Chapter 660

Zhang Rang knelt on the ground, kowtowing continuously toward Empress He's bedchamber.

Seeing this, a trace of amazement appeared in He Jin's eyes. He had not expected Zhang Rang to be able to do this for Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong. After being slightly stunned for a moment, He Jin also cleared his throat and spoke loudly toward Empress He's bedchamber:

"Sister, just strike and save His Majesty!"

"It's not like you don't have the ability. You have the help of the Fuxi Zither from the Divine Weapon Ranking, and you also have the Heaven Dao reward within your body. Just sharing a little bit would be enough to help His Majesty recover from his injuries; what is there to be reluctant about?"

"Besides, husband and wife for a day, a hundred days of grace. Even if you have no feelings for His Majesty now, what's wrong with helping him???"

"If not for His Majesty, then for the sake of our Great Han's common people, you should strike and help!"

Because Zhang Rang was by He Jin's side, He Jin's attitude when speaking to Empress He this time was exceptionally tough.

He Jin felt that as his sister, she would certainly give him this face; after all, they were family.

After a moment, a sigh suddenly came from Empress He's bedchamber.

Originally, when Zhang Rang begged her, a trace of sympathy had actually arisen in her heart, but after Empress He heard He Jin's words, that trace of sympathy was annihilated by the disgust she felt for He Jin.

In the past, when Empress He's Fuxi Zither had just ascended the Divine Weapon Ranking, He Jin's actions had already made Empress He feel very cold.

At that time, He Jin's eyes and heart were filled only with a yearning for power and how he could rely on Empress He to obtain greater power.

There was not a shred of familial affection in He Jin's heart, and what Empress He had always wanted was never power or status; she needed feelings.

True feelings, familial affection, and love.

Now, He Jin's words made Empress He feel even colder and more disgusted, so Empress He very readily rejected the words of He Jin and Zhang Rang.

"From now on, you don't need to come to me again."

"The matters between Great Han and other factions have nothing to do with me anymore."

"And between Liu Hong and me, there are no longer any feelings."

"The fact that I haven't left Great Han until now is the final favor I have for Great Han."

"Also, from now on, there is no relationship between He Jin and me. I want to completely sever the sibling relationship with He Jin!"

"From now on, when we meet, we shall be strangers!"

Empress He said softly inside the bedchamber, and then she paid no more attention to the words of Zhang Rang and He Jin.

After hearing Empress He's words, He Jin was completely stunned; he had not expected things to escalate to this point.

He could never have imagined that just by saying a few words, Empress He would want to sever their sibling relationship!!!

"Sister!!! Sister!!! How can you sever our sibling relationship with me?!!"

"Have you forgotten how I protected you when we were young??!!!"

"Have you forgotten all the little things from our childhood??!!"

He Jin said loudly toward Empress He's bedchamber with red eyes.

The reason He Jin was nervous now, besides being unwilling to accept the current situation, was that everything he had obtained was because he had lied to Liu Hong, saying he could get the Fuxi Zither from Empress He's hands.

If Liu Hong knew that He Jin had now severed the sibling relationship with Empress He, and that He Jin had been lying to Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong, all along, then Liu Hong would surely be furious!

Zhang Rang, who had been kneeling outside Empress He's bedchamber, was also very shocked after hearing Empress He's words...

Actually, if Zhang Rang had known that the reason Empress He did not agree to him was precisely because he had brought He Jin, Zhang Rang would definitely have slapped himself twice.

Now, Zhang Rang only knew that the relationship between Empress He and He Jin had become so tense.

Subsequently, a thought suddenly popped into Zhang Rang's mind.

"Was He Jin lying to His Majesty all along when he said he could make Empress He give the Fuxi Zither to His Majesty???"

"Could it be that the relationship between He Jin and Empress He had already become this bad a long time ago???"

Zhang Rang was greatly alarmed, and he felt that his guess was very likely close to the truth.

Subsequently, Zhang Rang looked at He Jin with a meaningful gaze.

A thought suddenly appeared in Zhang Rang's mind; he wanted to use this information to control He Jin, or at the very least, use He Jin's power as a Great General to ensure He Jin would protect him, Zhang Rang, after Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong, died.

For so many years, Zhang Rang had offended too many people by relying on Liu Hong's favor; he had to find a backer, otherwise, once Liu Hong died, it would be the end for him, Zhang Rang.

On the other side, after Liu Hong had a year of his lifespan forcibly taken from the heavens by Wang Yue, Liu Hong was like a changed person.

He no longer indulged in sensual pleasures but returned directly to the imperial court.

Although Liu Hong now felt the exuberant vitality within his body, he also clearly remembered Wang Yue's words: he only had one year of lifespan left.

Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong, intended to do his utmost to make the mess that was Great Han as good as possible during the time he had left.

And he wanted to slightly rectify the various noble families. Now, having experienced so many things, Liu Hong had long understood that what caused Great Han to become so weak was that the power of the major noble families was too excessive and strong.

Perhaps when Great Han was first founded, with the help of the various noble families, the noble families were a good thing for Great Han.

But now, the various noble families within Great Han had become a disease for Great Han, long since becoming maggots on the bones of Great Han!

The current Great Han, whether in the imperial court or the military camps, had already been invaded by the power of the noble families.

Liu Hong could not adopt overly crude or explosive means for all of this; doing so would only lead to a backlash from the various noble families, causing Great Han to perish even faster.

The reason Liu Hong had come to the imperial court so quickly now was to let the people of Great Han and the soldiers of Great Han know that he, Liu Hong, was fine!

Only in this way could the people of Great Han be completely at ease and the morale of the Great Han army be continuously boosted! ===== CHAPTER 661 =====