The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 455 The fierce spirit

An older imperial physician's voice trembled slightly, and his legs felt cold; he almost knelt on the ground.

Fortunately, the Emperor reacted quickly and caught the imperial physician in an instant. The Emperor knew that the imperial physicians were all frightened by his fierce appearance just now.

After all, the emperor had forgotten how many years it had been since he had lost his temper like this. The emperor sighed and helped Chen Er up by the arm.

"Chen Er, I'll agree to your conditions. I won't touch Zhang Xingchen, okay? As for Zhu Wenlong, I'm definitely going to deal with him, and I'll make Zhang Xingchen do it himself."

The Emperor spoke calmly, but his calm words did not conceal his murderous intent towards Zhu Wenlong.

Upon hearing the emperor's satisfied reply, Chen Er stopped making any rash movements and instead smiled.

"Your Majesty, I deserve to die. I've made a fool of myself in front of you. But don't worry, I will definitely take good care of my injuries and heal them as soon as possible so that I can continue to serve the Ming Dynasty."

Chen Er's words reassured the Emperor. Did the Emperor know what had happened yesterday?

Many ordinary people were gathered in the streets at this moment, all praying for Chen Er, which shows Chen Er's status in the hearts of the people.

It's hard to imagine that the emperor immediately summoned the eunuchs after he left.

"Go and release Zhang Xingchen right now. I'll be waiting for him at the imperial court. Tell him to get over here immediately and bring Zhu Wenlong, the junior officer of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, to me."

The emperor spoke with great authority, and the eunuch, without any hesitation, immediately led his men to find Zhu Wenlong.

Of course, their first priority was to release Zhang Xingchen and take him with them. This was in accordance with the Emperor's wishes, to let Zhu Wenlong know just how important Chen Er was to the Emperor.

At this moment, in Zhao Beixing's residence, Zhao Beixing and Qin Zhongting sat at the table, neither of them speaking first, plunging the room into endless darkness.

Suddenly, Qin Zhongting slammed his hand on the table and stared at Zhao Beixing with furious eyes.

"Zhao Beixing, what exactly is going on with you? Didn't I tell you to rescue Zhao Tianming?"

"Why did the assassins you sent out fail to rescue Zhao Tianming? They even tried to kill Chen Er. Do you know how much trouble you've gotten yourself into?"

Qin Zhongting's voice had already begun to tremble.

Qin Zhongting wasn't stupid. He knew very well that the Emperor was now completely enraged, and the consequences would be very serious.

If Chen Er hadn't died, things would have been fine; then, all that would have been needed was for some people to pay a price.

To put it bluntly, if Chen Er were to die, then even Zhao Beixing would have nowhere to escape.

It's not that Qin Zhongting cared so much about Chen Er's life or death; in Qin Zhongting's eyes, Chen Er's death would solve everything.

His own daughter, Qin Luoshen, could return to his side, and Qin Zhongting was connected to the imperial court.

An official had arranged to marry Qin Luoshen to his son, whose official position was far more promising than Chen Er's.

But now, things have escalated to the point where there's no way to salvage the situation, so Qin Zhongting...

That's why he got so angry. Zhao Beixing sighed and tugged at his hair.

"Qin Zhongting, I don't know what's going on either. I've already made arrangements with Wei Zhongxian to have them send me a few skilled assassins."

"They assigned me Zhang Tianfei. You know Zhang Tianfei; he once attempted to assassinate the emperor."

After Zhao Beixing finished speaking, his body trembled slightly.

Zhao Beixing felt that something was getting increasingly wrong with this matter. Logically speaking, there should be some powerful assassins around Wei Zhongxian.

There are many more, why didn't Wei Zhongxian allow others to come?

Qin Zhongting realized that the matter was not as simple as it seemed on the surface. He had sent Zhang Tianfei to help him rescue Zhao Tianming.

On the surface, it seems that Wei Zhongxian is helping Zhao Beixing, but upon closer inspection, that's not the case.

Qin Zhongting was startled by Zhao Beixing's words and immediately grabbed Zhao Beixing's clothes.

“Zhao Beixing, what did you just say? Wei Zhongxian sent you Zhang Tianfei, the assassin who tried to assassinate the emperor a few years ago.”

Qin Zhongting's glasses almost fell out of their sockets, and Zhao Beixing sighed helplessly.

"Who says otherwise? I didn't know until Zhang Tianfei came to see me with several assassins, and that's when I found out that Zhang Tianfei was the leader."

"At the time, I also wanted Wei Zhongxian to change it for me."

"But thinking about it carefully, I feel that Zhang Tianfei and his group are quite honest and domineering, and they should be very confident about this matter. Who knew it would turn out like this?"

When Zhao Beixing spoke again, Qin Zhongting immediately laughed. Qin Zhongting's laughter was a strange kind of laughter.

"Zhao Beixing, I really didn't expect that you're getting worse as you get older. It's obvious that you're being used as a weapon by Wei Zhongxian. Why doesn't Wei Zhongxian send any assassins?"

Instead, you sent Zhang Tianfei. How dare you use Zhang Tianfei? If the Emperor finds out, what will your punishment be?

Qin Zhongting knew exactly who Zhang Tianfei was. He was the one who had openly attempted to assassinate the emperor. Although the emperor did not die at the time, several beautiful concubines died for him.

The emperor spent a long time on this, and of the assassins who went with Zhang Tianfei, only Zhang Tianfei escaped with injuries.

However, no one expected that Zhang Tianfei would still be alive today, and that he had been hiding by Wei Zhongxian's side all along. Zhao Beixing felt a chill run down his spine when he heard Qin Zhongting's words.

"Qin Zhongting, what do you suggest we do? The Emperor shouldn't suspect me, since he has no evidence."

"Given His Majesty's gentle nature, he would absolutely not take action against me without evidence."

Qin Zhongting chuckled upon hearing Zhao Beixing's words: "You, I really don't know what to say to you, this is a crucial moment."

"You didn't see how furious the Emperor was today. Anyway, that's where I came back from, you know?"

"Wei Zhongxian, a lackey, was skinned alive by the Emperor simply for saying a good word for Sun Yunhe."

"Now you're completely locked up. Do you know what that means?"