in2ebook Chapter 271 You are trying to kill me!
Chapter 271 You are trying to kill me!
Qin Zheng glanced at Xia Bitu and said helplessly, "Wealth and honor are achieved through risk. Otherwise, what can we do? If the food crisis is not resolved for a day, countless people will starve to death!"
Xia Bitu was worried: "I know that too, and I also want to end the battle quickly. But if you do this and kill Liang Heng's brother-in-law, are you really ready?"
Qin Zheng looked at Xia Bitu in confusion: "What should I prepare? You are the one who should prepare!"
Xia Bitu was startled. "Are you mistaken? I'm the Imperial Relief Commissioner, and you're the Imperial Investigation Commissioner..."
Xia Bitu was suddenly stunned, his face pale. "Shit, it seems like our missions are reversed. Why are you acting as the relief envoy? Shouldn't I be the one distributing grain and porridge?"
Qin Zheng smiled and said, "No, I didn't do anything wrong. I just helped you with the relief because you were old. Look, I was the one who investigated the case and killed people. You didn't do anything!"
Xia Bitu's brain froze, and he stared at Qin Zheng intently: "Yes, I didn't do anything. Liang Heng must be targeting you. Why should I prepare?"
Qin Zheng looked at Xia Bitu as if he were a fool.
Xia Bitu rolled his eyes. "I hate that look of yours the most. Who are you taking for a fool? But I, frankly, don't understand."
Qin Zheng smiled. "You are the Prime Minister, and I am the Princess's Junior Tutor. Who of us has a higher rank?"
Xia Bitu was confused: "Nonsense, you are only a second-rank official, and I am a first-rank official, of course it is me!"
Qin Zheng: "We are both imperial envoys, who has more power?"
Xia Bittu replied subconsciously: "Same size!"
Qin Zheng asked again: "Are we on good terms?"
Xia Bitu rolled his eyes: "Of course, otherwise how could we be inseparable?"
Qin Zheng smiled and said nothing more.
Xia Bitu's expression suddenly changed. "I understand. Just because I'm the Prime Minister, because we have a good relationship, because we're inseparable, and because I'm one level higher in rank than you. Just because I watched you kill Qi Daozhong and didn't stop you, does that make Liang Heng think we were colluding against him?"
Qin Zheng smiled and said, "What do you think?"
Xia Bitu was anxious: "What does this have to do with me? You didn't discuss killing Qi Daozhong with me beforehand? How can I stop you?"
Qin Zheng looked at him: "What's the point of you explaining to me? He has to believe you!"
Xia Bitu was dumbfounded.
Suddenly he laughed, a sly laugh: "Monkey boy, you are trying to trick me again, wanting me to take the lead in dealing with Liang Heng? I won't be fooled. Liang Heng is not a fool, you are a lunatic, but I am not crazy!"
Qin Zheng asked: "Do you believe I'm crazy?"
Xia Bitu was speechless and said, "You are just pretending to be crazy!"
Qin Zheng smiled and said, "You know everything, how could Liang Heng not know? So, he would still think you were the mastermind. Because you are the Prime Minister, a higher official than me. Although we are both imperial envoys of the same rank, you can disobey me and refuse to cooperate with me. Since you did nothing and did not stop me, it is enough to prove that you approved of me and even allowed me to do this."
Xia Bitu opened his mouth in amazement.
Qin Zheng added, "You and the King of the Western Territory have a cooperative relationship, an alliance. Although this cooperative alliance is not solid, at least it is still an alliance. But from now on, your alliance will completely cease to exist. You are his enemy. Even if you don't want to consider him an enemy!"
"Qin Zheng, you you you you..." Xia Bitu suddenly jumped up, his face flushed and his neck thick with anger glaring at Qin Zheng:
"You, you are trying to trick me. I told you, you are such a jerk, why would you help me for no reason? You, you, you, not only are you tricking me, you are trying to kill me!
Do you know how many years of hard work and how much I paid for me to be able to form an alliance with the King of the West and live in peace with him?
You brought me back to my original form in one go? No, it's even scarier than being brought back to my original form. Now he regards me as his enemy..."
Xia Bitu got angry and started to talk nonsense.
He was really anxious and angry.
Qin Zheng's invisible and powerful move was too damaging and too devastating.
With just this one move, the relationship he had built up with the King of the West over decades collapsed in an instant.
And they became mortal enemies!
This is too confusing!
This is simply a rhythm that is designed to kill him!
Qin Zheng looked innocent: "Uncle, calm down, don't be angry. Didn't you agree to deal with Liang Heng? If you don't agree, I will try another way. Since you agreed, how can this be considered a trap? It can only be considered as dragging you into the water..."
"Get lost, you bastard! You dragged me into the water just to kill me. I can't swim..." Xia Bitu was so angry that he was incoherent.
Wu Xiaoyou, who was guarding the door, had her back to the two of them, her delicate body trembling slightly, and she was about to laugh.
How dare this old fox play tricks on my master and expect to eat for free? How is that possible?
Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Uncle, to be honest, I really don't want to do this. What I do is my business. The key is that you insisted on following me. Therefore, everything I do will be considered as your involvement by others. If you hadn't followed me, there would be no such misunderstanding." Xia Bitu was furious: "So you blame me?"
Qin Zheng waved his hand: "I'm not blaming anyone. Even if you were killed, you helped the people, so you have done a good deed."
Qin Zheng said this and stepped forward to press the old fox into his seat.
Xia Bitu pushed Qin Zheng away with all his strength and shouted angrily, "Don't give me that. What kind of skills do I have? Don't you see that the people are grateful to you? Did you mention me?"
Snapped!
Qin Zheng slapped his forehead. "Yes, it's my fault for not doing my job properly. I overstepped my bounds." "Xiaoyou, pass the word down. Tell them that these grains were purchased along the way with the Prime Minister's own money. Let them thank the Prime Minister for his kindness. It has nothing to do with me!"
"Yes!" Wu Xiaoyou almost laughed out loud. Isn't this superfluous?
Xia Bitu was not stupid either, and quickly stopped him: "Xiaoyou, don't go."
He glared at Qin Zheng and said, "Qin Zheng, are you kidding me? I paid for the relief out of my own pocket. Doesn't that mean the court didn't allocate any grain or money? If the people resent the court, wouldn't it be me who fanned the flames and instigated the fire? If I go back, can I still survive?"
Snapped!
Qin Zheng slapped his forehead again: "Uncle, I'm not as smart as you, why didn't I think of it? So what do you say?"
Xia Bitu snorted coldly, "Relief must be provided by the imperial court, so that the empress won't kill Jinzhong. I'll go to the granary now and personally supervise the distribution of grain. The people are not stupid, they will naturally know that I am the imperial relief envoy!"
Saying that, he walked out.
Qin Zheng praised: "Uncle is so smart, it's hard for me to trick you!"
"You, you want to cheat me? Little brat, learn for a few more years." Xia Bitu walked away proudly.
Qin Zheng clutched his chest and said, "Fuck, I finally got fooled."
"Hahaha..." Wu Xiaoyou laughed so hard that he fell backwards. "Sir, how long do you think it will take for the old fox to react?"
Qin Zheng's expression changed...
Xia Bitu walked a long way and suddenly felt something was wrong.
"Fuck! I was mad because that monkey kid dragged me into this and turned my ally Liang Heng into an enemy. Now why are they jealous and fighting over the credit? Damn it! I've been tricked by this idiot!"
Xia Bitu turned around and came back.
But he found that Wu Xiaoyou and Qin Zheng were missing.
"You little monkey, you're just trying to trick me..." Xia Bitu roared angrily.