Chapter 52

Ying Su's eyes narrowed slightly; finally, he headed toward the room where Zhang Liang was imprisoned!

And as soon as he reached the door, he began asking about Zhang Liang's condition.

The guard reported: "He still refuses to eat, and hardly drinks any water either!"

Ying Su asked: "Is he pretending not to want to eat or drink, or does he truly not want to?"

The guard said: "His desire to die is very strong. Last night, while the guarding guards were dozing off, he actually tried to bite his tongue to commit suicide!"

"Fortunately, we discovered it and stopped him!"

"But since then, we have not dared to let his mouth open; instead, we stuffed a towel back in!"

"Even... his room can no longer be left unattended. Even when he needs to relieve himself, we must watch him, fearing he will seek death!"

"However... Your Majesty, rest assured, we will guard him strictly and will not let him die."

Ying Su listened while sighing; after pondering for a moment, he pushed open the door and walked in!

And at a glance, he saw Zhang Liang's eyes filled with immense hatred!

"Mr. Zifang!"

Ying Su smiled and began to greet Zhang Liang proactively!

At the same time, he removed the towel from Zhang Liang's mouth!

However, Zhang Liang merely let out a cold snort, paying him no attention whatsoever!

Ying Su did not mind; he directly took out a small bottle and said:

"Mr. Zifang, I know you are a lover of fine wine. This is fruit wine brewed by my own hand; would you like to taste it?"

As he spoke, he uncorked the bottle and placed it under Zhang Liang's nose, letting him smell it.

And as soon as this refreshing aroma of wine spread out, the guard responsible for watching him couldn't help but swallow his saliva!

Even Zhang Liang's Adam's apple couldn't help but move.

But he still closed his eyes and paid no attention!

Ying Su took a sip from the bottle and began to praise: "This wine is delicious! It is fruit wine brewed from bananas and oranges; truly delicious!"

As he spoke, he proceeded to gulp it down right in front of Zhang Liang!

This scene once again made the guard swallow his saliva, and Zhang Liang also began to swallow his saliva!

Ying Su continued: "Mr. Zifang, do you really not intend to taste it?"

Zhang Liang remained silent, saying nothing!

Ying Su frowned; finally, he simply put the wine bottle down and said to Zhang Liang:

"Since you do not wish to speak, I will not disturb you. Come! Bring a bottle of this fruit wine to Mr. Zifang every day. As for the meals, they must be cooked by the Emperor's personal chef for Mr. Zifang; do not cut corners!"

"Then... Mr. Zifang, you rest for now; I shall take my leave!"

Ying Su gave this instruction, then turned and left.

And for the next few days, Ying Su did almost exactly the same thing every day: he came over, exchanged a few idle words with Zhang Liang, and then turned and left immediately after speaking!

Similarly, the wine, food, and other provisions were all of the highest standard.

However, after several consecutive days, Zhang Liang showed not the slightest reaction.

Even the wine Ying Su brought remained untouched!

Without exaggeration, whatever Ying Su brought in, when he went back in, it was exactly the same!

And just as Ying Su went to Zhang Liang's room for the fifth time, the guards were in the process of rescuing Zhang Liang!

"This... what happened again?"

Ying Su was surprised; the guard hurriedly reported:

"He swallowed gold while the guard was serving him his meal!"

"Swallowed gold?"

The moment these words were spoken, Ying Su was greatly shocked and immediately began the rescue.

And after a series of operations including forcing him to drink fecal water and inverting him, finally, that lump of copper was extracted!

And at the same time, Zhang Liang woke up!

But... the moment he opened his eyes, he saw Ying Su's extremely cold, chilling eyes:

"Mr. Zifang, must it be like this?"

Zhang Liang said nothing, but Ying Su grabbed his collar and shouted angrily at him:

"You want to die, do you? Fine! From today on, no one will watch you. If you want to die, then go ahead and die however you please!"

"But I must tell you this... as long as you die, King An of Han, including all the current royal family of Han, will be slaughtered clean by me!"

"If you want them to be buried with you, then go ahead and die boldly!"

"I will never persuade you again!"

After Ying Su finished speaking, he turned and left!

And just as he finished these words, Zhang Liang, who had hardly spoken since being captured and brought back, finally panicked and hurriedly shouted toward Ying Su:

"Your Majesty, wait!"

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"Wait?"

"Mr. Zifang, what is your business?"

At that moment, Ying Su asked him with a smile!

Zhang Liang bowed to Ying Su and said: "Zhang Liang is willing to pledge loyalty to the Emperor!"

He shouted out, dragging his weak body, and knelt before Ying Su, bowing!

And as soon as those words left his lips, Ying Su laughed.

A long sigh of relief rose from his heart!

Although he understood that Zhang Liang could not possibly pledge loyalty to him now, at the very least, he should not seek death.

And upon realizing this, Ying Su could not help but laugh at how foolish he had been at the start.

After all, Zhang Liang was a diehard anti-Qin leader; to make him submit, how could it be that easy?

Did he really think a few bottles of fine wine, a few good meals, and some show of honoring the worthy would be enough to easily win him over?

Impossible!

Ever since the fall of Han, ever since Han Fei's death, the anti-Qin sentiment had already been buried in his bones.

To make him pledge loyalty was almost impossible!

And what he wanted was not his loyalty!

He only wanted him to offer strategies and plans!

And the best method to make him offer strategies and plans was, in fact, threat!

Threatening him with the Han royal family he cared about most, threatening him that the entire Han royal family would die because of him—this was the most effective means!

Ying Su breathed a long sigh of relief; at this moment, he truly could not hold back his laughter!

And this joy of his was not concealed in the slightest; he immediately walked toward Zhang Liang, grabbed his arm, and said, "Since Mr. Zifang is not seeking death, then tonight there is no need for guards to watch you!"

"Mr. Zifang, rest well tonight; once you have recovered, I will come to see you again!"

After saying this, he turned and left.

How to put it?

Even knowing clearly that he could not pledge loyalty, one still had to try to win him over!

More or less, this was still one thousand points!

At that moment, Ying Su left!

And Zhang Liang felt as if his liver and intestines were broken with regret!

He hated that he actually had to pledge loyalty to Qin, and he hated Ying Su's baseness even more!

He actually used the lives of the Han royal family to threaten him.

What could he do?

He was furious, his liver and intestines broken, but... he had no way at all!

Because... Ying Su had bet correctly!

He truly did care about the lives of the Han royal family!