Chapter 235 The Prince's Threat
Zhao Yu's expression became more and more solemn, perhaps because he didn't believe that he had heard the news of Zou Xingzhen's death today, even though he had met her yesterday.
He repeated, "What do you mean Master Zou hanged himself in the study?"
Chang Ning knew how important Zou Xingzhen was to the prince, but when something happened at this critical juncture, the only thing he could think of was that the prince was involved.
"That's right, Lord Zou hanged himself in the study." Chang Ning repeated.
Zhao Yu put the booklet in his hand back to its original place and stared at the letter on the table with a gloomy expression.
That was the letter that Zou Xingzhen sent last night.
The content of the letter roughly said that everything was going according to the prince's plan, and hoped that the prince would resolve all the current troubles as soon as possible.
When Zou Xingzhen talked about cutting the Gordian knot, he was never referring to the prince.
Zou Xingzhen wanted the King of Wei to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to kill Emperor Ren De and his son in one fell swoop.
So after Emperor Rende got into trouble, Zou Xingzhen did not hesitate to arouse the prince's suspicion and said some words to the prince, thinking that he could lead the prince by the nose.
Although the prince's brain is not as smart as Emperor Ren De's, he is definitely not stupid.
Just when Zhao Yu was about to get up and leave the house to go to Zou Xingzhen's residence, a servant came to report again.
"Your Highness, the prince is here." As soon as the servant's voice fell, the prince appeared behind the servant.
Zhao Yu's eyes darkened slightly as he met the eyes of the prince who appeared at the gate.
Chang Ning tightly gripped the hilt of the long sword at his waist and stared at the prince who walked in with caution.
Zhao Yu's expression returned to normal.
The prince walked in, his eyes slightly cold: "Cousin."
The King of Wei did not stand up to greet the Crown Prince because of his status. Instead, he fixed his eyes on the Crown Prince with an indifferent expression: "What are you doing here?"
"Cousin, are you playing dumb, or are you feigning ignorance despite knowing the truth?" The Crown Prince sat down in the armchair across from the King of Wei and stared at him. "You let Zou Xingzhen come to me and say things that you think will control me. Do you really think that after Father fell into a coma, I'll be at your mercy?"
"What are you talking about?" Zhao Yu stared at the prince, his eyes filled with a hint of sneer. "Why don't I understand something?"
"You don't understand?" The prince sneered. Perhaps he had seen Zhao Yu's attitude and didn't want to ask anything from Zhao Yu. He sneered, "I didn't come here to get any answers from you. After all, everyone knows what you are thinking. But Zhao Yu, if you plot against us while my father is unconscious, don't blame me for being rude."
Zhao Yu stared at the prince without blinking. The prince was so arrogant, it seemed that he really believed that the kingdom of Dayin was within his reach.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is worrying too much." Zhao Yu said this lightly when he withdrew his gaze.
The prince looked as if he had punched cotton. He stared at Zhao Yu intently: "You should know that old Zou Xingzhen is gone."
Zhao Yu raised his eyes, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes: "What do you mean?"
"You don't know?" The prince seemed to want to find some other emotion on Zhao Yu's face: "You can't not know."
Zhao Yu leaned back in his chair, staring at the prince without blinking: "So what does the prince want to say?"
Zhao Yu would never think that the prince came here just to warn and question him.
"Zhao Yu, your mother is in my hands." The Crown Prince came this time not only to use Zou Xingzhen to intimidate Zhao Yu, but also to threaten and pressure him: "If you don't want anything to happen to your mother, I hope you will obey me in everything that happens next."
Zhao Yu's expression didn't change at all, he just raised his eyebrows slightly: "Your Highness, everything you said is up to you. What does it mean that everything must be up to you?"
The prince naturally knew that Zhao Yu was not as easy to fool as he imagined.
He said, "I will give you a fiefdom. You can be a king or a local tyrant in your fiefdom. It is up to you. But you can only stay in your fiefdom. Without my permission, you cannot return to the capital without permission. Even your descendants cannot return to Bianjing."
Zhao Yu originally thought that the prince was taking his mother away and asking him to do something difficult for him, but he didn't expect that the prince would give him a fiefdom.
This is not like the prince's method at all.
"The prince wanted to kill Lord Zou, and now he is in such a hurry to see me. Is this his purpose?" Zhao Yu asked with a raised eyebrow.
The prince smiled faintly: "Of course not."
Zhao Yu also wanted to see what the prince could do.
"The military power in Feng Huai's hands at the border must also be handed over to me." The prince stared at Zhao Yu.
"The military power in Feng Huai's hands?" Zhao Yu stared at the Crown Prince in surprise. "Doesn't the Crown Prince know that the one who has the final say at the border now is Xie Yi?"
"I will make my own arrangements for the Xie family." The prince's voice became much colder: "Do you agree or not?"
Zhao Yu pondered for a moment, and suddenly a strange smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "What if I don't agree?"
The prince's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he crossed his arms over his chest: "I can't bear for you to refuse."
If possible, the prince would certainly want to deal with Zhao Yu like he dealt with Zou Xingzhen, but he couldn't.
He also knew that Emperor Ren De's identity was not legitimate to him.
So he wanted to settle Zhao Yu first.
After Bian Jing is stabilized, we will slowly deal with Zhao Yu who is far away in his fiefdom.
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