"You're going to torture a palace maid to death for making a minor mistake. This is not taking human life lightly! I'm only killing you for the sake of the people and to enforce justice!"
Hearing this, Qin Zhou and Yuan Bao looked at each other and already knew who Xiao Zongzi was talking about.
Qin Zhou leaned forward and asked with great interest, "What kind of crime did the palace maid you said was to be executed by lingchi commit?"
She had just tried the eunuch who had an affair with the rebels yesterday, but she didn't expect that the man was actually planted by the rebels. She sentenced him to death by slow slicing along with the rebels.
Little Zongzi's expression changed a little, and he glanced to the side and said, "It's just a connection with people outside the palace, isn't it a minor crime?"
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Yuanbao sneered: "It's just that he has some connections with people outside the palace, you are so lucky to say it. It's obvious that he sold the hunting ground map for his own selfish desires. Not only that, he also told the assassins the whereabouts of your majesty and conspired with them to harm your majesty. Fortunately, your majesty is blessed by heaven, so he is safe. This is a heinous crime. If your majesty is not kind-hearted, you should directly kill all nine clans!"
"No, it's not that serious! He just wants to make some money to pay for his seriously ill mother's medical treatment. Besides, aren't you sitting here safe and sound now? Why should he be sentenced to the most cruel and inhumane punishment, death by slicing!" Little Zongzi argued loudly, but his heart had already been shaken and he was not very confident.
"You... What is your relationship with that person? How could he be so bewitching to you!" Eunuch Yuanbao was furious. Little Zongzi was a newcomer who came last month, only fourteen or fifteen years old. He kept him by his side to train him because he thought he was smart. He didn't expect him to be so stubborn and his head was full of mud.
The words that were said at the gate of Fan Qingyi's yard that day were not ignorant at all; they clearly showed his dissatisfaction with Fan Qingyi, the hero who saved His Majesty.
"He didn't bewitch me. As long as I can successfully kill the Qin thieves, he can avoid this undeserved disaster." Little Zongzi bit his lower lip and glared at Qin Zhou: "Now that the matter has been exposed, I, Little Zongzi, admit defeat. It's up to you, the dog emperor, to decide how to deal with me."
"In that case, Your Majesty, I beg you to sentence him to death by lingchi as well, so that they can keep each other company." Eunuch Yuanbao said with a sneer.
"You... I have always regarded you as my master, but I didn't expect you to be so heartless. Not only did you help the empress, but you also have such a vicious mind! I really misjudged you!" Little Zongzi's face turned red and his hands and feet trembled after hearing what Eunuch Yuanbao said.
He originally thought that if he could successfully kill Qin Zhou in this assassination, it would be fine. Even if he failed to kill him, Yuanbao would plead for him because of their relationship as a master. After all, everyone said that Yuanbao was easy to talk to, and in fact, Yuanbao had been very tolerant of him before.
But now, unexpectedly, the one who wanted to be tortured to death was Yuanbao himself.
"Since ascending the throne, Your Majesty has worked hard to govern the country. Not only has he calmed down conflicts with neighboring countries, but he has also opened up trade routes. He has saved countless people from the suffering of war and saved countless poor people. Everyone knows that Your Majesty is the wise ruler of our Great Qin and the savior of our Great Qin! And you, you keep saying that you are doing this for the people and that you are doing justice for the heavens. Have you ever really considered the people? Ridiculous! Since you want to murder Your Majesty for your own selfish desires, you should be aware of this." Eunuch Yuanbao was so angry that he laughed. What made him most angry was that he didn't know people well enough.
(End of this chapter)