Professional Ethics of a Concubine

"Why are you waiting for me here? Is there something wrong?" The emperor didn't want to chat with him anymore, so after asking him the question, he told him to get out.

Don't be an eyesore and make him upset.

"We received a secret report from the State of Chu, saying that the Zhang family was involved in treason and collusion with the enemy. The evidence is irrefutable, and they have been sentenced to have their entire family confiscated. They have already been executed."

Prince Su said as he handed the secret report he had just placed on the table to the emperor for him to review.

"The Zhang family you are talking about is the Zhang family of the general's mansion of the Chu State. They are the sons of a general, and all the men in the mansion are generals. Are they suspected by the emperor of the Chu State?"

The emperor asked with a smile as he took the battle report.

Upon hearing the news, the emperor was so happy that his eyes sparkled.

Naturally, the more chaotic the government of Chu is, the better, and the more foolish the monarch is, the better.

It would be best to kill off all the loyal and capable generals, and only keep those weaklings who can flatter and curry favor with you.

The State of Chu was an old great power that had existed for three hundred years. To be honest, it had accumulated too many problems.

Killing loyal ministers and generals is no big deal.

The emperor quickly read the secret report and asked Prince Su again,

"So, the Zhang family was not destroyed by our spies, but was caused purely by the internal chaos of Chu? Who wants to get rid of the Zhang family?"

"It can't be said that it has nothing to do with us. The battle on New Year's Eve was the trigger.

The State of Chu was defeated and we won a great victory. The commander-in-chief at that time was Zhang Zhenyue, who is also the current head of the Zhang family.

Because of the defeat and heavy losses, the King of Chu was furious and wanted to punish Zhang Zhenyue. He took away his military power and recalled him to the capital.

The Zhang family has existed for a hundred years and has a large number of troops. Naturally, they have blocked the way of some people, and there are many people who want to get rid of them as soon as possible.

Seeing that the State of Chu was defeated, the monarch was furious, and many people took the opportunity to madly trample on the Zhang family. They also produced so-called evidence of treason to prove that the Zhang family had treasoned and lost to us.

After all, our Zhao State was established only a short time ago and was considered a weakling in the eyes of others. Suddenly, we lost a war. Everyone in Chu State felt that there was something fishy going on, rather than thinking that our Zhao State had become stronger.

The Zhang family became scapegoats and their entire family was executed.

Tsk tsk, they fought for the State of Chu for a hundred years and guarded the country's borders. Countless men of the Zhang family died on the battlefield. No matter how much blood was shed, it could not overcome the emperor's suspicion.

Alas, this is the sorrow and fate of a general..."

Prince Su couldn't help but sigh when he finished speaking, but in the end, he swallowed his complaints.

He was lucky, as his royal brother trusted him wholeheartedly and let him command the Black Feather Army. Even after he returned to the capital, his military power and military command were not taken back.

However, his royal brother was the only one in the world who dared to treat him, a young prince with a large army, in this way.

When the new emperor ascends the throne, even if it is Prince Jing, his military power must be returned.

It would be better if he handed it in. He was already extremely tired, but he had to fight because it was his responsibility.

The emperor patted Prince Su's shoulder and said nothing more, but turned the topic back to business.

"The Zhang family has been annihilated. Who is the general leading the troops on the border of Chu now? Should we take the opportunity to send troops and fight another battle?"

"It's Jiang Tai, he's over fifty years old, a veteran. Moreover, he has a very steady fighting style. He is best at defending the city gates and will never take the initiative to attack.

Since the King of Chu sent this veteran, it is obvious that they are temporarily retreating and do not intend to take the initiative to attack again, leaving the initiative to us. "

Prince Su said seriously,

“Brother, my suggestion is that with Jiang Tai guarding the border, don’t even think about fighting.

It would be better to take advantage of these two or three years to increase the number of troops, train them, forge more armor and forge more weapons, accumulate money and food, build high walls, and prepare for the subsequent war."

"Do you have a premonition that there will be a major war in two or three years?" the emperor asked him again.

When it comes to war, the emperor has to listen to his younger brother and express his full trust in him.

"Yes. Within three years." Prince Su nodded vigorously with a complicated expression, "My Royal Brother believes me."

"Of course I believe you." The emperor immediately laughed, thinking that he was too serious, and deliberately joked,

"If the State of Chu launches a massive attack in two or three years, I will send you to lead the troops. With a god of war like you here, why should we fear the State of Chu?"

"Alas, my royal brother, I am old now and no longer a god of war. If we lose the battle, my royal brother will probably be angry to death." Prince Su suppressed all the emotions in his heart and said deliberately.

"Nonsense! You are old as hell! When you just came back from the battlefield last year, I did see some white hair on your head.

But now, haha, do you want me to hold a mirror for you to look at? You look radiant, energetic, and sexy..."

The emperor swallowed his anger and glared at him unhappily.

It's great to have love. Being nourished by it really makes you look a lot younger.

Of course, it is mainly because of the wealth and leisure in the capital, which is definitely different from the previous time when I was often tense at the border and fighting on the battlefield.

"Hehe, it's all thanks to Nianqiu." Prince Su touched his face and smiled proudly.

"My dear brother, although you have countless beauties in your harem, you don't have a lover. Oh, you don't understand the taste of happiness."

The emperor raised his hand, grabbed a stack of memorials and threw them at Prince Su!

No one should stop him.

He is going to beat this rebellious brother to death today!

Prince Su dodged left and right, easily avoiding this round of attacks, and immediately ran away without caring about the scattered memorials.

"Brother, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

"Stop right there!" The emperor was so annoyed by him that all his old and sad emotions disappeared.

Having someone who can make noise around you will make you feel younger.

"Brother Emperor, is there anything else?" Prince Su asked him.

"Recently, King Jing has had people constantly build charity halls and do charity work, and money has been spent like water. Is he relying on his abundant financial resources to establish a good reputation for himself among the people?"

The emperor asked seriously.

Because Prince Jing and Prince Su have a close relationship and interact with each other frequently, there are some things that the Emperor doesn't want to ask Prince Jing directly, so he asks his younger brother.

“That’s true. King Jing said that he was being hunted by someone some time ago and was almost crushed to death by a landslide. He has had even more bad luck since then.

Therefore, he went to Xiangguo Temple to ask Master Yin to tell his fortune. The master said that if he wanted everything to go smoothly and not be plagued by bad luck, he should accumulate more merits.

He not only did charity work in his own name, but also for Princess Jing and Qingzhi, as well as Nianqiu and the old lady of the Xie Mansion.

This prince also gave his opinion on this. He felt that this prince and his brother had already done their utmost for the people of Great Zhao, and their merits were not few, so there was no need to do these trivial things. "

Prince Su explained it carefully to his brother.

"No matter what the purpose is, doing good deeds is always a good thing, so I didn't stop you. Do you think there is a problem?"

"This kid, was he unlucky to be assassinated? And he almost got crushed by a landslide, why didn't he tell me a thing?"

The emperor frowned, feeling that his status as a father was not as good as that of his younger brother, his uncle, in his son's heart.

This made him depressed and a little sad.

"My nephew is just afraid that you will worry. Doesn't he know that the assassination was done by the crown prince? I won't say more. He is just afraid that you will be caught in a dilemma. You have to be careful, right?!"

Prince Su said in a sarcastic tone,

"When a sensible child meets an ignorant one, the sensible one will definitely suffer more. My nephew didn't want you to be embarrassed, but you blamed me. Royal brother, tell me, are you ungrateful?!"

emperor,……

He didn't know whether he was satisfied or not, but he felt that his younger brother really deserved a beating today!

"Haha, it's not okay to slander my prince here, but what about your prince? Will he not make you worry? Are you going to let the assassins monitor him for the rest of his life? Is there still a father-son relationship between you two?"

The emperor said, come on, let’s hurt each other!

When Prince Su heard him mention the Crown Prince, he immediately felt depressed.

Because the prince had attacked Mu Nianqiu and wanted to kill her and the baby in her belly, he had tortured the prince to death for a while.

However, that kind of trouble is not a long-term solution. After all, he is his son and still the Crown Prince of Su Palace.

So, after the New Year, he took the prince to the Black Feather Army Camp on the outskirts of the city and let him receive training again there.

The prince's performance this time was much better than last time, but compared with other soldiers, it was still not good enough.

Moreover, the prince treated him, haha, let alone the father-son relationship, he already regarded him as an enemy.

Although he always lowered his head and behaved obediently when he saw me now, in fact, he hated me in his heart, and his eyes betrayed him.

Things had come to this point, and Prince Su was extremely upset.

Therefore, sometimes he couldn't help but wonder whether the prince was his biological son.

When he heard Feng Yuxi say that day that he could do a paternity test, he was interested in it, but because the prince was not in the house, he did not do it.

When Prince Su heard his brother mention this troublesome son today, he thought that this matter should be arranged immediately.

He first cut off the little bit of hope in his heart, and then he would think carefully about how to arrange the future path for the prince.

Reconciliation seems impossible, so we can only stay away from each other and strive to live in peace.

"Alas, my royal brother, having so many sons is such a debt!" Prince Su lamented.

"There are countless examples in history books of fathers and sons or brothers turning against each other and killing each other without any affection. We didn't take that path, but the younger generations below us still can't avoid it."

The emperor also sighed depressedly.

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After returning to the palace, Prince Su went to look for Feng Yuxi.

However, seeing Feng Yuxi's bruised face, Prince Su couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "How did this happen?"

"It was unlucky that I fell." Feng Yuxi said.

"...That's really unlucky." Prince Su's mouth twitched and asked him again,

"I heard that you rescued a man from prison. Did you find out his background?"

"I am incompetent, not yet." Feng Yuxi felt depressed when he mentioned the man who made him so unlucky. What happened in the past few days was simply unbearable to recall.

He didn't even want to think about it!

Fortunately, the subordinates of King Jing, the great leader, are really capable. The site for the medical school has been chosen, and management and teaching staff will be recruited within a few days.

The first batch of students can be selected from the orphans in various charity halls. These children are obedient and easy to manage. They do not involve any relatives and can be given a survival skill. They will only be grateful.

Feng Yuxi felt that in a few days, he would be able to recover and would not have such bad luck any more.

"Where is that person? I'd like to meet him." Prince Su said.

Feng Yuxi asked Prince Su to wait for a moment and went in to call for help.

"Prince Su wants to see you." Feng Yuxi walked up to the man, "If you don't want to see him, I can help you turn him down."

The man raised his eyelids and looked at him, and saw that he was still calm, as if what he said was very ordinary.

"Why did you save me?" the man spoke with a strange accent and slowly, as if he had just learned to speak the Da Zhao Mandarin.

Feng Yuxi immediately laughed and asked him in a low voice in the official language of Chu:

"Are you from Chu? What's your name? If you don't want to tell me your real name, you can just make one up. I can't keep calling you hello or unlucky man..."