Chapter 121: The Rabbit is Dead and the Dog is Dumped

The opera actor on the stage was still singing, and now he was singing the part where the king was captured.

The country that was destroyed was Zhao, and the country that destroyed Zhao was Li.

The audience on the first floor clapped and cheered, and the music became more urgent.

Shen Yu thought for a moment and said, "I guess there are two possible endings."

"Oh? Tell me about it." Xu Zhao was curious about what he could say.

It is precisely because this drama is a newly-staged one, its story is novel, and its ending is even more unpredictable, that so many people are willing to patiently watch it.

"The best outcome is that after the king of Zhao regains his country, he will remember the contributions of these former subordinates and promote them to higher positions because of their merits in following the emperor."

Xu Zhao was suddenly touched. "A benevolent king will indeed reward those who help him restore the throne. The counselor who made such a plan must be able to be crowned king and appointed prime minister."

It's a happy ending for everyone.

Chen Yu agreed, "Yes, all this is based on the fact that the captured King of Zhao is a benevolent king who can remember the help given to him by his ministers."

But kings have always been ruthless.

"Look at how miserably the King of Zhao is being enslaved." Chen Yu looked straight ahead as he watched the king on the stage being enslaved to become the groom of the King of Li, and even forced to become a stepping stone. It was a great shame and humiliation.

Xu Zhao looked at the stage and agreed, "Yes, it must be uncomfortable to fall from the sky into the mud. This is humiliating him and trying to bend his spine."

"Look at his old subordinates. Most of them are doing rough and tiring work. If they want to restore the country, they will definitely need military generals. Those few are all dressed as warriors." Shen Yu pointed at the actors who were working in the corner of the stage.

Actors on stage use different facial makeup and clothes to distinguish the roles they play.

"So what is the second guess?" Xu Zhao looked in the direction his finger was pointing. He already had an idea in his mind, but he didn't know if it was the same as Shen Yu's.

Chen Yu whispered, "He is favored in the morning and sentenced to death in the evening. The cunning rabbit dies and the running dog is cooked!"

When Xu Zhao heard this, his eyes lit up, and he thought the same thing as her.

"Despite such humiliation, his mind remained strong and he did not even think of committing suicide. I guess this king must be quite cruel."

Chen Yu continued Xu Zhao's words: "In order to show his benevolence, the king will definitely reward these old subordinates, but they have all seen the unbearable scene of King Zhao. What's more, their role is only to restore the country. I am afraid that King Zhao will not let them continue to live in this world."

If a king wants to kill someone with justification or quietly, there are many ways for him to do so.

While the two were talking, a new character appeared on the stage. It was the beauty that the waiter had just mentioned. Her beauty, so stunning that she could captivate fish and geese alike, successfully bewitched the King of Li.

The story has entered its second half, and the ending is about to be revealed.

The surrounding environment is lively. Every time we arrive at an exciting place, the people below will applaud, which boosts the atmosphere of the whole place.

The noise outside made the private room seem much quieter.

"If, I mean if, one day, you also face a king who behaves like this, what will you do?"

She was originally a person outside of history. She came here by accident and met Chen Yu. After spending such a long time together, she inevitably fell in love with this flesh-and-blood Chen Yu, who was not just a few scribbled words in history books.

But this situation reminded Xu Zhao of Chen Yu's ending.

Chen Yu did not answer immediately, but turned to look at Xu Zhao beside him and met her moist eyes.

Xu Zhao also stared at Shen Yu.

The two were very close, and Xu Zhao could clearly see himself in Shen Yu's eyes, and also saw the indescribable emotions in his eyes.

"Chaoxi, how is it?" Chen Yu answered the question irrelevantly.

“…”

Xu Zhao: “What?”

She turned her head away and no longer looked directly at Chen Yu.

"You asked me to give you a nickname on the road just now," this was the word that suddenly popped into Xu Zhao's mind after he asked Chen Yu a question.

"Chaoxi..." She said it a little more, and it sounded quite nice. "What is Xi?"

Xu Zhao originally thought it was the "xi" (set in Chinese) word, and the meaning of the two words together seemed very ordinary.

"The sun rises in the east, and the morning dawn shines. "Xi" means sunshine. The morning dawn is full of hope, vitality and energy. I think it is very appropriate for you."

After some explanation, Xu Zhao knew what the character was and the meaning of the name. "It's a nice name. I like it very much. You can call me by this name from now on."

Xu Zhao asking Chen Yu to help him choose a character naturally had a deeper meaning.

She explained to Shen Yu: "In this era, I am just Chao Xi. I used to be at the border, far away from the court, and no one cared about me. But now I am in the imperial city, and everyone is in the eyes of His Majesty. I cannot leave a mark in history."

"I see."

The drama offstage soon came to the time when the King of Zhao united with his old subordinates to start a rebellion, while the King of Li lost the support of the people under the instigation of the beauty, and countless good generals died in the conspiracy.

Soon, the King of Zhao and his former subordinates joined forces to behead the King of Li, and Zhao successfully restored its independence.

When the beauty beside the monarch of Li State received the news of the country's fall, she fled the palace immediately. No one knew where she was, so she could be considered to have retired with honor.

In accordance with the original agreement, King Zhao promoted and honored his old subordinates who had helped him restore his country.

Many of the audience thought that the final outcome was that King Zhao would restore his country and be crowned king and appointed prime minister, so they quietly slipped away because they did not want to pay for tea. Some thought that the final outcome was just the same as usual and without any novelty, so they threw down a few copper coins and left.

Almost one third of the people in the lobby on the first floor had left, and there was more space between people.

When everyone thought the problem was solved, the beating of the drums behind the stage became more rapid, causing the spectators who were about to leave to pause and prick up their ears.

It turned out that among the old subordinates who were rewarded, there was a counselor who was different from the others. He was the counselor who presented the beauty. After King Zhao was rewarded for restoring his country, he disappeared with the gold, silver and jewelry, leaving only a short letter to other colleagues.

The actor sang: "When the birds are gone, the good bows are put away; when the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked. The King of Zhao is a man with a long neck and a bird's beak. He can share hardships with you, but not happiness. Go away at once."

"I didn't expect that this theater is so brave to write and sing. If you are not careful, you will lose your head." Xu Zhao sighed. If someone is narrow-minded, he would probably lose his head if he criticized the king so bluntly.

"If they are really beheaded tomorrow, I'm afraid that the people's support for His Majesty will be lost. He will certainly not do such a thing that hurts the enemy by a thousand and hurts himself by eight hundred."

Chen Yu saw things very clearly. His elder brother was almost deprived of the crown prince position by his father in his early years. He had been working hard to handle state affairs in order to prove that he was the wise choice for the throne.

Therefore, his royal brother would never play the trick of killing the dog after the rabbit is dead at this time.

But in the future, everything is uncertain.