The first poisonous scholar in Daxia, starting from the abdication of the prime minister

Chapter 116 Gu Heng’s dirty deeds!

"What exactly do you want to do?"

Zhao Zhongli growled.

He thought Gu Jingzhi wanted to use his youngest grandson as a bargaining chip.

However, Gu Jingzhi shook his head: "Although I have a grudge against you, I don't have the habit of touching family members, especially a child like this!"

Zhao Zhongli felt a little more at ease after hearing this, but... Gu Jingzhi shouldn't bring up his youngest grandson for no reason.

He asked, "What do you want to do?"

"hehe!"

Gu Jingzhi smiled but didn't answer. Instead, he waved the Great Xia Dragon Bird in front of him and asked, "Do you recognize this sword?"

"Is this... the Great Xia Dragon Bird?"

Zhao Zhongli looked at Gu Jingzhi in astonishment: "Emperor Xia actually gave you this magical weapon?"

"It's just borrowed temporarily!"

Gu Jingzhi shook his head and said softly, "But even so, it's enough to show that my status in the Great Xia court is extraordinary, right?"

Zhao Zhongli fell silent upon hearing this.

Gu Jingzhi continued, "I can tell you frankly that you will not survive this trip, and your family will surely be implicated as well. After all, the court must give an explanation to the people of the world for the serious crime of killing a royal family without authorization."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhongli looked at the family members in the other prison cars and his lips moved slightly.

"Of course, I can't save your life, but if you're willing to cooperate, I can save your youngest grandson! Considering his age, and with me on the side, it shouldn't be difficult!"

"..."

Zhao Zhongli said silently: "Can you guarantee it?"

"Whether I can guarantee this or not is not important. After all, it seems like you don't have any other options. Gu Heng has already taken action. You're trying to use your affair to threaten him to save your family. This is the most foolish choice!"

"How do you know..."

Zhao Zhongli could not hide the shock in his eyes. Seeing this, Gu Jingzhi kept a calm face but was slightly shocked in his heart.

It seems that Zhao Zhongli not only has an ulterior motive with Gu Heng, but he also has evidence in his hands that makes Gu Heng feel terrified. No wonder Gu Heng wants to kill him!

Wu Song endured for more than ten years in order to bring down Gu Heng, but he didn't expect that Zhao Zhongli alone had evidence that forced Gu Heng to silence him.

However, the more this happened, the more dangerous his journey back to Beijing would become.

Zhao Zhongli saw Gu Jingzhi's pensive look and immediately realized that he was being tricked again.

He said in a muffled voice, "It seems that Your Excellency is deliberately trying to trick me."

He was no longer sure whether what Gu Jingzhi said was true or not, but regardless of whether it was true or not, he obviously had the motive to ask questions.

If he was really the Gu from Gu Zhen, then he must have noticed something.

If it was Gu Heng's Gu, then at least it could help Gu Heng confirm that he, Zhao Zhongli, had something that could kill Gu Heng.

Gu Jingzhi looked at his expression and probably knew what he was thinking, so he said, "The reason why I deliberately wanted to escort you back to Daxia was just to avenge the Gu family..."

Gu Jingzhi said lightly.

To be honest, this was not his original intention. He just wanted to get as much benefit as possible from this matter.

Regaining territory for Daxia would be a contribution to the country and would bring indescribable benefits to his future.

Forcing Beili to hand over Zhao Zhongli can also add a good reputation to the list of merits.

Of course, this is indeed conducive to establishing a new concept...

Anyone who offends Daxia will be punished, no matter how far away they are!

This sentence will definitely go down in history.

However, in front of Zhao Zhongli, this reason seems to be more convincing.

"In order to gain the support of the Gu family army, Gu Heng placed my mother and I under house arrest in his mansion. As a former general of the Yun Kingdom, I believe you are more familiar with the loyalty of the Gu family army than I am, right?"

"..."

Zhao Zhongli opened his mouth.

The reason why the Gu family army became the number one army in the Yun Kingdom in the past was not only because of the world-famous general Gu Shun, but also because of their unwavering loyalty.

This is also the main reason why he had to trick Gu Shun and others back to the capital and kill them before he defected to Beili.

only……

At the moment, he was not absolutely sure to trust Gu Jingzhi.

He said, "If everything you said is true, I can tell you what I know when we get to the capital of Daxia!"

“Too late!”

Gu Jingzhi said calmly: "You have also seen that my guards now have only a thousand people, and all of them are injured. You are too big a target, and the future is uncertain..."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhongli looked at his family worriedly.

Seeing his turmoil, Gu Jingzhi immediately continued, "Gu Heng is a general of the Great Xia, and he has the powerful minister Song Pu backing him up. In your opinion, would His Majesty be confident in entrusting such a valuable weapon as the Great Xia Dragon Bird to someone from the Gu family?"

This sentence really caused Zhao Zhongli to ponder.

Gu Heng was a founding noble of the Great Xia Dynasty, and had the powerful minister Song Pu behind him.

If Gu Jingzhi is really a member of the Gu family, then Emperor Xia is essentially helping the Gu and Song families seize power.

is it possible?

Anyone who is not a fool knows that this is impossible.

What's more, Gu Heng suffered a great defeat in the north in his early years, resulting in more than 100,000 casualties in Daxia and almost destroying the northern defense line.

How could Emperor Xia be confident in handing over the Great Xia Dragon Bird, the symbol of imperial power, to the Gu family with such a person?

Zhao Zhongli sighed slightly, as if accepting his fate, and said, "I can tell you what I know, but you have to promise to leave a bloodline for my Zhao family!"

"can!"

Gu Jingzhi glanced at the child in the other prison car and said, "Daxia is not so big that it can't accommodate a child under four years old!"

"call……"

Zhao Zhongli exhaled slightly and said, "Then ask!"

Gu Jingzhi immediately asked, "Why did Gu Heng insist on killing you?"

"As you said, Gu Heng does have something on me. I've worked with Gu Heng twice in my life, and we exchanged letters each time!"

"letter?"

Gu Jingzhi was delighted and asked, "Did you preserve it well?"

Zhao Zhongli nodded silently: "I originally planned to use these letters to trade with Gu Heng after arriving in Daxia, asking him to do his best to protect my family!"

"You just can't imagine that compared to making deals, Gu Heng still thinks the dead can keep secrets better, right?"

Gu Jingzhi just smiled, and looking at the even more silent Zhao Zhongli, he felt more and more that Zhao Zhongli had lived his life in vain.

Only the dead can keep secrets, which is something even children understand. The journey was full of wind and rain, and there were mountains and jungles everywhere we passed.

Is it difficult for Gu Heng, a man who holds military power and has served as a general in Daxia for twenty years, to kill a prisoner on the way?

I have to say that Zhao Zhongli is indeed a bit whimsical.

Gu Jingzhi said: "Then tell me about your two collaborations, what exactly did they cover..."