The Emperor glanced at the panicked Shen Shikang, and Shen's preparations were hasty with three or four thousand men at their command, which was already an overestimation.
He actually couldn't understand why the Shen family was in such a rush. They had just emerged in the Capital, yet were ambitiously aiming for the throne.
Could it be that just because he was nearing the end of his life, the Shen family couldn't wait any longer? But even if he was gone, Zhao's empire couldn't be tainted by others.
If Ye isn't capable, and if he's unreliable, he would rather choose among his brothers or nephews, rather than letting Zhao's empire fall into the hands of others. Their Zhao family can't fall into disgrace under his watch.
So what exactly gave the Shen family the illusion that without him, Zhao Dun, they could aspire to control the world?
