Chapter 330 A Beating
Xiang Liang protected Xiang Yu behind him and said, "Madam and I are strangers. We have to hurry on our way, so it's better not to disturb you."
Zhao Yuanxi reminded Ziying, "Follow your elder brother and sister Lu, and don't run around anymore."
She went downstairs and looked up and down at the two people in front of her, one big and one small.
There were many people who hated the Qin State, and countless people who wanted revenge, but not many people from Chu had seen her.
The two people's accents were obviously Chu, but neither Zhao Ji nor Zhao Yuanxi had ever set foot in Chu. Although she had many properties here, they were all managed by others.
They are from Chu, have seen her, and have grievances with Qin. Their elders were killed by the Qin people. The most likely possibility is that they are nobles of Chu and have visited Qin. Judging from their appearance, they are martial artists.
"Are you descendants of the Xiong family or the Xiang family?"
The Xiong family was the royal family of the Chu State, and they were the ones who hated the Qin State the most. As for the Xiang family, it was purely Zhao Yuanxi's guess. After all, the only Chu State generals she knew were from the Xiang family.
The elder's face changed when he heard the word "Xiang". She raised her eyebrows, and she really guessed it right.
Since they were uncle and nephew, Zhao Yuanxi's eyes fell on the child, "Your name is Xiang Ji?"
Xiang Ji, courtesy name Yu, was a native of Xiaxiang during the late Qin Dynasty. He was the grandson of Xiang Yan, a renowned general of the Chu State, and a renowned military strategist.
This information automatically popped up in Zhao Yuanxi's mind. He just heard this kid yelling about wanting to avenge his grandfather. Isn't Xiang Yan the grandfather of Xiang Yu?
At the beginning, after Xiang Yan's defeat, the Xiang clan fled in all directions. Except for a small number of people who were captured, most of them changed their names and went into hiding.
Although Xiang Ji was reckless, he was no longer a child, especially after fleeing with his uncle these days. Knowing that his uncle had been exposed because of him, he gritted his teeth and said, "Kill me if you want to kill me, and let my uncle go."
"Don't always shout for war and killing. If you are Xiang Yu, then you are Xiang Liang."
When Xiang Liang heard the Empress Dowager announce their names, he, who had originally been holding on to hope, couldn't help but look grim. Could it be that his Xiang family was really going to perish here?
"You want revenge?"
"The Qin people killed my great-grandfather and destroyed my Xiang family. Why can't I take revenge? Now I'm in your hands. You can kill me if you want. It's impossible for us to beg for mercy."
Although Xiang Yu was still young, he had a very bad temper.
Zhao Yuanxi asked in return: "Didn't Xiang Yan commit suicide?"
"That was also forced by you!"
"But at that time, the two countries were at war. You can't expect your enemy to show you mercy! Would you show mercy to your enemy?"
Xiang Yu was led into this by Zhao Yuanxi's words and really considered this possibility. If he were a general, he would never be soft on his enemies.
"you……"
"Alright!" Xiang Liang pulled Xiang Yu behind him, stopping him from continuing. He then said to Zhao Yuanxi, "It's bad luck that my uncle and nephew have fallen into your hands today. Your Majesty, do whatever you want with me. But Xiang Ji is still just a child, so please spare his life."
"Uncle, we don't need to beg her. If we want to die, then we can die. Even if we die standing, I don't want to beg for life on my knees."
When Zhao Yuanxi heard that someone wanted to attack Fusu and Ziying, she really wanted to kill him. Now she still hasn't changed her mind, but she has to say that she still admires Xiang Yu in front of her.
Not everyone can face their own death calmly, especially since he is just a young child.
If they weren't enemies, maybe they could sit down and be friends.
But he is too murderous and too stubborn, so he probably won't give up on revenge.
Zhao Yuanxi sighed, "You really don't want to surrender?"
"I would rather die..." Before he could finish his words, Xiang Liang blocked his mouth.
"Your Majesty, this is just the ignorant words of a child. Don't take it seriously."
Zhao Yuanxi couldn't help but sympathize with him. His uncle really worried about Xiang Yu.
Even so, Zhao Yuanxi could not let them go. Xiang Yu was a ferocious tiger, the kind that would devour its master. If he let them go today, he would tear them to pieces once he won in the future.
Zhao Yuanxi felt a headache. "You guys really gave me a difficult problem."
Killing him would be a pity; letting him go would be an option; keeping him by his side would be even more unacceptable. The King of Western Chu is so brave that no ordinary person can defeat him. Who would keep a man-eating tiger by their side?
"Put heavy shackles on them and take them on the road first."
Zhao Yuanxi added, "Separate the older and younger ones. Don't let them stay together."
The fugitives from Qin must not be allowed to escape again no matter what.
Xiang Yu was not willing to surrender, and rushed towards Zhao Yuanxi like a cannonball. Amid the exclamations of the crowd, Zhao Yuanxi grabbed his arm with one hand and lifted him up with the other hand, and beat him severely, paying special attention to his buttocks.
"Let me go! A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated. Kill me now! Wuuwuwu..."
Xiang Liang wanted to step forward to rescue him, but was stopped by a soldier with a long spear. Listening to his nephew's crying and looking at the scene, he didn't know what to say for a moment. He thought that no one could control his nephew on weekdays, and he never thought that one day he would be beaten by the Queen Mother of Qin.
When Ziying looked at this scene, he felt pain in his buttocks as well.
However, this also shows that the grandmother really shows mercy to him on weekdays. The child was just making a fuss, but now he is just crying and shouting.
He couldn't help but feel lucky that his grandmother loved him so much that she couldn't bear to hit him like that.
Xiang Yu never thought that this woman could not only stop him, but also pin him to the ground and beat him, and hit him in such a shameful place. He was so ashamed and angry at this moment that he wished he could bang his head against the wall and die.
Zhao Yuanxi was really ruthless this time. Xiang Yu's butt was swollen from her beating. "If you dare to hit me again next time, I will beat you up again! Come on, lock them all up."
Xiang Yu glared at her fiercely and was hit hard on the head by Zhao Yuanxi.
In an instant, Xiang Yu's head was buzzing, he felt dizzy, and fell heavily to the ground, landing on his butt. His face turned pale again, and he was in so much pain that he couldn't get up for a long time.
No one dared to ask what happened in the post station.
Those who were just passing by to eat ran away when they saw that the situation was not right.
Xiang Yu and Xiang Liang were imprisoned in the woodshed and the stable respectively.
In the middle of the night, Xiang Yu lay in a haystack, "Damn it! One day I'll make her pay a hundredfold."
This affected the wound on his buttocks, causing him to gasp in pain. He was only two years older than Fusu. His country had suffered a sudden change, and now he was a prisoner. He felt desolate, and looked at the moon outside through the broken window, his eyes red.
Hearing the footsteps approaching, Xiang Yu couldn't help but become alert, thinking: Could it be that the thief queen mother wants to kill him secretly?
The door was opened and the guard who came in was suddenly knocked to the ground. Yu Guangzhong saw the imprisoned child dragging the chains and running away. He quickly got up and chased him. Fortunately, the chains prevented the child from running fast, and the guard caught him in a short while.
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