When Zhao Shi stood on the Sihui City Tower and saw the densely packed South Vietnamese troops below the city, he immediately understood that Zhao Tuo had long been murderous towards him. If his father had not had any intention of killing him, then these people under the Sihui City would
Where did so many South Vietnamese troops come from? Obviously, these soldiers and horses under the city came with the imperial censor. After thinking about this, Zhao Shi felt a sense of sadness that he had never experienced before.
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Although Zhao Shi had expected that Zhao Tuo would take action against him, when Zhao Shi saw with his own eyes the army sent by Zhao Tuo to destroy him, he still couldn't accept it for a while. After all, that was his biological father.
Looking at the thousands of troops surging under Sihui City, a tear quickly flashed from the corner of Zhao Shi's eyes.
Half an hour later, Zhao Shi returned to Sihui County Yamen in despair.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing that Zhao Shi's face was not very good, Jia Heng stepped forward and asked.
Zhao Shi ignored Jia Heng and walked toward the county government lobby like a zombie. After missing Jia Heng for a few steps, Zhao Shi looked back at Jia Heng and asked, "How is your contact with Fusu going?"
Zhao Shi did not answer Jia Heng's question, but instead brought the topic to Fusu.
"Your Majesty, I have conveyed your wishes to the people in Fusu. I believe Fusu should know about it by now."
"That's good, please step back first!"
After Zhao Shi finished speaking, he slowly walked to the table and sat down on the mat with difficulty. The process of sitting down was as difficult as an octogenarian.
Seeing Zhao Shi's painful and helpless look, Jia Heng suddenly felt a little sympathy for Zhao Shi. He was born in the Nanyue Palace and should have lived an enviable life, but what about this Zhao Shi? There is someone who is too suspicious.
Dad, I have met a group of courtiers who are just like me, and they are cheating on me. What a trick of fate! The saddest thing is that this guy is actually under the same bright moon as Fusu, an opponent with a monster mind.
When Jia Heng walked out of the county government lobby, he saw a group of colleagues rushing towards the county government lobby.
"Why did you come out?" One of the leading generals looked at Jia Heng and asked.
"Oh, no more." Jia Heng replied with a sigh.
These people ignored Jia Heng and continued walking towards the county government hall.
"Everyone, you'd better not disturb the prince for now. Let the prince be alone for a while."
Jia Heng stopped all his colleagues and suggested helplessly.
Seeing the helpless look in Jia Heng's eyes, the colleagues guessed that Zhao Shi was in a bad mood, so they had no choice but to retreat to Jia Heng's place and accompany Jia Heng to wait outside the county government hall.
After a while, a guard around Zhao Shi came out to send a message to Jia Heng and others, telling Jia Heng and others that Zhao Shi invited them to go to the lobby to discuss politics.
When Jia Heng and a group of colleagues walked into the county government lobby, Zhao Shi had already hidden his previous dejection and was waiting for Jia Heng and others with firm eyes.
"Everyone, have you seen the thousands of troops and horses under Sihui City? They are not here to help us resist the Qin army, but to destroy us. Why, just because the current King of South Vietnam is unreasonable and listens to rumors and suspicions.
I have a disobedient heart. Everyone, who was resisting when our South Vietnam was struggling to survive under the might of the Qin army? It was you who fought desperately with me to resist the invasion of the Qin army, which gave our South Vietnam this moment of peace. But we
What did you get in exchange for your efforts? Suspicions and encirclement and suppression."
Zhao Shi looked at the people in front of him and said bitterly.
Among the people standing in front of Zhao Shi were not only the staff of the Prince's Mansion, but also the generals of the army, and among them there were several people who were loyal to the South Vietnamese King Zhao Tuo.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid there's some misunderstanding here?" a commander of the Tongjun Army, who had his heart set on Zhao Tuo, said.
Looking at the commanding officer in front of him who was unwilling to believe him, Zhao Shi took out the edict from his arms.
"Since you don't believe what I said, please take a look at this!" Zhao Shi said and handed the imperial edict that had been passed on to him by the censor before to the hands of the commander of the unified army who defended Zhao Tuo.
After a while, the commanding officer put away the edict in his hand and shook his head helplessly.
"Your Majesty, this edict alone cannot tell that the king is suspicious of you." The commander of the unified army who defended Zhao Tuo was still arguing non-stop.
"If this edict cannot explain anything, then how can we explain the tens of thousands of troops under the city?" Zhao Shiyin asked with a smile as he looked at the commander of the unified army in front of him.
The commander-in-chief of the Tongjun Army was momentarily stunned by Zhao Shi's question and looked around uncomfortably.
"Your Majesty, I still don't believe what you are saying."
"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. The key is that I already believe it and they believe it too." Zhao Shi pointed at Jia Heng and others.
"We also believe what the prince said," several generals who had been bribed by Yinglong's army said in unison.
"How could you do this!" the former commander-in-chief of the Tongjun Army said angrily as he looked at everyone.
"Everyone, we are originally from the Qin Dynasty, but the King of Nanyue rebelled against the emperor and cut off the four counties of South Vietnam to become independent. This made my Zhao family bear the name of treason, and even separated the four counties of South Vietnam from the rule of Qin. Today
The Prince Supervisor of the Great Qin State has helped Su to govern the country well, and the national power of the Great Qin Dynasty has become stronger day by day. How long will it take if I don’t return now? I intend to return to the Great Qin Dynasty to correct the name of my Zhao family for treason. If any of you are willing
Return to Great Qin with me, please stand up." Zhao Shi glanced at everyone and said.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to return to Great Qin with you."
"I am also willing"
"Your Majesty, I am willing to take on even a humble position."
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After a while, most of the people in the hall stood up and expressed their willingness to follow Zhao Shi and surrender to Qin.
The captain of the unified army who defended Zhao Tuo before looked at the crowd dejectedly. With so many people willing to surrender to Qin, how could he stop them. After thinking about it for a while, the captain angrily drew his sword.
Seeing someone drawing a sword, several generals of the unified army who expressed their willingness to follow Zhao Shi immediately protected Zhao Shi in the middle and drew their swords and pointed them at the captain of the unified army who drew his sword.
"Since you are determined to surrender to the Qin Kingdom, I will not block your way. I have already betrayed the Qin Dynasty with the King of Nanyue. I only have to do this betrayal once in my life."
After saying that, the commander of the Tongjun Army put the long sword in his hand on his neck, glanced at Zhao Shi and others angrily, and then committed suicide.
"Come here, give this man a good burial!"
A trace of guilt flashed in Zhao Shi's eyes, and he ordered the guards in a low tone.
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Half a day later, the soldiers of the South Vietnamese army who came to encircle and suppress Zhao Shi saw the soldiers on the top of Sihui City pulling down the South Vietnamese banner, throwing it under the city wall, and replacing it with a large banner embroidered with the Chinese character "Qin" in seal script.
Only at this moment did the South Vietnamese soldiers under the Sihui city wall understand that Zhao Shi had surrendered to Qin.