Chapter 198: Sharing the same boat
The sincerity of the King of Qin Zhao Defang finally calmed the anger of the Luo family.
Luo Li signaled the King of Qin to continue to tell his father-in-law and eldest brother-in-law about the future plan.
After listening, the three of the Luo family were silent for a long time.
It was Luo Wenhao who spoke first, "Zhao Defang, as long as you are sincere and good to my sister, it doesn't matter if the Luo family follows you on this broken ship. The worst that can happen is that we will lose our lives after failure!"
Luo Wen'an looked at his father, waiting for his decision.
Luo Ji stroked his beard and pondered for a while. Looking at his daughter's determined eyes, he finally nodded and said, "Okay! The Luo family will be tied to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin and we will be in this together!"
A surge of heat surged through the heart of Prince of Qin Zhao Defang. Family! This is Li'er's family, and in the future, they will also be my, Zhao Defang's, family that will be in this together and share weal and woe!
"Father-in-law, I, Zhao Defang, swear that I will not let down the Luo family's sincerity and kindness!"
Luo Ji sighed!
"This is God's will. When Emperor Taizu died suddenly in his prime, we, the ministers, secretly had some suspicions.
But now that the emperor has ascended the throne smoothly, for the stability of the Song Dynasty, the ministers can only swallow their suspicions. Later, the emperor took out the "Golden Casket Alliance", and the ministers had no objections.
Unexpectedly, the emperor forced to death the emperor who should inherit the throne according to the "Golden Casket Alliance" . "
Luo Ji was once deeply favored by Emperor Taizu. As long as you don't let my Li'er down, the Luo family will avenge your father and regain the throne, even if it means sacrificing their lives!" Luo Li
didn't want to hear her father and brother risking their lives for the great cause of the King of Qin.
"Dad, two brothers, I won't allow you to risk your lives for him.
His relationship with my daughter has implicated the Luo family, so I will fight alongside him only if the safety of the Luo family is guaranteed.
If you die for his father's revenge and his great cause, there is no point in me fighting with him! I will kill him first to vent my anger."
The father and his two sons of the Luo family were all smiling happily. Their precious daughter always puts family members first.
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The eldest prince Zhao Yuanzuo drank in the East Palace every day to drown his sorrows. When he thought of the little bits and pieces of love his uncle had shown him since he was a child, he would be heartbroken and burst into tears!
King Qin Zhao Defang has always valued his brother Zhao Yuanzuo, who is upright, kind, and loyal.
In the past, he was worried that the civil war would lead to foreign invasion and the people would be killed. He only wanted to avenge his father and did not want to fight for the throne. The heir to the throne in his mind was Zhao Yuanzuo, who was talented and upright.
Hearing that the eldest prince Zhao Yuanzuo drank every day and cried in drunkenness day and night, the King of Qin wanted to comfort this brother who valued friendship and loyalty.
After entering the East Palace, he saw that the atmosphere in the palace was filled with heaviness and anxiety. The palace maids and eunuchs lowered their heads, kept silent, and walked cautiously.
: "Uncle!... Father is too busy to take care of the father-son relationship. When I was a child, you often carried me on your shoulders, you held the reins and taught me to ride a horse, you played with me, and you taught me to read and understand righteousness...
But... Uncle! Now I can't even save your life!..."
Qin Wang Zhao Defang felt a little sad. Uncle Zhao Tingmei was a kind and generous elder who liked children. He was very caring and concerned about his nephews.
Especially for Yuan Zuo, he loved him as his own son since he was a child. No wonder Yuan Zuo could not accept this cruel reality.
The two palace maids guarding the door knelt down and saluted! "Greetings, His Royal Highness the King of Qin."
The Princess of Chu looked up and saw that it was the King of Qin who came. A forced smile appeared on her pretty face that was tearful.
Yingying bowed and said, "Royal brother, King Qin, please persuade my prince! He has been so sad that he hasn't eaten for several days. He drinks every day to drown his sorrows. If his body collapses..." Princess Chu choked and couldn't say any more.
King Qin Zhao Defang walked over and helped the eldest prince who was drunk and crying on the ground.
"Yuanzuo, things have come to this point. Even if you die of grief, nothing can be changed.
Born in a royal family, unlike ordinary families, emotions and blood ties are not important. You must learn to accept many bloody and cruel realities."
The eldest prince Zhao Yuanzuo hugged the King of Qin and asked crying, "Royal brother, is it true that there is no blood ties when you are born in the royal family?
Brothers fight against each other, and is it so good to sit on the dragon throne?
Royal brother, if so, I, Zhao Yuanzuo, will never sit on that dragon throne in my life!"
The King of Qin sighed and patted his shoulder, "Yuan Zuo, you are too upright and kind.
This world is actually a jungle where the strong prey on the weak. This is true between countries, between ethnic groups and tribes. And in the royal family, for the supreme imperial power, it is also true!
Yuan Zuo, don't be too sad. In order to repay the love of the emperor's uncle, you must take care of your body and take good care of the two young sons of the emperor's uncle. This is the greatest comfort for the emperor's uncle."
The eldest prince Zhao Yuan Zuo was still drunk and crying in grief.
The King of Qin had no choice but to press his sleeping point, carry him into the inner room, put him on the bed, and cover him with a quilt.
"Take good care of him and let him sleep."
The Princess of Chu nodded with tears in her eyes. "Don't worry, my brother. I will take good care of the prince."
After leaving the palace, Qin Wang Zhao Defang went to the Dali Temple prison to visit his uncle, Qi Wang, and see him off.
The Dali Temple prison holds all the serious criminals of the court, and the security is very strict! Not to mention the common people, even the powerful princes and generals cannot enter without a warrant. But as the acting chief of the Dali Temple, Qin Wang is under his jurisdiction.
Qin Wang Zhao Defang walked up the stone steps and entered the three underground floors of the prison where serious criminals were held in the dim light.
The underground cells are all cut from a whole piece of bluestone, and the smell of blood mixed with the sour smell of mold and feces and urine comes to your nose.
There were cells on both sides of the long passage. Every ten or so steps, there was an oil lamp with a core as big as a bean on the stone wall, flickering with a dim light, as eerie as hell.
The King of Qin came to the cell at the end of the passage. The prison boss who led the way took out the key, opened the cell door, and respectfully stepped aside.
A middle-aged man with disheveled hair and wearing white prison clothes sat on a small wooden bed.
"Uncle!..." The King of Qin shouted at the door!
Zhao Tingmei, the King of Qi, who knew he would die, was no longer timid and frightened.
After seeing the King of Qin walking into the cell, he smiled slightly, his eyes were calm and composed.
"Defang, didn't I tell you not to come to visit me again? If the emperor is displeased because of this, it will be a loss if you are implicated.
I am very happy that you can take care of me and I don't have to suffer before the execution."
Zhao Defang, the King of Qin, sat down on the only small wooden stool in the room.
"Uncle, if I am not implicated by you, will the emperor let me go?"
After hearing this, the King of Qi leaned against the stone wall behind him weakly!
He sighed for a long time!
"No! If your father were here, I could be a carefree and leisurely prince. The throne is in the hands of this second brother, who is so cruel that he does not allow anyone in the world to threaten his throne.
Defang, today is the day when your uncle will be executed. After these years of fear and terror, I will be freed after drinking a glass of poisoned wine at dinner."
The tone of Zhao Tingmei, the Prince of Qi, was filled with relief as if he had seen through life and death and was freed. He looked up at the most outstanding nephew in front of him, with a look of heartache and hope in his eyes.
: "Defang, you are talented, brave and wise, but don't be a fool fish on the chopping board waiting to be slaughtered!"
Qin Wang Zhao Defang smiled faintly, his eyes firm and determined: "Uncle, my nephew will never be a fool fish on the chopping board waiting to be slaughtered!"
Qi Wang stared at his nephew's firm eyes, as if this was his hope left in this world after his death, and suddenly raised his head and laughed!
: "Good! You are worthy of being the most beloved child of your father, Emperor Taizu.
You are worthy of being a young hero who is famous in the Song Dynasty at the age of a teenager!"...
In the Dali Temple prison, at dinner time, the palace's chief eunuch Wang Jien, brought a table of sumptuous dishes and a pot of poisonous Crane Dinghong to see Qi Wang off.
The Prince of Qi, who had seen through life and death, showed no fear. He picked up his chopsticks and ate a big meal, then drank a cup of poisoned wine. Qi Liao bled to death!
In the Prince of Qin's mansion, Prince of Qin Zhao Defang stood in the courtyard of Chunfengju with his hands behind his back, looking up at the half-moon in the sky. His tall figure stood there quietly for a long, long time!