Chapter 2069 The General’s Destination
He was lying on the bed. He was originally in his seventies, but now he looked extremely old.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Grandpa's injury is very serious..." Zhou Yizhi whispered, "Grandpa may not be able to stand up and salute."
"It doesn't matter."
Zhao Yuanjing walked to the bed.
Zhou Yizhi hurriedly bent down, patted her grandfather, and said, "Grandpa, wake up, open your eyes and see who is here."
Her voice was a little choked.
Zhou Kai first opened his cloudy eyes, and his blurred vision gradually became clearer. He saw a handsome and handsome young man wearing a black fur cloak, looking at him.
General Xu Hu and the Ming family father and son followed behind him.
Ah, it’s the emperor!
Zhou Kai first woke up from his dream, subconsciously held up his body and moved forward, trying to get a better look.
"Grandpa!" Zhou Yizhi hurriedly supported him, "It's the Emperor. The Emperor is here to see you!"
"Your Majesty?" Zhou Kaixian's body trembled, he hurriedly grabbed his granddaughter's hand, struggled to get off the ground, and knelt down to salute.
Zhao Yuanjing bent down and reached out to support him, and said gently: "Old General Zhou's injury is not healed yet, just lie down."
"No, etiquette cannot be abolished."
Zhou Kai first struggled to get off the ground, and with the help of two followers, he knelt tremblingly on the ground, kowtowed, and then lay back on the bed.
He said shamefully: "The guilty minister deserves to die. He was ambushed when he came here, and even the commander was not protected...His Royal Highness King Yi is also missing, and his life and death are unknown. This is all the fault of the old minister, please punish the emperor."
Zhao Yuanjing said: "Although Luo Jizu was careless in this matter and was ambushed by the enemy. But the main blame lies not with you, old general, but with the defector who betrayed his country and sought glory."
"Traitor? Who is the traitor?"
"Prince Yi, Zhao Yuanhe." Zhao Yuanjing said, "I have abolished Zhao Yuanjing's title of Prince Yi."
Zhou Kaixian and Zhou Yizhi were both shocked.
Zhou Yizhi was surprised and asked: "Your Majesty, His Highness King Yi... No, Zhao Yuanhe, why did he want to treason?"
Zhao Yuanjing said: "You also know something about his life experience. He has never been favored by the late emperor. He has been away from home these years. It is unknown who he has come into contact with or that he has already committed treason. What is the reason? Still checking.”
Zhou Yizhi smashed the table hard, gritted his teeth and said with hatred: "Betrayal of the country, betrayal of compatriots. If I catch him, I will cut this bastard into pieces with a thousand cuts to comfort the souls of the heroes who died because of him!"
Who doesn't hate it?
Those soldiers who died unjustly were hated the most.
But even until they died, they didn't know that they were harmed by King Yi.
Xu Hu said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, General Zhou. I have sent an assassination team from Jinyiwei to sneak into Jiuli to hunt down Zhao Yuanhe. We allow failure, but we will never allow betrayal. Those who betray the country will die."
Zhou Yizhi wiped her tears.
After visiting General Zhou, she followed the emperor outside.
Zhao Yuanjing asked her: "How is General Zhou's injury?"
Zhou Yizhi looked sad: "Back to the emperor, it has been two months since my grandfather was injured. The doctor said that his injury is extremely serious, and because of his age, I am afraid... if he can survive this winter, he may be better."
Zhao Yuanjing said: "I will send someone to take him back to Kyoto for diagnosis and treatment by the imperial doctor."
Zhou Yizhi shook his head sadly: "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. But... Grandpa was unwilling. He said that he would not leave until he saw Da Zhou defeat Jiuli. As a warrior, dying on the battlefield is his rightful destination. And... ...Grandpa’s injuries cannot support him from traveling long distances.”