In front of Mingyu Tower, the shopkeeper wearing a brocade robe and a rich expression looked respectfully at the man in front of him, or he couldn't be called a man.
"Eunuch Jin, Mr. Xia is not here."
Xiao Huangmen frowned and said in a low voice: "Our family just came from the Jiang'an Marquis Mansion. The master said that Mr. Xia was having a banquet here. How could he not be here? You can't afford to miss His Majesty's important event!"
The shopkeeper hurriedly explained: "In order to let the father-in-law know, there has just been a conflict between the British master's son and Mr. Xia. The British master's son instructs the captain of Jingzhao Mansion to arrest Mr. Xia in prison."
The shopkeeper's seemingly neutral words also had a hidden tendency.
There is no way, who asked Mr. Xia to leave a good poem!
Xiao Huangmen's expression changed and he exclaimed, "How brave!"
After speaking, he turned around and mounted his horse, heading towards Jingzhao Mansion.
Jingzhao Mansion, Jingzhao Yin Han Xueming is preparing to go to sleep.
With his status, as long as he wanted to, he could have endless drinking parties and partying every night.
But he also had higher official pursuits, so he chose to work overtime.
I hope that I can get rid of this position of Jing Zhaoyin who seems to be in a good position but is actually being criticized everywhere and walking on thin ice as soon as possible, and take a step up to become a real central minister.
"Mingfu! Something happened!"
The confidant and aide called him up from the bedroom, and as soon as he spoke, Han Xueming lost most of his drowsiness.
"What's the matter?"
"The third son of the British prince beat the adopted brother of Concubine De, and even asked Zhou Zhenwei to take him into our prison!"
"Empress De Fei's adopted brother?"
"My lord, do you still remember the incident of Empress Dowager De's marriage in Sishui Prefecture? The second son of the Lu family, Lu Fengyuan, who was the governor of Sishui at that time, was killed in the street by the little military god, and was then expelled from the family tree. I think it was because of this incident that the third son of Lu made a fuss. .”
Han Xueming thought of the rumors that Concubine De had adopted a foster brother in Sishui Prefecture, and it seemed that he had contributed a lot to the rebellion.
He frowned and couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. This was Jing Zhaoyin's frustration. Most of the things he encountered were complicated and complex. Behind each of them were forces that he couldn't afford to offend. If he was not careful, he would suffer unforeseen disasters. fate.
But fortunately, he has gained some experience over the years, "Go and check quickly to see if there is any arrest document. As long as there is no arrest document, just pretend that you have never come to me. I don't know about this matter. If there is, let me go immediately." people."
The staff member smiled and said: "That's definitely not the case. Zhou Zhenwei came through the British father's route. He was too busy to do things for his master, so naturally he didn't have time to go through the paperwork with me."
"That's enough. If Empress Dowager De is going to intervene, she will have her say tonight. We can just wait and see."
"Your Excellency is wise!"
The staff retreated, and Han Xueming felt that it was really cold outside. He wrapped himself in a robe and went back into the house.
Before he could warm himself up in bed again, the call of the staff came from the door again.
"What's the matter?"
Han Xueming opened the door and walked out impatiently.
This time the staff was more panicked than before, "Someone is coming from the palace!"
Han Xueming appeared in the main hall of the mansion almost at a speed that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve.
When he saw that he was indeed someone close to His Majesty, he quickly and respectfully said, "I'm sorry for the delay in greeting you from afar. Please forgive me!"
Jin Zhong smiled without smiling, and his voice had a bit of the coldness of the winter night outside, "Master Han, we are here to find someone. Your Majesty has summoned Mr. But he was taken to prison, how do you want our family to explain to His Majesty?"
After hearing the first half of the sentence, Han Xueming felt as if he had been slapped on the head and almost lost his balance.
After listening to what Eunuch Jin said, he regained his composure a little, and immediately turned to look at his staff in pretended surprise, and said in a deep voice: "Is this happening? What's the reason! Get the arrest documents quickly!"
How could the staff not understand after singing the double act with him for so many years? They immediately handed over their hands and said: "Mingfu, father-in-law, I can confirm that we do not have any documents to arrest Mr. Xia!"
"That's unreasonable!" Before Xiao Huangmen could say anything, Han Xueming patted his chair and stood up, "This Zhou Zhenwei, relying on the support of a big shot behind him, does whatever he wants! He dares to take people without arrest documents! Does he still have me in his eyes? This is Jing Zhaoyin!"
After saying that, he cupped his hands towards Jin Zhong and said: "My father-in-law, please don't worry, I will go and invite Mr. Xia out right away!"
Xiao Huangmen stood up and said, "We will go with you!"
The wooden shelves are arranged horizontally and vertically in the shape of a cross.
Captain Zhou pointed to the cross and ordered: "Tie him up!"
Xia Jingyun did not struggle and allowed the soldiers to pull his hands apart and tie him to the wooden frame.
I feel that the rope in my hand is getting tighter and tighter, a kind of helpless struggle, and the fear and weakness of being slaughtered rise in my heart.
Smelling the smell of blood and sourness in the air, looking at the cold-looking British young master sitting opposite him, his eyes couldn't help but scan the many torture instruments that he had never seen before, and the dark red and black residue on them, They are all the agglomeration of cruelty and blood.
Xia Jingyun couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
It’s still a bit reckless!
He once deduced the situation of the court in detail with Su Yuanshang, and it was basically confirmed that His Majesty wanted to find a way to support De Concubine. It was not that he really wanted to pass the position to De Concubine's prince, but that he wanted Concubine De to be supported. Being able to truly compete with Concubine Shu and balance the power in the court.
Even in their minds, when Concubine De and Concubine Shu were equal in ability and strength, Emperor Chongning would take action against the prince.
But after entering Beijing and meeting Gongsun Jing, he understood what the problem was.
It is impossible for the emperor to force someone to give the concubine something like this. He can only build the ladder and pave the way for her, and the emperor will follow the trend.
So after being bumped into by Lu Fengze today, he immediately thought of a bold idea.
That is to directly make the matter bigger, not only to create momentum and attract people's support, but also to take the initiative to hand a knife to His Majesty and let him use it to cut the Lu family's flesh.
Hence, his actions and heart-wrenching words that seemed crazy in the eyes of everyone.
After calculating the time, Gongsun Jing rushed to the palace city. Why should the notification have arrived? Why hasn't my sister sent someone?
Could it be that His Majesty is still hesitating and unwilling to take action? impossible! Which emperor can tolerate such awesome nobles under his command?
My sister won’t just sit back and let her do nothing, right?
"Xia Jingyun, don't worry, I won't kill you."
Looking at his opponent who was tied to the wooden frame, Lu Fengze stood up with a smile, "I know you are waiting for your sister to save you. She can indeed save you. No matter what your Majesty does, he will not let you die. It’s in here.”
"I still have about half an hour. I can have fun with you."
He stood up, walked to the row of torture instruments, and first reached out and picked up a leather whip, "This doesn't work. It hurts just a little bit when it hits the body. It still looks bloody. I thought it was not worth it because of the serious injuries. "
Then he picked up a soldering iron and said, "This is fine. If you burn it, you will remember it for a lifetime."
With that said, he picked it up directly and threw it into the charcoal brazier.
Xia Jingyun's throat rolled, his mouth pursed, and the color drained from his face.
In essence, he is still just an ordinary person with more knowledge. Facing these torture instruments designed to challenge human nature, he will naturally feel fear.
"Scared?"
Like a cat teasing a mouse, Lu Fengyuan looked at Xia Jingyun's pale face with pride, "Didn't you just say that you wanted to see whose Zhongjing City belongs to this Zhongjing City? Now you know?"
The smile on his face didn't disappear, he suddenly grabbed an iron brush on the rack of torture instruments and brushed it towards Xia Jingyun's chest!
If this brush were applied properly, dozens of bloody flesh would be scraped off, causing pain that would be difficult to heal for months!
Xia Jingyun gritted his teeth and watched the brush getting closer and closer!
boom!
The door was kicked open.
A commanding voice shouted: "Stop!"
Lu Fengze turned around and gritted his teeth as if he hadn't heard anything!
"Zhou Zhenwei, Your Majesty has an edict. Stop him if you don't want to die!"
His Majesty? !
Captain Zhou Duwei was so frightened that he jumped up quickly and threw Young Master Lu to the ground.
The iron brush fell less than half a foot away from Xia Jingyun.
It hit the ground with a clang.
call.
Finally here.
Don't take such risks next time.
Xia Jingyun collapsed, relieved, and his back was soaked with cold sweat.
Xiao Huangmen stepped forward quickly, took a closer look, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there were no wounds on Xia Jingyun's body.
He quickly screamed: "Are they all dead? Why don't you untie Mr. Xia quickly!"
The soldiers on the side quickly stepped forward and freed Xia Jingyun from the wooden stake.
Xiao Huangmen said with a smile: "Mr.
As soon as Lu Fengze heard this, he knew that there was nothing he could do, so he had to stand aside with hatred, his eyes as if he wanted to eat people up.
In the eyes of everyone, Xia Jingyun unexpectedly sat directly on the ground, smiled tiredly and weakly and said: "Thank you for your hard work, father-in-law. But Mr. Zhou said that I was guilty and took me to prison. This question How can I go out before I find out? Doesn't this mean that the laws of the court are regarded as nothing? How can a sinful body appear in a pure place in the palace! I think even Your Majesty can understand me. "
Boom!
Upon hearing this, Captain Zhou fainted from fright and fell straight to the ground!
(End of chapter)
