Chapter 437 If You Don’t Say, Then Die

After the news spread that Prince Chang'an had led his troops into the city, many people in Jiangyang City saw that the Xizhou army did not burn, kill, loot, or even disturb the people, so they took to the streets to see what this famous wise prince looked like.

Soon the street was filled with pedestrians.

Although Huo Zheng was anxious to interrogate Huo Yang, it was not appropriate to interrogate him in public regarding matters concerning the royal family, so he had Huo Yang taken to the governor's residence for further questioning.

The officials in Jiangyang City immediately took Prince Chang'an to the torture chamber.

Ever since Prince Rui came to Jiangyang City and made a mess of it, many people's hearts have already flown to Prince Chang'an's side. If Huo Yang had not heavily guarded Jiangyang City, they would have opened the city gates to welcome him.

Today Jiang Hao did what many people wanted to do, and the officials in Jiangyang City could only show their loyalty.

As Huo Zheng walked towards the mansion, he asked Jiang Hao, "Where did you catch him?"

Jiang Hao said, "The back door of the Governor's Mansion."

It is actually easy to guess where Huo Yang went. During the battle at the city gate, he felt it was dangerous and returned to the governor's mansion.

After learning that the Xizhou army had entered the city, he would definitely not stay here anymore and would leave as soon as possible.

The main gate was the most dangerous, and Huo Yang would definitely not go through it. Jiang Hao sent people to block the other side gates. He personally blocked the back gate, and sure enough, he blocked Prince Rui who was about to escape.

Huo Zheng was also a little surprised by what Jiang Hao did today, but he always believed that a gentleman is judged by his deeds rather than his heart. Although Jiang Hao is not a gentleman, as long as what he did did not harm innocent people, it was not a mistake.

After taking Huo Yang into the governor's residence, Huo Zheng did not have anyone take him to the torture chamber.

Huo Yang was already severely injured and was subjected to severe punishment. I'm afraid he would die today.

What's more, as a son of the royal family, he cannot die in such an undignified way even if he dies.

Huo Zheng brought Huo Yang to the main hall and ordered his attendants to untie Prince Rui.

But Huo Yang had a bloody hole in his upper body and his leg was broken. As soon as the people who were holding him loosened the hemp rope, he fell heavily to the ground and couldn't get up even if he lay there.

Huo Zheng sat upright in the hall, "Huo Yang, tell the truth, and I will spare the lives of your wife and children."

"Tell the truth? What do you want me to tell you?" Huo Yang raised his hand and wiped the blood from his lips. His mouth was now full of the taste of blood. He sneered, "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Now that you have won, you can do whatever you want. Why are you still pretending?"

All the officials of Jiangyang City and Jiang Hao, Jiang He and others were standing in the main hall. When they heard Huo Yang say this, Jiang He was about to start scolding him, but Jiang Hao stepped forward and kicked Huo Yang in the heart, causing him to spit out blood and almost die on the spot.

The entire main hall suddenly fell silent.

Jiang Hao said coldly: "King of Chang'an, I am not a good-tempered person. If you refuse to speak, then die."

Seeing this, Jiang He suddenly felt that Jiang Hao had become extremely pleasing to the eye.

Huo Zheng sat in the middle of the room. The maids brought hot tea and he called out to everyone, "Don't stand. Sit down and drink tea."

The officials of Jiangyang City responded in agreement and sat down with mixed emotions.

"Jiang Hao." Huo Zheng called Jiang Hao, "Come too."

Jiang Hao didn't kick Huo Yang again because of this. The officials of Jiangyang City consciously reserved the seat closest to King Chang'an. Jiang Hao stepped forward and sat next to Huo Zheng.

When they were in Xizhou in the past, the people around King Chang'an always felt that Jiang Hao was a cruel and ruthless person who could even kill his adoptive father with his own hands. He was extremely dangerous and should not be trusted.

But this time Jiang Hao tricked King Rui, and the people in Xizhou treated him as one of their own.

It seemed as if they had expected him to change sides at the last minute.

After all, everyone in Xizhou thinks that Jiang Hao is just that kind of person, and it would be right for him to turn around and stab King Rui.

It is rare for a person to be so immoral all the time.

What's more, Jiang Hao helped them every time he acted immorally. Isn't this another kind of stability?

Jiang Hao sat down next to Huo Zheng. The maid came to serve tea, but he didn't take it.

The main reason was that Song Wan'er poisoned him too much.

He would rather avoid touching other people's things than touch them.

What's more, when he saw these cups and utensils, he suddenly wanted to see Song Wan'er very much.

Even if we quarrel as soon as we see her and she scolds me, it doesn't matter.

Jiang He saw Jiang Hao sitting down, and quickly stepped forward to interrogate Huo Yang, asking him which officials in the capital had been killed and which had been promoted?

Ask him whether the emperor's body is real or fake?

Ask him how he persecuted the Queen, causing her to become seriously ill?

These are what Huo Zheng and everyone else want to know.

Huo Yang sneered, "What do you mean by murder? What do you mean by persecution? It's clear that Huo Zheng and Huo Yan conspired to murder my father and usurp the throne. Now Huo Zheng has even marched his army into the capital, and is even accusing me of plotting to usurp the throne. This is truly ridiculous! Absolutely ridiculous!"

When the officials of Jiangyang City heard this, they could no longer drink their tea and all looked at King Chang'an.

King Rui and King Chang'an issued manifestos to attack each other, and rumors were flying everywhere, making it impossible to tell who was actually plotting to usurp the throne.

Now Huo Yang has reached this point and is still cursing Prince Chang'an...

Huo Zheng said, "Every moment you confuse right and wrong will make your injuries worse. I won't kill you myself, but if you can't hold on and die here, it's your own fate."

To Huo Yang, these words sounded no different from "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll make you bleed to death here."

It’s hateful that these officials in Jiangyang City are all fence-sitters. When they saw Huo Zheng coming, they all sided with him.

All of Huo Yang's men have been restrained, and there is no one who can save him now.

Jiang He was waiting for the torture to begin, just waiting for the prince's order.

Huo Yang knew that today was going to be a tough day, so he immediately shouted to Huo Zheng, "Seventh brother! Seventh brother, I was also tricked by Huo Yan. How could I have murdered our father? It's all Huo Yan's fault! Huo Yan wants you and me to fight each other so that he can reap the benefits!"

Huo Yan was now in Xizhou. Huo Yang's mind raced at an unprecedented speed, and he immediately added, "It's true that I tried to recruit Suo Hongkai from Beizhou, but he simply ignored my orders. He must have been ordered by Huo Yan to lead his troops to besiege Xizhou! Now that you've come to Jiangyang City, I'm afraid Xizhou has already fallen into Huo Yan's hands!"

He even wanted to imply that Jiang He had been bribed by Huo Yan, and the news he reported today was all false.

"Save your energy, Prince Rui." Jiang He was speechless. "Do you believe these nonsense you said?"

No one knows whether Huo Yang himself believes it or not.

Anyway, Huo Zheng didn't believe a word of it.

Huo Zheng said to Huo Yang, "You still refuse to tell the truth. Do you want to experience the feeling of being cut into pieces with three thousand cuts?"

The punishment of lingchi involves cutting off the flesh in front of a person's body piece by piece, causing unbearable pain, but the person cannot die immediately. He can only be tortured by the severe pain and wait for death to come.

It is the most cruel and painful form of punishment.

Huo Yang's face changed drastically when he heard this, "How dare you!"

Huo Zheng put down the teacup and said, "There is nothing in this world that I dare not do."