Chapter 385 Under the Shaded Chestnut Tree

According to Jing Jiu's suggestion, Qingniao walked around the world, looking for those who might see through the secrets, until finally she went to Zhao's palace.

She doesn't like to go to Zhao's palace, because the palace is always full of medicinal and dark smells, which is completely different from Zhao's image on the mainland.

And she didn't like that eunuch very much.

The blue bird landed on the corner of the eaves, looking like a eaves beast in the twilight.

He Zhan glanced at it without any trace, then looked away, and continued to look at the imperial edict of the Emperor Chu in his hand.

His eyebrows were very thin, and his face was a little pale. The longer his eyes stayed on the edict, the higher his eyebrows would be raised, and his expression became more sinister.

After staying in the illusion for too long, he has forgotten many things, and there are many things he can't forget, such as the pain of his childhood, the annoying blue bird that appeared occasionally, and the identities of certain people—he knew that Emperor Chu was the same person as himself, and knew that Prince Jing's son should be his friend, but it might be because of the word friend that he never had direct contact with Cangzhou.

The death of King Jing's son did not make him feel sad, but it was this edict of guilt that made him feel aggrieved and angry for Emperor Chu, and felt that life was boring.

It is a tasteless thing to be alive.

He Zhan left the imperial study, came to a palace, and took the medicine handed over by the maid.

He dispensed the medicine himself, and the pharmacy is under the strictest supervision, and no one can poison it. Feeling the temperature coming from the bottom of the bowl, he nodded with satisfaction, pushed open the hall door and walked in, and said to the young man in bright yellow clothes behind the desk: "Your Majesty, it's time to take medicine."

Emperor Zhao looked at him and smiled, and then began to cough, in some pain.

His face was very pale, standing with He Zhan like brothers, but He Zhan's paleness was due to the lack of sunlight, and his paleness was due to illness.

Zhao Huang took the medicine bowl and drank it down, and took the winter melon candy He Zhan took out from the box and put it in his mouth, his complexion and spirit improved.

He Zhan persuaded: "There is no need to push yourself so urgently, you might as well rest for a while."

Zhao Huang walked to the wall and opened the curtain, pointed to the mainland map and said, "There are so many places waiting for us, how can we not be in a hurry?"

His father is bound to become one of the most famous faint kings in history, and in contrast, he is bound to become one of the most famous wise kings in history. Under his rule, the State of Zhao showed a thriving posture, gradually showing its edge, and all the dark sides belonged to Eunuch He, so his image was extremely bright and popular among the people.

He Zhan thought about the previous edict of guilt, and said calmly: "At least there is no need to worry about the state of Chu."

Zhao Huang said: "Prince Jing lacks courage and is afraid of Mr. Shaoyue's ability, so he will not dare to rebel. He will only take Cangzhou to join his new home."

He Zhan said: "I haven't had much contact with Cangzhou in recent years, so it's hard to win, but even if he wants to vote for Xianyang, I will find a way to cut more meat."

"Probably the strategy is like this. The specific operation can be determined by you and the military department, but..."

Zhao Huang glanced at him and said: "You don't need to be too ruthless like you did a few years ago. It's no good to ruin your reputation like this."

He Zhan said calmly: "I like to be scary, it's easier to do things."

Zhao Huang shook his head, pointed to another place on the map and said, "The canal in Xiao County is about to be repaired, and you can leave it to others to build the high dam."

He Zhan looked at that place, and his thoughts went back to many years ago.

At that time, he was still a little eunuch in Concubine Ping's Palace, and His Majesty the Emperor was still the prince who would be bestowed to death at some point.

They talked about many things by the lake in the Royal Garden, such as how to get out of the current situation, and what they would do if they succeeded.

The water canal in Wei County was one of their topics at that time.

This canal is very important to the State of Zhao. Once it is built, it can irrigate tens of millions of acres of fertile land, and at the same time it will become a sharp sword hanging over the head of the State of Qi.

In order to repair this canal, Zhao Guo spent a lot of resources and energy, and was even forced to slow down the process of digesting Luo Guo.

Now it seems that everything is worth it.

If that high dam is really used in the future, it will seriously harm the peace of heaven, and the specific host will inevitably be infamous for thousands of years, so Zhao Huang didn't want He Zhan to take it over himself.

He Zhan did not reject His Majesty's kindness this time, and said: "I will choose the right candidate, and the Qi people will definitely find a way to make trouble, and then kill another batch by the way."

The emperor smiled helplessly and said, "Can you stop thinking about killing people all day long?"

The twilight is getting darker, the window shadows are getting lighter, and the light in the hall is red and warm.

The voices of the emperor and He Zhan became lower and lower.

The eunuchs and maids watched the scene outside the palace with smiles on their faces.

People in the palace have long been used to seeing this kind of scene where the monarch and his subjects get along with each other and discuss the country's affairs together.

It's a pity that Eunuch He is a eunuch, and his reputation is too bad, otherwise it will definitely become a good story in history.

As night fell, the palace was lit with lights.

The emperor was a little tired, coughed a few times, and sat down on the couch with He Zhan's support.

He Zhan said again: "You have to take care of yourself."

The emperor put his left hand on his knee, waved his right hand, and said, "You know I won't live for a few years, so how can you not be in a hurry?"

If it is an ordinary courtier, he should cry bitterly at this time, saying that his majesty is in the prime of his life, why did he say such a thing.

He Zhan didn't do this, but just looked at the emperor quietly.

The emperor lowered his head, a little tired.

He looked at the top of the emperor's head, and the three swirls were very clear, which represented wisdom.

The emperor has always been a very smart person.

"I want to do something for the people of Zhao, for the people of the world, if I don't have time..."

The emperor still lowered his head and said, "You help me finish these things."

Even if the emperor didn't ask for it, He Zhan would do it, because it was what he was supposed to do.

He endured humiliation and pain, and walked in the dark without seeing the sun, in order to finally wipe out the kingdoms, become the co-lord of the world, and finally win the throne.

He was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Is this the last words or Tuogu?"

The difference between last words and tuogu lies in the word solitary.

The hall became very quiet.

The eunuchs and maids have already avoided it.

The emperor slowly raised his head, looked at him and said, "You still don't support my decision?"

Just a few days ago, a major event happened in the country of Zhao.

The emperor was weak and had no heirs, so he decided to choose a nephew from the clan's children as his adoptive son.

In the end, after several rounds of selection, the emperor chose the smart and honest little guy in the Hejian Palace.

"I've always been against that decision."

He Zhan said calmly, "That's an unfamiliar wolf cub."

A eunuch is not qualified to comment on matters related to the succession of the throne, let alone such rough and presumptuous remarks.

The emperor was not angry, and after a moment of silence, he said: "That's the only way, you help me watch."

He Zhan said, "Okay."

The emperor became angry at this time, because he knew that He Zhan was lying.

He Zhan just now asked whether this was his last words or Tuogu, and he has made his attitude very clear.

"I know that after I die, you won't treat that child like you did to me."

The emperor stared into He Zhan's eyes and said, "Because you have always wanted to be the real emperor."

He Zhan was silent for a while, then said: "There is nothing wrong with saying that."

Regarding this matter, there were many rumors among the government and the opposition, and even in foreign countries. The emperor never asked, and He Zhan never said anything, until tonight.

The emperor's face became even paler, with angry flames jumping in his eyes, as if looking at a betrayed villain.

He Zhan was irritated by his eyes, and said: "Without me, you can become this emperor? Without me, you don't know how many times you have died!"

The emperor said in a deep voice, "But this is what you should do!"

He Zhan laughed slightly and said, "Why? Because you are the emperor and I am a subject?"

The emperor was silent for a while, and said, "No, because we are friends."

He Zhan said: "I have forgotten many things, but I always remember that the word "friend" cannot be trusted, and it makes me feel sick when I hear it."

The emperor was silent for a long time, and suddenly said: "Did you do anything to that chestnut tree on the slope of the imperial garden back then?"

He Zhan frowned slightly and said, "How do you know?"

The emperor said: "You didn't achieve your magical skills at that time, so it is inevitable that you will leave some traces."

He Zhan said: "You also checked me back then, and knew that I had a relationship with the old eunuch Hong, so you met me. To put it bluntly, you were also using me."

The emperor said with some regret: "Yes, from the very beginning we used each other's relationship."

He Zhan remained silent.

The emperor suddenly coughed, appearing to be in great pain.

He Zhan frowned slightly, took out a elixir, thought for a long time, cut off about a quarter, fed it into his mouth, and helped him to lie down.

The emperor's cough gradually stopped, he calmed down a bit, and closed his eyes to rest his mind.

He Zhan bid farewell and prepared to leave.

The emperor suddenly stopped him, looked at his back, and asked, "You...are not from this world?"

He Zhan's body was a little stiff, and he said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

The emperor withdrew his gaze and looked at the starry sky outside the window.

"I didn't think this world was false in the past. I didn't start thinking about it until I found out that you have no feelings for this world."

He Zhan said, "I don't understand what you mean."

The emperor said: "To this world, you are like an eternal guest. To you, I seem to be a forever stranger. That's what I mean."

He Zhan lowered his head and thought for a while, then said, "I will serve you until the end, I will not do anything, and I will also protect the blessing of the queen."

After saying this, he walked out of the hall without turning around or looking back.

"If you are not a eunuch, so what if I give you the throne..."

The emperor's voice came from behind him.

When he walked outside the hall, his own eunuch put on a big cloak for him.

In the middle of the night, it is inevitable that it will be a little cold.

Dozens of eunuchs surrounded him and walked outside the palace.

These eunuchs are all his subordinates and have extremely terrifying combat power. Under such circumstances, it is very difficult to kill He Zhan.

Seeing that the palace gate was in front of him, He Zhan suddenly stopped and said, "I'm going to take a look somewhere, you are waiting for me here."

The eunuchs were shocked when they heard the words, thinking that there are many heroes in the world who want to kill Eunuch He, even the palace is not safe, what is Eunuch going to do?

He Zhan came to the imperial garden.

He stood under the chestnut tree, silently looking into the distance.

Starlight spilled on the black cloak.

He looked like a nostalgic devil.

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(Note: The title of the chapter comes from——Under the shaded chestnut tree, you betrayed me, and I betrayed you.)