As early as the debate in Chang'an, Evan Zhao had pointed out that the Nanyue King Zhao Tuo was a rare long-lived man in the world. Combined with the sudden deployment of troops to the border last year and the delay in the tribute troops to Chang'an, the bigwigs in the court came to the conclusion that there might be changes in the Nanyue court.
After arriving at Changsha, Liu Fa told him that the spies had sent accurate information that Zhao Tuo had not been seen for two months, but he had kept it a secret from the country. The person currently in charge of Nanyue should be Zhao Tuo's grandson Zhao Hu, but the power of the court was in the hands of the prime minister.
The prime minister was from the Nanyue clan, the Lu family, whose ancestral home was Panyu. They were a branch of the Yue people who were highly valued after Zhao Tuo founded the country.
After three generations of management and accumulation, the descendants of the Lu family were spread throughout the court and the army, and the family's prestige was unmatched.
As long as Zhao Tuo was alive, Prime Minister Lu was afraid of his reputation and shrewdness, so he dared not act rashly. Now that he has monopolized power and does not take Zhao Hu seriously, all government orders are issued by the Prime Minister's Office. There is only one possibility: Zhao Tuo must die!
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