Chapter 61: Brothers' Dialogue

  Yanjing Changshoushan - Zhao Family!

  Zhao Huaye finally took real action after receiving his wife Qi Yuting's final ultimatum.

  He knew that if he let his wife have her way, he would probably never see this son again in this lifetime.

  Purging actions within the family must be accelerated.

  Sitting in the study, thinking for a while, Zhao Huoyue picked up the phone and dialed a number. In a deep voice, he said: "Minister Zuo? You know that Secretary Wang of the West River Provincial Party Committee has retired due to illness... As for the issue of succession, as long as one is exceptionally capable, has the right governance direction, and wholeheartedly serves the people, anyone can take over. Of course, we must carefully and cautiously select a candidate with an attitude of responsibility towards the masses. Here's what you should do: go ask Secretary Zhao Longkong for his opinion and see if he has any recommended candidates... Don't be suspicious, this is exactly my intention, just follow it."

  A bitter laugh came from the other end of the phone. This call was undoubtedly to announce that there would be a big move, and the first target was still Xichuan.

  Zhao Huaye gently put down the phone, a complex smile spreading across his lips.

  Politics is like playing chess, making a wrong move can lead to complete defeat. However, it's also about changing or sacrificing pieces, which are all tactics. As long as the central palace remains intact, losing a corner or an edge isn't that important. Sometimes, occasional compromises can achieve the ultimate goal.

  After sitting quietly for a while, Zhao Huoyue picked up the phone again, and this time his tone was much warmer: "Second Brother, I have a favor to ask of you. It's like this - I want you to send Qi Tianyan to Lijiang City to protect someone."

  "Who is it?" Zhao Lingyue, Zhao Hu's second brother, asked.

  "His name is Zhang Yifei, someone very important to me."

  Zhao Lingyue was stunned, what had been going on these past few days, why did he keep receiving calls to send people to Li Jiang to protect someone named Zhang Yifei, who was this guy anyway.

  "Second Brother, you are a majestic major general of the Capital Garrison Division, with many brave generals under your command. You surely wouldn't care about someone like Qi Tianyuan, would you?" Zhao Huoyue had deliberately sent Qi Tianyuan over for a reason.

  After all, Qi Tianyan is Zhang Yifei's older cousin, and if the two of them were to...

  "Lao San, what are you guys doing? The other day, Old Master Qi had already taken Tian Yuan away, saying he was going to Jiangkou to protect someone named Zhang Yifei."

  "Ah!" Zhao Hu was stunned, his father-in-law's move was too swift. In just two days, he had already sent Qi Tianyuan out. If he still hadn't made any moves...

  Zhao Huaye was scared by his own thoughts and broke out in a cold sweat. Damn, it's too scary, fortunately he took action today.

  "What did old master say?" Zhao Huoyue asked nervously.

  "Qī Lǎo said that if Zhang Yìfēi got into trouble, he would skin the three of us brothers alive. What kind of person is this Zhang Yìfēi, and why is Qī Lǎo so concerned about him?"

  "Didn't you hear wrong? Flay our brother's skin?" Zhao Huoyue glared with wide eyes.

  "Absolutely no mistake, and at that time Old Qi was very serious, I could feel that this time it's not a joke. Eldest Third, didn't you offend Old Qi?"

  Before Zhao Huo could speak, Zhao Ling hastily added: "Old Three, if you offend Old Qi, don't drag me down with you."

  Zhao Huaye smiled bitterly after hearing Zhao Lingyue's words, to say that he had offended Old Man Qi for more than 20 years.

  "Lao San, quickly tell me what kind of person Zhang Yifei is. You and Wei Ting, even Qi Lao are all so concerned." Zhao Lingyue wasn't curious about anything else, but was very curious about what kind of person Zhang Yifei was.

  Zhao Hu Yue lightly sighed: "Second brother, do you still remember things from twenty-seven years ago?"

  "Do you remember that?" Zhao Lingyue suddenly exclaimed as if he had thought of something, "Could it be that child?" His face was full of incredulity.

  "Yes, he is that child, and Tianyuan also saw his jade pendant." Zhao Huoyue said heavily.

  In this family, Zhao Huoyue and Second Brother have the best relationship. From young to old, Zhao Lingyue has always taken care of Zhao Huoyue, protecting him with all his might.

  Zhao Lingyue was stunned. He had never thought that his nephew who had been wandering outside for a long time would still be alive, and he had already grown up.

  "No wonder, Old Qi is so energetic. If I were you, I'd be spirited too. I even suspect that Old Qi hasn't skinned you alive, and yet you've lived peacefully for so many years." Zhao Lingyue said sarcastically.

  Zhao Huoyue was very helpless about this. When he made this decision at the beginning, his second brother Zhao Lingyue strongly disagreed.

  "Don't tell me you haven't taken any action yet?" Zhao Lingyue was anxious, he had no son in this life, two daughters, and now hearing that he still had a wandering nephew outside, his mind suddenly felt like it had been scratched by a cat.

  "Second brother, you don't know that Eldest and..." Zhao Hu's words were cut off by Zhao Ling who interrupted: "Third brother, I'm telling you, he is your own son. You've abandoned him for over twenty years, do you want him to wander for another twenty-seven years? What's wrong with Big Brother? If Big Brother dares to have other thoughts, I'll take care of him."

  "Second brother, you should know what's going on at home with me, I'm afraid he'll be taken advantage of when he comes back."

  "This is a bit of trouble, the several children of Lao Da Jia, on the surface are all modest and courteous, but behind their backs they are ruthless and merciless." Zhao Lingyue also became worried.

  This is also why he was so excited after knowing that Zhang Yifei was his nephew. None of the children in the old family could please him, and Zhao Lingyue's relationship with Lao Da was not very good, but Zhao Lingyue's relationship with Zhao Huyue was very deep.

  "What's most terrifying is that Tianyuan said he has post-war PTSD, if it were to flare up..." Zhao Huaye spoke out his greatest concern.

  "Boom!" The sentence exploded instantly in Zhao Lingyue's mind, post-war comprehensive syndrome.

  "How could he have post-war syndrome?" Zhao Lingyue dared not believe.

  As the head of the military district, he was well aware that this disease was not something that could be formed in one or two days, but rather it was the result of experiencing the brutal and bloody battles on the battlefield, so...

  "I'm not clear either, he disappeared for a period of time, but during the time he disappeared, I couldn't find any information about him." Zhao Huaye was very anxious, being in a high position and yet unable to investigate what his own son had done before.

  It's really sad to say this is a very tragic thing.

  "Has he had a relapse?"

  "Not bad, Tianyuan met again, and Tianyuan said that the two of them together were not enough to beat Yifei alone." Zhao Huayue couldn't help but feel a little proud when he said this.

  "Hiss! Zhao Lingyue took a deep breath, he was very clear about Qi Tianyuan's skills, and yet Qi Tianyuan said that two of him were not enough to take down Zhang Yifei alone, so how powerful was he? Zhao Lingyue began to be more and more curious about his nephew."