Chapter 3383 Preparation for Silencing
Zhu Feng said, "You said there are no ifs in this world, but life is never perfect. Even though I am an emperor and have all the wealth in the world, there will always be things I cannot get and things I miss that I regret."
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“Once you have regrets, you start to think about what ifs.”
He Yi lowered his head and his face gradually turned pale.
Zhu Feng said: "So, if——"
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"Imagine a father and son with a forgotten past. But this past wasn't happy or joyful. On the contrary, it was filled with blood and slaughter. This inhumane slaughter drove the son mad. To save his son, his father had him drugged, causing him to completely lose his memory and forget the painful past."
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"What if there was a person who, by chance, came to the father's side and learned all this? Originally, the father wanted him to go to his son's side, monitor him, and control him, preventing him from recalling the past and forcing his son to live a life of chaos and ignorance. But this person—for some unknown reason, helped the son seize power and become the supreme king."
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"If this person appears loyal on the surface, but is constantly deceiving and concealing things behind the scenes."
Zhu Feng stretched out his hand and slowly stood up by holding onto the uneven wall. His body had not yet recovered its strength and he even swayed twice after standing up. His tall body gave people the illusion that a jade mountain was about to collapse. He Yi subconsciously raised his head and reached out to help him.
Zhu Feng took a step closer to him, his red eyes staring straight into his eyes.
It was like a sharp sword, piercing straight into Heyi's heart.
He said word by word: "How will you treat this person?"
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The whole room was silent.
A drop of cold sweat slowly slid down Heyi's forehead along his thin outline, and finally dripped to the ground with a plop.
He exhaled deeply, then said, "That depends on what the Emperor wants."
Zhu Feng said: "Oh?"
He Yi said, "That man came to that son's side with a mission. He was indeed ordered to monitor him, control him, and make him live the rest of his life in chaos and ignorance. But this man—is also a human being, not an emotionless tool."
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"He saw that his son was a man of great talent and vision, a man of extraordinary ability, capable of creating a prosperous era unseen in a century. That's why he betrayed his original intention and assisted him in ascending the throne."
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"This person is indeed hiding something."
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"It was precisely because of these concealments and the mission he had agreed to that he was caught and blackmailed, and did things he couldn't help."
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"But he did not deceive or harm the person he wanted to be loyal to."
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"All he wanted to do was to take advantage of this opportunity and do his bit."
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"If others can't tolerate him, then he—he has come this far, and he has no complaints."
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Zhu Feng looked at him silently for a long time, then said, "No regrets?"
He Yi said: "Didn't the emperor just say that even if a person is rich, there will always be things that he cannot get and regrets that he missed. But -"
Having said this, He Yi raised his head and looked at Zhu Feng, his eyes flickering slightly, and said in a subtle tone: "Isn't all this just what if?"
Hearing him say this, Zhu Feng's eyes flickered.
Then, he chuckled and said, "You're right, if."
After saying this, he turned around again, and this time, as if he couldn't hold on any longer, his back hunched slightly, and he coughed twice while holding his chest. He Yi hurried forward and helped him to sit on the bed. Zhu Feng took a long breath before finally calming down. He looked up at him again and said, "But there is one thing I still don't understand."
He Yi said, "Your Majesty, is there anything you don't understand?"
Zhu Feng said, "Logically speaking, this matter shouldn't be known to anyone. Even if it's a mission, it's just a matter of doing the job. Why would I tell you the whole story?"
He Yi was silent for a moment before he said, "It was not the Emperor Gao who told this humble minister."
"Um?"
Zhu Feng frowned: "You mean, someone else knows about this?"
"yes."
"who?"
"My master."
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Zhu Feng's breath became heavier, his cheeks flushed red, and he almost coughed again. He pressed his chest hard with his hands to control himself, and let out a muffled cough. "Master Zhang?"
"yes."
"How did he know? Who told him?"
"No one told him, but back then..." He Yi lowered his voice and said, "When Marquis Bowang returned to the Central Plains, he told Master Zhang in advance."
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Upon hearing this, Zhu Feng's expression changed.
But then he understood.
Marquis Bowang was not a person who did not know the importance of things. He certainly knew how much impact his return to the Central Plains would have on the entire court. There must be people who did not want him to appear again, so he told Master Zhang about his plan to return to the Central Plains, hoping to borrow his power to protect himself.
But they didn't expect to run into Emperor Gao as soon as they arrived at Yumen Pass.
Emperor Gao did not go to Yumen Pass for him, but they met by chance.
Zhu Feng was silent for a while before he smiled bitterly and said softly, "No wonder..."
No wonder Si Boyan and Si Zhongwen were able to survive.
Nan Yan can also survive.
It was not because Emperor Gao was kind-hearted, but because of the appearance of Master Zhang.
Although Zhu Feng had never seen this person since he was a child, he understood that he was a special existence in Emperor Gao's heart, like the only quiet place in the heart of a filthy person.
It was because of his presence that Emperor Gao spared these people.
There is no need to ask about what happened later.
Zhu Feng sat down. Although his chest was churning, his face showed an increasingly tired expression. He was silent for a long time before waving his hand wearily: "Forget it, you can go down."
He Yi said: "Your Majesty——"
Zhu Feng didn't even look at him. He half-closed his eyes and said calmly, "I just said it. All of this is just a 'what if'."
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"The 'what ifs' are over. Now, you just do what you have to do."
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He Yi was also a little surprised.
He hadn't expected Zhu Feng to forgive him so easily. He had even prepared himself to be silenced by the emperor on the way here.
It should be said that from the day he was ordered to go to the Prince of Yan's Mansion in Beiping, but changed his original intention and began to assist him in ascending the throne, he was prepared for the day when the emperor regained his memory and he would be silenced.
But I didn't expect it.
He whispered, "Your Majesty..."
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