Chapter 1652 Who is the mastermind behind the scenes?
But if they go crazy at this time, it will still disgust the First City.
After all, Su Letian and Ning Changping's wedding was a long-awaited wedding. It would be a pity if it was ruined due to the war.
Su Letian said from the side: "Even if they want to cause trouble, they shouldn't be so quick."
"The marriage between Changping and I will go through whatever process should be followed. If there are special circumstances, we will take action when it is time."
Ning Changping agreed with him: "If they come to cause trouble on the wedding night, I can still kill them."
Everyone laughed when they heard her words.
The originally tense atmosphere became much more relaxed because of her words.
Tang Miaoxin quickly helped Su Liancheng treat the wound, applied medicine to him, and explained the precautions.
His injury is not serious, but he still needs to take medicine for a few days. During these days, he must be careful not to open the wound.
This unpleasant episode did not make them feel bad, they just made some extra preparations, just in case.
In an ordinary farmhouse about fifty miles away from the small town, Zhao Ye was sitting there drinking tea.
The house was very simple, with only earthen walls and a lame table.
The tea is not considered good either, it is just a crude tea that ordinary people drink.
Zhao Ye didn't dislike it, he took the tea cup and blew it gently, then took a sip of the freshly brewed tea.
A guard hurriedly walked in: "Your Majesty, as you expected, the assassination failed."
The corners of Zhao Ye's lips raised slightly: "Has anyone been captured alive by the First City?"
The guard replied: "According to the news, three assassins have been arrested."
Zhao Ye nodded lightly: "Very good."
Those assassins were not sent out by him, but by Zhao Yan.
The two brothers Zhao Ye and Zhao Yan have been at each other's throats for nearly two years, but neither one has been able to win over the other, and now they are both unable to win.
There is no other reason. Zhao Guo only has these assets in total. The two have been fighting for so long, and Zhao Guo’s wealth has been almost exhausted.
Zhao Yan previously thought that he was the prince and orthodox and could easily destroy Zhao Ye, but after the fight actually started, he realized that he had thought things too simply.
During this period, although the two did not exchange news, they had a tacit agreement to cease fighting.
Zhao Ye knew that this was because Zhao Yan had other plans.
Even before their brothers fought to the death, Zhao Yan wanted to annex the First City, but he never got what he wanted.
Zhao Ye also knew that Zhao Yan hated him to the core and wanted to get him into a fight with the First City so that he could reap the benefits.
If he guessed correctly, those assassins sent there were sent by Zhao Yan under his name.
He also knew what Zhao Yan was thinking. Those assassins were not top killers. Those who could kill Su Liancheng were the best. If they couldn't, it didn't matter.
Zhao Yan must have made an explanation, and those assassins would definitely say that they were sent by Zhao Ye and wanted to put the blame on them.
The guard was a little worried and said: "Your Majesty, if Zhao Yan is really successful in framing the blame, I'm afraid the First City will not let it go."
"You underestimate the people of the First City." Zhao Ye said lightly: "If they were so easy to fool, there would be no First City in the world."
"Zhao Yan's strategy of lending a knife to kill people may be quite lethal to ordinary people."
"But if this kind of vulgar method is used on First City, it is simply shooting itself in the foot."
The guard couldn't understand what he meant for a while.
In the view of the guards, Zhao Ye had previously understood Zhao Yan's plan: to send someone to assassinate Su Liancheng and then frame the blame on Zhao Ye.
In this case, shouldn't we notify the First City first and then put the relationship aside?
Zhao Ye would not explain more in front of the guards, and only said: "Go and prepare, and we will set off to the First City to watch the ceremony."
The guard was stunned for a moment: "Right now, the First City may have misunderstood that the prince assassinated Su Liancheng. If we go there like this, they are afraid that they will embarrass the prince."
Zhao Ye said calmly: "Only those who have ghosts in their hearts dare not go to the First City."
"I am open-minded, so why should I not dare to go?"
Although the guard thought his words made sense, he was still worried for no reason.
Under such circumstances, Zhao Ye would encounter various unpredictable risks when he went to the First City.
And Zhao Yan is likely to take advantage of this incident to cause trouble.
Zhao Ye took another sip of tea, looked in the direction of Zhao's imperial capital, and sighed softly.
Zhao Yan hated him, and he also hated Zhao Yan.
At the moment, it is difficult for them to win over the other party on their own, so they can only rely on external help.
But now the only external force they can rely on is the First City.
Zhao Yan married Lu Yingxiu before, thinking that he could get the support of King Guiqian and Dingbei. However, in the blink of an eye, the palace of Dingbei was destroyed.
Zhao Yan has become an absolute joke.
Zhao Ye heard someone talk about Lu Yingxiu's appearance and felt that Zhao Yan was being smart that time. He was afraid that after marrying Lu Yingxiu, he would feel sick every day.
Zhao Ye and Zhao Yan had fought fiercely since childhood, and Zhao Ye had let go of Zhao Yan early on.
The reason why he knew Zhao Yan's plan this time was because his people sent him the news.
The guard still persuaded him in a low voice: "My lord, you still have to be careful."
"It will be dangerous if Zhao Yan uses any evil tricks again."
Zhao Ye put down the tea cup in his hand and said quietly: "You must be careful, but I have never been afraid of Zhao Yan."
"The matter between me and him has been dragged on for so long, and it's time to resolve it."
The guard's eyes were full of worry.
Zhao Ye said softly: "I can afford it, but Zhao Guo can't afford it."
"I have been fighting with Zhao Yan for such a long time since my father left. If the people of Zhao country don't live in poverty, then that's pretty much it."
Because of the war, Zhao State is now the most chaotic place among the Six Kingdoms.
Officials everywhere have their own agendas, and few care about the lives of the people.
The consequence of this kind of war is that food prices have soared, people have no intention of farming, and their lives are very difficult.
And because of this series of reasons, the army had very little food and grass left, making it difficult to support a major war.
At the beginning of the war, Zhao Ye protected the people in his fiefdom and always focused on farming.
But even so, he is already stretched thin in terms of food and grass.
Not to mention Zhao Yan, who has never paid much attention to farming, his situation will only get worse.
And if they continue to fight like this, they will only waste themselves. If they are not careful, outsiders may benefit.
For example, the small city close to the First City was taken away by the First City.
When Su Letian and Ning Changping came to him to borrow the city, of course he was unwilling.
As a result, these two people couldn't borrow it, so they just robbed it and took action immediately.
Zhao Ye was a little angry at the time. After all, it was his territory, and it was somewhat insulting to be borrowed like this.
But when he was fighting with them, Zhao Yan took the opportunity to make a sneak attack and took another piece of his territory.
