RPAGF Chapter 193 Zhang Hui Has Gone Mad
Chapter 193 Zhang Hui Has Gone Mad
Lord Min sneered: "Things have come to this point, why does Your Excellency need to make excuses? If Dong Qin wants to take action, it always does so directly. Why resort to these underhanded tricks?"
"It was you Western Liang people who were dishonest in the first place. As hostages, we Eastern Qin were lenient and did not control their whereabouts. But you went and caused trouble in secret in Eastern Qin. We Eastern Qin will never let this go until Western Liang gives us an explanation."
Liang Xize's face tightened with anger: "What do you want?"
Lord Min coldly replied, "It should be done the proper way. According to the laws of Eastern Qin, it is a serious crime for the Prince of Ze to send people to set fire. He should be punished by having his property confiscated and being exiled."
"You intend to exile me?"
"I'll consider whether Marquis Pingxi is free. I've heard that he's been going home early every day lately and hates being bothered. If I were to send him to war, would he beat me on the head first?"
Everyone present burst into laughter upon hearing Lord Min's words.
Princess Huizhen said, "It's not necessary to beat the lord up, but we should cut off the head of this hostage first and use it to sacrifice to the flag. Oh, and if the magistrate's head doesn't look good, we can cut it off as well."
Liang Xize's face darkened.
The Western Liang envoy's face darkened. These Eastern Qin people were indeed brutes; they would attack you at the slightest provocation.
If the national treasury weren't so strained and the ranks of soldiers at the lower levels weren't so poorly replenished, these people would probably be fighting every day.
Princess Huizhen thought for a moment and then said, "Actually, there's no need for my uncle to take action himself. Since they dared to harm me, it would be perfectly appropriate for me to personally take their heads."
You're not a perfect match at all!
These brutes of Eastern Qin are all so unreasonable. The men are reckless, and the women are reckless too. Even these two princesses are particularly annoying. One will splash you in the face to wake you up, and the other will directly try to take your head.
This is absolutely mind-blowing.
Li, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, coughed and asked Liang Xize and the envoy from Xiliang, "What else do you have to say about this case? King of Xiliang, do you agree with Zhang Hui's testimony?"
Princess Huizhen clenched her fist, her knuckles cracking, as if she would immediately strike him if he dared to deny it.
Liang Xize was both frustrated and furious, wishing he could chop the man up with a knife.
Seeing that he did not answer, Lord Li continued, "Could it be that the King of Xiliangze feels that he has been wronged? If he has been wronged, then we must thoroughly investigate the affairs around the King of Xiliangze. Only then will it not be considered a wrongful conviction."
Liang Xize's expression changed slightly: "Wait."
"Well? Has the King of Xiliangze remembered something?"
Liang Xize took a deep breath, weighing the pros and cons in his mind.
He spent more than three years in Qin capital and indeed planted many spies there. He was indeed a womanizer, but he wasn't without brains.
If a thorough investigation were conducted and these people were identified, wouldn't all his years of hard work have been in vain?
Moreover, he was a hostage from Xiliang. Even if he made a mistake, Dongqin wouldn't really want to kill him. If he was lucky, the people of Dongqin would find his meddling annoying and ask Xiliang to send another hostage, then he might be able to return to Xijing.
Thinking of this, Liang Xize's heart suddenly became active.
What does temporary setback matter? As long as he can return to Xijing, what does it matter if he is ridiculed or scolded by his father? Only by returning to Xijing can he be qualified to ascend the throne.
In Eastern Qin, it would be futile for him to be law-abiding.
Perhaps the Eastern Qin thought he was obedient and kept him in the Qin capital for life?
Thinking of this, Liang Xize's heartbeat calmed down, and he finally let out a cold laugh: "So what if I did it?"
"I just can't stand the two princesses of Dongqin. They're so arrogant, they think they're the best. I'm just looking for revenge, so what?"
"As for Zhang Hui, that fool, I only said it casually. As long as he does this for me, I will send the Zhang family to Xiliang. I only said it casually, and he is willing to risk his life for me. Hahaha, it seems that he is not having a good time in Dongqin."
Zhang Hui, dressed in prison clothes, looked somewhat dazed. Upon hearing this, his eyes darted around, and he looked at Liang Xize, his chapped lips moving slightly: "Are you lying to me?"
He asked very softly, as if afraid of disturbing something.
“Yes,” Liang Xize sneered, “It’s just that you’re stupid, believing whatever others say. What does your Zhang family have that’s worth me going to such lengths for?”
Zhang Hui's pupils contracted slightly, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Liang Xize. In the next instant, he lunged forward, ready to strike.
"You bastard, how dare you lie to me! How dare you lie to me!"
Zhang Hui, and indeed everyone in the Zhang family, had long been fed up with this life where anyone could trample on them. He was filled with hatred and anger, but with this overwhelming power, his former acquaintances avoided them like the plague, and those who fawned over them trampled on them again and again, only wanting to win the favor of Empress Dowager Cheng.
Some even set their sights on the Zhang family's wealth, using every means to gradually erode it.
The Zhang family was in great pain, but since their married daughter had offended Empress Dowager Cheng, no one dared to help them out. They were only laughed at and said that they deserved it.
The appearance of Liang Xize was the only turning point in the Zhang family's numbness and despair. Zhang Hui was willing to risk his life to seek a glimmer of hope for the Zhang family.
He just didn't expect that Liang Xize was lying to him.
At this moment, Zhang Hui felt anger at being deceived, as well as madness and despair at falling into a desperate situation once again.
"How dare you lie to me!"
"You lied to me!"
Unfortunately, Zhang Hui had just pounced when he was restrained by a constable who pressed down on him, bending his waist and knees until he was forced to kneel.
"How dare you lie to me!"
"How dare you lie to me!"
"I am going to kill you!"
Zhang Hui struggled desperately, seemingly oblivious to the pain. In the midst of extreme agony and despair, his face gradually became deranged.
"Who am I? I am the third young master of the Zhang family."
"I'm going to kill you, kill you!"
Zhang Hui has gone mad.
There was a moment of silence in the courtroom of the Dali Temple. Zhang Yao looked at his younger brother in this state, and two hot tears slid down his thin, numb face.
He rushed forward and caught the man, crying out, "Third brother! Third brother!"
"Third brother!"
This is the epitome of brotherhood that moves heaven and earth.
Many of those being interrogated outside the Dali Temple gate couldn't help but shed tears.
Princess Huizhen curled her lips, her eyes extremely cold: "Evil ghosts who kill and eat people can also feel sadness and pain. I wonder if your Zhang family ever thought about whether others would suffer when you were harming them."
You only know what pain is when the knife falls on your own body.
"This is all retribution for your Zhang family."