Kabanata 287: Chapter 140: Zhao Feng Returns, Ying Zheng Surprised! (2)

Most of the Zhao state's nobles and the attendants from the Zhao Royal Palace who had fled Handan City had been caught—nearly seven or eight out of every ten—and were now gathered in the plaza before Longtai Palace. Most of these people had once been princes and nobles, but now, they were all reduced to prisoners.

After being tricked by Guo Kai, they had only received word of the Qin Army's attack just before the palace fell; otherwise, they would have had plenty of time to flee. But now, it was all too late. Even to this moment, they were unclear about what had happened or why Guo Kai had not received news of the attack sooner. As for Guo Kai betraying his country and defecting to Qin? That was a possibility they couldn't even imagine—who would ever think that a Prime Minister, a man of such high standing, would betray his own nation?