Ultimately, the King of Yan accepted the assassination claim made by the Crown Prince of Yan.
He felt that the Crown Prince of Yan's proposal was feasible.
Of course, more importantly, at this time, the Yan state truly did not have the military strength to resist the Lin Tian army.
The existence of the Lin Tian army and the state of Qin had always been a huge threat to the Yan state.
If this problem could not be solved from the root, then their Yan state would never know peace.
He also hoped that the assassination would succeed, that Ying Zheng could die.
In this way, no one would oppose their Yan state anymore.
Even their Yan state could use this opportunity to grow stronger.
Therefore, he stared fiercely at the Crown Prince of Yan and said:
"Since this plan was proposed by you, then you will carry this matter out!"
"If you fail, you know the consequences. I, the King, never joke!"
"Yes!!"
Upon hearing the King of Yan's words, the Crown Prince of Yan felt a sense of relief.
He knew that the King of Yan had approved of his plan.
His life was temporarily safe.
However, whether he could truly be saved depended on the success of his plan.
Therefore, the Crown Prince of Yan decided to put on a show.
He returned to the Crown Prince's mansion reeking of alcohol, carrying a few bottles of wine. He found a retainer of the Crown Prince's mansion.
This retainer was one of the assassins chosen by the Crown Prince of Yan to assassinate King Qin Ying Zheng, and he was the world-renowned top assassin, Jing Ke.
Jing Ke was both an assassin and a chivalrous hero. He had been a retainer under the Crown Prince of Yan for a long time.
It was just that before, the Crown Prince of Yan had no use for Jing Ke, so Jing Ke was not well-known in the Crown Prince's mansion.
Fortunately, when it came to maintaining his image, the Crown Prince of Yan did a very perfect job.
He even drank with these retainers, treated them to meals, and bestowed gifts upon them.
This made many retainers willing to risk their lives for the Crown Prince of Yan and be utterly loyal to him.
When the Crown Prince of Yan saw Jing Ke, he appeared very melancholic and, without saying any unnecessary words, simply asked Jing Ke to drink with him.
Such a request, a chivalrous hero like Jing Ke, would naturally not refuse.
Therefore, he picked up his wine cup and began drinking with the Crown Prince of Yan.
However, the Crown Prince of Yan's drinking today was different from usual.
Normally, although the Crown Prince of Yan was also very bold, he drank from wine cups.
But today, the Crown Prince of Yan was gulping wine directly from the bottle.
Seeing that demeanor, Jing Ke immediately realized he had something on his mind.
"Your Highness, are you troubled by something? Why are you drinking so much?"
"It's nothing! I just want to drink with you!"
"However, after today, I fear I will have to part ways with Brother Jing. Brother Jing can no longer stay in my Crown Prince's mansion! Tomorrow, I will give Brother Jing some travel expenses, and Brother Jing should leave our Yan state!"
"Ah? Why is that?"
Jing Ke was not as quickly informed about the situation on the battlefield.
Therefore, he did not understand why the Crown Prince of Yan would suddenly say such a thing.
But as a retainer of the Crown Prince of Yan, he naturally had to care about the Crown Prince of Yan!
"Our Yan state is about to fall!!"
"What? How is this possible? Has Qin already attacked?"
"Yes! Qin has already attacked! Qin's Lin Tian has continuously captured fifteen of our cities. If they advance any further, they will reach our Yan capital, and then our Yan state will be finished!!"
"Qin's Lin Tian is so powerful? Then I will go and kill him and resolve this threat!!"
Jing Ke had heard of Lin Tian's name.
He also knew that Lin Tian was the foremost swordsman of Qin.
He was very unconvinced by this and had long wanted to compete with Lin Tian.
Now that Lin Tian was leading a large army to attack, his first reaction was to go and kill Lin Tian.
As a top assassin, he naturally would not accept that someone was better than him.
He also believed that he had the ability to kill Qin's Lin Tian.
Even if this Qin's Lin Tian was within a hundred thousand strong army.
Upon hearing Jing Ke's words, the Crown Prince of Yan was instantly moved.
He had long harbored deep hatred for Lin Tian.
If possible, he wished he could go and kill Lin Tian right now.
To tear Lin Tian into a thousand pieces was a strong desire in his heart.
However, he also knew that Lin Tian was incredibly powerful, and the foremost swordsman of Qin was not just a reputation.
Coupled with the large army under his command, Jing Ke would likely not succeed in his assassination.
Therefore, he suppressed the impulse in his heart.
"Qin's Lin Tian is indeed detestable, but he is not the root of our Yan state's crisis!"
"The root of our Yan state's crisis is still King Qin Ying Zheng!"
"Ying Zheng!"
"That is indeed him. He has caused too many wars!"
Jing Ke did not think Ying Zheng was a good person, nor did he think he was a majestic emperor.
He only knew that Ying Zheng had caused many wars, leading to many deaths.
Including many of Jing Ke's friends.
In Jing Ke's heart, he had long wished to kill Ying Zheng.
However, Jing Ke also knew that King Qin Ying Zheng was not easy to kill.
So, although he had this thought, he had never acted on it.
At this moment, the Crown Prince of Yan spoke again with a melancholic expression.
"If only we could kill King Qin Ying Zheng. Then Qin would fall into chaos, and Qin's Lin Tian's army would naturally disperse without a fight!"
"Thus, our Yan state would be saved!!"
"But who in this world has the courage to assassinate King Qin Ying Zheng??"
The Crown Prince's words seemed to be spoken casually, but his peripheral vision was always fixed on Jing Ke.
He said this deliberately to Jing Ke.
He wanted to ascertain if Jing Ke had the courage for this.
If Jing Ke spoke up, then this matter would be entrusted to Jing Ke.
The next moment, Jing Ke indeed spoke.
"Assassinating the dog thief Ying Zheng is nothing. I have the courage!"
"However, King Qin Ying Zheng is always within the Xianyang Palace of Qin. I have no opportunity to assassinate King Qin Ying Zheng!!"
It was clear that Jing Ke had not realized that the Crown Prince of Yan was setting a trap for him.
"Hmm? I do have an opportunity to assassinate Ying Zheng here, but does Brother Jing truly have the courage to assassinate Ying Zheng?"
"Am I a man without courage? If the heavens were made of flesh and blood, I would dare to tear a great hole in them!"
"Since Your Highness has an opportunity to assassinate King Qin Ying Zheng, I am willing to go and kill that King Qin Ying Zheng!"
"You are truly willing to assassinate King Qin Ying Zheng?"
"I am willing to go, and I will not regret it even if I die!!"
Jing Ke's answer was firm, so firm that the Crown Prince of Yan's heart was filled with joy.
However, no joy appeared on his face. On the contrary, he seemed very somber.
As if he was reluctant and filled with guilt.
This display made Jing Ke even more inclined to believe that the Crown Prince of Yan had brought this up unintentionally.
And he was acting out of pure courage.
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