing.

Tongxi saw that Zhao Yao looked unhappy, so he cautiously said, "Your Highness, don't worry about what Yu Jiang said."

"He's right. What I said just now really hurt my dear." Facing Yu Jiang's questioning, Zhao Yao did not refute.

Tongxi comforted him, "Your Highness, you only said that in a fit of anger. I don't think His Highness the King of Wei will mind it."

Zhao Yao said with a face full of self-blame: "My dear brother will mind. He will think that Fourth Brother is more important to me than him."

"Your Highness, you are angry that His Highness the Prince of Wei killed the Princess of Chu and the Crown Prince." Tongxi said with a face full of hatred, "I also think that His Highness the Prince of Wei is too cruel. He not only killed the Princess of Chu and the Crown Prince, but also wanted to kill the Li family. His Highness the Prince of Chu has already been defeated and is no match for His Highness the Prince of Wei. Why did His Highness the Prince of Wei want to kill them all?"

"Fourth sister-in-law and the others..." When Zhao Yao thought of the death of the Princess of Chu and the Crown Prince, his heart ached. "Fourth sister-in-law is so good, and the nephews are so cute and sensible, but now..." When he remembered that when he got married, Fourth sister-in-law was busy with his wedding and often cooked snacks for him. Although the nephews were younger, they all doted on him, their uncle, and would give him anything delicious or fun. "Why did my brother kill them?" Fourth brother was defeated, and Fourth sister-in-law and the others would not pose a threat to my brother, so why didn't my brother let them go?

Tongxi felt sad when he saw Zhao Yao's eyes were red with tears in them.

"I thought Eighth Brother promised me to let Fourth Brother go and not embarrass Fourth Sister-in-law and the others, but I didn't expect that..." Zhao Yao clenched his fists tightly, and the veins on the back of his hands bulged. "Eighth Brother is wiping out the roots of Fourth Brother." Although Fourth Brother's people did not elaborate, Zhao Yao could guess what the health condition of the King of Chu would be.

"Your Highness the Prince of Wei is really too cruel."

"Ever since Eighth Brother killed the family of the deposed crown prince, I knew that he was a ruthless person, but I naively thought that he would not kill all of Fourth Brother's family for my sake. I didn't expect that..." At this time, Zhao Yao's face was already in tears. "If I had known that Eighth Brother would be so cruel, I should have intervened so that Fourth Sister-in-law and her family would not have died. It was my inaction that killed Fourth Sister-in-law and her family..."

"Your Highness, this is not your fault. This is the fault of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei. It has nothing to do with you."

"I had the ability to save my fourth sister-in-law and the others, but I deliberately ignored what happened in the capital, which led to my fourth sister-in-law and the others..." Zhao Yao cried until his eyes were red, his face full of regret and guilt, "Bao Bao and the others were so obedient and well-behaved, but I... caused them to die tragically... I feel sorry for my fourth sister-in-law..." My fourth sister-in-law had always treated him very well, even treating him like her own son, but he watched them being killed. "I shouldn't have ignored it..."

Zhao Yao said this while slapping himself.

Tongxi quickly reached out to stop him and hugged him in his arms.

"Your Highness, it was His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei who killed them, not you. This is not your fault..."

"It's my fault, I didn't save them..." Zhao Yao fell to the ground, crying helplessly like a child, "I'm sorry to Fourth Brother, I'm sorry to Fourth Sister-in-law..." He had the ability to stop Eighth Brother from killing Fourth Sister-in-law and the others, but he did nothing.

"Your Highness..." Tongxi had been serving and taking care of Zhao Yao since he was a child, and had never seen him look so helpless and sad.

When the Princess of Han heard the crying, she hurried over. When she saw Zhao Yao sitting on the ground, crying like a child, she hurried over and hugged him.

"Siyun, I killed my fourth sister-in-law and Baobao and the others..."

Tong Xi, who was kneeling beside him, explained to Xiao Siyun: "His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei sent people to kill the Princess of Chu and the Crown Prince, and His Royal Highness felt that it was his fault."

Xiao Siyun was horrified: "Fourth sister-in-law and the others... were killed by mynah bird?"

Tongxi nodded slightly: "All of them were killed by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei."

"Why is mynah..."

Tongxi shook his head, then he quietly retreated and asked Xiao Siyun to comfort Zhao Yao. At this time, the capital was thousands of miles away.

Concubine Liang sent Gui Xing to visit the King of Chu in the death row, and asked Gui Xing to bring some food and medicine.

When the jailers in the death row heard that it was the palace maid of Concubine Liang, they did not stop her and let her in.

The King of Wei had already informed the jailers of the death row not to stop Concubine Liang if she sent someone to visit the King of Chu.

The death cell was dead silent, and the sound of people walking in fear was like thunder.

Gui Xing followed the jailer in fear and arrived at the prison door of the King of Chu.

The cell where the King of Chu was imprisoned was very clean and tidy, without any pungent or unpleasant smell. There were tables and chairs in the cell, as well as beds and bedding.

The King of Chu was leaning back on the bed, his hair disheveled, his face pale, his body thin, and he looked like he was about to collapse.

The jailer opened the cell door and let Gui Xing in.

Gui Xing first bowed to the King of Chu, and then placed the food box she brought on the table.

"Your Highness, this is food that Concubine Liang made herself. She asked me to bring it to you." She said as she opened the food box, "Concubine Liang asked me to make some tonic medicine for you. You must drink it."

The King of Chu seemed to come to his senses and turned to look at Gui Xing.

"Your Highness, the Queen Mother said that no matter what time it is, people must eat, so that they can survive and have strength." Gui Xing walked to the front of the King of Chu with the medicine in her hand. "This is the tonic medicine sent by His Highness the King of Han from Lingnan. The Queen Mother made it specially for you. You must drink it."

The King of Chu spoke hoarsely: "Thank you, Mother Liang..."

"Your Highness, let me feed you."

"Excuse me."

"You are too kind." Gui Xing carefully fed the King of Chu the medicine. Seeing the King of Chu's current miserable state, she felt very uncomfortable.

"Miss Guixing, how is my mother?" After the King of Chu was imprisoned in the death row, he was unaware of what was happening outside. He still didn't know that his wife and children were no longer alive.

"Don't worry, with Concubine Liang here, Concubine Li will be fine." After the King of Chu got into trouble, Concubine Li fell ill, and no one in the palace dared to take care of her, so Concubine Liang took her to Kunde Palace to take care of her. The King of Wei did not react to this, which was considered as tacit consent. "Concubine Li is most worried about you, so you must take your medicine and eat well."

"I'll listen to Mother Liang." The King of Chu thought of his grandfather and asked hurriedly, "How are my grandfather and his family?"

"Lord Li and the others are imprisoned in the prison." Gui Xing comforted the King of Chu, "Don't worry, His Royal Highness the Prince of Han will definitely come back to save you and Lord Li and the others." The Queen Mother said that only His Royal Highness could save His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu and the Li family.

After hearing this, the King of Chu felt relieved. He asked again, "How is my father?"

"The emperor still can't speak." After the emperor suffered a stroke, he couldn't speak or move. "Don't worry, Concubine Liang has been taking care of the emperor."

"Thank you for your hard work, Mother Liang."

Concubine Liang had to take care of the emperor and the seriously ill Concubine Li.

After Gui Xing fed the King of Chu the medicine, she also fed him food.

The King of Chu was too weak, so the medicine he prepared contained some herbs to soothe his nerves. After dinner, Gui Xing helped him to sleep.

Gui Xing returned to Kunde Hall and told Concubine Liang about the King of Chu's situation in detail.

After hearing this, Concubine Liang's eyes reddened slightly and she said, "As long as he is willing to take medicine and eat, it will be fine." She was really afraid that the King of Chu would become discouraged and want to commit suicide, and would not eat, drink or take medicine.

"My queen, I have told His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu that he will come back to save him and the Li family." Gui Xing asked, "My queen, His Royal Highness will come back, right?"

"Even if King Wei doesn't let Yaoyao come back, Yaoyao will come back." It is impossible for Yaoyao to let King Wei kill the entire Li family.

"Just wait until His Highness comes back."

"Yaoyao knows what happened in the capital, I'm afraid..." Yaoyao was afraid that he would be blamed when he learned that the Princess of Chu and the others were killed.

There is nothing better than a mother who knows a son.

Zhao Yao did blame himself for the death of the Princess of Chu and the others. After crying in Xiao Siyun's arms, he regained his sanity. He had to return to Beijing, not only to save his fourth brother and the Li family, but also for his eighth brother.

The Li family cannot be killed. The Li family holds a high status in the hearts of scholars all over the world. If the mynah bird wipes out the entire Li family, scholars all over the world will never sit idly by. Moreover, the Li family represents study. Destroying the Li family is equivalent to destroying the heart of students all over the world to study.

And his father, he didn't believe that he would suddenly have a stroke. His father had always been in good health, and although he had some injuries from when he was young, they would never cause him to have a stroke and become paralyzed.

He guessed that his father's stroke was caused by Bage. Bage would not kill his father, but he would make his father speechless and unable to handle state affairs, so that he could legitimately supervise the country.

He couldn't leave his fourth brother in the capital, he had to take him back to Lingnan. There were many witch doctors and miraculous elixirs in Lingnan, and he would definitely be able to cure his fourth brother.

If Bage still won't let the Li family go, and won't let him take Fourth Brother away, then he can only...

Because the male protagonist did not participate in the fight for the throne, I did not write in detail about the fight between the King of Chu and the King of Wei. I will mention it later.