Wei Zhao said flatly, "It's said that Shangjing is prosperous, and people outside are eager to get in. They don't know that those inside are trapped, unable to escape."
"The Duke Shun Mansion has great merits overshadowing the ruler. My father, my grandfather, and the ancestors of the Wei Family were all prominent figures, yet they did not have much greed."
But once in that position, they were not free to act as they wished.
Resigning from office was not a wise move.
To hold power is to be a thorn in the emperor's side, but what if one has no power?
Then one becomes an ant that anyone can trample, crushed to death.
Chi Yu didn't understand at the time.
Anyway, whatever the General said was correct.
Back then, the General concealed his ambitions, hiding his sharpness.
But ever since he privately returned to Shangjing three months ago, his spirit gradually sank.
And then... he chose to end his own life.
