"Before, Zhang Bao suddenly cleared out all the Japanese in Dongzhou for some unknown reason."
"It's not just the Japanese who entered Dongzhou, but also the Dongzhou merchants who had cooperated with the Japanese."
"I have to say, this approach is simply very satisfying!"
"People in other states may not know it yet, but for us here in Huizhou, we are quite aware of the virtues of these Japanese people."
"Although they were very respectful at first and would kneel down when they met, their conspiracy behind the scenes is quite ambitious."
"And the most paralyzing thing about these Japanese people is that they focus on small details and lose their great virtues. Although they may look impressive in the details, for them, they are very evil deep down."
"If you hadn't been in contact with the Japanese for a long time, you wouldn't be able to tell them apart at all."
Zhang Hongtao said to Mr. Zhao.
"But according to your statement, why does this treasure know the true identity of the Japanese?"
"So the Japanese were eliminated as soon as they came up?"
"Could it be that this Zhang Bao has also stayed in Huizhou?"
Mr. Zhao asked with some confusion.
"No!"
"After receiving this news, I had doubts before, but after I investigated Zhang Bao's details in detail, I found that Zhang Bao had never been to Huizhou at all!"
"And Zhang Bao's rise has only occurred in the past few years. A few years ago, he was just a down-and-out young master."
Zhang Hongtao shook his head.
"That's really hard to say."
"Some people may be born with the blessing of heaven."
"A person who is destined to make a random decision represents the way of heaven."
Mr. Zhao also shook his head and said.
"Maybe. Since then, Cao Kang has changed his ambiguous attitude towards the Japanese and directly made it clear that he will support the Japanese's actions in Dongzhou."
"That's why these Japanese are so unscrupulous now. To put it bluntly, they are now chess pieces in Cao Kang's hands, just used to restrain Zhang Bao."
"Think about it, Cao Kang and Zhang Bao are now mortal enemies, and Zhang Bao killed so many Japanese at once. The enemy of my enemy is my friend!"
"Cao Kang is a man who can't afford to be too early if there is no profit. He may have been operating secretly before, but now, everything has been brought to the surface."
Zhang Hongtao said with a smile.
"So that's it!"
"But speaking of it, Cao Kang is so unreasonable. I don't believe it. As the Great Sima before, he didn't know the virtues of these Japanese and raised tigers. If those Japanese really captured Dongzhou, Cao Kang himself would be passive. .”
Mr. Zhao said helplessly.
"Mr. Zhao, you will know when you become an official."
"Whatever we say about asking for orders for the people and putting people first are all false."
“Only power and wealth are real.”
"If the Japanese take Dongzhou and severely defeat Zhang Bao, then Cao Kang will still be the emperor. If Zhang Bao wins, he will not even be the emperor."
"If it were you, which one would you choose?"
Zhang Hongtao said coldly.
Mr. Zhao was speechless for a moment.
"Is that why you're not participating?"
"But you can't always be so non-partisan, right?"
After a while, Mr. Zhao asked slowly.
"Take sides?"
"Who do I stand for?"
"Am I standing with Cao Kang? Now that Dongzhou belongs to Zhang Bao, it is estimated that our Huizhou will be next."
"It would be even worse if I stand with Zhang Bao. Our Huizhou is close to Xiazhou. His hundreds of thousands of horses can eat up all of our Huizhou in less than a month."
"Besides, it's not time yet."
"Although it is said that there is no need to take sides, there are some accounts on the Japanese side that still need to be settled carefully."
"I hope Zhang Bao and the others will go well..."
Zhang Hongtao said slowly.
…
Xiazhou.
The original palace was now under full martial law.
Every exit of the palace was filled with soldiers on the three floors inside and outside. Even the gates of the capital were closed.
There are countless soldiers stationed at each city gate. Anyone who breaks through will be shot to death with random arrows.
Everyone in the entire capital also felt that the atmosphere was unusual.
The last time this happened was when the little emperor Yang Mo disappeared.
But I didn't expect it to appear again now.
Suddenly, everyone is in danger.
And it's even more like this in the palace.
The eunuchs, palace maids and the like who could still be seen were all detained by the soldiers, and there were screams everywhere.
"check!"
"Check for me one by one!"
In a large hall, Cao Kang said coldly to a group of people in front of him.
"Your Majesty, we have tortured all the eunuchs and maids in the palace, and found nothing."
"Look, should we continue to check outside the palace?"
A guard came forward and said.
"check!"
"The focus is on places such as Yaolu and inns. Anyone who is suspicious should be arrested first!"
"I want to know who is behind this!"
Cao Kang stood up and said.
Not long ago, Cao Kang was almost poisoned to death!
originally.
Cao Kang was about to drink the tea offered by a eunuch, but Cao De happened to come to see Cao Kang for something, so Cao Kang put it aside for the time being.
When he drank again, the tea had gone cold, so he asked the eunuch to get another cup.
As a result, the eunuch was greedy and drank the tea. He bled to death on the spot.
When Cao Kang learned about this, he immediately broke into a cold sweat.
This was obviously directed at him. If he had drank tea at that time, he would have been completely cold by now.
Cao Kang was furious.
He never expected that someone would infiltrate his own palace.
But the little eunuch who brought the tea was dead, and Cao Kang could only find it from other people.
What Cao Kang wants to know most urgently now is whether Zhang Bao is attacking him or whether the former minister of the previous dynasty is unwilling to give up.
If it was the latter, it would be easier to handle, but if it was the former, it would be difficult for Cao Kang to sleep and eat well.
