Chapter 120: Double Soul Devouring Gu (2)
The palace of Zhao State.
Wang Ye, who had just come out of the [Imperial Dragon Palace], was stopped by Zhao Ziyan. The two exchanged looks and went to the end of the corridor to talk.
"That means they will attack us soon, right?"
Wang Ye asked calmly, and Zhao Ziyan did not say anything to show his agreement. They both knew the current situation very well, so some things did not need to be said.
"I can't give them an explanation. It's impossible to stop them. Although the emperor has no intention of fighting them, he still needs to suppress them first in order to make them calm down and obey. In other words, this battle is inevitable."
Wang Ye seemed to be talking to Zhao Ziyan and to himself, even though they all knew that this battle was meaningless and they didn't want to see soldiers get killed or injured in this meaningless battle; but they had no choice but to listen to whatever they said . Of course, Wang Ye and Zhao Ziyan both understood that they couldn't change anything, so they could only face it, even if it would be accompanied by meaningless sacrifices.
"The Emperor—"
Zhao Ziyu spoke calmly, but stopped talking right after he opened his mouth, and swallowed the rest of his words back into his stomach; however, Wang Ye knew what and could only reveal a helpless and bitter smile.
"A battle with Lian Guo is probably the thing that the emperor least wants to face so far." Wang Ye said calmly.
Zhao Ziyin didn't find Wang Ye's words strange at all. The battle with Lian Guo was too obvious. Who would like to start a meaningless battle? Just as Zhao Ziyin was thinking this, Wang Ye's voice sounded again...
"He is called 'the wise general god of death' on the battlefield. I don't quite understand the origin of this name, especially the title 'death god'. Is it because of his cruelty? I don't think he is that cruel. There is nothing wrong with killing all the enemies on the battlefield to avoid future troubles. In such a bloody situation, being kind to the enemy is cruel to yourself. Putting these aside, the emperor himself is a person who doesn't like fighting. His behavior makes me feel that if he were just an ordinary person, he would be like a person with a strong sense of justice, but as a king, he is different. Sometimes he has to be cruel. I can't guarantee that I fully understand him, and I don't know what he was like before, but in my opinion, he doesn't like fighting, and doesn't like the kind of fighting and bloody battlefields. However, most people are like this, but he is different. He is like this because he has the responsibility of a king."
Listening to Wang Ye's words, Zhao Ziyin was a little confused at first, or rather puzzled, wondering why Wang Ye would say these things; however, Zhao Ziyin gradually began to understand later, and he agreed that Wang Ye didn't need to really understand Zhao Ziheng, but he agreed with Wang Ye's words, not for any reason, just because of Zhao Ziheng's reaction after each battle; to a certain extent, Zhao Ziheng might really be cruel, never showing mercy to his enemies, as if he would send every living enemy to hell before he would stop, that look was like the incarnation of death, so people called him the "God of Death", which seemed very appropriate; but who really understood Zhao Ziheng? How much cruelty to the enemy and the protection of his country, how much did he bear? How much did he pay? Who has ever experienced it?
If you involve a person who doesn't like war and make him the embodiment of death, there is no doubt that this person must have an unimaginable sense of responsibility; not every monarch will fulfill his duties as a king, and even if he does, how many people can do it to this extent? Zhao Ziyin couldn't imagine it. He had never thought about it. Maybe he had never thought about trying to consider what kind of mood Zhao Ziheng was in when facing every battle. He himself has what he really wants, right? A person, Zhao Ziheng can sacrifice everything for that person, and can sacrifice himself for the country, but he can't sacrifice that person. How does such a person face all this? And with what kind of mood does he fight all this?
"He looks forward to peace more than anyone else, and to the advent of an era of non-contention. After every battle, he would pray or repent for the souls that died in the battle. He never avoided any of the ensuing battles, because he knew that escaping would only bring more casualties. Can you imagine it? A person who prays and repents for the souls that died in the battle after the war, even if he bears the incarnation of death, but is ruthless to the enemy, how does such a person face every battle? What kind of mood do those souls that died in the battle have to him?"
Wang Ye continued, his expression becoming sad.
Indeed, Zhao Ziyin did not understand, let alone Zhao Ziheng's thoughts, but after listening to Wang Ye's words, he seemed to have vaguely realized something, or to have sensed something; Zhao Ziheng had participated in various battles before, and compared with those, Lianguo was indeed different. As for what the difference was, provoked wars were too common, and it was the first time that they had been provoked so blatantly; however, knowing that it was a blatantly provoked battle, they could not give the other party a satisfactory answer, so they were about to start the battle. Under such circumstances, the war ignited, once the two armies fought, casualties would be inevitable; a very obvious, meaningless and unavoidable battle, what does it mean to a person who longs for peace? Zhao Ziyin did not dare to guess further , he could only think that Zhao Ziheng would not be so fragile, would not fall because of this, although it was inevitable, although there was a price to pay, now all they could do was accept and face it.
