Chapter 191 Buried Alive (asking for monthly ticket)
There were so many heroes in the State of Zhao. For hundreds of years, how many people shed blood and cried tears to protect this land.
I never thought that all my heroic spirit would be exhausted at the hands of this person.
"You take care of yourself!" Li Mu put down the food.
"Wait! Wait!"
Seeing Li Mu was about to leave, Zhao Qian rolled off the bed and accidentally knocked over the food, causing the soup to splash on him. He didn't care at all, "Wu'an Jun, Li Mu! General Li! Please save me, I don't want to die, Ying Zheng will kill me!"
"I know I was wrong. I wronged you. I shouldn't have killed those people. I was confused. Please give me another chance!"
"Please ask the King of Qin for mercy! You've been a great contributor, he'll definitely take your opinion into consideration!"
Zhao Qian burst into tears.
Li Mu ignored him and left.
Zhao Qian howled for a while, and his hand accidentally touched the broken pottery pieces. He picked up the sharpest piece with trembling hands. His eyes turned from confusion to fear. He threw the fragment away and shrank back.
The King of Qin's convoy drove in slowly.
Zhao Yuanxi looked at the bloodstains on the walls of Handan that had not yet been washed away, and he could already imagine how tragic the battle was at that time.
The Qin army occupied all the military strongholds in Handan City. There was no pedestrian on both sides of the streets except the patrolling Qin army.
However, she noticed that from time to time, eyes peeked out from the cracks in the doors on both sides of the road, and they contained expressions of horror, fear, and resentment.
Ying Zheng brought Zhao Yuanxi to the place where he and the queen mother once lived.
Many of the nobles and royal family members in Handan City were imprisoned here. Their hands and feet were tied, and they knelt on the ground, begging for mercy and wailing continuously.
"My king, spare my life!"
"Your Majesty, we were wrong, please let us go!"
Some people were cursing.
He rushed out from the crowd and said, "Lu Zheng, you dare to kill me if you dare. Even if you are the King of Qin now, you were just a thing I could kill at will! I only blame myself for being soft-hearted and not really kicking you to death."
Such curses were not only directed at Ying Zheng, but also at Zhao Ji.
Filthy words are heard everywhere——
Ying Zheng drew his sword with a cold expression and swung it at the man who had spoken. His expression didn't change at all when the head fell to the ground. "Bury them all alive, and dismember this man and let wild dogs eat him."
Zhao Yuanxi opened his mouth, but in the end, no words came out.
Others may not understand, but she is the one who should understand it the most.
None of these people are innocent.
If Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng had been a little weaker, they would have died from the seven-year-long bullying by these more than a thousand people.
For more than two thousand days and nights, they have not had a single day of peace.
How could she ask Ying Zheng to spare their lives?
Perhaps only the real Zhao Ji was here, and she would be qualified to ask Ying Zheng to forgive them, but would Zhao Ji do it? Zhao Yuanxi didn't know whether Zhao Ji would do it, but she felt that she might not be able to do it either.
"Alright!" Zhao Yuanxi grabbed Ying Zheng's sword-holding hand, "We can go back now!"
Only then did she realize that Ying Zheng's hands were extremely cold, so cold that she couldn't help shivering.
Ying Zheng looked at her with the same cold gaze. After a long moment, he closed his eyes and sighed. Then he opened them again and said coldly, "I thought you would choose to stop me."
Zhao Yuanxi's body stiffened. Although the weather was extremely cold, sweat broke out on her palms.
Just now, she felt a flash of murderous intent from Ying Zheng. Even if it was only for a moment, it was enough to send a chill down her spine.
Zhao Yuanxi calmed himself down, looked up at him, and said frankly, "Although I do think their punishment is a bit harsh, they are not innocent. As Ying Zheng, you should kill them, and as the King of Qin, you should kill them even more."
These people will not be friends, nor can they become citizens under the rule of the Qin State. They will always be enemies. Leaving them behind will sow endless troubles for the Qin State. It is reasonable and moral that they cannot escape death.
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng put his hands on his waist and laughed so hard that he fell forward and backward, unable to control himself.
Zhao Yuanxi is neither good at speaking nor good at not speaking. Is it that funny?
Isn't she analyzing the motives behind his behavior?
And did he know that he was holding a bloody sword in his hand and there was a corpse with its head separated next to him? It was really scary to see him laughing so unscrupulously!
"I think you should calm down." Zhao Yuanxi tried to soothe her, but then reminded her, "There are still many things in Handan City waiting for you to deal with."
"The Queen Mother is right!" Ying Zheng seemed to have calmed down and said calmly, "Let's go! We should go to the Zhao Palace."
Zhao Yuanxi sighed inwardly. Life is not easy! Ying Zheng is really too difficult to deal with!
The Palace of Prince Zhao is located in the very center of Handan. It is also the highest place in the entire city. However, the originally magnificent palace is now only left with this flashy shell.
Many generals were waiting at the city gate.
Seeing the Queen Mother also following, everyone's eyes flashed with surprise, and they bowed and said in unison, "Greetings to the King, and to the Queen Mother."
"No need to be polite."
Ying Zheng stood with his hands behind his back, "Tell me about the battle situation?"
Wang Jian stepped forward and said, "Your Highness and I have already captured Yanmen, Anyang, Handan, and other places. The only thing left is Dai County, where Prince Jia fled."
It can be said that two-thirds of Zhao State’s land has been taken.
"Wang Ben and Yang Duanhe have already gone to reclaim Dai County. If nothing unexpected happens, they can take Dai County in a few months."
Ying Zheng was very satisfied, "You are worthy of being the generals of Qin!"
Who could have imagined that the State of Zhao, which King Zhaoxiang of Qin and King Zhuangxiang of Qin had failed to conquer despite spending millions of troops, would now be completely defeated by the State of Qin.
Everyone was rewarded, including the Qin soldiers.
However, an accident occurred when Li Mu was being rewarded.
Li Mu was now a general, and the next rank he could get was only the Grand General. However, the Grand General was Wang Jian, and if Li Mu was made equal to him, it might be difficult to convince the people, so Ying Zheng appointed him as Lord Yanmen.
Li Mu was once the defender of Yanmen Pass, so there was nothing wrong with him being named Lord of Yanmen. However, he seemed to have lost interest in these things and refused Ying Zheng's reward.
"I thank the king for his reward, but I feel ashamed to accept it. I beg the king to allow me to lay down my arms and return home."
Zhao Yuanxi was stunned and his eyes fell on Li Mu. Compared with his appearance when he first set out, Li Mu's hair seemed to have become a little whiter and he looked a little older.
But he was actually only a few years older than Zhao Yuanxi. Thinking that he became what he is today because of him, Zhao Yuanxi felt a little complicated.
Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Li Mu dangerously. "You refuse to serve the Qin State? Is it because I have done something wrong? Or are you dissatisfied with me? Do you still harbor resentment towards the Qin State?"
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