When Zhao Zhongyu saw the poisoned wine sent by Liu Cong's envoy, he only felt a brief moment of grief and indignation.
After being captured, he was prepared for death.
In fact, several times during the quiet of the night, he wanted to kill himself; several times when he saw Liu Cong humiliate the emperor, he wanted to rush forward and assassinate Liu Cong to seek his own death...
At such times, his brother's gloomy face and disdainful gaze would appear in his mind, as if saying, weak, incompetent, impulsive like a child. A death without value is worse than living in disgrace.
Zhao Zhongyu could only restrain his urge to die. The emperor was gentle in nature, even when Liu Cong forced him to wear servant's cloth and pour wine for Xiongnu nobility, he had no heart for resistance. Zhao Zhongyu held the highest position among the captured court officials, if he were gone, the emperor and the remaining Jin ministers would have no way to survive.
