To Four Thousand Years Later

"The mob...is the mob."

Adonija's face was gloomy: "They are stupid, they don't know right from wrong...everyone was bewitched by Solomon."

"yes…"

Joab beside him also sighed: "They are all too young. They don't understand that Israel has long since lost God. In order to protect his own rights, Zadok did not tell them the truth. Only you can save Israel, Ado Niya."

Hearing Joab's words, Adonijah's mood improved a little, and even his aching chest seemed to feel a little better.

He felt that the atmosphere was not right before, and immediately decided that he could not just sit still—Priest Sadhu had been displeased with him for a long time. In addition, that guy Solomon is not as kind as he has always been... If he doesn't try to make some changes this time, maybe he will really die.

So he rode two horses together with Marshal Joab, took a detour and took a short cut and arrived in Jerusalem ahead of time. Joab mobilized part of the army as his general, and escorted them to the temple.

"However, will these people see you with me?"

The corner of Adonija's mouth rose: "When I become king, they will speak ill of you. Say you are flattering."

Joab just shook his head: "It doesn't matter. They all know that you care most about the army, so it's nothing strange to be with the marshal."

"more importantly…"

His tone was flat: "This shows that the army supports you, and Solomon is weak. This is good for your plan later. You can attract more people to participate in your anointing ceremony."

"Whether you can attract people or not, that's the only way to go."

Adonijah nodded, with a ruthless gleam in his eyes: "You and I both know that when Solomon becomes king, we will lose our country."

—Israel has no god.

This secret is no longer a secret at the highest level in Israel. Because of this, the priests will intensify their efforts to attack Baal's beliefs.

What else could it be for? If nothing else, it must be that they are trying to maintain their position—exposing themselves to others, as they would certainly do if they were in this position.

Once people find out that the power of the priests is not as good as those pagans who believe in demon gods, the status of the priests will collapse instantly.

Neither Adonijah nor Joab looked down on these priests who concealed the truth for the sake of their own status.

King David's original order was that after his death Solomon would succeed to the throne of Israel. He is now very ill, dying, and seeing Solomon about to take the throne.

However, Adonijah only won the support of one priest. And it was still a lure by using the position of the high priest.

Once the priest of Abiathar realizes that Solomon has the upper hand now, it is very likely that he will betray Adonijah in turn. Adonijah had to be king before Solomon.

In this case, he could lead the army in a fair manner and kill Solomon in the city of Jerusalem for the crime of treason.

"Go and take Priest Abiathar away first."

Adonija pressed his aching chest, took a deep breath, frowned and said in a low voice: "Then we will leave the city directly through the east gate. Pass through the Kidron Valley and go to the rock altar of Zohile in Enrogel. , let the priest of Abiathar anoint me as the new king."

"What about King David?"

Marshal Joab asked suddenly.

He stared closely at Adonijah, and asked softly, "What do you plan to do to King David?"

"I can't kill the king father. It is impossible for the guards in the king's city to accept the man who killed King David as the new king."

Adonijah said without hesitation: "Find someone to kill for me. I'll kill him and avenge the king."

"…it is good."

After a long silence, Marshal Joab nodded slowly.

His eyes also lost the last trace of hesitation, which was full of determination.

At the same time, a new line of subtitles suddenly flashed in front of Solomon who had not yet returned to Jerusalem.

[The main task has been updated]

[Main quest 1: Kingship: Prevent Adonijah from anointing himself as king at the altar of Zohile Rock (remaining time 399/400 minutes); make an oath "I will not kill you with swords" in front of Adonijah ; Kill the rebels without violating all oaths (0/3)] [Reward: Legendary 3, Demon God Awakening Ceremony (once)*1]

"...This task is interesting."

When Solomon saw the objective of the mission, he almost laughed out loud by accident.

It's okay not to kill you with a knife. This oath is quite a bit like Liu Bang killing Han Xin.

"However, this 'all' oath..."

Solomon pondered for a moment, then realized: "So that's the case. Did you count the oath King David made to them?"

In that case, you need to ask what kind of oath King David has made... Just right, this can also avoid offending King David.

However, this choice of Adonijah...

"It's really stupid."

Solomon shook his head in disappointment.

Adonijah's education is too poor.

If he and Adonijah switched places, Solomon would never directly anoint himself as king. This meant that Adonijah knew nothing about Jerusalem in the rear, and bet everything on everyone being unresponsive.

If Solomon said, he would directly enter King David's bedroom with Joab, and then immediately violently kill King David and the maid in his room, arrest Solomon's mother Bathsheba and cut off her tongue. Then he immediately went out and announced the news that Bathsheba had assassinated King David and that Solomon had anointed him as king, and asked Joab to testify for himself.

Then he led the whole army to attack Solomon and killed Solomon outside the city. He returned with the heads of Solomon and Zadok the priest, and publicly executed Bathsheba. At the same time, he anointed himself as king in the name of "revenge for King David", and went back to disarm the inner guards of the king's city.

Although this may leave a bad reputation for himself, and it will also plant some hidden dangers for the rule...but in this way, he can control all rhythms in his own hands. As long as Adonijah doesn't make mistakes, Solomon has almost no chance of survival.

If it is the best strategy, go to King David first, and then go out to the barracks immediately, let Joab falsely pass the decree, and send the army out of the city directly to besiege Solomon. It is also a good strategy. Solomon originally thought that with Adonijah's fierce personality, he would probably choose such a path.

...In the end, he didn't expect that Adonijah didn't even dare to besiege and kill himself directly.

Obviously the only advantage is to go first, and he doesn't know how to make himself the king first, and bury himself alive...

By now, Solomon had seen Adonijah's fatal character flaw—although he was ruthless, he was only ruthless to others. He will become hesitant when it comes to his own existing interests.

"Trash that can't make a big deal."

Solomon asserted, relaxing slightly.

Adonijah, don't worry.

The decisive factor in the key plan should be whether one's own quality and ability to act are outstanding, not whether the enemy is stupid or not. He doesn't even have the confidence to believe in himself, so why should he be king?

Solomon didn't hesitate any longer. After bidding farewell to Noam and his daughter, he turned and mounted his horse, ran to the middle of the team, and quickly said to Priest Zadok, "Just now God told me in a dream that Adonijah was going to rebel against my father, but my father didn't know... I have to go back first and report to King David!"

"Don't be nervous, Solomon. Let's not mention that you may be sleepy, even if Adonijah really anointed himself as king, so what?"

Priest Zadok couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, and said slowly: "King David said that the future throne of Israel is yours! It should be yours, and he is yours. No one can take it away, not even Adonijah." —”

"But if Adonijah really anoints himself as king, I will be king according to King David's opinion. That would be a violation of Israel's tradition."

Solomon looked serious and anxious: "In that case, how can the people trust the priest? How can they trust the king's words?"

What a good boy.

Priest Zadok nodded in satisfaction.

"If you are allowed to stay here, you won't be able to rest assured. You go back, and I will watch over the convoy for you."

The old priest said kindly: "When I go back, I will truthfully report all the details of this hunting to King David. He will be proud of you."

"Thank you, Priest Zadok."

Solomon nodded gratefully, and his legs suddenly tightened on the horse's belly and ran forward. On the way, I did not forget to say hello to the fellow warriors.

Priest Sadhu shook his head with a smile: "This child..."

He was not in a hurry, and continued to move forward slowly with the convoy.

——It wasn't until an hour later that a flustered messenger rushed here holding the wooden staff of a certain prophet.

"Adonijah rebelled, and the prophet Nathan urgently summoned Solomon to return to Jerusalem!"

The messenger had just seen the convoy from a distance, so he raised the token of the prophet's wooden staff and announced loudly, "Adonijah is rebelling! Please return to Jerusalem immediately, Your Highness!"

"…what?"

Priest Sadhu was stunned.