Hearing the voice of his beloved, even the powerful Prime Minister Yu Zhong couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart!
"Caiwei?"
"Caiwei, is that you?"
At this time, Yu Caiwei was still tied to the bench and was already dying.
Yu Fan quickly took three steps and two steps at a time, ran to his father, fell to his knees with a thud, cried and complained:
"Dad! You're here! The second sister's family is in such misery! The second brother-in-law was chopped down by that unscrupulous gentleman! The second sister came to avenge her brother-in-law, and was tied to a stool and beaten severely by the ignorant gentleman! Dad, you have to give me Second sister makes the decision!"
After Yu Zhong heard this, veins popped out on his forehead. He pushed Yu Fan away and walked quickly in the direction of Yu Caiwei.
"Caiwei! Caiwei! How are you? Daddy is here, Caiwei, don't be afraid!"
As a result, when I looked closer, I saw Yu Caiwei slumped on the bench, with blood stains on her buttocks, and the satin skirt had been whipped to pieces with a riding crop!
Yu Caiwei was the apple of Yu Zhong's eye. She had held it in her hands since she was a child for fear of falling, held it in her mouth for fear of melting, and wanted stars but not the moon.
Now seeing his daughter being beaten like this, Yu Zhong blew his beard and glared angrily, stamped his feet on the spot and shouted:
"Who beat the truth's daughter? Stand up for the truth!"
At this time, Zhao Zheng smiled faintly, waving the riding crop still stained with blood in his hand, walked up and said:
"Don't be angry, Prime Minister Yu. I personally executed your concubine. I was very measured in my actions. I would neither cause loss of life nor show mercy."
When Yu Zhong saw that Zhao Zheng actually dared to admit it openly, he completely ignored him. Now, the old prime minister with a hidden smile was too lazy to act with the emperor. He immediately squinted his eyes and said viciously:
"Okay, it seems that you are deliberately trying to get into trouble with our Yu family. You first killed my Yu family's son-in-law, and then beat my Yu family's daughter! What? Could it be that Your Majesty wants to die together with the truth?"
Zhao Zheng said with a calm expression:
"Yo? Are you anxious, Prime Minister Yu? Don't forget, Prime Minister Yu, that last night, you personally handed me the military talisman and asked me to personally lead the expedition and command the soldiers of the three armies."
"I just came to the army today to rectify military discipline. I happened to encounter your son-in-law Yuan Mou openly resisting the order. According to military law, I can only kill him."
"As for your daughter Yu Caiwei, she is asking for trouble. A female prostitute actually breaks into the military camp on the pretext that she is the daughter of the prime minister. According to military law, she is ordered to be whipped fifty times. After all, the officers and soldiers of the three armies are watching. I can't It’s a case of favoritism and perverting the law.”
These words left Yu Zhong speechless!
But after all, he is the prime minister with all the power in the world, and he dominates the court with one hand, while Zhao Zheng is just a puppet emperor.
He snorted coldly, with murderous intent already in his eyes. He was about to speak when Zhao Zheng turned to the soldiers of the three armies and asked loudly:
"I ask you, what is the most important quality for a soldier?"
The soldiers of the three armies shouted in unison:
"Absolutely obey!"
"Absolutely obey!"
"Absolutely obey!"
Zhao Zheng nodded with satisfaction and asked again:
"What's so big in the army?"
The soldiers once again answered in unison:
"Discipline is paramount!"
"Discipline is paramount!"
"Discipline is paramount!"
The loud and mighty slogans made Yu Zhong's eardrums buzz, and he was even more shocked!
Unexpectedly, Zhao Zheng had just been in the military camp for half a day, and he actually trained the soldiers of the three armies to be obedient!
In this case, Yu Zhong naturally did not dare to break up with Zhao Zheng openly. After all, the military talisman was now in Zhao Zheng's hands, and it seemed that the officers and soldiers of the three armies also obeyed his command.
But when he thought of his son-in-law being beheaded by Zhao Zheng, and his daughter being whipped by Zhao Zheng, Yu Zhongke couldn't swallow his breath.
He rolled his eyes, and the plan came to his mind. If the hard one didn't work, he would be soft. He suddenly cried loudly:
"Your Majesty! I am very loyal to Da Qian, and I have dedicated myself to Your Majesty till death. I work conscientiously and do not dare to complain! What happened today is indeed that the veteran's son-in-law Yuan Mou was disobedient. Your Majesty beheaded him. I don’t dare to object at all, but Caiwei is my dearest child, and she is nothing more than a weak woman. What grudges does Your Majesty have? Even though you are directed at me, how can you vent your anger on a weak woman?"
Yu Fan, who was standing next to him, saw his father suddenly start crying, and immediately came over to join in the crying, singing in harmony with his father and saying:
"That's right! It was obviously my brother-in-law who contradicted His Majesty, but His Majesty took out his anger on his second sister, a female prostitute. What's the point of this? A dignified ninety-five-year-old man actually bullied a weak woman?"
Zhao Zheng never expected that Yu Zhong and his son would interfere with him from this angle and criticize him for bullying women.
Fortunately, he was prepared and said calmly:
"In front of military law, there is no distinction between men and women! I whip Yu Caiwei because she violated military law, not because she is a woman. If the person who breaks into the military camp is not the prime minister's daughter but the prime minister's son, I will punish her!"
After saying this, the officers and soldiers of the three armies nodded one after another, all agreeing with Zhao Zheng's statement.
Seeing that this plan failed, Yu Zhong rolled his eyes and cried again:
"My miserable daughter! It's enough that her husband was beheaded, but now he has been publicly executed, and his face has been completely shamed! How will she be able to behave in the future after this?"
"Your Majesty, you openly whipped my daughter. What's the difference between that and killing her? Aren't you trying to force her to death?"
After hearing this, Yu Caiwei on the bench burst into tears and said miserably:
"I have suffered such a shame and humiliation today. I have no shame in living anymore. Anyway, my husband died and I became a widow. From now on, I am helpless. I might as well just throw myself into the river today!"
Yu Zhong even stamped his feet and shouted:
"Listen! Listen! Because of your majesty's whipping, my daughter actually threw herself into the river! Although your majesty didn't do it yourself, is it any different from killing my daughter? Your majesty, your majesty, you are so cruel. Ah! Killing the old minister’s son-in-law isn’t enough, are you going to force the old minister’s daughter to death as well?”
Although Yu Caiwei broke into the military camp first, she was a widow whose man had just died. After she made such a fuss, many people in the military camp sympathized with her.
In addition, Yu Zhong, an old thief with great acting skills, made it look like Zhao Zheng, an unscrupulous tyrant, was really trying to force Yu Caiwei, a little widow, to death.
In this way, even if Zhao Zheng is reasonable, he will inevitably end up with a reputation of being cruel and unkind.
However, in the face of Yu Zhong's calculation, Zhao Zheng looked calm. He was well prepared, stretched out his hand, patted Yu Zhong's shoulder, and said:
"Don't be anxious, Prime Minister Yu. I will not let Prime Minister Yu's daughter become a widow. I have already thought about it. When the execution is over, I will bring my daughter into the palace. Others despise her for being a widow, but I do not despise her. I accept her." What do you think of being a concubine?"
