Repugnant Gateway

Chapter 432 – I want you to die

When An Zheng saw the old eunuch put down the two fingers of his right hand, which were held together, he suddenly understood a lot. Especially after the old eunuch said that sentence, An Zheng’s heart instantly became bright as he closed his eyes and waited to die.

An Zheng shook his head: The person who planned this was big, why did he stop me?

The Old Eunuch laughed coldly: “If King Zhao sees you, if the two nations do not dare to raise their weapons, how can we accomplish anything?”

An Zheng said: “Understood... You are Fu Bo’s man, so you should be his teacher. But in order to help Fu Bo, you surrendered yourself to the palace and finally obtained a high position. Furthermore, Fu Bo’s acting was also very outstanding, making everyone think that he was just a dog that was willing to do anything to restore his family’s position. This plan has been on your mind for so many years, if you don’t stop me, it might work. You’ve been working at the horns for decades. ”

The old eunuch laughed coldly, “King Zhao originally did not have much hatred towards State of Yan, would he really fight to the death because of a daughter that he had long abandoned? Even King Zhao was hesitating under Da Xi’s orders, how could he possibly care about Su Qingnuan’s life and death? ”

“What the King Zhao needs to wait for now is whether or not Da Xi’s attitude is even more unyielding. If Da Xi’s side gave the order for the King Zhao to send out their troops again, the King Zhao would have to bite the bullet and fight this battle. Even so, King Zhao would not go all out. He knows very well that even if Zhao Ke were to kill Yan, he would definitely lose seventy to eighty percent of his strength. ”

“Why did he come? It was because he wanted to take a closer look at the situation. If the Swallow King sent someone to negotiate with him and offered him some benefits, the King Zhao would definitely not send anyone, and would just put on an act. It just so happens that you have come at this time. If you were to meet the King Zhao and negotiate later on, the two nations will call a halt to the war … How can we do it? ”

He stared viciously at An Zheng: “All these decades of plans have been completely destroyed in the hands of an outsider like you. As long as Yan Zhao and the other two nations start a war, the State of Yan will be annihilated and if the State of Zhao’s national power is greatly weakened, Fu Bo and I can kill the King Zhao and seize this country! ”

An Zheng sighed, “So you and Fu Bo deserve to die. After the war between the two nations, there were millions of dead, and the crime you committed was great evil.”

The old eunuch wanted to say more, but An Zheng raised his sword and descended.

He turned around and saw a group of imperial bodyguards in bright yellow silk clothing coming out of the courtyard. They divided the guards into two rows on the street outside the courtyard. A middle-aged man who appeared to be in his forties walked over with large strides. He did not look cold at all.

This person was very thin and tall, but he gave off the feeling that he was not thin at all. Within his empty clothes, he could burst forth witerrifying power at any time.

“Master An.”

The middle-aged man cupped his fists and said: “I am Su Jin.”

An Zheng’s heart was slightly moved... Su Jin, the younger brother of the King Zhao, was rumored to be the person with the most authority in the State of Zhao other than the King Zhao. King Zhao enjoyed sightseeing. When he was not in the capital, all sorts of small and large matters were left to Su Jin to decide. But this blood brother of his actually has a nameless name … An Zheng had faintly heard that Su Jin was the younger brother of the King Zhao’s Su Sheng’s half-brother, but … It was an illegitimate child.

It was rumored that the old King Zhao met Su Jin’s mother while they were on patrol. Su Jin’s mother might not like the old King Zhao, but unfortunately, he was the king and she didn’t even have the right to choose. It was said that when the King Zhao returned to Ye City, he initially wanted to bring Su Jin’s mother back to the palace. However, Su Sheng’s mother, who was also the Queen of State of Zhao, stopped him.

Maybe the Heavens had already made arrangements for Su Jin to become an adult, and for King Zhao Su Sheng to inherit the throne, the first thing he did was to send people to look for his little brother. After the two of them recognized each other, Su Jin had been serving as an official ever since. Everyone in State of Zhao knew about this, but no one dared to say it openly.

Su Jin, an official that worshiped the State of Zhao’s Left Premier and even had a first-class official position, was already an extremely important person.

An Zheng cupped his fists and replied: “Greetings, Elder Su.”

Su Jin was slightly rude as he sized An Zheng up from head to toe. Then, he gestured to An Zheng, “Your majesty is waiting for you.”

As An Zheng walked forward, he turned around to look at the corpses of Fu Bo and the old eunuch.

Su Jin’s footsteps paused slightly. Obviously, she did not expect An Zheng to say such words, and the gaze in which she looked at An Zheng with was involuntarily filled with admiration.

“Elder An is truly worthy of respect.”

Su Jin said, “I was just about to say what it meant, but then I realized that it was meaningless to say it. Since Duke An has said this, we have already seen through it thoroughly. ”

An Zheng said as he walked, “That old eunuch said a few words to me unwillingly when he was about to die. They had been scheming for so long, but they did not know that their plans had been seen through by the King Zhao long ago. Since Fu Bo is acting likerson who is willing to do anything to restore his clan’s status, then King Zhao would definitely be happy to have such a person here.

Su Jin: “You guessed most of it right. Only one thing is wrong.”

An Zheng asked: “Which one?”

Su Jin looked at An Zheng. “The one who saw through their scheme wasn’t King Zhao, it was me.”

An Zheng’s face changed, he thought to himself, why is Su Jin so unreasonable? If he was truly a person who was loyal to the King Zhao in the rumors, why would he steal from someone who had seen through his disguise? Furthermore, An Zheng was an outsider, a person who had complicated relations with the State of Yan.

Therefore, An Zheng immediately made a judgment in his heart that this Su Jin was acting.

But Su Jin’s next words made An Zheng have a whole new level of respect for him.

“As an official, my duty is to speak up for the king and find out what’s wrong with him. The King sat in the highest position in the prime minister’s office, and as his subject, he was supposed to make up for the King’s negligence. The King only needed to point in one direction, and the rest should be done by his subjects. Therefore, if the King were to see through Fu Bo and that eunuch’s plans and not us, it can only be said that we are not qualified to be their subjects and that we should all be killed. ”

His tone was flat, without any fluctuation in it. A person who spoke so calmly definitely wasn’t someone who knew how to tell a story, but his words didn’t have the slightest flaw.

Su Jin said as she walked, “The intelligence agency of the State of Yan is really impressive. Duke An has just arrived at Fengyu City, and he has already arrived.”

Of course, An Zheng would not deny that it was just a coincidence. It was a good thing to make the enemy more afraid.

“What do you think about the problems between Zhao and Yan?”

Su Jin looked at An Zheng and asked.

An Zheng: “The current situation is inevitable, not a coincidence. Back then, when King Zhao sent Su Qingnuan to State of Yan, did he not expect that it would be like this? ”

Su Jin smiled but didn’t comment.

The two of them entered the large courtyard, one in front of the other. The courtyard was filled with guards. Any cultivation sect that could enter this courtyard to be a guard ought to have an extremely high status in the State of Zhao.

When An Zheng walked in, he felt the enmity of the State of Zhao cultivators.

The door creaked open as a young eunuch pushed open the door from the inside. The young eunuch glanced at An Zheng with some disdain.

He turned around to leave, but Su Jin’s face suddenly changed.

“Stop.”

The eunuch hurriedly stood up and said, “Minister Zuo, what can I do for you?”

Su Jin asked, “What is your identity? Even if the King dotes on you, you are jusunuch in the harem. Here, you will never be able to make a living. The one standing in front of you is the first tier protector of the State of Yan, in terms of status, he is thousands of miles above you. In terms of ability, even ten thousand of you added up wouldn’t be enough. In terms of cultivation level, you don’t even have the qualifications to make a move in front of him. Since you are here to welcome guests on behalf of the King, what about your manners? ”

The young eunuch was frightened to the point that his face turned pale. He kneeled down and said, “Minister Zuo, this servant knows my mistake. Please forgive me, Minister Zuo.”

Su Jin: “The King does not need you to be so unreasonable and narrow-minded. Go, take off your official’s uniform, and from here on out, you will not be allowed to enter the palace. ”

The eunuch raised his head, “Minister Zuo, even though you havigh position, I am still the King’s man!”

Just then, a deep male voice came out from the room, “Whatever Minister Zuo wants to say, that is what the Lone King wants to say. He said you could get lost, and you could get lost. In front of the Minister of the Left, no one could say that he was the Lone King, because he was the Lone King’s man. “If you had rolled out of here just now, you would have been able to afford the silver for the rest of your life without any worries. But now that you have charged into the Minister of the Left, you will only die.”

Just as the man finished his sentence, a guard who was standing at the entrance obediently before suddenly made his move. A bright saber light flashed, and the young eunuch’s head fell to the ground.

Su Jin looked at the corpse. There was no change in his expression. He said in a normal tone, “Send someone to check if he still has any family members. Give him a pension of five hundred taels of silver. Tell them he died because of his official duties.”

“Yes sir!”

Someone quickly answered and went up to pick up the headless body and the head that had fallen to the side.

An Zheng’s attention was focused on the guard who made a move just now. The guard’s movements were extremely strange, when he attacked, he did not make a move, nor did he make a move. An Zheng took a glance at the two wide sleeves of the guard and frowned slightly.

The guard saw that An Zheng was looking at his sleeves and his eyes showed anger, but he did not say anything.

Su Jin gestured to invite him in, and An Zheng walked in.

The room was very large. This was probably one of the big families in the city. It was just that the furnishings were a bit simpler. If he had known in advance that the King Zhao was going to stay here, and that there were still a large number of antique jade artifacts in the house, wouldn’t he be courting death?

King Zhao looked like an ordinary fatty. If he did not have the King’s Robe on him and changed into an ordinary set of clothes, he would definitely not attract anyone’s attention as he walked on the streets. He had already been in power for several decades, but what was strange was that he did not have the bearing of a king.

When he raised his head to look at An Zheng, the arrogance in his eyes and the sharpness of a king level expert could not be concealed and leaked out.

“We pay our respects to the King.”

An Zheng cupped his fists and bowed.

“There’s no need to be so polite, Elder An. This can’t be considered an official meeting, just casually sit down.”

An Zheng really casually found a place to sit down, and wasn’t courteous in the slightest.

King Zhao Su Sheng raised his head and looked at Su Jin, “First, accompany An Zheng. I still have a few things that I need to report as soon as possible.

Su Jin walked to An Zheng’s side and sat down.

Not a word.

Su Sheng waited for a moment. Then, he frowned, “Why aren’t you talking?”

Su Jin replied: “If the King is not here, this subject will discuss anything. With the King here, it’s not good for this subject to discuss anything. ”

Su Sheng shook his head and smiled bitterly, then put down the red brush in his hand. An Zheng, you dare to come here, it is truly shocking. Do youngsters all think it’s amazing to go solo? But you are in the position of duke, you shouldn’t be so rash. ”

An Zheng laughed: “No matter what, meeting the King is a good idea.”

“It might not be a good thing to see me,” Su Sheng replied.

He picked up the red brush and pointed it towards An Zheng: “Gu, I’ve always wanted you to die.”