Going to Beijing to save his father, all the powerful officials in the city are vying to be his fath

Zhao Liangsi happily attended the court today. He had no official position and could only stand at the back. Fortunately, there were not many officials who could come to the court today, otherwise he would not be able to stand in the hall. But even so, he was very satisfied, because he believed that after today, he would be able to stand in a more forward position. He was the emperor's confidant, and now that the court was short of so many officials, he believed that the emperor would definitely give him an official position.

At first, he didn't even notice Zhao Liangchen standing in the front, and was happily waiting for the reward, but he ended up receiving the news that his parents had committed suicide first.

He was dumbfounded. He knew that his parents had been arrested, but he was not too worried because the emperor had said that as long as they were not stubborn and unrepentant, the emperor would not kill them.

He was still waiting for the emperor to release his parents because of his great contributions. By then, even though his father would no longer have an official position, it wouldn't matter because he would have one. He could bring honor to his family and support them. Then he would let them see who was more promising, him or Zhao Liangchen.

Now that he was told that his parents were dead, how could he possibly accept it? He was extremely sad, but he didn't dare to cry in the hall and could only endure it.

But the blow to him was not over yet. What happened next was even more unbearable for him. His house was raided and his entire family was exiled. Although he did not have to be exiled, he had no home. His sister, his entire clan, and his maternal grandfather's family were all exiled. He had nothing left.

He began to feel confused. Why did the emperor confiscate his house, convict his family, and exile his family? Weren't his merits great enough?

He doesn't care about his other half-brothers and half-sisters, but he cares about his own sister. Although their relationship is not particularly good, after his parents died, Zhao Qingning is his closest relative.

He may not care about his maternal grandparents, but he cares about his clansmen. Without them, he will be alone in the capital, without anyone to rely on. No matter how high his official position is, without the support of his family, he will be marginalized in officialdom.

What he cared about most was his family's property. If it was all confiscated, he would have nothing, not even a home. Where would he live and who would serve him?

He panicked and wanted to ask the emperor not to confiscate his property or exile his clansmen, but before he could open his mouth, he heard Liu Jin reading out Zhao Liangchen's achievements. He could understand Liu Jin's words, but he couldn't follow them. He asked the person next to him in confusion: "What does he mean?"

The person next to him was a scholar from the Imperial College who was recruited by him. He had made many contributions to maintaining the emperor's reputation and stabilizing the hearts of the people in the capital, so he also came to receive the reward.

He said to Zhao Liangsi with envy, "You brothers are truly amazing. Your eldest brother endured hardships and earned the trust of King Liang. He obtained many of King Liang's plans, allowing King Liang's men to be wiped out in one fell swoop. You also secretly cooperated with him to win over the people. You, one civil and one military, will assist the emperor together in the future and will surely make your Zhao family prosperous again."

"Do not......"

Zhao Liangsi suddenly broke down and roared in anger. The officials who were listening carefully to Liu Jin's reading were frightened by his shout and all turned to look at him.

The man next to him was so frightened that he hurried to pull him back: "Liang Si, what's wrong with you? This is the court, no noise is allowed."

Zhao Liangsi had been crushed by the successive blows. He ignored the scholar's attempts to pull him back, stood up, and excitedly said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, this is fake, it's all fake. Zhao Liangchen has deceived you. He really did defect to King Liang. He only betrayed him temporarily because he saw that King Liang's situation was hopeless. Don't believe him. He must have some other conspiracy."

He... yes, he must be a spy. He came back to lurk by your side, waiting for an opportunity to avenge King Liang. Don't be fooled by him."

All the civil and military officials in the court looked at him in shock. They all knew that Zhao Jian had already defected to King Liang. Just now, when they learned that Zhao Liangchen was pretending to defect to King Liang, they were all sighing that Zhao Jian himself defected to King Liang, but his two sons did not agree with him. They also sighed that with Zhao Liangchen and his brothers around, the Zhao family would not decline, and would even move to a higher level.

But what is Zhao Liangsi doing now?

Brothers turning against each other? What if he were to personally destroy the chance of restoring the Zhao family?

Could it be that Zhao Liangsi is stupid?

The emperor also looked at Zhao Liangsi with a gloomy face. He originally disliked Zhao Liangsi and thought he was really stupid. He could betray his parents just to take revenge on Zhao Liangchen. Moreover, he did not dare to reuse such a person who would easily betray his own parents for some kind of benefit. Who knew if he would betray himself for some other benefit.

However, considering his great contributions, the emperor decided to give him a chance and train him well.

But what is he doing now?

"Are you questioning me? Do you think I'm a fool and I can't tell who Zhao Liangchen is?"

After Zhao Liangsi rushed out and shouted, he regained some consciousness. He knew he had said the wrong thing, so he hurriedly tried to make amends: "Your Majesty, no, that's not what I meant. I meant that Zhao Liangchen had done things for Prince Liang, and it's hard to tell who his heart is on. I was reminding you to be careful of him."

The emperor sneered, "Are you teaching me how to do things? Do my subjects need you to teach them? Then, will you take the throne for me and teach me how to govern the world?"

This was a serious statement, implying that Zhao Liangsi had the intention of rebellion. Zhao Liangsi was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and apologized: "Your Majesty, I dare not."

The emperor slammed the table in anger and shouted, "I see there is nothing you dare not do. You really don't know what you are talking about."

The already sober Marquis Wuning secretly turned back to Zhao Liangchen and said, "Look at you, my second brother. I really wish you were dead."

Zhao Liangchen smiled helplessly: "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Lord."

He stepped out of the group and knelt on the ground to plead for Zhao Liangsi: "Your Majesty, calm down. My second brother didn't mean to do that. He must have just heard the news of his parents' death and couldn't accept it for a moment, so he had a hysterical attack. I beg Your Majesty to spare him this time for his meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion."

The emperor was much gentler towards Zhao Liangchen. He said angrily, "He has already accused you of being a spy, and you are still pleading for him."

Zhao Liangchen smiled bitterly: "We are brothers. Broken bones are connected by tendons. It will not benefit me if he makes a mistake."

The emperor snorted coldly: "I think he doesn't know this principle. Okay, for your sake, I will forgive him this time.

Tell me, you have made the greatest contribution this time, what reward do you want?"

Zhao Liangchen: "Your Majesty, I do have something I would like to ask for your approval."

The emperor said amiably, "You can ask anything you want. As long as I can do it, I will agree to it."

Zhao Liangchen: "I would like to use my merits to exchange for my entire clan being exempted from exile."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was an uproar at the scene. Everyone looked at him in surprise. Even Zhao Liangsi looked at his back in shock. Was he crazy to use his own merits to buy someone else's innocence? Didn't he know what he could get in return for such great merits? His merits were enough to make him a noble.