Chapter 650 Determined to Win
The queen looked at Xie Rui's slightly protruding double chin...
She even had the same question. Before this, she had imagined countless scenes of him being abused.
But today I saw him... He doesn't look like he was tortured...
Conspiracy, a huge conspiracy!
"Father, this is clearly a conspiracy devised by those people!" He wondered why those people were so kind and prepared so much food for him every day. It turned out that they were waiting for him!
"Conspiracy, I want to know how kind-hearted your kidnapper must be to have kept you so plump and white!"
Xie Rui's words no longer had any persuasive power in front of Emperor Zhao Heng.
Now he was certain that three-tenths of his iron-refining skills were taken by them. Even if it was for the purpose of saving people, it was unforgivable in the eyes of Emperor Zhaoheng.
The art of ironmaking is much more important than a son who only thinks about dying quickly!
"Come here, drag the Queen and the eldest prince away and beat them until they admit that they stole the iron smelting technique!"
Emperor Zhaoheng no longer believed a word they said.
beat.
As long as you can't kill him, beat him to death!
"Please spare me, Your Majesty. Your Highness and I really don't know anything."
"Yes, father, I am the victim. I just escaped..."
Emperor Zhaoheng remained unmoved no matter how loudly they shouted.
The guards held the two men on a bench and hit them hard with sticks, leaving them no room for mercy.
The voices of the two people crying out for injustice gradually faded away, and their breaths became extremely weak.
Emperor Zhaoheng did not say how many times he would be beaten, and the executioners did not dare to stop until he shouted to stop.
Seeing that the two were about to die, Emperor Zhaoheng waved his hand to signal the guards to stop.
"Go and send a message to the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and tell them that within three days, I want to see three complete copies of the Iron Refining Technique. Otherwise, I will kill them!"
Giving the Queen and the others a chance to breathe is giving the Prime Minister's Office hope, making them feel that there is still room for things to turn around.
Although the events in the palace were quite a commotion, Emperor Zhaoheng had ordered that the news be kept secret, and the news had not yet spread outside the palace. Not many people knew that something big had happened in the palace.
When people from the palace went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to deliver the message, the Prime Minister's Mansion was still trying its best to find Xie Rui's whereabouts, but there were still no useful clues.
"Father, someone has come from the palace and asked you to come in immediately."
Prime Minister Zhou stood up from his chair at once. He was really afraid of someone coming from the palace.
"But what was it?"
"Nothing was said, just asking father to come into the palace quickly."
I have no idea what's going on, which makes things even more uncertain.
To be cautious, Prime Minister Zhou gave some instructions to his son after leaving, and then left with the people in the palace.
Prime Minister Zhou felt something was wrong as soon as he stepped into the bedroom. When he looked up, he saw the Queen and Xie Rui lying on the ground, breathing more than they were breathing.
Even Prime Minister Zhou, who had been through many battles, was so frightened that he lost his ability to react.
How come Xie Rui is in the palace?
"My lord, the emperor is still waiting for you in the inner palace."
Prime Minister Zhou almost staggered into the inner hall.
His mind was racing but he couldn't figure it out.
"Your Highness."
Emperor Zhaoheng leaned back in his chair, but this did not reduce his hostility.
"Prime Minister Zhou, did you see it when I came in just now?"
Prime Minister Zhou could only bite the bullet and say, "Your Majesty, please make it clear."
Emperor Zhaoheng sneered, "You two have teamed up to steal the iron smelting technology of my Jin State, and now you come to ask me?"
Prime Minister Zhou's gray beard twitched, "Your Majesty, please be clear. I have already handed over the iron smelting technique to you. How could you steal it? Someone must have slandered me. Please investigate and clear me and the queen's name."
"Before I fell ill, I had placed the Iron Refining Technique in my bedroom. During this period, the Queen had controlled almost everything in the bedroom. Now that the Iron Refining Technique is missing, who else could have stolen it if not you and her working together?"
Prime Minister Zhou cried out that he was wronged, but Emperor Zhaoheng refused to listen to his explanation.
"If Xie Rui hadn't already acquired the Iron Refining Technique, how could he have returned safely?"
Prime Minister Zhou also wants to know this!
"Your Majesty, I really don't know about this. Please give me some time. I will find out the truth and give you an explanation."
Emperor Zhao Heng sneered and said, "I will give you time, but not to find out the truth. I will give you three days to hand over the stolen iron smelting technique. If I cannot see the complete iron smelting technique after three days, I will cut them into pieces!"
Prime Minister Zhou was still in a daze when he came out of the bedroom.
He even felt that what had just happened was a dream.
In the Second Prince’s Mansion.
Ever since he lost the iron smelting technique, the second prince has been depressed. He began to search for the whereabouts of the iron smelting technique day and night. He just returned home when it was already dark.
During this period, the Second Prince's Mansion had been shrouded in a heavy depression. The servants dared not even breathe, for fear that they would do something wrong and become innocent cannon fodder.
Xie Jun returned to the study, and as soon as the door was closed, the expression on his face could no longer be suppressed.
"Your Highness is indeed a man of great foresight. If this is the case, it won't be long before the Prime Minister and his entire family become the dead souls in the hands of the butcher."
Xie Jun laughed triumphantly, but he had to put on a complete show, which would not only kill them but also fulfill his own wish.
"Everything has been arranged. In order to avoid any further delays, I will leave as soon as possible."
Now all three copies of the iron smelting technique are in his hands. He is not greedy for this thing. As long as the country is his, how can the iron smelting technique become someone else's?
He planned to stage a play. Next, he would receive news that someone was about to leave the country with the iron smelting technique. He would lead his men to hunt him down. After catching the person, he would not only be able to prove the Prime Minister's Office's crime, but also get the credit for recovering the iron smelting technique.
By then, wouldn't Emperor Zhaoheng be so satisfied with his son that he would die?
Xie Jun was very happy with the idea, and he put on a show and reported the matter to Emperor Zhaoheng early the next morning.
Emperor Zhaoheng was now worried about his older sons, so he immediately sent a team of people to assist Xie Jun and asked them to follow him to track down the whereabouts of the iron smelting technique.
Xie Jun was going to put on a show anyway, and if Emperor Zhaoheng's people were watching, the show would seem more realistic, and he was eager for that.
On that day, Xie Jun led his men out of the palace.
"Your Highness, I don't think it's necessary to go too far. The further you go, the higher the risk."
Xie Jun had the same idea. Given the current situation, he couldn't be too far away, lest he couldn't get back in time if something happened.
Eventually, they decided to discover the iron smelting technique at Shaobeikou.
On the night of arriving at Shaobeikou, Xie Jun took out the iron smelting technique.
He looked at the iron smelting technique in the box, a determined smile in his eyes.
(End of this chapter)
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