Opening with a Poem, Shocking the Entire Court of Civil and Military Officials!.

Summary

The passage details a complex royal power struggle involving Zhao Chang Gong, who claims his brother Zhao Chang Ze betrayed him during a border mission. Zhao Chang Gong alleges that his brother deliberately opened city gates to enemies, causing the death of his second brother and his own leg injury. Stripped of power and banished to the south, he seeks help from his brother-in-law Qin Ying, a cunning political survivor. Qin Ying remains skeptical of Zhao Chang Gong's story, viewing it as another typical royal family power conflict where survival and victory matter more than moral considerations.

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