"General, His Majesty was afraid that you would return to the capital and compete with him for the throne. Later, he was afraid that you would compete for the throne for Prince An," Meng Tan said in a deep voice, "So no matter how patient and law-abiding you are, in His Majesty's eyes, you have been a traitor from the beginning."
"Yes, in his eyes, I have been a traitor from the beginning," Zhong Zhiling said slowly. He supported himself on the table with both hands, looking at the tea leaves in the teacup, then suddenly swept the teacup to the ground, gritting his teeth and saying, "But why did I become a traitor in his eyes?! What traitorous actions have I done?! As a prince, I guarded the border and served the Great Zhou for thirty-four years. I never thought of asking him for credit, because my efforts were for the late emperor! For the Great Zhou! I don't care about his reward! As a minister, I worked diligently and never complained. Looking at the Great Zhou, which general is willing to stay in the bitter cold of the border for half his life?! As a brother..."
At this point, Zhong Zhiling could not continue. He panted heavily, looking at the broken porcelain pieces on the floor. His hands on the table gradually clenched into fists. After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "I have never done anything to let him down, but in his eyes, I have always been a traitor! A traitor who he wants to get rid of as soon as possible!"
"General, please don't feel bad about this. You respect him as your brother, but does he treat you as his brother? If he still had a little affection for you, how could Queen Zhenxianxiao die tragically? Why did Prince An become disabled? General, in his eyes, you are no longer a brother, but a mortal enemy! As early as thirty-four years ago, when he decided to kill the king and usurp the throne and force Queen Zhenxian to marry him, you were no longer his brother!" Meng Tan couldn't help but said in a deep voice. He had never said such words in front of Zhong Zhiling, even though He had always thought so in his heart, but he had never said it out loud. He really didn't want to touch the scar in Zhong Zhiling's heart, but today, he finally couldn't bear it anymore, "General, you shouldn't have regarded him as your brother a long time ago. He is your enemy who killed your father and took your wife! He is your enemy with whom you have a blood feud! In the past, the Queen Mother was there, and you couldn't do anything to him, but today is different. If you don't make up your mind, you may not even...even the young master will die."
Zhong Zhiling froze when he heard this. All he could think of was the scene of him and Helan Ya laughing in the bedroom. Helan Ya smiled so sweetly and contentedly, and her white hand gently stroked her belly...
"General, what Prince An said is right. Hasn't he always thought you were a traitor? Then let's just be traitors for once! We want to let him see how we, a group of traitors, took over his kingdom! Hasn't he always doubted Prince An's background and abused him like this? Then we want him to see with his own eyes how we helped Prince An conquer the world!" Meng Tan stepped forward, knelt on the ground with a plop, and said loudly, "General, please give an order to let me lead the troops eastward and attack Huanglong directly!"
"Yes, I've been labeled a traitor for so many years. I want to be a real traitor for once," Zhong Zhiling sneered, and said slowly, "Meng Tan, you take 150,000 troops and rush to Longshan immediately to control the troops in these two places."
"Yes! I obey your command!" Meng Tan knew what Zhong Zhiling meant. Zhong Mingwei mentioned in the letter that the Northwest Army should hold back the Longshan Army's strength, and at the same time send the main force to the capital. According to Zhong Zhiling's arrangement, the main force should be led by Zhong Zhiling himself. Meng Tan couldn't help but feel a little worried, "General, why don't you let the deputy general lead the troops to Longshan, and I will lead the army directly to the capital? It's better for you to stay in the northwest, after all, the princess is pregnant now..."
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