"Hahaha! Spare him? A eunuch? Do you still think you are some kind of foolish ruler to whom ten thousand bow? For over a hundred years of your Zhao dynasty, not a single emperor has had a backbone!
"For more than a hundred years, war has followed war, leaving the common people of the realm to suffer in the depths of misery. Heavy taxes and levies are as numerous as the hairs on an ox, yet you, a foolish ruler, have given no thought to bettering the country! The evil fruit we reap today was brought about by you, this muddle-headed, lawless so-called emperor! Today, what face do you have left to beg for mercy?"
At this, Shi Wenjing recalled how he had once had to sell himself into servitude to bury his father. Tears welled up in his eyes. He knew Qin Kui was no saint either, but Qin Kui had paid to bury his father back then. At least in that matter, and in his heart, Qin Kui was a great benefactor!
"Brave hero! What you say is true! This is the sin of the Zhao family, but Head Eunuch Yan is innocent!" Emperor Yuan had long since put thoughts of life and death aside.
Chapter 506