Capital City of Zhao Kingdom looked calm on the surface, but beneath it lay utter chaos.
Those with connections had received the news first and were already quietly fleeing with their families. They could only withdraw in secret, not daring to make the slightest display. At this time, Zhao Emperor Hai Wuji was like a beast starved to the brink of madness. Once he raised the butcher's blade, he would not care what backing or connections you had in the Imperial Court. With one lift and one fall of the blade, heads would roll.
As for the ordinary people who had not received the news in time, though their daily lives were not well-off, they continued as usual. Even if something truly happened, they had no power to change anything and would still have to carry on.
The eunuchs throughout the Imperial Palace were more disciplined than ever before. The maidservants and palace maids did not even dare speak loudly, and they walked as softly as possible.
Over the past two days, people passing before the Emperor had inexplicably offended him somehow, without anyone knowing what mistake they had made. His Majesty would roar and have them dragged away and beheaded. One after another, more than a dozen had already been killed. Those watching were baffled; those being killed were baffled as well. They died muddleheadedly, never knowing what wrong they had committed.
Everyone in the palace, high and low alike, trembled with fear. Even the consorts in the inner palace spent every day walking on eggshells.
Everyone knew the cause of it. War was a matter of the state; its flames could not be kindled lightly. This was the consequence of rashly starting a war. They should never have attacked Yan Kingdom so easily!
Knowing was one thing, but