Zhu Bocai, who had witnessed the whole incident, looked at Zhao Huan with a tremendous change in his eyes, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"What have I missed over the years?"
"If the Zhu family had relied on this hidden dragon, they might have become the most prominent family in Bianjing..."
Seeing with his own eyes that Zhao Huan dismissed all the prominent families, and even Liu Hehai directly switched sides and became a supporter of Zhao Huan, Zhu Bocai almost felt regretful.
If he had known that Zhao Huan was so powerful, how could he let the Zhu family waste ten years in vain?
How could a scene like today happen?
Zhu Peng's mood has undergone earth-shaking changes. As the eldest grandson of the Zhu family, he originally despised Zhao Huan, but now his admiration for Zhao Huan has reached an unprecedented level.
He clenched his fists, his eyes were extremely hot, and he stared at Zhao Huan's back.
"Grandpa, my uncle is here, we can be saved!"
Not to mention others, even Zhu Lian was shocked by Zhao Huan's methods. What she had been most worried about all along was that Zhao Huan was the enemy of the entire Zhu family.
But now Zhao Huan has easily trampled the Zhu family under his feet...
Is this what people often say about a peaceful future? Ten years of enduring humiliation and heavy burdens led to a rapid rise.
"Xiao Chai, don't worry, the prince will definitely avenge you."
"As long as the prince is here, I will never let you be wronged."
Zhu Lian wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and stopped crying, because she knew that Zhao Huan would definitely avenge Xiaochai.
Zhu Boping couldn't hold back any longer, and he roared at Liu Hehai at the top of his lungs.
"Liu, you have betrayed your trust!"
"If it weren't for the support of the Zhu family, how would your Liu family be where it is today?"
"A bastard like you who sells goods for glory is bound to die sooner or later!"
Faced with Zhu Boping's curses, Liu Hehai didn't care and even scolded him directly.
"Seller seeking glory? Brother Zhu, you think too highly of yourself, don't you?"
"My Liu family has indeed received kindness from the Zhu family, but please listen carefully, I am talking about the Zhu family, not you, Zhu Boping."
"Zhu Bocai is the biological brother of Queen Qincheng and the real head of the Zhu family. You shamelessly stole the throne of the Zhu family, and you still have the nerve to make such a fuss here? You are so shameless!"
Zhu Boping was trembling with anger and said through gritted teeth: "The Prime Minister will never let you go!"
Liu Hehai immediately sneered: "Since I am standing here today, I am not afraid of any minister, because behind me stands King Ding."
"Everyone can see how King Ding and Cai Jing treat the people around them!"
"In order to curry favor with Cai Jing, Zhu Chun shamelessly flattered Han Mulu, but what happened? It wasn't blood-splattered!"
Speaking of this, Liu Hehai stretched out his hand and pointed at Xiaochai.
"On the other hand, King Ding, even if he is a maid in the palace, he will be treated like this."
"As long as I follow Prince Ding sincerely, if Cai Jing dares to take action against the Liu family, Prince Ding will naturally not sit idly by."
"A good bird chooses a tree to roost in, and a wise minister chooses his master to serve. If you follow Cai Jing, you will end up like this. Cai Jing will not come to save you at all."
These loud words not only caused Zhu Boping to breathe quickly and stagger a few steps, but the expressions on the faces of his fellow clan members and even the heads of prominent families also became strange.
After all, what happened during this period has been witnessed by everyone.
First Tong Guan and then Zhu Chun, even Cai Jing's brother-in-law Han Mulu was punished by Zhao Huan, but Cai Jing didn't even fart when he came back.
If you follow such people, you will only become cannon fodder.
In contrast, although Zhao Huan is violent and crazy, he is not picky about the people around him.
For the sake of a mere maid, he would not hesitate to destroy half of the Zhu family. How courageous is this?
And there is Chen Zhao. Since he followed Zhao Huan, his status in the Chen family has risen sharply. Even his father Chen Dayou has benefited from it and has become the leader of the war faction of the Hanlin Academy.
Even the good-for-nothing Wang Daquan walked with wind because of Zhao Huan's support.
The heads of the prominent families looked at each other, their eyes loosened to varying degrees, and they even started whispering on the spot.
"The sky in the Song Dynasty has changed. Following Cai Jing, I'm afraid it won't be as bright as imagined..."
"Although King Ding only has Yizhou in his hands, as the eldest son of the emperor, and with the support of righteous people from all over the world, his overall strength cannot be compared with Cai Jing, but this momentum is irresistible."
"It's better..."
"Wait a minute! If you ask me, let's wait and see for a while before talking. You have already experienced the consequences of rushing to place a bet."
"That's right. If you offend Zhao Huan and leave behind any black materials from your previous business dealings with Gao Qiu, I'm afraid that Prince Ding, who also serves as the Supervisory Censor of the Ministry of Household Affairs, will investigate and kill you."
"But we cannot afford to offend Cai Jing."
"Watching the fire from the other side is the wisest choice."
A representative from the prominent families quickly came to Zhao Huan and bowed with his hands. His attitude had changed drastically.
"Prince Ding, I'll wait..."
Before the other party could finish speaking, Zhao Huan had already waved his long sleeves and shouted him back.
"I have no time to talk to you now. As long as you don't bother me anymore, I will naturally turn a blind eye to the dirty things you did in the past."
"On the contrary, Yizhou is short of money now, and I don't mind accepting your wealth!"
All the family heads didn't dare to hesitate at all and saluted Zhao Huan one after another.
"Thank you so much for your magnanimity, King Ding. We will never say a word about what happened to the Zhu family today."
Their silence was the best they could do, and they would never testify for Zhao Huan at the risk of offending Cai Jing.
Zhao Huan didn't count on them at all.
How could Zhu Boping still be as arrogant as before? First came Liu Hehai, and then came other prominent families!
Before he could recover from his shock, a large number of his clan members who had previously been obedient to him suddenly fell to their knees, and for a while the whole Zhu family was filled with the wails of the clan members.
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"We were all forced by Zhu Boping. If someone had a choice, who would be willing to be this scum of a seller seeking glory?"
"I...I haven't touched a single hair on Xiaochai."
"And me! I just stood aside and watched. Not to mention Xiaochai, I didn't even interrupt when I was running against Zhu Bocai... I was running against uncle. I just came to join in the fun."
Zhu Boping couldn't believe his eyes. It didn't matter that the prominent families at the scene betrayed him. After all, they even had different surnames.
And these people of the same clan in front of me are all named Zhu!
"You... you bastards, shameless scum, actually knelt down and begged for mercy. Do you still have the Zhu family in your heart?"
Zhu Chi, who had previously been submissive to Zhu Boping, now had a different face.
"Second uncle, this is what's wrong with you!"
"As the saying goes, those who know the current affairs are heroes. We don't want to die with you."