Martial Master

"Father, what are you planning to do?"

Beside him, Zhao Feng gritted her teeth and asked resentfully.

"It's simple, just go straight and kill," Zhao Zhen's eyes flashed.

"Isn't that inappropriate?"

Zhao Feng was startled: "His Majesty Zhao Gao is very protective of Qin Chen, treating him like a national treasure. If we go straight to his door, we might be caught by His Majesty. We should act secretly; with your strength, father, it would be easy to kill that Qin Chen in secret."

Zhao Feng couldn't help but suggest.

"Directly killing him at the door is going to escalate things. Our family has been growing strong in Lingnan, and Zhao Gao is already quite displeased. If we rashly cause trouble in the capital, it will definitely bring harm to our family."

"Feng'er, you are still too inexperienced. Acting secretly is not appropriate," Zhao Zhen shook his head.

"How so?" Zhao Feng was puzzled.

"Today, we are going to swagger into the capital. Do you think Zhao Gao would be unaware? With Zhao Gao's network, we know we cannot avoid his investigation, so we intentionally made a public appearance to inform Zhao Gao that our visit is not meant to cause trouble. Over the years, Zhao Gao has been wary of our Zhao family from Lingnan, always wanting to swallow us up. If we act covertly and assassinate Qin Chen, it would be Zhao Gao who could catch us off guard. But if we openly go to seek justice for my two grandsons, then even if Zhao Gao wants to make a move, he won't have enough reason to do so."

The Zhao family from Lingnan has a vast influence, controlling most of Lingnan's resources. Even the royal command finds it hard to penetrate, causing much dissatisfaction within the royal family.

Zhao Zhen came precisely to avoid giving Zhao Gao any opportunity to catch them. Therefore, assassination is absolutely out of the question.

However, that Qin Chen has somehow gotten involved with the Alchemy Pavilion and the Bloodline Holy Land, and he has also gained Zhao Gao's favor. For instance, during this incident where the Alchemy Pavilion detained King Qi, my daughter attempted to mobilize all the forces of the Qin family and our family in the capital to pressure Zhao Gao. But unexpectedly, Zhao Gao not only ignored King Qi's fate but also severely reprimanded several princes and officials closely related to our Qin family. If we confront Qin Chen openly, Zhao Gao will definitely not agree and will intervene."

Zhao Feng forced a smile.

Previously, she had mobilized the forces of the Qin family and the Zhao family, urging many officials and princes to petition the throne, hoping that His Majesty Zhao Gao would take action against Qin Chen. But when the results came back, Zhao Feng was dumbfounded.

Zhao Gao not only did not punish Qin Chen but instead gave a harsh lesson to many of the officials who had petitioned, causing an uproar in the court.

This petition severely impacted the influence of the Qin and Zhao families in court.

"What? You mobilized the Qin family and our Zhao family to pressure Zhao Gao and severely punish Qin Chen?"

Zhao Zhen was startled when he heard this, then frowned and couldn't help but reprimand: "Foolish."

"What do you mean?" Zhao Feng was confused and couldn't help but say: "I thought that since Qin Chen dared to act against King Qi, it was an opportunity, so I did this. I didn't expect Zhao Gao to protect Qin Chen this much."

"Do you really think Zhao Gao is protecting Qin Chen?" Zhao Zhen shook his head.

"Isn't he?" Zhao Feng gritted her teeth: "If he wasn't protecting him, would Zhao Gao have remained passive when Qin Chen incited the Alchemy Pavilion to detain King Qi? Instead, he allowed King Qi to be handled by the Alchemy Pavilion? Zhao Gao would dare to do anything for Qin Chen, disregarding the royal face."

"That's Zhao Gao's cunning," Zhao Zhen said with a cold smile: "I have understood the ins and outs of the situation. If Zhao Gao truly protected Qin Chen in his heart, he wouldn't have promised Feng'er the title of Champion Marquis right after Feng'er returned to the capital. The Champion Marquis is the pinnacle of the younger generation's titles, a position of real power in the military; how could it be so easily granted? Zhao Gao's intention is to see Feng'er and Qin Chen fall into conflict, so he can sit back and watch the tiger fight."