Chapter 983 What else can I do?
King Zhao listened to Zhao Ling's report with a serious face, feeling a little unsure.
He knew that the Hubei army had new weapons, and that the Zhao army was also researching gunpowder weapons. However, the conditions in Ezhou were much worse than those in the six northwestern states. He really couldn't understand why the drought and cold weather hadn't affected them this year.
It would be fine if they hadn't been affected at all, but now they are trying to snatch people from the six northwestern states, which shows that something must have happened in Ezhou.
This strangeness is not something supernatural, but rather the result of the presence of talented people in Ezhou.
From ancient times to the present, those in power have wanted to use divine power to control the people, and King Zhao was no exception, but he himself did not really believe in ghosts and gods.
But the current situation in Ezhou forced him to speculate on ghosts, gods and fate.
"Sheng Zhan specifically asked Master Shen's granddaughter to enter the palace as a concubine," Prince Zhao finally spoke, but the question he asked made Zhao Ling stunned.
"That's what the imperial edict says, and it's been announced to the world." Zhao Ling replied subconsciously.
King Zhao looked at him, his eyes gleaming, "Why do you think this is?"
It was just an imperial edict to exonerate the Shen family, and the culprit of this unjust case was Sheng Zhan himself. Logically, he should have issued the edict to the Shen family in a low-key manner to avoid the people's gossip.
However, the current situation is that everyone in the world knows that Master Shen has been rehabilitated, and in order to demonstrate his kindness, Sheng Zhan wants to take Master Shen's granddaughter as his concubine.
If it were Prince Zhao himself, he would only do this under one circumstance, that is, he must make this matter a fait accompli so that the Shen family could not refuse!
In other words, there must be something wrong with this sixth daughter of the Shen family!
Zhao Ling felt that his brain was stuck and he stammered for a long time without saying anything.
At this time, King Zhao spoke again, "Let our people in northern Hubei take action and investigate this sixth daughter of the Shen family."
"Ah" Zhao Ling was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly, "Son, do it right away."
He turned around, took two steps, and then suddenly realized what was happening. He turned back and asked, "But father, what should we do about the promises we made to the people?"
"What else can I do?" King Zhao glanced at him nonchalantly. "If I don't have it, I either buy it or rob it."
Zhao Ling was startled and bought a gun.
Robbing is definitely not an option. Who wants to fight in this horrible weather? You might freeze to death before the battle even starts.
But how much money can I get from them?
Putting aside the money, they are going to ask who will buy it. Is Liang Cheng willing to sell it to them?
Zhao Ling felt that if he were Liang Cheng, he would definitely not be willing to do that.
Zhao Ling left with a heavy heart. Just as he left King Zhao's yard, he met Zhao Bing who came to see King Zhao.
"Brother, do you have another important matter to attend to?" Zhao Bing bowed and asked respectfully.
Zhao Ling paused, his expression calm as he said calmly, "Well, I need to go out for a while."
"Thank you for your hard work, brother. It's cold today, so you must keep warm when you are outside. I happen to have a hand warmer here, so you can use it first." Zhao Bing handed over his hand warmer.
When Zhao Ling went to see King Zhao just now, he naturally couldn't have brought a hand warmer with him. Now his hands were already red from the cold.
Seeing the hand warmer handed over by Zhao Bing, Zhao Ling would definitely not accept it in the past, but today, Zhao Ling took it contrary to his usual behavior, patted Zhao Bing on the shoulder and said: "Thank you for your concern, third brother. I'll go first."
After saying that, he quickly left with the hand warmer, completely ignoring Zhao Bing whose expression suddenly turned ugly.
Zhao Bing stared at Zhao Ling's back gloomily. This elder brother's behavior was beyond his comprehension. It seemed that he could no longer stay.
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