Longevity by Picking up Attributes in the Battlefield Chapter 751 Chapter 308: Let Emperor Qin Shi Huang and the Hundred Officials Witness What Truly Happened in History! (Part 2)

The many officials felt profound shock, completely disturbed by the incident.

One of the royal princes was truly involved.

"Did he really make a move?"

Ying Zheng wrinkled his forehead, staring fixedly at Hu Hai.

Prior to this,

Zhao Feng had pointed out Hu Hai's killing intent towards his older brother, a boldness from his youngest son that Ying Zheng hadn't entirely expected.

"Father."

"Elder brother's guards exceeded their authority, seizing this son right in his own home."

"Father, please seek justice for your son."

After the two guards let go of Hu Hai, he immediately whined to Ying Zheng.

Maybe out of pure stupidity, he couldn't grasp the situation happening right then.

"Are all the culprits captured?" Zhao Feng surveyed the scene and demanded sharply.

"Reporting to His Highness."

"Thirty-eight people joined the assassination attempt, plus a royal prince, making thirty-nine in total, every one secured."

"Furthermore,"

"the Capital City Army raided the Remnants of the Six States' lair in Xianyang, seizing more than a hundred suspects." Zhang Ming reported without delay.

"Proclaim the evidence."

Zhao Feng uttered deliberately.

Zhang Ming advanced with a silk scroll in hand, proclaiming resoundingly: "On this occasion, the Crown Prince pretended to journey to Yong City to bring back Empress Dowager Huayang to the capital, baiting the Xianyang rebels into an assassination plot; he'd dispatched forces to secure Xianyang tightly upon leaving the city."

"Exposing the collaboration of Huai Zhuang, Chen Lin, Hu Hai with Dead Soldiers and their ties to the Remnants of the Six States."

"The proof stands undeniable."

Zhang Ming's words echoed powerfully over the Imperial Conference Square.

"That explains it."

"The Crown Prince abruptly took just five hundred personal guards to Yong City—it was a calculated trap."

"Even if the trap seemed obvious, a blatant scheme, those craving the Crown Prince's death couldn't hold back."

"For missing this chance meant no other would come; the Crown Prince perfectly read their schemes."

"The Crown Prince's strategy wiped out the traitors in court and crushed the Remnants of the Six States in Xianyang, hitting two birds with one stone."

...

The officials gazed at Zhao Feng with increasing awe.

Right now,

Hu Hai froze upon hearing the revelations.

"It's happened?"

"How is that possible?"

"Didn't I command its destruction?"

Hu Hai's expression grew frantic as his eyes darted to those seized by the Qin troops.

His maternal relatives were there, along with his family's loyal steward.

Upon witnessing that,

Hu Hai's features twisted in sheer dread.

"Father."

"I… I..."

Hu Hai glanced desperately at Ying Zheng.

Yet Ying Zheng averted his eyes, paying him no mind.

Evidently, he'd left every choice to Zhao Feng.

"Tingwei."

Zhao Feng commanded firmly.

"Your servant awaits." Li Si came forth.

"What punishment fits an attempt to kill the Crown Prince?" Zhao Feng questioned.

"Wipe out the whole clan, main culprit suffers death by five-horse dismemberment." Li Si answered swiftly.

"I'll deliver the evidence to you."

"These prisoners go to you as well."

"Leave it all to Tingwei to manage, judged by the law." Zhao Feng regarded Li Si and declared.

"Your servant won't disappoint the Crown Prince's orders." Li Si responded instantly.

Eyeing Huai Zhuang and the rest, Li Si's gaze burned with thrill.

"Wang Wan, Huai Zhuang."

"Now you can meet again in the afterlife."

"Who could foresee."

"In the feud of old nobles versus new, I claim victory at last." Li Si's chest heaved with elation.

At that instant,

He felt immense relief.

Relieved he'd skipped the former prince selection battle and backed no specific heir.

Plus, his son would soon wed Qin's princess, sister to the present Crown Prince.

Bound by such ties, the Li clan was set for eternal glory in Qin.

"Regarding Hu Hai."

Zhao Feng's eyes settled on Hu Hai.

"Elder brother, have mercy,"

"I was mistaken... Elder brother..."

Hu Hai dropped to his knees, begging Zhao Feng.

In this moment,

Hu Hai no longer dared to argue; his kin from the mother's side were caught, his trusted home steward taken too.

Regardless of his excuses, they would prove utterly futile.

Pleading straight out was the wiser path.

"You sent assassins to take my life, gunning straight for me, and you think I'll let you live?" Zhao Feng regarded Hu Hai with a mocking gaze.

As for Hu Hai,

With past-life memories, Zhao Feng had despised him from his first step into the court.

He slaughtered his own brothers.

He doomed Emperor Qin Shi Huang's bloodline to total extinction.

A villain like this—Zhao Feng burned to tear him apart on the spot.

"Elder brother."

"I... I'm Father's son."

"Just spare my life, I'll do anything."

"Elder brother..."

Hu Hai collapsed to his knees right then, his pleas shaking with fear.

"Father."

"His punishment is yours to decide." Zhao Feng sighed softly, directing his eyes toward Ying Zheng.

Those words rang out!

Ying Zheng pivoted slowly, fixing his stare on Hu Hai—disappointment, sheer and total disappointment.

Under Ying Zheng's piercing gaze,

Hai Hu ducked his head, too scared to look up.

"If I forgave him, how could I ever face you, Feng'er?"

"He truly sought your death."

Ying Zheng sighed in his heart.

Hu Hai remained his son, no matter what; issuing a death command felt impossible for him.

But a lenient penalty, defying the laws—how would Feng'er judge him?

"Hu Hai."

"As my son."

"Ignoring brotherly bonds, dispatching assassins against your elder brother, this is unrighteous."

"Ignoring loyalty between ruler and ministers, attacking the Crown Prince, disregarding enmity with other nations, colluding with the Remnants of the Six States to assassinate the country's heir, this is disloyal."

"Of such grave crime, how could I, the emperor, tolerate it."

"Announce my decree."

"Hu Hai is granted death."

"Hu Hai's mother, along with her clan, shall be exterminated."

After a fleeting inner conflict, Ying Zheng's expression iced over as he proclaimed resoundingly.